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.