Classes of 1999,
1994, 1979
and 1954:
Come home for
HOMECOMING 2004
to celebrate your 5th, 10th, 25th and 50th class reunions!
October 8-10, 2004

GRADUATE DEGREES

Robert Schelin, PhD ’75, a history professor at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, where he has worked since 1977, was appointed a member of the Rockland Community College board of trustees.

Lois Ann Demers, MSEd ’75, a special services teacher at Hopkins High School, is a recipient of the Impact Award for Distinguished Teaching from the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development. This award honors Minnesota teachers of K-12 students for their classroom teaching effectiveness and exemplary teaching activities and who, through their teaching, have exerted a profound influence on the lives of students.

Jeffrey Rosenstock, MBA ’76 is executive director of Queens Theatre in the Park. “Now, in our 10th year, we are presenting over 400 events a year in the building on a consistent basis,” he said in a profile in Newsday. “ . . . we are audience-driven . . . And the exciting part of being in Queens is how diverse that audience is and how many different needs they have . . . We have had every major artist from every ethnic community from every discipline and theater.” Jeffrey lives in College Point with his wife and three children.

Helen Delano, MA ’79, a geologic scientist at the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (DCNR) Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, was named president of the National Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG). Helen recently wrote a series of educational booklets on landslides in Pennsylvania.

John VanDyke Wilmerding, MBA ’81 writes: “I have three growing sons of whom I’m very proud. I’ve been running the international Coalition for Equity-Restorative Justice (CERJ) for about eight years -- it now has about 375 individual members. It started with some work I did as secretary of the United Nations Working Party on Restorative Justice in 1996-97. I’ve organized several local RJ programs and am trained and experienced in five different methods. Currently I’m running for local office, and considering a project to found a four-year college in my hometown of Brattleboro. I continue to be very active in Quakerism and in the movement for peace and justice, and serve on the advisory board of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA.”

Maryann K. Beaumont, MBA ’81 was appointed executive director of the Friends of the Arts on Long Island. She has held senior positions at Cancer Research Institute, March of Dimes, Graham-Windham Services for Families and Children and Old Westbury Gardens. She also spent four years in arts programming in the entertainment department of Cunard Line Ltd., where she initiated theme cruises and other special projects for a fleet of ships including the Queen Elizabeth 2. She lives in Bayville with her husband, Mark, and daughter, Katherine.

Joseph Corradino, MS ’82 is administrator of the Loretto Heights Residential Health Care Facility in Oswego. He has 26 years of experience in nursing home administration.
Hadi Salavitabar, PhD ’82 is the dean of the School of Business at SUNY New Paltz.

Bill Hodel, MBA ’84 is vice president and commercial loan officer at the Elmira Savings Bank. Bill has worked in banking for more than 20 years.

Suzanne M. Bakiewicz, MS ’86 has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing at Mohawk Ltd. She had served as the director of marketing since 1998.

Staci Covey, MS ’90, administrator of Guthrie Home Care, is also administrator of Troy Community Hospital. Staci was formerly associate administrator for Tioga Nursing Facility.

Doug Smith, MBA ’93, senior vice president and district executive of HSBC Bank USA in Nyack, supervises more than 210 bank employees at 25 retail branches. The most gratifying aspect of his job, he said in an article in the local Journal News, “is having the ability to shape people, develop people and see people promoted into new positions. . . . Smith attributes his success to two sources, ‘The things that have helped me and impact me have been really family -- a good strong family,’ he said, ‘and professionally having the opportunity to work for some very good people who have been role models and been very supportive.’”

Christopher Borick, PhD ’94 was awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor of political science at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. Christopher joined the Muhlenberg faculty in 2000. He is also director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion.

Anita Sargent, PhD ’00 is a development engineer for the metallization department at Endicott Interconnect Technologies in Endicott.

Jeremy Galyon, MM ’02 sings bass-baritone and has performed in many operas, including Tosca, Cosi Fan Tutte and La Bohème.

Cheryl A. Foster, MPA ’03, assistant director of the Binghamton Fund, writes: “To the 2003-04 master of public administration graduates -- Congratulations! Please remember BU after graduation by donating to the Binghamton Fund!”

