Aysha Seedat is now a compliance analyst at JPMorgan Chase & Co. In this position, she is responsible for ensuring that the firm is in compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regulations. Seedat served as president of the Syracuse University Student Association this past 59th legislative session.
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Justin Mathews ’11 BA (PSt) is now the Associate Director of Strategy & Systems Development for the NYC Department of Education
Justin Mathews is now the Associate Director of Strategy & Systems Development for the New York City Department of Education. He has been in the NYC Department of Education since 2011. In his previous position, Mathews served as the Strategic Communications & Data Collector in the Office of Teacher Recruitment & Quality.
Chantal Wynter ’09 BA (PSt) publishes new book entitled ‘Women in Government: 10 Key Strategies to Advance Your Career’
Chantal Wynter wrote a new book entitled Women in Government: 10 Key Strategies to Advance Your Career. The book shares insights and lessons learned from 15 high-level women leaders working in the government. Through these interviews conducted by Wynter, readers will learn about obstacles women face and strategies to overcome them. Wynter has held positions in the government since 2009.
Wynter can be contacted on her personal website.
Tom Dannan ’06 BA (PSt)/ ’12 MPA works for Tribal Tech, LLC as Project Manager
Tom Dannan recently took a new position as the Project Manager at Tribal Tech, LLC, a small consulting firm that provides a range of professionals services to tribal, federal, local, and private sector entities. In his new role, Dannan oversees two federal government contracts, including managing tasks and resource requirements and developing project plans to ensure that deliverables are completed on time, accurately, and with high standards. Previously, Dannan worked for Deloitte as a Human Capital Consultant.
Heath Bernstein ’91 BA PSt/’98 MPA appointed Chief Financial Officer for the New Jersey State Department of Children and Families
Heath Bernstein was appointed chief financial officer for the New Jersey State Department of Children and Families where he is responsible for accounting, procurement, contracting, revenue, and budget development for the principal state agency. The agency is responsible for all children services including child welfare and protection, child behavioral health, child disability services, as well as woman’s services and assistance. Previously, Bernstein was the manager of human resources for the NJ Department of Children and Families.
John Mandyck ’89 BA PSt / ’92 MPA co-authors new book on food waste, hunger, and climate change
John Mandyck has recently co-written the book with Eric B. Schulz entitled, “Food Foolish: The Hidden Connection Between Food Waste, Hunger, and Climate Change.” The book details the social, economic, and environmental consequences of throwing away one-third or more of the food we produce each year. The book details the carbon footprint of food waste, which if measured as a country would rank third in the world for greenhouse gas emissions. The book also explores reasons why there are two billion people that are malnourished, despite the fact that we produce enough food to feed everyone. Mandyck serves as the Chief Sustainability Officer for United Technologies Corporation. A global leader in the aerospace, food refrigeration and commercial building industries, United Technologies provides high-technology systems and services with well-known global brands such as Pratt & Whitney, UTC Aerospace Systems, Carrier and Otis. Mandyck also works with universities and other organizations to advance strategies for energy efficiency, food security and sustainability.
Brian Burns ’85 BA Econ/PSt elected to serve on the NYADCP Board of Directors
The Honorable Brian D. Burns has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the New York Association of Drug Court Professionals. The NYADCP was chartered in 1997 and advocates for the establishment, funding, and enhancement of Drug Courts and provides education and training across all of New York. Judge Burns was elected as an Otsego County Court, Family Court, and Surrogate Court Judge in 2001, and has been a full-time Acting New York State Supreme Court Justice since 2008. He also serves on the New York State Family Violence Task Force, and supervises approximately 160 Town and Village Judges in a five-county area of New York. His chambers are in Cooperstown, New York.
Mayor Miner names Andrew Maxwell ’06 MPA and Samuel Edelstein ’07 BA PSt/Econ new employees of Syracuse innovation office
The City of Syracuse’s Office of Innovation team has been hired and of the new employees are Andrew Maxwell, director of policy and innovation, and Samuel Edelstein, analytics coordinator. Andrew Maxwell, who leads the team, is the former director of the Syracuse Onondaga County Planning Agency. Samuel Edelstein who handles the analytics, previously worked with the Syracuse University Office of Alumni Engagement. As Syracuse’s new innovation team they have been assigned to look for creative and data driven improvements in city operations. Their first assignment will be to investigate solutions for Syracuse’s problems with aging infrastructure, such as fragile water mains.
Alicia Verdile ’14 PSt becomes regional alumni programs coordinator
After graduating in May 2014, with a bachelor of arts in policy studies, Alicia Verdile started working full time for Syracuse University at the Greenberg House in Washington DC. As the regional alumni programs coordinator, Verdile manages the marketing, communications and events in the Greater Washington Area to engage friends of the University, donors, alumni and students. Verdile is looking forward to this position allowing her to practice her inventive problem solving, quantitative research, and interpersonal skills.
Jeanette Carneglia ’06 BA PSc/PSt is now managing director at Teach for America
Jeanette Carneglia is now managing director at Teach for America, the national corps of outstanding top college graduates, graduate students, and professionals who commit two years to teach in low-income urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity for all. In her role, she develops strategy for cultivating and stewarding national donors as well as coaching seven local development directors on individual giving strategy.
Prior to her work at Teach for America, Carneglia spent three years at the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), an international education non-profit that inspires young people to recognize opportunity and plan for successful futures through entrepreneurship education programs. While at NFTE, Carneglia focused on stewarding relationships with NFTE’s top institutional donors and lead the launch of NFTE programs in St. Louis with founding sponsor MasterCard Worldwide.
Carneglia graduated from the Maxwell School in 2006 with a bachelor of arts in political science and policy studies.
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