Master of Public Administration (MPA)

David Wildes is a first-year MPA student also studying for a graduate certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion through the Mary Francis Early College of Education. He previously graduated from Mercer University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, Political Science, and Spanish. After studying for a TEFL certificate from Georgetown University, he received a Fulbright ETA grant to teach in English in Spain and completed a Master of International Education degree at the Universidad de Alcalá. He currently serves as the Senior Program Coordinator for International Business Programs at the UGA-Terry College of Business and plans for his studies in public management and financial administration in the MPA to help him better facilitate international education programs.

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