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President Bush Appoints 2007-2008 Class Of White House Fellows
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For Immediate Release Janet Eissenstat, Director (202) 395-4522 June 19,
2007

President Bush Appoints 2007-2008 Class Of White House Fellows

˙˙White House News


WASHINGTON, June 19, 2007 _ The White House today announced the appointment
of 15 outstanding individuals from across the country to serve as White
House Fellows. The
2007-2008 Class of White House Fellows represents a diverse cross-section
of professions including medicine, law, finance, media, engineering,
education and state government. Additionally, three branches of the
military are represented among the Fellows. The list of the 2007-2008 Class
and their biographies are included below.

The White House Fellows Program, founded in 1964 by President Lyndon B.
Johnson, offers exceptional young men and women first-hand experience
working at the highest levels of the federal government. Fellows
participate in an education program consisting of roundtable discussions
with leaders from the private and public sectors, and study trips to
examine U.S. policy in action. Following the Fellowship year, the Fellows
repay the privilege by contributing to the country as better national
leaders and public servants.

Selection as a White House Fellow is highly competitive and based on a
record of remarkable professional achievement, evidence of leadership
skills, a strong commitment to public service, and the knowledge and skills
necessary to contribute successfully at the highest levels of the federal
government. The program has fostered leaders in many fields, including
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell; Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao;
Former CNN President Tom Johnson; United Nations Foundation President and
Former U.S. Senator Timothy Wirth; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris
Kearns Goodwin; Former Supreme Allied Commander for Europe Wesley K. Clark;
U.S. Senator Samuel Brownback; and U.S. Representative Joe L. Barton.

Additional information about the program is located at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fellows.

2007-2008 Class of White House Fellows

Jaime Areizaga, 37. Hometown: Washington, DC. Jaime Areizaga serves as a
Global Project Finance Senior Associate attorney with Clifford Chance LLP.
In private practice, he structures and negotiates cross-border
infrastructure project finance transactions for major US and international
companies in Latin America. He also serves as a US Army Major in the Judge
Advocate General's Corps at the Joint Forces Headquarters of the District
of Columbia National Guard, where he is a legal advisor to commanders and
soldiers. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, he participated in the
negotiation and approval of the Emergency Management Assistance Compacts
between the District of Columbia and the States of Louisiana and
Mississippi. He founded a not-for-profit association to promote baseball as
a sport and entertainment for low-income teenagers in SÆo Paulo, Brazil. He
has served as an election observer in Nicaragua and Venezuela. He lectures
overseas regularly at universities and at the American Chamber of Commerce
on developing infrastructure projects, the rule of law and international
trade and investment. He received his B.S. with distinction from the School
of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and his M.A. in Latin American
Studies and J.D. from Stanford University. He is admitted to the practice
of law in New York and Washington, DC.

Louis Bremer, 37. Hometown: Bossier City, LA. Louis Bremer serves as a Vice
President in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley in Los Angeles. As an
investment banker, he advises Boards of Directors and senior executives of
Fortune 500 companies on a myriad of strategic and financial decisions and
executes complex financial transactions on their behalf. Previously, he was
an investment banker at J.P. Morgan in New York, where he focused on
mergers and acquisitions in the aerospace, defense and homeland security
industries. Prior to launching a career in finance, he served for eight
years as an active duty Naval Officer and U.S. Navy SEAL. As a SEAL Platoon
Commander, he was handpicked to lead SEAL Team EIGHT's inaugural winter
warfare platoon. While forward deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina as the Quick
Reaction Force Commander, he strategically planned, executed and led 18
sensitive, multinational operations in direct support of Operation Joint
Forge. He is a Co-Founder and Director of the Navy SEAL Warrior Fund and
has helped spearhead two fundraising galas that have collectively raised
$4.2 million for the families of fallen SEALs. He holds a BS from the
United States Air Force Academy and a MBA from the University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business.

