Maxwell Class Notes
Howard A. Palley ’63 Ph.D. (SSc)
, professor emeritus at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, authored “Introduction: Comments on the Public/Private Sector Mix in Healthcare Delivery” (Oxford University Press, 2023), a volume within a series published in collaboration with the Center for International Policy Exchanges. The volume contains studies of healthcare systems in 13 countries.
February 22, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Stacey D. Rubain ’96 B.A. (PSc)
has joined the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Greensboro, N.C., as an assistant federal public defender. She is a board-certified specialist in state and federal criminal law. She also serves on the Indigent Services Commission and the Criminal Justice Council of the North Carolina Bar Association.
February 22, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Joshua P. Ruminski ’02 M.P.A.
was recently promoted to senior vice president of health plan critical care at Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA). Prior, he served as vice president of member onboarding and assessment at CCA.
February 22, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Virginia (Doyle) Sobol ’79 B.A. (PSc)
is the senior manager of editorial and content at the Center for Reproductive Rights in New York City.
February 22, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Dan Zhang ’11 M.A. (Soc)
recently assumed the role of chief financial officer at ClickUp, a technology startup. She oversees the finance, accounting, information technology and legal departments.
February 22, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Anthony M. Zola ’76 M.A. (Econ)
is a senior researcher working in social risk management at GMS Research Group in Pathumthani, Thailand. He has worked in Africa and Asia in development administration, rural and agricultural development, and policy research.
February 22, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Haekeun Cho ’09 E.M.P.A.
has been named president of the state-run Korea Post, the national postal service of South Korea. He previously held positions at the Korea Post as director of the South Jeolla regional office, the posts bureau and the postal savings bureau.
February 2, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Dawn M. Epstein ’06 M.P.A.
was named executive director of Healthy Kids Running Series (HKRS), a nonprofit that introduces children ages 2-14 to the sport of running. Founded in 2009, HKRS hosts over 230 races in 30-plus states and territories.
February 2, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Brian K. Frederking ’94 M.A. (IR)/ ’98 Ph.D. (PSc)
has published “Renegotiating the Liberal Order: Evidence from the UN Security Council” (Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2022). Frederking is a political science professor at McKendree University.
February 2, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Lisa M. Henty ’09 M.P.A.
accepted an appointment with the city of Cortland, N.Y., as the director of administration and finance. In this role, Henty oversees budgeting, auditing and tax collection for the city of Cortland.
February 2, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Deniece O. Laurent-Mantey ’09 B.A. (IR)
was named executive director of the president’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States. Located in the State Department, the 12-member council makes recommendations for engaging the African diaspora community in the U.S. as well as partners on the African continent.
February 2, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Michele C. Lee ’02 B.A. (PSc)
has been identified as one of the most influential women in Bay Area business for 2023 by the San Francisco Business Times. Lee is deputy general counsel for Pinterest, an image sharing platform and social media company.
February 2, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Danique G. Masingill ’13 B.A. (Hist)/ ’14 E.M.P.A.
recently founded The Hero Academy, a program that provides service and facility dogs to veterans and first responders. In 2017, Masingill co-founded the nonprofit Leashes of Valor, which provides service dogs to post-9/11 veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder.
February 2, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Christopher R. Sponn ’20 M.P.A.
was confirmed as director of workforce development for Tompkins County, N.Y. The Tompkins County Workforce Development Board coordinates resources to meet employer workforce needs and works to ensure a trained workforce is available to employers.
February 2, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
John W. Stefanski ’14 M.P.A.
is the assistant city manager for San Rafael, Calif. He oversees the city's emergency management, library, recreation, sustainability and parking services. He has worked in local government for almost a decade and previously served as assistant to the city manager for Dublin, Calif., in Alameda County.
February 2, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Alfred J. Sweeney ’19 B.A. (PSc)
is a case manager for civil rights complaints in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights which provides resources and technical assistance on civil rights and environmental justice efforts and provides support for community-led action.
February 2, 2024
Published in the
Spring 2024
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Ugur Altundal ’22 Ph.D. (PSc)
received the best dissertation award in the American Political Science Association’s “Migration and Citizenship” section in 2023 for his dissertation, titled "The Right to Travel: Toward an Ethics of Short-Term Mobility.”
December 13, 2023
Published in the
Fall 2023
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Kafui Attoh ’08 M.A. (Geog)/ ’13 Ph.D. (Geog)
has co-authored the book “Disrupting D.C.: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City,” with Katie Wells ’08 M.A. (Geog)/’13 Ph.D. (Geog) and Declan Cullen ’13 Ph.D. (Geog). The book is an analysis of the deep social divisions and urban politics that gave rise to the gig economy in the U.S.
December 13, 2023
Published in the
Fall 2023
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Damyre Benjamin ’18 B.A. (PSc)
has become an assistant district attorney in the Trial Division of the New York County District Attorney’s Office.
December 13, 2023
Published in the
Fall 2023
issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Brian Bertsch ’99 B.A. (PSc)
was recently appointed head of global communications for StoneX Group, a financial services company. Bertsch is responsible for developing the overall internal and external communications strategy at the corporate level and across regional business segments.
December 13, 2023
Published in the
Fall 2023
issue of the Maxwell Perspective