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New Orleans area, Shapiro reviews music for “WHERE Y’AT” magazine and www.NewOrleans.com.
Marriages and Unions Anita Toscani ’98 to Charles Good Tamara Holland ’98 to Scott Winsmann Kristine Marie Patrick ’01 to Timothy Nicholas Tubito Michelle Masi ’02 to Adam Lerner ’04 Gina Holter ‘02 to Jason Guadagnino Obie Hill ’06 to Siquina Anthony ’09 Amanda Marie Flood ’07 to Stephen Baronian, Jr.
Robert Pertain ’77 has been promoted to first vice president and marketing director of Provident Bank in New Jersey. He is responsible for the bank’s marketing department, including establishing marketing strategies, creating advertising programs and conducting customer research. He has been in the banking industry for 31 years. Adele Hirschmann ’79 performed in a production of “Fiddler on the Roof ” at Temple Emeth, Teaneck.
Julie Shaw ’79 received an International Certification of Addictions Counseling from the International Reciprocity Certification Board.
Dean M. Shapiro ’74 became a grandfather with the birth of Sophie Ann Shapiro in Mobile, Alabama on December 23, 2008. She weighed 8 lb., 6 oz. and measured 21 inches. He is a ghostwriter for health and fitness guru Mackie Shilstone “Mackie Shilstone’s Body Plan for Kids” released by Basic Media Publications in May 2009. Shapiro also was appointed to the Advisory Board of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. The LMHOF honors the musicians, singers and music producers from Louisiana who were prominent in rock and roll, jazz, blues, gospel, Cajun/Zydeco and country and western. A resident of the
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Ravenell Williams IV ’80 assumed the role of president and CEO of the Plainfield area YMCA. He has worked at Y’s in Manhattan, Tarrytown, NY and Newark.
JoAnn Frijia Mitchell ’86 received her Master of Business Administration from Felician College in May 2009 and was inducted into Sigma Beta Delta, an international honor society for business students. Her MBA capstone paper was discussed on several Web sites including “The Engineer Online UK.”
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Robert Dente ’92, Paul Leonard ’01, Ronny Jackson ’01 and Keith Kelleher ’07 recently met with incoming Ramapo College Educational Opportunity Fund students at UPS’s Information Services Mahwah facility in an open forum to discuss the right path to become successful in academic and professional careers.
Dominic D’Ambrosio ’93 has been appointed vice president and associate administrator of Schervier Nursing Care Center. D’Ambrosio has a master’s degree in Gerontology from Hofstra University in Long Island, NY. He is a licensed nursing home administrator, certified aging services professional and an Eden Alternative Associate.
Frederick McGarril ’00 retired from the Bergenfield Police Department in June after serving almost 26 years, the last two as chief of police. He was named borough administrator for Bergenfield upon retiring.
Marcella Runell-Hall ’97, associate director in The Center for Multicultural Education and Programs in the New York University Student Affairs Division, was awarded the Mid-Level Professional Award at the 2009 Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Region II Conference.
Rich Price ’97, and wife Jen, announced the birth of their first child, Zachary Richard Price, on July 1.
Michael Phelan ’98 and Laura C. Gonzalez were married in August 2009. Phelan is manager of Workforce Development at the Metropolitan Transit Authority and an independent training consultant. Following a honeymoon in Mexico, the couple reside in Leonia with pets Mr. Mo and Little One. Anita Toscani ’98 married Charles Good in 2001. They live in Hewitt, NJ where Anita is a stay-at-home mom to Ryan, 8, Jennifer, 2 and Christopher, 9 months.
Alan Heyman ’95 and wife Kim, had a baby boy, Matthew Adam Heyman on January 15, 2009.
James Jencarelli ’95 was named the Morris Hills Regional School District superintendent. Jencarelli previously served as principal and chief administrator of Henry P. Becton Regional High School in East Rutherford.
Eric Melniczek ’97 was named the director of Career Services at High Point University in High Point, North Carolina. He previously served as the regional recruiting manager at S.R. Clarke in Blacksburg, Virginia. Melniczek holds a Master of Arts in Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with a focus on higher education and student affairs administration from Virginia Tech.
Christopher Hawken ’00 was sworn in as a police officer at the July 14 meeting of the Montvale Mayor and Council. He attended the Bergen County Police Academy in August and will assume active duty as a probationary officer late winter.
Tamara Holland ’98 and Scott Winsmann were married October 3, 2008 in Spring Lake, NJ.
Steven Engravalle ’00 was invited as a dignitary by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). The ESGR is a Department of Defense organization that seeks to promote a culture in which all American Employers support and value the military service of their employees. He flew in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Major General Glenn K. Reith and Senator Steven Oroho to the Army base at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA., for a tour of the facility. He also had the opportunity to fly with Governor Jon Corzine to Fort Sill, OK., on a KC-135 refueling plane to visit the 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion during their pre-theatre immersion training. Engravalle is superintendent of the Hamburg public schools. View the video clip for more information: http:// www.hamburgschool.com/bosses _fly_with_national_guard_t.htm
Kristine Marie Patrick ’01 was married to Timothy Nicholas Tubito on July 6, 2008 at Our Lady of Consolations R.C. Church in Wayne. She teaches second grade in Wayne.
Eric Fernandes ’01 graduated with a Master of Science in Computer Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is currently employed as a software engineer with Siemens.
Alan Finkelstein ’01, and his wife Yafit, welcomed Mia Abigail Finkelstein into the world on January 2.
In Memoriam Joseph Aloysius Ulrich ’75 Vincent J. Finn ’00
Michelle Masi ’02 and Adam Lerner ’04 were married on August 2, 2008. The couple honeymooned in Punta Cana. She is employed by the Plainfield Board of Education as a sixth grade special education teacher and he is a captain in the United States Air Force.
The son of Elaine M. Santiago ’01, 3 ½-year-old Cristian, had lots of fun playing at a local park on July 4. Gina Holter ’02 and Jason Guadagnino were married in July. She works as a social worker for the State of New Jersey. The couple reside in Montvale. www.ramapo.edu
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