Maxwell Class Notes

was named general manager for Spectra’s new Tahoe South Events Center. Spectra is an international hospitality company that works in live events and entertainment.

was elected to serve a 14-year term as a New York State supreme court justice, commencing at the beginning of 2021. He was also recently named to the Diversity Task Force for the 6th judicial district.

has been appointed city administrator of the city of Sedro-Woolley, Wash. Previously, he served as the city manager of Sequim, Wash.

is president and chief executive officer of Fulton Savings Bank. She is also on the Richard S. Shineman Foundation Board of Directors. The Richard Shineman Foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of life for Oswego County, N.Y., through grants, collaboration and nonprofit education and training.

has joined the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Mo. as the vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion.

was appointed chief talent officer at the global law firm Nixon Peabody. In addition to practicing law, she over- sees the firm’s recruiting; retention; training; well-being; and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. She also serves on the advisory committee to Temple University’s Fox Business School’s Center for Ethics, Diversity and Workplace Culture.

joined the Water Institute of the Gulf as a senior advisor. Based in Baton Rouge, La., the Water Institute is a nonprofit, applied research institution advancing science and developing integrated methods to address environmental and societal challenges. In 2022, Colten also received the Gilbert White Distinguished Public Service Honors Award from the American Association of Geographers. The award recognizes his contributions to the field of geography as a government employee and later as an academic.

began working with Chemonics International in September 2021 as a senior associate, project management and is working in the Global Health Division on a project which aims to achieve universal healthcare in Bangladesh by 2032.

is the author of two new books. The second edition of his book The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire State’s History (SUNY Press, 2022), is a history of New York state through the narratives of 20 dramatic events from the first state constitution to the history behind the hit musical Hamilton. The Crucible of Public Policy: New York

has been named the Donald and Delpha Campbell Dean of Libraries for Oregon State University. Deitering oversees more than 100 staff members while working to build an inclusive process for employee retention, creating flexible library spaces that support student engagement, promoting innovative uses of technology, and continuing to ensure a transparent, equitable and anti-racist work environment.

is a director of advisory services at Social Finance, a national impact finance and advisory nonprofit that works with the public, private and social sectors to build innovative partner-ships and investments that measurably improve lives.

has begun a new position in product marketing for Amazon Web Services.

was appointed acting finance director of Hamden, Conn., by Mayor Lauren Garrett.

was appointed deputy commissioner for business development for the City of Syracuse by fellow alumnus, Mayor Ben Walsh ’05 M.P.A. Ennis also serves as the executive director for the Syracuse Economic Development Corp.

retired after serving 54 years as a municipal judge for the village of Spring Valley, the town of Ramapo and the village of Montebello in Rockland County, N.Y.

has written a children’s book, “Stella Keeps the Sun Up” (Simon & Schuster, 2022). The book follows a young girl named Stella who schemes to keep the sun up all day so that she does not have to go to bed. Ewing has worked as a television producer for The Oprah Winfrey Show and as a journalist for CBS News. She currently works as vice president of strategic communications for The Chicago Community Trust.

was appointed finance director for Metro Nashville by Mayor John Cooper in October 2021. In this role Flannery is in charge of financial leadership including disbursements, operations budget, revenue, collections, treasury and purchasing for metro Nashville. Flannery serves on the Maxwell Advisory Board.

accepted a position as business development manager for the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, Italy, at the beginning of 2022.

has won a 2021 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal from the Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. The award honors federal workers whose achievements have directly benefited the health, safety and prosperity of the United States.

is the Top 100 Lawyers’ attorney of the year in the state of New York. Gingold is the founding attorney of Neil M. Gingold Attorney at Law, Fayetteville, N.Y. With over 50 years of experience, he practices environ- mental law, real estate development and environmental remediation.