THE 2019 HONOREES

Major Thomas J. Akacki '07

Legal Advisor, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Special Operation Command

BA Political Science

Emily Atkin '11

Staff Writer for The New Republic

BA Journalism

Missy Graff Ballone '13

Founder, Wellness for Makers

Stacy Bastien-Renelique '05 '07g

Supervisor of Speech Improvement for New York City Department of Education

BA Communication Disorders, MS Communication Disorders

Lee Conell '09 '11g

Creative Writing Lecturer, Vanderbilt University, U.S.-Japan Creative Artist Fellow

BA English, MA English

Carrie Davenport '05

Director of Curriculum and Instructional Technology, Pine Valley Central School District and Adjunct Professor at SUNY Fredonia

BS Elementary Education Pre K-6: English

Dillon Dzikowicz '16

Registered Nurse, University of Rochester Medical Center; Ph.D. Candidate, University of Rochester School of Nursing

Errol Eisner '06 '09g

Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at TSG Reporting, Inc.

BS Marketing, Finance, MBA Finance

Lancelot Farquharson '03

Customs and Border Protection Officer Program Manager, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

BS Management

Chris Ganje '05

CEO and Co-Founder of AMPLYFI

Joseph Gentsch '11

Business Intelligence Analyst for Amazon Web Services

BS Accounting

Syelle Graves Ph.D. '03

Visiting Faculty Lecturer of Linguistics at Brooklyn College, Project Coordinator at Brooklyn College Linguistics Lab, Program Coordinator of the Intersection of Linguistics, Language, and Culture NSF REU Site

Goldie Harrison '16

Founder and CEO of 24:OURS; Founder of SSOYD Scholarship, Elmont High School; Marketing and Promotions for ROC Nation

BA Digital Media Production, Digital Media Management

Jacqueline (Lehmann) Hesse '04 '07g

Teacher, Newburgh Free Academy P-TECH; Co-Founder, Global to Local

BA English, MAT Secondary Education:English

Ryan Judge '13g

Assistant Principal, Highland High School

MPS Humanistic-Multicultural Education

Joel Kelsey '05

Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal

BA Political Science

Sarah Klena '03

Math Professional Development Specialist, Curriculum Associates

BS Elementary Education Pre K-6, Political Science

Kevin Lam '11 '15g

Organizing Director, Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW)

BA Asian Studies, MPS Humanistic-Multicultural Education

Kyra (Thornton) Lazzaro '05

Assistant Counsel for Legal Oversight, SUNY Charter Schools Institute

BS Elementary Education: Social Studies

Fiona Lee '12 '14g

Supervisor, Communications Planning, Carat

BS Marketing, MBA

John Lepore '05

Principal/Chief Creative Director, Perception

BFA Graphic Design

Lara Hope Levine '06

Touring Musician/Band Leader, Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones

BA Journalism

Giancarlo Llaverias '16

County Legislator, Dutchess County District 1, Co-Founder of Hudson Valley Young Black and Latino Professionals

BS Communication Studies

Francesca Lormeus '09

Speech-Language Pathologist, New York City Department of Education

BA Communication Disorders

RaeAnne Mac Millan '05

PALS Coordinator, Women Aware, Inc.

BA Visual Arts

Emma Morcone '11 '14g

Deputy Title IX Coordinator/LGBTQ+ Coordinator, SUNY New Paltz

BS Music, MPS Humanistic-Multicultural Education

Eddie Monroy '12 '13g

Director of Consulting, Strategy Leaders, Inc.

BS Management, MBA

Colin Morrell '12

Teacher, The Bronx High School of Science

James O'Brien '03

Department Chair of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science, Springfield College; Associate Professor of Physics and Mathematics, Springfield College; Vice president, International Association for Relativistic Dynamics (IARD)

BS Physics, Mathematics

Holly Palmieri '08

Program Director and Anchor, TODAY Show Radio, SiriusXM Radio

BA Communication Studies

Frank Pignatelli '08

Sergeant, Irvington Police Department

Juan-Carlos Pineiro '07

Assistant Director of Student Involvement, SUNY Westchester Community College; Adjunct Psychology Professor, SUNY Orange County Community College; Senior Core Teacher for nOMad; Consultant, Newburgh Free Academy

BA Psychology

Michelle Quartin '06

Founder and CEO, Opus Architectural Arts, LLC

BFA Sculpture

Kaitlin Ruggiero '08

Teacher, Sunset Park High School

BA Adolescence Education: Mathematics

Destiny Saldivar '13

Founding Editor and CEO at LovedbyDestiny.com Director, Project Reach, Girls Inc. NYC

BA Psychology

Gordon Tepper '02

Senior Director of Communications and Policy, City of Long Beach, NY

BS Communication Media

Eileen (Carpenter) Uchitelle '09

Staff Software Engineer, GitHub

BFA Photography

David Walton '06 & Sara Walton '10

Goldsmith and Owners of Hudson Valley Goldsmith, LTD

BFA Metal (David) BA Visual Arts Education (Sara)

Miriam Ward '15

Segment Producer, The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC

BA Digital Media Production, History

Noreen (Lavin) Yarwood '02

Founder, Shake It Out, Inc.; Theater/English Teacher

BA Theatre Arts