When last we left our heroes....2019 MGS alumni, Corbet McKinney, and Sarah Woll were off to Jamaica with the Peace Corps. Then we had a pandemic. Once their return to the Peace Corps got pushed back to Summer 2021 at the earliest, Corbett and Sarah made the decision to apply to AmeriCorps VISTA instead. They've been working through VISTA in Kansas City since … [Read more...] about Sorbett in Kansas City: An Update From Corbett McKinney and Sarah Woll
2005 MSU alumna, Jennifer Ashton, is a Senior Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Analyst for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in St. Louis and a 2005 graduate of the then Master of International Affairs and Administration (MIAA, now MGS) program. Serving as an imagery intelligence analyst for NGA since 2009, Jennifer’s career has provided her a variety of … [Read more...] about Jennifer Ashton – GEOINT Analyst
Tacarra Lake is an excellent example that career options for MGS graduates are not limited to government or the private sector. Since 2018 Tacarra has led the college and high school education programs for the non-profit Santa Fe Council on International Relations, an organization founded in 1965 to promote awareness of global issues and foreign policy in New Mexico. … [Read more...] about Taccara Lake – Promoting Awareness of Global Issues
Arbër Fetahu is a 2018 alumni who was part of the USAID Transformational Leadership Program. The knowledge and experience gained through the MGS program has helped him in every step of his career. His studies focused mainly on international relations theory, foreign policy analysis, comparative politics, and the politics of various world regions. Upon his return from … [Read more...] about An Update From Arbër Fetahu
After graduating from Missouri State in 2015, I moved abroad to Northeast China to teach at the university’s campus in Dalian, China. From there, I moved to Beijing, where I worked for the European Union Chamber of Commerce before returning to the United States In 2018. I now live in New York City, where I work for the strategic communications firm Brunswick Group. While I’m … [Read more...] about An Update From Jace Gilmore