Spring 2026

New Positions and Promotions:

Jack Kurtz ’88: Sales Director, Nodal Technologies 

Angelique Hayes Rice ’92: President, GFOA-WMA

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

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

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

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

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

Noah Nusinow ’10: Chief Financial Officer, Propagate Content

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

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

Zoe Touma ’11 MBA: Senior Director Aviation, Adobe 

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

Andrew Montemarano ’14: Director of Customer Success, Measured 

Joseph Howard ’16: Manager, eCommerce & Supply Chain, Uplight

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

Tara Nason ’16: Associate Director, CrossCountry Consulting

Lauren Bogardus ’17: Senior Vice President, BNY

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

Matthew Mongeau ’17: Vice President, Antares Capital LP

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

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

Meagan Linden ’18: Technical Project Manager, NBCUniversal

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

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

Julia Peacock ’19: Account Manager, Luminance 

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

Jaykumar Shiyani ’20: Senior Associate – Securitization, BBVA Corporate & Investment Banking 

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

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 

Alexander Jebaily ’22: Junior Trader, Yorkville Advisors 

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

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

William Giffen ’24: Associate, L.E.K. Consulting 

Charlotte Tirone ’25: Audit FSO Associate, EY

Awards and Announcements:

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. 

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. 

February 2026

New Positions and Promotions:

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

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

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

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

Inga (Tracy-Bronson) Orozco ’08 M.S.: Programmatic Advisory Board, Termeer Institute

Matthew Lorberbaum ’10: Senior Managing Director, Newmark

Vidhya Sagar Kumar Naidu ’13: Technical Management, Globant 

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

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

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

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

Jonathan Peatfield ’17: Executive Director, Perella Weinberg

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

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

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

Henry Korzec ’19: Senior Associate, JLL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tyler Cianciola ’22: Commercial Sales Manager, Navan

Christopher Lorenz ’22: Associate Chain Planner, Burlington Stores

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.

In Memoriam:

Isaac Signorelli ’11 passed away on Jan. 23 at the age of 33.  

Rajan Chandran ’70 MBA, ’75 Ph.D. passed away on Nov. 27 at the age of 85. 

Stuart Tarlowe ’67 passed away on Oct. 22 at the age of 80.

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.

Fall/Winter 2025

New Positions and Promotions:

Laura Simone ’88: Director of Family Engagement and Communications, First Presbyterian Church of Cranford, New Jersey

Gary Weinfeld ’91: Senior Information Technology Manager, Suvi Global Services

Elizabeth Dwyer ’06:  Senior Vice President of People, National Debt Relief 

Brian Megill ’13: RVP East, Pendo.io 

Kelly Thompson ’14: Senior Associate–Investment Strategies, The Vistria Group

Zachary Barger ’17: Practice Lead–SCM, NA, Broadpin

Alissa Green ’17:  Senior Transformation Manager, DaVita Kidney Care

Samuel Hirsch ’19: Associate Attorney, McDermott Will & Schulte 

Tyler Porfido ’20: Strategy & Management Consulting Supervisor, RSM US LLP

Emmanuel Ogando ’21: Cost Analyst, Turner Construction Company 

Gianluca Pisacane ’21: AVP Senior Systems Analyst, Wellington Management

Long Tran ’22 MBA: Technical Specialist, Tecolote Research 

Samuel Thorogood ’23: Inventory Analyst- Crown Bolt, The Home Depot

Sarah Giarraputo ’24: Medica Secretary, Hospital for Special Surgery 

Awards and Accolades:

Andrew Hoercher ’16 MBA of Cerity Partners (NY) was recognized by Forbes as one of America ’s Top 100 Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State for 2025.

Mergers and Acquisitions:

Michael Costantino ’03 and wife Capri welcomed daughter Scotland in October. She joins doting big brother Oban. 

October 2025

New Positions and Promotions:

Joseph Bator ’93 (photo below) was recently announced as president and CEO of Northfield Savings Bank, the largest bank headquartered in Vermont. Bator has also been elected to serve on the boards of Northfield Mutual Holding Company and Northfield Savings Bank.

Karl Halteman ’99: Chief Financial Officer, Herspiegel

Blake Reidy ’07: Director-Delta One Sales, Macquarie Group 

Sarah Frank ’08: Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Inova Health 

Fernando Soberanes ’09: Senior Sales Executive, Divine Flavor

Michelle Eifu ’10: Partner-Deal Advisory and Strategy, KPMG

Nicole Hammond ’10: Senior Manager-Client Development, Capital One

Mitch Hamilton ’12 Ph.D.: Professor of Marketing, Loyola Marymount University

Evan Tonkel ’12: Senior Director of Merchandising, Harbor Freight Tools 

Katie Goldstein ’13 MBA: Senior Director of Commercial REMS Operations, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  

Nicholas Massa ’13, ’18 MBA: Manager-Sales Strategy and Operations, LinkedIn

Samantha Rebelo ’14: Director, Business Execution for Controllers, Citi

Allie Baum ’16: Assistant Vice President of Global Brand, Chubb

Jay Dietz ’16: Senior Manager of Philanthropy and Communications, Near East Foundation

Michael Sturman ’16: Vice President, M1 Ventures 

Jess Dunne ’17: Senior Brand Manager, Gillette Venus North America, Procter & Gamble 

Karissa Farrell ’17: Territory Manager, Eli Lilly and Company

Brendan Anderson ’19: Senior Associate-Investor Services, Harrison Street

David Nam ’19: Senior Fund Accountant, Two Sigma 

Nick Barba ’20: Head of Product, Heartbeat

Krystle Gerry ’20: Associate Director of Downstream Manufacturing, WuXi Biologics 

Lin Peng ’20: Senior Accountant, Jet Parts Engineering

Krista Stephens ’20: Manager-Customer Advisory, KPMG

Samantha Walters ’20: Innovation Operations Supervising Associate, EY

Kassady Zavagno ’20 MBA: Buying & Merchandising Manager, Revolve 

Rolando Cabral Custodio ’22: Personal Banker, Carver Federal Savings Bank 

Ryan Diaz ’22: Wealth Management Client Associate, Merrill Lynch

William Cyrus Garrett ’22 MBA: Partner, Hued Collective

Khanh Ly ’22: Senior Associate, KPMG 

Jack Wilson ’22: Senior Associate, KPMG

Ryan Goldberg ’23: Senior Specialist-Product Management, Mastercard 

Remi Fisher ’24: Assistant Buyer II, Ross Stores Inc.

Dan Vigeant ’24 MBA: Engineering Services Manager-Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World

Marlon Campbell ’25: Athlete Marketing, Priority Sports and Entertainment

September 2025

New Positions and Promotions:

Paul Svindland ’93: CEO, Mallory Alexander International Logistic

Brad Hoeing ’97: Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets  

Marc Ben-Ami ’00: Partner, Botwinick & Company, LLC (CPAs)

Molly Fisher ’08: CFO, Skiptown 

Sean Murray '08: Strategic Account Director, LinkedIn 

Vaibhav Shah ’08: Regional Vice President, LiftOne  

Richard Cliché ’09 MBA: Director of Business Development, RedMedEd 

Tiffany (Cayado) Gazdowski ’11: Principal Marketing Program Manager, Tenable

Julia Goldmeier (Wolkoff) ’11: Senior Agency Development Manager, Amazon  

Adam Schatz ’11: Lead Global Product Marketing Manager, Pinterest 

James Dembinski ’12: Principal, HarbourVest Partners  

Frank R. Rosario ’12: Program Manager- Multinational, Zurich North America 

Alexandra Ruffing ’13: Senior Group Director, Initiative 

Russell Suskind ’14: Senior Lead, Product Partnerships, Shopify  

Andres Diz ’16: Manager of Finance, Balanced Rock Power  

Andrew Rhee ’16: Project Delivery Senior Analyst, Deloitte  

Brooke McCarthy ’17: Corporate Accountant, Under Armour  

Taylor Motta ’17: Tax Manager, Draft Kings Inc. 

Thomas Kimmes ’18: Assistant Airport Manager, Watertown International Airport  

Phil Pondo ’18: Software Developer, ClassLink  

Mikayla E. Bonseñor ’19: Senior Manager of Customer Growth Marketing Strategy, American Express  

Lily Brodsky ’19: Senior Director of Sales and Marketing, Pet Loyalty Inc.  

