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Rams in the News: June 14, 2019

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CLIPS OF THE WEEK

Justice Sotomayor, actress Sonia Manzano read to children at Fordham University
News 12 The Bronx 06-07-19
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and former “Sesame Street” star Sonia Manzano came together Saturday to read to children at Fordham University.

ASIF SIDDIQI
Apollo 11 at 50: A Complete Guide to the Historic Moon Landing Mission
Space 06-10-19
“I think in America, at least, there [was]a feeling of a great lack of self-confidence, a feeling of ‘We are falling behind,'” Asif Siddiqi, a space historian at Fordham University in New York, told Space.com.

JULITA HABER
Brands too should want you to panic: How fear in advertising can work to energise action on the climate emergency
The Fifth Estate 06-11-19
According to [Julita] Haber, Clinical Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Fordham University, “[The] human tendency for negative bias evolved over time to help our ancestors survive by being responsive to potential threats. As such, negative stimuli in our brain are processed almost instantly, ensuring it’s stored in our long-term memory.”

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

Readers sound off on gun violence awareness, the Bronx Book Festival and jury duty
New York Daily News 06-12-19
This past weekend, more than 3,000 participants gathered in Fordham Plaza and Fordham University to celebrate the second annual Bronx Book Festival.

Top three International design events to visit in June
Commercial Interior Design 06-11-19
At last year’s Design for Humanity Summit, more than 350 industry leaders working at the intersection between design and humanitarianism came together for the first-ever event, organised as a joint initiative between International Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University and the International Organisation for Migration.

The CEO Gian Luca Rana receives the award from Fordham University
Ottopagine Italy 06-11-19
On Tuesday 21 May, Fordham University awarded the International Awareness Awards to the CEO Gian Luca Rana.

World Congress of the “Catholic International Education Office” (OIEC)
Zenit 06-10-19
We publish below the text of the video message that the Holy Father Francis sends to the participants of the World Congress of the Catholic International Education Office (OIEC), underway at the Fordham University – Lincoln Campus of New York (United States of America), on the theme “Educating in the Humanism of Fraternity to Build a Civilization of Love”

Underpaid Adjunct Professors Sleep in Cars and Rely on Public Aid
Truthout 06-10-19
Recently, Fordham University adjuncts ratified their first contract, which mandates substantial pay increases.

The Best Undergraduate Marketing Programs Of 2019
Poets & Quants 06-10-19
Similarly, Loyola Marymount University and Fordham University climbed into the Top 15, with Cornell University and MIT tumbling out.

Video message from the Holy Father to the participants of the “Catholic International Education Office” (OIEC) World Congress
Il Sismografo 06-07-19
Below we publish the text of the video message that the Holy Father Francis sent to the participants of the World Congress of the Catholic International Education Office (OIEC), which took place from 5 to 8 June at Fordham University – Lincoln Campus New York (United States of America), on the theme “Educating in the Humanism of Fraternity to Build a Civilization of Love”.

Justice Sotomayor, actress Sonia Manzano read to children at Fordham University
News 12 The Bronx 06-07-19
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and former “Sesame Street” star Sonia Manzano came together Saturday to read to children at Fordham University.

Human rights groups at home and abroad called on to stop the extradition of the revised local believers CRD affiliate organizations
Christian Times Hong Kong 06-06-19
Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law School

Experts warn that tax program wonʼt magically make a bad deal good
Real Estate Weekly 06-06-19
The Fordham Real Estate Institute (REI), The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) and Westchester County Government brought together real estate professionals and local officials to unpack the biggest trend to impact commercial real estate in years: Opportunity Zones.

Foursquare’s Ariel Segal Takes Marketers Beyond Proximity Targeting at M2Moms® The Marketing to Moms Conference
EIN Technology Today 06-06-19
Presented by The Center for Positive Marketing at Fordham University, M2Moms® will be held October 16 & 17, 2019, at their NYC Lincoln Center campus.

