66 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • MAY 16, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com Send us your announcements & pictures to: The Queens Courier c/o making a buzz: 38-15 Bell Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361 • [email protected] subject: making a buzz s people making a buzz COMPILED BY TONIA N. CIMINO WEDDING BELLS Rebecca Chan and Johnathan Martinez were married on May 3 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. About 50 loved ones joined the newlyweds in a ceremony at the Riu Bambu resort. The Queens couple, both 27 years old, tied the knot after seven years together. CONGRATULATIONS Rose Marie and Peter Milcetic of Whitestone have announced the engagement of their daughter, Maria Renée, to Michael James, son of Joanne and Michael Comer of Wilmington, Massachusetts. The couple met almost eleven years ago at their alma mater, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Maria, a 2002 graduate of Saint Francis Preparatory School in Fresh Meadows, received a bachelor of science degree in biology and psychology summa cum laude at Rensselear in 2006. She earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College in Albany in 2009 and is currently an administrative chief resident at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health in the Bronx. In July she will begin her tenure as instructor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School and associate obstetrician/gynecologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Michael is Wilmington High School’s class of 2001 valedictorian. At Rensselaer he received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering cum laude in 2005. He went on to Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts to graduate top of his class in 2010 with a master degree in business administration as well as a master of science degree in finance. He is presently employed at John Hancock Asset Management in Boston as a senior investment analyst and is a CFA Level III candidate. The couple hopes to wed sometime in 2014. APPOINTMENTS Signature Bank, a New York-based full-service commercial bank, announced the appointment of three private client banking teams, bringing the total to five new teams added year-to-date. Joan McNulty, who brings 25 years of banking experience to her new role, was named group director and senior vice president. Most recently, she spent 13 years at Citibank as senior vice president and relationship manager at the commercial banking headquarters in midtown Manhattan, catering to commercial clients. McNulty consistently ranked among the top performers during her tenure. Joining McNulty are Melissa Badger, who was named associate group director and vice president, and Manuel Chalen, appointed senior client associate. Badger, previously sales manager of treasury products and vice president at Citibank, has 23 years of banking experience, focused mostly on middle market clients. Chalen’s banking career spans 26 years, where he most recently served as vice president and branch manager at the Citibank United Nations branch, serving personal and commercial clients. Chris Panellino, a banking veteran with 43 years of industry experience, was named group director and senior vice president. She brings her team of three to the Signature Bank Great Neck, Long Island office. She, along with Helen Dounias and Jason Torres, who have each been named associate group director and vice president, join from HSBC in Glen Oaks, where they worked together for many years. Complimenting the offering of Panellino’s team is Michael Santucci, named group director – investments under Signature Securities Group, the bank’s investment advisory arm. Santucci, with 20 years of investment expertise, spent 17 years at the same location as Panellino as senior financial advisor and vice president, providing financial services expertise to business owners and high-net-worth individuals. “We are pleased to have attracted these experienced, high-quality teams with proven long-term track records from their prior institutions,” said president and CEO Joseph J. DePaolo. “These appointments bring the number of teams hired this year to five and are indicative of the opportunities we are seeing in the marketplace. We look forward to the contributions each of these teams will make. These new additions, along with our existing teams, bode well for our future growth.” HONORS & AWARDS Atria Kew Gardens residents Claire Guttman, Ruth Javna, Dora Blatt, Catherine Reid and Herb Soffer were among the more than 20 former educators who were honored in programs of tribute and musical celebration presented at Atria in connection with National Teachers’ Day. From under the sea... to on stage BY TERENCE M. CULLEN [email protected] Curtains up! St. Mary Gate of Heaven Church in Ozone Park produced a showing of “The Little Mermaid, Jr.” from Friday, May 10 to Saturday, May 11. It featured nearly 100 students from first to eighth grade. Production began in January. Gate of Heaven alum Vinny Napolitano directed the show, which ran through the weekend. Frank Gulluscio, the show’s producer, said each night drew around 500 spectators and roars of applause for the familiar tunes. “The production was excellent,” he said. “Someone said to me, ‘This was like a Broadway production.’” During the Friday night show, Gulluscio said he counted more than 100 kids sitting on the floor in front of the stage singing along to some of the show’s notable songs. “It was really a fun show,” he said. Photo courtesy of St. Mary Gate of Heaven Sebastian Perez, Genesis Barreto and Jordan Molina headlined the cast of “The Little Mermaid, Jr.”
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