An experienced AmeriCorps VISTA alum with a commitment to public service and lifelong learning, Jeremy has a strong academic background, with a master of arts (MA) in history from Western Michigan University, a master of science in public policy & management (MSPPM) from Carnegie Mellon University, and a master of arts in German & European studies (MAGES) from Georgetown University. He wrote his MA thesis on the urban and environmental history of Vienna in the late nineteenth century, his MSPPM capstone was related to issues of urban food production and distribution, and his MAGES capstone was on the experience of Vienna during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918–20. He is currently enrolled as a doctoral candidate in history at Georgetown University, where he is researching the urban administration of Vienna during the challenges of the First World War. Jeremy hopes to utilize his understanding of urban governance both past and present to better shape urban spaces of the future.