Stony Brook 40 Under Forty Recognition Program
The 2024 Nominees
Thanks for participating in Stony Brook's 40 Under Forty Program!
Name | Title | Degree |
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Molly H. Adams '15 | Founder, Feminist Bird Club | MA, Marine Conservation and Policy |
Robert Africano '10 | Optometrist (OD), National Vision Inc/North Carolina Primary Vision Care Associates | BS, Biology/Philosophy |
Candice Agli '10 | Director of Operations, National Alliance on Mental Illness | BA, Sociology |
Daniel Ahmadizadeh '14 | CEO, Maslo | BS, Business Management |
Solomon Akhimienmhona '06 | Owner, Agrippa Global LLC | BE, Computer Engineering |
Rami al-Rfou '14, '15 | Senior Research Scientist, Waymo | MS, Computer Science/PhD, Computer Science |
Nusrat Alam '06 | CEO/Co-Founder/Judicial Delegate, I Am Perspective | BA, History |
Amanda Alicea '10 | Chief of Staff and Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives for Enterprise Risk Management, Stony Brook University | BA, Psychology/MBA, Business Administration |
Jeremy D. Allen '16 | Managing Editor, WSHU | BA, Journalism/Sociology |
Ignacio Arellano Torres, PhD '18, '20 | Assistant Professor, Adelphi University | MA, Hispanic Language and Literature/PhD, Hispanic Language and Literature |
Michael T. Austin '12, '14 | Assistant Director of Student Life, Stony Brook Southampton Stony Brook University | BA, Sociology/MA, Higher Education Administration |
Giovanni Baglione '08 | Executive Plant Leader, GE Aviation | BE, Engineering Science |
Bryan Barash '08 | Vice President, External Affairs and Deputy General Counsel, Dutchie | BS, Business Management |
Lance Bertrand '13 | Founder & CEO, Turn Key Design & Construction Inc | BS, Business Management |
Isabella Betacourt '22 | Ocean and Great Lakes Technical Specialist, New York State Department of State | MA, Marine Conservation and Policy |
Yark Beyan '19 | Founder, African Grow n' Glow | BA, Political Science |
Chantel Cabrera '08, '12 | Senior Director, Subways Coordination & Solutions, MTA, NYCT | BA, Psychology/MSW, Social Work |
Patrick Cantwell '12 | Catcher, World Series WINNER 2023, Texas Rangers | BS, Health Science |
Giuseppina Caravella '09, '11, 12 | Health Education Specialist, Stony Brook Cancer Center | BS, Health Science/MS, Basic Health Sciences/MPH Public Health |
Adrian Carrasquillo '09 | National political reporter, The Messenger | BA, Journalism |
Christopher Cash '12 | Counsel, O'Melveny & Myers | BA, Political Science |
Lue Cerasi '07 | Teacher and Lacrosse Coach, Northport School District | BA, History/Teacher Prep in Social Studies |
Stephanie Cerezo '17 | Director of Marketing, The Partnership Inc. | BA, Spanish Language and Literature |
Yousaf Chowdhry, MD '07 | Pain Medicine Physician, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/Rehabilitation Specialists of NJ | BS, Health |
Adam G. Cohen '17 | Bachelors of Science: Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Assistant Director of Laboratory Services | BS, Clinical Laboratory Services |
Timothy Cole '05 | Procurement Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Brookhaven National Laboratory | BA, Economics |
Jonathan Conyers '17 | Respiratory Therapist, NYU Langone Medical Center | BS, Respiratory Care |
Lisa N. Cruz '09 | Research Fellow, Stanford Medicine | BA, Psychology |
Stephanie D'Angelo '19 | Doctor of Physical Therapy, DPT Steph LLC | DPT, Physical Therapy |
Daniel Dedora, PhD '10, '15 | Executive Director, Morgan Stanley | BE, Biomedical Engineering/PhD, Biomedical Engineering |
Amruta Desai '08, '09 | Physician, Stony Brook Medical Center | BS, Pharmacology/MPH Public Health/MBA Business Administration |
Britney Dhutal, MD '17, '21 | Anesthesiology Resident, Mount Sinai Hospital | BS, Interdisclipinary Biology/MD, Medicine |
Leigh-Ann Edison '09 | Leigh-Ann Edison, DPT, CSCS, CKTP, LSVT BIG Certified, Paramount Physical Therapy | DPT, Physical Therapy |
Caitlin Ehret '19 | Quality & Patient Safety Specialist, NewYork-Presbyterian | MS, Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