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Michael C. Barth writes: “Been very happily married to Marilyn Levy Barth ’64 since 1966. We have two married children: Chris, a sixth-grade science teacher, and Karen, a fourth-year resident in OB/GYN. Mike is an economist in the consulting business and Marilyn is a rare-book specialist and lately a quilting fanatic. Mike’s passion is bicycling (2,400 miles last year) and Marilyn’s, until quilting, was (is) collecting late-19th-century books.”

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Annette Weinstein Buckmaster, who lives in Urbana, Ill., writes: “This is my 11th year of teaching English as a Second Language. I work mostly with university students and visiting scholars. For fun I do a lot of hiking and kayaking and belong to two book discussion groups. Are there any alumni living nearby?”

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Kathy Zaslovsky Crowe, MA ’72 and David Crowe ’68 write: “The Crowes have been living in Charlotte, N.C., for nine years. Kathy was a designer for the Charlotte Observer for five years and online editor/designer for Time Warner Cable. She now freelances doing Web and graphic design (see www.kathycrowe.com). David is very busy composing for orchestras and dance companies around the country, and does innovative educational projects with the Charlotte Symphony. Surprisingly, they really enjoy grits!”

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Kenneth Stern writes: “In my 32nd year as a teacher of drama in high school. I teach in a special performing arts program for which students audition in Grade 8. I’m presently directing Eugene O’Neill’s Ah, Wilderness! Recently separated, I have four children, all boys, 24, 22, 14 and 12. I’ve lived in or near Toronto since 1968.”

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Randy Kramer was elected 2004 president of the Southeast Bar Association of Los Angeles County, and was selected by Los Angeles Magazine as a 2004 Southern California Superlawyer in the field of personal injury litigation.

Roger J. Morris, who refers to himself as the “ex-general manager of WHRW,” writes that he is a retired psychologist/alienist, custodian of psychumor.com and married with two daughters, five dogs and one horse.

Harriet Diamond writes: “Upon seeing the announcement of J. B. Royal ’72, MS ’75’s new baby in the last alumni magazine, I felt compelled to report that J. B. and his wife,
Susan, are in a wine group with my husband, Peter, and me. Baby Julia is gorgeous and is the newest addition to our group. I see J. B. even more now than I did in Binghamton!”

'72
Michael S. DuBow, a professor at the Université Paris Sud, writes: “Greetings from the insane world of Paris, France. It is a truly amazing place, and living and working here is wonderful. A far cry from the rain and the mud of Binghamton! I have many fond memories of Harpur (yes, that’s what it was called) and look forward to seeing Binghamtonians when you are in the neighborhood.”

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Linda Zeccola, BS ’78 writes: “I am working as a nurse/lactation consultant at Seton Northwest Hospital and have a practice as a massage therapist. I have started a part-time job working with women recovering from eating disorders. My son, Carlo, got married last August, and my daughter, Gina, is a sophomore at St. Edward’s University in Austin.”

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Charles R. Dall’Acqua was named president and CEO of Protocol Marketing Group, headquartered in Deerfield, Ill.

Vincent L. Scarsella, deputy chief counsel, Attorney Grievance Committee, for New York’s Eighth Judicial District, writes that he sold his first short story, “The Last Natural,” which was published in the April 2004 issue of The Leading Edge, a quarterly print magazine that publishes speculative fiction. His short story, “The Cards of Unknown Players,” published in the fall 2000/spring 2001 issue of Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature, a literary magazine published by East Tennessee State University, was nominated by the editor for the 2003 Pushcart Prize.

'77
Jerry Gershenhorn writes: “I teach American, world and North Carolina history at North Carolina Central University. This year, the University of Nebraska Press published my book, Melville J. Herskovits and the Racial Politics of Knowledge.”

Carol Streim Meraner writes: “I have been working at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for the last 20 years and am currently counseling and treating teens with family planning issues at the hospital’s Adolescent Care Center. Mark Meraner ’75 and I have two wonderful teen daughters. Hi to all my Hinman co-rec football buddies, ‘The Wild Ones.’ My MVP trophy brings back great memories! P.S. I remember, quite well, Hinman Little Theater’s production of Guys and Dolls with Paul Reiser. We had a blast!”

