Notable Alumni
The following is a list of notable alumni from the Sachem. It is not a definitive list since there are more than 60,000 alumni. As names are submitted, they are added. Note: names, titles and jobs …
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Sachem Alumni Association
The following is a list of notable alumni from the Sachem. It is not a definitive list since there are more than 60,000 alumni. As names are submitted, they are added.

Note: names, titles and jobs change over the years, so if you see something that needs to be updated, please email about that as well. If you have a name that should be on this list, please email sachemalumni@gmail.com.

Athletics

Jason Alaimo, Class of 1993: Drafted 37th Round 1996, Florida Marlins

Billy Alvino: MLB; signed contract with Detroit Tigers; former assistant baseball coach at Pitt

Joe Amplo: Head lacrosse coach at U.S. Naval Academy, former head coach at Marquette and assistant coach at Hofstra

Danielle Barhold: Former Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets cheerleader

Brian Bravy: NFL; signed contract with New Orleans Saints and Sachem only player to win a D1 National Championship (Georgia Tech)

Brian Brecht: Head men’s lacrosse coach at Rutgers University

Daniel Brienza, Class of 1998: A 2017 Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, was the first freshman to play varsity soccer at Sachem since 1960. He was an All-American in high school and All-Conference at Johns Hopkins before playing professionally in Brazil for Sao Paolo FC and on lower-tier clubs in Italy

Joe Buonicontri: Played in NCAA Tournament with James Madison in 1980 and 1981

Gina (Cabazes) Caputo: Cheer coach at Suffolk Community College

John Calabria: Won DII National Championship at Adelphi Lacrosse

Dan Candemeres: Volunteer assistant coach, St. Joseph’s College basketball (LI)

Matt Candemeres: Assistant coach, St. Joseph’s College basketball (LI)

Adam Capodieci: Played professional baseball for the Newark Bear and Atlantic City Surf

Brendan Chamberlain: Head lacrosse coach at Suffolk Community College

Brad Cohen: Athletic director at LIU Brooklyn

Doug Cohen, Class of 1990: Vice President and Asst. General Manager of Long Island Ducks

Joe Corbosiero: Manager of video production and entertainment for Amarillo Sod Poodles of Minor League Baseball

Randy Cox: Former member of U.S. National Lacrosse team

Dalton Crossan, Class of 2012: Signed free agent contract with Indianapolis Colts of NFL, played one pre-season game in 2017; signed with Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2018; signed contract with Ottawa Redblacks of CFL and played two games; works as Director of Sports Marketing for Wallner Media Group; won Hansen Award as top football player in Suffolk County

Jason DeBenedictis: Major League Lacrosse with Denver Outlaws

Vito DeMola: Won DII National Championship at Dowling and plays for Long Island Lizards of MLL

Linda Detlefsen, Class of 1980: Two-time All American NCAA champion in the mile and 1,500 meters at University of Georgia

Haley DeSimone: Team USA Cheer All-Girl Gold Medalist, National Champion Morehead State Cheer

Taylor DeSimone: Team USA Cheer All-Girl Gold Medalist 3 times,

National Champion Morehead State Cheer

Tom Downey: Area scout for Philadelphia Phillies

Leroy Ebanks: Global Brand Leader at Nike, brand marketing for Nike basketball

John Ebmeyer: Assistant Golf Pro at Ritz-Carlton in Florida

John “Jumbo” Elliott: NFL with New York Giants and Jets

Connor Farrell: Drafted by New York Lizards of Major League Lacrosse

Larry Faulkman: MLL with Long Island Lizards

Jay Fautas: AD at Thiel College, former AD and lacrosse coach at Walsh College

Karen Ferguson-Dayes: Head women’s soccer coach at Louisville

Jerry Figgiani: Karate school owner/instructor, former National Champion

Kevin Fitzgerald, Class of 2002: Drafted 45th Round 2005, St. Louis Cardinals

Tom Force, Class of 1977: Walk-on placekicker on Notre Dame football’s 1977 National Championship Team, played baseball and soccer at Sachem, also listed in Military section of this page as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. Read more

John Ford: Former professional basketball player for Washington Generals

Wade Genova: U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team, ’92 Olympics alternate, inductee of Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame

Steve Gerhardt: Played for Tampa Bandits of USFL

Patrick Thomas Gildea, Class of 1998: University of Tennessee, SEC Team Championship, Tennessee Letterman, two-time US team member , 2006 world cross country, 2008 world half marathon, Knoxville West coach

Mark Graebe: Played in NCAA Tournament with Pepperdine in 1979

Bryan Graff: Senior associate director of athletics at Hofstra University (development and fundraising) and formerly associate director of athletics for development, Stony Brook University

Louie Gregory: Agent who has worked with talent in MLB, NFL, UFC, WWE and various sports leagues and organizations

Danielle Gresalfi: Team USA Cheer All-Girl Gold Medalist, National Champion

Hofstra Cheer

Connor Griffin: Offensive lacrosse coach at University of Arizona; played at University of South Carolina

Andrew Gordon, Class of 1992: Drafted 25th Round 1996, St. Louis Cardinals

Neal Heaton: MLB with multiple teams including the Pirates, Indians and Yankees

Nancy Hines: Executive assistant at Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame

Larry Huggins: MLB; drafted by Cincinnati Reds (28th round 1983)

Anthony Iannello: Assistant lacrosse coach at Wagner College

Ralph Isernia: Assistant football coach at Ferrum College

Matt Jones: Assistant cheer coach at Hofstra University

Nicole Kaczmarski: WNBA; Signed contract with New York Liberty

Keith Kinkaid: NHL; Signed contract with New Jersey Devils (currently in AHL Albany)

James Kenny, Class of 2010: Won DII National Championship in Lacrosse at Dowling, 2012

John Kemp: Assistant football coach at Pittsburgh State University

Michael Kirmse, Class of 1990: A striker and midfielder, he played professionally at the division three level in Germany for two years and returned stateside to play seven seasons in the USISL, and two seasons in the Indoor NPSL. In Germany he played in Regionalliga West/Südwest with FSV Salmrohr and helped them win a Rhineland Cup in 1996. In 1997 he signed with the Rochester Rhinos in the USL A-Leagueand played for five seasons, winning three A-League championships. Kirmse was part of the Rhinos team which took the 1999 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup becoming the only second division club to beat an MLS team (Colorado Rapids). He is also an inductee of the Clarkson University Athletic Hall of Fame having graduated as one of the school’s top all-time scorers

David Kramer: Former head lacrosse coach at Herkimer Community College

Dennis Kramer: Three-time National Champion at Princeton lacrosse

Al Labozzetta, Class of ’80: Drafted 5th Round 1984, Detroit Tigers, inducted to Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame in 2021.

Chris LaMorte, Class of ’92: Arguably the greatest to ever compete on the rings in New York State. He was ranked No. 1 in the United States on the rings from 1992 through 1998. Chris was a four-time state champion at rings from 1989 through 1992. He was a high school national champion in 1992, the same year he achieved a perfect 10.0 on the rings at the Empire State Games, which was the first achievement of its kind in the state. Chris was also a two-time NCAA Division I ring champion at the University of New Mexico. Even better, he is the only person in NCAA gymnastics history to win an NCAA title as a freshman. In 1996, he was a finalist at the World Championships, the only person from the U.S. to reach that level that year, and in 1998 he was a champion at the Goodwill Games. He is an inductee of the Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame.

Eric LaMorte, Class of ’03: Former member of U.S. Men’s Gymnastics team. Competed internationally on the rings. Won NYS championship on the rings from 1998-2002. Won NYS All-Around championship in 2001 and 2002. Placed first in still rings at J.O. Nationals in 2002, placed first in still rings at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships in 2004 and first in still rings at the Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas in 2005.

Frank Lanuto, Class of ’81: Chief Information Officer at Barry-Wehmiller Companies; Syracuse University – 1985 B.S.E.E; Former Lacrosse Team Member – 1983 National Champions, 1984 and 1985 Runner Ups; Assistant Head Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach – Newsome H.S.

Patrick McCarthy: Former head lacrosse coach at Boston College

David Maczkiewicz: Assistant varsity dance coach at Hofstra University

Terry Mangan: Current Assistant men’s lacrosse coach at St. John’s University, Former head lacrosse coach at Lafayette College

Chris Manno, Class of 2003: NFL; Signed contracts with Kansas City Chiefs and Carolina Panthers; works as strength coach for FC Barcelona Youth Academy on Long Island

Heid Mass: Former head women’s volleyball coach at Johns Hopkins University, also was an assistant at Navy and played collegiately at Penn State.

Tom McLaughlin: Won two Rose Bowls with UCLA as walk-on quarterback, later transferred to play at Hofstra. Read.

Mike Mourelo, Class of 1999: A midfield and center back, he played professionally for a few seasons in Puerto Rico after playing collegiately at Bryant University

Dan Mayo: U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team alternate, ’84 Olympics, Sachem HOF Inductee

Maria Michta: U.S. Olympian for racewalking and National Champion

Greg Mischler: NHL with San Jose Sharks

Dylan Missry: Pro Volleyball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv; standout at Sachem as Long Island Player of the Year and All-American; led UCLA to appearance in NCAA championship

Edward J. Morris: Former Executive Director of Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame

Glenn Nathan, Class of 1977: Head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Suffolk County Community College, former head coach at St. Joseph’s, and Southampton College, also served as assistant at SUNY Old Westbury

Diane Nelson: Equestrian, inducted to Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame

John Nielson: NFL; signed contract with Chicago Bears

Donna O’Connors: Assistant AD for Outdoor Facilities and Compliance at St. Joseph’s College

Nick Owczarek, Class of 1992: Owner/operator of Cutting Edge Kempo Karate in Holbrook

Kevin Owens, Class of 1994: Irish national indoor lacrosse team

Chris Panos: Former player in National Lacrosse League

Mike Parisi: MLB with St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs

Ralph Pepe: Former men’s lacrosse coach at Southampton

Bill Perritt: Won a National Championship with Syracuse lacrosse

Pat Perritt: Won a National Championship with Syracuse lacrosse

Bryan Petillo: Won D3 National Championship with Tufts lacrosse

Rich Petillo: Head men’s lacrosse coach at Mitchell College, former varsity head boys lacrosse coach at Harborfields, former varsity lacrosse assistant at Sachem North

