

Peter Aliprantis (B.B.A.) of Manhasset, NY, has joined Roundtable Investment Partners as managing director and an equity partner in charge of new business development and client management ... Steven Bury (B.A.) of Quincy, MA, is a captain in the U.S. Air Force. He was selected for assignment as an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he reported in July ... Lisa Montanaro (B.A.) of Warwick, NY, has received the prestigious designation of certified professional organizer (CPO) from the Board of Certification for Professional Organizers. Lisa is one of only 200 CPOs in the world ... Michael (B.B.A., M.B.A.) and Dana McCreesh (B.A. '91) of Southport, CT, have been awarded the 2007 Edward B. Kochan Award for outstanding community service ... Barry Poznick (B.A.) of Los Angeles, CA, has been a prominent player in the reality TV world, developing a number of projects for MTV with his Zoo Productions co-partner, John Stevens. He is also working on the TV show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? ...
Joshua Bernstein (B.A.) of Great Neck, NY, was recently named vice president of marketing and communications for the New York Islanders ...
Lara Demberg (B.A.) of Cold Spring, NY, is the co-owner of a yoga studio in Cold Spring and is the mother of three children: Kyra, 8, and twins Jack and Aidan, 7 ... Debra Kravetz (B.B.A.) of East Meadow, NY, has served as chief financial officer of Harvest Partners since 2004 and most recently received the additional title of senior vice president ... Robert Mauro (B.A.) of New York, NY, is a technical director with Bloomberg News in New York and recently returned from a five-year posting with Bloomberg News in London ... Denise Monesteri (B.A.) of Garfield, NJ, and Kerri Schaefer (B.A.) have launched Graced Moments, Inc., an events design company based in northern New Jersey. Their company prides itself on crafting parties beyond the ordinary by combining unique artisan techniques with a detailed and organizational approach. Denise and Kerri are also sisters of Alpha Theta Beta ... Francisco Prieto (B.B.A.) of Santa Fe, NM, was appointed assistant district attorney for the first judicial district attorney's office in Santa Fe ... Steven Raphael (B.B.A.) of Cary, NC, is a corporate account manager at Cingular (now AT&T) and his wife, Stacy, is vice president of sales with Apker Technologies. They are pleased to announce the birth of their third child, Jonathan Asher ... Gail A. Weilheimer (B.A., J.D. '95) of Jenkintown, PA, joined Wisler Pearlstine LLP as an associate. She supports the firm's education, civil litigation and white collar criminal defense practices ... Kelli A. Wilkins (B.A.) of Woodbridge, NJ, released her fourth romance novella, Dalton's Temptation, which is available from Amber Quill Press. This book is the long-awaited sequel to A Most Unusual Princess ...
Elizabeth Scott (M.B.A.) of Hempstead, NY, has been appointed to the adjunct faculty of the School of Education and Allied Human Services at Hofstra. She previously worked as a consultant for the Office of Advisement and Certification Services in the School of Education and Allied Human Services at Hofstra since 2001, and as an independent computer consultant and teacher under the name Liz Scott Enterprises since 1994 ...
Mark Getman (B.A.) of Lawrence, NY, recently graduated from Fort Sills U.S. Army Basic Training. In September Mark begins training at Fort Gordon, GA, for signal systems technician specialist. Once his training is completed, he will be assigned to the New York Army National Guard Unit-Gulf Company, 427th BSB in Jamaica, NY ... Arisleyda Maldonado (M.B.A.) of Glen Cove, NY, was recently nominated to Merrill Lynch's Diversity Council for the Long Island region ... Miguel Pozo (B.A.) of Roseland, NJ, was named a corporate and litigation member of Lowenstein Sandler PC, a nationally recognized law firm with more than 250 attorneys. Miguel represents corporations and businesses in federal and state court litigation ... Panagiota Betty Tufariello (J.D.) was recently recognized by Long Island Business News in its listing of "Who's Who in Intellectual Property and Labor Law." Currently, Panagiota is president and chief executive of Intellectulaw at the Law Offices of P.B. Tufariello ...
