Class Notes
Winter 2023
1952

Ann and Dick Tobin still have their residence in Orleans on Cape Cod. Recently, however, at the encouragement of their children, they have taken up a fall/winter residence in a senior living residence in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Surprisingly, after arriving at Fellowship Village, they met another BC alum, Charley McCarthy ’50, aged 97. More than 30% of the Class of 1952 were veterans of the armed services, creating quite an age and cultural difference in the class. Participation in extracurricular activities was small, as most students' main concern daily was getting a ride home. Dick believes that the four years of religious studies and two years of philosophy, both required, have had a positive influence on his life 70 years later.

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Boston College Alumni Association
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Winter 2023
1953

Joseph Coffey was proud of the time he spent playing football for BC. Kind regards to other nonagenarians from his class.

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Boston College Alumni Association
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Winter 2023
1954

Bill Kenney (90) and his wife, Anne (89), are living in Huntington Beach, California, and are in good health. They enjoy having their daughter, five sons, 17 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren visit them frequently. Their daughter lives with them in an ADU (formerly the garage) and is their caregiver. They are truly blessed.

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Winter 2023
1955

Marie Kelleher, who served as her class correspondent for many years, has passed away. The class is deeply grateful for all of her efforts to keep them connected with each other and to BC.

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Boston College Alumni Association
classnotes@gxitma.net

Winter 2023
1956

Tom Sheehan, in his 95th year, was named the Man of the Year for the yearly Founders Day in Saugus, held on the second Saturday of September every year, for his continuous writing on his favorite subject, Saugus. • Jack Ryan is a retired counselor from the California Department of Corrections, retired Diaconate (ordained 1981), and is growing old gracefully in Northern California. Five children have given him 16 grandchildren and six greats. He still roots for the Sox, Bruins, and Celtics and continues in hope for BC sports. • Thomas Kennedy is honored with a display in the BC Veterans Lounge. CDR Kennedy had a distinguished career in the US Navy as a naval intelligence officer, trained as a Russian linguist. He was a Double Eagle, graduating from BC High and then BC. He received a master’s degree from the Naval Postgraduate School. He had a career that included involvement in the Pueblo Incident with North Korea in 1968 while stationed in Kamiseya, Japan, and deployment to Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He participated in Operation Sealords in the Mekong Delta region, working with front-line units and special forces. He was awarded the Bronze Star with V Device. He passed away at 39 in 1973 due to complications resulting from exposure to Agent Orange. • Tom Sheehan has just had his eighth Boston Globe Idea published and figures to have more articles published in that section of the Globe newspaper in his 95th year. • Tom Sullivan is now retired. His wife of 62 years, Betty, passed on April 10, 2021. He now resides in Plymouth and enjoys his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. • Jim Brosnahan has a memoir being published by Rowman & Littlefield next July. It is titled Justice on Trial: Courtroom Battles and Groundbreaking Cases.Elizabeth Casey passed away at Brooksby Village, her retirement community in Peabody. Following BC, she received a master’s in education from Tufts University and later spent over 30 years as an elementary school teacher in Bedford. She spent many summers on Cape Cod with friends from college and winter vacations skiing in New Hampshire. Betty was predeceased by her husband Edward Cox and her parents Edward and Bella Casey of Arlington.

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Boston College Alumni Association
classnotes@gxitma.net

Winter 2023
NC 1957

Liz Doyle Eckl is adjusting well to condo living in Reston, Virginia, and keeps busy with three book clubs, setting up a library for her parish, and lots of volunteer work while she awaits the arrival of her first great-grandchild. She traveled to her native Rhode Island for a family wedding by the ocean in Narragansett and combined it with visits to several relatives and her sister. • Nancy Harvey Hunt is expecting her first great-grandchild (a baby girl) thanks to her Marine grandson, Matthew, and his wife. Congratulations!

Correspondent:

Connie Weldon LeMaitre
lemaitre.cornelia@gmail.com

Winter 2023
1958
65th Reunion, June 2023

Marty Aronson, JD’58, is a trial lawyer and has written and published a courtroom genre page-turner entitled Full Courtroom Press, which takes place in Boston. The book is available on Amazon. • Greetings from David Ojerholm in Sydney, Australia. During the past five years, David has self-published An Ojerholm Family History-from Sweden to the USA and Australia and 10,000 Miles and Still Counting: An Autobiography. He's now working on a more detailed account of his maternal Irish ancestors, one of whom married a lady of German origins from Grand Rapids, Michigan, who, after divorce, lived an unhappy life ending in a pauper's grave in Fairview Cemetery, Hyde Park, Boston. David has made online friends with two BC classmates whom he did not know well at BC but met up with at his 50th Reunion in 2008. All share a common bond having served with the US Marines immediately after graduation. Semper Fi and God Bless! • Wally Vaughan published a book, Challenge of the Wizard: Will Music Be Discovered?, for ages seven to 97. It is a short fun read with humor and values, available on Amazon, at B&N, and elsewhere. Claire and Wally celebrated their sixty-second wedding anniversary this November, yay! They are now in independent senior living at New Horizons, Marlborough.

