Fr. Edward P. Doran was given the title of monsignor in December of 2019, conferred by Pope Francis. Msgr. Doran has a Ph.D. in counseling from St. John's University where he is an adjunct assistant professor in the Counseling Department. Msgr. Doran also is co-director of the Transition House, a facility for men coming from addiction treatment centers seeking job reentry. On Dec. 17, 2020, Father Doran celebrated his 80th birthday.

John Hart published his final book in the trilogy "Cosmos Contact: Close Encounters of the Otherkind” in February 2020, Third Displacement: Cosmobiology, Cosmolocality, Cosmosocioecology. The foreword is by astrophysicist and computer scientist (AI focus) Jacques F. Vallee; the afterword is by Georgetown University Emeritus Professor (science-religion-ecology focus) John F. Haught. All eight of his books can be found at https://www.amazon.com/author/hartjohn871commons. His books have been endorsed by, among others, a Nobel Peace laureate/Holocaust survivor, a National Medal of Science and Pulitzer Prize recipient, a Lakota Indian activist, and numerous other scholars and community leaders. Over the years, John has enjoyed the friendship of traditional Indian elders - spiritual leaders, healers, and social activists.

Charles DiSogra joined the Facebook organization as director of research for public connections and monetization. He formerly managed global customer experience research at Google.

Paul Rinn was the keynote speaker at the Freedom of the Seas Symposium in Los Angeles. He led discussions on sound preparation and avoiding maritime crisis. Then he was the host at the Gala the next night, presenting humanitarian awards and awards for bravery by US Coast Guard and Navy officers and enlisted. Both events were well attended by about 500 people. He was honored to be invited and loved answering the question, “Are you Naval Academy?” with “No, I’m Marist ’68.”

Peter Clarry was a teacher for 32 years. He was nominated and elected one of the William Floyd School District’s Outstanding Educators by his former students.

Paul Geary and his wife celebrated their 50th anniversary during the year of COVID. He continues to play bagpipes with the Ulster County Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) Pipes and Drums and is trying to teach himself a retirement hobby of whittling. So far he still has all of his digits and suffered only one stab wound to his palm.

Steve Johnson is a volunteer lecturer in the Lifetime Learners Institute at Norwalk Community College in Norwalk, CT.

John Moccio is a volunteer hospice companion in retirement.

Bill Nevins and his wife, Mary, work for Baldwin County, GA, as poll workers, and as poll monitors. He was also appointed by the Georgia Supreme Court to serve as arbitrator for the Georgia State Bar.

Sean O’Neill was appointed to the Town of East Greenbush, NY, Board of Ethics on Nov. 10, 2020. The board reports to the Town Board on matters of ethics policy. It both provides advisory opinions and investigates complaints of ethical breaches by town employees. Sean has resided in East Greenbush since 1991.

The book Alcoholism’s Children by Marist Trustee Br. Sean Sammon, FMS, has won two Catholic Press Association awards. Brother Sean also received the National Religious Vocation Conference Outstanding Recognition Award in a virtual ceremony in October 2020. Brother Sean is a Scholar in Residence at Marist and also heads up the Marist Brothers’ Novitiate Program, located on campus at Kirk House.

Kenneth Quinn returned to work in 2016 at Old Bethpage Village Restoration part-time to run the 1830 hat manufacturing shop. At the same time, his wife, Karen, was hired to run the historic foodways and cooking program.

Mike Andrew was appointed to the National Soccer Rules Committee for high school soccer and the National Federation of High Schools.

Edward Flournoy completed his Ph.D. in public policy and admin/law on July 20, 2020. He has a publication in ProQuest ScholarWorks on affordable housing and low-income families, from Walden University. He thanks Marist for his achievements.

Bill Romito is proud to announce that his granddaughter, Ashley Wohlrab, is a 2020 Marist graduate with a degree in business.

Rafael Polo had his first book, Growing up American: A Novel, published by Covenant Books in 2019. His second book, Socialism: The Walking Dead, was published by Dorrance Publishing Co. in fall 2020. He is working on a new novel, to be published in 2021. Rafael moved to Arizona from upstate New York looking for a warm and dry climate.

Jack Simeone retired from his full-time position as chief program officer of Catholic Charities of Albany where he served for nearly 43 years. He will be managing some assigned projects on behalf of Catholic Charities part time.

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center that William Bellows started and runs with a faculty colleague at American University has been named among the top 50 undergraduate programs for entrepreneurs in the U.S. by Princeton Review and Entrepreneurship magazine. The center includes its student startup incubator, which houses 20 different startup ventures.