Matthew Elmes '18 | Associate Laboratory Director,/Adjunct Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology,, Green Analytics, LLC/Stony Brook University | PhD, Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Nicholas Figueroa '11, '13 | Lecturer of Spanish, Columbia University | BA, Spanish Language and Literature/MA, Hispanic Language and Literature |
James Fuoco '12, '14 | Systems Engineer, Fortinet | BE, Electric Engineering/MS, Electrical Engineering |
Bryce Gadway, PhD '12 | Professor of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign | PhD, Physics |
Andrea Gallego '08 | GM, Industry Solutions and Technology, Google Cloud | BA, Economics |
Victor H. Gatica '17 | Data Scientist, Service Coordination Inc | MA, Political Science |
Stephanie Giunta '12, '18 | Marketing Director, Acertitude | BS, Business Management/MBA, Marketing |
Christina Hagedorn '09 | (Associate) Professor of Linguistics and Speech and Language Pathology Speech; Language Pathologist, CUNY | BA, Italian Studies/Linguistics |
Jessica Hanna '14 | Occupational Therapist and Supervisor, Theralympic Speech Therapy | BS, Health Science |
Isaac Hardoon, MD '08 | MD, New York Cancer and Blood Specialist | BA, Theater Arts |
Alanna Harte '16 | Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County | BA, Political Science |
Moisés Hassan Bendahan '19 | Spanish Teacher, Yeshiva of Flatbush | MA, Hispanic Languages and Literature |
Matthew Henninger '16 | Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow, VA Connecticut Healthcare System/Yale School of Medicine | BA, Psychology |
Lafayetta Hood '13 | Director of College Counseling and Alumni Support Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School | MA, Higher Education Administration |
Ryan Hook '07 | Senior Portfolio Manager, Charles Schwab | BS, Physics |
Gregory Hovagim '06 | Senior Manager, Product Marketing, Mathworks | BE, Computer Engineering |
Alexandria Imperato, MD '10, '12, ''18 | Doctor Internal Medicine, NYU | BS, Chemistry/BS, Nursing/MD, Medicine |
William A. James '09 | Freelance journalist, specializing in long-form audio documentaries and podcasts, KUOW, Seattle NPR station (current contract employer) | BA, Journalism |
Travis Jankowski '12 | 2023 MLB World Series Winner, Texas Ranger Outreach | Sociology |
Don Jayamaha '08 | Managing Director GemPay | BA, Political Science |
Satyanarayana Kaja '22 | Software Engineer, Yahoo, Inc. | MS, Computer Science |
Catherine Kavanagh, MD '09 | Physician, Columbia Children's Hospital | BA, History |
Russell Keogler '11, '13 | Vice President of Operations, HMR Veterans Services Inc | MA, Liberal Studies/MBA, Business Administration/MPH, Public Health |
Naria Kim '13 | Founder & Artistic Director of Sound Stage Ensemble, The Sound Stage Ensemble | DMA, Music Performance |
Gregory Kirschen, MD '17, '20 | Physician-scientist; Ob/Gyn Resident, The Johns Hopkins Hospital | PhD, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology/MD, Medicine |
Joseph Kocaj '18 | Water Resources Engineer, H2M architects + engineers | BE, Civil Engineering |
Robert Krakehl, PhD '15, '21 | Physics Teacher, Manhasset Secondary School | BS/MAT, Physics: Teacher Preparation in Physics/PhD, Science Education |
Brett Kugelmass '09 | CEO and Founder, Last Energy | BS, Applied Mathematics and Statistics |
Adam Kulawy '06 | Facilities Management Bureau Chief, Arlington County Government | BE, Mechanical Engineering |
Kristi Ladowski '11 | Injury Prevention & Outreach Manager, Stony Brook University | MPH, Public Health |
Acacia Leakey '17, '18 | Technical Initiatives Manager, Turkana Basin Institute | BE, Mechanical Engineering/MS, Mechanical Engineering |
Daniel Lloyd '19 | Founder & President, Minority Millennials | MA, Public Policy |
Joshua Lory '09 | Co-Founder & CEO, YourOwn | BS, Technological Systems Management |
Rubina Madni '05 | Director and Corporate Counsel, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | BA, History |
Donna-Lee Mahabeer '06, '08 | Director, Diversity, Intern'l Community Engagement Stony Brook University | BS, Psychology/MSW, Social Work |
