A first-hand look at careers is provided by student externships during the January interim. Thanks to 120 alumni who volunteered as hosts, 166 students were placed in worksites to observe the day-to-day duties of their chosen profession. This experience is very beneficial to students.
Lafayette thanks the following alumni for volunteering to provide an externship to help students:
Accounting/Finance/Investment
Beagin, Ryan, 1996
Financial Consultant, Salomon Smith Barney
Boston, MA
Boucher, Whitney, 1980
Sr. Vice President, Janney Montgomery Scott Investments
Boston, MA
Cottrell, James, 1977
Director, Corporate Transition & Recovery Practice, Goodman &
Company LLP
Richmond, VA
Daniello, Gerald, 1977
Senior VP. , GE Capital Equity
New York City, NY
Maiorino, Mike
President, Fleet Capital Corp.
Cranford, NJ
Moskow, Michael, 1959
President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Pallotta, John, 1984
Group & Pension Manager, Principal Financial Group
Parsippany, NJ
Suffredini, Mark,1993
Financial Consultant, Salomon Smith Barney
Boston, MA
Wargo, Matthew, 1991
Project Leader, Global Strategic Sourcing, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ
Zeigler Fisher, Alison, 1987
VP & Account Manager, Weber/Shandwick Worldwide
New York, NY
Advertising/Marketing
Belfiore, John
EVP New York Media Director, BBDO Worldwide
New York, NY
Fusco, Jim, 1979
Senior Account Executive, Trane Company Sales
Rockville, MD
Kravet-Burke, Ellen, 1976
Owner, Kravet Fabrics, Inc.
Bethpage, NY
Lackey, Scott, 1974
Senior VP, Della Femina Rothschild Jeary & Partners
New York, NY
Malekoff, Michael, 1975
National Director of Corporate Alliances, March of Dimes
White Plains, NY
Tilger, Shawn, 1994
Director of Marketing, First Union Center & First Union
Philadelphia, PA
Advertising/Marketing/Printing
Elovich, David, 1979
President, Marshal Graphics
West Hartford, CT
Biological Research
Combi, Cynthia, 1990
Safety Analyst, ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences
Annadale, NJ
Gallo, Gregory, 1983
Senior Research Scientist II, Bayer Pharmaceuticals
West Haven, CT
Gontarck, Rick, 1989
Senior Investigator, Glaxo, Smith, Kline
Collegeville, PA
Broadcasting/Telecommunications
Burden, Richard, 1953
Principal, Burden Associates
Canoga Park, CA
Chemical Engineering
Jackson, Dennis, 1993
Project Engineer, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
White Plains, NY
Koch, Bill, 1968
Hydrocarbon Engineering Manager, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Allentown, PA
Weiss, Kimberly, 1998
Engineer III, Colgate-Palmolive Company Met-Oral Care
Piscataway, NJ
Civil Engineering
DiPaolo, Thomas, 1986
Assistant Chief Engineer, Massachusetts Highway Department
Boston, MA
Moore, Rick, 1969
Senior VP, Rizzo Associates, Inc.
Framingham, MA
Reinke, Pete, 1985
Real Estate Director/Development Manager, Opus East, LLC
Allentown, PA
Civil Engineering/Corporate Real Estate
Pierce, John, 1981
Principal, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
New York, NY
Computer Science
Biamonte, Mike, 1988
Chief Technical Officer, Family Network, Inc.
New York, NY
Taylor, Gale, 1977
Product Manager, Lotus Development Corp.
