College of Social Sciences and Public Policy
at Florida State University
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LaQuisha Persak — a Master’s in Applied American Politics and Policy Program (MAAPP) graduate — was recently named one of Tallahassee’s 25 Women You Need to Know.
Haley Davenport – a recent COSSPP alum (B.S. International Affairs and B.A. History ‘22) – has been serving as an English Education Volunteer in Rwanda since graduating from Florida State University.
Allison Kope – a two-time COSSPP alum – was recently promoted to Vice President of Risk Weighted Assets (RWA) Cross Asset Analytics at Citibank.
Cyrus C. Calhoun III – a graduate of the Master’s in Applied American Politics and Policy (MAAPP) program – was recently recognized as a recipient of the Future 5 Award from Access Tallahassee, a program of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce.
Ned Rinalducci, Ph.D. – a College of Social Sciences and Public Policy graduate – was recently named the Georgia Sociologist of the Year by the Georgia Sociological Association (GSA).
Sarah Calzada — a recent College of Social Sciences and Public Policy alumna — landed her first job postgraduate job as an engineering technician with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
David Binder – an Askew School of Public Administration alumnus – was recently appointed as the Assistant Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).
Bennett Napier – a graduate of the Applied American Politics and Policy Masters program – was recently named one of Florida’s 500 Most Influential Business Leaders by Florida Trend Magazine for the fifth year in a row.
Pina Holway, Ph.D. — a two-time College of Social Sciences and Public Policy graduate — was recently granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Tampa.
Alexander Santana – a recent COSSPP graduate – was hired as a Government Affairs Coordinator at Floridian Partners, LLC, a lobbying and consulting firm based in Tallahassee.
