The President’s Commission on White House Fellows announced the appointment of its 2020-21 class of White House Fellows. The White House Fellowship provides professionals from diverse backgrounds an opportunity to engage in public service for one year by serving in various roles in the federal government. Selected individuals spend one year working as a full-time, paid fellow to senior White House Staff, Cabinet Secretaries, and other top-ranking government officials. Among the selectees was Wes Spurlock of Norco, Calif., who earned a Master’s of Business Administration from Mississippi State University. He is being placed at the United States International Development Finance Corp. He is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force. He has served as Squadron Commander of the 344th Air Refueling Squadron at McConnell AFB, Kansas where he was responsible for leading a team of more than 100 military and civilian personnel that delivered and operated the AF’s newest aircraft, the KC-46 Pegasus. Before that Spurlock was a Military Aide to President Obama and President Trump, where he was responsible for the Presidential Emergency Satchel (nuclear football) and assisted the President in implementing command and control of the United States’ Nuclear Arsenal. He has served overseas on multiple deployments, including Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and Unified Protector. Wes is very involved with the Gold Star community. He also has earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the Air Force Academy and a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. (Source: White Houston 10/29/20) https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/white-house-appoints-2020-2021-class-white-house-fellows/ Applications for the 2021-22 Fellowship year will be accepted from November 2, 2020- January 6, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. ET. The application link and additional information is available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/fellows/.
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