Correspondent:

Marian Bernardini DeLollis
mdelollis58@comcast.net

Winter 2023
NC 1958

Marjorie George Vis is fine health-wise, moving slower but without a walker or cane. 2023 may be the year she moves to her cabin on Drummond Island for the summer on Lake Huron between trips to the Wisconsin cottage to be with family. • Jo Kirk Cleary thanks Patty Peck Schorr for her years of service to the members of the Class of 1958, Newton College of the Sacred Heart, and for her devotion to the institution itself. Her classmates knew that their education was very special, extraordinary in many ways. Their esteem for that education has increased in the years since. Thank you, Patty, for keeping the flame alive. • Betsey Dray Falvey of Wellesley died from complications related to Alzheimer's disease. A celebration of her life will take place in 2023. Judith Young Runnette was so sorry to learn of the death of Betsey Dray Falvey. She had such a good time with her at their last reunion. • Patty Peck Schorr encourages all her classmates to save the date for the 65th reunion, June 2–4, 2023. Plans will be forthcoming, and it promises to be a time of grateful remembrance and celebration. • Sue Fay Ryan's twin granddaughters, seniors at Brown University, played their last game of volleyball for the Brown Bears. In a spectacular ending to the regular season, Audra earned point #24 and Elise earned point #25 to win the game against Dartmouth. Sue watched from Florida on ESPN Plus. • Peg Keane Timpson enjoys her time as a docent at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem and as an avid bridge player. She looks forward to interesting travel in the months ahead.

Correspondent:

Patty Peck Schorr
dschorr57@verizon.net

Winter 2023
1959

Hon. Ed Reynolds continues to work in the law office and has time for hockey, skiing, golf, and the 27 grandchildren. He traveled to Canada for the annual USA 80+ hockey game vs. Canada in Ontario. • Bea Rae Love celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary to LTC (ret.) Dana Love on September 9 at their home on the Isle of Palms, South Carolina. The celebration was given by their children, with 18 family members in attendance. • Nancy Jeanne Hunt Cowperthwait was born in Concord. She was a veteran and longtime resident of Mesa, Arizona, a founding member of St. Bridget's Catholic Church, and an active member of her church and community. She was preceded in death, by two months, by her husband of 60 years, Bill.

Correspondent:

William Appleyard
bill.appleyard@verizon.net

Winter 2023
NC 1959

KC (Karen) Conway Morrish lives in West Palm Beach with her husband, David, and volunteers with Guardian ad Litem and the Lord's Place. She sees Pat Sweeney Sheehey and talks regularly to Meg Dealy Ackerman. Joan Coniglio O’Donnell has been in touch with KC’s daughter Cary Jackson as she and her husband are moving to Darien, Connecticut, where Cary lives with her husband and four children.

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Maryjane Mulvanity Casey
classnotes@gxitma.net

Winter 2023
1960

Al Hyland is sorry to see the passing of so many classmates in the past few years. • John Eddy wishes all well and hopes that they are finding old age "not so bad." • Tom O'Brien just had his third great-granddaughter born. • Missy NC’61 and Robert Rudman flew to Toronto, Canada, twice this year. They attended the SERRA International Conference in July, where they celebrated their 60th anniversary with a blessing by Cardinal Collins. Then in August, they flew to Toronto and then to Thunder Bay for a Viking cruise around the Great Lakes with their son, daughter-in-law, and her parents. Robert is still volunteering on boards locally: Mercy Healthcare, Knights of Columbus, and the Diocesan Seminarian Fund Raiser. Their parish celebrated its 150th anniversary, which was a year of events. • Judy and Bob Winston received an honorary PhD from Judy’s alma mater, Merrimack College, for the decades of support of the recently named Winston School of Education. • J. Owen Todd, JD’60, is still practicing law at Todd & Weld. He no longer does trial work, just arbitrations, mediations, and preparing the young attorneys for appellate arguments. He also interviews candidates for positions with the firm.

