DEI Fellow

Work: Contributing to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives through research and implementation in Connecticut.

Vision: “I want to change the damaging systemic impacts policies have on vulnerable groups of people.”

Partnership Development Fellow

Work: Leading projects that help advance equitable access to clean and affordable energy in Maryland.

Vision: “Public service means serving people above individual interest and using your power to listen, learn, and take action to best support others.”

County Executive Fellow

Work: Bridging partnership between government and community officials to help respond to and heal the opioid crisis in Missouri.

Vision: “We’re all not so different. I think public service boils down to “the golden rule” where we treat others as we would like to be treated. It’s making healthcare focused on communities again as opposed to individualistic health and reactive care.”

Durational Nexus Pilot Associate

Work: Collaborating with local state entrepreneurs to create a shared public good in both the maritime and food industries in Connecticut.

Vision: “Public service is an intentional act of love, aiming to provide for both immediate needs while disrupting exploitation with the goal of collective liberation.”

Community Development Specialist

Work: Working with grants in the St. Louis community in Missouri.

Vision: “As someone historically disenfranchised, public service to me is serving your community in a capacity that brings in other people with your identities, and working to further your community, your people and your environment through the government system.”

Budget and Policy Analyst

Work: Analyzing policies and managing budgets for the Colorado Department of Human Services so Coloradans have the resources they need to thrive.

Vision: “After facing economic hardship growing up, I knew that after I graduated, I wanted to give back to communities similar to the one that helped raise me. GFA recognizes those who wish to work in public service, and I am excited to have chosen GFA to assist me in achieving my career aspirations.”

Programs Policy Analyst

Work: Writing the regulations to implement Maryland’s Paid Family and Medical Leave law and creating tools and resources so these benefits are accessible to community members.

Vision: “Most individuals have an extraordinarily difficult time getting their benefits and the services they need in a timely manner, and this was exacerbated by the pandemic. I quickly realized I wanted to make our social safety net stronger.”

Durational Project Manager

Work: Advancing equitable access to clean and affordable energy at the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel.

Vision: “I am excited to have the opportunity to work on projects that will help advance energy justice! I'm thrilled to join a team who also believes in the power of public service and in the importance of ensuring that communities have access to clean and affordable energy.”

Community Development Specialist

Work: Managing development housing contracts and projects to ensure that they are in compliance with existing standards, regulations and laws in Missouri.

Vision: “Local governments have the key to strengthening their citizenry by mobilizing resources to empower disenfranchised communities to become citizens and active participants in democracy.

Policy and Legislative Administrator

Work: Developing policy for the Department of Juvenile Services by including staff, youth, and families as stakeholders in Maryland.

Vision: “Institutions, whether they be social, political, economic, or governmental, can better the material conditions of the people they serve and interact with. Public service must lead with empathy and a commitment to unlearn oppressive ideologies, rather than with pity or saviorism.”

Budget and Policy Analyst

Work; Ensuring disaster organizations have what they need to respond and community stakeholders understand what government is doing to help in Colorado.

Vision: “GFA represented an opportunity to come into an area that needs more representation of young people, and through that, I hope to create a fulfilling career creating connections with others who want to improve the function of government to serve the people.”

Parent and Family Engagement Fellow

Work: Supporting service year members, as well as their families, of the Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation in Maryland.

Vision: “Being a trans person in our current political environment has become an increasingly scary thing over the last few years, and one of the commitments I made to myself and my community was to be a part of changing that truth. Having the support and community from GFA makes that all much less daunting.”

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisor

Work: Supporting equity and inclusion efforts at the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection.

Vision: “I was drawn to apply for Govern for America due to its mission statement aligning with my own: Believing in government as an avenue for change.”

Legislative and Administrative Assistant

Work: Engaging constituents, conducting regulatory and legislative research, and writing policy briefs in Connecticut.

Vision: “Public service means dedicating yourself, in any small way, to making the world a better place, questioning the way things are run, and finding new channels to serve more people or promote a better quality of life.”

Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Equity Fellow.

Work: Serving the people of Connecticut, fighting for environmental justice, and ensuring that my department’s policies, programs, and practices are equitable, inclusive, and accessible to everyone in every community.

Vision: “We need representatives who will serve the public and not just wealthy donors buying their services. Public service today is a fight against the corporate greed that eats away at the non-wealthy in society.”

