2013 Hall of Distinguished alumni inductees NEW BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL james m. carman CLASS OF 1957 First African American Director of the New Brunswick Fire Department having oversight of a 102-member department; former Chief of the 182-member West Palm Beach Fire Department; member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs and Florida Fire Chief’s Association. joseph c. faraci CLASS OF 1956 Attended Cornell and Bowling Green State Universities; Co-founder and Secretary/Treasurer of the Brunswick Fuel Company, CEO of Tri-County Supply Company; served as partner in D&J Real Estate Properties, IAC Manager of Universal Supply Group, Inc. and Director of the Eric B. Chandler Health Center. myriam irizarry, esq. CLASS OF 1973 Obtained B.A. degree from Rutgers College and Juris Doctorate from Rutgers-Newark School of Law; currently is the General Counsel for the elected Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller; serves as President of the Clearwater Bar Association; former Assistant Deputy Public Defender for the Middlesex County Public Defender’s Office. john m. paitakes, ph.d CLASS OF 1961 Graduated from Bryant University and obtained a M.A. from Rider University and Ph.D. degree in Public Administration from the Union Institute; served as Vicinage Assistant Chief Probation Officer for the Somerset County Courts and Adjunct Professor in Criminal Justice at Raritan Valley Community College and Seton Hall University. janet l. russell CLASS OF 1984 Graduated from Tuskegee University with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Rider University with a M.A. in Information Technology Organizational Leadership; serves as Lead Engineer at Lockhead Martin, Inc.; formerly worked in senior positions at Mitsubishi Electronics, Cadence Design Systems, Synopsys, Inc. and Motorola. nicholas santoro CLASS OF 1969 Received a B.A. degree in music from Rutgers College and M.A. in Education from Trenton State College; an award winning arts administrator having developed and directed innovative programs in East Brunswick and South Orange Maplewood School Districts; authored two books on school bands and served as President of the New Jersey Music Educators Association. joseph silva, jr., m.d. CLASS OF 1958 An expert in infectious diseases, received a B.A. in Biological Sciences from Rutgers University, M.D. from Northwestern University Medical School, and completed his residency at Johns Hopkins University Hospital; currently serves as Professor of Internal Medicine and Dean Emeritus at the University Of California Davis School Of Medicine. natalie bisheaba swain CLASS OF 1993 Branded as Bisheaba EMA, celebrity make-up artist offering beauty and entertainment industry advice and services; some of her clients include: Roc-a-Fella, Bad Boy, Def Jam, Vin Diesel, Carson Daly, 50 Cent, Tyrese, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, and Keyshia Cole, in addition to Universal Record recording artists, Oscar, Emmy, Stellar award winners and MVP athletes.