Albertus Magnus College Alumnus Part of 2021 Inaugural Experience
Alumnus Tim Quinn ’88 Was Make-up Artist for First Lady Dr. Jill Biden
New Haven, Conn., January 29, 2021 – Albertus Magnus College congratulates Tim Quinn ’88 as the make-up artist for First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at the Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2021. A resident of Florida, Quinn is currently launching his own venture. Prior to this, he was the Vice President of Creative Artistry at Giorgio Armani Beauty (L’Oréal USA).
“I was thrilled to be part of the event. One of the core values I learned at Albertus is to surround yourself with incredible people. It felt great to reconnect with a group of people I haven’t seen in a while, who value loyalty in long-term friendships and relationship,” said Quinn.
Quinn first met “Dr. B” more than 12 years ago when she became Second Lady of the United States. The introduction came through former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and then California First Lady Maria Shriver at The Women’s Conference.
Upon arriving in Washington D.C. for the historic inaugural, Quinn said that he was
saddened to see everything in lockdown. However, after he got through the day and
back to the White House, he felt a different energy. He praised the work of the Inauguration
Committee for how they pivoted the programming to make people feel a part of something
he called “so special and magical.”
First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden for Vogue Magazine, July 2019. 
The beauty team on Inauguration Day, (Tim Quinn pictured far left.)
About Albertus Magnus College
Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For ten consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health.
Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.