Jill Freudenfels ‘06 and Michael Stanley
were married October 2 at Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park, NJ. They reside in East Rutherford, NJ. Freudenfels is active on the Alumni Board and the Anisfield School of Business Alumni Advisory Board.
marketing director for all Wedgewood brands. They reside in Gillette, NJ where they purchased their first home.
Cristina Prumos ‘06 and Mark Ward ‘07
Dana Ashley Braff ‘07 and Bryan Pineiro ‘07 were married November
6. The couple met during their freshman year at Ramapo; they thought it would be symbolic to marry on campus. The ceremony took place in front of The Birch Mansion. They reside in Cranford, NJ and are looking forward to becoming homeowners.
Carole Shipman ‘06 is the grand-
mother of five-year-old Jack, and two-and-a-half-year-old Madison. Shipman is a home birth midwife, a Lamaze instructor and clinical instructor of Ramapo Nursing students doing obstetric rotation at Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ. Teresa Colon ‘06 and Noel Colon ‘06 wel-
comed their second child, Savannah Faith, January 14. Savannah was welcomed by big brother, Elijah. She was born at 5:09 a.m., weighed 6 lbs., 11oz. and measured 20 inches. Eric Oakland ‘06 and Edy (Edith) Ramotowski ‘06
celebrated their three-year wedding anniversary September 22, 2010. Oakland works as a benefits consultant for the Ruggieri Consulting Group in New York City and Ramotowski works as a
Megan Ann Myers ‘07 and Kim
Matthew Tyahla ‘07 opened a restau-
Taylor Thomas ‘08 and Larissa Rota ‘09 will marry in July. Thomas is
rant, Matthew’s Italian Restaurant, in Clifton, NJ in December.
Stephen A. Wren ‘07 and MaryElizabeth C. Fuhrman were married July 1. Wren is pursing a master’s in Educational Leadership at Montclair State University and works as a special education teacher at Eric S. Smith Middle School in Ramsey, NJ. Christina Zarrello ‘07 has joined IEEE as project editor of eXpress Conference Publishing and eBooks in Piscataway, NJ. Zarrello is responsible for producing conference proceedings in printed and digital formats.
were married July 23, 2010. They reside in New Milford, NJ.
Hsu-nami, an internationally renowned progressive rock band comprised of Jack Hsu ‘07, Brent Bergholm ‘07 and Derril Sellers ‘08 performed September 12 at Citi Field as part of the Mets’ Taiwan Night. Devon Kot ‘07 and Matthew Mazza ‘07
exchanged wedding vows at Saint Justin’s Roman Catholic Church, Toms River, NJ August 13. Kot is a Curriculum and Implementation manager for the Literacy Differentiation Program Achieve3000 and Mazza is a psychiatric access specialist for St. Barnabas Behavioral Health, NJ. The couple purchased their first house in Toms River, NJ. Michael Maher ‘07 and Kimberly
Kinzler announced their engagement. Both are 2002 graduates
Marissa Lauren Marino ‘08 and
Michael Ehlers were engaged December 5, 2010 in Cape May. Marino is an assistant athletic director and softball coach at Newark Academy in Livingston, NJ. An October 2012 wedding is planned. They reside in North Haledon, NJ.
Moeller Skov were married September 25. Myers is a food industry analyst at The Food Institute in Upper Saddle River, NJ. They reside in Little Falls, NJ.
Kelly Lloyd ‘06 and Christopher Lundy ‘07 announced their engage-
ment. An August 2011 wedding is planned. Lloyd is a 2009 graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law and is an associate at Lowenstein Sandler in Roseland, NJ. Lundy is pursuing post-baccalaureate studies in History and Special Education.
of Sparta High School. Kinzler graduated from Marist College in 2006 with a degree in Information Systems. She works as a quality assurance analyst at Thomson Reuters. Maher, who majored in Accounting, is pursuing a CPA. A fall wedding is planned.
Elliot J. Bernard ‘08 marked
the completion of his first full year as a full-time police officer. The Union County officer credits his four years at Ramapo College and his time with Ramapo College EMS for helping him to achieve his lifelong dream.
a certified financial planner for Highland Financial Advisors in Riverdale, NJ. Rota is enrolled in the elementary education program at William Paterson University. A July 2011 wedding is planned.
Alison Rigoglioso ‘08 received a
Masters of Science in Jurisprudence from Seton Hall Law School in May.
Nicole Helen Brunner ‘09 and Lauren Smith ‘08 curated a group
exhibition, “In-Between Places,” that was on display in the Berrie Center Photo Lounge. The featured artists explored how one is affected by his or her external environment. Michael Kull ‘09 was named Employee of the Month for April at Shore Memorial Hospital, where he is a registered nurse. He has worked at the hospital since 2009.
Courtney Beth Hayes ‘08 and Kevin
Santo Giglio wed May 14 in Stamford, CT. Hayes is a level two research associate at Roche Pharmaceuticals-454 Life Sciences in Branford, CT.
Brittany Lauren ‘08 established her
own design studio. She plans on launching her stationery online. A selection can be found on Etsy. com. She also plans on creating everyday stationery and a wedding invitation collection.
Kelly Grapentine ‘09 and John Atti ‘08 announced their engagement;
no wedding date has been set. Atti is working with Americorps NCCC branch in Colorado and Grapentine is a ninth grade World History teacher at Malcolm X. Shabazz High School in Newark, NJ.
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