2024 MPA Fellows Academic Excellence Awardee: Karen Hasterok

Full Name: Karen Bleakley Hasterok Title and Organization: President, Junior League of Greenwich SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA Fellow, ‘24 Karen Hasterok, MPA & Nonprofit Management Graduate Certificate (NPM) ‘24, obtained her undergraduate degree in English and Psychology from Muhlenberg College. After a long stint in corporate America on Wall Street and later in […]

2024 MPA Academic Excellence Awardee: Rachel Boward

Full Name: Rachel A. Boward Title and Organization: Intern to the Assistant Town Manager, Windsor Town Manager’s Office SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, ‘24 Rachel Boward is a graduating Masters of Public Administration (MPA) student from UConn’s School of Public Policy (SPP). Originally from Moon Township, PA, she received a bachelor’s degree in English […]

2024 Albert G. Ilg Fellowship Awardee: Aaron Hinze

Full Name: Aaron Hinze Title and Organization: Research Assistant, Technical Assistance to Brownfields SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, ‘25 Aaron is a senior history major and Fast-Track Masters of Public Administration (MPA) student. During junior year he began working with the EPA Region 1 Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) program, which is run out […]

2024 Albert G. Ilg Fellowship Awardee: Taylor Zianio

Full Name: Taylor Zianio SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, ‘25 Taylor will complete his bachelor’s in Political Science with a minor in Geographic Information Science in 2024. He will join the Masters of Public Administration (MPA) program this fall. He promotes student awareness and local community engagement in politics through his involvement with UConn […]

2024 Albert G. Ilg Fellowship Awardee: Nathaniel Spencer

Full Name: Nathaniel W. Spencer Title and Organization: Legislative Aide, Connecticut State Senate Democrats SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, ‘26 Nathaniel Spencer is a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in Public Administration from UConn’s School of Public Policy (SPP). He received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science in 2020 from Emmanuel College in […]

2024 Albert G. Ilg Fellowship Awardee: Molly Lukiwsky

Full Name: Molly J. Lukiwsky Title and Organization: Intern, Connecticut State Contracting Standards Board SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, ‘25 Molly is currently pursuing a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) while serving as an intern with the Connecticut State Contracting Standards Board (SCSB). Her academic foundation includes a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from […]

2024 MPA Fellows Academic Excellence Awardee: Deborah Battit

Full Name: Deborah Battit Title and Organization: Program Officer, Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA Fellows, ’24 Deborah Battit will complete a Master of Public Administration (MPA Fellows) degree in May 2024. After earning a bachelor’s degree in English from McGill University, she began her career in service to the public […]