Westford, MA
Dentistry
Bohrod, DMD, William, 1979
Dentist, William Bohrod Dental
Springfield, NJ
Kaufman, Adam, 1985
Dentist, Office of Dr. Kaufman
Westerly, RI
Education
Batistich, Nancy, 1994
Humanities Teacher (History & English), New York City Board Of
Education
New York, NY
Benashski, Jessica, 1996
Teacher, Kent School, Tech Director of Theater
Kent, CT
Cox, Joseph, 1968
Headmaster, The Haverford School
Haverford, PA
Fagan, John, 1976
Teacher, Lopatcong School
Easton, PA
Freire, Elisa, 1996
Art Teacher, Kings Mountain District Schools Grades 1-5
Kings Mountain, NC
H. Buyyounouski, Jodi, 1995
Director, On-Campus Programs, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Hagner, David, 1972
Inclusion Facilitator, Halsted Middle School
Newton, NJ
Hinkle, Michael, 1973
Teacher, Phillipsburg Middle School
Phillipsburg, NJ
Kessler, Mike, 1978
H.S. Teacher & Dean of Students, Elmira City School District
Elmira, NY
Morrison, James, 1980
Teacher, Tenafly High School
Tenafly, NJ
Mulvey, Katie
Mathematics Teacher, Germantown Academy
Fort Washington, PA
Stival, Lew, 1979
Dean of College Counseling, Blair Academy
Blairstown, NJ
Electrical Engineering
Flowers P.E. , James, 1969
Distribution Planning Engineer, Omaha Public Power District
Omaha, NE
Miletics, Michael, 1995
Manager Plant & Corporate Engineering, Binney & Smith, Inc
Easton, PA
Spencer, Ken, 1952
Owner, Better Baskets
Union City, PA
Environmental Geoscience
Coleman, Richard, 1971
Environmental Chemist, Hawk Mountain Labs
W. Hazleton, PA
Environmental Geoscience/Civil Engineering
Heaney, Joseph, 1985
President, Walden Associates Environmental
Oyster Bay, NY
Government
Coughlin, Shawn, 1987
Principal & COO, Capitol Health Group, LLC
Washington, DC
Holran, Peter, 1988
Deputy General Manager, The Wexler Group
Washington, DC
Health Care
Samet, Laurie, 1979
Owner, Laurie Samet Physical Therapy
E. Stroudsburg, PA
Human Resources
Mitchell, Jeffrey, 1981
President, The Mitchell Group
Hermosa Beach, CA
Nettler, Karen, 1974
Chief Operating Officer, Jewish Family Services
Baltimore, MD
Seckar, Christina, 1996
Human Resources Manager, Schlumberger
Princeton Junction, NJ
Insurance
Sullivan, Greg, 1987
Director of Actuarial Unit, Hartford Life Insurance Co.
Simsbury, CT
Weisburger, Michael, 1982
President, Weisburger Insurance
White Plains, NY
Journalism
Balamci, Marilyn, 1974
Senior Editor, Family Circle
New York, NY
Bliwis, Bob, 1976
Editor, Duke Magazine, Duke University
Durham, NC
Isaacs, Nora, 1994
Managing Editor, Yoga Journal
Berkeley, CA
Law
Bauer, Bob, 1971
Attorney, Abraham, Bauer & Spalding PC
Philadelphia, PA
Brand, Irving, 1964
VP Staff Labor Relations, National Broadcasting Company
New York, NY
Dunlop, Thomas, 1994
Attorney, Bredimus, Dunlap & Grubb, PC
Leesburg, VA
Escala, Gerald, 1957
Judge, Superior Court of NJ, Bergen County Courthouse Chancery Division
Hackensack, NJ
Fairlie, Steven, 1991
Associate Attorney, Rubin, Glickman & Steinberg P.C.
Lansdale, PA
Garbacz, Greg, 1989
Shareholder, Klinedinst Fliehman & McKillop
San Diego, CA
Hammer, David, 1992
Assistant District Attorney, Manhattan District Attorney's Office
New York, NY
Lofstead, Gerald,1990
Trial Attorney, Nationwide
Wheeling, WV
Olivo, Jr., John, 1984
Partner, Ward & Olivo
New York, NY
Spitzer, Scott, 1976
VP & Associate General Counsel, Bowne & Co. Inc.
New York, NY
Sullivan (Digio), Janet, 1984
Partner, Sullivan & Lloyd P.C.
Verona, NJ
Talcott, Jonathan
Partner, Alston & Bird, LLP
Washington, DC
Unruh, Ross, 1969
Attorney/Shareholder, Unruh, Turner, Burke & Frees
West Chester, PA
Werner, Joshua, 1979
Attorney, Law Office of Joshua Werner
South Easton, MA
Manufacturing
Eakin, Whitney, 1992
Manager-E-Business, General Electric-Lighting
Cleveland, OH
Friesner, Lane, 1986
President, Omni Packaging Inc.
Washington, PA
Terrell, Bud (John), 1991
Manager, E-Procurement, Colgate Palmolive
New York, NY
Mechanical Engineering
Esherick, Peter, 1953
President, Patient Instrumentation Corp.
