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Robert Moses ’85 B.A. (Econ)

is lead senior helpdesk coordinator at the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organiza-tions (AFL-CIO). He previously served as lead senior technical support specialist for the AFL-CIO.

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

Ashlee Newman ’15 B.A. (PSt/PSc)

is an associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in New York City. Newman earned a juris doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in Wash-ington, D.C.

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

Jane Nicholson ’04 B.A. (Geog/IR)/ ’13 M.P.A.

was selected to be part of Next City Vanguard�s cohort for 2020. Next City is a journalistic nonprofi t; the Vanguard program specializes in crafting innovative responses to global development challenges at the community level.

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

Nicholas Paradiso ’92 B.A. (PSc)

is vice president of government relations for National Heritage Academies and was recently appointed to Michigan�s Student Recovery Advisory Council.

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

Stephanie Pasquale ’94 B.A. (PSt)/ ’97 M.P.A.

was appointed to Onondaga County�s board of directors for the Syracuse-based Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency.

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

Diana Pearl ’14 B.A. (Hist)

is associate editor for business of fashion and managing editor of Brandsweek. She previously served as a writer and reporter at Peoplemagazine.

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

Kenneth Pontarelli ’92 B.S. (Econ)

is managing director for Goldman Sachs� merchant banking division and is leading a team focused on investing in sustainable green energy. He previously served as founder and chief investment offi cer for Mission Drive Capital Partners LLC in New York City.

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

Kevin Porter ’18 B.A. (PSc)

accepted a job with the office of Congressman Kurt Schrader for Oregon�s 5th congressional district.

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

Anupama Rajaraman ’02 M.P.A.

is mission director in Guatemala for the United States Agency for Interna-tional Development (USAID). She previously served as a deputy coordi-nator for the USAID Transformation.

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

Daniel Ralley ’04 J.D./M.P.A.

is first assistant city manager and director of community development for Hilliard, Ohio. He previously served as assistant city manager for the city of Upper Arlington, Ohio.

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

Corina Rebegea ’13 M.P.A.

is the Center for European Policy Analysis director for democratic resilience. She plays a leadership role as she works toward programming future democratic governance and combat-ting disinformation.

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

Stacy Reinstein ’99 B.A. (IR/PSt)

is a freelance strategic consultant for communications and policy. She previously worked as a senior policy analyst for Arizona�s State Supreme Court.

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

Norma Riccucci ’84 Ph.D. (PA)

is a Board of Governors Distin-guished Professor at Rutgers Univer-sity in Newark, N.J. In 2020, she earned the William Duncombe Excellence in Doctoral Education Award for her work advising doctoral students at Rutgers. In 2021, the Midwest Political Science Associa-tion named Riccucci recipient of the Herbert Simon Award for her contri-bution to the scientific study of bureaucracy.

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

Rebecca Riehm ’83 M.A. (Soc)

retired from Jefferson Community College (JCC) in Watertown, N.Y., after 30 years of teaching. In retire-ment, Riehm will serve on JCC�s Affirmative Action Committee, diversity working group and on faculty search committees.

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

Melaine Rottkamp ’91 B.A. (PSc)

is a certified destination manage-ment executive and president and CEO of Dutchess Tourism, Inc. in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She was previ-ously vice president for Dutchess Tourism and was promoted to her current position in July 2020.

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
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