Spotlight on the Class of 2017

The pandemic was a challenge that this class had to address as they pursued their college degrees. We offer our best wishes for good health and fulfilling personal growth as they write the next chapters of their academic studies or the beginnings of their careers. Here are a few updates from this indomitable class.

Sabrina Biagini graduated from Sacred Heart University in May 2021, where she majored in biology and minored in chemistry. Her favorite experience of college was getting to live in a house with her best friends for two years! She is now working on her master’s in physician assistant studies at Sacred Heart University.

After her first year at law school, Madeline Luksha was selected to serve as a Teaching Assistant for Professor Kris Franklin’s Contracts class next fall. She looks forward to the opportunity to help first-year law students understand Contracts while deepening her understanding through teaching. She is honored to work for Professor Franklin and learn from an inspired educator. Additionally, Maddy is delighted to share that she will work for the New York Supreme Court as a judicial extern in Spring 2023. Maddy is passionate about oral advocacy and litigation and excited for the opportunity to work in a court setting under Honorable Justice Carol Sharpe, whom she admires very much. After graduating from Ursuline, Sydney Orr completed undergraduate school at Pepperdine University. While at Pepperdine, she competed on the Women’s Division I Track Team, before medically retiring after hip surgery. Additionally, Sydney made the Dean’s List, was the President of the Sports Business Association, and interned at Wasserman (sports and entertainment agency). She graduated from Pepperdine with Cum Laude honors and was named the 2021 Outstanding Graduate of the Sport Administration program. Since graduating from Pepperdine, Sydney has started law school at Villanova University. She was accepted to be a Legal Fellow for the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law; thus, she will graduate with a distinction on her diploma. Sydney also serves as the President of the Black Law Students Association, Events Chair for the Sports Law Society, and Staff Writer of the Sports Law Society Blog. During the Summer of 2022, she interned with Sony Music and Entertainment’s Commercial Music Group as a Business and Legal Affairs Intern. While she has two years of law school remaining, she looks forward to soon being able to pursue a legal career in entertainment and sports. Sydney sends thanks to all her teachers at Ursuline. The hard work that was required of her in high school forced her to develop a strong work ethic, to be driven, and to always strive to achieve her dreams. These traits have allowed Sydney to achieve her goals.

Allison Powers graduated from Manhattan College in May 2021 with a major in history and minors in music and education. Her favorite experience in college was taking a trip to Canada with Manhattan College singers to sing a Latin Mass at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montréal! Allison is now attending Manhattanville College in Purchase to earn her MAT in social studies education, grades 5-12. She hopes to one day teach history that allows all her students to feel represented.

Emily Trizano graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Delaware, where she also was a member of the sorority, Alpha Phi. Emily was fortunate enough to spend two months studying abroad, a month in Australia and a month in Peru, where she furthered her education in healthcare focusing on cultural differences. Her last summer before graduating, Emily did an internship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Westchester in their clinical assistant program. Following her graduation, she began working full-time at Memorial Sloan Kettering’s main hospital in New York City, where she currently works as an oncology nurse. Emily thanks TUS for giving her the building blocks for her career and life focusing on the values of hard work, dedication and faith. Go Koalas! After graduating from TUS, Kat Vitiello attended Fairfield University’s Egan School of Nursing. During her four years there, she participated in club volleyball and was a member of a few different scholastic clubs. Kat was also privileged to study abroad twice. She did a three-week summer abroad experience in Italy and was afforded the opportunity to spend a semester in Ireland. Kat graduated in May 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and passed the NCLEX in July to become an official Registered Nurse. She currently works at NYU Langone as an ICU float nurse in which she covers the medical, surgical, cardiac, and neuro ICUs.

Kay Woodtli graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in May 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Her favorite part of Holy Cross was her senior year; even though COVID impacted her in-person learning and campus life, Kay was still able to make the best of the situation and still had a fun and memorable senior year in Worcester. Kay is currently working at Argus Information & Advisory Services in White Plains.