
The President’s Commission on White House Fellows is pleased to announce
the appointment of the 2023-2024 class of White House Fellows. Founded
in 1964, the White House Fellows program offers exceptional young
leaders first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the
Federal government. Fellows spend a year working with senior White House
Staff, Cabinet Secretaries, and other top-ranking Administration
officials, and leave the Administration equipped to serve as better
leaders in their communities. Fellowships are awarded on a non-partisan
basis....
Mariah Sklyr is from Chicago, Illinois, and is placed at the Department of Veterans Affairs. As
Deputy Executive Director of the Wisconsin Association for Perinatal
Care, Mariah focused on broadening the health care workforce by
incorporating culturally adept providers, thereby fostering a
patient-centric system that effectively addresses diverse needs and
circumstances. Previously, Mariah served as a Maternal Child Health and
Child Protection Social Worker where she partnered with the most
vulnerable, institutionally neglected populations to engender systems of
shared accountability to ensure they have structural opportunities to
thrive. As a member of the Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Review Team,
Mariah reviews every maternal death in the state to determine
preventability and recommend policy and procedural changes that center
patients and mitigate risk for poor outcomes. She earned an M.A. in
Social Work from the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social
Work and a B.A., Cum Laude, from Marquette University....
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