List of Marist College people
This is a list of notable people from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Notable students and alumni
Business
- James R. Barnes ’84 – President & CEO of OAKLEAF Waste management, 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year national winner[1]
- Greg Bibb '96 – Chief Operating Officer of the Washington Mystics[2] and Executive Vice President, Business Operations of the Washington Wizards[3]
- Matt Bourne '95 – Vice President of Business Public Relations, Major League Baseball
- Timothy G. Brier ’69 – Co-Founder of Priceline.com[4]
- Gregory J. Hart '85 – President/CEO The Big Wind LLC
- Philip G. Heasley – President & CEO of ACI Worldwide; former Chairman & CEO of First USA Bank[5]
- Patrick Lavelle '73 – President/CEO Audiovox Corp.
- Christopher McCann '83, President of 1-800FLOWERS.com
- Thomas F. McKiernan ’68 – Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development of Viyya Technologies[6]
- Jeffrey Nick – Chief Technology Officer EMC Corporation
- Michael O'Brien '86 – Partner at Ketchum Inc.[7]
- Mark Shamley '87 – President & CEO of the Association of Corporate Contribution Professionals[8]
- Peter Fela '07 – President & CEO of the Fela Industries[9]
- Mike Buckley '90 – Facebook’s Vice President of Global Business Communications
Education
- Dr. Michael Cann '69 – Distinguished Professor of Chemistry University of Scranton
- Edward J. Cashin – Historian and Professor Emeritus at Augusta State University
- Maureen O'Rourke '85 – Dean Boston University School of Law
- John Ritschdorff – Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Academic Programs, Marist College
- Dr. Edward Summers '04 + '06 - Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Brooklyn Education Innovation Network (BE.IN) and Professor of Public Administration and Policy
Journalism and literature
- Vincent Louis Carrella – fiction novelist and short story writer
- Bernadette Grey '84 – Editor in Chief, Scholastic, Inc.
- Ed Lowe '67 – author and journalist
- David Ng '80 – Executive Editor, NY Daily News
- Ian O'Connor '86 – New York Times best-selling author and national sports columnist
- Bill O'Reilly '71 – political commentator and host of The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel
- Art Sutley '02 – Publisher, Bar Business Magazine
- Gina Trapani '97 – founder of Lifehacker; Fast Company Most Influential Women in Technology in 2009 and 2010
Government and politics
- Eric Adams – 18th Borough President of Brooklyn; former New York State Senator
- Joseph Borelli – New York City Councilman, Former New York State Assembly Member
- Daniel Dromm – Member of New York City Council
- Joseph Igoe – Member of the City of Albany Common Council[10]
- Bryan Kaenrath – member of Maine House Of Representatives
- Patrick Mara – political strategist
- Howard Mills III '86 – 38th New York Superintendent of Insurance; former member of the New York State Assembly
- Steven M. Neuhaus – County Executive of Orange County, New York
- John C. Tkazyik '03 – Mayor of the City of Poughkeepsie
Military
- Paul X. Rinn – '68 former first Commanding Officer of the USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) . Commanding Officer USS Leyte Gulf CG-55 . Winner of the John Paul Jones Inspirational Leadership Award and 1990 US Congress National Day Of Excellence Award.
Religion
Sports
Television
- Jon Gabrus '04 - Comedian, Television Personality, & Podcast Host
- Christina Garibaldi '06 – On Air Reporter & Producer MTV News
- Rick Hankey '88 – Executive Producer Video/Music Programming VH1
- Anne Kenney – television producer and writer
- Robert LaForty '85 – Producer, CBS "The Early Show"
- Robert Naylor '91 – freelance Television Producer/Writer/Director/Editor[11]
- J. W. Stewart '93 – Host of ESPN America's Sports Center
- Jeff Sutphen '98 – game show host of BrainSurge on Nickelodeon
Other
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