Class Notes - Spring 2026

1960 - 1969

New Positions and Promotions

In “Budapest to Boca,” Thomas Herskovits ’69, ’94 MBA shares his remarkable life story, which includes a failed post-World War II escape from Hungary, a successful escape during the Hungarian Revolution, immigrating to the United States, earning a B.S. and MBA from Syracuse University, climbing the ranks of corporate America and ultimately establishing an investment company responsible for the creation of several successful entrepreneurial ventures. 

1970 - 1989

New Positions and Promotions

Bruce Rosen, CPA ’83: Partner, Sasserath & Co. 

Chris Jaeger ’87: VP - Cross Business and Strategic Initiatives, General Dynamics Mission System 

Jack Kurtz ’88: Sales Director, Nodal Technologies 

Keeping in Touch

Fourty-five years ago, Rob Meyering, Keith Lerner, John Lennon, Gail Workman, Don Raskin and Mark Kendrat from the Whitman MBA class of ’81 met and became fast friends. They had a great time celebrating that friendship and the many stories that followed over a fun reunion at the Naples Florida Grande Resort and the LaPlaya Bayleen Restaurant with their spouses.

1990 - 1999

New Positions and Promotions

David Cordts ’90: Director of Sales, Sales Support and Marketing, Toyota Industries Commercial Finance 

Rick Einhorn ’92 (A&S): Global Director - Data Center Facilities, Ramboll 

Angelique Hayes Rice ’92: President, GFOA-WMA 

Rob Seidel ’97: Vice President National Account Manager, Lincoln Financial  

Kelly Hines ’98: Head of Americas, Talent & Culture, KONE 

Jason Poles ’98: Executive Director, Regional Advancement Mid Atlantic, Syracuse University 

Steve Blondin ’99: First Vice President - Commercial Lender, PeoplesBank 

2000 - 2009

New Positions and Promotions

Anthony Pappalardo ’00: Senior Vice President, Middle Office, BNY 

Frank Mullins ’01 MBA, ’11 Ph.D.: Associate Professor of Management and Inaugural Keel Point Professor in Family Wealth, University of Alabama in Huntsville 

Lucas Fisher ’03 (IST),’08 MBA: Senior Manager, Specialty Products Global Category Management, Xylem 

Danielle Prevete ’03: Director - Brand Strategy, Private Brands, Macy’s 

Geoffrey Rispoli ’03: Executive Director - Commercial Banking, Wells Fargo 

Michael Devane ’05 MBA: Vice President, National Laboratory Operations & Enterprise Automation, Quest Diagnostics  

Joel Semel ’05: Vice President IT & Digital - US Customer, National Grid 

Adam Gregorius ’07: Producer & SVP - Total Rewards, Newfront 

Christopher Corso ’08: Strategic Account Director, Norm.ai 

Michael DePersia ’08: Financial Planning & Analysis, Molina Healthcare 

Sean Murray ’08: Vice President of Business Development, AST SpaceMobile  

Whitney (Hart) Petrone ’08: Senior Director, Field & Integrated Marketing, American Family Care  

Julia Hastings ’09: Senior Principal, Slalom 

2010 – 2019

New Positions and Promotions

Jelani Chance ’10: Executive Director, Mid-Cap Financial Sponsors Group, JPMorganChase

Matthew Lorberbaum ’10: Senior Managing Director, Newmark

Jorie Fox ’10: Director of Logistics, Horizon Organic

Noah Nusinow ’10: Chief Financial Officer, Propagate Content 

Katelyn Meola ’10: Director, Brand Marketing - Sparkling Beverages, PepsiCo

Lisa Sonneborn ’10: Healthcare Senior Advisor, MidCap Advisors LLC

Carlye Synakowski (Eder) ’10: Embraer Program Director, Pratt & Whitney

Danielle Birenberg Gleysteen ’11:  Assistant Vice President, Global Process Owner, Saks Global 

Tom Albrecht ’11 M.S.: Senior Project Manager, Kettering Health

Jason Garfield, CPA ’11: Partner, UHY LLP, Certified Public Accountants

Zoe Touma ’11 MBA: Senior Director Aviation, Adobe 

Joshua Bobrow ’12 MBA: Vice President - Purchasing, Magna International

Jing Martin ’12 MBA: Strategic Alliances Manager, Upland Software

Emily Deshaies, CPA ’13, ’14 M.S.: Senior Manager, The Siegfried Group

Hannah (Dorfman) Duke-Cohan ’13: Senior Director of Product Expansion, PEX

Vidhya Sagar Kumar Naidu ’13 MBA: Technical Manager, Globant

Kevin O’Connor ’13: Senior Vice President, Public Markets Due Diligence, Rockefeller Capital Management

