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B B Spring 2014 1970s Lawrence Zielinski, MBA '77, was appoint- ed chief operating officer of HCR Home Care. Thomas A. Meyers, MBA '78, was appointed vice president and chief financial officer at Merchants Insurance Group. John T. Brodfuehrer '79 was named chief financial officer at 22nd Century Group. Mary St. Mary '79 was named medical care administrator for the Erie County Department of Health. 1980s James C. Heron '80 was named chief financial officer at Hunt Real Estate Corp. Joseph Lojacono '79, MBA '80, was named presi- dent of Buffalo Niagara Sales and Marketing Executives. Joe Kreuz '81 was named partner of Giancarlo's Sicilian Steakhouse and Pizzeria. Ted Morton '82 was elected to the 8th District of the Erie County Legislature, repre- senting Cheektowaga, Lancaster and Alden, N.Y. Frank J. Polino, MBA '83, was appointed chairman of the board of directors at Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center. Evan S. Wardner, MBA '83, was appointed senior wealth manager at WNY Asset Management. Vince Lobuzzetta '84, MBA '86, was promoted to planning and gov- ernance manager at Rich Products Corp. Kristen Pope '87 was promoted to finance and development direc- tor for the Just Buffalo Literary Center. Marco F. Benedetti '83, MBA '88, was named vice president for business and finance at Canisius College. Lynn Lorenc '88 was named vice president of procurement for Rich Products' U.S./Canada region. Walter F. Ludwig, MBA '88, was appointed to the board of directors of the Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart. Cheryl Stiller '88 was promoted to benefits manager at People Inc. Robert C. Baron '89 was named a senior associate at Tully Rinckey. Debra L. Good '89 was promoted to senior general ledger specialist at Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP. Kathleen Nesper '81, MBA '89, was named a member of the Goodwill Industries of Western New York board of trustees. C l a s s N o t e s 1990s Mary Kiener, MBA '90, was named senior vice president and chief procurement officer at Rich Products. Jody Lomeo '91 joined the HEALTHeLINK board of directors. Mark Paradowski '91 was named vice president – information servic- es at Columbus McKinnon Corp. Gina Pangione '92 released her debut novel "The Race" in 2013, under the pen name Gina Fava. Sandra Wade- DeSimone '92, CPA, was promoted to manager at Freed Maxick CPAs. Sally Wisnoski '92, CPA, was promoted to prin- cipal at Freed Maxick CPAs. Beth Ann Bivona '93 served as a moderator at the 10th annual Western New York Bankruptcy Conference in 2013. Gregory Ahrens '94 earned the Certified Financial Planner designation from the CFP Board of Standards Inc. Jacqueline Molik Ghosen, MBA '94, APR, was named the 2013 Outstanding Practitioner by the Buffalo Niagara chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Karen Piershalski '95 was appointed senior analyst at Brisbane Consulting Group LLC. Alexandra Wehr '95 was appoint- ed senior relation- ship manager and vice president of corporate bank- ing at First Niagara Financial Group. Eric Eynon, BS/MBA '96, was promoted to vice president of finance at Rich Products Corp. Annmarie Odrobina '96 joined the HEALTHeLINK board of directors. Richard Brennan '98 was named manager of inter- nal audit at Rich Products Corp. Francine Brooks, CEL '99, was appointed to the board of directors at Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center. Mark Petrie, MBA '99, was named vice president for enrollment management at Keuka College. Please note: Individuals are listed in Class Notes according to the year of their most recent School of Management degree. Zielinski New job? Promotion? Your classmates and colleagues want to know. Send your updates for Class Notes to mgt-editor@buffalo.edu or complete the reply card in this issue. Lojacono Lobuzzetta Lorenc Kiener Wade-DeSimone Pangione Wisnoski Bivona Ghosen Wehr Morton Petrie Brennan