Announcing The Veterans Congressional Internship Program

NEW PROGRAM: Rear Admiral [Ret.] James Carey, Future Leaders Chairman, announced a new Washington Scholars Internship Program focused on America’s wounded military veterans.The first selectee for this program is Bo Prosch of Wake Forest University, an Armyveteran of BOTH Iraq and Afghanistan, who is interning on the staff of Senator Ensign of Nevada.

Lear more information about the Veterans Congressional Internship Program.

Jim Prendergast Elected to Future Leaders for America Foundation Board

Jim has been nominated to serve on the Future Leaders for American Foundation Board of Directors. The vote to confirm his election was completed today and we are pleased to inform you that Jim has now been duly elected to that Board of Directors position. From his days as an undergraduate at Cornell University to his rapid rise in the government relations profession in Washington, DC, Jim as been on a steep up-glide-slope in recognition of his exception leadership and managerial talents. For more on Jim’s background, we’ve put together some notes on his career for your information, as follows:

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Washington Scholars Summer 2008 Application Deadline Approaching

For Immediate Release:
January 14, 2007

Contact:
Darren Littell
Chairman,WSFP
(425) 220-5505

Washington Scholars Summer 2008 Application Deadline

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Washington Scholars Fellowship Program is currently accepting applications for its Summer 2008 internship program in Washington, DC. Application materials and additional information are available at: www.washingtonscholars.org. The application deadline has been extended to March 1, 2008. Read more »

Washington Scholar Jonathan Sih Moves to Russ Reid

Special congratulations to Washington Scholar Grad Jonathan Sih, who we’ve just learned is moving up the career ladder. Jon did his Washington Scholar internship on the staff of Congresswoman Judy Biggert of Illinois, and did such a good job there [also where Washington Scholar Grad Zach Cikanek is the Press Secretary] that he was hired onto the staff full time to begin his national public policy career path. That was a year and a half ago. Today we learned that Jon has been hired to be a Legislative Assistant at the firm of Russ Reid here in Washington, DC—— the firm specializes in Congressional Relations and the Congressional Appropriations process as it applies to not-for-profit organizations. So our first New Year 2008 congratulations go to Jonathan Sih of the University of Texas as he begins to move up the career ladder in this, his national public policy career and professional involvement.