MPA Alumni

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

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

SUNY Buffalo State University MPA alumni.

Caroline Alagna '17                                                                                             
New York University - Assistant Director, Institutional Engagement

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

Edward Barfour '16
U.S. General Services Administration

Ana Brignoni '18
NYS Unified Court System - Principal Court Interpreter

Christopher Carey '17
New York State Power Authority - Operations Superintendant

Kayla Carrasquillo '16
NYS Department of Conservation

Kelly Craig '20
Pride Center of Buffalo - Executive Director

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

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

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

Maria Garozzo-Payne, '15
City of Buffalo -  Principal Tax Assessor (Ret)
Vice President, Centro Culturale Italiano (current)

Edward Helling '20
Lieutenant, State University Police

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

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

Tessa Janicke '22
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation -
Region 9 Environmental Educator

Bria Johnson '17
City of Buffalo, Common Council - Legislative Assistant

Taylor Johnson 20-22
NYS Excelsior Fellow, 2023 Presidential Management Fellowship (appointment to federal agency)

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

Dan Keppel '14
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Sarah Klotzbach '18
Unifrac I LLC - Human Resource Assistant

Maura Kutnyak-Smalley '19
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

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

Alaska McInnis '17
New York University - Assistant Director, Institutional Engagement

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

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

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

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

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

Michael Ramos '18
City of Buffalo - Environmental Safety Assessor

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

Sharon Rochelle '15
Pitt County Government, NC -Director of Social Services

Seraphine Sargent ' 14
Diversified Labor Solutions Divison of Cantalician Center for Learning -
Program Manager
 
Gordon Stewart, III
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

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

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

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

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

Geoffrey Szymanski '19
Erie County Workplace Development - Director

Jordan Then '15
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Mid-Atlantic Field Manager

Raymond Wagner '19
City of Buffalo, Commissioner of Parking

Ulysses Wingo, Sr. '18
Buffalo Common Council - Member

Naima Yancey '16
NYS OPWDD - Diversity Officer