Maxwell Class Notes

was appointed to the position of deputy communications director for transportation for New York State. Cymon previously served as deputy press secretary in the executive chamber.

has joined Pentegra as a regional director. Pentegra is a fiduciary organization based in White Plains, N.Y.

has been named corporate counsel to the city council of Rockville, Md.

became the deputy commissioner of mental health and director of community services for Tompkins County, N.Y., in March 2021. She has dedicated almost three decades in educational, community-based and residential settings providing clinical services to children, youth and families.

works as a permanent biological science technician and lead GIS specialist at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Astoria, Ore.

was appointed to the board of directors of VistaGen Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in San Francisco, Calif.

was promoted to deputy secretary of finance for the New York State Senate majority conference.

was named one of 15 climate security fellows by the Center for Climate and Security, the American Security Project and the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program—all non-partisan organizations based in Washington, D.C.

received the Distinguished Service Award from Cazenovia College, where he has been teaching for 40 years. His roles include director of the history program, chair of the division of social and behavioral sciences and he is the Paul J. Schupf Professor of History and Humanities.

clinical professor of international business at Pennsylvania State University, has been named director of the Smeal College of Business Center for Global Business Studies.

has been named director of athletics at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio.

was pro mot ed to chief executive officer at the National Auto Auction Association, which is based in Frederick, Md.

has accepted a position as executive assistant and assistant United Nations representative for the non-governmental organization Unanima. The New York City-based Unanima advocates for the environment, women, children, migrants and refugees, as well as those who are homeless or displaced.

currently teaches finance, contract and leadership courses to federal employees and co-owns a business, Digital Horizon Services, which helps veterans win government contracts.

has joined the law firm Greenberg Traurig as shareholder and litigator in its expanding pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare litigation and products liability and mass torts litigation practices.

was installed as a councilor on the city council in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on behalf of “Groen- Links” (the green party in the Netherlands).

was appointed to fill the position of deputy director of agency and enterprise operations and is now deputy director of state operations for New York State.

is professor emeritus of journalism and English at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, Calif. Jacobs just penned a new book, Reprisal (Palo Verde, 2021), the fourth novel in the Daniel Mendoza series.

has joined the Syracuse-based law firm, Bousquet Holstein, as an associate. She is currently pursuing a J.D. at the Syracuse University College of Law.

was named executive vice president of operations, independent and lifestyle hotels at Pyramid Hotel Group LLC, based out of Boston, Mass. Liam Kirst ’20 B.A. (PSc) received a “40 under 40” award from the Central New York Business Journal. Kirst is a legislative aide to Senator John W. Mannion in the New York State Senate.