Class Notes - Fall 2025
1970 - 1989
New Positions and Promotions
Ken Sosne ’80 President, Delaware Federation National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association
Chris Jaeger ’87 Senior Consultant, Valere Capital Partners LLP
Michael Giarretto ’94 Inventory Control Supervisor, Hermès
Awards and Accolades
Shawn Outler ’89 was included among the top 50 chief diversity officers by The Women We Admire.
In Memoriam
William Heisler ’70 MBA, ’72 Ph.D. passed away March, 7, 2025, at the age of 82.
1990-1999
New Positions and Promotions
Frank Ryan IV ’90, L’94 is one of three newly elected members of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees. Ryan is global cochair, global co-CEO and Americas chair at DLA Piper, a global law firm with more than $4 billion in revenues and offices in more than 40 countries. Known as a go-to strategist for some of the world’s most sophisticated media and sports companies, including Disney, ABC, the Pac-12 and ESPN, Ryan helped lead the firm through a period of unprecedented growth. He is also founding chair of the firm’s scholarship programs established to assist student athletes and veterans wishing to pursue a legal career. Ryan earned a bachelors degree in finance at Whitman in 1990 while competing on the Syracuse University wrestling team before earning a J.D. in 1994.
Thomas Baskind ’91 Founder, Sales Fulcrum
Joseph Stafford ’93 Controller, Carestream
Garry Nelson ’97 Managing Director of Finance, Paul Hastings
Nancy Girondo ’98 (A&S/MAX), ’16 MBA, ’18 M.S. Senior Client Portfolio Manager, Municipals, Invesco
Nicole (Cuda) Piotrowicz ’98 Associate Principal, Wende
In the Media
David Schwartz ’99, co-founder and principle of Slate Property Group, was interviewed for the Wall Street Journal article “NYC Builders Are Converting Shuttered Migrant Hotels Into Apartments” to discuss Slate’s work to transform underused hotels into hundreds of units of affordable housing.
Awards and Accolades
Chettha Saetia ’96 was awarded the 2025 State of Illinois SBDC Connector Award.
In Memoriam
Daniel Jason Beder ’92 passed away June 8, 2025, at the age of 55.
2000-2009
Awards and Promotions
Laura McClain Nolen ’06 Vice President, Product Development and Commercialization, Osmo
Lauren (Tobias) Rosen ’07 Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
William Weinstock ’07 Director Portfolio Management, Barings
Emily Woodward ’07 Vice President, Investor Relations, Treasury & ESG, Toast
D. Brian Cook ’08 MBA/MPA (WSM/MAX) Recruiting Partner, Goodwin Recruiting
Inga Orozco ’08 M.S. Advisory Board Member, Life Science Cares Boston
Henry Haber ’09 Director of Sales & Strategy, Video Content, Better Collective
Jeff Kryger ’09 MBA Director, Citizen Services Business Unit, Agile Defense
Shannon McLoughlin ’09 (WSM/NEW) Corporate PR, Intuit Karthik Pasupathy ’09 MBA Partner, EY
In Memoriam
Stephen C. Jones ’04 MBA/MPA (WSM/MAX) passed away June 13, 2025, at the age of 76.
2010-2019
New Positions and Promotions
Jess Balsamo ’12 Lead Customer Success Manager, UKG
Josh Fishman ’12 Senior Director, Head of Performance, Beauty and Well Being, Unilever
Tori Ipacs ’12 Senior Manager, Category Management, The Hershey Company
Ali Levenson ’13 Product Marketing Manager, Midea America
Yuna Yi ’13 Program Manager, Supply Chain, Google
Zachariah Clickman ’15 Vice President, Solution Advisor
Jeroen Dijkema ’15 M.S. Project Control Manager, Flatiron
Dragados Mike Lembo, CPA ’15 Chief Financial Officer, Cardiovascular Centers of America
Lauren Levine ’15 Sourcing Manager, Ross Stores Inc.
Kelley (Long) McKenna ’15 Senior Manager, Consumer & Market Insights, Unilever
Ariel Tavakoli ’15 Assistant Vice President, Asset Management, Extell
Blair Finkel ’16 Procurement Manager, Rothschild & Co.