Patrick Conway, 33. Hometown: College Station, TX. Patrick Conway is a
pediatrician and health services researcher focused on improving health
care quality. He was a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar and completed a
Master's in Health Services Research at University of Pennsylvania.
Previously, he was a management consultant at McKinsey, serving mainly
health care clients on strategy projects. He completed his pediatrics
residency at Harvard Medical School's Children's Hospital in Boston. He has
published multiple articles and given national presentations on topics
including pediatric quality of care, adherence to evidence-based medicine,
hospitalist systems, and nurse staffing. He is one of two pediatricians on
the Society of Hospital Medicine Research Committee helping to guide the
nation's inpatient research agenda. He was a pediatric hospitalist
attending at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and is now an Assistant
Professor in the Center for Health Care Quality and Division of General
Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He plans to continue to lead
research programs and initiatives that improve the quality of care
delivered to our nation's children. He has done medical volunteer work in
multiple countries including Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, and
Ghana. He graduated summa cum laude from Texas A_

Bobbi Doorenbos, 37. Hometown: Carroll, IA. Bobbi Doorenbos serves as a
Major in the Air National Guard and is amongst the first female F-16 pilots
in the U.S. She most recently attended the National Defense Intelligence
College where she was a candidate for a Master's degree in Strategic
Intelligence. As an F-16 pilot, she served in Operations IRAQI FREEDOM AND
SOUTHERN WATCH, scrambled on September 11, 2001 to provide Presidential
protection, and performed combat air patrol over the nation's capital. As
Branch Chief of Deployment Execution she oversaw the training and
contingency deployments of the Air National Guard's 88 flying wings, and
supervised components of the Guard's Crisis Action Team which responded to
Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. For her contributions to the Global War
on Terror, she was nationally recognized by the Federally Employed Women's
organization with their 2006 Meritorious Service Award. Formerly an
American Airlines pilot, she is also a small business owner and part-time
leadership consultant. She has served her community extensively as a
volunteer and board member for the Assault Care Center Extending Shelter
and Support, as a member of the Red Cross' Disaster Response and Emergency
Services teams, and as a mentor and tutor. Doorenbos is a graduate of Iowa
State University.

Dawn Dunlop, 40. Hometown: Huntington, NY. Dawn Dunlop serves as a
Lieutenant Colonel and test pilot in the United States Air Force with over
3,000 flight hours in 33 aircraft. She currently serves as the commander of
the 586th Flight Test Squadron conducting advanced avionics and weapons
test for the DoD. In 1993, Dawn was one of the first women selected for a
combat aircraft assignment and has flown F-15E missions in Iraq and in
military exercises throughout Europe. She was the top graduate from Test
Pilot School, the chief pilot for the largest F-15 avionics and weapons
upgrade, and the Operations Officer for the F-22 test force during the two
years prior to aircraft fielding. She also served as Deputy Chief for Air
Operations in Kosovo and Chief of Counter Air Defense Systems at the
Pentagon. Throughout her military service, Dawn has been an active
organizer and supporter of education and mentorship programs to include the
Antelope Valley Air and Space Exploratorium and the Air Force Academy
Falcon Heritage Forum. She has been interviewed by Smithsonian Magazine for
her historic work with the Wright Flyer and was presented with the General
Yeager International Aeronautical Achievement Award in 2006. Dawn is a
Guggenheim Fellow who received a M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from
Columbia University, is an Academic All-American and Distinguished Graduate
of the U.S. Air Force Academy, and holds an M.A. in Military Operational
Art and Science from Air University.

John Gallagher, 38. Hometown: San Jose, CA. John Gallagher serves as a
Major in the U.S. Army and an Assistant Professor in the Department of
Social Sciences at West Point. Originally from San Jose, California, he is
an infantry officer and Army strategist who has served with the 82nd
Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, and the 1st Armored
Division in Germany, including deployments to the Sinai, Kazakhstan,
Uzbekistan, and Kosovo. John is the director of West Point's national-merit
scholarship program and has mentored twenty-two scholarship winners in the
past two years of competition. He has taught (and helped create) courses on
topics that include the philosophical foundations of Western liberal
democracy and political Islam, the challenges of terrorism in the global
security environment, post-conflict stabilization and reconstruction, and
an interdisciplinary seminar on domestic and international affairs. John is
a 1994 graduate of West Point and holds two master's degrees with honors
from The University of Chicago, one in Public Policy and one in Political
Theory. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, president
of the West Point Chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, and was
recently selected as a 2007 Young Leader by the American Swiss Foundation.

