What Can You Do With an MPP?
Our Master of Public Policy alumni have gone on to find employment in various fields. Here are just a few of what our students have gone on to with their degrees. You can:
Work with Elected Officials
Edgar Castelan (MPP '18)
State Senator Connie Leyva
Field Representative
Rachel Gonzaga (MPP '17)
Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes
District Director
Serve your Community
Dalila Valdez Renteria (MPP '17)
Servicios Legales Duran
Immigration Paralegal
Jesse Melgar (MPP '17)
Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
Former Communications Director
Andrea Cuellar (MPP '19)
Share Our Strength
Program Manager
Work for State or Private Organizations
Refat Amin (MPP '18)
California Public Utilities Commission
Regulatory Analyst
Amber Bolden (MPP '18)
California Forward
Senior Project Manager
Monique Reza (MPP '17)
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority
Council of Governments Administrator
Jacob Rightnar (MPP '19)
Caltrans
Transportation Planner
Daniel Peeden (MPP '17)
Assembly Member Eloise Reyes
District Representative
Mikaila Kruse (MPP '19)
Office of California State Senator Richard D. Roth
Field Representative
Peea Purkayastha (MPP '18)
California Department of Public Health
Infection Prevention and Control Educator
Darrell Peeden (MPP '18)
Moreno Valley Unified School District
School Board Trustee
Tyler Madary (MPP '17)
Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC)
Senior Management Analyst
Jessica May (MPP '17)
Western Riverside Council of Governments
Staff Analyst
Jessica Fernandez (MPP '19)
Southern CA Edison
Government Relations Manager
Erika Perez Aguilar (MPP '19)
UCLA
Assistant Director of Transfer Recruitment & Evaluation
Alumni Spotlights
See what MPP alumni are doing now in the Alumni Spotlight section in our Alumni & Community Newsletters.
Employment Numbers
The employment statistics provided below consist of our 5 cohorts (2017-2021).