Public Administration Ambassadors

This is a committee of volunteers established for the purposes of promoting and supporting the educational programs of the LSU Department of Public Administration. Their primary purpose is to enhance the efforts of the department to provide excellence in student engagement and opportunity. Ambassadors help facilitate mentorship, internships and employment for graduates of the department’s programs, and they also assist the department in external support and fundraising.


  • David Lehman – Deloitte
  • Mason Hess – NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice
  • Thomas Rodgers – Whiteboard Advisors
  • Travis McIlwain – Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System (LASERS)
  • Kelsea McCrary – Emergent Method
  • Doreen Brasseaux – Frontline Strategies
  • Ashley McDermott – The Emerge Foundation