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David Sulek ’88 B.A. (PSc)

is senior vice president at Booz Allen, where he analyzes emerging policy, regulatory, market and technology trends for U.S. government clients. He currently focuses on law enforcement issues. Prior to that, he focused on issues surrounding the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

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

Megan S Sweeny ’99 M.P.A.

became the chief financial officer of the Service Employees International Union, which represents 2 million people in health care, public services and property service professions.

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

Ronald James-Terry Taylor ’15 B.A. (PSc/PSt)

was appointed as the new head of Middle School at Browning School in New York City. Prior to the start of this appointment, he was acting director of the Office for Identity, Culture and Institutional Equity at Horace Mann School, also in New York City.

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

Mark Temnycky ’17 M.P.A./

was among the recipients of the Ukrainian World Congress’ inaugural Ukrainian Diaspora “30 under 30” award. The Ukrainian World Congress is an international non-governmental organization composed of 60 countries that work to support a European Ukraine and has special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

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

Cathryn Quantic Thurston ’95

recently left the federal government after 25 years working in national security in Washington, D.C., to be an associate professor at SUNY Empire State College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Thurston is heading Empire State’s new bachelor’s degree in security studies.

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

Jennifer Schiske Tifft ’06 J.D./M.P.A.

is the City of Syracuse’s new director of strategic initiatives, and was tasked by Mayor Ben Walsh ’05 M.P.A. to lead the implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act.

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

Carlos Torres ’07

is currently chief of party for the U.S. Department of Labor government-funded program in Costa Rica for the Foundation for Peace and Democracy and Partners of the Americas. Previously, he worked as a consultant for projects financed by Inter-American Development Bank, the U.S. State Department and several corporate donors for organizations such as World Vision and the Central American Public Administration Institute.

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

Jeffrey Towery ’85 M.P.A.

has been selected as president-elect of the International City/County Management Association, which advances professional local government through leadership, management, innovation and ethics.

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

Cynthia Wang ’19 B.A. (IR)

is a lecturer teaching English and social science research methods at the University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, France.

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

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
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