Environmental Policy Analyst and Presidential Management FellowU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyMPA at UNC provided me with the academic knowledge and skills necessary to become a practitioner of public administration, and the relationships I built among classmates, faculty, and alumni grew my network of professional connections and personal friendships that will support me throughout my career in environmental protection and public service.
Director, Policy Analysis and Communications US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)“My classmates, the faculty, and the staff at UNC Chapel Hill absolutely shaped who I am as a person today and the professional path that I am on. Commitment to ethical leadership is at the heart of the MPA program and I am proud to be a part of that tradition.”
Director of the Division of Land and Water Stewardship in the NC Department of Natural and Cultural ResourcesRaleigh, North Carolina“My passion for being in the great outdoors led me to avoid administration early in my career. That same passion now manifests itself as a responsibility for public service in pursuit of conservation. The purpose of this program for me is to understand public administration as a tool and use it more effectively. I don’t view administration as the end, rather the means to the same end that has always motivated me.”
Team Lead & Project ManagerAECOMGraduating from the MPA Program at UNC is the equivalent of being dealt an ace in every card game – it improves your chances of finding success, as long as you use the skills learned to your advantage.