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Born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, Apolonia Calderon earned both her Bachelors degree (2013) and Ph.D. (2018) in Political Science from Texas A&M University.
- Public administration; public policy immigration; policy & enforcement; nonprofit & philanthropy; race & ethnic politics
- Founder and Director, Center for Global Sustainability, University of Maryland
- Lead Author, America’s Pledge Initiative on Climate, 2018 and 2019 reports; America’s Pledge project co-lead
- Served in Obama White House, Council on Environmental Quality; helped develop U.S.
- Climate change; energy policy; US federal climate policy
David Mussington is a professor of the practice the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, and currently serves as the CISA Executive Assistant Director.
- Cybersecurity; critical infrastructure protection; science & technology policy; international security; US defense & foreign policy
Luke Spreen is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. His research falls under two broad themes. First, whether oversight of public or nonprofit entities leads to improvements in their financial outcomes.
- State and local taxation; financial management; program evaluation
Dr. Chloe Schwenke is an international public policy adviser, development ethicist and practitioner, human rights scholar and activist, researcher, and educator.
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Research Professor; Roy F. Westin Chair in Natural Economics
Endowed Associate Professor of Global Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership