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Benjamin Clark ’00 M.P.A.

is co-executive director for the Insti-tute for Policy Research and Engage-ment at the University of Oregon. The institute partners with nonprofi t organizations to engage with the public.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Kazumasa Mise ’04 B.S. (Econ)

is chief executive offi cer and member of the board of directors at Rakuten Trade.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Katie Lichtig ’84 M.P.A.

retired from her position as assistant city manager and chief operating officer for the city of Santa Monica (Calif.) in 2020. She previously served as city manager for Malibu and San Luis Obispo in Calif.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Pamela Fessler ’80

published Carville�s Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice(Liversight) in July 2020. It tells how leprosy patients in the U.S. were treated as if they were inmates for much of the 20th century.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Elise Roberts ’16 (PSc)

is a policy research analyst at Booz Allen Hamilton and a Ph.D. candidate in political science at the Maxwell School. She previously served as a research and practice associate at the Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law (formerly the Institute of National Security and Counterterrorism).

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Kate Farrar ’04 M.P.A.

is State Representative, 20th District, in Conn. She previously served as executive director for Connecticut Women�s Education and Legal Fund in Hartford, Conn.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Daniel Martindale ’92 B.A. (PSc)

is regional vice president of the Capital Region South (Warren-Washington-Albany) of the Arc, New York, the largest service provider for those intellectually and developmentally disabled. He also serves on the Board of Gover-nors of the Arc, New York, repre-senting Warren, Washington and Albany counties.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Jamie Takashai ’17 B.A. (Econ)

is a 1st lieutenant for the New York-Army National Guard and is execu-tive officer for the 719th Composite Truck Co. Takashai recently joined the Paramus (N.J.) Police Depart-

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Scott Rayder ’92 M.P.A.

is execu-tive director of the Alabama Water Institute for the University of Alabama.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Carol Gifford-Bloom ’81 Select (PSc)

is a community relations specialist for Lancaster (Pa.) Vision-Corps and Manheim Township (Pa.) commissioner.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Joyjit Roy ’95 M.P.A.

is executive vice president of global programs at Winrock International. He previ-ously served as vice president at ACDI/VOCA, providing operational support across the organization to improve project workfl ows.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Adriano Udani ’04 M.P.A.

is an associate professor of political science at the University of Missouri, St. Louis and director of the Public Policy Administration Program. He also serves as a research advisor for the Community Innovation and Actions Center, the university�s applied and community-partnership based research center.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Steven Mitchell ’90 B.A. (Econ)

is a financial advisor at Procyon Partners in Shelton, Conn.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

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.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Charles Zorn ’79 M.A. (Econ)/ ’81 Ph.D. (Econ)

is vice provost for undergraduate education at Indiana University Bloomington.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Shiro Gnanaselvam ’93 M.P.A.

was named chief executive offi cer of Social Impact, a global develop-ment consulting fi rm in Arlington, Va. Gnanaselvam was previously chief operating offi cer and executive vice president at Social Impact.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

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.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Marilyn D Shaw ’68 M.P.A.

retired from practicing energy law at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld LLP in Washington, D.C. She currently serves as co-president of the Garden Club of Madison in Madison, N.J.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Mohammad Mahmodi ’08 E.M.P.A./ ’09

is a research fellow at Yale Law School. He previ-ously served as an independent attorney, and executive director of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission in Kabul, Afghanistan.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective

Lisa Hoeschele ’03 M.A. (PA)

serves on the Stakeholder Steering Committee that guides the process to merge the New York State Offi ce of Mental Health (OMH) and the New York State Offi ce of Addiction Services and Supports into a single state agency, the Offi ce of Addiction and Mental Health Services.

June 23, 2021
Published in the Summer 2021 issue of the Maxwell Perspective
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