SienaSIENA NEWS • A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS • FALL 2006

Contents

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FEATURES

Short Takes................................8, 30

Alumni: Fall Class Notes............20-27

Planned Giving...............................33

DEPARTMENTS

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The Transformation Of SienaCollege............................................4

Luce Foundation Grant.....................9

Walking Where History Happened...10

Summer Legal Fellow:Samantha Reid ..............................12

Kashmir’s Dr. Sobia........................14

Siena’s Patriot: Patrick Henry..........15

Athletic Achievements....................17

Nurture Potential..............................18

Building Fences To Bring PeopleTogether.........................................28

My Summer In Bolivia.....................31

Extreme Makeover:Serra Hall Edition............................32

Support and Stewardship.................34

It’s In Giving Selflessly ThatWe Receive....................................35

The Great Ball Drop.........Back Cover

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The Transformation Of Siena College

Legal FellowSamantha ReidEmergency ManagementResearch

Joyce Barlin ’02 (left)celebrates her graduationfrom Albany MedicalCollege with Dr.Ed Larow (center)and her fatherDr. Barlin (right)

Building FencesTo Bring PeopleTogether

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From Script to Stage

Siena students worked over the course of threemonths to produce Tee O’Neill’s Best PossibleWorld. They also had the rare opportunity towork directly with the playwright to create hervision and learn about an often neglected globalissue.

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The play, the winner of Siena’s International Playwright’sCompetition, was inspired by the 32 asylum seekers that O’Neill livedwith in an Irish hostel, and the characters are based on real people. Infact, the character of Bendrini was based on Zhao Liu Tao, a 29 yearold Chinese student who was brutally murdered in Dublin while walkingh o m e in 2002. “The play was an absolute eye opener and raises

many questions about the treatment of refugees and asylumseekers all over the world,” Gina Graziano ’09 said. Beforereading the script, Gina who plays the lead, Catherine“Bride” Kelly, had little knowledge on this topic.Thispainful knowledge gave the students a moral purpose intheir performances; in fact, it threw Laura Darling ’07,who plays the villain owner of the hostel, into a personalstruggle. Darling explained, “I never thought it wouldbe so difficult to play a villain. She takes advantage ofthese people looking for freedom. She is abusive andcruel, cold and calculating. And Tee told us that mycharacter was based on a real hostel owner, and thecharacter is only one tenth as cruel as the real woman.”

Perhaps the student that was most involved indeveloping new knowledge was Stacey Tuttle ’07. Shetook her research responsibilities seriously; spending

countless hours in the library and on the computerexpanding her knowledge of refugees, asylum seekers and immigrationlaws, and the quest for freedom. The combination of her researchwith O’Neill’s firsthand accounts of hostel life allowed the cast toimmerse themselves in their roles, and succeed at bringing awareness tothese injustices.

For the students, this learning process began as early as theauditions where they were asked to immediately immerse themselves ina character, accent and all. The auditions were taped and sent via the

Internet to O’Neill, and she was able to decide, alongwith director Gary Maciag, O.F.M., who would be cast.From here the play began to develop, along with thecharacters and the students behind them.

The group started by returning from winterbreak early to do three-a-day sessions, rehearsing 12 hoursa day, not including memorization and accentdevelopment. Meaghan Young ’10, who plays Biljana, is afreshman in the theatre program. For her part, she hadto learn three accents and two languages and “thefaulting American accent was surprisingly hard toaccomplish,” she said.

“It’s a team effort, constantly changing andworking off oneanother so thatcollaboratively, itis an amazingplay,” explainedGina. Althoughthis takes work tomake it happen, itis also the best partof the experience.“It’s great to workalongside suchtalented people,especially Tee and Br.Gary,” she said.“Having Tee oncampus was

invaluable. While most actors are forced to speculate onwhat a line means, Tee was right there to explain.”

For Laura, the show’s only senior, it was anespecially important experience because it was her last inSiena’s theatre, which has become a second home. “Thecountless theatre experiences have helped me to learn, tothink, and to grow throughout my years here,” said Laura,who will put her self-confidence and speaking skills to

work in law school, where she hopes to learn moreabout internationallaw. “I want a chanceto help change the veryproblems that thecharacters in the playface.”

Siena StudentsWork WithNYFA Fellow

Biology majors Catherine Cagino ’09 andMichelle Flores ’07, along with Emily McHugh ’09, anEnglish education major, developed and presented theiroriginal art work at an opening reception on campus.The reception was part of an exhibit titled New VisionsNYFA at Siena. “Art is another creative outlet for me,”Emily said. “This was a great opportunity for me totake my interest in art to another level.”

The program came to Siena thanks to SergioSericolo, creative designer/instructor at the College.He was awarded a $7,000 grant from the New YorkFoundation for the Arts this past fall to do an artist-audience exchange. “I immediately thought of thestudents at Siena,” Sericolo said. “This project wasabout giving Siena students the opportunity to developand present their art work to the outside community.”The project required the students to think in a differentway, apply their knowledge, and defend it during theopening reception.

Over the course of two semesters Sericolomentored the students as they developed their pastelsand charcoal drawings. “Their works incorporatedwho they are and where they came from, and throughthe presentations they were able to delve deeper intowhat they were trying to say with their work,” Sericoloexplained.

The exhibit was designed like a graduate schoolthesis. “In graduate school, an artist is asked to discussand defend their work in front of their peers and thecommunity,” Sericolo explained. “These students tookon this challenge, without receiving college credit, andwith great enthusiasm”

“This was a nice complement to my academicexperience here,” Michelle, who aspires to be a dentist,said. “This project allowed me to use my creativeabilities and forced me to think like an artist instead ofa scientist.”

Top: NYFA Fellow Sergio Sericolo works with Catherine Cagino ’09. Left to Right: Detail from Catherine’s“Prom Series”, Detail from Michelle’s “Mexican Memories” Series, Detail form Emily’s “Exchanges - A FamilyPortrait” Series. Emily McHugh ’09, Michelle Flores’07, and Catherine showcased their pastels and charcoaldrawings at the New Visions NYFA at Siena Exhibit.

Short ytakes

The Center for the Study of Government and Politics invited Dr. Stephen Wayne,a professor at Georgetown University and a well known author and lecturer on

American presidents, to serve as the keynote speaker for the Road to the WhiteHouse Colloquium.

“Our students approached me about him so I reached out on theirbehalf and asked him to come to campus,” said Dr. Len Cutler, director, center

for the study of government and politics. “Dr. Wayne is an author of one ofthe books that our political science students have been studying so this was a

wonderful opportunity for our students to dialogue with him.”The colloquium examined the United States’ presidential nomination process and

took a closer look at what the polls are telling us about the 2008 presidential election. Siena students served asmoderators and discussants with Dr. Wayne and Siena College faculty members.

“It was a little intimidating discussing politics with experts on the topic like Dr. Wayne and my mentors hereat Siena,” Gregory Albert ’08 said. “This experience was valuable as I now feel confident that I can do something likethis again in the future.”

Gregory served as a student discussant on a roundtable titled “The Nomination Process: Do We Get the BestPresidential Nominees?” He discussed the dominance fundraising and early name recognition play in the race for theWhite House and raised the question, “Is the media hurting the nomination process?”

Dr. Wayne and Dr. Halpert, professor of political science at Siena College, thought Gregory brought upvalid points and agreed that the media was hurting the nomination process.

Dr. Cutler summed it up, “This was a nice opportunity for our students to interact with scholars outside ofthe classroom. I also hope this conference helps increase our students’ awareness of the importance to get out and votenext year.”

Road to the White HouseColloquium Held at Siena

Left to Right: Dr. Leon Halpert Professot of Political Science, Gregory Albert’08, Dr. Stephen Wayne, Professorof Government at Georgetown University, Dr. Len Cutler, Director of The Center for the Study of Governmentand Politics, Kyle Christiansen ’08, Joy Landis ’09 and Dr. Salvatore Lombardo, Assistant Porfessor of PoliticalScience at The Road to the White House Colloquium.

Before dawn every other Wednesday morning,the cleaning staff is never surprised to find ChrisHannmann ’08, editor in chief of The Prometheanworking on the student newspaper. It is thenewspaper’s production day, and he has been up allnight perfecting the layout of the next issue, whichdebuts every other Thursday. Chris puts the finishingtouches on it, waves goodbye to the cleaning staff, andheads to class.

With just six issues under his belt, Chris is al-ready learning lessons he would never find in a text-book. As an English major and staff writer, Chris hasbeen developing his writing ability since his freshmanyear, but his time as editor is offering a whole newexperience and skill set. “This is a managerial posi-tion, and I have found that I am making business deci-sions,” he explained.

Lesson #1: No Editor is an Island. “Youneed mentors like former editor Jacqueline Shelburne’07 and faculty advisor, Br. Brian Belanger, O.F.M. Youhave to rely on your staff to produce all of the con-tent,” explained Chris. His biggest challenge has beenacting as a motivator for the all-student, all-volunteerstaff. “It’s not enough to have the staff just do theirjobs. I have to motivate them to do it to the best oftheir ability and on time. This means I spend a lot oftime on the phone and emailing; if I can personallyconnect with them, I have a chance at getting theirbest material.”

Editor in Chief

Lesson #2: Think Outside the Box. Chrismust be resourceful when it comes to covering im-portant news and making sure the stories will catchthe students’ attention. For instance, he recently askedstudents that volunteered for Habitat for Humanityand the St. Francis Inn during spring break to writefirsthand accounts of their experience for ThePromethean, which resulted in, interesting in-depthstories. He has even added newspaper bins to the resi-dence hall entrances to make the paper more acces-sible to the audience.

Lesson #3: Take Care of Business. Chris hasalso discovered the difficulty of making executive de-cisions when it comes to content. Since the only wayto relieve his budget is to include advertising, Chrishas stressed an increase in ads and it has bumped thenewspaper from an eight page layout to twelve. Firsthe must lay out the ads, and then place the text aroundthem. “Just like in the real paper business, you haveto pay the bills,” he said. From there, he must judgethe pertinence of each article in order to position them.Sometimes this means dropping articles, at least forthe current issue, because they simply can’t fit.

For Chris, it’s well worth the effort. He wantsto break into the ultra competitive communicationsfield after graduation. While many people say the onlyway to accomplish this is pure luck, Chris believes inmaking his own luck. His experience as editor, a rar-ity as an undergraduate student, has endowed him witha working knowledge of the news business and placedhim securely on the path to a rewarding career in thisdemanding field.

Past editors of the student-run newspaper are using theleadership, organizational, and communication skills theydeveloped in this position to achieve extraordinarysuccess in a variety of career fields. These past editorsinclude:

William Kennedy, Jr. ’49, Pulitzer prize winner,Ironweed and executive director, New York StateWriters InstituteDr. David Fahey ’59, professor of history, MiamiUniversity of OhioJ. Vincent Chesterfield ’58, retired high school teacherAnthony Farina ’61, owner/marketing director, VitalBottom Line Marketing ConsultingEd Henninger ’65, consultant, Henninger ConsultingBill McGoldrick ’68, partner, Washburn andMcGoldrickCarmen Cognetta ’68, attorney, New York CityCouncilDom Yezzi ’69, president, Insurance Services OfficeAl Petrillo ’70, author of Full Moon and freelancewriter in Tuscon, ArizonaBob Stronach ’72, partner, Stronach Associates andformer director of public relations, St. ElizabethMedical CenterPeter Harrigan ’72, vice president of communications,Lockheed Martin

Paul Smith ’73, copy editor, Poughkeepsie JournalJohn Szypulski ’75, accountant, JFS AccountingE d Fleming ’85, therapist, South Shore Mental

Health of Quincy, MATom McBride ’85, copy editor/designer,The Daily GazettePatrick Chaisson ’86, major, U.S. ArmyRichard Jacobson ’86, counsel, Arnold &Porter LLPPat Gillespie ’88, appointed SmartGrowth Ombudsman by New JerseyGovernor Richard Codey

Kristine Lombardi ’92, senior editor, Readers DigestChildren’s PublishingKevin Wheatley ’94, attorney, Rivertown FinancialJennie Errickson ’96, consumer marketing, U.S. Newsand World ReportDr. Ingrid Bedinotti ’96, pediatric surgeon, AlbanyMedical CenterLangdon White ’97, director of engineering,Netnumina Solutions

Ryan Watroba ’07 has a habit of setting goals and constantly surpassinghis own expectations. He started out working at WVCR as a moonlighter.Three years later, his dedication has paid off; you can hear DJ Trobes onthe popular nine-noon timeslot. When he’s not on the radio, Ryan isworking to get as much real-world business experience as possible byinterning at the Times Union’s marketing department, MapInfo, andSchuyler Commercial Real Estate. It is not surprising that his biggestchallenge yet, an independent study, has grown from a research paperinto a full blown study.

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Taking Care of Business

In the fall of 2005, Dr. Raj Devasagayam,associate professor of marketing and management,approached Ryan with the idea of conducting anindependent study and he responded enthusiastically,ready to test himself in a new way. Dr. Devasagayamguided him to the hot topic of laptop use inthe classroom, and Ryan’s new adventure was putinto motion. “After my internship experiences, I waseager to apply the same technology found in thebusiness world to the classroom,” said Ryan.Afterreading all of the prior research on the topic, Ryandeveloped a survey from scratch and offered it tothe Siena community through an online survey-hosting website. Using techniques he learned in hisresearch methods class, he was able to contributenew findings related to laptop integration.

Ryan explained, “Rather than simplyidentifying that students and faculty feel differently,the study has gone one step further and explainedthe specific variables that attribute to thedifferences.” While 65% of students believe thatlaptops develop a more interactive learningenvironment, only 34% of faculty share this view;this correlates to the view that laptops make learningeasier, which 61% of students believe, but only 31%of faculty agree. Thus, most faculty membersperceive that an increase in laptop use will be adistraction rather than a learning tool.

Ryan’s second finding is counterintuitive tothe common position that laptops would be used tofacilitate note taking. “My results indicate thatlaptops are desired by students for developing a moreinteractive learning environment and enhancingclassroom discussion, and lastly for note taking”.

The findings of Ryan’s independent studygained national recognition at the Marketing andManagement Associations Spring 2007 Conferenceheld in Chicago March 28-30. Ryan presented tomembers of MMA in a 25 minute session. Althoughhe was an undergraduate student exhibiting tobusiness professionals, graduate students, andprofessors, he was ready. “I am used to having myvoice heard from working at WVCR and the

Students FacultyLaptops develop a more interactivelearning environment 65% 34%Laptops make learning easier 61% 31%Laptops enhance discussion 40% 25%Laptops improve academic performance 40% 25%

Results

countless presentations I have done in my businesscourses gave me the confidence I needed,” said Ryan.

