MSMC Gala 2025 Program

Mount Saint Mary College 16 th Annual Gala

Sip, Savor, & Celebrate Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 6:00 p.m.

West Hills Country Club, Middletown, New York

Honoring

Alan Seidman & James P. Smith Jr.

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Program WELCOME Ms. Nikki Khurana-Baugh Vice President for College Advancement OPENING PRAYER Fr. Gregoire Fluet, Ph.D. Vice President for Mission and Ministry & Chaplain LIVE AUCTION Paul Ernenwein Partner, Catania, Mahon & Rider, PLLC MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Robert Gervasi, PhD President, Mount Saint Mary College STUDENT SPEAKER Nicholas Clarino ‘27 Bonura Family Scholarship Recipient SPONSOR RECOGNITION Ms. Nikki Khurana-Baugh Vice President for College Advancement AWARD PRESENTATION Mr. Lou Bach ‘82

Chair, Board of Trustees & President, Spectrum Pension and Compensation, Inc.

CLOSING Mr. Bill Fioravanti CEO, Orange County IDA, Chair, MSMS Fundraising Committee, and Member, MSMC Board of Trustees

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CONGRATULATIONS

Jimmy Smith and

Alan Seidman WE APPLAUD YOUR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

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Celebrating your tireless

COMMITMENT TO OTHERS. We are pleased to support Mount Saint Mary College.

Every day, you help make our community a better place to live. We do our best to support you, your organization and the people you serve. We’re always proud to help our neighbors.

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Honorees

Alan Seidman

Alan Seidman is a prominent figure in the Hudson Valley’s construction industry and a dedicated community leader. He resides in Cornwall with his wife, Robin.

Currently, Alan is Executive Director of the Construction Contractors’ Association of the Hudson Valley since 2009, Executive Director of Fabricators, Erectors and Reinforcing Contractors of HV since 2010, and Executive Vice President of SMACNA Southeastern NY Chapter since 2016. He is one of the region’s major players in the construction industry.

Alan graduated from Cornwall Central High School in 1970.

He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Speech in 1974 with Magna Cum Laude honors, and a Master of Science in Speech in 1975, both from Emerson College in Boston.

Alan served as a Legislator for Orange County District 12 for nearly two decades, including a four-year term as Chairman of the Orange County Legislature. From 1996 to 2009, he was a Regional Manager at Clough, Harbour, and Associates, LLP, later becoming a Principal.

He was also an active member of the Cornwall Volunteer Ambulance Corps and has been a member of the Cornwall Fire Department since 1978. He is the Founding Chair of the Kol Yisrael Board and continues to be on the board.

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James P. Smith Jr. James P. Smith, Jr., president and founder of Advance Testing Company, Inc., was raised in Pearl River, N.Y. He earned his AAS in Civil Engineering from Alfred State College in 1977, followed by a BS in Civil Engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1982. He founded Advance Testing in 1984. Advance Testing has grown to be a respected, mid-size business with more than 150 employees. It operates a state-of-the-art, accredited materials testing laboratory in Campbell Hall, N.Y., with additional facilities in Harpursville, Schuylerville, Massachusetts, and Florida.

In 1995, Jim founded Atech Center, Inc., specializing in construction materials testing training course development and instruction. Atech Center has developed training programs and manuals for the New York State Department of Transportation, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the State University of New York, Alfred State College, and many private sector clients.

Jim has also been active in the community and has served on the board of directors for a number of organizations, some of which include Newburgh Rotary (past president), Orange County Chamber of Commerce (past chairman), Orange County Partnership (past chairman), Mount Saint Mary College, and more.

Jim and his wife Nancy have six children and nine grandchildren.

They live in Orange County.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE AND ALL OF THIS EVENING’S HONOREES! Wishing you a wonderful evening of celebration and community!

Congratulations Alan Seidman and James P. Smith Jr.

Mount Saint Mary College Joseph A. Bonura Award for Leadership Excellence

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Assistant Business Managers Frank Perugino John Maraia Jr. Steve Neugebauer Tom Knapp Harry Miller Dave Marmolejos

IBEW Local 363 Officers Frank Perugino President Jerry Murtaugh Vice-President, Kyle Parenzen Treasurer William Edwards Recording Secretary Executive Board: Zachariah Dickson, Mike Ferguson, Jimmy Moore, Steve Neugebauer, Kenneth M. Sutton, Nick Heim, Greg Hoover IBEW Local 363 67 Commerce Drive South, Harriman, NY 10926 (845) 783-3500 SFRATTO@IBEWLU363.ORG

Congratulations to two PILLARS OF OUR COMMUNITY

on being recognized for their lifetimes of achievement with the

Joseph A. Bonura Award for Leadership Excellence.

