MSMC Gala 2025 Program

Sip, Savor, & Celebrate

Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 6:00 p.m.

West Hills Country Club, Middletown, New York

Honoring

Alan Seidman & James P. Smith Jr.

Program

WELCOME

Ms. Nikki Khurana-Baugh Vice President for College Advancement

OPENING PRAYER

Fr. Gregoire Fluet, Ph.D. Vice President for Mission and Ministry & Chaplain

LIVE AUCTION

Paul Ernenwein Partner, Catania, Mahon & Rider, PLLC

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Robert Gervasi, PhD President, Mount Saint Mary College

STUDENT SPEAKER

Nicholas Clarino ‘27

Bonura Family Scholarship Recipient

SPONSOR RECOGNITION

Ms. Nikki Khurana-Baugh Vice President for College Advancement

AWARD PRESENTATION

Mr. Lou Bach ‘82 Chair, Board of Trustees & President, Spectrum Pension and Compensation, Inc.

CLOSING

Mr. Bill Fioravanti CEO, Orange County IDA, Chair, MSMS Fundraising Committee, and Member, MSMC Board of Trustees

Merrill applauds Alan Seidman and James P. Smith, Jr.

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Michael Chrys, CIMA®, CPFA® Managing Director Wealth Management Advisor

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In Loving Memory of My Uncle and Aunt, Albert Peluse and his wife

Ann Marie Murray, Ph.D. ’70 Member of the Mount Saint Mary College Board of Trustees

Honorees

Alan Seidman

Alan Seidman is a prominent figure in the Hudson Valley’s construction industry and a dedicated community leader. He resides in Cornwall with his wife, Robin.

Currently, Alan is Executive Director of the Construction Contractors’ Association of the Hudson Valley since 2009, Executive Director of Fabricators, Erectors and Reinforcing Contractors of HV since 2010, and Executive Vice President of SMACNA Southeastern NY Chapter since 2016. He is one of the region’s major players in the construction industry.

Alan graduated from Cornwall Central High School in 1970. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Speech in 1974 with Magna Cum Laude honors, and a Master of Science in Speech in 1975, both from Emerson College in Boston.

Alan served as a Legislator for Orange County District 12 for nearly two decades, including a four-year term as Chairman of the Orange County Legislature. From 1996 to 2009, he was a Regional Manager at Clough, Harbour, and Associates, LLP, later becoming a Principal.

He was also an active member of the Cornwall Volunteer Ambulance Corps and has been a member of the Cornwall Fire Department since 1978. He is the Founding Chair of the Kol Yisrael Board and continues to be on the board.

Honorees

James P. Smith Jr.

James P. Smith, Jr., president and founder of Advance Testing Company, Inc., was raised in Pearl River, N.Y. He earned his AAS in Civil Engineering from Alfred State College in 1977, followed by a BS in Civil Engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1982. He founded Advance Testing in 1984. Advance Testing has grown to be a respected, mid-size business with more than 150 employees. It operates a state-of-the-art, accredited materials testing laboratory in Campbell Hall, N.Y., with additional facilities in Harpursville, Schuylerville, Massachusetts, and Florida.

In 1995, Jim founded Atech Center, Inc., specializing in construction materials testing training course development and instruction. Atech Center has developed training programs and manuals for the New York State Department of Transportation, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the State University of New York, Alfred State College, and many private sector clients.

Jim has also been active in the community and has served on the board of directors for a number of organizations, some of which include Newburgh Rotary (past president), Orange County Chamber of Commerce (past chairman), Orange County Partnership (past chairman), Mount Saint Mary College, and more.

Jim and his wife Nancy have six children and nine grandchildren. They live in Orange County.

CONGRATUL ATIONS TO MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE AND

ALL OF THIS EVENING’S

HONOREES!

Wishing you a wonderful evening of celebration and community!

Congratulations Alan Seidman and James P. Smith Jr. Mount Saint Mary College Joseph A. Bonura Award for Leadership Excellence

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FAIRWAY TESTING

Construction Material Testing & Inspection 22 North Liberty Drive Stony Point, NY

Building a rock-solid reputation since 1969

International Brotherhoodof Electrical Workers Local 363

Sam Fratto

Business Manager

Senior Assistant Business Manager

Frank Perugino

Assistant Business Managers

Frank Perugino John Maraia Jr. Steve Neugebauer Tom Knapp Harry Miller Dave Marmolejos

IBEW Local 363 Officers

Frank Perugino President Jerry Murtaugh Vice-President, Kyle Parenzen Treasurer William Edwards Recording Secretary

Executive Board:

Zachariah Dickson, Mike Ferguson, Jimmy Moore, Steve Neugebauer, Kenneth M. Sutton, Nick Heim, Greg Hoover

IBEW Local 363 67 Commerce Drive South, Harriman, NY 10926 (845) 783-3500 SFRATTO@IBEWLU363.ORG

Congratulations to two PILLARS OF OUR COMMUNITY

on being recognized for their lifetimes of achievement with the Joseph A. Bonura Award for Leadership Excellence.

