Office

Seminars and policy colloquia, as well as many alumni events, are held in our downtown offices located at DeSales Street, N.W., between Connecticut Avenue and 17th Street. We are easily accessible from both Farragut West (orange and blue lines) and Farragut North (red line) metro stations. The office suite is complete with a library, a dedicated computer lab equipped with a T-1 connection and laser printer, and a copy machine exclusively for John Glenn Fellows, Institute staff and other visiting OSU faculty and staff from the main campus. The suite also features a fully equipped kitchen that has been used in the past for holding OSU and OSU Alumni Association receptions and events.

The office suite is an ideal location for visiting OSU faculty and staff to hold business meetings, check their e-mail or phone messages, surf the web and conduct other academic/University related work. The office remains open and welcomes visitors throughout the year from 8:30am to 5:30pm. For more information about our office, please contact the program administrator.

Dr. Elizabeth Boles was the founding director of U.C. Berkeley's Washington Academic Center before joining Ohio State University and establishing the John Glenn School's Washington presence. A political scientist with wide-ranging interests in civil society and democratization, models of citizenship and leadership, and theories of revolutionary change and political violence, she enjoys bringing a comparative, international perspective to her seminars. Dr. Boles earned her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Stanford University and her Master's and Doctorate from U.C. Berkeley. She has taught at Sarah Lawrence College, Pomona College, and U.C. Berkeley, where she was awarded the first Rhoda Goldman Award for Extraordinary Contributions to Undergraduate Education. In her current role as Director of the Glenn Institute's Washington Academic Internship Program, she brings students to the Nation's Capital to engage in public policy research and participate in substantive internships directly related to their academic preparation and intellectual passions.

Ese S.Emerhi, Program Administrator

Ese S. Emerhi joined the Washington Academic Internship Program in the Fall of 2005. Prior to her current position as Program Administrator, she was an Aide to State Senator C.J. Prentiss (D-OH) for five years and Program Coordinator for The African-American Leadership Academy - a joint project by the United Way of Central Ohio and The Academy for Leadership and Governance.

Ese has served on the boards of Kids Voting Central Ohio and the University Area Enrichment Association - both organizations emphasized her love for youth leadership, community involvement and political activism. Ese has volunteered for great organizations like the United way of Central Ohio, Educational Council Leadership Institute, Presidential Classroom, African Refugee Social Services, Ohio-Reads, and the NEW Leadership Program of The John Glenn Institute.

Ese earned her bachelors degree in Political Science from The Ohio State University.

Ms. Courtney S. Oakley serves as Program Coordinator at the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy. Her responsibilities are centered on student programs and include the High School Internship Program, NEW Leadership Ohio, and on-campus coordination of the Glenn Institute’s Washington Academic Internship Program.

Mrs. Oakley earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Miami University and a Master of Arts from Ohio State University. Her graduate work focused on how cross-cultural experience impacts teacher practice. In Ohio, her experience is varied and includes teaching in the public schools, instructing at an outdoor experiential education center, and training college students as early literacy tutors. She has also worked with children on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and children of Appalachian heritage in West Virginia.