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1950s
Jon Denni Jensen (Brooklyn ’66, Business Management, Management Accounting) is a retired certified treasury professional.
James Webber (Post ’72, BA in History and Education) is a retired AT&T senior account manager.
Ralph Gelper (LIU Pharmacy ‘53, BS) is retired after working in the health department in Broward County, FL. Previously he owned and operated several pharmacies.
Dr. Charles Jay Malemud (Brooklyn ‘66, BS in Biology) is a scientist and professor of medicine and anatomy. His laboratory studies the role of altered signal transduction in auto-immune diseases and osteoarthritis. Dr. Malemud was awarded his PhD from George Washington University in 1973. After completing his postdoctoral research fellowship at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1977, he joined the faculty of medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH.
Andrew Mitchell Silver (Global ’72, BA in International Studies) is an ombudsman mediator for federal and divorce with a master's-level specialization in conflict resolution and multi-cultural sensitivity. Andrew is also a stand-up comedian and has experience negotiating with bullies and tyrants.
Robert B. Busch (Brooklyn ’56, BS in Health Education) is a retired teacher. Former vice president, Yonkers Federation of Teachers, basketball coach, and tennis coach, winning 11 City of Yonkers JV basketball titles.
Benedict A Robbins (LIU Pharmacy ’66, MS) is retired. He is a U.S. Navy Korean War veteran. He has held various management positions at Teva Pharmaceuticals and taught retail management at Columbia University College of Pharmacy.
Phyllis Cohnstein Sandow (Brooklyn ’58, BS in Education) is a Real Estate agent. Previously she worked as a teacher, fashion designer, interior designer, and a traffic reporter.
Dr. Ronald F. Roberts (Brooklyn ’67, MS in Chemistry) is a retired R&D scientist and manager.
Samuel Lossos (LIU Pharmacy ‘50, BS) is a retired physician. Practiced as a registered pharmacist after LIU and went on to receive a DO degree from the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1960 and a MD degree from U.C. Irvine in 1962. Practiced as a family physician for 30 years in CA.
1960s
Dr. John Imperio (Brooklyn ’60, BS Pre-Med) is a hematologist and an oncologist. John was recognized as 2017 top doctor in Staten Island, NY, and received the President of the United States’ Volunteer Service Award from President Barack Obama. Alan Malachowsky (Pharmacy ’61, BS, MS) is a retired doctor. Howard Schwach (Post ’62, BA in History) has had a novel published: “Flight 587 Down: A Novel of Terrorism and Betrayal.” Previously he’s had several books for school children published. Dr. Peter Socrates Caffentzis (Brooklyn ’62, BA, ’64, MS) is a court-appointed family mediator. He went on to obtain his PhD in Social Psychology in 1971. Peter has held positions as a family therapist, executive outplacement counselor, and outplacement counselor. Brian Berenbach (Brooklyn ’65, BS in Chemistry) is a retired engineer. Brian teaches as an adjunct in the Georgia Tech Research Institute Expert Systems Engineering Professional course. He recently contributed a chapter to the textbook “Modeling and Simulation in the Systems Engineering Life Cycle."
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Dr. Charles S. Isaacs (Brooklyn ’67, BS in Mathematics) is president of Real Estate Services for Non-Profits. He received his MA in Social Theory from the New School for Social Research, his PhD in Community Development from Union Institute & University, and is the author of “Inside Ocean HillBrownsville: A Teacher's Education." Robert S. Steinberg (Brooklyn ’67, BS in Accounting) is a tax attorney and CPA. In January 2018, Robert published, “Tax Effects of the Dissolution of Marriage.” Marvin Lesman (Brooklyn ’68, BS in Business Finance) is a consultant and contrarian. William D. Barry (Post ’68, BA in Social Science and Economics) is a realtor and licensed real estate sales agent. Mike Dobise (Post ’69, BS in Accounting) is a retired CPA.
1970s
Monte O. Fisher (Global ’70) is executive director of non-profit organization Achungo. He is also director of care and recovery at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church. Dr. Raymond Goellner (LIU Pharmacy ’71, BS, MS, and PharmD) is a retired pharmacist and chief of clinical services and a pharmacy director.
Joseph G. Trotto (LIU Pharmacy ’74, BS Pharmacy) is a pharmacist. George Wesley Williams (Southampton ’76, BA in Business) is a retired systems analyst. Theodora Emily Karczewski (Post ’76, MA in Speech Pathology) is a retired speech pathologist. Tony Favia (Brooklyn ‘77, BA in Journalism) recently joined Envolve as a product manager, where he is responsible for developing and launching new products. Kim Howard Robinson (Global ’78, BA in International Relations/Biological Sciences) is an Aviation ESL/EFL Aviation English Research Specialist. Miranda Gatewood (Southampton ’79, BFA in Fine Arts) is an exhibiting artist, photographer, editor, networking magazine owner, and owner of Seatuck Communications. Miranda holds an MFA in fine art photography from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Her photographs have been collected by the Erie Art Museum in Erie, Penn. Her national juried exhibitions of selected works include: “Long Island Biennial 2014."
1980s
Dr. John P. Belardo (Brooklyn ’81, Pre-Med) is medical director and surgeon at the Advanced Laser and Cataract Center. Antonio Marcano (Brooklyn ’81) is a communications specialist and associate director of communications and media. Larry Selkow (LIU Pharmacy ’82, BS RPh) is a pharmacist. A. Maynard (Brooklyn ‘83, BS, MBA in Accounting) is an insurance agent.