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Brianne Nadeau | Student 1997
Alumni Spotlight | January 23, 2019
A longtime civic leader in Washington, DC, Councilmember Brianne Nadeau remembers one of her first experiences in the District was a 1997 Close Up trip. As one of a dozen students from Grosse Pointe, MI, she visited the memorials and museums that Close Up students have explored for more than four decades. The civics teacher […]
Jaylin D. McClinton | Student 2012
Alumni Spotlight | January 23, 2019
Jaylin D. McClinton has been a fervent believer in civic engagement and social justice for as long as he can remember. As a Community Organizer for the Obama Foundation in his hometown of Chicago, IL, he puts his convictions into practice every day. Going into the local community regularly to talk to residents directly, he […]
Amy Sue Vruwink | Student 1993
Alumni Spotlight | September 24, 2018
These days, Rep. Amy Sue Vruwink spends her days working to craft and pass legislation as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 70th Assembly district in central Wisconsin. Twenty years ago, in the spring of 1993, she was exploring the nation’s capital and the federal government–and getting a taste for a public […]
Jeff Spoeri | Student 1983 | Program Instructor 1987
Alumni Spotlight | September 24, 2018
As a teacher, lawyer, blogger, fundraiser, and Jeopardy! winner, Jeff Spoeri has just about done it all. His connection to Close Up began in 1983 as a high school junior visiting Washington, DC from Plantation High School in Plantation, FL, near Fort Lauderdale. After high school, he attended the College of William and Mary, in […]
Anita Ortiz | Student 1988
Alumni Spotlight | September 24, 2018
Anita Ortiz (née Woerner) began her connection with Close Up during a week-long high school program in 1988, learning about American government in collaboration with peers from across the country. She and other participants stayed on the Gallaudet University campus, a historic and prestigious institution for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in DC. Meeting students from […]
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