Public affairs graduates are employed primarily in local or state government, or the nonprofit sector. Our alumni work in the areas of education, urban planning, transportation, advocacy and communications, health, and human services. Public affairs alumni also pursue positions with AmeriCorps, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, and Peace Corps after graduation. Many of our alumni go on to earn a master's degree in public health, urban planning, student development, or public administration. Graduates also pursue law school after receiving their bachelor's degree. 

Christina Nguyen ('16) Development and Communications Associate, ACLU - Portland, Oregon

Robert Zehra ('14) Research Support Specialist, Group Health Research Institute

Rachael Wright ('16) National Health Corps-AmeriCorps program, Nationalities Service Center, Philadelphia, PA

 Mercy Simiyu ('10), Partnership and Communications Manager at Medic Mobile in Nairobi, Kenya

Katie Dineen ('12), AmeriCorps VISTA, Coaching Coordinator at Innovative Changes, Portland, OR  

Timm Lovitt ('11), Dean of Student Success and Retention, Green River College

Sara Blakely ('13), Social and Digital Marketing, SkyCaptain Social, Seattle, WA

Matthew Mauer ('12), King County Veterans Affairs Director, United States Senate: Office of Senator Patty Murray 

Paloma Newcombe ('12), Health Policy Analyst at Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD

Julian Hernandez ('09), Cancer Information Specialist, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Marcela Valle ('13), Academic Records Coordinator, Chapman University Office of the Registrar 

Joy Durkin ('15) Americorps NCCC FEMA Corps

Krista Fink ('07), Account Director, ADURO, INC, Redmond, WA