Olivia (Rotenberg) Holt, CPA ’14, ’15 M.S.: Accounting Manager, Prospect Capital Management

Andrew Montemarano ’14: Director of Customer Success, Measured 

Ronald Gregory Tascarella ’14 MBA: Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer, Pathfinder Bank

Amanda El-Haj ’15: Head of Finance - Continental Europe Transformation, HSBC

Stephen Kolka ’15: Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Brown Harris Stevens

Eric Klein ’16: Chief Revenue Officer, Stealth Startup

Dani (Alderman) Langer ’15: Executive Director, Business Strategy & Operations, JPMorgan Chase & Co

Mike Lembo, CPA ’15: Chief Financial Officer, Cardiovascular Centers of America

Jessica Matos ’15: Dream In Color (ERG) Events Lead, National Basketball Association

Kelley McKenna ’15: Senior Manager CMI, Degree & Axe, Unilever

Marissa Blanchard ’16 (WSM/NEW): Social Media Manager, TodayTix Group

Julia Griffin ’16:  Staff Accountant, Dannible & McKee LLP

Nicole Lambiase ’16 MBA: Senior Director, Agile Program Delivery, VML

Tara Nason ’16: Associate Director, CrossCountry Consulting

Kelsey Weston ’16 (WSM/NEW): VP, Director of Customer Experience, DDB Health New York

Lauren Bogardus ’17: Senior Vice President, BNY

Nagelah Chery ’17: Vice President, Institutional Equity Sales, JPMorgan Chase & Co

Jack DeSilva ’17: Director of Global FP&A, Scholl’s Wellness Company 

Stephen Epstein ’17: Assistant Vice President, Sales & Business Development, Evergreen Trading

Joe Egidio ’17: Large Enterprise Account Executive, Box

James Eisenberg ’17: Customer Success Manager, S&P Global

Eric Lebedin ’17: Vice President, Liquidity & Treasury Sales Specialist, J.P Morgan Private Bank

Sam Levis ’17: Team Lead, Mid-Market Sales, Gong

Matthew Mongeau ’17: Vice President, Antares Capital LP

Eva Narun ’17: Director of Public Relations, Attentio PR

Jonathan Peatfield ’17: Executive Director, Perella Weinberg

Caroline Pusak ’17: Buyer, Foot Locker

Jacob Rackmil ’17: Enterprise Account Executive- Federal, Box

Evan Ronen ’17: Senior Manager of Finance, Brookfield Properties

Eve Shapiro ’17: Vice President of Business Development, Persistent Systems LLC

Timothy Cairns ’18: Director, Lending & Capital Markets, Castlelake

Corey Dender ’18: Associate Director of Finance Operations, IPG Mediabrands

Connor Hughes ’18: Executive Vice President, Harmony Housing Affordable Development

Meagan Linden ’18: Technical Project Manager, NBCUniversal

Kristin Nosser ’18 MBA: Manager, Asset Management, CIP Terra Technologies

Jordan Pagones ’18 MBA: 1st Battalion Commander, 211th Regional Training Institute, US Army

Grant Chamberlain ’19: Tax Manager, The Bonadio Group

Sarah Flaherty ’19: Associate Buyer II, The TJX Companies Inc.

Kristen Hurley ’19: Supervisor, Paid Search, Mediahub Worldwide

Henry Korzec ’19: Senior Associate, JLL

Quinton (Quin) Landsberg ’19: Vice President, Client Growth, Guidepoint

Zachary Levine ’19: Sales Executive, Skematic

Carl MacEwen ’19: Vice President, Financial Institutions Sales & Solutions, Citi

Rachel Melvin ’19: Director of Merchandising, Victoria’s Secret PINK

Devin Miller, Esq. ’19, G’23, L’23: Associate, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP

Megan O'Donnell, CPA ’19: Manager, PwC

Julia Peacock ’19: Account Manager, Luminance

Sarah Quady ’19 (WSM/NEW): Lead Product Analyst, Zocdoc

Zachary Regenstein ’19: Senior Associate, Investments, Secure Properties

Brittney Scheriff ’19: Vice President, Bank of America

Mi (Kelly) Tran ’19 MBA, ’25 Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Awards and Announcements

Chris Marino ’13 has been selected as an ADWEEK AI Power 50 honoree. This recognition celebrates leaders across marketing, advertising, and media who are actively shaping how artificial intelligence is applied, scaled, and embedded across the industry. From advancing technical capabilities to reimagining creative and strategic workflows, this year’s honorees represent the people turning AI from possibility into real-world impact.