Yet, it didn’t end in Chicago. Ryan and Dr.Devasagayam have already begun collecting data fora national sample in order to publish findings that gobeyond the scope of the first paper. He plans to stickwith it although he will be moving on to an internshipwith GE this summer and to Union College’s M.B.A.program this fall. “There is so much more to findout and the topic will only grow to include PDAs,podcasts, and even cell phones. I may have reachedmy initial goal, but it’s worth continuing,” he said.

When the Siena team arrived in Bostonon February 15 for the Harvard National ModelUnited Nations competition, they were ready todo more than sit back and observe how theUnited Nations works. Their months ofpreparation and professional development madecertain that they were ready to make an impactthroughout the mock event as they stood in asIran, an important Middle Eastern representativeto the United Nations.

This learning began long before the compe-tition, in Siena’s classrooms and during countlessmeetings led by head delegate Amanda Kuryluk ’07.Using Model UN study guides, conducting primaryresearch, meeting with the Iranian United Nationsdelegation, and studying the work of faculty schol-ars, each student worked to develop an expertise onspecific topics. They taught each other UN rulesand procedures, Iran’s history and global positions,resolution drafting, and United Nations functions anddiplomacy.

In January, the team had the extraordinaryopportunity to meet Honorable Mansour Sadeghi,delegate to the UN, and other representatives of theIslamic Republic of Iran, in New York City. Theexperience was an eye-opener. As MichaelMcLaughlin ’07 described, “Meeting people from oneof our country’s greatest international foes is a lifechanging experience. They were surprisingly mod-erate in their views, relatively understanding, as wellas seemingly willing to cooperate with the U.S.”Samantha Tymchyn ’09 added, “The delegate wasreally nice to us, and answered every question wehad. After the meeting I felt more ready to put onthe shoes of this country that is often held by thenews in a negative light.”

After their months of research and practice,and their newfound personal understanding of Iran’spositions, team Siena arrived at Model UN with con-fidence, a solid knowledge of the issues, and Iran’sposition on them. Each student was involved in vitaldecisions that paralleled those made by diplomats andworld leaders daily. On the special political anddecolonization committee, Kristi Fanelli ’07, andCraig Page ’08, worked hard to have their Iranianvoices heard concerning Iraq, and were instrumen-tal in passing a resolution that reflected the wishesof Middle Eastern countries. “This was importantfor Iran because it called for one unified Iraq, whichis essential to creating a stable society, and Iran pre-

fers to engage in a stable and peaceful relationshipwith Iraq,” explained Kristi.

Meanwhile, Samantha was representing Iranon the International Monetary Fund Committee,where the developed and the developing worlds col-lided. After a day and a half of roundabout discus-sions with seemingly no end, a simulated crisis hitthe committee: a terrorist attack in Nigeria that cre-ated major economic problems for its citizens andsurrounding areas. Harvard gave the IMF students“updates” in a variety of sources: news reports,newspaper articles, memos, and even a personal visit.“As soon as we came up with temporary solutions,the problem worsened. It was a stressful two days,but we all learned first hand that one of IMF’s weak-nesses is responding to a crisis, a lesson that made itinto our resolution,” explained Samantha.

Despite the taxing environment, the delegateswere able to work together and draft four workingpapers that led to a successful resolution in the eyesof Iran. In addition to an outlined crisis protocol,they passed a voting quota system which was morefavorable to the developing nations and improvingworking relations with world trade organizations,non-governmental organizations and inter-govern-mental organizations.

The impressive work of Craig, Kristi, andSamantha are just one aspect of Siena’s success atthe conference. Megan Sweeney ’09 overcame herdiscomfort with speaking sternly as an Iranian andbecame a major leader of the Middle Eastern/Afri-can Bloc on the Legal Committee. “By the end ofthe conference, other delegates were coming to usfor advice. It was invigorating,” she described.

From its initial research to the conference’saward ceremony, the Harvard National ModelUnited Nations provided the delegates with an un-forgettable experience that the seniors will keep withthem long after graduation. As for the underclass-men, in the words of Megan Sweeney, “We can’twait until next year.”

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Dr. JulianBond deliveredthe keynoteaddress at the20th annualMartin LutherKing, Jr. andCoretta ScottKing LectureSeries on Race

and Nonviolent Social Change at Siena College. Fromhis student days at Morehouse College to his currentchairmanship of the National Association for theAdvancement of Colored People (NAACP), Dr. Bondhas been a leader in the movements for civil rights andeconomic justice in the United States.

“Tonight is a celebration of the America thatMartin Luther King, Jr. worked for and died for,” Bondtold the Siena audience during his address. His speech,“Crossing the Color Line: From Rhythm ‘n’ Blues toRock ‘n’ Roll,” focused on how music has broughtpeople together to form a racial cultural unity inAmerica. Dr. Bond’s lecture used song clips and slidesto show how music rose from black communitiesthrough white teenagers to the mainstream, culminatingwith a sampling of Elvis Presley’s performance.

Chair of NAACPVisits Siena

“I have been advocating for civil rights,economic justice, and peace since my college days,”he remarked to the Siena students in attendance. “Whilewe have made some progress there is still a long wayto go. It will be up to our current generation of collegestudents to continue moving ahead with these efforts,”he said.

Dr. Bond’s passion for civil rights has beenevident over the years as an activist who has faced jailtime for his convictions, as a veteran with more than20 years experience in the Georgia General Assembly,as a university professor, and as a writer who has beenon the cutting edge of social change since 1960.

While a student at Morehouse College, hefounded the Atlanta student sit-in and anti-segregationorganization, and the Student Nonviolent CoordinatingCommittee (SNCC). As SNCC’s communicationsdirector, Bond was active in protests and registrationcampaigns throughout the South during one of thisnation’s most difficult times.

“Julian Bond is a courageous person who hasmade a difference,” Fr. Kevin Mackin, O.F.M. said.“His presentation at Siena College – and also as a gueston my News & Views radio program — point to theinnovative ways we can bring leadership alive fortoday’s students.”

Dr. Julian Bond,chair of NAACP,visited campus andspoke about hispassion for civilrights.

Chris Baldwin ’85followed his brothers’footsteps to SienaCollege andremembers it as oneof the best decisionshe ever made. “SienaCollege provided mewith every single collegeexperience I could have everwanted,” he said. “The people I interacted with atSiena encouraged me to explore my interests, getinvolved, and helped me grow into the person I amtoday.”

Chris delivered this message in March whenhe served as the keynote speaker at the PresidentialScholars program. He recalled his days on campuswhere he developed his leadership skills as captainof the lacrosse team, learned about the importanceof giving back by volunteering with the FranciscanFriars, developed his knowledge of economic theoryand methodology as an economics major, and becamea well-rounded individual through the liberal artscourse work he completed.

“I really enjoyed my days at Siena. I wasencouraged to take the skills that I was acquiring inthe classroom and put them to use in themarketplace,” he said.

Upon graduation, Chris, an economicsmajor, began his career with Proctor and Gamble.He then moved on to Nabisco, where he held theposition of national vice president for sales andlogistics.

He joined Hershey three years ago as theglobal chief customer officer. He then becamepresident of the U.S. commercial group where hewas responsible for sales, marketing, and strategyfor the company’s U.S. business before beingpromoted to his current position.

President ofHershey NorthAmerica VisitsCampus

When Chris was hired, Richard Lenny,chairman, president and CEO of Hershey said,“Throughout his career, he has excelled in allessential areas, including field sales, customermarketing, logistics and organizational development.Chris’ vast experience and energetic, focusedleadership will be invaluable as we continue to buildHershey’s superior selling capabilities.”

For Chris, this extraordinary businesscareer began right here at Siena. “I will always

be grateful for what Siena gave me,” he told theaudience of prospective students. “Take theopportunities this College gives you and run withthem. Thanks to Siena, that is what I continue to dotoday.”

The World is ourClassroom

For Siena students, the world is becoming their classroom thanks to the courses being offeredwith an international travel experience imbedded into them. Recent trips have taken our students toNicaragua and Costa Rica and trips to China, Greece, and India will take place in the next couple ofmonths.

“These courses allow our students to explore different cultures, bringing what they are studyingin the classroom to life,” said Deborah Kelly, J.D., assistant professor of marketing mangagement, whoguided 15 students to Costa Rica.

“They also challenge our students’ comfort zones, create emotional turmoil, and create a joltthat allows them to learn in ways not ordinarily available to them,” said Dr. Vera Eccarius-Kelly,associate professor of political science.

Dr. Eccarius-Kelly has guided trips abroad where her students visited traditional women’scooperatives, climbed ancient archeological sites, visited rural health clinics and primary schools, touredmaquila textile sweatshops, and interviewed former guerrilla leaders about their lives.

“Students return from their experiences abroad with a more worldly perspective and begin toappreciate the advantages they enjoy in their own lives,” she said. “For instance, poverty is no longeran abstract concept to them.”

Siena students spent partof their trip working withchildren in Nicaragua.

During spring breakEccarius-Kelly guided herWomen and Revolution inNicaragua class to Nicaragua.Highlights of the trip includedan interview with Dora MarieTellez, Nicaraguan minister ofhealth and leader of the feministrevolution, lodging with localfamilies, and tours of asweatshop, coffee plantation,and local market areas.

“It isn’t often that youstudy historical figures likeDora Marie Tellez in theclassroom and then get to meetthem in person,” KimVassilatos ’09 said. “We were

in awe and inspired by the stories she told us.”The trips to Costa Rica and Nicaragua gave the students

an insider’s view of industries such as real estate, sugar cane,pottery, fair trade markets, and coffee. “Observing the workethic of the potters in Massaya, Nicaragua inspired me becauseof their dedication to the betterment of their own people,”Larissa Walker ’09 said.

The students also experienced the local cuisine whichfeatured rice, beans, and meat on most days while immersingthemselves into the Spanish speaking culture. “The people Imet were extremely generous and very understanding of myawkward attempts to communicate with them,” JacquelineShelburne ’07 said. She spent part of her trip teaching andlearning new card games with the children she met inNicaragua.

The students who visited Costa Rica had the opportunityto study ecotourism first hand. “To see Costa Rica’s naturalbeauty, learn more about the importance of ecotourism, andinteract with the locals was an amazing experience,” PerlaTerrero ’07, a marketing and management major said. Perlaand Sara Tantillo ’07, an English major, are using theirexperience abroad to complete an independent study projecttitled, “Managing Cross Cultures,” where they are examiningthe pros and cons of ecotourism in Costa Rica.

These trips also exposed Siena students to levels ofpoverty that they never witnessed before. “I was amazed athow the locals we stayed with in Nicaragua lived with suchdignity and pride considering the conditions they lived in,”Jacqueline said. “This experience was an eye opener for me.”

These courses seem to be a perfect complement to whatthe faculty are attempting to create in their classrooms. “As aneducator I encourage my students to become responsible andempathetic global citizens,” Eccarius-Kelly said. “When youget a chance to see the world and the needs it has, it can be apowerful experience for them.” This is another reason the travelstudy courses have become so popular on campus.

Top left: Perla Terrero ’07 and guide zip-lining inGuanacaste, Costa Rica. Top to bottom: Siena stu-dents learning about Ecotourism from their tour guidein Costa Rica. Students touring a sweat shop inNicaragua.Marina Kinner ’07 and Lindsey Speech ’07at Rincon de la Vieja National Park in Costa Rica.Larissa Walker ‘09 with the family she stayed with inNicaragua. Bottom: Students learn how coffee is

Dr. Shannon O’Neill, director of the women’s cen-ter, and Br.Brian Belanger, O.F.M., director of interna-tional programs, led a group of Siena students to the Do-minican Republic to serve with the people of SantoDomingo. Their work focused on the local children, apopulation that needed their help the most.

The group worked in a poverty-stricken part ofthe city with scant electricity or adequate sanitation. “Uponour arrival we were a little nervous but just went with theflow,” John Zampella’08 said. Though theneighborhood did suf-fer from instances ofcrime, the peoplewere incredibly wel-coming and the stu-dents were safelyhoused in a conventwith Franciscan sis-ters.

The Sienagroup assisted foursisters in running an after-school program for children inthe community, ages 5 to 11. The goal of the program isto keep the children off the street and help them realizethe importance of living a good life.

“We taught English and computer classes to theolder children and in between the classes we had sometime to visit with the families and see the neighborhood,”Holly Holleran’08 said.

Many of the children came from broken homesand they lacked basic necessities. “We played with thechildren every day and tried to give them what they weredeprived of at home,” Holly said.

Prior to the trip, the group collected school sup-plies, medical supplies, and clothing from the Siena com-munity. “Our suitcases were filled to capacity on the waydown with all of the donations we had. The Franciscansisters were very thankful when they saw what we hadfor their community,” Katie Hamilton ’08 said.

The trip marked the beginning of what theWomen’s Center hopes to be a long term relationship withthe Franciscan sisters and the people in Santo Domingo.“When you help some of the people in the world that needhelp the most, you truly understand the phrase ‘it is ingiving that we receive,’” John said. “This was an amaz-ing spring break.”

In Giving WeReceive

Top: Dr. Shannon O’Neill with children in theDominican Republic. Group shot: John Zampella’08,Sister Valdair, Br. Brian Belanger O.F.M., Dr.O’Neill, Dana Jimenez ’07, Melissa Cappy ’07, SisterGenilse, Jennifer Stacey ’08, Holly Holleran ’08,Katie Hamilton ’08, Diane Matori ’08, and MegWhitton ’10 in the Dominican Republic.Middle:Jennifer Stacey, Holly Holleran and DianeMartori play games with the children . Bottom:Jennifer and Diane paintedtheir faces for theDominican Independence Day parade

Instead of packing swimsuits and sun-screen, 73 Siena community members pickedup hammers and tool belts this spring break toparticipate in Habitat for Humanity. On Feb-ruary 17, 15 vans headed to Crystal Coast,North Carolina, and Sea Island, Georgetown,and Hilton Head South Carolina. The Siena stu-dents, along with Residence Life staff membersDerek Dunbar, Brian Bennici and Deanna Rella,and Major Kim Nash of Army ROTC, workedall week to build homes for less fortunate fami-lies.

Habitat club president AllisonD’Antonio ’07 and vice president Carly James,‘08 led the club in raising funds from a numberof activities, like the popular Mr. Siena contestand selling tee-shirts. The club’s efforts enabledthem to add a fourth location to this year’s ef-fort. Each participant also contributed $250from their own pocket to help cover the cost oftravel, building supplies, and meals for theworkers.

