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Artemus Ward ’96 M.A. (PSc)/ ’99 Ph.D. (PSc)

is a professor of political science and faculty associate at the College of Law at Northern Illinois University.

December 23, 2021
Published in the Winter 2022 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Alison Weber ’15 B.A. (Anth/IR)

is working as an English community manager for Storybook, an Ecuadorian tech start-up. She does translation work, gives ESL classes and manages its English social media networks.

December 23, 2021
Published in the Winter 2022 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Baylee Wright ’19 B.A. (IR)

has accepted a position as a senior global legal specialist with Bain and Company, a management consulting firm in Boston, Mass.

December 23, 2021
Published in the Winter 2022 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Jason Yaley ’05 B.A. (IR/PSc)/ ’06 M.P.A.

is Parson’s Corp.’s new chief communications officer. Parson’s Corp. delivers innovative technologies in defense and intelligence to clients across the U.S.

December 23, 2021
Published in the Winter 2022 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

McGee Wester Young ’98 M.A. (PSc)/ ’04 Ph.D. (PSc)

is founder and chief executive officer at WattCarbon which measures and tracks carbon savings in buildings and is located in California’s San Francisco Bay area.

December 23, 2021
Published in the Winter 2022 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Dan Zhang ’11 M.A. (Soc)

joined the online platform ClickUp as vice president of finance.

December 23, 2021
Published in the Winter 2022 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Benjamin Albert ’13

is director of corporate partnerships at Save the Children U.S. in Wash-ington, D.C. Albert previously served as associate director for strategic partnerships at KABOOM.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Marc Albrecht ’84 M.A. (PSc)/M.P.A.

is deputy director of grants and contracts management in the civil practice with the Legal Aid Society. He previously served 34 years at New York City�s Metropol-itan Transportation Authority.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Abdulaziz Al-Sulaiti ’19 B.A. (Econ/PSt/PPhil)

is special advisor for the United Nations.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Jeremy Ames ’04 M.P.A.

is director of the division of communications in the Offi ce of Regulatory Affairs at the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis-tration. He previously served as chief of communication services staff at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Peter Anastor ’95 M.P.A.

is the new director of the Michigan Department of Transportation�s Offi ce of Rail.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Paul Arras ’04 B.A. (Hist)/ ’11 (Hist)/ ’16 Ph.D. (Hist)

authored Seinfeld: A Cultural History (Rowman & Littlefi eld Publishers). The book is part of a series called The Cultural History of Television and discusses the history of the cast, NBC and the creators.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Abraham Awolich ’09 M.P.A.

authored The Economic Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Sudan, discussing Sudan�s struggle to manage COVID-19, both in the private and public sector.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Amir Hamzah Azizan ’90 B.S. (Econ)

is executive officer of Employees Provident Fund in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Amir previ-ously served as president and CEO of Tenaga Nasional Berhad in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Lynda Barrow ’94 M.A. (PSc)/ ’98 Ph.D. (PSc)

authored Religion & Politics on the World Stage: An IR Approach (Lynne Rienner Publishers), analyzing the junction of religion and world politics. To understand the world around us, Barrow explains, we must fi rst understand how reli-gious ideologies shape our politics.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Kelly Baug ’12 B.A. (PSt)

was promoted to deputy fi lm commis-sioner in July 2020 for Colorado�s Offi ce of Economic Development and International Trade in Denver, Colo.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

John Beadles ’75 Ph.D. (SSc)

authored Stained with Blood and Tears: Lynchings, Murder, and Mob Violence in Cairo, Illinois, 1909-1910 (Saluki Publishing). Beadles� book describes the horror of mob lynching during the Jim Crow era.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Nancy Bell ’94 J.D.// ’96 Ph.D. (PSc)

is director of regulatory affairs and associate general counsel for Rivian in Washington, D.C. She previously served as policy counsel for Automated Driving and Internet of Things at Intel Corporation in Washington, D.C

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Tunc Berkman ’95 B.A. (Econ)

is a partner at TBS Investment and Management Co. He previously served as a freelance marketing and advertising consultant at Divera AI.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

C Kevin Blackstone ’91 M.P.A.

is ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. He previ-ously served as minister counselor for management of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective
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