SIS Mentors Academic Year 2024-2025

AY 2024-2025 Mentors will be added to this page starting on August 19th. Take a look below to see some of last year's mentors. 

Tip: Try searching with phrases such as "undergraduate student" "intelligence" "peace and conflict resolution" or "LGBTQ+" to see mentors whose interests and/or identities align with you.

Mentors 2024-2025
Name Graduation Year LinkedIn or Bio Accepting Applications for Areas of Expertise Skills I Can Help With Identities
Blake Viera SIS/BA '21 undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring Politics, consulting, risk analysis, research, program management, scenerio planning Foreign language, database management, research 1st generation, Hispanic, LGBTQ+
Alden Hartopo SIS/MA '18 undergraduate students, graduate students, in-person mentoring Technology policy, International Business, International Government Affairs, Asia policy / US-Asia relations, Southeast Asia/ASEAN Team management, global policy strategy and planning, policy operations, business operations
Ambassador John B Craig SIS/BS '67 undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring
Amy Papsun SIS/BA '06 View Profile of Christina Dinh undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Legal counseling in digital health, health insurance, healthcare providors; Policy review, regulatory review, contract drafting and negotiations, product counseling Review and analysis of law, regulation, and policy; provision of legal counsel; data governance review; responsible AI program review; privacy counseling
Andres Ordonez Merizalde SIS/BA '19 undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring Program management, program writing, competitive proposal management People skills, language translation, time management, people management, professional writing Latino
Andrew Dry SIS/BA '80 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring Finance, investment bankimg, telecommunications, corporate treasury Leading large (100+) teams, leading of international teams, management, presentation skills, foreign languages (5), financial analysis, hiring
Andrew Rogan SIS/BA '18 undergraduate students, graduate students, in-person mentoring Democracy and elections, anti-corruption and governance, international development Grant and proposal writing; training development and delivery; team and portfolio management; research and analysis
Andrew Giganti SIS/MA '21 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring International Development, global health and devolpment New business, proposal management, project management, program design, team leading
Andy Clary SPA/BA '14 SPA/MA '16 undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring Government Consulting, program management Consulting, research, communications, strategy, project manangment scheduling 1st generation
Ashley Kongs SIS/BA '11 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Non-profit, global business, biopharmaceuticals Grant writing, program strategy, sustainability leadership
Brandon Tranquilli SIS/BA '16 undergraduate students, virtual mentoring Technology, finance, economics Spanish Language, Portuguese Language, Financial Markets, Relationship Management, Team building and people / project management, Sales, Economics American and Italian by birth, Mexican by naturalization, LGBTQ+
Breanna Nierlich SIS/MA '23 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Regulatory (finance) compliance, risk mitigation (fraud, money laundering, sanctions), research (open source), policy/ regulatory/ legal implementation, government affairs, program management Research, Communications, briefing, presentations, policy implementation, negotiations, legal analysis, business management, trends analysis, Spanish/ French translation, training Female, Asian
Brittany Croll SIS/MA '09 View Profile of Christina Dinh undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Climate science policy, environmental studies, environmental peacebuilding, climate security Writing, negotiations, meeting coordination and management, research, analysis, program management, collaboration Female
Caroline Kozlowski SIS/BA '14 View Profile of Christina Dinh undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring International tax, international relations/policy foreign language translation, staff supervision, data analysis, memo preparation, client service, research, legal analysis, accounting Female
Cory Forer MIS '23 graduate students, hybrid mentoring National security, mission management Strategic Planning, Policy Support, Staff Management
Dalexi Carrillo SIS/BA '16 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Communications, consulting, biotechnology, business development Data analysis, client relationships, sales, ads, website communications, client and vendor management 1st generation, female, Hispanic, Latin
Dania Tanur SIS/BA '17 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Technology policy Stakeholder engagement, executive communication, native Spanish speaker (Mexican-American), PR-writing, consulting, stakeholder mapping, public speaking, global policy analysis, speech and ghost writing, event planning, project management Female, Jewish, Mexican-American
Daniel Heine SIS/BA '21 undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring Sustainability nonprofit work, shareholder advocacy, environmental policy, carbon accounting, etc Coordination, research, analysis, CRMs, communication, interpersonal skills LGBTQ+
Daniel Elias SIS/MA '11 graduate students, hybrid mentoring Energy, enviornmental management Policy development, data analysis, project management, communications, ESG reporting
Daniel Herschlag SIS/BA '20 undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring Intelligence, open-source investigations, osint, disinformation Russian, python, osint, analysis, data science Non-binary, LGBTQ+
