A career in public service offers the opportunity to help build a prosperous and sustainable America, but today’s rising leaders in face tough choices in pursuing their careers. They must balance pursuing their passion, having a positive impact, and finding opportunities to advance and take on leadership roles.

The members of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation’s 2018 class of Leadership Fellows have confronted these choices in a varieties of ways during their careers. Join us and interns from across Washington, DC to talk with the fellows about their experiences and the challenges and opportunities of public service.

To RSVP for this event, you must currently be an intern in the Washington, DC Metro area.

Speakers

Henry M. Jackson Foundation’s 2018 class of Leadership Fellows: Stephanie Celt, Washington State Policy Coordinator, BlueGreen Alliance Danielle Granatt, Environmental, Regulatory, and Land Use Attorney Brandon Hersey, Primary Educator, Washington Teach for AmericaCorps  Arianna Muirow, Editor and Policy Affairs Specialist, Puget Community Coop Joe Nguyen, Senior Manager, Microsoft Shin Yu Pai, Deputy Director of the Obscura Societies, Atlas Obscura Stephen Robinson, Advisor of Philanthropic Services, Seattle Foundation Christina Sciabarra, Director, Center for Career Connections/Women’s Center, Bellevue College Jeremy Wood, Attorney; Clerk, Washington State Court of Appeals 

Moderator

Lara Iglitzin, Executive Director, Henry M. Jackson Foundation