St. Francis College - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

The St. Francis College Alumni Association was founded in 1887. All former graduates of St. Francis College become members upon graduation. Some of the college's better known alumni include U.S. Representative Peter T. King, who is also chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Thomas J. Pickard, who was the director of the FBI. Another notable alumni is Richard Sheirer, the Director of the New York City Office of Emergency Management (O.E.M.) during the September 11, 2001 attacks. Sheirer coordinated the rescue and recovery effort at ground zero. Many of St. Francis College's alumni have gone into business and finance, they include Michael A. MacIntyre, a senior vice president at HSBC, Louis G. Pastina, the executive vice president of operations at the NYSE, Sal Iannuzzi who is the chairman, CEO and president of Monster, Inc. and William G. Parrett who was the former CEO of Deloitte. St. Francis College also has a rich history of sports and many of its alumni have been drafted by professional teams, the most notable of which are; John Halama, and James Luisi. After playing Professional Basketball, Luisi went on to become an Emmy Award winning actor. Several alumni have also entered academia and hold esteemed positions at institutions of higher learning. Donald A. McQuade was the Vice Chancellor for university relations at the University of California, Berkeley, Mary E. Hines is the President of Carlow University in Pittsburgh, Sean A. Fanelli is the President of Nassau Community College and Joseph M. Hemway is the Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer of the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.