Celebrating a decade of Career Champions

Binghamton University’s Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development celebrated its 10th annual Career Champions Breakfast on March 27 to honor 153 faculty and staff members from across campus for impacting students’ personal and professional growth.

Established by the Fleishman Center in 2015, Career Champions are nominated by students to recognize faculty and staff who have supported them in discovering their purpose, identifying their career objectives, solidifying academic or professional plans, or securing employment. These champions may assist with networking, graduate school applications, internships or job connections, skill development, and industry knowledge.

In recognition of a decade of Career Champions, the Fleishman Center presented two Excellence in Career Integration Awards, honoring outstanding partnerships that integrate career education into curriculum and programs. These efforts expand students’ access to career development and help them connect their academic experiences to meaningful career pathways. This year’s recipients were the First-Year Research Immersion program and the Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

The Supervisor of the Year Award, part of the Student Employment initiative, was also presented during the breakfast to Rodney Gabel, professor in the Division of Speech and Language Pathology of Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences. The award recognizes a Binghamton University supervisor who has made an exceptional impact on student employees through mentorship, leadership, and support.

The program, held in the Mandela Room, also featured remarks highlighting the importance of Career Champions from Karima Legette, director of the Educational Opportunity Program, and Caitlin Light, assistant director and researcher, microbial biofilms in human health, in the First-Year Research Immersion program. President Anne D’Alleva closed the celebration by congratulating the honorees and encouraging them to continue supporting student success.

The 2026 career champions are listed below:

• Bryan Acton, School of Management
• Ansa Akyea, Harpur College Theatre Department
• Meghan Altman, Harpur College Psychology Department
• Matthew Amodeo, Residential Life
• Ming An, Harpur College Chemistry Department
• Gervlyne Auguste, McNair Scholars Program
• Ahmad Ayyad, Translation Research and Instruction Program (TRIP)
• Christina Baer, First-Year Research Immersion Program
• Renae Barber, Center for Civic Engagement
• Hilary Becker, Harpur College Department of Middle Eastern and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
• Jason Bernagozzi, Harpur College Cinema Department
• Claire Besson, Harpur College Chemistry Department
• David Bisaha, Harpur College Theatre Department
• Christopher Bishop, Harpur College Psychology Department
• Jesse Boring, Harpur College Psychology Department
• Katherine Bouman, Binghamton University Scholars Program
• Anne Brady, Harpur College Theatre Department
• Holly Brown, Campus Recreational Services
• Stacey Brown, Watson Career and Alumni Connections
• Johanna Brozinsky, Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science
• Michael Buck, Decker College Division of Physical Therapy
• Tabitha Burdick, Binghamton University Dining Services
• Saida Burns-Moore, Center for Civic Engagement
• David Campbell, CCPA Public Administration and Policy Program
• Walter Carlip, Harpur College Mathematics and Statistics Department
• Danielle “Darby” Carr, Campus Recreational Services
• Sreenath Chalil Madathil, Watson College School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
• Abbie Chapman, Harpur College Psychology Department
• Amber (Amy) Churchill, Harpur College Environmental Studies Program
• Thomas Cipro, Harpur Academic Advising Office
• Rosemary Collier, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Sandra Conklin, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Robyn Cope, Harpur College Romance Languages and Literatures; Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program
• Carina De Klerk, Harpur College Department of Middle Eastern and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
• Anthony Del Vecchio, School of Management
• Jia Deng, Watson College School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
• Elizabeth DiGangi, Harpur College Anthropology Department
• Michael Dulas, Harpur College Psychology Department
• Mateo Duque, Harpur College Philosophy Department
• Alison Dura, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Kimberly Eiche, Watson Career and Alumni Connections
• Kendra Feggins, Watson Career and Alumni Connections
• Michelle Feyerabend, CCPA Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership
• Bonnie Fischer-Camara, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Ann Fronczek, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Raymond Fryc, Educational Opportunity Program
• Jesse Fuca, Division of Athletics
• Wendi Gallagher, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Amber Gates, Residential Life
• Omid Ghaemmaghami, Harpur College Department of Middle Eastern and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
• Dellazon Gilbert, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Charles Goodman, Harpur College Philosophy Department
• Kylie Gottlieb, Student Transition and Success
• Huiyuan Guo, Harpur College Chemistry Department
• Amit Gupta, Harpur College Biological Sciences Department
• Debjit Gupta, School of Management
• Jon Hagofsky, Office of the Registrar
• Warren Harding, Harpur College English Department
• Laura Hensley, Harpur College Theatre Department
• Kyra Hickey, Center for Civic Engagement
• Barbara Hogan, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Erin Hornbeck, Watson College School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
• Tom Horton, Binghamton University Dining Services
• Dylan Horvath, Harpur College Environmental Studies Program
• Peter Huang, Watson College Engineering Design Division
• Keith Hurd, Harpur College Theatre Department
• Utitofon Inyang, Harpur College Africana Studies
• Eric Janec, Harpur College Philosophy Department
• Leah Joggerst, Harpur College of Arts and Sciences
• Jazell Johnson, B-Healthy: Healthy Campus Initiative
• Shavell Jones, Educational Opportunity Program

