University at Buffalo School of Management

26 Buffalo Business Autumn 2026 1980s Bob Kraut, BS '80, MBA '81, joined the board of advisors at Evergreen Trading. 1990s Susan Bronstein, MBA '94, was promoted to vice president of human resources at Florida SouthWestern State College. Joseph Rogalski, BS '96, was named director, strategic partners at Halcyon. Christopher Nickson, JD/MBA '98, was recently appointed an administrative law judge with the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board. Jennifer Piccone, MBA '99, was promoted to Corning Environmental Technologies division supply chain and North American manufacturing director at Corning Inc. 2000s Mary Ellen Frandina, BS '00, was named vice president, regional people and culture at Sila Services. Louise Finkenbinder, MBA '01, was promoted to vice president, supply chain strategy, network and productivity programs at Conagra Brands. Scot Millen, MBA '01, was named private wealth manager at Creative Planning. Bruce Izard, BS '94, MBA '02, procurement and compliance manager at the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, co-runs the organization's Minority and Women Business Enterprises and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses programs. Jeff Urban, MBA '02, was named senior account manager at Citizens. Class Notes Charles Fashana, BS '03, was promoted to director of marketing and digital channels at AAA Western and Central New York. Gretta Miles, BS '03, was named vice president, global accounting services at Delaware North. Timothy Shear, BS '03, was named vegetation management expert regulatory analyst at Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Benjamin Marchione, PMBA '05, was named chief executive officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier. Tyler Neenan, BS '06, was named managing director, head of retirement investment solutions at First Eagle Investments. Kim Biehunik- Justiss, PMBA '08, was named vice president of people, talent and employee experience at Buckner International. Michael Gould, BS '08, was promoted to chief investment officer at Lehigh University. Sean Killeen, BS '09, was named senior manager at Next Street. Christopher Walh, MBA '09, was promoted to group vice president, finance for the Industrial Group at Moog Inc. 2010s Kimberly Meier-Dehr, BS '07, MBA '10, was promoted to global planning and allocation director-retail at Mars. Justin Segermeister, BS '10, was named director, strategic accounts at Chainguard, a series D Unicorn. Christopher Balon, MBA '11, was named business development manager at Opterus Research and Development. Felicia R. Beard, EE '11, associate vice president, racial equity philanthropy and strategic partnerships at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, was a 2026 Women Who Walk in the Footsteps of Greatness honoree and a 2025 Business First Women of Influence award winner. Share your news with fellow alumni, along with a professional headshot, at mgt-editor@buffalo.edu� NEW JOB? PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT? Individuals are listed in Class Notes according to the year of their most recent School of Management degree. NOTE: Kraut Bronstein Rogalski Nickson Piccone Biehunik-Justiss Gould Beard Killeen Walh Meier-Dehr Segermeister Balon Fashana Miles Shear Marchione Neenan Frandina Finkenbinder Millen Urban

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