RAMAPO MAGAZINE Spring 2000   •   Volume 1, Issue 1
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	Class Notes 73 | 74 | 75 | 77| 78 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 98 | 99 | 00 Births | Weddings | In Memoriam How long has it been since your fellow graduates at Ramapo College have seen your smiling face? Now they can—right on the pages of Ramapo Magazine! Send us a recent photo along with the latest news on your careers, family, milestones, and events in your life. Mail to: Bryan Steros, assistant director, Annual Giving and Alumni Relations, 505 Ramapo Valley Rd., Mahwah, NJ 07430. Visit our new and improved Web pages at www.ramapo.edu. We’d love to hear from you!
	Weddings Carla E. Krueger ’92 to Barton M. Lee Angela Noelle Marien ’92 to Steven Esposito Daniel Petruzzi ’94 to Lisa McHugh Tony Celentano ’95 to Kellie A. Twarkusky Patrick Joseph Glynn, Jr. ’95 to Katie Corradino Jennifer Leigh Call ’96 to Daniel James Retz Kristin Marie Hall ’96 to Robert Parisi Jr. Myles Martin ’96 to Sheryl Weiner Joni Vandermast ’96 to Patrice Millier Kara Marie Murray ’97 to Christopher James Hermanns Rachel A. Barr ’98 to Aaron T.B. LaGreca Anthony Borneo ’98 to Sheri Barowski ’98 Timothy Novy ’98 to Jennifer Di Palma ’98 Richard H. Carr ’99 to Christine Tirpak Kenneth Gaffney ’00 to Karen Kuchie ’97 Johanna Orr ’00 to Adam Drewry    Return to Top		Births Dianne (Desormeaux) Rude ’94 and Joe, a daughter, Rachael Hunter In Memoriam Daniel F. Boylan ’96 Robert E. Clark ’75 Rose Gimmestad Fraser ’78 Elizabeth C. Reyle Weaver ’97 Patricia Weiss-Siebecker ’76
	73     Maryann Brett and Gerry Brennan are members of the first graduating class of Ramapo College of New Jersey. When they married in 1975, Maryann and Gerry had their wedding reception in the York Room of the Mansion, since Ramapo played such a large part in their lives.  On December 30, 2000, the couple celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in the York Room surrounded by family and many friends who also attended Ramapo in the 70s.  “Ramapo has always held a special place in our hearts,” said Maryann, who holds a paralegal certification and runs a home sewing business. Gerry is a senior staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Morristown and is currently an adjunct at Ramapo, teaching a course in constitutional law. Back in 1973, Gerry was class valedictorian and editor-in-chief of The Paper. Both Maryann and Gerry were members of the original orientation group at Ramapo, arriving before the first students to organize a newspaper, literary magazine, and other activities at the new college. In 1975, Maryann Brett ’73 and Gerry Brennan ’73 were married in the York Room of the Mansion on Ramapo’s campus with maid of honor, Karen Carlson Camilo ’75 and best man Ken Brennan, who also attended Ramapo, standing as witnesses. On their 25th wedding anniversary they held a reception in the York Room with Ramapo friends and former classmates: (standing l. to r.) Tom Langan, Angela Rozboski Langan, Theresa Horvath, Susie (Oogie) Gellert, Norbert (Norba) Herold, Dennis (Dend) Tartaglia, Karen Carlson Camilo, and Mike Jenkins. Seated are Gerry and Maryann. Congratulations! 74     Daniel Quinn is the director of “The Center” in Cedar Grove. 75     Claire Krulikowski has penned her experiences along the Ganga River in India in her book, Moonlight on the Ganga: An intimate memoir of a sacred journey along India’s River of Life, published by DayBue Publishing Ink. Written in journal style, Moonlight on the Ganga is a compilation of true stories relating Krulikowski’s experiences and reflections when she traveled to India intent to “get quiet.” Krulikowski spent twenty years freelance writing and working in the field of business management. She now devotes herself completely to her passion for writing and resides in Issaquah, Washington. 77     John Sarno is president of the Employer’s Association of New Jersey (EANJ). He is the author of a book helping employers stay out of court, The New Employment Contract. In the past, Sarno practiced law in Bergen County and had been an instructor at Ramapo College. 78 Brian E. Little has recently received his MBA from the New York Institute of Technology (Florida Center). He is currently a logistics manager with Office Depot and lives in Florida with Regina, his wife of twenty-one years, and their three children, Zachary, Caroline, and Veronica. Return to Top 80     Sal Antonelli has been appointed as the Urban Enterprise Coordinator in Hillside. 