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Find out which of our alums is celebrating a promotion, a new career, or their start-up business in Class Notes. Read about new babies and wedding announcements. See who is making news, and take a moment to remember those who have passed on.

Every month, we find ourselves short on Class Notes from classes before the 1990s. We want to share all of our alumni’s accomplishments! Please email us at alumni@strose.edu with your news, and write “class notes” in the subject line.

2020s

Jeffrey Cronk G’21 is the new secondary special education supervisor for Massapequa High School’s main and Ames campuses.

2010s

Erica Giglio Pac G’19 is the new assistant principal at of Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA). This new role adds to an almost 20-year career in education and the arts.

Caitriona O’Neill G’19 has been named assistant principal of the Gerald R. Claps Career and Technical Education Center

Nicholas Comproski G’16 was elected to the School Board of North Colonie Central School District.

Jessie Serfilippi ’15, G’18 is an interpreter at the Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site and was recently featured in The Spotlight News.

Andrew J. Williamson ’14 was elected treasurer of the SPAC Junior Committee. Prior to his election as treasurer, he served on the steering committee (i.e., board) as a member-at-large. He joined the junior committee in 2017 and has sat on the Winter Ball and Ballet Gala committees while also serving as a mentor to new members. He currently works as a personnel assistant in human resources for Albany County. He is a member of the executive committee of the Colonie Democratic Committee and was previously vice president of the Capital Alliance of Young Professionals Inc.

2000s

Bruce Budd ’07 and his partners are the proud owners of The Nook Smokehouse & Grille in Massillon, Ohio. Bruce, who serves as the director of operations, also uses his design skills to decorate the dining room with his artwork.

1990s

Jennifer Hatch Kirchoff G’90 is the new professor of practice and coordinator of clinical experiences in the department of education at Le Moyne College, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses, coordinates clinical experiences and student-teaching placements, and builds partnerships within the greater Central New York educational community.

Sanjay Shrestha ’97 was recognized as “Strategist of the Year” in the Albany Business Review’s 2021 Achievers. Shrestha is the chief strategy officer for Plug Power, a fuel cell company developing industry-leading hydrogen energy solutions for high growth markets around the globe.

1980s

Cheryl Hage-Perez ’82 is the executive director at Veterans & Community Housing Coalition (VCHC). VCHC is a finalist for the 2022 Women United Perfect Pitch Competition through the United Way of the Greater Capital Region. The VCHC is an organization that provides housing and assistance to homeless veterans.

In Memoriam

Carole Hess G’04

Carol Gregson ’80, G’86

Vernon Estes ’78

Margaret M. Puccio ’75

Patricia Redden Sargent ’72

Judith Weissbard Hanson G’71

William Cooke G’66

Marie Funicello Hornick ’65

Sister Martha McCaffrey ’65

Sister Margaret “Peg” McPeak ’63

Patricia Mucci Wheeler ’62

Nancy DiGiulio Noesen ’56

Antonina Rindenello ’51

Esther Egleston Roche ’42

Sister Frances Degnan, CSJ ’38 (formerly Edna May Degnan)

Jennie Koncewicz Korbel ’38

Friends of Saint Rose

William Lia Sr.