United States Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer met with Honors College students and the Long Island Association to provide an update on what’s new in Washington, D.C. and hear more about federal issues impacting Long Island. Senator Schumer discussed federal relief funds for businesses and the economic climate for the future of Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Christopher Ferro ’20 became the chief of detectives for the Nassau County Police Department after serving the county for 29 years. Ferro was most recently a two-star assistant chief and previously served as commanding officer of several precincts, oversaw the Major Case Bureau and Narcotics, and has received 10 departmental awards.

Sophomore Laura Fekete, the reigning NCAA Division I national champion in the Epeé discipline, added to her trophy case by winning gold at the National Intercollegiate Women’s Fencing Association championship. Fekete was one of many Sharks at the event, as sophomore Anna Szántay won silver in Foil and sophomore Chejsa-Kaili Seck took silver in Sabre.

Srinivas Sadu ’97 was re-appointed as the CEO and managing director of Gland Pharma Limited, a small-molecule generic injectables-focused company. Under Sadu’s leadership since 2019, Gland Pharma has consistently witnessed growth in terms of revenue and profits while expanding across the globe by entering new strategic markets.

Claudine Campanelli ’21 was honored by the American Montessori Society for her doctoral dissertation “Birth to Three Language Acquisition: Influences of Ambient Language in the Montessori Setting.” Campanelli’s research concluded that children in Montessori classrooms could acquire new vocabulary words through ambient language, and that recognition and recall rates differ based on gender.

Tumelo Tladi ’20 was named one of 30 fellows for Film Independent’s Project Involve, its signature diversity and mentoring program that has produced award-winning short films. Tladi’s credits include writer and first assistant director on Map of Brooklyn, associate story producer on MTV’s The Challenge and its Paramount Plus spin-off, The Challenge: All Stars.

Christy Gardner ’05 will be inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame this fall in honor of her inspirational career as one of America’s leading International Paralympic Committee athletes. She was named the 2013 USA Hockey Disabled Athlete of the Year, won the International Cup gold medal in 2014 with the USA National Sled Hockey Team, and won the shot put and discus at the 2016 U.S. Paralympic Trials.

Bertrand Petyt ’96 was appointed as fleet director of hotel operations for CMI Leisure Management, where he will direct all hotels aboard CMI cruise ships. Petyt serves as an executive board advisor for the School of Business and brings 20 years of experience in hotel operations management with luxury hotels and cruise-vessel startups.

Men’s Basketball seniors Ty Flowers and Eral Penn were honored by the Northeast Conference as First-Team All-NEC athletes. It is the fourth straight All-NEC selection for Flowers, who ranks top-five in the conference in scoring, made three-pointers, blocks and rebounds. It is Penn’s second straight All-NEC selection after finishing top-ten in the conference in scoring, blocks, rebounds, and double-doubles.

Dr. William Brennan ’02 was selected as the superintendent of the Massapequa School District after 22 years of diverse experience in education. Dr. Brennan previously served as an assistant superintendent in the Farmingdale School District and has been a science teacher, professional developer, athletic coach, administrator and adjunct professor throughout his career.