Melanie Speach ’19: Audit & Assurance Manager, Deloitte  

Jacob Cestari ’20, ’22 MBA: Financial Analyst, LAZ Parking  

Carson Cohen ’20: Senior Fund Accountant, StepStone Group  

Insik Lee ’21 MBA: IT Project Manager, Erie Insurance Group  

Juliana Pigna ’21: Associate, Lucosky Brookman LLP 

Ann Marie Rabara ’21 M.S.: Enrollment Advisor, Temple  

Joseph Wasswa '21: Assistant Professor, SUNY Polytechnic Institute 

Grant Murphy ’22: Associate, The Muller Law Group 

Jena Weatherspoon ’22 MBA:  Director of Intergrated Marketing and Analysis, Global Business Travel Association 

Zoe Touma ’22: Account Executive, Numeric  

Reinaldo Colon ’25: Account Executive, Goosehead Insurance  

Emma Dempsey ’25: Account Manager, CoStar 

Michelle East ’25: Field Operations Manager, PepsiCo 

Andrew Morelli ’25: Analyst, Longacre Asset Management  

Awards and Accolades:

Tara Shulman ’12 was recognized by Forbes on its list of Best-in-State Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors (NY).

Chelsea Ransom-Cooper ’15 has been selected as a member of the CNBC’s Financial Advisor Council.

Summer 2025

New Positions and Promotions:

Ken Sosne ’80: President, Delaware Federation National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association

Michael Giarretto ’84: Inventory Control Supervisor, Hermès

Frank Ryan IV ’90, L’94 is one of three newly elected members of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees. Ryan is global co-chair, 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 B.S. in finance at Whitman in 1990 while competing on the Syracuse University Wrestling Team before going on to earn his J.D. in 1994.

Thomas Baskind ’91: Founder, Sales Fulcrum

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, Wendel

Laura McClain Nolen ’06: Vice President, Product Development and Commercialization, Osmo

Lauren (Tobias) Rosen ’07: Executive Director, Morgan Stanley

Emily Woodward ’07:  Vice President—Investor Relations, Treasury & ESG, Toast

D. Brian Cook ’08 MBA: Recruiting Partner, Goodwin Recruiting

Inga Orozco ’08 M.S.: Advisory Board Member, Life Science Cares Boston

Karthik Pasupathy ’09 MBA: Partner, EY

Josh Fishman ’12: Senior Director, Head of Performance—Beauty and Well Being, Unilever

Tori Ipacs ’12: Senior Manager, Category Management, The Hershey Company

Jeroen Dijkema ’15 M.S.: Project Controls Manager, FlatironDragados

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

Kelley (Long) McKenna ’15: Senior Manager, Consumer & Market Insights, Unilever

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

Isaac Clark ’17: Senior Manager, EY

Sloan Genzer ’17: Senior Assistant Buyer—Men’s Shoes, Bloomingdale's

Nicholas Sabatino ’17:  Finance Manager, Ripple

Roger Hoff ’18: Manager, Integrated Marketing (DashPass), DoorDash

Alex Muzaurieta ’19: Practice Director, Financial Services, Robert Half

Augustine Prosper Ro ’19: Lead Solution Engineer—Revenue Cloud, Salesforce

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

Sophie Hall ’20: Manager, EY

Davis Blum ’20: Associate, Beach Point Capital Management

Patrick Sheridan ’20: Risk Consulting Manager, EY

Bridgit O'Donnell ’20: Technology Risk Manager, EY

Ava Notkin ’20: Associate Director of Strategy, GLOW creative agency

Rex Anderson ’21: Global Sustainability Manager, Hanesbrands Inc.

Noa Carmi ’21: Account Executive, HubSpot

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 at EY

Aaron Swartz ’22: Associate Director of College Guidance, University School of Milwaukee

Morgan Fahy ’23: Business Execution Consultant, Wells Fargo

Bianca Gutierrez ’23 MBA: BDS Executive Transport Supply Chain Management Analyst IV, Boeing

Cecilia Sperandio ’25: Global Capital Markets Rotational Analyst, Scotiabank

Awards and Accolades: 

Shawn Outler ’89 was included among the top 50 chief diversity officers by The Women We Admire.

Chettha Saetia ’96 was recently awarded the 2025 State of Illinois SBDC Connector Award.

Jonathan Quinlan ’20 and Gideon S. Dixon ’25 MBA were selected as CNY Business Journal's 40 Under 40 2025 Award honorees.

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.

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 wife Kirsten welcomed daughter Aida in May. She joins doting big sister Cora, age 2.

Melinda Guida ’15, husband Alessandro ’13 (A&S) and their daughter Giuliana welcomed baby Alessandro John Guida, Jr. in April.

Jennie Snider (May) ‘17 and her husband welcomed their first child, a baby girl born in April.

In Memoriam:

Daniel Jason Beder ’92 passed away on June 8 at the age of 55. 

Stephen C. Jones ’04 MBA/MPA passed away on June 13 at the age of 76.

April/May 2025

New Positions and Promotions:

Chris Jaeger ’87: Senior Consultant, Valere Capital Partners LLP

Joseph Stafford ’93: Controller, Carestream

William Weinstock ’07: Director Portfolio Management, Barings

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

Jess Balsamo ’12: Lead Customer Success Manager, UKG

Ali Levenson ’13: Product Marketing Manager, Midea America

Yuna Yi ’13: Program Manager, Supply Chain, Google

Zachariah Clickman ’15: Vice President, Solution Advisor

Lauren Levine ’15: Sourcing Manager, Ross Stores Inc.

Ariel Tavakoli ’15: Assistant Vice President, Asset Management, Extell

Blair Finkel ’16: Procurement Manager, Rothschild & Co.

Adriana Appelbaum ’17: Trade Marketing Director, Lancome

Ahmad Hasan ’17: Senior Vice President, Citi

Walsh Richards ’17: Senior Transaction Manager, CBRE

Collin Brown ’18 (WSM/NEW): Planning Analyst, Stitch Fix

Harry Dittrich ’18: Vice President, Antares Capital LP

Eli Carter ’18: Mid-Market Account Executive, Attentive

Max Gil ’18: Manager, SS&C Technologies

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 Inv

Derek Lepore ’19: Account Executive, FloQast

Cole Callahan ’20 MBA: President, Callico Distributors Inc.

Gracyn Janiga ’20: Senior Account Manager, 120/80 MKTG

Jaykumar Shiyani ’20 (WSM/IST): Associate, BBVA

Dana Valelly ’20, ’21 M.S.: Vice President, Citi

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.

Melena Aldorisio ’23: Media Planner, Digitas North America

Alex Kim ’23: Enterprise Development, Ramp

William Giffen ’24: Senior Project Consultant, USC Consulting Group

In Memoriam:

William Heisler ’70 MBA, ’72 Ph.D. passed away in March at the age of 82.

February/March 2025

New Positions and Promotions:

Christopher Jaeger ’87: Senior Advisor, Beacon Global Strategies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Caroline Pusak ’17: Buyer, Foot Locker

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

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

Grant Chamberlain ’19: Tax Manager, The Bonadio Group

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

Zachary Levine ’19: Sales Executive, Skematic

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

Brittney Scheriff ’19: Vice President, Bank of America

Danielle Barenholtz ’20: Account Manager, Strategic, Rippling

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

Madison Dallas Hofrichter ’21: Rewards Marketing Planner, Kohl’s

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

Tyler Cianciola ’22: Senior Commercial Account Executive, Navan

Spencer Gross ’22: Corporate Account Executive, Launch Darkly

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

Jenna Smooke ’22: Associate Partner Manager, Walmart Connect

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

January 2025

New Positions and Promotions:

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

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

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

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

Jorie Fox ’10: Director of Logistics, Horizon Organic

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

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

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

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

Vidhya Sagar Kumar Naidu ’13 MBA: Managing Consultant, Exusia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dustin Pruett ’20 MBA: Partner, Solberg Financial

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

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

Matt Keenan ’22: Senior Account Executive, Prosek Partners

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

Sam Roberto ’23: Analyst, Cambridge Realty Partners

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

Awards and Accolades:

Congratulations to the following Whitman alumni who were included on the Forbes Best in State Top Wealth Management Teams 2025 list:

Jason Mingelgreen, CFA ’04 of the Broderick Mingelgreen Group at Sifel

Gwen (Le) Parks ’13 of the Simon-Marra-Parks Group at Morgan Stanley

Taylor Brady ’15 of the Brady Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley 

November/December 2024

New Positions and Promotions:

Dana Appel Young ’85: Enterprise Account Executive, LottoShield 

Krishan K. Batra ’92: President & CEO, Institute for Supply Management (ISM)

Brett Bushinger ’05: Managing Director at Mizuho

Justin Opalenski ’06: Marketing & Investor Relations, Old Orchard Private Credit LLC

Jack Leeney ’07: Investor, Poolside

Gary Louie ’08: Senior Spend Manager, Vizient Inc.

