Regional Review Panels
Finalists will be invited to interview in a region based on the state of permanent residence listed in the application.
Information about each region is listed below. Dates for interviews are fixed early in the cycle and will not change unless absolutely necessary. Please check the date for your regional interview before applying; you cannot request another date for your interview.
Other details about the interviews are subject to change. All Finalists will be notified of any substantive changes. Finalists may wish to check this page in the days before their interview to ensure they have the most up to date information. Finalists are not expected to know more about their panelists than the information listed in these pages.
The Foundation reserves the right to relocate states with fewer than three Finalists when appropriate. If, for example, all Hawaii Finalists attend school on the east coast, the Foundation may arrange to interview these Finalists at an east coast location. These changes will not be made without consulting those students impacted. Finalists from American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and the US Virgin Islands will generally be interviewed as part of Washington DC III, unless other arrangements are made.
Dates are set, but location and panelist information are subject to change. Please check back for updated information.
Regional Review Panels
Monday, March 17, 2025
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time at the Georgia Institute for Technology, Office of Undergraduate Education, Clough Commons.
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview meet ups prior to the finalist interviews. These are informal, fun, optional events for the finalists and a few Truman Scholar hosts (interview panelists do not attend). All finalists will be contacted by their interview city’s Truman host shortly after the official finalist announcement.
Panel Members
- Adair Boroughs, Chair -- Former United States Attorney, District of South Carolina; 2001 Truman Scholar
- Ginny Bowen -- CDR, U.S. Public Health Service; Lead, Communicable Disease Response Team, Office of Refugee Resettlement; 2003 Truman Scholar
- Pam Cook -- Corporate Chaplain and Project Manager, Veritas Management Group; 1984 Truman Scholar
- Marilyn Metzler -- Retired Senior Analyst, Health Equity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/TJFACT; 1996 Truman Scholar
- John Tien -- Distinguished Professor of the Practice, Georgia Tech
- Nate Watson -- Senior Attorney, Federal Trade Commission; 2003 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library.
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview meet ups prior to the finalist interviews. These are informal, fun, optional events for the finalists and a few Truman Scholar hosts (interview panelists do not attend). All finalists will be contacted by their interview city’s Truman host shortly after the official finalist announcement.
Panel Members
- Don Green, Chair -- Chief Financial Officer, Teachers Retirement System of Texas; 1977 Truman Scholar
- Lisa Doggett -- Family and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School; 1994 Truman Scholar
- Omar El-Halwagi -- Founder & Managing Attorney, The Anti-Discrimination Attorney PLLC; 2011 Truman Scholar
- Kim Van Winkle -- Attorney, Public Utility Commission of Texas; 1991 Truman Scholar
- Ruben Vogt -- District Chief Advocacy Officer, University Medical Center of El Paso; 2005 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Friday, March 28, 2025
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview meet ups prior to the finalist interviews. These are informal, fun, optional events for the finalists and a few Truman Scholar hosts (interview panelists do not attend). All finalists will be contacted by their interview city’s Truman host shortly after the official finalist announcement.
Panel Members
- Garrett Martin, Chair --President and CEO, Maine Center for Economic Policy; 1994 Truman Scholar
- Prabal Chakrabarti -- Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; 1994 Truman Scholar
- Tad Heuer -- Partner, Foley Hoag LLP; 1998 Truman Scholar
- Myles Matteson -- Chief, Criminal Justice Bureau, New Hampshire Attorney General's Office; 2005 Truman Scholar
- Rachel Skerritt -- Chief Strategy Officer, Attuned Education Partners; 1998 Truman Scholar
- Heidi Williams -- Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College; 2002 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Monday, March 24, 2025
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time at the Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila law firm.
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview meet ups prior to the finalist interviews. These are informal, fun, optional events for the finalists and a few Truman Scholar hosts (interview panelists do not attend). All finalists will be contacted by their interview city’s Truman host shortly after the official finalist announcement.
Panel Members
- Matt Crowl, Chair -- Founding Partner, Riley, Safer, Holmes & Cancila LLP; 1982 Truman Scholar
- Steven Cohen -- Cofounder & Board Director, Chicago Media Project; Former Trustee, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
- Ambassador Ertharin Cousin -- CEO and Managing Director, Food Systems for the Future; Former Executive Director, UN World Food Programme; Legal Counsel, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
- Clifton Truman Daniel -- Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
- William Godwin -- Managing Broker, Godwin Realty Company, LLC; 2023-2024 White House Fellow; 2006 Truman Scholar
- Terri Reuter -- Partner, Sidley Austin LLP; 2003 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Friday, March 14, 2025
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time at the Denver Federal Reserve.
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholar alumni) has hosted pre-interview meet ups prior to the finalist interviews. These are informal, fun, optional events for the finalists and a few Truman alumni hosts (interview panelists do not attend). All finalists will be contacted by their interview city’s Truman host shortly after the official finalist announcement.