ALAN SEIDMAN AND JAMES P. SMITH JR. You both make our community a better place to live, work, and play.

Congratulations as well to their amazing wives, Robin & Nancy!

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Thank you to our sponsors Signature Cocktail & Beverage Sponsor The William & Elaine Kaplan Family Private Foundation Gold Sponsors Advance Testing Company, Inc. Bonura Hospitality Group Dr. and Mrs. Robert Gervasi Silver Sponsors Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP D-Ben Security Systems, Inc. Focused Wealth Management RBT CPAs, LLP Webster Bank Hors d’oeuvres Sponsors Catania, Mahon & Rider, PLLC Elizabeth Rowley and Bill Fioravanti Ironworkers Local 417 Walden Savings Bank Dessert Sponsors Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp.

I.B.E.W. Local Union NO. 363 James W. Taylor Laborers Local 17 Mediacom Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital Perreca Electric Co., Inc. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 373

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Marilyn J. Ejercito ’77 RN, BSN, MSN & Linda Dobias Dombroski ’81 RN, BSN, MSN, MPS, FNP Proud Graduates of Mount Saint Mary College & Members of the Alumni Board of Directors

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Thank you to our sponsors Floral Sponsors Daubman Corporate Interiors Linda Dobias Dombroski ‘81 RN, BSN, MSN, MPS, FNP Marilyn J. Ejercito ‘77 RN, BSN, MSN Provident Bank Summit Actuarial Services, LLC Wallkill Valley Federal Savings & Loan To Go Coffee & Treat Station Sponsors Collection Bureau of the Hudson Valley, Inc. Fairway Testing John Herbert Company PKF O’Connor Davies Sponsor a Sister Sponsors Crowe LLP CSArch GTI Graphic Technology, Inc. Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp.

John F. Rath McGar and Son Plumbing & Heating, LLC Passero Associates Patricia Larkin Philip Brigante Susan K. Maloney Susan & David Kennett

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CONGRATULATIONS TO

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International Union of Operating Engineers Local 137 Congratulations to our Friends Alan and Jim

JEFF LOUGHLIN JAMES SASSO MIKE MILLER JOHN BELARDI DAVE RYAN JAMES ARNAU SEAN MEANEY

BUSINESS MANAGER PRESIDENT/BUS. AGENT VICE PRESIDENT/BUS. AGENT REC. CORR. SECRETARY TREASURER/TRAINING DIR. FINANCIAL SECRETARY ASSISTANT TRAINING DIR.

Executive Board Ronald Burgess - Rocco Miceli – Dan Calandro Trevor Rodney – Pete Sampogna – Evan Vona 1360 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 914-762-0600

CONGRATULATIONS ALAN SEIDMAN AND JIMMY SMITH JR. IRONWORKERS LOCAL UNION 417 Matthew Stoddard, Business Manager/FST Michael Dunn, President/BA John McGuire, Vice President Keith Eisgruber, Recording Secretary

Executive Committee Timothy Cerone Zachary Gaydos Owen McGuire Daniel Pruitt Richard Schroder

Board of Trustees Austin Freeman Matthew Schmidt Ryan Schroder

BUILDING THE HUDSON VALLEY SINCE 1927

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Focused Wealth Management is proud to support Mount Saint Mary College Congratulations to Alan Seidman and James P. Smith, Jr. on your Joseph A. Bonura Award for Leadership Excellence!

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Two remarkable

CAREERS. One shared

LEGACY. Congratulations to Alan Seidman and Jimmy Smith, Jr. —leaders who build with purpose and lead with heart.

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Congratulations to:

Alan Seidman & James P Smith Jr For your distinguished careers and continued support for Mount St. Mary College and your local communities!

CONGRATULATIONS

TO THE HONOREES The Joseph A. Bonura Award for Leadership Excellence Alan Seidman and Jimmy Smith Jr.

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These past 6 months have meant a lot to me.

Thank you, Grandpa, for giving me the chance to work at Advance Testing — the company you built from a station wagon as your office. I learned so much about hard work, the way you treat people like family, and your example of true leadership.

I’m proud to be your grandson and will work hard to follow your example. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition.

I love you, Jacob

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Our lionhearted brother Forever proud of the brother whose strength, kindness and wit inspire us all.

Congratulations to you and Alan Seidman on receiving the Joseph A. Bonura Award for Leadership Excellence.

Love, Jeanne Marie, Kathleen, and Laura

CONGRATULATIONS, JAMES P. SMITH, JR. recipient of the Joseph A. Bonura Award for Leadership Excellence Your steadfast support, wise counsel, and heartfelt advocacy have made a lasting impact on the children with special needs and the future of this program. We are grateful for your vision, leadership and unwavering passion for helping others.

With deep appreciation, Kathy and Kevin COPSbarn.org

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