He was named the 2002 Albany Author of the Year, won a first place award from the Catholic Press Association, and is author of Faith in Words. Ringwald directs the Faith & Society Project at The Sage Colleges in Albany, N.Y., and is a senior writer at Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. He may be reached via email at ringwc@sage.edu or by phone at (518) 292-1727Christopher D. Ringwald has an academic affiliation as follows - The Sage Colleges in Albany.