Politics and International Affairs Alumni

Political Science

 
Thomas Sheffield, '21 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence, double major in Political Science and Music, interned with the Eurasia center in Washington, DC.  He will be enrolled in the joint JD at Syracuse Law School and Syracuse University PhD program in Political Science in fall 2021. 

Cristian Rodriquez, '20 graduate with double major in Political Science and Music, and interned for US Senator Charles Schumer. 

Current Position: Staff/Assistant/Engagement Coordinator in the US Senate Majority Leader's Office, while also enrolled in a Master's of Public Policy program at American University in Washington, DC

Bari Lebowitz, '14

Current Position: Associate Attorney at Fragomen's Manhattan New York Office, where she practices business immigration law.  She was an intern for the New York State Attorney General and Environmental Protection Bureau.

Cory Loomis, '13

 Current Position: Legislative Director and lobbyist for the Riddell Group of Governmental Public Relations firm in Albany, New York.  He was an intern for US Senator Charles Schumer and received a Master of Public Administration at the Rockefeller School of Public Affairs and Policy. In 2017, he was named one of City and State's 40 under 40 Rising Stars in Government.

International Studies

 
Katrina Johnson, '13

Current Position: Peace Corps Program Specialist in the Washington, DC headquarters Office of External Affairs.  She served with the Peace Corps in Ethiopia from 2013-2014 after graduating.

Marielle Ali, '11

Current Position: Assistant to U.N. Permanent Representative of the World Evangelical Alliance. Ali has worked as in intern for the U.S. Department of State's Management and Economic Reform, The Mirror Foundation's Thai Citizenship Project and the U.S. Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Intern. She earned her Master of Science in global affairs from New York University.