The groups went to work insulating,installing windows, framing, putting in bath-tubs, dry walling, nailing down shingles and sid-ing, and weatherproofing, especially importantin the South. Through their labor, they quicklydiscovered that one person can make a tremen-dous impact and change the world, and theydid – one family at a time. The seniors now callthemselves lifetime advocates of this interna-tional, non-profit organization dedicated toeliminating poverty housing. The underclass-men can’t wait to participate again next year.

Carly, a social work major who has goneon this trip for the past three years said, “Theexperience was amazing, both because we wereoffered the unique opportunity to build a housewith our own two hands, something that wenever imagined doing, and because we had theopportunity to touch someone’s life in a waythat was real and special.” As part of the pro-gram, Siena students had the opportunity tomeet the families they were building homes for,which really gave them a sense of purpose.Carly explained, “You realize you are buildinga home, not just a house”.

Opportunity toTouch Someone’s Life

Extreme Gift“Extreme Makeover, Home Edition,” the popular ABC reality show, paid a visit to the Capital

Region during the last week of March. In a demonstration of extraordinary generosity and service, vol-unteers from the region built a new home for Debbie Oatman and her four sons in just 96 hours. Includingthe new home, the Oatman family received nearly $1 million in donations, including four tuition scholar-ships, donated by Siena College, for the Oatman boys.

As the exciting news about “Extreme Makeover, Home Edition” spread through the local com-munity, three Siena students, Elizabeth Braunscheidel ’08, Jeannette Ogren ’07, and Ryan Watroba ’07,found themselves asking what they could do for this family.

At lunch with Heather Renault, director for admissions, they proposed their plan: scholarshipdonations for the four boys. The idea was then brought to President Fr. Kevin Mackin, O.F.M., whoimmediately approved the scholarships. “Siena was founded to provide a quality education to studentswho could not otherwise afford it. That mission is as important today as it was in 1937,” Fr. Mackin said.“We are proud to join the local community in building a better future for this family that exemplifies theFranciscan values on which we are built.”

Oatman: a single parent, adopted her oldest son D.J., now 20, as a baby. DJ was born HIV-positive with fetal alcohol syndrome and damage from his biological mother’s cocaine use. She alsoadopted sons Kevin, 16, and Brian, 15 who is also HIV – positive and has Asperger’s syndrome andhas a 10-year-old biological son, Scout.

On Friday, Fr. Kevin presented the four boys with scholarships to which Scout exclaimed, “I amten years old and have a college scholarship!” The boys chatted excitedly about the possibility of major-ing in computer science at Siena. Debbie Oatman hugged Fr. Kevin and thanked him profusely as she wasoverwhelmed by the support of the people of the Capital Region.

The episode will air on ABC Sunday, May 20 at 8 p.m. as the two-hour season finale.

• The contestants practiced for months.• One student created a YouTube videoto teach the finalists a group dance.• A “Mr. Siena” calendar was produced to raise money for Habitat for

Humanity.

The 12 finalists for Mr. Siena took to theMaloney Great Room stage in front of 500+members of the Siena community and werejudged on habitat-wear, talent, and formalwear. They also participated in a groupopening and closing dance, which wereaudience favorites. Though the competitionwas fierce, senior Adam Mastroianni’scrowd-involving rendition of N’Syncs“God Must Have Spent a Little More Timeon You” and dancing skills wowed thejudges into giving him the official “Mr.Siena” title. Sean Figy ’08 and Tim Hannigan’08 were the runners-up.

For Adam, a Marketing andManagement major who is already involvedwith Students in Free Enterprise, S.C.Bhangra Team, ASA, and the St. Mary ofthe Angels Chapel Choir, this has been ahumbling experience. “I wasn’t even goingto audition but Fr. Bill Beaudin, collegechaplain, and other friends encouraged meto do so. They told me I would add to theshow and aid in raising money for such agreat cause”—he said. Adam will betraveling to Italy next year, and will use the$500 cash prize to assist in expenses.

Serving Habitat for Humanity is trulywhat the competition was all about for thesetwelve students who lent their time, energy,talent, and leadership to the cause. “No onewas there just to win, but to have a goodtime and raise as much money as possible.Anything else was a bonus.” remarkedAdam. The hard work of the 12 finalists andHabitat for Humanity Vice President CarlyJames ’08 raised $2,500 for the chapter,nearly doubling last years profits.

Not Just Another Beauty Contest!

Intramural Championsby Jason Rich

Siena has over 1,000 students who participate in the intramural program and forthese students the fun of the game is only the beginning. Today’s participants, alongwith generations before them, have acquired skills that have helped them beyond theirdays at Siena.

“Intramurals helped me to multi-task, remain organized, learn how to deal withdifferent types of people and improve my communication skills,” Fausto Franco ’02 said.“When you are dealing with so many people and trying to reach similar objectives, youlearn how to work together as a team.”

Today, Fausto works at the New York State Office for Mental Retardation and Devel-opmental Disabilities (OMRDD). He credits intramurals with teaching him valuable lifeskills that he has taken into the work place.

As student supervisor, Fausto was responsible for setting intramural schedules,overseeing student officials, scheduling captain meetings and making sure everythingwas ready for competition each day.

“There is a lot that goes into running a successful intramural program and thenumerous student workers help keep everything running smoothly,” Intramural DirectorGreg Brown said. “We had over 800 students compete in our three fall sports, with ahigh of 444 students playing basketball alone.” Over 30 students are involved in helpingmanage the intramural program.

Current intramural sport offerings at Siena include floor hockey (men’s, women’sand co-ed), volleyball (men’s and co-ed), basketball (men’s, women’s and co-ed), indoorsoccer (men’s and women’s), flag football, softball (co-ed) and squash.

One of the most popular sports, flag football, was moved to the spring this year sostudents could play games on the new turf field behind the Marcelle Athletic Complex.“We want the new turf field to serve as a home for not only our field hockey and lacrosseteams, but also several intramural and club sports,” Athletic Director John D’Argeniosaid. “It’s important that all students have the opportunity to enjoy this first-class facilityand continue to experience all the benefits intramural participation provides.”

Freshman Marnie Maciariello played intramural basketball this fall and is playingsoccer and co-ed volleyball this spring. “I got involved in intramurals because I love bas-ketball, and I had played since I was six,” Maciariello said. “It’s also a great time. I missedplaying the games just for the fun of it – and intramurals has helped recapture the es-sence of what is important in sports.”

Chad Chafee ’07 has been an active participant in intramurals for the past fouryears. He said he wouldn’t have enjoyed the college experience as much withoutintramurals.

“In addition to helping me remain active and meet new friends, intramurals helpsteach important life skills,” Chad said. “I feel like I gained leadership qualities andintramurals also allows me to work on my decision making, teamwork and commitment.”These skills are the ingredients of an intramural champion and what employers look forin a Siena graduate.

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1. Make a gift….retain the use of the propertyA friend of the College owned a residence and wanted to make a gift to the College to endow a scholarship in her late husband’s

name. All three of her children were financially independant and reside out of state. After discussions with the donor and herfinancial advisor, she transferred the residence to the College and retained the right to live in the house for the rest of her life. Asdirected by the donor, the College will sell the property upon her death and use the proceeds to permanently endow a scholarship inher late husband’s name.

In addition to creating this legacy, our donor receives a large income tax deduction in the year of the gift; the real estate isremoved from her estate; and her children do not have to worry about administering the real estate.

2. Make a gift….create a stream of income.An alumnus owned a piece of rental real estate which he was interested in selling. He was interested in making a gift to Siena

College, but also wanted to supplement his retirement income from the proceeds of the sale. The real estate, which was purchasedyears earlier for $50,000 was appraised for $250,000. If he sold the property, he would have to pay capital gains taxes of $30,000.After consulting with his financial advisors, he placed the real estate into a charitable remainder trust, which was able to sell theproperty tax-frtax-frtax-frtax-frtax-freeeeeeeeee. As a result, the donor was able to earn income from the entirentirentirentirentireeeee asset placed in the trust. The donor set a trustpayout rate of 6% and enjoys a fixed annual income of $15,000 a year for the rest of his and his wife’s lives. Upon their deaths,the trustee distributes the balance on hand in the trust to Siena College.

Like the first donor, this donor creates a legacy at Siena; receives a large income tax deduction in the year he creates the trust;avoids the capital gains taxes on the sale; and the real estate is removed from his estate for both tax and administrative purposes.

3. Outright gift.Our third donor wanted to make a large gift to the College, but wasn’t interested in making a gift of this size during his

lifetime. As a result, he made a provision in his will leaving the real estate to Siena College. Shortly after his death, the real estatewas transferred to the College and was sold by the College with the proceeds used to create an endowed scholarship in his and hiswife’s names for future generations of students attending Siena College. Like the first two donors, our third donor was able to createhis legacy at Siena. In addition, the real estate was not subject to an estate tax and the family did not have to worry about caring forand selling the real estate.

All three of these donors shared a desire to create a legacy at Siena College. Each of them used real estate in a different way tocreate their legacy. If you would like to explore how you might use real estate or some other asset to create your legacy at SienaCollege, please feel free to contact Jack Sise, Esq;. ’75, Director of Planned Giving at jsise@siena.edu or by phone at (518) 783-2432. All conversations are confidential.

During the last three decades, twophenomena have happened causing real estate tobecome a popular option for philanthropic gifts:first, our adult children have become financiallyindependent and often, their means exceed ours; and,second, our adult children have become far moremobile and now are living in other areas of thestate and country. As a result, many donors haveutilized their real estate to create a legacy at SienaCollege which will last forever.

Creating YourLegacy withReal Estate

Here’s how three donors used real estate to benefitSiena College during this past year:

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CLASS NOTESALUMNI

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19501950195019501950Mario M. AlbaneseMario M. AlbaneseMario M. AlbaneseMario M. AlbaneseMario M. Albanese recentlycelebrated his 50th anniversarypracticing law. Following Siena,he sold life insurance before en-rolling at Fordham Law School,where he is a 1955 graduate. Af-ter passing the Bar Exam on thefirst try, he began practicing law inGloversville, NY and has eversince. Lawrence MaharLawrence MaharLawrence MaharLawrence MaharLawrence Mahar has justpublished his second book Livingwith the Enemy. The book is acompilation of the remembranceand experiences of former U.S.military who served in the Armyof Occupation in Germany andJapan following World War II.

19551955195519551955WWWWWilliam H. Copeland illiam H. Copeland illiam H. Copeland illiam H. Copeland illiam H. Copeland andTTTTTerererereresa Moresa Moresa Moresa Moresa Morone/Copelandone/Copelandone/Copelandone/Copelandone/Copeland’56’56’56’56’56 will celebrate their 50th wed-ding anniversary in April 2007.Their three children, (one ofwhich is a Siena grad, CynthiaCopeland/Sturges ’84) had a 75th

birthday celebration for them inAugust 2006. The party was at-tended by over 100 family andfriends at the Italian AmericanCommunity Center pavilion.

19591959195919591959Frank MartinFrank MartinFrank MartinFrank MartinFrank Martin(Francis, Fran)ftmartin@earthlink.net3 Newburry CourtClifton Park, NY 12065One of the last appointments thatformer New York State GovernorGeorge Pataki made in 2006 wasto appoint JJJJJ. P. P. P. P. Patricatricatricatricatrick Bark Bark Bark Bark Barrrrrrettettettettettchairman of the NYS OlympicRegional Development Authority(ORDA.) ORDA was created bythe State to manage the facilitiesused during the 1980 OlympicWinter Games at Lake Placid.ORDA operates Whiteface andGore Mountain ski areas, the

Class Notes EditorClass Notes EditorClass Notes EditorClass Notes EditorClass Notes Editor: Erin P: Erin P: Erin P: Erin P: Erin Peterson ’08 & Catherine Soketerson ’08 & Catherine Soketerson ’08 & Catherine Soketerson ’08 & Catherine Soketerson ’08 & Catherine Sokol ’08 ol ’08 ol ’08 ol ’08 ol ’08 Please submit all of your Class Notes information to yourClass Coordinator, if there is no Coordinator listed, please send information to alumni@siena.edu.

Olympic Sports Complex at Mt.Van Hoevenberg (Lake Placid),and the Olympic ice and jumpingcomplexes. As host to internationaland national championships, theAuthority has brought millions ofathletes and spectators to NewYork State.

19611961196119611961JJJJJohn Moorohn Moorohn Moorohn Moorohn Mooreeeee, Captain, USN(Ret.) and his wife, Peggy, were inBarcelona for three weeks in Janu-ary visiting their son, Joe, and hisfamily. John and Peggy celebratedtheir 40th anniversary in Septem-ber 2006. They also have anotherson and two daughters and live nearSeattle.

19621962196219621962 RRRRReunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion June 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3Ken DeitcherKen DeitcherKen DeitcherKen DeitcherKen Deitcherdukaytravel@att.netchemroche@aol.com

19641964196419641964Nicholas Mastracchio Nicholas Mastracchio Nicholas Mastracchio Nicholas Mastracchio Nicholas Mastracchio hasbeen appointed to the AuditingStandards Board of the AmericaInstitute of CPA’s. The board setsstandards for audits of companiesthroughout the US and coordinatesstandards internationally.

1967 R1967 R1967 R1967 R1967 Reunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion June 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3Frank Gorke was recently madePresident Elect of Greater NaplesLeadership (www.gnlwebsite.org).This organization has nearly 300alumni who have gone through ayear long educational program, andthen get involved in non profit or-ganizations throughout the Naples.Frank is still very involved with theBoys and Girls Club of CollierCounty (www.bgccc.org), and hisversion of the “Dave Smith” golfouting raised $200,000 this yearfor the 1100 at risk children inCollier County. Professionally,Frank is still plugging along with

Lighthouse Asset Management(www.lighthouseasset.com), and henow has offices in Boston, Naples,and Center Lovell, ME.