Mike Harrigan retired after 45 years in telecommunications, including for major companies such as Time Warner, Frontier, and Viacom/CBS.    

Deborah (Turner) Grimmett-Harris volunteers as an AARP tax aide every tax season. Aides complete taxes for anyone who needs help, beginning in January and continuing into April.

Fr. Paul Keenan, OFM, is on the pastoral staff at St. Anthony Shrine in Boston, MA, since September 2020. He ministers to veterans and their families affected by alcoholism and substance abuse. 

Gary Slavin’s first book Four Pebbles on a Bench was published in November 2020.

Barbara Flynn started volunteering for an assemblymember in New York City over two years ago and for the past five years has worked in a local food pantry. Before COVID she was taking classes at Fordham.

Scott Gregory joined the board of directors for the Southgulf Coast Chapter of Community Associations Institute.

Dave Margalotti is blessed to be overseeing a Christian radio network of 70 stations covering much of New York and Pennsylvania, working with on-air, news, production, digital media, and underwriting teams. He’s now in his 36th year of radio and still loves what he does! He would love to connect with any Red Foxes in the Finger Lakes region of New York. 
 

Samuel Delgado was recommended by Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin to the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission. The Legislative Latino Caucus issued the following statement: “With well over 1.7 million Hispanics living in New Jersey, the representation of our community on all levels of government is a priority we all share. As the state’s recreational cannabis market is formed, it is important that the voices of minority communities are amplified and represented in conversations and negotiations. Sam Delgado’s longstanding relationships in communities across New Jersey and previous experience in both the public and private sector make him a valuable addition to the membership of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission. We look forward to Sam’s work on the Commission and to continue advocating for larger representation of the Hispanic community at large in New Jersey.”

Brian Rogers announced that the Lasses Rogers Band released the album Keep Up, which he co-wrote and co-produced with his wife, singer/songwriter Juliana Lasses.

Bill Gerlach has been appointed president/CEO of the Columbia County (NY) Chamber of Commerce.  During his long career he served two stints on the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors and credits his years at the Chamber with helping him attain many of his career goals.

Mark Fingar has been appointed chairman of the board of the Columbia County (NY) Chamber of Commerce. He recently became a grandfather to his daughter Brianna's daughter, Bella Fingar-Joyce. Yes, she's adorable and loves her Papa!

Donna Berger (’94M) continues to work at Marist as director of academic grants.     

Scott Gregory joined the board of directors for the Southgulf Coast Chapter of Community Associations Institute.

Dave Margalotti is blessed to be overseeing a Christian radio network of 70 stations covering much of New York and Pennsylvania, working with on-air, news, production, digital media, and underwriting teams. He’s now in his 36th year of radio and still loves what he does! He would love to connect with any Red Foxes in the Finger Lakes region of New York.

Ian O’Connor was hired as a sports columnist at the New York Post after 11 years at ESPN.com. Ian recently won his fourth first-place award in the Professional Football Writers of America annual Dick Connor writing contest. A three-time New York Times best-selling author, Ian has a biography of Duke coaching legend Mike Krzyzewski due out in February.

Julianne (Carrubba) Ward is a grandmother to four beautiful girls. She also has won national real estate sales awards.
 

Mike McHale has turned his passion for music into a side project, Radio Blue. He finds vintage radios from the 1930s through 1960s, removes the nonfunctioning mono systems and upgrades them to a Bluetooth stereo streaming sonic gem. Mike has been building them, using them, and getting requests to “build one for me” for years. So with time on his hands, he has created nearly three dozen one-of-a-kind radios that he plans to sell in his Etsy shop.

Lydia (Dougherty) Butcher has a new position as an adoption specialist with a baby step adoption agency.

Eve Carlin (MPA) ran for public office in Camden, SC, the Camden City Council.

Kristen (Pierson) Illes (’90MA) launched a leadership consulting practice in 2021 and loves working with clients on strategic planning, leadership development, program design, and executive coaching.

Joseph Nowak and his wife moved to South Carolina to relax and enjoy retirement.    

Anthony Azzara is working on a Showtime original project.   

Joseph Heavey (MPA) is now living full time in Naples, FL.

Tara (McLaughlin) McGuinness’s daughter Tricia graduated from Marist in May 2021 cum laude and son Matthew is now a freshman in the Marist Class of 2025. 

Darryl Rochford married Linda in October 2015, and in April 2016 he opened his vending business. He says both are doing well so far.