Michael Charlebois was named a “Rising Star” in the municipal bond industry by The Bond Buyer. Based in Los Angeles, he is an attorney in Ballard Spahr’s National Finance Department.
Nathan Pannucci was named shareholder at Capital-District based CPA firm Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte. He joined TBC in 2010.
Stephen Almy joined Barclay Damon’s Property Tax & Condemnation and Energy Practice areas. He is based in the firm’s Albany office.
Peter Gemellaro was appointed to the staff of the Honorable Kevin Kiley in California’s 3rd Congressional District.
Dr. Micheal Stratton, dean of the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business and Technology, was selected by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for this year’s Becoming a Provost Academy.
Christine Hmiel Schudde, executive director, Habitat for Humanity Capital District, was named an Albany Business Review 40 Under 40 honoree for 2024.
Young Do is the executive director of Hospitality House which was recognized by the Times Union as a “Top Workplace” of 2023.
Bain Loucks, a medical malpractice and personal injury attorney, made partner at Fishkill NY-based firm Feldman, Kleidman, Collins and Sappe LLP.
Emily Trievel is association vice president, Speaker Relations at Harry Walker Agency. She lives in Westchester County with husband Niyan Oladipo ’01 and their three children.
Virginia Fasulo received the Milken Educator Award. She is a science teacher at Lodi High School, Lodi, NJ Virginia holds a BS in biology and a MPH from UAlbany.
Lauren Mendolera is partner at Harter Secrest & Emery LLP in Buffalo. She has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America and was named an Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2021.
Dan Mastin, director of Energy Management and Commissioning for the New York-Presbyterian Hospital, was named “Energy Manager of the Year” by the NYC Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers.
Crystal Beauchemin was listed among The Innovation Group’s 2024 Emerging Leaders of Gaming 40 Under 40. Crystal is business manager, Sports Wagering Division, Massachusetts Gaming Commission.
Robert Stoddard is lead tax partner for the gaming industry at KPMG, Stamford, Conn. He has spoken at several industry events, including KPMG Malta’s Gaming eSummit, SBC Barcelona, CasinoBeats, and the University of Arizona Global Symposium on Racing.
The Community Builders named Jesse Batus regional vice president for real estate development in New York/New Jersey. Jesse has been with TCB for 16 years.
Frank Ditta was promoted to director at Goulston & Storrs. He is a real estate attorney in the firm’s New York office. Frank holds a J.D. from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra.
Myles Fischer was named one of Albany Business Review’s Class of 2023 “40 Under 40” honorees.
Julie Bush was named one of Albany Business Review’s Class of 2023 “40 Under 40” honorees.
Ricardo Estremera finished 5th in the 2023 Central American & Caribbean Games. He won the 2023 CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge in May.
Kendra Jenkins Rubin was named one of Albany Business Review’s Class of 2023 “40 Under 40” honorees.
David Burch, partner at Barclay Damon, LLP, Syracuse, was among the 2022 Upstate New York Rising Stars honorees specializing in business litigation.
Dan Bressler was promoted to partner at Seward & Kissel in New York, N.Y., where he is in the firm’s Investment Management practice group.
Nic Rangel, Esq. was named Executive Director at the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York.
Tibisay Hernandez is diversity and inclusion manager, New York State Office of Diversity and Inclusion Management.
Garrett Guttenberg cofounded Seaview Adjusting Group, an adjusting firm based in Long Beach, N.Y. The firm was featured on “The Blox,” the world’s largest live-in startup competition created by MTV’s Wes Bergman. The show can be viewed on Vimeo, the Beta Blox Facebook Page and the Beta Blox app.
Melissa Alcoba joined the Worker’s Compensation group at Goldberg Segalla in Garden City, N.J
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Steven Lorenzet was appointed dean of the Touro University School of Health Sciences. Dr. Lorenzet previously served as associate dean at Seton Hall University Stillman School of Business. His research has won multiple awards including the Citation of Excellence from Emerald Publishing.
Vanessa Gibson was elected Bronx Borough President. She is the first female and first African American to hold the position. Previously she served as a member of the New York City Council, representing the 16th district 2014-2021.
Fernando Luciano is founder and CEO of Day 1 Graphics US, a graphics and signage consultant company.
Manny De Los Santos is assembly member of District 72. Manny previously served 13 years as a social worker and community school director in schools across NYC. He is a proud UAlbany EOP and track and field alum, and member of Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Diane (Matthews) Ryan won the masters (40-and-over) title at the 2022 Freihofers Run in Albany.
Brian Kearns was promoted to partner at UHY LLC in Albany. He leads the firm’s National Not-for-Profit and Government Practices.
Todd Zuckerwise was named assistant principal at Nassau BOCES Jerusalem Avenue Elementary School for the 2021-22 school year.
Dennis Amore was listed among the 2021 New York Super Lawyers “Rising Stars.” Dennis is an associate in the Consumer Financial Services Litigation group in McGlinchey Stafford PLLC’s NYC office.
Jill (Dizeo) Guzzardo was appointed to the administration at Nassau BOCES Children’s Readiness Center (CRC) for the 2021-22 school year.
David Burch was selected to the 2021 Super Lawyers Upstate New York and Rising Stars lists. He is partner at Barclay Damon LLP, Syracuse.
Ema Buco joined Northwestern Mutual as chief strategy officer. She oversees the highest level of financial representative recruiting, onboarding and development processes. Ema is a former resident director at UAlbany. She currently serves on the Alumni Association’s Benevolent Association Board of Directors.
Virginia Rawlins is the founder of Building Blocks Together, an advocacy organization that helps people buy houses. She is a licensed real estate agent and economic development program assistant at the Capitalize Albany Corporation.
Arleny Alvarez-Peña participated in the 7th annual Great Cycle Challenge USA to raise funds for the Children’s Cancer Research Fund. She met her goal of 200+ miles and raised over $2,500.
Jeanette O’Neil was appointed assistant director of Workforce Development, Columbia-Greene Workforce New York Career Center, Columbia-Greene Community College.
Kyle Ketcham, director of policy for the State Senate Republican Conference and Brittany Vogel, government analyst at Albany-based law firm Hinman Straub, were named “City & State 40 Under 40 Rising Stars”.
Katie Birchenough was named a “City & State 40 Under 40 Rising Star”. She is an associate attorney at Greenberg Traurig. Thomas Briggs was named a “City & State 40 Under 40 Rising Star”. He serves as manager at KPMG.
Nicholas Van Dam is the director of the newly established Contemplative Studies Centre in the University of Melbourne’s School of Psychological Sciences.