Correspondent:

John R. McNealy
jmcnealy@juno.com

Winter 2023
1961

Hector Reichard has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Catholic University of Puerto Rico. He together with Wanda, his wife, attended the recently held class reunion together with Gerry Hamel, Ed Karazin, John Carr, and others. He is a former attorney general for Puerto Rico and consul general for South Korea and is actively practicing law. • Henry Quinlan was invited by Veterans for Peace to give the keynote address at Boston's Faneuil Hall on November 11, 2022, to stop the war in Ukraine and to promote peace. He has experience in Russia and Ukraine and because of that he knows it is the poor and the elderly are dying and suffering and nothing good will come from this war. He has witnessed three wars in his lifetime: Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and there was nothing positive that came out of those wars. He has just published a book authored by himself and one of his granddaughters, So, You Think You Know Cape Cod. It is available in the major bookstores on the Cape as well as on Amazon and on his website www.omni-pub.com.

Correspondent:

John Ahearn
jjaeagle@hotmail.com

Winter 2023
NC 1961

An exciting summer here in Westerly, Rhode Island, for Micky Matthews. Her son, Peter, and family from Bavaria, Germany, visited for three weeks in August. This prompted a Matthews family reunion, the first after six years, including her four children (daughter Margot is a 1994 BC grad), her three brothers, and 12 grandchildren. • Joan Mullahy Riley, assisted by Jane Sheehan, celebrated the 60th reunion with a luncheon at Joan’s home for 20 classmates. It was a wonderful day of renewal of friendships and remembrance of those who have died.

Correspondent:

Missy Clancy Rudman
newtonmiz@aol.com

Winter 2023
1962

Joseph Roberts is an 88-year-old Korean War vet! He recently celebrated his 70th graduation year from Natick HS. Two spouses, six grandchildren, and good health as a result of swimming laps, golf, tennis, and gardening for the past 65 years. Noteworthy: He attended the first Bean Pot hockey tournament and around the same time the first Celtics NBA Game (vs. Providence Steam Rollers!), both at Boston Arena—now NE Mathew Arena. He saw and enjoyed Aretha Franklin's first professional performance in 1960 or 1961 at Village Gate Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, NYC. His advice to the young, "Enjoy your youth!"  • After 22 years of retirement on the eastern shore of Maryland, Ralph Surette has moved to a retirement home in Catonsville, Maryland, just outside of Baltimore. We welcome visitors. • Anthony J. (Tony) Agostinelli, MSW’62, is the author of The Legal Regulation of Social Work Practice, published by the National Association of Social Work (NASW), and a 1962 graduate of the Graduate School of Social Work. When retiring from the faculty as a full professor at Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island, he had been teaching in the social science, humanities, and music departments of that institution. He helped to institute legislation for social work regulation in Rhode Island. For years until his retirement, he was a licensed social worker in that state. •  Double Eagle Michael E. Walker has passed away. He was a member of Omicron Chi Epsilon, a national economics honor society. After graduation, he joined the US Navy before working for Sun Oil for 35 years. Condolences to his wife Marcia, Michael, Scott, and families. • Sara (Sally) Manning Rooney expressed with sadness the loss of her husband, Robert (Bob) Rooney ’61. Bob and Sally were married 60 years and had three children. Their home was in Kennebunk, Maine. • Frank Faggiano, founder of the BC baseball booster club, was honored for his outstanding service to the club. It will now be known as “The Frank Faggiano ’62 Diamond Club.” •  Lee A. Heiler wrote to request a copy of University historian Thomas O’Connor’s The Class of 1962, he proudly included some family accomplishments. His grandson, Stephen, a 2021 graduate of the University of Vermont, is enjoying employment at Fidelity Investments. His older brother, Michael, is working as a plaintiff’s attorney. Their mom, Carol, recently received her master’s degree and is now a nurse practitioner in pediatric care in Plymouth.

Correspondent:

Frank and Eileen Corazzini Faggiano
efaggiano5@gmail.com

Winter 2023
NC 1962

In September, Toni Lilly Roddy and Ellen Markey Thurmond joined Anne Crowley Kelly in Vermont for a road trip to Quebec City and Montreal, Canada, as well as sites in Vermont. They had a fabulous time and are already planning next year's adventure. • Penny Kirk Whelan’s husband, Ed Scheideler, was finally able to take her to Ireland for her birthday, which he announced two years ago. COVID kept them waiting. They were hosted by Tim and Raphaelle Kirk (son and daughter-in-law), who now live in Dublin. As a surprise, their son and daughter-in-law Peter and Karen also arrived. They had a wonderful time enjoying Dublin Newgrange with Seamus Kirk, former member of parliament and his wife, Mary, up to Belfast and back to Dublin, a whirlwind trip of a lifetime. Thanks Tim! • Martha Armstrong especially enjoys visits with her kids and grandkids. She has also been co-leading a bereavement group each week (she has a master's degree in pastoral counseling degree from Iona College). Even at this age, blessed with good health so far, life is blessed and adventurous.

