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Rev. Dr. Terrence M. O’Neill ’73, Accounting, has retired from the active United Methodist ministry and lives in Duanesburg with his wife of 38 years, Barbara. He is currently refurbishing a home on Canadarago Lake in Richfield Springs, restoring a 1963 Corvette and outlining his second murder mystery, a Keegan O’Connor Mystery.
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Andrew S. Berry, Ph.D., Psy.D., ABPP ’87, Humanities and Social Sciences, lives in Clifton Park with his family. He has joined a group psychology practice and was elected to the National Academies of Practice think tank that meets in Washington D.C. annually to generate ideas and directives for healthcare policy.
Angela West-Davis ’94, Human Services, was selected by the YWCA of Schenectady as a 2012 Woman of Achievement. Mark Molnar ’98, Culinary Arts, was accepted to the Culinary Arts Technical Certificate program at Walters State Community College.
Paula Sementilli Ohlhous ’87, Business Administration, works as the Assistant to the President and Board of Trustees at SCCC. She is the President-Elect of the Junior League of Schenectady and Saratoga Counties and a Board Member of the YWCA.
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Richard L. Hess ’01, Business Administration, earned a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from Liberty University. He is taking graduate courses and has applied to law school.
Jill De Matteo ’90, Criminal Justice, works for the State of New York with duties including code enforcement, fire safety and emergency management. Jill is enrolled in SCCC’s Fire Science certificate program. Charlie Post ’93, Music/Business, is Senior Audio Engineer at Tanglewood during the summer. Charlie records concerts in Seiji Ozawa Hall, provides live sound reinforcement at the Koussevitzky Music Shed and supervises a crew of audio engineering Fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center. This season he recorded the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra performance of Brahms, Schubert and Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra tone poem. Portions
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of the concert were broadcast on WBGH in Boston, as well as on NPR affiliates throughout the Northeast. After SCCC, he earned a B.S. in Sound Recording Technology and a B.A. in Music Applied (saxophone) from SUNY Fredonia. During the year, he lives in Miami, Fla., recording, producing and editing classical recordings under his company PostProductions Audio. He also works as a freelance audio engineer, mixing shows at concert halls and theaters throughout the greater Miami area.
Debra M. Martin ’00, Teacher Education Transfer, recently celebrated 42 years of marriage to her husband Robert. Debra is a new Avon sales consultant and has reached President’s Club status. She has three children and one granddaughter.
Stacy Marie Grant ’03, Science, graduated from Kent State University with a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry in December 2011. She works for the Air Force Research Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida as a team lead and research chemist. Mark Jason Morris ’03, Math and Science, graduated from Kent State University with a Ph.D. in Biochemistry in May 2012. He is currently enjoying life and working at Base Pair Biotechnology in Houston, Texas. Aimee Lang ’05, Criminal Justice, was named one of “40 Under 40” by the Albany Business Review.
Justin Cook ’06, Performing Arts: Music, was named one of “30 Under 30” by the Knickerbocker Ledger. Ariane Miyasaki ’07, Performing Arts: Music and Humanities and Social Sciences, is a composer based in Schenectady and is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Composition at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is chiefly interested in electroacoustic and acousmatic composition, though she has written for a variety of instrumentations. Ariane holds a Bachelor of Music degree from SUNY Potsdam. She remains active as a flutist, performing regularly with the SCCC Wind Ensemble, the Capital Region Wind Ensemble and in pit orchestras for local musical productions. Read more about her at: arianemiyasaki.com Kelly Donnelly ’08, Culinary Arts, is Executive Chef at More Perreca’s in Schenectady. Karen A. Zimmers ’08, Paralegal Studies and Criminal Justice, has earned her master’s degree in Legal Studies from Albany Law School and is currently working per diem for area law firms. Jessica Hanus ’09, Business Administration, graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2011 and worked as a freelance journalist for two local papers, Rochester City Newspaper and The Democrat and Chronicle. She is now a communications specialist in the public relations department at Xerox. She also teaches and competes in swing dancing. Rachell Nichols ’09, Emergency Management and Fire Protection Technology, earned a B.S. in Emergency Management from Empire State College.