Bob Badolato ‘85 was selected as the chief financial officer of The Bachrach Group, one of the nation’s top-ranked executive recruiting firms. Badolato’s three decades of experience in high-level finance roles at Fortune 500 companies includes three previous CFO appointments, the chief accounting officer of TD Waterhouse, and a senior audit manager at Ernst & Young.

The Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches named junior Elena Camarena to the Division I All-American Team, adding to her stellar list of achievements in 2022. Camarena was crowned the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-MAAC while leading the Sharks to a peak of #17 in the national rankings.

Emily Antoville ’14 joins the United Nations as an information management assistant in the New York City repository and reading room. Antoville is responsible for maintaining the UN’s Archives and Records Management Section (ARMS) databases, creating and maintaining manual accession records, and overseeing internal records retrieval, loan, digitization and staff clearance operations.

Loni Da Silva ’95 is one of Miami’s Top 25 Healthcare Technology Leaders, according to The Healthcare Technology Report. Da Silva is the senior vice president of regulatory affairs at Oyster Point Pharma, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of first-in-class therapies to address ophthalmic disease.

Deborah Mutnick, professor of English, earned an Action Grant from Humanities New York (HNY) for her project “Whose Streets? Our Streets: Remain, Reclaim, Rebuild,” a new initiative documenting Brooklyn communities’ efforts to reclaim their streets. HNY’s grants support innovative public humanities offerings that encourage audiences to reflect on their values and explore new ideas.

Ayanna Hill ’10 was appointed to the board of directors for Zip Code Wilmington, a nonprofit software development and coding boot camp. Hill is the senior innovation manager at Vanguard, one of the world’s largest investment firms, where she provides budgetary, compliance and reporting oversight for Vanguard Fintech Ventures.

An anonymous alumna from the class of 1969 who has generously funded scholarships for many years is encouraging fellow alumni to support current and future students by matching all gifts to the Fund for LIU up to $50,000 until August 31. Invest in our students today and participate in the challenge by making your own gift here.

James Shiles ’97 was named the senior vice president and chief production officer of capital markets for Walker & Dunlop, one of America’s largest providers of capital for commercial real estate. Shiles’ extensive background in finance includes executive leadership roles at Morgan Stanley and Ernst & Young.

Junior Defender Henry Haferkorn was named among the best soccer players in the country on the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Players to Watch list. The defending Northeast Conference champion Sharks were unanimously selected to repeat as champions by the league’s coaches in a preseason poll.

Lesly St. Louis ’10 joined the United Spinal Association as director of employment and DEI programs, where he assists people with spinal cord injuries or disabilities obtaining gainful employment. St. Louis was born with Spina Bifida and has dedicated his career to helping individuals with disabilities find jobs, previously serving as the diversity and inclusion program manager for Northwell Health.