Merrill Dubrow (B.B.A. '84) of Irving, TX, is president and chief executive officer of MA/R/C Research located in Irving, Texas...Russell Marnell (J.D., M.B.A.) appeared on Close Up TV on October 18, 2005, and January 6, 2006. The show highlighted Russell's approach to divorce, custody and related matters and included interviews with several clients. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, past chairman of the Nassau County Bar Association Child Custody Subcommittee, a member of the Suffolk and Nassau County Bar Matrimonial Committees and has had numerous articles published. Russell formed his law firm in 1985 and is a member of the New York, Florida, California and Nevada Bars...Chris Riker (B.A.) of Lawrenceville, GA, is a producer at CBS46 in Atlanta. He and wife Linda have two cats and a dog...Elaine Silverstein (B.A.) of Fair Lawn, NJ, recently began her 20th year as a teacher/math supervisor in the Patterson, New Jersey, school district...Carol Anne Szel (B.A., M.S.Ed. '87, M.S. '88) of Elmont, NY, was promoted to behavioral healthcare counselor at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, New York...

Steve Breakstone (B.F.A.) is co-founder of Balance Educational Services, LLC, in Manchester, Vermont. He is an expert in violence prevention, behavior management, and effective communication styles. He is a presenter for Lorman Education Services and Father Time in Arlington, Virginia, a trained mediator and the author of Washington Walkabout, a nationally distributed book...Patricia DePietto (B.B.A.) is group director, consumer packaged goods, for InsightExpress, a leading online market research firm. Patricia is responsible for all research sales efforts and client service needs for the CPG sector. She also defines the sector's strategic direction and oversees all business relationships...Esther (Milhem) Korn (B.B.A.) of Miami, FL, and husband Stephen have two sons, ages 13 and 10, and an 8-year-old daughter. They moved from Manhattan to Florida in 1997...Mark Nocero (M.A.) is assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction for the Eastport-South Manor Central School District. A member of the Plainedge school district for 25 years, Mark began as a speech therapist and progressed to administrative assistant, summer school principal, principal of Eastplain Elementary School and, most recently, principal of Plainedge Middle School...David J. Obedzinski (B.A., M.A. '92) directed the New Britain General Hospital's capital campaign, which recently reached its goal of $7.5 million for hospital expansion and improvements...Debra Servinskas (B.B.A.) is director of advertising at Bethpage Federal Credit Union...Stuart Shinske (B.A.) of Norwich, CT, is executive editor of the Norwich Bulletin, a daily newspaper serving southeastern Connecticut. The paper is owned by Gannett Co., Inc., for which Stuart has worked for 16 years. He most recently was managing editor of the Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, NJ, before working 12 years at the Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal. He also has worked at USA Today...Stuart P. Stoller (M.B.A) is vice president for process engineering and corporate controller of The New York Times Company. Having served as controller since 1996, he has taken on the additional role of overseeing efforts to streamline and modernize the company's management and operational processes...

Michael Dreiblatt (B.A. ) is co-founder of Balance Educational Services, LLC, in Manchester, VT. He speaks across the country on violence prevention, social aggression/bully proofing, healthy relationships and discipline of children with special needs. He is a presenter with Father Time fathering program in Arlington, VA, and is a grant writer, trained mediator and consultant for the state of Vermont...Maria Grasso (B.B.A.) is vice president of The Bank of New York, and serving as co-chair of LI Center for Business & Professional Women Achievers' Awards Gala...

*Evan Denner (B.B.A.) of Closter, NY, is deputy CEO of Hypo Real Estate Capital, the New York-based subsidiary of Hypo Real Estate Bank International. He will be responsible for all day-to-day operations for Hypo Real Estate Capital, including accounting, human resources, legal, portfolio management and servicing. Evan is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association, the Urban Land Institute and International Council of Shopping Centers...Chris Galluzzo (B.B.A.) of Dix Hills, NY, and son Alexander visited with Margaret Shields, Executive Director of Alumni Relations, in October...Dr. Janice Koch (M.A.) is the recipient of Long Island Business News' Top 50 Women award. She is a professor of science education and director of IDEAS at Hofstra University...Francis Lee Reynolds (B.A.) of Burbank, CA, is an actor and screenwriter in Los Angeles and is a major in the U.S. Army Reserve, who recently completed a second six-month tour at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as the public affairs officer for the military commissions and detention operations...Christine Fiorella Russo (Ph.D.) of Northport, NY, is a second grade teacher at the Washington Drive Primary School in the Harborfields School District. One of her students wrote a poem that won a prize in a statewide contest...

