Maxwell Class Notes
Colin Seale ’07 M.P.A.
is author of Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Frame-work to Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students (Prufrock Press), which challenges students to think critically about law.
Marilyn D Shaw ’68 M.P.A.
retired from practicing energy law at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld LLP in Washington, D.C. She currently serves as co-president of the Garden Club of Madison in Madison, N.J.
Jay Silveria ’97 M.S.Sc.
is executive director at the Bush School of Govern-ment and Public Service at Texas A&M University. He previously served as lieutenant general for the U. S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Jason Sisney ’97 M.P.A.
is budget-director for the California State Assembly Speaker�s Offi ce.
Alok Srivastava ’08 M.P.A.
is principal secretary to the state government of Punjab, India. He previously served as permanent representative of India for the Inter-national Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Canada.
Roma Stibravy ’54 B.A. (IR/PSt)
is president of NGO Sustainability, a nonprofit organization that consults with the United Nations. Stibravy previously served as expert consul-tant for the United Nations.
Harvey Strum ’70 B.A. (IR)/ ’76 M.P.A./ ’78 Ph.D. (Hist)
earned the Russell Sage College�s Susan Warren Beatty Faculty Award for Excellence in Research for 2019-20 and the Sherman David Spector Professor in Humanities in 2020-21.
Emily Sundman ’06 B.A. (Hist)
joined Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine in Amarillo as an assistant professor of veterinary medicine. Sundman, a doctor of veterinary medicine graduate from Cornell, previously served as associate director of clinical development for KindredBio in Weatherford, Texas.
Jamie Takashai ’17 B.A. (Econ)
is a 1st lieutenant for the New York-Army National Guard and is execu-tive officer for the 719th Composite Truck Co. Takashai recently joined the Paramus (N.J.) Police Depart-
Oleg Tofilat ’14 E.M.P.A.
is an advisor to the Republic of Moldova�s prime minister. Tofilat�s focus as advisor is centered on transportation and infrastructure.
Adriano Udani ’04 M.P.A.
is an associate professor of political science at the University of Missouri, St. Louis and director of the Public Policy Administration Program. He also serves as a research advisor for the Community Innovation and Actions Center, the university�s applied and community-partnership based research center.
Ashish Upadhyaya ’07 M.P.A.
serves as additional secretary and fi nancial advisor for India�s govern-ment ministry of power division.
Alexandria Valerio ’93 M.P.A.
is resident representative for the World Bank in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She previously served as lead economist for the World Bank in Washington, D.C.
Austin Vance ’05 B.A. (Hist)
was named chief operating offi cer to Amcham Finland�s board of direc-tors, a transatlantic business focused on ensuring Finland has a thriving economy.
Katherine Vasquez ’01 M.P.A.
is director of planning and advisory services for solid waste at RRT Design & Construction in Melville, N.Y.
Robert Vickers ’05
is the new associate vice president for leadership communications at the University of Rochester in New York.
Steven Watson ’07 M.P.A.
was promoted from deputy budget director to deputy chief fi nancial offi cer and budget director for the city of Detroit.
Mark Weiller ’89 B.A. (IR)
s partner and head of distribution and product management at Stone Harbor Investment Partners in New York City. He previously served as managing director and head of production development and distribution for New Sparta Asset management in London.
Raymond Went ’99 B.A. (PSt)
is an attorney at Nehmad Perillo and Goldstein, P.C. Went previously served as president of the Atlantic County Bar Association from 2019-20.
Jason Yaley ’05 B.A. (PSc/IR)/ ’06 M.P.A.
is interim chief management offi cer at Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, LLC in Arlington, Va. He previously served as advisor for INDAIS in San Fran-cisco, Calif. and has held a variety of leadership positions in national security and the aerospace industry.