Dave Southworth SIS/MA '04 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring DoD, Intelligence Community, analysis Analysis, critical thinking, networking, collaboration
David Manning SIS/MA '23 undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring Nonprofit management, international development, MENA/Muslim issues Operations, program management, project management, budgeting, strategic planning, staff development & coaching
Duncan Gilchrist SIS/BA '16 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring Environmental NGO, land conservation, climate policy, renewable energy policy policy research & analysis, coalition building, drafting legislation, lobbying, public affairs, public policy, legislative affairs, government relations
Elise Goss-Alexander SIS/BA '12 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring Higher education, career development, social justice, human rights, foreign policy, religion, Middle East Design, assessment, facilitation, Universal Design for Learning, staff supervision, translation, grant writing Female, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent
Emily Brignand SIS/BA '24 undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring US-China relations, international education, AAPI programming program management, research, administrative assistance, communications management (social media and online presence), outreach, event coordination, grant writing, analysis, Mandarin 1st generation, female, Asian, Chinese-American
Emily Ronis SIS/MA '19 undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring International wildlife conservation Coordination, communication, writing, networking, strategizing Female
Emily Smith SIS/BA '18 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Cybersecurity, government, international relations, international security Written and verbal communication, facilitation, cybersecurity interest and/or knowledge, geopolitical threat knowledge, data analysis, critical thinking, policy development, cross-cultural communication, writing skills, decision-making Female
Faris Hajrovic KSB/BA '21 undergraduate students, virtual mentoring Consulting, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security Cybersecurity (CompTIA Sec+), Cloud (CCSK), AI, Project Management, Operations
Felipe Rangel SIS/BA '20 View Profile of Christina Dinh undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring Consulting, program management, budget management/authority, business development, market research, industry and government engagement, client management with U.S. Army, Dept. of Energy, DOS, USAID. Market research, program management, budget and program analysis, innovation consulting, proposal development Hispanic
Francisco-Fernando Mantilla-Cambournac SIS/MA '24 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring Aerospace, defense, sales representative, business development Speak 4 languages, team management, prensentations, communication French, Colombian
Hank Weiss SIS/BA '76 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring OIG, Department of State, Peace, Corps, country, Director, USAID, engineering, international development Spanish, Portuguese, project management, foreign Assistance 1st generation, Hispanic
Hannah Montgomery SIS/MA '20 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring International development, rule of law, USG grant-funded programming business development, proposal writing, grant reporting to USG donors, field coordination, field travel and oversight 1st generation, female, LGBTQ+
Hunter Vaughn SIS/MA '23 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring Nuclear Security, Global Governance, Defense Spanish Learner, Corporate Management, Interpersonal Communications, Storytelling, Budgeting, Project Management, Data Analysis
Jaclyn Boyle SIS/BA '09 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring Foreign Service, Management Diplomacy, Management, Supervision, Government, International Relations 1st generation, female
Jacob Sharpe SIS/MA '17 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Defense, Technology, Policy Research, Policy Analysis, Writing, Interviewing, Project Management 1st generation
Jamie Tell SIS/BA '20 undergraduate students, virtual mentoring Legal services, staff supervision Develop case strategies, write/edits briefs, and supervise team of four case managers Female
Jason Baker SIS/MA '19 graduate students, hybrid mentoring Defense, diplomacy, arms control Staff work, staff supervision, strategic advising, working in joint and international organizations
Jeff Moeller MIS '19 View Profile of Christina Dinh undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring National security, intelligence analysis Strategy, organizational performance, program management, leadership
Jenna Glickman SIS/MS '18 undergraduate students, in-person mentoring International Development, Monitoring Specialist Data Analytics/M&E
Jordan Smith SIS/MA '23 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear policy, national security, policy leadership, analysis, management Female
Julia Kennedy SIS/MA '11 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring International development, Management, program design and development Staff supervision, technical expertise in energy, climate change, environment , and development finance
Kaitlyn Lundy SIS/MA'19 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Political economics, great power competition, technological adaptation Government writing and communication, quantitative and qualitative analysis Female, Bilingual (French)
