Camille Asaro (B.B.A.) of Maspeth, NY, was named principal at International Professional Services for Rothstein Kass Financial Services Group ... Christine Cunneen (B.B.A.) of Johnston, RI, chief executive officer of Hire Image LLC, was elected to the National Association of Professional Background Screeners board of directors ... Gregory Faranello, CFA (B.B.A., M.B.A. ’94) of Lloyd Harbor, NY, was promoted to managing director of U.S. trading and treasury for Espirito Santo Investment, a leading Portuguese investment bank… Leslie A. Berkoff (J.D.) of Commack, NY,
was recently named by the American
Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) as co-editor in
chief of its Healthcare Bankruptcy Manual,
Second Edition. She moderated the panel
discussion “Hear the Preferences and
Thoughts of Judges and Trustees” at the
National Business Institute’s Bankruptcy
Judicial and Trustee Forum at the Long
Island Hilton Hotel in Melville. Ms. Berkoff
is a partner at Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP,
where she also serves as co-chair of the
firm’s Litigation and Bankruptcy practice
groups. She concentrates her practice in the
areas of bankruptcy and restructuring
litigation and corporate workouts ...
Christine Cunneen (B.B.A.) of Johnston,
RI, was elected secretary to the board of
directors of the National Association of
Professional Background Screeners
(NAPBS). She is currently chief executive
officer of Hire Image LLC, a nationwide
background screening and drug testing
company ... Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (B.A.)
of Glen Cove, NY, was nominated by the
Nassau County Democratic Committee to
run for the vacant position that will be left by
Diane Yatauro in the county’s 18th legislative
district in November 2012. Mrs. Whitton has
served on the Glen Cove City Council and is
the daughter of former Glen Cove Mayor
Donald DeRiggi. Mrs. Whitton currently
works for a company that helps clients lower
their taxes on real estate transactions, and is
on the board of the Diabetes Research
Institute ... Claudio A. De Vellis (B.B.A.) of
Howard Beach, NY, recently joined Smith,
Gambrell, and Russell LLP’s estate planning
and wealth protection practice in New York.
... Brad Kovnat (B.A.) of Houston, TX, was
promoted to vice president of operations for
Acro Energy Technologies Corp., a leading
U.S. residential solar energy integrator.