This series introduces the 2015-2016 Rockefeller Leadership Fellows. Each fellow reflects on why he or she wanted to be a part of the program and what aspects of leadership most interests them.
[more]As a First-Year Fellow, I worked at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), an independent, non-partisan watchdog organization that oversees the federal government founded in 1981. POGO’s primary objective is to identify and investigate systemic corruption, undue influence, or other misconduct impacting the federal government. It also conducts research and works with whistleblowers and other insiders to investigate tips and document findings.
[more]The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) works to maintain a healthy environment, which involves both short-term standards like drinking water safety and long-term projections like climate change mitigation. The Office of Children’s Health Protection, where I worked as a First-Year Fellow this summer, specifically looks at environmental impacts that disproportionately impact children’s health. It considers many different types of regulations (air quality standards, toxin limits, etc.) and evaluates the health risks these regulations would bring to children.
[more]The Office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand '88 (D-NY) serves the people of New York by representing their voices in the US Senate and performing constituent service. This summer, I worked as a press intern based in the senator's communications office in Washington DC. The regional offices throughout New York focus on casework Senator Gillibrand’s constituents while the Washington DC office, focuses on forwarding the Senator’s legislative and political agenda, as well as facilitating interactions between the Senator and the press.
[more]As a First-Year Fellow, I worked at the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), a non-partisan federal advisory council that promotes women’s entrepreneurship in the United States by providing policy recommendations to Congress, the President, and the Small Business Administration.
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