Ezra is pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree with a specialization in State and Local Management at the University of Delaware. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts from Oberlin College in 2006, where he majored in Politics. A Newark native, Ezra’s main policy interests are education, environment, and community. Ezra is actively involved in local politics and is currently running for Newark City Council.

Ezra is currently working for the Institute for Public Administration with the Planning Services Group. During the spring 2007 semester, his primary focus was on a market analysis project for Georgetown, Delaware. For the summer and fall 2007 semester, Ezra worked for the Institute of Public Administration through an internship with the
Office of State Planning Coordination, where he worked with the Town of Little Creek on their land use development code, on a model zoning ordinance for farming for the future, and on municipal tracking and communication. During the Spring 2008 semester, Ezra is working with the Planning Services group with a focus on Transit-Oriented Development.

BA, Oberlin College 2006, Politics

Fall 2007 - present
Research Assistant, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware

Winter 2007
Intern, City of Newark Planning Department
Part-time employment working with the Planning Department, assisting the Downtown Newark Partnership.

Summer 2006 - Fall 2006
Finance Assistant, Friends of Markell
Part of two-person finance team working full-time for the re-election of Delaware State Treasurer Jack Markell.

Spring 2006
Instructor, Policy Research and Issue Advocacy
Instructor for an academic course for credit at Oberlin College for Spring 2006.  Students learn about and partake in policy research and issue advocacy and work to develop the involvement of Oberlin students in political and civic engagement.

Fall 2004 - Spring 2006
Senator, Oberlin College Student Senate
Senate is the principle advocate for the interests of the student body.
Served in the following positions: Process Coordinator, Organizational Liaison, Liaison (Senate spokesperson, coordinates Senate's legislative work), Communications Coordinator, Organizational Coordinator.  Served on the following committees:  Student Life, General Faculty, Housing and Dining, Joint Chartering (chair), Student Finance (chair).

Winter 2006
Intern: Energy Conservation Policy, Office of Governor Ruth Ann Minner, Policy Advising Division
Full-time five-week internship developing policy options for Delaware relating to energy conservation and efficiency.

Fall 2005
Campaign Manager, Sandberg for Oberlin City Council
Coordinated the campaign's operations, including overseeing the Field, Finance, and Communications Divisions.

Summer 2005
Intern, Benson and Greenstein for Assembly
Full-time nine-week internship working on a state assembly race in District 14 in New Jersey.

Spring 2005
Team Member, Oberlin College Research Group
Completed two consulting projects, one for a city government regarding funding heat for low income residents and one for a not for profit creating a lobbying packet and strategy for securing state funding and for general legislative outreach.

Summer 2004
Intern, Delaware Economic Development Office, International Affairs Division

Summer 2004
Intern, Zionist Organization of America

Summer 2002
Intern, Office of Governor Ruth Ann Minner

Summer 2001
Intern, Office of U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-Del.)

Typing Speed: 90-100 WPM

Proficient with the internet, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat

Front Lines Leaders Academy; Fellow; (Inaugural Class of 2006)
One of nineteen fellows selected nationwide to participate in an eight month campaign development program co-sponsored by Young People For and Young Elected Officials.

Young People For; Senior Fellow; Fellow; (Class of 2006)
Fellowship program through People for the American Way Foundation.

U.S. Senate Youth Program; (March 2003)
One of two delegates for Delaware to attend the US Senate Youth Program and receive a scholarship.  Sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and by the U.S. Senate.

Voice of Democracy; (Spring 2003)
Awarded scholarship by the Veterans of Foreign Wars for the Voice of Democracy contest.  Second place in the state of Delaware; first place on both post and district levels.

American Legion Boys' Nation; (Summer 2002)
Attended American Legion Boys State; one of Delaware's two delegates to Boys' Nation.

Canada-U.S. Youth Summit (Summer 2004)
Summit held by the Foundation for the Study of Processes of Government in Canada.

Civic Engagement Programs; (2001 - 2003)
Participated in Presidential Classroom (2003), The Jewish Civics Initiative (2002), and Panim el Panim (2001).