Articles

Portrait of Efrat Nizan

A Lifelong Learner

Adjunct Instructor of Architecture Efrat Nizan (B.Arch.’ 98) looks ahead to new lessons—for herself and her students.

Portrait of Vanessa Botelho

Fulbright Scholar Traces Her Roots

Emmy award-winner and Fulbright Senior Scholar Vanessa Botelho (B.F.A. ’95) is writing a historical memoir about Anglo-Indian identity.

Portrait of Avery Gaeta

For an Occupational Therapy Alumna, Sports Are More Than Games

As an occupational therapist at Inclusive Sports and Fitness, Avery Gaeta, OTR/L (OTD ’24), helps children and adults of all abilities experience the joy of movement and teamwork.

Gonzalo Romero Lauro sitting at a desk

From Engineer to Healthcare Innovator

With a background in mechanical engineering and an M.B.A. from New York Tech, Gonzalo “Ilo” Romero brings an engineer’s problem-solving instinct to AI, analytics, and digital innovation across the West Virginia University Health System, a 25-hospital network.

Portrait of Andrew Tisser

Frankly Speaking

What began as hosting fun gatherings with friends, turned Andrew Tisser (D.O. ’14) into an entrepreneur, starting a mail-order-business pairing hot dogs with cocktail drink mixers.

Portrait of Anita Konfederak

Restoring the City

Anita Konfederak (B.Arch. ’85) has spent her career protecting New York City’s skyline.

Portrait of Oscar Gonzalez and Guillermo Zamarripa

From New York Tech to the Global Stage of Women’s Soccer

Oscar González (B.S. ’10) and Guillermo Zamarripa (B.S. ’09) began their career at New York Tech, helping fellow international student-athletes navigate college life. Today, they own one of the first agencies to represent professional female soccer players.

Portrait of Elizabeth Pacheco

A Solid Foundation for Success

For Elizabeth Pacheco, AIA (B.S. ’86), a passion for drawing led to a longstanding career as an architect.

Palm trees on a screen

When Numbers Become Shapes

Ricardo Cabret (M.S. ’14), who studied computer science in the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, transforms digital code into physical art.

Portrait of Dario Martinez

Longtime Economist Finds His Way Into Nuclear Energy Sector

Dario Martinez (M.S. ’25) has spent most of his professional career as an economist, and over the past three years, the energy management alumnus has become one of the voices shaping the conversation around Puerto Rico’s energy grid.