Industry Access | Iona University (2024)

A key element of the business education at Iona is access to career professionals who offer perspective, advice and opportunities to Iona students.

Through regularly scheduled talks, such as our Career Chats and View from the C-Suite series, Iona alumni come back to campus frequently to share the most valuable lessons they’ve learned over the course of their careers.

These intimate conversations allow current students the opportunity to network and learn from successful Iona alumni from a wide-variety of industries.

Previous Speakers: A View From the C-Suite

Al Kelly Jr. '80, '81MBA

Advisory Director, Berkshire Partners
Former Chairman and CEO, Visa

CEO, Heineken USA

Greg Cairo '88, '90MBA

CEO, Le Creuset of America

Zine Mazouzi '96, '98MB

CFO, Steve Madden

Tom Wiffler '92

CEO, Specialty Benefits at UnitedHealthcare

Denise Conte '04, '08MBA

Chief of Staff and COO, Bloomberg Human Resources

Alan Badey

CEO, Citrin Cooperman

Previous Speakers: Career Chats

Flory Hiatrides '83, '86MBA, Founder, A Wakened Events
Tricia Riccio '91, Sr. Director, Global Sales and Distribution Systems, A+E Networks
Joseph Schmitt '14, Director of Sales, Ace Hardware
Edward Gajosik '87, Agent, Allstate Insurance
Joe Michalak '83 ('84' in RE), Director of Sales, Amicus Therapeutics
Dan Shea '93, Partner, Anchin
Carlos Leal '88, CFO/COO, Anqua Management
Mike Arvono '17, Associate Director, Credit Finance, Apollo Management
Thomas J Kelly '68, Audit Manager, Vice President Finance, Senior Vice President, Arthur Andersen, Norwalk Hospital, N.Y. Academy of Sciences
Philip McGovern '95, Sr. Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist, Astra Zeneca
Barry Kramer '81, Broker-Owner, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Choice Realty
Jesse Soto '00, Founder, Big Visionn
Alyssa Orzo '17, '18MBA, Associate, Blackstone
Shawn Rudden '92, Global Sales Relationship Manager, Bloomberg L.P.
Sam Polanco, Principal Senior Quality Engineer, BNY Mellon
Chris Fulco '89, Vice President, BNY Mellon
Stefan Voigt '04, Director of Sales, BNY Mellon Markets
Ed Gromann '88, '92MBA, Global Vice President Analyst Relations, Board International
Keith Rossi '10, Deputy COO, Boulder Hill Capital
Ken Rozycki '82, Senior Vice President, Brown Brothers Harriman
Stephen DiMarco '18, Senior Management Consultant, Capgemini Invent
Ken Kraetzer '86MBA, Vice President, CBSI
Laurie Rebholz '99 MBA, Managing Director (HR), Citi
Frank Mancuso '95, Managing Director, Citigroup
Anthony Harrypersad '11, Partner, Citrin Cooperman
Robert Bird '98, Financial Planner, ClientFirst Strategy
George Manessis '02, '13MBA, Supervising Producer, CNBC
Deirdre McGovern, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Coldwell Banker
Robert Moore '98, Sr. Operations Associate, Columbus Hill Capital Management
Annie Morgan '10, Brand Director/Special Projects, Concepts
Michael Beckerich '72, CPA, CFO, EVP, President, Publisher, Coopers & Lybrand, York Analytical Laboratories, Classics of Golf Publishing
Brendan Droge '05, Director of Rate Sales, Credit Agricole
Kristin Kalbfell '09, '011MBA, Senior Manager, Employee Communications, Cushman & Wakefield
Bryan Uribe '13, Account Executive, Unstructured Data Storage, Dell
Allison Saffo '18, Manager, Paid Social, Dentsu International
Jerry Lauro '86, Vice President f Sales, North America, Desi Fresh Foods
Bill Falvey '91, Sales Team Leader, Diageo
Debby Kruszewski '96, Author/Speaker/Coach, DK Consulting
Phillip Nicholas Maisano '76, Retired Vice Phairman, Reyfus Corporation (BNY Mellon)
Tom Livingston '95MBA, Sales Executive, Enterprise Sales Consultants
John Farrelly '95, Owner, eWater Solutions
Michael DeMarco '87, Managing Director, EY
Peter Cahill, Managing Director, Associate General Counsel, EY
Lauren Munoz '12, '13MBA, Special Agent, Federal Reserve Board Office of Inspector General
Diana Lulgjuraj '03, Director of Strategic Sourcing, Fordham University