Tony Petillo: Sachem Athletic Hall of Famer as former football and lacrosse coach and player

Terry Pfeifer, Class of ’90: Athletic Director, Cathedral School New York City

Michael Rabasca, Class of ’87: Director of Cognitive Performance, LA Galaxy; won MLS Cups on staff with Toronto FC

Issac Ramaswamy: U.S. Olympic wrestling alternate and National Greco Champion

Eric Reichenbach: MLB, drafted by New York Mets (6th round 1991)

Kyle Rhatigan: Drafted by Charlotte of Major League Lacrosse, won national titles at Limestone

Jeff Ruland: NBA with Washington Bullets and Philadelphia 76ers, played in two NCAA Tournaments and coached in another three, all with Iona

Michael “Whitey” Russo, Class of 1998: A striker, and the younger brother of Sachem North varsity coach Chris Russo, he played professionally indoors in the New England area

Sergio Saccoccio, Class of 2001: A goalkeeper, who after a very successful career at Northeastern University, played for the New Hampshire Phantoms of the USL and San Diego Gauchos of the PDL. He was also America East Conference Rookie of the Year, and a two-time All-Tournament Team, two-time All-New England selection in college

Jeremiah Schlie, Class of 1996: Played in four NCAA Tournaments with Miami; Sachem’s all-time leading scorer in men’s basketball

Steve Schoen, Class of 1971: A goalkeeper, he played for the Connecticut Wildcats of the American Soccer League. The ASL, at the time, was second tier in America behind the North American Soccer League

Doug Shanahan: MLL champion, Tewaaraton Award winner, NFL with Jets, associate head coach Team England lacrosse, coach Irish National Team

Bill Shatz, Class of ’75: Former Director of Lacrosse at IMG Academy, assistant coach at University of Tampa, held numerous positions in U.S. Lacrosse; Former Lieutenant, Medical Service Corps at United States Navy

Evan Silberstein: Assistant coach, University of Hawaii women’s volleyball

Kathy Sinram: Assistant soccer coach, William Patterson University; inductee of WPU Athletic Hall of Fame; played on NCAA Tournament teams in soccer and basketball

Joe Solomeno: Played professional baseball for the Evansville Otters

Alex Sole, Class of 2011: Drafted in the 18th round of the 2014 MLB Draft by Tampa Rays

Eric Spoto, Class of ’94: Power lifter who holds the world bench press record

Andrew Tinari, Sachem East: Signed by New York Red Bulls II

Jennifer Phelan Treco: Two-time Division II National Champion in gymnastics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Carmine Tufano: Professional boxer

Stephen Turnbull: Sachem East alum who played in MLS Next Pro for NYCFC II; played semipro for AFC Ann Arbor and collegiately at Stony Brook

Neil Viserto, Class of 1982: VP of Sales, Los Angeles Angels (MLB), former VP of Broadcast and Marketing for Washington Redskins (NFL)

Harkan Wiffeuson, Class of 1981: A midfielder, Wiffeuson was only at Sachem for one season as an exchange student from Sweden. He went back to his homeland and played professionally at the division two and three levels

Athletics: High school varsity coaches

John Aebly: Varsity assistant wrestling coach at Sachem North, Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame

Claude Amallobieta: Varsity head girls soccer coach at Sachem North

Vin Ammirrato: Varsity head football coach at Mount Sinai

Jeff Atlas: Varsity head boys lacrosse coach at Islip

Michelle Barclay, ’09: Assistant Varsity Coach, Girls Soccer, Miller Place

Allison Bourgal: Varsity girls lacrosse coach at Sachem East

Lauren Caggiano: Varsity girls basketball coach at Ward Melville

John Calabria: Varsity head lacrosse coach and assistant football coach at Syosset

Joe Canone: Varsity assistant football coach at Sachem North

Dave Caputo: Head varsity football coach at Sachem North

Rick Caravaggio: Varsity assistant football coach at Lindenhurst

Chris Cascone: Varsity assistant football coach at Northport

Steve Chmela: Varsity assistant football coach at Hauppauge

Ron Chierichella: JV football coach at Sachem North

Peter Clark, Class of ’89: Varsity football assistant Corinth Holders High School , North Carolina. Varsity Head Coach Track and Field. Special Education teacher.

Joe Coffey: Varsity girls track and field coach at Sachem East

Gary Comstock: Varsity assistant football and baseball coach at Sachem North

Frank Curatolo: Varsity head boys lacrosse coach at Glen Cove

Robert Davidson, Class of ’85: Co-Head Varsity Football Coach Faith Baptist Contenders Canoga Park California 2006- Present, 2007,2008,2009 CIF finalist and 2013 CIF Champions

Glen Davis: Varsity baseball coach at William Floyd

Jimmy Dee: Varsity assistant football coach at Sachem East

Matt DeStefano: Varsity assistant girls basketball coach at Sachem North

Tony Esposito, Class of ’78: 1985-86 MISL New York Express; Variety Coach 1988 – 1992 Ward Melville Boys High; 1992 New York State Champions / Varsity Coach 1993 – 2016 Bellport High Girls Soccer; 2004 League Champion; 4 time Quarter Finals County Tournament / Baseball program Bellport High School; 1995 to present Middle School / JV Baseball

Anthony Falco: Varsity golf coach at Sachem North

Mike Francese, Class of ’92: Head Baseball Coach Fairfield (CT) HS, Assistant Baseball Coach Manhattan College, Health and Physical Educator Fairfield CT

Peter Freidman: Varsity assistant football coach and head girls lacrosse coach at William Floyd

Tommy Gambino: Varsity baseball coach at Sachem East

Anthony Gambino: Varsity assistant football coach at Sachem North

Elizabeth (O’Hara) Gibbons: Varsity field hockey coach at Sachem North

Louis Gonzales: Varsity head boys lacrosse coach at Saucon Valley High, Pa.

Corey Harned: Varsity assistant lacrosse coach at Syosset

Bryan Henniger, Class of 1993: Varsity softball coach at Tamarac HS (Brunswick, NY)

Kevin Hilton, Class of 1994: Head coach Battlefield, Va. High School girls varsity soccer coach, three-straight Va. state championships

Steve Levy: Varsity head girl’s lacrosse coach at East Islip

Mike Luce: Varsity head boys lacrosse coach at Bayport-Blue Point

Rich King, Class of 1993: Boys varsity boys soccer coach East Hampton High

Dave Knepple: Varsity head boys lacrosse coach at Nazareth High, Pa.

Bill Kropp: Varsity head swimming and volleyball coach at Sachem East

Tom Mangan, Class of 1985: Special Ed chairperson and varsity boys volleyball coach at Great Neck North

Ed Manly: Former arsity girls lacrosse coach at Sachem North

Jay Mauro: Varsity head lacrosse coach at Sachem North and football coach at Sachem East

John McCavanagh, Class of 1991: Varsity boys lacrosse coach at Manchester by the Sea in Massachusetts, former coach at Boston College

Patrick McCavanagh, Class of 1995: Varsity boys lacrosse coach at Hingham High School in Massachusetts, former coach at Boston College

Pete McNeill: Varsity head track and field coach at Sachem East, former champion of the Long Island Marathon

Ralph Menechino, Class of ’91: Head varsity wrestling coach at Mount Sinai High School; 2x NYS Champs in 2017 and 2018

Brian Micena: Head varsity boys lacrosse coach at Newton High, Conn.

Joe Murphy: Former varsity assistant football coach at Sachem

Rob Murphy: Head varsity boys lacrosse coach at Sachem East

Rich O’Brien: Varsity track and field coach at Sachem North

Sean O’Hara: Varsity head wrestling coach at Sachem East

Brian O’Shaughnessy, Class of ’06: Boys Varsity Volleyball Coach at Ward Melville as well as Science Teacher in the district, Three Village

Tom Pandolf: Varsity assistant football coach at Sachem East

Tony Perma, Class of ’62: Varsity wrestling coach at Newfield from 1973 to 1985 and assistant varsity football coach at Newfield from 1973 to 1981

Alex Piccirillo: Varsity head basketball coach at Ward Melville

Ray Pickersgill: Varsity head wrestling coach at Sachem East

Isaac Ramaswamy: Varsity assistant wrestling coach at Sachem East

Matt Rivera: Varsity head volleyball coach at Sachem North

Charles Rizzuto: Varsity head girls lacrosse coach at Oyster Bay High, 2022 SHAPE America Eastern District Physical Education Teacher of the Year

Kyle Rodgers: Varsity head girls lacrosse coach at Boca Raton Community High, Fla.

Chris Russo: Varsity head boys soccer coach at Sachem North

Jim Saladino: Varsity head football coach at Smithtown East

Larry Saposnick: Varsity swimming and diving coach at Sachem North

Dan Schaub: Varsity girls track and field coach at Sachem East

Kevin Schnupp: Varsity baseball coach at Sachem East

Dave Shanahan: Head football coach at John Glenn

Doug Shanahan: Varsity head lacrosse coach at Pine Crest High (Fla.)

Kathleen Sinram, Class of 1994: Head coach girls basketball Wayne Valley High school, Wayne, N.J., Passaic county coach of year 2015; head coach girls soccer, Wayne Valley High; JV coach boys volleyball, Wayne Valley High

Taylor Spindel: Varsity assistant cheer coach at Sachem East

Matt Stallone: Varsity head boys soccer coach at Sachem East

Tom Stellwagen: Varsity head boys lacrosse coach at White Oaks High, N.C.

Ryan Stillufsen: Varsity track and field assistant coach at Sachem North

Kevin Trentowski, Class of ’93: Athletic Director at Eastport South Manor

Danielle Turner: Athletic Director in Locust Valley, formerly Port Jeff

David Torres, Class of 1980: Head Coach of the Saratoga Springs High School Varsity Ice Hockey Team, winning the New York State Championship in 2013

Phil Torregrossa: Assistant athletic director at Sachem, former varsity football coach at Sachem East

Bryan Vaccaro: Varsity assistant baseball coach at Miller Place; former varsity baseball and girls volleyball coach at Port Jeff and Sachem East; former varsity assistant girls volleyball coach at Sachem North

Joe Vasile-Cozzo: Athletic Director of East Hampton Schools

Mike Vituli: Varsity head boys lacrosse coach at East Hampton

Al Williams: Varsity assistant football coach at Hicksville

Mark Wojciechowski: Former varsity head football coach at Sachem East

Mike Yarusso: Varsity head boys lacrosse coach at West Deptford High, N.J.