ADMINISTRATORS

JOSEPH M. MCSHANE, S.J.
The Pope, to Scholas: “Be artisans of humanity and builders of encounter and peace”
Religion Digital 06-09-19
He also thanked the Fordham University that hosted this Congress and the participants: “In the person of the President of Fordham University, Rev. Joseph McShane SJ, I want to thank the entire community of the University for hosting in this prestigious area this Congress of the Scholas Chairs. And I want to thank all the participants for these days, for the knowledge and shared theories , but above all for the experiences, for being open to listening to their communities, savoring their sweet and bitter sense, for meaning and thinking together how to re-create them , harmonizing the three languages: heart, head and hands.”

JOSEPH M. MCSHANE, S.J.
New York hosts the first international congress of Scholas Chairs in the USA
La Vanguardia 06-09-19 (in Spanish)
The president of Fordham University, Joseph Michael McShane SJ, said that the mission of the international congress of Scholas Chairs is “literally sacred work: at the same time deeply necessary and socially relevant”.

JOSEPH M. MCSHANE, S.J.
Scholas, the initiative of the Pope, came to the United States
La Nacion 06-09-19 (in Spanish)
“The mission of the International Congress of Scholas Chairs is literally sacred work, it is both deeply necessary and socially relevant,” said Joseph Michael McShane SJ, president of Fordham University, according to a statement.

DAVID GIBSON
Moral courage
Times Union 06-11-19
That was quickly followed by a clever retweet by David Gibson who heads up the Center on Religion and Culture [at Fordham University].

ALEXANDER ASHMAN
Clearfield Presbyterian Church hosting organ recital June 22
The Progress News 06-12-19
In addition to his graduate studies, Ashman served as Director of Music at St. Saviour Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn, N.Y. in conjunction with serving as the assistant director of liturgical music at Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y.

SCHOOL OF LAW

By the Numbers: University of Chicago law school ranks 4th best in the nation, study finds
Newsbug 06-10-19
39 (tie) Fordham University

GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

The Best Undergraduate Finance Programs of 2019
Poets & Quants 06-11-19
Notably, Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, which ranks 62nd overall in U.S. News, placed 15th.

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF RELIGION

C. COLT ANDERSON
Catholic bishops return to Baltimore amid pressure to show accountability on sex-abuse matters
The Baltimore Sun 06-11-19
C. Colt Anderson, a theologian and church historian at Fordham University, said the fact that Francis has expanded the role of lay Catholics but not given them oversight authority has put the bishops “between the proverbial rock and a hard place.”

C. COLT ANDERSON
Catholic groups weigh in with ideas for bishops’ meeting on how to ‘solve’ abuse crisis
National Catholic Reporter 06-06-19
C. Colt Anderson, a professor of theology at Fordham University with an expertise in church history, says the pope’s recent intervention will make it more difficult for the bishops to implement reforms.

SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY

C. EVAN STEWART
AUBG Appoints New Interim President, Chair of the Board of Trustees
American University in Bulgaria 06-12-19
He is a visiting professor at Cornell University and an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School

WOJCIECH SADURSKI
No, Mr Kaczyński, I will not be voting for PiS in the October elections. Here’s why
Euro News 06-11-19
Wojciech Sadurski is Challis Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Sydney School of Law, Professor of the Centre for Europe at the University of Warsaw, and currently Distinguished Visiting Professor at Fordham Law School in New York

BRUCE GREEN
Defense-Friendly Evidence Rule Riles Va. Prosecutors
Law 360 06-09-19
But professional responsibility expert Bruce Green Fordham Law School called the state bar’s proposal “innovative.”

JOEL COHEN
Prosecution of ‘Coward’ Parkland Deputy May Put ‘Unsustainable Demand on Law Enforcement’
Law & Crime 06-07-19
He is an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School, regularly lectures and writes on law, ethics and social policy for the New York Law Journal and other publications, and is the author of Broken Scales: Reflections on Injustice (ABA Publ. 2017).

