Fall 2023 Class Notes

1980-1990

In Memoriam:

Michael Tripodi ’81 passed away January 24, 2023.

1990-1999

New Positions and Promotions:

Heather Snowman ’93: Senior Client Services Manager/Senior Account Executive, Apogee Inc.

Garrett Sokoloff ’98: Executive Managing Director, Citizens Bank

Susane Shani ’94 (A&S), ’10 MBA: Director, Beam Suntory

2000-2009

New Positions and Promotions:

Jeffrey Caravella ’01, ’08 MBA: Chief Financial Officer, Medicenna  

Frank I. Mullins ’01 MBA, ’11 Ph.D.: Professor of Human Resource Management, University of Rhode Island

Deborah Feldstein ’02: Senior Manager of Operations and Continuous Improvement, Jadak 

Aaron Kroft ’05, ’11 MBA: Head of R&D Finance, Portfolio and Performance, AstraZeneca 

Courtney Handy ’06: Director, Bonadio Advisory and Consulting, The Bonadio Group 

Molly Fisher ’08, ’12 M.S.: Head of Operations, Skiptown 

David Guilmette ’09 MBA: Vice President, CHS Inc. 

Bruce Williams ’09, ’12 M.S.: Regional Sales Director, Servomation Refreshments Inc. 

2010-2019

In the Media:

Chris Marino ’13, global head of media and marketing technology at Bloomberg Media, was featured on Adweek’s Young Influentials Podcast.

Chelsea Ransom-Cooper ’15, managing partner and financial planner at Zenith Wealth Partners, has been named a member of the 2023 Investment News 40 Under 40 and one of Financial Advisor magazine’s Young Advisors to Watch in 2023.

New Positions and Promotions:

Lisa Mancini G’10 (FALK), ’21 MBA: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Helio Health Inc.

Megan McKenna ’10: Managing Director, Marketing and Media Strategy, The New York Times

Zachary Bear ’11: Business Development, PitchBook Data

James Jackson ’11 MBA: Director of Strategic Sales, Retail Dietitians Business Alliance LLC.

Michael Jiang ’11: Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Partners

Laura Cawley ’12: Director, BC Partners

Julie Jones ’12, ’13 M.S.: Controller, Mirabito Energy Products

Andrew Klajbor ’12: Senior Manager, Monitor Deloitte

Adnan Ramic ’12: Senior Product Manager, Amazon Fresh, Amazon

David Skubis ’12: Assurance Services Director, PwC

Ali Fleischer ’13: Senior Manager Product Strategy, SharkNinja

Warsame Yusuf ’13: Finance Manager, IGT

Danielle Zink ’13: Brand Manager, Dove Deodorants, Unilever

Sean Brech ’14: Account Supervisor, DKC

Travis Hunt ’14: Senior Operations Manager, DC Analysis and FFO, BJ’s Wholesale Club

Fernando Soto ’14: Managing Director, Head of Private Banking, Chicago, Brown Brothers Harriman

Parrish Smith ’14, vice president at Neuberger Berman, has been elected to the Syracuse University Alumni Association Board.

Tim Stitt ’14, ’15 M.S.: Chief Financial Officer, Slocum-Dickson Medical Group

Aishak Barua ’15 MBA: Director-Digital Experience and Insights, Page Society

Alyssa Breen ’15: Digital Brand Specialist, Michael Kors at Macy’s

Michael Daniello ’15: Senior Associate, Sound Mark Partners

Patrick Douglas ’15: Summer Associate, McKinsey & Company

Jodie Lichtenstein ’15, ’16 M.S.: Chief Operating Officer, Apace Refunds

Elmer Luke III ’15: Investment Banking Vice President, Mizuho

Navaneeth Murali ’15 MBA: Analytics Consultant IV, First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard

Ethan Rothschild ’15: Human Resources Director, Organization Design and Transformation, Unilever

Danielle Willmott ’15: Director, Operations Strategy, Abiomed

Andrew Abrams ’16: Associate Director, Integrated Investment, CMI Media Group

Andres Diz ’16: Senior Associate of Finance, Balanced Rock Power

Joseph Howard ’16: Marketplace Planner & Scrum Manager, Uplight

Eric Klein ’16: Director of Business Development, MontPac

Meghan Crawford ’17: Senior Consultant, Deloitte

Christian Domos ’17: Property Manager, Carruth Capital LLC

Joe Egidio ’17: Enterprise Account Executive, Box

Mike Ennis ’17: Client Success Manager, Tracer

Jason Harriott ’17 MBA: Fundraising Manager, The Rev Theater Company

Alexander Heller ’17: Associate, BBG Inc.

