Albert Pautler, EdD ’67, served as an associate professor at Rutgers from 1967 to 1970 before joining UB, where he was a professor from 1970 to 2000. Now professor emeritus, he has been retired since 2000.
1970s
Stanley Baker, PhD ’71, retired as professor emeritus of counselor education from North Carolina State University on July 1, 2024, after a 53-year career as a counselor educator and counseling psychologist at Penn State and NC State.
Claudia Voisard, EdM ’72, orchestrates workshops and seminars for corporations and is an adjunct professor at Adler University in Chicago, teaching counseling and organizational development.
Anne Deming EdM, ’74, PhD ’77, is coauthoring a third book about Bear Lake in New York’s Chautauqua County, where she has spent summers for more than 47 years. Living in a continuing care community near Philadelphia, she has used her hypnosis training to help more than 120 residents with pain, anxiety and sleep disorders.
1980s
Donald Hartman, MLS ’84, published his edited work, “The Female Hypnotist: Stories from the Victorian and Edwardian Eras,” a collection of 12 short stories and two novelettes from the Victorian and Edwardian eras organized around the theme of the female hypnotist.
Victor Stolberg, MA ’81, MA ’83, EdM ’84, is an associate professor and counselor at Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey, where he was recently elected vice president of the faculty union. His publication “ADHD Medications: History, Science, & Issues” was recently reissued in paperback in 2024 after its initial hardcover release in 2017.
1990s
Flavia Laviosa, MA ’86, PhD ’91, is a senior lecturer in the French, Francophone and Italian Studies Department at Wellesley College. She is the founder and editor of the “Trajectories in Italian Cinema and Media” book series and the Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies.
Peter Brouwer, PhD ’93, retired as professor of mathematics education and dean of the School of Education at SUNY Potsdam after 42 years of teaching, research and administration.
2000s
Rohan Patrick, MFA ’94, Adv. Cert. ’03, is currently teaching commercial arts grades 7-12 in the New York City Public Schools.
Barbara Godshall, EdD ’04, retired as director of special education and grant writing at Lewiston-Porter Central School District in June 2021 after 30 years in education. She later served as interim director of special education at Barker Central School District in fall 2022 and 2023. She is active in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary at Station Niagara, serving as Flotilla Commander and teaching boat safety classes.
Amy and Nicholas Zieziula, EdM ’08, welcomed their third child in January 2025.
2010s
Dominique Vola Ambinintsoa, EdM ’11, is an associate editor and co-managing editor of two academic journals and has published approximately 20 book chapters and articles, including in AILA Review.
Sherene Milizia, EdM ’12, returned to UB’s Office of International Education as the director of overseas and intercultural programs in January 2024, specifically overseeing UB’s undergraduate programs at the Singapore campus.
Caitlin Hoekstra, EdM ’13, had her third child in September 2024. Hoekstra is working in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences as the director of career development and experiential learning and was promoted to that role in August of 2023.
Jennifer McDonel, PhD ’13, co-developed “Harmony & Heart,” an early childhood music and movement curriculum funded by a $250,000 grant in partnership with Primrose Schools. She also collaborated with Zero-to-Three on STEM-focused songs, including the Grammy-considered “Little Beats: Counting, Shapes, and Sets” (2023), with a science-themed follow-up set for 2025.
Barbara Tafuto, MS ’13, is interim program director for clinical research management at Rutgers School of Health Professions, where she also teaches. She has authored 16 peer-reviewed publications and co-leads workforce development for New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science, advancing clinical research training initiatives.
Emilee Yormick-DeNillo, EdM ’13, started a new position at UB as an academic advisor in September 2024.
Robin Hall, EdM ’16, married Adam Philips in September 2023. She also recently celebrated her second anniversary with the UB School of Management online programs.
Megan Sokolow, MS ’16, was appointed records management officer for Livingston County, New York. She will present a pre-conference workshop at NAGARA’s 2025 summer conference and recently earned Certified Records Manager (CRM) and Certified Information Professional (CIP) certifications in 2024.
Zach Basler, MS ’18, graduated from Dominican University (River Forest, Illinois) with an MA in youth literature in January 2025.
2020s
Maddi Bartz, EdM ’21, became the director of the Pathway to Success program at SUNY Genesee Community College.
Heather McCarthy, EdM ’19, EdD ’22, has been appointed principal at Holmes Elementary School in the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District.
Meg Colbert, MS ’23, started as library coordinator for Merrill Library/University of Maine Libraries in July 2024.
Rachael Vella-Garrido, BA ’97, EdM ’03, MS ’23, was named the student success and outreach librarian at Villa Maria College in January 2025.
Yichen Zhao, PhD ’23, is currently serving as the director of evaluation and assessment and assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.
Chamaine Collazo, MS ’24, started a new role as a senior vocational rehabilitation counselor and transition specialist under the rehabilitation services administration at the Delaware Department of Labor Division for Vocational Rehabilitation.
Tracy Ladd, MS ’24, was promoted to multiformat acquisitions librarian at the Rochester Institute of Technology Library, where she has worked for 20 years.
Dave Mawer, EdM ’19, PhD ’24, started a role as a tenure-track assistant professor in the Art & Design Department at Buffalo State University.
Kubra Say, MA ’18, PhD ’24, received the Harvard Strategic Data Project Fellowship and works as a quantitative researcher in partnership with the Oklahoma Office of Educational Quality and Accountability.
Ling Tang, MS ’24, secured a permanent position as a school librarian at a K-8 public school in Manhattan within the New York City Department of Education. She is developing a Robin Hood Library Initiative to support minority students in literacy and digital citizenship.
Candyce Young, MS ’21, MS ’24, turned her internship into her dream job and now works as a therapist at Healing & Growth Counseling, a private practice in Massapequa Park, New York.
Lindsey Hallman, BA ’13, EdM ’15, PhD ’25, works as the director of Academic Initiatives in Undergraduate Education at UB.
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