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Jimmy Wittrock ‘10 graduated on the Pre-Law track. After college, Wittrock worked as a Field Organizer for a Senatorial campaign and then went on to earn a master’s degree from George Washington University (GWU) in Political Management. During his time at GWU, Wittrock worked as a Marketing Assistant at the Democratic National Committee, and eventually returned to Santa Barbara to work for U.S. House of Representative, Lois Capps. He has worked most recently as the Deputy Campaign Manager for Salud Carbajal’s successful congressional campaign. 

Hannah (Cochrane) Byrnes ‘11 has worked for the Department of State (D.O.S) in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs as their Policy and Regional Affairs Intern. After receiving her Masters at Georgetown University’s Security Studies, Byrnes worked as a Research Intern for the International Strategic Research Organization focusing on the U.S.’ position towards the PKK in Turkey and Iraq. She is currently a Senior Consultant for Deloitte Consulting, one of the Big Four accounting firms.

After working on Capitol Hill as a Congressional intern and a John Jay Fellow in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tyler Castle ‘12 worked for renowned public policy research think tank, American Enterprise Institute, as their Values & Capitalism Intern. He was then hired as a Senior Associate for their Academic Programs and was recently promoted to Program Manager of the Values & Capitalism Program.

Former Student Body President David Dry ‘14 worked on Capitol Hill as a Congressional Intern and taught as a volunteer and camp counselor to South African youth. He has also worked internationally with nonprofits across the world in countries including Bangladesh, and Turkey. Dry also participated in the John Jay Fellows Program, and was hired by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) where he served for several years as Senior Finance Coordinator. He is currently living in Washington D.C., working as a congressional staffer. 

Jonathan Clouse ‘92 lives in North Carolina and has been working for the Department of Defense since graduating from ��������app.

Andrea Benson ‘04 is on staff with a mission organization called Christian Associates which does church-planting in Europe. She is in the midst of raising support for a move to Paris, France.

Samantha (Williams) Werley ‘05 works for a grant consulting firm which serves local governments nation-wide. As a research analyst, she tracks federal funding appropriations and researches major grant programs that will benefit their clients in areas such as education, transportation, the environment, the arts, and justice. Samantha specializes in philanthropic foundation research.

Patrick Otellini ‘02 is currently an Associate at A.R.S. & Associates doing building and fire code consulting for new developments in San Francisco. His business works as the go-between for the developer and the various city agencies in San Francisco to help high rise construction projects from the entitlement phase to final completion.

Megan Shrader ‘02, is a news anchor and television host in San Antonio, Texas for the local CBS affiliate. She hosts a show called “Great Day SA.” Megan also writes for the NSIDE business journal on a free-lance basis. “I think Political Science has definitely given me an edge in the news industry. I don’t just report the issues, I can understand and discuss them with folks.”

Cherie Warren ‘94 is a development lead at Microsoft. “It’s not exactly using the political science degree, but politics is in every interaction we have! I’m very grateful for my time at ��������app!”