Jane Burke ’08: Supply Chain Manager, Amazon

Vaibhav Shah ’08: General Manager, LiftOne

Stephen Lombardo ’10: Account Executive, Chewy Advertising

Danielle Scott ’10: Senior Pricing Manager, Lockheed Martin

Jordan Sneider ’11: Managing Partner, JBS Commercial Real Estate

Neal Casey ’12: Co-Head of Originations, UBS

Jeff Hansel ’15 MBA: Head of SBA, Rockland Trust

Julie Johns ’15: Budget Analyst, Defense Security Cooperation Agency

Catherine McDonald ’15: Senior Manager, Beauty Business Operations, Macy's

Chelsea Ransom-Cooper ’15: Chair of the Young Whitman Advisory Council, Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University

Ethan Rothschild ’15: Head of HR, Nutrition North America, Unilever

Nicholas Dickinson ’16: Chief Financial Officer, Sauce Essentials

Alex Bruno ’16: Corporate Recruiter, The Vitamin Shoppe

Lauren Goldberg ’16: Senior Sales Account Manager, Amazon

John Graham ’16: Supervisor of Financial Analysis, SIG SAUER

Rami Jackson ’16: Senior Consultant, REI Systems

Caitlyn Murphy ’16: Product Delivery Manager, Bloomberg

Dylan Weinberger ’16: Senior Data Classification and Privacy Specialist, M&T Bank

Gavin Dowd ’17: Senior Manager Corporate Development, Saltchuk

Vanessa Eatz ’17: Principal Consultant of Architecture, Harper Harrison

Stephanie Gal ’17: Mid-Market Account Manager, monday.com

Alexandra Dodge ’18: Senior Merchandise Planner, Stitch Fix

Victoria Parker ’18, ’21 M.S.: Manager of Strategic Sourcing, leading the Architecture and Design, Ralph Lauren 

James Matlesky ’18: Commercial Bank Risk Manager, KeyBank

Khalil Jean-Baptiste ’19: Vice President, Goldman Sachs

Emily Dann ’19: Sr. SEO Associate, Seer Interactive

Alex Duffy ’19: Financial Due Diligence Manager, PwC

John Grib ’16: Vice President of Investments, Jadian IOS

Natalia Grosfeld ’19: Senior Merchandise Planner, Ross Stores Inc.

J.P. Pham ’19 MBA: Vice President, UMAX Shipping Inc. 

Nathaniel Solomon ’19: Vice President of Business Development, Beecher Reagan Capital

Nneka Akukwe ’20, ’22 MBA: Vice President, Client Advisor, Marsh

Matt Brodie ’20: Revenue Operations Manager, IBISWorld

Jim Camp ’20: Sr. System Deployment and Implementation Specialist, Sherwin-Williams

Dorinda Foster ’20: Vice President, BNP Paribas

Emily Hua ’20: Assistant Accounting Manager, Rokt

Carter Morris ’20: Associate, U.S Real Estate, The Carlyle Group

Madison Rademacher ’20: Assistant Property Manager, Marx Realty

Sean Ross ’20: Financial Professional, New York Life

Quetzal Sebastian Martinez ’20: Associate Marketing Manager, Zolay

Joshua Wennrich ’20: Host Recruiter, Sporcle Inc.

Whitney Wertheimer ’20: Legal Recruiting Assistant, Kirkland & Ellis

Spencer Wilcox ’20: 401k Product Integrity Analyst, Paychex

Charles Courtenay ’21: Associate Investment Advisor, Masterworks

Margaret Dude ’21: Programmatic Manager, EssenceMedia.com

Brendan Foy ’21: Senior Underwriter, Chubb

David Hart ’21: Settlement Consultant, Hart Settlement Group

Xinan Huang ’21: Assistant Analyst, HighLight Capital

Max Kennedy ’21: Supply Chain Manager, SizTech LLC

Tommy Meusel ’21: Senior Account Executive, Expel

Ben Munick ’21: Senior Consultant, Applied Value Group

David Browne ’22: AVP, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Ethan Leef ’22: Senior Associate, Business and Lab Operations, ROME Therapeutics

Yani Carter ’23: Talent Negotiations Manager, ESPN

Michael Hills ’23: Initiative Demand Manager, Procter & Gamble

Win Tran ’23: SDR, RingLink

Mallika Gore ’24: Growth Marketing Associate, Superbolt

Tanisha Mehta ’24: Associate in Financial Due Diligence, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP

In the Media:

Whitman alumna Stacey Tank ’02 was featured in the D Magazine article, “How Stacey Tank and DFW-based Bespoke Beauty Brands are Playing to Win.”

Awards and Recognitions:

Joseph Eppolito ’82 MBA was awarded the Wall of Distinction Award for lifetime distinguished community service by Canastota Central School District, New York. Eppolito is a financial advisor for IBN Financial Services, past president of the Whitman Alumni Club of Central New York and long-time adjunct professor at Whitman.

In Memoriam:

Joseph C. Leavell ’83, ’85 MBA of Hingham, Massachusetts, passed away on Oct. 12, 2024, at the age of 69.

Andrew Earl Larew ’86 of West Port, Connecticut, passed away on Oct. 21, 2024, at the age of 61.

September/October 2024

New Positions and Promotions:

Earl Evens Jr. ’79: Executive in Residence, Culverhouse College of Business at the University of Alabama

David Aquino ’83: Managing Partner, Stratix Growth

Rocco Macri ’86:  President & Head Intern, SportsRantNY LLC

Martha Hennigan ’88 MBA: Deputy Commissioner, Administrative Services - Department of Water Environment Protection

Joseph Stafford ’93: Controller, Carestream

Faraz Siraj ’95: Vice President of Global Channels and Alliances, Fortra

Chad Sinsheimer ’97: Partner, Adirondack Capital Partners LLC

Jayme (Kresten) Hansen ’08: Specialist Leader, Deloitte

Chris Ruckert ’08:  Director, US Government and Public Sector Strategy & Operations, EY

Adam Sokoloff ’08: Head Trader, Analog Century

Jeffrey Schulz ’09: Vice President, Global Financial Controller, atai Life Sciences

Steve Mills ’10: VP of Sales, SmartMoving Software

Lisa Picardo ’10: Manager, Digital Marketing, The TJX Companies Inc.

Mike Zimmer ’10: Senior Manager, Commercial Forecasting & Operations, Moët Hennessy

Jacob Haworth ’11: VP of Supply Chain, Not Your Mother’s Haircare

Andrew Dicob ’11: Chief Operating Officer, First Specialty XS

Howard Rim ’11: Vice President, Goldman Sachs

Justin Kaskel ’12: SVP of Business & Strategy, FoundersCard

Quyen Duong ’12: Import Transportation Manager, Mohawk Global

Ali Fleischer ’13: Senior Brand Marketing Manager, SharkNinja

Matt Raponi ’13: Sr. Manager - Procurement, Amazon Web Services

Jeremy Brunner ’14: Sr. Finance Manager, Chime

Dylan Cannon ’15: Enterprise Account Executive, Chaos

Marissa Blanchard ’16: Founder & Independent Contractor, Marissa Blanchard Productions LLC

Eric Klein ’16: Founder & CEO, Sales Results Accelerator 

Courtney Chapman ’17: Vice President/COO, Sustainable Banking Solutions Group, Bank of America

Kevin Cheatham ’17 MBA: Director, Visa Acceptance Solutions, Visa

Keith Kruelski ’17:  Managing Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, United States Forces Korea

