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Alumni Profiles

Alumni Profiles

Daniel J. Antonioli (2006)

Job Title: Unit Manager, Cutco Corporation

Responsibility: Manage shipping department, receiving department, and two manufacturing departments.

Dan Bailey (2008)

Job Title: Shipping/Receiving/Warehousing Supervisor, Cooper Power Systems

Scott Brechbuehl (2006)

Job Title: Vice President, Commercial Banking, Community Bank N.A.

Carrie Childs (2008)

Job Title: Owner/Partner, Childs Blueberries & Raspberries

Responsibility: day-to-day management of berry farm including readying product for market. Participate in several local area farmers' markets. Process weekly payroll, track sales, expenses, maintain company accounts and records. Develop plans for future expansion of fields and operations

Paul Eade (2007)

Job Title: Process Engineering Manager, Cutco Cutlery

Allen Frank (2008)

Job Title: Program Manager, The ReHabilitation Center

Responsibility: Manage two Day Habilitation programs, and agency’s Recreation Programs that operate at Olean SubCon location, to ensure that state regulations are met. Supervise staff.

Stephen L. Foster (2008)

Job Title: Municipal Business Officer, Five Star Bank,

Jodi Fuller (2006)

Job Title: Chief Operating Officer of Planning and Development, Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc.

Responsibility: Job Description: Oversight of the Transitional Services Department and Grants Writing/Program Development.

Lee Giardini (2007)

Job Title: Manager, Buffamante Whipple Buttafaro, PC

Jessica Golley (2007)

Job Title: Director of Marketing & Communications, at Jamestown Business College

Responsibility: All internal and external marketing initiatives and communication efforts. Also serves as community liaison and assists in event planning efforts and alumni relations.

Jesse Gugino (2004) One of the original team members in development of Leadership Cattaraugus

Job Title: Director, Continuing Education, Jamestown Community College

Responsibility: Develop credit free education classes and employee training programs

Dee Higley (2008)

Job Title: SBU Construction Management

Responsibility: Monitoring all aspects of construction for the university

Emily Hunt (2006)

Job Title: Project Engineer, Dorman Products, Inc.

Ryan Hunt (2006)

Job Title: Client Service Manager for Dresser-Rand Company

Responsibility: Support external clients and manage jobs that are executed at all DR Service Centers. Services all equipment that Dresser-Rand manufactures.

Jeanne L. Johnston (2008)
Job title: Interim Dean of the Cattaraugus County Campus
Assistant Dean of Business and Social Sciences
Responsibility: Oversee the daily operations of the Catt. County Campus; Serve in conjunction with the President, as a primary spokesperson and community liaison for Catt. Co. Campus; Manage all aspects of the Business and Social Sciences Academic Division.

Sharon Mathe (2005)

Job Title: Executive Director of the Healthy Community Alliance, Inc.

Responsibility: The Healthy Community Alliance is one of New York State’s 35 Rural Health Networks funded through the Charles D. Cook Office of Rural Health, NYS Department of Health. Its mission is to improve quality of life in rural communities through broad-based, inclusive partnerships that support wellness and prevention.

Craig Maguire (2004)

Job Title: Manager, Product Drafting, Dresser-Rand Company, Olean Operations

Joann McAndrew (2004)

Job Title: Executive Director, Mental Health Association in Cattaraugus County, former

Executive Director of Literacy Volunteers of Cattaraugus County

Responsibilty: Leads volunteers and staff to increase awareness of mental health issues, improve access to services, and promote the development of a comprehensive and responsive community mental health system.

Pam McGarry (2008)

Job Title: Clinical Supervisor, Employee Services, Inc.

Responsibility: Supervise clinic staff for employee counseling services

Brad Monroe (2005)

Job title; Manager, Compliance Auditing, North American Operations

Responsibility: Manage the Internal Audit program auditing Quality and Environmental Management Programs, Compliance to ISO 9001:2000 & 14001:2004 Standards, Auditor Training, and provides Continuous Improvement Support.

Roxanne Padlo (2007)

Job Title: Director of CommunityServices at The ReHabilitation Center

Responsibility: Oversees the Agency’s Respite, Family Care and Supportive Apartment program as well as At-Home Residential Habilitation Services.

Candace Plants (2007)

Job Title: Executive Director, United Way of Cattaraugus County

Responsibility: To lead the United Way to improve people's lives by mobilizing resources and meeting the needs of our communities

Linda Riggs (2007)

Job Title: Executive Director, Center for Family Unity, Inc.

Responsibility: Oversee all programs and staff in a three county area - Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Allegany. The Center is a private, non-profit, child abuse prevention and family strengthening agency, that provides parent education classes, supervised visitation, home visitation, family group conferencing, school-based programs, community education, and services for the developmentally disabled

Jim Salmonson (2008)

Job Title: Staff Engineer, Dresser Rand

Responsibility: vary by job assignment

Joni J Simcick (2006)

JobTitle: Vice President, Cattaraugus County Bank (CCB)

Responsibility: Retail Manager & Marketing Manager

Stu Smith (2004)

Job Title: National Administrative Manager, Vector Marketing Corp, Olean

Responsibility: Data Processing and Information Support areas; Liaison between DP/IS and all other Vector departments; Liaison between Vector and other corporate subs (Cutco, Alcas, Ka-Bar)

John Stevens (2004) One of the original team mebers in development of Leadership Cattaraugus

Job Title: President of JB Stevens Organizational Solutions, a management consulting business. He is a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) and a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).

Full time instructor in the School of Business at St. Bonaventure University. He is published monthly writing a business column for the Olean Times Herald.

James M. Stitt (2004)

Job Title: President – Cutco Cutlery Corporation

Bob Weber (2005)

Job Title: Former Training Manager at Alcas Corporation and HR Manager at Home Depot, now retired.

Bonnie Welch (2005)

Job Title: Chief Information Officer, St. James Mercy Health System

Kathryn Welch (2004
)Director of Leadership Cattaraugus (2005 - 2007) and served as one of the original team members in its development.
Labor Relations Specialist for New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Responsible for representing and advocate for unionized school employees across Cattaraugus and Allegany counties.

Ryan Michelle Wilcox (2007)

Job Title: Assistant Executive Director, Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation

Responsibility: Oversee marketing/public relations and events for the Foundation, a non-profit organization which manages funds to benefit area organizations, projects and students through grants and scholarships.

Pamela Witter (2006)

Job Title: Director of Constituent Relationships and Stewardship

Responsibility:

Organize and facilitate activities to cultivate prospects and donors as well as strategic design and implementation of donor acknowledgement, recognition and stewardship efforts.

Tina Zerbian (2005)

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer, Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc

Responsibility: Executive Officer for anti-poverty programs