Adam Engle (M.B.A.) of Haddonfield, NJ, is director of business development for Samaritan Hospice in Marlton, New Jersey... Howard Ginsberg (B.B.A.) of Great Neck, NY, received Top Award at Genworth/Terra Securities 7th Annual National Convention Awards ceremony. He was recognized for his commitment and expertise in financial services...Pramod Kumar (B.S.) of Mount Laurel, NJ, and wife Kanika have two children, Natasha and Neil. He has been with GE for 10 years in the information technology department and living in New Jersey since 1998...Katherine Motuz (B.A.) of Melville, NY, and Salvatore Lagano (B.A.) are married and have a daughter, Alexandra...Jeff Raspe (B.A.) of Cresskill, NJ, is music director for WBJB-FM/Brookdale Public Radio. In October 2005, Bruce Springsteen stopped by the studios of WBJB/Monmouth-Ocean to show his support for the station's Fall Membership Drive, and spent about 20 minutes on the air with Jeff...Thomas Ripp (M.B.A.) is president of the Security and Detection Systems subsidiary of L-3 Communications in New York City...Yvonne Ventresca (B.A.) of Chatham, NJ, is the author of Publishing, published in June 2005 by Lucent Books as part of its "Careers for the Twenty-First Century" series. The book is for readers interested in working in the book publishing field...

Celeste M. Butera (J.D.) recently contributed to an article on intellectual property law. She is a partner in Rivkin Radler LLP's intellectual property and insurance & coverage litigation practice groups...Thomas Byrne (B.B.A.) is senior vice president, origination, of GE Commercial Finance Global Media & Communications. He is responsible for originating and structuring debt transactions for companies in the cable and telecom sectors...Rachel Evans (B.F.A.) of New Brunswick, NJ, has completed her first year as assistant professor for the Department of Theatre at Kean University, where she is spearheading the theater education program, teaching acting, and directing productions at Kean and other universities...Eric Hoell (B.S.) of Sugar Hill, GA, is vice president of software development at Compris Technologies, a subsidiary of NCR Corporation. Compris Technologies provides a quick service application for fast food and table service restaurants worldwide...Diana St. James (J.D.) of Floral Park, NY, is a probation officer for New York City, working with high-risk offenders in the 110 and 112 Precincts. Three years ago, she was promoted to supervising probation officer. She also writes children's books...Andrew Vuono (B.B.A.) is a partner at Holtz Rubenstein Reminick LLP in Melville...Dawn Wilson (B.B.A.) of Arlington, VA, and husband Whitney have two sons, Nick, 3, and Kyle, 1. Dawn is a licensed realtor with Weichert Realtors...

Elizabeth Balestracci (B.A.) of Medford, NY, and husband Michael have been married for 13 years and have two children, Nicholas, 10, and Emily, 6. Elizabeth is a Port Authority police officer/fire rescue/EMT-D at JFK Airport. She started her own AVON cosmetics business in 2004, and recently became a certified beauty advisor trainer. Her sales unit of 40 independent representatives hit a sales goal of $160,000 in its first year...Sharon Becker (B.A.) of South Easton, MA, and husband Robert have been married for five years and have a 4-month-old daughter, Maya Lily. Sharon recently opened her own counseling practice called Counseling Associates and has two new therapists on staff who are also Hofstra alumni...Nikki Melina Bell (B.A.) of Lexington, VA, is assistant professor of philosophy at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA. She recently earned a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. Melina also has a J.D. and M.P.H. from Boston University and practiced health care law in Boston...Leslie Berkoff (J.D.) is a partner with the Garden City law firm of Moritt, Hock, Hamroff and Horowitz...Wendy (Pincus) Connelly (M.S.Ed.) of Levittown, NY, married Brian Scott Connelly in January 2004. She is a reading specialist at the Leo F. Giblyn Elementary School in Freeport UFSD...Luanne D'Angelo (M.A.) of Holbrook, NY, is a certified art teacher and a certified art therapist, and belongs to the Brookhaven Arts Council. She presents art therapy workshops for Sachem Continuing Education and home teaches. Luanne has been married for 20 years and has a 14-year-old son and a 10-year-old daughter...John P. DelMonaco (B.A.) works for RHR International Company as managing director for the Boston office where he has the leadership role for the office's consulting and administrative staff. He is a member of the American Psychological Association's Society of Consulting Psychology...Steven Goldman (B.A., M.S.Ed. '95, B.A. '96) of Bay Shore, NY, was granted tenure by the Half Hollow Hills School District. He teaches mathematics at High School East in Dix Hills, NY, and is recording secretary for the Suffolk County Mathematics Teachers Association...Robyn Jaslow (J.D.) of Roslyn, NY, has been named the 2005 Humanitarian Honoree by the Nassau County Chapter of the American Cancer Society in Syosset. She is the 2005-06 co-president of the Parent Teacher Association for the Heights Primary School in the Roslyn Union Free School District. Robyn has helped to raise $100,000 in the past two years by taking part in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. She is a member of the board of visitors for the South Nassau Cancer Center in Valley Stream, and counsels women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Robyn and husband Howard have two sons...

