List of Mercy University alumni

Mercy University is an independent, coeducational institution serving nearly 9,000 students each year across campuses in Westchester, the Bronx, Manhattan, as well as online. It is a federally designated minority-serving institution and the largest private Hispanic Serving Institution in the state of New York. Mercy was founded in 1950 by the Sisters of Mercy. Mercy University had more than 70,000 alumni as of 2023.[1] The now-defunct College of New Rochelle's alumni have been merged into the Mercy University alumni community.[2] Here follows a partial list of some notable Mercy University alumni.

Academia

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Government and civil service

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Alumnus Jamaal Bowman served as the U.S. representative for New York's 16th congressional district.

Police Chiefs

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Royalty

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Religion

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  • Reverend Troy P DeCohen, Senior Pastor of the Mount Vernon Heights Congregational Church in Mt. Vernon NY. He delivered the invocation at the 2016 New York State, State of the State Address in Albany.[27][3]
  • Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz, Cuban-American theologian who served as professor emerita of ethics and theology at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.

Activists

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Arts and entertainment

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Alumna Gabourey Sidibe, an Academy Award-nominated actress.
 
Alumna Mercedes Ruehl is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award.

Journalism

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Authors

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  • Sandra Uwiringiyimana, author
  • Joan Wolf, author of more than 15 historical novels.
  • Christopher L. Brennan, author, published his first book titled Fall of the Arab Spring: From Revolution to Destruction.[3]
  • Cray Mahalia Francis, author, published her first children's book Honey Dew's Carnival Fever.[3]
  • Chuck Garcia, International best seller, managing director at Citadel LLC.[30]
  • Danita Matthews, published her first children's book titled The Adventures of Chelsea B.[31]
  • Lisa Rhodes-Ryabchich, author, her first poetry chapbook entitled We Are Beautiful Like Snowflakes.[3]
  • Nicole Thomas, author, released her second self-published book, #Thoughts.[3]
  • Gloria de Prado, author of two published novels, The Witch's House and Nicholas Waring.[32]
  • Camille Marchetta, a former London literary agent, is a novelist, television writer and producer best known for her work on 1980s prime time soap operas Dallas, Dynasty and Falcon Crest.

Sports

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Alumnus Garvin Alston, an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Business

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Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of the social media service Facebook, attended at least one graduate course at the university.
  • Mark Zuckerberg, self-made billionaire, chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Facebook[A]
  • Bernardo Iglesias, Vice President of Valley National Bank.[35]
  • Lynn Trojnacki Horvath, Vice President of the First Niagara Financial Group.[36][3]
  • George Gallego, a world ranked para-triathlete and entrepreneur
  • Alex Ferrari, chief financial officer for MTV Networks.[37]
  • Scott Bowers, Senior Vice President and Global Wealth Advisor at UBS.[38]
  • Michele Quirolo, President and chief executive officer of The Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson Valley
  • Karen O'Mara, Senior Vice President for Human Resources at Polo Ralph Lauren.[39][40]
  • Carolyn Kepcher, businesswoman who was one of the judges on the NBC television program The Apprentice.
  • Aimee Arzoumanian, CEO at Sparks Health Systems in Arkansas.[3]
  • Walter Anderson, former publisher and CEO of Parade Magazine
  • Joseph Bivona, former chairman of the GMDC Education Leadership Council and Vice President of Time Warner.[41]
  • Julio Garcia, partner and chief financial officer at Perella Weinberg Partners Group LP.[42]
  • John Thompson, former Senior Vice President & general manager, Best Buy.[43]
  • Barbara G. Berger, President of Food City Markets, Inc.[44]
  • Robin Meszaros, Manager of Business Initiatives at Bestpass Inc.[31]
  • Kathleen M. Reilly, Vice President at Patriot Bank.[45]
  • Constance Barnes-Watson, Regional Manager of Special Programs for the Southern Region of K12 (company).[46][5]
  • Liz Glover Wilson, highlighted in Hudson Valley Magazine as a Person to Watch. Founder and owner of nonprofit event management and fundraising company, Elizabeth Rose Consulting LLC.[3]
  • Michael Orce, chief operating officer at Robinson & Cole in Hartford, CT., an organization with over 450 employees.[11][47]
  • Noreen Culhane, an American businesswoman and current executive vice president of the New York Stock Exchange, directing their Global Corporate Client Group.
  • Anne Sweeney, American businesswoman. She currently serves as a member of the board of directors at Netflix, LEGO A/S, and the board of trustees at the Mayo Clinic and the J.P. Getty Trust. She was formerly the co-chair of Disney Media Networks and President of the Disney–ABC Television Group, and the President of Disney Channel from 1996 to 2014.
  • Ngaire E. Cuneo, former Senior VP and Corporate Officer for General Electric Capital Corp.; Executive Vice President, of Corporate Development for Conoco, Inc.[48][49]
  • Aulana Pharis Peters, first African American woman to serve as Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission.[50]
  • Melissa Encarnacao Battista, vice president, chief administrative officer at Morgan Stanley.[51]
  • Andrew Boryk, Co-Founder and chief technology officer at Lunchbox Technologies. Recognized by Forbes “30 Under 30”.[52]

Science and medicine

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Alumna Emmeline Edwards served as the director of the division of extramural research at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
 
Alumna Paule Valery Joseph is the 2022 National Academy of Medicine and American Academy of Nursing Fellow.

Military

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Alumna Patricia Ann Tracey, the first woman to be promoted to the rank of vice admiral in the United States Navy.
  • William F.X. Maughan, an American author, politician, and former U.S. Marine. He served as Monroe County's controller.[58][59][60]
  • Georgette Toews, retired as Chief of Equal Opportunity for the US Air Force in the Pentagon.[61]
  • Patricia Ann Tracey, retired United States naval officer and the first woman to be promoted to the rank of vice admiral in the United States Navy. She held the positions of chief of naval education and training (CNET) (1996–98), Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy (1998–2001), and director of navy staff from 2001 until the time of her retirement on October 1, 2004.

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ He attended at least one graduate course at the university.[34]