COLIN POWELL SCHOOL LEADERS-IN-RESIDENCE
This past year, the Colin Powell School launched a new Leaders-in-Residence program, with four distinguished, senior leaders joining us beginning in 2023: Jane Chu, former Chairperson of the National Endowment of the Arts; Sarah Dyer, CoFounder of 100 Women in Finance; Gara LaMarche, former President and CEO of The Democracy Alliance, Atlantic Philanthropies, and U.S. Programs at the Open Society Foundations; and Blair Miller, a Senior Strategist at Two Sigma Impact, a private equity firm focused on workforce impact.
Developing our students to become leaders across sectors and in service to society is a fundamental part of our mission, and the Leaders-in-Residence will play a central role in helping us achieve that goal. Each is teaching a course, spending time on campus meeting with and mentoring students, and taking part in regular discussions about the strategic direction of the Colin Powell School. Learn more about the Leaders-in-Residence Proram here.
KYLA BROOKE, THE NEW DIPLOMAT-IN-RESIDENCE BASED AT THE COLIN POWELL SCHOOL Students interested in building careers in the U.S. Foreign Service and in foreign affairs are now able to receive guidance directly from Kyla Brooke, the new Diplomat-in-Residence for the New York Metro area, stationed by the U.S. Department of State right here on the City College campus. Brooke has been a foreign service officer for 16 years and previously served in the Dominican Republic, The Netherlands, Afghanistan, the U.S. Mission to the United
Nations in New York, and most recently Israel. Brooke graduated from Yale University with an MA in Diplomacy and International Relations, with a focus on international business and law. She holds a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles in Communications and Political Science. She served as a term member on the Council of Foreign Relations from 2016-2021. Brooke first discovered foreign service careers by talking to a diplomat-in-residence at her alma mater, UCLA. She encourages students to connect with her to talk about how to build a meaningful career in public service and foreign affairs.
ANNUAL REPORT 2022 - 2023 I COLIN POWELL SCHOOL
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