CLASS NOTES
LAURA FORDHAM ’08 and Antonio Tenebruso ’08 became engaged in April 4. A fall 2014 wedding is planned. SAMANTHA PRYOR ’06 became engaged to Brent Hermack. Pryor works for IPKeys Technologies, Eatontown, NJ. A March 2014 wedding is planned.
CHRISTOPHER BARBARINO ’07 became engaged to Nicole D’Angelo. Barbarino is a commercial real estate underwriter for Spencer Savings Bank, Elmwood Park, NJ. He is pursuing a professional certificate in Real Estate Finance and Investment at New York University. A July 2014 wedding is planned. ARYEH LOVE ’07 received an MBA from Montclair State University, NJ, in August. LAURA (GREENE) SAVIO ’07 and her husband, Bill, welcomed their second child, Francesca Paula, on April 5 at 10:34 a.m. She weighed 6 lbs., 9 oz. and measured 18½ inches long. Francesca was also welcomed by her two-year-old brother, William Nicholas. MATTHEW R. DONDARSKI ’08 married Mary Elizabeth Schultz in July. Dondarski is in law enforcement in New Mexico. KYLE ULSCHT ’11 participated in a summer internship at Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (VLJ). Ulscht is studying at Seton Hall University School of Law.
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JESSICA OFFER ’08 was promoted from supervisor accountant to manager accountant at WithumSmith+Brown (WS+B), Certified Public Accountants and Consultants. The firm has offices in NJ, NY, PA, MD, FL, and CO.
MARIA GARTNER ’09 became engaged to Rami Ratel. Gartner is a registered nurse and the Staff Development and Infection Prevention coordinator at Laurelton Village Care Center in Brick, NJ. A November 2014 wedding is planned.
KYLE LEE COSTA ’08 and JESSICA LEIGH SEIDLER ’09 were married at the Pleasantdale Chateau in January. Costa is a graduate student at Seton Hall University and is a police officer with the Oradell Police Department. Seidler is pursuing her doctorate at Kean University.
CHRISTINE O’CONNOR ’09 is a counselor at Cresskill (NJ) High School.
STEVEN BLOOM ’08 and Tara Bloom (Ruda) were married in July at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston, NJ. Fellow alumni STEPHEN CUCCHIARA ’08 AND ADAM VENANZI ’07 and Professor Alexandre Olbrecht were groomsmen and many other alumni were in attendance. Bloom will complete his MBA at Monmouth University in spring 2014 and was recently promoted to manager of Finance at L’Oreal USA in Berkeley Heights, NJ. DR. ADAM RYAN TOTH ’08 graduated from Des Moines University, IA, with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. Dr. Toth will start his residency in surgery and anesthesia at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, NH. AMANDA D’AMATO ’09 graduated from the University of Florida in December with a master of science in Forensic Serology and DNA. LAUREN DONNELLY ’09 is a kindergarten teacher at Traphagen School, Waldwick, NJ. COLLEEN FREUND ’09 became engaged to Daniel Libertz. A summer 2014 wedding is planned. Freund is a residence director at Drew University and is an adjunct faculty member at Ramapo College. GEMMA CHALKLEY ’08 became engaged to Ryan Saum. A 2014 wedding is planned.
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ALISANDRA WEDERICH ’09 collaborated with MercerARC’s Artists Collective to curate an exposition of artwork by the Collective’s members. Wederich is also the manager of the Straube Center and art director and co-founder of the Red Filter Fine Art Gallery, Lambertville, NJ.
STEVEN PARDALIS ’09 and MELISSA ANDERSEN ’09 became engaged in May at Disney World in Animal Kingdom. Pardalis graduated from Seton Hall Law School in May and is a law clerk to the Honorable Paul A. Kapalko, Monmouth County Superior Court, Civil Division. Andersen works in advertising as a print production assistant for Wakefern Food Corporation.They were wed in October 2013. FATEMA RAZA ’09 was promoted from senior accountant to supervisor accountant at the New Brunswick office of WithumSmith+Brown(WS+B), Certified Public Accountants and Consultants. KRISTINE AUSTRIA ’10 was named a finalist in Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) 2013 Emerging Leaders Awards, which honors young women (ages 23–30) who greatly influence the communications field and show the potential to transform the industry. NICOLE JEAN OSTERTAG ’10 married A.J. Lindenberg in April. Ostertag is a renal dialysis nurse at Fresenius Medical Center in Watertown, NY. JOSEPH WILDER ’10 was appointed to the Woodbridge Township (NJ) Police Department. Wilder completed the state-mandated police training program at the Monmouth County Police Training Academy. MICHAEL FIORELLI ’08 is a writer for theneuroticcritic. com, which features his review of films.
STEPHANIE FRUGIS ’11 published her first novel, Brave Love, available online and in print. Frugis also cantors at Catholic churches in New Jersey and is the co-conductor in the Rockin’ Railroad band at Kidville in Westfield, NJ. ANDREW BROWN ’11 competed and won a bronze medal in the 19th World Games in Israel as a member of the United States men’s volleyball team. Brown won a gold medal at the Pan American Maccabiah games in 2011. He serves as the head women’s volleyball coach at Saint Peter’s University, Jersey City, NJ. CHRISTINA LABARBIERA ’11 is a licensed real estate associate with the Keller Williams Village Square Realty, Ridgewood, NJ, sales team. CHRISTOPHER MAZAWEY ’11 was named to the dean’s list at Pace Law School for the spring 2013 semester of his second year.
LISA FISCHMAN ’06 was the assistant coach for the Maccabi USA Women’s Basketball National Team which competed and won a gold medal in the 19th World Maccabiah Games in Israel in July. Fischman has won five gold medals at the Maccabiah games and has been a part of the Maccabi USA National Team since 2005. Fischman is also the assistant varsity coach and head freshman coach for the Montclair (NJ) High School girls’ basketball teams. STEVEN YOURSTONE ’12 completed his first year in a Ph.D. program at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Yourstone is studying Analytical Chemistry. NICHOLAS SCHRECK ’13 is an account coordinator for the DSM Group, a full-service advertising, public relations, and marketing agency in Franklin Lakes, NJ. BRANDON BOUKNIGHT ’13 was accepted to the University of Westminster in London, U.K., where he will work toward his master’s degree in Media Management. He previously spent a semester abroad studying at the University of Westminster through the Roukema Center for International Education at Ramapo. Bouknight was influenced to continue his education there based on his initial experience.
Ramapo College Study Abroad Program Featured in Roundtable Abroad RACHEL KEHOE ’13 and GARY MINUCCIO ’13 participated in the Ramapo Study Abroad Program in Documentary Photography in Argentina and presented a collection of student photos at a conference at the Universidad de El Salvador in Buenos Aires. The faculty-led program, run by Assistant Professor of Art (Photography and Digital Media) Yolanda del Amo, encouraged students to document their experiences learning about a new culture through photography. Students spent two weeks in Buenos Aires, the country’s capital city, and one week in the northern region of Salta. They met with renowned Argentinian artists, visited museums, and took away a feel for the culture that informed the themes of the photography presented in El Salvador. Throughout the duration of the program, students developed a documentary photography project focused on their new surroundings in Argentina. “Some of my goals for the program were to help students develop visual vocabulary, respond to an environment outside of their comfort zone, be alert to what they see, notice the difference between American culture and Argentinian culture, and make sense of the inevitable culture shock,” Del Amo said. At the end of the program, students put together a portfolio of their photography from the trip. Many of the photos collected in their portfolios were featured in the roundtable at the Universidad de El Salvador.
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