Maxwell Class Notes
Rachel Brashier ’04 B.A. (PSt)
is deputy chief of staff for Los Angeles City councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson (District 8) overseeing legislative affairs, strategy, communications and intergovernmental relations. Brashier previously served as policy director for the city of Los Angeles.
Me’Shae Brooks-Rolling ’90 M.P.A.
has been named Upstate Minority Economic Alliance�s new executive director in Syracuse. She also owns and operates an Event-Prep Inc. franchise which specializes in planning and management for corporate and government clients.
Stephen Brownell ’87 J.D./M.P.A.
is executive vice president and general counsel at MP2 Energy LLC, a Shell Energy North America Subsidiary. He previously served as vice president and general counsel for LifeEnergy in Houston, Texas.
Anthony Bullett ’84 M.P.A.
led efforts to adopt a non-discrimination ordinance in 2019 in Huntingdon, Pa., making it Pennsylvania�s first rural community and 59th munici-pality to adopt such an ordinance.
Jennifer Callaway ’02 J.D./M.P.A.
is town manager for Truckee, Calif. She previously served as the fi nance director and acting Public Works director and public information offi cer for the city of Morro Bay (Calif.).
Julie Caperton ’92 B.A. (Hist)
is Wells Fargo�s wealth and invest-ment management head for wealth client solutions. In 2020, Caperton was named a new member of the board of directors for Asian and Pacific Island Scholars.
Changyong Choi ’11 Ph.D. (SSc)
was promoted to full professor at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management at Korea Development Institute in Namsejong-ro, Sejong-si Korea.
Benjamin Clark ’00 M.P.A.
is co-executive director for the Insti-tute for Policy Research and Engage-ment at the University of Oregon. The institute partners with nonprofi t organizations to engage with the public.
Stephen Coffin ’77 M.P.A.
published Higher Education�s Looming Collapse: Using New Ways of Doing Business and Social Justice to Avoid Bankruptcy (Rowman and Littlefield) in January 2021. Coffin also earned a Ph.D. in education, finance and economics from Rutgers Graduate School of Education.
Mark Cohen ’00 B.A. (Soc)
works on special projects for the U.S. Department of State, where he previously served as medical director.
Caroline Cohran-McClain ’03 M.P.A.
has been named vice presi-dent of government affairs and policy at the National Rural Health Association.
Elizabeth Cole ’16 M.S.Sc.
joined the board of trustees for the Cort-land Free Library in Cortland, N.Y.
Justin Cole ’11 B.A. (Econ/PSt/PSc)
is a presidential innovation fellow for the General Services Administration�s Technology Trans-formation Services. Cole will serve for one year with the U.S. govern-ment, assisting new companies and introducing new technologies for rapid growth.
Chris Constantin ’01 M.P.A.
is the city manager of Dimas, Calif. He previously served as assistant city manager for the city of Chico, Calif.
Charlene Cordero ’17 M.P.A./
is senior policy advisor for public safety to New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. Cordero was recognized by the 2020 Latino National Security and Foreign Policy Next Generation Leaders for her work in intelligence, security and policy.
Alexandra Curtis ’14 B.A. (PSc)
is a second lieutenant in public affairs for Rhode Island�s National Guard. Curtis previously interned for two congressional offices in Rhode Island and Florida and was named Miss Rhode Island in 2015.
Colby Cyrus ’19
is program services coordinator at Interfaith Works of Central New York. He previously served as a fundraising development intern for the Near East Foundation in Syracuse.
Oloruntobi Dare ’18 B.A. (IR)
completed the master of public health degree in global health program design, monitoring and evaluation at George Washington University in May 2020. Dare currently serves as a COVID-19 case investigator for Ajilon.
Matthew Daskal ’10 M.P.A.
is assistant town manager for Plainville, Conn. He previously served as town manager for Westminster, Vt.
Sarah Davis ’16 M.P.A.
is executive director for the Seneca County Industrial Development Agency in Seneca County, N.Y. She previously served as a program coordinator for CenterState CEO.