Stacey Hawkins, 38. Hometown: Bastrop, LA. Stacey Hawkins serves as a
Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force. Currently serving as a Squadron
Commander, he recently deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and
received the Meritorious Service Medal for leading a multi-service aircraft
recovery mission in Al Anbar province. Previously, he served tours with the
Air Force Presidential Honor Guard and the Air Force Air Demonstration
Squadron_>The Thunderbirds._ A recipient of the Secretary of the Air Force
Leadership Award, he was the #1 of 3,000 graduates from the Air Force's
Squadron Officer School. While stationed near the Korean demilitarized
zone, he was named Pacific Air Forces' top munitions officer. Hawkins was
recently honored nationally as one of the US Jaycees' >2006 Ten Outstanding
Young Americans_ for lifetime community service. Married with two children,
he holds a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and is an avid musician. He received
his BS from the US Air Force Academy and a MA, with distinction, from The
George Washington University. Hawkins earned additional graduate degrees
from the Air Command and Staff College and the School of Advanced Air and
Space Studies where his published thesis on fighter aircraft procurement
received the Air Armament Museum Foundation Research Award.

Julissa Marenco, 31. Hometown: North Bergen, NJ. Julissa Marenco serves as
the General Manager of Telemundo WZDC-25 in Washington DC, where she
manages the station's day-to-day operations, 25 employees and an annual
multi-million dollar budget. Marenco has successfully positioned WZDC as
the premier Spanish-language station in the Washington DC market by growing
the station's news products, programming, events and revenue base. Under
Marenco's leadership, the station has expanded its community outreach via
grassroots initiatives such as La Buena Vida, an overall wellness campaign
designed to encourage viewers to live a healthier lifestyle. In 2006,
Marenco was awarded the ZGS Communications Leadership Award, >Ziggy_ for
outstanding leadership, vision and the pursuit of excellence. Marenco has
served on several boards of local community organizations, including the
YWCA-National Capital Area Chapter, The Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce, and the George Mason University Diversity Advisory Board. In
2001, Marenco was selected as the youngest visiting professor for Howard
University's Media Sales Institute, where she mentors young graduates
entering the broadcast industry and future industry leaders. Marenco
graduated from Rowan University with a B.A. in Communications
Radio/Television/Film and a minor in Spanish. Marenco is a graduate of
Leadership Greater Washington and a fellow of the National Association of
Broadcasters Educational Fund.

Travis Matheson, 36. Hometown: Olympia, WA. Travis Matheson serves as a
Lieutenant in the Washington State Patrol (WSP). He is the commander of the
Homeland Security Section, responsible for coordinating all homeland
security related initiatives, including $33 million in federal grants.
Previously, he was an assistant division commander of the Vessel and
Terminal Security Division. As a sergeant, Travis was the statewide Bomb
Squad coordinator, responsible for creating, managing, and leading one of
the largest contingents of explosive detection canines in the United
States. As a trooper, he was named the Norma Thompson Law Enforcement
Officer of the Year. He received several awards of commendation for DUI and
drug enforcement, and for apprehending an armed bank robbery suspect who
had shot another officer. He serves as the President of the WSP Memorial
Foundation and is the statewide coordinator of the WSP Combined Fund Drive.
He received a Defender of Freedom certificate from the Washington State
Army National Guard for coordinating work groups and fund drives for
deployed military personnel. He is a mid-career, cum laude graduate of the
University of Washington with a B.A. in Business Administration and an
Executive M.B.A. degree. Travis has completed 26 triathlons, and is
training for the 2007 Ironman Canada.

Anne Neuberger, 31. Hometown: Brooklyn, NY. Anne Neuberger serves as a
Senior Vice President of Operations at American Stock Transfer _s of
International Affairs with a concentration in Energy and Security Policy in
the Persian Gulf. Her masters thesis topic, >The Ramifications of Rising
Saudi Oil Sales to China on U.S. Influence in the Persian Gulf_ predicted
the rising oil prices of 2005-2006. A passionate and committed community
leader, Anne founded and leads Sister to Sister, a not-for-profit
organization that assists several hundred single mothers in becoming
financially independent, and Operation HomeFront _ NY and NJ, which
provides emergency assistance for families of deployed soldiers in NY and
NJ. She was awarded a NY State Senate Hometown Hero award for her
leadership. Anne graduated from Touro College, summa cum laude, where she
was awarded the Hannah Lander Award for Academic Excellence and a Merit
Scholarship. A full member of the Council for Emerging National Security
Affairs and the CIO Summit, Anne speaks fluent Arabic, Hebrew and French.

