Maxwell Class Notes
Diana Pearl ’14 B.A. (Hist)
is associate editor for business of fashion and managing editor of Brandsweek. She previously served as a writer and reporter at Peoplemagazine.
Kenneth Pontarelli ’92 B.S. (Econ)
is managing director for Goldman Sachs� merchant banking division and is leading a team focused on investing in sustainable green energy. He previously served as founder and chief investment offi cer for Mission Drive Capital Partners LLC in New York City.
Kevin Porter ’18 B.A. (PSc)
accepted a job with the office of Congressman Kurt Schrader for Oregon�s 5th congressional district.
John Powers ’96 J.D./M.P.A.
was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is currently a partner at Hancock Estabrook, LLP.
Anupama Rajaraman ’02 M.P.A.
is mission director in Guatemala for the United States Agency for Interna-tional Development (USAID). She previously served as a deputy coordi-nator for the USAID Transformation.
Daniel Ralley ’04 J.D./M.P.A.
is first assistant city manager and director of community development for Hilliard, Ohio. He previously served as assistant city manager for the city of Upper Arlington, Ohio.
Scott Rayder ’92 M.P.A.
is execu-tive director of the Alabama Water Institute for the University of Alabama.
Corina Rebegea ’13 M.P.A.
is the Center for European Policy Analysis director for democratic resilience. She plays a leadership role as she works toward programming future democratic governance and combat-ting disinformation.
Stacy Reinstein ’99 B.A. (IR/PSt)
is a freelance strategic consultant for communications and policy. She previously worked as a senior policy analyst for Arizona�s State Supreme Court.
Norma Riccucci ’84 Ph.D. (PA)
is a Board of Governors Distin-guished Professor at Rutgers Univer-sity in Newark, N.J. In 2020, she earned the William Duncombe Excellence in Doctoral Education Award for her work advising doctoral students at Rutgers. In 2021, the Midwest Political Science Associa-tion named Riccucci recipient of the Herbert Simon Award for her contri-bution to the scientific study of bureaucracy.
Rebecca Riehm ’83 M.A. (Soc)
retired from Jefferson Community College (JCC) in Watertown, N.Y., after 30 years of teaching. In retire-ment, Riehm will serve on JCC�s Affirmative Action Committee, diversity working group and on faculty search committees.
Elise Roberts ’16 (PSc)
is a policy research analyst at Booz Allen Hamilton and a Ph.D. candidate in political science at the Maxwell School. She previously served as a research and practice associate at the Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law (formerly the Institute of National Security and Counterterrorism).
Melaine Rottkamp ’91 B.A. (PSc)
is a certified destination manage-ment executive and president and CEO of Dutchess Tourism, Inc. in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She was previ-ously vice president for Dutchess Tourism and was promoted to her current position in July 2020.
Joyjit Roy ’95 M.P.A.
is executive vice president of global programs at Winrock International. He previ-ously served as vice president at ACDI/VOCA, providing operational support across the organization to improve project workfl ows.
Timothy Rudd ’04 B.A. (PSc)/ ’07 M.P.A.
was appointed by Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh as director to lead the city�s Offi ce of Management and Budget. There, Rudd will serve a vital role in planning for the city budget and its six-year capital improvement plan.
Claire Rupert ’14 B.A. (IR)
is a disclosure policy analyst for the United States Navy International Programs Office for the Disclosure Policy and Technology Transfer Division. She previously served as senior consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton in Arlington, Va.
Michael Scherger ’07 M.P.A.
is director of the national training center for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. He previously served as division chief for the U.S. Depart-ment of State in Washington, D.C.
Andrew Schwab ’03 B.A. (Hist/PSt)
is director of policy, federal affairs and partnerships at United States of Care, a nonprofi t working to better American�s access to healthcare services.
Jonathan Schwabish ’02 M.A. (Econ)/ ’03 Ph.D. (Econ)
authored Better Data Visualizations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks (Columbia University Press), a modern guide for data visualiza-tion. He is also the founder of Poli-cyViz, a consulting fi rm that helps improve workfl ow.
David Schwegman ’20 Ph.D. (PA)
joined American University�s Depart-ment of Public Administration and Policy as an assistant professor in Washington, D.C., in 2020. Schweg-man�s research interests hinge on state and local social policy and public finance management.