This page lists notable persons with ties to St. Francis College. Alumni and former students Academics Brendan J. Dugan, '68, former regional chairman and CEO of Sovereign Bank and 18th President of St. Francis College Donald A. McQuade, PhD, '63, former vice chancellor for university relations at the University of California, Berkeley Frank J. Macchiarola, LL.B., PhD, '62, former president of St. Francis College (1996–2008), chairman of the New York State Higher Education Services Commission, chancellor of St. Francis College John J. McDermott, PhD, '53, philosopher and distinguished professor at Texas A&M University Architecture Joseph Hubert McGuire, 1887, American architect practicing in New York City, where he specialized in Catholic churches and institutions. Joseph A. Jackson, American architect who designed many buildings for Roman Catholic clients in the Eastern United States Arts and literature Jim Brochu, '69, actor and playwright Joseph Skerrett, PhD, '64, American literary critic and professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Jim Luisi, '51, Emmy award winning actor Business and finance John R. Meyer, '74, head of the Annuity Department at New York Life Insurance and Senior Vice President Thomas F. Woodlock, 1905, editor of the Wall Street Journal and US Interstate Commerce Commission commissioner. Government and politics Eric A. Ulrich, '07, New York City Councilman, 32nd District Ronald Castorina, J.D., '01, assembly member for the 62nd District of the New York State Assembly Dick Stevenson, M.B.A., '73, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the 8th District Thomas J. Pickard, M.B.A./C.P.A., '72, former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Thomas Von Essen, '72, 30th FDNY Commissioner of the City of New York Richard Sheirer, '67, director of the New York City Office of Emergency Management (O.E.M.) during the 11 September attacks. Peter T. King, J.D., '65, U.S. Representative, New York's 3rd congressional district Thomas J. Cuite, '35, former New York State Senator and majority leader of the New York City Council John J. Bennett Jr., 56th New York State Attorney General Joseph L. Pfeifer, M.D., U.S. Representative, New York's 3rd and 8th congressional districts Thomas H. Cullen, 1880, U.S. Representative, New York's 4th congressional district Law Margo Kitsy Brodie, J.D., '88, federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Frank Altimari, J.D., '48, Senior Federal Appeals Judge, Second Circuit Court of Appeals John Francis Dooling Jr., LL.B., '29, federal judge for the United States District