Alex Young: Varsity head girls track and field coach at Sachem North

Joe Zarzycki: Varsity assistant football coach at Sachem East, track coach at Sachem North, English chair at Sachem North

Art

Justin Aversano: NFT artist, entertainment photographer, NFT marketplace creater

Karen Oslansky-Siegel, Class of 1989: Graphic artist for Darko Promotional Products; substitute teacher CCSD

Automotive Industry

Scott Draizin, Class of ’81: CEO of ACCS enterprises, DBA Headsup Industries inc.

Aviation

Chris Baur: President of Hughes Aerospace

Christopher Brett, Class of ’94: Pilot for Southwest Airlines and stars in Southwest TV commercials as a pilot

Ron Sicoli, Class of 1989: Airline Captain United Airlines

Patrick T Shanahan, Class of 86: Air Traffic Controller New York Center, Union Secretary for Nation Air Traffic Controllers Association, NY (Retired.); (Union Duties); Legislative Representative, National Convention Delegate, St Louis. Certified Air Traffic Control Trainer Simulation & Live, NATCA Training Representative

Business, Marketing and Technology

Vincent Accardi: External relations and advancement in the College of Engineering at Stony Brook University; adjunct professor of sports business at St. John’s University

Rick Ammirati: President, Holbrook Chamber of Commerce & Owner, Friendly Drugs, Holbrook, N.Y.

Kiersten Bartlein, Class of 2008, Sachem North: Vice President and Senior Actuary, Integrated Pension Design, Inc.

Jesse D. Basso, Sachem East Class of 2006: Partner at Basso & Guida LLC, an accounting and financial consulting firm in Holtsville

Richard Bergstrom, Class of 1969: Founder & Owner of Ceramcor – www.ceramcor.com

Sean Cabble: Business manager for professional athletes, including top client Joe Haden (DB for Cleveland Browns)

Christian Clark, Class of ’90: Boston University, BS ’94, NYU Stern School of Business, MBA ’04. Senior Business Analyst, Treasury Finance Solutions, Citigroup NA

Jeanna Composti: Deputy Director of the Real Estate Finance Division at te New York State Department of Financial Services

Stephen Costello, Class of 1979: Executive Vice President, Steiner Sports, No. 1 rated best selling author on Amazon, author of “My Father Never Took Me To A Baseball Game”

Mike Crossan, Class of 1983: CEO/Founder of NexGen Advertising

Billy Devine: CEO of U.S. Retirement Partners

Brian Fairben: Sr. Brand Manager at Nike (Lebron James account)

Brett Fink, Sachem East Class of 2009: Went to Northeastern, competed in lacrosse internationally at Imperial College London, and was an early staff member at Snapchat followed by working in partnerships and business development for 500 Startups the world’s most active seed investor in Silicon Valley

Hewan P. Fraser, Class of ’94: Owner & General Manager of the Iron Shore Development Agency, and PAA llp Chairman

Maria LaFonte Grasso: Senior executive vice president, chief operating officer and corporate secretary of Flushing Financial Corporation and Flushing Bank

Chris Gentile, Class of 1977: Known as the father of virtual reality, he is the innovator behind the Nintendo Power Glove, and is the CEO of iBoard

Frank Lanuto, Class of ’81: Chief Information Officer at Barry-Wehmiller Companies; Syracuse University – 1985 B.S.E.E; Former Lacrosse Team Member – 1983 National Champions, 1984 and 1985 Runner Ups; Assistant Head Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach – Newsome H.S.

James Graff, Class of 2000: Partner at one of the largest New York based accounting firms, Margolin, Winer and Evens LLP

Robert Greifeld: CEO of Nasdaq OMX

Dorothy Haneman, Class of ’64: Former VP of Member Services, Suffolk Federal Credit Union

Frank Hugelmeyer, Class of ’77: CEO of the National Marine Manufacturers Association and former CEO of the Outdoor Industry Association; co-founder and board chair of Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, the nation’s leading coalition of recreation-focused trade associations, which ensures the growth and success of America’s $689B outdoor recreation economy

Jon Kuttin: Private wealth advisor, financial consultant; Jon has been recognized as one of Barron’s Top 100 Independent financial advisors since 2009, Forbes Best in State in 2018 and FT Top Financial Advisors in 2018; attended University of Albany

Keiran McCavanagh: Vice President of Business Development at Fox Sports

Patrick McCavanagh: Vice President of Jack Morton Worldwide

Nan J. Morrison, Class of 1979: President and CEO Council for Economic Education; 20-year career in business, including as partner at Accenture and the Boston Consulting Group; Sachem Valedictorian

David Panicola, Class of ’85: Owner/VP of operations, Point A Advantage inc. Transportation for the elderly and disabled since 2006. Government:Indian Harbour Beach, FL City Councilman 2003 – present; Indian Harbour Beach, FL Deputy Mayor, 2006, 2009, 2013- present.

Anthony Pergola: Owner of Anthony’s Custom Closets

Donna Poerio, Class of ’81: Owner of Prince Charming Matchmaking, Inc. in Florida

John Rulli, Class of ’74: COO of Simon Malls; inductee of Business Hall of Fame at Marshall University

Richard Sayres: Owner, Holbrook MTA Auto Service, Sponsor of local youth Sports Teams & former Trustee, Sachem Board of Education

Joseph Storzinger: Franchise owner and business financial advisor at Ameriprise Financial

Neil Viserto, Class of 1982: VP of Sales, Los Angeles Angels (MLB), former VP of Broadcast and Marketing for Washington Redskins (NFL)

Jeff Wallner: CEO of Wallner Media Group, film producer with Cloudburst Entertainment, sports/entertainment/media exec, Academy Award nominated producer for “Songs of Solomon” in 2020

Charitable

Matthew J. Barbis: Founder/Chairman of The Rose Brucia Educational Foundation

Pastor Jim Ryan: President of Lighthouse Mission

Albert J. Rizzi: Founder & CEO of “My Blind Spot, Inc.” dedicated to helping the visually impaired & Member, Suffolk County Disabilities Advisory Board

Design

Chelsea Andersson, Class of 2009: California based maker and landscape architect

John Grillo: President of JAG Architects, a premier legacy firm that designs schools and structures across Long Island; attended Catholic University

Rob Lawlor, Class of 2002: “Sachem was where I began to hone a skillset and become a craftsmen. In 2010 the journey culminated when I joined the Marketing dept at the NY Islanders. Most notable projects I developed were the Islanders 40th season Anniversary logo and Alternate “Black” Jersey.”

Kerin Kolonoskie: Senior Creative Director, Washington Nationals

Rocco Piscatello: Owner of Piscatello Design Center in Manhattan

Education (administrators, BOE members and professors)

Thomas Annunziata, Class of ’91: Director of Student Activities at Freedom High School in Woodbridge, Va.; 2022 & 2023 Virginia Class 6 Football State Champions and U.S. Army

Lou Antonetti, Class of 1996: Principal of Sachem High School East

Kevin Bendjy, Class of 1996: Assistant Principal, Denver North High School

Gary Beutel, Class of 1987: Sachem Athletic Director

Dr. Thomas Bianchi, Class of ’74: Oceanographer and biogeochemist. He is currently the Jon and Beverly Thompson Endowed Chair of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida and Editor-in-chief of the journal Marine Chemistry

Maureen Brush: Retired as an assistant principal at Sachem High School North

Dr. John Cassesse, Class of 1960: Former Principal at Waverly Avenue Elementary (Sachem) and Assistant Principal at Sachem High School

Susan Crossan, Class of 1983: Principal of Rocky Point High School.

Deborah Dietzler: Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations at University of Louisville

Seth Feldman EdD, JD, Class of ’87: Superintendent of Schools at Bay Area Technology Schools, Oakland Ca and professor International School of Management Paris, France

Ray Fell, Class of 1960: Former Superintendent of Schools at Patchogue-Medford

Adam Fine, Class of ’91: Superintendent East Hampton Schools

Patricia (Haupt) Follette, Class of 1973: Superintendent of Whitney Point Central School District.

Dr. Michael Giacchetto: Assistant Superintendent at Islip School District

RJ Gimbl: Director of Major Gifts at Penn State University

Donna Gregory: Assistant principal at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Karen Kalista Green, Class of 1989: Associate Professor and Director of Field Education, Social Work Program Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV (Graduate of Cornell and Columbia)

Lori (Nobile) Hewlett: Chairperson of Sachem’s Health Education Dept., National Spokesperson for American Heart Association

Michael Isernia, Esq.: Former Board of Education Trustee in Sachem

Dennis Kelly: Principal of Waverly Avenue Elementary (Sachem)

Denise Kleinman: Principal of Nokomis Elementary (Sachem) and formerly of Gatelot Avenue Elementary (Sachem)

Dr. Steve Knobl: Campus President of Southeast Region campus of Rasmussen College. Previously served as Academic Dean at Rasmussen College and High School Principal at Gulf High School in New Port Richey, Florida.

Eric Kopp: Vice President of Dowling College (formerly Deputy Suffolk County Exec.)

Paul Kopp: Former Assistant Superintendent at Sachem Schools

Mike Krapf, Class of 1975: Teacher William Floyd HS, Varsity Soccer Coach (Ret)

Dr. Ian Lindevald: Chairman, Dept of Physics, Truman State University

Stephanie MacIntosh: Administrator for federal funds, development and research at Sachem

Mark McGroary: Associate Professor at Guilford Technical Community College, Human Services Technology department

Rory Manning: Principal of Harborfields High School (formerly at Sachem East)

Dr. John V. Moran: Gilbert S. Omenn Collegiate Professor of Human Genetics Professor of Human Genetics and Internal Medicine at University of Michigan

Dennis O’Hara: Superintendent of Islip Schools, former Superintendent of Hauppauge Schools, former Principal of Oyster Bay High School

Ellen Waldron O’Neill: Principal of Southold Elementary School in Southold UFSD

Daniel O’Reilly: Faculty Member at Coastal Carolina University Music Dept. for Jazz and Saxophonist for U-N-I Jazz ensemble

Frank Panasci: Principal at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Cheryl Pedisich: Superintendent at Three Village School District

Tony Petillo: Retired Sachem teacher, coach and union leader; Sachem Athletic Hall of Famer as former football and lacrosse coach and player

Lyndsay Pinkus: Chief of Staff to the Deputy Superintendent, Hawaii Department of Education

Jack Renda: Administrative Assistant for Instructional Technology at Sachem Schools

Eric Reynolds: Director of Fine and Performing Arts, Huntington Union Free School District

Laura Roche: Vice President of BOE in Newton School District (Conn.)

