University at Buffalo School of Management

26 Buffalo Business | BUSINESS ANALYTICS SOCIAL IMPACT OF MANAGEMENT BUSINESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LEADERSHIP Class Notes Lisa LaTrovato, BS '99, was named director of lead- ership and legacy giving programs at WNED. 2000s Erin O'Brien, MBA '00, was named chief student retention innovation officer at the University at Buffalo, and also is serving as interim director of international admissions and enrollment. John Persons, EMBA '00, was named chief ex - ecutive officer of Northeast Grocery Inc., the parent company of Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Friendly Markets. Jennifer Seth- Cimini, MBA '02, received the Out- standing Service Award from UB's Professional Staff Senate. The award is presented to UB employees whose professional excellence and out - standing service of noteworthy scope and depth is beyond that encompassed by an individual's job description. Jennifer Wiler, MD/MBA '03, was named to the 2022 list of 26 Patient Safety Experts to Know by Becker's Healthcare. Val Czamara, BS '04, was named se - nior performance manager at Alley, an Australia-based advertising agency. Eric Hepkins, PMBA '04, chief executive officer of Cornerstone Community Fed - eral Credit Union, has led efforts to build a com- mercial lending portfolio from the ground up, to more than $30 million. Jamie Batt, JD/ MBA '05, partner at Rupp Pfalzgraf LLC, was named a 2023 ATHENA Leadership Award finalist by The Buffalo Niagara Partnership. Javeena Edwards, BS '05, was named interim CEO of Girl Scouts of Western New York. Ronald Ferri, EMBA '05, was promoted to president of Tops Friendly Markets. Nick Ambrose, MBA '06, CPA, was promoted to executive vice president and director of corpo - rate reporting at M&T Bank. O'Brien Persons Seth-Cimini Wiler Czamara Hepkins Batt Edwards Ferri Ambrose 1970s Phil Szabla, BS '75, was named senior vice president and general counsel at Global Advanced Metals. 1980s Denis Moore, BS '86, was named senior vice presi- dent of finance at HDMZ. Joseph Randle, MBA '87, joined the Community Action Organi - zation's Drug Abuse Research and Treatment program as a substance abuse counselor. 1990s Steven J. Harvey, BS '93, chief executive officer of Integrity Partners for Behavioral Health IPA, received the 2023 Excellence in Research Award for Community Partners from the UB School of Social Work. Randle Harvey Szabla Moore Ron Hamilton, BS/MBA '94, was appointed director on the Bermuda Mon - etary Authority Board. Andre Persaud, MBA '94, was named president and CEO of retail at United Natural Foods Inc., where he will lead the company's two re - tail banners, CUB and Shoppers Food Warehouse. Joseph Saad, BS '96, was named private client banker assistant vice president at JP Morgan Chase & Co. Carlo Figliomeni, BS '95, MBA '97, was promoted to president and CEO of Niagara Hospice. Christopher Nickson, JD/ MBA '98, was recently published in World at Work for an article he authored about supporting digital nomads as the "great resignation" comes to an end. Hamilton Persaud Saad Individuals are listed in Class Notes according to the year of their most recent School of Management degree. Are you celebrating a new role or professional achievement? Share your news with your fellow alumni, along with a photo, at mgt-editor@ buffalo.edu. NOTE: Figliomeni Nickson LaTrovato

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