Christian C Jackstadt ’04 B.A. (Econ)
was appointed to fill the position of deputy director of agency and enterprise operations and is now deputy director of state operations for New York State.
Elisabeth Chistel IJmker ’15
was installed as a councilor on the city council in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on behalf of “Groen- Links” (the green party in the Netherlands).
Caral E Spangler ’81 M.P.A.
was nominated by President Joe Biden ‘68 for the role of principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army (financial management and comptroller) at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. She was approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee on July 27 and confirmed by the full Senate on Aug. 9.
David Frazier ’12 M.P.A.
was promoted to deputy secretary of finance for the New York State Senate majority conference.
Mike Petroni ’16 M.P.A.
published an article in Environmental Science & Policy titled “NYenviroScreen: An Open-Source Data Driven Method for Identifying Potential Environmental Justice Communities in New York State.” Petroni works as an environmental contractor and consultant helping clients by providing environmental forensics. His clients have included Hancock Estabrook LLP, ProPublica, the Electric Power Research Institute and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Jade Kraft ’14 B.A. (PSc)
was appointed to the New York State government position of deputy communications director for Albany. Kraft previously served as deputy press secretary in the executive chamber.
John D’Agostino ’98 B.A. (Econ)
has joined Pentegra as a regional director. Pentegra is a fiduciary organization based in White Plains, N.Y.
John Robert Greene ’83 Ph.D. (Hist)
received the Distinguished Service Award from Cazenovia College, where he has been teaching for 40 years. His roles include director of the history program, chair of the division of social and behavioral sciences and he is the Paul J. Schupf Professor of History and Humanities.
Richard Corrigan ’68 B.A. (Soc)
has published his fifth book, CRUST (KDP Publishing, 2020). Corrigan is a full-time writer who is currently working on two more novels, a mystery and an archeological adventure.
Calvin Corriders ’15 B.A. (Soc)
received a “40 under 40” award from the Central New York Business Journal. Corriders is the manager of neighborhood economic development for the Syracuse-based CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity.
Christopher Alexander ’15 B.A. (PSc)
was confirmed by the New York State Senate as executive director of the Office of Cannabis Management.
John McBride ’01 M.A. (PA)
has been named as manager of underwriting and corporate sponsorship for WCNY (Western and Central New York) radio, based in Syracuse, N.Y.
Rachel Pasternak ’03 B.A. (PSc)
joined the Bonadio Group as a recruiting specialist. The Bonadio Group is a group of certified public accountants and consultants based in Rochester, N.Y.
John R Selman ’92 M.P.A.
is now the chief operating officer at Amyx, Inc., a managing and consulting firm based out of Reston, Va.
Deborah Seltzer ’08 B.A. (PSt)
has been named executive director of Maryland Legal Services Corp., a funder of civil legal aid, based in Baltimore, Md.
LeeAnne Rogers Clayberger ’02 M.P.A.
was named chief executive officer of the Pennsylvania Economy League, a nonprofit organization that provides technical assistance and consulting services to local governments and shares independent research on public policy issues.
Sarah Pirzada ’16 M.P.A.
was appointed by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey as the state’s chief operating officer.