James Allman-Gulino Ali Barta Schafer Bomstein Kate Bondurant Director of Public Policy & Research for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Kate Bondurant (M.P.P. 2015) is a Virginia native who currently resides in Columbia, South Carolina, where she serves as the Director of Public Policy &Research for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Cara Bottorff Analyst with the Sierra Club Cara Bottorff (M.P.P. 2017) graduated from Batten’s post-graduate M.P.P. program in 2017 becoming a double Hoo after also attending UVA as an undergraduate majoring in Foreign Affairs and minoring in Global Sustainability and Econ. Conor Boyle Molly Claire Cole Foreign Affairs Legislative Assistant for Congressman Gerald E. Connolly from Virginia’s 11th District Molly Claire Cole (M.P.P. 2011) is the Foreign Affairs Legislative Assistant for Congressman Gerald E. Connolly from Virginia’s 11th District. Her career has taken her from the State Department, to the World Bank, to an international NGO called mothers2mothers, to the Center for Strategic & International Studies, to USAID, and now to the legislative branch in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ryan Bugas Jasmine Burton Mary Drach Health Care Professional Mary Drach (M.P.P. 2012) is a health care professional and a 2012 Batten graduate from the accelerated MPP program. She recently began a new job as a strategic operations analyst at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. Jack DiMatteo Kyle Gardiner Alex Gregorio University of Virginia JD/MBA Program Alex Gregorio (M.P.P. 2016) graduated from Batten as an Accelerated MPP in Spring 2016 and has been working for the Department of Justice this past year. In the fall, he returns to Charlottesville and starts a joint JD/MBA program at U.Va. Christine Jacobs Christine Jacobs (M.P.P. 2017) came to Batten with 15 years of experience in education. She holds a Master of Public Policy degree (2017) and a Master of Teaching degree (2001) from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Virginia Tech (1999). Henry Jamison Atlanta Mission Henry Jamison (M.P.P. 2015) graduated the accelerated MPP program in 2015 after completing his undergraduate degree in economics at UVa. For the past two years, he has worked with McKinsey & Company, focusing mainly on strategy and operations in the transportation, logistics and consumer goods industries. Steven Parrott Brian Leveque Yext Brian Leveque (B.A. 2017) is a 2017 graduate of the Frank Batten School’s Bachelor of Arts program. Throughout his time at UVa, he worked closely with non-profit, governmental, and private sector organizations through various internships and was an active member of the University of Virginia’s Housing and Residence Life program as a Residential Advisor and Senior Resident. Sarah Pinsky Lauren Russell Jerrod Smith Shivshankar Srikanth Charles Stewart James Villarubia Mark White Mark White (M.P.P. 2016) is a Fiscal Analyst for the non-partisan Fiscal Research Division of the North Carolina General Assembly. Heidi Wilder
Kate Bondurant Director of Public Policy & Research for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Kate Bondurant (M.P.P. 2015) is a Virginia native who currently resides in Columbia, South Carolina, where she serves as the Director of Public Policy &Research for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce.
Cara Bottorff Analyst with the Sierra Club Cara Bottorff (M.P.P. 2017) graduated from Batten’s post-graduate M.P.P. program in 2017 becoming a double Hoo after also attending UVA as an undergraduate majoring in Foreign Affairs and minoring in Global Sustainability and Econ.
Molly Claire Cole Foreign Affairs Legislative Assistant for Congressman Gerald E. Connolly from Virginia’s 11th District Molly Claire Cole (M.P.P. 2011) is the Foreign Affairs Legislative Assistant for Congressman Gerald E. Connolly from Virginia’s 11th District. Her career has taken her from the State Department, to the World Bank, to an international NGO called mothers2mothers, to the Center for Strategic & International Studies, to USAID, and now to the legislative branch in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Mary Drach Health Care Professional Mary Drach (M.P.P. 2012) is a health care professional and a 2012 Batten graduate from the accelerated MPP program. She recently began a new job as a strategic operations analyst at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City.
Alex Gregorio University of Virginia JD/MBA Program Alex Gregorio (M.P.P. 2016) graduated from Batten as an Accelerated MPP in Spring 2016 and has been working for the Department of Justice this past year. In the fall, he returns to Charlottesville and starts a joint JD/MBA program at U.Va.
Christine Jacobs Christine Jacobs (M.P.P. 2017) came to Batten with 15 years of experience in education. She holds a Master of Public Policy degree (2017) and a Master of Teaching degree (2001) from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Virginia Tech (1999).
Henry Jamison Atlanta Mission Henry Jamison (M.P.P. 2015) graduated the accelerated MPP program in 2015 after completing his undergraduate degree in economics at UVa. For the past two years, he has worked with McKinsey & Company, focusing mainly on strategy and operations in the transportation, logistics and consumer goods industries.
Brian Leveque Yext Brian Leveque (B.A. 2017) is a 2017 graduate of the Frank Batten School’s Bachelor of Arts program. Throughout his time at UVa, he worked closely with non-profit, governmental, and private sector organizations through various internships and was an active member of the University of Virginia’s Housing and Residence Life program as a Residential Advisor and Senior Resident.
Mark White Mark White (M.P.P. 2016) is a Fiscal Analyst for the non-partisan Fiscal Research Division of the North Carolina General Assembly.
