Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellows, Class of 2023
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Sixteen Harvard Graduates Named to Second Cohort of Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellows
Emerging leaders step into key fellowship roles in cities across the United States
August 10, 2023, Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative at the Bloomberg Center for Cities has named sixteen recent Harvard graduates to the second cohort of the Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellowship. These emerging leaders are taking up roles within city halls around the country, where they will make significant contributions and help build local government capacity over the next two years.
The City Hall Fellows are matched with cities that have participated in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative’s signature programming for mayors and senior city leaders.
Fellows and Host Cities
Albany, New York
Livesey Pack, Harvard Graduate School of Design MUP 2023Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rachel Snyder, Harvard Kennedy School MPP 2023Aurora, Illinois
Jamie Lee, Harvard Kennedy School MPA 2023Birmingham, Alabama
Breana Norris, Harvard Divinity School MTS 2023Buffalo, New York
Michael “MJ” Johnson, Harvard Graduate School of Design MUP 2023Chattanooga, Tennessee
Hanneke van Deursen, Harvard Graduate School of Design MDS 2023Jackson, Mississippi
Amanda Taffy, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, DrPH 2021Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Bryant Heng, Harvard Kennedy School MPA 2023Newark, New Jersey
Natalia Gulick de Torres, Harvard Graduate School of Design MDS 2023Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Bailey Siber, Harvard Kennedy School MPP 2023Paterson, New Jersey
Ana Rocío Castillo Romero, Harvard Kennedy School MPA 2023Rochester, Minnesota
Jacob Metz, Harvard Kennedy School MPP 2023Saint Paul, Minnesota
Manasa Acharya, Harvard Graduate School of Design MUP 2023Santa Fe, New Mexico
Florence Frank, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, MPH 2023St. Louis, Missouri
Krizia Lopez, Harvard Kennedy School MPA 2023Youngstown, Ohio
Taylor Jones, Harvard Kennedy School MPP 2023
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The Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellowship places Harvard master’s or professional degree graduates into leadership positions in city halls, where they apply their skills to create lasting change and help build capabilities in city government. The Fellows help their host cities tackle pressing and significant challenges identified by each mayor. Central to each Fellow’s work is strengthening the host city’s capacity to sustain the work beyond the two-year fellowship term, continuing to innovate and serve city residents in areas such as housing, workforce and economic development, and public safety.
“I’m impressed with the depth of knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm that this group will bring to city governments across the United States,” said Snapper Poche, program director for city support at the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.
“The Fellows come with new perspectives, a collaborative mindset, innovation methodologies, and data-driven approaches to help diagnose and address real-life challenges. Their efforts will improve people’s lives, and I am so excited to see what they are able to accomplish.”
The second cohort is more than twice the size of the inaugural 2022 cohort and includes graduates of Harvard Divinity School, the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Harvard Kennedy School, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Together with the first cohort, 23 Fellows are now working to create lasting change in cities.
The City Hall Fellowship team is planning future cohorts and will invite potential host cities to apply in fall 2023. Fellowship applications will open to eligible Harvard graduate students at that time, with the third annual cohort of Fellows announced in summer 2024.
Fellows receive a competitive salary and benefits; robust professional development opportunities; cohort learning through the two years, including in-person convenings and numerous opportunities to interact with and learn from peers, Bloomberg Harvard staff, and faculty; and a unique opportunity to make a difference in residents’ lives.
Visit the Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellowships page for more information.