Joseph Lee ’17: CEO, JC Coin

Javaughn Loftman ’17: Brand Partnerships Manager, TikTok

Kelly Moon ’17 (NEW), ’20 MBA: Head of Content & Growth, Microsoft

Michael Ogburn ’17 MBA: Supply Chain Manager, Huber Engineered Materials

Lisette Weinstein ’17: Senior Manager, Global Marketing Partnerships, Peloton Interactive

Brandon Wood ’17: Audit Manager, Citrin Cooperman

Thomas Argiro ’18: Dinning Hall Supervisor, Syracuse University

Wissam Kolailat ’17 MBA: Risk Compliance Management, Citi

Julianne Lotito ’18: Senior Associate, Technical Program Manager, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Steve Marston ’18 MBA: Senior Strategist, Safety and Tech, Toyota North America

Emily Schmerzler ’18: Senior Account Supervisor, Edelman Smithfield

Megha Bihani ’19 MBA: Analytics Manager, Home Depot

Stephanie Elliott ’19: Content Manager/Marketing Analyst, SCHURTER Americas

Erin Gallagher ’19: Senior Manager, Paid Planning & Buying, Resolute Digital

Claire Parks ’19: AVP, Commercial Deposit Specialist, M&T Bank

Grant Unno ’19: Account Manager, Flood Bumstead McCready & McCarthy

Nicholas Windwer ’19: Deals Advisory Senior Associate, PwC

Mallory Blais ’20: Marketing Manager at Impact XM

Alexa DeVito ’20: Marketing Manager and Marketing Enablement, Fidelity Investments

Parker Finestone ’19, ’20 M.S.: Manager, Technical Accounting Advisory Group, EY

Jason Ohlstein ’20: Business Office Coordinator, Sunrise Senior Living

Madison Dallas ’21: Senior Rewards Marketing Coordinator, Kohl's

Wanjing (Sherry) Dong ’20, ’21 M.S.: Jewelry Sales Associate, GLEIM

Ian Fox ’21: Assurance Senior Associate, PwC

Ishan Gajra ’21: Vice President, Partner Valuation Advisors

Morgan Hertz ’21: Law Clerk, Lucosky Brookman LLP

Jon Russ ’21: Senior Manager, Revenue Operations, Dandy

Jordan Shepherd ’21: Support Coordinator, Wellist

Candace Walsh ’20, ’21 M.S.: Senior Demand Planner, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Nicholas J. Graham ’23 MBA, L’23: Associate Attorney, Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough PC

Chanel Webb ’23 MBA: Director of Operations, Hartford Steam Boiler

Dylan Goldstein ’24: Sector Analyst, NYU SPS Schack REIT Investment Fund

Awards and Recognitions:

Savalle Sims ’92 was among the Syracuse University alumni honored during Coming Back Together 2024. 

Mergers and Acquisitions:

Mark ’05 and Chelsea Hebert welcomed Hayden Michael on March 25.

Deedi Brown ’16 MBA welcomed daughter Lottie on July 4.

Logan Margolis ’17 and Jessie Boyer ’17 were married on May 4 at Crystal Plaza in Livingston, New Jersey. 

In Memoriam:

Ruth Johnson Colvin ’59, H’84 passed away at the age of 107 on Aug. 18. Colvin’s life and legacy of championing literacy was honored with a tribute on Today.

August 2024

New Positions and Promotions:

Earl Evens, Jr ’79: Executive in Residence, Culverhouse College of Business at the University of Alabama

Howard Rim ’11: Vice President, Goldman Sachs

Eric Klein ’16: Founder & CEO, Sales Results Accelerator

Keith Kruelski ’17 MBA:  Managing Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, United States Forces Korea

Javaughn Loftman ’17: Brand Partnerships Manager, TikTok

Richard Nigro ’18: Deputy Project Manager, Health Communications at ICF Next

Wanjing (Sherry) Dong ’20: Jewelry Sales Associate at GLEIM

Parker Finestone ’20 MBA: Manager, Technical Accounting Advisory Group at EY

Jordan Shepherd ’21: Support Coordinator at Wellist

Awards and Recognitions:

Michael Plaksin ’78 (below), President & CEO of ALCHERA XAlchera X, was featured in the 2024 C-Suite Magazine, produced by L.A. Times’ B2B Publishing, as one of the issue’s “CEO Visionaries.” XAlchera X is an AI tech company, engaging in the development and distribution of products involving visual artificial intelligence (AI), AI data, facial recognition, augmented reality, wildfire detection, healthcare solution, and more.

Mergers & Acquisitions:

Elisa Schurr ’20 and Ian Gordon ’20 (below) were married in Mallorca Spain in May. It was an Orange affair as the majority of their wedding guests were Syracuse University alumni.

JUNE/JULY 2024

PROMOTIONS/NEW POSITIONS:

Lee Zaretzky ’89: Director, Steel Framing Industry Association

Marc Berman ’93: Regional Sales Manager, Luminys Systems Corporation

Chad Wainman ’04: Team Lead, Gallagher Basset

Jamie Lawrence ’07: Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Adobe

Samantha O’Connell ’09, ’10 M.S.: Controller, Carrols Corporation

Zachary Pienowski ’10: Lead Project Manager, National Grid

Jeff Rickert ’12, ’13 M.S.: Head of CMBS Underwriting - Real Estate Finance, UBS

Charlene Bozzi ’15 MBA: Senior Director, Human Resources, Novanta Inc.

Emily Goodman ’16: Technical Trainer, BlackLine

Michelle Hockett ’16: Director of Marketing, Epic Records

Bryan Samimi ’16: Investment Banking Vice President, Lincoln International

Reza Daneshmand ’17: Vice President of Finance, HUDDL3 Group

Eva Narun ’17: Internal PR and Marketing Manager, Moroccanoil

Eli Carter ’18: Senior Account Executive SMB, Attentive

Greg Fligor ’18: Senior Associate, Nautic Partners LLC

Refjola Malushi ’18: Associate Director, Barings

Anna Bupp ’19: Supervisor - Investment Management, Publics Health Media

Prachi Dedhia ’19: Manager, Genpact

David Nam ’19: Manager, PwC

Davis Blum ’20: Investment Banking Associate, Piper Sandler

Cole Charney ’20: Research Associate, Axiom Investors

Quetzal Martinez ’20: Board Member, Social Media Club Global

Liam McGhee ’20: Senior Associate, Sourcing and Production, Boll & Branch

Brendan Phair ’20: Audit Supervisor, Gray, Gray & Gray

Sam Turecamo ’20: Finance Business Partner - New England Gas, National Grid

Kyle Alvarado ’21, ’22 M.S.:  Audit Senior, Deloitte

Domenic Biamonte ’21: Investment Portfolio Associate, Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

Jermaine Coles ’21: Portfolio Management Associate, Hall Capital Partners LLC

Michelle DeMaria ’21: Assistant Vice President, HSBC Innovation Banking

Lauren Fish ’21: Public Relations Executive, Guzmen y Gomez Mexican Kitchen

James Smyth ’21: Consultant - Financial and Strategic Solutions, Public Consulting Group

Lauren Levin ’22: Associate Consultant, Cicero

Evi Susilowati ’23: Production Manager, Frazer & Jones LLC

Jake Bard ’24: Capital Markets Associate, Lantern Real Estate Advisors + Partners

AWARDS & RECOGNITION:

Gisele Marcus ’89, member of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees, was named one of the Top 10 Women Leaders in DEI to Follow in 2024 by CIO Views. Marcus, who serves as Vice Dean – Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Washington in St. Louis, was also recently published by SUCCESS in a piece exploring the significance of allyship in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

KEEPING IN TOUCH:

Olivia Bowser ’16, Founder and CEO of Liberate and mindfulness expert, entrepreneur and speaker, recently launched the “Mentally Fit” podcast.