Jeffrey E. Ryvicker, Class of ’92: Superintendent of Quogue Schools

Tom Sabatelle: Former Director of Athletics, Health and Physical Education at Sachem

Ron Sacks: School Business Administrator at Sachem Schools

Sunil Samuel: Assistant Vice President of Enrollment at Hofstra University

Dr. David Sanders: Assistant professor applied health and sciences at Loyola Chicago

Rob Scavo: Served as Sachem Board of Education trustee and President of Sachem Board of Education

Katie Siek (née Moor): Associate Professor at Indiana University; received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2009) and the Borg Early Career Award (2012)

Denise (Lindsay) Sullivan, Class of ’88: Superintendent Remsenberg-Speonk UFSD

Christine Stelling: Works in Sachem’s Instructional Technology office

Laurie Welch Storch, Class of ’90: Elementary Principal, Oceanside School District, Fulton Avenue School #8. Worked for The Walt Disney World Company for 19 years.

George Svetlichny: Sachem’s fist ever Salutatorian in 1959. Received his B.S. in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1963 and a Ph.D. in physics from Princeton in 1968. After working in the physics department at the University of Maryland and at the Laboratório di Cibernetica in Naples, Italy, he is now a full professor in the math department of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mike Timo: Former Sachem Board of Education Trustee

Patti Trombetta: Assistant Superintendent of Sachem, former Principal at Sachem High School North

Mark Trocchio: Assistant principal at Mariana High School, Huntington Beach, Calif.

Dr. Laura Valente: Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at Montclair State, former Dean of Residential Education & Director, Residential Programs, SUNY Stony Brook

Joseph Vasile-Cozzo: Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics at East Hampton Schools

Robert Vecchio: Board of Education Trustee at William Floyd Schools

Matthew Wells: Principal of Cayuga Elementary School (Sachem)

Jon Weston: Vice President, Sachem Central Teachers Association

Wayne Wilson: Director of Security at Sachem Schools

Josh Wretzel: Assistant teaching professor in philosophy, Penn State University

Brian Zahn: Principal of Southampton High School

Education (classroom teachers, TAs, and more)

Tracy (Mastandrea) Annunziata, Class of ’93: Teacher in Prince William County VA

Kristen Broadbent: Sixth grade teacher at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Gina Capodieci: Special education teacher at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Mike Carroll: Music teacher at Sachem North, and is in charge of the marching band

Lori (Grella) Carley: Third grade teacher at Nokomis Elementary (Sachem)

Dina (Serra) Carey: Kindergarten teacher at Chippewa

Brett Cataldi: Physical Education Teacher for Syracuse City School District & Head JV Wrestling Coach

Tom Cestaro: Social studies dept. chair and history teacher at Sachem North

Brittany Christiansen, Sachem East Class of 2011: Health & Physical Education degree from Slippery Rock University, December 2015, Set school records in women’s weight & hammer throw events in her junior & senior years; Physical Education/Health Teacher K-5 at Luther W Machen Elementary School, Hampton, Virginia; Head Coach Kecoughtan High School Boys Volleyball team (9th to 12th graders), Hampton, Virginia

Kevin Collins: Science teacher at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Lisa Falco-Conklin: Elementary school teacher in Sachem for 30 years

Jennifer (Reese) Conti: Guidance Counselor at Sachem High School North

Debbie Coyne: Art teacher at Gatelot Avenue Elementary (Sachem)

Louann Cronin: School Media Specialist at Waverly Ave. Elementary (Sachem)

Jamie D’Andrea (Bergan): Coached varsity cheerleading for six years and is currently at Wenonah Elementary School in Sachem teaching fifth grade teacher

Carrie Dansky: Speech language Pathologist at Sachem North

Cindy Dansky-Hartmann: Head of occupational therapy at mesa public schools in Arizona

Lisa Dansky-Wandling: Special education in Copiague School District

Jennifer (Mazur) DeCarlo: Fifth grade teacher at Nokomis Elementary (Sachem)

Susan (Hartmann) Dee: Kindergarten at Nokomis Elementary (Sachem)

Amy (Montana) DeJesus: Kindergarten teacher at Nokomis Elementary (Sachem)

Ken Dobbins: Special education teacher and drama advisor at Sachem East

Jennifer Dowling: Special education teacher at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Tom Erb: Physical education teacher at Waverly Ave. Elementary (Sachem)

Nancy (Fusco) Fallier: Senior clerk typist at Nokomis Elementary (Sachem)

Brooke Fallon: Physical education teacher at Seqouya Middle School (Sachem)

Nicole Fassois: Teacher’s assistant at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Bonnie (Frampton) Faust: English teacher at Sachem High School East

Allison Florio: Secretary in Sachem’s Athletic Office

Dana Fraccalvieri: English teacher at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Jessica Frank: Sixth grade teacher at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Camille Fusco/Sabatelle, Class of 1970: Retired Senior Stenographer; worked in the Health, P.E and Athletic office for 34 years

Tom Geisbusch: Retired Industrial Arts/Technology, taught at Sachem North and East from 1973-2006

Kathy Gelderman: Special education teacher at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Jennifer Gould: Special education department chair at Sachem East

Robyn (Ragone) Grieco: Third grade special education teacher at Nokomis Elementary (Sachem)

Lisa Ann Grant: Fifth grade teacher at Gatelot Avenue Elementary (Sachem)

Michael Hall, Class of 1993: Social Studies teacher in Longwood High School and secretary of Longwood Teacher’s Union

Cheryl Haughie: Speech Pathologist at Seqouya Middle School (Sachem)

Patrick Hill: Teacher’s Assistant at Gatelot Avenue Elementary School (Sachem)

Faye Hodgman- Moratti: G.A.T.E. instructor at Tamarac (Sachem)

Kara Hudson: First grade teacher at Nokomis Elementary (Sachem)

Trina (Pulice) Humphreys: Kindergarten teacher at Gatelot Elementary (Sachem)

Debora (Insalaco) Wells, Class of 1987: Brentwood Middle School teacher

Aisha (Villacorta) Isaksson: Visual arts at Nokomis Elementary (Sachem)

Elizabeth Kachmar, Class of 1998: History teacher at Sachem North

Brian Kelly: Science teacher at Longwood High School

Nora Kiesel-Klaus, Class of 1985: Speech/language therapist in Sequoya Middle School

Thomas H. Krieger, Class of ’96: History educator and Debate Coach in NYC

Christina L. Koehler, Class of 2006: Speech-Language Pathologist & Augmentative Communication Specialist at Eastern Suffolk BOCES

Wendy LaBella: Director of math education at Three Village Schools

Jennifer (Baumann) Levy: Fourth Grade teacher at Chippewa

Bruce MacDonell, Class of 1969: Science teacher at Sachem North, 1973-2006

Meghan Mastandrea: ESL Teacher at Gatelot Elementary (Sachem)

Grace Markowitz: Foreign language teacher at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Erin Marone (Lounsbury), Class of 2003: Principal of Florence A. Smith School #2 (Oceanside) & Adjunct Lecturer at Stony Brook University

Robert A. Meinberg, Ed.S., Class of 1992: Assistant Administrator, Student Support Coordinator, Graduation Coach Lambert High School

Jaclyn O’Connor: PE Teacher/Dean and the middle school Athletic Director for New Explorations to Science Technology and Math (NEST+m)

Tracy (Groblewski) Merz: Fourth Grade teacher at Chippewa

Lauren (Price) Mundy: First Grade teacher at Chippewa

Kimberly (Pritchett) Murphy: Social studies teacher at Sachem High School North

Cathyann (Sciara) Nangle: Fourth grade at Nokomis Elementary (Sachem)

Danielle Monahan Neimeth: Third grade teacher at Nokomis Elementary (Sachem)

Jackie Nolan: Educator in Patchogue-Medford Schools

Donna Poerio, Class of ’81: School teacher in Florida

Randy Prinzivalli: Senior clerk typist at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Lori Pritchett: Second grade teacher at Nokomis Elementary (Sachem), Editor of the “Speak Out” newsletter by SCTA, former coordinator at ABC News and Commercial Operations Coordinator at Lifetime

Scott Ptasynski: Chief custodian at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Charlie Rizzuto: Assistant Principal at Islip High School, former Health and Physical Education Teacher at Oyster Bay High School, 2022 SHAPE America Eastern District Physical Education Teacher of the Year, Adjunct Professor at Adelphi University, 2020 New York State Physical Education Teacher of the Year, 2017 New York State Health Education Amazing Person of the Year

Tara Rossi: Third grade special education at Nokomis Elementary (Sachem)r

Debra Leigh Garguilo Rutt, Class of ’89: Special Education teacher, Western Suffolk BOCES

Jennifer Schroeder: English teacher at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Lisa Schildt: Math teacher at Saxon Middle School of Patchogue-Medford School District

Meg Castora Scionti, Class of 1961: Retired Shoreham-Wading River Kdg. 1st grade Teacher

Lauren Shaw: Teacher’s Assistant at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Brian Shay: Chosen as 2009 Teacher of the Year for Canyon Crest Academy and the San Dieguito Union High School District, as well as the 2009 Outstanding Classroom High School Mathematics Teacher by the Greater San Diego Math Council. He was also awarded the Joseph B. Whitehead Educator of Distinction Award in 2004.

