University at Buffalo School of Management

30 Buffalo Business Spring 2017 1970s Jeffrey L. Levin, BS '72, was elected president of the New Rochelle Bar Association. He serves as a justice of the Scarsdale Town Justice Court and resides in Scarsdale with his wife, Diane. Alan DuBrow, MBA '73, continues to expand his boutique consulting firm, providing services in strategic alliances, business de- velopment and capture manage- ment for small- to medium-sized businesses in the government and defense sectors. He also is a con- tributing member for GDL LLC, a global consulting organization engaged in multiple practices and numerous industries. David Barrett, BS '75, was named chair of the board of directors for Child and Family Services. Kenneth Kendall, MBA '70, PhD '75, was inducted into the PhD Proj- ect Hall of Fame in recognition of his commitment to championing diversity in higher education. William Loecher, BS '77, was named treasurer of the board of directors for Child and Family Services. Debra Cutler, BS '78, CPA, was appointed chair of the Joint Trial Board at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mario Urso, BS '78, CPA, FHFMA, partner, was appointed chair of the Bona- dio Group, a Top 100 CPA firm. 1980s Kenneth Sniatecki, BS '80, was named secretary/ treasurer of the Summit Center board of directors. Timothy Freer, BS '81, was named chief operating officer at Buffalo Medical Group. Jeffrey Jacobson, BS '81, was named chief executive officer of Xerox Corp. Susan Arena, BS '83, was appoint- ed to the board of directors for Child and Family Services. Patricia Clabeaux, BS '84, was promoted to executive vice president, chief human resources officer at Independent Health and was appointed to the Independent Health Foundation board of directors. John Rodgers, MBA '84, was named to the board of directors at the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County. Terese Scofidio, MBA '84, CEO, Baker Victory Services, was honored as a C-level executive at the annual Buffalo 612' awards. Daren Springer, BS '84, was named director, operational re- porting at Independent Health. Michael Florczak, BS '86, was recognized by the State of New York Mortgage Agency as part of the Loan Officer Hall of Fame. Laura Benedetti, BS '87, chief financial officer, Andreozzi Bluestein Weber Brown LLP, was honored as a C-level executive at the annual Buffalo 612' awards. David Hore, BS '87, was named vice chair of the board of directors at the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County. John Rougas, BS '88, was promoted to assistant vice president of infor- mation services at Albany Medical Center. Class Notes Sujata Yalamanchili, BS '88, MBA '89, was named co-vice president of the Summit Center board of directors. She also received the Legal Service Award from the Minority Bar Association of Western New York. 1990s James Rizzo, BS '90, was promot- ed to assistant vice president of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. Cheryl Crist, BS '91, was promoted to vice president of human resourc- es at Valu Home Centers. Steven Dolan, BS/MBA '91, was promoted to administrative vice president at M&T Bank, where he serves as strategic services manager in the Mortgage Lending Depart- ment. Michael Berchou, JD/MBA '93, was appointed partner in the intellectual property practice group at Harter Secrest & Emery. Eileen (Collins) Mcilhagga, BS '92, MBA '94, was promoted to director of patient financial ser- vices at the UB School of Dental Medicine. Barrett Please note: Individuals are listed in Class Notes according to the year of their most recent School of Management degree. Kendall Urso Sniatecki Freer Jacobson Arena Clabeaux Rodgers Florczak Hore Rougas Yalamanchili Rizzo Crist Dolan Berchou

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