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Cohort Rosters*
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The Cohort Rosters only contain names and professional affiliation at the time you were in the program.  We're still working on this page (as you can probably tell!), and are very much open to hearing any suggestions you have.  If you want to include your current professional position, contact information, or personal/professional updates for this list, please email me so we can get the information up online.
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Cohort 1
 September 1992 - May 1994

ALWOOD, Edward
American Bankers Association

BARKER, Marilyn Villanueva
International Liaison
Very Special Arts Int'l.

BOSSE, Kristina
Software AG of North America

COFFEY, Janet
Coordinator, Marketing & Dev.
Youth Services Alliance

DUNBAR, Henry T.
Caption Editor
National Captioning Institute

EGAN, Laura
PR Dept. Assistant Director/
Internal Rels./Public Service Staff Aide
The National Association of Life Underwriters

GOODNO, Christina
Public Relations & Marketing Director
Chapel Valley Landscape Comp.

HODSON, Thomas

LYONS, Margaret
Media Liaison
Speiser, Krause, Madole & Lear

MARTIN, Kimberly
Philip Morris Companies
Federal Affairs

MASHEK, William S.
Congressman Jim Chapman

MOHAMED, Mounir
International Broadcaster
Voice of America

SAUNDERS, Tiffanee
Legislative Analyst
American Insurance Association

WHEELESS, Charlene
Dyncorp


Cohort 2
September 1993  - August 1995

BAJ, Douglass S.
Staff Associate
US Conference of Mayors

BERRY-BROWN, Kim
Writer-Editor
USDA-Soil Conservation Service

BRZOZOWSKI, Catherine M.
Associate Director
Internal Relations/NALU

DAVIS, Edna
Manager, Corporate Communications
MITRE Corporation

DOUGLAS, Sheila D.

ECKSTEIN, Daniel S.
Senior Program Manager &  Co-Director
NOVA Research Company

FRISCH, Mischelle Y.
Director of Communications
United Way of Pennsylvania

GOLIDAY, Barbara M.

IBANEZ, Maria
Project Associate
Communications Consortium Media Center

ISIDRO, Angela
Director of Communications
Women In Community Service
Alexandria, VA

JACK, Michael
Assistant Director of Editorial Services
The American Institute of Architects
Washington, DC 20006

LEMON-BECKLES, Nicole
Washington, DC

MALLIN, Nancy
Communications Manager
Refugee Voices
Washington, DC

OFFENBACKER, Beth
Public Affairs Specialist
US Dept. of Defense
Alexandria, VA

ROBERTS, Martha
Alexandria, VA

ROSSITTO, Denise
Account Executive
Stanton Communications Inc.
Washington, DC

SANDERS, Carol
Washington, DC

SHAPIRO, Lauren B.
Broadcast Specialist
Children's Defense Fund
Washington, DC


Cohort 3
September 1994 - May 1996

ARANZA, Sonia
Director of Constituent Relations
Hon. Neil Abercombie
U.S. Congress
Washington, DC

ARGUELLES, Lori
Director of Public Constituent Affairs
National Oceanic & Atmospheric
U.S. Dept. of Commerce

BENTZ, Kathleen
Public Information Specialist II
County Executive's Office

CLINTON, Allison
Legislative Assistant
Congressman Christopher Shays

EDRINGTON, Michael G.
Director of Public Affairs
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

FLATTUM, Christine Ann
Director of Public Relations
Shipley Associates, Inc.
Wilmington, DE

GOODWILL, Jacqueline
Communications Specialist
American Red Cross
Washington, DC

HILL, Christopher
Assistant Superintendent
House Radio-TV Gallery
US Capitol Bldg
Washington, DC

LA MASTUS, Nancy
Sr. Account Executive
News USA, Inc.
Vienna, VA

MATHENY, Elizabeth
Falls Church, VA

NELSON, Maura M.
Director of Communications
American Hotel & Motel Assoc.
Washington, DC

PARENTE, Christopher
Marketing Director
The Hotline, American Political Network
Falls Church, VA

RAYESS, Basma
ISI
Washington, DC

REIMANN, Glenn
Legislative Assistant
Congressman James C. Greenwood
Washington, DC

REMEY, Sandra
Pub Rel & Internal Comm Manager
Riggs National Bank
Washington, DC

SCHWARTZ, Carl I.
CNN
Washington, DC

STILWELL, Amy
Coordinator, Intl Trade Policy
Rogers & Wells
Washington, DC

THOMAS, Jean
Director Marketing Communications
VITRO Corporation
Rockville, MD

WALKER, Mary Jane
Public Affairs Specialist
National. Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
NIH
Bethesda, MD

WISHAM, Lorna
Editorial Researcher
The Plain Dealer
Washington, DC


Cohort 4
January 1995 - August 1996










BARBARA, Sonia
Manager, Public Relations
American Bankers Association
Washington, D.C.