May 2024

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

Matt Prohaska ’92: Advisory Board Member, Sustainable Media Center 


Mike Jones ’95 MBA: Senior Director HR Service Center, Technology & Analytics, UCLA Health


Harshal Shah ’07 MBA: Global Head of Device Strategy and Innovation, Sanofi


Jason Ross ’10: Managing Director, Cresset Partners


Maple Chen ’12: Principal, Accord Group Holdings LLC


Nicole Darland ’12: Account Executive, Cole Haan


Alex Schwartz ’14: Project Manager, MRK Partners


Prat Dasari ’15 MBA: Channel Manager, Meta


Margot Dileno ’15: Ads Marketing, GTM/Brand Strategy, Netflix


Rennie Rechel ’15 MBA: Chief Budget Operations Resolving Funds, United States Air Force


Jordan Arzi ’16: Director – Credit, Peachtree Group 


Ian Brown ’17: Manager, KPMG


Christopher Lill ’17 MBA: Senior Group Manager, Hyundai Motor America


Phil Fasano ’18 MBA: Director Strategic Sourcing – Food & Beverage | Supply Chain, Carnival Corporation


Mike Schiavone ’18 MBA: Vice President, General Manager, Terma Inc.


Sydney Levy ’20: Portfolio Financing Analyst, Viking Global Investors


Jason Ohlstein ’20: Director of Business Administration, All American Assisted Living


Rachel Pinkel ’20: Associate Account Manager, Beautiful Destinations


Mitch Rudish ’20: Associate, IR, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC


Perri Vimadalal ’20: Revenue Finance Manager, Twitter


Dominique Visser ’20 MBA: Program Analyst, U.S. Department of State 


Caroline Mazza ’21 M.S.: Account Executive, MMGY NGF


Jon Russ ’21 MBA: Special Project Lead, Dandy


Joshua Zymet ’21: Financial Analyst, Cord Meyer Development Company


Hilli Goldhar ’22: Investment Banking Analyst, RBC Capital Markets


Sophie Green ’23: Business Specialist, TRANZACT

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

Ron Arana ’19 MBA, managing partner of the Arana Group, a construction company based in San Francisco, was one of 35 individuals selected from a pool of 900 applicants for the Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Access Network (EAN) Cohort 4! EAN is a 12-month business accelerator program for minority CEOs and founders. Additionally, Arana Group was featured in a video produced by the Golden State Warriors and United Airlines in partnership with the Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council (WRMSDC). The video spotlighting Arana’s entrepreneurial success story as part of the Franchise Fund program, which sponsors minority-owned businesses to join the WRMSDC’s Corporate Ready Program.

IN MEMORIAM:

Bernard R. Kossar ’53, ’55 (LAW) passed away on April 11. Kossar was a Life Trustee of Syracuse University and former chair of the Whitman Advisory Council.


Michael J. Falcone ’57, passed away on April 10. Falcone was a longtime member of the Whitman Advisory Council and formerly served as a Syracuse University Trustee.

April 2024

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

Jeffrey Jurick ’76: Associate Broker, AdvisoRE LLC.

Michele Simons ’88: Managing Director, 5C Investment Partners

Gisele Marcus ’89: Vice Dean, Office of Equity Diversity & Inclusion, Washington University in St. Louis

Evan Aronowitz ’94: Director, Supply Strategy, Intel Corporation

Stephen Wilkinson ’00 MBA: Director, National Accounts, AVEO Oncology

Lieutenant Colonel (retired) John G. Dean ’04 MBA/M.P.A.: Associate Director, Defense Programs, Whitman School of Management

Jordan Fox ’13: Partner & Executive Producer, Par 3 Podcast

Elizabeth Lafontaine ’14: Director of Research, Placer.ai

Charlene Bozzi ’15 MBA: Senior Director, Human Resources, Novanta Inc.

Michael George Jr. ’15: Manager, Sales Strategy, Salesforce

Jake Horowitz ’16: Vice President | Retail Leasing, Colliers

Eric Klein ’16: Sales, Marketing and Process Improvement Mentor, Techstars

Adrianna Carello ’17: Senior Marketing Manager, Rothy’s

Adelina Colucci ’17: Buyer, Brunello Cucinelli

Nicholas Demmel ’17: Senior Manager, Customer Marketing, FanDuel

Robert Hall ’17: Senior Manager, Finance, Fidelity Investments

Taylor Motta ’17: Tax Manager, RenaissanceRe

Sam Sirota ’17: Vice President, Greystone Monticello LLC.

Angela Anastasi ’18: Business and Legal Affairs, RWS Global

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

Max Gerstman ’18 M.S.: Director, Client Solutions & Analytics, Initiative

Robert Melamed ’18: Corporate Finance Manager, Coty

Angela Montague ’18: Supply Planning Manager- Shark Beauty, SharkNinja

Carmen Nepa ’18: Chief Financial Officer & Food Manager, UNC Kenan-Flagler Private Equity Fund

Sally Phelps ’18: Associate Director of Influencer & Celebrity Marketing, Free People

Jack Reardon ’18: Vice President, Data Analytics, Havas Media Network

Aaliyah Smith ’18: Senior Customer Success Manager, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Rebecca Blekht ’19: Vice President, Product Manager, Synchrony

Emily Dann ’19: Technical SEO Lead, Terakeet

Esther Jo ’19: UX Designer II, BetMGM

Xi (Angela) Liu ’19: Chief of Staff, Bioyond Robotics

Luke Rinaldi ’19: Associate-Real Estate Finance, First Citizen Bank

Connor Rotenberg ’19: Account Supervisor, BGB Group

Lauren Sorrells ’19 MBA: Director of Operations, IATSE Local 695

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

Nicholas Seis ’20: Portfolio Management Associate, Evensky & Katz / Foldes Wealth Management

William Mellusi ’21: Associate, Greystone

Todd Roshong ’21: Marketing Analyst, AQR Capital Management

Russell Walker ’21: Sales Associate, Men’s Specialty, Ralph Lauren

William Cyrus Garrett ’22 MBA: Senior Vice President, Spero Studio

Jeff Hingst ’22 MBA: Senior Analyst, Debt & Structured Finance Multifamily Capital Markets, Newmark

Alexander Jebaily ’22: Junior Equity Derivates Broker, TP ICAP

Vanessa Laungaphay ’22: Assistant Video Editor, RF Studio53

Jonathan Leibowitz ’22 MBA: Associate Product Manager, Kensho Technologies

Cecelia Marchini ’22 M.S.: Business Analyst, Gupta Media

Sophie Green ’23: Business Technology Solutions Analyst, Deloitte

Reid Ploshnick ’23: Business Development Representative, Vcheck

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

Gisele Marcus ’89 (below), a member of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees, has been named vice dean, office of equity, diversity and inclusion at Washington University in St. Louis. In addition to this recent appointment, Marcus was recognized by CIO Views as one of the Top 10 Women Leaders in DEI.  An author and frequent contributor to industry and academic publications, Marcus recently authored the Entrepreneur.com article, “How to Lead a Multigenerational Workforce to Success,” and provided perspectives in the BBC.com article, “DEI is a lightning rod for controversy - but the practice isn’t dead.”

Jennifer S. Wilkov ’90 (below), book and business consultant at Your Book Is Your Hook was selected by the International Association of Top Professionals as the Top Motivational Speaker, Business Consultant and Best-Selling Author of 2024.

IN MEMORIAM:

Charles (Chuck) D. Harris ’70, long-time Whitman Advisory Council member, benefactor of the Harris Faculty Fellowship at the Whitman School and loyal Syracuse University alumnus, passed away on March 6.

March 2024

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

Christopher H. DeVoe ’79: Treasurer, Onondaga Chapter, Adirondack Mountain Club

Richard Buckanavage ’88 MBA: Managing Director, Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated

Melanie Littlejohn ’97 MBA: President & CEO, Central New York Community Foundation

Aisha Thomas- Petit ’98: Chief Human Resources Officer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

Jay Mandel ’00: Founder, Marketing Accountability Council

Jessica Costner ’07: Global Procurement, Head of Raw Materials & Manufacturing Services and Capex, Diageo

Eric Steckelman ’07: Executive Vice President of Business Development, Deerfield Agency of Brand

David Brian Cook ’08 MBA: Chief, CAPE, Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center

Daryl Cheung ’11: Supply Chain Manager, Samsung Semiconductor

Nicole Lavon ’12: AVP, Data & Analytics, AdTheorent

Davis Hull ’13 MBA: Regional Advisor Consultant, MainStay Investments

Samantha Raguso ’13: Product Development & Sourcing Manager - Women’s Elevated Apparel Brands, Walmart

Ivan Robles ’15: Director, Global Strategic Planning, Salesforce

Devin Carbaugh ’16 MBA: Chief Product Officer, Swiminista

Gary Knapick ’16 MBA: Associate Vice President, Global Asset Management & Reliability, Sanofi

Patrick Condy ’17: Vice President, Evercore

Jamie Gelberg ’17: Manager, Analytics & Metrics, Mastercard

Viraj Khanna ’17: Investment Banking Vice President, Barclays Investment Bank

Conor Chase ’18: SMB Account Executive – Emerging Markets, Okta

Andrew Litman ’18: Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Jason Shaiman ’18: Senior Associate, K2 HealthVentures

Daniel Wolff ’18: Vice President, HBSC

Daniel Lehrman ’19: Inside Sales Representative, CaptivateIQ

Zachary Levine ’19: Senior Sales Executive, athenahealth

Phelippe Daou Neto ’19: Director of New Business, Amazon Business

Claire (Huang) Hollasch ’20 MBA: Senior Product Manager, CoorsTek, Inc.

