Rodel Federal Executive Fellowship
A ground-breaking leadership and intellectual development program for senior leaders in the United States government.
Rodel Federal Executive Fellowship
The Rodel Federal Executive Fellowship is an intellectual and leadership professional development fellowship for senior-level career civil servants across the federal government’s executive branch agencies. For each cohort, the program selects 20 to 24 exceptional members of the Senior Executive Service (SES), Senior Foreign Service (SFS), GS-15’s, and equivalent positions from across the federal government to come together for a series of three multi-day seminars. Working with expert moderators, the Fellows study and discuss challenging texts on leadership and innovation in large organizations, the nature of democracies, emerging technologies, the American economy, and the changing geopolitical landscape. They also engage in practical, relevant leadership training focused on promoting innovation within the context of large government bureaucracies.
OUR FELLOWS
Class of 2023

Cara Abercrombie
Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Defense Policy and Arms Control, National Security Council

Najiyah Alwazir
Senior Governance Advisor, Middle East Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development

Jennifer Bachus
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, U.S. Department of State

Courtney Beale
Executive Assistant to the Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State

Robert Borka
Deputy Executive Director, Program Accountability and Risk Management, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Jeff R. Bray
Deputy, Office of Maritime and International Law, U.S. Coast Guard

Mike Buchwald
Career Attorney, Office of Law and Policy, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Mike Carroll
Chief Acquisition and Contracting Officer, Human Resources Command, U.S. Department of the Army

Vivian Chen
Chief Learning Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rhonda J. Davis
Head, Office of Equity and Civil Rights, National Science Foundation

Avis Denease Dickey
Senior Advisor to the Chief Human Capital Resources Officer and Deputy Ethics Counselor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Justin Fanelli
Technical Director, Digital Enterprise Services, U.S. Department of the Navy

Suzanne Fry
Senior Intelligence Service, Intelligence Community

Jessica Gallus
Senior Advisor, Office of Force Resiliency, U.S. Department of the Navy

Nayla Kawerk
Acting Deputy Assistant General Counsel for International Affairs, Office of the Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Brian Mazanec
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director, Office of Security, Intelligence, and Information Management, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Kerry K. Neal
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Grants, and Risk Management, Office of Finance and Operations, U.S. Department of Education

Kimberly Noonan
NextGen Stakeholder Collaboration Division Director, Federal Aviation Administration

Lida Noory
Director for Women, Peace, and Security, Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, U.S. Department of State

Joan Polaschik
Director, Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State

Aziza Shukair
Director and Senior Advisor

Jason D. Strickland
Maritime Platform Specialist, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering for Emerging Technology, U.S. Department of Defense

Nathan Tek
Deputy Spokesperson, Bureau of Global Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Matthew Tuchow
General Counsel, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of State
Title and affiliation reflect position at time of selection to the Rodel Federal Executive Fellowship.
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