Therese Aprile (B.A., M.A. '97) of West Babylon, NY, and Paul M. Brzezinski are planning a June 2006 wedding...Yamile Cocchio (B.B.A.) of Denville, NJ, is a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. She has two children: Jonathan, 7, and Alexis, 4...Robert Cordeiro (B.B.A.) of Merrick, NY, is married with three children, ages 5, 3, and 1. He is a review examiner at Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation responsible for the oversight of compliance examinations in Pennsylvania and Delaware...Chris Cummings (B.A.) of Bellingham, MA, is assistant principal at New Ashland High School...Lisa Folliero (B.A.) of Whitestone, NY, was promoted to manager, nursing information systems at New York Hospital...Thomas Galante (M.B.A.) of Wilton, CT, is director of the Queens Library, which has the largest circulation of public libraries in the United States. He has held executive positions at Queens Library since 1987...Kevin Shinick (B.A.) of New York, NY, wrote and directed the independent feature film It's About Time, a romantic comedy that premiered in July 2005. Previously, Kevin hosted the Emmy award-winning series Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? His acting credits also include the Broadway productions of Night Must Fall, The Seagull, The School for Scandal, The Government Inspector, and the Tony-nominated productions of Timon of Athens and Saint Joan...

Melissa Corliss (B.A.) of San Ramon, CA, is director of logistics for Safeway Inc., in Pleasanton, CA. She has two children, ages 6 and 1, and is assistant coach for San Ramon Soccer Club and den leader in the Cub Scouts Diablo Silverado Council...Samantha Heron (B.B.A.) of South Orange, NJ, is an accounting management consultant. Her husband, Rupert ('89), is a construction project manager. They have three sons, Joshua, 8, Zachary, 11, and Garrett, 17...Latonia Early-Hubelbank (J.D.) is a partner with Westbury-based Cohn, Steinberg, Goldstein & Early-Hubelbank and specializes in matrimonial and family law...Kristine Igoe (B.B.A., M.B.A.'93) of San Jose, CA, became a realtor in 2004. She had a son, Alexander Taylor, in October 2002...Peter B. Lee (B.B.A.) is manager of community relations of the Charter Oak chapter of the American Red Cross based in its New London office. Peter is responsible for increasing the Red Cross' community presence in southeastern Connecticut...Stefanie MacGregor (B.A.) of Enfield, CT, joined Bentley Systems, Inc., as a senior technical writer in the research and development department...Ryan Starkes (B.B.A.) is an assurance partner at BDO Seidman, LLP, Woodbridge, NJ. He is a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants...Matthew Unger (B.A.) of Coral Springs, FL, is running for the state Senate seat in district 32 of the Ft. Lauderdale area for the 2006 election...

Brendan Logan (B.B.A., M.B.A. '94) is a member of The Society of Financial Service Professionals, an organization of professionals specializing in estate, retirement and financial planning; employee benefits; and insurance...Jason O'Connell (B.F.A.) played Sir John Falstaff in Merry Wives of Windsor, a Shakespearian comedy at American Players Theatre...Michael C. Schmidt (J.D.) accepted the honor for the law firm Cozen O'Connor's selection for inclusion in the Long Island Works Coalition's 2005 Workforce Builders Honor Roll. He accepted the honor in recognition of his longstanding commitment to developing career-related initiatives for students on Long Island. He concentrates his practice in commercial litigation and labor and employment law...Stephen Sivillo (B.B.A.) of Valley Stream, NY, moved back to New York with wife Joanne after nine years in Boston. They have two children, Andrew, 2, and Olivia, 7 months...

