Advisory & Emeritus Councils

The Trachtenberg School’s Advisory Council advises on the school’s vision and pursuit of the school mission. The Council works to address issues impacting the growth and development of the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration.

Advisory Council

• Decker Anstrom, President, Landmark Communications and Chairman, The Weather Channel Companies, (retired)
• Beth Craig, MPA ’83, Deputy Executive Director, EPA Alumni Association 
• Frank DiGiammarino, MPA ’95, Executive VP, Innovation Strategy, Booz Allen Hamilton (retired)
• Dominique Harris, MPA ’11, Strategic Account Manager, Cargill
• Cathy Helm, MPA ’80, Inspector General, Smithsonian Institution
• Garrett Kephart, MPP '07, Customer Director, ESG and Social Impact, Point B
• Kai Martin, MPP '21, Sr. Special Project Manager, Howard University
• Clark Mercer, MPP '05, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
• Cynthia Pierre, Ph.D ’06, COO, EEOC, (retired)
• Marty Reynolds, MA ‘99, Managing Director of Cybersecurity, Airlines for America
• Alivia Roberts, MPA '20, Director, Federal Government Affairs, Motion Picture Association
• Christopher Smith, MPA ’86, President, Summit Global Strategies
• Franklin Urteaga, MPA ’97, Co-Founder & CEO, Oigetit Fake News Filter
• Bill Vantine, Ph.D, B.A. ’84, MPA ’87, President & CEO, Systems Planning & Analysis
• Kelly Waldron, MPA ’07, AARP
• Omar Woodard, MPA '07, Executive Director, HRS Management

Emeritus Advisory Council Members

• Admiral Thad W. Allen
• Grant D. Ashley
• Robert Neil Goldenkoff
• Allison Gurnitz
• Andrew D. Morris
• Demetra Nightingale
• Nancy F. Potok
• Daniel Fahy Sheehan
• Len Simon 
• Aubrey Stephenson
• Esther W. Strongman
• Nancy E. Tate
• Kim Vitelli