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Garrison Marr, MPA University of Illinois at Chicago

Garrison received his Master of Public Administration degree with a concentration in Financial Management from the University of Illinois at Chicago. While at UIC, Garrison served as an intern in the Department of Procurement Services with the City of Chicago, as a research assistant for the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, as a research intern at a public finance firm, and as the Assistant to the Executive Director of University Relations for the University of Illinois. At UIC Garrison earned a perfect 4.0 GPA and was awarded the Outstanding Graduate Student Award for the University of Illinois at Chicago from the Greater Chicago Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration.

Prior to his graduate studies, Garrison completed a B.A. in Economics with a minor in Political Science from Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington.

Latisha Y. Thomas, MPA Savannah State University

Latisha received her Master of Public Administration from Savannah State University May of 2009. During her time at SSU, Latisha was a Human Resources Intern and Internship Coordinator for the Glynn County Board of Commissioners, where she launched an official internship program. She also completed her Certificate of Local Government Management from the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia, was a Children's Summer Activity Intern for the Glynn Community Crisis Center and a long-term substitute teacher for the Glynn County Board of Education.

Prior to her graduate studies, Latisha completed her Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Georgia State University May of 2006 and was awarded the Collegian of the Year for the Southeastern Region and Kappa Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity.

Neil Obringer, MPA University of Oregon

Neil received a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Oregon in June 2009 with a focus in Local Government. During his studies he completed two local government internships. He assisted the City of Gresham Oregon inform their public involvement process by conducting research on best practices and emerging trends in the field. In addition, he spent a summer working in the Human Resources Department at the City of Lake Oswego Oregon.

Prior to graduate school he received a BS in Planning, Public Policy and Management also from the University of Oregon during which he interned for the City of Hubbard Oregon. While at Hubbard, Neil worked on a range of projects including an update of the City’s Park Master Plan and Budget Document format.

Past Fellows

*Year*	*Fellow*	*Current Job*	*Organization*	*City & State*	*Graduate School*
2001-2002	Sean Brandon	Director of Parking and Mobility Management	City of Savannah	Savannah, GA	Univ. North Carolina - Chapel Hill
2002-2003	Julie Lamy	Executive Director	Boothbay Region Land Trust	Boothbay Harbor, ME	Indiana University
2003-2004	Maria Capriola	Assistant to the City Administrator	City of Mansfield	Mansfield, CT	Univ. of Connecticut
2004-2005	Marc Nelson	Public/Private Development Coordinator	CIty of Savannah	Savannah, GA	Univ. North Carolina - Chapel Hill
2005-2006	Angela Baker	Legislative Policy Analyst	The Florida Legislature, Office of Program Analysis and Government Accountability	Tallahassee, FL	Indiana University
2005-2006	Justin Golbabai	Budget Analyst	City of Austin	Austin, TX	University of Kansas
2006-2007	Jennifer Payne	Management Services Coordinator	City of Savannah	Savannah, GA	University of North Carolina - Wilmington
2006-2007	Beth Jacobsen	Assistant City Manager	Village of Elk Grove	Elk Grove, IL	University of Wisconsin
2008-2009	Rachel Smithson	Management Analyst	City of Savannah	Savannah, GA	University of North Texas
2008-2009	Whitney Bonham	Economic Development Specialist	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia	Virginia Tech