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Young, LLP, in Hackensack,
serves as the mayor of the
Borough of Totowa. Rosalyn D.
Waters-Maxwell, M.A.E. ’81, of
Jersey City, received the Woman
of Action award for her service to
Jersey City. Presented by Bret
Schundler, the mayor of Jersey
City, the award was given by the
Strategic Neighborhood Assistance
Program and the Urban
Coordinating Council. Brian J.
Mullen, J.D. ’81, of Red Bank,
was appointed attorney for the
Borough of Matawan. Mullen, the
chairman of the Monmouth
County Bar Association Local
Government Law Committee,
previously served as municipal
court judge for Matawan.
Christine A. Amalfe ’82, of
Roseland, was appointed to a
three-year term on the New Jersey
Gender Parity in Labor and
Education Council. Created by
then-Governor Christine Todd
Whitman, it is the nation’s only
state council devoted to assessing
the activities of gender equity
programs and educating the public
on issues concerning equality.
Amalfe is a partner and member
of the employment and labor law
departments at the Newark law
firm of Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan,
Griffinger & Vecchione, P.C.
James P. Hadden, J.D. ’82, of
Philadelphia, joined the Philadelphia
law firm of Gollatz, Griffin &
Ewing as a shareholder and resident.
Hadden specializes in the
areas of product liability, toxic tort,
property liability, construction and
civil litigation. James B. Johnston
’82, M.A. ’89/J.D. ’96, of
Union, was assigned to the
speakers bureau of the Essex
County Prosecutor’s Office.
Susan M. Lorenzo ’82, of Cranford,
coached the Union High
School girls’ volleyball team to its
first Union County Tournament
Championship in 1999. Lorenzo
has been coaching for the past
10 years.
Gerard Abbattista ’83, of
Westfield, was elected to the
board of trustees of the New Jersey
Society of Certified Public
Accountants. Abbattista, the
officer-in-charge at the Princeton
firm of Amper, Politziner & Mattia,
P.A., serves as treasurer for the
board of directors of both the
Association of the Advancement
of Mental Health and the Mercer
County Chamber of Commerce.
YoRel L. Browne ’83, of Pleasantville,
received a doctorate in
education from Nova Southeast-
ern University. Jules Farkas,
J.D. ’83, of Cherry Hill, joined the
Princeton law firm of Mason,
Griffin & Pierson. Farkas previously
was a solo practitioner in
Cherry Hill. Barbara F. Freda ’83,
of Belleville, was promoted to
assistant vice president/manager
of the Valley National Bank in
Wayne. Drew Losak ’83, of
Washington, was named executive
director of the Retired Senior
Volunteer Program of Bergen
County. Losak, a licensed social
worker, is a psychotherapist,
specializing in couple and family
issues. Dina S. Venero, J.D. ’83,
of Marietta, GA, and her husband,
Urbano, announced
the birth of their daughter,
Alexandra, in June 2000.
John J. Kapp, J.D. ’84, of
Clark, was certified as a civil trial
attorney for the New Jersey
Supreme Court.
Alice A. (Greenwald) Bauml
’85, of Hackettstown, was
awarded an M.B.A. from Fairleigh
Dickinson University. Bauml is a
business analyst with Compaq
Financial Services in Murray Hill.
Lisa M. (Calafiore) Brefach ’85,
of Wyckoff, and her husband,
John, announced the birth of their
son, John Joseph, in July 1999.
He joins his 4-year-old sister,
Amanda Therese. Annemarie
Latimer, M.A.E. ’85, of Columbia,
received a master’s degree in
counseling and substance abuse
coordinator certification from
Montclair State University. Susan
E. (Pallitto) McLoughlin
’85/M.S. ’91, of Port Monmouth,
was promoted to associate professor
of mathematics at Union
County College in Cranford.
McLoughlin also was appointed
national director of the student
mathematics league of the
American Mathematical Association
of Two-Year Colleges. Mary
T. (Di Carlo) Valenzano ’85,
of Cranford, and her husband,
Greg, announced the birth of
their daughter, Jill Elizabeth, in
May 2000. She joins two sisters,
Caroline, 6, and Heather, 3.
Brian R. Martinotti, J.D. ’86,
of Montvale, presented awards to
members of the Bergen County
Police and Fire Academy at the
Immaculate Conception High
School in Lodi. Martinotti is vice
president of the Bergen County
200 Club, which provides financial
assistance to families of law
enforcement, fire and emergency
service personnel.
Thomas E. Luteran ’87, of
Nashville, was promoted to pro-
fessional manager at Zomba
Music Publishing in Nashville.
