Christine Maccarrone’97 & Lewis Leoce Citibank after over 20 years to be the VP of Strategic Initiatives at American Home Mortgage in Melville. Of course, that is when he is not working at his true passion - coaching basketball baseball and softball. Linda and Chuck have a son Danny, 14 and a daughter Amanda, 12. Linda says that spending a spring night at the Floral Park Rec Center is akin to “hangin in the Quad at Siena!” We hope to be hanging with Linda and Chuck at the 25th. I got an email d Finc war from Ho How ard Finchh from his laptop at the airport in Dallas. He is living in Skaneateles, NY (which is in the Finger Lakes region) with his wife of 20 years, Diane and his two children. Kristopher is a freshman at Mercyhurst College and
Mar et Krill Hondr os ‘82 Margg ar aret Hondros en P aulli ’82 attended Ken Paulli and FFrr. K Fr. Peter Donohue’s inauguration Kara is a sophomore in High School. Shortly after graduating Siena, Howard joined Hand Held Products where he has worked for the last 23 years. He is currently Director of Channel Development and travels a lot domestically. He is looking forward to seeing everyone at the 25 year reunion next year. The winter issue of the Alumni News also inspired Wade Cross to get in touch. Lucky for us it is another two-fer. Wade’s email, like many others stared off with “I don’t know if you remember me but…” I remember mostly everyone, but sometimes I cheat and email one of my roommates to help to refresh my memory.
Sorry for my digression. Wade, an alumnus of 2S, Ryan Hall, is married to Cher yl Langis-Cr oss Cheryl Langis-Cross oss. They were married at Siena in 1984 and spent the first 15 years of marriage on Long Island where they worked at Grumman. Both Wade and Cheryl went on to earn Masters Degrees in Computer Science from NYIT. In 1998 Wade left Grumman for Lockheed Martin in Atlanta and about two years ago was transferred to Dallas-Ft. Worth where he is now the Director of F-35 Simulation Laboratory Development and Operations. Cheryl left Grumman after the birth of their second child and now enjoys the challenging job of stay at home mom to their three 3 children, Kevin 17, Laura 13 and Emily 9. Wade says “some of their happiest memories are of Siena” and hopes one of their children attends their alma mater. The Office of Alumni Relations is putting together a reunion committee for the 25th in June of 08 and are looking for volunteers. If you have any interest in being involved in the decision making process for our 25th please email me. The more the merrier. I already have a list started. It will be a minimal time commitment, I promise. Thanks to everyone who has sent me email updates. This issue I would like to send a “shout out” to Tom Bonomo and Mar Maryy Lou Corsi Corsi. Where are you and what are you up to. 1984 Lisa San Fratello/ McCutc heon 305 The McCutcheon Parkway Ithaca, New York 1485 mclisa@twcny.rr.com Elaine Heiskell is alive and well and living on the west coast! She sends a big “hello” to everyone and would love to hear news from old friends. She can be reached at elaineheiskell@aol.com. Jeanne Gillen has been teaching Spanish language and culture at the high school level since 1989, starting at St. John the Baptist DHS in West Islip, Long Island and continuing currently at Millbrook High School in Raleigh, NC where she teaches Advanced Placement Language and levels III/IV, is the Department Chair for Second Languages, and
the Girls’Varsity Tennis Coach. This past year, she earned National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards ( nbpts.org). She has been living and working in Raleigh since 1993 and has a five year old son, Ian. 1985 Catherine & R on Bjorklund Ron bjork90@comcast.net 14 Stevens Lane Tabernacle, NJ 08088-9744 WE PLEADED AND YOU ANSWERED! Thanks for the updates! Keep them coming! It doesn’t have to be new news, just what you have been up to over the years. Belated congratulations to Steve Dempsey and his wife, Debbie, on the birth of their third child, Lily Eve, born on May 26, 2006. Lily joins big brothers, Lucas and Aiden. Congratulations also to Kevin Gibson and his wife, Patty, on the arrival of baby #4! James Walter Gibson who was born on February 22, 2007 and joins brothers and sister, Maggie, Michael and Thomas. Those Troy boys are busy! When you were growing up, didn’t you always want to be a vet and work in a zoo? Mary Den Denvver has done just that to the envy of my 9 year old daughter. Mary lives with her husband, John, her daughter, Alex (6), and son, Josh (4), in Maryland. Mary went to graduate school at Johns Hopkins University in the field of human genetics, and decided she wasn’t happy doing lab work all the time. Once she decided what she really wanted to do, she became a zoo veterinarian and works in the conservation field, she went to veterinary school at the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell. Mary did one year of private practice, then an internship at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and then a residency in Zoo Medicine at the University of California-Davis Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital (which covered three zoos and a raptor rehabilitation center). She met her husband, John Trupkiewicz, at Davis. He is a zoo veterinary pathologist. After finishing her residency, she worked at the El Paso Zoo in TX. When a job opened up at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Mary and John jumped at the opportunity to be back east near family. Mary started as associate veterinarian, became head veterinarian, and is now the Veterinary Operations Manager
SIEN A P ARENTS SIENA PARENTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Siena parents are some of the most generous people around. Their strong support of the Parent Fund strengthens the college and supports their sons’ & daughters’ Siena Experience. Contribute to the Parent Fund online: wwwsiena.edu/ annualfund, or by phone: 1-888-SIENA-4U. at the MZIB, and also the President-Elect of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. Siena ohn Nania prodigy, JJohn Nania, wrote to tell us about an exciting adventure involving his 8 year old son, Max. Max received a book deal with Five Star Publications. They are going to publish and distribute his book called Cooking with Max. The book’s website is: www.cookingwithmax.com. The book is scheduled to be released in late April/early May and is already on Amazon.com, as well as other specialty internet sites. It is currently being reviewed by one of the head chefs at Wolfgang Puck’s Orlando restaurant as well as some other chefs around the country. The book is fun, educational, and great for family interaction. A book tour is planned that will be like a mini Emeril Live (dates and locations on website). John is a musician with a well-known blues band in the Atlanta area, and they are going to be Max’s show band. For anyone interested in purchasing a signed copy directly from Max, they can e-mail him at: cookingwithmax@bellsouth.net. Once the book arrives in late April/early May, he’ll personalize and ship. 1986 Susan Zemgulis, OP has become the Administrator of the Dominican Retreat and Conference Center in Niskayuna, NY. Congratulations to John J. Bellardini who on February 19, 2007 was named partner at JC Jones