Anne Miller Pauker-Kreitzberg writes: “Together with my husband, Dr. Charles Kreitzberg, I lead a management consulting firm based in the Princeton area that specializes in business-technology-people alignment. We have three daughters, Carolyn, a neuroscience major at Tulane, Lizzie, 17 and Melanie, 14. My first husband, Jonathan Pauker, who was known to my Binghamton friends, passed away last year.”

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Still best friends One of life’s great gifts is that some things never change. “ We all graduated from SUNY B in 1977 and we are still best friends,” writes Lisa Davis. “We see each other at least once a month and keep finding friends to add to the monthly get-togethers.” (from left) Debbie Friedman, Judy Plotkin, Gail Kleiner, Michelle Zapkin, Pam Gordon, Alison Sass, Rena Upiner and Lisa Davis, all ’77, December 2003, in Lisa’s loft in DUMBO, New York City

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Barbara L. Mandell, an attorney, was named a member at Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC, an intellectual property law firm in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. She was formerly vice president of human resources and general counsel at NSF International, an Ann Arbor not-for-profit corporation. Barbara lives in Beverly Hills, Mich.

Willard Cheng writes: “Working on my third decade of not having a real job and wearing shorts to work. Next to year-’round golf at Torrey Pines, site of the 2008 U.S. Open, this is the biggest benefit of living in San Diego.”

Andy Stephens, vice president of the Institute for Legal Reform at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., is a contributing author to Creating a Private Foundation: The Essential Guide for Donors and Their Advisors (Bloomberg Press, 2003).

Joyce Rose Romm writes: “Living on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi with Dan Romm, MD, my husband of 22 years, and son, Jake, 13. What a terrific Bar Mitzvah this past Sept. 3! Working as a licensed clinical social worker doing grief counseling for survivors of homicide victims.”

Marilyn Jane Sander writes that she married Robert Dressler in 1995, moved to Lake Oswego, Ore., in 2000 and plans to spend the winter of 2004-05 in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Marilyn is a teaching assistant for the Lake Oswego School District.

'79 REUNION
Richard Menashe, DO, a board-certified family practice and advanced cardiac-life support physician affiliated with the JFK Medical Center, was elected to the board of directors of Kiddie Keep Well Camp. The camp, a non-profit corporation, offers a residential camping experience, focused on health and wellness, for children ages 6 to 13 who are from disadvantaged homes.

Barbara Ruth Stein Sprung, a psychiatric nurse practitioner and family therapist in private practice and also a clinical assistant professor at the Stony Brook School of Nursing, writes: “Enjoying a great location for living and working. [I will be celebrating my] 25th wedding anniversary to Lance this summer. Eric will be 13. Brandon, 19, is a sophomore at Binghamton.”

Jennifer Wallack ’79 writes that friends gathered at the home of Gary Topche and Randi Bardin Topche, both ’78, for a Binghamton reunion. In attendance were Ross Frankel ’78 and Caren Knobler Frankel ’79; Fred Kaufman and Mona Slade Kaufman, both ’78; Arthur Nevid and Elyse Katlowitz Nevid, both ’78; Larry Lonky and Nancy Siegel Lonky, both ’78; Mike Ward ’78 and Judy Margolin Ward ’79; Ricky Lerner and Debbie Rader Lerner, both ’79; Nick Stam and Ann Marcus, both ’77; Lori Vitaliano, June Binney, Amy Schmertz Weinstein, Michael Strongin, Shari Yagoda, Russ Novack and Steve Kramer, all ’78; David Segelman and Kenny Zaslav, both ’79; Margo Slotoroff ’80; Steve Kramer ’86; Elayne Channel and Ellen Beattie. “Everyone had a wonderful time and hated for the night to end!” writes Jennifer. “Everyone would love to hear from old friends.”

Howard Korder, a playwright and screenplay writer, was featured in an article about him and his new off-Broadway play, Sea of Tranquility, in Backstage.com, “Placing Characters in a Larger Context,” by Simi Horwitz. Horwitz describes the play, which opened off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theatre Feb. 25, 2004, as “awash in contradictory qualities, in this instance bringing together a cynical worldview with dark comic elements. . . . Like some of his other plays, Sea of Tranquility considers ‘the muddle of life,’ Korder suggests. ‘It’s about the confusion, the cacophony, the sense of inherent contentiousness in both the personal and public realms. This is a place where all arguments are equally valid and invalid.’”