Donna Garguilo Sherwood, Class of ‘ 82: Special Education teacher at Tecumseh (Sachem)

Aimee Springer: Second grade teacher at Gatelot Elementary (Sachem)

John Strange, Class of 1987: Teaching music at Holy Family Regional School in Commack and Our Lady of Wisdom in Port Jefferson since 1998

Janeen Strom: Sixth grade teacher at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Rebecca Trautman: Teacher’s Assistant at Sequoya Middle School (Sachem)

Danielle (Braet) Tricarico: Kindergarten teacher at Waverly Ave. Elementary (Sachem)

Christopher Tucker, Class of 2010: Special Education Teacher at Riverhead Central School District

Jessica Tucker, Class of 2006: Special Education Teacher at Southampton School District

Danielle Turner: Assistant principal at the North Country Road Middle School in the Miller Place School District

Laura (DeVito) Tutton: Second grade at Nokomois Elementary (Sachem)

Keri (Brockman) VanDeVenter: Fourth grade teacher at Nokomis Elementary (Sachem)

Nicole (Simeone) Villani: First grade teacher at Nokomis Elementary (Sachem)

Kathy Weber: Ancillary teacher at Waverly Ave. and Tamarac Elementary Schools (Sachem)

Christopher Wells, Class of 1988: Sachem Special Education teacher (Samoset)

Jonathan Weston: English/journalism teacher at Sachem North

Emergency, Police, Fire, and More

Joseph Asaro: Fire Commissioner at Holtsville Fire Department

Keith Becker, Class of 1992: NYPD officer

Michelle Bishop: Suffolk County Deputy Sheriff Investigator/ Chief Master Sergeant. Promoted on March 6, 2020, to Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force, which is the ninth and highest enlisted rank, just above Senior Master Sergeant, and is a senior non-commissioned officer rank.

Anthony Bosco, Class of 2001: NYPD in 2004 and transferred to East Hampton Town Police in 2006. In 2012, elected Vice President of EH PBA and 2014 President

Ron Corsale: Fire Commissioner at Ronkonkoma Fire District and FDNY Fire Fighter

Pablo Diaz, Class of 2002: New York City Corrections Officer, enlisted in the New York Army National Guard and serving as a specialist in military police.

Richard Doyle, Class of ’82: Played collegiate soccer at Southern Connecticut, presently captain on Easton Police Force

Kristen Erario, Class of ’94: Long Island Recruitment Officer for the New York State Police; Retired from the United States Marine Corps (GySgt, 1997-2018)

Eric Graves, Class of 1990: Chief Warrant Officer in U.S. Navy, retired instructor at U.S. Naval Academy

Michael Griffin: Director of Emergency Preparedness Services for Strategic Planning Partners

Bryan Gross, Class of ’95: U.S. Navy deployed overseas in combat zones, also served in U.S. Army and NYPD; in th Navy, made it to E-5, Fire Controlman 2nd Class (Ensilted Surface Warfare Specialist) and Close-In Weapon System Operator and Technician; in NYPD, served as a Patrol Police Officer in the 103rd Precinct (Jamaica, Queens) and the 106th Precinct (Howard Beach, Queens); in the Army, made it to the top position, Company First Sergeant, and served as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist, a Psychological Operations Specialist, a Sniper, Airborne, Military Mountaineer and ultimately a First Sergeant for a line company. Total of 23 years, 8 deployments, and 6 Combat Deployments. Well decorated Sergeant First Class (E-7) who was placed in an E-8 position for my terminal assignment. Earned dozens of badges, medals and ribbons for service.

John Hall: Detective (Ret), Nassau County Police Dept., Past- President, Peconic River Sportsmans Club and former Trustee of Sachem Board of Education

Adam Happer, Class of 1982: Retired NYPD Detective out of the Highway Patrol Accident Investigation Squad. Inducted in NYPD’s Honor Legion for acts in apprehending two armed felons in December 1993 as documented on a complete episode of the popular show “America’s Most Wanted” where he assisted with the re-enactment scenes. After retirement he was the Security Project Manager at IBM in RTP North Carolina, then Security Supervisor at the Lenovo and Toshiba Corporations

Cornelius (Neil) Heffernan, Class of 1986: Runs fire prevention for the Holbrook Fire Department, Retired New York State Police Investigator

Edwin Hernandez: Highly decorated Suffolk County Police Officer, two-time winner Police Officer of the Year, killed in the line of duty in 2004

Patrick Kalan, Class of 1975: Suffolk County Police Sergeant, Commanding Officer of the Emergency Management Section. Prior service as a Volunteer Fire Fighter and EMT with the Holbrook Fire Department

Matthew Kennedy: Retired NYPD police officer

Brian LoPiccolo: Fire Commissioner at Holtsville Fire Department, Holtsville Civic Association President, NYPD, SCSO, OBPD, QVPD, Treasurer Suffolk County Correction Officers Association

Richard Murphy, Class of ’80: Decorated NYPD detective investigator (RET). 9-11 first responder and recovery effort. Volunteer firefighter at Brookhaven Fire Dept.

David Neubert, MD: Deputy Regional EMS Medical Director for Montgomery County, PA and is the squad medical director for Muhlenberg Ambulance, Lower Frederick Ambulance, Skippack EMS, and Crozer EMS North Division. “Dr. Dave” was honored in 2009 as the “Emergency Physician of the Year” by the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Systems Council. He was Sachems’s valedictorian in 1995.

Anthony Nunziata: Volunteer Firefighter at Holbrook and Brookhaven, named 2012 Brookhaven Fireman of the Year, recognized by NYS Senate for life-saving actions

Peter Nunziata: New York State Trooper

Richard Prunty, Class of ’61: FDNY Battalion Chief who died making the ultimate sacrifice during 9/11

Kenneth Ripp, Class of ’90: Suffolk County Police Detective

Patrick Ripp, Class of ’92: FDNY Special Operations

Kenny Robinson, Class of ’85: NYPD Retired 1st grade detective

Sean Rosario: Retired U.S. Navy Seal

Jason Sama: Lieutenant Colonel; Department of Defense – National Military Command Center – evaluating global issues in support of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

John Skippon: Fire Commissioner at Farmingville Fire District

Steve Steidel: Retired detective captain of narcotics unit of Suffolk County Police Department

Frank Sokolowski, Class of 2001: Detective, East Hampton Town Police

Roy Stillufsen: Fire Commissioner and Ex-Chief of Holtsville Fire Department

Daniel Toia, Class of 2001: Detective Sergeant, East Hampton Town Police

Vincenzo Torquato: Fire Commissioner at Holtsville Fire Department, FDNY

John Venturo, Class of 1990: Suffolk County Police Aviation Unit

Joe Verdi, Class of 1990: Suffolk County Police Highway Patrol

Engineering

Caslyn Carambelas: Engineer at General Dynamics Electric Boat

Matt Krass: Digital/Software Design Engineer, Spellman High Voltage Corp. & Volunteer Advisor to Sachem’s FIRST Robotics Team

Dr. Jim Mayrose: Dr. Jim Mayrose, Dean of the School of the Professions and Professor of Engineering, SUNY Buffalo State

David Ramos: Senior Software development engineer at Amazon (formerly with Microsoft); attended Harvard University.

Dr. James A. Turso: Fellow Engineer, Northrup Grumman and Faculty Member, Office of Advanced Engineering, University of Maryland widely published in the areas of Marine & Mechanical Engineering

Entertainment

Jon Bellion: Singer, songwriter. He wrote a track for a new Eminem album

Laura Bottrell: Actress, appeared in multiple films including “40 Year Old Virgin”

Joe Boucher, Class of 1983: Emmy Award-winning Producer of The Simpsons and King of the Hill, developed the Primetime television animation pipeline for 20th Century Fox; Copenhaver Scholar, Director of Student Activities and Colket Center at Roanoke College

Jean Bouvier: Multi-platinum recording artist for various groups, including KISS, Ramones and The Plasmatics

Christine Boylan: Executive producer/writer for “Once Upon a Time”, ABC

Laura Burns, Class of 87: Starting in publishing, she now specializes in novels based on television shows or movies. She often collaborates with fellow author Melinda Metz, with whom she writes the book series based on the Everwood TV show, and the Wright and Wong young detective series. She was closely involved with the creation of the Roswell High series, and later became a staff writer on the Roswell TV series.

Matt Cahill: Actor, comedian; appeared as extra in Netflix’s “House of Cards”, known as “Marty Mush” on Barstool Sports, fought and won at Rough n Rowdy 7 as part of Barstool gig

Tom Calderone: Head of content partnerships at Spotify, Former President of VH1

Michael Camacho: Talent agent and brains behind reality television

Nicholas Cascone: TV & Movie Actor; Titanic, 84 Charlie MoPic, Matlock, Charmed

Joseph Cavalea: Former music teacher at Sachem, and current musician in the band “Naked Truth”

Richard Cocchiaro: Actor who has appeared in SHAFT, Death to Smoochy with Danny DeVito and Robin Williams, the TV series Third Watch, and a recurring character in the Jersey guys Budweiser commercials. Has more than 22 commercials to his credit.

Christopher Cordon, Class of 2003: Professional DJ on tour with Ashanti and Ja Rule, known as “Smooth City Hustle”

Kevin James Custer: Director, producer, photographer; projects with MTV and more

Kristin DeCasare: Dancer for Knicks, the singer Pitbull, among more

Anthony DelBroccolo: Writer for Big Bang Theory, All That, and Cheap Seats, among others.

Cait DiLorenzo: New York Jets FlightCrew Dancer

Kirk Douglas, Class of 1990: Guitar player for The Roots

Munk Duane, Class of 1986: Music has been featured in hundreds of television and film placements from The 70th Annual Tony Awards, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Hawaii Five-O, 60 Minutes, NCIS and Blue Bloods, to HBO’s The Sopranos, the 2010 Super Bowl Half Time Show and NCAA March Madness. He composed the original score for the 2015 Indie Thriller “The House Across The Street” staring Eric Roberts and Ethan Embry. Read more.

