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Name
: Greg Amante
Graduated: 1993
Entry Date: 6/2/99
Phone: (914) 469-2072
Occupation:  Physician
Biography: Living in NYC.

Name: Nicole Ammann
Graduated: 2002
Entry Date: 4/17/05
Email: nikilyn31@excite.com
Address:  311 W. Seneca Tpk.,  Apt 30B,  Manlius, NY 13104
Occupation
:  Chemistry Teacher- Cazenovia High School, Varsity Softball Coach
Biography: Hanging out with a cool dude I met at Raquette Lake Field Bio.

Name: Jared Balanoff
Graduated: 1998
Entry Date: 6/20/02
Email: jared.balanoff@medtronic.com
Address: 90 Connecticut Ave.,  Long Beach, N.Y. 11561
Occupation
:  Regional Sales Director -- Metro NY/NJ Region Medtronic -- Surgical Navigation Technologies
Biography: I was just recently promoted to Regional Sales Director of the NY/NJ area and moved back to NY in October '01.

Name: John Baran
Graduated: 2001
Entry Date: 8/18/06
Email: baranjohn@hotmail.com
Address: Santa Barbara, CA
Occupation
: Landscape Architect
Biography2003 Entry: Starting Master of Landscape Architecture at Cornell University Fall 2003.
    2005 Entry: Completing year 2 of a 3 year Masters of Landscape Architecture at Cornell. I will be doing thesis research (post occupancy evaluation of selected theraputic gardens) in California next fall, and will return for a final spring semester in 2006. I am working for a Landscape Architecture firm in Santa Barbara this summer.
    2006 Entry:  Graduated from the Master of Landscape Architecture program at Cornell in 2006. Currently working as a landscape architect in Santa Barbara, CA.

Name: Deborah Battaglia
Graduated: 1995
Entry Date: 8/13/02
Email: TOEANDJAZZ@AOL.com
Address: Poughkeepsie,NY
Occupation
: Pathologists Assistant

Name: Jennifer Berardi
Graduated: 2002
Entry Date: 3/20/05
Email: JennBacardi223@hotmail.com
Address: 184 Hallock Rd., Apt. 2H1 ,  Lake Grove, NY 11755
Occupation
: Biology Teacher
Biography
: After graduating in 2002, I stayed at Cortland for another year in the M.S.Ed. program for Biology and just finished that in 2004. In September 2003 I got a teaching job at Walt Whitman H.S. on Long Island as a Biology Teacher. I am still there this year and having a great time! I am not married yet but my boyfriend and I plan to get engaged this summer and married in August 2006.

Chris Berry holding a very small sharkName: Christopher Berry
Graduated: 2007
Entry Date: 3/20/05
Email: Christopherfberry@gmail.com
Occupation: Intern with N.O.A.A.
Biography
:  Since graduating from Cortland i have been able to experience some great internship opportunities. I recently finished an internship with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service near Bethel Alaska. I received a hands on experience in working with many aspects of salmon fisheries, while i camped, observed, and worked on a remote fish weir over the 2007 summer.
Currently i am interning with N.O.A.A. :The Shark Population Research Assessment Group located in Panama City Florida. As an intern i have gained experience in the field and in the lab. I have been able to assist with many different projects associated with shark and ray diets, shark populations, and reproductive studies. On the side, i have a part-time job at a local dive shop where i also pursue training to become a dive master.

Name: Ralph E.J. Boerner
Graduated: 1970
Entry Date: 7/1/02
Email: boerner.1@osu.edu
Address: Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH 43210  and 
2759 Chester Road, Upper Arlington, OH 43221
Occupation
:  Professor of Soil Ecology
Biography: M.S. Adelphi University
M.Ph. and Ph.D. Rutgers University
1974-1980: Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ
1980-present: Ohio State University
1989: Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching
1992: Oak Leaf Award, The Nature Conservancy
1995: Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
13 Years as Department Chair
Past-president, Soil Ecology Society
Research areas: biogeochemistry, soil ecology, mycorrhiza-plant interactions, fire ecology, effects of atmospheric deposition, conservation biology of barrens ecosystems.

Name: Marge Boice (now, Stevens)
Graduated: 1973
Entry Date: 7/3/02
Email: margestevens1@attbi.com
Address: 1428 NW Highland Drive,  Corvallis OR 97330
Occupation
: Accountant, Oregon State University

Name: Michael Breed
Graduated: 1992
Entry Dates: 10/5/00; 9/12/07
Email: mbreed@cvcsd.stier.org
Address: 9 East Garfield Street,  Cortland, NY 13045
Occupation:  Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science teacher at Chenango Valley High School.
Biography
2000 Entry: Worked on polymer research at Albany International in Homer, NY.   Current President of the Owasco Lake Anglers' Association.  2007 Entry: I currently teach high school science courses at Chenango Valley High School in Binghamton, NY.  I teach predominantly Earth Science, but also teach Chemistry and during summer school, Biology.  I am the fortunate recipient of many technology grants as of late, incorporating iPods, podcasting, blogging, and wikis into my regular coursework.  I have several podcasts on the iTunes Store, including "Let's Get Down To Earth... Science" and "CheMatters."   I still loving fishing and the outdoors and look forward to spending time with my fiance, Trina, and her two children Brooke (16) and Sam (8).

Name: Frank Breitfeller
Graduated: 1986
Entry Date: 3/20/05
Email: frankyb@atlanticbb.net
Address: 14010 Pleasant Valley Rd., NE, Flintstone, MD 21530.  Phone: 301-777-1863
Occupation:  General Dentist (DDS)
Biography
: After I finally graduated from Cortland in Dec.'85 , I did 4 years at Georgetown Univ. School of Dentistry followed by 1 yr. residency at St.Charles Hospital in Port. Jefferson, NY. I worked in Syracuse, NY for ~3 yr. until I found my new life in Cumberland, MD in '94 and wife Norma in '02 which led to Ronnie in '03 and TJ just 3 weeks ago 2/28/05 7 yr old Elizabeth is also part of the family from Norma's previous marriage. I don't fish as much as I used to, but that will change as the kids grow. My practice is 11yr old. Excerise,traveling, hiking, and the kids are now my main priorites.

Name: Rebecca J. Brown
Graduated: 2005
Entry Date: 7/10/07
Email: rjb1@novasterilis.com
Occupation:  Research Assistant II
Biography
: Just a few weeks prior to leaving SUNY, I was hired as a research assistant at a start-up laboratory in Lansing, NY called NovaSterilis, INC. The primary goal of NovaSterilis is the terminal sterilization of human allograft tissues through the utilization of carbon dioxide in the supercritical state. Currently funded in part by two grants, NovaSterilis was recently awarded with the 2007 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award (small business category) given by the EPA.

Name: Craig Bryant
Graduated: 1993
Entry Date: 4/27/02
Email: laxii@aol.com
Occupation: MD - Emergency Medicine Resident - Syracuse, NY

Name: Chad A. Buckley
Graduated: 1994
Entry Date: 3/16/99
Email: chadb@hancock.net
Address: 44 Leonard St.,  Hancock, NY 13783
Occupation: New York State Trooper

Name: Dennis Burke
Graduated: 1987
Entry Date: 4/6/05
Email: dburke3@janus.jnj.com
Address: Hampton Falls, NH
Occupation: Strategic Market Director, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals
Biography
:  1 & 1/2 years after graduation I began my pharmaceutical career and have been in the industry ever since. I've enjoyed the opportunity to blend my interest in science with the business of medicine.
 

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