Social Impact Spotlight: Carol Rattray ’78

Carol graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor’s degree in Asian studies. She also holds a master’s degree in international affairs and an MBA from Columbia University. She is the co-founder of the Rattray Kimura Foundation, which is focused on education and conservation, and Zoomdojo LLC, a social enterprise focused on online and offline support … Read more

Social Impact Spotlight: Gilda Charles MBA ’18

Gilda holds an MBA degree from the Johnson Graduate School of Management. She currently serves as a product manager at Instagram, where she is focused on enabling a culture of giving on the platform. Prior to joining Instagram, Gilda was a product manager for PayPal where she led an end-to-end revamp of PayPal’s flagship donations … Read more

Social Impact Spotlight: Sanjana Patel ’13

Sanjana Patel is Strategic Partnerships Manager for the Global Partnerships team at Room to Read, a global education nonprofit focused on children’s literacy and girls’ education. Prior to Room to Read, she worked on new business development for UNICEF USA to diversify its revenue from institutional foundations and advance UNICEF’s global work in 190+ countries. … Read more

Metro NY Spotlight: Gracielle Reyes Cabungcal ’09

Gracielle Reyes Cabungcal ’09 graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences as a biological science and government double major. As an alumna, Gracielle has been a volunteer captain for the NYC Marathon for ten years and counting. She is key to the Cornell tradition of volunteering at the Mile 25 Fluid Station as New … Read more

Cornellians running in the 2022 NYC Marathon

From bucket lists to raising funds for causes dear to their hearts, hear about what inspired these Cornellians’ journeys to run the 2022 New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 6. Felix Lung ’96, MEng ’97 Brooklyn, NY “I originally tried to get into the 2014 NYC Marathon as something to cross off my bucket … Read more

Metro NY Spotlight: Marlene Quijano ’85

Marlene Quijano ’85 graduated from the College of Engineering with a degree in Chemical Engineering. She spent the next 30 years fulfilling a career at Kraft Foods, where she held leadership roles across Innovation, Product & Process Development, Quality, Cost Management, Packaging and Engineering. She served as the Kraft Cornell Key School recruiter for over … Read more

Women in Entrepreneurship Spotlight: Andrea Ippolito ’06, MEng ’07

Meet Andrea Ippolito, Founder of SimpliFed. Andrea graduated from Cornell with a master’s degree and bachelor’s degree in biological engineering. She later went on to earn her master’s degree in engineering and management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the founder of SimpliFed, a telehealth platform democratizing access to baby feeding and breastfeeding … Read more

Frank H.T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award: Ariel Belen JD ’81

Over a 40-year career in New York City, Ariel Belen JD ’81 had a consistent goal: to help people sort through what is one of the most difficult situations they’ll ever encounter—a legal dispute. Judge Belen joined JAMS, a major alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider, in 2012 after 18 years as a distinguished jurist. His … Read more