The Carillon

1940s Alumni Class News & Notes

Spring 2023

1992

Wendy Marsh was listed in The Best Lawyers in America for 2023. She is chair of the Environmental and Land Use & Zoning Departments at Hancock Estabrook, LLP, Syracuse.

1993

John Bagyi was named to Lawdragon 500’s Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers. He also was recognized as a 2022 Upstate New York Super Lawyer and listed in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

1994

Alon Bochman joined Google as Group Product Manager for YouTube Ads Privacy.

Francis Creighton was named president of the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America in Washington, D.C.

John Castro joined the faculty at Nassau BOCES GC Tech as a Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC) and plumbing teacher. John is the owner of Air Master LLC.

John Castro, UAlbany Class of 1994
John Castro ’94

1996

Heather Sunser is Barclay Damon’s Financial Services Practice Group leader and Tax Credits Team leader.

Heather Sunser, UAlbany Class of 1996
Heather Sunser ’96

1999

Jana Goldman Ryan is the director of Advancement at Adelphi University.

Spring 2023

1983

Mitchel Levy received a master’s degree in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Maryland in College Park in 1988. Since then, he has been teaching mathematics at Broward College in Davie, Fla. He will retire in June.

1986

Howard Krooks was elected chair of the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar. He is partner at Cozen O’Connor in Boca Raton.

Howard Krooks, UAlbany Class of 1986
Howard Krooks ’86

Keith Brennan joined Barclay Damon’s Health & Human Services Providers and Health Care Controversies Teams in the firm’s Albany office.

1988

The U.S.Department of Transportation named Gloria Shepherd the executive director of the Federal Highway Administration.

Gloria Shepherd, UAlbany Class of 1988
Gloria Shepherd ’88

1989

George Serrano was elected town supervisor of the Town of Wallkill in 2021.