Alumni Profiles
What are Purchase College Alumni doing? These are but
a few examples of how our alumni are changing the world!
Dan Deacon '04 (music),is an electronic musician, well-known for his hyperkinetic dance music. In 2004, after leaving Purchase, Dan and several Purchase alums formed Wham City in Baltimore, MD. Continue... 
Dina Artzt ’82 (psychology) s a Senior Vice President-Investments at UBS Financial Services in Palo Alto, California. Dina began her career during one of the equity market’s most tumultuous periods on record-she didn’t know if she could stick it out but she’s glad she did. Over the past Continue... 
Kris Graves '04 (visual arts) is a visual artist, working in photography and video, and the director of +Kris Graves Project (+KGP). Kris "creates photographs of landscapes and people to preserve memory. Continue... 
At Purchase Dawen Huang '06 (new media), learned programming, web development, photography, film and music production. He secured an internship at PepsiCo doing web development while still persuing his degree. Continue... 
Molecular biologist Jill Bargonetti-Chavarria '85 (biology) is a renowned cancer researcher, Hunter College professor, winner of many awards and innovator in the education of minorities in science. Jill is currently researching aspects of DNA damage cause by chemotherapeutic drugs. Continue...
Joyce Butler '76 (psychology), is an educator and a difference maker. Her May 2011 "Lifetime Difference Maker Award" from The Coalition for the Advancement of Student Activities: The Student Leadership Training Program attests to this fact. Over the last 35 years Joyce has taught students at all levels from preschool school to college. Continue... 
David White'03 (M.M ) and '01 (B.M), is a trombonist, composer and arranger, a highly versatile musician who is building a strong reputation on the New York jazz scene. Continue... 
Carl Sefina '77 (environmental science), Carl is founding president of the not-for-profit Blue Ocean Institute and holds appointments as an adjunct and a visiting professor in marine science and in journalism, respectively, at Stony Brook University. Continue... 
