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Congressional Fellowship Program Advisory Committee

The Congressional Fellowship Program Advisory Committee plays an active role in the direction of the fellowship. Members review program finances and meet periodically (usually at the APSA Annual Meeting) to discuss major initiatives.

The Committee is a diverse composition of academics, journalists, lobbyists and Members of Congress; and serve to enhance and reflect the fellowship’s success. Some Committee members also hold the distinction of Former APSA Congressional Fellow (*)

Current Advisory Committee Members

Lauren Bell* | CFP alumna ’97-’98; Associate Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs and James L. Miller Professor of Political Science, Randolph-Macon College

Rich Cohen | Co-Author, The Almanac of American Politics

Ron Elving* | CFP alumnus ‘84-‘85; Contributor, NPR; former Acting Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University

Jessica Gerrity* | CFP alumna ‘06-‘07; Senior Vice President and Leader of Highter Education Practice, McAllister & Quinn

Tyson King-Meadows* | CFP alumnus ‘12-’13; Dean, College of Liberal Arts at Norfolk State University

David Leal* | CFP alumnus ’98-’99; Professor, College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin

Mary Nugent* | CFP alumna ’18-’19; Lecturer, The Archer Center and Rutgers Scarlet Service

Elsie Scott | Founding Director, Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center at Howard University

Marcela Zamora | Vice President of Federal Government Relations, Verizon Communications, Inc.

Distinguished Former Committee Members

Michael Barone – Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; Senior Political Analyst, Washington Examiner
Doug Bereuter – President Emeritus, Asia Foundation; former Member, U.S. House of Representatives
Richard Cohen – Writer; former House leadership reporter, Congressional Quarterly; House reporter, POLITICO; congressional reporter, National Journal
Charles E. Cook, Jr. – Editor and Publisher, The Cook Political Report; Political Analyst, National Journal
Joan Claybrook* – President Emeritus, Public Citizen; former Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (CFP 1965-66)
Robert Dole – Special Counsel, Alston and Bird; former U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader; Republican nominee for President (1996)
Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) – Member, U.S. Senate; Senate Majority Whip
Vic Fazio – Partner, Clark & Weinstock; former Member, U.S. House of Representatives; Co-Founder, California Journal
Michael Franc – Office of the House Majority Whip; former Vice President, Government Relations, The Heritage Foundation
William Frenzel – Guest Scholar, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution; former Member, U.S. House of Representatives
David Gergen – Professor of Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School; Senior Political Analyst, CNN
Robert G. Gilpin, Jr.* – Eisenhower Professor Emeritus of International Affairs, Princeton University; former Vice President, American Political Science Association (CFP 1959-60)
Lee H. Hamilton – Director, Center on Congress, Indiana University; former Member, U.S. House of Representatives; former President and Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Albert Hunt – Columnist, Bloomberg News; former Executive Washington Editor, The Wall Street Journal
Gary Hymel – Former Senior Vice President, Hill & Knowlton; former Chief of Staff to Speaker Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill
Charles O. Jones – Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; former President, American Political Science Association; Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin
Gerald Kovach – Former Senior Vice President, MCI
Richard Lugar – President, The Lugar Center; former Member, U.S. Senate
Robert Merry – Political Editor, The National Interest; former President and Publisher, Congressional Quarterly; former Publisher, Stratfor
Norman Ornstein* – Chair, CFP Advisory Committee; Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Senior Advisor, Pew Research Center (CFP 1969-70)
David Price (D-NC) – Member, U.S. House of Representatives; former Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Duke University
Cokie Roberts – Political Commentator; former Co-Anchor, This Week (ABC News); Senior News Analyst, National Public Radio
Catherine E. Rudder* – Professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University; former Executive Director, American Political Science Association (CFP 1974-75)
Barbara Sinclair* – Late Professor Emeritus of American Politics, University of California, Los Angeles (CFP 1978-79)
James A. Thurber* – University Distinguished Professor of Government; Founder and Director, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University (CFP 1973-74)