1990s
Henry A. Giron ’90 is looking forward to possible
terrier events in sunny Florida, where he resides.
Lisa Racioppo ’92 has gone
from the boardroom to the
emergency room. This spring she
returned to St. Francis College to
talk to students about her career
in advertising, her switch to
nursing, and her memoir that tells
the tale, From Brooklyn and Back Again (PanAm).
SFCTV story—https://youtu.be/rjyMkouBiGo
Full Lecture—https://youtu.be/sWC1jHyGcpk
Naima Thompson ’94 has expanded her nonprofit,
Necessary Arts School, in Trinidad and Tobago to
Kenya for a second year. Through the Reach the
Unreachable program, Thompson will teach students
who might not otherwise have an opportunity to
experience the art of performance. As with all
her Necessary Arts programs, Thompson uses
theatre arts and literacy development to help
children increase self-esteem, character development, leadership skills, and English language
development. In addition to founding Necessary Arts
more than 10 years ago, Thompson has taught at
International Schools in Trinidad and Tobago, Qatar,
China, and the United Arab Emirates. (Photo, below.)
Christopher C. Nicoli ’06 and his
wife Kristy are the proud parents
of future Terrier Alexa Nicoli.
Ron Castorina, Jr. ’01 was elected
to the New York State Assembly
in a special election this past April.
He represents the 62nd District on
Staten Island. Castorina, Jr. comes
from a family of civil service. His
father was a firefighter with the
FDNY while his grandfathers worked for the NYPD
and the transit system. He has had his own legal
practice on the South Shore for the last 10 years.
Erin Golembiewski Rubin ’06
and her husband Jeremy Rubin
are proud to announce the birth
of their son Oliver Elijah Rubin.
Megan Golembiewski ’14 is his
proud Godmother.
Douglas Donahue ’01 joined
Mayer Brown as a partner in
the firm’s global Banking and
Finance practice and Derivatives
and Structured Products group.
Kelly MacLellan ’07 recently wed Brian Byrnes
at Saint Ephrem’s Church in Brooklyn. Kelly was
escorted to Saint Ephrem’s by DSNY bagpiper and
former Terrier, Pat Doherty, along with her parents
Thomas ’95 and Kathleen, and sisters Caitlin and
Meghan ’15. The wedding reception took place
at El Caribe in Mill Basin, where her fellow alumni
Kevin Conlon ’11 and Sal Demma ’09 and ’11
provided the entertainment with their company,
Underground Sounds.
2016 Charter Day with Wayne Williams ’02,
his boss Ken Thompson, and from St. Francis
College Board of Trustees Chairman John Tully
’67, Provost Timothy Houlihan, and Vice
President of Government and Community
Relations Linda Werbel.
Wayne Williams ’02 was named to the City &
State Class of 2015 New York City 40 Under
40 Rising Stars. Williams is Senior Adviser for
Intergovernmental Relations at the Kings County
District Attorney’s Office, working for Brooklyn
District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson. Williams
previously worked for State Assemblyman Hakeem
Jeffries (now a Congressman) and the Department of
Financial Services.
Marguerite Dougherty ’96 was re-appointed as a
Brooklyn Criminal Court judge. She began working
in the court as a court officer, while working her
way through St. Francis College and Brooklyn Law
School. Before becoming a judge, she was Executive
Director, Assistant General Counsel for JPMorgan
Chase and an attorney at Jones Day and Paul, Weiss,
Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
2000s
Vanessa De Almeida ’00 (below) was awarded
this past May with the St. Francis College President’s
Award for 15 Years of Dedicated Service.
Vanessa De Almeida ’00 (center) with Jessica
Roeder ’17, Dennis McDermott ’74, Donna
DeSiena, Dr. Wendy Galgan, Dr. Gerald Galgan
and Dr. Virginia Franklin.
Peter Russo ’00 has been a stagehand for the
Metropolitan Opera for 18 years. He is engaged
to Natalie Imbasciani. They have two children;
Alexander, 11, and Jadyn, 8.
Kelly MacLellan ’07 with her husband Brian
Byrnes, her parents Thomas ’95 and Kathleen,
and sisters Caitlin and Meghan ’15.
Christine Malfitano
’07 is happy to
announce her
engagement to
John McKenty.
Julie Acuff ’03 has been named regional manager
for the Northeast for Wells Fargo Capital Finance
Commercial Services Group. Acuff joined Wells
Fargo Capital Finance in 2012. Before that she was
the northeast underwriting manager at The CIT
Group/Commercial Services.
Eva Ventsislavova ’07 is the Commercial Manager
at Debt Collection Agency JSC in Bulgaria, helping
companies collect on outstanding debt.
Andrew C. Fisher ’03 recently celebrated the New
York debut of his new movie; Seeing Each Other,
which was an official selection and Remi Award
Winner at Worldfest Houston International Film
Festival, and won Best Feature at Intendence
Film Festival in Colorado.
Lisa ’05 and Joseph ’05 DeSiena
are now the proud parents of
Nicholas John DeSiena, born
this past May. Little Nicholas is
also the grandchild of Donna
DeSiena, who currently works
in the Alumni Relations office at
St. Francis College.
Cesar A. Vargas ’05 was sworn in to the bar five
years after graduating from law school. He is the first
undocumented immigrant to get that status in New
York. He is also the Co-Director of the Dream Act
Coalition, which works to give a voice to undocumented immigrants.
Rosmery C. Camilo ’06 and her husband Jaime
Chauca are now the proud parents of Julianna Rose
Chauca, born this past July. Jaime is Director of
Enterprise Systems at St. Francis College.
Laurie E. Blaske ’08
and Michael F.
Phillips ’08 are now
the proud parents of
Milania Concetta, born
this past July.
Sal Demma ’09 and ’11 and
his wife Melissa are the proud
parents of future Terrier Giada
Rose Demma, born this past
May.
John P. Montes ’09
and his wife Jeannette
’10 are now celebrating
their second wedding
anniversary. The
couple wed in 2014.
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