Advisory Groups 

Advisors

Among the ways a Nazareth education stays relevant to workplace needs is to include business and nonprofit professionals as advisors, adjunct faculty, and internship supervisors — who also regularly make job offers to our students.

Advisory Councils

Advisory Council to the MS Strategic Marketing
  • Bryan Adams, clinical assistant professor of marketing at Nazareth University
  • Michelle Ashby, founder and president at Tipping Point Communications
  • Zach Bokuniewicz, video production and graphic designer at University of Rochester
  • Mike DeCory, VP of Meat and Seafood Merchandising at Wegmans
  • Sarah Hanson, director of marketing at Seneca Park Zoo Society
  • Peter Infante, retired chief strategy officer at Butler/Till
  • Ray Martino, retired managing partner at Martino Flynn
  • Tim Mason, president and chief executive officer at Mason Marketing
  • Doug Parton, head of talent at Partners + Napier
  • Rose Hair, interim dean of the School of Business and Leadership at Nazareth University
  • Carrie Riby, director of marketing at Black Button Distilling
  • Ari Rodriguez-Hefke, director of corporate marketing at Paychex
  • Jeremy Schwartz, partner and creative lead at Truth Collective
  • Jennifer Shoemaker, VP/director of market & business intelligence at ESL Federal Credit Union
  • Mark Weber, clinical assistant professor of marketing at Nazareth University
HR Leadership Advisory Council

The purpose of the HR Leadership Advisory Council is to advance the HR profession in the Rochester community by:

    • Creating a networking and development forum for key HR executives to learn from one another and share practices.
    • Serving as an advisory council to the MS in Human Resource Leadership program in Nazareth University’s School of Business and Leadership.
  • Mason Argiropoulos, Paychex
  • Damika Arnold, Chief People Officer in Human Resources,Nazareth University
  • Lori Florack, SVP, Human Resources, Excellus BCBS
  • Rose Hair, Ph.D., Professor in the School of Business and Leadership, Nazareth University
  • Stephen Hill, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Human Resources Leadership Graduate Program Director, Nazareth University
  • Thomas Lappas, Ph.D., Professor, Dean in College of Liberal Arts, Sciences, Business, and Education
  • Jim Malvaso, SVP, Human Resources, Constellation Brands
  • Donna Maxwell, Donna Maxwell, LLC
  • Olga Mendez, American Packaging
  • James Portia, Cerifi
  • Kevin Stickles, SVP, Human Resources, Wegmans
  • Denee Stirpe, BR Foods
  • Mazie Tai, Hillside Family of Agencies
  • Dina Gugino Vazzana, United Way
  • Maureen Wolfe, SBL Human Resources and Community, ESL Federal Credit Union
SBL Alumni Advisory Board
  • Michael DeCory '91, VP Meat and Seafood Merchandising, Wegmans Food Markets
  • Sandi DeMott '89, Senior Scrum Master, Paychex, Inc.
  • Kristen Falk '09, Senior VP, Director of Loan Operations, Evans Bank
  • Ryan Feltner '05, Senior VP Commercial Banking, M & T Bank
  • Jen Jopson '00, '09G, Transition Manager, Ascensus
  • Stephen LaSalle '83, Principal Owner, SCL2 Solutions LLC
  • Dan Matteo '10, '11G, CPA, Founder, Endgame Advisory
  • Devon McDonald '07, CPA, Director of Tax, Lippes Mathias LLP
  • Mike Menard '15G, Senior Director, Corporate Accounts; Adjunct for SBL, CooperVision, Nazareth University
  • Jim Ockenden '83, Consultant, Bright Technologies
  • Dr. Albert Orbinati, Associate Dean, School of Business and Leadership, Nazareth University
  • Michael Perrone '11, Managing Director, Investments, Financial Advisor, Smith Perrone Bryne-Code Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
  • Justin Stevens '09, Financial Advisor & President, O'Keefe Stevens Advisory, Inc.
  • Caroline Tolbert, Senior Director for Advancement, Nazareth University
  • Jon Weaver '08, CEO & Partner, CatPrint