{"id":6469,"date":"2025-09-25T09:18:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/?p=6469"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:08:16","slug":"hill-tested-and-mpm-trained-savannah-dewolfes-insider-story-on-leadership-at-the-heart-of-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/2025\/hill-tested-and-mpm-trained-savannah-dewolfes-insider-story-on-leadership-at-the-heart-of-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Hill-Tested and MPM-Trained: Savannah DeWolfe\u2019s Insider Story on Leadership at the Heart of Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Hill-Tested and MPM-Trained: Savannah DeWolfe\u2019s Insider Story on Leadership at the Heart of Parliament\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/people\/savannah-dewolfe\/\">Savannah DeWolfe<\/a>, a distinguished graduate of the Master of Political Management (MPM) program, shares insights into the demanding realities of serving as a cabinet chief of staff in her recent Hill Times interview, reflecting on how the MPM community empowered her to embrace leadership in federal politics. Her story highlights the program&#8217;s influence in preparing alumni for top-level political roles and cultivating essential problem-solving and communication skills. To discover Savannah\u2019s unique journey from the MPM classroom to managing one of Parliament Hill\u2019s most intense jobs, read the full article for an inside look at the pressures, rewards, and lessons learned at the highest levels of Canadian government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/story\/2025\/09\/17\/cabinet-chief-of-staff-savannah-dewolfe-talks-managing-an-intense-hill-job\/473453\/\">Cabinet Chief of staff Savannah DeWolfe talks managing an &#8216;intense&#8217; Hill job<\/a> &#8211;<em>The Hill Times<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Savannah DeWolfe, a distinguished graduate of the Master of Political Management (MPM) program, shares insights into the demanding realities of serving as a cabinet chief of staff in her recent Hill Times interview, reflecting on how the MPM community empowered her to embrace leadership in federal politics. 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