Ohio Public Leaders Fellowship Program

2017 Ohio Public Leader Fellows

Due to COVID-19 health concerns, the Ohio Public Leaders Fellowship Program will be temporarily suspended for the 2020-21 academic year.

OPL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Ohio Public Leaders Fellowship Program provides students with a practical, co-curricular experience that enhances their understanding of the inner-workings of state and local government institutions. Students emerge prepared for success in the arena of public leadership while host organizations benefit from engaging with outstanding young talent.

The Ohio Public Leaders accepted into this program receive paid fellowships ($1,000-$2,500) and are selectively assigned to state or local government institutions or to related public or non-profit agencies throughout Ohio. The fellowships support special projects that are designed to meet the needs of partner agencies and the professional interests of Ohio Public Leaders.

With the support of the OPL Advisory Board, faculty, and professional mentors, our students typically complete their Ohio Public Leader fellowship during the four-week Winter Term. To date, 75 Miami University students have been awarded Ohio Public Leader Fellowships.

OPL Advisory Board:

Bradley M. Bundy
Associate Vice President &
Director of Development,
Miami University		 Andrew M. Dudas '05
Supervising Management Analyst,
Office of Budget & Evaluation,
City of Cincinnati		 Nick A. Selvaggio '88
Judge,
Champaign County
Court of Common Pleas
Megan Statt-Blake '03
Community Development Director,
City of Wyoming		 Tim Ingram
Health Commissioner,
Hamilton County Public Health		 Cheryl Subler '91
Managing Directory,
Policy,
County Commissioners Association of Ohio
Kim Cutlip
Executive Director,
Scioto Foundation		 Dana McDaniel '87
City Manager
City of Dublin		 Patrick Titterington '87
Director of Public Safety & Services,
City of Troy
Timothy S. Derickson '84
Assistant Director,
Ohio Department of Agriculture		 Rick Platt '89
President and CEO,
Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority		 J. Christopher Woolard '01
Senior Executive Director for Accountability and Continuous Improvement,
Ohio Department of Education
Mike Dittoe '05
Partner,
High Bridge Consulting
Columbus, OH

Nicole Bent ‘05
Deputy Director,
Office of the State Auditor-Ohio

 Christopher D. Gilbert '00
Township Administrator,
Springfield Township
Brent W. Centers '14
Township Administrator,
Hamilton Township
Daniel G. Evers '86
Executive Director,
Clinton County Port Authority

John A. Jones '99
Police Chief
City of Oxford

Andy Shifflette '98
Legislative Liason,
Legislative and Controlling Board Section, 
Ohio Office of Budget and Management

Michael McNamara '98
Development Administrator
Executive Director, Butler County Port Authority
President, Butler County Land Bank

Lisa Patt McDaniel '87
CEO/President
Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio
Columbus, Ohio

Christopher Pozzuto
City Manager,
City of Springboro

 Cherise Fanno Burdeen '93
CEO,
Pretrial Justice Institute
Rockville, MD

Mike Hinnenkamp
Executive Director,
Ohio Plan

Jane Howington ‘95
City Manager,
City of Hudson

 

  updated: 8/04/20

The Ohio Public Leaders Fellowship is an initiative of the Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs housed within the Department of Political Science.

2020 Ohio Public Leader Fellows:

Kelleigh Beatty Dion Mensah
Clare DiCuccio Blake Mullennix
Joseph Humenick Selena Mungur
Austin Lorenzo Lauren Strope
Edith Lui Nitya Sunil
Morgan McCracken Dan Wozniak

2019 Ohio Public Leader Fellows:

Kelleigh Beatty Ryan Geary
Matt Bindi David Goon
Jacob Bruggeman Aaron Kofsky
Jack Burgess Edith Lui
Bradley Dick Rae Moro
Megan Cremeans Omar Museitif
Clare DiCuccio Katy Nash
Lucy Eisgruber Julia Pjevach
Emily Fernandez

2018 Ohio Public Leader Fellows:

Rachel Baker Aleah Holley
Jacob Bruggeman Charles Kennick
Alex Calabro Nicole Laking
Bradley Dick Victoria Lawler
Lauren Elliott Grady McMichen
Emily Fernandez Molly O'Donnell
Ellen Florek Mira Patel
Anikka Fowler Amanda Smith
Arianna Hastings Madeline Zick

2017 Ohio Public Leader Fellows:

Dylan Bentley Zachary Hazzard 
Jacob Bruggeman Deanna Krokos
Lexi Burney Nathan Mandrell
Kyle Chance Lindsey McCready
David Colston Natalie Roberts
Libby Edgar Amanda Smith
Lauren Elliott Dexter Wright
Jeff Gord

2016 Ohio Public Leader Fellows:

Brian Beaudry Kyle Mortimer
Riley Cook Natalie Roberts
Libby Edwards Kevin Schrock
Addie Fries Olivia Vandervoort
Colin Greig Kelsi White

2015 Ohio Public Leader Fellows:

Madison Berry Caren Kay
Haley Bodager Paige Melton
Brent Centers Ryan Muzzarelli
Jonathan Fox Kevin Schrock
Allison Hall Anna Swanson

2014 Ohio Public Leader Fellows:

Alyssa Deis Alex Tirrell
Aubrey Hale Justin Waugh
Ally Kohler Blake Woodward
Tim Mangold

2013 Ohio Public Leader Fellows:

John Stefanski Laura Wojtys