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.