University at Buffalo School of Management

26 Buffalo Business Autumn 2020 planning and development consult- ing, auditing and training firm. Kevin Kirk, PMBA '04, was promoted to director of planning and design at Uniland Development Co. Samantha Bonano, BS '05, founder of management consulting firm Create a Monster, was appointed to the University at Buffalo Foundation board. Nagendra Raina, MBA '05, pres- ident of Buffalo Games, was ap- pointed to the University at Buffalo Foundation board. Alexander Bavifard, MBA '07, was promoted to director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Lindsay Cronkright, BS '07, CPA, founded Larsen LLC, a financial consult- ing firm. Kimberly Navarroli, PMBA '08, was named director of design and construction for the University at Buffalo. 1970s Richard Teibel, BS '79, CPA, partner at the ZLC Group CPAs, was appointed to the board of trustees for the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies. 1980s Liz Warren, BS '88, was promoted to executive vice president and chief people officer at Employer Services Corp. 1990s Samuel J. Burruano Jr., BS '90, was named senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secre- tary for Financial Institutions Inc. and its subsidiaries: Five Star Bank, SDN Insurance Agency, Courier Capital and HNP Capital. James A. Rizzo, BS '90, CPA, assistant vice president in the Tax Department at National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp., was appoint - ed to the UB School of Management's Accounting Advisory Council. James M. Ahrens, BS/MBA '91, was appointed group vice president and segment manager in the Consumer Banking Division of M&T Bank. Anthony DeSimone, BS '91, CPA, president at You're the Expert Now LLC, released his book, Small Business Blind Spot Solutions: The Eight Most Common Challenges Business Owners Fail to See. Michelle Bulan, BS '91, MBA '92, was named corporate events manager at EWI, an advanced engineering company. Joel Simpson, BS '94, was appointed senior vice president of sales and marketing at Forney LP, a material testing equipment innovator and distributor based in Zelienople, Pa. Jason Schwartz, BS '98, was named CEO of Hall Research, a designer and manufacturer of audio/video distribution, switching, scaling and automation products. Class Notes Mike Tepfenhart, BS '98, was named general manager of West Herr Automotive Group's Ford Lincoln of Amherst location. In addition, Tepfenhart was appointed to the Hilbert College board of trustees. Carrie Czerwinski, MBA '99, was appointed human resources manager at Integer Holdings Corp., a medical device outsource manufacturer. 2000s Amanda Knapp, BS '00, serves as associate vice provost and assistant dean in the Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. In addition, Knapp races motocross competitively and was recently featured in American Motorcyclist magazine with her husband, Ryan, and their three kids. Ryan N. Vaz, MBA '02, MS '03, CPA, partner, financial services at KPMG, was appointed to the UB School of Management's Accounting Advisory Council. Donald Hahn, BS '81, CEL '04, was named chief growth officer at Ignition Life Solutions, a global enterprise strategic NOTE: Individuals are listed in Class Notes according to the year of their most recent School of Management degree. Teibel Bavifard Cronkright Navarroli Warren Tepfenhart Knapp Vaz Hahn Kirk Raina Bonano Burruano 26 Buffalo Business Autumn 2020 Ahrens DeSimone Bulan Simpson Schwartz Rizzo

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