Howard Goldfine was promoted to vice president with responsibilities for the financial management group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Va. Howard joined the bank in 1983.

Julie L. Post writes: “I was published in the March issue of Springfield Magazine. I’m also doing phone counseling for the mentally ill. I want to hear from Lauren Fleishman ’78, Nancy Brodsky ’77, Tammy Edelkind-Serkin and Jesus Madera ’78.”

Sima Rabinowitz writes that her collection of poems, The Jewish Fake Book, won first prize in the fourth annual Elixir Press Poetry Awards. The book is scheduled to be published this fall.

Marcia Schenker Weiss and
Robert Peter Weiss, msweiss@aol.com, live in Tarzana, Calif., with their three children, Lara, 18, Calen, 15, and Jamie, 11. Marcia helped establish and is co-partner and director of curriculum of SAGE Academy, an independent private school that opened its doors in September 2002. Robert is a litigator in his own law practice in Encino. “We visited our daughter, Lara, at the University of California at Davis, which brought back fond memories of our SUNY Binghamton days!” writes Marcia. “Hi to all of our old college friends!”

Arlene Istar Weinstein Lev, info@choicesconsulting.com, writes: “I am a social worker, family therapist, educator and the founder of Choices Counseling and Consulting (www.choicesconsulting.com) in Albany. I am also on the adjunct faculties of SUNY Albany’s School of Social Welfare and Vermont College Union Institute and University. I specialize in working with people who are coping with sexual and gender-identity issues, as well as trauma recovery, addictions and adoption and parenting for alternative families. I am the founder and project manager for Rainbow Access Initiative, a training program on LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] issues for therapists. I have published two books and many articles, in addition to maintaining an online advice column, ‘Dear Ari.’ I am a board member of the Family Pride Coalition. I am partnered and have two sons, Shaiyah and Eliezer.”

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Glenn A. Murphy was appointed District Court Judge for Suffolk County’s Sixth District in 2003. He served in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office from 1984 to 1998, then worked in Brookhaven Town as deputy town attorney and, later, the town supervisor’s chief of staff.

Edmund Lee received the 2004
Eugene M. Bauer Award for Research in Psoriasis April 29, 2004, at the annual meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology in Providence, R.I., in recognition of the research he conducted at Rockefeller University. A faculty member at Rockefeller University and at the Cornell Medical School New York Hospital, Edmund is also in private practice at Rao & Lee Dermatology in New York City.

Dorothy Heaphy, dch7777@ earthlink.net, writes: “To all my long-lost friends, I’m living in the sunny south with my beautiful daughter, Maggie. If you are planning to be in the Houston area, send me an e-mail. Can you believe it’s been 24 years?”

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Zack Bowen was named director, institutional equity sales, in Avondale Partners’ Philadelphia office.

Donn A. York writes: “I’ve been wandering around the Midwest for the last 20+ years. I received my MBA from the University of Michigan in 1983, and worked in Ohio for four years before moving to Chicago in 1987. I’ve been here ever since, and love it. I’ve been married for 15 years. My wife and I left our financial jobs in corporate America almost five years ago and have been happily retired ever since. I’d love to hear from old friends!”

Mitchell Glen Baron writes: “I just opened a new dental office in northern Virginia. I would like to say hello to all the guys from Broome basement 1977 (especially Waddy, Lux, J. P. and Mawn).

Matthew Aaron Gold (formerly Goldstein) is a senior trade adviser at the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, Iraq. As part of his work, Matt led the CPA’s efforts to help Iraq obtain Observer status at the World Trade Organization, and went on to lead the CPA’s efforts to prepare Iraq for accession to the WTO as a full member. An international trade and customs lawyer, Matt served as the chair of a binational panel that resolved a trade dispute between the United States and Canada in 2001-02, and has held an appointment as an adjunct professor of law at Fordham University School of Law. Matt also brings to his work in Baghdad backgrounds in Middle East affairs and ancient and classical Near East history, as well as facilities in Arabic and Hebrew.

'82
Patricia B. Moore was named commanding officer of the Naval Technical Training Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Patricia and her husband, Richard, and sons, Ross and Nicholas, live in San Antonio.

