Martha Holley-Miers leads the organization’s corporate engagement strategy and develops meaningful partnerships with companies that share our passion for good government. Her career is rooted in mission-driven nonprofits, primarily HIV/AIDS public health care and education organizations. Martha’s favorite public servant was her father, John Miers, who not only worked at the National Institutes of Health his entire career but also participated in NIH research to develop life-changing medical treatments and advocated for people with disabilities in his own community.

Georgia manages the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative, where she supports emerging cyber security talent through a cross-sector professional rotation in critical roles that safeguard our nation’s information, infrastructure and future. Georgia began her professional career at the Partnership for Public Service, working primarily on leadership development programs for career federal employees, Senior Executives and political appointees. She returns to the Partnership energized by a Master’s degree in Public Administration and experience consulting on strategic initiatives for federal clients. Georgia is motivated and inspired by public servants like Avril Haines, the current Director of National Intelligence, who has woven her cross-sector experience, demonstrated intelligence expertise and deep commitment to developing those around her into her current role.

Lazaro “Laz” Bosch leads strategic efforts for the Partnership’s Center for Presidential Transition, focusing on stakeholder engagement, Presidential transition, and external events for the Center. His love for public service work began as a college student from Florida International University, interning for a political appointee at NASA. He developed an appreciation for federal workers as a project coordinator at NASA, FAA, Smithsonian, and at the National Institute of Aerospace.

Husam AlZubaidy specializes in research, data collection, and resource development at the Center for Presidential Transition, furthering the Center’s process reform efforts. He also maintains updates to the Center’s Federal Position Descriptions, a key resource for transition planning teams. Husam’s interest in public service was sparked while completing his degree in international politics and economics at Middlebury College, later interning at the DC Personal Office of Senator Sanders. His experience tracking policy developments both with the Vermont state legislature and at the federal level has facilitated his passion to aid public servants.

Mary Monti conducts research work with both the Research, Evaluating, and Modernizing Government and Center for Presidential Transition teams to support the Partnership’s mission of promoting better government and smoother presidential transitions. Her interest in government first arose as she witnessed chaotic events like the COVID pandemic and January 6^th and she developed this interest in policy, politics, and polarization at Duke University. Here her studies of public policy and psychology allowed her to explore why and how people develop and express political beliefs, culminating on a thesis about the ways that civic education curricula are manipulated to teach certain political beliefs. Her favorite public servant is Liz Cheney, for her willingness to uphold the foundations of government following January 6th despite the personal costs.

Chantelle leads the development of transition-related policy and strategy for the Center for Presidential Transition, focusing on the development, implementation and impact of a presidential management agenda pre-election and continuing through a president’s term. Chantelle has always been fascinated by how people, ideas, systems and processes interact to effect change and impact peoples’ everyday lives. Having studied political science, Chantelle’s fascination grew from serving in senior leadership and executive roles in Australia’s Public Service (in the state of Victoria), where she lead teams to develop public policy and strategic advice to government across a broad range of portfolios including education, human services, intergovernmental relations, governance, industrial relations, and government transitions and election support.

Chris Piper leads the Center for Presidential Transition’s work on transition related process reforms and reducing the number of Senate confirmed positions. He also creates and updates resources for transition stakeholders, provides Agency Transition Roundtable support and assists in the Washington Post Tracker data collection and analysis. Chris’ interest in the federal government was sparked when he worked as a research assistant for the Sourcebook of United States Executive Agencies produced by the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS). He later expanded his passion for the management of executive agencies through his dissertation research on the causes and consequences of vacancies in Senate-confirmed appointed positions at Vanderbilt University. Chris’ favorite public servant is the late Frank Kameny, a trailblazer for the LGBT rights movement and an early advocate for the right of LGBT Americans to serve in the federal government.

Khushi Parikh assists with communications strategy and execution for the Center for Presidential Transition. Her interest in Government began in her early years, when she competed on the debate team in high school. Khushi’s passion for public service strengthened in her previous role as a Policy Analyst intern with the Texas Black Caucus Foundation, an organization focused on advancing racial justice in Texas. Khushi is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A in Government and a Minor in Communications. Her two favorite public servants are Rudy Metayer, a first-generation Lawyer and legislator who is a tireless advocate for social equity in Texas, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an activist and the youngest woman ever to serve in the U.S Congress.