’86 BA Laura A. (Montante) Zaepfel, vice president of corporate relations for Uniland Development Company, served as vice chair of the 16th annual Buffalo Catholic Education Dinner. ’87 BS Paula M. (Pitrowski) Catlin, a relationship manager with National Wealth Management LLC, recently completed a specialized educational program in professional divorce analysis and is now a certified divorce financial analyst. ’87 BS, MBA ’89 Steven A. Gattuso, executive director of the Golden Griffin Fund for Canisius College, was named officer of technology and advocacy for Buffalo’s Chartered Financial Analyst Society Board of Directors. ’87 BS David A. Jacobs, president of The Jacobs Team, was named to the Million Dollar Round Table. ’87 BA Thomas Mullen recently authored Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From? And What Ever Happened to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness? This is Mullen’s second book. His first is entitled A Return to Common Sense: Reawakening Liberty in the Inhabitants of America. Mullen’s writing has also been featured in The Washington Times and The Huffington Post. ’88 BA Eric S. Adamski is the new director of clinical services with Fidelis Care. He was a registered nurse at Brylin Hospital. ’88 BS Mary L. (Knera) Kasprzak was promoted from treasurer to senior vice president and chief financial officer for Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America LTD. ’88 BA Melanie C. (Mecca) Marotto is a new senior counsel for Harris Beach PLLC. She was an attorney with Colucci and Gallaher PC. ’88 MSED Carol Wambach Palumbo, a school librarian with the Lancaster Central School District, was elected to the Every Person Influences Children (EPIC) Board of Directors. ’89 BA Hon. Alberto S. Roldan is the new administrative law judge for the State of California, hearing cases from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. He was the chief administrative law judge for the State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. ’89 BS Paul J. Roman Jr., PhD, was elected partner at the law firm of Hodgson Russ LLP. Roman is a member of the firm’s intellectual property and technology practice. He was a senior associate. ’89 BS Eric C. Tudor, the former co-owner of the local Coldwell Banker franchise, formed Tudor Collins Commercial Real Estate in Snyder.
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1990s ’90 BS Richard M. Argentieri, vice president of commercial sales for Independent Health, was elected to the 2016 Leadership Buffalo Board of Directors. ’90 BA Mary C. (Rappl) Bellanti, director of pharmacy services for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York, was recognized by Leadership Buffalo as someone who is “Making Buffalo Better.” ’90 BA Kyle Anne Donaldson was promoted from financial development coordinator to financial development manager for the YMCA Buffalo Niagara Association Office. ’90 BA Pia (LaNasa) O’Connor and her husband, Eugene O’Connor, were chair couple of the 16th annual Buffalo Catholic Education Dinner. ’91 BS Timothy J. Bubar is the new principal for Lumsden and McCormick LLP. He was the manager of auditing and accounting. ’91 BA Lillie V. Wiley-Upshaw, vice dean for admissions and student life at SUNY Buffalo Law School, received the 2016 Community Leader Award from the National Federation for Just Communities of WNY Inc. ’91 BA Lisa Renee (Bell) Wilson, executive sports editor for The Buffalo News, was recognized by Leadership Buffalo as someone who is “Making Buffalo Better.” ’92 MBA Kathryn (Pamukcoglu) Bunce was named director of public affairs for The Summit Center. She was director of development. ’92 BA Matthew J. DuBois was promoted from staff accountant to senior accountant for EFPR Group, formerly Toski Co. ’92 MS Kevin J. Eberle is the new chief operating officer for the Buffalo School District. He oversees the district’s Financial and Operations departments. He is the former principal of Harvey Austin School. ’92 BA Susan M. Jandzinski was promoted from annual fund director to executive director of the Kenmore Mercy Foundation. ’92 MBA Maureen Millane, PhD, associate vice president for community engagement, creativity and career development at Daemen College, is serving a two-year term as treasurer for the Washington Internship Institute. ’92 BA Christopher J. Williams, a financial representative with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, was named to the Million Dollar Round Table.
