'08. Michael Mesaros was promoted to
lead geophysical technician at Delta Geo-
physics of Catasauqua, Pa. Shannon Shep-
herd joined WIVB News 4 of Buffalo after
two years in Syracuse as a sports reporter for
WSYR. Prior to her time in New York state,
Shepherd was the weekend sports anchor at
WSAW in Wausau, Wis.
vestigator with Philadelphia Corporation for
Aging's Older Adult Protective Services. Fol-
lowing graduation from St. Bonaventure,
Mesaros earned a master's degree in crimi-
nal justice at Saint Joseph's University. Adam
Scott was promoted to marketing account
manager at Brymark Promotions, Inc., one
of Canada's largest suppliers of branded
promotional marketing products. Scott,
based in Ottawa, works with hundreds of
clients all over the continent, including many
SBU alumni. He has won several awards of
excellence in sales and cus-
tomer service during his time
at Brymark. Jenna Torella
successfully completed the
requirements to practice as a
certified public accountant
(CPA). She is employed at
Lumsden McCormick in Buf-
falo. Angela Work, a McK-
ean County, Pa., juvenile probation officer,
was recognized as the Juvenile Probation Of-
ficer of the Year at the 2015 James E. Ander-
son Pennsylvania Conference on Juvenile
Justice. She began her career with the juvenile
probation department as a school-based pro-
bation officer in 2006, then transitioned to
monitoring juveniles in placement. In 2013,
Work was promoted to the position of quality
assurance specialist to assist the department
in the implementation and facilitation of
Pennsylvania's Juvenile Justice System En-
hancement Strategy. While in her position as
asked to create, organize and co-chair the
school's Criminal Justice Club and was an ac-
tive member of the school's Student Assis-
tance Program. She is a director for the north
central region of the Pennsylvania Association
of Student Assistance Professionals and is also
involved in county coordination for efforts to
reduce truancy in local schools as a member
of the McKean County Truancy Roundtable
Steering Committee.
position as the English and engagement edi-
tor at the International Center for Journalists
in Washington, D.C. Mary Best is a public re-
lations and events supervisor at Darien Lake
Resort. Marisa Bruno is heading to the
Olympics in Rio De Janiero, Brazil, as a pro-
duction associate with NBC Olympics. She will
be covering the athletes in feature story seg-
ments and assisting the producers with edit-
ing, as well as creating promos and teasers for
the Olympic broadcast. This is
a temporary assignment for
Bruno. Follow her on Twitter
@MarissaCBruno. She will
conclude her assignment the
day after the closing cere-
monies and return to Buffalo
before going back to NFL Films in New Jersey
for the start of the football season. Kerri Lin-
senbigler of Alden has joined Gelia as a pub-
lic relations account coordinator and
copywriter. Prior to joining Gelia as a full-time
employee, Linsenbigler was a copywriting in-
tern with the agency. Founded in 1961, Gelia
supports a nationwide client base with strate-
gic planning, advertising, public relations, new
media, direct marketing, market research, and
website architecture and design. With $82.5
million in annual capitalized billings, Gelia is
headquartered in Williamsville, N.Y., and
also operates offices in Cary, N.C., Peoria,
Ill., and Toledo, Ohio. Nicole Albright is a
Richmond, Va.
nan is a staff accountant in
the tax department at the
certified public accounting
firm Brock, Schechter & Po-
lakoff, LLP. The firm has of-
fices in
Buffalo and
Chiampou Travis Besaw &
Kershner LLP as a staff ac-
countant. The firm is located
in Amherst. Brianna Roberts
was offered a four-year
teaching assistantship in the Ph.D. program in
classical philology at the University at Buffalo.
Roberts, a classical languages major, was the
General Excellence in the Humanities Award
winner at St. Bonaventure in 2015, with the
highest GPA in the arts curriculum. She had a
minor concentration in women's studies,
which she'll expand in graduate school.
PricewaterhouseCoopers in Chicago this fall.
Emily Doherty is a talent liaison at SiriusXM
Radio, where she coordinates and handles
celebrities and guests visiting the SiriusXM
New York City facilities. Connor Grey, a
right-handed pitcher for the Bonnies, was se-
lected in the 20th round of the 2016 Major
League Baseball Draft by the Arizona Dia-
mondbacks. He was assigned June 15 to
minor league team Missoula Osprey. Grey set
the Bonnies program record for strikeouts in a
season with 95 and also moved into fifth
place in program history with 201 career
punch outs. His 95 strikeouts this past spring
ranked second in the Atlantic 10 while he was
also second among all A-10 pitchers in bat-
ting average against, limiting opposing hitters
to a .206 mark.
Matthew Strusienski, '06
Dutcher
'12