Larissa L. Knapp '91 was recently named the executive assistant director of the National Security Branch at FBI Headquarters in Washington. She will oversee all national security investigative and intelligence operations.
Jamaluddin Aram ’17 of Afghanistan, a writer, documentary filmmaker and producer, has secured a book deal from Scribner, Canada, for his debut novel, “Nothing Good Ever Happens in Wazirabad on a Wednesday.”
Senator Jim Tedisco '72 (R,C-Glenville) recently honored 11th grade and 5th grade students from the Greater Johnstown School District. They who won first place in the New York State Odyssey of the Mind finals, qualifying them for the World Finals at Iowa State University.
Adam Hall '21 recently received a Tau Beta Pi Fellowship. The award will fund one year of his doctoral education in mechanical engineering at the University of California, San Diego, where he plans to study ocean turbulence modeling.
Stony Brook University Hospital has appointed Dr. Jonathan M. Buscaglia '97 chief medical officer. He joined Stony Brook Medicine in 2008 as medical director of endoscopy.
Desiree Plata '03 was recently featured in an HHS Press article titled, "From Superfund Site to Super Scientist." Plata is an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at MIT. She studies the impact of industrially generated chemicals on the environment.
In April, Helena Binder '76 taught a class that walked participants through the process of developing a stage production. The course was part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Dartmouth. An actor and director for 40 years, Binder has produced works for opera companies throughout the U.S.
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano recently swore in attorney Lawrence R. Sykes '71 to the Yonkers Board of Education. Sykes has practiced law for over 30 years in the areas of litigation, real estate and municipal law.