Fall 2021 Alumni Interviews

Past, Present, and Future Podcast Series (Fall 2021)

As part of our Past, Present, and Future podcast series, current Policy Studies students interviewed distinguished Lafayette alumni.

Students worked with professionals from WLVR-NPR to produce the podcast from start to finish.

Sean Bluni '90

From taking coffee orders as an intern to calling the shots, Sean Bluni ‘90 highlights his journey to become CEO of America’s oldest engineering consulting firm.

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Oliver Bowen '05

Moving from South Africa to Lafayette was a huge leap for Oliver Bowen ‘05. An even bigger leap was when he joined a new startup company in an attempt to solve today’s most pressing issues with artificial intelligence.

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Chris Caine '78

From varsity soccer player to CEO, Christopher Caine ‘78 discusses his path to success and the value of mentoring the next generation of global leaders.

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Tim Hylan '88

From jazz band to leading a team at Pfizer, Tim Hylan ‘88 focuses on working well with others to connect different disciplines and big data to solve critical problems in healthcare.

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Samantha Jordan '13

From varsity basketball to the Kennedy School, from the far corners of the globe to the US State Department, Samantha Jordan ‘13 leaves a part of herself for the greater good.

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Kevin Mandia '92

From catching footballs to catching hackers, Mandiant CEO, Kevin Mandia ‘92 solves cyber crimes using lessons learned at Lafayette and as an Air Force officer.

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Angel Mendez '82

Angel Mendez ‘82 takes Cur Non to the next level with his history of leadership and specialty for problem solving. Meet a C-Suite Executive and Lafayette Trustee on a mission to make Lafayette accessible to the next generation of leaders.

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Katherine Mulready '04

From leopard spots to saving lives, Katherine Mulready ‘04 shares her journey from Lafayette College to becoming an innovator in healthcare policy.

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Amanda Pisetzner '10

From Easton to the Upper East Side, Amanda Pisetzner '10, Emmy winner and VICE producer, takes us on a tour of her journey of voice.

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Professor Mark Crain supervised this production, with assistance from Lafayette senior Jessica Whitman ‘22. Post-production by Devan Kortan. David Barasoain is the Consulting Editor. Our Executive Producer is Christine Dempsey. Special thanks to Olivia Bamford ’24 for creating the Logo Design and Emily Tesbir ’24 for photographing the project.

Past, Present and Future is produced in partnership with WLVR, Bethlehem.