Ramapo College Alumni Class Notes
Marriages and Unions
- Theresa Malek ’04 to Luke Lesniowski
In Memoriam
- David Westra ‘95
Notes
Steve Wagner ’75 lives across the street from the College Campus on the other side of the Ramapo River. He is married to his high school sweetheart who also graduated from Ramapo in 1975. Owner of a local construction company, he has recently attended a number of fundraising affairs at Ramapo and has had the privilege of having dinner with the President of the College and his wife. Steve’s company, CCI Construction, recently donated labor and materials to renovate the old Mahwah library to turn it into the Mahwah Historical Museum.
Alonzo Moody ’76 has been awarded the John A. Girgenti Civic League’s Volunteer of the Year Award for his service to the community. He is currently the deputy mayor of the City of Paterson. Alonzo is also the executive director of the City of Paterson’s Youth Services Bureau, and he has served as a board commissioner for the Paterson Public Schools for more than fifteen years.
Dennis Bonagura ’77 is seeking reelection to his second term on the Franklin Lakes Borough Council. He is one of four Republican candidates; the election will be held in June, 2007. Dennis is currently the president and chief operating officer of EXTOL International, a worldwide computer software company.
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Class Notes July 2007 (1985 - 1996) (SUBMIT YOUR CLASS NOTES)
Barbara Napolitano-Gibbons ’87 and Geoffrey Gibbons proudly announce the arrival of their son, Anthony Edward Gibbons, born July 13, 2005.
Dr. Jerry Ianni ’89 completed his M.S. in Mathematics at Stevens Institute of Technology; he also received a Ph.D. in Mathematics from CUNY Graduate Center. He currently is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at LaGuardia Community College and an adjunct faculty member at City College of New York. Since 2003, Dr. Ianni has devoted his research to mathematical music theory, and in April, he revisited Ramapo to present “Algebraic Structures in Music Theory”.
James Jencarelli ’95 was unanimously voted head of the Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District on May 2, 2007 by the Board of Education. He was previously the principal of Becton Regional High School and was chosen after consideration of five other candidates.
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Class Notes July 2007 (1997 - 2006) (SUBMIT YOUR CLASS NOTES)
Andrea Zaccone ’00 announces her engagement to Kevin Fahrer. Andrea is currently an operations analyst with Movado Group Incorporated.
Elizabeth Caraballo ’01 recently passed the New York and New Jersey bar exams. She will be sworn in on May 29, 2007 for New Jersey.
Steven Kraemer ’01 married Carolina Marchiori on December 16, 2006 in New Providence. The couple will honeymoon in Brazil, where an additional wedding ceremony was given by the bride’s parents. Steven is employed by Target in business management.
Kevin Holm ’02 is a Project Manager at Pearson Prentice Hall, working in the Business Publishing Group. Since graduating in 2002, Kevin has completed a Masters Certificate in Book Publishing from New York University and has now completed his first year at Fairleigh Dickinson University where he is pursuing an Executive M.B.A. in Management.
Manshi Joisher’02 and Apurva Mehta happily announce their engagement on April 14, 2007. Manshi is currently working as the Associate Director of Investments Data Management at MetLife. The wedding is planned for July 2008.
Jacquelyn Oshman ’02 and her husband Keith announce the birth of their son Gavin Keith on April 5th, 2007.
Vidhi Shah (Parekh) ’02 and Kunal Shah are thrilled to announce the birth of their new arrival, baby boy Krishiv on May 20, 2007. The joy is also shared by his proud aunt, Purvi Parekh ’01, ’04.
Nicole Basiaga ’04 cheerfully announced her engagement to Frederick Gissubel. The wedding is planned for May 2008.
Theresa Malek ’04 married Luke Lesniowski on March 30, 2007. The happy couple is expecting their first child in October 2007.
David Hershberger ’06 announces his engagement to Jenny Nickles. He is presently employed as a technology teacher at Highland School in Midland Park. The wedding is planned for June 2007 in Sea Bright.
Francesca Salameno ’06 currently teaches fifth grade at Brookside School in Allendale.
Ronald F. Waldt ’06 was sworn in as a police officer of the Englewood Cliffs Police Department on January 18, 2007. He is currently in a six-month training program at the Bergen County Police Academy.
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