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class|notes Nicholas Woyciesjes ’97, a studio art major, is the co-founder and co-owner of Mirus Group Marketing Communications in Rochester and designs the illustrations on Wegmans Italian Classics sauce jars and pasta boxes. Says Woyciesjes, “Our first employee, Carl Huber, graduated from Nazareth in 2002. And our newest employee, Sherri Walker Baker, graduated with me in ’97. I’m trying to re-create the Naz art department in my office!” Ockenden Wins SOM Alumni Award Jim Ockenden ’83 has received the first School of Management Distinguished Alumni Award. He graduated from Nazareth with a bachelor’s in management and currently serves as partner in the Visory Group in Syracuse, which specializes in network engineering, consulting, security, and technology solutions. According to the selection committee, Ockenden was chosen for the award based on his entrepreneurial and business success, service to others, commitment to ethics and social responsibility, and his long and unwavering support of Nazareth College. Martial Bednar ’88, Eng. Writing, recently spoke at the Olean Public Library about his book Nine M’s and a Mother Like No Other: Our Journey from Messed to Blessed, which addresses the bonds of family, the power of perseverance and prayer, and the sustaining gifts of faith, hope, and love. He has also built a successful career in communications in Rochester. Dolores Jablonski Johnson ’89, Bus. Dist. Edu., was awarded the NYSTAA Emeritus Award at the annual New York State Transfer Articulation Association conference in Syracuse in July 2010. She worked at Nazareth for 20 years as director of elderhostel and the Center for Lifelong Learning and more recently as senior assistant director of transfer admissions before retiring in 2010. ’90s Marisa Favro Geitner ’92, ’95G, Spc., is a 2011 finalist for the Athena Award, presented by Athena International in Rochester to exceptional leaders in the Rochester area. Scott Bradley ’94, Music Ed., accompanied Miché Fambro in a New Year’s Eve performance at Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café in Angelica, N.Y. He is a jazz composer, teacher, and a regular performer with the Bill Tibero Band. Christopher Murtha ’95, Bus. Adm. and Pol. Sci., is entering his third term on the board of directors for the Financial Planning Association—Conn. Valley Chapter. He works as a financial advisor for Howard Financial Corp. in West Hartford, Conn. Kimberly J. Bellavia ’96, Art, is the education director at Granger Homestead Museum and Carriage House. She also teaches art history at Genesee Community College. Sherri Walker Baker ’97, Studio Art, is a designer at the Mirus Group in Rochester. Nicholas Woyciesjes ’97, Studio Art, works at the Mirus Group and designs the illustrations on Wegmans Italian Classics sauce jars and pasta boxes. Mary Ellen Brule Nixon ’98, Env. Sci., began working with the Humane Society at Rochester’s Lollypop Farm in 2009. Since then, she has worked to help the shelter find new funding. ’00s Jeffrey Biesiada ’00, Bus. Adm., has been hired as vice president of the M&T Insurance Agency at M&T Bank. Chris Amesbury ’02, Chem., teaches chemistry at Gates Chili High School. He lives in Chili with his wife and three children. Carl Huber ’02, Studio Art, is a designer at the Mirus Group in Rochester. Mary Sarah Kinner ’04, Pol. Sci., has been appointed press secretary for Governor Brian Sandoval of Nevada. She had previously served as Sandoval’s communications director during his election campaign. Shevon Kuznezov ’04, Soc., a special education teacher at Fisher Elementary School in Walpole, MA, was recognized for Excellence in Education at the 20 th annual Goldin Foundation Educators Forum hosted by the Dover- Sherborn Regional High School District. The award honors educators for making outstanding contributions in their classrooms, their schools, and their communities. Kuznezov provides significantly challenged upper elementary students with curriculum taught in thematic units to help integrate concepts and skills. 50 CONNECTIONS | Summer/Fall 2011 www.naz.edu
Welcome! Nazareth welcomes the following newborns into the ever-growing ranks of future alumni! From left to right: Row 1 Carly Rose, daughter of Jill Hodgson Piacitelli ’97, born November 11, 2010. Parker John, son of Kristin Dunleavy Davis ’99, born August 9, 2010. Luke Wyatt, son of Gina Curulla Jutzin ’00, ’02G and Carl Jutzin ’93, born August 25, 2010. Row 2 Drew Alexander, son of Kelly Daniels ’03, born August 2, 2010. Adrian Teele, daughter of Jackie Russell Lipsky ’03 and Justin Lipsky, born September 10, 2010. Julianya Yamna, daughter of Kathryn Haldeman Smail ’03, born November 3, 2010. Row 3 Ava Rose, daughter of Erin Kline Goodwin ’05 and CJ Goodwin, born on April 8, 2010. Jadon Mark, son of Bethany Nickoloff Bajus ’06 and Daniel Bajus ’06, born August 26, 2010. www.naz.edu CONNECTIONS | Summer/Fall 2011 51
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