"Alumni Accomplishments"
Selected Capital Scholar Alumni
1998 Class
- Shane Daley, resident, Mayo Clinic Arizona
- Ryan Eddy, special assistant for policy, Department of Homeland Security Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
1999 Class
- Esther Ellsworth, assistant, Northern Arizona Council of Governments First-Time Homebuyer Program; adjunct faculty member in biology, Coconino Community College
- Brian Lutz, research analyst, United Nations Millennium Project
2001 Class
- Chad Salzman, law student, University of the Pacific
- Keith Vigraham, Teach for America
2003 Class
- Jessie Sandoval, law student, University of San Francisco
- Stephen Szostak, media buyer, Strategic Media, a Washington, D.C. campaign-ad agency
"The Capital Scholars Program was a wonderful introduction to national politics and policy making. Like many of the other students who participated, I had a keen interest in these areas but little idea how to get started. This program helped us get our foot in the door. It plays an incredibly important role in encouraging young people, particularly from distant Western states, to engage in national politics and policy." Brian Lutz, 1999 Capital Scholar Research analyst, United Nations Millennium Project
- Capital Scholars Program
Richard Herrera, Director