Kevin Egan: Singer and songwriter, member of “Beyond” and “1.6 Band”

Vicky Faiella: Back up singer for Enrique Iglesias

Will “The Thrill” Failla: Professional poker player

Perry Friedman, Class of ’86: Professional Poker Player, Sachem ’86 Valedictorian

Mark Esposito: Broadway Dancer & Choreographer, “Guys & Dolls”

Frank Fontana: On-air talent at HGTV

David Gallo: Tony Award winner for Set Design “The Drowsy Chaperone”

Neil Gillis: President of Round Hill Music, former music business professor at UCLA

Louis Gregory: Music producer and social media expert

Sal Governale: Comedian and writer for The Howard Stern Show

Daniel Guyton: Award winning playwright

Ralph Guzzo, Class of ’83: Actor and producer known for The Rift (2012), Starship: Rising (2014) and Tell Me (2012)

Dr. Jason Hanley, Class of ’88: VP of Education at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Ashley Iadanza: On-Set Assistant for Andy Fickman – ‎Oops Doughnuts Productions, assistant to the director of “Kevin Can Wait”

Vincent Irizarry: Daytime TV Actor, “All My Children”, two Emmy Nominations (1985 & 2002) and Winner of Daytime Emmy 2009

Donna M. Isernia: Recording Artist as Nikki Lauren, 1980’s Billboard Top 10 Dance Chart hits including “Again & Again” and “Those Were the Days,” background vocals for Boy George, Owner of Kill-Her Entertainment

Bill Johnson: CEO of Big Gawish Productions

Emery Kelly: Winner of The X-Factor, member of boy band “Forever on Your Mind”

Mark Kramer: Known professionally as “KRAMER“), NYC-based record producer, best known for his NYC record label “SHIMMY-DISC”, and for having produced the hit single from Quentin Tarantino’s PULP FICTION, “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon.”

Tim Latham, Class of 1984: Grammy Award winning music producer, mixer, engineer; won a Grammy in 2008 and 2016 for “Best Musical Theater Production”

Michael Lau: COO of Round Hill Music, among many positions in the music/entertainment industry was also the music director for the 1994 Winter Olympics (Norway) and the 1998 Winter Olympics (Japan), inductee of Sachem Hall of Honor

Stephanie Lydecker: Senior Vice President of Asylum Entertainment. She joined Asylum from 495 productions where she helped develop shows like “Jersey Shore,” “The Bacehlor” and “American Idol”

Christopher Macchio, Class of 1996: Celebrated Concert Tenor, opera singer

Joe Maruzzo, Class of 1975: Actor who appeared in “The Sopranos”, also award-winning published playwright and has appeared in over 60 television shows on major networks

Christina Montana: Film maker and editor, worked on “Relentless,” The Amazing Race,” and “Bar Rescue”

Sabrina Rosa, Class of 2014: Works at Linden Thomas & Company in Charlotte, which is one of the top financial advisors on the East Coast as noted by Barron’s, Forbes, and Fortune magazine; Co-Founder of Rose Studios

Marisol Montalvo: Miss New York and Runner-Up for Miss America in 1992

Michael Nilsson: Comedian & Writer, working Stand-Up circuit for over 30 years most notably in NY, FL & KY. Has worked alongside Larry the Cable Guy, Ray Romano, Brian Regan & Ron Bennington

Moira Noriega: Executive Producer for The Voice and the MasterChef Franchises and international formats with three Emmy nominations

Michael Notarile: Writer, received first screen credit for co-writing episode of ABC’s “Lying Game”. He has also written for FOX’s Rosewood and The Resident and is represented by United Talent Agency and Circle of Confusion Management

Will Nunziata, Class of ’97: Comedian, actor, writer. Seen in numerous TV commercials, character roles on several TV shows, and live comedy throughout the country.

Peter Randazzo: Music educator in Patchogue-Medford Schools, musician who has played at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, among other locations

Jose Rivera, Class of 1973: Playwright and the first Puerto Rican screenwriter to be nominated for an Oscar.

Chris Roach: Comedian, actor who has appared in Kevin Can Wait, Michael J. Fox Show and more

Vince Russo: Creative director at WWE and TNA

Ray Sabatello: Former music teacher at Sachem and current owner of Rockhill Studios

Paula Sanders: Dance team director and choreographer, NY Lizards of MLL

Jeff Schecter: Eight shows including “A Chrous line” and “Nice work if you can get it”

Ralph Suarez: Award-winning film maker, “Purgatory Comics”

Dennis Trainor Jr., Class of ’87: Associate Professor of Theater at Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Jason Trawick: Talent agent at William Morris (former fiance of Britney Spears)

Melissa Unterstein, Class of 2003: Head coach of Knicks City Dancers

Jordan VanDina: Writer and actor known for The Binge (2020), Animaniacs (2020) and SuperMansion (2015).

Billy White: Member of the well-known band, “Fear of Fred”

Food, Restaurants and dining

Barret Beyer: Sou chef at The Emporium, featured on Fox’s “Hell’s Kitchen”

Robin Dansky: Owner of filthy frogzzzzz in ronkonkoma

Stephen Gallagher: Owner, chef of La Trattoria in St. James

Phil Greifeld: CEO of Captain D’s and former CEO of Huddle House

Anthony M LiCausi, Class of ’82: Co founder/ owner of Spider Bite Beer Co.l 2012 winner best craft brewery in New York State

Paul Saccocio: Owner of Gino’s Pizzeria in Ronkonkoma

Government, Politics, Public Policy and Unions

Nick Antonucci, Class of ’82: Former Sachem teacher turned Congressional candidate

Krystyna Baumgartner, Class of ’04: Public Relations Specialist at Bay Shore School District, Former community outreach coordinator for Rep. Tim Bishop

Richard J. (Rick) Cohen, Esq.: Deputy Mayor, Village of Lake Grove and former Asst. District Attorney for Kings County, NY

Amy Engel: Executive Director of Sustainable Long Island

Jim LaCarruba: Commissioner of Public Works for Town of Long Beach

Steve Levy: Former Suffolk County Executive and Legislator

William Lindsay, Class of 1990: Former Suffolk County Legislator

Taylor Hard, Sachem North Class of 2009: Project Manager, NYC Department of Environmental Protection

Michael Scott Holtzman, Class of ’87: Award-winning Global Communications Expert, Creative and Political Strategist, and Advisor to Senior Government, NGO, Business, Sport, Entertainment, and Media Figures

Jeff Katz, Class of 1980: Mayor of Cooperstown, N.Y. and author

Katie Maro, Class of ’03: Deputy Chief of Staff, New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Salvatore Edward Mauro: President of the Postal Union for North Carolina

Mike McElwee, Class of ’93: Town of Islip Council

Danielle Moodie-Mills: Advisor for LGBT Policy & Racial Justice at the Center for American Progress

Jack O’Connor, Class of ’04: Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State; formerly with United Nations

Katie Pfeil, Sachem Alumni, Class of 2014: Graduated early, December 2017, summa cum laude, in the Temple University Honors Program and summa cum laude in the Fox School of Business Honors Program, Philadelphia. Currently working for the non-profit organization, SEAMAAC, located in Philadelphia. She is also the vice president of the Temple Refugee Outreach Program.

Anthony Piccirillo: Suffolk County Legislator

Joseph Sciortino, Class of ’04: Branch chief with Federal Emergency Management Agency, former Chief of Staff for Staten Island Borough President

Joseph Scopo, Class of 1993: Director of organizing for the cement and concrete workers, which has over 2,800 members

Doug Segall: Executive Director of Brookhaven Democratic Committee

Justin Seidel: Political advertising assistant at Comcast and former communications assistant for U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C.

Doug Smith: New York State Assemblyman and former Constituent Services Director for New York State Assemblyman Al Graf

Steve Stern: New York State Assemblyman and former Suffolk County Legislator

Christina (Walsh) Hope: Lawyer, Duke grad, JD from NY Law. Estate & Gift Tax Attorney for the U.S. Government

Monica Piga Wallace: New York State Assemblywoman, inductee of Sachem Hall of Honor

Healthcare

Dr. Victor Chiappa: MD at Massachusettes General Hospital

Christine Chisari, Class of ’03: Dr of Pharmacy, Head Pharmacist Walgreens in Patchogue, N.Y.

Dr. Mitch Cohen, Class of ’81: Cardiologist

Kristyl Cuenca-Sisko, Class of ’95: Physician Assistant New York Allergy & Sinus Centers

Stephen Curtis: (Valedictorian, ’01) Analyst, Biopharmaceutical Leadership Development at Reata Pharmaceuticals and Ph.D from Harvard

Dr. Sudhir Gadh, Class of ’94: Psychiatrist (MD) in New York, N.Y. in private practice and serves as medical director for an addiction treatment center; also a Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve

Stacey Guzas Dowdle: Former VP of American Heart Association

Dr. John Heymach: Chief of Thoracic Surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center, inductee of Sachem Hall of Honor

Dr. Peter Kelt: Main general practice doctor on Shelter Island

Dr. Eileen A. Keneck: (’81 Valedictorian), Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center & Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, inductee of Sachem Hall of Honor

Dr. Dennis Kramer: Pediatric orthopedic surgeon, a fellow at Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital, inductee of Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame

Dr. Angela A. Kokkosis: Stony Brook University Associate Professor of Surgery, Program Director, Vascular and Endovascular Residency; Director, Carotid Interventions; Co-Medical Director, Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory

Dr. Dan Laieta: Local doctor specializing in men’s health

Dr. Arindel Stefon Ravindra Maharaj, Class of ’97: Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at the University of Miami, attended Harvard Medical School and Baylor College of Medicine; specializes in

Cataract and Refractive Disease and Glaucoma

Diane Reidy-Lagunes: Vice Chair of Oncology Operations, Regional Cancer Network; Past President, MSK Medical Staff; Creator and Host, Cancer Straight Talk Podcast

Jeffrey Reynolds: Heads LI Council of Alcohol and Drug Dependence

Dr. George Rulli: Chiropractor based in Centereach, N.Y.

Dr. Richard Scriven, Class of ’82: Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Pediatric Trauma Medical Director, Program Director, General Surgery, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Peter Spagnoli: Owner at Spagnolli Physical Therapy

Robert Spagnoli: Owner at Spagnolli Physical Therapy

Adam K. Weinstein, Class of 1985: Vice President for Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Compliance at NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens

History

Sarah (McNeill) Clark: Associate Curator – Historic Richmond Town, Village and Museum complex, Staten Island, N.Y.

