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.
For 2022: All Interviews will be held over Zoom.
Regional Review Panels
Wednesday, March 16th, 2022
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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 -- Partner, Boroughs Bryant, LLC, Former Candidate for U.S. Congress; 2001 Truman Scholar
- Ginny Bowen -- Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, CDC; Lieutenant, US Public Health Service; 2003 Truman Scholar
- Sonja Steptoe -- Communications and Outreach Manager, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning; 1980 Truman Scholar
- Marilyn Metzler -- Senior Analyst, Health Equity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/TJFACT, 1996 Truman Scholar
- Nate Watson -- Staff Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center, 2003 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Friday, March 4th, 2022
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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
- Max Sherman, Chair -- Professor and Dean Emeritus, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas; former Texas State Senator; Vice-President, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
- Cheryl Burtzel -- Partner, Spencer Fane LLP; 1980 Truman Scholar
- Lisa Doggett -- Senior Medical Director, HGS-AxisPoint Health; 1994 Truman Scholar
- Omar El-Halwagi -- Co-Founder, Grassroot Islam, 2011 Truman Scholar
- Don Green -- Chief Financial Officer, Teachers Retirement System of Texas; 1977 Truman Scholar
- Fred Slabach -- President, Texas Wesleyan University, 1977 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Monday, March 28th, 2022
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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 -- Executive Director, Maine Center for Economic Policy
- Maureen Connelly -- Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Community Affairs and Professor of Health Systems Science, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine; 1980 Truman Scholar
- Tad Heuer -- Partner, Foley Hoag LLP, 1998 Truman Scholar
- Myles Matteson -- Deputy General Counsel, New Hampshire Department of Justice; 2005 Truman Scholar
- Kesha Ram -- State Senator, Vermont Senate; 2007 Truman Scholar
- Jasmine Waddell -- Assistant Dean for Faculty Development, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Harvard University; 1998 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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 -- Partner, Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP; 1982 Truman Scholar
- Steven Cohen -- Cofounder, Chicago Media Project; Trustee, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
- Ambassador Ertharin Cousin -- CEO and Founder, Food Systems for the Future; Former Executive Director, UN World Food Programme
- Clifton Truman Daniel -- Secretary, Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
- Manasi Deshpande -- Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Chicago; 2006 Truman Scholar
- William Godwin -- President, Godwin Realty Company; 2006 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Friday, March 11th, 2022
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholar alumni) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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
- Warigia Bowman -- Associate Professor and Director, Sustainable Energy and Resources Law, University of Tulsa, College of Law, 1988 Truman Scholar
- Robert Burkhardt, Jr. -- Former Head of School, Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center
- Mark Chalfant -- Senior Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency; 1982 Truman Scholar
- Hetal Doshi -- Assistant United States Attorney, Department of Justice; 2000 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Monday, March 21st, 2022
This panel will convene 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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 -- Physician; Vice-Chair of Obstetrics/Gynecology-KUSM-W; 1986 Truman Scholar
- Jeff King -- Partner, Sage Law; former Kansas State Senator, 1996 Truman Scholar
- Matt Lindsey -- President, Kansas Independent Colleges Association and Fund; 2001 Truman Scholar
- Tracy McFerrin -- Principal, Credo Philanthropy Advisors; 1991 Truman Scholar
- Jennifer Schmidt -- Clinical Associate Professor, University of Kansas Law School
- Mary Tolar -- Director, Staley School of Leadership Studies, Kansas State University; 1988 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Friday, March 18th, 2022
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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
- Kalee Kreider -- Senior Advisor, Ridgely Walsh, 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, March 30th, 2022
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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
- Joseph McShane, Chair -- President, Fordham University
- Dr. Monica Bell -- Associate Professor of Law & Sociology, Yale Law School; 2002 Truman Scholar
- Christine Curella -- Deputy Director, Business Development and New Economy, NYC Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business; 2007 Truman Scholar
- Lisette Nieves -- President, Fund for the City of New York; 1990 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Andy Rich -- Dean of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, The City College of New York, Former Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1991 Truman Scholar
- Sara Shoener -- Special Policy Advisor for Equity, NYC Mayor's Office of Operations; 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 1st, 2022
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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, Amachi, Inc.; Former Mayor of Philadelphia
- Bradley Bridge -- Assistant Defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia
- Steven Chanenson -- Professor, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law; 1986 Truman Scholar
- Akbar Hossain -- Judicial Law Clerk, U.S. District Courts, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2012 Truman Scholar
- Renée Hughes -- President & CEO, Philadelphia Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc.
- Gail Weilheimer -- Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County, 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 14th, 2022
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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 Counselor-at-Law; 1977 Truman Scholar
- Vicki Fimea -- Senior Equal Opportunity Analyst, Northern Arizona University; 1981 Truman Scholar
- Kris Mayes -- Professor of Energy Law and Policy; Director of the Utility of the Future Center, Arizona State University; 1993 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Wednesday, March 9th, 2022
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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 and Executive Director, California State Board of Education; 1996 Truman Scholar
- Sanjay Basu -- Director of Research, Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care; 2001 Truman Scholar
- Elizabeth Hill -- Superior Court Judge, State of California; 1996 Truman Scholar
- Ron Towns -- Assistant Principal, Oakland Unified School District; 2007 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Wednesday, March 30th, 2022
The panel will convene at 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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
- 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
Monday, March 7th, 2022
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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 -- Director, Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget, King County, WA; 1978 Truman Scholar
- Courtney Gregoire -- General Manager and Chief Digital Safety Officer, Microsoft; 2000 Truman Scholar
- Nazir Harb -- Senior Qualitative Researcher, Remitly, 2007 Truman Scholar
- Brandon Hersey -- President, Seattle School Board, Political Director, PROTEC17; 2013 Truman Scholar
- Andrew Lewis -- Councilmember, 7th District, City of Seattle, 2011 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Friday, March 25th, 2022
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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 -- Assistant Commissioner, Division of Energy Resources, Minnesota Department of Commerce; 2001 Truman Scholar
- Heidi Heitkamp -- Former U.S. Senator for North Dakota
- Brendan V. Johnson -- Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP, 1997 Truman Scholar
- Rachel Paulose -- Partner, DLA Piper, Former U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1993 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
Tuesday, March 1st, 2022
This panel will begin at 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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
- Preston Lee, Chair -- Founding Member, Potomac Coalition, 1981 Truman Scholar
- Bonnie Cohen -- Financial Consultant
- David Simon -- Partner, Mayer Brown LLP, 2002 Truman Scholar
- Renee Stone -- Senior Vice President for Conservation and General Counsel, Defenders of Wildlife; 1983 Truman Scholar
- Darci Vetter -- Principal, Sower Strategies LLC, 1995 Truman Scholar
- Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish -- Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Foundation Scholarship Foundation; 1996 Truman Scholar
- Tara Yglesias -- Deputy Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Foundation Scholarship Foundation; 1993 Truman Scholar
Monday, April 4th, 2022
This panel will convene at 9:00 am local time
via Zoom
For the past several years, the Truman Scholars Association (an organization of Truman Scholars) has hosted pre-interview virtual 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; Trustee, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
- Michael Gale -- Special Assistant, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; 2002 Truman Scholar
- Jeff Navin -- Co-Founder, Boundary Stone Partners; 1996 Truman Scholar
- Abbas Ravjani -- Privacy and Public Policy Manager, Facebook; 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
Wednesday, March 9th
This panel will convene at 9:00 a.m. ChST
Via Zoom
Panel Members
- Jon Fernandez, Chair -- Superintendent, Guam Department of Education; 1995 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