Class Notes
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Individuals are listed according to the year of their most recent School of Management degree.
Class Years
Alan DuBrow, MBA ’73, opened a new division of his consulting firm specializing in the U.S. Army’s new SkyFoundry in-house drone manufacturing program.
William Kullback, MBA ’84, was named chief financial officer of Calibre Scientific and was appointed independent director and audit committee chair of Nuclera.
Jeffrey Marks, BS ’86, was named director of strategic alliances and business development at Symply.
Mario Aullet, MBA ’90, was named senior information security consultant at Insight Global.
Michael Schaffstall, BS ’90, CPA, was named chair of the School of Management Accounting Advisory Council.
Cheryl Jankowski, BS ’91, CPA, CEPA, partner at Lumsden McCormick CPA, was named to the 2025 Women of Influence by Buffalo Business First.
Nathan Marton, MBA ’99, was named president of post collections for Modern Disposal Services.
Thomas M. Barney Jr., MBA ’00, was promoted to president of Sportservice at Delaware North.
Alumni Spotlight: DeCarolis receives Industry Leader Award
The Buffalo Niagara Partnership honored Donna DeCarolis, BS ’81, MBA ’83, as its 2025 Industry Leader Award winner. DeCarolis, who recently retired as president of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp., spent more than 40 years of service ascending through several different business areas within the company.
DeCarolis played an important role as a vocal advocate for customer affordability, energy reliability and the overall impact on New York’s ability to maintain its business competitiveness due to the state’s climate and decarbonization legislation. Her active presence in Albany identified real regional differences with policies that might work downstate but could have a harmful impact on upstate New Yorkers.
She has also been active in her support of the community, serving on the School of Management Dean’s Advisory Council as well as the boards of the Business Council of New York, the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House Restoration Complex, Leadership Buffalo, Shea’s O’Connell Preservation Guild, Buffalo Sabres Foundation, Niagara University and the African American Veterans Monument.
“Throughout her time at National Fuel, Donna has been a tireless advocate for affordability, reliability and fairness in energy policy, ensuring that the voices of Western New Yorkers were heard in Albany,” said Dottie Gallagher, EMBA ’07, president and CEO of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership. “Her leadership, vision and deep commitment to our community have left a lasting mark on both the business landscape and the region as a whole.”
Mary Ellen Frandina, BS ’00, was named people director, midwest at Sila Services.
Kevin Panzica, BS ’03, was promoted to managing director at Fundamental Advisors.
Dale Payne, BS ’04, was named president of JustStorage.
Karran Singh, BS ’04, was promoted to senior vice president and corporate controller at Institutional Mortgage Capital.
Javeena Edwards, BS ’05, was named chief financial officer at Jewish Family Services of Western New York.
Susan Mund, MBA ’05, retired from a career in information systems in October 2024. She now owns and manages the Newstead Equestrian Center and volunteers on the board of the Akron-Newstead Chamber of Commerce.
Brian Dauksha, BS ’06, was named vice president, compensation manager at NBT Bank.
John J. Herman, EMBA ’06, was named president of Tufts Medical Center.
Matthew Surowiec, MBA ’06, was promoted to support and integration services manager at EtaPRO LLC.
Grace Chew, EMBA ’07, earned a PhD in international business management from the International School of Management, France.
Jonathan Clark, BS/MBA ’07, was promoted to senior director - strategic sourcing at Repligen Corp.
Thomas A. Boyle, EMBA ’09, was named CEO of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority.
Nikhil Cherian, MS ’09, was named senior director, strategy and operations, cloud/AI supply chain operations at Google.
Marissa Robbins, BS ’09, was named financial comptroller at The Agency.
David Stinner, CEL ’09, was appointed to the ASCII Group board of directors.
Kayla Festa, BS ’10, was named mental health coach at Lyra Health.
Zach Kluender, BS ’10, was named vice president, financial planning and analysis at Global Critical Logistics.
Justin Segermeister, BS ’10, was named director, strategic accounts at PromptQL.
Lorna Bian, BS ’11, was named account manager at the London Stock Exchange Group.
Shane Cleland, BS ’12, was promoted to compliance ops process excellence manager at Coinbase.
Kelly Kerrigan, BS ’12, was named director, technical program management at Aspirion.
Samantha Affolter, BS ’12, MS ’13, CPA, was named senior tax manager at CTBK.
Yiyi Chen, BS ’14, was named vice president, business intelligence senior analyst at City National Bank.
