Dr. John C. Davis, Dr. Rogelio Garcia-Contreras, and Sabrina Roshan will join the Clinton School of Public Service as Visiting Fellows for the 2025-26 academic year.
As Visiting Fellows, Davis, Garcia-Contreras, and Roshan will make regular visits and deliver guest lectures and seminars while providing unique mentorship to Clinton School students.
The Clinton School Visiting Fellowship is extended to professionals who have produced meaningful public service impact across sectors. Fellows are able to share their unique perspectives on public service solutions and interact with students, faculty, and the wider Clinton School community.
Students gain invaluable experience through mentoring and learning opportunities, and the larger community has access to the fellows’ collective experience. These fellows are able to spend time during the semester at the Clinton School working with the school’s multidisciplinary faculty and public service-centered students to develop the next generation of public service leaders.
“We are excited to welcome John, Rogelio, and Sabrina as Visiting Fellows,” Dean Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto said. “Each of them brings a wealth of experience and a demonstrated commitment to public service that will enrich our classrooms and inspire our students. Together, they will play an important role in preparing the next generation of public service leaders.”
John C. Davis
Visiting FellowDavis currently serves as the executive director for the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History and associate professor of political science at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He served a five-year gubernatorial appointment to the Arkansas Rural Development Commission, where he served as vice-chair and has experience on multiple municipal boards and commissions.
Rogelio Garcia-Contreras
Visiting FellowGarcia-Contreras is a teaching faculty leading social innovation initiatives at the Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Venture Innovation Department of the UAF Sam M. Walton College of Business. Before arriving in Fayetteville, he was an associate professor at the Center for International Studies of the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, where he founded and directed the Micro-Credit initiative and the Social Entrepreneurship Program.
Sabrina Roshan
Visiting FellowRoshan leads America’s Frontier Fund Foundation as a seasoned impact investing professional, with a focus on creating economic opportunities in frontier markets. One of the initiatives she leads is Global Frontiers, a nonprofit initiative by AFF dedicated to harnessing America’s innovation for global good through tech diplomacy.
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