Peter Charbonneau (B.A.) of Boston, MA, is senior assistant director for graphic design and brand management in the athletic department at Boston University...Mark Getman (B.A.) of Bethpage, NY, was recently commissioned as a 1st lieutenant in the New York Guard (NY State Military Defense Force). He is working as a freelance photographer for Hofstra University and Special Operations Report Update...Andrew Gould (J.D.) of Dallas, TX, is managing partner of Wick Phillips LLP, representing employers in all facets of labor and employment law. He is board certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a member of the City of Dallas Commission on Innovation and Productivity and has been named one of the "Texas Rising Stars" in Texas Monthly's "Super Lawyers" for 2004 and 2005...Dori Kurth (B.S.) of Alexandria, VA, married Paul Gonzalez-Acevedo and relocated to Virginia after living in Pennsylvania for 10 years. She is a validation engineer with Human Genome Sciences. She and Paul are life coaches with Mamonova.com...Nicholas Magali (J.D.) of Brooklyn, NY, is a member of the insurance department at the law firm Cozen O'Connor, in its New York office. He specializes in tort litigation as well as construction and labor law, products and premises liability, and all phases of civil litigation. He is a member of the New York Bar Association and the New York State Trial Lawyers Association...Jacob Makmale (B.B.A.) of Port Chester, NY, and Alexis Nichols are planning a fall 2006 wedding. Jacob recently started his own executive recruiting firm, Elite Placement Group, in Stamford, CT, specializing in finance, accounting, and administrative placements...Kristen McGregor (B.A.) of Nutley, NJ, is married to Albin Kasper. Kristen is a human resources generalist for DISH Network Services, L.L.C., a satellite provider in northern New Jersey...Christopher Picone (B.A.) of Lynbrook, NY, won the 2004 Long Island International Film Expo award for best comedic film. He has directed music videos for independent band labels and the feature, A Cold Day in Hell. Christopher currently works at HBO in post production...Samuel Strauch (B.B.A.) of Miami Beach, FL, is president and founder of Affinity Realty Group. He has recently expanded his company to Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, France, and the Middle East...

Laurie Bloom (B.A.) of Brightwaters, NY, is director of marketing and communications at Rivkin Radler...Melissa Compton (B.B.A.) of Bethesda, MD, graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, with a bachelor of science in nursing in May 2005. She is a clinical care nurse at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., in the cardiovascular recovery room...Tracy Dodd (B.A.) of Massapequa, NY, and husband James adopted Emily Faith, who was born March 3, 2004, in the Jiangxi Province of China, and has an older brother, Brendan...Howard Fero (B.A.) of Derby, CT, is director of the master of arts in leadership program at Albertus Magnus College...Diane Hobin (B.A.) of Champaign, IL, is assistant to the head women's basketball coach at the University of Illinois...Vincent Pisano (B.A.) of Medford, NY, was named Guidance Counselor of the Year by Nassau BOCES Cultural Arts Center in Syosset. A counselor at Harborfields High School in Greenlawn for five years, he is their liaison for coordinating BOCES programs for students...Elysse Power (B.A., M.S.Ed. '98) of Mission, KS, is in her fourth year as special education coordinator at Derrick Thomas Academy. This is the second year that she was named to Who's Who Among America's Teachers. She also became the state coordinator for the Ms. Wheelchair Missouri Program, serving for the second year on the committee of the Ms. Wheelchair Kansas Program...Robert Salvatico (B.A.) received the 2005 Young Alumnus Award, given by Hofstra University and the Alumni Organization to alumni who, within 10 years of graduation from the University, have significant accomplishments in their professional life or rendered distinguished service to the university. The award was bestowed upon him at the annual Alumni Awards Dinner on October 14 at the Garden City Hotel. Rob is general manager of the Wingate Inn in Garden City. He recently served as co-chair for Adelphi University's fifth annual President's Gala, benefiting student scholarships... Andrew Zuckerman (B.S.Ed.) is the new principal at Lawrence Middle School, in Lawrenceville, NJ. Previously he was assistant principal at Lawrence Intermediate School...

