’82 BA Karen M. (Lewis) Jackson wrote an autobiographical essay that was published in the inspirational series Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Positive. ’82 BS William A. Kraus is the new associate provost for enrollment management at Lakeland Community College. He previously served as associate vice president for strategic enrollment at the University of Akron. ’82 BS Vincent G. LoTempio, partner at Kloss, Stenger and LoTempio, co-authored the book Patent Fundamentals for Scientists and Engineers. ’82 BA Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker, president and chief executive officer of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, received the Stewardship Award from the Amherst Chamber of Commerce for her continued efforts to strengthen the quality of life in WNY. ’82 BS Sharon A. Swift, associate at Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel LLP, was elected president of the Vive Inc. Board of Directors. Vive Inc. is the largest refugee center in North America and has served more than 86,000 asylum seekers since 1984. ’82 BA Shirley A. (Fraas) Turner was promoted to associate director of individual and community support services at Heritage Centers. She previously served as coordinator. ’83 BS G. Scott Murray, firm administrator at Lumsden & McCormick LLP, was elected to the Young Audiences of Western New York Board of Directors. ’83 BS Maddalena G. (Lamattina) Prohaska was promoted to regional banking director for CNY at First Niagara Financial Group. She previously served as small business leader for First Niagara’s WNY team. ’83 BS Alan E. Runkel, division manager and financial associate at Independent Financial Resources LLC and bowling coach at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, OH, was named to the Bowlers Journal International “Top 100 Bowling Coaches” list for the second consecutive year. ’83 BA MaryLynn Ryan, bureau chief of the Southeast region at CNN/U.S. and director of the weather unit at CNN, was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame. ’84 BS, MBA ’95 William Schaffstall is the new chief financial officer of National Property Management Associates. He previously served as controller at ESL Federal Credit Union in Rochester, NY. ’85 BA Caroline A. (Criscuolo) Croen is the new vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer at WNET New York Public Media. She previously served as chief financial officer at Jazz at Lincoln Center. ’85 BA Bruce T. Frankiewich is a new partner at Phillips Lytle LLP in Rochester. He previously served as general counsel and vice president of regulatory affairs at American Fiber Systems. ’85 BA, MS ’99 Susan M. Marchione earned the degree of doctor of education in educational leadership from D’Youville College. ’85 BS Lynn A. (Dobmeier) Pullano is the new program director of education at the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County. She previously served as assessment and marketing coordinator of career services at the University at Buffalo. ’86 BS Joseph C. DiStasio is the new controller for Orleans Community Health/ Medina Memorial Hospital. He previously
served as controller for The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care. ’86 BA Laura A. (Montante) Zaepfel, vice president of corporate relations at Uniland Development, was named a Woman of Distinction in the business category by the Girl Scouts of Western New York. ’87 MS James Biryla retired as principal of Holland High School after 32 years of service. He served 15 of those years as principal. ’87 BA Joseph R. Emhof is the new regional director of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska regions for Davis Advisors. ’87 BS, MBA ’96 Kevin C. Galvin is the new vice president of information technology at Fidelis Care. He previously served as vice president of information technology at Sodexo. ’88 BA Robert M. Buscaglia is the new senior planner at internet retailer Hayneedle.com. He previously served as manager of consumer insight and business analytics at Pamida. ’88 BS Adam J. Diglio was promoted to managing director of Neil Cerbone Associates. He previously served as director of organizational development. ’88 BA Natalie A. Napierala merged her firm Rosner & Napierala LLP with Carlton Fields to establish Carlton Fields’ new New York City office. She is a member of Carlton Fields’ business litigation and trade regulation practice group. ’88 BS Paul R. Shosho is the new associate controller and director of financial systems and analysis at Yeshiva University. He previously served as director of financial systems and analysis at The New School. ’89 BS David J. Lavin was promoted to vice president of operations at Great Lakes Orthodontics. ’89 BA Wendy L. (Daigler) Montante is the new director of Read to Succeed Buffalo. ’89 BA Philip Seymore is the new associate director of athletics and The Wellness Center at the College of New Rochelle. He previously served as head coach of women’s basketball at Providence College.
1990s ’90 BA Emily B. Eberhardt is the new vice president of business development at Valient Market Research. She previously served as director of client services at Segmedica. ’90 BS, MBA ’94, MSED ’02 Michael P. Hoeflich is the new registered representative and investment adviser at The Financial Guys in Williamsville, NY. ’90 BS, MBA ’02 Zachary S. Krajacic is the new vice president of development, marketing and public relations at The Station of the Cross Catholic Radio Network. He previously served as a senior public relations coordinator at Independent Health. ’90 BS Albert A. Nigro was promoted to partner at Dopkins & Co. LLP. He previously served as director of the tax advisory group. ’91 BA Kurt C. Carroll was promoted to chief of the Collection Services Division for the Law Library at the Library of Congress. He previously served as a collection development librarian. ’91 BS Kristen A. (Scheuermann) Dolan is the new head coach of the Williamsville South High School girls’ varsity basketball team.
