2021 MPP Alumnus of the Year Isaac Bryan, MPP 2018

Isaac Bryan represents California’s 55th Assembly District, which consists of Baldwin Hills, the Crenshaw district, Culver City, Ladera Heights, Mar Vista, Del Rey, Palms, Pico-Robertson, Beverly Grove, Mid-Wilshire, and parts of South Los Angeles.
In the Assembly, Isaac serves as …
Sam Lau is a third year Master of Public Policy and Master of Public Health candidate at UCLA. He is passionate about improving the quality of public health services for communities of color and using research and data to drive …
Courtney B. Taylor is a proud Californian from Rialto (Go IE!). Courtney believes in the power of public service and public policy because she benefited from government programs, such as the
Dylan Presman serves as Director for Budget and Assessment in the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD). Mr. Presman is responsible for budget oversight and assessment across the federal enterprise.
Mary Kohav is VP of Community Engagement Programs at The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and oversees communications and programming of the department’s civic engagement portfolio. An experienced team leader providing strategic communications, community relations and public affairs services
Emily C. Williams is the CEO of the UCLA-UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN), housed within the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. UCAAN operates the
Veronica Melvin serves as the president and chief executive officer of the LA Promise Fund, a Los Angeles based not-for-profit ensuring students graduate prepared for college, career and life. The LA Promise Fund is a reform–minded education organization with a …
Andrew Von Ah is currently a Director in the Physical Infrastructure team at GAO, responsible for portfolios of work on telecommunications and the internet, and public transit investment. Andrew leads multi-disciplinary teams in conducting audits and program evaluations in these