19681968196819681968 Bill McGoldrickBill McGoldrickBill McGoldrickBill McGoldrickBill McGoldrickbmcgoldrick@wash-mcg.comI love that each time the AlumniMagazine comes out, several class-mates check in who haven’t before.If you have not sent a note aboutyourself, your career, etc., do ittoday! Don McCormick (who justmissed the last deadline) wrote thateven his mother couldn’t figure outwhat he did professionally. Donwas an entrepreneur before I knewwhat the word meant. “I identi-fied a niche where many publica-tions wanted advertising to helpdefray their printing costs, but hadno in-house sales staff. I contactedchambers of commerce, tradegroups, sports teams, entertain-ment venues, etc. and found manypeople interested in my services,especially because I was willing towork on a straight commission ba-sis. “Because of a good reputationand a history of producing results,many more publications are nowasking for my help. It’s an inter-esting business and, somehow,there have always been new projectswaiting to replace ones that we nolonger do for whatever reason. Iguess it’s a good example of mak-ing something from nothing, work-ing for yourself and constantlyworking with deadlines and uncer-tainty, but I have enjoyed it anddon’t see the end in sight.” PPPPPeteeteeteeteeteLattimoreLattimoreLattimoreLattimoreLattimore and Debbi live in Al-buquerque, NM. Pete says he’s“been here since the weekend af-ter the NCAA basketball finalswere at The Pit in 1983 - answerto a trivia question: the last timethe final four was held on a collegecampus.” After seven years activeduty in the army (Germany,Panama Canal Zone, Viet Nam,

Ft. Bliss, Ft. Belvoir) in air defenseartillery, he was inducted into SigmaXi, the national professional sci-entific honor society in 1981. Hemay be the only Siena graduate inSigma Xi. Since 1987, Pete hasserved as chief scientist for severalcompanies and is presently work-ing for Rhinocorps Ltd., a leadingedge high technology firm, that waslisted among Inc. Magazine’s fast-est growing small companies lastfall. Pete designs computer simu-lations used by the Dept. of De-fense, State, Energy, HomelandSecurity, Transportation; andNASA and some other indepen-dent federal agencies. Pete hasserved on the Albuquerque CityCouncil ’91-’95 and ran for Mayorin ’93. He says he’s “not planningon retiring for a long time, maybenever, having too much fun work-ing!” WWWWWalter Churalter Churalter Churalter Churalter Churccccchhhhh writes thathe ‘officially’ retired in 2002, fol-lowing the sale of his businesses. ”My wife, Dr. Nancy, is still teach-ing @ SUNY-Plattsburgh Schoolof Business & Economics, and ourdaughter, Marietta, (CaptainUSAF) was married in 2006 in theSeychelles Islands. Bob BrittonBob BrittonBob BrittonBob BrittonBob Brittonand I still get together when wecan and cars are always a topic ofconversation. We were the onlyroommates with Corvettes, and Istill have mine!”

19711971197119711971TTTTTom Killeenom Killeenom Killeenom Killeenom Killeen has received a doc-torate in Educational Leadershipfrom Nova Southeastern Univer-sity, and is currently an assistantprincipal with the Hudson CountySchools of Technology in New Jer-sey.

19751975197519751975The Siena College Board of Trust-ees elected Fr. Kevin Mullen,Fr. Kevin Mullen,Fr. Kevin Mullen,Fr. Kevin Mullen,Fr. Kevin Mullen,OOOOO.F.F.F.F.F.M.,.M.,.M.,.M.,.M., to be the 10th President

of Siena College, effective June 1,2007. Congratulations Fr. KevinMullen!!! JJJJJaaaaayne L. Fyne L. Fyne L. Fyne L. Fyne L. Forororororni/Dani/Dani/Dani/Dani/Dayyyyywas just named one of five Gen-eral Electric Company Officers, thehighest corporate designationwithin the corporation. She cur-rently serves as Vice President andChief Risk Officer of GE RealEstate. Since joining GE in 1991,she has grown the risk managementfunction at GE Real Estate from 6people in one office to over 400professionals in 24 locations acrossNorth America, Europe, and Asia.

19761976197619761976In November 2006, JJJJJoseoseoseoseosephphphphphSawicki Jr.Sawicki Jr.Sawicki Jr.Sawicki Jr.Sawicki Jr. was re-elected as Suf-folk County Comptroller, and isnow serving in his second four yearterm as Suffolk County’s ChiefFiscal Officer. Suffolk’s popula-tion is 1.45 million and its annualbudget is $2.8 billion. Prior tothis, Joseph served 6 terms in theNew York State Assembly from1983 to 1993. 19771977197719771977 RRRRReunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion June 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3Linda FitzsimmonsLinda FitzsimmonsLinda FitzsimmonsLinda FitzsimmonsLinda Fitzsimmonslfitzsimmons@hvc.rr.comThis year in the northeast, we hadto wait until February for any signof winter. I had the opportunityto visit the campus in mid-Febru-ary and was reminded of the diffi-culties we were faced with as col-lege students with a car on cam-pus. Where can we put the car? Where do we put the snow? Butlike all things, this too shall passand it won’t be long until springwill be upon us. Make plans toattend our 30th reunion this com-ing June- you won’t be disap-pointed. Our class dinner on Sat-urday evening of reunion weekendwill be great! Reunion weekend isa time to renew old friendships andreconnect with the Siena Collegecommunity that has had influenced

our lives. Hereare updates on acouple of ourformer class-mates. It wasgreat to hearfrom GwennGwennGwennGwennGwennB a n a c h /B a n a c h /B a n a c h /B a n a c h /B a n a c h /JudgeJudgeJudgeJudgeJudge, who as ofAugust 1, 2007,will become thenew Director ofBudget and Plan-ning at SyracuseU n i v e r s i t y . Gwenn has

served on a number of committeessince joining Syracuse Universityin 1980, and has held the positionof Associate Director of Budgetand Planning since 1999. We wishGwenn all the best in her new ven-ture and expect great things! RRRRReeeeevvvvv.....Daniel PDaniel PDaniel PDaniel PDaniel P. Liston. Liston. Liston. Liston. Liston was namedmonsignor by Pope Benedict XVI.Stephen BadgerStephen BadgerStephen BadgerStephen BadgerStephen Badger, CEO of theGeorge Washington UniversityMedical Faculty Associates re-ceived the Medical Practice Execu-tive of the Year Award from Medi-cal Group Management Associa-tion and American College ofMedical Practice Executives attheir national meeting on October24th in Las Vegas, which had anattendance of over 5,000. He wasfeatured in the February 2007 is-sue of Health Leaders magazine inan article entitled, “The Big Bang.”

19791979197919791979Sue RSue RSue RSue RSue Reilleilleilleilleilly/ Hay/ Hay/ Hay/ Hay/ HayyyyyesesesesesC L I F T O N 5 2 2 @ a o l . c o m522 Chili-Riga Town Line RoadChurchville, NY 14428(585) 889-2072Greetings! Let me start by wishingall of you a Happy 50th Birthdaysince, unbelievably, many of us willbe hitting that milestone this year!I would love to feature news onbirthday bashes, wacky group cel-ebrations, surprise parties, and va-cations in honor of turning 50 in afuture column, so drop me an e-mail or send me a photo or two!CathCathCathCathCathy Della Py Della Py Della Py Della Py Della Pescaescaescaescaesca and her hus-band, Angelo Tamburri, were de-lighted to see their oldest daugh-ter, Emily Tamburri, enter Siena asa freshman last fall. Cathy writesthat Emily looked at a millionschools and found the atmosphereto be very friendly at Siena fromher very first visit. She started as abusiness major, but is contemplat-ing switching her focus to English/Journalism/Advertising/Market-

ing. (Remember those days ofswitching majors?!) Cathy residesin Hawthorne, New Jersey and hasbeen married for 20 years. Sheand Angelo have four children (twoboys and two girls) ranging in agefrom 18 to 12. My call for infor-mation on military reservists washeeded by Dan Dan Dan Dan Dan TTTTThomashomashomashomashomas, whodecided to join the military a bitlater and was commissioned in1981. He’s been active in the re-serves for over 12 years and is as-signed to the Defense Supply Cen-ter in Philadelphia. Dan is deploy-ing to Kuwait with some time inIraq for a six-month assignment,scheduled to begin in June. We’llbe thinking of you, Dan—staysafe, and drop us an e-mail fromKuwait. Bill RamseyBill RamseyBill RamseyBill RamseyBill Ramsey sent a long,newsy e-mail with an update onhis life. I’ll let him share the newsin his own words: “Greetings fromsunny (most of the time) Florida! This is Bill Ramsey, ’79, saying hito you & all of my classmates. I’vebeen meaning to write, but timehas a way of slipping by. Here’s abrief update on my life: I’m an in-surance agent in Winter Springs,Florida, which is about a half hourfrom downtown Orlando. I’ve re-married and my wife, Mary, is fromAmherst, NY (can’t stay away fromNew York!) I have two children:Kelly is a senior at the Universityof Florida, studying Agricultural& Biological Engineering. Erin is asophomore at the University ofNotre Dame, with a double majorin Psychology & Theology. Also,two step-children: Angela will en-ter Auburn University in August,and Lee is a freshman at WinterSprings HS. In the greatFranciscan tradition of volunteer-ing, I am President of my church’sMen’s Club, sit on the Board ofDirectors for the Notre DameClub of Greater Orlando, and an-nounce the lacrosse games for theWinter Springs High School ladiesvarsity & JV teams. I visited Sienain September ’06 and then spentsome time with Tim O’Brien ‘78and his wife, Melanie, inSchuylerville. The campus looksgreat! Tim and Mel haven’tchanged a bit. Well, that’s enoughabout me. I’d love to hear fromsome old friends- I’m registered onthe alumni web site.” Thanks toall for keeping in touch…and keepthose e-mails coming!

19801980198019801980Excelsior College has named TTTTTho-ho-ho-ho-ho-mas J. Daltonmas J. Daltonmas J. Daltonmas J. Daltonmas J. Dalton to the position of

Assistant Vice President for En-rollment Management. In his newposition, Dalton will be respon-sible for the operations of thecollege’s Office of Financial Aid.Heartfelt congratulations toBryan CoakleyBryan CoakleyBryan CoakleyBryan CoakleyBryan Coakley and his wife, AnnMarie. They sent out a very spe-cial holiday card this year whichread, “No more silent nights at theCoakley household!” and featuredan adorable photo of their newbundle of joy, Brianna Marie. Bestwishes, much happiness, and goodluck with the transition to parent-hood!

1982 R1982 R1982 R1982 R1982 Reunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion June 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3Becky Simbari/AlmsteadBecky Simbari/AlmsteadBecky Simbari/AlmsteadBecky Simbari/AlmsteadBecky Simbari/AlmsteadPO Box 496Newtonville, NY 12128almstead@msn.comAre you ready to return to campusin June for our 25th Class Reunion!The Class of 1982 is going to haveone great party Saturday Night,June 2! The committee has beenhard at work planning and now theyare focused on raise $82,000 tosupport the restoration of SienaHall’s Gold Dome. So for, about$10,000 has been committed andan anonymous classmate hasstepped up to the plated with agenerous challengegenerous challengegenerous challengegenerous challengegenerous challenge - - for ev-ery classmate who donates $1,000this classmate will match it up to$25,000! Wow! All gifts can bepaid over a five year period; no giftis too big or small. Make yourcommitment today and keep an eyeon the mail for the Reunion Regis-tration Brochure! Margaret KrillMargaret KrillMargaret KrillMargaret KrillMargaret KrillHondrHondrHondrHondrHondrososososos and FFFFFrrrrr. K. K. K. K. Ken Pen Pen Pen Pen Paulliaulliaulliaulliaulliattended Fr. Peter Donohue’s in-auguration as the 32nd Presidentat Villanova University’s on Sep-tember 8, 2006.

19831983198319831983Elvira Altimari-JElvira Altimari-JElvira Altimari-JElvira Altimari-JElvira Altimari-Jaeaeaeaeaegggggererererer60 Wyatt Rd Garden City, NY11530eaj6@optonline.netHappy Spring to the Class of 83’ Iwas excited to get my first shoutout response and it was a Two-fer.Thank you Linda RLinda RLinda RLinda RLinda Rosato-osato-osato-osato-osato-Price!!!!!Price!!!!!Price!!!!!Price!!!!!Price!!!!! After many long yearsand countless hours in public ac-counting and JP Morgan’s financedepartment, Linda has been work-ing part-time as CFO and Book-keeper at a small business near herhome in Floral Park, LI (what’sbetter than walking to work???).Her husband and fellow 83’erChuck PriceChuck PriceChuck PriceChuck PriceChuck Price recently left EAB/

Dan DiLasica Dan DiLasica Dan DiLasica Dan DiLasica Dan DiLasica ‘99 and Bridg‘99 and Bridg‘99 and Bridg‘99 and Bridg‘99 and Bridget Maguiret Maguiret Maguiret Maguiret Maguire e e e e ‘99‘99‘99‘99‘99BackRow: B. Conneally ’99; 2nd Row: D. Corbett ’99, V.Fink/Long ’99, J. Gerbes/Conneally, B. Maguire(bride), D. DiLascia (groom), C. Richardson ’99, P.Crowe ’99, J. Burke ’99; Front Row: M. Wright ‘99

Citibank after over 20 years to bethe VP of Strategic Initiatives atAmerican Home Mortgage inMelville. Of course, that is whenhe is not working at his true pas-sion - coaching basketball baseballand softball. Linda and Chuck havea son Danny, 14 and a daughterAmanda, 12. Linda says thatspending a spring night at the Flo-ral Park Rec Center is akin to“hangin in the Quad at Siena!” Wehope to be hanging with Linda andChuck at the 25th. I got an emailfrom HoHoHoHoHowwwwwararararard Fincd Fincd Fincd Fincd Finchhhhh from hislaptop at the airport in Dallas. Heis living in Skaneateles, NY (whichis in the Finger Lakes region) withhis wife of 20 years, Diane and histwo children. Kristopher is a fresh-man at Mercyhurst College and

Kara is a sophomore in HighSchool. Shortly after graduatingSiena, Howard joined Hand HeldProducts where he has worked forthe last 23 years. He is currentlyDirector of Channel Developmentand travels a lot domestically. Heis looking forward to seeing every-one at the 25 year reunion nextyear. The winter issue of theAlumni News also inspired WWWWWadeadeadeadeadeCross Cross Cross Cross Cross to get in touch. Lucky forus it is another two-fer. Wade’semail, like many others stared offwith “I don’t know if you remem-ber me but…” I remember mostlyeveryone, but sometimes I cheatand email one of my roommatesto help to refresh my memory.

