Class Notes
Andy Mays of Wallingford, Conn., ’01 BE in materials science and engineering, was promoted to product manager for Ulbrich Stainless Steel and Special Metals Ultra Foil Products. He is responsible for a range of duties in the company’s worldwide sales and product support, including development of new products in strategic markets and applications. Mays joined the company in 2004 as a process metallurgist. Melanie Vonovick of La Jolla, Calif., ’02, has been named accounting manager at Approved Transportation, a worldwide shipping company and division of Dewitt Companies. In her new position she will oversee a staff of six in the company’s corporate headquarters in San Diego. Previously, she was a senior accountant at Borrego Springs Bank in California. Jeffrey D. Martin of Hartford, Conn., ’03 BE in chemical engineering, accepted a position as a senior scientist at Johnson & Johnson Consumer & Personal Products Worldwide in Skillman, N.J. Previously, Jeffrey earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 2007, worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md., and at Unilever in Trumbull, Conn. Jennifer M. Simon of Youngstown, ’03 BSA and ‘06 MS, both in criminal justice; Stacey M. Zipay of Hubbard, ’03 AB in psychology; Chad M. Makar of Youngstown, ’04 BSB in marketing management; Jason M. Rebraca of Youngstown, ’05 BSA in criminal justice; and Matthew E. Williams of Niles, ’08 BSB in accounting, recently earned their juris doctorate degrees from the University of Akron School of Law.
Jaclyn Trolio of Columbus, ’03 BSBA in marketing management, was recently presented the 2011 Pace Setter Award by Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business, where she is pursuing an MBA with a focus on marketJaclyn Trolio ing and strategy. The award is determined by faculty, staff and student peers and recognizes business students who demonstrate academic performance and leadership ability. Trolio is employed as assistant marketing director for the Dynatronics Corp. Roy Brosi of Shippingport, Pa., ’05 MBA, has been named director of strategic industry initiatives for FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. In the newly created position, Brosi will coordinate FENOC’s participation in nuclear industry initiatives resulting from the recent events at the Fukushima reactors in Japan. He has more than 30 years experience in the nuclear power industry, most recently as director of performance improvement at FENOC’s Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, Pa. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh before doing his graduate work at YSU. Lindsay Wardle of North Canton, ’05 BS in biology, received her doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in June. This summer, she began a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Grandview Hospital in Dayton.
Gary DiLisio of Cornersburg, Ohio, ’07 BS in education, ’10 MEd in counseling, is an academic advisor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where he is primary advisor in the college of Humanities and Social Sciences to freshmen and sophomores who have not declared their majors. As a student, he did an internship as an academic advisor in the Beeghly College of Education, and he worked for two years as a grad assistant in YSU’s Center Gary DiLisio for Student Progress. Alisha Koby of Stow, Ohio, ’07 BSAS in hotel and lodging management, joined Hampton Inn & Suites Cleveland/Beachwood as general manager of its hotel in Beachwood, Ohio. Previously, she was employed for four years at the Streetsboro Hampton, including two years as general manager, and she also worked as a guest services representative in two of the company’s Youngstown-area hotels. Raquel B. Pacheco of Canfield, ’07 BSBA in finance, is a chartered retirement planning counselor for Merrill Lynch. Based in the company’s Canfield office where she is part of The Thompson Pacheco Group, she Raquel Pacheco recently earned the Certified Financial Planner certification awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. She joined Merrill Lynch in 2007 with nine years of industry experience.
America’s Auto Recovery Czar Former Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams, ’94 BSBA in finance, has relocated to Washington, D.C. to head the Office of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers for the U.S. Department of Labor. He was appointed this summer to the new post, better known as the nation’s Auto Recovery Czar, by the Secretary of Labor. Williams was Youngstown’s first African-American mayor and the youngest mayor in the city’s history. He was elected mayor in 2005, and before that served as Youngstown’s community development director.
Book Features Marble Maker’s Work Carl Fisher of Temecula, Calif., ’75 BE in civil engineering, is among the marble makers showcased in Marble Mania, a 238-page book on the history of marble making published this summer by Schiffer Books. Fisher, who was featured on the cover of the summer 2008 edition of YSU Magazine, creates handmade marbles out of polymer clay and sells them to marble collectors worldwide. His marbles are on display at Art and Crystal, a shop in Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas. Fisher is also employed as an information technology specialist for IBM Corp.
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Nicole Haefke of Canfield, Ohio, ’08 BS in marketing and advertising, is the new marketing coordinator for Reach Magazine in Canfield. Haefke also serves as a member of the board of trustees and as secretary for First Night Canfield and assists with its marketing efforts.
Kathy DeVito of Austintown, ’09 BS in nursing, has been named nurse manager of the acute rehabilitation unit at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown. Previously, she was utilization manager for HM Home Care. Both businesses are operated by Humility of Mary Health Partners.
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