Whitman Class Notes
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:
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.
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
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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
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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
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.”