Sorry for my digression.Wade, an alumnus of 2S,Ryan Hall, is married toCherCherCherCherCheryl Langis-Cryl Langis-Cryl Langis-Cryl Langis-Cryl Langis-Crossossossossoss. Theywere married at Siena in 1984and spent the first 15 years ofmarriage on Long Islandwhere they worked atGrumman. Both Wade andCheryl went on to earn Mas-ters Degrees in Computer Sci-ence from NYIT. In 1998Wade left Grumman forLockheed Martin in Atlanta

and about two years ago wastransferred to Dallas-Ft. Worthwhere he is now the Director ofF-35 Simulation Laboratory De-velopment and Operations.Cheryl left Grumman after thebirth of their second child and nowenjoys the challenging job of stayat home mom to their three 3 chil-dren, Kevin 17, Laura 13 andEmily 9. Wade says “some of theirhappiest memories are of Siena”and hopes one of their childrenattends their alma mater. TheOffice of Alumni Relations isputting together a reunion com-mittee for the 25th in June of 08and are looking for volunteers. Ifyou have any interest in being in-volved in the decision making pro-cess for our 25th please email me.The more the merrier. I alreadyhave a list started. It will be aminimal time commitment, Ipromise. Thanks to everyonewho has sent me email updates.This issue I would like to send a“shout out” to TTTTTom Bonomoom Bonomoom Bonomoom Bonomoom Bonomoand MarMarMarMarMary Lou Corsiy Lou Corsiy Lou Corsiy Lou Corsiy Lou Corsi. Whereare you and what are you up to.

19841984198419841984Lisa San Fratello/Lisa San Fratello/Lisa San Fratello/Lisa San Fratello/Lisa San Fratello/McCutcMcCutcMcCutcMcCutcMcCutcheon heon heon heon heon 305 TheParkway Ithaca, New York 1485mclisa@twcny.rr.com Elaine HeiskellElaine HeiskellElaine HeiskellElaine HeiskellElaine Heiskell is alive and welland living on the west coast! Shesends a big “hello” to everyone andwould love to hear news from oldfriends. She can be reached atelaineheiskell@aol.com.JJJJJeanne Gilleneanne Gilleneanne Gilleneanne Gilleneanne Gillen has been teach-ing Spanish language and cultureat the high school level since 1989,starting at St. John the BaptistDHS in West Islip, Long Islandand continuing currently atMillbrook High School in Ra-leigh, NC where she teaches Ad-vanced Placement Language andlevels III/IV, is the DepartmentChair for Second Languages, and

the Girls’ Varsity Tennis Coach. Thispast year, she earned National BoardCertification from the NationalBoard for Professional TeachingStandards ( nbpts.org). She hasbeen living and working in Raleighsince 1993 and has a five year oldson, Ian.

19851985198519851985Catherine & RCatherine & RCatherine & RCatherine & RCatherine & Ron Bjorklundon Bjorklundon Bjorklundon Bjorklundon Bjorklundbjork90@comcast.net14 Stevens LaneTabernacle, NJ 08088-9744WE PLEADED AND YOU AN-SWERED! Thanks for the updates!Keep them coming! It doesn’t haveto be new news, just what you havebeen up to over the years. Belatedcongratulations to Steve DempseySteve DempseySteve DempseySteve DempseySteve Dempseyand his wife, Debbie, on the birthof their third child, Lily Eve, bornon May 26, 2006. Lily joins bigbrothers, Lucas and Aiden. Con-gratulations also to Kevin GibsonKevin GibsonKevin GibsonKevin GibsonKevin Gibsonand his wife, Patty, on the arrival ofbaby #4! James Walter Gibson whowas born on February 22, 2007 andjoins brothers and sister, Maggie,Michael and Thomas. Those Troyboys are busy! When you were grow-ing up, didn’t you always want to bea vet and work in a zoo? MaryMaryMaryMaryMaryDenDenDenDenDenvvvvvererererer has done just that to theenvy of my 9 year old daughter. Marylives with her husband, John, herdaughter, Alex (6), and son, Josh (4),in Maryland. Mary went to gradu-ate school at Johns Hopkins Uni-versity in the field of human genet-ics, and decided she wasn’t happydoing lab work all the time. Onceshe decided what she really wantedto do, she became a zoo veterinar-ian and works in the conservationfield, she went to veterinary schoolat the New York State College ofVeterinary Medicine at Cornell.Mary did one year of private prac-tice, then an internship at AuburnUniversity’s College of VeterinaryMedicine, and then a residency inZoo Medicine at the University ofCalifornia-Davis Veterinary Medi-cine Teaching Hospital (which cov-ered three zoos and a raptor reha-bilitation center). She met her hus-band, John Trupkiewicz, at Davis.He is a zoo veterinary pathologist.After finishing her residency, sheworked at the El Paso Zoo in TX.When a job opened up at the Mary-land Zoo in Baltimore, Mary andJohn jumped at the opportunity tobe back east near family. Marystarted as associate veterinarian, be-came head veterinarian, and is nowthe Veterinary Operations Manager

at the MZIB, and also the Presi-dent-Elect of the American Asso-ciation of Zoo Veterinarians. Sienaprodigy, J J J J John Naniaohn Naniaohn Naniaohn Naniaohn Nania, wrote totell us about an exciting adventureinvolving his 8 year old son, Max.Max received a book deal with FiveStar Publications. They are goingto publish and distribute his bookcalled Cooking with Max. Thebook’s website is:www.cookingwithmax.com. Thebook is scheduled to be released inlate April/early May and is alreadyon Amazon.com, as well as otherspecialty internet sites. It is cur-rently being reviewed by one ofthe head chefs at Wolfgang Puck’sOrlando restaurant as well as someother chefs around the country. The book is fun, educational, andgreat for family interaction. Abook tour is planned that will belike a mini Emeril Live (dates andlocations on website). John is amusician with a well-known bluesband in the Atlanta area, and theyare going to be Max’s show band. For anyone interested in purchas-ing a signed copy directly fromMax, they can e-mail him at:cookingwithmax@bellsouth.net. Once the book arrives in lateApril/early May, he’ll personalizeand ship.

19861986198619861986Susan Zemgulis, OPSusan Zemgulis, OPSusan Zemgulis, OPSusan Zemgulis, OPSusan Zemgulis, OP has be-come the Administrator of theDominican Retreat and Confer-ence Center in Niskayuna, NY.Congratulations to John J.Bellardini who on February 19,2007 was named partner at JC Jones

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SIENSIENSIENSIENSIENA PA PA PA PA PARENTSARENTSARENTSARENTSARENTSMAKE AMAKE AMAKE AMAKE AMAKE ADIFFERENCE!DIFFERENCE!DIFFERENCE!DIFFERENCE!DIFFERENCE!Siena parents are someof the most generouspeople around. Theirstrong support of theParent Fund strength-ens the college andsupports their sons’ &daughters’ SienaExperience. Contributeto the Parent Fundonline: wwwsiena.edu/annualfund, orby phone:1-888-SIENA-4U.

MarMarMarMarMargggggarararararet Krill Hondret Krill Hondret Krill Hondret Krill Hondret Krill Hondros os os os os ‘82‘82‘82‘82‘82and Fand Fand Fand Fand Frrrrr. K. K. K. K. Ken Pen Pen Pen Pen Paulli ’82aulli ’82aulli ’82aulli ’82aulli ’82 attendedFr. Peter Donohue’s inauguration

& Associates, LLC, an award-win-ning profit improvement and turn-around consulting firm. KarKarKarKarKarl Jl Jl Jl Jl JaaaaayyyyySleightSleightSleightSleightSleight has announced that he willbe leaving his position as Execu-tive Director of the New YorkState Ethics Commission, a posi-tion he’s held since March 2001,to join the law firm of Harris Beachas a Member of the firm workingout of the Albany and NYC of-fices (effective March 12th). Hewill be co-leading the GovernmentInvestigations and Defense Teamand be a member of the Businessand Commercial Litigation Prac-tice Group. He writes, “I haveenjoyed my 6 years at the Com-mission and the 10 years prior tothat as a prosecutor, but I am veryexcited about the future.”

1987 R1987 R1987 R1987 R1987 Reunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion June 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3Geraldine Geraldine Geraldine Geraldine Geraldine “Ger“Ger“Ger“Ger“Gerrrrrry”y”y”y”y”McAndrewMcAndrewMcAndrewMcAndrewMcAndrewGeraldine.mcandrew@verizon.netGeraldine.mcandrew@verizon.netGeraldine.mcandrew@verizon.netGeraldine.mcandrew@verizon.netGeraldine.mcandrew@verizon.netClass of 1987 - spring is here! Someof us have experienced colderweather than others, but I wish youa warm and wonderful spring (Forthose who live in or near Oswego,we hope to hear from you by Au-gust). I heard from a few of ourclassmates since the last edition ofSiena News, but I know there aremore of you with exciting and note-worthy events going on in your life,and it is time to share. JJJJJaniceaniceaniceaniceaniceHagadorn/FoleyHagadorn/FoleyHagadorn/FoleyHagadorn/FoleyHagadorn/Foley was recentlynamed the seventh president ofBoston Women Communicators,a 250-member professional asso-ciation dedicated to advancing thecareers of women in communica-tions. Janice is also the principalowner of Jani Communications, astrategic communicationsconsultancy specializing in commu-nications strategy, PR, and mar-keting communications. She re-sides in Franklin, MA with her

husband, Bill, and their two daugh-ters. After 17 years in the insur-ance industry, Sean HalligSean HalligSean HalligSean HalligSean Halliganananananopened his own business, HalliganClaims Investigations, providingindependent investigations to in-surance carriers and attorneys.Sean recently retired from the NewYork National Guard at the rankof Major, 20 years after beingcommissioned through the SienaROTC program. He resides inWilton, NY with his wife, KristinKristinKristinKristinKristinRRRRRoooooyyyyy ’88, and their two sons. R.R.R.R.R.WWWWWararararard Dufd Dufd Dufd Dufd Duffyfyfyfyfy had a wonderful runplaying Iago in director, GavinCameron-Webb’s adaptation ofOthello at the Simmons PioneerMemorial Theatre. Critics calledhis performance “exceptional,” say-ing that “the show truly belongs toDuffy.” Congratulations! Reservethe date – our 20th reunion will beJune 1-3. Look forward to seeingyou and reconnecting.

19881988198819881988PPPPPaula Cacossaaula Cacossaaula Cacossaaula Cacossaaula CacossaPPPPPaula.gaula.gaula.gaula.gaula.gymborymborymborymborymboree@sbcgee@sbcgee@sbcgee@sbcgee@sbcglobal.netlobal.netlobal.netlobal.netlobal.netVVVVVictoria Boufictoria Boufictoria Boufictoria Boufictoria Bouffffffarararararddddd wrote to saythat she is in Schenectady workingwith Fortitech as a buyer of vita-mins and minerals. She is proud tosay that she is still in music as asinger/songwriter/guitarist. Shesaid, “After years of people askingme why I don’t have a CD, now Ido. “All the Reasons”, recorded inAugust with producer DavidGoodrich was resleased in Decem-ber. I even pulled out the flute forthe first time in 20 years for this!I’ve had some airplay on WEQXin Vermont and will be playing ev-erywhere in 2007.” You can findVictoria at: myspace.com/victoriabouffard andvictoriabouffard.com. LauraLauraLauraLauraLauraMcFMcFMcFMcFMcFallallallallall is living in Rochester, NYwith her husband, Lee, and twochildren. Sammy (8) and Mary

(6) are their # 1 source of joy. Lastyear, Laura lived throughand survived a corporate merger.What an experience. She contin-ues to prosper in sales at EmpireCorp. JJJJJoooooe Inzerilloe Inzerilloe Inzerilloe Inzerilloe Inzerillo has beenliving in the Washington, DC areafor the past 12 years and loves liv-ing in DC. Joe has been with BB&TBank as Vice President of Sales forabout 4 years and been in the pay-roll industry for about 13 years.Joe and his wife of five years, Tracy,had their first child thisyear. Their baby girl, MiaInzerillo, was born in January. Hewrites, “Just getting older, but stillyoung at heart.” Eileen GuineyEileen GuineyEileen GuineyEileen GuineyEileen Guineyis helping to battle breast cancerand save woman’s lives. Eileen en-joys her work as a controller atAvon Foundation and fighting fora good cause. So, if you are walk-ing and/or donating to fight breastcancer in the Avon Walks, remem-ber Eileen is behind the scenesmaking sure all those donations arebeing put to best use. Eileen livesin Carmel, NY along with her hus-band, Eric Berglunde, and theirbeautiful daughter, Meghan. LoriLoriLoriLoriLoriGlassbrGlassbrGlassbrGlassbrGlassbrook/Took/Took/Took/Took/Trararararayyyyyererererer, her hus-band, Phil, and 3 kids now live rightoutside the Blue Ridge Mountainsin Berryville, VA. Over the years,they have lived in New York, Chi-cago, Rhode Island, Minnesota,Colorado and Virginia. Now, shesays her moving days are over. Herlife is too hectic to move. Her daysare busy with volunteer workand chaperoning her teenage boys,Matthew and Stephen, and daugh-ter, Rachel, to their different ac-tivities. Lori also enjoys workingin the local school district.

19891989198919891989Mike CarbonaroMike CarbonaroMike CarbonaroMike CarbonaroMike Carbonarosienanews.1989@yahoo.comsienanews.1989@yahoo.comsienanews.1989@yahoo.comsienanews.1989@yahoo.comsienanews.1989@yahoo.com3140 10th Street Bethlehem, PA18020Class of ’89 are you still there? Myinbox is empty and I am not feelingthe love! I have heard from a coupleof you but I know there are some800+ of us out there living ourlives, so let’s start sharing. Thewinners for this column are HeidiHeidiHeidiHeidiHeidiL. GrimmL. GrimmL. GrimmL. GrimmL. Grimm, Guy MaddaloneGuy MaddaloneGuy MaddaloneGuy MaddaloneGuy Maddalone,and Nick ScattareggiaNick ScattareggiaNick ScattareggiaNick ScattareggiaNick Scattareggia who allwrote in with their information.The next column is due for sub-mission by the end of May, soplease send me some informationso I can broadcast your news toour extended family. Lt. ColonelHeidi L. GrimmHeidi L. GrimmHeidi L. GrimmHeidi L. GrimmHeidi L. Grimm was busy; she

won the women’s division in the2006 Best of the U.S. TriathlonChampionships held on Sept. 16.A month later Heidi, and her team,participated in the World Triathlonchampionships held in Kona Ha-waii in October 2006. Heidi andher team of 3 military men facinginsurmountable odds, won theMilitary division of the triathlonfor the second year in the row. Tofinish 2006 and begin 2007, Heidiwas named the 2006 Amateur Fe-male Triathlete of the Year by“Triathlete” magazine. Guy Guy Guy Guy Guy TTTTT.....Maddalone, Maddalone, Maddalone, Maddalone, Maddalone, Founder/CEO ofthe nanny payroll provider, GTMHousehold Employment Expertsin Clifton Park, NY has a newbook in print. The book, “Howto Hire a Nanny” released on Oc-tober 15, 2006. It is the secondbook from the author in his areaof expertise Household employ-ment and the payroll responsibili-ties when you hire household help.Guys’ first book, “How to Hire &Retain Your Household Help: AHousehold HR Handbook,” pub-lished in 2004 set the standard forhiring and keeping household em-ployees. Guy and his wife DianeDianeDianeDianeDianeShea/MaddaloneShea/MaddaloneShea/MaddaloneShea/MaddaloneShea/Maddalone live in CliftonPark with their three children.Nicholas ScattareggiaNicholas ScattareggiaNicholas ScattareggiaNicholas ScattareggiaNicholas Scattareggia wrote into let us know that he joinedLegacy Banks of Pittsfield, Massas a Senior Mortgage specialist inthe Colonie. Nick resides inLatham with his wife and threechildren. Christine Christine Christine Christine Christine WWWWWarararararner/ner/ner/ner/ner/BonannoBonannoBonannoBonannoBonanno and her three kids wrotein to report on Phil BonannoPhil BonannoPhil BonannoPhil BonannoPhil Bonanno,thanks Christine, Michael, Katieand John. Phil, a Director for BuckConsultants in NYC, recently be-came an Associate in the Societyof Actuaries.

