Andrea Hickerson ’01 B.A. (IR)
was named dean of the School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss.
Edward Yoshio Uechi ’08 M.P.A.
joined the United States Department of Labor as a federal project officer, charged with managing grants implemented by state governments and nonprofits.
Patrick Fiorenza ’11 M.P.A.
has joined Research and Marketing Strategies Inc. as the research analytics manager. Research and Marketing Strategies is a market research and healthcare consulting firm located in Central New York.
Adam Miller ’19 M.A. (IR)
is a research analyst at the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, an organization that tracks political violence globally.
Kathleen Walpole ’12 B.A. (Hist/PSt/PSc)
is the director of program strategy, impact and evaluation for Home HeadQuarters, a nonprofit housing and community development organization in Syracuse
Jesse Duane Baker ’68 B.A. (Hist)
was named guest manager of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Camila Urbina Escobar ’17 M.P.A./M.A. (IR)
married fellow alumnus Maxwell Rupersburgh ’16 M.P.A. in Cartagena, Columbia, on June 25, 2022.
Zeina Koinis ’09 M.P.A.
is the leading managing director of Definitive Results, a marketing consulting firm based in Leesburg, Va.
Sarah Baumunk ’17 M.P.A./M.A. (IR)
is a research and policy advisor for the Baltimore, Md.-based Catholic Relief Services, an organization that seeks to assist impoverished and disadvantaged people overseas.
Timothy Robb ’90 B.A. (PSc)
has joined World Insurance Associates LLC as general counsel. World Insurance Associates LLC is a national brokerage specializing in personal and commercial insurance lines, bonding, employee benefits, financial and retirement services and human capital management solutions.
Robert Simpson ’01 M.P.A.
has been confirmed to serve on the Empire State Development Board of Directors. Empire State Development promotes job creation and business development to create a strong and growing economy for the state of New York.
Megan Joyce ’22 M.P.A.
is a communications officer for Reverse the Red, a global movement led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, that organizes conservation efforts and supports international biological diversity.
Jennifer Rafael ’94 B.A. (PSc)
is working at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association as the director of communications and marketing. The Alexandria, Va., organization is dedicated to the general welfare of federal workers and retirees.
Mark Newsome ’07 E.M.P.A.
was promoted to vice president and senior partner of U.S. Federal Healthcare, IBM Consulting. The Armonk, N.Y.-based business discovers, designs and develops advanced information technology through consulting services.
Robert Rupp ’83 Ph.D. (Hist)
Jode S. Millman ’76 B.A. (Soc)
Brian J. Reil ’09 B.A. (PSc)
was named managing director of external communications at the Edison Electric Institute, the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit association that represents the nation’s investor-owned electric companies.
Derick C. Villanueva ’03 M.A. (Econ)
is a naval reserve officer with Defense Contract Management Agency in Boston, Mass. His previous tours of duty include multiple deployments to eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Korea and Afghanistan. Villanueva, who is a lieutenant commander and earned a juris doctorate from the College of Law, also practices law and manages a real estate investment company with properties in the U.S. and Europe.