Meet Blaise Caudill: Outstanding Graduate in Public Service

. . . and as noted on this blog site back on February 28, 2017 on a post on three new faces elected to the Mesa City Council, he's been the council assistant to District 2 Mesa City Council member Jeremy Whittaker for a few months already ahead of Caudill's getting named as Outstanding Spring Graduate 2017 in the article quoted from here.
It's refreshing to have a qualified and talented individual with high achievement standards join the workforce here.
Service to local government and community motivates School of Public Affairs Outstanding Graduate
Taken from ASU Now . Written by Bryce Newberry, contributing writer 
If there’s a checklist for a career in public service, Blaise Caudill has all the boxes marked with three asterisks next to his name.
Caudill is an exemplary graduate student with a 4.0 GPA. He has considerable experience working on local government issues as a student and an intern. He’s active as a leader in student and community organizations. And he brings a level of enthusiasm that separates him for his peers.

That’s why the School of Public Affairs, in the College of Public Service and Community Solutions in downtown Phoenix, has named Caudill the spring 2017 outstanding graduate.
While pursuing a master’s degree in public administration, Caudill volunteered as student chapter president of the International City/County Management Association and served as a management intern for the city of Goodyear. He was also one of a handful of students selected each year to serve as a Marvin Andrews Fellows, a program designed to train the next generation of municipal leaders. The fellowship included working as a paid research and management intern for the Alliance for Innovation.

George Pettit isn’t surprised. As director of the Marvin Andrews Fellowship in Urban Management, he said what sets Caudill apart from others is his energy and passion to make a difference.“It’s just a desire to serve and listen to others in order to make government responsive,” Pettit said.[Caudill @ left representing millennials on an ACMA panel discussion]Caudill credits his mother, who as a single parent and school teacher, instilled the value of public service and education. His mom pushed Caudill and his siblings to earn their college degrees. As an undergraduate student majoring in international relations and affairs at Northern Arizona University, Caudill was heavily involved in school and community organizations and was recognized with the President’s Prize, the highest recognition awarded to graduating students. Caudill has continued his legacy of involvement at ASU. He serves on the national board of governors for the Human Rights Campaign, the world's largest LGBTQ advocacy organization.Blaine Caudill was also featured in this YouTube video, seen on the center-right

 “As part of my service to ensure equal protections for all people, I connect Arizonans with opportunities to volunteer with the organization and provide the tools and training necessary for volunteers to feel prepared and a part of a larger movement,” Caudill said.The Tucson native considers graduate school much like a dress rehearsal for his career. And a successful one at that. After graduation, he will begin his professional career as an assistant to Mesa city councilman Jeremy Whittaker.  “I know my studies and the connections I made through ASU and the School of Public Affairs provided me with the tools I will need to succeed in my new position with the city of Mesa,” he said. “I love Arizona — we are one of the most diverse, beautiful, and unique states in the nation. I am looking forward to serving our Arizona community in any way that I can.” 
ASU Now Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2017 commencement. See more graduates here.