A Place to Call Home
The nonprofit A Tiny Home for Good, founded by Andrew Lunetta ’14 M.P.A., has constructed roughly a dozen tiny homes in Syracuse for occupants at risk of homelessness. Onondaga County recently granted $235,000 to Lunetta’s organization to fund seven new tiny homes.
See related: Housing, New York State
How We Grow Older
At AARP, policy chief Debra Whitman serves the needs of a 50-plus cohort while studying how everyone ages.
See related: Longevity, Retirement, United States
Different Sides of the Bible
Old Testament scholar Yolanda Norton ’04 BA (PSc) reinterprets scripture through the lens of African-American women.
See related: Black, Gender and Sex, Religion
Looking to the Future
The profound price we pay for shutdowns and other dysfunction in government might be the young professionals who opt to go elsewhere.
Consumer Desire
"At SparkCharge, our mission is to reduce CO2 emissions coming from gasoline generating vehicles by putting more electric vehicles on the road. We’re doing that by removing barriers to owning electric vehicles and improving ease of use," says Josh Aviv ’15 B.A. (Econ), founder and president of the company.
See related: Sustainability, United States
Business Model
"The most forward-thinking companies integrate a sustainability approach into their corporate strategy and how they operate. Their employees, customers, supply chains, and even their investors are watching closely and demanding progress," says Kenneth Pontarelli '92 B.S. (Econ), a former Goldman Sachs executive who funds a Maxwell-based professorship in environmental sustainability and finance.
See related: Giving
Global Perspective
"I have found it easier to approach climate change through the lens of local issues, such as air pollution, traffic congestion, waste management and sanitation, etc. There are near-term, tangible benefits that citizens and governments seek, and in addressing them in smart ways we would also be addressing the longer-term climate change response agenda," says Pradeep Tharakan ’03 M.P.A., a principal energy specialist with the Asian Development Bank.
See related: Climate Change, Southeast Asia
Local Collaboration: Melanie Littlejohn
See related: Climate Change, U.S. Education
Different Viewpoints, Better Solutions
The Northeast Residential Energy Use Pilot Study is an interdisciplinary project between students and faculty in the Maxwell School, SU College of Law, SU’s iSchool, and the SU College of Engineering and Computer Science. The study will employ high resolution metering for long-term monitoring of electricity usage of individual households.
See related: Energy, Environment, Giving, Grant Awards, Student Experience
New Maxwell Perspective features climate change research
See related: Climate Change
Maxwell alums featured in WSYR-TV series Victory Over Violence
“I was grateful for the services, for the amount of resources available for individuals like me to help me establish a system, a path, an opportunity to achieve dreams and goals,” Abdul Saboor '18 B.A. (PSc)/’19 E.M.P.A./CAS Conflict Resolution said, about the importance of InterFaith Works' presence in Syracuse.
See related: Crime & Violence, Refugees, State & Local, United States
Maxwell alum appointed Beverly Hills city clerk
As city clerk, Huma Ahmed '16 E.M.P.A./CAS (Conflict Resolution) will be the community face of the city, working with the city manager and translating the professional language of the city to the people.
See related: Promotions & Appointments, State & Local
Nazak Nikakhtar nominated to Commerce post
See related: Promotions & Appointments
Dan Gerlach named interim chancellor at East Carolina University
Dan Gerlach ’90 M.P.A. is a former senior advisor for fiscal affairs in the North Carolina governor’s office, and former director of the North Carolina Budget & Tax Center.
See related: Promotions & Appointments
Self-Determination
See related: Federal, State & Local, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Deep-Seated Sense of Justice
Business success enables Marvin Lender to support the causes that matter to him most. And few matter more than social justice — the focus of a new Syracuse University center bearing the Lender name.
See related: Giving, Social Justice
Jessica Wolfanger made senior research scientist at CNA
The Center for Naval Analyses, a nonprofit research organization that applies operations research and analysis to a broad range of national security issues, has promoted Jessica Scott Wolfanger ’01 B.A. (PSt/PSc) to senior research scientist.
See related: Promotions & Appointments
Kelly Flannery becomes CFO of Charlotte, N.C.
Flannery ’00 B.A. (IR) was named the new chief financial officer of the City of Charlotte, North Carolina. In her new role, she oversees the accounting of all funds, totaling $2.6 billion, and directs day-to-day financial operations for the city.
See related: Promotions & Appointments
Book by Serin Houston offers Seattle as case study of urban governance
See related: Food Security, Income, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice, State & Local, Sustainability, United States, Urban Issues
Zac Champ is bureau chief of staff at the FCC
Zac Champ ’10 J.D./M.P.A. was named chief of staff for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. The Bureau develops and implements the FCC’s consumer policies and serves as the agency’s connection to the American consumer.
See related: Promotions & Appointments