Alumni in the media

Retiring Schenectady Police Chief Eric Clifford '94 was recently featured in a Daily Gazette story about a formal walkout ceremony in his honor.

Albany Med Health System recently announced that Dr. Gregg Meyer '84 has been named senior clinical and strategic advisor. Meyer is a practicing primary care physician and experienced health care executive with expertise in delivery system and payer strategy, clinical medicine, operations, quality improvement, health care information technology, health policy, medical education, and population health.

Rebecca Parlakian '94 was recently featured in The Washington Post's article, "Babies are watching a lot of YouTube, and this expert is concerned." Parlakian is senior director of programs with the organization Zero to Three, a nonpartisan, research-based nonprofit focused on the healthy development of infants, toddlers and families.

Paleontologist Tess Gallagher '22 was recently featured in an IFL Science article, "What color was diplodocus?" She is the author of a new study about this topic in Royal Society Open Science.

Kentaro Barhydt '18, who is working on a Ph.D. at MIT, recently had a paper published in the journal Science -- “Loop closure grasping: Topological transformations enable strong, gentle, and versatile grasps.” MIT News also featured his work in the article, “Vine-inspired robotic gripper gently lifts heavy and fragile objects.”

Octavious Cook ’19 recently became assistant principal of Mont Pleasant Middle School. He brings significant expertise in community and student development, most recently spending three years as the Community School Coordinator at Keane Elementary School.

Dick Ferguson '67, a distinguished radio executive and retired EVP of Cox Radio Group, was honored during the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation's Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts ceremony recently.

Kevin Christie '98 was recently elected first selectman of Westport, Conn. A former corporate strategy advisor and current member of the Board of Education, he is the first Democrat elected to the town’s highest office since 2009.

Matt Baumgartner '95 is the center of a new reality TV show on Amazon Prime called “June Farms.” The show drops on November 17. Baumgartner, a restaurateur turned farmer, opened June Farms in 2017.

Ben Lee '19 was recently featured in a Times Union story titled "Siena basketball's Lee prepares to face alma mater Union in exhibition." Lee is a men's basketball team assistant coach at Siena College.