The world, and workplace, have changed dramatically in the past five years. How are alumni navigating their careers in this changing landscape? What opportunities – and challenges – do you anticipate this year? How can the STPF Alumni Network support you? Join a panel of STPF alumni for this interactive discussion, heavily guided by your questions and topics of interest. STPF Director and alumna, Rashada Alexander, will moderate the conversation.
This is the third webinar in the series exclusively for alumni, “Candid Career Conversations.” These virtual chats feature alumni discussing their post-fellowship career path.
Have questions? Please contact the alumni engagement team at [email protected].
Please note: this event is exclusive to alumni (those who have completed their time as a fellow and are no longer in the core fellowship program).
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2016-18 Executive Branch Fellow, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Christina is the Director of Strategic Partnerships for Helvetas USA where she supports Helvetas’ water and rural access portfolios. Christina has spent her career focused on research and implementation across a range of sectors including WASH, health, nutrition, energy, and infrastructure. Previously Christina served as an Advisor to the US government funded aid agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, as a Science and Technology Policy Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Chief Strategy Officer for Bridges to Prosperity. Christina earned a PhD in Environmental Engineering and a Master of Public Health. She currently serves as faculty in CU’s Mortenson Center in Global Engineering and Resilience.
Kevin Cooke, Director, Research Policy, Association of Public Land-grant Universities
2021-22 Executive Branch Fellow, National Science Foundation
Dr. Kevin Cooke is the Director, Research Policy at APLU. He works with members of the APLU Council on Research (COR) to develop understanding and strategy in response to federal government policies and regulations affecting research and innovation programs and to share information and best practices for the administration of university research operations. He is the primary investigator of an NSF GRANTED Conference award which will investigate how the next generation of Vice Presidents of Research can be identified, developed, and diversified.
Adela Ramos, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Leprino Foods
2004-05 ASM Congressional Science & Engineering Fellow, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Adela Ramos is the Director of Regulatory Affairs for Leprino Foods Company, a cheese and nutrition products manufacturer. Adela and her team ensure Leprino’s products are compliant with domestic and international food regulations, and export controls. She previously worked in regulatory affairs for Corteva Agriscience, formerly DuPont Pioneer, seeking global approvals for their biotech seed products. Adela also served as Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor in the Office of Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and as a Professional Staff member and Congressional Science Fellow with the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. Adela has a Ph.D. in microbiology from Cornell University and a B.S. from Duke University, and she lives in the Denver area with her husband Peter, and her three children, Manuel, Francisco, and Eliana.
MODERATOR: Rashada Alexander, Immersive Fellowships Director, AAAS
2009-11 Executive Branch Fellow, National Institutes of Health
Rashada Alexander provides strategic leadership for the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships program (STPF). With a team of about 20 staff and a $16+ million-dollar annual budget, she administers programming and professional development for more than 250 fellows annually in the executive, judicial and legislative branches of the U.S. government. As an STPF alumna fellow (2009-11, Executive Branch, U.S. Agency for International Development), she puts her experience to good use in leading the next evolution of the program and ensuring it continues to excel in connecting scientific expertise with policymaking.