Correspondent:

Mary Ann Brennan Keyes
classnotes@gxitma.net

Winter 2023
1963
60th Reunion, June 2023

Mary ’64 and Phil Landrigan are now in their fifth year back home in Boston, and Phil continues to teach at BC. The big new development is that they have been granted authorization to launch a new major in Global Public Health starting in 2023. Please visit the website and feel free to drop by at any time. • Kudos to Jim Norton. Last July, he won the Nantucket Triathlon swim, bike, and run in his age group. Time was about two-and-a-half hours, the first time an octogenarian finished it. Jubilant Jim was accompanied to the finish line by son James ’90, grandson Ryan ’26, and a few other family members, in support of his strenuous and rare successful trek for 80-year-olds. Bravo! • Bob Ferris was elected to the board of overseers of the Stanford University Hoover Institution. • Thomas David Granger, 81, passed away surrounded by his family at home in Naples, Florida, on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. Tom was born on April 19, 1941, in Bristol, Connecticut, to Francis Dudley and Helen (Mahon) Granger. Tom lived life to the fullest and held a constant curiosity of the world around him. This led him to accept a position abroad with Pfizer that launched a career of over 25 years with the company. Tom and his wife, Ellen, began their adventures together in India, where he was the assistant country director of Pfizer India. That was followed by a move to Sri Lanka where he became the country manager of Pfizer and where they welcomed their first daughter, Rachel. Tom’s next move took the family to New Zealand, where his second daughter Liz was born. His third daughter, Paige, was welcomed in the following move to Peru. His next moves with Pfizer brought the family to Costa Rica, Connecticut, and finally Egypt, where he developed a deep love for ancient Egypt. After Egypt, the family returned to the US and resettled in Westport, Connecticut, where Tom spent time working for Special Olympics before retiring. Once retired, he was able to pursue his love of history and became a full time student at Yale University where he earned a master’s degree in Egyptology. Throughout the family’s years abroad, Florida was a home base that they returned to every year. It became their permanent home after Tom’s retirement. Tom and Ellen developed many lasting friendships that would continue to impact their lives. Tom was the host with the most who loved nothing more than a gathering around the dinner table, sharing a meal and great conversation. Tom also enjoyed sharing stories, talking and reading about history, learning about others, and helping those around him. Throughout his life, he was deeply engaged in his community, whether it be as president of the school board in Costa Rica, a founding member of the Costa Rican Archaeological Society, or organizing charitable dinner dances for the Community Services Association in Cairo, Egypt. He supported his friends and family and looked out for the people in his life. He was an avid gardener, and each of their homes had a garden that reflected his joy of growing beautiful flowers and amazing vegetables. He had a particular love of orchids which earned him the nickname of “Orchid Whisperer” for the ever growing collection that he nurtured. Tom’s greatest passion was his family and spending time creating fun memories. He was an all too willing partner in crime to any mischievous plan, most often with his daughter Liz. He was devoted to his wife, Ellen, of 52 years—the true love of his life and a constant source of strength. Tom is survived by his wife, Ellen (Parker); his daughters, Rachel Granger, Paige Granger, Liz Granger and fiancée John Koah; his cousin/brother, Bill Hanson and his wife, Lynn; his sister, Lanny Libby; and many cherished nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his beloved brother, Frank (Dud, Bart) Granger, and his parents, Frank and Helen Granger. • Bob DeFelice retired after 55 years at Bentley University! Finally! • Sr. Mary P. Hogan is the oldest member of her entire family, working full time, and anticipating attending the 60th Reunion in June 2023. • Al Andrea, professor emeritus of medieval world history at the University of Vermont, was recently recognized for his academic work by two universities. On October 19, 2022, the University of the Peloponnese, Kalamata, Greece, named him distinguished professor honoris causa. Al's inaugural address, "Holy War in World History," was a distillation of his book, Sanctified Violence: Holy War in World History (2022), which studies holy wars around the globe from ca. 3100 BCE to today. On November 4, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea, appointed him distinguished professor in its Academia Via Serica (Silk Road Academy). Al would like to reconnect with BC classmates and can be reached at aandrea@uvm.edu. • Barbara Eugenia (Plociennik) Agostinelli has passed away. She was a resident of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. She grew up in West Roxbury with her parents, Eugene J. and Katherine (Sheridan) Plociennik, and her two sisters, Anne Marshall of New York and Corinne Boyd of Quebec, Canada. She was married to Anthony J. (Tony) Agostinelli, MSW’62, for 52 years. They raised their four children in Providence before moving to Portsmouth in 1999.

