Meet Alexander Arigo

About Alexander Arigo,
Project Manager
Alexander, a graduate of York College of Pennsylvania’s (YCP) Master’s in Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) program, applies his degree and professional experience by providing the GMS team assistance in critical research and analysis of funding applications and supporting materials. His fine-tuned research strategies and project management skills allow him to develop creative funding strategies to support GMS clients’ projects.
While earning his graduate degree, Alexander balanced a Graduate Research Assistant position where he conducted extensive research for The Arthur J. Glatfelter Institute for Public Policy investigating Opportunity Zones around the country to provide data for the City of York. During his thesis research, he concluded Rabbit Transit used effective communication with the community to prioritize, reorganize, and add new transit routes.
Fun Facts
Growing up and currently residing in Hanover, PA, home to Utz Brands, Alexander is no stranger to snacks! During his summer vacations and semester breaks in college, he worked for Utz as a dough mixer for tortilla chips, a packer, a lineman, and a writing technician on the Lean/6S team. After earning his first degree from YCP, Alexander returned to Utz as their Document Control Administrator, implementing an enterprise system, company-wide, on 450 iPads. Four…Hundred…and Fifty. Wow.