John Jaroslawski ’20: Territory Manager-JSS GC, Milwaukee Tool

James Kang ’20: Senior Financial Analyst, Warner Music Group

Sam Turecamo ’20: FP&A Principal Specialist, Raytheon Technologies

Devon Canora ’21: Account Executive, Benchmark IT – Technology Talent

Shantal Risk ’21: Human Resources Executive Assistant, LionsPride Assistant, LLC

Roxanne Rosenberg ’21: Supply Chain and Procurement Manager, La Fermière US

Jenna Smooke ’22: Junior Sales Manager, Happier

Wilyanet Contreras ’23: Resident Service Manager, Willow Garden Memory Care

KEEPING IN TOUCH:

Doric Earle Ph.D. ’81 (WHIT) is a professor of practice at Southern Methodist University and co-founder of Restorative Farms. He gives his time mentoring individuals from underserved communities to become entrepreneurs. Earle shares about his endeavors on his podcast, Reinvent4good.

 February 2024

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

Bryan Subotnick ’86: Chief Operating Officer, ACE FMS

Jeff Garlow ’01(A&S), ’03 MBA: President, EIS Inc.

Alex Pisani ’09 : Director, Community at Salesforce

Lisa Sonneborn ’10: President, Trial Services, Ichor Life Sciences

Sierra Bromley ’10, ’11 M.S., Senior Customer Success Manager, Centrical

Kyle Barrett ’12: Real Estate team, Airbnb

Jason Berger ’14: Executive Director, J.P. Morgan

Kate Ristau ’14: Tech Strategy & Transformation Lead, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Naomi De Vass Gunawardena ’15: Executive Assistant, Brevan Howard

Brian Parese ’16: Managing Regional Director Southeast, F/m Managers Group

Keelan Erhard ’17: Director of Finance and Operations, Partnership for the Public Good

Sam Levis ’17: Mid-Market Account Executive, Gong

Olivia Feng ’18: Vice President, Investment Banking, BDA Partners

Alessandro Alessi ’19: Vice President, Benefit Street Partners

Benjamin Berk ’20: Accountant Executive-Publisher Development, Surfside

Quinn Hecker ’20: Capital Formation Group-Investor Relations Data Management Analysts, Fortress Investment Group

Madison Paddock ’20: Marketing Manager, Paramount

Christopher Ragusa ’20: Senior Financial Analyst, AIG

Greyson Sklba ’20: Equity Research Associate, Goldman Sachs

Edward Weaver ’20: Senior Associate, Financial Analysis, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Jared Lynch ’21: Promo Planner, Target

Bettina Papageorge ’21: Senior Financial Analyst, Global Business Solutions, Fiserv

Rob Knapp ’22 MBA: Sales Account Manager, JADAK

Meaghan Tyrrell ’22, ’23 MBA: Associate, Gaffney Bennett PR

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

John Buhrmaster ’86 (below), president and chief executive officer of 1st National Bank of Scotia, has been elected as a Class A Director representing Group 3 for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS:

Chad Bender ’05 and wife Liz welcomed their second child, baby girl Zara on January 17. Zara joins big brother Jonah. (family photo below)

January 2024

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

Erica (Ravich) White ’08: Executive Director of HR Search and Recruitment, Frazer Jones

Michael Freudberg ’10: Director of Product Management, AD.net

Lara Marto ’13 MBA: Senior Brand Manager, Danone

Alex Schwartz ’14: Vice President, R4 Capital LLC

Sissie Cong Cui ’15: Senior Manager - Brand Customer Insights, Hilton

Marissa Blanchard ’16: Associate Producer and Editor, Sundance Institute

Alana Smetaniuk ’16: Associate Media Manager - Blue Buffalo, General Mills

Catherine Smith ’16: Senior Vendor Manager - Lawn and Garden, Amazon

Matthew Foster ’17: Logistics Manager - A.P. Moller, Maersk

Jason B. Harriott ’17 MBA: Regional Director of Field Services, Armoured One LLC

Jake Brown ’18: Vice President of Business Development, Secure Access & Digital Systems

Berk Cangir ’18: Regional Sales Manager, Park Energy Services, LLC

Nicholas Goodwin ’18: Assistant Vice President, Blackstone

Orlando Rivera ’18 MBA: Global Accounts Manager, Chatsworth Products

Carla Spera ’18: Supply Chain Planning Manager, K.Hovnanian Homes

Nicole Anes ’19: Omni Senior Assistant Buyer - Women’s Active Shoes, Bloomingdale’s

Zachary Gunther ’20: Associate, Blackstone

Deborah Feldstein ’22: Senior Program Manager, Saab

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

Ryan Benz ’11 M.S., partner at Redev CNY, was recognized in City & State’s 2023 Economic Development Power 100.

Olivia Bowser ’16 (below), founder and CEO of Liberate, was recognized as one of the 2024 FORBES 30 Under 30 in the social impact category.  

IN THE MEDIA:

Gisele Marcus '89, Syracuse University Trustee and professor of practice in diversity, equity and inclusion at the Olin Business School of Washington University in St. Louis, authored the article, “Bridging Borders: Strategies for Thriving in the Multicultural World of International Banking," in International Banker. 

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS:

Ryan ’11 and Christie Novak ’10,’11 M.S. welcomed daughter Sienna Anne (below) on November 5.

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Roz Amirfazli ’12 and husband Joseph welcomed daughter Rumi (pictured below with big brother Cyrus and dog Waldo).

Kara Montellano ’23 MBA and husband Victor welcomed Emma Victoria (below) on November 27.

KEEPING IN TOUCH:

The Achiever’s Alphabet (cover image below) by Christian Bolden ’17 MBA is now available on Amazon and other retailers.

December 2023

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

Hugh Johnston ’83 (below): Chief Financial Officer, The Walt Disney Company

Trent Bridges ’92 MBA, ’93 M.S.(IST): Sales Manager Enterprise Accounts, Charter Communications

Jeff Garlow ’01(A&S), ’03 MBA: Senior Director, Satisfyer

Lisa Sonneborn ’10: President of Clinical Trial Services, Ichor Life Sciences

Kimberly Boynton ’13 MBA: Commercial Real Estate Sales Agent, Pyramid Brokerage Company

Chris Marino ’13: Head of Agency, Google

Sissie Cong Cui ’15 MBA: Senior Manager, Brand Customer Insights, Hilton

Ben Schon ’15: Senior Vice President, Trammel Crow Company

Catherine Smith ’16: Senior Vendor Manager, Amazon

Michael Durso ’18: Ops Specialist – EDD/AML Ops, Morgan Stanley

Nicole Anes ’19: Omni Senior Assistant Buyer, Women’s Active Shoes, Bloomingdale’s

Kaylah Felipe ’19: Sourcing Manager, Lovesac

Jonathan Quinlin ’20: Committee Member, Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve

Michael Bottazzi ’21: Associate, Goldman Sachs

Michelle Truong ’21: Corporate Communications Coordinator, Paramount Streaming

Yathniella Lubin ’21 M.S., ’21 MBA: Program Manager, Georgetown University

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

Chelsea Ransom-Cooper ’15, founder and certified financial planner at Zenith Wealth Partners and member of Young Whitman Advisory Council, was named by Financial Planning as one of 24 people who will change wealth management in 2024.

