Maxwell Class Notes

started a new job as an automobile and mobility technology correspondent for Reuters in Tokyo in January 2022.

is the new town manager of Bar Harbor, Maine.

was appointed senior policy advisor for FairVote, a nonpartisan organization that seeks better elections for all. It is based in Takoma Park, Md.

and business partner Alexis Grenell have started Pythia Public, an organization that shapes public agendas for public and private sector clients.

has been appointed managing director of research and strategy at JLL Jones Lang LaSalle in Chicago. In his new position, Vicchiarelli focuses on real estate activity in the Chicago region, serving as a market expert and partnering with the business community and public sector.

has received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine from North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. The award is the highest civilian honor in N.C.

accepted the position of Central New York Humanities Corridor program manager in the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University.

is celebrating the 75th anniversary of her Syracuse University graduation from her home in Alexandria Bay, N.Y. While a student, she was involved with the Daily Orange student newspaper and served as president of the women’s student government. She says “Syracuse University and the Maxwell School were pivotal in my life. The five years getting my two degrees showed me the path and taught me skills that enabled me to succeed in life.”

is Fitch Ratings’ new global group head of infrastructure and project finance. Fitch Ratings is an international company that provides credit ratings and credit-related research.

was confirmed by the New York State Senate as executive director of the Office of Cannabis Management.

has written a book-length study on organized crime in America. It will be released in four parts and is titled The Gangster Chronicles (Blair Publishing, 2020).

is director for multilateral climate and clean energy engagement for the U.S. Department of Energy.

is vice president at AgReserves, an agricultural investment company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jeremy Paul Busch ’09 M.A.I.R. is now serving on the Human Rights Commission and the Shade Tree Committee for the city of Geneva, N.Y.

was appointed to the position of assistant secretary for health for New York State. Baker previously served as an Excelsior Service Fellow.

represents Rochester, N.Y.’s 21st district in the Monroe County Legislature. In June of 2021 she won the Democratic primary to retain the seat. Barnhart previously worked for 18 years as a broadcast journalist.

former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan (2017-20) and Turkey (2014-17), was recently nominated by President Joe Biden ’68 to serve as undersecretary of state management. If confirmed, he will serve as primary advisor for the secretary of state and the deputy secretary of state.

was appointed as the county administrator for Otsego County, N.Y.

has accepted a position working with the fund administration team for the consulting fi rm Carter Mackenzie in Washington, D.C.

is the assistant vice president of community impact for NAF (formerly known as the National Academy Foundation), which supports high school students on their academic paths toward higher learning and career preparation.

is serving as a legal research associate with the New York City-based non-governmental organization, Human Rights Foundation. Human Rights Foundation gives a platform to human rights activists with a focus on closed societies.