81     Michael J. Hayde has written a book that will be published in June 2001 by Cumberland House Publishing in Nashville. The title of Hayde’s book is My Name’s Friday: The Unauthorized But True Story of Dragnet and the Films of Jack Webb. 82     Mickey Ennis has been named vice president of sales and marketing at Eastern Freight Ways. He will be responsible for developing and implementing a marketing strategy for the company’s truckload service in the Northeast, taking advantage of synergies with Eastern’s sister LTL carrier, NEMF (New England Motor Freight). Ennis will work out of Eastern’s offices in North Brunswick. 83     Suzanne Adrion, an adjunct for the School of American and International Studies, has happily been teaching history courses at Ramapo for almost ten years. This year, she was nominated for Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. Return to Top 87     Monique Mollet was recently appointed director of Valley Hospice, a division of Valley Home Care in Paramus. She has been with Valley Home Care for ten years, most recently as manager of social services, a position she held for six years. In her new role, she oversees the daily operations of the hospice program, while having administrative responsibility for Valley Home Care’s Oncology program.		88     Rev. Gloria Nobles is currently an associate minister of Mount Bethel Baptist Church, Ridgewood. 90      Diana Yacobi is in her fifth year as a principal at the Congregational School of Fort Lee. 91     Steven Margulies is the administrator of Shomrei Torah, Wayne Conservative Congregation in Wayne. 92     Carla E. Krueger has been employed with Sony Electronics for over ten years and is currently a patent paralegal in the intellectual property department. Her husband is employed at the Insurance Services Office, Inc. as a systems support specialist in the integrated network support division.     Jan Barry Crumb is a staff writer for The Record in Hackensack. He has also written for the Daily Record of Morristown, The New York Times, and other newspapers. He is an editor of three literary anthologies, including Winning Hearts & Minds: War Poems by Vietnam Veterans. His poems have been published in numerous anthologies. His newest book, A Citizen’s Guide to Grassroots Campaigns, was published by Rutgers University Press in 2000. Crumb has been a guest lecturer at numerous colleges and universities, has appeared on national and New York metropolitan radio and television programs, and was profiled in “Choosing Sides: I Remember Vietnam,” which aired on the History Channel. He and his wife, Paula, and family live in Montclair. 93     Alyssa Pozner is the director of operations for Opinion Access Corp, a national market research firm.     Jacqueline Schecter has been promoted to marketing manager for DialAmerica Marketing, Inc. in Mahwah. 98     Betsy Panico is an English teacher at Old Tappan High School. She has been chosen to have her essay entitled, “Female Oppression, Female Oppressors: Alice Walker’s Possessing the Secret Joy,” published in the Journal of Graduate of Liberal Studies, an academic journal published by a consortium of colleges. The essay was written as part of the graduate course Panico took on “Problems of Contemporary Society” for Ramapo College’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program. 99     Laura Greenfield is currently working in advertising and serves as a traffic coordinator for the Sawtooth Group in Woodbridge.     Kathleen McGarvey is a computer education teacher in the Cranbury School System, Cranbury.   00     Steven Engravalle, an English teacher at Roy W. Brown Middle School in Bergenfield, is taking a lead role in advancing the district’s Web technology. He created the school’s Web page (www.Bergenfield.org); taught an in-service course for teachers on Web page creation; and formed the Internet Club for students interested in Web design.          Vivian E. Nilsson is working with Global Alliance for Women’s Health, NYC, a non-governmental organization in official association with the United Nations. After graduating summa cum laude from Ramapo with a double major in political science and international studies, Nilsson worked during the summer for UNESCO, writing and translating newsletters. She also worked for Representative Marge Roukema’s re-election campaign and Ramapo College’s Study Abroad program.     Brian Plaskon is a producer/writer for Shadow Traffic. He is also working towards receiving his pilot’s license.     Dena M. O’Brien is currently attending Rutgers University Graduate School of Social Work, where she was accepted into the advanced standing program. She is interning at the Woodbridge Developmental Center, working with and advocating for individuals with developmental disabilities. O’Brien is expected to graduate from Rutgers this May with her M.S.W. Return to Top

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