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.
1970s
Robert E. Pfeil, BS '72, joined Cornerstone Community Federal Credit Union as vice president for human resources.
Samuel T. Grieco Jr., BS '74, was named business manager of micro businesses for the Allentown Industries Division at Heritage Centers.
Ronald Wojtkowski, BS '75, was promoted to vice president of finance at U-C Coatings.
Joseph Curatolo, BS '76, was honored by Business First as one of the best C-level executives in Western New York.
Ronald P. Kaminski, MBA '77, has published the Home Sweet Home Handbook, with 20 chapters and eight glossary sections of consumer protection information.
1980s
Richard Rychlicki, BS '80, was named controller at Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP.
Richard Johnson, BS '84, was appointed compliance and CRA officer at Bank of Akron.
Karen Camiolo, MBA '85, CPA, was promoted to vice president at National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.
Kelly Appiani, BS '86, was appointed chief financial officer at Buffalo Hotel Supply Co. Inc.
Ann Baumer Schulte, BS '86, was named managing director at Red Team Associates.
Carolyn Robertson, MBA '88, CPA, was appointed assistant superintendent of business at Frontier Central School District.
Lisa Florczak, BS '89, received a Women of Influence award from Business First.
1990s
John Dunbar, MBA '91, was elected chairperson emeritus of the Food Bank of Western New York board of directors.
Patrick Whalen, CEL '91, was honored by Business First as one of the best C-level executives in Western New York.
Michelle Bulan, BS '91, MBA '92, was appointed executive director of marketing and corporate communications at Perry's Ice Cream.
Rachel Foley, MBA '92, graduated from the American Bankers Association's Stonier Graduate School of Banking in Philadelphia.
Denise Hoffman-Day, BS '93, was promoted to administrative vice president at M&T Bank.
Richard Moldenhauer, CEL '93, was inducted into the Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. Hall of Fame for leadership.
Thaddeus Woronowicz, BS '94, CPA, was promoted to principal at Freed Maxick CPAs.
Doris Ferguson, BS '96, CPA, was named tax manager at Kirisits & Associates.
Julia Culkin-Jacobia, BS '98, was appointed chief people officer at Erie County Medical Center.
Anthony Insinna, BS '94, MBA '98, was honored by Business First as one of the best C-level executives in Western New York.
Sean Durbin, MBA '99, was appointed president of Praxair Canada.
2000s
Michael Biondo, BS '00, was promoted to senior manager at Freed Maxick CPAs.
Brian Crimi, MBA '00, was promoted to vice president at Evans Bank.
John Persons, EMBA '00, was named president of Tops Markets.
Jessica Schimert, MBA '01, was recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Buffalo District as its Women in Business Champion of the Year.
Brion A. Scudder, BS '96, JD/MBA '01, is a tenured professor of law at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Sharon Coulter, BS '87, EMBA '02, was named controller at the Reid Group.
Joan Graci, CEL '02, received a Women of Influence award from Business First.
Bruce Izard, BS '99, MBA '02, was promoted to assistant vice president at M&T Bank.
Timothy Barthold, PMBA '04, was promoted to administrative vice president at M&T Bank.
Ronald Ferri, EMBA '05, was named executive vice president of operations at Tops Markets.
Jeannette Marchant, BS '06, CPA, was promoted to manager at Freed Maxick CPAs.
Deneb Pirrone, BS '04, MBA '06, was promoted to vice president of sales and marketing at Ontario Knife Co.
Chet C. Spivey, EMBA '06, was named vice president of clinical marketing at Ivoclar Vivadent.
Laith Al-Khalidi, BS '07, was promoted to manager at Freed Maxick CPAs.
Kathy Egan, CEL '07, was honored by Business First as one of the best C-level executives in Western New York.
Susan Grzybowski, BS '07, was promoted to supervising senior account manager in the tax department at Dansa & D'Arata.
Michelle Maier, BS '07, was appointed key account manager at Buffalo Hotel Supply Co. Inc.
Jack Trostle Jr., BS '07, CPA, was promoted to senior manager at Deloitte & Touche.
Melissa Doyle, BS '08, CPA, was named senior accountant at Brock Schechter & Polakoff.
Maria Gambino, EMBA '08, was named executive director at Buffalo Spine and Sports Medicine.
Sarah Glenn-Smith, EMBA '08, was appointed chief executive officer of Great Lakes Medical Imaging.