19901990199019901990Stephen LeavenworthStephen LeavenworthStephen LeavenworthStephen LeavenworthStephen Leavenworthstephen.leavenworth@cit.com(212) 382-6975I was happy to see that so manypeople responded to an e-mail thatI sent in December. Here is someof the good news: PPPPPatricatricatricatricatrick k k k k andRachelle KohoeRachelle KohoeRachelle KohoeRachelle KohoeRachelle Kohoe had their fourthchild, Jacqueline Ann CathleenKehoe on July 17, 2006. SteveSteveSteveSteveStevePintoPintoPintoPintoPinto opened Pro ProspectsTraining Center, a baseball andsoftball instruction facility, in 1998and just added an 8,000 square footfacility this year. After a one yeartour in Afghanistan, Lt. Col.Lt. Col.Lt. Col.Lt. Col.Lt. Col.PPPPPatricatricatricatricatrick Maloneyk Maloneyk Maloneyk Maloneyk Maloney returned to his

Chris Chris Chris Chris Chris WWWWWojeski ’02 to Jojeski ’02 to Jojeski ’02 to Jojeski ’02 to Jojeski ’02 to Jennifennifennifennifennifer Baconer Baconer Baconer Baconer Bacon. Back row: S. Zimmerman’02, K. Bohrman ’03, C. Wojeski ’02, D. Taylor ’02, M. DesJardins ’02,J. Dalmata ’03. Front Row: J. Bacon Wojeski, A. Bodette DeMagistris’03, C. DeMagistris ‘02

family in Charlton, NY. Pat earnedthe Bronze Star for his service.JJJJJeanae eanae eanae eanae eanae WWWWWashingtonashingtonashingtonashingtonashington checked into say that she recently took a po-sition as Business DevelopmentManager for CotyInc after 8 yearswith L’Oreal. JJJJJoooooe Gauta e Gauta e Gauta e Gauta e Gauta and SueJensen/Gauta ‘91 reported in tosay that they have three children,Spencer, Stephen, and Samantha.In addition to being an avid fisher-man with his children, Joe was justnominated to the Board of Gover-nors of the Florida Medical Asso-ciation. JJJJJoooooe Shafe Shafe Shafe Shafe Shafffffferererereryyyyy is in themiddle of his 11th year as a schoolpsychologist in New Hyde Park-Garden City Park USFD. Withhis wife Monica, Joe is the proudparent of 4 year old twin daugh-ters, Nicole and Caroline. TTTTTimimimimimCarfiCarfiCarfiCarfiCarfi and his wife, Melissa, live inConnecticut with their three boysZachary, Austin, and Lucas. Timis the CFO of the direct US andLatin America leasing business atGE Commercial Finance. LisaLisaLisaLisaLisaHess/KrHess/KrHess/KrHess/KrHess/Kreineineineinein lives in Tucson, Ari-zona with her 12-year old daugh-ter, Rachael. Since Siena, she hascompleted two master’s degrees(one in Latin American Studies andone in Pharmaceutical Sciences)and is currently completing a doc-toral degree in Pharmaceutical Eco-nomics, Policy and Health Out-comes (’07). She is the ScienceOfficer for the Arizona Cancer

Center, a NCI-des-ignated compre-hensive cancer cen-ter, where she hasworked for the past14 years. She is co-author of a recenttextbook entitled“Fundamentals ofCancer Preven-tion.” Her researchis focused in ova-rian cancer, andshe has authoredor co-authoredmore than 10 ar-ticles in the field

over the past few years. MicMicMicMicMichellehellehellehellehelleCancilla)/HoCancilla)/HoCancilla)/HoCancilla)/HoCancilla)/Howwwwweeeee and her hus-band, Matthew, have three chil-dren: Jacob (7 years old), Justin (6years old), and Jillian (4 years old).The Howe family lives inBrewerton, NY where Michelle isself-employed doing consulting andbusiness plans for medium sizedbusinesses. Here is a story that istruly uplifting. As you may know,on 9/11/01 we lost a fellow 1990graduate, Richard FraserRichard FraserRichard FraserRichard FraserRichard Fraser. Richwas survived by his wife, Suzanne,and his young son, Aidan. Richand Sue had been confronted earlyon with the fact that Aidan had arare disorder called neurofibroma-tosis. This disorder results in thedangerous growth of tumorsthroughout his body. Aidan is nowsix years old. Since Rich’s death,Aidan has been battling this dis-ease with his courageous mom andtheir family by his side. He re-cently underwent two very intense,rare, and high risk procedures tostabilize and relieve pressure on hisspinal cord caused by a large tu-mor that had formed there. Aidanwas at serious risk and in seriouspain due to the tumor. The opera-tions, performed in November,were a success! Many challengesstill lie ahead for this brave littleboy. He will continue to battleneurofibromatosis, but his spiritand will are something for all of us

to admire. Brian StimpflBrian StimpflBrian StimpflBrian StimpflBrian Stimpfl recentlyreconnected with Rich’s sister andthe Fraser’s are very upbeat andpositive about the future, and theirspirit reminds me of the all toofamiliar qualities of our friend,Rich. Aidan, Sue, and their entirefamily have undergone tremendoushardship and challenge. No onecan even begin to comprehendwhat they have been through, orhow they continue to perseverethrough it. Please include theFraser family in your prayers.

19911991199119911991Frank LaForce wrote in to say thathis wife Mary Kay Brewer/Mary Kay Brewer/Mary Kay Brewer/Mary Kay Brewer/Mary Kay Brewer/LaForceLaForceLaForceLaForceLaForce, has been enjoying lifeto the fullest in East Aurora, NY.The couple has two daughters,Kaley and Maggie, and their son,Casey. Mary has since finished lawschool, and in 1998 she became anassociate with Hamberger & WeissLaw Firm of Buffalo, NY. MaryKay joined the Run for RoswellTeam in Training and completedthe San Francisco Marathon in July2006. In December 2006, MaryKay was named a Partner in theHamberger & Weiss Law Firm.Congratulations on all of your ac-complishments!! The NielsenCompany has a new CFO, BrianBrianBrianBrianBrianJJJJJ. . . . . WWWWWestestestestest. Brian has spent the lastsixteen years in senior financialmanagement positions within theglobal GE organization, most re-cently as CFO at GE Aviation, In-frastructure. Brian joins Nielsen ata time of significant opportunityand challenge as they transitioninto a single, integrated companywith consolidated global businessservices and functions. Caroline. Caroline. Caroline. Caroline. CarolineIhlenburg/MerkelzIhlenburg/MerkelzIhlenburg/MerkelzIhlenburg/MerkelzIhlenburg/Merkelz and hus-band, Peter, along with children,Ryan and Samantha, proudly an-nounce the birth of CodyAlexander Merkelz, born on Feb-ruary 2, 2007 in Lake Forest, IL.“It’s a little hectic these days witha 4 year old, 14 month old, and anewborn, but we certainly feel veryblessed!”

1992 R1992 R1992 R1992 R1992 Reunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion June 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3MarMarMarMarMary Py Py Py Py Pat McLoughlin/at McLoughlin/at McLoughlin/at McLoughlin/at McLoughlin/Holler Holler Holler Holler Holler jmpholler@optonline.netThank you to those who sent meupdates on what has been happen-ing in their lives since we gradu-ated. Congratulations to DarinDarinDarinDarinDarinCardinCardinCardinCardinCardin and his wife Amy on thearrival of their beautiful babydaughter. Lilly Maureen arrived on

March 23, 2006. Congratulationsalso and a great big WOW tototototoKristine LombardiKristine LombardiKristine LombardiKristine LombardiKristine Lombardi whosummited Mount Kilimanjaro onJune 26, 2006. Kristine is currentlyworking for Reader’s DigestChildren’s Books as a Senior Edi-tor. One last note - I hope manyof you are planning to attend ourreunion this year! It’s an anniver-sary year for us so we would love tosee as many people as possible oncampus the weekend of June 1-3.

19931993199319931993Susan HannonSusan HannonSusan HannonSusan HannonSusan Hannonshannon@ryeneck.k12.ny.us213 W. 252nd Street Riverdale,NY 10471 917-796-2085Class of 1993 quiz: What colordid we call the room that wasadded to the cafeteria? Who wasthe best pool player in the RAT?Where was the annual keg raceheld? Who won the PowderPufffootball game in 1992? Know theanswers? Have other good Siena’93 trivia? E-mail me and give mean update as well. So, I’ve got lotsto report this time around. Thanksto all who contributed and makeme look good with a long column!Special thanks to Chris RChris RChris RChris RChris Robobobobobbbbbb,Scott PScott PScott PScott PScott Parkarkarkarkarkererererer and ColleenColleenColleenColleenColleenLongobardiLongobardiLongobardiLongobardiLongobardi for answering my callout! Chris moved back to Syra-cuse about 2 1/2 years ago afterliving in Boston and New Hamp-shire for several years. He is mar-ried to Kathy and has three kids(Cailey 7, Liam 5 and Ava 3). Hehas worked for Medtronic in medi-cal device sales focusing on diabe-tes for the past 5 1/2 years. Healso filled me in on his old room-mates: JJJJJefefefefeffffff LaCourse LaCourse LaCourse LaCourse LaCourse is moving

Class Gifts EnergizeClass Gifts EnergizeClass Gifts EnergizeClass Gifts EnergizeClass Gifts EnergizeRRRRReunion Gieunion Gieunion Gieunion Gieunion GivingvingvingvingvingReunion is a chance tocelebrate achievements!Join your classmates incontributing to yourClass Gift to honor theyear of your graduation.Give online:www.siena.edu/annualfund,or by phone:1-888-SIENA4U.If you have pledged butnot paid, payment is re-quired to count towardthe Class Gift. Join us today!

Jill Jill Jill Jill Jill WWWWWhite/Giarhite/Giarhite/Giarhite/Giarhite/Giardino dino dino dino dino ‘96‘96‘96‘96‘96 to Mike Giardino

Dawn Marie Iannaco/Hahn ’97Dawn Marie Iannaco/Hahn ’97Dawn Marie Iannaco/Hahn ’97Dawn Marie Iannaco/Hahn ’97Dawn Marie Iannaco/Hahn ’97. L to R: R.Noeth/Tiley ’97, C. Frasier ’97, E. Cornwell/Frasier ’97, D. Iannaco/Hahn ’97, B. Corey ’97,Mary Jane Netter/Bueti ’97, N. Bueti ’94, C.Nigro/Nirebct ’08, M. Morency ’80

to Charlotte, NC at the end of themonth. He is a doctor and is mar-ried to his high school sweetheart,Alecia. They have 3 kids. PPPPPaulaulaulaulaulPrayloPrayloPrayloPrayloPraylo is married with 1 child,while Brett BushnellBrett BushnellBrett BushnellBrett BushnellBrett Bushnell is marriedwith 2 kids. Bill Linden. Bill Linden. Bill Linden. Bill Linden. Bill Linden is singleand lives in NYC. JJJJJohn Boohn Boohn Boohn Boohn Boyleryleryleryleryleris single and after receiving yet an-other master’s degree, he is look-ing to get a job with homeland se-curity. Thanks Chris for the info.In his own words, the artist for-merly known as Keghead, ScottScottScottScottScottPPPPParkarkarkarkarkererererer recently got engaged andlives in Long Beach, NY with hisfiancée, Kate, and their two chil-dren, Bella and Bocephus – whichjust happens to be Hank WilliamsJr.’s nickname. ColleenColleenColleenColleenColleenLongobardi Longobardi Longobardi Longobardi Longobardi is indeed still inNYC. Former ROTC man,

Christopher HanifinChristopher HanifinChristopher HanifinChristopher HanifinChristopher Hanifin, currentlyin the reserves, has been promotedto the rank of Major in the USArmy. He was deployed in January2006 to Afghanistan and Kuwaitand was recently redeployed toWurzburg, Germany. Here, hejoined his wife, Kristen, (whom hemet at a Model UN conferencewhile attending Siena) and his twochildren, Grace and Liam. He will

finish his deployment this summerand resume his Deputy Counselduties at The Research Founda-tion of the State University of NewYork. Financial advisor JJJJJohnohnohnohnohn“P“P“P“P“Peeeeepe”pe”pe”pe”pe” Alessandr Alessandr Alessandr Alessandr Alessandrooooo and wife,Leslie, welcomed their newbaby, Edward John on December19, 2006. Knick-named Teddy(like Edward “Ted” Kennedy), hejoins his big brother, Henry, whois 2 years old. Lori BubbLori BubbLori BubbLori BubbLori Bubb, a pri-mary care doctor in Internal Medi-cine and Pediatrics, currently liveswith her 3 dogs in Charlottesvillebut is moving shortly to Chatta-nooga, TN to reunite with herhusband, Dan Mackey, who re-cently took on a new job there.She also coaches a summer soft-ball team of 11-13 year olds whoseem to have more talent than our

team did at Siena back in the day!JJJJJohn Barkohn Barkohn Barkohn Barkohn Barkererererer married EmilEmilEmilEmilEmilyyyyyArArArArArgisgisgisgisgis (’95) last August. Whew! –that was a lot – but there are still afew hundred of you to go! Keepthe news coming and I promise toget it in the column! This monthI’d love to hear from one of myneighbors from TH#32 or fromChris Cassalia or Tom Fleming orLori Kovacs. Finally, SeanSeanSeanSeanSean

HarHarHarHarHartmanntmanntmanntmanntmann passed away recently.He will be missed by all.

