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Daniel Herson ’06 ’09 M’10

Dragon’s Breath

Daniel Herson, 2022.

Dragon’s Breath is a one hour non-violent children’s play. It can be put on with as few as eight actors of any gender. It can expand to a cast of 18. Dragon’s Breath is sent on a quest for the Sacred Breath Mint. Along his quest he meets the tongue-twisting trolls, butterfly royalty and the prince who is always jumping.

(See more by this author online at magazine.oswego.edu.)

Joseph Sigurdson ’18

Buffalo Dope

Thirty West Publishing House, 2021.

Bobby Washburn, a weed dealer who lives with his alcoholic, spiraling mother, are native to Buffalo, N.Y. Bobby and his associates discover a way to pry them away from poverty: selling Xanax acquired from the dark web. Their smalltime business becomes more spontaneous and sinister as they encroach on a rival syndicate. Crime and substance abuse entraps Bobby as he morphs into a reflection of his estranged, incarcerated father. Is there a way out of the slush, other than a pine box below the frost line?

Jazmyn Marie Bowman Eberts ’20

2010s

Alana Corry ’10 of Cary, N.C., is a special educator at Wake County Public Schools, after teaching in Burlington, Vt., for a year, and in Syracuse, N.Y., two years. She lives with her dog, Lola, and has a huge passion for Crossfit.

James Lalino ’10 of Hoboken, N.J., is a journalist for Project Veritas. He is in Delta Kappa Kappa.

Cat lives with her husband, Andy, and two cats.

Danielle Palucci Makowiec ’11 of Baldwinsville, N.Y., is the human resources director at Dannible & McKee, a certified public accounting and consulting firm in Syracuse. Prior to joining the firm, she served in the role of regional HR specialist/ employee relations for Brown & Brown Empire State. She holds a Master of Science in human resource development from Villanova University. She is a certified Professional in Human Resources, Certified Employee Benefits Specialist and a Society of Human Resource Management Certified Professional.

Dominique McKinnon ’10 (above) of Rochester, N.Y., is senior analyst and director of business operations at Steadfast City Economic and Community Partners, an organization committed to develop better neighborhoods, businesses and communities. An accounting graduate, she also holds an MBA from the University of Rochester and is a member of the Urban League’s Black Young Professionals.

Battle

of the Plastics: The Animals Story

Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc., 2021.

This children’s book describes the less than perfect habitat of animals on sea and on land. The book takes the reader through how man-made pollution is jeopardizing a host of animals—from a sea turtle munching a green plastic straw to an elephant slipping on a plastic tarp. The book has the animals pleading with the readers to help them by changing their polluting ways.

We celebrate and share the success of Oswego alumni authors, illustrators and recording artists, who may ask their publisher/distributor to send a copy of the work to the Oswego alumni office to be considered for this column and our website, where cover photos of all works in this column will be displayed.

Joseph Noel ’10 of Yarmouth, Maine, earned a master’s in education from Niagara University. After he hiked the Appalachian Trail with his wife, they moved back to Maine and started a family. He serves on several town committees. He is a technical writer for WEX, a provider of payment processing and information management services.

Linda Neely Paris ’10 M’11 of Oswego is a technology education professor in the Technology Department. She teaches design and engineering courses and encourages folks to stop by the design lab, which she said feels like John Belt’s lab.

Maria VanRiper ’10 of East Syracuse, N.Y., is a teacher in the Syracuse City School District.

Cat Scheiderich Wilson ’10 of Albuquerque, N.M., is an administrative assistant for Tax Therapy, LLC. After attending SUNY Oswego from Fall 1989 to Spring 1993, Cat returned in 2009 to complete her bachelor’s degree. At Oswego, she participated in the Blackfriars Theatre Organization, GALA, The Oswegonian, the Pride Alliance and the Storytellers’ Guild.

Reynaldo Osoria ’11 (second from left) of Brooklyn, N.Y., is a technical director at FOX News Media. He received a 2021 Rising Star Award from the network in recognition of his exemplary work ethic and growth throughout the year. Specifically, he was recognized for working his way from an entry-level prompter operator to video playback to set technical director. He received the award during the 2021 FOX Media Spotlight Awards banquet at Tavern on the Green in Manhattan in June 2022. At Oswego, Rey was involved in ALANA.

Jessica Henson Schatzel M’11 of Burlington Flats, N.Y., is a project manager for Golden Artist Colors.

Jennifer Figueroa Fassano ’12 of Oswego is director of the Emergency Department at Oswego Health. She became a fully licensed registered nurse in 2016 and was promoted to senior RN in May 2021.

Brandon Heffernan ’12 of Martville, N.Y., is a Postal Supplemental Employee mail processing clerk at the United States Postal Service. While at Oswego, he was on varsity wrestling from 2008-2012.

Lewis Karpel ’12 of Minneapolis, Minn., is a chief photographer for WCCO/ CBS Minnesota. At Oswego, he worked on WTOP-10 and WNYO 88.9 FM. He was a part of Oswego Chabad Club, SAVAC and the National Broadcasting Society.

Nicholas Massaro ’12 M’16 of Raleigh, N.C., is a research scientist for Synoxa Sciences, Inc. He was a member of Laker men’s wrestling.

Fr. Derek Mobilio ’12 of Barre, Mass., is the associate pastor of Our Lady of Hope Parish in Grafton, Mass., after his ordination in June 2022.

Michael Pittavino ’12 M’13 of Oswego is the curator for H. Lee White Maritime Museum in Oswego.