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Winter 2023
NC 1963

Delie Conley Flynn has done it again! She gathered a group for lunch at the New Bedford Whaling Museum last month. In attendance were Carleen Testa McOsker, Katie McCarthy, Carol Donovan Levis and, of course, Delie. They had a wonderful time catching up. • Carleen McOsker is as active as ever: she belongs to a rowing club and is out on the water most mornings. Sounds wonderful and also unimaginable. Thinking of Carleen brought back memories of graduation weekend and the formal ball that was part of the activities. (Do they do this any more?) A vivid memory of the night was Carleen’s mother and father dancing the night away. They were like an island of happiness circling the ballroom and celebrating Carleen’s graduation. • Carol Donovan Levis has transformed a whole coterie of her friends into college football nuts. Her grandson, Will Levis, is starting quarterback for the University of Kentucky. Fun, if nerve wracking, to watch—go Wildcats! • Dorothy Daly Voris relocated from Bethesda, Maryland to New Canaan, Connecticut to be near her daughter during her husband’s illness. He died this past fall. RIP.

Correspondent:

Colette Koechley McCarty
colette.mccarty@gmail.com

Winter 2023
NC 1964

Patricia Rice married George W. Hellmuth during the pandemic in a Nuptial Mass at the St. Louis Cathedral streamed to friends around the world. Then, on October 1, 2022, they celebrated a wedding dinner dance. They spent October 2022 honeymooning in France. In 1956, Patricia and George were each other’s first-ever date to his St. Louis Priory freshman dance. In May 2019, Patricia and George reconnected in Washington, where he had lived for decades. Patricia, a journalist for 50 years based in St. Louis, had a two-day magazine cover assignment for which she won a journalism award. Within five days, George had driven to St. Louis and within three weeks proposed. The pandemic slowed plans, but as soon as St. Louis allowed group events, they married. • Carol Sorace Whalen hosted an 80th birthday luncheon for herself on August 27, 2022. It was exactly three months to the day before her actual birthday in November. Carol decided that a summer celebration would be much nicer weather-wise and easier for people to attend. She invited women from various stages of her life, including Kathy Wilson Conroy and Priscilla Lamb, who was truly honored to be part of it. • Some sad news, for those who may have missed this in the obituary section of the Fall 2022 issue, Louise Majewski Dunleavy-Casagrande died last year on February 13, 2022. Sheila Lynch Thompson Flores wrote that Louise was her best friend at Newton, a friendship that lasted for 62 years. Newton was indeed a special place, fostering life-long friendships.

Correspondent:

Priscilla Weinlandt Lamb
priscillawlamb@gmail.com

Winter 2023
1965

Jack Dobbyn, JD’65, retired after 47 years as a professor at Villanova Law School. In his second career over the past 30 years, he has published six mystery/thriller novels with Oceanview Publishing, with the seventh novel to be released on August 1, 2023. The novels center on criminal defense lawyers Michael Knight and Lex Devlin. While they all begin in and around Boston, they range from England to Ireland, Amsterdam, Sierra Leone, Cairo, and Jamaica. • Prudence Darigan is requesting prayers for her husband, Jim, who passed away on October 22, 2022. • Jim Poor relocated to Chelmsford to be close to his family. They have downsized to a condo and don't use any lawn mower or snow removal tools.

Correspondent:

Patricia McNulty Harte
patriciaharte@me.com

Winter 2023
1966

Claudia Collins Daileader died on July 15, 2022, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Her husband, Philip Henry Daileader, died on September 28, 2022, also in Williamsburg. The couple met at the first freshman mixer and married in July 1966. Claudia started life in foster care before being adopted. Phil's background was more stable, growing up in Bellerose Village, New York. Each came from a Catholic high school to BC. Claudia often said that every important blessing in her life originated from BC. Claudia practiced nursing for many years. She especially loved being a school nurse. Phil, a banker for several financial institutions of varying sizes, most enjoyed being a small-town banker. The couple had three children and five grandchildren. • Tim O'Leary has published his third novel, The Friends of Ed McGonagle. It's a tale of politics, mystery, and murder centered on mobsters jockeying for control over casino gambling in Massachusetts. A fourth novel is expected in early 2023. For more information, contact Tim at timoleary45@hotmail.com. • Arnold Gaber and his wife, Marsha, shall be great-grandparents (knock on wood) in December. They have five grandchildren and two married daughters. One of their grandsons has just started Northeastern University engineering school. He enjoyed his first semester at the University of Dublin in Ireland and returned to Boston in January. Both of their daughters graduated Rutgers College.They are retired in Monroe Township, New Jersey, in an active adult community. • After COVID prevented travel to Honduras in 2020, Mary Ellen Gannon, RN, returned with the VHC Medical Brigade in 2021 and has recently been able to organize a full surgical brigade serving at two hospitals in Comayagua, Honduras. The team performed surgeries on patients.

