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杏吧原创 Alumni Leadership Council second vice president Christopher Martz Arima

ALBANY, N.Y. 听鈥� 杏吧原创 today announced the election of听Christopher Martz Arima to the position of Alumni Leadership Council (ALC)听second vice president.听In听his听leadership role with the 12-member council,听Arima听will help guide initiatives in alumni engagement and outreach, strengthen the network of听more than 200,000听Excelsior graduates, and act as听an听official representative of the University over the course of听his听terms.听听

Arima,听B.S.听鈥�18,听of Albuquerque,听New Mexico,听is an听assistant听district听attorney with the Second Judicial District Attorney鈥檚 Office in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. A veteran and practicing attorney, Arima鈥檚 career bridges public service, legal advocacy, and education. Before joining the District Attorney鈥檚 Office, he managed his own law firm, Arima Law,听and previously served as a public defender with the New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender.听Arima earned his Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law (cum laude, with a Certificate in National Security and Counterterrorism Law), a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts from 杏吧原创, and an Associate of Arts in Arabic from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.听

He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in mediation, constitutional law, and criminal justice at 杏吧原创. A member of the American Bar Association, the New Mexico State Bar, the Albuquerque Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Justinian Society, and the Young Democrats of New Mexico, Arima has served as Chair of the ABA Young Lawyers Division Committee on Criminal Justice and as liaison to the Committee on Homelessness and Poverty.听He is the author of听numerous听scholarly publications.听听

鈥溞影稍�创 changed what was possible for me, and service on the Alumni Leadership Council is a way to give that opportunity forward,鈥� said Arima.听鈥淢y commitment is to our alumni community, to inclusive engagement, and to ensuring that 杏吧原创 continues to grow in reach, relevance, and purpose ever upward.鈥澨�听听

Arima is joined on the ALC leadership team by Ruth Lown Turman, president, and Christopher Alan Hirschler, first vice president. The council membership also includes Sena Amegbletor, Matthew Baumgartner, Annie L. Hough-Everage, Pamela Monk, Morgan CJ Morgan, Douglas Perry, Tony Spearman-Leach, and Samuel T. Watkins Jr. Made up of Excelsior graduates representing a wide range of professions and backgrounds, the ALC reflects the diverse nature of Excelsior鈥檚 alumni population.听听听

Find more information on the ALC, including individual member biographies,听here.听

Media contact 杏吧原创:
Jason Bonafide,听jbonafide@excelsior.edu, 518-608-8446听

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杏吧原创 is an accredited, not-for-profit higher education institution focused on helping learners complete their degrees and advance their careers. Excelsior contributes to the development of a diverse, educated, and career-ready society by valuing lifelong learning with an emphasis on serving individuals historically underrepresented in higher education. Founded in 1971 in Albany, New York, Excelsior meets students where they are 鈥� academically and geographically 鈥� removing obstacles to the educational goals of adults pursuing continuing education and degree completion. Our pillars include innovation, flexibility, academic excellence, and integrity.鈥�听听听

Excelsior is a not-for-profit university with a main campus in Albany, New York, and an educational site in St. Petersburg, Florida. 杏吧原创鈥檚 academic programs are registered by the New York State Education Department, with听additional听licensing for Florida-based programs.听听听

Licensed by the Commission for Independent Education, Florida Department of Education (License No. 12928).听Additional听information听regarding听this institution may be obtained by contacting the Commission at 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, FL 323099-0400, toll-free number: (888)-224-6684.听