MPLP s curriculum incorporates practical politics, public policy analysis and process, and personal leadership development and effective governance. Since 1992, over 250 MPLP graduates have gained the expertise to tackle public policy issues in their communities as candidates for office, as government officials, or a citizen activists. Trent and 23 other MPLP Fellows will meet over 10 months to discuss state policy issues with prominent political, business, media, university and community leaders.
Fellows draw from diverse interests to build sound solutions for Michigan s future.
The fully-paid fellowships are made possible through foundation support and private and corporate contributions raised annually through fundraising events. Trent has worked as Kilpatrick s communications director since 1997. She holds a bachelor s degree in journalism and Africana Studies from Wayne State and a post-graduate diploma in African Studies from the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa. Trent was a 1997 American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow.