Alumni Class Notes, October 2025

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Most Rev. Bishop James F. Checchio '88, Metuchen, New Jersey, was appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans by Pope Leo XIV.

428 Monroe friends gathered in Colorado for their 2025 weekend get-together. The group, who all lived together as students and remain close friends, enjoyed a special reunion this year as all eight members were able to attend: Ingrid (Farally) Burd ’92, Holly (Spiech) Lanigan ’91, Ellen Crawford ’90, Jenn (McGlone) Walsh ’92, Aileen (Abraldes) D’Addario ’92, Kathie (Garvey) Taylor ’92, Noreen (Finnegan) Kempinski ’92 and Jeanne (Hill) Santarsiero ’90.

Devin P. DeMarco ’00, Denville, New Jersey, was appointed vice president of business development at First Environment, an award-winning environmental consulting and engineering firm and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.

Brian Eltz '02, G'05, Millersville, received his master’s in theology from St. Joseph's College of Maine.

Sarah Shenton Salfi ’05, Caldwell, New Jersey, was recently appointed CEO of AccessFintech after more than 20 years as a managing director at Goldman Sachs and Board Advisor for various financial institutions. 

Samantha Falgout, CPA, Ph.D. ’24, Houma, Louisiana, is serving a new two-year term as Member-at-Large on the Society of Louisiana CPA (LCPA) 2025-26 Board of Directors. Dr. Falgout is an assistant professor of Accounting at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux and serves as immediate past president for the LCPA South Central Chapter.

BIRTHS

Sofia Rose was born April 7, 2025, to Paul and Aileen McCormick ’13, Yardley

DEATHS

Samuel A. Valenti, D.D.S. ’52, Pittston

Joseph R. Charney ’59, Wilmington, Delaware   

Arthur J. Jordan, O.D. ’59, Scranton

Daniel D. Kovaleski ’64, Savannah, Georgia

Peter J. Coyne ’67, Dresher

Joseph T. Sebastianelli ’68, Scranton

Robert T. McHugh G’69, Scranton

Frederick W. Pencek G’69, Clarks Summit

Karl G. Margraff ’85, Langhorne