The Carillon

1940s Alumni Class News & Notes

Spring 2023

2020

Grace McGrath is Graduate Admissions coordinator, Graduate Enrollment Services at Marymount University.

Grace McGrath, UAlbany Class of 2020
Grace McGrath ’20

Tajnin Islam is junior business director, Global Rights, McCann New York.

Tajnin Islam, UAlbany Class of 2020
Tajnin Islam ’20

2022

Sierra Radley is a legislative correspondent with the U.S.House of Representatives.

Kiara Alvey is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return overseas and will serve as a community economic development volunteer in Colombia.

Spring 2023

2010

Kayla Arias, associate at Barclay Damon, LLP, Syracuse, was selected a 2022 Upstate New York Rising Star.

2011

Ancell Scheker Mendoza was appointed vice minister of education of the Dominican Republic. Ancell earned a doctoral degree in educational administration and policy studies from UAlbany and received the Alumni Association’s International Award of Excellence in 2016.

Ancell Scheker Mendoza, UAlbany Class of 2011
Ancell Scheker Mendoza, PhD ’11

2012

Jacob Fischler and Kathryn Beard welcomed daughter Annie Madison, April 11, 2022. Annie is the first grandchild of Dr. Arnold Fischler ’82 and Heidi Amsterdam ’81.

Jacob Fischler, UAlbany Class of 2012
Jacob Fischler ’12 and daughter Annie

Georgia Crinnin of Bousquet Holstein PLLC was named a Super Lawyers Upstate New York Rising Star in 2022. She is a member of the firm’s Trusts and Estates and Litigation Practice groups.

Georgia Crinnin, UAlbany Class of 2012
Georgia Crinnin ’12

Brienna Christiano and Jamie Dughi Hogenkamp of Barclay Damon, LLP, Albany, were included in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™. They were also named 2022 Upstate New York Rising Stars.

2013

Amanda Miller was included in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™. Amanda specializes in mass tort litigation at Barclay Damon LLP, Albany.

2014

Gina Valentino is managing editor of luxury lifestyle magazine Gulfshore Life. She serves on the UAlbany Alumni Association Board of Directors.

2015

Jamie Zieno joined New York State Senator Jeremy Cooney’s team as Chief of Staff.

2016

Meteorologist Mike Slifer joined WFSB News in his home state of Connecticut.

2017

Felix Abreu is a customer solutions engineer at Google and founder of Blue It LLC.

2019

Jackie Orchard is pursuing a master’s degree in Creative Writing at California State University, Northridge.

Jackie Orchard, UAlbany Class of 2019
Jackie Orchard ’19