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50 The College of New Jersey Magazine The New Jersey Senate confirmed Joseph Chiarello '92 as a Superior Court judge. Stephen Ferrazzano '92 is now the Fifth Judicial District Court judge in Tracy, Minnesota. Ferrazzano had been Tracy's mayor for 11 years. Rebecca Bushby '93 returned to her alma mater as an education librarian at the R. Barbara Gitenstein Library. New Jersey Resources named Amy Cradic '93 as vice president of government affairs and policy. She was previously chief of staff to former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Princeton Day School varsity girls' lacrosse coach Jill Thomas '95 was inducted into the New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Fame. She has coached more than 100 teams and has rung up more than 500 career victories. Christine Burke '97 is a regular contributor to the Today Show Parenting Team and her book, Buying the Ugly Funeral Dress and Other Misadventures in Grieving, comes out in 2019. The Salvation Army Advisory Board of Southwest New Jersey named Joseph Myers '98 as its newest member. Myers is COO and vice president of operations for Cooper's Ferry Partnership in Camden, New Jersey. '00s and '10s Paul G. Paravati '01 joined the Todd J. Leonard Law Firm, based in Denville, New Jersey, as a personal injury attorney. The Camden Schools Foundation (New Jersey) inducted Freeholder Carmen G. Rodriguez MA '02 in its hall of fame for leaders. Dan Brady '04 published his first full-length collection of poetry, Strange Children, through Publishing Genius Press. He started writing the personal poems in 2009 when his wife, Christina Puglia Brady '04, had a stroke a few days after their son was born. The Bradys are healthy and happy now. Head men's soccer coach at Keystone College in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Joe Schneck '04, won the Colonial States Athletic Conference's Coach of the Year Award. Balvir Singh '07 was elected to the Burlington County (New Jersey) Board of Chosen Freeholders. He is the first Asian American elected to a countywide position in 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. CLASS N O T E S W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 CLASS N O T E S S P R I N G 2 0 1 8 SEND US YOUR NEWS! Wedding, birth, promotion, anniversary, award, or retirement? Submit news of your major life events at alumni.tcnj.edu, or write us at Alumni Engagement Office, The College of New Jersey, PO Box 7718, Ewing, NJ, 08628-0718. Information in the Class Notes section of TCNJ Magazine was submitted for publication. TCNJ staff members try to verify the accuracy of the information; however, the college cannot be responsible for incorrect information contained herein. If you would like us to correct any inaccuracies that have been printed about you, please contact the editor at magazine@tcnj.edu. Burlington County and the first Sikh American elected to a countywide position in the state of New Jersey. Edward Dabek Jr. '09 has joined the law firm Mandelbaum Salsburg as an associate for banking and financial services and bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice groups. James R. Shaw '12 joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Princeton, New Jersey, as a financial advisor. Jordan Martinez '13 graduated from the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Jefferson University in May 2017. He is now a resident in internal medicine at the University of California at San Diego Medical Center. Joshua Tennant '13 was named Outstanding Biology Teacher for New Jersey in 2017. Katelyn Tierney '13, CPA, joined the Economic Crimes Bureau of the Richmond County District Attorney's Office in Staten Island, New York. History teacher Wayne Guarino MEd '14 became athletic director at Montville (New Jersey) High School. Nicholas Licitra '16 received one of Confirmit's 20 Young Market Researchers awards. The program identifies and rewards the talents of market researchers who are in their 20s and working to drive evolution and innovation in the sector. It's not too late. Honor the Git. Make your 2018 gift by June 30 to celebrate President Gitenstein's 19 years of service and to support excellence in 2020 and beyond. Join the initiative. tcnj.edu/give TC N J F U N D

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