How our political science alumni are making an impact.
Samantha Flores ’11听is completing her final year of law school at New York听Law School and plans to graduate this coming听May. She is looking forward to tackling the听Bar exam in July and seeing what her future听in the legal profession has in store.
Philip DiSanto ’12听was elected听to the 91吃瓜网 Board of Trustees to听serve on its Academic Affairs Committee and the Student Life Committee. Mr. DiSanto is听currently in his first year at Columbia Law听School. Phil will be interning with the New听York State Attorney General鈥檚 office in Mineola this summer.
Hillary Frisbie ’06听was a double听major with Communications and Political听Science. She is a Facility Management and听Capital Project Coordinator at Henry Street听Settlement, a social service and cultural icon听on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Current projects include renovation and restoration of听the historic landmarked facility at 265 Henry听Street. Hillary currently holds a Masters in听Arts in Cultural Management (Pratt Class of听2012) and is pursuing a Master of Science in听Facility Management (Pratt 2014) with a focus听on historical sustainability. Hillary recently听presented about sustainable project develop-ment at the Second International Facility and听Real Estate Management conference in听Kufstein, Austria. Much to the disappointment听of Professor Levy, Hillary was unable to take听the Sound of Music Tour while there.
David Fuller ’06听continues as听Vice President of Development and Government Affairs at Astonish Media Group, a public relations and creative media consultant听firm. He also does fundraising and grant听writing consulting on the side for the Barlett听Arboretum and Gardens in Stamford and for听the Stratford Center for the Arts. He is nearing the end of his Masters in Communications听at Fairfield University.
听is currently听working with Brooklyn Jubilee, a Christian听promoting peace and prosperity for all of听Brooklyn by creating and nurturing programs听for social and economic justice. She works in听their Legal Services Division as the disaster听relief staff attorney. She was hired about a听month and a half after Hurricane Sandy. She听works out in Coney Island, meeting local residents and helping them to walk through the听“FEMA Jungle” and helping with other non-disaster related issues such as housing, unemployment benefits, public assistance, etc.听Chantal was also recently recognized as a “” alumna through the Office of Alumni听Affairs . Chantal will be on campus speaking on a听panel on April 23 called “Finding Your听Niche.”
Emmanuel Hector ’10听finished听his Master’s degree in climate science and听policy at Columbia University. Currently at New听York Life Insurance Company, Emmanuel听helps clients achieve their long-term financial听goals while protecting their loved ones and/or听businesses via insurance, annuity, and other听financial products and services. Contact him at 646.227.8017 or ehector@ft.newyorklife.com.
Nikki Kateman ’10听is entering her听third year working full-time in the Political & Communications Department of Local 338听RWDSU/UFCW. Recently she has been working on advocacy issues such as increasing听both the state and federal minimum wage and听immigration reform. Nikki is also in the process听of joining the Advisory Board of the Long Island听Progressive Coalition.
Natu Kure ’12听continues to work听at the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the听United Nations, working with the forth committee (Special Committee on Politics and Decolonization and Peacekeeping). She is responsible听for writing reports for every meeting and the听final report that is forwarded to the Nigerian听Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Sometimes, the听interns are encouraged to write draft of statements, then the officers work on the final statement.)
Allen Louissaint ’09听recently听completed working full-time as a 7th grade听History teacher as a leave replacement at听North Shore Middle School in Glen Head, Long听Island. Allen is grateful for the opportunity and听grew professionally due to the different responsibilities inside and outside of the classroom.
Boris Manakhimov ’11听currently听works as the Corporate Technology Recruiter听with Computer Generated Solutions, Inc. His听responsibilities include identifying, interviewing, and qualifying IT professionals for internal听positions. In his spare time he volunteers with听Junior Achievement of New York, running their听Alumni group on LinkedIn, and helps the Pi听Lambda Phi Educational Foundation in their听recruiting efforts for board members and trustees.
John Miller ’12听is currently in his听first year at Harvard Law School. He is becoming involved with the Harvard Mediation听Program, which provides free mediation services to local small claims court disputes during the academic year.
Nick Tomasso ’11听is currently a听long-term substitute teacher at East Rockaway听Middle School. He has been accepted to听Teach For America beginning in the 2013-2014 school year. Nick will be teaching Special听Education for the Chicago Public School system.
Adaeze Udoji ’08听Adaeze is transitioning听out of her current position as an Attorney Investigator at the New Jersey Attorney General鈥檚 office and into a new role in the Legal听and Compliance Division of American Express.听Outside of work, Adaeze remains involved with听the Cardozo Law School鈥檚 Black Asian and听Latino Law Students Alumni Association as听Secretary, where she assists with scholarship听fundraising and programming to prepare students for the transition from law student to听lawyer. Adaeze currently resides in New Jersey, although she not-so-secretly pines to be听able to move back to New York someday听soon.
Andrew Zang ’10听finished his Master of听Laws in real estate law, a post doctorate advanced law degree. He works as a corporate听real estate advisor at Studley, Inc., and specializes in the representation of tenants in听regards to their corporate real estate portfolio.听He lives in New York City and has found a true听passion for the field of real estate.
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