Eric Patterson, 35. Hometown: Fallbrook, CA. Eric Patterson serves as an
Assistant Director of the Berkley Center for Religion and World Affairs at
Georgetown University. Prior to this he was Assistant Professor of
Political Science at Vanguard University in California. At Vanguard he also
served as Coordinator for Institutional Research and on the university
accreditation committee. For 2005-2007 he was awarded a Foster Fellowship
at the U.S. State Department where he was a visiting scholar on the issue
of the illicit international trade in small arms and light weapons.
Patterson is the author or editor of books and articles on religion and
politics, just war theory, and international affairs. Patterson has been a
Rotarian for a decade, including service as Club President and Membership
Chair. He holds the rank of Captain in the California Air National Guard
(ANG), where he serves as Commander/Conductor of the ANG Band of the
Southwest. His degrees include a Ph.D. from UC Santa Barbara, a MS from the
University of Wales at Aberystwyth, and baccalaureate degrees from Evangel
University. He has been a Calihan Fellow, a Rotary Scholar, and he earned
the Royal Ranger Gold Medal of Achievement. Patterson is married to his
college sweetheart and is the father of two children.

Jaewon Ryu, 33. Hometown: Chicago, IL. Jaewon Ryu serves as a
board-eligible physician in the specialty of Emergency Medicine. He
completed his post-graduate training at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, a
high-acuity county hospital and Trauma Center serving an ethnically
diverse, predominantly indigent population in Los Angeles County. Prior to
his career as a physician, Jaewon was admitted to the State Bar of
California and practiced as a corporate health care attorney with the law
firm McDermott, Will _

Kristine Singley, 32. Hometown: Celebration, Florida. Kristine Singley is a
Program Engineer with Walt Disney World Design and Engineering, responsible
for portfolio management of global and local engineering efforts.
Previously as a Sr. Project Engineer, Advanced Technology, Walt Disney
World, she supported the generation of new guest experiences using
innovative technology applications. In 2005, Kristine relocated to Hong
Kong as Engineering Services Manager for Hong Kong Disneyland's Opening
Team Task Force, affording her continual opportunities to expand her
cultural, leadership, and technical knowledge. Passion led to developing a
health and wellness group and ongoing leadership and heritage speaker
series within the engineering organization. She currently facilitates
leadership development classes at the Disney University. Community efforts
include mentoring K-12 and college students, and public speaking
engagements increasing interest in science and engineering. Early
experiences included electro-optical research with the US Army Night Vision
Labs, and Senior Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin for the US Army's
first distributed interactive simulation system, Close Combat Tactical
Trainer. While in school, Kristine sang with A Cappella groups and has
since performed with a semi-professional vocal group. She received a BS in
Electrical Engineering and MBA from Duke University, and a MS in Electrical
and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University.

Andrew Smarick, 31. Hometown: Arnold, MD. Andrew Smarick serves as the
Chief Operating Officer for the National Alliance for Public Charter
Schools where he oversees daily operations of a national nonprofit
organization committed to expanding high-quality public school options,
particularly for low-income families. Previously he served as a legislative
assistant to a Member of Congress and as an aide to several members of the
Maryland state legislature. He has served on the transition teams of
Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich and Anne Arundel County Executive John
Leopold and as a member of Governor Ehrlich's Commission on Quality
Education. Andy is a co-founder and board member of KIPP Harbor Academy, a
college-preparatory charter school serving disadvantaged students from
Annapolis, MD. His articles on education matters have appeared in major
publications, including the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, and the
National Review Online. In 2006, Andy won his party's primary election for
a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates before losing narrowly in the
general election. He graduated summa cum laude and with honors from the
University of Maryland with a degree in Government and Politics. He earned
a Master's degree from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy.

Kathryn Spletstoser, 39. Hometown: Eau Claire, WI. Kathryn Spletstoser
serves as a Major in the United States Army and an Ordnance Officer. She
served numerous deployments to both Afghanistan and Iraq during Operation
Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom as an Operations Officer,
Liaison Officer, and Executive Officer in support of joint and tactical
operations. She assisted in the development and training of both Afghan and
Iraqi security forces and has worked with multiple government agencies and
our embassies in both countries. She currently serves in the Regular Army
on active duty in Iraq with the 25th Infantry Division where she is second
in command of an Aviation Support Battalion providing logistics support to
the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, Quick Reactionary Forces to a major
military installation, security and community outreach programs to the
local population. She leads the unit's efforts in procuring and
distributing school supplies and toys. Her master's thesis contributed to
the merging of all separate logistics branches in the Army into a Logistics
Officer Corps. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from
DePaul University and holds two graduate degrees; a Master of Science in
Administration from Central Michigan University, and a Master of Military
Studies from Marine Corps University.

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