Orville Ashley (B.S.) of Uniondale, NY, is an applications engineer for an electro-mechanical manufacturer. He has been married for nine years and has two daughters, Victoria, 7, and Latoria, 6, who attend Northern Parkway School...Louis Steven Lau (B.S.) and Jessica Lynn Head were married in April 2006 ...Patty Seery (B.B.A.) of Boston, MA, is a nurse practitioner with Boston Healthcare in Massachusetts. She married Chris Baribeau on April 23, 2005...Bethany Sumpter (B.S.) of South Euclid, OH, is branch manager to the Spherion office in Cleveland, Ohio. She is engaged to Matthew C. Goedecke...

Amanda Bodnar (B.S.) of Rego Park, NY, is accounts payable assistant for Louis Vuitton North America, a division of LVMH Fashion Group Americas...Betsy (Seery) Keavany (B.A.) of Medway, MA, is working as a speech pathologist with Needham Public Schools in Massachusetts. She and husband Luke had their first child, Megan Elizabeth, on July 6, 2005...Bryan Kuhl (B.A.) of Coram, NY, married Cynthia on December 3, 2004. They honeymooned in Hawaii and recently purchased their first home in Coram, NY. Since December 2004, Bryan has served as first assistant vice president, marketing manager at Astoria Federal...

Christopher Aguilar (B.A.) of Kissimmee, FL, is a public relations representative for the Kissimmee Convention & Visitors Bureau and travels throughout the U.S. and overseas promoting Kissimmee as a tourist destination to the media...Jason Gay (B.A.) of Stoughton, MA, is technical services manager of Thrive Networks in Concord, MA...Amy Hagedorn of Sands Point, NY and late husband, Horace (H.N.D.), were named 2005 Honorary Alumni at the annual Alumni Awards Dinner on October 14 at the Garden City Hotel. Horace (honored posthumously) and Amy were recognized for being long-time friends and supporters of the University. Amy serves on Hofstra University's Capital Campaign Executive Committee and was elected to serve on Hofstra's Board of Trustees last spring...Robert Hewitt (B.A., J.D. '02) of Levittown, NY, is an associate at Rivkin Radler, in the Professional Liability and Litigation & Appeals Practice Groups... Jason Landy of Potomac, MD, worked for Nippon Television Network in Washington D.C., and wrote basketball articles for Insidehoops.com...James Montesano (B.A.) of Ringwood, NJ, has recently been named assistant principal at Hackensack High School...Stephen Orsetti (B.A.) of Bellmore, NY, graduated from St. John's University School of Law in 2004 and was admitted to the CT bar in 2004 and NY bar in 2005...Lisa Anne Scola (B.S.) of Colonia, NJ, married Michael Zoldi in May. She also completed a master's degree in early childhood education and is a preschool teacher in Somerset, NJ...Donald Swenson (B.A.) of Galloway, NJ, is married with two sons. He was nominated for an NJACT Perry Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)...Hector Valentin (B.A.) of Levittown, NY, was on the Tony Danza Show on September 14, 2005. He was interviewed at his school for the work he did in setting up a school music program...

Anthony Canino (B.B.A.) of Ozone Park, NY, is the owner of a Quiznos Sub franchise located in Long Beach, NY, and is in negotiations to purchase a second unit. Previously, Anthony was the associate director of alumni relations at Hofstra University...Nadia Cureton (B.A.) of Union City, NJ, is associate director of faculty services at the NYU Stern School of Business...Stacy Friedman (B.A.) has been a New York filmmaker for the past decade, working with NCB, Fox, MTV and Oxygen Network. She has her own production company and is filming a campaign in Vietnam to raise AIDS awareness...Stacey-Lilach Herskowitz (B.A.) of Israel, moved to Israel and completed a master's in biology with a thesis in heart research. She is a quality assurance manager for a medical technology company and has been married for five years...*Lauren Orsini (M.A.) of Denville, NJ, and Scott Leighton (M.A.) married on October 30, 2004. Lauren and Scott both work for Cendant Car Rental Group in Parsippany, NJ, in the human resources department. Lauren is the training manager and Scott is the HRIS manager...Jennifer Randisi (M.A.) of Holbrook, NY, married in July 2000 and has two children...Daryl Zimbardi (B.B.A.) is a member of The Society of Financial Service Professionals, an organization of professionals specializing in estate, retirement and financial planning; employee benefits; and insurance...

