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Class Notes August 2007 (1973 - 1984) (SUBMIT YOUR CLASS NOTES)

 

Daniel P. Quinn ’74 has published a tribute to the various musicians and artists who have most inspired him, titled Organized Behavior: Collected Poems.  The compilation reflects Daniel’s dedication to the performing arts.  His artwork was also displayed at the “Tu-be Blue” group art exhibition at Trapezio Café & Gallery in Nutley, from August to October 2006.

 

Dean M. Shapiro ’74 is a freelance writer living in the New Orleans area.  He is a survivor of Hurricane Katrina and is working with the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation to help the city recover its tourism base.  He is also writing true crime stories for Court TV’s online Crime Library, is a ghostwriter for fitness guru Mackie Shilstone and is working on getting his fourth and fifth books published. He teaches noncredit writing and public relations classes at the University of New Orleans.

Jean Coe, Ph.D. ’75 was named Coordinator of West Bergen Mental Healthcare’s Substance Abuse Treatment Program.  In her new position, Jean is expanding substance abuse services by offering more group therapy targeted towards the specific needs of the individuals.

Beverly J. Ververs ’75 is the Associate Director of Career Development and Co-op Internships at Montclair State University. She received an award recognizing her for dedication and outstanding service to the field of counseling. The award was given by the Counseling Department of the Montclair State University College of Education and Human Services at their Annual Awards Ceremony on May 3rd, 2007.

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.

Donald M. Weekes, Jr. ’75 lives in Ottawa, Ontario. He is an environmental and occupational health and safety consultant. He has recently remarried to Lan Chi Nguyen and they share custody of her son, Justin. He has been awarded a Fellow Membership to the American Industrial Hygiene Professionals.

Sandra Benedetto ’76, director of product management and sales engineering for the industrial business division at Pioneer Electronics USA, works with her team toward the development of Blu-Ray technology, a disc that is set to become an integral part of HDTV.

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 currently the president and chief operating officer of EXTOL International, a worldwide computer software company.

Nancy Johnson ’77 currently lives in Hillsborough, NC. She works for the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners as the Group Benefits Underwriter. 

Randall Kirkpatrick ’77 has been appointed director of development at Court Appointed Special Advocates of Mercer County. 

Evan Weiner ’77 was recently appointed Sports Journalist for MCNSports, a company that produces and streams live and video-on-demand sports content via the internet. 

Charles Lana ’78 joined New England Motor Freight as an account executive.  He works at the Elizabeth, NJ terminal. In the past, Charles has received the President’s Circle Award for outstanding performance in sales from Consolidated Freightways located in northern New Jersey.

Carol Sommerfield ’78, formerly known as Carol Perron, received her Ph.D. in Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University in July 2006.

Roger Muller ’79 is currently a Licensed Insurance Producer, a real estate salesman, and a travel agent.  He also is a member of the Hoboken Board of Directors of the City’s Chamber of Commerce.  Roger resides in Secaucus and Hoboken.

Julie Shaw ’79, a licensed addictions counselor, recently started working for an Intensive Outpatient Treatment program in West Milford.  In addition, Julie began a teaching assignment for the New Jersey Prevention Network as a certified instructor of Counseling and Addictions, advising coursework for students working toward state certification. 

Paul Andrus ’80 teaches as a full time professor of art at the University of Advanced Technologies in Tempe, AZ.  Paul was recently honored with an invitation to participate in the 2007 Biennial of Contemporary Art in Florence, Italy.  An event held every two years, The Florence Biennial is a major exhibition of World Class Artists.  Paul’s works are represented in nine countries in Europe, New Zealand, Australia and Hong Kong. 

Robert Vandenbergh ’80 was recently promoted to senior executive vice president of Lakeland Bank.  He will continue his position as chief lending officer and will also work on special projects with the CEO of Lakeland Bank.  Robert is also chairman of Sussex County Community College and a Karen Ann Quinlan Foundation trustee.  He currently resides in Andover with his wife, Barbara.
Laurence C. Egerton ’81 at the age of 56, was just hired by the North Carolina Police Department in Wilmington. He has been a social worker, and most recently owned an auto mechanic business. He passed all the physical tests and graduated from the academy as the oldest in a class of 13. He was quoted in an Associate Press article on June 8th, 2007: Older officers bring "overall maturity and life experience," Egerton said. He added: "I tend to get a lot of cooperation just because of my age. Whether I'm arresting someone or getting people to divulge information, I think people assume that I've been out there for a long time."
Donna Yeung ’81 lives in Orlando, FL with her husband Jonathan, her son Sean, three retired greyhounds and two cats.

Mariann Izzo Cheney, BFA ’81 was recently promoted to Director of Human Resources for the New England division of C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. Keene, NH.  Mariann’s great grandparents Abigail and Ingram Estabrook came to America from Sackville, Canada in the mid 1800’s worked for HO Havemeyer and later ran the farm for Stephen Birch on the estate which was to become Ramapo College.

On February 24, 2007, Rocco DiPaola ’82, Michael Kennelly ’81, John LaVacca ’82, Steve Jones ’83, Jeff Kristol ’82, and Thomas D’Agostino ’82 got together to celebrate John LaVacca’s return to the U.S. from Australia.  Incidentally, it was also their 25th anniversary from Ramapo College.  They all met as freshmen in the fall of 1978.

Carolyn Spies ’83 was recently appointed associate dean for faculty and program development at Bloomfield College.  She held additional positions such as interim dean of academic affairs, chair on the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, director of the honors program, and coordinator for the Psychology Department.  Carolyn has been teaching at Bloomfield College since 1993. 

Dr. Teresa Karcnik ‘84 lives with her husband and two daughters in the Mid Hudson Valley Region of NY State. She is currently a practicing Radiologist and partner of Radiology Associates of Poughkeepsie, NY, PLLC.

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Class Notes August 2007 (1985 - 1996) (SUBMIT YOUR CLASS NOTES)

Daniel Kellogg ’87 was recently promoted to sergeant after serving thirteen years on the Wyckoff Police Department.  Daniel also serves as a DARE officer, juvenile officer, bicycle patrol, safety officer, crime prevention officer, and field training officer.

Sammy Olusala ’92 received a Masters Degree in Political Science from William Patterson University in 1995.  He also received a Masters Degree in 1997 in Education from Irona College, and in 2000, a diploma in Education from St. John’s University.  Sammy plans to travel back to his native country Kenya and to run for Parliament.

Bill Paquin ’95 was appointed CEO of SpineUniverse, an educational resource for spine health.

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Class Notes August 2007 (1997 - 2006) (SUBMIT YOUR CLASS NOTES)

 

Dr. Glenn Micalizio ‘96 is an assistant professor of Chemistry at Yale University. In May he was recently awarded the Boehringer Ingelheim New Investigator Award, for 2007.

Erica Niclas ’98 married Pavel Svitak on October 29, 2006.  Erica is currently completing her teaching certification at Felician College.  Both Erica and Pavel are employed at Hackensack University Medical Center.

Dr. Shakti Ramkissoon ’99 graduated UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical School in May 2007. He was awarded "the medal of excellence" for his outstanding achievements while a medical student. Shakti will be doing his residency in the Department of Pathology at Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital. This is a highly prestigious and coveted residency.

Marc Weinstein ’01 announces his engagement to Pamela Fertel, with a wedding planned for March 2008.  Marc is currently a marketing and communication specialist with Unilux, Inc.

Jennifer Scancella ‘01 received her Ph.D. in Mathematics at Lehigh University and is now in a tenure track assistant professor of Mathematics at Gannon University in Erie, PA.  She was married in January of 2006 to Patrick Gorman.

Jenny LaPlaca ’01 and Ryan Darlington happily announce their engagement. Jenny is currently working as an Associate Manager of Marketing Communications at Global RCI, pare of Wyndham Worldwide. The wedding is planned for August 2008.

Tracy Cappeluti ’02 married Jeffery Katz on October 14, 2006.  Tracy received her Master’s degree in corporate and organizational communications from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and she is now employed as a senior human resources representative at Hertz Corporation.

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,

Michelle Masi ’02 and Adam F. Lerner ’04 are engaged to be married on August 2, 2008 in Matawan, New Jersey.  Michelle is currently a special education teacher.  Adam is a first lieutenant in the United States Air Force Reserve and in the field of sales.

Dina Tortorelli ’04 received the Excellence in Nursing Leadership award from Chilton Memorial Hospital on May 9, 2007.  Dina works as a manager in the hospital’s Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.

 

Dennis Mortensen ’05 married Laura Rose Sadlo on July 14, 2007.  Lee Chernowetz ’05 was the best man. (Lee is standing next to Dennis on the right.) Dennis is the head production engineer of Little Steven’s Underground Garage, a nationally syndicated radio show in over 120 markets.

Howard Sisken ’05 is engaged to Stacey Zeidman, with the wedding planned for October 11, 2008.  He is currently a production manager with DWJ Television in Ridgewood, NJ.

Jennifer Desfosse ’06 was named executive assistant at Lanmark Group in Eatontown, NJ.  She is responsible for assisting the company’s top executives by scheduling meetings, making travel arrangements, and managing their schedules.

Valerie Scala ’06 announced her engagement to Joshua Krohn.  The wedding is planned for September 8, 2007.  Valerie works as a registered nurse at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC.

Lia D. Trepiccione ’06 announced her engagement to David Timpanaro.  The wedding is planned for June 2008.  Lia is currently employed in business development by LDT International.

Ryan Benz ’07 has joined Lanmark Group in Eatontown, NJ as an account coordinator.

Julie Ann Kulinski ’07 will continue her doctoral studies after graduation.  She will by studying physical therapy at the University of Medicine and Dentistry.

Joseph Maulbeck ’07 is currently a mental health counselor for Community Hope and will pursue his master’s degree is psychology.

Lauren Rutledge ‘07 was recently hired by MTV Networks as Assistant to the President & COO.