Jose David Godinez ’16 Transformation Lead, Monks Julia Griffin ’16 Staff Accountant, Dannible & McKee LLP
Joseph Howard ’16 Manager, eCommerce Operations, Uplight
Naim Hussein ’16 Tax Senior Manager, EY
Adriana Appelbaum ’17 Trade Marketing Director, Lancome
Isaac Clark ’17 Senior Manager, EY
Sloan Genzer ’17 Senior Assistant Buyer, Men’s Shoes, Bloomingdale’s
Ahmad Hasan ’17 Senior Vice President, Citi Walsh
Richards ’17 Senior Transaction Manager, CBRE
Nicholas Sabatino ’17 Finance Manager, Ripple
Collin Brown ’18 (WSM/NEW) Planning Analyst, Stitch Fix
Eli Carter ’18 Mid-Market Account Executive, Attentive
Harry Dittrich ’18 Vice President, Antares Capital LP
Max Gil ’18 Manager, SS&C Technologies
Roger Hoff ’18 Manager, Integrated Marketing (DashPass), DoorDash
Matthew Przybysz ’18 Team Lead, Systematic Trade Support, Brevan
Howard Jason Tucker ’18 MBA Director, Spark Foundry
Flanagan Brown ’19 Senior Merchandise Planning Analyst, Ross Stores Inc.
Nick Cresta ’19 Consultant, Altus Group Kevin Garcia ’19 MBA State Manager Chains, Texas, Brown-Forman
Kalynn Jenkins ’19 MBA Chief Operating Officer, Gravillis Inc.
Derek Lepore ’19 Account Executive, FloQast
Alex Muzaurieta ’19 Practice Director, Financial Services, Robert Half
Augustine Prosper Ro ’19 Lead Solution Engineer, Revenue Cloud, Salesforce
In the Media
Ron Arana ’19 MBA was recently featured on Autodesk’s Digital Builder Podcast to reflect on his journey as a second-generation builder and managing partner of Arana Group Inc. The episode focuses on community-centered construction, public works and how small businesses can drive impact across the built environment.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Devin Dadigan ’10 and his wife, Kirsten, welcomed daughter Aida in May. She joins doting big sister Cora, age 2.
Jennie Snider (May) ’17 (WSM/NEW) and her husband welcomed their first child, a girl born in April.
Melinda Guida ’15; her husband, Alessandro ’13 (A&S), and their daughter, Giuliana, welcomed Alessandro John Guida Jr. in April.
2020-2025
New Positions and Promotions
Marc Ben-Ami ’20, Partner, Botwinick & Company LLC
Davis Blum ’20 Associate, Beach Point Capital Management
Cole Callahan ’20 MBA President, Callico Distributors Inc.
Sophie Hall ’20 Manager, EY
Gracyn Janiga ’20 Senior Account Manager, 120/80 MKTG
Ava Notkin ’20, Associate Director of Strategy, GLOW creative agency
Bridgit O’Donnell ’20 Technology Risk Manager, EY
Patrick Sheridan ’20 Risk Consulting Manager, EY
Jaykumar Shiyani ’20 (WSM/IST) Associate, BBVA
Dana Valelly ’20, ’21 M.S. Vice President, Citi
Rex Anderson ’21 Global Sustainability Manager, Hanesbrands Inc.
Noa Carmi ’21 Account Executive, HubSpot
Michala Davis ’21 Senior Manager, Compliance Risk, Sallie Mae
Jillian Ghory ’21 MBA Senior Director, Wholesale Operations, Madewell
Dylan Gordon ’21 Senior Product Manager, Irving Fund
Karen Henao ’21 Associate Buyer, Ross Stores Inc.
William Mirabile ’21 Manager, Consulting, EY
Vera Zhou '21, Digital Manager, Within
Matt Keenan ’22 Business Development Associate, ICI Mutual
William Slaski ’22 Assurance Senior, EY
Aaron Swartz ’22 (WSM/NEW) Associate Director of College Guidance, University School of Milwaukee
Melena Aldorisio ’23 Media Planner, Digitas North America
Morgan Fahy ’23 Business Execution Consultant, Wells Fargo
Bianca Gutierrez ’23 MBA BDS Executive Transport Supply Chain Management Analyst IV, Boeing
Alex Kim ’23 Enterprise Development, Ramp
William Giffen ’24 Senior Project Consultant, USC Consulting Group
Cecilia Sperandio ’25 Global Capital Markets Rotational Analyst, Scotiabank
Awards and Accolades
Jonathan Quinlan ’20 and Gideon S. Dixon ’25 MBA were selected as CNY Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 2025 Award honorees.