Panel Members
- Wayne Williams, Chair -- City Councilman, Colorado Springs, former Secretary of State, State of Colorado; 1985 Truman Scholar
- Megan Ceronsky -- Special Assistant and Associate Counsel to the President, Executive Office of the President; 1999 Truman Scholar
- Hetal Doshi -- Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice; 2000 Truman Scholar
- Francis Q Hoang -- Co-Founder, boodleAI
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Friday, March 21, 2025
This panel will convene 9:00 am local time at the Kansas City Federal Reserve.
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview meet ups prior to the finalist interviews. These are informal, fun, optional events for the finalists and a few Truman Scholar hosts (interview panelists do not attend). All finalists will be contacted by their interview city’s Truman host shortly after the official finalist announcement.
Panel Members
- Dr. Kent Bradley, Chair -- Clinical Professor and Vice-Chair, Dept of OBGYN, KU-Wichita; 1986 Truman Scholar
- Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace -- President & CEO, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
- Jeff King -- Vice-President & COO, Rodel Institute; 1996 Truman Scholar
- Matt Lindsey -- President, Kansas Independent Colleges Association and Foundation; 2001 Truman Scholar
- Tracy McFerrin -- Principal, Credo Philanthropy Advisors LLP; 1991 Truman Scholar
- Jennifer Schmidt -- Professor of Practice, The University of Kansas School of Law
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time at the Fred D. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building.
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview meet ups prior to the finalist interviews. These are informal, fun, optional events for the finalists and a few Truman Scholar hosts (interview panelists do not attend). All finalists will be contacted by their interview city’s Truman host shortly after the official finalist announcement.
Panel Members
- David Cooley, Chair -- Principal, Cooley Public Strategies; 1982 Truman Scholar
- Howard Hawk -- Former Judge, Alabama 27th Judicial Circuit; 1978 Truman Scholar
- Kendra Key -- Senior Vice-President, Community Development Group Manager; Regions Bank; 2009 Truman Scholar
- Kalee Kreider -- President, Ridgely Walsh, Former Communications Director, Vice President Al Gore; 1991 Truman Scholar
- Travis McDonough -- U.S. District Court Judge, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1993 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time at the City College of New York.
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview meet ups prior to the finalist interviews. These are informal, fun, optional events for the finalists and a few Truman Scholar hosts (interview panelists do not attend). All finalists will be contacted by their interview city’s Truman host shortly after the official finalist announcement.
Panel Members
- Lisette Nieves, Chair -- President, Fund for the City of New York; 1990 Truman Scholar
- Monica Bell -- Professor of Law & Associate Professor of Sociology; Yale University; 2002 Truman Scholar
- Richard Constable -- EVP, Global Head of Government Affairs and Social Impact, The Madison Square Garden Entertainment Company; 1993 Truman Scholar
- Christine Curella -- Founding & Managing Director, Organizing Money; 2007 Truman Scholar
- Andrew Rich -- Dean, Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, City College of New York; 1991 Truman Scholar
- Sara Shoener -- Social Services Consultant, Bloomberg Associates; 2003 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
- Tara Yglesias -- Deputy Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1993 Truman Scholar
Friday, April 4, 2025
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time at the James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse in Philadelphia.
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview meet ups prior to the finalist interviews. These are informal, fun, optional events for the finalists and a few Truman Scholar hosts (interview panelists do not attend). All finalists will be contacted by their interview city’s Truman host shortly after the official finalist announcement.
Panel Members
- W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Chair -- President & CEO, Amachi, Inc.; Former Mayor of Philadelphia
- Bradley Bridge -- Former Assistant Defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia
- Akbar Hossain -- Secretary of Policy and Planning, Office of Governor Josh Shapiro; 2012 Truman Scholar
- Stefan Johnson -- Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of the President, City Council; 2013 Truman Scholar
- Hon. Gail Weilheimer -- U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1990 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
- Tara Yglesias -- Deputy Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1993 Truman Scholar
Monday, March 10, 2025
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time at Arizona State University.
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview meet ups prior to the finalist interviews. These are informal, fun, optional events for the finalists and a few Truman Scholars hosts (interview panelists do not attend). All finalists will be contacted by their interview city’s Truman host shortly after the official finalist announcement.
Panel Members
- G. Murray Snow, Chair -- Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Arizona; 1982 Truman Scholar
- Ernest Calderón --Attorney and Educator, Calderón Law; 1977 Truman Scholar
- Bill Gates -- Director, ASU Mechanics of Democracy Laboratory; 1992 Truman Scholar
- Judith Leonard -- General Counsel Emerita, Smithsonian Institute
- Marco Lopez -- President & CEO, Intermestic Partners
- Kris Mayes -- Arizona Attorney General; 1993 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time at the James R. Browning United States Courthouse in San Francisco.
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview meet ups prior to the finalist interviews. These are informal, fun, optional events for the finalists and a few Truman Scholar hosts (interview panelists do not attend). All finalists will be contacted by their interview city’s Truman host shortly after the official finalist announcement.
