NEW PALTZ – SUNY New Paltz will welcome distinguished alumnae Jessica Faieta ’85 (Economics; Business Administration) and Myra Kressner ’76 (Secondary Education: English) back to campus to deliver the Commencement Addresses at undergraduate ceremonies on Saturday, May 18th, and Sunday, May 19th, 2024, respectively.
Faieta, who currently serves as a senior fellow at Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs, worked for nearly three decades with the United Nations, where she held a variety of leadership roles that primarily supported communities and governments in Latin America and the Caribbean. She will address graduates of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the Saturday Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on May 18th. Faieta will also receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters degree, the highest form of recognition offered by the State University of New York.
Kressner is a leading advocate for individuals living with autism spectrum disorder. Her engagement with her alma mater has often intersected with her passion for this cause. She established the new Kressner Autism Spectrum Program Fund to provide New Paltz students with tools and resources to succeed in college and after graduation. Kressner will address graduates of the Schools of Business, Education, Fine & Performing Arts, and Science & Engineering at the Sunday Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on May 19th.
