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A GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
Alumni RUSSELL CHIARELLI (B.S. ’67) and THOMAS HOLMAN (B.S. ’67) were honored at this year’s commencement on May 21, where they celebrated the 50th anniversary of their graduation from NYIT. Chiarelli also joined members of the Class of 2017 in pre-commencement festivities, including the Final Roar Senior Toast held earlier in the week. Watch Chiarelli share his memories of being an NYIT student in the 1960s: bit.ly/Russell-Chiarelli.
and Energy Efficiency Programs in the Current Landscape” at NYIT-Old Westbury. LISA COLANTUONO (B.S. ’94, M.A.
’98) shared her do’s and don’ts of new
businesses on a podcast for the Agency Management Institute. She is also the author of @AARLisa: New Biz in 140 Characters (or Less). bit.ly/Lisa-Colantuono SCOTT COSTLEY (D.O. ’94) joined Health
Quest Medical Practice in Rhinebeck, N.Y. He is board certified in family medicine and treats adults, children, and infants. New York Real Estate Journal named WILLIAM MANDARA (B.S. ’94) Executive of the Month in June. He serves as principal at New York City design firm Mancini Duffy.
Doctors’ Choice Award in the area of dermatology. He is founder and president of Shah Dermatology in Orlando, and is associate professor of dermatology at University of Central Florida College of Medicine. City of Glen Cove Personnel Officer JOHN CHARON (B.S. ’95) received the President’s Award from the New York State Department of Civil Service.
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JENNIFER KELLY CAMPBELL (M.S. ’99)
medical director of Health Quest Medical Practice Division of Trauma. He also leads the trauma center at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
is associate vice president for alumni and government relations at SUNY College of Optometry. Her husband, JOSEPH R. CAMPBELL JR. (M.S. ’16), works for Verizon. Campbell’s favorite NYIT memory was getting the results of her first midterm. “I was the last person to get my exam back. I read the score three times and went up to my professor to confirm my grade of 100 was correct. That moment fueled me with all the confidence I needed to excel.”
JUAN F. ACOSTA (D.O. ’97) was named a
2017 Top Doctor in Smithtown, N.Y. He serves as an emergency medicine physician and associate director at Saint Catherine of Siena Medical Center. CRAIG ATTWOOD (A.O.S. ’97) is executive
chef at the East Hampton Point Hotel on Long Island. LAURA FORD-MUKKAMALA (D.O. ’97)
works at Great Lakes Cardiovascular Group out of its Orchard Park, Williamsville, and Buffalo General offices (N.Y.). She focuses on adult congenital heart disease as well as women and heart disease.
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MICHELE CLAUDETTE REED (D.O. ’97) is
a family medicine physician, owner, and medical director of MS Family Medicine Health Care, with locations in Rosedale, Queens, and Garden City, N.Y. Her new book, Mentally Fit Physically Strong, is available on Amazon. bit.ly/Michele-Reed
MELANIE AUSTIN-McCAIN (B.S. ’00)
(pictured) is NYIT’s new Faculty Athletics Representative, acting as a liaison between the university and the athletics department.
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AYYAZ SHAH (D.O. ’94) received the
FAUSTO VINCES (D.O. ’96) serves as
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(Left to right) Chiarelli and his wife, Petrina Chiarelli; President Hank Foley; former NYIT Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Rahmat Shoureshi; Holman and his wife, Lucy Osorno; and Dean of NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences Nada Marie Anid.