23 Notable alumni of Southern New Hampshire University
Updated: June 16, 2026 EliteDegrees
Southern New Hampshire University is ranked #2,401 in the world and #616 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 23 notable alumni from Southern New Hampshire University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Southern New Hampshire University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Stephen D. Lovejoy
politician
Stephen D. Lovejoy is an American politician from Maine. He is a former member of the Maine House of Representatives. He was a member of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee as well as the Government Oversight Committees.
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2. Jack Flanagan
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Jack Flanagan is a politician in the United States, and was the majority leader in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
3. Chris Tsonis
1991-. (aged 35)
association football player
Chris Tsonis is an American professional soccer player.
4. Cathy Burnham Martin
1954-. (aged 72)
writer
beauty pageant contestant
Cathy Burnham Martin is an American author, voiceover artist, actress, and former television news anchor. She has authored more than twenty books, including the humorous human training manual “A Dangerous Book for Dogs” and “Of the Same Blood: Your Eurasian Heritage,” which reflects on her grandmother's life drama and her Armenian-European-American heritage. Martin produces and narrates audiobooks for both fiction...
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5. Annette Robinson
1940-. (aged 86)
politician
Annette Robinson formerly represented the 56th district of the New York State Assembly, which includes most of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights and Bushwick, from 2002 to 2016.
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6. Ron Fortier
1946-. (aged 80)
writer
Ron Fortier is an American author, primarily known for his Green Hornet and The Terminator comic books and his revival of the pulp hero Captain Hazzard. Early in his career he also wrote short stories and co-authored two novels for TSR.
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7. Don Dodge
1957-. (aged 69)
technology evangelist
Don Dodge is a Developer Advocate for Google, which requires that he helps developers build applications on the company's platforms. Prior to working at Google, Dodge was a start-up evangelist at Microsoft, where he was one of their most visible employees following Robert Scoble's departure in 2006.
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8. Paul Mark
politician
Paul W. Mark is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate. He represents the Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire District, which includes 57 cities and towns throughout Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties. Paul Mark previously served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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9. Marc R. Pacheco
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Marc R. Pacheco is an American state legislator who served as a member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 1st Plymouth and Bristol district from 1993 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the 3rd Bristol district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1989 to 1993.
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10. Brandon Phinney
1988-. (aged 38)
politician
Brandon Phinney is an American politician and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Strafford County's 24th district.
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11. Edward F. Davis
1956-. (aged 70)
Edward F. Davis III is the former police commissioner of the Boston Police Department, having served from 2006 to 2013, including during the Boston Marathon bombing. Following his resignation from the police, Davis has been the security analyst for WBZ-TV in Boston. He is the founder and CEO of Edward Davis, LLC Security and Management Consulting.
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12. Wade Burleson
1961-. (aged 65)
writer
Wade Burleson is an American politician, author, and retired pastor for Emmanuel Baptist Church in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. Burleson was twice elected President of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, serving between 2002 and 2004. He later served as a trustee for the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board from 2005 to 2008. Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating appointed Burleson...
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13. Felix G. Arroyo
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
Felix G. Arroyo is an American political figure from Boston. Arroyo was elected to an at-large seat on the Boston City Council in November 2009, and re-elected in November 2011, serving for two terms before unsuccessfully running for Mayor of Boston in 2013. He subsequently served as the city's Chief of Health and Human Services from 2014 until his dismissal...
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14. Tate Westbrook
Michael Tate Westbrook is an officer in the United States Navy who served as commanding officer of the USS Spruance from May 2010 to May 2012. Prior to this, he served in the Pentagon on the Naval Operations Staff's Programming Division from fall 2007 through June 2009.
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15. Peter Holland
1991-. (aged 35)
ice hockey player
Peter Holland is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centreman who played in 266 games in the National Hockey League, most notably for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Holland was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the first round, 15th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut for the team during the 2011–12 season. Holland also...
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16. Chuck Collins
1959-. (aged 67)
writer
Chuck Collins is an American author and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, where he directs the Program on Inequality and the Common Good. He is also co-founder of Wealth for Common Good. He is an expert on economic inequality in the US, and has pioneered efforts to bring together investors and business leaders...
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17. Peggy Morgan
1980-. (aged 46)
mixed martial arts fighter
Peggy Morgan is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division. She has fought in UFC and Invicta FC.
18. Elaine Duke
1958-. (aged 68)
civil servant
businessperson
Elaine Costanzo Duke is an American civil servant and former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, serving from April 10, 2017 until April 15, 2018. She became acting Secretary of Homeland Security on July 31, 2017, when John F. Kelly assumed the office of White House Chief of Staff. She left the acting position on December 6, 2017, upon...
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19. Tyrone Mears
1983-. (aged 43)
association football player
association football coach
Tyrone Robert Mears is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back and is currently the president of soccer for Fort Lauderdale United of the USL Super League and USL League One. The clubs he played for include Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End, West Ham United, Derby County, Olympique de Marseille, Burnley, Seattle Sounders FC, Atlanta United FC,...
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20. Andrea Jenkins
1961-. (aged 65)
curator
performance artist
politician
activist
poet
Andrea Jenkins is an American politician, writer, performance artist, poet, and transgender activist. She is known for being the first Black openly transgender woman elected to public office in the United States, serving from January 2018 to January 2026 on the Minneapolis City Council and as the council's president from 2022 to 2024.
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21. Pam Patenaude
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Pamela Hughes Patenaude is a former United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, having served from September 2017 to January 2019, under President Donald Trump.
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22. Kameisha Jerae Hodge
1989-. (aged 37)
writer
Kameisha Jerae Hodge is an American writer, publisher, poet, and spoken word artist from Washington, D.C. She is the founder and CEO of Sovereign Noir Publications, a publishing company established in 2019 that elevates Black women's voices.
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23. Samia Suluhu Hassan
1960-. (aged 66)
minister
economist
politician
Samia Suluhu Hassan is a Tanzanian politician and the sixth president of Tanzania, serving since 19 March 2021. She is the first woman to serve in the position and previously served as vice-president of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021, from which she ascended to the presidency following the death of her predecessor, John Magufuli.
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