David Cziner, dcziner@optonline. net, was named chief of cardiology at White Plains Hospital Center Jan. 1, 2004.

Richard A. Solomon did two radio interviews, for WINS-AM and WHPC-FM (Long Island), about his book, Winning in the New York Small Claims Courts. Richard also gave a lecture about his book at New York Library’s Science and Business Library.

Amy D. Feder-Binder writes that she is married, has three teenagers, and lives and works in Tampa, Fla.

'83
William V. Morotti writes: “I have finished my second trip to the Tour de France where I saw Lance Armstrong win his fifth Tour. We rode 300 and 400 miles in eight days but the riders averaged 800 in that time period. Au revoir for now.”

'84
Elizabeth J. Plantz, eplantz@mail.nlm.nih.gov, writes: “Liz now lives in the D.C. area after moving from Chicago three years ago. She is married to Mohammad Taha and has two children, Kareem, 8, and Ameen, 1. She says ‘hi’ to old roommates and friends. Big apologies to Chris and Phyllis for not being in touch for so long. Would really like to know -- where are Ginny and Pam these days? Would love to hear from anyone, but if you really want a reply go for the e-mail!”

Mark Steven Katz writes: “Married to my wife, Suzanne, for 12 years. Have a little boy, and am currently residing in Colts Neck, N.J. Still love to play the piano when I can. Recently joined up with XL Capitol, serving as their CIO for XL Financial Services. Hope all is well with everyone.”

Philip E. Gold writes that he “was retired relatively young with the downturn in the telecommunications industry” and is looking for work in the Orlando and Cape Kennedy area. Phillip is substitute teaching in the Broward County Schools.

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Frank Paladino writes that he has left the snow of New York for sunny Collierville, Tenn. (near Memphis). He and his wife, Anne, have three boys, ages 7, 9 and 11. “I have fond memories of Binghamton, including helping TAU dominate A League intramural hockey.”

Marilyn Gudeon Joseph is an early-intervention teacher with Children’s Specialized Hospital and a private ABA (applied behavior analysis) therapist for young autistic children. She lives in Berkeley Heights, N.J., with her husband, Craig Joseph ’84, a director at Telcordia Technologies, and their two children, Jamie, 8, a second grader, and Harrison, 4, a preschooler. Marilyn writes that she recently attended the 40th-birthday celebration of her good friend, Tracy Katz Levine ’85, along with other “young alums,” Stephanie Hochman, Janine Bashi Sitko, Debbie Collins, Sonia Horowitz and Audrey Markin Hyman, all ’85.

J. Edward Hood was named director of research, collections and library at Old Sturbridge Village. He joined OSV in 1993, and was lead curator for the recent exhibit, “The Enduring People: Native American Life in Central New England.” Edward, his wife, Nan Wolverton, and their two children live in Ware.

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Roger Peltzman, a music and cinema major at Binghamton who earned a master's in music at the Manhattan School of Music, writes: "For 12 years I was involved in the recording industry as a producer and engineer. Now I have gone back to my roots and am teaching piano at the Third Street Settlement Music School." Roger is also performing: He gave a piano recital dedicated to Larry Favilla '83 at Carnegie Hall's Weill Hall April 4.

Michelle (Shelly) Rogers Folino, MA '88, MAT '88 writes: "After teaching English at Gray Bodley High School in Fulton, my husband and I were transferred to Atlanta. We have a son, Nicholas, born May 31, 2002." '87

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'87
Bari Pearlman, bari@ btgproductions.com, writes that, following the award-winning short film Mah-Jongg: The Tiles that Bind, which she produced and directed with fellow alumna Phyllis Heller ’87, Bari is producing three new documentaries through her own Manhattan-based production company, BTG Productions (www.btgproductions. com). “Strange Justice is the story of a murder victim’s son fighting for the life of a convicted murderer on death row in Pennsylvania,” she writes. “A Period Piece weaves together poign-ant and startling interviews with women (and a few brave men) about menstruation. And Daughters of Wisdom will be shot in northeastern Tibet in July 2004, about the revitalizing and rebuilding of Tibetan culture through the education and cultivation of women to their fullest potential.” Bari would love to hear from old classmates or aspiring filmmakers.
Christopher Dulny, senior group underwriter at Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, writes that he has been designated a certified employee benefit specialist (CEBS) by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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John P. Pryor, MD, presented a talk on severe chest trauma at the United Health Services Hospital’s 16th
Annual Emergency Medicine/Trauma Teaching Day in Binghamton in April 2004. John is a trauma-critical care surgeon and director of life support education at the University of
Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Michelle C. Berry was elected to a four-year term as alderman for the Second Ward on the City of Ithaca’s Common Council. Michelle was formerly media director for Wells College, and, before that, the director of community relations for the City of Binghamton. She is also a poet, author, performer and motivational speaker, as well as president of Courtney Consulting and Counseling.

