Your Alumni News for December 2017

Dear Alumni,

I hope this finds you well. As the end of the year approaches, I wanted to thank everyone who has given back to our Wagner family in 2017.

It was an exciting finish to the year, both for the school and for our alumni. We stepped up our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion programming in New York and held EDI alumni events in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Jennifer Kitson and Ashley Putnam won the 2017 NYU New Volunteer Award for their leadership of the Recent Alumni Committee. And we held intimate discussions with alumni who are working on the ground in affordable housing and foreign policy.

We ask that you save the date and join us for our annual, celebratory alumni event, ALUMNite 2018 on June 7 in New York City.

Wishing you a wonderful rest of the year and we look forward to seeing you in 2018.

Sincerely,

Brian Stern
Director, Alumni Relations

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

• Dave Algoso (MPA 2011) was featured on Oxfam Blogs for his analysis of how some large international NGO’s are doing things differently.
• Lydia Avila (MPA 2015), Executive Director of the Power Shift Network, was featured by NRDC for mobilizing young people to fight climate change.
• Ariel Beery (MPA 2008), co-founder and CEO of MobileODT, spoke to IT News Africa about how the use of next-generation smart medical devices can impact healthcare in Africa.
• Chris Collins (MPA 2009) was highlighted on KQED for his efforts to bridge the political divide and spur dialogue between those on the right and left.
• Christian Gonzalez-Rivera (MUP 2012), Senior Researcher at the Center for an Urban Future, was quoted in Gotham Gazette for his testimony about the DeBlasio Administration’s Career Pathways program.
• Cortney Harding (MPA 2007) was featured in Alley Watch, discussing the agency she founded that helps companies understand VR, AI, and other emerging technologies.
• Sarah Kaufman (MPA 2005), Assistant Director for Technology Programming at the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation, shared her positive experience in Slate’s story on why a boss’s reaction to a pregnancy announcement matters more than you think.
• Michael Kodransky (MUP 2008), Director of Global and U.S. Initiatives for ITDP, was quoted on KOB4 regarding Albuquerque’s Rapid Transit’s electric bus fleet.
• Carmen Perez (MPA 2007), Director of Data Insights at CECP, was quoted in Los Angeles Business Journal about its effort to advance the corporate sector as a force for good around the world.
• Ashley Putnam (MPA 2015), Economic Development Advisor for the NYC Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development, spoke to City Limits about HireNYC’s success in connecting New Yorkers to good jobs.
• Rahil Rangwala (MPA 2011), Program Director at the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, was quoted in Money Control for its efforts to improve student learning outcomes via pay-for-performance financing in Bangalore, India.
• Chris Whong (MUP 2013) was mentioned in Atlas Obscura for his data visualization that tracks a random taxi as it moves across the city, NYC Taxis: A Day in the Life.
• Stacy Woodruff (MPA 2006), Director of Field Building Hub at Workforce Professionals Training Institute, was featured in New York Daily News for coordinating efforts to improve workforce development programs across the city.