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Financial Firm Ayco Invests in Albany Law’s Students and Graduates, Second only to N.Y. State in Hiring Alumni Ayco, a Goldman Sachs Company, based in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is one of the Law School’s top private employers, where 77 graduates currently work. Over the years, numerous alumni have started their careers there, including Dan Nolan ’78, the School’s chairman of the Board of Trustees. Tim O’Hara ’96, President & Chief Executive Officer of The Ayco Company, also serves on the School’s Board of Trustees. Ayco continually contributes to a scholarship fund it endowed worth several hundreds of thousands of dollars. The scholarship goes to students interested in tax law, business or finance, and the two-year scholarship often turns into a hiring opportunity. Over the past three years Ayco has worked closely with the Albany Law School Tax & Transaction Law Clinic, led by Prof. Deborah Kearns ’00 (formerly of White & Case and Ayco) to ensure students receive the profession-ready skills necessary for business, tax and financial planning careers. This innovative partnership involves guest lectures and practicums facilitated by Ayco employees that teach students the practical aspects of tax work, reinforces advocacy and counseling skills, and business acumen. 8
MAGAZINE Summer 2014
1 – Timothy O’Hara ’96 2 – Matthew Valentine ’06 3 – Kevin Hines ’09 4 – Michael Zielenski 5 – Michele Poole ’07 6 – Kimberly McCall ’10 7 – Anjalee Daryani ’13 8 – Amy Brady ’92 9 – Kristin MacDonald ’10 10 – Deborah Loncto ’82 11 – Jonathan Greeson ’13 12 – Eric Chew ’82 13 – Ashley King ’11 14 – Craig Cornwell ’05 15 – Edward Graham ’82 16 – Jeffrey Rosenbaum ’81
17 – Shelly Stone ’97 18 – Dean Andrews 19 – Daniel Nolan ’78 20 – John Ripchick ’95 21 –Anthony Santoro ’13 22 – Jon Whalen ’99 23 – Thomas Lagan ’85 24 – Keith Stinton ’93 25 – Bryant Nikodem ’06 26 – Nicholas Bennice ’99 27 – Chris Hempstead ’05 28 – Brian Lussier ’97 29 – Richard Martino ’97 30 – Brianna Rinkewich ’12 31 – Arthur Prostick ’98 32 – Joseph Mitchell ’84