Our Alumni Leadership Council

  • Blanchi Roblero

    2008 ACADEMY FELLOW

    former Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary

    U.S. Department of Education

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  • Brian Howard

    2009 ACADEMY FELLOW

    Senior Policy Analyst

    United South and Eastern Tribes

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  • Chantal Hailey, PhD

    2010 ACADEMY FELLOW

    Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology

    University of Texas at Austin

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  • Jonay Foster Holkins

    2008 ACADEMY FELLOW

    Founder and Principal

    Trendline Strategies, LLC

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  • Jose Loya, PhD

    2009 ACADEMY FELLOW

    Assistant Professor, Urban Planning

    University of California, Los Angeles

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  • Lamont Cobb

    2009 ACADEMY FELLOW

    Director of Planning and Land Use

    City of Los Angeles

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  • Rene Crespin, PhD

    2011 ACADEMY FELLOW

    Assistant Professor, Economics

    Michigan State University

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  • Vanessa Cruz Nichols, PhD

    2008 ACADEMY FELLOW

    Assistant Professor, Political Science

    Indiana University

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