Class Notes
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Please note: Individuals are listed in Class Notes according to the year of their most recent School of Management degree.
1950s
Don Pirson '50 retired after a long, successful career as owner and operator of Don Pirson Home Appliance Inc. in Clarence.
1970s
Timothy W. McNamara '77 was named senior vice president - wealth management at UBS Financial Services.
Jon Zucarelli '77, CPA, was appointed director at Arcara Zucarelli Lenda & Straka CPAs.
Eugene Jordan '78, president of E.P. Jordan & Associates Inc., was designated a retirement income certified professional by The American College of Financial Services.
Gregory Hiczewski '79, CPA, founder and president of The Magellan Group, was appointed to the WNY Medical Group Management Association's board of directors.
1980s
Charles Swanekamp, MBA '80, partner at Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel LLP, was appointed to the Buffalo Niagara Sports Commission Advisory Council.
Lee Kitchen, MBA '81, professor at Tallahassee Community College, published the Chinese edition of his book, YOU! The Brand, Marketing the Individual, with China Fortune Press.
Sharon D. Randaccio '76, MBA '81, president and CEO of Performance Management Partners Inc., opened Red Siren, a women's specialty store, this summer at Buffalo's HarborCenter.
Arthur G. Wingerter '82, president at Univera Healthcare, was named a trustee of Daemen College.
Cheryl Duggan '83 was promoted to senior partner and chief financial officer at Eric Mower + Associates.
Joel Goldberg '81, MBA '83, was named director of human resources for Premio Foods.
Randall Krolewicz '83 was promoted to group vice president, manager of capital data reporting, regulatory affairs and capital adequacy at M&T Bank.
Gregg Kam '85, CPA, was named CFO of Sonneborn, a New Jersey-based chemical company.
Peter Storey, MBA '85, was named vice president of business development by HomeCare Partners.
Anna Bojarczuk-Foy '77, MBA '86, was promoted to director of business development at Elderwood.
Donald Lenda '88, CPA, was appointed director at Arcara Zucarelli Lenda & Straka CPAs.
1990s
Robert Eck, MBA '90, was promoted to general manager of the Energy Services Department at National Fuel.
James Ahrens, BS/MBA '91, was promoted to manager of the national correspondent and east wholesale divisions within M&T Bank's mortgage division.
Cheryl Jankowski '91, CPA, partner at Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner, was appointed to the board of the Financial Planning Counselors of Western New York.
Kelly MacDonald, MBA '93, was promoted to group vice president, residential mortgage risk manager at M&T Bank.
Kelly Julius '94 was promoted to vice president of human resources at Merchants Insurance Group.
Christopher Kania, MBA '94, CFA, administrative vice president at M&T Bank, was elected board chair for Leadership Buffalo.
Richard Boulware, MBA '96, was appointed director, global logistics at International Flavors & Fragrances.
David Merrell '91, MBA '96, was promoted to president of North Forest Office Space.
Jeff Streb '96 was named vice president of human resources at Bryant and Stratton College.
Kelly Marks '94, MBA '97, was promoted to partner at Phillips Lytle LLP, where she is a tax attorney.
Walter Tarver III, MBA '97, director of the Career Center at Stockton University, was chosen as president-elect of the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers.
Anthony Pandolfi '99, vice president of wealth management and portfolio manager in the Wells Group at UBS Financial Services Inc., was appointed to the board of directors for Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute.
2000s
Jennifer Insalaco '00, CPA, was promoted to principal at Brock, Schechter & Polakoff.
Victoria LaBelle '00 was appointed director of human resources at Calamar.
Steven R. Smyth '00, CPA, was named partner at Lougen Valenti Bookbinder & Weintraub.
David J. Luzon, MBA '01, partner at Phillips Lytle LLP, was elected president of the Financial Planning Counselors of Western New York.
Bharat Jain, MBA '02, CPA, was named partner in Ernst & Young's Financial Services Office.
Christopher Schenk '95, JD/MBA '02, was named chief legal officer at Curbell Inc.
Jeremy Compise '03 was appointed director of sales at JMS Technical Solutions.
Chris Dorsaneo '03, co-owner of Lloyd Taco Truck, appeared on CNBC's "Restaurant Startup" and accepted a $250,000 investment to open a new restaurant.
Thomas Anderson, EMBA '04, vice president of environmental, health and safety at Noco Energy Corp., was appointed to the company's newly formed executive management leadership group.
Michael Leslie '04 was promoted to administrative vice president, financial analysis manager in M&T Bank's regulatory affairs and capital adequacy department.
