University at Buffalo School of Management

Marla Kameny is a clinical assistant professor of organization and human resources. She is teaching four LeaderCORE™ courses; Leadership: Executive Pre- sence and Emotional Intelli- gence; and Workforce Engagement. She also serves as faculty director of both LeaderCORE and the new MS in Management program. Kameny has a PhD from Universität St. Gallen, Switzerland; an MBA and an MILR from Cornell University; and a BS from Binghamton University. • First job? Sales clerk at Marjax Sporting Goods in Shoppingtown Mall in Dewitt, N.Y. • Favorite book of all time? The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. • Best advice you ever received? You can't reason with an unreasonable person. • Something about you most people don't know? My husband, Daniel, and I took ballroom dancing lessons for 10 years. • One item on your bucket list? Visiting all 50 states. Celine Krzan is a clin- ical assistant professor of entrepreneurship. She teaches Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Business; Entrepreneurship Lab (eLab); Experience the 50 – Tech Trek to Silicon Valley; Technological Entrepreneurship; and How Entrepreneurs Use Creativity to Improve the World. Krzan has an MBA from the School of Management, as well as a BFA and BA from Niagara University. • Favorite book of all time? The Harry Potter series introduced me to the magical world of reading and I never stopped aer that. My favorite Milind S ohoni joined the school as chair and professor of operations management and strateg y. He is teaching Supply Chain Analytics; Decision Making Under Uncertainty; Decision Models and Optimization; and Operations Management. Areas of research include transportation and logistics; supply chain analytics; mobility, platform operations and revenue management; and health care analytics. Sohoni has a PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology; an MS from the University of Texas at Austin; and a BE from the University of Pune, India. • First job? I joined Thermax Ltd. (a thermal engineering firm in India) as a design engineer in the chemical plants and process division. I learned a lot about heat-exchanger and stack design. • One item on your bucket list? I would love to complete a full marathon. business book has to be Deep Work as it reminds all of the importance to create space in your schedule that is distrac- tion free to really unlock your full potential. • Something about you most people don't know? I lived in Charleston for one year as a professional actress performing at a regional theatre. My favorite show I performed in was 9 to 5: The Musical. Katherine (Katie) Paladino, CPA, is a clini- cal assistant professor of accounting and law. She teaches Taxation of Business Entities; Advanced Topics in ASC 740 and IRC Subchapter K; Introduction to Federal Income Taxes; and Business and Society. She earned her MBA from the School of Management and her BS from the University at Albany. • First job? I worked at Regal Cinemas from the time I was 16 until I gradu- ated from college. We got free popcorn on our breaks and free movie tickets for ourselves and our family. • Best advice you ever received? "Enjoy your kids while they're young." (Usually given to me by a stranger as my kids are hanging out of a shopping cart and trying to grab whatever's in reach.) • One item on your bucket list? I've always wanted to stay in one of those overwater bungalows in Bora Bora, and I'm hopeful I'll make it there for a milestone wedding anniversary or something. Spring 2024 Buffalo Business 25

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