Brian O’Brien ’87, of New York,
NY, appeared in the Broadway
musical “Annie Get Your Gun,”
starring Bernadette Peters.
O’Brien previously was a cast
member of the 1997 Broadway
musical “Steel Pier.” Sheryl (Mullady)
Will ’87, of Rahway, and
her husband, Craig, announced
the birth of their daughter, Veronica
Anne, in October 1999.
William R. Brunner, J.D. ’88,
of Fairfield, was elected president
of the West Essex Chamber of
Commerce. Brunner is the president
of Brunner Cadillac, Oldsmobile,
Pontiac in South Orange and
Brunner Dodge in Verona. Jerard
A. Gonzalez ’88/J.D. ’92, of
Wood Ridge, and his wife, Cathleen
(Calligy) Gonzalez, J.D.
’92, announced the birth of their
son, Eric James, in August 1999.
Linda A. LaBella-Selitto ’88, of
Jackson, earned a master’s
degree in special education from
Georgian Court College. LaBella-
Selitto is a special education
teacher at Holman Elementary
School in Jackson.
Kathleen M. Briskar-Klink
’89 was a featured speaker at the
National Association of Social
Workers annual conference in
Atlantic City. Briskar-Klink is a
family therapist at West Bergen
Mental Health Center in Ramsey.
Robert P. Brodersen ’89, of Hollywood,
FL, and his wife, Tina,
announced the birth of their son,
Zackary Pearce, in July 1999.
Brodersen recently was promoted
to district manager of Champs
Sports of South Florida in Fort
Lauderdale. Pamela (Caporale)
Falcone, M.A.E. ’89, of Allenhurst,
and her husband, Nicholas,
announced the birth of their
daughter, Nicole, in May 2000.
Elizabeth A. “Betty” Garrity ’89,
of Margate City, received the
1999 Presidential Award for
Excellence in Mathematics and
Science Teaching, the nation’s
highest honor for math teachers
of grades K-12. Garrity is a
teacher at Arthur Rann Middle
School in Absecon. Audrey L.
(Rosenberg) Kaplinsky, J.D. ’89,
of Livingston, developed the concept
and was the contributing
writer for “Parking for the Handicapped:
The Law and Your
Responsibility,” shown on
Livingston cable television. The
program was selected as the
regional winner of the Allstate
Safety Leadership Award for
community safety programs.
Kaplinsky co-chairs the
Livingston Advisory Committee
on the Handicapped. Michael P.
Leanza ’89, of Madison, earned
the designation of certified financial
planner. Leanza is the vice
president investment counselor at
Summit Financial Services Group
in Maplewood. Wendy L.
Lesnieski ’89, of Hackettstown,
was appointed laser vision coordinator
at Morristown Ophthalmology
in Morristown.
1990s
Nancy D. Basile ’91, of Toms
River, joined Collaborative Support
Programs of New Jersey
(CSPNJ) as a mental health consumers
team supervisor. CSPNJ
is a nonprofit organization in
Clifton that provides housing for
mentally ill people. Basile
formerly was the director of the
New Jersey Association of the
Deaf-Blind in Totowa. Robert A.
Camlin ’91, of Totowa, and his
wife, Lisa, announced the birth of
their daughter, Claudia, in September
1999. Nicholas R. Ferrante
Jr. ’91, of Basking Ridge,
joined AboveNet Communications/
Metromedia Fiber Networks
in New York City as an account
manager. Nancy A. Kist, J.D.
’91, of Bayonne, was named general
counsel of the Bayonne Local
Redevelopment Authority. Adelia
M. (Vega) Watson ’91/J.D. ’94,
of Burlington, and her husband,
Victor, announced the birth of their
son, Jonathan Tobias, in May
2000. Watson recently was promoted
to assistant family division
manager of the Middlesex County
Superior Court.
Susan C. (Brodbeck)
Agnew, J.D. ’92, of Chatham,
and her husband, John,
announced the birth of their son,
John Peter “Jack” Jr., in June
2000. He joins his 2-year-old
brother, Patrick. Danielle (De
Pascal) Patrick ’92, of Chandler,
AZ, was awarded a master’s
degree in science from the University
of Phoenix. Patrick is a
nurse practitioner with Women’s
Health Care Associates in Chandler.
Marc N. Schrieks ’92, of
Lodi, was elected to a four-year
term as councilman in Lodi.
Schrieks is a senior product manager
of men’s outerwear for Polo
Ralph Lauren in Manhattan.
Robert M. Sheppard ’92/M.B.A.
’96, of Basking Ridge, and his
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