Practicum Placements
CURRENT PRACTICUM PLACEMENTS
American Government M.A. Program
Current Practicum Placements 2010-2011
1. Steven Bagley
Voice of America
2. Molly Emerson
Army Budget Office, Congressional Liason
3. Tricia Ellis
Practicum: Army Budget Office, Current Operations Division
4. Sarah Levey
Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation, OMB
5. Andrew Philips
Traditional Values Coalition (researcher, analyst)
6. Ryan Rudzinski
Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewables
7. Sean Sullivan
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Majority Oversight Staff
8. Trisha Tacke :
Department of Education, Policy and Program Studies Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
9. Gregory Wilson
Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior
PAST PRACTICUM PLACEMENTS
The American Government Master’s Program places students in advanced internship assignments in accordance with their preferences. They have served with the following organizations:
Alcade-Fay (government relations and public affairs firm)
ABC News Digital Media Group
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Public Policy Advocacy Fellow)
American Strategy Group (political consulting firm)
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
American Target Advertising (Assistant to the Vice President)
Army War College, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute
Association of American Educators
Berenson Strategy Group (Fellow)
Bipartisan Policy Center
Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior
Center for Media and Public Affairs
Cinereach Films (Personal Assistant to Founder)
Defenders of Wildlife
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
DCI Group (political consulting firm)
Deloitte Consulting (Consultant, Federal Strategy and Operations)
Department of Commerce (International Trade Administration)
Department of Education (Policy Office)
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development (Presidential Management Fellow)
Department of the Interior (Office of the Secretary)
Embassy of Great Britain (Visits Officer)
Executive Office of the President--OMB Task Force
Federal Communications Commission
General Electric (Washington Office)
Global Strategy Group
Harris Interactive (political polling and research firm)
Hickman Analytics (Junior Analyst)
Hillary for President
International City/County Management Association
International Climate Change Partnership
MSNBC (Tucker Carlson)
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Campaign Committee (Communications)
National Republican Senatorial Committee (Research Analyst)
Office of Management and Budget (National Security Division)
Office of Management and Budget (Human Resources Division)
Office of Management and Budget (Veterans Affairs and Defense Health)
Office of Management and Budget (Policy Analyst)
Office of Personnel Management (Presidential Management Fellow)
Office of the Secretary of Defense
OG Systems (Researcher, DIA History Office)
OMB Watch (non-profit research and advocacy organization)
Podesta Group
The American Prospect
Thomas Frank (author)
U.S. Army Budget Office(Financial Management Analyst, Operating Forces Directorate)
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Department of Defense, Army Budget Office
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. House of Representatives (Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission)
U.S. House of Representatives (Congresswoman Susan Davis)
U.S. House of Representatives (Congressman Joe Courtney)
U.S. Senate HELP Committee-Majority
U.S. Senate HELP Committee—Minority
U.S. Senate HELP Committee (Staff Assisstant)
Zogby International (political polling and research firm)