Schnecksville, PA
Henry, Carol, 1981
Project Manager, Campito Plumbing & Heating
Latham, NY
Litman, Steven, 1975
Chief Architect, Foster Wheeler
Clinton, NJ
Seymour, Heather, 1992
Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Genie Industries
Redmond, WA
Medicine
Bahtiarian, Greg, 1987
Family Physician, Bayside Health Association
Lewes, DE
Cipriani, Debra, 1980
Physician-Neonatologist, Holy Redeemer Hospital
Meadowbrook, PA
d'Aubermont, Peter
Doctor, Saint Joseph's
Atlanta, GA
Evan, Robert, 1978
Chief of Surgery, Moses Cone Health System
Greensboro, NC
Furey, Anthony, 1983
Physician, Cardiology Consultants
Wilmington, DE
Goodwin, James, 1972
Medical Director, Warren Hills Health Center
Washington, NJ
Hellreich, Jay E., 1979
Ophthalmologist, Eye Physicians of Central CT
Meriden, CT
Koplin, Richard, 1964
Physician/President, Ophthalmic Consultants, PC
New York, NY
Leoni, Joseph, 1965
Doctor, Berks Urology Associates
Wyomissing, PA
McCabe, Jennifer, 1988
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Branford/North Branford Pediatrics
North Branford, CT
Meier-Bennet, Vera, 1987
M.D., Pediatric Professional Associates
Wayne, NJ
Platia, Edward, 1972
Physician, Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC
Sandler, Stuart, 1982
Assistant Medical Director, University Community Hospital Occupational
Health Services
Tampa, FL
Sieger, Robert, 1977
Physician, Oncology Associates PC
Hartford, CT
Sofield, Bill, 1972
Veterinarian, Bedford Animal Hospital
Bedford, NH
Weinstein, Michael, 1990
Fellow-Surgical Intensive Care, Thomas Jefferson University Dept.
of Surgery
Philadelphia, PA
Weisman, Steven
Professor of Anesthesiology & Pediatrics
Children's Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Museum/Curatorial
Heard, Tom, 1991
Executive Records Administrator, American International Group, Inc.
Archives
New York, NY
Neuroscience
Laubach, Mark, 1989
Assistant Professor, Yale University John B. Pierce Laboratory
New Haven, CT
Other – Chemistry
Labows, John, 1963
Director of Technology, Colgate-Palmolive
Piscataway, NJ
Other – Conference Event Development
Zadow, Julie, 1992
Director of Conferences, The Yankee Group
Boston, MA
Other – Public Policy
Caine, Christopher, 1978
V.P. Governmental Programs, IBM
Washington. DC
Other – Recording Industry
Marcus, Jon, 1970
Executive Director, Recording Academy New York Chapter
New York, NY
Other – Technical Sales
Mahr, Bob, 1983
Partner, Production Solutions Associate
Finksburg, MD
Other – Telecommunications
Cunnington, John, 1972
Sr. Project Manager, L. Robert Kimball & Associates
Harrisburg, PA
Other – Veterinary Science
Crone, Sylvia, 1994
Veterinary Intern, Georgia Veterinary Specialist
Atlanta, GA
Other – Semiconductor R&D
Ervin, Matthew, 1986
Research Chemist, US Army Research Laboratory
Adelphi, MD
Pharmaceuticals
Callihan, Sean, 1992
Senior Sales Territory Manager, Bristol Myers Squibb-Oncology
Cary, NC
Levenson. Lisa. 1987
Professional Sales Associate, Aventis Pharmaceutical
Chelmsford, MA
Morrissey, Jr., Joseph, 1987
Director, Merck & Co., Inc.
West Point, PA
Staufer, Matthew, 1995
Territory Representative, American Home Products
Basking Ridge, NJ
Psychology
Silvestri, Jim, 1960
Psychotherapist
Nutley, NJ
Psychology/Education/Human Resources
Ryan Ruth, Lisa, 1985
Student Assistance Counselor, Child & Family Services of Newport,
Thompson Middle School
Middletown, RI
Public Relations
Abbate, Christine, 1985
Principal, Novita Communications
Brooklyn, NY
Block, Dave, 1993
News Editor, Lafayette College Public Information
Easton, PA
Fallon, Jeannine, 1993
Director of Public Relations, Edmunds.com
Santa Monica. CA
Retail/Sales
Abitanto, Peter, 1992
Sales Manager, Oxford Health Plans Sales
Iselin, NJ
John Ricketts ’03 (left) listens as William Koch ’68 explains a process.