Zachary Hescheles ’17: Investment Banking Summer Associate, Jeffries

John Kang ’17: Manager, M&A Transaction Services, Deloitte

Lauren Knafo ’17: Associate Attorney, Blank Rome LLP

Ryan Kossoy ’17: Acquisitions, Beitel Group

Matthew R. LaFlair ’17 (IST), ’19 MBA: Director, Integrated Planning and Solutions, National Grid

Mahati Mukkamala ’17 MBA: Vice President, FP&A, Digital.ai

Eva Narun ’17: Account Supervisor, Alison Brod Marketing and Communications

Lauren Natale ’17: Wellness Associate, The Well Collective

Samantha Pupatelli ’17: Manager, PwC

Matthew Alnwick ’18: Associate, Athos Partners

Meagan Baier ’18: Associate Project Manager, NBCUniversal

Ryan Ball ’18, ’19 M.S.: Associate, Corporate Accounting, Finance Global Controllership, General Atlantic

Sophia Cappelli ’18, ’19 M.S.: Senior Associate, Blue Owl Capital

Anweih Cox ’18: Designer, Narrative

Jacob Cronk ’18: Fund Accountant, 4Pines Fund Services

Angelo Damiano ’18: Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, DropYacht

Ria Dhuper ’18: Junior Account Manager, Time Out Group PLC

Brian Friedman ’18: Account Executive, Mid Market, Uber

Emily Kenney ’18: Team Leader, Training, Rocket Central

Michael Ogburn ’18 MBA: Distribution Manager, Arxada

Victoria Parker ’18, ’21 M.S.: Manager, Global Sourcing, Paramount

Anna Pearson ’18: Regional Marketing Manager, Americas, Flyability

Julie Phelps ’18 MBA: Senior Director of Finance and Budget, Cornell University

Zach Plutchok ’18: Finance Associate, BDT & MSD Partners

Patrick Pondo ’18: Software Engineer, ClassLink

Lena Schermer ’18: Senior Revenue Accountant, Excelitas Technologies Corporation

Mitchell Takeda ’18: Senior Project Manager, Sephora

Cassandra Wilson ’18: Senior Global Merchandise Planner, Coach

Brendan Anderson ’19: Senior Analyst, Capital Markets, Hines

Michael Brenner ’19: Human Capital Management, Account Executive, Paylocity

Stacie Brough ’19 MBA: Director, Product Security & Remote Management Marketing, Baxter International Inc.

Tommy Chen ’19: Supervisor, eCommerce Media Science, Night Market

Matt Coughlin ’19 MBA: Director, External Manufacturing, Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.

Mike D’Agostino ’19: Senior Analyst, National Grid

Samuel Gozinsky ’19: Commercial Manager, FanDuel

Benjamin Houle ’19: Production Planner, Specialty Products, Gorton’s

Lee Nguyen-Khogiani ’19 MBA: Lead Risk Analytics Consultant, Wells Fargo

Rachel Melvin ’19: Senior Merchant, Victoria’s Secret

Kenneth Mintz ’19: Senior Communications Manager, Gamefam

Erin Sciortino ’19: Associate, Blackstone

Zackary Warden ’19: Venture Capitalist, Morgan Stanley

2020-2023

Mergers & Acquisitions:

Kateyln Meola ’10 and Andrew Meola ’10 (NEW), welcomed their second child, Cameron James, Feb. 28. 

Jordan Fox ’13 welcomed Sonny Isaac Fox, March 4.

New Positions and Promotions:

Matt Brodie ’20: Sales Enablement Manager, IbisWorld

Shaan Chaudhary ’20: Marketing Advisor, Shell

Carson Cohen ’20: Private Credit Associate, Morgan Stanley

Alex Ejimofor ’20: Assistant Account Executive, Omnicom Media Group

Gabriela Gardocki ’20: Social Media Manager, Jacob & Co.

Quinn Hecker ’20: Associate Account Executive, Travelers

Zia Jackson ’20: Office Coordinator, Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Gabriella Jimenez ’20: Electronic Trading and Liquidity Solutions, Bloomberg

Brendan Phair ’20: Senior Staff Accountant, Gray, Gray & Gray LLP

John-Austin Ricks ’20: National Account Manager, Super Coffee

Daniel Schulz ’20: Account Executive, Ten-X

Brian Sotnick ’20: Account Manager, NorCal Enterprise, Palo Alto Networks

Bryan Stocks ’20 MBA: Senior Director, Membership, Dairy Farmers of America

Samantha Walters ’20: Innovation Ambassador Program Analyst, EY

Nancy Wang ’20: Acquisitions Associate, Keyway

Joshua Winkler ’20 MBA: Launched Effects/ Future UAS Synchronization Staff Officer, U.S. Army

