Charles T. Schmidt, Jr.
Labor Research Center
Alumni Updates
Don Zimmerman (MS '92): Don reports that he has been working as Vice President of Human Resources for Brockton Area Multi-Services, Inc., headquartered in Brockton, MA since 2007.
Elizabeth LaBonte recently began working for the New Hampshire Department of Safety as their Human Resources Administrator III/Human Resources Director, supporting the Directors of State Police, Emergency Communications, Motor Vehicles, Safety Service, Fire Standards and Training/EMS, Fire Safety, Emergency Services and Emergency Management. She will be working directly for the Director of Administration.
Joan Evans (MS '07) 6.30.08: Joan reports that she has recently passed the SPHR exam. Congratulations to Joan.
Rayna (Paola) Grenon (MS '05): Rayna has recently accepted a position as a Compensation and Benefits Analyst with Swarovski North America Ltd. She was married on May 27, 2007. Rayna and her husband, Michael bought their first home in Western Cranston, RI last year. Rayna.Grenon@Swarovski.com
Mike Fiato (MS '91). 12.19.07. Mike was promoted to HR Business Leader for Claims for the Progressive Insurance Company. He will work with 12,000 people in claims across 50 states out of his Cleveland, OH office.
Domenic Murgo (MS'07). 10.16.07. Dom has accepted a position with the IRS as a Labor Relations Specialist in Washington, DC
Veronica Lumbo (MS '05). 10.16.07. Veronica is currently back in Zambia working for Vision International. She works on labor and HR issues..
Jeff Thomas (MS '07). 9.26.07. Jeff has started a new job with A.T. Cross Company as an HRIS Analyst. He will be working in Lincoln, RI.
Uluma Sharpe (HRC '07). 9.5.07. Uluma is now the Human Resource Representative at her company, Steere House Nursing Home. oauus@yahoo.com
Ahmed Shaikh (MS '05). 7.24.07. Ahmed writes that he is now the HR Employee Relations and Recruiting Representative for the American National Bank of Texas. More interestingly, he is getting married next March. ahmedshaikh@anbtx.com
Leslie Vlastos (MS '06). 7.24.07. Leslie has accepted a position as a Labor Relations Analyst with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities which is Connecticut's statewide association of towns and cities. leslieevlastos@yahoo.com
Andrea Cecconi (MS '04). 7.23.07. Andrea has moved from the AFT in Washington, DC to Minnesota and a position with Education Minnesota. Education Minnesota includes 70,000 educators working together for excellence in education for all Minnesota students. We are the state's largest education organization. Education Minnesota is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, National Education Association and AFL-CIO.
Joan Evans (MS '07). 7.16.07. Joan has been promoted to the Director of Human Resources at the Kopin Corporation. jevans@kopin.com
Kristina Berggren (MS '06). 5.10.07. Kristina's seminar paper, "Do Formal Mediation Programs work in the Settlement of Employee-Employer Disputes?" has been published in "International Labor Dispute Regime." This book is a collection of articles on dispute settlement. krisberggren@hotmail.com
Matt Dimario (MS '07) . 5.1.07. Matt has been accepted to the Rogers Williams School of Law for September. mdimario80@yahoo.co
Send updates to Richard Scholl: rscholl@uri.edu
