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On March 28, ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ’s Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development held its ninth annual Career Champions Breakfast to honor 175 faculty and staff members from across campus for impacting students’ personal and professional growth.

Established by the Fleishman Center in 2015, career champions are nominated by students to recognize faculty and staff who have assisted them in discovering their purpose, identifying their career objectives, solidifying academic or professional plans, or securing employment. Career champions may have helped students explore career options, network with professionals, apply for graduate school, connect with employers for jobs or internships, gain technical or professional skills, learn industry knowledge and much more.

The 2025 career champions are listed below:

• Nicole Alfarano, Harpur College Philosophy, Politics and Law Department
• Regina Alfieri-Squier, College of Community and Public Affairs Dean’s Office
• Hafiz Munsub Ali, Watson College School of Computing
• Eric Atkinson, Watson College School of Computing
• Ahmad Ayyad, Harpur College Translation Research and Instruction Department
• Patrice Back, Decker College Division of Health and Wellness Studies
• Renae Barber, Center for Civic Engagement
• Ali Ben Ali, Watson College School of Computing
• Magdalena Bermudez, Harpur College Cinema Department
• Giovanna Bernardo, Student Affairs Assessment and Solutions for Engagement Office
• Jeremy Blackburn, Watson College School of Computing
• George Bobinski, School of Management
• Mitchell Brooks, Decker College Division of Public Health
• Stacey Brown, Watson College Career and Alumni Connections Office
• Joanna Cardona-Lozada, Educational Opportunity Program
• Abbie Chapman, Harpur College Psychology Department
• Paul Chiarot, Watson College Mechanical EngineeringDepartment
• Seokheun (Sean) Choi, Watson College Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
• Wendie Choudary, Harpur College Sociology Department
• Anita Cipolla, First-Year Research Immersion Program
• Erin Cody, Harpur Edge Office
• Lutricia Colin, Educational Opportunity Program
• Rosemary Collier, Decker College Division of Nursing
• Sandra Conklin, Decker College Division of Advising and Academic Excellence
• Stefania Conte, Harpur College Psychology Department
• Robyn Cope, Harpur College Romance Languages and Literatures Department
• Leon Cosler, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Donna Cutting, Decker College Division of Nursing
• Weiying Dai, Watson College School of Computing
• Heather DeHaan, Harpur College History Department
• Anthony Del Vecchio, School of Management
• Shelley Dionne, School of Management
• Aimee Dixon, Harpur College Linguistics Department
• Jennifer Drake-Deese, Watson College Undergraduate Academic Advising Office
• Michael Dulas, Harpur College Psychology Department
• Katie Edwards, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Kimberly Eiche, Watson College Career and Alumni Connections Office
• Megan Fegley, First-Year Research Immersion Program
• Nicole Fenty, CCPA Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership Program
• Carmen Ferradas, Harpur College Anthropology Department
• Tina Fetten, Decker College Division of Health and Wellness Studies
• Joshua Garrett, Decker College Division of Nursing
• Margaret Gates, CCPA Higher Education and Student Affairs Program
• Donna Geetter, CCPA Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership Program
• Brandon Gibb, Harpur College Psychology Department
• Koenraad Gieskes, Watson College Engineering Design Division
• Eliza Grames, Harpur College Biological Science Department
• Christopher Greene, Watson College School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
• Christof Grewer, Harpur College Chemistry Department
• Yang (Jenny) Guo, School of Management
• Jonathan Hagofsky, Harpur College Philosophy Department
• Melissa Hardesty, CCPA Social Work Program
• Ryan Harrington, Financial Aid Office
• Shannon Hearn, Binghamton Center for Writers
• Michael Henningsen, Student Transition and Success Office
• Bernie Herceg, Division of Athletics
• Alicia Hibbard, TRIO Student Support Services and TRIO Upward Bound
• Kyra Hickey, Center for Civic Engagement
• Laura Warren Hill, CCPA Human Development Program
• Barbara Hogan, Decker College Division of Nursing
• Robert Holahan, Residential Life
• Tracy Hookway, Watson College Biomedical Engineering Department
• Erin Hornbeck, Watson College School of System Sciences and Industrial Engineering

• Brenda Iglesias, Harpur College Music Department
• Hilary Izatt, Harpur College Political Science Department
• Murali Jagannathan, School of Management
• Kimberly Jaussi, School of Management
• Nicholas Kaldis, Harpur College Asian and Asian American Studies Department
• Jennifer Keegin, Dean of Students Office
• Marybeth Kendrick, CCPA Human Development Program
• Margot (Lisa) Kerns, Financial Aid Office
• Mohammad Khasawneh, Watson College School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
• Thomas Kilcoyne, Watson College School of Computing
• Brianna King Richetti, CCPA Public Administration and Policy Program
• Rebecca Kissling, Harpur College Chemistry Department
• Katja Kleinberg, Harpur College Political Science Department
• Deborah Kreiss, First-year Research Immersion Program
• Eric Krohn, Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships
• Leslie Lander, Watson College School of Computing
• Karima Legette, Educational Opportunity Program
• Anne Lewis, Services for Students with Disabilities Office
• Michael Lewis, Watson College School of Computing
• Xiaohua (Edward) Li, Watson College Electrical and Computer Engineering Program
• Caitlin Light, First-year Research Immersion Program
• Christina Litchfield, Harpur College English, General Literature and Rhetoric Department
• Quincy Loney, Harpur College Mathematics and Statistics Department
• Jordan Loretz, Office of International Education and Global Initiatives
• Yiliang (Yancy) Luan, Harpur College Chemistry Department and First-year Research Immersion Program
• Amanda Lynn, Art Museum
• Omer Malik, Watson College School of Computing
• Wendy Martinek, Harpur College Political Science Department
• Kristina Marty, CCPA Public Administration and Policy Program
• Sean Massey, Harpur College Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department
• Kim Maurer, CCPA Social Work Program
• Megan McCabe, CCPA Human Development Program
• Ian McDonough, Harpur College Psychology Department
• Tom McDonough, Harpur College Art History Department
• Daniel McKinney, Harpur College Mathematics and Statistics Department
• Megan McKinney, Harpur College Academic Advising Office
• Miller McLean, Harpur College Romance Languages and Literatures Department
• Madison McQueeney, Dean of Students Office Fraternity and Sorority Life
• Albert Daniel Miller, Harpur College Music Department
• Ralph Miller, Harpur College Psychology Department
• Ashley Misuraca, Watson College Career and Alumni Connections Office
• Jinhee Moon, School of Management
• Steven Murphy, Harpur College Chemistry Department
• Skye Naslund, Harpur College Geography Department
• Tan Nhat Tran, Harpur College Mathematics and Statistics Department
• Fuda Ning, Watson College School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
• Nahed Noureddine, Harpur College Romance Languages and Literatures Department
• Olivia O’Brien, Harpur College Theatre Department
• Amanda Padwa, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Sriniwas Pandey, Watson College School of Computing
• Olivia Pasquale, School of Management Career Services Office
• Ariella Patchen, Harpur College Sociology Department
• Jeanette Patterson, Harpur College Medieval and Early Modern Studies Department
• Evan Pendleton, Harpur College Academic Advising Office
• Jessica Petrylak, Art Museum
• Jeffrey Pietras, Harpur College Earth Sciences Department
• Dora Polachek, Harpur College Romance Languages and Literatures Department
• Beth Polzin, External Scholarships and Undergraduate Research Center
• Jazmine Powell, TRIO Student Support Services and TRIO Upward Bound
• Thomas Powell, Harpur College Biological Science Department
• Whitney Racketa, School of Management Career Services Office
• Mir Jalil Razavi, Watson College Mechanical Engineering Department
• Whitni Redman, First-year Research Immersion Program
• Linda Reynolds, School of Management
• Emily Rosman, Harpur College Romance Languages and Literatures Department and Translation Research and Instruction Program
• Christopher Rossetti, School of Management
• Lisa Rothe, Harpur College Theatre Department
• Anne Saint Juste, Student Affairs Campus Recreational Services
• Hiroki Sayama, Watson College School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
• Carolyn Schapiro, School of Management Career Services Office
• Joseph Schatz, Harpur College English, General Literature and Rhetoric Department
• Deborah Schechter, Harpur College Anthropology Department
• Junko Schwartzman, Harpur College Asian and Asian American Studies Department
• Richie Sebuharara, TRIO Student Support Services and TRIO Upward Bound
• Colin Selleck, Watson College Mechanical Engineering Department
• Tarek Shamma, Harpur College Translation Research and Instruction Department
• Patrick Shannon, School of Management
• Sujoy Sikdar, Watson College School of Computing
• Timothy Singler, Watson College Mechanical Engineering Department
• Christopher Smyth, Harpur College Biological Science Department
• Chenqing Song, Harpur College Asian and Asian American Studies Department
• Aline Stabler, Decker College Division of Nursing
• David Stahl, Harpur College Asian and Asian American Studies Department
• Emily Stallbaumer-Cyr, Watson College Mechanical Engineering Department
• Linda Sukarat, English Language Institute
• Douglas Summerville, Watson College Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
• John Swierk, Harpur College Chemistry Department
• Christen Szymanski, Services for Students with Disabilities Office
• Anna Tagliaferro, Harpur College Academic Advising Office
• Jason Tercha, Harpur College Academic Advising Office
• Nicholas Terela, Decker College Division of Nursing
• Aleksey Tikhomirov, CCPA Public Administration and Policy Program
• Kellie Tompkins, English Language Institute
• Jeremy Toulon, Student Transition and Success Office
• Stephanie Tulk Jesso, Watson College School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
• John Vasello, CCPA Social Work Program
• Sara Velardi, Harpur College Environmental Studies Department
• Julia Walker, Harpur College Art History Department
• Brian Wall, Harpur College Cinema Department
• Jacob Weinheimer, Watson College Career and Alumni Connections Office
• George Weinschenk, Watson College School of Computing
• Deanne Westerman, Harpur College Psychology Department
• Kerry Whigham, Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention
• Emily Whitaker, Harpur College Academic Advising Office
• Yulanda Whyte Johnson, Educational Opportunity Program
• Patricia Wolfe, First-year Research Immersion Program
• Sara Wozniak, Decker College Division of Advising and Academic Excellence
• Congyu (Peter) Wu, Watson College School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
• Zhaohan Xi, Watson College School of Computing
• Sangwon Yoon, Watson College School of System Science and Industrial Engineering
• Kim Yousey-Elsener, CCPA Higher Education and Student Affairs Program
• Shiqi Zhang, Watson College School of Computing