BOERGER, Patti
Manager, Public Relations
American Bankers Association
Washington, D.C.

BRAVO, Marie Marques
Director, Marketing & Customer Service
American Public Transit Associationza
Washington, D.C.

BUENO, Virginia
American Council of Life Insurance
Washington, D.C.

DERMODY, Colleen
Director, Media Relations
Feminist Majority Foundation
Arlington, VA

HUDACHEK, Susan
Administrator, Membership Programs
BOAT/U.S.
Alexandria, VA

KUCK, Geoffrey
Washington, DC

LAFFERTY, Kim
Meetings Coordinator
Children's Defense Fund/BCCC
Washington, D.C.

MARINELLI, Michelle
Press Assistant
Congressman Tom Lantos
Washington, D.C.

SANTINI, Maureen
Vice President
Edelman Public Relations Worldwide
Washington, D.C.

TOBIN, Maury
Association of American Railroads
Communications Associate
Washington, D.C.

WHITING, Frederic
Director, Public Relations Dept.
American Occupational Therapy Association
Bethesda, MD
 
 
 


Cohort 5
 September 1995 - May 1997









BLUEFORD, Bonnie Lee
Communications Specialist
Westinghouse Oceanic Division
Annapolis, MD

COSTER, Lisa
Director, Station Services
North American Network
Bethesda, MD

CRITTENDEN, Alice
Falls Church, VA

DUPRE, Shelly
Project Assistant
APCO Associates Inc.
Washington, D.C.

FURMANSKI, William
Communications Director
National Foundation for Consumer Credit
Silver Spring, MD

GORDON, Harold
Bethesda, MD

HALL, Susan
Public Information Manager
ASCD
Alexandria, VA

HERTZBERG, Randi
Manager of Membership and Marketing Communications
National Concrete Masonry Association
Herndon, VA

HOLLOWAY, W. Hamilton
Manager, Int'l. Communication & Media Relations
Southern States Co-op. Inc.
Richmond, VA

KENNEY, Justin
Writer/Editor
NOAA Sancturaries & Reserves Division
Silver Spring, MD

MOORE, W. Hudson
Communications Coordinator
Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shields
Richmond, VA

MYAING, Mya Mya
International Broadcaster
Voice of American, USIA
Washington, D.C.

OTTO, Paula
Virginia Lottery
Director of Public Affairs
Richmond, VA

RAMSEY, Gail
Legal Assistant
Morgan, Lewis Bockius
Philadelphia, PA

REISHER, Gregory
Public Policy Coordinator
Human Rights Campaign Fund
Washington, D.C.

SCHULTZ, Margie
Investment Relations Coordinator
The Mills Corporation
Washington, D.C.

SEGAL, Tad
Press Secretary
Senator Alan K. Simpson
Washington, D.C.

SHOQUIST, Sally
Media Director
Abramson Ehrlich Manes
Washington, D.C.

SMULLEN, Scott
Public Affairs Specialist
Department of Commerce
Silver Spring, MD

SPINNER, Theresa
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Washington, D.C.



 
 

Cohort 6
September 1996 - May 1998










Cohort 7
September 1997 - May 1999

ANDY, Dana
Arlington, VA

BOYCE, Cam Boyce

DOBY, Tonya

GUR-EDEMEN, Elvan

GRASS, Greta Grass

HESSMER, Kathy Hessmer

HILL, Carolyn

ISOLA, Meridith Isola

JOHNSON, Karl D. Johnson

JONES, Carolyn

MILLS,  Richard E.

PITMAN, Sue

RAUSCH, Lisa

TANN,  Denise

WAHLER, Tracy


Cohort 8
September 1998 - May 2000








APPANEAL, Jennifer Appaneal
Director of Communications
Supported Employment Enterprise Corporation (SEEC)
Gaithersburg, MD

CHARLES, Mildred Charles
Chyron Operator
News Channel 6 (CBS affiliate)
Richmond, VA

DE MATTEO, Lisa
Vice President, Public Relations
The Mercury Group
Alexandria, VA

GRUENLOH, Lisa
Communications Director
U.S. Senator Tim Johnson
Washington, DC

HAYES, Gillie
Librarian/Media Specialist
St. Camillus School
Silver Spring, MD

HENDERSON, Jacinda
D.C. Dept. of Corrections
Maximum Security Facility
Lorton, VA

HOMAYOUNI, BJ
Marketing Programs Manager
Spacenet Inc.
McLean, VA

JABIR, Carol
Public Affairs Specialist
Office of Communications & Public Liaison, NIH
Bethesda, MD

