Alumni Notes & Quotes

from CBA Syracuse Alumni Newsletter - Summer 2021

Heard in the Halls

1972

In August 2020, Greg Girard began a new position as Adjunct Professsor of Marketing at Boston College. Prior to joining the faculty at BC, Greg worked for IDC Retail for a decade in the area of retail analytics and marketing strategies. He lives in Arlington, MA.

1973

Gary F. Neuser, LTC (USA Retired) was inducted into the US Army Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame on July 20, 2020 at Ft. Lee, VA. After graduating from West Point in 1978, he served in a wide variety of command, staff, and nominative assignments throughout the US, Europe, and the Middle East. Among his military awards are the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal. Following his military retirement, Gary served an additional 13 years as a Department of the Army Civilian with the US Army Ordnance Corps. As a training department director, he managed the training and professional development of thousands of Ordnance Corps soldiers, warrant officers and commissioned officers. In 2016, Gary was selected to represent the US Army Ordnance Corps as a Senior Executive Fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He retired from federal service in 2017. He and his wife, Vicki reside in Buckeye, AZ.

1976

St. Joseph's Health announced the appointment of Dr. Philip Falcone, MD, MHL, FACS, as chief medical officer. Dr. Falcone is leading the medical and clinical team, overseeing the implementation of patient care, and advising senior leadership on matters impacting patient care and regulatory functions. Dr. Falcone has been with the organization for almost three decades.

Tom Dalton was elected to the USA Track & Field (USATF) Masters Hall of Fame. Tom has dominated the Capital Region road racing and cross country scene for many years; his Troy Turkey Trot 10k record set in 1980 still stands 40 years later! He continues to compete at a very high level in USATF road and cross country events. Tom lives in Rotterdam, NY with his wife, Debbie, and is the proud father of four adult children. 6

1981

For the past 23 years, Mark Kogler has been with Niagara Mohawk Power Corp./National Grid, and is currently an Engineering Manager in Transmission Asset Management overseeing OH & UG electric transmission, substations, and telecom. He and his wife, Elaine will be celebrating their 24th wedding anniversary in 2021. They are both looking forward to retirement and moving to Cayuga Lake in the coming years and somewhere in the south during the winter months. 10

1985

Kenneth Rissolo is the new Director of Operations at Viper Cabling Inc. Viper Cabling is a telecommunications wiring & cabling company located in Buena Park, CA. Viper Cabling is involved in the largest current AV pre-build of 150 racks and successfully installs quality infrastructure for multiple military bases throughout the United States.

1988

J. Jason Vianese, GM at Richard Chevrolet in Cheshire, CT) received a shout-out from Sports Illustrated for their Superbowl LV commercial. Check out the commercial @ https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=andKUx9FAK0

From Sports Illustrated: “The Commercials were terrible. All of them. Except for the local ones that played late after halftime and post-game. Richard Chevrolet out here had a good one, Mt. Rushmore theme with a lot of rock puns. Support local business.”

1989

Elizabeth Storinge Sullivan was named PresidentElect of the Board of Directors for the National Catholic College Admission Association. Elizabeth is the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing at St. Peter's University in Jersey City, NJ and is currently serving as a member of the CBA Board of Trustees and its Enrollment Management Committee.

1994

Jason Leone was named the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Men's Basketball Coach of the Decade. Jason posted an overall record of 181-75 (.707) in helping SUNY Oswego to the highest winning percentage, most total wins, and most NCAA Division III Championship appearances when compared to every other team in the NABC East Region during the entire decade.

1999

Christie DeJoseph Ghaly was elected Family Court Judge for Onondaga County. Her father, Hon. Brian DeJoseph '67, associate justice of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, swore her in. Her sisters celebrated with her: Elizabeth '04 was the emcee, and Gina '93 joined the ceremony via Zoom. Christie, her husband Fadi Ghaly '95, and their twins reside in Syracuse. In addition to her family being alums, her courtroom clerk is Jason Campanello '97! 11

2000

Jim Cavale and his company INFLCR INC are making headlines. INFLCR has more than 15,000 pro and college athletes using the INFLCR app to access their pictures and videos in real-time from games, practices and other teamrelated activities. The athletes then engage and share their storytelling content from their INFLCR app to their personal social media channels. Jim recently teamed up with Marc Jones ’86 and Al Cutri ’01 at a Syracuse business conference for NoBullcon. Marc and Jim were presenters and Al is part owner of NoBull.

Linda Copani Johnstone was recognized by the Central New York Business Journal as their Executive of the Year. She is the Executive Director of Silver Fox Adult Day Care Center. Linda lives in Cicero with her husband and son.

2001

In February 2021, Gina Damico competed on Jeopardy, the longest-running game show. She has published half a dozen Young Adult books, including the “Croak” trilogy, about a teenager whose uncle is a Grim Reaper in a small Adirondacks town. She credits acting with getting her interested in writing. 2002

The University of Cincinnati named Anthony Di Fino as the Bearcats Deputy AD, External Relations. Anthony will oversee the department's external operations, including Bearcats Digital, Communications, Fan Experience & Engagement and Ticket Sales & Service. Additionally, he will serve as the department's liaison with Learfield IMG College and other key partners and constituents. Anthony spent the last four years as Syracuse University's Associate Athletics Director For Business Development. In that role, he was responsible for developing strategic marketing campaigns to cultivate community relationships and build support for Syracuse Athletics.