Wren Colker (B.A.) of Tampa, FL, is working on his doctoral dissertation in communication at the University of South Florida...Manda Ryan Messing (B.A.) is married to Jason Scott Kovar. She is a research associate in the financial services group at Citadel, a hedge fund in New York. He is the founder of Advance Benefit, a New York health insurance agency, and a regional vice president for sales at Wellnet Healthcare, an insurance company in New York...Chrissy Schimmel (B.A.) of Huntington Station, NY, is celebrating her third year as an advertising sales executive with Newsday...Jennifer L. Smith (B.A.) of Gilbertsville, PA, is assistant softball coach at Columbia University in New York City. She was recently a member of the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut, which won the National Professional Fastpitch championship in 2004. Jen earned a master's in school counseling from Fairfield University in 2005...Ebony Washington (B.A.) was the opening speaker for Clarion University of Pennsylvania's 2005-2006 Martin Luther King Jr. Speaker Series. In 2003 she won the Aretha Franklin/Nikki Giovanni Poetry Competition sponsored by BET and Sony Music and judged by Nikki Giovanni. Her winning poem, "Right Here," written for the women in Afghanistan, was published in Essence magazine, and she was awarded a fellowship award four months later from the New York Foundation of the Arts. In the summer of 2005, she released her debut album, Revolutionary Kind of Girl, and in June 2005 her one-woman play opened the New York City's Downtown Urban Theatre Festival...Michael J. Will (B.B.A.) of Long Beach, NY, is working in the mortgage industry in New York and is working toward a CPL...Sherry Wengrow (B.A.) of Pembroke Pines, FL, is pursuing a recording contract and formed an acoustic duo with Matthew Goldberg. He writes the material and she refines the arrangements and harmonies. Since moving to Florida four years ago, Sherry has been singing at many events booked through Music & Associates in Fort Lauderdale...

Danielle Dellilo (B.A.) of Franklin Square, NY, has worked at Radio Disney AM1560 for a year, and is one of the New York DJs, hosting live events in the tri-state area. She is also the integrated marketing promotions manager, and developed the Radio Disney NY Dance Team. Danielle has been involved with the ALS Association and has served on the Long Island committee since her father passed away from ALS in 2000...Joseph Ramirez (M.B.A.) of Lindenhurst, NY, is manager, global foreign exchange, at Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., since October 2003. He received a CTP (certified treasury professional) designation and is working on a chartered financial analyst credential. In 2004, he married Sally Heerasingh...

Darlene Abramovich (B.S.) of Farmville, VA, was named lead assistant athletic trainer at Longwood University in Farmville, VA, in August 2005, after receiving a master's in administrative studies from Boston College in May 2005...Tannisha Brooks (B.A., M.H.A. '05) of Rosedale, NY, is director of admissions at the Willoughby Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Brooklyn, NY. Prior to this, Tannisha was an administrator at Nassau Extended Care Facility in Hempstead, NY. She is working toward a nursing home administrator license by the end of the year...Anthony J. Ficara (J.D.) of Long Beach, NY, and Geraldine E. Imbault (L.L.M. '04) were married July 9, 2005. He is an associate in the Condo/Coop group of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, and she is a pending attorney with InMotion, a pro bono organization in New York City. The couple, who met while attending the Hofstra Law School study abroad program in Nice, France, are planning a wedding celebration in Geraldine's hometown of Cannes, France, in June 2006...Edward Fred (M.B.A.) is an advisor for Long Island Business News. He is president and CEO of CPI Aerostructures in Brentwood, NY...

Jaimie Barbot (B.B.A.) of Bay Shore, NY, is assistant front office manager at the Lyden Gardens Hotel in New York City. Previously, she worked as a part-time night auditor...Robert R. Dupuis (B.A.) of New York, NY, has been with Pitney Bowes for two years. He was honored as Sales-Rookie of the Year in 2004 and promoted to global sales executive in 2005. During the past year, he qualified for Pitney Bowes' exclusive "Sales Excellence Conference" held in Palm Springs, California...Laron Galea (B.B.A.) of Massapequa, NY, recently completed Deutsche Bank's graduate training program, and now runs one of the bank's cash management departments...Jennifer J. Gerlach (M.A.) of Oxnard, CA, married Sean McCrink. She is a speech-language pathologist, and he is a naval flight officer...Candyce Goldstein (B.A.), an assistant in the Hofstra School of Law Alumni and External Relations office, wrote a play Sisters Apart, which was performed at the Authors' Playhouse 2005 New Writers' Festival. Candyce, who is pursing a master's in literature and creative writing at Hofstra University, is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and 2003 winner of Hofstra's Harold and Marilyn Cohen Playwriting Competition. Her articles have appeared in Newsday...Michael Greve (B.B.A.) of Broomfield, CO, and Christina Best are planning a July 2007 wedding. He is working on a graduate degree, and she is completing an undergraduate degree...Lisa Miller (B.A.) of Highland Park, NJ, and Aaron Kardon married July 10, 2005, and purchased their first home in September...Kimberly D. Toscano (B.S.Ed.) of Boston, MA, graduated with academic honors from the New England Conservatory and is an administrative assistant with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. She is a sub for the New World Symphony Orchestra for the 2005-2006 season, and member of the Isabella Stewart Gardiner Chamber Orchestra...Andrea Zullo (B.A.) is a paralegal and lives in Washington, D.C., with her fiancé Anthony Annibale. They plan a fall 2006 wedding...

