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Stephen T. Surprenant ’98 MBA

Stephen T. Surprenant ’98 MBA has been named vice president, Mission Integration, at Saint Francis Care. Mr. Surprenant most recently served as senior vice president and chief operating officer with Mercy Community Health. He also serves as a member of the advisory committee for Partners in CPE Program for Saint Francis and led a “Values in Practice” initiative at Mercy Community Health for over nine years.


Sean M. O’Connor ’92, ’00 MBA

Sean M. O’Connor ’92, ’00 MBA has been appointed to be the director of marketing at Software Marketing Associates. As the director of marketing, Mr. O’Connor will oversee the development of the firm’s marketing strategy. Since 1997, Mr. O’Connor has been working with Software Marketing Associates.


Paul H. Kauffman ’94

Paul H. Kauffman ’94 has been appointed as a managing director at Jones Lang LaSalle in its Stamford office. Mr. Kauffman has 28 years of experience in real estate and has been a part of many large commercial lease and sales transactions in Fairfield County and the New York Metro area. Prior to his position at Jones Lang LaSalle, he was an executive vice president with Cushman & Wakefield Inc.



James P. Towey, Jr. ’87, ’96 EMBA

James P. Towey, Jr. ’87, ’96 EMBA has been hired at Onset Computer Corporation, Inc. as the new director of engineering. Mr. Towey has a background in product development, engineering R&D, design, manufacturing, and support. Most recently Mr. Towey served as vice president of engineering for Emprix and also spent time at Starent Networks as director of IP multimedia development.


Rick C. Welker ’92 MBA

Rick C. Welker ’92 MBA has been appointed to acting chief financial officer at Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.  Currently Mr. Welker serves as the vice president and chief accounting officer at the company.   Prior to joining Beacon in 2004, Mr. Welker held positions such as senior vice president-CFO and secretary of Rue21 and vice president and controller of Bradlees Department Stores.