WHO
is in the
SPOTLIGHT?
May 2021
SPOTLIGHT MEMBERS
January / 2021
Lydia Nylander
Enterprise Risk Manager, Office of the Chief Financial Officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
February / 2021
Nicholas Bassey
Team Lead, Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Talent and Training, USAID
March / 2021
Shawanesh Underwood
Member, Secretary of State Office of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State
April / 2021
Ruth Murphy
Management and Program Analyst in the Bureau of Global Public Affairs
May / 2021
Maria Price Detherage
Management and Program Analyst in the Bureau of Global Public Affairs
2020 Spotlight Alum
April / 2020
Irvin Hicks Jr.
Senior Negotiator
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs - Office of Security Negotiations and Agreements
May / 2020
Amber Whittington
USAID Liaison
June / 2020
Steve Royster
Deputy Director of the State Department’s Office of Caribbean Affairs
July / 2020
Bernadette “Bernie” Cole Byrd
Supervisory employee development specialist in the Office of Continuity Counseling in the Office of Career Development and Assignments (CDA)
August / 2020
Diana I. Acosta
U.S. Foreign Service Officer, is an Inclusive Development & Global Health senior manager and currently serves as the Acting Director of the Inclusive Development Hub at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
September / 2020
Ashley Hamilton
Program Officer in the USAID Foreign Service
November / 2020
Tamarind (Tammy) Murrietta
Senior Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy Maputo, Mozambique
2019 Spotlight Alum
July / 2019
Jasmine McClam
American Foreign Service Association intern working in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
June / 2019
Anthony Fernandes
Director of the Multilateral Trade Affairs Office in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State
May / 2019
Candace Bates
Senior Congressional Advisor in the Bureau of Legislative Affairs in the U.S. Department of State
April / 2019
Navarro Moore
Acting Deputy Director and Senior Kenya Desk Officer in the Office of East African Affairs.
March / 2019
Youshea Berry
Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Policy in the Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
February / 2019
Lia Miller
Foreign Service Officer, has worked extensively on issues across the Middle East, North Africa, and Latin America.
November / 2019
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Christina Tilghman
Senior Public Diplomacy Advisor for the Global Health Diplomacy Office under the Secretary’s Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
October / 2019
Brandon Jackson
Foreign Service Officer at U.S. Department of State.
September / 2019
Recardo Gibson
Public Affairs Officer in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, where he serves as a Bureau Spokesperson.
August / 2019
Sabre Morris
Atrocity Prevention Intern for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations at the U.S. Department of State.
2017 Spotlight Alum
April / 2017
Justin Davis
Senior Venezuela Desk Officer, Office of Andean Affairs
May / 2017
Christina Hardaway
Bureau of African Affairs as the Gender & Entrepreneurship Officer
June / 2017
Imani Esparza Pitman
Foreign Affairs Officer in the Civil Service at the U.S. Department of State.
July / 2017
Jaime Moody
Office of Sanctions Policy and Implementation in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
August / 2017
Craig A. Stafford II
Foreign Affairs Officer in the Civil Service at the U.S. Department of State