‘CUSE50 Honorees - Congratulations to the following Whitman alumni who were recognized at the inaugural ‘Cuse50 awards for the 50 fastest-growing businesses owned or led by Syracuse University alumni:

Tamekia Ball '97 Epiphany Blue

Kelsey Davis '19, G'20 CLLCTVE

Eric Factor '17 CraneTech

Eric Fleming '04 Makeout

Matthew Gelles '10 NEFCO

Joseph Holl '05 National Electronic Transit

Robert Hornung '87 Evo Systems LLC

Robert LaBreche '87 iGrad

Joshua Love '04 Kinema Fitness, Inc.

Whitney Mitchell G'06 Beacon Digital Marketing

Nicholas Monzi '11 Learn Fresh

Paul Murdock '85 MCG Consulting Services LLC

Steve Nadolski '09 Eurocafe Imports

Joe Neumann '06 Tremor Vibration Services, LLC.

Brendan Quinlan '07 Big Dawg Party Rentals LLC

Frank Shultz '03 Infinite Blue

KEEPING IN TOUCH:

William M Virkler ’75 MBA, professor of criminal justice at Utica University, was elected for his seventh term as New Hartford Town Justice. In January 2024, he will begin his 25th year of service in this role.

November 2023

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

Jeff Palumbo ’06 MBA: Global Senior Product Manager, Esports, Lenovo, has joined the Esports Advisory Board for the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Fernando Soto ’12: Managing Director, Head of Private Banking, Chicago Office, Brown Brothers Harriman

Katherine Caminero ’15: Vice President, Ares Management Corporation

Zach Goldberg ’15: Data and Analytics Lead, LVMH

Matthew Petrosian ’18 MBA: Vice President of Operations, HiddenLayer, Inc.

Noah Marek ’20: Personal Account Associate, Rockefeller Capital Management

Dylan Wheeler ’20: Wealth Management Advisor, CĒDRUS

Sabrina Seredneva MBA ’21: Business Intelligence Engineer II, Amazon

Caroline Whinney ’22: MCA (CFO/COO), Keller Williams Doylestown & New Hope

KEEPING IN TOUCH:

Michael Fletcher ’98 MBA, retired Chief of Communications and Information Technology, United Nations, published the fiction novel To Hunt a Holy Man (book sleeve below)

October 2023

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

Corrina Wilcox ’91: Laboratory Relations and Outreach Manager, SUNY Upstate Medical Hospital


Eric Goode ’05: Startup Mentor, EforAll


Courtney Hardy ’06: Director, Bonadio Advisory and Consulting, Bonadio


Zach McClure ’12: Senior Talent Advisor, Starts Align


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


Dan Rosenbloom ’14: Strategy, Zwift


Michael Ogburn ’18 MBA: Distribution Manager, Arxada


Sandhya Iyer ’20: Marketing Communications Specialist, Chief


John-Austin Ricks ’20: Regional Account Manager, Red Bull


Evan Asante ’21: Senior Analyst, L’Oreal


Sabina Seredneva ’21 MBA: Business Intelligence Engineer II, Amazon


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


Tiffany Yang '22: Agency Securities Lending and Reinvestment Analyst, Citi

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

Brian Kreischer ’91 (below), managing partner, Frank, Rimmerman and Co., appointed Global Chair of Baker Tilly International

September 2023

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

Jeffrey Caravella ’01, ’08 MBA: Medicenna Therapeutics Corp., a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, announced Caravella's appointment as Chief Financial Officer. 


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


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


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


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


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


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


Danielle Willmott ’15: Director, Operations Strategy, Abiomed


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


Christian Domos ’17: Property Manager, Carruth Capital LLC


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


Ryan Kossoy ’17: Acquisitions, Beitel Group


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


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



Michael Ogburn ’18 MBA: Distribution Manager, Arxada


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


Cassandra Wilson ’18: Senior Global Merchandise Planner, Coach


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


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


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


Carson Cohen ’20: Private Credit Associate, Morgan Stanley


Shaan Chaudhary ’20: Marketing Advisor, Shell


Brendan Phair ’20: Senior Staff Accountant, Gray, Gray, and Gray


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


Samantha Walters ’20: Innovation Ambassador Program Analyst, EY


Nancy Wang ’20: Acquisitions Associate, Keyway


Tyler Delao ’21: Administrative Assistant, Dannible & McKee


Ella Donahue ’21: Human Resources Coordinator, Merck

Dan Hamrahi ’21: Analyst, Goldman Sachs


Louisa Mancuso ’21: Structured Finance Senior Analyst, EY


Lindsay Sayour ’21: Research Manager, Savanta


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


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


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

August 2023

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

Ken Redmore ’93 MBA: Vice President, Facility Operations, Lifespan Rhode Island Hospital

Aulton Kohn Jr. ’07: Finance and Operations Manager, HOPE, Inc.

Philip Lunas ’09 MBA: Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, Mongoose

Patrick Miller ’09 MBA: Chief, Financial Policy, US Army Medical Department (AMEDD)

Zach McClure ‘12: Senior Talent Lead, Alpine Solutions Group

David Skubis ’12: Assurance Services Director, PwC

Kavya Surakasula ’16 MBA : Program Manager II- Product Engineering, AMD

Alyssa Leyden ’17: Operations Manager, Hello Fresh

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

Jordan Vecchio ’17: Credit Manager, BHG Financial

Lee Nguyen-Khogiani ’18 MBA: Lead Risk Analytics Consultant, Wells Fargo

Eric Tiefen ’18:  Associate, Twenty Lake Holdings, LLC

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

Zachary Regenstein ’19: Selected to serve on the Generation Orange Leadership Council (GOLC)

Ben Taub ’19: Manager, Sales Strategy, NBC Sports, NBCUniversal

Zackary Warden ’19: Venture Capitalist, Morgan Stanley

Matt Brodie ’20:  Sales Enablement Manager, IBISWorld

Vito Palombella ’21: Account Executive, Mid-Market Sales at Criteo

July 2023

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

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

Garrett Sokoloff ’98: Executive Managing Director, Citizen’s

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

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

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

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

Warsame Yusuf ’13: Finance Manager, IGT

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

Parrish Smith '14 (pictured below), vice president at Neuberger Berman, was among those welcomed to the Syracuse University Alumni Association Board.

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

Aishik Barua ’15 MBA: Director – Digital Experience and Insights, Page Society

Patrick Douglas ’15: Summer Associate, McKinsey & Company

Joe Egidio ’17: Enterprise Account Executive, Box

Zachary Hescheles ’17: Investment Banking Summer Associate, Jefferies

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

Lauren Knafo ’17: Associate Attorney, Blank Rome LLP

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

Samantha Pupatelli ’17: Manager, PwC

Meagan Baier ’18: Associate Project Manager, NBCUniversal

Ryan Ball ’18, ’19 M.S.: Associate, Global Accounting, Finance Global Comptroller

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

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

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

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

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

Erin Sciortino ’19: Associate, Blackstone

Zackary Warden ’19: Venture Captialist, Morgan Stanley

Matt Brodie ’20: Sales Enablement Manager, IBISWorld

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

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

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

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

Brittany Loper ’21: Marketing Consultant, Deloitte Digital

Vito Palombella ’21: Account Executive, Criteo

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

IN MEMORIAM:

Professor William “Bill” Hoyle Hannum, retired professor of statistics and decision sciences, died July 11, 2022. Hannum graduated from Mercersburg Academy, the College of Wooster and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he earned his doctorate in statistics and economics. He served as a professor at the Whitman School for over 30 years and was especially known for his ability to make difficult subject matter accessible to first-year MBA students and spending countless office hours tutoring and encouraging his students.

June 2023

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

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

Lisa Mancini ’10 MSW, ’21 MBA: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Helio Health Inc.

Andrew Klajbor ’12: Senior Manager, Monitor Deloitte

Sean Brech ’14: Account Supervisor, DKC

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

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

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

Ryan Ball ’17, ’18 MBA: Associate, Corporate Accounting, Finance Global Controllership, General Atlantic

Meghan Crawford ’17: Senior Consultant, Deloitte

Mike Ennis ’17: Client Success Manager, Tracer

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

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

Lauren Natale ’17: Wellness Associate, The Well Collective

Meagan Baier ’18: Associate Project Manager, NBCUniversal

Lena Schermer ’18: Senior Revenue Accountant, Excelitas Technologies Corp.

