our mission
Preparing principled leaders for public service.
We seek out the best and brightest of tomorrow’s creators and writers, parents and teachers, lawmakers and pastors, entrepreneurs and philanthropists. We provide them with the intellectual, spiritual, and professional training for transformational cultural leadership. And then we give them membership in a close-knit professional fraternity of alumni to facilitate their strategic placement, continued growth, and lasting impact on American culture.
Ross Hougham, Fall ‘17 alumnus and newly president of the John Jay Institute, reflects on the significance of his time spent as a fellow and what the John Jay’s mission of public service continue to mean in his own life as well as the life of alumni across the country.
Elayne (Allen) Schwalbach, editor for Public Discourse, discusses the phenomenon of loneliness in a world more apparently connected than ever, and how her experience as a John Jay Fellow taught her the importance of building a community around shared values.
As the Director of Publications for the Federalist Society as well as a full-time wife and mom, Katie (Geleris) McClendon, Fall 2011 John Jay alumna, works tirelessly to balance work and family.
Ashley Bergfield left her experience at the John Jay Institute with a deeper appreciation of the daily need for prayer, reflection, and quiet. Her mission today requires this same inner strength and reliance on her creator.
Mother, journalist and influencer, John Jay alum Kiley Crossland is quietly leading hot-button conversations from behind the keyboard in Denver, Colorado.
Juraj Seliga is taking to the streets to bring about change in a nation and tear down a longstanding culture of corruption.
With a nod to the past, an eye on the future, and a passion for serving the present day, Bethany is working daily to facilitate justice as Judicial Law Clerk for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Tyler Castle is a passionate advocate for the nexus of a robust Christian faith, an educated leadership, and the cultivation of healthy communities.
