This is Us – Meet our newest Graduates

This past December UNC MPA awarded diplomas to 16 graduates. Each year the UNC MPA program graduates confident and prepared leaders for a wide-range of positions in both the public and private sectors. Our graduates are employed across all levels of government, non-profit organizations, and even the private sectors. We reached out to a few of them to find out what they’re up to post graduation. All graduates names are included below.

Wes Shinego

Bri Frink

Russ Pulley

Alyssa Blair Zimmerman

Joy Garretson

Jason R. Amato

Joshua B. Baird

Peter Philip Deanna

Morgan Grace Flynt

Angelica Maria Foster

Renee Garner

Matthew Kingsley Haas

Jennifer Scharfman

Stephanie Ann Starr

Tyler Christian Talley

John D. Watts

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