Kara Sparling SIS/CAS/BA '11 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring International development/grants management & democracy assistance Grants administration, budget monitoring, grantee training and support, foreign language Female
Kat Lee SIS/MA '21 undergraduate students, graduate students, in-person mentoring Homeland Security, Trade, Law Enforcement Analytical Writing, Public Speaking, Open-source Research, Research, Analysis, Investigations, International Engagement
Kate Parsons SIS/MS '22 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Humanitarian assistance, disaster response, international development Policy, advocacy, writing, congressional engagement, interagency coordination
Kayleigh Thompson SIS/BA '21 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Clean Energy, nuclear non proliferation, international organizations Staff supervision, research and report writing, client relations, government relations, Russian language, Spanish language, French language, policy analysis Female, LGBTQ+, Disability
Kelly Ryan SIS/BA '09 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring Climate change; energy transition; international development; green job Climate change adaptation, climate resilience, community development, report writing, staff supervision, team development, business development, project management
Kent Myers SIS/BA '74 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Federal security agencies (intelligence & defense) Strategy, research, communications, business process, IT
Lacy Perry SIS/BA '05 SIS/MA '06 undergraduate students, graduate students, in-person mentoring Government contracting/consulting, Executive/Program Management operations, people management, business development Female
Lester Asamoah SIS/MA '15 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Foreign Policy, Diplomacy policy analysis, briefing, policy review, stakeholder management Black
Lisa Sutter SIS/BA '82 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Management Consulting, Business Development and Delivery, State and local government Project management, BD, consulting
Macy Placide SIS/MA '18 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring Government Affairs and Policy, Enviornmental policy Lobbying, management Female
Madeline Elminowski SIS/MA '22 graduate students, hybrid mentoring international development, program management intercultural sensitivity, time management, coordination, adaptability, problem solving, materials development, legal analysis, budget analysis, grant writing, fundraising Female
Marcela Falck-Bados SIS/MA '22 undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring International Exchange, International Education, Public Diplomacy and Communications communication with students and parents, management, coordination, lesson planning, working with US State Department (ECA) officials Female
Margot LeBoeuf SIS/BA '13 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Government Consulting - Defense and Security project management, strategy development, operational / organizational transformation, OP model design, research, stakeholder management
Matthew Harris SIS/BA '06 View Profile of Christina Dinh undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Law, Climate Transition, Non-Profit, Climate Finance, International Project Finance. Legal analysis, cross-cultural communication, legal drafting and negotiation African-American
Meghana Nerurkar SIS/BA '16 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring International education, educational administration, global programs administration Program management, higher education management, risk management, policy analysis, writing, research, public speaking, event planning, community outreach, teaching, nonprofit administration Female, Asian, Indian-American, Hindu
Michael Coolbaugh SIS/BA '16 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring Defense, Supervisory management analyst/Audit liaison staff supervision, audit, networking, building interagency collaboration, anaylsis
Michelle McKenzie SIS/MA '04 View Profile of Christina Dinh undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring International development, food security, program management French, Portuguese, grant writing, grant management, project design 1st generation, female, Black,
Mina Wyman SIS/BA '20 undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring Education, Education Technology, Education equity and accessibility, DEI work through ERG Client presentation, facilitating/leading a DEI workshop, social impact, education management, social innovations Female, Asian, Japanese-American
Nancy Burke-Sanow SIS/BA '71 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities regulation Staff supervision, managing a team, networking, analysis Female
Nicole Gunkle SIS/MA '15 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring International trade, State government, economic development grant writing, project management, trade analysis, international trade
Noah Levy SIS/BA '18 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring Technology startups/marketing/investments and family offices Spanish, French, Romanian, English, copywriting, art of persuasion, podcast production and promotion, sales, prioritization, marketing and business development
Paroma Mehta SIS/BA '22 undergraduate students, virtual mentoring I'm in law school at the moment, and intend to work in corporate law - with a focus on international financial institutions research, writing, critical thinking, knowledge of procedure/law, legal research, legal document drafting, legal negotiating Female, South Asian, Indian, LGBTQ+
Philip Doliff SIS/BA '83 undergraduate students, graduate students, in-person mentoring Foreign Relations, Defense, Counter Terrorism, Foreign Assistance, BioSecurity Leadership, Program Management, Financial Management, Interagency Coordination, Staff Supervision, Quantitative Analysis, Intelligence Analysis
