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CLASS NOTES
vice president, general counsel
at Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage bio-pharmaceutical company developing nucleic acid therapeutics for cancers and rare diseases.
Jeffrey Hurley, EG94, of San Francisco, Calif., has joined the Gannett Fleming team, where
he will serve as deputy project manager on the Caltrain project, which will create a modern, electric railroad between San Francisco and San Jose, Calif.
Felicia I. Ladin, BE94, of Lansdale, Pa., has been named senior vice president and treasurer at Albany Molecular Research Inc.
Matthew Kwiatkowski, EHD95, of Georgetown, Del., after 18 years in Baltimore County public schools, has accepted the position of director of instruction at Delmarva Christian High School in Sussex County, Del.
Michael Volpe, AS95, of Hillsborough, N.J., who was principal of Hillsborough Elementary School, was selected for the position of human resources director with the Hillsborough school board.
Rachel M. Wilner, EHD95,
of Malvern, Pa., was recently promoted to senior vice president, regional vice president for the Delaware and Chester County region of TD Bank.
Matthew G. Strine, EHD96, of Shippensburg, Pa., assistant superintendent of the Shippensburg Area School District, was selected as one of 26 members of Phi Delta Kappa’s class of 2014–2015 Emerging Leaders in Education.
James Collins Jr., BE97M, of West Chester, Pa., has been appointed executive vice president of DuPont and a member of the company’s Office of the Chief Executive.
Michael J. Stigliano, EOE97,
of Rye, N.Y., is now the head of East Coast sales of VigLink as the company expands.
John Choi, EG98, of Ridgefield Park, N.J., an intellectual property lawyer, became the managing attorney of John H. Choi & Associates LLC and focuses his practice on patents, trademarks and copyrights.
Keith Mullins, EG98, of Haddonfield, N.J., has been named vice president of Gannett Fleming Transportation Operations Practice.
Christy Payne, AS98, of Elkton, Md., was recently awarded the 2014 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times “I Love My Librarian” award.
Jennifer Cleveland McEntire, ANR99, of Frederick, Md., has joined the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) as VP of science operations.
Sommer L. Ross, AS99, of Collingswood, N.J., has been promoted to partnership of Duane Morris, LLP. Ross practices in the area of business reorganization and financial restructuring.
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William J. Beneduce, AS00, of Randolph, N.J., has been named a member of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., and focuses on
all facets of environmental law, including compliance, regulation and litigation.
James D. Glen, BE00, of Millburn, N.J., has been named a principal and portfolio manager of Prudential Real Estate Investors for its core U.S. real estate fund.
Charles “C.R.” McLeod, AS01,
of Wilmington, Del., joined the Delaware Department of State as chief community relations officer.
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