Public and Military Service

Lara Jean Akinbami

Captain, US Public Health Service

Peter John Allen

Major, US Army

Walter Reed Medical Center (1993-2005)

Meritorious Service Medal (Iraq, 2004)

Combat Medical Badge (Iraq, 2004)

Eli Attie

Writer and political operative; Chief Speechwriter for Al Gore ’69

Robert Banks

US Air Force

David Barron

        law professor 

Judge, First US Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston (2014-)

Lisa Bayley

President of Red Wing, Minn. City Council

Luis Beveniste

Sector Manager, Education, East Asia and Pacific – The World Bank

World Development Report: Gender Equality and Development (2012)

Stacy Cohen

California Field Director for the 2012 Obama campaign

California State Director for Organizing for Action

Marissa Elizabeth ('Mimi') Ghez

White House Fellow to the United States Department of Defense  (2000-2001)

Top secret clearance capacity specific to year 2000 geopolitical realities (DARPA)

Reconstructing Iraq: A Guide to the Issues, a joint publication of the Open Society Institute and the United Nations Foundation (2003)

IRAQ IN TRANSITION: Post-conflict challenges and opportunities, a joint publication of the Open Society Institute and the United Nations Foundation (2004)

Restoring American Leadership: 13 Cooperative Steps to Advance Global Progress, Cosponsored by the Open Society Foundations and the Security and Peace Institute (2005)

Rob Rader

Elected trustee to Santa Monica College

Secretary/Treasurer of Downtown Santa Monica Inc.

Board of Directors, KCRW Foundation

Edith Ramirez

Federal Trade Commissioner (2010-2013), Chairwoman (2013-2015)

Ismail Ramsey

Major, US Army

Bronze Star Medal

Meritorious Service Award (2)

Army Commendation Medal (4)

Army Achievement Medal

National Defense Service Medal

Iraq Campaign Medal (2 Bronze Campaign Stars)

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Korean Defense Service Medal

Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal

Elliott Smith
Captain, US Marine Corps (1989-93)

Toni Smith-Rosario

Founder, Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association (1993)

Senior Assistant State’s Attorney (Connecticut)

Josep Song

Captain, US Army National Guard (1991-2002)

April Tash

Program Specialist for Bioethics, Innovation for Development, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

Paul Thissen

Speaker, Minnesota House of Representatives

Dionne Thompson

Chief, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, US Department of Interior

Kurt Wheeler

US Marine Corps, Operation Desert Storm / Desert Shield (1989-1993)
Colonel, US Marine Corps Reserve (1993- ), Operation Iraqi Freedom (2006-2007)
Historian, Marine Corps History Division
Mayor, Cazenovia, NY (2011- )

André Williams

former City Councilman, Miami Gardens, Florida

Time magazine 

John Yoo

Writer and law professor; political operative