Maxwell Class Notes
Kazumasa Mise ’04 B.S. (Econ)
is chief executive offi cer and member of the board of directors at Rakuten Trade.
Steven Mitchell ’90 B.A. (Econ)
is a financial advisor at Procyon Partners in Shelton, Conn.
Chinenye Monde-Anumihe ’13 B.A. (IR)
is a government and regu-latory relations manager at FMDQ Group in Lagos, Nigeria. She previ-ously worked as an independent consultant at CLM Consulting with a focus on fundraising for World Economic Forum events and devel-oping business proposals for small and medium size enterprises.
Michael Moore ’84 B.A. (PSc)
is Blackbaud�s first diversity and inclusion officer. Prior to joining Blackbaud he was CEO of the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C.
Robert Moses ’85 B.A. (Econ)
is lead senior helpdesk coordinator at the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organiza-tions (AFL-CIO). He previously served as lead senior technical support specialist for the AFL-CIO.
Ashlee Newman ’15 B.A. (PSt/PSc)
is an associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in New York City. Newman earned a juris doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in Wash-ington, D.C.
Danita Nias ’99 M.S.Sc.
is the new president and chief executive offi cer for the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin counties in Fla. She previously served as vice president for Florida Atlantic University.
Jane Nicholson ’04 B.A. (Geog/IR)/ ’13 M.P.A.
was selected to be part of Next City Vanguard�s cohort for 2020. Next City is a journalistic nonprofi t; the Vanguard program specializes in crafting innovative responses to global development challenges at the community level.
Nicholas Paradiso ’92 B.A. (PSc)
is vice president of government relations for National Heritage Academies and was recently appointed to Michigan�s Student Recovery Advisory Council.
Stephanie Pasquale ’94 B.A. (PSt)/ ’97 M.P.A.
was appointed to Onondaga County�s board of directors for the Syracuse-based Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency.
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.