Brian Gabel (B.B.A.) of Jackson, NJ, is an international wealth manager in the Global Private Client Division of Laidlaw & Co. (UK) LTD, a privately held investment banks...David R. Goldberg (M.S.Ed.) of Long Beach, NY, has been accepted to the Ph.D. program at Columbia University with a full scholarship...Nicole DeLuise (B.A.) of Dix Hills, NY, is communications project manager at the Fair Media Council, where she handles public relations, promotion and member communications...Geraldine E. Imbault (L.L.M. '04) and Anthony J. Ficara (J.D. '02) of Long Beach, NY, were married July 9, 2005. She is a pending attorney with InMotion, a pro bono organization in New York City, and he is an associate in the Condo/Coop group of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman. The couple, who met while attending the Hofstra Law School study abroad program in Nice, France, are planning a wedding celebration in Geraldine's hometown of Cannes, France, in June 2006... Muhammed S. Javaid (B.B.A.) is a mortgage consultant at Trump Mortgage in New York City...Marie-Christina Koretsky (B.A.) of Wantagh, NY, is a freelance production assistant for News 12 Long Island...Jeffrey Israel (B.A.) of Newton, MA, is a full-time news writer at Fox 25, WFXT-Boston...Lyle Rothman (B.A.) of East Meadow, NY, is pursuing a master's in Jewish education at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. Lyle is the assistant principal at Temple Beth David of Commack...Melissa Smith (B.A.) of New York, NY, producer and partner of Zeroism Productions, is working on her first independent feature length film titled The Production. She and husband Matthew have a 1-year-old daughter, Stella Christine-Ames Smith...Sheethal Thomas (B.B.A.) of New Hyde Park, NY, and Reno Abraham are planning a 2006 wedding...

Marc Acierno (B.B.A.) of Plainview, NY, is playing baseball with the Central League, Coastal Bend Aviators, and has been listed among the top 10 pitchers for the league...Christina Cipriano (B.A.) of Holtsville, NY, is the recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship and attends graduate school at Harvard University...James Davermann (B.A.) of Brooklyn, NY, is a financial analyst for the ABC television network...Saundra Dobbs (B.A.) and Tom Bishop (B.A.) were married in September 2005. Two years ago, they traveled to Ghana to help construct a building that is being used to further women's rights causes. Last August, the couple returned to Africa to teach classes in AIDS and malaria awareness. Last November, they began a 27-month assignment in the Peace Corps...Carinne Marino (B.B.A.) of Glendale, NY, is the player personnel assistant for the New York Jets, LLC, at the team's practice facility at Hofstra University. She processes the players' human resource materials...James Minichiello (B.A.) of Methuen, MA, attends New York Institute of Technology in pursuit of a master's degree in communication specializing in filmmaking...Kassel Pierre-Jean (B.A.) of Elizabethtown, KY, married Jason Coover August 27, 2005. She works as a freelance writer...Elizabeth Quinn (J.D.) of Sound Beach, NY, is a clerk for the Honorable William C. Connor, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She received The George and Sadie Krulik Award for Outstanding Performance in Advanced Trial Advocacy...David Smith (J.D.) of Uniondale, NY, is working in the Manhattan district attorney's office as an assistant district attorney. He received the Judge Advocate General Award for Outstanding Performance as an intern, and was recognized in the 2004-2005 edition of Who's Who: American Law Students...Adam Rothschild (B.A.) of Morganville, NJ, attends the College of New Jersey, pursuing a master's in counselor education...Carolina Sanchez (B.B.A.) of Nesconset, NY, is a marketing coordinator for LKB...