Skip to content
Maxwell perspective Spring 2024. Your online companion to the maxwell school's magazine

Cheryl Camillo ’98 M.P.A.

serves as deputy pillar lead for Canada's Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network, which leads research on policies to mitigate pandemics. Her team recently published a study in Health Affairs on the impact of Canada's proof of COVID-19 vaccination policies. She is currently an associate professor in the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina.
April 4, 2024
Published in the Spring 2024 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Luciano J. Iorizzo ’58 M.A. (Hist)/ ’66 Ph.D. (Hist)

has published an autobiography titled “You are Lucky, Luciano” (Teneo Press, 2023).
February 22, 2024
Published in the Spring 2024 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Stephanie Petkovsek ’93 B.A. (Hist)

is a senior lecturer in history at SUNY Canton. She teaches U.S. history surveys, African American history and U.S. immigration history. She is also chapter president of SUNY’s faculty and professionals union, United University Professions.
April 4, 2024
Published in the Spring 2024 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Edward “JoJo” L. Wooden ’92 B.A. (Soc)

has been named senior director of player personnel for the Las Vegas Raiders. He previously served as the Los Angeles Chargers' interim general manager and director of player personnel for the New York Jets. He played outside linebacker for Syracuse University from 1989-92, including in top-10 nationally ranked seasons.
April 4, 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

Steven D. Lustig ’91 M.A. (PSc)

has been named among the World Trademark Review’s 1000 ranking for 2024. The ranking recognizes professionals and firms for work in obtaining, protecting, managing, enforcing and monetizing trademarks.
April 4, 2024
Published in the Spring 2024 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Gary Elias ’75 B.A. (PSc)

was recently named to the New York State Bar Association Elder Law Section Executive Committee and as one of three vice chairs of the Elder Law Ethics Committee. He was also named a "super lawyer" in the area of trusts and estates. The Elder Law Section provides services, programs and materials on legal issues affecting elderly people.
April 4, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Show:
  • 1
  • 2 (current)

Tell Us Your News!

Maxwell Perspective
200 Eggers Hall