Catching up with...

Joyce Madancy got the travel bug early. Her father worked as a civilian for the Army Corps of Engineers, so she spent five of her first six years living on a base near Tokyo.

On Oct. 29, 2012, Denise Snyder’s first day at Union, she was sent home early to wait out Hurricane Sandy, the largest East Coast hurricane on record.

Phanuel Mariano, assistant professor of mathematics, moved to the U.S. from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when he was nine years old.

Len Schlegel is a proud indoorsman who hates the sun, the cold, the heat and yard work. When he does venture outdoors, he loves taking his children to amusement parks and playing hockey.

As the College’s resident costume designer and costume studio supervisor, Belz can usually be found working in her studio in the Henle Dance Pavilion or pulling things out of costume storage in the Yulman Theater.

Sparky Stefanatos, a 7-year-old labradoodle, is one of the quartet of therapy dogs at Wicker Wellness Center.

Laini Nemett, associate professor of drawing and painting, lived in Barcelona for three years, first on a painting Fulbright and then working at an art gallery.

When he is not on campus, Jim (alongside his partner Janine) is what you would call a cruiseaholic. The couple has been on more than a dozen Royal Caribbean cruises since they got together seven years ago.

You could say Alicia Dang, assistant professor of economics, is seasonally adjusted. She grew up in Vietnam and lived all over the globe before settling in Schenectady.

For anyone who has business with the President’s Office, chances are their first point of contact is Pam Guidi. As the assistant, she is the greeter, gatekeeper and go-to in Feigenbaum Hall.