Rachael Hilderbrand SIS/BA '15 SIS/MA '20 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring Education, peacebuilding youth development, international exchanges, research, business development, operations Portuguese, grant writing, program management, budgeting, research, business development, operations, nonprofit management 1st generation, female
Reagan Li SIS/BA '22 undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring Network Expert/ Information Service Account management, client engagement, research, client solutions Asian
Rongkun Liu SIS/MA '10 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring International development, sustainability and resilience research, science engagement, conservation, diplomacy, communications, social science research, NGO and international organizationa project design and implementation, proposal development, foreign language translation, outreach and communication, science engagement 1st generation, Asian
Rosy Khanna KSB/MBA '89 graduate students, hybrid mentoring International Development, Development Finance Development Finance, Impact Investing, Advisory Services for Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing Female
Sagatom Saha SIS/BS '15 graduate students, hybrid mentoring Energy/Climate, Geopolitical Risk Advisory/Think Tank Op-Ed Writing, Thought Leadership, Energy Policy, research South Asian
Sarah Henshaw SIS/MS '03 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring international development and humanitarian assistance (through nonprofits/ NGOs), running a small NGO/ nonprofit consulting business grant writing, staff supervision, facilitation, operational assessments, strategic planning, collaborative planning/ processes, disaster response and recovery, nonprofit Female, LGBTQ+
Sean Welsh SIS/BA '11 undergraduate students, virtual mentoring Law, criminal justice, United State Department of Justice, United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia research, litigation, investigating criminal activity, writing and filing motions for court
Sebastian Calcopietro SIS/MA '23 undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring Consulting, supply chain analyst Client management, team management, leadership, supply chain risk analysis, interpersonal skills Hispanic
Stacey Massuda SIS/MA '15 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring International Development Research, Analysis, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation Female, Greek and Egyptian
Steven Garza SIS/MA '15 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Foreign Policy, US Department of State Diplomacy, former political appointee, tech company lobbying, English and Spanish Latino
Sutton Meagher SIS/MA '09 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Communications, international affairs, crisis communication legal, communications, foreign language, internatioanl relations
Tanner Mecham SIS/BA '21 undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring Public sector consulting Consulting, research, communications, strategy
Tappan Parker SIS/MA '16 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Climate Change, Environment, Research and Data Presentations, Theory of Change, Strategic Engagement, Relationship Building and Management
Thomas Snitch SIS/MA '77 SIS/PhD '81 undergraduate students, graduate students, in-person mentoring National security, Asian affairs Post-doc nuclear physics, Japanese language, 50 years in DC
Tia Jackson SIS/BA '20 undergraduate students, graduate students, virtual mentoring Consulting operations, contracts, finance, foreign language, analysis Female, Black
Tom Hazelwood SIS/MA '24 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Defense Management, Information Technology
Will Hea SIS/MA '13 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Software, Medical Devices, Cybersecurity Project Management, Product Management, Operations
Yelizaveta Layer SIS/BA '17 undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring National Security, Investigations, Compliance, Due Diligence research, investigations, briefing, all-source analysis, Russian, public speaking Female
Zainab Mirza SIS/BA '20 undergraduate students, hybrid mentoring clean energy finance, indigenous energy sovereignty, international affairs policy implementation, policy research, program implementation and management Female
Zoe Crum Emdur SIS/MA '16 View Profile of Christina Dinh undergraduate students, graduate students, hybrid mentoring Government, Environment, International Specialist & Policy Analyst negotiation, policy analysis, strategic planning, trade policy, agriculture policy, trade agreements Female
Maha Tambal MIS '24 graduate students, virtual mentoring Governance and Development in conflict zones, child labor in migration routes in MEAN, Peace and Conflict in Africa, accountability and human right (victim-centered approach for access to justice), Negotiations, and Transitional Justice. Supervising Program Officers, and Regional Program Advisors for conflict and development, lingual translation (English-Arabic), proposdal and grants writing, research and impact assessment, MEAL, Budget vs. Actual monitoring, Monitoring compliance to 2 CFR regulations, USG donor reports writing, PITT development, and relevant misc. Female, Arab, Muslim
Caleb Bowers SIS/MA '17 graduate students, virtual mentoring Federal Contracting, consulting, analysis cognitive psychology, neuroscience, counseling, negotiation, mediation, and conflict resolution, researching individuals’ decision-making patterns under the influence of fear during identity formation. research and experiential training / table-top exercises. designing and facilitating custom simulations and exercises

