Maxwell Class Notes
Ann (Bodie) Ward ’47 B.A. (Soc)/ ’49 M.A. (Soc)
is celebrating the 75th anniversary of her Syracuse University graduation from her home in Alexandria Bay, N.Y. While a student, she was involved with the Daily Orange student newspaper and served as president of the women’s student government. She says “Syracuse University and the Maxwell School were pivotal in my life. The five years getting my two degrees showed me the path and taught me skills that enabled me to succeed in life.”
Scott Zuchorski ’98 M.P.A.
is Fitch Ratings’ new global group head of infrastructure and project finance. Fitch Ratings is an international company that provides credit ratings and credit-related research.
Christopher Alexander ’15 B.A. (PSc)
was confirmed by the New York State Senate as executive director of the Office of Cannabis Management.
Frances Aloi ’63 M.P.A.
has written a book-length study on organized crime in America. It will be released in four parts and is titled The Gangster Chronicles (Blair Publishing, 2020).
Michael Apicelli ’07 J.D./
is director for multilateral climate and clean energy engagement for the U.S. Department of Energy.
L.Scott Baird ’09 J.D./M.P.A.
is vice president at AgReserves, an agricultural investment company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jeremy Paul Busch ’09 M.A.I.R. is now serving on the Human Rights Commission and the Shade Tree Committee for the city of Geneva, N.Y.
Rachel Baker ’18 M.P.A.
was appointed to the position of assistant secretary for health for New York State. Baker previously served as an Excelsior Service Fellow.
Rachel Barnhart ’19 E.M.P.A.
represents Rochester, N.Y.’s 21st district in the Monroe County Legislature. In June of 2021 she won the Democratic primary to retain the seat. Barnhart previously worked for 18 years as a broadcast journalist.
John Bass ’86 B.A. (IR)
former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan (2017-20) and Turkey (2014-17), was recently nominated by President Joe Biden ’68 to serve as undersecretary of state management. If confirmed, he will serve as primary advisor for the secretary of state and the deputy secretary of state.
Joshua Beams ’14 M.P.A.
was appointed as the county administrator for Otsego County, N.Y.
Laurel Bennett ’19 B.A. (IR)
has accepted a position working with the fund administration team for the consulting fi rm Carter Mackenzie in Washington, D.C.
Rebecca Bostwick ’04 M.P.A.
is the assistant vice president of community impact for NAF (formerly known as the National Academy Foundation), which supports high school students on their academic paths toward higher learning and career preparation.
Kenza Bouanane ’21 B.A. (IR)
is serving as a legal research associate with the New York City-based non-governmental organization, Human Rights Foundation. Human Rights Foundation gives a platform to human rights activists with a focus on closed societies.
David John Brigham ’00
and Kate Rudder ’03 M.A. (Anth) moved to Zimbabwe 12 years ago. Since then, Kate has been consulting, volunteering and finishing up an E.M.P.A. at Maxwell. David is currently Chief of Party for Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture. They’ve spent time in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.
Stephen Bright ’82 M.P.A.
has been named vice president for finance at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Va.
Julie A Capterton ’92 B.A. (Hist)
has been appointed the head of Wells Fargo Private Bank, a division of Wealth & Investment Management.
Selina Howe Carter ’12 M.P.A.// ’13 M.A. (Econ)
is pursuing a dual Ph.D. in statistics and machine learning at Carnegie Mellon University. Carter was a Boren Fellow in Turkey and worked as the financial director at the Turkish Grameen microfinance program. Following that, she worked in Nampula, Mozambique, to conduct a survey on child vaccination with the Jameel Poverty Action Lab. For the last five years, she has worked as a data scientist at the Inter-American Development Bank and completed a master’s in mathematics and statistics at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Catherine Choi ’02 M.P.A.
is senior director of programs at the Eisner Foundation and an incumbent member of the University of California, Los Angeles Alumni Association Board of Directors.
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.
Kyle Coleman ’14 B.S. (Econ)/ ’16 M.P.A.
was named borough manager for Kennett Square in Chester County, Pa.