alumni
Travel the World with Jaspers
L
ove to travel? Want to hang with fellow Jaspers while taking in some culture? Then check out the Manhattan College Alumni Travel Program. The program is dedicated to providing travelers with enriching cultural and educational experiences while strengthening their connection with one another and to Manhattan College. With upcoming trips ranging from the more exotic to the traditional, the College will be visiting locales from the glaciers of Alaska to the grandeur of the Mediterranean. In order to offer a wide selection of destinations and to maintain reasonably priced options, the Alumni Relations office has partnered with AHI Travel and Go Next, two well-respected industry leaders specializing in higher education. Each tour provides a balanced mix of traveling, sightseeing and cultural experiences, while affording travelers enough time to explore on their own or simply relax. “My wife and I met so many people and made lots of friends, close friends, while traveling with Manhattan,” says Bob Fink ’57, a frequent traveler and leader of past trips for the College. “Not only are the programs interesting ways to see the world, but they’re a great way to make lasting friendships.” While the Manhattan connection is an important element of each trip, the programs are open to everyone in the College community, including alumni, family and friends who want to take part in these exciting and educational travel opportunities. “We encourage travel enthusiasts in our alumni ranks to help us choose future destinations and trips,” says Tom McCarthy, director of alumni relations. “Whether on land or at sea, we’d like participants to have ownership of the trips and work with us to choose the best itineraries.” The Alumni Relations office welcomes new ideas and suggestions. To learn more about the travel programs, visit manhattan.edu/alumni. 54 N fall 2013
academic credit for doing the internship. I am very excited about the experience!” Kristin Gallagher is engaged to Michael A. Selimo, founder and partner of Expert Property Services. The bride-to-be is currently an account group supervisor at McCann Echo Torre Lazur.
2007
Nicole Legrottaglie is an associate at Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP (CDF), a leading California labor, employment and business immigration law firm. Legrottaglie represents clients in a broad range of employment claims, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, ADA/ FMLA compliance, wage and hour, contract disputes and unfair business practices. Annamaria Eder completed a master’s degree in July from Trinity Washington University, after successfully defending her thesis “The Counterterrorism Strategies of MI5 and the Central Intelligence Agency: Case Studies of the Provisional Irish Republican Army and Al Qaeda.” She resides in Greater Washington, D.C., and is embarking on the job hunt.
2008
Ryan McParland has joined Ridgeway & Conger as general counsel. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in public policy and administration at Northwestern University. Ryan Faello has been hired as a teacher of Mandarin Chinese and social studies at Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, N.J. Ryan spent a total of three years in Nanjing, China, as a teacher and journalist and one year at the United Nations in NYC as a research officer. Suzanne Tiffany wed Thomas Salogub in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers in July 2013. She is currently working as a special education teacher in the NYC Department of Education, and he works as an analyst for the Clinton Group. They reside in Manhattan. They write: “The Mass was officiated by Dr. James Williams, S.M., and
attended by many Manhattan graduates spanning many decades, with future Jaspers partaking as an altar boy, lectors, ring bearers and flower girls. The bridal party was filled with Jaspers, as well.” Lauren Canton and Daniel Vaz-Pocas ’09, who met in 2007 while attending the School of Engineering, recently announced their engagement and forthcoming marriage. Their wedding will take place on May 15, 2015. Thomas Conway married Rory Slattery at St. Frances de Chantal R. C. Church, the Bronx, on July 13. Thomas is a general sales specialist with Phoenix Beverages in Manhattan.
2009
Joseph Tweed was named the fourth president of DePaul Catholic High School in Clifton, N.J., effective July 1, 2013, after an extensive search. He says, “I truly feel humble and blessed by the chance to build on the foundation that Father [Michael] Donovan has established through his passion and leadership.”
2010
James Roaden, Leann Kalpakis, John LaPolla, Thomas Matarazzo and Stephen Discenza of Capital Moustache, an experimental rock band they formed as students at Manhattan College, vied for the Manhattan title in the fourth annual Battle of the Boroughs. Eric Brody and Ben Hart ’11, former Manhattan College roommates, recently founded Qinetic, a fitness and wellness network, which aims to become an online platform to showcase overall healthy lifestyle. Alexander Dufek and Meaghan Varieur ’11 were married on June 14 in Pearl River, N.Y. Manhattan professor Deidre O’Leary performed the ceremony. Michael Catalano married Tina Marie Torricelli on March 23 in Rosebank, Staten Island, followed by a reception in Seasons, Washington Township, N.J. The couple spent their honeymoon in Negril, Jamaica. Jennifer Bardong and Michael Borger ’11 were engaged in Northern Neck, Va. They