Rodel Federal Executive Fellowship 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

Associate Commissioner for Administration, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

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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