Alumni Profiles

For over 200 years, NYA alumni have contributed extensively to the life of the Academy and to the larger society. Today, there are more than 2,020 living NYA alumni in 43 states and 12 countries. Alumni provide a valuable network of support to help current students and their fellow alumni reach their goals.

We invite you to meet recent NYA graduates and learn what they are up to today and how NYA has impacted their lives.

Rheanna Sinnett '99, Just Add Water floating Camps, Bremen, Maine

Dr. George Phillip LeBourdais '00 Head of Partnerships, Polygence

Briana O’Hare Laurence ‘99, Senior Relationship Management, Nomura

Nathan Isaacson '06, General Manager of Digital + Lifestyle at New Balance Athletics

Sydney Garcia '14, Technical Manufacturing Chemist, Abbott Labs

Carly Lappas '13, UNC School of Government

Matt Hawkins '13, Aerospace Program Manager & Systems Architect at Lockheed Martin

Haley Bennett '09, Music Supervisor and Director, New York, NY

Caty von Brecht Werner '05, Content Strategy Manager, L.L.Bean

Zac Moseley '95, Owner Classic Car Club (CCC) Manhattan

John Mills '96, Director of the Neuroimmunology Laboratory, Mayo Clinic

Chris Curran '04, Frontline Foods, Portland, ME

“NYA was the foundation that prepared me for life and success. My NYA teachers, at the core, taught me how to think, critically and creatively, which has been a baseline to navigating life. Getting accepted to NYA was one of the best things that has ever happened to me.” -Chris Curran ’04

Alumni are invited and encouraged to share their stories and updates with the Academy by reaching out to alumni@nya.org.