• Surinder Kahai, School of Management
• Brian Keeling, Harpur College Anthropology Department
• Mary Beth Kendrick, CCPA Human Development Department
• Mohammad Khasawneh, Watson College School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
• Young-il Kim, Harpur College Department of Asian and Asian American Studies
• Brianna King Richetti, CCPA Public Administration and Policy Program
• Adam Laats, CCPA Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership
• Leslie Lander, Watson College School of Computing
• Nick Landi, Division of Athletics
• Karima Legette, Educational Opportunity Program
• Caitlin Light, First-Year Research Immersion Program
• Brian Loy, School of Management
• Fake “Frank” Lu, Watson College Department of Biomedical Engineering
• BethAnn Lubert, Call Center
• Gretchen Mahler, Watson College Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Kristina Marty, CCPA Public Administration and Policy Program
• Richard Mattson, Harpur College Psychology Department
• Jacqueline McGinley, CCPA Social Work Department
• Suzanne McLeod, CCPA Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership
• Madison McQueeney, Dean of Students Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life
• Ryan Mead, Educational Opportunity Program
• Anthony Meder, School of Management
• Jessica Midyette, TRIO Student Support Services
• Ashley Misuraca, Watson Career and Alumni Connections
• Jinhee Moon, School of Management
• Jabril Moore, Residential Life
• Epiphany Muñoz, Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships
• Heidi Nicholls, Harpur College Sociology Department
• Allison Nyamuame, Dual Diploma Programs
• Titilayo Okoror, Harpur College Global Public Health Program
• Amanda Padwa, School of Pharmacy and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Julien Panetier, Harpur College Chemistry Department
• Joseph Panzik, Harpur College Department of Earth Sciences
• Eunjin Park, Harpur College Department of Asian and Asian American Studies
• Olivia Pasquale, School of Management
• Jeanette Patterson, Harpur College Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
• Evan Pendleton, Harpur Academic Advising Office
• Molly Pianella, School of Management
• Ramesh Pokharel, Watson College Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Jennifer Puchalski, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Jerah Reeves, School of Management
• Linda Reynolds, School of Management
• Erin Riddle, Translation Research and Instruction Program (TRIP)
• Mary Robinson, Office of Development
• Alma Rood, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Diego Salazar-Amoretti, Harpur College Biological Sciences Department
• Erica Sausner, Graduate School
• Hiroki Sayama, Watson College School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
• Alexa Schmidt, Binghamton University Dining Services
• Charles Sebuharara, Harpur College Economics Department
• Richie Sebuharara, TRIO Upward Bound
• Megan Seevers, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Michel Shamoon-Pour, First-Year Research Immersion Program
• Chris Smyth, Harpur College Biological Sciences Department
• Diane Sommerville, Harpur College History Department
• Lori-Marie Sprague, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Wendy Stewart, The Writing Institute
• Douglas Summerville, Watson College Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• John Swierk, Harpur College Chemistry Department
• Lindsey Swierk, Harpur College Biological Sciences Department
• Nicholas Terela, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Bryan Tran, Harpur College Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
• Saumya Tripathi, CCPA Social Work Program
• Salim Turkovic, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Benjamin Turnpenny, Harpur College Chemistry Department
• Anatole Upart, Harpur College Art History Department
• Florence Varodayan, Harpur College Psychology Department
• Andrew Walkling, Harpur College English Department
• Ying Wang, Watson College Biomedical Engineering Department
• Yuxin Wang, Watson College School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
• Laura Warren Hill, CCPA Human Development Program
• Marjorie Weiland, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• George Weinschenk, Watson College School of Computing
• Courtney Wheeler, Decker College Division of Advising and Academic Excellence
• Patricia Wolfe, First-Year Research Immersion Program
• Steven Wood, Binghamton University Dining Services
• Jason Xiao, School of Management
• Ryan Yarosh, Division of Communications and Marketing
• Kim Yousey-Elsener, Graduate School
• Wan Yu, Harpur College Geography Department
• Shiqi Zhang, Watson College School of Computing
• Melissa Zinkin, Harpur College Philosophy Department