Class Notes for September 2022

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

Kyle Adams ’20 captured his fourth club championship at the Edison Club.

Sean Butler ’20 has joined the staff at Franklin College as a development associate for the Hugh Hodgson School of Music.

Eva Frazzoni ’20 has signed and made her debut with Hashtag FC, a semi-professional soccer team in England. Hashtag FC plays in the FA Women’s National League Division One South East.

2010s

Alyssa White G’19 was named the new director of fine and performing arts for the Bethpage Union Free School District.

Jermaine Brookshire Jr. ’13, an associate at Wiggin & Dana in Connecticut, has been recognized among the Top 40 Under 40 by The National Black Lawyers for the state of Connecticut. The “Top 40 Under 40” recognition is bestowed upon Black lawyers in each state or region who have earned reputations for excellence in their respective practice areas.

2000s

Kristin DuGuay ’09, G’10 is the new principal at Clayton A. Bouton High School in Voorheesville, New York.

Jena Giannotti Thomas ’09, G’11 is the new principal of Marlboro Elementary School, in the Marlboro Central School District in New York State.

Brett Fortran G’07 has been named the new principal at Chatham Middle School, part of the Chatham Central School District in New York.

James Didonna G’06 is the new principal at Onterora Middle School, part of the Onteora Central School District in Boiceville, New York.

Tamara Carney ’03 is a training specialist with the New York State Public Employees Federation. At PEF, she conducts training and creates training programs.

1990s

Donald Gibson G’93 has been named 2022 Distinguished Citizen of the Year by the Columbia County Association in the City of New York.

1980s

Bill Foster ’85, an attorney at Barclay Damon LLP, was named a 2022 Upstate New York Super Lawyers honoree – Albany office for PI – Products: Defense.

1970s

Elizabeth Miller ’76 was named “Executive of The Year” as part of the Albany Business Review 2022 Achievers recognition. This award is in recognition of her outstanding work in the community, including the work she is doing with her son Ben. They are part of a major revitalization project in Glens Falls, New York. Together they are working to turn Park Street and the city’s Fenimore Square neighborhood into the place to be for the city in its next chapter. This includes new and rehabilitated spaces, additions to the restaurant and nightlife scenes and building community partnerships to help Glens Falls thrive.

In Memoriam

Jack Sinnott ’24
Daniel Cavazzini ’12
Michael Lyons ’81
Suzanne Balduf Brogan ’76
David Szymanski G’73
John ‘Jack’ Barner G’72
William Provost ’72
Monique Strauss ’72
Mother Mary Thomas (formerly Elizabeth Jane) Sheehan P.B.V.M. ’66
Kathryn Maher Chesterfield ’55
Ann Reynolds Paska Chevalier ’55
Eileen Curran Mahar ’51
Norma Cornell Westcott ’50
Mary DeBonis Ryan ’49
Madeline Jarvis Bell ’48

Friends of Saint Rose

Dennis Coker
Maria Salamida Heverly
David P. McDonald
Richard Mullen Sr.