Correspondent:

Boston College Alumni Association
classnotes@gxitma.net

Winter 2023
NC 1966

Catherine Beyer Hurst coordinated three courses in the Lifelong Learning Collaborative (LLC) in Providence in 2022: a course on the first two seasons of the Peaky Blinders TV show (check it out if you haven’t watched it!), a course on Frederick Law Olmsted, and a course on how to be an LLC coordinator (which she had offered several times before). She is also a member of the organization’s curriculum committee. The Peaky Blinders class was featured in a Providence Journal column by Amy Russo on July 8, entitled “Think you’re too old for school? Not at Providence’s Lifelong Learning Collaborative.” Several photos of the class were included. • Condolences to Patricia Sheehan Vanderpot whose husband, Maurice ’59, died on October 2. A Memorial Mass was held for him in the Newton Chapel on November 23. Pat and Maurice made their home in Quechee, Vermont. • The last few years had been particularly difficult for Mary Pat Baxter’s family. In early 2019, her 49-year-old special needs son Matthew was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. After a rather harrowing surgery, he lived for ten months. Mary Pat writes: "My husband George and I were with him every day and watched a supposed ‘handicapped’ guy face great pain and suffering with resignation and cheerfulness. He gave us a master class in how to live and how to die. His death came in early January 2020, six weeks before the country shut down for COVID, and we were grateful we were able to mourn him as a family." Mary Pat Baxter's husband, George, died on June 17. She writes: "He was the anchor of our lively family and was a wise and thoughtful resource for advice in the many strategies of life. He was a lawyer, a teacher, and a Third Order Carmelite. He often echoed the same peaceful resignation as did our son, Matthew, and died in his sleep peacefully after receiving last rites and holy communion. While this has been tough for my family, I am blessed to have five wonderful children and their spouses as well as seventeen grandchildren. Visiting all of them takes up a lot of my time as well as visiting many of my remaining siblings. I was one of nine! So, while sad, I am very happy to be lucky enough to have such a great crowd to enjoy."

Correspondent:

Catherine Beyer Hurst
catherine.b.hurst@gmail.com

Winter 2023
1967

Sr. Patricia James Sweeney, SSJ, was a great graduate of BC, went on to receive a PhD in literature from the University of Michigan, and ran three large Catholic high schools in Massachusetts over the next 30+ years, including Cathedral High School in Springfield (2,000 students) and St. Peter Marian in Worcester. She was very active in the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), serving as secretary and later as president of the executive committee of secondary school departments. As president of NCEA in 1987, she was chosen to address the late Pope St. John Paul II in New Orleans, Louisiana, on behalf of Catholic secondary school teachers. She passed away at 98 and had been the oldest living Sister of St. Joseph in her region. • Hon. John Businger is working with former Governor Mike Dukakis to connect North Station and South Station by rail to unify the divided northside and southside commuter rail system and to extend northward the Northeast Corridor. • Since 2001, Gregory Scime has been the artistic director of the Assisi Performing Arts Music Festival, which has taken place every year in Assisi, Italy. As many as 100 singers and instrumentalists have come to Assisi in July to perform up to 25 concerts of all styles of music. The Assisi Performing Arts Choir has sung for Sunday masses at the Basilica of St. Francis every year and has also sung for masses at the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Rome. The emphasis of the program is sacred music. In addition to participation in Sunday masses, singers are offered courses on Gregorian Chant and psalms and perform sacred oratorios. • Bill Welch retired after he received his 50-year award from the State Bar of Georgia. • Dr. Len Pietrafesa, MS’67, worked at the Weston Geophysical Observatory; completed a PhD in physics at the University of Washington; then became a professor, department head, and dean at North Carolina State University. He has graduated 30 MS students, 31 PhDs, and published 265 peer-reviewed scholarly papers. Len chaired the NOAA Science Advisory Board; the APLU Board on Oceans, Atmosphere & Climate; and has given written and oral testimony nine times before the US House and the Senate. Len served as the AMS Commissioner of the Weather, Water & Climate Enterprise and served on the UCAR Board of Trustees for the term limits. In his emeritus professor capacity, Len still conducts federally funded scholarly research, particularly on renewable energy. • Edward Scribner has recently been elected as the director of the Homa Safaii Charitable Operating Foundation and continues as a director of the Asian American Civic Association. He still maintains an active but limited International Tax Consulting practice. He and other Boston College alumni are providing a clean, portable drinking water solution developed by Silver Aqua, Inc. (a company formed by Boston College alumni) to the Ukraine military. • Jack Lambert writes that he and Cheri took their daughter's family to the BC vs. Wake Forest football game in Winston-Salem. Their two grandsons had fun in their BC caps and shirts! • Jim Day will be coming with his wife Judy ’68 to her 55th reunion in June 2023. Judy is the class correspondent for the Class of 1968. At the Veterans Day Mass and Remembrance Ceremony were, Loren Miller (a widower who was getting married later that day), Paul Gerety with wife Michele ’68, Mary-Anne and Charles Benedict, and David Gay. It was good to catch up with Roger Croke and John Keenan at Alumni Stadium.

