Alumni Class Notes

Bill Mate ’63 was elected President of the Jupiter-Tequesta-Hobe Sound Realtors Association, a division of the Miami Realtors Association with 52,000 members which is the largest association in the United States. Bill is also a member of Miami’s corporate board and is a Director of the Florida Realtors Association and the National Realtors Association.

1970’s

Bill Baxter ’71 retired as the Assistant Director of Collections and Research for Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, having served the institution for over 25 years. Annemarie DeAngelo ’75 is part of a team at The University of Pennsylvania Vet Working Dog Center that trains dogs to sniff out different kinds of cancers.

Charlie Inverso ’75 was inducted into the Mercer County Community College Athletic Hall of Fame. Inverso compiled a 434-46-14 record en route to winning five national championships in his 24-year tenure at MCCC. He was named the National Junior College Athletic Association Coach of the Year four times. Charlie is currently the head Men’s Soccer coach at Rider University. After five years of educational and pastoral formation, Gene Lanzoni ’78 was ordained a Deacon in service to the Diocese of Trenton.

1980’s

Theresa Heitzman ’81 Bowers and her daughter, Katy Bowers ’09 Hsieh recently launched a business called Dr. Theresa Bowers PT Online Courses and Guides. These on-demand physical therapy courses delivered by Theresa allow you to learn stretches, movements, & pain-free tips via easy, digestible video recordings. Patients can watch anytime and anywhere. Theresa is the talent/instructor and Katy is the behind-the-scenes manager who edits the videos and puts the courses together.

Maria Kniesler ’87 Flynn is President and CEO of Jobs for the Future, a national non-profit organization that drives transformation in the American workforce and education system.

ND Board of Governors member, Michael Tritt ’87 was appointed to the National Petroleum Council by the US Secretary of Energy for his expertise on the underground storage of hydrocarbons and hydrogen. Mike is President of Lane Power & Energy Solutions, Inc.

NOTRE DAME ALUMNI Authors

Notre Dame is grateful to SKIP HARLICKA ’64

for donating copies of his book, “Find Yourself, Find Your Fit – a Lifetime Journey.” A former first-round draft pick for the Atlanta Hawks NBA team and all-American at South Carolina, Harlicka’s book chronicles his amazing life alongside invaluable tips on how to become your best self.

NJ.com feature writer, PETER GENOVESE ’70,

released a new book, “New Jersey State of Mind”, which is a compilation highlighting the people and places that give NJ its unique personality.

"Grant's Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon" by LOU PICONE ’88

was published in February. This is the third book about US Presidents that Lou has written.

Classmates and fellow boat captains, Pat Burns ’91 and John Sylvester ’91 operate Pelican Charters NW and provide cruising options in the Salish Sea from the Olympia and Seattle, Washington area and north to Alaska.

Class of 1993 alumnus, Al Rhodes ’93, was promoted to Chief of the Ewing Police Department in February. Al has been with the Ewing Police Department for 16 years. Prior to serving Ewing Township, he was an Officer in Wildwood, NJ. Al resides in Ewing with his wife and three children. Devin Kerins ’95, (right) FEMA Vaccine Division Supervisor, along with his colleague and fellow ND alumnus, Bill Capella ’97, (left) NJ Department of Health Liaison, managed one of the largest COVID-19 vaccination sites in the country located at NJ Institute of Technology in Newark. With a staff of over 350 US Air Force medical professionals, FEMA administrative staff, and volunteers, they were able to see that 221,000 doses of vaccine were administered, fully vaccinating 110,000 people in three months.

For the second year in a row, Bonnie Clawson ’96 Milecki spearheaded a Thanksgiving food drive where she encouraged fellow Notre Dame alumni to join her in contributing to the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank. This year, Bonnie and her family delivered 651 pounds of food on behalf of over 40 Notre Dame alumni. Tori-Ann Rotondi ’04 Mihalik recently obtained a new position teaching Special Education Kindergarten and Second Grade at Fort Dix Elementary School. In her 13 years of teaching, she’s guided students at St. Augustine of Canterbury Middle School, Our Lady of Sorrows Middle School and Denbo Crichton School.

Father Jason Parzynski presided over the marriage of Marc Bandola ’06 to Mallory Klapsogeorge in an April 11 ceremony at Shadowbrook at Shrewsbury. Several alumni were in attendance including Sean Campbell ’06, Connor Lewis ’06, David Coy ’06, Justin Chukumba ’06, Christopher Theer ’06, Don Petito ’02, Gina Bandola ’02 Petito, Gary Taylor ’02, Joseph Amatrudo ’04, Kelli Gonzalez ’05 Amatrudo, David Milligan ’08, Eric Davis ’08, Gabrielle Meck ’11, Brandon Todaro ’11 and Teri-Ann Schedlinger ’90 Exner.

NOAA Corps LTJG Tim Holland ’06 is the Officer in Charge of the Atmospheric Research Observatory (ARO) located at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station. In addition to his role running the observatory, he also has leadership positions in the station’s fire brigade and technical rescue team.

Patrick Thompson ’07 was married to Sally Sebree Farrington in February in Inlet Beach, FL. Pat is a National Security Advisor in the US Senate and Sally is a global health policy advisor in the US Senate. The couple have made their home in Alexandria, Virginia.

