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Over the years, our alumni have gone on to do a variety of great things! Find out more about distinguished Public and International Affairs alumni and see alumni resources.

Distinguished Alumni

Political Science Majors

  • Katie Angell - 1st year Ph.D. program at University of Kentucky
  • Francis De Luca - President, John W. Pope Civitas Institute 
  • Robert Hatem - Travel Security Analyst in Washington, D.C.
  • Kaitlin Helms - attending Law School at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
  • Brandon Macsata and Amanda Kornegay - Political Consultant
  • Caroline Logan - Internship with The Borgen Project, and will be attending the London School of Economics and Political Science for her Masters degree.
  • Taylor Playforth - Regional Field Director of the North Carolina Republican Party
  • Bill Saffo - Mayor City of Wilmington
  • Jon Thompson - Press Secretary at the Republican Governors Association
  • Hank Tucker - International Business Development at Lockheed Martin
  • Guy Valente - Inspector with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in the Hague (OPCW), Nobel Peace Prize team member
  • Evan Arant - currently teaches high school in the Marshall Islands. As the only math and econ teacher, his classes include: Pre-Calculus, Algebra, Algebra II, Geometry, Accounting, and Economics. He is also the high school boys' basketball coach. Recently accepted into the John Hopkins SAIS International Development Programme, he will be participating in a Tsinghua University and SAIS dual degree program in the fall of 2017 in Beijing.

Master of Public Administration Graduates

  • Bill Bennett (2005) - Director of Engineering, North Carolina State Ports Authority
  • Elton Daniels (2009) - Magistrate, Brunswick County, NC
  • Erin Diener (2007) Director, Cape Fear Housing Land Trust
  • Albert Eby (2006) - Director, Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority/WAVE Transient
  • Ann Hardy (2004) - Director of Fiscal Operations, Brunswick County NC
  • Renda Yvonne Hughes (2008) - Director of Financial Services, Coastal Carolinas Health Alliance
  • Brian Johnson (2007) - Federal Affairs Manager, Americans for Tax Reform
  • Blair Knox (2004) - Town Manager, Town of Pilot Mountain, NC
  • Adrienne McTigue, Transportation Planner for City of Jacksonville, NC
  • Rhonda Smith (2007) - Chief Deputy, New Hanover Sheriff's Office
  • Sallie Smyth, Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, Cape Fear Future Program Coordinator
  • Tufanna Thomas (2004) - Strategic Director, Blue Ribbon Commission on the Prevention of Youth Violence United Way of the Cape Fear Area

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