Maxwell Class Notes
Arnold P. Etelson ’59 B.A. (PSc)
retired after serving 54 years as a municipal judge for the village of Spring Valley, the town of Ramapo and the village of Montebello in Rockland County, N.Y.
Clo Ewing ’00 B.A. (PSc)
has written a children’s book, “Stella Keeps the Sun Up” (Simon & Schuster, 2022). The book follows a young girl named Stella who schemes to keep the sun up all day so that she does not have to go to bed. Ewing has worked as a television producer for The Oprah Winfrey Show and as a journalist for CBS News. She currently works as vice president of strategic communications for The Chicago Community Trust.
Kelly Marie Flannery ’00 B.A. (IR)
was appointed finance director for Metro Nashville by Mayor John Cooper in October 2021. In this role Flannery is in charge of financial leadership including disbursements, operations budget, revenue, collections, treasury and purchasing for metro Nashville. Flannery serves on the Maxwell Advisory Board.
Julian Florez Isaza ’13 M.A. (IR)
accepted a position as business development manager for the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, Italy, at the beginning of 2022.
Reem Maysoon Ghandour ’01 M.P.A.
has won a 2021 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal from the Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. The award honors federal workers whose achievements have directly benefited the health, safety and prosperity of the United States.
Neil Gingold ’67 B.A. (PSc)
is the Top 100 Lawyers’ attorney of the year in the state of New York. Gingold is the founding attorney of Neil M. Gingold Attorney at Law, Fayetteville, N.Y. With over 50 years of experience, he practices environ- mental law, real estate development and environmental remediation.
Bob Greene ’83 Ph.D. (Hist)
has published a new book, “The Presidency of George W. Bush” (University Press of Kansas, 2021). The book uses Freedom of Information Act requests to explore newly released information and documents to expand notions about the Bush administration’s achievements.
Pinar Guler ’09 B.A. (Econ/IR)
has been promoted to senior program manager for social responsibility at Amazon.
Stephen Hagerty ’93 M.P.A.
completed his term as mayor of Evanston, Ill., in May 2021. Prior to becoming mayor, Hagerty consulted with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, then founded his own emergency management firm, Hagerty Consulting, which assisted in recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina, Superstorm Sandy and other disasters. Hagerty also serves on the Maxwell School Advisory Board.
Elizabeth Hansen ’03 B.A. (PSc/PSt)
was hired as director of university records management at Syracuse University.
Keely Hanson ’16 M.P.A.
is executive specialist in the Office of the Director of the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Prior to that, she worked as a strategy and impact coach for Secoya Strategies, an organization that works to build strong performance through design and practice.
Joila Hill ’94 M.P.A.
has been named director of the charter schools program at Eastern Michigan University.
Alissa Italiano ’12 B.A. (PSt)
was appointed to the Manlius Town Board in Manlius, N.Y. She previously worked as a risk manager and management analyst for the Syracuse Housing Authority.
Katsistohkwi:Io Louise Jacco ’17 B.A. (PSc)
is the new coordinator of student success for the Otsenhákta Student Centre at Concordia Univer- sity in Montreal. In this position she serves as an advisor to Indigenous students on academic and non-aca- demic programs and services.
Prashanth Jayachandran ’98 M.P.A.
was appointed as a member of Syracuse University’s College of Law Board of Advisors. Jayachandran is chief supply chain counsel for Colgate-Palmolive Company.
Ellen Johnson ’14 B.A. (IR/PSt)
completed her master of science in learning and organizational change at Northwestern University in 2021 and is now a leadership coach for Evergreen Consulting, which is based in Chagrin, Ohio.
Jacqueline Kopito ’90 B.A. (AmSt)
just published a book, “Twintastic” (Good Times Books, 2021). The book follows two identical twins who gain magical powers and use them to save a family restaurant.
Nancy Laird ’97 M.P.A.
joined the Harvard Art Museums as the director of finance after working for Harvard University for 22 years.
Robert Layton ’79 M.P.A.
received the 2021 Board of Trustees award from Wichita State University. The award is given to a person who has made significant contributions to the partnership between Wichita State University and the surrounding community. Layton is currently the interim chief financial officer for Kansas City Community College.
Zachery Le Cuyer ’17 B.A. (IR/PSc)/ ’19 M.A. (IR)
joined the federal civil service as a NATO program manager for the Department of Defense, supporting the secretary of the Air Force’s Office of Information Dominance at the Pentagon.