University at Buffalo School of Management

26 Buffalo Business Autumn 2021 1970s Howard L. Pierce, BS '71, joined the law firm Halloran Sage as partner, focusing on health care cost containment, False Claims Act whistleblower matters and internal investigations. Alexander O. DuBrow, MBA '73, has diversified his boutique defense industry consult- ing firm, Avonis Inc., by adding Moulage battle- field injury simula- tion technology for international distribution. Zach Roros, BS '74, was named di- rector of business development at Robert Frances Group, which provides consulting and research services to business technology executives. 1980s Nancy Brach, BS '80, vice pres- ident and co-owner of Brach Machine Inc., was honored with the Frances G. Francis Empowerment Award from the YWCA of Genesee County. Joseph P. Lojacono, BS '79, MBA '80, was named entrepreneur in residence with Launch NY, where he provides individualized coaching for startups. He also owns Valmark Associates LLC, a marketing re- source consulting firm, and Vicar Industries LLC, an e-commerce dealer offering high-temperature refractory products for construction and commercial applications. Wm. Dennis Huber, MBA '81, CPA, released his second book, Economics, Capitalism, and Corporations: Contradictions of Corporate Law, Economics and the Theory of the Firm. Mark Schrutt, BS '84, strategic ad - visor for public sector innovation research at IDC Canada, published his book, Shiing the Balance: How Top Organizations Beat the Competition by Combining Intuition with Data. Sam Burruano Jr., BS '86, was pro - moted to executive vice president and chief legal officer for Five Star Bank, where he oversees legal, governance, audit and human resource functions. Mike Watts, BS '89, joined CBRE, a leading commercial real estate services and investment firm, as president of investor leasing in the Americas. Sujata Yalamanchili, BS '88, MBA '89, partner at Hodgson Russ LLP, was honored with the ATHENA Leadership Award from the Buffalo Niagara Partnership. Class Notes NOTE: Individuals are listed in Class Notes according to the year of their most recent School of Management degree. Huber Schrutt DuBrow 1990s Steven Kreit, BS '90, CPA, joined Benjamin, a leading public account- ing and consulting firm, as partner and leader of the firm's assurance practice. Anthony DeSimone, BS '91, CPA, was named interim execu - tive director for the UB School of Management's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. DeSimone also is owner of You're the Expert Now and a member of the CEL advisory board. Keith Belote, BS/ MBA '93, CPA, assurance partner at PwC and man- aging partner for its Buffalo office, was appointed to the UB School of Management's Accounting Advisory Council. Michael Ayalon, BS '97, CEO of the educational platform Greek University, published his book, From Letters to Leaders: Creating Impact on Your College Campus and Beyond, which offers strategies for fraternity, sorority and student club leaders to improve their organizations. DeSimone Belote Ayalon Lojacono Kreit Donald Boyd, MBA '97, was promoted to president and chief operating officer of Kaleida Health. Matthew Calipari, MBA '98, was named project manager at Power Drives Inc. Michael Levine, BS '98, was promoted to managing director and head of Morgan Stanley's fusion response operations. Lisa LaTrovato, BS '99, donor relations manager at Hauptman- Woodward Medical Research Institute, was rec - ognized as a final- ist for the ATHENA Leadership Award by the Buffalo Niagara Partnership. 2000s Amar Jhaveri, BS '00, was named vice president – capital markets at Dune Real Estate Partners. Jennifer Kooney, BS '94, MBA '00, was promoted to vice president and group manager in M&T Bank's Commercial Lending division, specializing in health care banking. Raj Rege, MBA '00, was appointed senior director, business process effective- ness at Comcast. LaTrovato Burruano Yalamanchili Boyd Kooney Rege

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