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Thomas Emens
Community Profile, Policy Profile, News
April 27, 2026
#PolicyProfile: Thomas Emens, MPA ’29
“As mayor of Jamesburg, NJ, I wake up every day thinking about how to make my hometown stronger. I was born and raised here, a small, blue-collar community without wealthy donors or endless resources—just hardworking people who care deeply about where they live. Public service, to me, isn’t politics. It’s about showing up,…
Thomas Emens
Cassandra Azumah, MPA ’27
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April 15, 2026
#PolicyProfile: Cassandra Azumah, MPA ’27
“Being from Ghana, my path to public policy has been shaped by working across countries, sectors, and institutions — and seeing firsthand what it takes to turn good ideas into lasting change. After graduating from the London School of Economics, I spent a year and a half at the South Centre in Geneva, exploring how countries in…
Cassandra Azumah, MPA ’27
Nudhara Yusuf
Community Profile, Policy Profile, News
March 27, 2026
#PolicyProfile: Nudhara Yusuf, MPA ’27
"I grew up between places and histories. My parents raised me in the United Kingdom and India. Growing up hearing stories about my grandfather, a political activist who lost his life advocating for the right to speak against injustice, inspires who I am as a person. When I got to university, I had this self-realization that the…
Nudhara Yusuf
Ayah Abdelwahab, MPA ’27
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February 24, 2026
#PolicyProfile: Ayah Abdelwahab, MPA ’27
“I grew up in Bogart, Georgia, in a working-class community just a few miles from the University of Georgia. That proximity meant I witnessed starkly different realities side by side. Our county has one of the highest rates of income inequality for its size, and seeing how disparities in access to education, health care, and…
Ayah Abdelwahab, MPA ’27
Siatta Gray
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February 11, 2026
#PolicyProfile: Siatta Gray, MPP ’26
“My passion for service is rooted in the belief that geography should never determine destiny — who lives, who thrives, or who gets to dream. Everyone deserves equal access to opportunity, health, and the freedom to become who they want to be. Coming from Liberia, I’ve witnessed firsthand the human cost of policy failures —…
Siatta Gray
Sam Anschell, MPA ’27
Community Profile, Policy Profile, News
January 12, 2026
#PolicyProfile: Sam Anschell, MPA ’27
“Some of humanity’s greatest welfare improvements have come from policy decisions — securing public funding for smallpox vaccines, advancing agricultural techniques to prevent famine, or banning lead contamination across a host of countries. As a grantmaker on Coefficient Giving’s Global Aid Policy program, I investigated…
Sam Anschell, MPA ’27
Dayton Ashby, MPA ’27
Community Profile, Policy Profile, News
January 05, 2026
#PolicyProfile: Dayton Ashby, MPA ’27
“I entered college planning to study the world, but working in my own backyard in Mississippi ultimately changed my path and shifted my focus from diplomacy to the urgent reality of American poverty. I was born and raised in Mississippi, and attended @olemiss, where I earned a bachelor’s degree in international studies and…
Dayton Ashby, MPA ’27
Ranen Miao, MPA ’26
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November 20, 2025
#PolicyProfile: Ranen Miao, MPA ’26
“I’ve always had many different interests, but civil rights and economic justice are my core passions. I hope to build systems that treat every person with dignity, including closing the racial wealth gap, ensuring gender equality, and protecting LGBTQIA+ rights. I feel a personal connection to these issues, and I view them as…
Ranen Miao, MPA ’26
Silvestri
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September 26, 2025
#PolicyProfile: Stephen Silvestri, MPA ’26
“I grew up in Groton, Massachusetts, as a second-generation American with family roots in China and Italy. From a young age, my cultural heritage shaped my worldview, sparking a passion for foreign languages, global affairs, and travel. Living and studying abroad in France and China further deepened my interest, which I sought…
Silvestri
Austin Edwards, MPP ’23
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April 21, 2025
#PolicyProfile: Austin Edwards, MPP ’23
“After Princeton SPIA, I joined SandSJ NJ as a senior policy counsel. SandSJ is a Black-faith-rooted organization that works to liberate the Black community throughout New Jersey and transform public policy to uplift people throughout the state. We’re currently working to build a birthing center in Trenton and a few other…
Austin Edwards, MPP ’23