Nicholas Hirsch, BS '08, was promoted to manager at Freed Maxick CPAs.
Thomas Insalaco, BS '08, was promoted to supervisor at Freed Maxick CPAs.
Rajan Patel, BS '08, was promoted to senior manager at Freed Maxick CPAs.
Joel Terragnoli, BS '08, was named an associate attorney at Hodgson Russ.
Michael Maley Jr., MS '09, CPA, was promoted to assurance supervising senior at Lougen, Valenti, Bookbinder & Weintraub LLP.
2010s
Amy Arnoldo, BS '10, was named an associate at Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak.
Andrew Bishop, BS '10, was named director of advanced performance analytics at Catholic Health.
Riane Lafferty, BS '10, was named an associate at Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel.
Lisa Petronio, BS '10, joined Walsh Duffield Cos. Inc. as vice president of retirement plan solutions.
Andrea C. Sherry, BS/MBA '10, CPA, was promoted to audit manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Cragg Chaffee, BS '09, MBA '11, was promoted to general manager at EnergyMark LLC.
Lauren Dixon, BS '11, was named associate activation manager for public relations at Eric Mower & Associates.
Kristina Grow, BS '11, was appointed digital project manager at Crowley Webb.
David Langless, EMBA '11, CPA, was named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Tops Markets.
Natalie Tronolone, BS '11, was named account executive at Crowley Webb.
Cindy Chamnichanh, BS '12, was named staff accountant at Toski & Co. CPAs.
Nicole Cree, MS '12, was promoted to senior accountant at Freed Maxick CPAs.
Jill Whalen Douglas, BS '04, EMBA '12, was named vice president of human resources at AAA Western and Central New York.
Michael Lyons, MS '12, CPA, was promoted to senior accountant at Freed Maxick CPAs.
Patrick Murray, MS '12, was appointed staff accountant at Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner LLP.
Annmarie Paladino, BS '12, was promoted to accounting and administrative manager at EnergyMark LLC.
Megan Romeis, BS '12, was named an associate at Freed Maxick CPAs.
Shandra Spicer, CEL '12, was recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Buffalo District as its Small-Business Person of the Year.
Anthony Gardner, BS '12, MS '13, CPA, was promoted to senior accountant in the tax department of Dansa & D'Arata.
Rowan Ketchum, BS '14, was appointed staff accountant at Lougen, Valenti, Bookbinder & Weintraub LLP.
Robert F. McCormack, EMBA '14, MD, was named chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine in the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Kelsey Regan, BS '14, was named project coordinator at Eric Mower & Associates.
Charles Schutt II, BS '14, was appointed enterprise risk management internal auditor at Freed Maxick CPAs.
Kuljit Singh, BS '14, was named an associate at Freed Maxick CPAs.
Mark Branden, EMBA '15, was appointed director of finance and operations at Launch NY.
Angela Kapsiak, BS '14, MS '15, was named staff accountant at Lumsden & McCormick LLP.
Brian Orzechowski, BS '15, was appointed account service coordinator at Gelia.
Alumni Spotlight: 2015 40 Under Forty
Congratulations to the following alumni named to the 2015 40 Under Forty list by Business First:
- Jerilyn Hickey, EMBA '07
- Jason Jankowiak, MBA '02
- Elizabeth McPartland, PMBA '13
- J.P. Midgley, CEL '11
- Adam Pratt, CEL '08, EMBA '13
- Eric Reich, JD/MBA '02
- Leon Smith IV, EMBA '15
Alumni Spotlight: Annmarie Cellino, JD/MBA '14
Annmarie Cellino, JD/MBA '14, is a forward on the Buffalo Beauts, one of four charter teams in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).
Formed in March 2015, the NWHL is the first paid professional women's hockey league in the U.S. The league's season runs October to March, when the teams vie for the Isobel Cup, named for Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy, daughter of Lord Stanley.
Cellino played hockey in high school at Nichols, then at the NCAA level at Middlebury College.
As a college player, she received the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Rookie of the Year award for the 2005-06 season. The following year, she led the NESCAC in scoring and was named NESCAC Player of the Year and a First Team All-American. She was an All-NESCAC selection in each of her four collegiate seasons.
Off the ice, Cellino is an associate attorney at Vance Law Firm in Buffalo.
