University at Buffalo School of Management

26 Buffalo Business Autumn 2019 1980s Mel Passarelli, MBA '80, was appointed president and CEO at Aspera, a soware asset manage- ment company. He also joined the board of directors for Launch New York. Donna DeCarolis, BS '81, MBA '83, was promoted to president of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp., the utility segment of National Fuel Gas Co. Karen M. Camiolo, MBA '85, was promoted to treasurer and principal financial officer at National Fuel Gas Co. Jim McHale, MBA '89, CPA, owner of McHale Financial, was named one of the top accountants in San Francisco by Expertise, an online guide to local experts in cities nationwide. 1990s Joanne Bender, BS '89, MBA '90, CPA, was promot- ed to principal at Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner LLP, where she specializes in tax consulting and tax return compliance services. Cindy Romanowski, BS '90, MD, a leader in pre- and postoperative patient education and rehabilita- tion, joined General Physician PC. David Schlant, MBA '90, was promoted to principal at M/E Engineering PC. Darwin Dennison, CEL '91, is a professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and director of the Edward Jones Financial Lab in the UNC Cameron School of Business. Daniel Laufer, BS '91, associ- ate professor of marketing at the Victoria Business School, shared his expertise in cri- sis management through a pair of workshops for mayors across New Zealand, as well as a monthly column in the New Zealand Herald, the largest newspaper in the country. Martin A. Krebs, BS '93, was ap- pointed chief in- formation officer at National Fuel Gas Co. Judith Kindron, BS '96, was promoted to administrator/ clerk-treasurer for the Village of Williamsville. Dale McKim III, BS '96, executive vice president and chief risk offi- cer at Evans Bank, was appoint- ed to the University at Buffalo Foundation board of trustees. Vinay Prabhu, MBA '96, was promoted to vice president of engineering at Groupware Technology, an IT solutions provider. Donald Boyd, MBA '97, was pro- moted to executive vice president and chief operating officer at Kaleida Health. Ann Forest, BS '97, joined Rich Products as infor- mation security project manager. Francie Marzec, BS '92, MBA '97, a physical therapist and owner of The Real You Physical Therapy, was named the 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Women's Business Center at Canisius College. Naveen Arora, BS '99, was promoted to vice president, management control at Lactalis American Group. Gregory Duval, BS '97, MBA '99, was promoted to regional execu- tive and managing director for the Great Lakes region at HSBC Bank USA. Class Notes Ridzki Kramadibrata, MBA '99, was appointed president of Grab Indonesia, a leading mobile plat- form in Southeast Asia. 2000s Christopher Udy, BS '00, was pro- moted to assistant vice president of finance/IT at Ciminelli Real Estate Corp. Raymond Murphy, MArch/ MBA '01, was pro- moted to princi- pal at Fontanese Folts Aubrecht Ernst Architects, where the LEED- accredited pro- fessional specializes in building design and construction. Brendan P. Brady, BS/MBA '02, CPA, was promoted to director in the as- surance services group at Dopkins & Co. LLP. W. Stephen Hadala III, MBA '02, was promot- ed to director at Paramax Corp. Paul Kraut, BS '03, CPA, joined KPMG as a managing director in its New York Financial Services Tax Real Estate practice. NOTE: Individuals are listed in Class Notes according to the year of their most recent School of Management degree. DeCarolis Bender Schlant Dennison Laufer Krebs Prabhu Boyd Forest Marzec Arora Duval Udy Murphy Brady Hadala Camiolo

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