Christopher Ashline (B.S.) of Menands, NY, is working for the NYS Research Foundation at SUNY Albany for the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering. He coordinates and schedules projects in the area of semiconductor research and development between the college and its corporate partners, including IBM, Applied Materials (AMAT), and Tokyo Electronics ... Robert Salvatico (B.A.) of Garden City, NY, received the Community Achievement Award from the Garden City Chamber of Commerce at its 5th Annual Pineapple Ball in recognition of outstanding professionalism and major contributions to the Village of Garden City and beyond through one's profession. Rob is the senior vice president of operations for the Garden City-based JARAL properties and is owner and operator of Wingate by Wyndham, Garden City, the Riverhead-based Holiday Inn Express East End and Best Western East End. He also serves as corresponding secretary of the national Hofstra University Alumni Organization ... Mathew Tully (B.A.) of Niskayuna, NY, has been selected to be a nationally syndicated columnist by the Army Times Publishing Company. He will focus his print columns on answering questions from readers regarding their rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). His online column will provide information on general legal topics ...
Laurie Bloom (B.A.) of Brightwaters, NY, received the Public Relations Professionals of Long Island's Mentor Award, which is given to public relations practitioners who are an inspiration and source of encouragement to others in the field. Laurie is the director of marketing and communications at Rivkin Radler LLP. She is also first vice president of the Hofstra University Alumni Organization ... Kerri Schaefer (B.A.) of Midland Park, NJ, is co-owner of an event design company, Graced Moments, Inc., with sister Denise Monesteri (B.A. '92). She and her husband, Mark, recently welcomed daughter Olivia Ann, who joins big brother Benjamin and big sister Alexa Mary ... Elyssa Waldman-Doona (B.A.) of Valley Stream, NY, earned a master's degree in special education from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1998 and is currently a learning specialist for students pre- K through grade 12 at a private practice. She married Maurice Doona, and they recently adopted a child from Russia ...
Philip Campisi, Jr. (J.D.) of Huntington, NY, has been recognized by Long Island Business News in its listing of "Who's Who in Intellectual Property and Labor Law." Currently, Philip is a partner at Westerman Ball Ederer Miller & Sharfstein LLP ... Paul Cordella (B.A.) of Woodside, NY, joined the New York City office of Sullivan, Papain, Block, McGrath & Cannavo, P.C., where he practices as an associate attorney in the areas of municipal liability, firefighter litigation, general negligence and products liability ... Bradley Hertz (M.S.Ed.) of Mount Vernon, NY, adopted a son from St. Petersburg, Russia. He earned a B.S. in information systems from Empire State College in 2004 ... Ruth Nazarian (B.A., J.D. '01) of Great Neck, NY, joined the firm of Rivkin Radler LLP as an associate. She focuses her practice on insurance fraud investigation and defense litigation, as well as labor and employment-related matters ... Burton Rocks (J.D.) of Stony Brook, NY, is working as an author and sports agent. Since graduating, he has written six books, including The New York Times bestseller Me and My Dad: A Baseball Memoir. Burton also owns a boutique sports agency that represents broadcasters and former and current players ...
Anthony Curran (B.A., M.S. '02) recently proposed to Andrea Janas (B.B.A. '00) at Niagara Falls. An April 2008 wedding is planned ... William Doherty (B.A.) of Floral Park, NY, has been a police officer in Floral Park since 2000, after having served in the NYPD from 1998 to 2000. He earned a J.D. from Pace University School of Law in May 2007 and is engaged to Deborah Kwiatek of Mineola, NY ... Michele Iallonardi (B.A.) of Hauppauge, NY, is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in four national magazines. Her columns are also regularly featured in The Autism Perspective (TAP) magazine. Michele and her family were featured in the documentary film Autism Every Day, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and has been featured on several television shows. She lives with her husband, Ralph, and their three beautiful boys, Jackson, Bennett and Luca ... Omar Lopez (B.A.) of Massapequa Park, NY, is married with a newborn son ...
Aimee Barrett (B.A.) of Chatham, NJ, worked for seven years as a publicist for Taylor PR in Manhattan. She is married, and she and her husband purchased their first home in Chatham, NJ. In October 2005, Aimee and her husband welcomed a baby girl, and she is now a stay-at-home mom with the intention of eventually returning to the communications field ... Dr. Matthew Dohn (B.A.) of Baldwin, NY, earned a Ph.D. from Rutgers University in May 2007 and will be starting a faculty position in the Psychology Department at Kutztown University this fall ... Imelba Martinez (B.A.) of Jamaica, NY, is a licensed real estate agent for Coldwell Banker serving Brooklyn. She has also been appointed to the board of directors for the Neighborhood Housing Service of Bedford Stuyvesant ... Amy Traywick (B.A.) of Shirley, MA, has two children, ages 3 and 2 ...