Klaudia Mernaci '18, '19MBA, Financial Analyst, Fox News
PJ Rossi '87, Partner/COO/CFO, Further Global Capital Management
Robert McKeon '81, SVP, FXDD
Gary Crisci, Principal - Enterprise Architect, GE HealthCare
Doug Ramsay '75, '94MBA, CFO and VP of Asset Management, Ginsburg Development Companies
Noreen Sankbeil '96, Vice President, Goldman Sachs
Kayla Kennelly '11, Vice President, Goldman Sachs
YongSung Kim, Vice President, Goldman Sachs
Brett Shearin '10, Supervisor Strategy & Planning, Group M
Neal Boornazian '91, President & CEO, HBT Marketing
Matt Borsellino '14, '15MBA, Logistics Director, Heineken
William Bianchi '82, VP Finance (retired), HSBC
Annamarie O'Donnell '01, Vice President, HR, Hubbell Incorporated
Marianne McManus '81, '96MBA, Vice President, Health, Safety & Benefits, IBM
OJ Dua '96, Senior Cloud Engineer, IBM
Chris Griffin '11, '12MBA, Director, Business Development & Account Management, Imtech Graphics
Lily Tucci '19, Manager of Client Success, Indeed
Raymond Anello '86, Portfolio Manager, Invesco
Anthony Miano '88, Executive/Operations Director, IPCS Corp
Daniel Correia '15, Banker, Vice President, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Paul Locurto '91, Vice President, Jetro/Restaurant Depot
Don Bucci '80, Managing Director, JLL
Joe Steccato '87 '90MBA, Managing Director, JP Morgan
Ariana Quintano '14, '15MBA ('13 in RE) is it the same alum?, Senior Manager, KPMG
Magalie Makhraz '15, General Manager, Lima Ceramic Tile
Carlos Leal '88, CFO/COO, Litespeed Management
Ralph Medici '90, President, Financial Services, Longevity Holdings, LLC
Anthony Miano '88, CFO/Operations Manager, Lunna Designs
Sal Pollaro '93, Managing Director, Markel
Michael Fizulich, President & Founder, Marlin Communications
Dorne Massiah '93, VP, Stategic Initiatives, Marsh
Karen Abbruzzese, Senior Vice President, Mastercard
Henry Fajardo '98, '00MBA, Managing Director, Matrix Source Industrial Co. Ltd.
Tony Carpentieri '05, Managing Director, Merrill Lynch
Bob Naclerio '81, Wealth Advisor, Merrill lynch
Chris Butler '08, 09MBA, Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill lynch
Tony Carpentieri '05, Private Wealth Advisor, Merrill Lynch Private Wealth Management
Mike Sancimino '91, '96MBA, Team Lead, Project Manager, MongoDB
Chris Connolly '91, Director, Relationship Management, Moody's Analytics
Colleen Moscatello '12, Sr. Director of Finance & Operations, Moscatello Therapy
Rosa De Leon '13, '16MBA, Marketing Operations Manager, MRM
Phil Ninan '15, Principal Recruiter, NBC Universal
Lauren O'Keefe '17, '18MBA, Hospitality Coordinator, New York Mets
Heather Tabachnick '14, Financial Advisor, Northwestern Mutual
Daniel Gallivan '97, VP of Partnerships, New York Yankees
Cosmo Alberico '83, 91MBA, President & COO (Retired), Odyssey Logistics

Francesca Bossey '90, '99MBA, '16MS, Controller, Omnicom Group Inc.
Christopher Glier '10, Senior Vice President, One William Street Capital Management
Matt Long '89, Owner, Orange Theory Fitness
Tom Weingarten '16, Chief Growth Officer, Overtime Sports
Daniel Campbell '05, Managing Partner, Patriot dba Campbell Petrie
Spencer Sullivan '87, '96MA, '19MA, Sr. Manager - Product Development (Retired), PepsiCo
Christina McLoughlin '12, Tax Senior Manager, PFK O'Connor Davies
Curtis Langdon '89, Vice President of HR, PIMCO
Mike LaPerch '79, '84MBA, Sr. Sourcing Manager, Pitney Bowes
Barbara Healey Van Bergen '83, Partner, PKF O'Connor Davies
Liz Rivas '13, Global Account Based Marketing, Quantum Metric
Jerrold J Lauro '86, Vice President Sales, Radienz Living
Thomas Mercado '05, Director - Business Development, Real Estate Investment Trust
Ryan Murrin '14, '15MBA, Finance Manager, Red Hat
Sandra Sexton '00, Senior Director, Marketing, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Richard Franchella '82, Senior Recruiter, Rockefeller Capital Management
Marc Noisette '11, Assurance Manager, RSM US LLP
David Brown '79, Independent Portfolio Consultant & Iona College Board of Trustee Member, Self-Employed
Christina Ciccone '20MBA, Director of Administration, Shanholt Glassman Klein Kramer & Co. CPA
Séamus McElearney '89, Senior Vice President - Director of Corporate Security, Signature Bank
Allison Rampolla '98, SVP of Sales & Marketing, SmartAdvocate
John O'Connell '04, Managing Principal, Stanwich Energy Advisors
Frankie D'Agostino '14, Co-Founder, Style Society
Emma Rose '19, Marketing Manager, Talon America
Peter Marrinan '84, President & CEO, TBG Food Acqusition Corp
Kevin Powell '81, Second Vice President, The Travelers
Alex Gialanella '01, '03MBA, Senior VP/CFO, TIAA
Albert J. Soricelli Jr '75, CEO- Retired, True Citrus
Sheila McCaffrey '83, Leadership & Development coach, Former CPA at KPMG, Turas Coaching
Jeanne Andreana '94MBA, Managing Director, UBS
Ronald Libutti '64, Regional Vice President, Union Trust Company
John Tolomer '77, EVP, Market President, Valley Bank
John Masterson '07, Principal Consultant, Veeva
Ryan Collins '15, Senior Strategist, Programmatic Media, Verizon
Sebastiana Tagliamonte '92, VP, Controller, ViacomCBS
Brian Caputo '95, Director of Business Analytics, Viking Global
Joe Igoe '81, Senior Account Executive, Visa
Edward Riguardi '09, Vice President, Vornado Realty Trust
John Douglas Scarola '73, Territory Manager, Werner Frank
Robert Louzan '91, President, WhiteHawk Capital Partners
Philip Piscopo '74, CFO, Windmill Health Products
James Oats '95, Governance, Risk and Compliance Expert; Board Director; Speaker