Tamara Seredneva ’19 MBA made the World Finance Forum’s list of women redefining global finance for International Women's Day. She was one of 100 women to be considered a Champion of Change setting new benchmarks for commercial resilience and growth. Seredneva was coined a Tech Visionary and praised for her application of user experience design concepts to financial reporting practices which has revolutionized how executives interact with corporate data.

In the Media

Chelsea Ransom-Cooper ’15 was featured on Good Morning America to share insights about the importance of estate planning.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Proud parents, Jared Kass ’12 and Amanda Chernin Kass ’11, along with doting grandparents, Steven ’78 and Debbie Kass ’78, joyfully welcomed baby Miller Reid Kass in December.

2020 – 2025

New Positions and Promotions

Danielle Barenholtz ’20: Account Manager, Strategic, Rippling

Benjamin Berk ’20: Senior Account Executive, Best in Grass

Kristen Corrigan ’20: Senior Account Executive, Growth Business, Salesforce

Matt Husted ’20: Tax Preparer, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc.

Keni Jheun ’20 MBA/M.S.: Vice President - Commercial Property Management, Onni Group of Companies

Kyle Losty ’20: Loan Officer, BHG Financial

Mashundra Maclin ’20 M.S.: Senior Data Governance Analyst, Phillips Morris International 

Rebecca Millman ’20: Account Manager, Select Design

Dustin Pruett ’20 MBA: Partner, Solberg Financial

Mitch Rudish ’20: Associate, Apollo Global Management Inc.

William Sinsigalli II ’20: Senior Fund Accountant, 4Pines Fund Services 

Nathan Sommer ’20 MBA: Avionics Technician, U.S Air Force Reserve

Andrew Southard ’20: Account Executive, Key Accounts, Automation Brand, IBM

Jack Walls ’20: Senior Associate, Tamarix Capital Partners

Jinni Yang ’20: Strategic Market Insight Lead, PayPal

Bryan Jardines ’21: Product Development Manager, Men’s Wovens, Boot Barn

Jennifer Kudenchak ’21: Account Supervisor, JOAN Creative 

Jared Lynch ’21: Category Manager, Alcohol, Gopuff

Parizeh Malik ’21: Associate, Asset Finance & Securitization, BNP Paribas 

Will Mellusi ’21: Vice President, Greystone 

Omari Romain ’21: Operations Manager, Success Academy Charter Schools

Misty Touchette ’21 MBA: Business Licensing Manager, Bosch Building Technologies

Soli Bloom ’22: Assistant Buyer II, Ross Stores Inc.

Amanda Blutig ’22: Sales & Trading Associate, Bank of America

Matthew Bromberg ’22: Investment Associate, J.P. Morgan

Christopher Campos ’22: Senior Analyst, Client Solutions, Kepler

Tyler Cianciola ’22: Commercial Sales Manager, Navan

Spencer Gross ’22: Corporate Account Executive, Launch Darkly

Alexander Jebaily ’22: Junior Trader, Yorkville Advisors 

Christopher Lorenz ’22: Associate Chain Planner, Burlington Stores

Emma McSherry ’22: Senior Associate—Marketing & Growth Strategy, Omnicom Health Group

McKayla Murphy ’22: Senior Financial Analyst, The TJX Companies Inc.

Shweta Patel ’22 MBA: Senior Director Customer Success, Bluecore

Jenna Smooke ’22: Associate Partner Manager, Walmart Connect

Melena Aldorisio ’23: Media Planner, Digitas North America

Sam Roberto ’23: Analyst, Cambridge Realty Partners

Abrielle Bender ’24: Senior Retail Operations Coordinator, Tarte Cosmetics 

Smita Sawant ’24 M.S.: Audit Associate, FustCharles

Brianna Tubbs ’24 M.S.: Accounting Manager, Ashley McGraw Architects DPC

Charlotte Tirone ’25: Audit FSO Associate, EY

Mergers and Acquisitions

Jordan Armour-Foster ’22 and Cecilia (Marchini) Armour-Foster MS ’22 were married in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on January 24, 2025.