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46 The College of New Jersey Magazine Elaine A. Rocha '95 is vice chair of The College of New Jersey's Foundation Board of Directors. Wildwood's Daytona Inn and Suites owner John Donio '97 won Downtown New Jersey's 2019 Individual of Excellence award for his impact on downtown economic development in New Jersey. Donio has spearheaded the town's resurgence for more than a decade. Dave Gaynor '97 is managing director in advisory services of Crowe LLP, a public accounting, consulting, and technology firm. John Gayeski '98 and Dan Matthies '98 co-founded Advanta Health Solutions, a start-up healthcare company and app, that works with businesses to offer employees incentives for doing physical activity. Gayeski and Matthies are Phi Kappa Tau fraternity brothers. '00s and '10s The Academy of General Dentistry awarded its Fellowship Award to David Lepelletier '04 and Katrina Verendia '09, husband-and-wife dentists and owners of Lafayette Dental in Lafayette, New Jersey. Jesse Place '05 is assistant superintendent of the Manasquan School District in Monmouth County, New Jersey. CLASS N O T E S W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 CLASS N O T E S W I N T E R 2 0 2 0 5 0 years Celebrate S N, H, E S Save the date Celebrating Our Past. Shaping Our Future, Together Friday, April 24, 2020 Trenton Country Club at 6 p.m. Join us for a celebration to benefit the next generations of health professionals. Tickets and sponsorships available Learn more at tcnj.edu/50gala Proceeds benefit scholarships and academic enhancements. John Leeds '07 is Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy and student at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island where he is working toward a master's degree in national security strategy. Jen Sendros-Keshka '07 created a series of art books for children called lil' smARTies. Penguin Workshop acquired the rights and the books will be published this year. Carlos Torres '07, business development manager at Turner Construction Company in Somerset, New Jersey, was named a Rising Star at the 2019 NAIOP President's Awards. NAIOP is one of the largest commercial real estate organizations in North America. Kayleigh Kovonuk '08 owns Lifestyle Acupunc- ture of New Jersey. With locations in Augusta and Rockaway, Lifestyle specializes in pain, emotional treatment, and stroke rehabilitation. The practice also treats pediatric patients, a demographic often overlooked in the field. Brendan Scher '10 is an associate at Escalate Capital Partners in Austin, Texas. Kaitlyn Wojtowicz '10 is chapter director for New Leaders Council New Jersey, a program that trains millennials to run for office, manage campaigns, and create start-ups. Angela Cleveland MEd '11 has written a children's book, Coding Capers: Luci and the Missing Robot. Jennifer Frederick '13 earned her doctorate in psychology and women's studies from the University of Michigan. She works as a senior survey analyst at Ithaka S+R in New York City. Chief of Staff for New York City's Office of Legislative Affairs Maidel De La Cruz '14 is a 2019 City & State 40 Under 40 Rising Star. The Office of Legislative Affairs reports to Mayor Bill de Blasio. Jennifer Wrinkler '16 joined Riker Danzig in Morristown, New Jersey, as a fall associate in the products liability, toxic tort, and mass tort group. Univision New York interviewed Anasofia Trelles '18 about affordable housing and educational support for students in temporary housing. Gina Bernardo '19 is an account administrator for RT Specialty in the company's national environmental and construction professional liability practice. Miguel Gonzalez '19 is an overnight producer at the New York Post. Class notes and Family Album photos are available only in the print edition. To submit your news and photos, visit alumni.tcnj.edu or write us at alumni@tcnj.edu.

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