John Jay College MPA Student Summer Intern Profile: Mayuri Saxena

Mayuri at the United Nations!

 Mayuri Saxena is a currently pursuing her Masters of Public Administration in Oversight and Inspection and is specializing in Investigations. Mayuri holds a BA and MA in International Affairs and decided to go into investigations because of her passion in fighting corruption in the public sector. 

Recently, Mayuri completed a coveted internship in the United Nations Management Reform office at the US Mission to the United Nations (USUN) in New York addressing wasteful spending in UN Peacekeeping Missions through analysis of proposed budgets. While working at USUN, she had the opportunity to not only work on budgetary issues in office, but also attend budget negotiations during the Fifth Committee at UN Headquarters. Since completing her internship, Mayuri was accepted as an Investigative intern at the NYC Department of Investigations. Her future aspirations include either working as a public sector investigator or becoming a Foreign Service Officer. 

Mayuri will also be serving as the President of the MPA Student Association from this Fall, Congratulations Mayuri on being elected and we look forward to working with you!

CORO Civic Leadership Awards Dinner, May 17, 2012

                                                         (Melia Polynice and Mary Ann Triest)

President Travis kindly invited a few staff from the Center for Career & Professional Development, Declan Walsh (Director of the Office of Community Outreach and Service Learning), and 2 students, Melia Polynice (MPA '12 Graduate), and Ipsan Gonzalez (BA, Forensic Psychology student), to attend the CORO Civic Leadership Awards Dinner on the evening of May 17th.    We met CORO fellow program alumni who spoke to the many career & professional development opportunities that they gained as a result of their training in leadership skills, problem solving and communication skills that are vital for future success.   The overwhelming support of professionals from the government, legal, and corporate worlds was also evident in the large numbers of people in attendance from these professional areas.  Overall, we were quite impressed with the opportunities that this program presents for learning and making strong professional connections with others in the public service world.  This would be a wonderful opportunity for our John Jay students as a post-graduate fellowship experience!

The following people were honored for their commitment to public service:

• William J. Bratton, Chairman of Kroll Advisory Solutions
• Christopher J. Williams, Chairman, CEO, and founder of Williams Capital Group, L.P and Williams Capital Management, LLC.
• Susan Feldman, Founder and Artistic Director of St. Ann's Warehouse
• Jill Eisenhard, Founder and Executive Director of the Red Hook Initiative (CORO Alumna)

What is the CORO Fellows Program? 

 

 The Coro Fellows Program is a nine-month, full-time, graduate-level leadership training program that prepares diverse, talented, and committed individuals for effective and ethical leadership in the public arena. Fellows participate at each of Coro’s five regional centers: Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and San Francisco.  Sixty four fellows each year engage in field placements, group interviews, seminars, focus weeks, individual and group projects, which develop project management experience, an in-depth understanding of complex public issues.  

Recruitment for the 2013-14 class of Fellows will begin in September 2012, and stay tuned for an announcement from the Center for Career & Professional Development for when we will host the Recruitment Manager from the CORO Program.  A must attend event if you're interested in this excellent opportunity!

More information can be found here:  http://www.coro.org/