Jonathan Roller '03, MS '04, CPA, was promoted to principal at Lumsden & McCormick.
Adam Desmond '05 was named vice president and relationship manager for the Buffalo middle market commercial banking division at First Niagara Financial Group.
Matthew Huefner '05 was promoted to manager at Dopkins & Co. LLP.
Douglas C. Muth, BS/MBA '05, CPA, was promoted to principal at Lumsden & McCormick.
Paul Terranova '05 joined The Evans Agency as an account executive specializing in commercial insurance.
Christina Barone '06, CPA, was appointed tax manager at Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner.
Lindsey Costello '06 was promoted to senior project manager, outreach at Crowley Webb.
Jerry Sheldon, CEL '06, was named executive director of the Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance.
Victor A. Filadora, EMBA '07, MD, was named chief of clinical services at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Jared Millman '07 serves as senior manager at Viacom.
Jared Sedor '07 was appointed bank officer and senior credit analyst at Evans Bank.
Matthew Astridge, MBA '08, was promoted to assistant vice president at Evans Bank, where he is assistant treasurer and manages the operations team in the finance division.
Jeremy D. Blecha '08, CPA, was named a manager in the audit department at Tronconi Segarra & Associates.
Chirico Rozsa '08, CPA, was named audit supervisor at Freed Maxick CPAs.
2010s
Charlie Hake, MS '10, CPA, CFE, was appointed accounting manager at SelectOne.
Thomas Hughes '10 was named an associate at HoganWillig.
Lauren E. Huson '10 was named commercial lines account executive at the Evans Agency.
Nicholas Jones, MS '10, CVA, was promoted to senior associate at Paramax Corp.
Nicholas A. Romano '10 serves as associate attorney at Connors & Vilardo LLP and as deputy town attorney - town prosecutor for the Town of Cheektowaga, N.Y.
Julie Bishop '11 was appointed director of sales at Hyatt Place Buffalo/Amherst.
Michael Daddario '10, MS '11, joined Freed Maxick CPAs as an accountant.
Jennifer Balke '12 was appointed corporate development sales representative for WNED/WBFO.
Oliver Hays, PMBA '13, was named senior public relations manager at The Martin Group.
Kyle Rogers '13, public relations specialist at HealthNow New York Inc., was appointed to the board of directors for the Advertising Club of Buffalo.
Grace Walker '13 was appointed assistant accountant at the Bonadio Group.
Jennifer Amico '14 also joined the Bonadio Group as assistant accountant.
Emily Baczynski '14 was appointed business development director by City Dining Cards, a customer loyalty company.
Jennifer Basile, PhD '14, was named associate vice president of data analytics and system integration at Erie Community College.
Renee Cerullo, CEL '14, president of RLComputing, began her term as president of New York State Women Inc.
Joseph Chow, EMBA '14, MD, was promoted to president of TeamHealth Urgent Care.
Jesse Koester '14 joined the management development program at Will Foods.
Brett Perla, MBA '14, was named an analyst for Crowley Webb, a marketing communications agency.
Joshua Seward '14, MS '15, was selected for a prestigious postgraduate technical assistantship with the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
Alumni Spotlight: 2015 30 Under Thirty
Congratulations to the following School of Management alumni and students named to the 2015 30 Under Thirty list by Buffalo Business First:
- Mercedes Calway, EMBA '16
- Jeremy Kamholz '09
- Ryan Miller, CEL '15
- Raphael Pignataro, JD/MBA '13
- Paul Snyder IV '08, JD/MBA '12
- Michael Van Remmen '08, CPA
Spotlight: Rochester-area alumni honored
From left, Diehl, Jerabeck and Colyer. (Photo: David Riffer)
Three School of Management alumni were honored by the Rochester Chapter of the UB Alumni Association at its inaugural awards ceremony in June.
Craig J. Jerabeck '83, MBA '84, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes sustained accomplishments that are widely recognized for their significance. Jerabeck is founder, president and CEO of 5LINX Enterprises. (Read more about Jerabeck in this issue's cover story.)
J. Michael Colyer, MBA '96, accepted the Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes exceptional career accomplishments, research or scholarly activity. Colyer serves as chief procurement officer and vice president of global strategiec sourcing at VWR International.
Christopher P. Diehl, PharmD/MBA '12, clinical pharmacist at Lifetime Health Medical Group's Joseph C. Wilson Center, received the Young Alumni Award in recognition of his successful career path, ambitious personality and leadership in the workplace.