CHERYL BADER
I-Team: Queens Prosecutors Accused of ‘Egregious’ Violations in 1997 Armored Car Case
NBC New York 06-06-19
“In looking at the statement, I would have turned that over,” said Professor Cheryl Bader, a former Assistant US Attorney who now teaches a criminal defense clinic at Fordham Law School.

GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY

JULITA HABER
Brands too should want you to panic: How fear in advertising can work to energise action on the climate emergency
The Fifth Estate 06-11-19
According to [Julita] Haber, Clinical Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Fordham University, “[The] human tendency for negative bias evolved over time to help our ancestors survive by being responsive to potential threats. As such, negative stimuli in our brain are processed almost instantly, ensuring it’s stored in our long-term memory.”

FORMER ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY

ROD HEISEY
Rod Heisey retires from teaching and research after 30 years at Schuylkill
Penn State News 06-10-19
At the onset of his career, Heisey worked as a biology professor at Fordham University in New York City.

ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY

RICHARD KALINA
9 Art Events to Attend This Week in New York: Tiona Nekkia McClodden, ‘Radical Love,’ Software Art, and More
ARTnews 06-10-19
This show curated by the artist, critic, and Fordham University professor Richard Kalina (who has contributed to ARTnews) brings together abstract paintings by 21 contemporary artists including Amie Cunat, Federico Herrero, Carrie Moyer, Odili Donald Odita, and Stanley Whitney.

ASIF SIDDIQI
Space Policy Edition: The Soviet Moonshot (with Asif Siddiqi)
Planetary Radio 06-07-19
Asif Siddiqi
Professor of History, Fordham University

ASIF SIDDIQI
Why the Soviets Lost the Moon Race
Air & Space Magazine 06-10-19
By Asif Siddiqi

ASIF SIDDIQI
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: CHASING THE MOON
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library And Museum 05-23-19
American Experience senior producer Susan Bellows, director Robert Stone, George Washington University professor emeritus of political science and international affairs John Logsdon, and Fordham professor of history Asif Siddiqi discuss the series and the “Space Race,” from the early years to the lunar landing and its legacy.

ASIF SIDDIQI
Apollo 11 at 50: A Complete Guide to the Historic Moon Landing Mission
Space 06-10-19
“I think in America, at least, there [was]a feeling of a great lack of self-confidence, a feeling of ‘We are falling behind,'” Asif Siddiqi, a space historian at Fordham University in New York, told Space.com.

JASON STEIDL
Vatican office calls gender theory ‘confused concept’ in guide for Catholic schools
NBC News 06-10-19
Jason Steidl, a professor of theology at Fordham University in the Bronx, said Francis’ name isn’t on the document but his fingerprints certainly appear to be.

THOMAS DELUCA
From Occupy Wall Street to Bernie Sanders: the Political Legacy of a Changing Nation
El Diario New York 06-07-19
“Sanders’s candidacy is a movement that continued the conversation, initiated by Occupy Wall Street, on economic and political inequality in this country,” said Thomas De Luca, a political scientist at Fordham University.

ASHA CASTLEBERRY
U.S. Leadership on Foreign Policy: Establish a Caucus on NATO and Transatlantic Security
National Interest 06-07-19
Castleberry is currently an Adjunct Professor at Fordham University and The George Washington University.

TRAVIS RUSS
AMERICA IS HARD TO SEE Comes to Underbelly Cowgate
Broadway World 06-07-19
He is a professor at Fordham University in New York City where he teaches communication and performance.

QUAMRUL HAIDER
Our oceans: The ultimate sump
The Daily Star 06-07-19
Quamrul Haider is a Professor of Physics at Fordham University, New York.

