This is a list of notable people associated with Marist College in

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Presidents

# Br. Paul Ambrose Fontaine, FMS (1929–1958) # Dr. Linus Richard Foy (1958–1979) #

Dennis J. Murray Dennis J. Murray (born 1940) is an American academic administrator who was the third President of Marist College, serving from 1979 to 2016 and, again, from 2019 to 2021. Early life Murray was born 1940 in California. He received a bachelor's de ...

(1979–2016) # David N. Yellen (2016–2019) #

(2019–2021) # Kevin Weinman (2021–)

Notable alumni

Academia

* Edward J. Cashin – historian and Professor Emeritus at

Augusta State University Augusta State University was a public university in Augusta, Georgia. It merged with Georgia Health Sciences University in 2012 to form Georgia Regents University, later known as Augusta University. History Augusta State University was founded ...

Arts & entertainment

Adam Ferrara Adam Ferrara is an American actor and comedian known for playing the role of Chief "Needles" Nelson on the FX series '' Rescue Me''. He was a co-host on the U.S. version of ''Top Gear'' and played NYPD Sgt. Frank Verelli opposite Edie Falco on ...

'88 – actor and comedian *

Jon Gabrus Jon Gabrus (born January 31, 1982) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his work on ''Guy Code'', the podcast ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'', and TVLand's ''Younger (TV series), Younger''. He is a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade ...

'04 – comedian, television personality * Bill O'Reilly '71 – political commentator *

Jeff Sutphen Jeffrey "Jeff" Sutphen (born October 15, 1977) is an American actor, producer, dancer and game show host known primarily for his work with Nickelodeon's '' BrainSurge'' from 2009 to 2011. From 2012 to 2013, he was the host of the show ''Figure I ...

'98 – host of the game show ''

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'' on Nickelodeon

Business

Gina Trapani Gina Marie Trapani (born September 19, 1975) is an American tech blogger, web developer, writer, and technology executive. Biography Trapani was born and raised in an Italian Catholic family in Brooklyn, New York. She began her writing career in ...

'97 – founder of

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; listed among ''Fast Company''s Most Influential Women in Technology in 2009 and 2010

Government

* Eric Adams –

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, 18th Borough President of Brooklyn, and former New York State Senator * Joseph Borelli – New York City Councilman, former New York State Assembly Member * Kevin Byrne '16 – County Executive for

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(2023-Present) and former member of the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assem ...

(2017-2023) *

Daniel Dromm Daniel Dromm (born November 27, 1955) is an American politician who served in the New York City Council from the 25th district from 2010 to 2021. He is a Democrat. The district includes East Elmhurst, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights in Queens. L ...

– member of New York City Council * Bryan Kaenrath – member of the Maine House Of Representatives *

Patrick Mara Patrick Mara is a former elected member of the District of Columbia Board of Education. Early years Mara is originally from Rhode Island. He earned a Bachelor of Science in political science and environmental science at Marist College. While at ...

– political strategist *

Mike Martucci Mike Martucci is an American politician from the state of New York. A Republican, Martucci represented the 42nd district of the New York State Senate, based in the western Hudson Valley, from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022. Early career At ...

'08 – New York State Senator *

Howard Mills III Howard D. Mills III (born May 29, 1964) is an American insurance consultant and former politician from Goshen, New York. He served as New York's Superintendent of Insurance from 2005 to 2006, and previously held elective office in both the New ...

'86 – 38th New York Superintendent of Insurance; former member of the New York State Assembly * Paul X. Rinn '68 – Captain,

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

Journalism

* Ed Lowe '67 – author and journalist *

Ian O'Connor Ian O'Connor (born 1964) is an American sportswriter who is the author of five books, including ''The New York Times'' bestsellers ''Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski''; ''Belichick: The Making of the Greatest Football Coach of All Tim ...

'86 – ''New York Times'' best-selling author and national sports columnist

Religion

Thomas John McDonnell Thomas John McDonnell, D.D., (August 18, 1894 – February 25, 1961) was the Roman Catholic coadjutor bishop, ''cum jure successionis'', of what is now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia. Education and pastoral as ...

– former Roman Catholic coadjutor bishop *

Seán Sammon Brother Seán Sammon, F.M.S. (November 26, 1947 – September 9, 2022) was the former Superior General of the Marist Brothers order, a role he held from October 3, 2001, until 2009.champagnat.orgBrothers. Superiors General. Seán Sammon Biography ...

'70 – Superior General of the Marist Brothers order

Sports

Terrence Fede Terrence Fede (born November 19, 1991) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Marist. Early years Fede was born to Haitian ...

– professional football player *

Bobby Joe Hatton Roberto José Hatton Negrón (born 11 October 1976) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Hatton has most notably played for Marist College in the NCAA and for the Arecibo Captains, San Germán Athletics, and Ponce Lions in Pu ...

'99 – professional basketball player *

Jared Jordan Jared Ahern Jordan (born October 14, 1984) is a former American professional basketball player for various teams in Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He last played for CSU Sibiu of the Liga Națională in Romania during the 2019–20 season. Colleg ...

'07 – professional basketball player *

Adam Kemp Adam Kemp (born December 20, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Rawlplug Sokół Łańcut of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). In 2014, Kemp graduated from Marist College with a degree in Sports Communication, and a minor ...

– professional basketball player * Chavaughn Lewis (born 1993) - basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

Kathy Liebert Kathleen H. Liebert (born October 1, 1967 in Tennessee) is an American professional poker player. Poker Liebert started her professional poker career as a prop player in Colorado. She would later go on to enter tournaments and she won the fi ...

– professional poker player * Kevin McCarthy – professional baseball player * Jason Myers – professional football player * Rik Smits '88 – former NBA All-Star; 2nd pick in the

1988 NBA draft The 1988 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1988, in New York City, New York. The length was reduced from seven rounds in the previous year to three rounds. This was also the first draft for the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat, prior to their i ...

* Brandon Tierney '96 - baseball, host of Tiki and Tierney on WFAN. *

Menelik Watson Menelik Watson (born 22 December 1988) is an English former professional American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State. Early li ...

– professional football player *

Sean Stellato Sean P. Stellato (born April 12, 1978) is an American Sports Agent, sports agent, motivational speaker, and author. Athletics Stellato attended Salem High School, where he played on the football and basketball teams. At the Gunnery Prep School, ...

– football and basketball, NFL sports agent * Brian Corrigan – professional lacrosse player

References

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