Alefiyah Malbari, MD '09 | Chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Texas Dell Medical School | MD, Medicine |
Robert Maloney '17 | Strategic Partnerships Consultant, Bragiel Brothers | BS/MAT, Mathematics |
Anthonymark Manalo '19 | Director- Clinical Care- Critical Care Service Line, Northwell Health | MS, Nursing Leadership |
Marianne Matarese '15 | Lead Program Manager, Career Development, Indeed | MA, Higher Education Administration |
Patrick McCauley '06 | Doctor, The State of New York | BA, Psychology |
Nilesh Mehta '11 | Management consultant, CEO, Independence Bridge Consulting | BA, Political Science |
Antinea Middleton '11 | Assistant Vice President Retail Operations, Affinity Federal Credit Union | BS, Business Managemetn |
Katerina Miras '13 | Head of Marketing and Brand; Founder, Medivis; Brûlée | BA, Art History and Criticism |
Bushra Mollick ''14 | Director of Digital Marketing and Social Media, Bushra Apa LLC ; NYC Health + Hospitals | BA, Political Science |
Natalie Munoz '06, '09 | Assistant Professor, Rutgers University School of Arts & Sciences-Newark Department of Social Work, Rutgers University School of Arts & Sciences-Newark | BA, Psychology/MSW, Social Work |
Chris Murray '10, '13 | Vice President of Marketing, Island Federal Credit Union | BS, Biology/MA, Liberal Studies |
Tyler Muzio '18, '19 | Communications Director for New York State Senator Kevin Thomas, Office of New York State Senator Kevin Thomas | BA, Political Science/MA, Public Policy |
Carla Neckles, PhD '14 | Senior Scientist, Arrakis Therapeutics | PhD, Chemistry |
Stephen Ng '21 | Director, Fairfield, Bush, and Company | BA, Psychology |
Brad Nickles '15 | Sr Electrical Engineer, Top Shelf Electric | BE, Electrical Engineering/Applied Mathematics and Statistics |
Chinelo A. Onochie ''08 | Resident Physician, Albert Einstein Medical Center | BS, Health Science |
Katherine Osiecki '12 | President, East End Planning | BA, Environmental Design |
Chintan Pandy '09 | Director of Research and Development, Johns Hopkins University | MPH, Public Health |
Marvin Parasram '10 | Assistant Professor of Chemistry, New York University | BS, Chemistry |
Monika Pathak '18 | Senior Policy Advisor, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | MBA, Business Adminstration/MPH, Public Health |
James Pierre-Glaude '06, '10 | Doctor Stony Brook University | BS, Athletic Training/DPT Physical Therapy |
Richard Pisacone '15, '19 | Dr. Richard Pisacone, Metro Physical Therapy | BS, Health Science/DPT, Physcial Therapy |
Michael Prodromou, MD ''06, '11 | Attending Physician, Mount Sinai Doctors Long Island, Huntington Hospital | BS, Biochemistry/History/MD, Medicine |
Ilya Rabkin '10, '11 | Electrical Engineer, LGS Innovations, CACI | BE, Electrical Engineering/MS, Electrical Engineering |
Steven Raga '06, '08 | Assemblyman, New York State Legislator | BA, Political Science/MA, Public Policy |
Aleef Rahman '09, '11 | Public Health Physician & Medical Consultant New York State Department of Health & CDC National Foundation | BS, Biochemistry/MS, Basic Health Sciences/MBA, Business Administration/MPH, Public Health |
Valerie Revolus '12 | Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Moving In New Directions Psychiatric - Telehealth Mental Health Private Practice | BS, Health Science |
Sofia Reyes '08,'12 | Stony Brook School of Nursing Director for Simulation Education and Clinical Skills Laboratory, Stony Brook University, School of Nursing | BS, Nursing/MS, Adult Health Nursing/ |
Jill Ringhauser '14 | Disaster Response and Recovery Analyst, United States Senate Sergeant at Arms - Office of Security, Emergency Preparedness, and Continuity | BA, Political Science |
Nazanin Roudiani '09 | Founder, WeiSci | BE, Biomedical Engineering |
Daniel Rubin '10 | Associate Professor, St. John's University | BS, Business/Economics |
Jill Ryan '19 | Morning Edition Producer, KJZZ Public Radio (NPR affiliate) | BA, Journalism |
Aisha Scott '07, '08, '11, '19 | Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, Providence College | BA, Political Science/MA, Public Policy/MA, History/PhD History |