2003

Chris Paulus joins the VIP Structures team in Syracuse as Chief Financial Officer. As CFO, he will partner with the CEO and senior leadership to identify business model innovations that enables growth across the VIP enterprise. Previously, Chris and his family resided in Southlake, TX, where he was Vice President for Development for US Real Estate at Cooper and Company.

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2004

Brittany Aungier Lawrence has been elevated to partner at Barclay Damon. Brittany is a broad-based litigator who concentrates her practice on both civil and criminal matters. She also devotes a portion of her practice to higher education.

2005

Sarah (McCarthy) Talucci and her husband Andrew Talucci welcomed their first child, Nora. Nora’s grandfather is John McCarthy '73 and uncle is Jim McCarthy '01.

Michael Judson Berry was recently interviewed by Film Daily about the release of his first feature film Milkwater. Check out the article at https://filmdaily. co/indie-film/michael-judson-berry. Spurred on by COVID-19 quarantine, Michael found a platform for his skillful impersonation of Catherine O’Hara’s ‘Schitt’s Creek’ character, Moira Rose, for which he has received accolades – and lots of followers on Instagram!

Bruce Williams and his wife, Elena welcomed a son, Bryce, born on February 17, 2021. Bryce joins his older sisters Helena (age 6, green dress) & Emma Gene (age 3, pink dress). The family lives in Syracuse where Bruce is Academic Advisor at Syracuse University, Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Bruce is also an assistant coach for CBA’s varsity football team.

2007

Matthew Fennel’s career in the entertainment industry continues to flourish. He is co-producer for a to-be-announced Apple+ series.

2008

Stu Flynn was recently promoted to Senior Vice President, Head of San Francisco at Guidepoint. Stu has been at Guidepoint, which connects clients with advisors, since 2013.

2009

In May 2020, Chloe Zmolek Brownlee founded The Southern Peel, a mobile pizza eatery based in Bluffton, SC. Her business and 1953 Chevrolet pizza truck was recently featured in The Bluffton Sun. See more at https:// www.blufftonsun.com/new-mobile-member-of-foodiescene-is-visual-attention-grabber

2010

Troy Bullock was awarded Pyramid Company’s 2020 “Deal of The Year” for the sale of 124 acres at Liverpool Golf Course. Troy was the sole listing broker for this sale! It is the location for Amazon’s 3.8 million square foot procurement center, the 2nd largest warehouse facility in the world to-date. Troy has been with the Pyramid Brokerage Company for almost six years.

2013

John Hillenbrand began a new job as a patrol officer at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) . Previously, he worked for three years at Hobart William Smith Colleges in Campus Safety. He currently resides in Victor, NY.

Emily Pelose has been accepted to Niagara University's MBA program. She currently works at NU in the human resources department as an HRIS specialist. She begins her studies in Fall 2021.

2015

Gabby Damico recently joined Clio as a product manager in Boston, MA. Clio is a leading global designer, manufacturer and marketer of personal and beauty care products.

Taylor Gilberti has been accepted for graduate admission to SUNY Oswego, School of Psychology, M.S./C.A.S. She begins in Fall 2021

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2016

Isabella Jamer has been accepted to the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine.

2018

Katherine Toole was inducted into the Georgetown University Chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu. Membership in Alpha Sigma Nu is the highest award conferred by Jesuit colleges and universities. Juniors and seniors in the top 15% of their class who have demonstrated both a commitment to service and a dedication to the Jesuit ideals of education are eligible for membership. They are not only leaders academically, but they are leaders for their character and role models for their peers inside and outside the classroom.

Jack Lester was recognized as a 2021 Servant Leader Scholar at Seton Hall University for his commitment to living out the University's mission and his dedication to servant leadership. This is the third time he has received this honor. At Seton Hall, he is majoring in Diplomacy and International Relations with minors in Economics and Russian.

Indiana University running back Stevie Scott III signed a free-agent contract with the New Orleans Saints. Scott finished his career fourth in program history with 30 rushing touchdowns, fifth with 32 total TDs, seventh with 562 attempts, ninth with 2,543 rushing yards and tied for 10th with nine 100-yard games. He was named to the Second Team All-Big Ten.

2019

Katelyn Wendt was recently awarded the Vincent P. Slatt Fellowship for Undergraduate Research in Energy Systems and Processes at Notre Dame. Her research this summer will focus on the design and synthesis of new heterocycle-based ionic liquids (ILs) as environmentally benign, non-toxic fluids in an energy efficient directional solvent extraction (DSE) process for the desalination of industrial and residential water resources. The ability to desalinate high salinity water is critical to addressing the ongoing global water shortage crisis. Katelyn is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry.

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