Twelve SIPA Students and Alumni Selected as Presidential Management Fellows for 2020

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Congratulations to the eight SIPA students and four SIPA alumni selected to join the Presidential Management Fellows Class of 2020!



This year’s SIPA-affiliated finalists include current students Stuart Caudill MIA ’20, Kelly Fagerman MIA ’20, Rebecca Federman MIA ’20, Ryan Henderson MIA ’20, Jennifer Keltz MPA ’20, Perry Landesberg MIA ’20, Morris McGinn MPA ’20, and Katherine von Ofenheim MIA ’20. They are joined by alumni Damon Blacklock MIA ’18, Andrew Chang MPA ’19, Jade Luo MIA ’19, and Kendall Silberstein MPA ’18.

As in past years, SIPA excelled in the assessment process; our students and alumni represent more than 60 percent of the 19 PMF Finalists selected from Columbia University. The prestigious management program received 4,900 applications overall, and ultimately chose 402 Finalists — approximately 8.2 percent of applicants. All told, the 2020 selectees represent 61 different disciplines and 125 academic institutions worldwide; 13 percent are veterans.

Pictured above are (back row, L-R) Katherine von Ofenheim MIA ’20, Morris McGinn MPA ’20, Perry Landesberg MIA ’20, Ryan Henderson MIA ’20, Stuart Caudill MIA ’20; (front row, L-R) Rebecca Federman MIA ’20, Jennifer Keltz MPA ’20, Kelly Fagerman MIA ’20.

Photo: Brian Miller