Zarya Shaikh '22 | Clinical Research Coordinator in Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergy, and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian | BS, Biochemistry/Women's and Gender Studies |
Andrew Silverman '08 | Physician, Hackensack Meridian Health - Jersey Shore | BS, Biology |
Cassandra Skolnick '22 | Founder and Executive Director, Society of Advocates Fighting for Equality, Inc. | BA, Women's and Gender Studies |
Janani Sridhar '18 | Doctor of Musical Arts, Depauw University | DMA, Music Performance |
Eva Stanganelli '20, '21 | Director, Open Door Exchange, Open Door Exchange | BS, Social Work/MSW, Social Work |
Natalie Stenzoski, PhD '18 | Senior Manager-AVD, R&D Department, Cipla USA Inc. | PhD, Biochemistry and Structural Biology |
Jamie J. Stitch '18 | School Psychologist, William Floyd School District | BA, Psychology |
Ivana Stolnik-Lourie '16 | President, The Sanguinity Foundation | BA, Journalism |
Gozde Ustuner '17 | Acting Chair and Professor, Farmingdale State College | MS, Mechanical Engineering |
Joseph Verardo '13, '15,'16 | President | Commissioner | National Science Foundation CyberCorps Coordinator, Young Education Professionals- NYC | Town of Yorktown | SUNY Research Foundation | BA, Political Science/MA, Public Policy/MS, Technological Systems Management |
David Viana '15 | Assistant Vice President of Community Relations & Subsidiary Administration, Empire State Development | BA, Environmental Deisgn, Policy and Planning |
Amanda Vitale '16 | Associate Attorney, Collins Gann McCloskey & Barry | BA, Psychology |
Howard Wang, DDS '09, '13, '15 | Owner, Hao Wang, PC | BS, Biochemistry/DDS, Dental Medicine/MPH, Public Health/MBA, Business Administration |
Howard Wang, DDS '09, '13, '15 | K&W Dental | BS, Biochemistry/DDS, Dental Medicine/MPH, Public Health/MBA, Business Administraion |
Monique Watson '14 | Strategy Fellow, College Board | BA, Political Science |
Ross G. Weber '21 | Owner/Founder, The Long Island Tutoring Company | BA, Psychology |
Leighton Williams '06 | Juvenile Correctional Health Dentist, Parkland Health System | BS, Health Science |
Joseph Wolkin '18 | Communications Executive, United Jewish Appeals-Federation of New York (UJA-Federation of New York) | BA, Journalism |
Farooq Zafar '11, '12 | Prompt Engineer, Meta Platforms (fka Facebook) | BS, Biology/MBA, Business Adminstration/MPH, Public Health |
Pedro A. Zapata '13, '14 | Deputy Director, Program Implementation, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | BA, Political Science/MA, Public Policy |
Nomination Guidelines
Eligibility for Nomination
- Must have earned a Stony Brook University undergraduate or graduate degree
- Must be 40 years of age or younger during the calendar year 2023.
- Must submit a professional photograph that will be used by Stony Brook University
- Previous honorees are not eligible for re-nomination
Criteria for Nomination
- Nominees have demonstrated achievements in business, research, technology, healthcare, the arts, leadership, community, educational, entrepreneurial and/or philanthropic endeavors
- Nominees exemplify the spirit of Stony Brook, including commitment, passion, leadership and the pursuit of excellence
Nomination Process
Nominations can be made by anyone who knows the nominee and has access to the required supporting information (including but not limited to a colleague, client, employer, family member, peer or member of the University faculty and staff). Self-nominations are accepted, but a letter of recommendation from a third party must be sent to alumni@stonybrook.edu
Nominations will be accepted until Monday, November 20, 2023.
Awards are determined by the University's 40 under Forty Awards Committee, comprised of representatives from the University's senior administration, alumni leadership, faculty and deans.
The 40 Under Forty Alumni Awards is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Alumni Association, a spearate 501 (c) (3) non profit organization.