Andrea Brunetto ’08 is now a pilot for the US Air Force. After earning her undergraduate degree from The College of New Jersey, she enlisted in the USAF where she was deployed to Afghanistan in 2016 for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and in 2019 attended Air Force Officer Training School earning her commission as a second lieutenant.

2010’s

Nicholas Brunetto ‘10, currently a Pararescueman and Staff Sergeant in the US Air Force was recently awarded the Silver Star, the third-highest military combat decoration that can be awarded to a member of the Armed Forces. He received it for gallantry in action during his 2020 deployment to Afghanistan. While under fire, Nicholas provided medical care, defensive fire and extraction for his 12-person team. Nicholas is married to Amanda Fougere ’09 Brunetto who works as a nurse practitioner. They have a son, Christopher, and currently live in Hahira, GA.

Diamond Simone Holland ’10 received a Mural Arts Philadelphia 2020 Black Artist Fellowship last summer. The fellowship is designed to fund, foster and elevate the important work of black artists in Philadelphia. Simone’s multi-medium docu-series, “Vex” premiered in April.

Schuyler Thornton ’10 graduated with her Doctor of Musical Arts in Flute Performance at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts. She is a freelance flutist, teacher, and arts administrator in the NYC metro area, where she most recently appeared in the orchestras of the off-broadway revival of Richard Rodgers’ No Strings and performed with the Ohio Light Opera. She also teaches flute through Rutgers’ pre-college division, is the Treasurer of the New Jersey Flute Society and Interim Associate Director of Mason Gross Admissions at Rutgers.

This spring, Doug Rynkewicz '11 was engaged to Michelle Goff of Delaware County, PA on the New Hope-Lambertville Bridge. Doug is currently working as a mental health therapist in Flemington, and his bride-to-be is a portfolio manager of academic journals at Taylor and Francis in Philadelphia. Doug and Michelle were married on October 2 at St. Katherine of Siena Church in Philadelphia.

Former ND boys soccer phenom, Jake Nerwinski ’13, recently had his 100th appearance with The Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club.

Kristina Salvatore ’15 Preucil was married to Anthony Preucil. Kristina is a Geospatial Technician with BAE Systems, and the couple lives in Burlington, NJ.

Alvernia University graduate student Hunter Guenzel ’16 finished in 12th place in the Men’s Javelin at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship, hosted by North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, NC. A member of The University of Tampa women’s soccer team, Megan Bromwell ’17 received the Iron Spartan Award, which recognizes a student-athlete who demonstrates intensity, focus, leadership, positive attitude and has shown improved athletic performance due to their consistency in the weight room. Megan graduated in May with a BA in Psychology and a minor in Art Therapy.

Natalie Klek ’17 was actively vaccinating against the COVID-19 pandemic in Pittsburgh, PA as a student pharmacist. She vaccinated police officers, first responders, firefighters, the elderly, and healthcare workers. Kameron McKithen ’17 is a member of the Philadelphia Eagles Game Day Staff as part of their merchandising team. Kameron is a first-year law student at Villanova Charles Widger School of Law.

Austin Nance ’17 and classmates at Villanova University took first place in The National Team Selling Virtual Competition. The annual event brings together top-level sales talent from colleges and universities across the country to apply their knowledge and experience in a selling situation that is realistic and relevant in today’s virtual market.

Anthony Abbondandolo ’18 recently graduated from the NJ Governors STEM Scholars program, a year-long program which provides a 360-degree view of New Jersey’s STEM economy through symposiums, lab tours, master classes and research. Young entrepreneur, Evan Harris ’18 found his calling in fashion and merchandising opening a specialty suit store in Trenton. BeSuited opened this spring and offers completely custom-made suits matched to the individual customer.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY

Hundreds of Notre Dame athletes and students enjoy the use of our turf field and the Wrobo Track on a daily basis. Nolan Stadium is truly our fitness hub. We were ready for a facelift as a result of the wear and tear that this athletic space has endured, and have replaced the turf field and resurfaced The Joe Wroblewski Memorial Track. Earlier this year, Notre Dame invited track and field alumni to participate in a special project to offset the costs associated with the resurfacing. We greatly appreciate the generosity of the following donors.

Melanie and David Augustin ’97 Judy and Charles Brenton, Jr. ’67 Anthony Chukumba ’89 Kathryn Dovgala-Carr ’76 and John Carr Amanda Ewing ’97 Fleissner and Joseph Fleissner Ellen and Tony Genovesi Danielle Lettiere ’83 Griffith and Thomas Griffith ’81 Colleen Halloran ’91 and Jamie Francomano Mary Carlin ’75 Komjathy Michael McEwan ’90 Maureen McGlinchy ’96 Peggy Brennan ’65 Miller Cynthia and James Primerano, Jr. ’93 Donna Springer ’76 Russo and Thomas Russo, III ’71 Nicole and David Sass ’94 Marcia Federico ’74 Scarna Anne and Mickey Solujich The Stankevich Living Trust Christine and John Tattory ’83 Mary Heitzman ’95 van de Kerkhof and Rolf van de Kerkhof Kristina Veale ’83 and Nicholas Floro Corey Hribar ’96 Waldron Haoyu Yang ’21