Correspondent:

Charles and Mary-Anne Benedict
chasbenedict@aol.com

Winter 2023
NC 1967

Josie Higgins Rideg and Donna Shelton spent time traveling last summer and fall. Having retired from teaching 15 years ago, Josie has more freedom for family visits. She started in Canada to celebrate 50th birthdays for her son and daughter-in-law, which also gave her time with two of her grandchildren. Then, it was on to Costa Rica to visit her youngest daughter, her husband, and two more grandchildren. When she wrote in November, she was in Germany with another daughter’s family, including four more grandchildren, and was expecting to return to Brazil in December. She doesn’t vote there herself because she never gave up her British citizenship, but Brazil is still home! • Donna Shelton was back in Eastern Europe twice, sightseeing countries she and Frank have come to enjoy, each time also including stops in Romania at the orphanage on the lower Danube that they provide American support for. ProVita Orphanage has expanded their services to include numerous refugees from Ukraine, including more than 50 teens—many with autism and other life challenges. You can read more and see this work at their website: AFPVO.org. • Anne Caswell Prior and Faith Brouillard Hughes met in late summer near their homes on Cape Cod to trade reading materials that they were enjoying. They started over brunch, then went on to a meeting with Anne’s garden club in Mashpee. Apparently, the speaker was quite good; Faith decided to join and was looking forward to seeing Anne again for their December party and future monthly meetings. Next time, they are both going to have to share what their favorite flowers are.

Correspondent:

M. Adrienne Tarr Free
Fairfax, VA

Winter 2023
1968
55th Reunion, June 2023

Emily Hoffman earned her master’s at BC in 1968 and a PhD at UMass in 1975. She retired from teaching at Western Michigan University in 2009 and lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She would love to hear from her 1968 classmates. • Eddie Emanuelli is semi-retired and very happy with two children and five grandchildren! He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s six years ago and is fighting it. Recent success with a focused ultrasound procedure has given him a new life. A shaved head has also given him a new look. He hopes to see everyone at Reunion! • Paul Murphy was a great guy, great friend, and smart as a whip! He served in Vietnam. • Like many Floridians, Sandy Spies’ high-rise condo was affected by Hurricane Ian. Her underground garage had 7 ft. of water from the surge. Many cars, including hers, were a total loss. She is the treasurer on the condo board, so she has been very busy tracking the costs and payments of the extensive and expensive cleanup and rebuild. The association beach and beach facilities are closed for the season. But she is grateful—so many have lost and endured more. • In October 2001, LTC Karson Kosowski retired from 34 years of federal government service (eight years of active duty as a US Army artillery officer, followed by 26 years as a civilian senior manager, including 18-and-a-half years in overseas assignments on a US diplomatic passport). He has kept busy for the last 19 years by teaching a weekly Bible study to troubled adults in a Christian mission 74 miles from his home as they strive to break free from past lives of addiction, thievery, sexual immorality, etc., and find a new life in Jesus. He was wounded twice in Vietnam in 1971–72 and has been rated 100% (actually, a total of 272%) disabled by the VA from actions in combat. • Larry Maguire died on October 13, 2022. He carpooled to BC for four years with Paul Deschenes. Larry joined the Peace Corps about a year after graduation, training first for assignment in Libya. Muammar Gaddafi's coup in 1969 scuttled that mission. He then trained for South Korea. After that assignment, he took six months to travel through Asia and Europe before returning home. He soon went back to South Korea, where he taught English and met and married his wife, Suki. They came to America and owned and operated a restaurant on Charles Street, The Hungry I, before returning to South Korea where Larry taught English for decades at a women's university and eventually was appointed chair of his department. After retiring, he and Suki bought a home in Falmouth where he resided until he passed. As fellow classmate Bill Wisneski put so eloquently in a letter he wrote to Larry's family after his passing: Larry's "intelligence, good nature, humor, spirit of adventure, excitement about learning new ideas, and a creative way of looking at the world around him drew us all. He was a truly good man.... It was a wonderful blessing ... to reunite with Larry several years ago.... We instantly reconnected our friendship." And it was a wonderful blessing to have enjoyed Larry's friendship for 50+ years. He leaves behind his wife, Suki, and his son, Lawrence. • Julie Richards received both BA and MA degrees in mathematics from BC. She taught high school math for 35 years, first in Hopkinton and then in Uxbridge, where she was math department head. She also did copyediting part time for a book publishing company for 20 years. She retired from teaching in 2008 and has kept busy with hobbies and traveling. She lost her husband in 2018 to a fast-moving cancer. She has two children and five grandchildren, all who live close by and keep her busy. She lives in Hopedale and has a second home on Cape Cod. She would love to see/hear from former classmates.