Panel Members
- Kevin Higgins, Chair -- Chief Judge, Sparks, Nevada Justice Court; Former Chief Deputy Attorney General for Nevada; 1980 Truman Scholar
- Brooks Allen -- Education Policy Advisor to the Governor, Executive Director, California State Board of Education; 1996 Truman Scholar
- Sanjay Basu -- Co-Founder, Head of Clinical, Waymark; 2001 Truman Scholar
- Elizabeth Hill -- Superior Court Judge, State of California, County of San Mateo; 1996 Truman Scholar
- Ron Towns -- Principal, Oakland Unified School District; 2007 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
The panel will convene at 9:00 am local time and will be virtual. Finalists will receive log-in credentials for their interview time.
Panel Members
- Aida Orenstein-Cardona, Chair -- Assistant Chief Counsel at Customs and Border Protection for the Dept. of Homeland Security; 1993 Truman Scholar
- Frances Moran -- Attorney; Clerk of Court, United States District Court for Puerto Rico
- Tere Riera-Carrion -- Consultant; Writer-Editor; Public Speaking Coach; 1991 Truman Scholar
- Tara Yglesias -- Deputy Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1993 Truman Scholar
Friday, March 7, 2025
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time at the King County Chinook Building.
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview meet ups prior to the finalist interviews. These are informal, fun, optional events for the finalists and a few Truman Scholar hosts (interview panelists do not attend). All finalists will be contacted by their interview city’s Truman host shortly after the official finalist announcement.
Panel Members
- Dwight Dively, Chair -- Chief Operating Officer, King County, WA; 1978 Truman Scholar
- Courtney Gregoire -- Chief Digital Safety Officer, Microsoft; 2000 Truman Scholar
- Brandon Hersey -- D-7 Director, Seattle School Board; 2013 Truman Scholar
- Andrew Lewis -- Attorney, Van Ness Feldman LLP; Former Councilmember, City of Seattle; 2011 Truman Scholar
- Sejal Hathi -- Director, Oregon Health Authority; 2012 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time at St. Catherine University.
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview meet ups prior to the finalist interviews. These are informal, fun, optional events for the finalists and a few Truman Scholar hosts (interview panelists do not attend). All finalists will be contacted by their interview city’s Truman host shortly after the official finalist announcement.
Panel Members
- Judy Grew, Chair -- Management and Planning Supervisor, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; 1986 Truman Scholar
- Katherine Blauvelt -- Circular Economy Campaign Director, Industrious Labs; 2001 Truman Scholar
- Brendan Johnson -- Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP; 1997 Truman Scholar
- Rachel Paulose -- General Counsel, HES; Former U.S. Attorney for Minnesota; 1993 Truman Scholar
- Steve Simon -- Minnesota Secretary of State; 1990 Truman Scholar
- Karin Velez -- Associate Professor of History, Macalester College; 1995 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Monday, March 3, 2025
This panel will begin at 9:00 am local time at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview meet ups prior to the finalist interviews. These are informal, fun, optional events for the finalists and a few Truman Scholar hosts (interview panelists do not attend). All finalists will be contacted by their interview city’s Truman host shortly after the official finalist announcement.
Panel Members
- Darci Vetter, Chair -- Principal, Sower Strategies LLC; Former Chief Agricultural Negotiator, United States Trade Representative; 1995 Truman Scholar
- Bonnie Cohen -- Financial Consultant
- Tarek Ghani -- Assistant Professor of Strategy, Washington University in St. Louis; 2003 Truman Scholar
- Preston Lee -- Co-Founding Member and Treasurer, Potomac Coalition, Inc.; 1981 Truman Scholar
- Renee Stone -- Former Senior Advisor - Infrastructure; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; 1983 Truman Scholar
- Tara Yglesias -- Deputy Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Foundation Scholarship Foundation; 1993 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Foundation Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Monday, April 7, 2025
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview meet ups prior to the finalist interviews. These are informal, fun, optional events for the finalists and a few Truman Scholar hosts (interview panelists do not attend). All finalists will be contacted by their interview city’s Truman host shortly after the official finalist announcement.
Panel Members
- Hon. Laura Cordero, Chair -- Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia; Former Trustee, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
- Winston Brathwaite -- Minority Veterans Coordinator, Department of Veterans Affairs; 1996 Truman Scholar
- Michael Gale -- Leadership & Employee Engagement Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; 2002 Truman Scholar
- Anjali Garg -- Senior Litigation Counsel, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of Enforcement; 2004 Truman Scholar
- Jeff Navin -- Co-founder, Boundary Stone Partners; 1996 Truman Scholar
- Abbas Ravjani -- Director, Privacy and Public Policy, Meta; 2003 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
- Tara Yglesias -- Deputy Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1993 Truman Scholar
This panel will convene on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ChST (Monday, March 31, 2025/6:30 p.m. ET) and will be virtual.
Panel Members
- Jon Fernandez, Chair -- Chief Human Capital Officer for the Tucson Unified School District; Former Superintendent, Guam Department of Education; 1994 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
- Tara Yglesias -- Deputy Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1993 Truman Scholar