Sustainable Success: Alyssa Alicino (’13, MBA ’19)
Most people view sustainability through a climate-based lens. For Alyssa Alicino, though, the field of view is much wider. “It’s an all-encompassing issue,” says the Baruch double alumna and former...
View ArticleWish You Were Here: On the Road with Graffiti Artist Victor Fung (’05)
Many a New York City teen has tagged a wall or two, but very few turn it into a career. Victor “Ving” Fung is one of the few, and now he’s on a never-ending road trip to spread graffiti art to...
View ArticleA Wave of Weddings
The Bearcat alumni-athlete community is tightknit, and some of its bonds are even stronger than lifelong friendship. Ask Director of Aquatics and Head Coach of Men’s and Women’s Swimming Charles...
View ArticleA Presidential Post: When Harry Met Emil
This past May, Emil Kesselman (’76) served as the grand marshal of Long Island’s Oceanside Memorial Day Parade. The 92-year-old U.S. Navy veteran has another claim to fame, though. He worked side by...
View ArticleObservations from a Hospital Chaplain: Barry Pitegoff (’71)
Barry Pitegoff ('71) is a staff chaplain at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, New York. He recently shared his insights with us regarding how COVID-19 has impacted his daily job and his...
View ArticleWerq-aholic Brandon Voss (MBA ’05) Partners with RuPaul’s Drag Race
Flexibility and ingenuity are skills that Brandon Voss has tapped into often during his career. For the past three years, he and his company, Voss Events, have partnered with RuPaul’s Drag Race—among...
View ArticleThe Offbeat Path: Investment Manager Turned Jazz Guitarist Robert Mwamba (’98)
Zambian-born Robert Mwamba moved to New York City as a teenager to study economics at Baruch College, but an unexpected friendship with a jazz legend sent him down a very different path. “Moving from...
View ArticleHelping New Yorkers Breathe Easier: Anisha Rathod (MPA ’16)
When Anisha Rathod chose to specialize in respiratory care, she knew there would be some difficult and hectic days. “That’s where the action is,” she says. “You’re always needed in critical care...
View ArticlePaying Dividends: Alan Chen’s Crusade for Financial Literacy
Like many Baruch students, Alan Chen (’17) had a lucrative, full-time job offer at graduation. But there was one significant problem: He had no idea how to properly invest his first paycheck. “My...
View ArticleDACA Dreamer and Healthcare Hero: JC Alejaldre (EMBA ’18)
In March 2020, Juan Carlos (JC) Alejaldre—an administrator in the Division of Community and Population Health at NewYork– Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center— received an urgent...
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