Fellowship Alumni

Current Congressional Fellow

Max Olender

Year(s) of BPS Fellowship: 2021-2022

Congressional Office Placement:
Majority Staff, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Children and Families
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Subcommittee Chair

Legislative Portfolio/Issues:
Health: Innovation, Industry, Regulation, and Research

Fellowship Alumni

Sam Anderson

Year(s) of BPS Fellowship: 2020-2021

Congressional Office Placement:
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05)
Rep. Deb Haaland until January 2021

Legislative Portfolio/Issues:
Defense, Environment/Energy, Homeland Security, Natural Resources, Science/Space, and Human Rights

Leah Cairns

Year(s) of BPS Fellowship: 2019-2020

Congressional Office Placement:
Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06)

Legislative Portfolio/Issues:
Health and Agriculture

Hermes Taylor-Weiner

Year(s) of BPS Fellowship: 2018-2019

Congressional Office Placement:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Legislative Portfolio/Issues:
Health, NIH, FDA

Yasmeen Hussain

Year(s) of BPS Fellowship: 2017-2018

Congressional Office Placement:
Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL-11)

Legislative Portfolio/Issues:
Science, Technology, Energy, Environment, Education

Stephanie Deluca

Year(s) of BPS Fellowship: 2016-2017

Congressional Office Placement:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

Legislative Portfolio/Issues:
Health

Randy Wadkins

Year(s) of BPS Fellowship: 2015-2016

Congressional Office Placement:
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-9)

Legislative Portfolio/Issues:
Health