MPP Alumni Success Stories

Jennifer Breckheimer MPP ’08
Consulting necessitates dedication to one’s client and the ability to effectively analyze problems and communicate the best possible solutions. When that client is an agency or department of the federal government, discretion and accuracy become especially critical. As a member of Deloitte Consulting LLP, a national consulting firm that deals with such issues, Jennifer Breckheimer plays an indirect but key role in the functions of an agency of the federal government.
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Lucy Okumu MPP ’03
As a legislative advocate for the Los Angeles Unified School District, Lucy Okumu represents the interests of more than 700,000 children and 800 schools. Stationed in Sacramento, she works to secure state resources and support state laws that address the instructional needs of students in the nation’s second-largest school district.
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Brissa Sotello MPP ’06
Brissa Sotelo believes in the power of community policy – where and how communities can help shape policy as stakeholders. She is especially interested in the ways in which communities influence the operations of private industry – an interest that plays a large role in her job at Tesoro Corporation Los Angeles Refinery.
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