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’93 BS Todd J. Mazurek is the new director of Global Advanced Solutions for Visa in San Francisco, CA. He was the senior director for BlackBerry Commerce in Luxembourg.
’99 BA, MSED ’05 Christopher C. Martoche is the new sales account executive with Colonial Life Insurance Co. He was a sales manager with Ellicott Development Company.
’93 MBA David P. Paul was promoted from senior vice president of capital markets to executive vice president and chief capital officer for the Hamister Group LLC.
’99 BA, MBAPA ’11 Bryan J. Staniszewski, a financial advisor with Lumsden & McCormick Financial Services, completed his Personal Financial Specialist (PFS), Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF) designations.
’94 BA Melinda C. (Jacobsak) Sippel created the publishing company Arty Books LLC, which specializes in books for children about Buffalo’s art, architecture and historic landmarks. ’94 MBA Heath J. Szymczak, a member of Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys, was named to the Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors. ’94 MBA Louis J. Terragnoli is the new director of real estate for The Reid Group. He was director of real estate for Tim Hortons Cafe and Bake Shops, USA. ’95 BA Anna K. (Mogavero) Botticelli is the new chief academic officer for the Buffalo School District. She oversees the departments responsible for curriculum and classroom programs. She was assistant superintendent of West Seneca Schools. ’95 BS Michael J. O’Leary was promoted from partner to office managing partner with Ernst & Young in Minneapolis, MN. ’95 BS Brian M. Murphy, a partner with Lawley Benefits Group LLC, was elected to the 2016 Leadership Buffalo Board of Directors. ’97 BS John B. Connerton was promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer for Evans Bancorp. He was the bank’s senior vice president of finance, treasurer and controller.
’99 MBA Susan M. (Manly) Swarts, retired director of operations for O’Connell & Company, received the Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser Award presented by the Western New York Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
2000s ’00 MBA Darren J. Brown was promoted to chief of staff within the Buffalo School District. He is the former associate superintendent for human resources within the district. ’00 MBA Anthony Joseph Delmonte Jr. was promoted from senior vice president and chief credit officer to executive president and chief operating officer with the Bank of Akron. ’00 BS, MS ’03 Mark S. Gburek is the new project coordinator for Community Partners of Western New York. ’00 BA, MBA ’04 Sarah E. (Skorupa) Gilson is the new director of strategy and talent with Remedy Intelligent Staffing. She was assistant vice president of organizational development for First Niagara Bank. ’00 BA Mikal J. Krueger joined the law firm Dibble & Miller PC in Rochester, NY. He was an attorney for Chamberlin, D’Amanda, Oppenheimer & Greenfield LLP.
’98 BS Melissa Ann (Szewczyk) Biersbach, an associate for Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP, was elected to the Every Person Influences Children (EPIC) Board of Directors.
’00 BA Matthew J. Low, vice president and associate creative director for Crowley Webb and Associates, was named treasurer of the Advertising Club of Buffalo’s Board of Directors.
’99 BS Matthew P. Bryant was promoted from controller to vice president of finance at PharmaSmart International in Rochester.
’00 BA William P. Moore, a senior partner at Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP, was named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 for Civil Plaintiffs.
’99 BS Patrick J. Clancy, a director with Freed Maxick, was recognized by Leadership Buffalo as someone who is “Making Buffalo Better.”
’00 BA, MBA ’01 Samantha L. (Beadle) Rinkiewicz was promoted to manager of secured credit risk for the Federal Home Loan Bank. She was the credit services team lead.
’98 Neal D. Schmitt, a strategic account manager for Informatica Inc., won the President’s Club trip to South Africa. ’99 BS David M. Langless was promoted to executive vice president for Tops Friendly Markets. He is also the company’s chief financial officer and will continue in that role.
’01 BA, MS ’08 Mollie A. (Strasser) Ballaro is the new dean of admissions and workforce development at Trocaire College. She was director of undergraduate admissions for Canisius College. ’01 MBA Angela Frances Dussault is the new staff accountant at Dansa & D’Arata. She was a financial planner.