Meet our Student Ambassadors
Want to get connected with our Student Ambassadors? Ask them questions at sw_admissions@sunymaritime.edu
Ezra Burdette
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Brownsville, MD
Graduation Date: May 2027
Fun Fact: I have two Great Danes and a Doberman.
Mary Cirelli
Major: Marine Transportation
Hometown: Oreland, Pennsylvania
Graduation Date: May 2025
Fun Fact: My favorite podcast is Crime Junkie.
Fiona Crean
Major: Naval Architecture
Hometown: Ocean, NJ
Graduation Date: May 2027
Fun Fact: I have 6 siblings.
Kne’Vaughn Dean
Major: Marine Transportation
Hometown: Freeport, Grand Bahama
Graduation Date: Spring 2027
Fun Fact: I've never been Upstate, NY.
Bridget Donovan
Major: Naval Architecture with Engine USCG License
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Graduation Date: August 2025
Fun Fact: I'm the President of Emerald Society.
CJ Elwell
Major: Marine Operations
Hometown: Charlestown, RI
Graduation Date: May 2025
Fun Fact: I've Sailed well over the distance of the Earth's total circumference.
Josh Graubard
Major: Maritime Studies with a Deck License
Hometown: New Paltz, NY
Graduation Date: 2026
Fun Fact: I flew planes in high school.
Chris Kelly
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Staten Island, NY
Graduation Date: May 2025
Fun Fact: I played in a Pee-Wee football game during a New York Jets Halftime at MetLife Stadium.
Taso Kasimis
Major: Marine Engineering
Hometown: Throggs Neck, NY
Graduation Date: May 2026
Fun Fact: I swam from Corfu, Greece to Albania.
Kymani McDonald
Major: Mechanical Engineering with Engine License
Hometown: Elmont, NY
Graduation Date: May 2026
Fun Fact: I was born and grew up in Jamaica.
Hannah Smith
Major: Marine Environmental Science
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Graduation Date: May 2025
Fun Fact: I scuba dive.
Parker Endress
Major: Marine Engineering
Hometown: Hamburg, NY
Graduation Date: May 2027
Fun Fact: I want a pet pig.