CHRISTINA GREER
Central figure in Watergate scandal testifies to striking parallels between Nixon and Trump
MSNBC 06-10-19
AP’s Jonathan Lemire, former federal prosecutor Berit Berger, Fordham University professor Christina Greer, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman, and NYT’s Mike Schmidt on the first hearing to spotlight the breadth and depth of Robert Mueller’s findings, where former White House counsel John Dean compared Trump’s conduct to Nixon’s abuse of power

CHRISTINA GREER
Trump touts solution to crisis, but it’s not what it seems
MSNBC 06-10-19
AP’s Jonathan Lemire, Fordham University professor Christina Greer, WAPO’s Anne Gearan, and The Bulwark’s Charlie Sykes on Trump declaring a deal had been made with Mexico, but reports found much of what he was talking about had been agreed to months before

CHRISTINA GREER
Elizabeth Warren makes a name for herself in Iowa
MSNBC 06-10-19
AP’s Jonathan Lemire, Fordham University professor Christina Greer, WAPO’s Anne Gearan, and The Bulwark’s Charlie Sykes on Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg surging in a new Iowa poll as a majority of the candidates spent their weekend campaigning in the Hawkeye State

CHRISTINA GREER
Dems Planning Legislation To ‘Safeguard Our Dem’ In Response To Muellers Findings | Deadline | MSNBC
MSNBC YouTube 06-10-19
AP’s Jonathan Lemire, former federal prosecutor Berit Berger, Fordham University professor Christina Greer, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman, and The Bulwark’s Charlie Sykes on House Democrats preparing to launch legislation that would protect our government from future foreign attacks

CHRISTINA GREER
Tenement Museum “How To Be An American” Podcast Episode 5: Why Can’t I Be Both?
How To Be An American Podcast 05-15-19
“To gain some context about Caribbean immigrants, we reached out to Christina Greer, a Tenement Museum board member and professor at Fordham University well versed on this topic.”

CHRISTINA GREER
‘The movie is always easier for people to digest than the book’
MSNBC 06-06-19
Former senior FBI official Chuck Rosenberg, former chief of staff at the CIA and Department of Defense Jeremy Bash, Fordham University professor Christina Greer, former DOJ spokesman Matt Miller, and former George W. Bush aide Elise Jordan on Rep. Nadler saying he’s “confident” Mueller will testify, and the House prepares for a vote to hold the attorney general in contempt

CHRISTINA GREER
President Donald Trump’s Loose-Lipped Overseas Interview That Has Heads Spinning | Deadline | MSNBC
MSNBC YouTube 06-06-19
Former chief of staff at the CIA and Department of Defense Jeremy Bash, Fordham University professor Christina Greer, former DOJ spokesman Matt Miller, former George W. Bush aide Elise Jordan, and WaPo’s Ashley Parker on Trump’s wild interview with a British media outlet as he continues on his trip abroad

CHRISTINA GREER
We must protect women’s reproductive rights
New York Amsterdam News 06-06-19
Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University, the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream,” the co-host of the new podcast FAQ-NYC, and the host of The Aftermath and The Counter on Ozy.com.

STUDENTS

Performing Arts Seniors Recognition Day at Acalanes
La Morinda Weekly 06-11-19
Katie Heaton (Set Design – Fordham University)

College-sponsored National Merit Scholarship winners are third group to be announced
Nolensville Home Page 06-09-19
Patrick R. Holcombe
Probable career field: Statistics
BRENTWOOD H. S., BRENTWOOD
NATIONAL MERIT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP

Rivendell students bid heartfelt — and musical — farewell at graduation
Valley News 06-07-19
“A year from now we’ll all be gone,” the Fordham University freshman-to-be [Maia] Perry sang from the first verse, while the class salutatorian Collins strummed her guitar.

5 Students From Arlington Heights Won National Merit Scholarships
Patch 06-06-19
[Gabrielle] Abrazaldo, a John Hersey High School student, plans a career in international human rights. Abrazaldo was awarded a National Merit Fordham University Scholarship.

Worcester Preparatory School holds 2019 commencement exercises
Cape Gazette 06-06-19
Dominic Anthony, Seaford, Fordham University

Fairfax Seniors Earn College-Sponsored Merit Scholarships
Patch 06-06-19
Nandhana Nair of Fairfax Station (Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology) plans to study international business at Fordham University.