’91 BA Fidelma L. Fitzpatrick, attorney at Motley Rice LLC, is included in The Best Lawyers in America 2013 in the mass tort litigation/class actions-plaintiffs category. She was also named to the Rhode Island Super Lawyers list, which recognizes only five percent of lawyers in the United States. ’91 MBA Richard C. Hamister was promoted to first vice president in the private client services group at First Niagara Bank. ’91 BA Marya J. Propis is the new chiefregional industry practice group officer of the U.S. and Canada Region at Chartis. She previously served as vice president of Lexington Insurance Co. ’91 BA Michelle M. (Tesseyman) Skelley, director of 10 & under tennis at the Miller Tennis Center, co-developed Tennis Whizz, a preschool tennis program to help children develop fundamental motor and tennis skills through play. ’92 BA Rev. Arthur E. Mattulke was appointed pastor of SS. Peter and Paul Parish in Hamburg. He previously served as pastor at St. Padre Pio in Oakfield. ’92 MPA Susan E. (Whittemore) Mentecki is the new vice president of developmental disabilities programs at Baker Victory Services. ’92 MSED Sarah E. (Misener) Tollner is a new partner at Webster Szanyi LLP. She previously served as legal counsel for HealthNow New York. ’93 BS, MBA ’97 Jeffrey J. Maddigan was promoted to treasurer of First Niagara Financial Group Inc. He previously served as the bank’s senior director of balance sheet strategy. ’93 BA James J. Sobol, PhD, was promoted to associate professor of criminal justice at Buffalo State College. ’93 BS, MS ’01 Anthony S. Truilizio is the new head football coach at North Tonawanda High School. ’94 BA Jeffrey O. Burnett, DO, clinical assistant professor at the University at Buffalo, is a new faculty member at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center’s Osteopathic Family Practice Residency Program. ’94 BS, MS ’04 David T. Penafeather, physical education teacher and baseball coach in the Baldwinsville Central School District, received the Believe to Achieve Coach Award from the Syracuse Sports Corporation. ’94 BS, MBA ’95 Heath J. Szymczak, a partner in the law firm of Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel LLP, was appointed national co-chair of the American Bar Association Business Torts Litigation SubCommittee. He also served as contributor and editor for the most recent edition of the ABA’s Business Torts handbook. ’94 BA Jennifer A. Woods O’Donnell was promoted to first vice president, investment officer at Wells Fargo Advisors. ’95 BA Randal R. Boivin, DC, opened Boivin Family Chiropractic in Baldwinsville, NY. ’95 BA, MSED ’99 Jodi (Quatroche) Johnston is the new multi-bank director of corporate media relations and first vice president at First Niagara Financial Group Inc. She previously served as news anchor and reporter at WGRZ-TV. ’96 BA Heidi B. (Nadel) Henzler is the new communications coordinator at the Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart. She previously served as communications specialist at CIPA Western New York IRA Inc.
’96 MBA Jennifer Jarvis Hamberger is the new chief marketing officer for Freed Maxick CPAs. She previously served as director of brand communications for Mentholatum Co. Inc. ’96 MBA Judith P. O’Mara, adoption director at Baker Victory Services, received Buffalo’s Business First Woman of Influence Award in the nonprofit leadership category. ’96 BS Lisa M. Palladino was promoted to manager at Gaines Kriner Elliott LLP. She previously served as supervisor. ’96 BA, MS ’00 Thomas P. Watts, director of exceptional education at TST BOCES, received the Cornell Civic Leaders Fellowship, which he will use to develop a university-based program for students with developmental disabilities. ’97 BS Derek T. Johnson was promoted to branch manager at M&T Bank. ’97 BA Steven J. Walters, supervisor in the Town of Hamburg, was named to Buffalo’s Business First “40 under Forty” list. ’98 BS Todd N. Faddoul is the new head men’s lacrosse coach at Niagara County Community College. He previously served as head men’s lacrosse coach at North Tonawanda High School. ’98 BA Michael D. Haven was promoted to key account manager at U.S. Energy Development Corporation. ’98 BA Audrey A. (Barr) Seeley, attorney at Hurwitz & Fine PC, was appointed vice chair of the Defense Research Institute’s Insurance Law Committee. ’98 BA, MSED ’01 Dennis A. Wilson Jr., high school history teacher for the Buffalo Public Schools, founder of King of Spades Graphics and co-owner of The Oakk Room Restaurant, was honored at the Black Achievers in Industry awards dinner. ’99 BA William G. Cansdale Jr. is the new Village of Lancaster superintendent of public works. He previously served for 19 years as the village’s mayor. ’99 BA Colleen K. (Dougherty) Faupel is the new educational technology services specialist for the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired South Jersey region. ’99 BA Heather A. (McKinney) Filipowicz, executive director at the WNY Women’s Foundation, was named to Buffalo’s Business First “40 under Forty” list. ’99 BA John P. Ford was promoted to partner at Damon Morey LLP. ’99 BA Karrie L. Fucillo-Rose received her master’s degree in child psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. ’99 BA Erin E. Grajek, director of marketing at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, was named to Buffalo’s Business First “40 under Forty” list. ’99 MS Marya Maggiotto Grande, PhD, associate professor of education at Canisius College, was inducted into the St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute Fine Arts Wall of Honor. ’99 BS Damian K. Jones, DDS, is in practice with Philip J. Leta, DDS, LLC ’99 BA, MS ’07 Jeffrey S. Mochrie is the new principal of Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School in the CheektowagaSloan School District. He previously served as the elementary principal in the Holland Central School District.
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