Binghamton University Alumni Association welcomes new board members

BINGHAMTON, NY (06/10/2013)(readMedia)-- The Binghamton University Alumni Association has elected William H. Groner of Bedford, Peter Lattanzio of Manhattan, and Jane Rosales and Geraldine Toussaint of Brooklyn to its Board of Directors. Their terms of service begin July 1.

Groner, managing partner at the law firm Worby, Groner, Edelman LLP, graduated from Binghamton in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. A member of the Westchester County Bar Association and the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, he dedicated a significant portion of his career to successfully negotiating a settlement for 9/11 first responders. Groner has been an active alumni volunteer, assisting the University's Admissions office and Career Development Center.

Lattanzio earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Binghamton in 2005. He's an attorney at the law firm Kaye Scholer LLP, and a member of the American and New York Bar Associations. He is involved with the Alumni Association's new regional chapter in Metro New York.

Rosales, a 2009 Binghamton University graduate with a bachelor's degree in political science, is a disability paralegal for the New York Legal Assistance Group. As an alumna, she has hosted current Binghamton students through Harpur College's Liberal Arts to Careers Externship program and volunteered for admissions. In her spare time, she works in social media for Ms. JD, a national organization dedicated to women's advancement in the legal field.

Toussaint graduated from Binghamton University in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in English, rhetoric and global culture; she is manager of real estate leasing for Teach for America. She is co-leader of the Alumni Association's Metro New York Chapter and has been an admissions and career development volunteer. Toussaint is a member of the American Society for Public Administration. She is an alumna of Upward Bound and continues to mentor high school students enrolled in the program.

For more information about the Alumni Association and its Board of Directors, visit binghamton.edu/alumni.

Binghamton University is one of the four university centers of the State University of New York. Known for the excellence of its students, faculty, staff and programs, Binghamton enrolls close to 15,000 students in programs leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Its curriculum, founded in the liberal arts, has expanded to include selected professional and graduate programs.