MPA-MSES Alumni Spotlight: Meghan Ploch, Regional Director @ Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Alum: Meghan Ploch

Organization: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)

Current Position: Regional Director, Office of External Affairs

Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Alma Maters: Indiana University, BS (2012) / Indiana University, MPA-MSES (2014)

Can you share a little bit about yourself …

By Elizabeth Gawron
Elizabeth Gawron Assistant Director of Career Services
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Grad School in Your 40s? How to Get the Support You Need

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It’s a Friday afternoon, coming up on a weekend with good weather. But you’re a grad student with a family and a full-time job. You likely have laundry to do and grocery shopping, and then of course there’s …

By Juliette Kniola
Juliette Kniola Assistant Director of Career Services
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Myth of the Perfect Job–What if You Can’t Find “The One?”

By Maegan Brejnik

There is a lot of pressure on you to find the perfect job—one that relates to all your interests, your strengths, your degree, one that pays well and is in the ideal location. Maybe you’ve never had …

By Juliette Kniola
Juliette Kniola Assistant Director of Career Services
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O’Neill Alumni Spotlight: Henry Bowen

What has your career journey been like? Did you have an AHA moment early on?

Henry grew up going to the local Methodist church, where he had a music director who recognized that he had a passion and a talent …

By Juliette Kniola
Juliette Kniola Assistant Director of Career Services
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O’Neill Alumni Spotlight

Sydney Joseph is from Indianapolis, Indiana. She graduated from O’Neill in 2017 with a BSPA in Nonprofit Management, and again in 2019 with her MPA in Nonprofit Management. From her home in Indianapolis, she remotely works as a Grant Writer …

By Sophia Hottois
Sophia Hottois Peer Educator
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O’Neill Student Spotlight

Name: Kelly Anderson Connect on LinkedIn

Organization: Qiagen intern 

Position: Molecular/Diagnostics/Public Health  

Location: Germantown, Maryland 

Can you tell our students a little bit about yourself?  

Hi! I’m Kelly Anderson and I’m a junior studying Healthcare Management and Policy …

By Erinn Drone
Erinn Drone Assistant Director of Career Services
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O’Neill Alumni Spotlight

Madison Crow is a Government and Public Services Consultant at Deloitte in their Washington D.C. field office. She graduated from O’Neill in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs, majoring in Law and Public Policy. She received her Masters …

By Sophia Hottois
Sophia Hottois Peer Educator
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Capstone Opportunity Available for Spring 2024

If you’re a graduate student still in need of a capstone opportunity, click on the provided link for information on this capstone project for the spring semester in 2024.

By Juliette Kniola
Juliette Kniola Assistant Director of Career Services
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O’Neill Alumni Spotlight: Devon Stewart (Annual Giving Manager at After School Matters)

Name: Devon Stewart 

Organization: After School Matters 

Position: Annual Giving Manager 

Location: Chicago, Illinois 

Alma Mater: BSPA in Nonprofit Management ‘18, MPA in Nonprofit Management and International Development ‘19

Devon Stewart came to the O’Neill School for three reasons: Indiana …

By Brianna Wright
Brianna Wright Peer Educator
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O’Neill Alumni Spotlight: Jessica Huseman (Senior Sustainability Analyst at Southwest Airlines)

Name: Jessica Huseman 

Organization: Southwest Airlines 

Position: Senior Sustainability Analyst 

Location: Remote but headquartered in Dallas, Texas 

Alma Mater: Bachelors of Science in Environmental Management ‘16, accelerated masters program, Masters of Public Affairs in Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management …

By Brianna Wright
Brianna Wright Peer Educator
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Landing the Internship is Just the Beginning

from Phil Blair at The San Diego Union Tribune, August 21, 2023

Yes, we require internships as part of your degree program. Yes, that means you’re always keeping your eyes and ears open to opportunities that might be a good …

By Juliette Kniola
Juliette Kniola Assistant Director of Career Services
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