Special Events

Small Group Gatherings

Students meet in small groups with seasoned Washington, DC professionals like Brian Lopina with Patton Boggs, LLC.

ICPES students have the opportunity to meet with established professionals who host small group meetings of 5-10 participants at top organizations around Washington. These gatherings provide students opportunities for personal interaction with people in their respective field, to network and to receive career advice.

Past small group hosts include:

• Marc Wheat, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, Securities & Exchange Commission
• Rear Admiral Mulloy, Director of Programming, United States Navy
• Sheree Anne Kelly, Vice President, Public Affairs Council
• Justin Wilson, (ICPES ’96), Program Officer for Central Asia, Freedom House
• Frank J. Donatelli (ICPES ’70), Executive Vice President and Director of Federal Public Affairs, McGuireWoods Consulting
• Marianne Goodwin, (ICPES '76), President, Goodwin International
• Steve Atkins, Deputy Press Secretary, British Embassy
• Chris Ullman, Vice President, Communications , The Carlyle Group
• David Boling, (ICPES '76), Chief of Staff, US Rep. Vic Snyder (D-AR)
• Jim Derleth, Senior Strategic Planner and Conflict Specialist with the Office of Military Affairs, U.S. Agency for International Development
• Ann Ngo (ICPES ’90), International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
• Matthew Keller, (AIPES '99), Counselor, Embassy of Liechtenstein
• Michael Maibach, President, European-American Business Council
• Christopher Hull, (ICPES ’91), Executive Vice President, Baron Public Affiars, LLC

"TFAS is literally a life changing experience; a jump-start not only into your career, to DC, but to life in general. It is an 8 week crash course into how to be successful in life. Each week was filled with adventures that made friends and family back home green with envy. I would highly recommend it to any and every college student."
Jeffrey Despain
North Carolina State University
Intern, Asia Policy Point