19941994199419941994Glenn HofsessGlenn HofsessGlenn HofsessGlenn HofsessGlenn Hofsessgh@endcap.com83 Kellogg StreetBrookfield, CT 06804I have not received much e-mailthis quarter from my fellow gradu-ates. Therefore, I am hoping thespring season will get some of youmotivated to write that e-mailyou’ve been meaning write, and tellus what is going on in your lives.My first column was printed in thewinter issue, and was jam- packedwith information. I fear the stigmaof being labeled a one hit wonder,so please keep the e-mail comingwith any kind of news or an-nouncement. I will start contact-ing you if necessary (are you read-ing this Andrew M. MartinAndrew M. MartinAndrew M. MartinAndrew M. MartinAndrew M. Martin?).I hope you are all enjoying the re-newal that spring brings us and wishyou a “Happy Spring Weekend” asthey existed in about 1992. Thenagain, at this age that might be justtoo much of a good thing. Theonly news I have to report comesfrom Sue KleinheidtSue KleinheidtSue KleinheidtSue KleinheidtSue Kleinheidt/Rissmeyer, Rissmeyer, Rissmeyer, Rissmeyer, Rissmeyer, who with her hus-band, Brian, would like to an-nounce the birth of their beautifuldaughter, Kathryn Olivia on Sep-tember 10, 2006. All the best toSue and Brian as they share in thejoy the gift of a baby brings.

19951995199519951995Neil Neil Neil Neil Neil WWWWWilcoilcoilcoilcoilcovvvvveeeeenwilcove@fmglaw.com(770) 818-1430Heather MacHeather MacHeather MacHeather MacHeather Macys/ Pys/ Pys/ Pys/ Pys/ Petrieetrieetrieetrieetrie andJim Petrie’91 gave birth to theirthird child, Julia Mae. Julia wasborn on November 16, 2006; shejoins brothers Tyler and Dean.EmilEmilEmilEmilEmily Ary Ary Ary Ary Argisgisgisgisgis married John Barker’93 on August 26, 2006 and manySiena alumni were in attendance.Scott SheldonScott SheldonScott SheldonScott SheldonScott Sheldon has moved fromNYC to Hollywood where he’slanded an appearance role in TheYoung & Restless. Scott will alsobe appearing in a nationwide com-mercial for PODS, beginningMarch 8th.

19961996199619961996Brian MurrayBrian MurrayBrian MurrayBrian MurrayBrian Murraymurray21@hotmail.combmurray@betterbackschiropractic.com7387 Balfoure CircleDublin, Ohio 43017Phone: (614) 270-6003

Congratulations to Jill Jill Jill Jill Jill WWWWWhite/hite/hite/hite/hite/GiardinoGiardinoGiardinoGiardinoGiardino who was married tohusband, Mike, on September 10,2005. Congratulations are also inorder to the following alumni al-ready hard at work raising babynumber two: Stephen BabcockStephen BabcockStephen BabcockStephen BabcockStephen Babcockand TTTTTara O’Callaghan/ara O’Callaghan/ara O’Callaghan/ara O’Callaghan/ara O’Callaghan/BabcockBabcockBabcockBabcockBabcock welcomed their secondchild, Quinn Delaney, on July 23,2006. JJJJJeanine Bula/Hareanine Bula/Hareanine Bula/Hareanine Bula/Hareanine Bula/Hardingdingdingdingdingand her husband, TTTTTimothimothimothimothimothyyyyyHardingHardingHardingHardingHarding, just recently had a son,Thomas Patrick, on Dec 26, 2006. Thomas is addition number twoto the family. His older sister,Alyson Elizabeth, was born on June18, 2004. Stephen AmadonStephen AmadonStephen AmadonStephen AmadonStephen Amadonalso checked in and wanted to an-nounce the birth of his secondchild, Stephen, who was born June6, 2006. Finally, JJJJJustin Prustin Prustin Prustin Prustin Properoperoperoperoperand his wife, Jennifer, welcomedtheir second child into the worldon November 1, 2006. JuliannaElizabeth joins her big sister,Isabella Rose. First time parentsMolly Lupica/FeeleyMolly Lupica/FeeleyMolly Lupica/FeeleyMolly Lupica/FeeleyMolly Lupica/Feeley and herhusband, Dan, welcomed a babygirl, Maeve Carole Feeley, on Au-gust 5, 2006. In her own words,“She’s really changed our lives andwe’re having so much fun with her!”Congratulations to all of our newparents. No advanced degrees,promotions, or drastic life changesto report this issue, but our classsure is good at making babies!

1997 R1997 R1997 R1997 R1997 Reunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion June 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3Selena DutcherSelena DutcherSelena DutcherSelena DutcherSelena Dutcherselena.dutcher@regentcomm.combronx_bombers25@yahoo.com(518) 265-2127Congratulations to DawnDawnDawnDawnDawnIannaco-HahnIannaco-HahnIannaco-HahnIannaco-HahnIannaco-Hahn and her new hus-band, David. They were marriedin Baltimore, Maryland on August18, 2006! The birds are singingand the snow is melting away. Ihope that everyone survived thewinter and that you are ready toenjoy the spring weather. Our 10year reunion is right around thecorner… 10 years!! I hope that Iget to see everyone in June! Hereis an update on some of our class-mate: Eli ManningEli ManningEli ManningEli ManningEli Manning has been verybusy! He graduated from North-western with a Master’s Degree inJournalism and worked at The DailyGazette out of Schenectady, NYuntil 2006. During that time, Elimarried Molly Hull and now livesjust down the road from Dapps!Christine Maccarrone/LeoceChristine Maccarrone/LeoceChristine Maccarrone/LeoceChristine Maccarrone/LeoceChristine Maccarrone/Leocemarried her husband, Lewis, on

Brian NeBrian NeBrian NeBrian NeBrian Nevin ’00 to Rvin ’00 to Rvin ’00 to Rvin ’00 to Rvin ’00 to Rondaondaondaondaonda. First Row: M. Farrow ’00, T. Obrien/Trietiak ’00, A. Karoly ’00, R. Nevin, B. Nevin ’00, B. Sherman, B. Klim’68. Second Row: T. Ragazzo ’00, K. Golden ’99, J. Powers ’00, M.McElhatton/Powers ’00, Fr. Dan Dwyer

TTTTTom om om om om VVVVVetter ’98 to Jetter ’98 to Jetter ’98 to Jetter ’98 to Jetter ’98 to Jennifennifennifennifennifererererer. J. Garofalo ’98, D. Fortier ’98, PCote ’98, A. Hanson/Garofalo ’97, J. Mangino ’98, D. Aronowitz’98, Fr. D. Tamburello ’75, H. O’Brien/Mauro ’99, V. Mauro ’98,T. Vetter ’98, J. Vetter, M. Rubies ’98, Br. M. Harlan, K.Rostkowski ’98, C. Ovedovitz/Rostkowski ’98, S. Christian ’98, S.Cannata ‘98

September 5, 2004. On Decem-ber 28, 2006 they welcomed theirfirst daughter, Brianna Marie, intothe world! WWWWWilliam Mainailliam Mainailliam Mainailliam Mainailliam Maina andhis wife, Jill Morrison/Maina ’98,had a delivery of “double trouble”on October 27, 2006—twindaughters named Madelyn andIsabelle. Congratulations to Me-Me-Me-Me-Me-lissa Plissa Plissa Plissa Plissa Patrizio/MacLaughlinatrizio/MacLaughlinatrizio/MacLaughlinatrizio/MacLaughlinatrizio/MacLaughlinand her husband, TTTTTomomomomomMacLaughlinMacLaughlinMacLaughlinMacLaughlinMacLaughlin, on the arrival oftheir third child, Olivia Rose onFebruary 1, 2007! She joins herbig brother, Tommy, and sister,Kate. Steve LopezSteve LopezSteve LopezSteve LopezSteve Lopez has joined amid-sized real estate company,Benjamin James Realty, in UnionSquare (NYC.) He began 2007off to a great start with two salesclosing in January. In addition tosales, Steve hosts home buyingseminars and still owns the bar,Tavaru. Steve can be reached atslopez@benjaminjames.com!Where does the time go? I had theopportunity to relive some memo-ries with Amy Goldfuss/Amy Goldfuss/Amy Goldfuss/Amy Goldfuss/Amy Goldfuss/KlevaKlevaKlevaKlevaKleva—emails back and forth justcatching up on “the girls” and talk-ing about dorm and townhousestories…it was great! If you havea memory that you want to sharewith everyone just shoot me anemail! Remember…you don’t needto be engaged, planning a weddingor be having a baby to update ev-eryone! See you in June at the re-union!

19981998199819981998TTTTTom om om om om VVVVVetter etter etter etter etter married JenniferVetter on June 5, 2004 in SpringLake, NY. There were many Sienaalums in attendance. Tom and Jen-nifer have since given birth to ababy girl, Abigail Catherine Vetter,on June 9, 2006. Congratulations!Sean MurphySean MurphySean MurphySean MurphySean Murphy and his wife, An-gela, are pleased to announce thebirth of their daughter, Erin Eliza-beth, on January 30, 2007. Col-Col-Col-Col-Col-

leen Bays/leen Bays/leen Bays/leen Bays/leen Bays/MeraysMeraysMeraysMeraysMerays and herhusband, John, wel-comed their firstchild, Shawn Ryan,on November 28,2006.

19991999199919991999BrendanBrendanBrendanBrendanBrendanFitzgeraldFitzgeraldFitzgeraldFitzgeraldFitzgeraldnyfitzgerald@yahoo.comfitzgeb@assembly.state.ny.us518-258-9272Hey Class of ’99! Spring is in the air.

Did you get your Siena AnnualFund contributions in? How aboutthose loan checks? As I’m writingthis, the Siena men’s basketballteam is prepping up for the MAACChampionship game tonight inBridgeport, CT. Good luck men! It reminds me of making thosefreezing cold, snowy treks to thePepsi Arena, throwing on the oc-casional face paint and having anexcuse to wear sweats out drink-ing. Actually, during senior year, Idid a stint as the Saint Bernardmascot. It was the 1998-99 sea-son when Coach Hewitt broughthome the MAAC Title, and theSaints held a rally at the ARC await-ing to find out who and wherethey’d be playing in the NCAA. Iwas running around in that unrulygetup, cautioned at the start neverto talk or reveal myself. Of course,midway through the rally as I didrunning dives onto the floor, slid-ing on the comfy chest protector,the head flew off and went rollingdown the baseline. I was outed –to no shortage of boos, cat calls,and laughs from my friends. Ohthe memories… On to the goodstuff ! Denise AherDenise AherDenise AherDenise AherDenise Ahern/Garn/Garn/Garn/Garn/Garrrrrrettettettettettwrote me with great news. She andher husband of four-and-a-halfyears, Bill, welcomed with openarms their son. William GarrettIII born on February 3, 2007, wastipping the scales at a healthy 7 lbs8 oz, and measuring 19 inches. Congratulations Denise and Bill!February was busy. CristinaCristinaCristinaCristinaCristinaDeMarco/WheelerDeMarco/WheelerDeMarco/WheelerDeMarco/WheelerDeMarco/Wheeler and herhusband, Michael Wheeler ’98,gave birth to a baby girl, SiennaCamille, on February 10, 2007. Cristina teaches 5th grade andMichael is a self-employed com-puter consultant. They are livingin Colonie, NY. A toast to Dan Dan Dan Dan DanDiLasciaDiLasciaDiLasciaDiLasciaDiLascia and Bridget MaguireBridget MaguireBridget MaguireBridget MaguireBridget Maguirewho were married on October 14,

2006. Hope you guys had a greathoneymoon! The couple now re-sides in Bradenton, Florida. I heardfrom Bonnie DunlopBonnie DunlopBonnie DunlopBonnie DunlopBonnie Dunlop who’s lead-ing an incredibly interesting life. After passing the bar, she was ac-cepted into the Army JAG Corpsas an attorney. On May 3, 2006she was promoted to Captain! Bonnie has been a JAG for fouryears. In June, she’s headed to Iraqfor a second time, where she’ll beheadquartered in Baghdad as anadviser with the 18th Military Po-lice Brigade. Congratulations andthank you, Bonnie, for you distin-guished service and dedication toour country. The Class of ’99 isproud to boast of you among ourranks! We wish you a safe and se-cure tour of duty. God bless! Ifyou know of any other soldiers outthere from our class, both overseasor at home, please give them ashout out. I’m sure they’d be gladto see it! Alas, that brings us to theend of this update. Of course Iam happy to get any and all up-dates so please keep ‘em coming. Happy spring!

20002000200020002000Shaymus R. SchweitzerShaymus R. SchweitzerShaymus R. SchweitzerShaymus R. SchweitzerShaymus R. SchweitzerSienaSaints2000@hotmail.com103 Sherman Ave.Troy, New York 12180518-727-3392 I want to mention how lucky I feelto contribute to this column. As Ireceive e-mails from many of youand take a few moments to readand recollect, I feel as if our timeat Siena was just yesterday. I haveto actually stop and do the math,REPEATEDLY, to come to theconclusion that we are about sevenyears removed from our Siena daysnow. Absolutely hard for me tobelieve! Anyway, for the few mo-ments I read your updates, and forthe time that I do spend with thealumni I regularly keep in touchwith – I like to feel it’s still, justyesterday. One such person I heardfrom recently was Brian NevinBrian NevinBrian NevinBrian NevinBrian Nevin.Brian recently got married toRonda Gallegos on September 3,2006 at the Siena College Chapel.Brian and Ronda met on Long Is-land about four years ago. Theirreception was held at the FranklinPlaza Ballroom in Troy. Brian stillworks for the New York State As-sembly, now as Deputy Chief ofStaff for Assembly RepublicanLeader, Jim Tedisco. I also e-mailed back-and-forth with MattWoodard. I could tell by the “Esq.”

at the end of his name that he wasnow a lawyer, and he filled me inon the rest. Matthew Matthew Matthew Matthew Matthew WWWWWoodaroodaroodaroodaroodardddddand Denise EgDenise EgDenise EgDenise EgDenise Egolf/Wolf/Wolf/Wolf/Wolf/Woodaroodaroodaroodaroodardddddwere married at St. William theAbbot Church in Seaford, NewYork on September 24, 2006. Thereception was held at Land’s Endin Sayville. The happy couple cel-ebrated their nuptials with familyand friends, including several Sienagraduates, and honeymooned inHawaii. Matt and Denise live inWhite Plains, New York, whereMatt is an attorney associated withJackson Lewis LLP. Matt focuseshis practice on representing man-agement in employment law andrelated litigation. Denise works forGeorge Weston Bakeries in Green-wich, Connecticut. Also checkingin was KKKKKellellellellelly Clify Clify Clify Clify Cliffffffororororord/Wd/Wd/Wd/Wd/Wilsonilsonilsonilsonilson.Kelly and her husband, KevinKevinKevinKevinKevinWWWWWilsonilsonilsonilsonilson, are happy to announcethe birth of their first child, a girl,on October 23, 2006. Her nameis Reese Susan. Congratulationsto both of you! While we are onthe baby front, Lara Gennari/Lara Gennari/Lara Gennari/Lara Gennari/Lara Gennari/LillyLillyLillyLillyLilly and her husband, MichaelLilly ’99, are proud parents of ababy boy, Owen Michael, born onJanuary 7, 2007. Lara said thatOwen is doing really well, andseems to enjoy his daily routine of“eating, sleeping, and pooping.”Owen can’t wait to meet all ofMom and Dad’s alumni friends! InFebruary, Nate MaloneyNate MaloneyNate MaloneyNate MaloneyNate Maloney pre-sented a workshop titled Innova-tive and Successful Programmingfor Current Students and YoungAlumni at the Council for the Ad-vancement and Support ofEducation’s Annual District I & IIconference in New York City.Please keep the news coming soyou can help us all feel like it’s yes-terday again!

