Melissa McCaw ’14 MPA, who received UConn’s 2017 Department of Public Policy Distinguished Alumni Award, is one of the many alums that Governor Ned Lamont is tapping for top jobs in his administration. McCaw becomes Connecticut’s first African-American budget director at the Office of Policy and Management. For the past three years McCaw has served the City of Hartford as chief financial officer and budget director. Watch this space for news on more alums headed to the statehouse.