Recent M.A. Placements

M.A. in French Studies

Antoine Antaki (IFS MA ’90): Senior Vice President, Bowne International.

Lauren Aste (IFS MA ’98): Associate, Dechert LLP.

Margo B. Baender (IFS MA ’93): Legal Counsel, Scholastic, Inc.

Andrea Bjorklund (IFS MA ’88): Acting Professor of Law, University of California, Davis, School of Law.

Alex Blumrosen (IFS MA ’84): Lawyer, Bernard-Hertz-Bejot, Societe d'avocats.

Sally Boyle (IFS MA ’91): Marketing Manager, Diane C. Harder Wine Marketing.

Jeanette Byers (IFS MA ’86): French teacher, Foote School.

Joon-Seo Andrew Choi (IFS MA ’93): Assistant Professor, University of San Francisco.

Steven Comeau (MA/MBA ‘93): WW I&E Forecast Coordinator, IBM Printing Systems Division.

Alice L. Conklin-Nassan (IFS MA ’84): Associate Professor, Ohio State University.

Rosemarie Connelly (IFS MA ’05): Laboratory Technician, Science Dept., Lycée Français de New York.

Jeffrey Cooperman (IFS MA ’87): Senior Producer, The Colbert Report.

Stefanie Diaz (IFS MA ’99): Editor, W.W. Norton & Co.

Amelia Irion Drnec (IFS MA ’98): HR Manager, Schlumberger Limited.

Peter Fifield (IFS MA ’93): Associates Manager, The Nation.

Heidi Galli (IFS MA ’96): Assistant Director, External Affairs and Special Events, The Door/University Settlement.

Irene M. Gibson-Sciales (IFS MA ’89): Assistant Marketing Manager, The Haagen-Dazs Company.

Matthew R. Golder (IFS MA ’02): Assistant Professor, Florida State University.

Lisa Jane Graham (IFS MA ’87): Associate Professor and History Department Chair, Haverford College.

Keith Gurtzweiler (IFS MA ’00): Recruiting Manager, LAC / Library Associates Companies.

Todd M. La Porte (IFS MA ’82): Associate Professor, George Mason University.

Sara Larsen-Pozzi (IFS MA ’86): Teacher, French and Spanish; Admissions; 12th Grade Assistant Head Advisor, Friends Academy.

Rajiv Mahajan (IFS MA ’03): ESL Instructor, ELS Adelphi University.

Nicole Mandarano (IFS MA ’94): Grant Writer and Program Developer, Patterson YMCA.

Suzanne McKenna (IFS MA ’00): Investor Relations, Ziopharm Oncology Inc.

Jeannette E. Miller (IFS MA ’03): Ph.D. Candidate, Penn State University; Fulbright U.S. Student Fellow, 2006-2007.

Carl Mojta (IFS MA ’92): Mediator, Virginia Court.

Geeta Pasi (IFS MA ’86): Political Officer, Department of State.

Archana Patkar (IFS MA ’89): Director, Junction Social.

Mary Dawn Pugh (IFS MA ’00): Forrester Fellow and Instructor in Legal Writing, Tulane University Law School.

Astrid A. Reynolds (IFS MA ’04): Account executive, Euro RSCG Life.

Rebecca Skinner (IFS MA ’00): Executive director, International School of Brooklyn.

Katharine S. Vavpetic (IFS MA ’96):Depatment Chair, Modern Language Department, The Hotchkiss School.

Janice Vidic (IFS MA ’84) Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Rio Grande.

David Wachtel (IFS MA ’86): Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, The Wall Street Journal.

Laura Ann Weaver-Ryan (IFS MA ’02): Vice President of Marketing and Client Relations, Dalton Investments LLC.

Mary Robin Whitney (IFS MA ’84): Principal, Robin Whitney Inc; CUNY Adjunct Professor of Marketing Strategy at the Zicklin School of Business; Baruch College; English Professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.

Vanessa S. Williamson (IFS MA ’04): Field Director, Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America.

Mark Wilson (IFS MA ’88): Webmaster, Cornell University.

Dorothy C. Young (IFS MA ’84): Associate, McGuire Woods Battle & Boothe LLP.

Zhen Jiang Zhang (IFS MA ’90): Teacher, Norman Thomas High School.

Joint M.A. in French Studies and Journalism

Jeffrey Iverson (IFS MA/Journalism ’05): Author, TIME Magazine - Europe Edition.

Keesa Schreane (IFS MA/Journalism ‘00): Vice-President, Citibank Financial Services.

Dual M.A. in French Studies and Law

Spencer Boyer (IFS MA/JD ‘96): Director of International Law and Diplomacy, National Security and International Policy Department, Center for American Progress and the Century Foundation.

Brooks Daly (IFS MA/JD ‘95): Deputy Secretary-General, Permanent Court of Arbitration.

Gregory Menegaz (IFS MA/JD ‘92): Associate, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.

Diana Lloyd Muse (IFS MA/JD ‘89): Partner, Choate, Hall and Stewart.

Henry L. Thaggert, III (IFS MA/JD ‘93): Attorney Advisor, Federal Communications Commission.

Mary L. Weiss (IFS MA/JD ‘92): Associate, White & Case.

Dual M. A. in French Studies and Business

Kathleen Camilli (IFS MA/MBA ‘86): President, Camilli Economics LLC.

Jennifer Denbo (IFS MA/MBA ‘00): Program Administrator, Center for European Studies, New York University.

Stephanie Gober (IFS MA/MBA ‘97): Director of Operations, PlaNet Finance.

Susan Silbermann (IFS MA/MBA ‘89): Marketing Director, Pfizer Italia.