University at Buffalo School of Management

26 Buffalo Business Spring 2021 1960s Donald Spors, BS '63, has retired aer a career of more than 55 years. 1980s Robert Zak, BS/ MBA '80, presi- dent and CEO of Merchants Mutual Insurance Co., was named chair of the board of directors for the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies. Wm. Dennis Huber, MBA '81, CPA, released his book, Corporate Law and the Theory of the Firm: Reconstructing Corporations, Shareholders, Directors, Owners and Investors. Class Notes NOTE: Individuals are listed in Class Notes according to the year of their most recent School of Management degree. Zak Huber 1970s Neil C. Woodworth, BS '74, is senior vice president at Churchill & Associates. Dennis Klepp, BS '79, retired from Tops Markets aer 46 years, and is enjoying life in the hills and woods south of Buffalo. Alumni Spotlight: 40 Under 40 Congratulations to the following School of Management alumni named to the 2020 40 under 40 list by Buffalo Business First: Rashida Dowell, PMBA '18 Alex Ljungberg, EMBA '21 Lindsay Jones, MBA '05 Abel Plazola, MWEE '18 Jordan Lema, CEL '20 Michelle Watorek, BS '04, EMBA '14, CPA 26 Buffalo Business Spring 2021 Joseph Kerr, BS '85, MBA '86, is vice president, chief informa- tion officer and a founding part- ner at Value Point Associates LLC. 1990s Bradley Salmon, MBA '93, was pro- moted to oncology key account man- ager for upstate New York at Pfizer Inc. Edwin Wong, BS '94, vice pres- ident, Business Development Department at Bank of China, an- nounced his can- didacy for New York City Council (District 29) in 2021. Wong also serves on the board of several com- munity organizations in Queens, including as president of the Forest Hills Asian Association. Fred Vosburgh, MBA '96, was pro- moted to manag- ing director at JPMorgan Chase, where he leads state and local gov- ernment banking expansion efforts in the mid-Atlantic region. Jennifer Wozniak, MBA '96, was named co-chair of the Goodwill of Colorado board of directors. She also serves as director of communica - tions for Xcel Energy in Denver, Salmon Wong Vosburgh Wozniak Kerr and owns She's A Rainbow, where she makes and sells custom hand- bags made from vinyl records. Chris Bossert, BS '98, and his wife, Monica Perez- Bossert, recent- ly launched two businesses: Must NY, an apparel manufacturer spe- cializing in cus- tom face masks; and the Araypa Factory, a Latin food manufac- turer that wholesales healthy food options to schools and retail outlets. Both businesses are in Orchard Park, New York. George Wong, BS '98, partner at EY, was named Americas co- director of tax accounting and risk advisory services (TARAS), leading the firm's Channel 2 TARAS practice. 2000s Muriel Anderson, BS '87, MBA '00, received the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award from Niagara County Community College. Anderson is a clini - cal associate professor in the Accounting and Law and the Organization and Human Resources departments in the UB School of Management. Kari Dettbarn-Wright, BS '00, earned an MBA from Niagara University in 2007 and is a book writer and a fundraiser for multi- ple sclerosis. Bossert Wong Anderson

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