Whitman Class Notes
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.
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
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
Ria Dhuper ’18: Junior Account Manager, Time Out Group plc
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
Carlos Semidey, Jr. ’17 MBA: OC/T Lead (Lieutenant Colonel), United States Army Reserve
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.”