2022 GFA Vocational Opportunity Fellow

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Department of Corrections | Connecticut

2022 GFA Fellow

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Environmental Quality Analyst, Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy | Michigan

2022 GFA Fellow

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Project Manager, Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy | Michigan

2022 GFA Fellow

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Department of Economic Development | Missouri

2022 GFA Fellow,

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Financial Analyst, Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy | Michigan

2022 GFA Fellow

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Environmental Quality Analyst, Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy | Michigan

2022 GFA Fellow

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Department of Economic Development | Missouri

2022 GFA Fellow

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Department of Education | Michigan

2022 GFA Fellow

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Department of Labor and Employment | Colorado

2022 GFA Broadband & Digital Literacy Fellow

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Department of Rural Development | Tennessee

2022 GFA Broadband & Digital Literacy Fellow

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Division of Rural Development | Tennessee

2022 GFA Research Analyst Fellow

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Office of Policy and Management | Connecticut

2022 GFA Business and Analytic Fellow

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Department of Developmental Services | Connecticut

2022 GFA Research Fellow

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Department of Education | Michigan

2022 GFA Research Fellow

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Department of Education | Michigan

2022 GFA Fellow

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Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy | Michigan

2021 GFA Fellow

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Office of Inspector General - Information Analyst | Illinois

2021 GFA Data Fellow

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Department of Administration | Missouri

2021 GFA Revenue and Operational Efficiency Fellow

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Department of Revenue | Missouri

2021 GFA Fellow

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Assistant Analyst for the Congressional Budget Office | Washington, D.C.

2021 GFA Postsecondary Data and Policy Fellow

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Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development | Missouri

2021 GFA Safety Analyst Fellow

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Department of Education | Michigan

2021 GFA School Nutrition Programs Consultant

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Department of Education | Michigan

2021 GFA Department Analyst Fellow

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Department of Education | Michigan

2021 GFA Education Research Consultant

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Department of Education | Michigan

2021 GFA Fellow

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Project Manager, Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy | Michigan

2021 GFA Fellow

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Environmental Quality Analyst, Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy | Michigan

2021 GFA Fellow

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Environmental Quality Analyst, Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy | Michigan

2021 GFA Fellow

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Engineer, Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy | Michigan

2021 GFA Fellow

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Environmental Engineer at the Department of Environment | Great Lakes and Energy

2021 GFA Fellow

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Physicist, Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy | Michigan

2020 GFA Fellow

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Research and Data Analyst for the Department of Corrections | Colorado

2020 GFA Policy and Legislative Fellow

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Department of Corrections | Colorado

2020 GFA Fellow

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Department of Education, School Health Professional | Colorado

2020 GFA Fellow,

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Budget and Policy Analyst II for the Department of Human Services | Colorado

2020 GFA Fellow,

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Development Specialist for the Department of Health and Human Services. Community | North Carolina

2020 GFA Medicaid Fellow

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Department of Health | Louisiana

2020 GFA Behavioral Health Fellow

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Department of Health | Louisiana

2020 GFA Adult and Aging Services Fellow

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Department of Health | Louisiana

2020 GFA Vital Records Fellow

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Department of Health | Louisiana

2019 GFA Fellow

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Research Assistant, Allegheny County Department of Human Services | Pennsylvania

2019 GFA Fellow

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Organizational Consultant for the Connecticut Department of Transportation | Connecticut

2019 GFA Fellow

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Executive Secretary for the Connecticut Department of Children and Families | Connecticut

2019 GFA Fellow

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Program Specialist for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections | Louisiana

2019 GFA Fellow

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Program Specialist for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections | Louisiana

2019 GFA Fellow

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Management and Program Analyst for the U.S. Department of Education | Washington, D.C.

2019 GFA Fellow

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Budget Analyst for the Department of Education | Louisiana

2019 GFA Fellow

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Education Information Consultant for the Department of Education | Louisiana

2019 GFA Fellow

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Budget Analyst for the Department of Education | Louisiana

2019 GFA Fellow

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Education Information Consultant for the Department of Education | Louisiana

2019 GFA Fellow

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Education Information Consultant for the Department of Education | Louisiana

2019 GFA Fellow

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Program Specialist for the Department of Education | Louisiana

2019 GFA Fellow

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Energy Justice Program Manager for the Office of Energy Resources | Rhode Island

2019 GFA Fellow

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Budget & Policy Analyst for the Office of Management and Budget | Rhode Island