Srutakirti Das, MBA ’14, was promote to director at PwC.
Mehreen Qureshi, BS ’14, was named senior consultant at Capco.
Darius Jian Ming Yeoh, BS ’14, joined Wise in platform due diligence.
Sagar Ghare, MS ’15, was named supply chain planning analytics manager at Johnnie-O.
Charles Hunt, EMBA ’15, was named CEO of HUNT Real Estate Corp.
Md Nurul Islam, MS ’17, was named lead quantitative researcher at Optimize Financial Group.
Jacob Schupbach, BS ’17, joined the social media team at Waymo via US Tech Solutions.
Harjit Singh, BS ’17, was named SIOP manager at TileBar.
Mark Wilson, BS ’17, MBA ’18, was named strategic partner manager – supply chain at Instacart.
Lakshmi Kubihal, MBA ’19, was promoted to cyber and strategy risk manager at Deloitte.
Jared Lemankiewicz, BS ’19, was promoted to senior vice president of construction at Benchmark Construction Services LLC.
Vinny Moura, BS ’19, CPA, was named senior financial analyst at Piper Aircraft.
Victor Burdukov, BS ’16, JD/MBA ’20, joined SRC Inc. as manager of subcontracts and procurement compliance.
Salvatore Carosa, BS ’20, was named senior financial analyst at Fox Corp.
Shellea Johnson, BS ’21, was named senior HR people relations associate at KPMG.
Jason Iannarelli, BS ’22, was named digital marketing strategist at Bean Media Productions Inc.
Catherine Merletti, BS ’21, MBA ’22, joined The Campbell’s Co. as a commercialization project lead.
Joseph Milio, BS ’22, was promoted to industry manager at RTM Business Group.
Laurel A. Plunkett, BS ’22, was named human resources business partner of North America at QIMA.
Karina Wakulchuk, BS ’22, was promoted to senior financial analyst at Constellation Brands.
Mohtasim Billah, BS ’24, was named management trainee for credit reporting and transformation at M&T Bank.
Michelle Glozman, BS ’24, was named asset management analyst at Goldman Sachs.
Michael Karpe, BS ’24, was promoted to account executive at Ramp.
Christopher Kirsch, BS ’24, was named staff accountant at Brock, Schechter & Polakoff CPA.
Abhishek Kori, MS ’24, was named data product manager at Barclays.
Morgan Stockmeyer, BS ’24, was named audit staff accountant at Lumsden McCormick CPA.
Kaylie Bodmer, MS ’25, was named assistant director of communications and customer relations in the Housing Office at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Vivian Chesky, BS ’25, was named recruiting coordinator at Moog Inc.
Rupsha Roy Choudhury, MBA ’25, was named officer, independent compliance risk manager at Citi.
Nigel Clark, BS ’25, was named assistant national bank examiner at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Julia Coggins, MS ’25, was named repo sales financial support analyst at Citi.
Joseph Doona, BS ’24, MBA ’25, was named financial analyst, corporate financial planning and analysis at Fiserv.
Joseph Doona, BS ’24, MBA ’25, was named financial analyst, corporate financial planning and analysis at Fiserv.
Saquan Grizzle, BS ’24, MS ’25, was named business systems analyst at Odoo.
Joseph Doona, BS ’24, MBA ’25, was named financial analyst, corporate financial planning and analysis at Fiserv.
Rachel Iavicoli, BS ’24, MS ’25, was named assurance associate at Dopkins and Co. LLP.
Neha Jacob, BS ’25, was named tech risk assurance staff at EY.
Prateek Madnani, MS ’25, was named technology consultant at the American Arbitration Association.
Pranav Palkar, MS ’25, was named Salesforce developer/solution consultant at Unique Comp Inc.
Kavita Pant, MS ’25, was named technical success engineer at Port.
Nishant Shendkar, MS ’25, was named business systems analyst and developer at ODL Orthodontic Lab.
Liz Tom, MS ’25, was named field management systems specialist at New York Life Insurance Co.
Joseph Doona, BS ’24, MBA ’25, was named financial analyst, corporate financial planning and analysis at Fiserv.
Hannah Tribby, MS ’25, was named analyst - regulatory operations at Citi.
Ashton Venditti, BS ’24, MS ’25, was named ISD Analytics client service associate at the London Stock Exchange Group.
My-Linh Vu, BS ’25, was named fixed income data analyst at the London Stock Exchange Group.