Ruth Bang ’21: Senior Consultant, FTI Consulting

Emily Blum ’21: Investor Relations, Senior Associate, Prosek Partners

Tyler Delao ’21: Administrative Assistant, Dannible & McKee

Ella Donahue ’21: Human Resources Coordinator, Merck

Ishan Gajra ’21: Senior Associate, Partner Valuation Advisors

Dan Hamrahi ’21: Analyst, Goldman Sachs

Brittney Loper ’21: Marketing Consultant, Deloitte Digital

Louisa Mancuso ’21: Structured Finance Senior Analyst, EY

Michael Morse ’21 MBA: Budget Management Analyst, U.S. Department of Defense

Scott Mueller ’21: Consultant, Deloitte

Vito Palombella ’21: Account Executive, Criteo

Ritu Sadarangani ’21: Marketing Consultant, Deloitte

Lindsay Sayour ’21: Research Manager, Savanta

Taylor Spencer ’21: Corporate Development & Strategy Associate, RapidSOS

Luc Ayoub ’22: Account Executive, Retail and Consumer Goods, MuleSoft

Leanne Hayden ’22: Associate, Sustainability Equity Research, Canaccord Genuity Group

Gregory Peck ’22 MBA: Account Executive – Pharma HLS, Salesforce

Marisa Mastropieri ’23: Associate, Launch Pad Program, Group M

Two Whitman Alumni Among Newly Appointed Syracuse University Trustees

Richard “Rich” Jones serves as executive vice president, general tax counsel and chief veteran officer for Paramount Global, overseeing worldwide tax planning, structuring, treasury, strategy, operations, litigation and legislative matters for the company, along with all veteran-related initiatives and programming for Paramount.

Before joining Viacom in 2005 (ViacomCBS changed its name to Paramount Global in 2022), Jones was vice president, senior tax counsel and assistant treasurer for General Electric (NBCUniversal). Before joining General Electric in 2003, he spent more than a decade as both a certified public accountant and tax lawyer with Ernst & Young, as a leader in its media and entertainment and transaction advisory services practices. He also served as a law clerk for the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, in the chambers of Judge John P. Balio.

Jones was a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, where he served as a member of the 10th Mountain Division and the 75th Ranger Regiment. He is a frequent and noted lecturer for Bloomberg and the Practising Law Institute, where he is a member of the faculty. He is admitted to practice before the courts of New York, Connecticut and the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.

He earned a B.S. degree and an M.S. degree in accounting from the Whitman School, with honors, and a J.D. from the Syracuse Unversity College of Law, with honors. In addition, Jones holds a 1998 LL.M. degree from Boston University School of Law.

Jones is a member of the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) Advisory Board and chair of the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Advisory Board. He was a member of the Joseph I. Lubin School of Accounting Advisory Board in Whitman and a member of the College of Law’s Syracuse University Law Alumni Association Board of Directors. He received the Arents Award in 2014 and philanthropically supports initiatives in the IVMF, College of Law and Whitman School.

Jones lives with his wife, Robin G’95, in Bedford Corners, New York, and has two adult children.

John A. Lally started working for PCB Piezotronics Inc. after graduating from Syracuse University in 1982, eventually becoming president and CEO of the engineering firm specializing in the design and manufacturing of specialized sensors for the measurement of dynamic pressure, force and vibration. Over three decades, he grew the company into a global industry leader with 2,000 employees worldwide innovating products for diverse industries, before selling the firm in 2016 to a publicly held company.

A student-athlete and three-year football letterman, Lally earned a B.S. from the Whitman School, with a double major in marketing, and transportation and distribution management.

The former offensive lineman was honored in 2011 by the Syracuse Football Club with the Zunic Award, given to former players who exemplify core values of dedication to their community and philanthropy. In 2017, Lally and his wife, Laura, donated $1 million to resurface the football practice facility field and in 2019 donated $25 million to Syracuse Athletics, establishing the John A. Lally Athletics Complex as part of the Athletic Framework. In 2022, he was named LetterWinner of Distinction by Syracuse Athletics and the Varsity Club.

Lally is involved with several charity organizations, including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the American Heart Association, Hospice, Wings of Hope and, most recently, Challenger Baseball. Through the Lally Foundation, John and Laura fund several high school and college scholarship programs. An avid outdoorsman, Lally enjoys fishing and owns OrangeLine Equine LLC, with investment Saddlebred horses located in Lexington, Kentucky, and Land O’ Lakes, Florida.

The Lallys live in the Tampa, Florida, area and have two adult children, Caitlin and Jack.