Home Improvement

Christopher Betro, Class of ’05: Owner – C&S Painting Home Improvements

Brett Ladd, Class of 1987: Owner/President – Jesco Brick and Concrete Masonry, Inc. Port Jefferson

Human Resources

Drew Anthony Garguilo, Class of ’85: Managing Director Human Resources PWC

Michael Kolonoski, Class of ’94: Global Director of Total Rewards

Legal

Kristen Bowes Burke: Harvard grad, Fordham law, Assistant District Attorney in the Bronx and General Counsel for C.U.N.Y., inductee of Sachem Hall of Honor

Richard E. Burns, Sachem Class of 1982: Graduate of the College of William & Mary (1986) and the University of Hawaii Law School (1990). Served for seven years as an officer in the US Army JAG Corp and an additional 6 years in the US Army Reserves. Rich is currently the Deputy Chief in the Capital Crimes Division of the US Dept. of Justice and has advised on and participated in many high profile federal death penalty cases, including the Dylann Roof case. The prosecution team arguing that case for the U.S. government received an award for their efforts.

Jackie Caputo: Lawyer based on Long Island; Attorney at Anthony E. Core, P.C. Attended Cornell and Boston University.

Jeanna Composti: Associate lawyer for Willkie, Farr and Gallagher law firm in New York. Attended Virginia and Cornell, inductee of Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame

Frank Corso: Lawyer based in Boston; Principal, Sarrouf Corso LLP

Beth (Lander) Gibson, ’85: Senior Assistant Public Defender at the Dutchess County Public Defender’s Office

Antonia L. Hamblin, Esq.: Partner, Ingerman Smith LLP, counsel to the Sachem Central School District Board of Education

Errika Kalomiris, Esq., Class of ’82: Real estate attorney in the New York metropolitan area

George Krause, Class of ’63: Brown ‘67, Duke Law ‘70. Played soccer at Brown, and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1971-1975 as a Judge Advocate. Practiced law in NYC with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, where he was Head of the Corporate Department and managing partner until his retirement in 2008.

Steve Latino, Class of ’87: Practicing law since 1996. Worked for New York City Mayor’s Office of Labor Relations from 1997-2000, during the Giuliani Administration. From 2000-2005, was an Associate at Epstein Becker & Green, a management side labor and employment firm, and in 2005 joined Shaw, Perelson, May & Lambert, a firm that represents 50 school districts in the State of New York, as a labor and employment attorney. In 2011 became a partner at the firm. From March 2014 to December 31, 2015, served as a Town Councilman in the Town of Pleasant Valley, first filling a vacancy left by an outgoing board member and then was elected to finish the unexpired term of that board member. After losing 50 pounds on Weight Watchers, starred in a nationally aired Weight Watchers Commercial and was profiled on their website as a success story.

Richard Lydecker: Richard J. Lydecker, has a diverse and extensive background in the general practice of civil litigation, mainly concentrating in the areas of complex commercial litigation, professional liability, Bad Faith litigation, and insurance coverage. Prior to Richard’s career in civil practice, he was a Senior Major Case Bureau Prosecutor in New York with an outstanding record of success in preparing, managing, and trying high-profile cases. Casework involved high-profile, high-visibility criminal prosecution of homicides, robbery, arson, rape, and burglary. Richard successfully tried in excess of 100 criminal cases, many resulting in guilty verdicts carrying life sentences. Before accepting his appointment to the District Attorney’s Office, Richard was an attorney at a prestigious Wall Street, N.Y. law firm.

Thomas O’Brien, Class of 2006: Graduated from Fordham University with a B.A. in Applied Mathematics in 2010, Brooklyn Law School with a J.D. in 2013, and is now an associate at Squitieri & Fearon, LLP in New York City

Colin Reilly: Lawyer based in Indiana; Partner and Owner, Jones Obenchain LLP and Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of Notre Dame

Shannon Weeks: Assistant professor of law, University of Washington; former state and national champion runner at Sachem, inductee of Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame

Marine business, studies and boating

John M. Bowie: Port Captain, Port of New York, Vane Bros., Vane Line Bunkering Inc. & USCG licensed Merchant Mariner

Media, journalism and communications

Greg Bacani, Class of ’92: Senior coordinator, Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences; former research and editorial coordinator at CBS Sports and NBC

Aaron Blank: President, The Fearey Group, a public relations and public affairs firm in Seattle

Dan Bova: Editor for Entrepreneur; former editor-in-chief of Maxim Magazine

Eric Brill, Sachem East Class of 2014: Meteorologist in Beaumont, Texas for 12 News Now

Chris Buckley: CBS News Radio

Matt Calamia: Social media strategist for New York Rangers

Rich Cimini: Sportswriter for ESPN New York (formerly of Newsday and NY Daily News), inductee of Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame

Carl Corry: Journalism instructor at Suffolk County Community College

Lon Cohen: Editor at AOL’s Patch.com, Columnist at Long Island Pulse (Ask Dad column), Journalist for longisland.com, and GreaterLongIsland.com, Director of Marketing for Liberty SBF

Jeanne M. Craig: Award winning Writer & Editor, Editorial Writer for Moffly Media’s “New Canaan Darien” Magazine, previously Executive Editor “Motor Boating Magazine” for Time, Inc.

Keith Cuenca: Associate App Producer, The Topps Company, Star Wars Card Trader

John Dias, Class of 2007: Reporter at CBS, formerly News 12; Emmy Award winner

James DeGregorio: Lead Senior Graphic Designer, News 12 Networks; Emmy Award Winner

Michael DeLisa: Author of “Cinderella Man” and a notable boxing writer and commentator

Gabe DiMaio: Program Director and on-air personality Classical WNED NPR Radio Buffalo, N.Y. Board of Directors of The Public Radio Program Directors Association (PRPD) and adjunct faculty member at Buffalo State College and Strayer University

William Fitzpatrick: Associate producer, News 12

Anthony Gentile: Co-founder 451 Media Group

John Gentile: Co-founder 451 Media Group

Laura Gentile: Sr. Vice President of of ESPN-W, a Sports Business Journal 40-under-40 selection in 2012, appointed to the U.S. Department of State’s Council to Empower Women and Girls Through Sports, was an All-ACC field hockey player at Duke and named to the ACC 50th Anniversary field hockey team, inductee of Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame

Dayna Ghiraldi: Owner Big Picture Media

Peter Giargente: Author of “Dear Lilly”

Jim Ginocchio: Vice president, WLGI Atlanta, formerly of CNN

Matt Goldapper: VP and COO, VCMG Live, former programming director JVC Broadcasting

Susan Henderson: Head of Global Media Services at Associated Press

Brendan Jones: Producer at Barstool Sports, former associate producer, MLB Network and NHL Network, and sports anchor at News 12 Long Island, formerly American Sports Network; winner of two Emmy Awards; emergency backup goalie for New York Islanders

Cheryl Ladd-Tushiah, Class of 1984: Published author, editor of Pose Magazine, owner/President of Words by Cher, social media marketing firm out of Tampa and Long Island

Vic Latino: Radio disc jockey and former COO of JVC Broadcasting (formerly at WKTU)

Alycia Lane: Former morning anchor on KNBC-LA

Mark Laura: General Manager of 91.9-FM, WSHR (formerly at WALK and Associated Press)

Scott Lewers: Senior VP for programming for Discovery Channel and Emmy Award winner, inductee of Sachem Hall of Honor

Lori Ann LoRocco: Sr. Talent Producer at CNBC and author, inductee of Sachem Hall of Honor

Marc Koehler: Lead Product Manager, NYU Mobile Apps at New York University (NYU)

Amanda Marzullo, Sachem East Class of 2007: Multimedia specialist at NJ.com, won NY Emmy Award in 2016 for short film on NJ.com

Ryan Miller: Associate producer at CNN

Michael Monti: Video Editor/Live game Audio for MSG Varsity

Jo Napolitano: Former reporter at Newsday and Chicago Tribune, author of “The School I Deserve: Six Young Refugees and Their Fight for Equality in America

Jill Nicolini: Entertainment reporter at Pix11, formerly with Fox 5 NY

Michael Power: Founder, CEO and President of Long Island Fiber Exchage (LIFE) from its inception to its sale to Sidera in December of 2010. Currently: Owner, CEO and President -Telecom Construction Group (TCG) a Full Service Telecom Construction Services Contracting Company. Fiber Optic network construction, all facets including design, estimating, permitting, poleline applications and procurement, aerial, underground and isp installations

Naomi Rabinowitz, Class of ’92: Wrote for Soap Opera Digest from 1998-2012; also wrote for Scholastic magazines, Smithtown News and Sun Bulletin (Binghamton)

Maureen J. Reidy, Class of ’84: CEO of The Paley Center for Media

Sam Ryan: Reporter at MLB Network and Fox 5, inductee of Sachem Hall of Honor

Sherilyn Sabba: Editor of Woodside Herald, the oldest newspaper in Western Queens

Henry Salmaggi: Former veteran senior Producer, News 12 Long Island with multiple Emmy Awards

Todd Shapiro, Class of ’82: Public relations executive with hundreds of clients across multiple industries

Kai Simonsen: Chopper reporter for Fox 5 New York

Paulina Simons: International best-selling author of novels such as Tully, Red Leaves, Eleven Hours, The Bronze, Horsemanand Tatiana and Alexander

Jennifer Sloat: Journalist at Aol’s Patch.com

Robert Stellari, Class of ’87: Photographer for New York Times

Erin Stephenson: Producer at Newsday TV and formally at News 12 Long Island

Dan Switzen: Award-winning television director at CNBC directing the Suze Orman Show and Power Lunch. He has won two Emmys while working in San Diego and four Gracie Allen Awards with the Suze Orman Show

Andrew Theodorakis, Photographer at New York Daily News

Chris R. Vaccaro, Class of ’04

Two-time Emmy Award and nine-time Edward R. Murrow Award-winning media executive, author, professor, and community advocate

Founder/president of Sachem Alumni Association; founder of Sachem Hall of Honor and Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame; founder of Sachem Education Foundation (he’s also the founder of this site/page you’re reading … )

Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, Class of 2021

Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame inductee, Class of 2022

Former Vice President Digital News at Altice USA/News 12; Editor-in-chief at The Topps Company; former editor/producer at New York Daily News and Aol

Journalism professor and graduate journalism director at Hofstra University

President of Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame

Past President and board trustee of Press Club of Long Island

Region 1 Coordinator (northeast) of Society of Professional Journalists

Board Trustee of Italian American Baseball Foundation

Educational director of Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society

Author of eight books mostly on Long Island sports history, producer of eight documentaries

Byline has appeared in numerous outlets, including New York Times, Rolling Stone, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, The Athletic, Fox Sports and more

Founder and selection committee of Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame and selection committee of National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame

Publisher of SachemReport.com, Founder of Sachem Patch

Along with wife Theresa, only couple to get married at Sachem when they tied the knot at Fred Fusaro Alumni Stadium

Sara Walsh: Journalist

Chris Welwood: Mobile strategist, The Topps Company

Adam Wodon: Managing director, Hockey Reference, and managing editor of College Hockey News

Jess Zaino: Producer for ABC’s “The Chew”

Diane Zinna, Class of ’92: Author of the novel, THE ALL-NIGHT SUN, published by Random House in 2020. Studied psychology at Stony Brook; received Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Florida; and taught college creative writing for more than 10 years. Executive co-director for the nation’s largest literary organization, the Association of Writers & Writing Programs, where she created the Writer to Writer Mentorship Program, matching more than 600 writers–many of whom went on to publish their own first books

Military

Matt Alfino: U.S. Navy

Frank Ancona, Class of 1984: Colonel United States Air Force Reserve, Colonel Anconna replaced fellow Sachem alum Kevin Woods as Military Director of Air Traffic Services, coordinating the air traffic across the United States with the Department of Defense. In this he is assisted by Colonel Peter Cullinan, Sachem Class of 1981. Both Frank and Peter also are employed as pilots for United Airlines

Major John Baum: U.S. Air Force

Charles Beck, Jr.: PO3, US Navy served in Vietnam with Seabees

Commander Laura Bender: Methodist minister and U.S. Navy chaplin. Most recently was the regiment chaplin for the Wounded Warriors Foundation

Douglas Berscak, Class of 1984: U.S. Army; communication specialist

Michelle Bishop: Suffolk County Deputy Sheriff Investigator/ Chief Master Sergeant. Promoted on March 6, 2020, to Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force, which is the ninth and highest enlisted rank, just above Senior Master Sergeant, and is a senior non-commissioned officer rank.

John Blessinger, Class of 1976: U.S. Air Force, killed in action during Desert Storm, recipient of Silver Star Award

Brian Borogove, Class of 1993: Colonel in the U.S. Army

Frederick C. Brace III, Class of 1972: U.S. Air Force

Jonathan Bragaglia, Class of 2005: Petty Officer in U.S. Navy, once saved a student’s life with Heimlich maneuver

Denise (Comparetti) Brown, Class of 1980: Valedictorian 1980. Currently Department Head and Senior Science Technical Manager for Undersea Warfare Mission Engineering & Analysis at Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport RI.

Bob Cahill, Class of 1976: U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman III

Jason Kling: Assumed the duty of Detachment Chief of the Cruise Ship National Center of Expertise in Jun 2020. He graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine & Environmental Science

Peter Cullinan, Class of 1981: Air Force Colonel Peter Cullinan; pilot for United Airlines.

Matt Darak, Class of 2001: West Point grad. Played varsity lacrosse at West Point

Christopher Davidson: Former U.S. Army Sergeant, Served in Kosovo 1999-2000, Served in Iraq 2008 – 2009, currently in law school at New England Law Boston and sitting for the Massachusetts Bar Exam in July 2013

Robert F. DeMange, Class of ’78: Played baseball and football at Sachem, graduated from West Point in 1982 and died as a Major in U.S. Army stationed at Fort Polk Louisiana on Feb. 15, 1996.

Alexander N. Diguardia: SP4 U.S. Army; Killed in Action in Vietnam 1967 (Wall Panel 28E, Line 73) Memorial dedicated to his memory in Holbrook one of earliest Vietnam War Memorials in the U.S., inductee of Sachem Hall of Honor

Kristen Erario, Class of ’94: Long Island Recruitment Officer for the New York State Police; Retired from the United States Marine Corps (GySgt, 1997-2018)

Erik Fisher: U.S. Navy

Major Tom Force, Class of 1977: USAF Major – flew C-5 Transport Special Operations and operated in Desert Storm, Captain at American Airlines, walk-on placekicker – Notre Dame 1977 National Football Champions.

James E. Fragapane, Class of 1974: U.S. Navy; Flight deck catapults and arresting gear (launch and recovery) leading supervisor. Division leading petty officer.

Capt. William T. Gilligan: USN (Ret) Commanding Officer Helicopter Squadron HS-5 “Night Dippers”. Flew Combat, Search & Rescue missions in support of Desert Storm & Afghan Wars.

Daniel Golini: Graduated from West Point, served in Iraq as a Field Artillery Officer

Jim Kelly, Class of 1973: U.S. Air Force, FB-111A aircraft engine mechanic

Doug Keltner, Class of 1989: U.S. Army

Thomas Kenny: Sergeant Major in the Army

Joseph Kiernan, Class of 1989: U.S. Navy

Kevin P. Knight, Class of 1969: Died on Feb. 8, 1971 serving in Vietnam. A mechanic with the 61st Assault Helicopter Company, he had been in Vietnam since 1970. He was stationed at the Yakima Air Force Base in Washington. While in the service he received the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and a Vietnam Campaign Medal.

Anthony S. Kolakoski, Class of 1967: U.S. Coast Guard

Jerry Kurz, Class of 1984: U.S. Air Force;

Christopher Lee, Class of 1986: U.S. Air Force, Crew Chief Air Force One Training Manager Presidential Logistics Squadron

Albert Martin, Class of 1967: He had enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Entered the service via Regular Military. Served during the Vietnam War. He began his tour on January 7, 1968. Martin had the rank of Private First Class. His military occupation or specialty was Machine Gunner. Service number assignment was 2291838. Attached to 1st Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, B Company. During his service in the Vietnam War, Marine Corps Private First Class Martin experienced a traumatic event which ultimately resulted in loss of life on February 20, 1968. Albert is honored on the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in Washington DC. Name inscribed at VVM Wall, Panel 40e, Line 43.

Cory Martin: Played soccer Columbia University, captain US Army with three tours in Iraq

Capt. Mary Melfi: An F-15E Strike Eagle weapons system officer in the U.S. Air Force

Robert Mauro, Class of 1966: U.S. Army, Spent 23 years on active duty, two tours in Vietnam, one in Honduras, one advanced party in Granada and one in Desert Storm.

Michael McMahon: Works in U.S. Army Medical Department, attended West Point/United States Military Academy and studied at Cornell

Capt. David Mehlhop: USAF Captain died during Operation Provide Relief on AC-130H aircraft accident in Kenya in March 1994

Joseph P. Milano, Class of 1979: Navy Medic died in Beirut in action

Charlie Matranga: US Navy SEAL – Retired, 26 years of Active Duty Service, 1989-2016

Dorothy Moore, Class of 1974: U.S. Air Force; joined the Air Force in 1977 as a Russian Linguist and then spent 22 Years on active duty. She is the District Commander for The Department of Florida, District 17, for the American Legion

Gary Moore, Class of 1976: U.S. Navy

John Nally: Retired U.S. Air Force, now is a physician in Texas

John Passamonte, Class of ’93: U.S. Army

Matthew Pheifer: Enlisted member of the U.S. Army, served in Iraq, currently in the Nursing Program at Suffolk Community College

Paul Proios, Class of 2004: Studied mechanical engineering while attending West Point/United States Military Academy

Donnie Rubenstein: United States Amy Lieutenant

Jason Sama, Class of ’94: West Point grad and captain in us army served several tours in Iraq. Played varsity soccer at West Point

Jason Santora: Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment of U.S. Army, Fort Benning, Ga., died April 23, 2010 in Logar province, Afghanistan during combat.

Domenico Santorufo, Class of 1984: U.S. Army, Member of the ARMY National Guard 2001- 2008 ARMY Reserves 2008-Present 306 Engineer Company- Amityville, NY

Juli Schmidt: U.S. Naval Officer – United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD (2000 – Present)

Micheal Schroeder, Class of ’93: U.S. Marines

Phil Shernofsky, Class of 1983: U.S. Air Force, Transportation and Logisitics Specialist

John Smeraldi, Class of 1976: U.S. Air Force; served 20 years, saw time in Operation Desert Storm and retired as a tech sergeant

Stephen Sucena, Class of 1987: United States Navy, participated in Operation Desert Shield , crew member of the USS Goldsborough, which was the first U.S. Navy ship to board and seize an Iraqi flagged merchant ship in support of the embargo

Robert Tizza, Class of ’93: U.S. Marines

James Trian: U.S. Army, fought during Vietnam

Richard Trian: U.S. Army, fought during Vietnam

Richard C. Williams, Class of 1959: U.S. Navy, chief petty officer

Kevin Michael Woods, Class of 1980: Colonel, United States Air Force Reserve. Retired, Dec. 2014 as Military Director of Air Traffic Services in Warrenton Va. In his 30 year career with the Air Force he was an instructor pilot and later flew the C-5 transport, seeing service in the Invasion of Panama and the First Gulf War. In his civilian capacity he is a Captain for United Airlines

Vincent Wood: Commander United States Navy. Currently the Executive Officer of a Submarine repair facility in Kings Bay Georgia

Keith Zeier: Sniper in U.S. Marines, also ran Keys100 and NYC Marathon

Christopher Zotter: U.S. Army Attack Battalion Commander; Army Officer with 20 years of active military service. Background as an enlisted helicopter mechanic. Held management positions from squad leader as a Sergeant to Executive Officer of a 400+ Soldier organization conducting full spectrum aviation operations. Experienced pilot with over 2900 flight hours, mostly flown in the AH-64D/E Apache. FAA licensed fixed wing private, instrument and commercial pilot.

Religion

Dr. Anthony E Balsamo, Class of ’89: Founding / Senior Pastor of Integrity Christian Fellowship Yaphank, N.Y.

Patrick Riegger: Pastor at Infant Jesus in Port Jefferson, N.Y.

Science

Dr. Thomas Bianchi, Class of ’74: Oceanographer and biogeochemist. He is currently the Jon and Beverly Thompson Endowed Chair of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida and Editor-in-chief of the journal Marine Chemistry

Dr. John V. Moran: Gilbert S. Omenn Collegiate Professor of Human Genetics Professor of Human Genetics and Internal Medicine at University of Michigan

Amanda Pachomski, Class of ’08: Fish and wildlife biologist at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Alaine Ranieri-Chamberlain, Class ’93: Principal Scientist, Estee Lauder. Former Pharmaceutical Scientist, Del Laboratories