AMY STEWART has joined MACNY, The Manufacturers Association as a workforce-development specialist. She will represent MACNY and Partners for Education and Business, Inc. (PEB) programs to employers and educators, as well as raise awareness within the Central New York and upstate region about both organizations. The association says she will play an integral role in maintaining relationships with new and existing companies participating in CNY STEM, P-TECH, and career-readiness activities, while also supporting MACNY’s apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. Stewart most recently was the career and transfer advisor at Onondaga Community College (OCC). She holds an associate of science degree in humanities from OCC, a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Syracuse University (SU), and a master’s degree in student-affairs counseling from SU. She is also certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors as a national-certified counselor.

MIKE JORDAN has been appointed as an assistant coach for the Colgate University men’s basketball program. He returns to Colgate after spending the 2020-21 season as an assistant coach at Drexel, where he helped guide the Dragons to their first conference championship and first NCAA tournament appearance in 25 years. Jordan spent eight seasons as an assistant for Colgate from 2012-20. He was in Hamilton for three straight record-breaking seasons that saw Colgate set program records for win totals each year from 2017-20. Prior to Colgate, Jordan had an extensive professional basketball career. In 2000, before he went to play in Europe, Jordan was a member of the Philadelphia 76ers for the summer league and was also a member of the Boston Celtics preseason team. While in Europe, Jordan played in nine different countries from 2000-2011. Before his professional career, Jordan was a star player at the University of Pennsylvania. A Philadelphia native, he graduated from Penn in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.

ETHAN KENNEY has joined the Colgate University women’s basketball staff this upcoming season as the director of operations. He reunites with Ganiyat Adeduntan, Colgate’s head coach, after serving a two-year stint as a practice player and manager for the George Washington women’s basketball team. Serving in a creative role while pursuing his master’s degree at George Washington, Kenney spent the last year as a marketing intern for Tackle What’s Next (TWN). Creating, editing, and updating videos and graphics to be used as marketing materials, he also produced and edited the first season, 23 total episodes, of Timeout with TWN podcast featuring professional athletes. During his time in D.C., Kenney also worked with the Washington Wizards as a marketing and youth-basketball intern from September 2019 to March 2020. As an undergraduate student at Michigan, Kenney got his start gaining practical experience in the profession while working with the Wolverines’ women’s basketball team as a practice player. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biopsychology, cognition, and neuroscience from Michigan in May 2019. He received his master’s degree in sport management from George Washington in 2021.