ALAN SEIDMAN AND JAMES P. SMITH JR.

You both make our community a better place to live, work, and play.

Congratulations as well to their amazing wives, Robin & Nancy!

From the employee’s and your friends at Taylor-Montgomery, LLC and Eileen & Jim Taylor (AKA Jimmy & Nancy’s best man and maid of honor. )

Thank you to our sponsors

Signature Cocktail & Beverage Sponsor

The William & Elaine Kaplan Family Private Foundation

Gold Sponsors

Advance Testing Company, Inc.

Bonura Hospitality Group

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Gervasi

Silver Sponsors

Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP

D-Ben Security Systems, Inc.

Focused Wealth Management

RBT CPAs, LLP

Webster Bank

Hors d’oeuvres Sponsors

Catania, Mahon & Rider, PLLC

Elizabeth Rowley and Bill Fioravanti

Ironworkers Local 417

Walden Savings Bank

Dessert Sponsors

Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp.

I.B.E.W. Local Union NO. 363

James W. Taylor

Laborers Local 17

Mediacom

Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital

Perreca Electric Co., Inc.

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 373

Marilyn J. Ejercito ’77 RN, BSN, MSN & Linda Dobias Dombroski ’81 RN, BSN, MSN, MPS, FNP

Proud Graduates of Mount Saint Mary College & Members of the Alumni Board of Directors

LABORERS LOCAL 235 TOGETHER WITH OUR CONTRACTORS BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN

LOU BACH SENIOR CONSULTANT

Thank you to our sponsors

Floral Sponsors

Daubman Corporate Interiors

Linda Dobias Dombroski ‘81 RN, BSN, MSN, MPS, FNP

Marilyn J. Ejercito ‘77 RN, BSN, MSN

Provident Bank

Summit Actuarial Services, LLC

Wallkill Valley Federal Savings & Loan

To Go Coffee & Treat Station Sponsors

Collection Bureau of the Hudson Valley, Inc.

Fairway Testing

John Herbert Company

PKF O’Connor Davies

Sponsor a Sister Sponsors

Crowe LLP

CSArch

GTI Graphic Technology, Inc.

Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp.

John F. Rath

McGar and Son Plumbing & Heating, LLC

Passero Associates

Patricia Larkin

Philip Brigante

Susan K. Maloney

Susan & David Kennett

CONGRATULATIONS TO

JEFF LOUGHLIN BUSINESS MANAGER

JAMES SASSO PRESIDENT/BUS. AGENT

MIKE MILLER VICE PRESIDENT/BUS. AGENT

JOHN BELARDI REC. CORR. SECRETARY

DAVE RYAN TREASURER/TRAINING DIR.

JAMES ARNAU FINANCIAL SECRETARY

SEAN MEANEY ASSISTANT TRAINING DIR.

Ronald Burgess - Rocco Miceli – Dan Calandro Trevor Rodney – Pete Sampogna – Evan Vona 1360

CONGRATULATIONS

ALAN SEIDMAN AND JIMMY SMITH JR.

IRONWORKERS LOCAL UNION 417

Matthew Stoddard, Business Manager/FST

Michael Dunn, President/BA

John McGuire, Vice President

Keith Eisgruber, Recording Secretary

Executive Committee Board of Trustees

Timothy Cerone

Zachary Gaydos

Owen McGuire

Daniel Pruitt

Richard Schroder

Austin Freeman

Matthew Schmidt

Ryan Schroder

BUILDING THE HUDSON VALLEY SINCE 1927

PLUMBERS & STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION 373

Business Manager

Thomas Gandolfini

Vice President

James Nycz

Daniel Eckerson

Business Agent President

Daniel Ambrosetti

Aaron Demorest

Recording Secretary

Dana Moshier

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Benjamin Lewin

Jay Nimmo Erich Weiner

CONGRATULATIONS

TO THE HONOREES

The Joseph A. Bonura Award for Leadership Excellence

Alan Seidman and Jimmy Smith Jr.

These past 6 months have meant a lot to me. Thank you, Grandpa, for giving me the chance to work at Advance Testing — the company you built from a station wagon as your office. I learned so much about hard work, the way you treat people like family, and your example of true leadership.

I’m proud to be your grandson and will work hard to follow your example. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition.

I love you, Jacob

Our lionhearted brother

Forever proud of the brother whose strength, kindness and wit inspire us all.

Congratulations to you and Alan Seidman on receiving the Joseph A. Bonura Award for Leadership Excellence.

Love, Jeanne Marie, Kathleen, and Laura

CONGRATULATIONS, JAMES P. SMITH, JR.

recipient of the Joseph A. Bonura Award for Leadership Excellence

Your steadfast support, wise counsel, and heartfelt advocacy have made a lasting impact on the children with special needs and the future of this program. We are grateful for your vision, leadership and unwavering passion for helping others.

With deep appreciation, Kathy and Kevin COPSbarn.org