The Mary Louis Academy – Elena Quinn
The Tablet 06-06-19
[Elena Quinn] Post-Graduation Plans: Study Chemistry at Fordham University

Bishop Kearney High School – Caroline Guirand
The Tablet 06-06-19
[Caroline Guirand] Post-Graduation Plans: Attend Fordham University

ATHLETICS

Nationally ranked East softball crushes HFL in Class A regional
Amherst Bee 06-11-19
“Our lineup is so solid,” said senior captain Rachel Steffan, a four-year starter who will play at Fordham University.

BHS Seniors Earned CovetedPositions in a NCAA Athletic Programs
Patch 06-10-19
Caleb Schumacher has committed to attend Fordham University in the Bronx, NY as a student athlete.

Christopher Staka finishes second in 100 free, eyes the future | Santa Clara Swim Club International Meet
Santa Cruz Sentinel 06-07-19
[Spencer] Clarke swims at Fordham University and enters his sophomore year after an impressive freshman campaign.

Commentary: A year of great sacrifice
Atascadero News 06-07-19
Before joining the Marines Santilli was the Fordham University football hero of the 1942 Sugar Bowl game.

Montana men’s basketball adds third transfer of offseason
Montana Sports 06-06-19
It carried over to his first collegiate season, at Fordham University, and while [Jahshire Hardnett] didn’t play for the Rams – using the season as a redshirt year – Fordham advanced to the CIT, giving Hardnett a taste of postseason basketball.

ALUMNI

Carolina Beach Terminates Town Manager’s Employment Contract
Island Gazette 06-12-19
[Lucky Narain] holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Christopher Newport University, a master’s in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University, and is a graduate of Fordham Law School.

Daniel Landaluce, distinguished by his career in New York
Andalucia Information 06-12-19
[Daniel Landaluce] went there before obtaining a PhD in Taxation from the University of Barcelona and a master’s degree in Taxation from the Fordham University-Graduate School of Business Administration in New York.

State Rep. Stephen Meskers to Speak at RMA Meeting
Greenwich Sentinel 06-12-19
Representative [Stephen] Meskers has a BA from Fordham University in Economics and Spanish, and an MBA in Finance from the Lubin School at Pace University.

Alicia Foxworth’s GHOST WRITER To Close 2019 Season Of Frank Silvera Writer’s Workshop
Broadway World 06-12-19
Playwright, producer and actress Alicia Foxworth is a Brooklyn born native of Bed Stuy who studied media communications at Fordham University and who has appeared on stage, film and television.

‘Rolling Thunder Revue’ Fact Check: How Martin Scorsese’s Bob Dylan ‘Documentary’ Bends the Truth
The Wrap 06-12-19
According to his official biographies, [Jim] Gianopulos was still a law student at Fordham in 1975, graduating in 1976.

Mary Frances Flournoy, Cliff Lungaretti
The Entrepreneur Fund 06-12-19
[Cliff Lungaretti] graduated from Fordham.

Progressives are pivoting to the Assembly. First up? A Benedetto challenger.
City & State New York 06-12-19
[Jonathan Soto] studied at Fordham and later took night classes at Brooklyn Law School and the Pratt Institute, in labor law and urban planning.

USO-Metro Announces Lisa Marie Riggins Joining Executive Leadership Team
Register Citizen 06-12-19
A graduate of Fordham University School of Law, [Lisa Marie] Riggins was previously Assistant Prosecutor for Montgomery County Government and was Criminal Defense Attorney for Phillips Beckwith Hall & Chase.

ARCHER & GREINER: Archer Welcomes Eight Summer Associates
Penn Record 06-11-19
Priya Pasricha – Fordham University School of Law

Ailey School Celebrates 50 Years of Developing Dreams
Playbill 06-11-19
Notably, former Ailey II dancer and The Ailey School/Fordham University BFA graduate Ephraim Sykes received a 2019 Tony nomination for his role in the new musical Ain’t Too Proud.

Gramatan Village Certified as Next Stage Sponsor Site
My Hometown Bronxville 06-11-19
Additionally, Gramatan Village’s executive director, Sherry Saturno, has just completed the certificate program as a Next Stage Scholar in Reflective Aging at Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service.

BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Kristina Allen Reliford Joins Bradley’s Nashville Office as Litigation Associate
Legal News Line 06-10-19
Ms. [Kristina Allen] Reliford received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and her Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut.

Savannah Bee Hosts Aspetuck Land Trust June 15
Hamlet Hub 06-10-19
Mary Ellen [Lemay] holds a B.A. in Biology from Fairfield University, an MBA from Fordham University and a Masters in Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

Bank Leumi USA Appoints Carl Nelor Chief Information Security Officer
Business Wire 06-10-19
[Carl Nelor] also received a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Fordham University and completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Advanced Management Program.

Norris McLaughlin Welcomes New Real Estate & Finance Member
Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey 06-10-19
[Leonard A. LaBarbiera] earned his B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, from Rutgers University in 1980, his M.B.A. from Columbia University in 1982, and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 1988.

George Latimer Leads Westchester With a Motivation for Change
Westchester Magazine 06-07-19
Born to “working-class folk” in Mount Vernon in what he describes as a tough neighborhood, [George]Latimer was the first in his family to attend college, graduating from Fordham in 1974.

Canaccord Genuity Adds Dedicated FinTech Expertise in its U.S. Investment Banking Business
Advisor News 06-06-19
Jason [Panzer] earned an MBA from Columbia Business School, and a law degree from the Fordham Law School and he is a CFA charterholder.

Denzel Washington Receives AFI Life Achievement Award At Emotional, Inspiring Tribute In Hollywood
Deadline 06-06-19
Roberts, his Pelican Brief co-star, came on to share a letter of recommendation written for young Denzel [Washington] when he was graduating from Fordham University and needed somebody to vouch for his talents.

Grace Kelly’s Granddaughter is Joining the Cast of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Harper’s Bazaar 06-06-19
Although she deleted her initial Insta, the 27-year-old alumna of Fordham University [Jazmin Grace Grimaldi] did leave up a precious IG post in honor of her grandmothers.

Six monks celebrate priesthood jubilees
The Herald 06-06-19
After graduating from Saint Meinrad College in 1966 and Saint Meinrad School of Theology in 1970, [Father Raymond Studzinski] earned a master’s in religious studies from Indiana University in 1973 and a PhD in historical theology from Fordham University in 1977.

Kristina Allen Reliford Joins Bradley’s Nashville Office as Litigation Associate
Bradley 06-06-19
Ms. [Kristina Allen] Reliford received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and her Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut.

PTC Therapeutics Promotes Emily Hill to Chief Financial Officer
PR Newswire 06-06-19
Ms. [Emily] Hill has an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Fordham University, a Masters of Science in Pharmacology from Tufts University School of Biomedical Research, and a BA from Hamilton College.

OBITUARIES

Anthony DiMango, 95, Of Brooklyn, NY, Oral Surgeon
‘He was the quintessential gentleman’: Dyker Heights Luminary and Oral Surgeon, Anthony DiMango, dies at 95
Brooklyn Paper 06-12-19
Upon returning from the war, DiMango attended Fordham University and graduated from the Georgetown University School of Dentistry in 1953.

John Lancellotti, 86, Of Bergen, NJ, Journalist
John Lancellotti, nominated for Pulitzer at Bergen Record, dies at 86
New Jersey Globe 06-07-19
A graduate of Fordham University, he served four years in the U.S. Navy.

Johnnie Planco, 68, Of New York, NY, Talent Agent
Johnnie Planco, Longtime Manager and William Morris Agent, Dies at 68
Hollywood Reporter 06-06-19
Planco graduated from Fordham University at Lincoln Center with a bachelor’s degree in theater.

Veronica “Ronni” Farrelll, 72, Of Truro, MA, Environmentalist
Veronica Farrell, 72, builder and environmentalist
Wicked Local 06-06-19
Following high school, she graduated from Fordham University, then earned a master’s degree in exercise science at the University of Massachusetts.

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