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

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

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

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

Gabriella Jimenez ’20: Electronic Trading iquidity Solutions, Bloomberg

Daniel Schulz ’20: Account Executive, Ten-X

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

Brittney Loper ’21: Marketing Consultant, Deloitte Digital

Scott Mueller ’21: Consultant, Deloitte

Ritu Sadarangani ’21: Marketing Consultant, Deloitte

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

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

IN THE MEDIA:

Chelsea Ransom-Cooper ’15, managing partner and financial planner, Zenith Wealth Partners, and member of the Young Whitman Advisory Council, has been named a member of the 2023 Investment News 40 Under 40.

Chris Marino ’13, global head of media and marketing technology at Bloomberg Media and member of the Young Whitman Advisory Council, was featured on Adweek’s Young Influentials Podcast.  Marino was also appointed to the Newhouse Emerging Leaders Advisory Board.

May 2023

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

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

Michael Jiang ’11: Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Partners

Michael Daniello ’15: Senior Associate, Sound Mark Partners

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

Ethan Rothschild ’15: HR Director, Org Design & Transformation, Unilever

Matthew Alnwick ’18: Associate, Athos Partners

Anweih Cox ’18: Designer, Narrative 

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

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

Kenneth Mintz ’19: Senior Communications Manager, Gamefam

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

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

Michael Morse ’21 MBA: Budget Management Analyst, United States Department of Defense

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

Chelsea Ransom-Cooper ’15 (below), managing partner and financial planning director at Zenith Wealth Partners, and Young Whitman Advisory Council member, has been named one of  Financial Advisor Magazine’s Young Advisors to Watch in 2023.

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS:

Jordan Fox ’13 (below) welcomed Sonny Isaac Fox on March 4th, 2023. 

April 2023

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

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


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


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


Zachary Bear ‘11: Business Development, PitchBook Data


Michael Jiang ’11: Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Partners


Ali Fleischer ’13: Senior Manager Product Strategy, SharkNinja 


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


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


Eric Klein ’16: Director of Business Development, MontPac


Alexander Heller ’17: Associate, BBG Inc.


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


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


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


Mitchell Takeda ’18: Senior Project Manager, Sephora


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


Michael Brenner ’19: HCM Account Executive, Paylocity 


Samuel Gozinsky ’19: Commercial Manager, FanDuel


Quinn Hecker ’20: Associate Account Executive, Travelers


Zia Jackson ’20: Office Coordinator, Syracuse University – Maxwell School


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


Ruth Bang ’21: Senior Consultant, FTI Consulting


Ishan Gajra ’21: Senior Associate, Partner Valuation Advisors

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS:

Kateyln Meola ’10, director of brand marketing at PepsiCo and her husband Andrew Meola ’10 (NEW) welcomed their second child Cameron James Meola (below) on February 28th.


IN MEMORIAM:



William Hoyle Hannum passed away on July 11, 2022. Bill was a professor of statistics at the Whitman School for 30 years. 

Michael Tripodi ’81 passed away on January 24, 2023. 

March 2023

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

Jim Perkins ’88 MBA: Interim Chief Financial Officer, Flyspace Productions


Shannon Nulty Fitzpatrick ’04: Associate Director of Operational Excellence, Bristol Myers Squibb


Adam Green ’06: CEO of Asset Management, FNZ Group


Jonathan Davis ’08, ’10 MBA: Manager, Solution Engineering, Deltek


Scott Dittmeier ’11: Senior Vice President, Bank of America


Ariel Tavakoli ’15: Senior Analyst, Asset Management, Extell


Krista Librett ’16: Operations Manager - Senior Credit, Manulife Investment Management


Lauren Bogardus ’17: Vice President, BNY Mellon


Diana D. Correia ’17: Senior Associate, JPMorgan & Chase Co. 


Jordan Evans ’17: Planning Consultant, Fidelity Investments


Joshua Karpinski ’17 MBA: Director Transformation Strategy, Liberty


Max Solomon ’17: Onboarding Success Manager, impact.com


Angela Anastasi ’18: Law Clerk, McCue Sussmane Zapfel & Cohen P.C.


Christopher Johnson ’18 MBA: Director of Marketing, Ashland Greene


Carmen Nepa ’18: Senior Associate, Inverness Graham


Michelle Watson ’18 M.S.: Associate Accountant, Rochester City School District


Christina Ambalavanar ’19: Marketing Associate, Grubhub


Cassie Kramp ’19: AVP, Commercial Banking Associate, Citi


Jamie Martin ’19: Founder, Cosmic Pursuit LLC


Claire Stocum ’19: AVP, Senior Relationship Liaison, M&T Bank


Audrey Yoo ’19: Sales Development Manager, athenahealth 



Jacob Cestari ’20, ’22 MBA: Staff Account, SeaChange International


John Jaroslawski ’20: Territory Representative, Milwaukee Tool


Kylie Maher ’20: Assistant Vice President, US Institutional Credit, Tradeweb


Rebecca Millman ’20: Editorial Specialist, Walmart


Spencer Stein ’20: Audit Associate II, CBIZ Marks Paneth


Samantha Walters ’20: Experience Management Senior Associate, EY

February 2023

NEW POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS:

Nick Gustin ’85: Senior Vice President and GMM, Apparel, Hudson’s Bay

Rob Liberty ’94: Managing Director, Bank of America

Thomas Murphy ’87 MBA, ’95 Ph.D.: Chief Executive Officer, Green Carbon Nanostructures Corporation 

Chad Wainman ’04: Senior Claims Consultant, Stephenson+Brook

Emily Doran ’07: Senior Lead Expert Risk Specialist, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Brittney Papke Frick ’07: Senior Principal Contract Manager - Marine Systems Business Unit US Navy, Northrop Grumman

Trevor Marsteller ’09: Controller, Bear Flag Robotics

Max Moskovitz ’12: Director, Golden Vision Capital

Kyle Hoffstein ’13: Strategic Account Executive, Quickbase

Alec Barnett ’14: Principal, TSG Consumer Partners

Yi-Nien Lai ’14 MBA: Senior Manager, Business Intelligence, Klaviyo

Katherine Ristau ’14: Executive Director – Sr. Strategy Manager, JPMorgan & Chase

Jessica Matos ’15: League Finance, Manager, NBA

Ben Uhing ’15: Vice President – Private Banker, J.P. Morgan

Dana Ewanechko ’16: Demand Planner, Henkel

Angela Herrera ’16: Alliances Marketing Manager, Special Projects, PwC

Jake Horowitz ’16: Associate Vice President | Retail Leasing, Colliers

Peggy Nairin ’16: Vice President, Delos

Michael Shaw ’16: Business Intelligence Manager, Yahoo

Corey Dender ’18: Billing Manager, Initiative

Blair Greenwald ’18: Senior Project Manager, Unified Partnerships, iHeartRadio

Brett Klein ’18: Audit Senior, CBIZ Marks Paneth

Derek Lepore ’19: Senior Business Development Representative, FloQast

Erin Sciortino ’19: Associate, Blackstone

Daniel Wetreich ’19: Financial Planning Analyst, Omnicom Media Group

Sarah Ferranti ’20: Equity Research Associate, BMO Capital Markets

Justin Nee ’20: Anti-Money Laundering Investigator, Standard Charter Bank

Andrew Southard ’20: Business Partner Specialist, IBM

Victor Carrafiello ’21: Assistant Manager, Precision Advertising Planner, L'Oréal


IN THE MEDIA:

Derrell Smith ’10 (IST),’13 M.A. (NEW), CEO of 99EATS, host of Tastemade’s “Mad Good Food” and member of the Young Whitman Advisory Council, shared savory super bowl favorites on NBC’s Today and to promote his upcoming “Mad Good Food” NFL special.

Chris Marino ’13, global head of performance marketing and media at Bloomberg News and member of the Young Whitman Advisory Council, shared marketing insight in the “Intelligent Creative Spotlight Series” on vidmob. Marino was also featured by “Marketing Brew” in the weekly series, “Coworking.”

Chelsea Ransom-Cooper ’15 (below), managing partner and director of financial planning at Zenith Wealth Partners and member of the Young Whitman Advisory Council, was featured by Financial Planning Magazine in the article, “Black-owned RIA Leader: How wirehouses can improve on DEI.”