Our Staff

Matthew Spalding

Vice President for Washington Operations & Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government

Claire Marr

Assistant to the Dean

Matthew Mehan

Director of Academic Programs for Hillsdale in D.C., Assistant Professor of Government, Graduate School of Government

Christopher N. Malagisi

Executive Director of Outreach

Andrew Heim

Managing Director

Leah Whetstone

Manager of Professional Development

Patrick Nalepa

Director of Operations

Jennifer Lessnau

Undergraduate Program Coordinator

Emma Eisenman

Program Coordinator

Emily Weston Kannon

Research Coordinator

Allison Schuster

Research Assistant

Morgan Whitmer

Research Assistant

Peyton Bowen

Admissions Counselor, Northeast & International