Dave Levinthal ’02 B.A. (PPhil)
is now editor-in-chief of Raw Story, an independent journal based in Washington, D.C. Levinthal was previously deputy editor of Insider, a news organization based in New York City.
David Brannegan ’00 M.A. (IR)
recently completed the Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership program, a fellowship that explores the challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. Department of Energy’s national laboratory system.
Brian Winrow ’94 B.A. (Hist)
retired as a sergeant in the New York City Police Department in 2019 and currently works as a substitute teacher in the Clarkstown Central School District in New City, N.Y.
Brian Federking ’94 M.A. (IR)/ ’98 Ph.D. (PSc)
published a book titled Renegotiating the Liberal Order: Evidence from the UN Security Council Lynne Rienner, 2023. Frederking is a professor of political science at McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill.
Sally Wallace ’86 M.A. (Econ)/ ’88 Ph.D. (Econ)
stepped down from her position as dean of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Ga., in January 2023 to serve as managing director in the quantitative economics and statistics practice at Ernst and Young LLP, an international technology and data-driven financial consulting firm.
Brian Burns ’85 B.A. (Econ/PSt)
was appointed to the executive committee of the Judicial Selection of the New York Bar Association, and appointed chair of the Otsego County Supreme Court Law Library Board of Directors, the Sixth Judicial District Committee on Equal Justice, Third Judicial Department Advisory Committee for the Office of Attorneys for Children.
William Wyckoff ’79 M.A. (Geog)/ ’82 Ph.D. (Geog)
received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Geographers. Wyckoff is an emeritus professor of earth sciences at Montana State University in Bozeman, Mont.
Bettina Hansel ’77 M.A. (Geog)/ ’85 Ph.D. (Geog)
published a third edition of The Exchange Student Survival Kit: Advice for Young Exchange Students Nicholas Brealey, 2021. Hansel is currently an education consultant focusing on research design and analysis, program evaluation, online learning, developmental math education and intercultural training.
Jill MacDonald ’74 M.P.A.
was elected to the city council of Solana Beach, Calif. for a four-year term. MacDonald is also president of the nonprofit Solana Beach Community Connections which provides support to senior citizens.
Leonard Weinberg ’68 Ph.D. (PSc)
is professor emeritus at the University of Nevada where he previously received two Fulbright research awards and a Harry Guggenheim research grant. Weinberg previously served as a visiting professor at King's College, University of London and at the University of Haifa. He also served as a visiting scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Florence.
Ann Miles ’91 Ph.D. (Anth)
has written a new book titled, “Unraveling Time: Thirty Years of Ethnography in Cuenca, Ecuador” (University of Texas Press, 2022). Miles is a professor of anthropology and director of the Center for the Humanities at Western Michigan University.
Howard Palley ’63 Ph.D. (SSc)
, professor emeritus at the University of Maryland, has published a new book, “The Public/Private Sector Mix in Healthcare Delivery: A Comparative Study” (Oxford University Press, 2022).
Jeffrey Allan ’09 M.S.Sc.
worked a five-year assignment as a political affairs officer for the United Nations based in Iraq. Allan worked in Iraq’s capital of Baghdad in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, and in the provinces of Diyala and Ninewa.
Edward Michalski ’02 M.P.A.
is the mission director for Afghanistan with the United States Agency for International Development, a government agency focused on international development and humanitarian efforts.
Sean Callahan ’98 M.P.A.
was appointed mission director for Afghanistan for the United States Agency for International Development in August 2022.
Gregory Barnes ’95 M.P.A.
became the town administrator in Raynham, Mass., in September 2022.
Timothy Maniccia ’92 M.P.A.
is working with Rockefeller College’s Zimbabwe Parliamentary Strengthening Program to teach about the role of legislative fiscal committees in public budgeting and oversight. Maniccia is also the chief fiscal officer and treasurer for the Hudson River-Black Regulating District in Albany, N.Y.
George Dunham ’88 M.P.A.
has been the town manager of Sandwich, Mass. since 1993. In January 2022 Dunham became president of the Massachusetts Municipal Management Association.
Patricia Ferrito ’82 M.P.A.
presented at a workshop titled “Collection, Selection, Objection,” that was offered during an event for New York State public school librarians. Ferrito is the senior policy coordinator of Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Education Services.
David Forrest ’89 M.P.A.
became planning director for the city of Erie, Pa. in September 2022.