Kelly Richards ’12 of Nassau, N.Y., is a human resource generalist at Pioneer Bank. At Oswego, she was a part of Del Sarte Dance Club, Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Beta Lambda. She was an admissions tour guide, an admissions intern and a resident mentor at Johnson Hall from 2009-2012.

Kaitlin Stapleton ’12 of Biscayne Park, Fla., is an attorney at Isriel Ponzoli in Miami, Fla. She earned a J.D. at St. Thomas University College of Law in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Marissa Bacon

’13 M’15 of Red Creek, N.Y., works as a special education teacher in Hannibal (N.Y.) Central School District. During her time at Oswego, she was very active in Residence Life and Housing, holding a number of roles. She and her husband are proud Laker hockey season ticket holders.

Elizabeth Chrystler ’13 of Albany, N.Y., is a senior budget analyst with the New York State Office of Victim Services.

James Gilbert ’13 of Fairport, N.Y., is the weekday morning meteorologist at WROC in Rochester. He began his career at WCAV in Charlottesville, Va.

Breanne Reith ’13 CAS’14 of Canandaigua, N.Y., is a supported housing specialist for DePaul Community Services. She was a part of women’s ice hockey at Oswego.

Bryan Schumacker ’13 of Liverpool, N.Y., works as a senior motion graphic designer at Pinckney Hugo Group in Syracuse. He previously worked for three years as a producer and production assistant at WCNY.

Brian Zambrzycki ’13 of Chester, N.Y., is a psychologist at NYS Office of Mental Health. He is in Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Psi Chi and Omicron Delta Kappa, and served as an admissions tour guide and a teaching assistant for the Sociology Department. He earned a master’s in school psychology from Marist College in 2016, and certificate of advanced study in trauma and disaster mental health counseling through SUNY New Paltz in May 2018.

Kathryne Davis ’14 of Bethlehem, Ga., is an administrative assistant of athletics for Brenau University in Gainesville, Ga. At Oswego, she was a part of Her Campus, Great Lake Review, WTOP, The Oswegonian and the sorority, Alpha Sigma Eta. She earned a master’s communication and media studies at Brenau University in March 2021.

Katherine Durkin ’14 M’16 of New York, N.Y., is the director of intake and transition services at the Association for Rehabilitative Case Management and Housing Inc. At Oswego, she was on the synchronized skating team.

Omy Melo ’14 of Forest Hills, N.Y., is a video editor for Nickelodeon. At Oswego, he was a part of WTOP-10 and the Media Summit.

Karinna Okkonen ’14 of Bloomingdale, N.J., works in enterprise sales for J.Crew. Karinna has been in Japan for the past two years teaching English.

Pranay Chapagain M’15 M’20 of Georgetown, Texas, works as a digital experience platform architect for Stanley Black & Decker Inc. At Oswego, he was a member of the Human-Computer Interaction Organization and the international business honor society, Beta Gamma Sigma.

Shannon Cilento ’15 of Rock Hill, N.Y., is a community development program manager at Sullivan Residence of the Gerry Foundation in Liberty, N.Y.

Katrina Debaun ’15 of Oswego is the executive director of the Oswego County Humane Society. She began working with the Humane Society just over three and a half years ago.

Ashley Deveney ’15 M’18 of Endicott, N.Y., is a media communications teacher at Maine Endwell School District, where she built the video production program at the middle school. She played ultimate Frisbee at Oswego.

Javier “femi” Higgins ’15 of Minneapolis, Minn., is the chief education consultant for Tangible Culture, a Black/Queer-owned social impact organization.

Kaylee May ’15 of Bloomington, Ind., is the development and communications manager at Greater Indiana Clean Cities Coalition.

William Reese ’15 of Providence, R.I., is a retail client solutions analyst for IRI, a data analytics and market research company. At Oswego, he was a part of Campus Recreation, Orientation, Business Management Club, American Marketing Association, Student Council, The Oswegonian and WNYO.

Aaron Rogers ’15 of Rome, N.Y., is a program analyst for Smartronix.

Hartley Ruch ’15 of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a national underwriter for HomeEquity Bank. He was on the Laker men’s soccer team.

Adam Kroft M’16 of Manlius, N.Y., is a certified public accountant and the manager in the Tax Services Group at Grossman St. Amour CPAs PLLC.

Ryan Peters ’16 of Washington, D.C., is a director and proposal writer for SKDK, a leading Democratic media and political consulting firm. He was a State Singer and Student Association Officer. He is a former ASK mentor.

Celine Chen ’17 M’18 of Brooklyn, N.Y., is a junior accountant at Standard Security Life Insurance Company of NY.

Jiashu Lei M’17 of Ogden, Utah, is a science teacher in the Davis (Utah) School District.

Joanna McIntyre ’17 of Pearl River, N.Y., is a relationship abuse prevention program coordinator at Day One NYC. She earned a master’s in social work at SUNY Albany, and has professional expertise in child welfare, trauma-informed care, school social work and LGBTQ+ affirming care. At Oswego, she was involved in State Singers, Habitat for Humanity, Mentor-Scholar, residence life and housing, and Campus Recreation football.

Sam Mitchell ’17 of Rochester, N.Y., is a lead recruiter for Adaptec Solutions. At Oswego, he was a part of men’s rugby, Society for Human Resource Management-Oswego and Phi Beta Lambda. He was Onondaga Hall Council president and a Laker Leader.

Jessica Mulder ’17 of Burbank, Calif., is a master control operator at NBC Universal in Burbank. At Oswego, she was involved in WTOP-10, Active Minds and WNYO.