Anne Elkins, senior VP and director of local broadcast at Grey Global Group’s media shop, MediaCom, oversees 45 buyers and market specialists. She was lauded in an article in Adweek for her in-depth knowledge and understanding of local broadcast markets and her ability to analyze and assess them “ . . . in terms of how local buys fit into the total marketing mix.”

Jeffrey Weiss writes that he is a police officer in the 49th Precinct of New York and is practicing law part time, in his own private practice. Jeffrey and his wife, Stacy Kastens Weiss ’89, have three children, Kyle, 10, Emma, 7 and Noah, 9 months. Stacy is a part-time nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital. The family lives in Palisades.

Lynn M. Fondy Brodie writes: “I was called and installed as the minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the South Hills (Sunnyhill), Pa., and began serving here in August 2003. It’s great to be back on the Eastern end of the U.S. (with real hills) after a decade in the Midwest.”

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Stuart M. Hurowitz writes: “After years as a public defender in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and then as a criminal practice clinic professor at several New England law schools (as well as a stint abroad working for the ABA in Montenegro), Stuart has decided to open his own law firm. Masferrer & Hurowitz (www.mhattorneys.com) is a general practice firm with a focus on criminal defense and immigration.”

Alexandra Tyler, PhD, writes: “I defended my dissertation in 1995 while teaching at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., near Lake Michigan and Grand Rapids. It was a tenure-track position. I became very bored within four years and quit. Thinking that I would became a freelance writer, I instead found myself an account executive and change management consultant. The traveling was fun. I did that for two years and then was downsized due to the economic conditions of 2001. Not fun. Now I am living and working in Holland, Mich., doing a variety of tasks. Is anyone from Binghamton University in this area?”

Christina A. Hasemann, RD, CDN, president and CEO of New York Pennsylvania Nutrition Services Inc., writes that she completed her PhD in human development and instructional leadership from Marywood University in Scranton in December 2003. In addition to her consulting business, Christina teaches nutrition at Broome Community College and Morrisville State College.

Jahan Zeb Khan writes that he recently returned from Toronto after spending six years with AT&T Canada and has joined Sapphire Textile Mills Ltd., the second biggest textile group in Pakistan, as technical director. “I am in the process of setting up a new garments unit for the stitching of woven garments,” he writes. “I invite any of my class fellows (class of 1989, School of Management) to visit me in Pakistan and be my guest.”

Chris Ciricillo was featured in an article in the Post-Standard of Syracuse, “Restaurant Suits Owner: Chris Ciricillo Can’t Resist the Chance to Be Own Boss,” by BoNhia Lee. The article tells the story of how and why Chris left his nine-to-five desk job working at an insurance company -- a job he’d held for 10 years -- to open his own restaurant, Salty’s on the Lake, located on the edge of Onondaga Lake Park.

Debra Colchamiro, senior research librarian for NBC, writes that she has moved out of Brooklyn and bought a townhouse in Staten Island. Debra has been working for NBC since 1996.

Jennifer Miller, MBA ’91, career counselor and assistant professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, writes: “I have finally completed my MSEd in guidance and counseling at Hunter College. It has taken me six years and during that time I got married (to Pablo Aguilar) and had two children, Jonah, 4, and Sara, 2.”

Kim M. Thorner-Gaston, MD, writes that she would like to get in contact with her classmates from EOP, the Charles Drew Society and Newing.

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Christopher M. Kennedy,
cmk@ kennedpierson.com, writes: “ I recently founded a new law firm with offices in Chicago and Lake Forest, specializing in jury trials, real estate development and construction law and government relations. Any of my old classmates can [e-mail to] make fun of me.”