20012001200120012001Maura MackMaura MackMaura MackMaura MackMaura Mackmmack@hbs.edu340 California St.Newton, MA 02458As always, the class of 2001 hassome exciting updates: LukeLukeLukeLukeLukeChChChChChyla yla yla yla yla ‘01‘01‘01‘01‘01 & Megan Callopy/Chyla ’00 were married July 29,2006. Luke is a sales manager atADP in Parsippany, NJ andMeghann is a high school Englishteacher in Cornwall, NY. TheChylas reside in Suffern, NY. RRRRRonononononVVVVVarararararricricricricrichiohiohiohiohio and his wife, Danielle,were married August 2006 withSiena alumni well represented, (seephoto). Ron is a physical educa-

LLLLLynn ynn ynn ynn ynn VVVVVoooooeeeeegggggel ’04 to Pel ’04 to Pel ’04 to Pel ’04 to Pel ’04 to Paul Hefaul Hefaul Hefaul Hefaul Heffffffererererernnnnn. Top Row:R. DeLaurentis, M. Termine-Goetz, B. Kennedy,R. Britt, S. Goetz. Second Row: K. O’Hagen, D.Holmes, M. O’Connor, K. Spino, C. Dacey. ThirdRow: E. DeVanzo. M. Malone

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tion teacher in Manhattan, and theVarrichios reside in Brooklyn.Amanda NortonAmanda NortonAmanda NortonAmanda NortonAmanda Norton has had incred-ible journey since graduation. Shemarried her husband, Don Nowlin,in October 2002 and was then de-ployed to Afghanistan in January2003 and returned that July.Amanda gave birth to her daugh-ter, Piper, in January 2005 and iscurrently pursuing her teachingdegree at Western Kentucky Uni-versity. In her spare time. She istraining for her first marathon!Congrats & good luck. Ian HuntIan HuntIan HuntIan HuntIan Huntis also on the marathon trek, as hecompleted the Charlotte ThunderRoad Marathon on December 9,2006. Mark Smith Mark Smith Mark Smith Mark Smith Mark Smith and VanessaDesmarais ’02 welcomed DonovanJackson into their lives on January27, 2007. Congratulations andthanks to everyone who submittedthis editions. Just a reminder thatthe Siena Reunion will take placeJune 1-3, and on Saturday, June 2at 9pm, the All Alumni Bash willtake place in the ARC. If you’re inthe area, please stop in!

2002 R2002 R2002 R2002 R2002 Reunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion Jeunion June 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3une 1-3Christine CinnamondChristine CinnamondChristine CinnamondChristine CinnamondChristine Cinnamondchristine.cinnamond@gmail.com(646) 942-0970Congratulations to VVVVVictoriaictoriaictoriaictoriaictoriaHuneauHuneauHuneauHuneauHuneau! On May 6, 2006Victoria married Thomas Downes.Congratulations to ChristopherChristopherChristopherChristopherChristopherGGGGG. . . . . WWWWWojeskiojeskiojeskiojeskiojeski who married Jenni-fer Bacon Wojeski on August 19,2006.

20032003200320032003Gina GizziGina GizziGina GizziGina GizziGina Gizzinyginamarie52@yahoo.comP.O. Box 5133Saratoga Springs, NY 12866(518) 421-4316First of all, thank you to the Classof 2003 for your continued coop-eration and contributions to theClass News and Notes publica-tions. Everyone is doing a greatjob helping to make our columninteresting and exciting! Now, forthe latest news: Congratulations toAndrew NikolaAndrew NikolaAndrew NikolaAndrew NikolaAndrew Nikola, who completed

his Master of Science in bothChildhood and Special Edu-cation at Mount St. Mary Col-lege in Newburgh, NY. Thisdegree was finished in Decem-ber 2006, and since then hehas also begun to work a Cer-tificate of Advanced Studiesin Educational Administra-tion. Keep up the good work!We have two engagements toreport: Kevin Kraus Kevin Kraus Kevin Kraus Kevin Kraus Kevin Kraus to

Mary Katherine Joyce ’01, andRRRRReeeeebecca Aneybecca Aneybecca Aneybecca Aneybecca Aney to Casey Casey Casey Casey CaseyMcCanta. McCanta. McCanta. McCanta. McCanta. Best wishes in plan-ning your weddings! KellyKellyKellyKellyKellyWWWWWelcelcelcelcelchonshonshonshonshons, JJJJJamie Considineamie Considineamie Considineamie Considineamie Considine,JJJJJessica Fessica Fessica Fessica Fessica Fraioliraioliraioliraioliraioli , Ji l l ianJill ianJill ianJill ianJill ianMilewskiMilewskiMilewskiMilewskiMilewski, JJJJJacquelineacquelineacquelineacquelineacquelineBarrattoBarrattoBarrattoBarrattoBarratto, Brendan HaydenBrendan HaydenBrendan HaydenBrendan HaydenBrendan Hayden,Erin MatierErin MatierErin MatierErin MatierErin Matier, JJJJJosh Magosh Magosh Magosh Magosh Magarikarikarikarikarik,and many others from class of2003, had an informal reunion inthe Albany area during a late week-end in January. They revisited oldspots that held many memoriesfrom their college years: Siena cam-pus (ate in Saga & drove aroundthe townhouse area), had breakfastat Breuggers, ordered lunch fromGenoas, revisited downtownhotspots that have been renamedin the past couple years, and ofcourse Dapps! The reunion wasso much fun as per everyone whoattended, and they cannot wait forour 5 year reunion next year! Don’twe all miss those good old days?

20042004200420042004JJJJJolleen olleen olleen olleen olleen WWWWWagneragneragneragneragner jwagner@sanmiguelchicago.orgLLLLLynn Hefynn Hefynn Hefynn Hefynn Heffffffererererern/Vn/Vn/Vn/Vn/Voooooeeeeegggggeleeleeleeleele, hernew husband, and their weddingparty: Congrats Lynn and Paul! OnJuly 8th Monica PrinzivalliMonica PrinzivalliMonica PrinzivalliMonica PrinzivalliMonica Prinzivallimarried Chris Acker ‘03. The twomet at Siena and even embarkedon a friendly competition regard-ing who would be able to make theannouncement. It looks likeMonica won! Congratulations andgood luck, Chris and Monica!Congratulations to BrianBrianBrianBrianBrianAuerbachAuerbachAuerbachAuerbachAuerbach who has joined SmithBarney as a Financial Advisor. Hey,Class of ’04! What’s doin’? Hope-fully this edition of the Siena Newsfinds you all well with some ac-complishment to SHARE! For awhile there, my inbox was overflow-ing, but recently there has barelybeen a trickle. So c’mon, let usknow what’s happenin’? Huge con-gratulations to Mark ArmstrongMark ArmstrongMark ArmstrongMark ArmstrongMark Armstrongand Megan O’ConnorMegan O’ConnorMegan O’ConnorMegan O’ConnorMegan O’Connor who willbe married this coming Septemberin Long Island. Mark and Megan

represent one of many happycouples that have met at Siena. JJJJJolleen olleen olleen olleen olleen WWWWWagneragneragneragneragner is wrapping upher third year of service to inner-city students through the LasallianVolunteer Program and has re-cently been accepted into the Man-hattan College Master of Arts inSchool Counseling program.

20052005200520052005Sabra-joi DingmanSabra-joi DingmanSabra-joi DingmanSabra-joi DingmanSabra-joi DingmanDingman@bard.edu

20062006200620062006Chris ElsesserChris ElsesserChris ElsesserChris ElsesserChris Elsessercelsesser@mail.fairfield.eduBox CC 1073 North Benson Rd.Fairfield, CT 06824Ashley BolandAshley BolandAshley BolandAshley BolandAshley Bolandaboland@siena.eduWith the days getting longer andthe aroma of the sweet spring aircoming through our windows dis-tracting us from work, it is hard tobelieve that we are coming up onthe one-year anniversary of ourmemorable commencement. Witha little help from Facebook, weare happy that we have been ableto connect with so many of yourover the last couple of weeks.Hopefully all of the following up-dates will inspire you to reconnectwith us and let everyone else knowwhat you have been up to over thelast year! JJJJJessica Aessica Aessica Aessica Aessica Aubinubinubinubinubin is cur-rently enrolled in a graduate pro-gram at the University of Califor-nia, Riverside, and will be gradu-ating with a MA in Political Sci-ence this coming summer.RRRRReeeeebecca Hancocbecca Hancocbecca Hancocbecca Hancocbecca Hancockkkkk is one of themany alumni working for NestleUSA in Miami FL and is also veryhappy to announce that she is en-joying life with no marriage or ba-bies to worry about! VVVVVererererernellnellnellnellnellMitchellMitchellMitchellMitchellMitchell is currently enrolled inthe Computer Science Master’sProgram at Clark Atlanta Univer-sity. Christine KaChristine KaChristine KaChristine KaChristine Kawwwwwczakczakczakczakczak did notgo to far away and is currently earn-ing her Master’s degree in Adoles-cent Special Education at the Col-lege of Saint Rose. GinaGinaGinaGinaGinaDeMarcoDeMarcoDeMarcoDeMarcoDeMarco has uprooted andmoved to Charlotte, NC, whereshe is the Area Marketing Direc-tor for Prodigy Conceptz, Inc. Sheworks with her surrounding com-munities to create revenue andawareness for non-profit ad chari-ties for children. StephanieStephanieStephanieStephanieStephanieFazioFazioFazioFazioFazio has taken her charming per-sonality and is now a teacher of allsorts! She is in the New York City

Teaching Fellowship program, tak-ing graduate classes in secondaryeducation at Queens College;while teaching Regents Living En-vironment/Biology to gifted 7th

grade students. Additionally, sheis also teaching a 7th grade danceclass and works with the dance andstep teams at the Scholars’ Acad-emy in Far Rockaway (Queens).Sean KellySean KellySean KellySean KellySean Kelly wants to give a bigshout-out to everyone from Osaka,Japan. That’s where he andDtraecelle CarterDtraecelle CarterDtraecelle CarterDtraecelle CarterDtraecelle Carter is currentlyliving and teaching English to Japa-nese students. The boys are thrilledto be experiencing many newthings, as they are constantly mak-ing adjustments from the Ameri-can culture. Sean spends some ofhis spare time working as a bar-tender in a Japanese Bar and main-taining a blog on his website. Ifyou’re curious about these experi-ences, Sean encourages you to con-tact him via Facebook, e-mail, oron his website at: http://web.mac.com/skellyslife. Greatjob this quarter ’06, let’s keep thegossip coming! Lastly, we wouldlike to send “Best of Luck” wishesand early congratulations out toall of our Class of 2007 friends!

In Memory of:Honorable John W. Rehfuss ’42Warren S. Brundige ’49J. Donald O’Hare ’49Dr. Richard Weiner ’49Raymond F. Wolfe ’49John F. Duffey ’50Bruno J. Lentlie ’50William V. Byrne, Jr. ’51Anthony J. Ricci, Sr. ’51Francis Q. Bethel ‘ 52Donald W. Radz ’52John Finn ’53Dr. Dominick Eannello ’54Guyton Morone ’55Harold Twiss, Jr. ’57William R. Van Slyke ’58Morris G. Vogel ’60Peter T. Bennett ’65John P. Nash ‘66

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The Board of Trustees at Siena Collegeannounced that it has selected an alumnus, Fr.Kevin J. Mullen ’75, O.F.M., to serve as the 10thpresident of Siena College. Fr. Kevin, our firstpresident to earn his bachelor’s degree from Siena,will take office June 1, 2007.

“I’m excited to give back to the Collegethat helped shape who I am today,” Fr. Kevinsaid. “Siena College is a place that helps studentsbecome responsible citizens and I look forwardto building upon the growth that the College hasenjoyed over the years.”

Fr. Kevin currently serves as the directorof the Franciscan Center for Service andAdvocacy, teaches Siena’s Foundations course forfirst-year students, taught Religious Studies, andhas been the guardian of the Franciscan Friary atthe College since 2005. He was a member of theBoard of Trustees at Siena College from 1987-1996, and from 1999–2005.

The presidential search committee,

Siena Alumnus Fr. Kevin J. Mullen ‘75, O.F.M.Elected 10th President of Siena College

“I’m excitedto give backto the Collegethat helpedshape whoI am today,”- Fr. KevinMullen

comprised of 17 men and women from the Boardof Trustees, associate trustees, alumni association,faculty, administrative staff and students, began thesearch process last summer and considered a rangeof candidates from throughout the United States.

“After months of interviews, campus visits,and, ultimately, two College-wide forums inconsideration of two excellent finalists, the Collegeconcluded that Fr. Kevin is the best candidate toensure that both Siena traditions and ambitionsfor continued growth and academic excellence willbe served,” Dr. Joseph M. Pastore, Jr., chair ofSiena’s Board of Trustees said.

Fr. Kevin, who thanked the searchcommittee said “I am honored and look forwardto working with the Siena community as we moveahead with the College’s strategic plan. This is anexciting new chapter in my life and I am lookingforward to it.”

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