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2010s Lisa Petronio, BS '10, was named managing director for Upstate New York at Strategic Retirement Partners. Ingmar Haff ke, MBA '11, com - pleted his PhD in information sys- tems at Darmstadt University of Technology and serves as a se- nior consultant for Detecon Consulting in San Francisco. Kate Crawford, BS '11, MS '12, CPA, was promot- ed to financial ac- counting advisory manager at EY. Jason Pappas, BS '12, founded Queen City Risk Management, an insurance broker - age business. Thomas Warne, BS '12, was named technical sales specialist at Bak USA. Zach Brado, BS '11, MBA '13, was promoted to busi- ness development director at NetPlus Alliance, a buying group of industrial and contractor supplies distributors. Joseph Elhage, BS '12, MS '13, CPA, joined Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner LLP as a senior accountant. West Richter Jr., BS/MBA '13, was named assistant vice president at M&T Bank, where he manages the IT asset and configuration management team. Ralph J. Bishop, BS '14, com- pliance representative for the IRS, received the Distinguished Government Service Award from the Buffalo Federal Executive Board. Adam Cardinal, BS '13, MS '14, CPA, was pro - moted to senior accountant at Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner LLP. Carson Ciggia, BS '14, is a law enforcement sales represen - tative for Axon (formerly Taser International). Ikey Ajavon, BS '15, was promot- ed to marketing strategy special- ist at Bak USA. Faris Mango, PMBA '15, was named technical program manager at Amazon. Heather A. Montague, BS '02, EMBA '15, was named senior as- sistant provost for finance, bud- get and operations at Stony Brook University. Tharuman Thavakumar, BS '12, MBA '15, was promoted to re- search specialist and team lead at CoreLogic, a global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider. Samantha Bugaj, BS '14, MBA '16, entered the man- ager-in-training program at Rich Products. Chanel David, PMBA '16, was promoted to process development engineer II at Rich Products. Erin Dings, MBA '16, was hired as manager in training at Rich Products. Holly Freed, BS '16, was appoint - ed senior accountant in the small business advisory division at the Bonadio Group. Don Herzog, EMBA '16, was named regional vice president of operations at Life Storage, a real es - tate investment trust specializing in self-storage. Kevin Lelonek, JD/MBA '16, was appointed associate attorney in the business litigation practice area at Gross Shuman P.C. Vivien Lin, BS '15, MS '16, joined Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner LLP as a staff accountant. Katherine Fierle, BS '17, was hired by Bak USA as a human resources generalist. Yu Chieh (Chris) Lin, MBA '17, was named technical program manager at Bak USA. Michael Seamans, BS '17, joined Bak USA as a business outreach specialist. class Notes As tourists zip line above the Niaga- ra Gorge and take in stunning views of Niagara Falls, Lindsay DiCosimo, BS '11, is on the ground, sharing their stories in her role as marketing and communications manager for WildPlay Niagara Falls. "WildPlay creates unforgettable outdoor recreation experiences that take our guests outside their comfort zone, and each day at work brings exhilarating new opportunities for me," she says. DiCosimo regularly gives back to her community through WildPlay's Volunteer Rewards program and Earthlings Workshops and, in her free time, as a volunteer for Project SHARE, which provides a food bank and other resources for low-income individuals in Niagara Falls. "During my four years at UB, I was pushed harder than I've been in any other life experience so far," she says. "The perseverance and resiliency I learned at UB continues to be an integral part of my career and lifestyle, and I will always be grateful for that." x Alumni spotlight: lindsay dicosimo, Bs '11 Petronio Haffke Crawford Pappas Brado Elhage Richter Cardinal Ciggia Mango Bugaj Dings Herzog Lin 28 Buffalo Business Autumn 2017

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