theLAKER | 27 John Foust ’97 (Natural Resources Conservation) received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2022. Kathleen (Johnson) Fuchs ’98 (Humanities) is currently an English adjunct instructor at FLCC and a summer Spanish instructor. She also volunteers with the Geneva Martin Luther King Jr. Committee and is a member of the League of Women Voters Board of Directors. Kathleen has been nominated for an ATHENA award and received the Martin Luther King Educator Award. Susie Dillon ’98 (Business Administration) accepted the position of warranty specialist at Riedman Development in January 2022. the 00s Dan Dixon ’00 (Theatre Arts) welcomed his second child, Derek, 7 pounds. 14 ounces, in June. Big sister Ana Jean is enthralled with her sibling. Doug Bolton ’01 (Social Science) was promoted to senior scientist at iuvo BioScience in Rush, Monroe County in April 2022. Kim (Lahr) Blake ’04 (Business Administration) retired from Verizon in January 2017 and moved to Florida. She purchased Daddy O’s Diner LLC in Cocoa, Fla., across the Indian River from the Kennedy Space Center. Michael Van Etten ’04 (Humanities) received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2022. Jamie White ’05 (Environmental Studies) has accepted the position of district sales manager at Paychex. Noah Daly ’06 (Communications) was promoted to production supervisor at Arkema, maker of specialty chemicals and materials, in November 2021. Trevor Tomion ’08 (Humanities) has recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of his start-up Common Leaders, LLC, providing career coaching, change management and other consulting services. Nate Gresock ’08 (Sports and Tourism Studies) accepted the position of program coordinator at the New York State Tourism Industry Association in January 2022. Aaron Grant ’09 (Humanities) won a 2022 Feathered Quill Award for his 2019 book “Taking Baghdad: Victory in Iraq with the U.S. Marines.” He was also a finalist for a 2020 American Book Fest’s Best Book Award for military history. Aaron wrote some of his material while attending a writers retreat at the Muller Field Station. Justin Abdallah ’09 (Business Administration) accepted the position of product manager at Angi Services (formerly Angie’s List). the 21s Dan Zambito ’11 (Business Administration) became the digital marketing coach at DAC, a digital performance agency. Jason Miller ’11 (Humanities) was promoted to senior manager of cyber governance and risk management at Avangrid in May 2022. Olivia Watson ’11 (Human Services) has accepted the position of volunteer and internship coordinator at Vera House Inc. Tonya Moore ’12 (Paralegal) has joined Zea Proukou as a paralegal/assistant in the company’s new Canandaigua office. Erika Mendoza Rivera ’17 (Liberal Arts and Sciences) is working as a family service coordinator at Agri Business Child Development. Cassie (Moulton) Weis ’13 (Registered Nursing), a pediatric nurse practitioner, joined the pediatrics practice at UR Medicine Thompson Health’s Canandaigua Medical Group on Jan. 31. Elizabeth (Bennett) Koch ’13 (Criminal Justice) has become the marketing manager at Howe and Rusling.
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