Harvard Kennedy School
Master in Public Policy Candidate, 2025
Rita grew up in the Hudson Valley in New York. She graduated from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY with a B.S. in Social Work and commissioned through Fordham University ROTC as an Army Field Artillery officer. Rita served on active duty for seven years with a focus on deterrence in Eastern Europe. While at HKS, Rita is the president of the Armed Forces Committee and is a Research Assistant for Professor Eric Rosenbach. Post HKS, Rita hopes to work in the public sector to advance gender equitable policies in the Department of Defense.