LEWIS, Andrea D.
Manager of PR  & Marketing
Anne Arundel County Public Library
Annapolis, MD

MARTIN, Michael
Special Assistant, Office of Congressional Relations
Office of Personnel Management
Washington, DC

RUDOLPH, Karin
Director, Marketing & Public Relations
Community Residences, Inc.
Arlington, VA

SETTLES-SCOTT, Brigette
Senior Product Analyst
AARP Services, Inc.
Washington, DC
 


Cohort 9
September 1999 - May 2001

AGUILLEN, Amador Dean
Special Assistant, Office of the Secretary
US Department of Labor
Washington, DC

BERNARD, Susan
Public Relations Specialist
CFW Communications
Waynesboro, VA

BEVERSDORF, Cheryl
Senior Managing Director
Health Public Affairs Group
Hill & Knowlton
Washington, DC

BLANKENSHIP, Warren J.
Contract Specialist
General Services Administration
Arlington, VA

CHAKOS-KNAPP, Lisa
Donor Relations Associate
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

FISHMAN, Jackie D.
Marking Communications Account Executive
Mid-Atlantic Region
Kaiser Permanente
Rockville, MD

GORMAN, Jennifer
Health Communications &
   Public Liaison Coordinator
National Institute of Neurological
   Disorders & Stroke
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD

JACOBS, Liane
Associate Director for Communications
National Council of Educational
 Opportunity Associations
Washington, DC

LAMBERT, Carol M.
Communications Specialist
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.
Washington, DC

LOUGHLIN, Molly
Marketing Coordinator
National Center for Nonprofit Boards
Washington, DC

LUCK, Genea M.
Communications Manager
American Diabetes Association
Alexandria, VA

LYNCH, Wayne A.
Vice President of News & Programming
News Channel 8
Springfield, VA

LA MONTAGNE, Lisa
Public Relations Manager
Digital Commerce Corp.
Reston, VA

MYERS, Diane R.
Director, Internal Communications
Public Affiars
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC

NOVAK, Lisa K.
Deputy Clerk
U.S. District Court
Washington, DC

OLLIS, Susan B.
Client Relations Manager
The Hillier Group
Washington, DC

PRENDERGAST-WILLIS, Katie
Promotions/Marketing Manager
Radio One Richmond
Richmond,VA

 TARPGAARD, Andrew C.
Communications Coordinator/Editor
Compressed Gas Association
Arlington, VA


Cohort 10
September 2000 - June 2002

BARTLETT, Britney
Public Relations Coordinator
EG&G Technical Services
Fairfax, VA 22030

BENNETT, Robert J.
Public Affairs Officer
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Dulles, VA

BRAYTON, Kathy A.
Communications Specialist
National Burglar Fire Alarm Association
Silver Spring, MD

BROOKS, Howvard D.
Communication Consultant
Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

DIGSBY, Susan L.
Sr. Program Manager
American Bankers Assoc.
Washington, DC

EVERTSON, Natalie C.
Project Manager
AOL Member Retention
Herdon, VA
NatalieEvertson@aol.com

FARRELL, Kathleen
Project Officer
U.S. Health Care Financing Administration
Center for State & Medicaid Operations
Baltimore, MD

GERMAIN, Nicole S.
News Editor
Catholic Relief Services
Baltimore, MD 21201

GOLISCH, Jennifer L.
Director, Public Relations
Heckler & Koch, Inc.
Sterling, VA

HARRIS, Lynne R.
Marketing Manager
Smith, Bucklin & Associates
Washington, DC

HENDERSON, Eugene L.

HINES, Terri
Manager, East Coast
Corporate Communication
Nissan USA
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office
Herndon, VA

O'NEILL, Sean David
Principal
Symmetrix
Public Relations & Communication Strategies
Potomac, MD
www.symmetrix.biz

PERRY, Galen
Deputy Director
Office of Science Education
National Human Genome Res. Inst.
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD

PORTER, Cheron
Director of Community Affairs
Executive Producers, "2 the-Point"
WMAR-TV ABC2
Baltimore, MD

POST, Rebecca R.
Editor
Procurement Policy & Services Group
The World Bank
Washington, DC

RADULOVIC, Jon W.
Communications Director
Hospice Foundation of America
Washington, DC

ROBERTS, Denise G.
Beltsville, MD

SMITH, Cynthia S.
Public Relations Manager
AXENT Technologies, Inc.
Rockville, MD

THOMAS, Katharine Loos
Communication Coordinator
Office of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold
Washington, DC

WINTER, Jeffrey S.
Public Affairs Specialist
U.S. Secret Service
Department of the Treasury
Washington, DC