Marcia Frenz-Argust writes: “After graduating and working as a legislative aide on Capitol Hill for five years, I’ve been a lobbyist in the private and non-profit sectors, focusing on conservation and public lands issues. I received an MS in environmental science from Johns Hopkins University in 2001.” Marcia is married and has a 2-year-old son.

'91
Ron Williams is a senior manufacturing engineer for the SMT electronics manufacturing facility at Northrop Grumman in Baltimore. His wife, Joyce, is a principal project engineer for McCormick & Co. in Hunt Valley. They live in Hempstead with their dog, Stanley.

Greg Barr, director of Hunt Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, earned professional accreditation in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. This accreditation is awarded by the Green Building Rating System, which is sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council.

'92
Sharon Reiss Avni, an adjunct professor at Columbia University, writes that she lived in Israel for nine years and received her MA from Tel Aviv University. She is married to Youval Avni and is enrolled at New York University, where she is pursuing a PhD in English as a second language.

Jill Caviglia-Harris, an associate professor of economics and finance at Salisbury University, was awarded tenure beginning with the fall 2004 semester.

'93
Marsha Carey, who teaches eighth-grade physical science at Pittsford Middle School, received certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. She is one of only 396 teachers in New York state to have achieved that status since the program was established in 1996. “At this point, it’s the best recognition a teacher in the United States can get,” said Tom Gillett, regional director of New York State United Teachers, in an article in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Marsha, who majored in geology and environmental science at Binghamton, was a national parks volunteer in Kentucky and California through the Student Conservation Association before earning her master’s in science education at SUNY Buffalo. She and her husband, Joseph, a high school English teacher, live in Farmington.

Edith Doron was named director of programs at the Long Island Children’s Museum in Garden City, where she oversees the museum’s workshops, festivals, annual events and KICKStart, a year-’round student and teacher outreach program. She was formerly cultural program specialist at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Edith and her husband, Christopher, have a son, Gabriel, 2.

'94 REUNION
Urooj Mahmud is assistant general counsel at American Standard Companies, a Fortune 500 manufacturing conglomerate. He moved back to the East Coast after a decade working in Chicago and Texas.
Jennifer Louise Liska received accreditation as a geriatric nurse practitioner.

Natalie Goldenberg Kossak was promoted to counsel at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, where she practices employment and compensation law. She and her husband, Andy, live in Gaithersburg, Md.

Jennifer Koester is an associate in the advertising, marketing and media practice group at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. Jennifer graduated cum laude from St. John’s University School of Law, where she was editor of the St. John’s Journal of Legal Commentary.

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Julia Reytblat is an associate in the advertising, marketing and media practice group at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. Julia graduated summa cum laude from the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law.

Robert C. Angelillo was named an associate at Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein in Minneola. Robert, who earned his JD at the Brooklyn School of Law, served as a law clerk for the Honorable Arlene R. Lindsay, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York, before joining the law firm.

Beth Carlton Feinstein writes that she is busy teaching fourth grade in Maryland.

Carrie Printz, cprintz@davidcarrie. com, writes that she is CEO and managing director of David Carrie LLC, a legal search firm in New York. She has been placing attorneys throughout the country for more than three years. Prior to legal search, Carrie was an attorney at Paul Hastings and Kramer Levin in New York.

Dana Lynn Franco writes: “My fiancé, Dan, and I just built a home here in Madison, Wis. It’s been such a wonderful experience, selecting our color scheme, carpeting, countertops, etc. Please check out the pictures of our home at dana.crouthamel.info!”

Rosa Haydee Nieves writes that she and her husband, Johnny, married in 1998 and moved to Florida the same year. They have two children, Trevor, 2, and Diamond, born in 2004. Rosa is an economic self-sufficiency specialist at the Department of Children and Families.

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Jeanine R. Jerro completed her
MS at Columbia University and earned certification as both an adult and an oncology nurse practitioner. Jeanine also received the Faculty Award for Professional Excellence in a Sub-Specialty for her work in
cancer genetics.

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Mark L. Deckman was named an associate in the insurance law practice at Nixon Peabody’s Garden City office. Mark earned his JD from Hofstra University School of Law.

Michael Son was named associate creative director at Access Communications in Summit, N.J. Michael was formerly senior graphic designer for Torre Lazur Communications.

