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Hon. David Roghair | Student 1993
Alumni Spotlight | October 24, 2019
While on Close Up, David Roghair learned how accessible the government is to its citizens. Now, as a magistrate judge, Roghair makes his courtroom accessible to his community. For Hon. David Roghair, the Close Up journey from Alaska’s northernmost coast to Washington, D.C., was long, but it was worth it. With his classmates from Barrow […]
Verenice Castillo | Student 1994
Alumni Spotlight | September 3, 2019
Verenice Castillo’s devotion to her community took her from being a Close Up student in front of the White House to being a dinner guest at the White House. All of Castillo’s concerns about being in a new country were put to rest after her experience on Close Up’s Program for New Americans (PNA) in […]
Scott McDonald | Student 1990-91 | Speaker 2018
Alumni Spotlight | July 8, 2019
As a young high school student interested in political philosophy, McDonald was excited to register for Close Up. He began the program week with a robust knowledge of American political philosophy and the political process from reading the Founding Fathers. McDonald learned through his studies that that he should have a say in his government […]
Colleen Creighton | Student 1990 | Program Instructor 1999-2001
Alumni Spotlight | June 5, 2019
Considering diverse ideas is not only an important part of the Close Up experience, it has also proved to be a key part of Colleen Creighton’s success. Growing up on a farm in North Smithfield, RI, she never had an opportunity to have in-depth political conversations with students from other areas. However, once on Close […]
Brent Rudell | Program Instructor 1999
Alumni Spotlight | April 23, 2019
Before joining Close Up, Brent Rudell spent three years working on Capitol Hill, completing a full congressional cycle. He witnessed the legislative process from start to finish: drafting a bill from an idea, walking it through committee and floor votes, securing approval from both the House and Senate, and finally attaining the President’s signature to […]
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