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
Career champion nominees are invited to the annual Career Champions Breakfast, where they are honored and celebrated for empowering students to identify and reach their career goals or solidify future plans. Image Credit: Michael Martin.
Career champion nominees are invited to the annual Career Champions Breakfast, where they are honored and celebrated for empowering students to identify and reach their career goals or solidify future plans. Image Credit: Michael Martin.
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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