Full Mentor Bios 2024-2025

*These will be updated as new information is received. Bios are only provided if the mentor does not share a LinkedIn page with us.

Ambassador John B. CraigIn a distinguished career as a member of the U.S. Foreign Service, Ambassador Craig had numerous assignments both overseas and in the State Department. He pursued his career focus on economic analysis during assignments in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Egypt and Haiti. Craig speaks Arabic, French and Spanish.

He became deputy chief of mission at the American Embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus followed by a similar posting to the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia. In 1995, he was appointed to head the Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs in the State Department’s Near East Bureau.

Then, in June 1998, U.S. President Bill Clinton nominated Craig to be the United States Ambassador to Oman. After three years in the post, he returned to the United States just after Sept. 11, 2001, to be appointed by President George W. Bush as a Special Assistant to the President for Combating Terrorism. He served on the staff of the National Security Council with Gen. Wayne Downing, Deputy National Security Advisor.

In 2003, he was appointed as Boeing International Corporation’s regional vice president in the Middle East. In 2008, the Ambassador joined The Jadwin Group (MENA) as full partner and provided high level investment services to private sector entities and high net worth individuals throughout the Gulf region.

In 2015, Ambassador Craig joined the Manaar Energy Group as a Senior Partner. The group provides clients all over the world with valued analysis of the energy market with particular focus on Iran and Iraq and the Arab Gulf producers.

Ambassador Craig has Ambassador-in-Residence in the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. He retains business activities in the Middle East, while basing his operations from central Pennsylvania.

Ambassador Craig and an important Middle Eastern client organized Working Group on the Plight of Christians and Religious Pluralism in the Middle East. The Working Group is a bi-partisan, multi-faith project of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom, in Washington, DC. The goal of the Working Group is to identify results-oriented activities that will instill a sense of urgency and passion in interested parties, leading to outcomes that will save lives and restore stability to Christian populations as part of a religiously plural Middle East. The WG has been instrumental in proposing and implementing U.S. policy changes which have benefitted Christians across the Middle East.

Ambassador Craig received his BA at SIS, and the equivalent of an MA in International Relations from The National Defense University (National War College) in Washington.

My official name is Nancy J. Burke-Sanow but I am generally referred to as Nancy Sanow. I am a graduate of the School of International Service at American University. I was interested in international studies because I had learned Spanish in my elementary school and high school. I had dreams of living in a foreign country! I also had begged my parents to let me take Russian lessons at an elementary school that was not close to where we were living – and I admit that my parents were a bit confused as to why I wanted to take Russian lessons. I was employed as a legislative assistant for a Member of Congress and attended Georgetown University Law School in the evenings. After graduating from law school, I joined the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and worked in the division that oversees our nation’s securities markets. I am now retired and enjoy traveling.   

Current employment: US Department of State, US Foreign Service Officer

Past employment: 

— Google, inc., public policy and international affairs

—US Department of Commerce, Special Advisor, Business Liaison to US Secretary of Commerce

—White House, Office of the Chief of Staff to the President

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USA Powerlifting Federation registered competitor, espresso, cooking. Married, one child and one cat who wishes they were a dog. 

Hi! I have 13 years experience as a management-coned Foreign Service Officer with experience in Paraguay, Vietnam, Malaysia, Canada, and Israel specializing in management, logistics, Human Resources and operations. Expert in immigration and procurement regulation. Fluent in Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese. Prior experience working with education management including admissions, financial aid, and student services. I'm a single mom of two little girls. Looking forward to helping out the next generation!

A climate change and sustainability specialist with a 14-year track record of effectively designing and implementing programs valued at over $110M in climate change, financing, and workforce development in the water-energy-agriculture nexus. Expertise extends to comprehensive global development program design and program management, evaluation, and impact activities with a keen focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives.

I am a fluent Russian speaker with more than 6 years of experience analyzing financial crimes, sanctions evasion regimes, and supply chain vulnerabilities. I have more than three years of experience working for the Federal government, first as an analyst for the Department of Defense and now as a Sanctions Investigator at the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the U.S. Treasury Department. I got my start in the private sector, having worked for Thomas Reuters Finance and Risk, where I provided banks and other financial institutions with risk information for terrorism and sanctions-related content. If you are interested in any of these areas, please reach out.

I graduated in 1983 from AU with a BA in Internation Relations. I worked for 5 years for defense contractors helping to build army intelligence databases and the Star Wars Defense System. I worked for 3 years as an intelligence Analyst on soviet Strategic nuclear forces. I then joined the State department and work on Arms Control, NonProliferation, Russian Relations, Cooperative Threat Reduction, Border Security, and CounterTerrorism. I helped negotiate over 45 international agreements with over $20 billion. I retired 3 years ago as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and NonProliferation Programs.