Class Notes
Nick Odille of Warren, ’04 BSBA in Accounting, has been promoted to partner at HBK CPAs and Consultants. Odille belongs to the Builders Association of Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania and the American Institute and Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is a member of YSU’s Penguin Club and a member and past Nick Odille president of Warren Rotary.
Canfield Honors Couple as July 4 Parade Co-Marshals Joyce Brooks, ’61 BSEd, ’70 MSEd, and Loran Brooks, her husband of 58 years, were named co-grand marshals of the 2016 Canfield 4th of July Parade and Celebration, honoring them for their decades of service to Canfield and Mahoning County. Both attended YSU, and they are lifetime members of the YSU Alumni Society and Pete’s Pride. She is a retired educator, he is a retired steelworker and farmer and chair of the Canfield Township Board of Zoning Appeals.
Ophthalmology Inc. He earned his medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University, and then completed an internal medicine internship at the Western Reserve Healthcare System and an ophthalmology residency at the University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital. Michael Beverly of Youngstown, ’95 BA and ’02 MA, both in History, was one of four featured speakers in October for the Youngstown Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 98th annual fundraiser banquet. He is a Michael Beverly senior coordinator for YSU’s Marion G. Resch Center for Student Progress and joined the university in 2003. Previously, he was an attendance and student support coordinator at Eagle Heights Academy in Youngstown.
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James Ford of Youngstown, ’96 AAS in Criminal Justice, has been employed for 20 years as a paralegal for Community Legal Services in Youngstown. He is also co-owner of Cinemanix, a film production company based in the city, where he has worked on a variety of major films and local film projects.
Brett Miller of Silver Spring, Md., ’99 BM, performed for a hometown audience this fall as the principal French hornist in the U.S. Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants concert tour. The band performed in Youngstown as part of a 10-day tour. A Master Sgt., Brett Miller he joined the Air Force Band in 2002. Miller, who holds a master’s degree from Indiana University and a doctorate from the University of Maryland, is a prolific composer. He has published more than 30 works for various brass solo instruments and chamber ensembles. 36
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’00s Scot Pflug of Austintown, ’00 BS in Criminal Justice, has been named chief information security officer for F.N.B. Corp. and will provide primary oversight for the company’s information security and risk management strategy. Pflug has more than 20 years of diverse information technology experience, most recently as chief information security officer for FirstMerit Bank. Todd Bryarly of New Middletown, ’02 BSBA in Accounting, has been promoted to partner at HBK CPAs and Consultants. He joined the company in 2012 and serves as president of the Mahoning Shenango Valley Estate Planning Council. David Tesniarz of Naples, Fla., ’02 BSBA in Accounting, is controller for the NCH Physician Group, part of the NCH Healthcare System in Naples. He holds a master’s degree in Accounting and Taxation from Florida Gulf Coast University. David Tesniarz Previously, he was a senior associate for Hill, Barth and King CPAs in Naples. He is a member of Pete’s Pride, YSU’s Football Alumni Club and the Penguin Scholarship Club. Bruce Warrender of Greenville, N.C., ’03 BS in Respiratory Care, was recently promoted to program director of Polysomnography at Pitt Community College in Greenville, where he previously served as clinical coordinator of the sleep program. He worked as a respiratory therapist in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania after completing his degree and then got involved in sleep studies as a sleep technologist while working at Northside Medical Center. Warrender was an instructor in YSU's Polysomnography Certificate program before he relocated.
Aaron D. Scott of Burke, Va., ‘04 BS in Clarinet Performance, an Army Staff Sgt., is a clarinetist and member of the Army Woodwind Quintet, which is part of the renowned Army Band “Pershing’s Own.” After earning his YSU degree, he earned master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Cincinnati, Aaron D. Scott and he has performed around the country at concerts, ceremonies and master classes in venues such as the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center. Chelsea Kusky of Poland, Ohio, ’05 BFA in Fine Art Photography, owner, creative director and designer of the Poland design firm Doodlebug & Peep, was recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of Graphic Design. Doodlebug & Peep is a designer of custom special event invitations and coordinating event décor items. Dominic Lippillo of Starkville, Miss., ’05 BFA in Photography, has been awarded a $4,500 visual arts grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission. An assistant professor of Photography in Mississippi State University’s Department of Art, Lippillo’s new solo project is titled “Stories We Tell Ourselves” and features photographs of Dominic Lippillo non-specific American landscapes and depictions of mundane daily happenings. An MSU faculty member since 2010, he also holds an MFA from Ohio University. His work is featured in the permanent collections of the Museum of Photographic Art in San Diego, Calif., the Museum of Fine Art in Houston, Texas, and the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Dr. Michael P. Miladore of Canfield, ’06 BS in Combined Science, has joined the Youngstown Orthopaedic Associates surgical practice in Canfield. Miladore completed medical school at Northeast Ohio Medical University and spent a year in a hand and upper extremity fellowship at the State University of New York in Buffalo, N.Y., where he also completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery.