General Announcements
Mary Bolger ’72 Sociology celebrated 50 years in the recruitment industry in Greenwich, CT, specializing in placing executive and personal assistants in financial services firms from Manhattan to Westport, CT.
Valerie Nowak ’98 English is the CEO of Harmonia Collaborative Care.
Anibal Soler Jr. ’00 Art – Teacher Certification was appointed superintendent of Yonkers, NY Public Schools.
Robin (Massey) McGarrah ’00, ’23 Nursing successfully completed her degree in Nursing Education.
Kerensa Gulliver ’03 Social Work received a 2024 International Impact Book Award for her book “It Didn’t Kill Me: How God Delivered Me from the Ashes of Divorce.”
Nekia (Gaddis) Kemp ’05 Executive Leadership & Change was named the Buffalo Bills 2023 Inspire Change Changemaker.
Randi (Cattoi) Deuro ’08 Natural Science was promoted to Analytical Resource Leader aligned to Houston Operations and Dow’s Global Analytical Center of Excellence function.
Jaime Fravor ’09, ’10 Childhood Ed./ Special Ed. was named Teacher Ambassador of the 2023-2024 Year at Ben D. Quinn School, in New Bern, NC. She has been teaching for 13 years and is a 2nd grade general education teacher.
Michael Asbach ’12 Physician Assistant Studies accepted a new role as Adjunct Assistant Professor at Shenandoah University.
Ron Oakes ’12 Nursing was promoted to Associate after passing the NYS Bar on Barclay Damon’s Health & Human Services Providers and Health Care Controversies Teams.
Sarah Rodman ’13 Political Science joined AmLaw 100 law firm, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, as Senior Counsel in its Buffalo office. She focuses her practice on civil litigation defense and intellectual property. As the first Buffalo-based GRSM attorney, part of her role will be to establish and grow the Buffalo office.
Monica (Kosior) Codd ’13 Business Administration – Sports Management started a new position in Canadian Business Development at Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Jason Szabo ’13 Physician Assistant Studies joined the orthopedic team at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville, NY.
Molly Sievenpiper ’15 Adolescence Education – Social Studies was promoted to AmeriCorps Program Director at American Red Cross.
Matthew Altman ’17 Natural Science – Health Science was accepted into the Master of Science in Family Nurse Practitioner program at D’Youville University.
Natalie (Ennis) Edmister ’18 Liberal Studies was promoted to Resettlement Operations Manager at Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc.
Shelby Janczyk ’18, ’26 Graphic Design was named Daemen’s Asst. Director of Branding, Design, & Digital Content.
Isabella (Conidi) Newman ’18 Accounting was promoted to Tax Manager at Lumsden & McCormick LLP.
Nancy Shortz ’18 Art was promoted to Events Coordinator at Daemen University.
Erin Sinnott ’19 Business Admin. – Sports Mgmt. was named a Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Thirty Under 30 honoree for the 2023-24 season.
Rebecca Cervi ’21 Applied Behavior Analysis conducted research on Interview Informed Synthesized Contingency Analysis and skill-based treatment for her masters capstone project, which was published in Behavioral Interventions.
Natalie Menz ’22 Natural Science – Health Science started a new role as Athletic Director at Mount Mercy Academy.
Abigail Siebert ’23 Business Admin. – Marketing started a new role as Administrative Assistant at the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce.
Engagements
Katie Chesna ’13 Illustration is engaged to Mike Spoth.
Nicole DeLiberis ’14 Adolescence Education – Spanish is engaged to Jaylyn Cook.
Luke Adams ’18 Arts Administration is engaged to Jenna Wiedenbeck.
Victoria Muto ’19 Physical Therapy is engaged to Justin Petrocy ’19 Physical Therapy.
Alexandra Hasiotis ’21 Athletic Training is engaged to Evan Denis.
Taylor Sinclair ’21 Business Administration – Human Resource Management is engaged to Matthew Daley ’19 Physician Assistant Studies.
Marriages
Mark Sieg ’81 Business Administration – Accounting married Jean Piwnica on September 23, 2023.
Kathryn (McClure) Sullivan ’14 Social Work married Raymond Sullivan on September 16, 2023.
Ashley (Pesch) Stowe ’15 Liberal Studies married Alexander Stowe on February 17, 2024.
Danielle Rosina-Snyder ’18 Graphic Design married Patrick Snyder on October 7, 2023.
Births
Amanda (Walser) Lomeli ’06 Psychology and her husband welcomed their son Dominic Jeffrey on December 29, 2023.
Lauren (Chetney) Grawe ’08, ’10 Physical Therapy and her husband, Zachary, welcomed their second child, Jackson Thomas, on January 12, 2024.
Chandler Williams ’12 Business Administration – Sports Management and his wife, Tina, welcomed their daughter Ella Reign on October 10, 2023.
Jillian Krasinski Coloprisco ’15, ’17 Physical Therapy and her husband, Matt, welcomed their daughter Charlotte Joan on November 4, 2023.
Jordan (Sieracki) Soto ’15 History & Political Science and her husband, Jeremias, welcomed their son Jonah Reign on December 19, 2023.
Olivia (Harris) Smith ’16, ’17 Education and her husband, Greg, welcomed their first child, Caden Allen on June 30, 2023.
Marisa (Linde) Osmanski ’17, ’19 Physical Therapy and her husband welcomed their daughter Charlotte Rose on December 15, 2023.
In Memoriam
Sheila (Esmond) Barmasse ’54 Elementary Education January 20, 2024, Wilson, NY.
Anton C.T. Chin attended Rosary Hill College in 1955 October 21, 2023, Dublin, OH.
Elizabeth McLaughlin ’56 English January 3, 2024, Western, MA.
Marcia (Jankowski) Donlon ’58 February 4, 2024, Buffalo, NY.
Judith (Walker) Mulroy ’60 English March 12, 2024, Bradenton, FL.
Barbara (George) Myers ’60 Biology February 3, 2024, Buffalo, NY.
Jeanine (McLaughlin) O’Neil ’61 Mathematics March 23, 2023, Buffalo, NY.
Kathryn (Cuddy) Healy ’63 Sociology March 3, 2024, Binghamton, NY.
Mary (Carlin) Jauch ’64 Art March 21, 2024, Cheektowaga, NY.
Sr. Carol Schwartz ’64 History February 5, 2024, Buffalo, NY.
Aurelia (Meszaros) Donofrio ’66 Business Admin. – Economics March 13, 2024, Westport, CT.
Patricia A. (Murphy) McVeigh ’66 Elementary Ed. November 12, 2023, Saratoga Springs, NY.
Sr. Mary V. Tarnacki CSSF ’66 Elementary Ed. April 24, 2024, Buffalo, NY.
Audrey (Carlson) Kaufman ’69 Elementary Ed. November 20, 2023 Marquette, MI.
Kathleen (Colangelo) Hadden ’69 Art April 19, 2024, Flagler Beach, FL.
Margaret (Bright) Miedzianowski ’70 Art February 4, 2024, Timonium, MD.
Barbara Faust ’71 Elementary Ed. June 22, 2023, Buffalo, NY.
Martha (Moran) Spinnegan ’71 History & Government January 12, 2024, Batavia, NY.
Bridget (Sweet) Wetmore ’71 Elementary Ed. April 14, 2024, Elmira, NY.
Kristie Woods ’71 Music June 1, 2023, Hamburg, NY.
Frank Palmisano ’74 Art December 13, 2023, New Hartford, NY.
Michael Gross attended Daemen College 1981-84 April 29, 2024, Frankfort, NY.
Daniel Williams ’97 Physical Therapy February 1 3, 2024, Scottsdale, AZ.
Joan (Stevens) Wozer ’15 Nursing November 26, 2023, Buffalo, NY.
Patricia Ruppert Brown former VP for Enrollment Mgmt. at Daemen February 3, 2024, Buffalo, NY.
Richard Kilroy friend of Daemen University December 9, 2023, Marion, MA.
