Class Notes
Juan Negroni ’64 was elected Chair and CEO of
IMC USA, a professional association that certifies
individuals who work as outside consultants for
corporate management. The 50 year old organization
promotes ethics in management consulting and
offers online and in-person resources. Negroni was
an executive at Marriott and Hilton International
before becoming a consultant.
Dennis McDermott ’74 was honored as an Irish
Leader who has made a difference on St. Patrick’s
Day by CPEX Real Estate at McMahon’s Public
House along with State Senator Marty Golden and
TD Bank Market President Peter Meyer.
Vincent A. Gardino ’75 and his brother Robert are
producing a new TV series called Grave Trippers
which the hope will eventually air on PBS. They were
featured in The New York Times and keep everyone
up to date on their Facebook page. For his day job,
Gardino is Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
at Straus News.
Article: http://bit.ly/Gardino-NYTimes
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/
gravetrippers/
Jim Hill ’70 recently held a month-long exhibit at
the Douglas Stratton Photography Studio in Atlanta
featuring his Mosaic Master-Pieces in honor of
Black History Month. After graduation, Hill became
a model, taught in Fort Greene, where he grew up,
and opened his own homeless shelter before moving
to Atlanta. Article: http://bit.ly/Hill-Mosaic
Marion White ’78, Senior Program Director of the
Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP), welcomed
a group of St. Francis College students to tour
a child abuse exhibit at The New York Foundling.
She offered advice and help finding jobs to the
students once they graduate.
Philip Watson Kuepper ’82 published a collection
of poems, A Sea to Row By (HTBS), focused on all
aspects of rowing. He is a regular contributor to the
website heartheboatsing.com and has had previous
poems published in Poetry Magazine, The New York
Times, The Washingtonian Monthly, RFD Magazine,
Promise, and the Mystic River Press.
Rose Marie Lanard ’84, Chief Diversity Officer
at S&P Global, was the featured guest for one
of the Women’s Leadership Network Power
Breakfasts, an intimate gathering of St. Francis
College students with an industry leader. Lanard
shared her personal career journey as well as the
important lessons she has learned along the way.
Student who attended came from a wide variety of
majors including; Economics, Psychology, Biology,
and Management. The Women’s Leadership Network
is always looking for more alumnae who want to
help the next generation of Terriers.
Suriyati Barnes ’02 is now an instructional specialist
with the UFT Teacher Center, after spending 11
years working as an elementary special education
teacher in The Bronx. The position provides teacher
centered professional development and support to
educators across New York City.
Rose Marie Lanard ’84 with Kianna Ackerman ’20,
Danielle Francavilla ’19, and Associate Director of
Scholarship Giving Katherine O’Hagan.
Jessica Boiardi ’05 is now the Director of Revenue
Operations at Complex Networks, overseeing the
pre- and post-sale teams for advertising, working
through programming and products. She previously
worked for Mashable and CNN.
Herbie Morscher ’88 and Morscher’s Pork Store in
Queens were featured in a story about the how the
family owned store has changed and thrived since
1955. Article: http://bit.ly/Morscher-Pork-Store
Kathleen Young (Boily) ’84, NBCT, is one of
only five National Board Certified Teachers in
New York in the Physical Education—Early
Adolescent/Young Adult certificate area. She is
also a trained Professional Learning Facilitator
and facilitates National Board candidate cohort
teachers pursuing National Board certification in
all 25 certificate areas. She is an adjunct professor
through NYSUT’s ELT program and Empire State
College. Kathleen is the Aquatics President for NYS
Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation,
and Dance—Catskill Zone and has presented at
state and national conferences on the topics of
Differentiated Instruction in Physical Education,
Aquatic