Stefani Carter for Texas House of Representatives

Stefani Carter (JD/MPP '05 and Oval Office Cohort 2005) has launched her political campaign to run for the Texas House of Representatives, District 102. For more information on her campaign, please visit http://www.carterfortexas.com/

We wish her all the best!!

Natasha Holiday for New York State Assembly

Natasha Holiday (MPP '07 and Oval Office Cohort 2006) has established an exploratory committee for the 2010 New York State Assembly race in District 42. For more information on her campaign or to discuss ways to get involved, please visit http://www.natashaholiday.com/

We wish her all the best!!

An Oval Office Alumna Reflects on Her Work with Senator Kennedy

Sheila Lalwani (MPP ‘09), an Oval Office alumna, shares her experience in the Harvard Kennedy School News as an Oval Office Intern this past summer in Senator Ted Kennedy’s office and how his call to service impacted her career trajectory.

From Harvard Square to Parliament Hill

An interview with Margaux McDonald, MPA/MTS '08 and Cohort 2009 member posted in the Harvard Divinity School News and Harvard Kennedy School alumni profile on her Oval Office summer internship with Canadian Member of Parliament, Martha Hall Findlay.

Good Morning, Children: My First Years in Early Childhood Education

An interview with Sophia Pappas, MPP '10 and Cohort 2009 member in the HKS Citizen on her recently published book.

Sophia told the Citizen, “As a pre-K teacher, I developed firsthand insights into the societal injustices I want to rectify. Thanks to the Oval Office program, I now have the tools to attain the influence needed to translate those insights into systemic change.”

A New Girls’ Network: An Interview with Massachusetts State Representative Lori Ehrlich, D-Marblehead

An interview with Representative Lori Ehrlich, MC/MPA '05 and Cohort 2005 member in the Harvard Kennedy School Citizen:

Priya Parker Wins MPP1 Class Rep!

Priya Parker, MPP '10 and Cohort 2009 Member, successfully ran for and won her first elected position as a first-year MPP Class Rep. Priya said, "This is a direct outcome of the Oval Office program-- I would not have thought to run without it. They make a seemingly unreachable idea seem practical, reachable and show us how to do it."

Congratulations, Priya!!

Single Ladies at the G-20

Cohort 2008 member and MPP '09, Carlyn Reichel, shares her thoughts on the "Single Ladies at the G-20" in the Harvard Kennedy School Citizen:

Students Share Their Political Aspirations

Naye Bathily (MC/MPA ‘09), Sheila Lalwani (MPP ‘09), and Malgorzata Steiner (MPP ‘09), three Cohort 2009 members, share their experiences in Oval Office and their aspirations for public service in the Harvard Kennedy School Citizen:

A New Leadership for Africa
by Naye Bathily on April 15, 2009 | Cohort '09

Finding My Voice
by Sheila B. Lalwani on April 15, 2009 | Cohort '09

Thinking Ahead to a Future in Politics
by Malgorzata Steiner on April 15, 2009 | Cohort '09