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Cal Whiting

Cal Whiting

Community Relations Intern

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Assistant Commissioner for Government Affairs at New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

  • Education

    • Syracuse University - Maxwell School

      2015 - 2016
      Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) International and National Security Policy

      The Maxwell School's M.P.A. program is a professional graduate degree designed to prepare students to become leaders and managers in the public sector. Through its courses, students gain a firm understanding of the formulation and implementation of public policy and management of public organizations.

    • Syracuse University

      2011 - 2014
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science Summa Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: Syracuse Club Baseball Player, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key International Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society.

    • Syracuse University

      2011 - 2014
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) History Summa Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: Syracuse Club Baseball Player, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key International Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society.

  • Experience

    • The Office of Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand

      Jan 2015 - May 2015
      Community Relations Intern

      Drafted grant proposals for federal funding for municipalities in Central New York (CNY). Communicated relevant and timely information on the CNY region to Senator Gillibrand's Washington Office. Fielded constituent questions and concerns and reported to the Senator's Washington Office.

    • National Security Studies

      Oct 2015 - May 2016
      Graduate Assistant

      Assisted program director Col. Bill Smullen to organize and plan for conferences, courses, events, etc. including the annual National Security Management Course held at Syracuse University.

    • New York State Executive Chamber

      Sept 2016 - Aug 2021

      • Assistant Secretary for Public Safety

        Sept 2019 - Aug 2021

      • Senior Policy Advisor for Public Safety

        Sept 2018 - Sept 2019

      • Excelsior Fellow

        Sept 2016 - Sept 2018

    • New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

      Sept 2021 - now
      Assistant Commissioner for Government Affairs

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Counterterrorism

      International Institute for Counter Terrorism
      Jul 2016

    • Security Studies

      Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT)
      May 2016

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Cal Whiting
      Cramer Fellow Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) Jul 2016 Selected by INSCT for a three-week executive Counterterrorism Studies program at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) in Herzliya, Israel and a program offered by Mitvim, the Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, titled "The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process in a Regional and Domestic Context."
    • Awarded to Cal Whiting
      Best Paper Award Syracuse University Political Science Department 2014 The Political Science Department at Syracuse University annually awards students who wrote exceptional papers in political science classes.
    • Awarded to Cal Whiting
      Emedco Academic Excellence Award Recipient Emedco 2011 The Emedco Academic Excellence Award is a scholarship granted to students in the Western New York area who are exceptional athletes and excel academically.
    • Awarded to Cal Whiting
      NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence New York State Board of Education 2011 The NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence is given annually to the top three students at each school with the highest average NYS Regents exam scores.