Student Impact

Many past participants see the effects of their PLEN experience well into their careers. See what some PLEN alumnae have to say about PLEN’s impact on their professions:

    “PLEN opened the door and I give it all the credit for getting me here.”

    Alejandra (Alex) Ceja
    Women & Public Policy 1995
    Chief of Staff
    Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter
    BA, Political Science, Mount St. Mary’s College
    MPA, Public Administration, Baruch College, City University of New York

More than 75% of women attending the Science/Technology Policy Seminar found a mentor, through the seminar, to help them navigate their career. (2011 program surveys)

    “PLEN is the best thing I ever did.”

    Jona Van Deun
    Women & Public Policy 1991
    Managing Partner
    Van Deun Consulting LLC
    BA, Government and Communications
    College of St. Benedict

 

86% of PLEN students say the experience will strongly or very strongly influence their academic and career decision. (2010-11 program surveys)


The percentage of students saying they understand how public policy is made jumped from 61% to 93% as a result of attending the Women & Public Policy Seminar. (2011 program surveys)

    “I wouldn’t have my job or career path without PLEN. Everywhere I turn, it has influenced my career.”

    Naomi Senkeeto
    Women, Law & Public Policy 2001
    Office of Health Insurance Exchanges
    The Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (OCIIO)
    MA, Public Policy, George Washington University
    BA, Political Science, Douglass Residential College, Rutgers University