Patricia Corwin McLane, pattycorwin@hotmail.com, has joined the prosecutorial staff at the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office, where she works in the District Court Division. Patricia earned her JD at the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.

Stephen Pellicano writes that he has been living in Prague, Czech Republic, for four years, and is managing director of two companies promoting tourism in Central and Eastern Europe. “Beyond the Iron Curtain invites individuals and
university club teams to travel and play a variety of sports in Prague,”
he writes. “Visit www. praguesportstours.com.”

Sheila K. Stevens, a nicotine dependence counselor at the Mayo Clinic, writes that she received her MSW from Marywood University in 1999 and lives with her husband and two daughters in Rochester, Minn.

Jennifer Seiden Schoonover, tinamhrain@yahoo.com, is a role-playing-game publisher in western Pennsylvania. She was formerly a copywriter at Haworth Press, Inc. in Binghamton. Jennifer had a daughter, Hannali Rose, May 2, 2002, and married Aug. 9, 2003.

'97
Amy Hendrix Borland writes: “Our family relocated to the Tampa Bay area. I continue to enjoy staying at home to nurture my two beautiful sons, Alex and Ewan. My husband, Chris, and I will celebrate our fifth anniversary soon.”

Nataline Grinman Udall writes that she graduated with her MPA in health policy and management from New York University in 2000 and works as a senior operations analyst at New York University Medical Center. “I got married to my wonderful husband, Allen Udall, DDS, in August 1999 and we have a 2-year-old daughter, Veronica Leah,” she writes.

'98
Shawn Weil and Beren Ornstein Weil, would love to hear from old friends. “After five and a half years, I’ve finally finished my PhD in experimental psychology at Ohio State University,” writes Shawn. “Beren and I are moving to the Boston area, where I’ve accepted a job in a consulting firm. I hear that there are a few a cappella groups there -- maybe I can sing again!”

Jay Gaulard, MBA ’00, jayg@ gaulard.com, was named creative marketing director at Pamal Broadcasting’s southern New York cluster of five radio stations. “This is a very exciting position, where I am responsible for the creation and management of three station websites, as well as the corporate website,” writes Jay. “I am also responsible for all print media used for station imaging as well as event promotions.” Jay is also entering his second successful year as owner and operator of Gaulard.com Web Design and Graphics.

'99 REUNION
Felicia Borenstein Gliksman
received her DO from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine and planned to begin her pediatric residency at Schneider Children’s Hospital at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park in July.

Steven Lee-Kong is completing his MD at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and plans to enter a surgical residency program.
Brian Schaffer is an attorney with the law firm of Louis Ginsberg in New York City .

Marc Schaefer graduated from the Sackler School of Medicine in May 2003 and is a pediatric resident at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn.

Lisa LoPresti graduated with her doctorate in chiropractic in December 2003 and practices in the Bronx.

'00
Brooke Biren auditioned and was selected to join the Staten Island Xotics, the official dance team of the newest NIFL team, the Staten Island Xtreme. As a professional indoor arena football cheerleader, Brooke will dance every football game and make public appearances on behalf of the team. During her years at Binghamton, Brooke danced with the BU Kickline and was president of Alpha Phi.

Kathryn L. Van Brocklin graduated from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Va., with a master’s in divinity, and was ordained associate pastor for education and family ministry at the First Presbyterian Church of Alma Oct. 4, 2003.

'01
Lisa J. Yates, assistant professor of nursing at Alfred State College, is a clinical instructor for freshmen and
a lecturer for both freshmen and seniors.

Shannon Lee graduated with a master’s in perfusion science from Northeastern University and works
in San Francisco as a clinical perfusionist. According to the
American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology, a perfusionist is a skilled allied health professional, trained and educated specifically as a member
of an open-heart surgical team,
responsible for the selection,
setup and operation of a mechanical device commonly referred to as
the heart-lung machine.

'03
Annette Delabarbara writes: “After spending my fall 2002 term studying in England and traveling Europe, I finally graduated with my business degree in May 2003. I spent the
summer of 2003 waitressing at Applebee’s and have just started
my job as a field analyst at Ziment, one of the top 50 market research firms in the country. I hope to do some more traveling on my time off, but until then, the real world it is!”

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