Alumni Profile: Eileen Shanahan
On six bucolic acres in Calverton, N.Y., Eileen Shanahan (B.F.A.’87) offers a place of healing for troubled horses and veterans and first responders who suffer from PTSD at her Warrior Ranch Foundation.
Alumni Profile: Virginia Gambale
Virginia Gambale (B.S. ’84) started on a path studying music performance. But her love for people and the rise of computer technology prompted her to switch gears, which brought her to New York Tech and a successful career in technological management.
Faculty Profile: Steven Lindo
Adjunct Associate Professor Steven Lindo’s Springboard Incubators hosts after-school and summer programs to encourage minorities and women to study computer science. At New York Tech, he is guiding students on a path to success in his Career Discovery course, required course for all College of Engineering and Computing Sciences freshmen.
Alumni Profile: Ramon Ray
The importance of having fun is a recurring theme in Ramon Ray’s (B.S. ’07) life and work. And it has paid off. He has launched four businesses and credits his education at New York Tech for helping him flourish in his professional life.
Faculty Profile: Alessandro Melis
Alessandro Melis, Ph.D., looks beyond the traditional sense of architecture, finding inspiration in cinema, philosophers, scientists, and political activists. He uses this same approach in the classroom, stimulating his students’ creativity and encouraging them to think of themselves as researchers first and to question everything.
Student Profile: Robert Torres
Interior design student Robert Torres is one of the first of three recipients of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) New York Chapter Hazel Siegel Scholarship, which recognizes students who exhibit outstanding leadership qualities.
Student Profile: Lillian Pratt
When she first came to New York Tech, life sciences/biomedical engineering major Lillian “Lilly” Pratt wasn’t sure whether medical school was for her but her time her helped solidify that goal. As she prepares to graduate in May, Pratt is preparing to embark on a new adventure: graduate school at Cornell.
Student Profile: Michael Valenzuela
Although he transferred to another school earlier in his undergraduate career, Michael “Mikey” Valenzuela quickly transferred back to New York Tech. “I feel comfortable, confident, and at home here,” he says.
Student Profile: Lena Hegemann
While Lena Hegemann will be part of the Class of 2022 commencement this May, she fulfilled her graduation requirements in December 2021 and is already immersed in the professional world as a campaign specialist at Bloomberg LP.
Student Profile: Naeemah Robert
Naeemah Robert accepted a position as a software development engineer with Mastercard, crediting New York Tech for providing her the skills she will need to succeed in her new role and beyond.
Student Profile: Charon Hu
When Charon Hu graduates from New York Tech’s Long Island campus this May, he will make England his next stop on his path to expand his architectural knowledge into areas and issues he became aware of during his undergraduate education.
Student Profile: Taylor Rutherford
While growing up, Taylor Rutherford’s positive encounters with doctors put her on a path to medicine. But the unique approach one doctor took when caring for her mother as well as a lecture by an osteopathic physician (D.O.), solidified her decision to become a D.O.