News at Adelphi

On Thursday, June 20, ABC aired the first episode of Family Food Fight. According to ABC, the show “will feature family teams dishing out their best culinary skills.

“Adelphi gave me the opportunity to come to New York and start a brand new life. I can’t imagine who I would be if it weren’t for all the incredible experiences I was able to create at Adelphi.”

“Adelphi was my home away from home. I have so many great memories from the four years that I spent there.”

Frank Benzakour, COO at Edgewood Country Club, learned business skills at Adelphi University which allowed him to compete in an Ivy League setting.

Lisa Marrachino is the CEO and founder of LiGit Solutions, a consulting firm that helps businesses establish themselves and reach their operational goals.

Rosie Fodera is currently the director of finance, administration and operations for the marketing and communications division at the Mount Sinai Health System in Midtown West, Manhattan.

Muhammad Ali, MS ’17, uses supply chain research on the petroleum industry to jump-start his dreams of entrepreneurship.

A consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and a CPA, Eze is a part of the Selfless4Africa organization, a nonprofit with a vision for an Africa where all children are able to attain formal primary and secondary school education, regardless of their family’s income or social status.

When opportunity knocks, Stephanie Sinkoff ’17—a business major with plans to sell medical equipment—is always ready to answer.

Dan Casale has almost 20 years of entertainment experience at Live Nation.

Kim Petry is the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Paxos, a high growth Fin Tech Company.

Mark Kulewicz is Vice President of regional marketing for AAA Northeast, an affiliate of the American Automobile Association (AAA).

Over the course of four years at Adelphi University, I obtained and successfully complete five financial services internships. These experiences helped, in part, create the young professional I am today.

Her advice to students: Get involved on campus and build your professional reputation off campus.

Overall, interning helped me develop a deeper and more extensive knowledge of accounting.

Marc S. Strachan, vice president of corporate relations and constituent affairs at Diageo North America, is giving back to the Adelphi community with a scholarship to help minority students succeed.

“Every business requires the services we offer,” said Jeff Horowitz, M.B.A. ’86, managing director, North American sales and relationship management at Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) Treasury Services. “In this business though, it’s really about building relationships and developing trust.”

"Professional interaction was something that I learned at Adelphi.”

"Every day I use something I learned at Adelphi.”

"Adelphi will give you all the tools you need.”

“Adelphi gave me the freedom to discover who I was as an artist.”

Five alumni have recently been elected to join the Adelphi University Board of Trustees.

Philip Tesoriero ’67 is the founder and President of Plexus HR and Payroll, an HR consultant, and management and development trainer.

Adelphi's own Michael Driscoll, M.B.A. '89, Ed.D., weighs in on the ongoing discussion surrounding the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union.

Economics major Zachary Naglieri is taking the leadership skills he honed at Adelphi to IBM's Global Business Services.

Petry, a former accounting major who has made her career in financial services, is CFO of the bitcoin exchange itBit.

Business transformation is what drives Joe Bayern ’85.

Vincent C. Tizzio has been president and chief executive officer of Navigators Management Company, Inc. since July 2012.

The first Hispanic U.S. attorney in Massachusetts, Ortiz has been involved in milestone cases, such as the prosecution of former Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger.