MA in Global Affairs

Director of Business Operations and Development for a Professional Orchestra in Southern California, supporting and promoting the artistic process.

Working to support democracies overseas. Currently, managing the Latin America and Caribbean division at IRI, to support colleagues across the region to strengthen civil society and multiparty systems, improve governments' responsiveness to citizens, and promote free and fair elections.

Found ways to tie together her academic training and passion for empowering communities by working with non-profits and in international development.

Reads and analyzes foreign media for the US government, relying on the understanding gained at Mason about the interconnectedness of global societal issues.

Working at the International Rescue Committee as part of a greater refugee resettlement effort in Maryland and the United States.

Working as a Journalist and Investigative Reporter at Middle East Broadcasting Networks, which is a sister organization of Voice of America.

MA, Global Affairs

Jenna earned an MA in Global Affairs, building on work as an analyst on international emergency aid programs in the Middle East, Ethiopia, and Ukraine.

2024 CHSS G.O.L.D. award

Figueroa is a dedicated advocate and seasoned professional committed to supporting vulnerable and at-risk populations, with a particular focus on children escaping violence.