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Don Dentice '12 - Rockwell Automation - Account Manager

BS Political Science, Buffalo State University

Seraphine Sargent '14 - Cantalician Center for Learning, Program Manager

Doctor of Health Administration, Health Care Management, D'Youville University

Roxanne Cuebas, '14 Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Program Officer

BA Health & Wellnes, Buffalo State University

Daniel Keppel '14 - Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Director, Performance Improvement

BA Sociology, SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Ryan Gadzo '15 - Erie County Department of Senior Services - Project Administrator -Transportation

BA Political Science, Buffalo State University

Jordan Then '15 - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Mid-Atlantic Manager/Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps

BA Political Science, University at Buffalo - SUNY

Maria Garozzo-Payne, '15 Board President, Centro Culturale Italiano (current)

City of Buffalo, Principal Tax Assessor (Ret)

BA Mathematics, Niagara University

Sharon Rochelle ' 15 - Director, Department of Social Services, Pitt County, North Carolina

MS Community & Social Health, Canisius University
BS Health Science, SUNY Brockport

Joseph Gramaglia '16 Commissioner,Founder & Principal at Blue Integrity LTD

Retired, 42nd Police Commissioner, City of Buffalo Police Department
BA Comunication, SUNY Fredonia University

Kayla Carrasquillo Baker '16 - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Public Participation Specialist & Environmental Justice Coordinator

Excelsior Fellow, 2017-19
BA Political Science & International Studies, Niagara University

Mo Sumbundu '17 Empire State Development - Assistant Director, WNY

BA Political Science, Buffalo State University

Michael Hughes '17 Department of Homeland Security, USCIS - Management & Program Analyst

BS Business Administration & MBA (Organizational Leadership) - Medaille University

Anthony Astran '17 Roswell Park Cancer Institute - Public Information Specialist NYS Smokers' Quitline

BA Communication, Loyola University of Chicago

Alaska McInnis '17 National Trust for HIstoric Preservation - Senior Director, National Grant Program

BA English Language & Literature/Letters, University of South Alabama

Christoper Carey '17 - New York Power Authority, Operations Superintendent II

Ulysees O. Wingo, Sr. '18 - Chief Operations & Outreach Officer, Community Action Organization of Western New York

BS Business Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Houghton University

Ana Brignoni-Waliczek '18 NYS Unified Court System - Principal Court Interpreter, 8th Judicial District

BA Foreign Languages & Literature, SUNY Fredonia University

Casey Shannon '18 Budget Analyst - U.S. Census Bureau

BA Political Science, SUNY Fredonia University

Heather LaForme-Maldonado '19 New York State, Office of Children & Family Services - Director, Bureau of Native American Services

BS Criminal Justice/Police Science, Buffalo State University

Raymond Wagner '19 City of Buffalo, Commissioner of Parking

BS Business Administration & Management, Buffalo State University

Nicole Staszak '19 People Inc. Associate Vice President, Quality Improvement

BA Sociology, University at Buffalo - SUNY

Michael Ramos '19 Project Coordinator, NYS Department of Labor

BA Psychology, SUNY Cortland

Esmeralda Sierra ' 19 President - Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York

BA Public Communication, Universidad de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Rio Piedras

Charles Mays ' 19 - Say Yes, Fair Futures Coach

Kelly Craig '20 Pride Center of Buffalo - Executive Director

BS Economics and Finance, Buffalo State University

Taylor Johnson '20 - US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Specialist

Excelsior Service Fellow (2021-23) NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
NYS Assembly, Graduate Scholar (2021)
BA Political Science & Environmental Studies. SUNY Geneseo

Edward Helling '20 - Buffalo State University, University Police, Lieutenant

BA Keuka College

Joshua Oballim ' 22 New York State OPWDD Excelsior Fellow - Technical Project Manager

Julia Witherell '23 First Deputy Commissioner, Department of Social Services - Chautauqua County

Tirzah Peters '23 New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal - Project Manager

BA Natural Sciences/Health Sciences, Daemen University

Sara Kfoury '23- Labor Investigator, Office of Labor-Management Standards at U.S. Department of Labor

BA Health & Human Sciences, University at Buffalo - SUNY

Lily Wright '25 - Excelsior Service Fellow, Office of Healthcare Workforce Innovation, New York State Department of Health

previously Associate Director of Sponsored Programs @ D’Youville University
BS Business Administration, SUNY Geneseo

Todd O'Bryan '25 - Deputy County Clerk-Administration at Niagara County

BA Multidisciplinary Studies, Salisbury University

Julia Lange '25 - WNY Independent Living, Inc. - Vocational Peer Support Specialist

BS Criminal Justice/Police Science - Buffalo State University

Derek Smith '25 - National Fuel Gas Company, Government Affairs Coordinator

Public Affairs Assistant, City of Buffalo (previously)
BA Political Science and Mass Communication, SUNY Oswego

Camryn Collins '25 - SUNY Fredonia, Director of Facilities Services

Our MPA alumni are employed in the public, nonprofit, and business sectors.

This is a list of some of the places and job titles of our

SUNY Buffalo State University MPA alumni

Musah Abubakar '25
U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs

Edward Barfour '16
U.S. General Services Administration

Jessica DePasquale '18
NYC Department of Education - Community Coordinator Division of Early Childhood Education

Alex Desha '20
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Portfolio Management Specialist, Buffalo Field Office

Donna Estrich '14
City of Buffalo - Commissioner of Administration, Finance, Policy & Urban Affairs (retired)

Jestina Eubanks'14
City University of New York - Assistant Program Director

Shiana Eve '21
New York State Unified Court System

Jennifer Jacobs '19
City of Buffalo - Director of Street Sanitation

Katlyn Kean '21
Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking - Hotline and Advocacy Manager

Sarah Klotzbach '18
Unifrac I LLC - Human Resource Assistant

Maura Kutnyak-Smalley '19
JD University at Buffalo - SUNY
Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc. - Public Defender

Christopher Kuwik '17
Executive Assistant, Erie County (NYS) Clerk's Office

Willam Langer '15
U.S. Department of State

Ginger Lillis, '21
Gear Motions, Inc.
Nixon Gear/Oliver Gear/Pro-Gear/Niagara Gear/Auto Gear
HR Manager/Accounting - Buffalo Operations

Brett LoSchiavo '16
Erie County (NYS) Department of Social Services - Senior Welfare Examiner

Patrick J. Lyons, III '18
U.S. Social Security Administration - Social Insurance Administrator

Carolyn Martino '15
SUNY Buffalo State University - Assistant to the Provost

Toni Martinucci, '22
Financial Aid Adviser, SUNY Buffalo State University

Abdullahi Mohamed ' 21
USAID - Program Manager

Stefany Nakatsubo '18
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Asylum Officer

Candice O'Bryan '23
New York State Office of Mental Health

Patricia Patton '20
NYS Department of Health, Public Health Field Services Representative 1 Trainee

Kimberly Renda '16
Niagara County, Probation Officer

Miguel Reyes-Mariano, '15
Erie County - Senior Social Services Program Specialist
Logistics, US Navy

Norman Simmons '21
City of Rochester, NY - Senior Community Engagement Specialist - Police Accountability Board

Gordon Stewart, III '19
City of Niagara Falls - Firefighter/EMT
Niagara Falls Uniformed Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 714 - Trustee

Elizabeth Smith Rossiter '14
Organizer - New York State Union of Teachers

Geoffrey Szymanski '19
Erie County Workplace Development - Director

Naima Yancey '16
NYS OPWDD - Diversity Officer