Alumni Corner
The MPA Program needs your help keeping in touch! Please contact the MPA office with any changes of address, news jobs, and personal updates. You can contact us via email (please put 'alumni update' in the subject line) or by phone: 843.953.6100.
We have almost 350 alumni to date working in a variety of fields. Below is a short list of a few of what our esteemed alumni have accomplished.
Adrea Turner (2008)
State of Maryland’s Governor's Policy Fellowship program
John McKay (2007) and Andrea Kenzig (2006)
ICMA Local Government Fellows
Sarasota County, Florida
Alix Refshauge (2007)
Coordinator, Artist-in-Residence Program and Development Director
Hub-Bub Gallery
Spartanburg, SC
J. Lane Russell (2007)
Research Associate, National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families
Washington, DC
Shayna Howell (2007)
SCIWAY.NET
Erin Rodgers Randall (2007)
Budget Analyst
City of Charleston
Christine Beddia (2006)
Development Director
Coastal Community Foundation
Jeff Lord (2006)
City Manager
Walterboro, SC.
Amy Zeigler (2006)
Grants Manager
Crisis Ministries
lze Visocka (2003)
Director of Community Development
Lowcountry Food Bank
Tammie Hoy (2002)
Executive Director
Lowcountry Housing Trust
Debra Rhoad (2002)
Planning Department
City of Charleston.
Judith Gordon (2001)
Forensic Services Director
City of Charleston Police Department
Marvin Pontiff (2001)
Asst. Dep. Commissioner
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
James Christian (2000)
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Francis Marion University
Christiane Farrell (1999)
Town Planner
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Trisse Hollis (1997)
Drug Enforcement Administration
Danya Jordan (1997)
Vice President
Water Missions International
Joni Rennhack (1996)
Project Officer/Flood Mitigation
Charleston County, SC
Ernest G. Andrade (1988)
Executive Director
Charleston Digital Corridor
Tom Gilson, (1987)
Head Reference Librarian
College of Charleston
Joe Ferrara (1984)
Director Master of Policy Management Program
Georgetown University
Janet M. Kelly (1983)
Albert A. Levin Chair of Urban Studies
Cleveland State University
