NCAC congratulates Lydia Woodley for winning First Place of the National Capital Area Chapter’s (NCAC) 2026 Public Administration Student Essay Contest for the essay The Storm Ends, Bureaucracy Begins: Rebuilding Recovery Around Social Equity

Lydia Woodley is a master’s student at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University and, along with the distinction of winning the Chapter’s Essay Contest, will receive a cash award of $1,500 that we hope will go toward furthering your education and a three-year membership to the American Society for Public Administration.

Lydia joined us at our Chapter’s Annual Meeting on June 4.

A link to view the recording of the meeting will be posted when we have it.

Congratulations, Lydia, on winning Second Place for your essay in our Chapter’s 2026 Student Essay Contest!