Correspondent:

Judith Anderson Day
jnjday@aol.com

Winter 2023
1969

Jim O'Reilly is completing his 57th textbook, The Law of Abortion & Reproductive Health, for Thomson Reuters West. His recent texts on COVID, cannabis/hemp, and vaccine issues have done well, and his 245th published article appears in the spring 2023 Real Estate Law Journal, on cleanup of contaminated industrial sites. He continues to teach MD and MPH students at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. • Jim Malone reports another year of 300+ rounds of golf in Virginia, Nantucket, and Ireland and teaching his federal tax practice and procedure class at the University of Virginia Law School. Jim has been teaching this three-credit class since 2008 when he sort of retired. He reports that his students are smart so this is not an easy retirement job. Jim and his wife of 48 years, Alice, are in Charlottesville eight months of the year and in Nantucket for four months, with a trip or two to Ireland. • Stephen R. Snodgrass is getting a book published in April 2023 by Rowman & Littlefield about the first wrongly convicted murderer, Joshua Kezer, who he, along with others at his firm, helped get released from prison. It's about a corrupt sheriff in Scott County, a county about an hour-and-a-half south of St. Louis. Rowman & Littlefield is primarily a textbook publisher with a fledgling true crime division. Kezer is a “with” contributor.

Correspondent:

James R. Littleton
jim.littleton@gmail.com

Winter 2023
1970

After a 30-year teaching career at Orleans Elementary School, Sue Bitting Keohan is now into her tenth year of retirement. She has been enjoying traveling with her husband, spending time with her six grandchildren and their families, tennis, gardening, volunteer work, and the beautiful beaches of Cape Cod. • William Kates had colon cancer, with 12 chemotherapy treatments in 2021. He is in remission and is working part time again as a psychotherapist. • Jack Hanrahan published his first book, Traveling Freedom’s Road: A Guide to Exploring Our Civil Rights History. The book combines essential travel information with a narrative about the people and events that made this era such an important part of American history. While dedicated chapters cover a dozen major destination cities like Montgomery, Selma, and Memphis, the book provides guidance on connecting with relevant locations from Maine to Hawaii. The book is available on Amazon and wherever books are sold. Book profits go to Montgomery’s Equal Justice Initiative and the Legal Aid Justice Center in Charlottesville, where Jack volunteers. • Michael Bickford lives in Vermont and Florida and some years ago, after careers in international finance and residential real estate development, became owner with a partner of a business in Southborough called Block Engineering. They design, develop, manufacture, and sell high-tech instruments for detection of harmful chemicals and drugs in the security market and the detection of infectious diseases and other biotech conditions non-invasively with rapid results. He is married with two sons and six grandchildren. • Happy to report that Candace and Bob Bouley are retired and enjoying life on Daniel Island, South Carolina. They also have two BC grad families in their neighborhood and even more on the island. All the best to the Class of 1970. • Fr. James McCurry, OFM Conv., finished in May 2022 his 12-year term of office as Minister Provincial of the Franciscan Friars Conventual in the eastern US, eastern Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, and the Rio de Janeiro region of Brazil. He has now moved to live and minister with the Franciscans in Holyoke.

Correspondent:

Dennis Razz Berry
dennisj.berry@gmail.com

Winter 2023
1971

Thomas E. Cavellier passed away on January 13, 2022, at the age of 72 in Columbus, Ohio. Tom was born on May 24, 1949, in Newton. He graduated from BC with degrees in accounting and finance. After graduation, Tom went to Officers Candidate School in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and served as a 1st Lt. (Artillery) in the Army from 1972  to 1975. He earned a master’s degree in finance from Xavier in 1982. He advanced rapidly within the accounting department of R&L Carriers (Wilmington, Ohio) until he retired in 2006. Tom was a devout Christian, an avid animal lover, and a loyal Red Sox fan. Truly a man for others, Tom’s final gift was his organ donation to Lifeline of Ohio. At the time of his donation, he was able to help improve the lives of 24 people. • Christine Landrey Savage now lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, enjoying retirement. For all the nursing school classmates from the Class of 1971, there is a monthly zoom meeting as a way to stay connected. Anyone interested should feel free to contact Chris at csavage6@jhu.edu to be included in the email notifications of the meetings. • As chair of the education committee of the Hingham Historical Society of Hingham, Eileen McIntyre was proud to launch a groundbreaking lecture series for the Society this fall: “Native Homelands/Settler Colonialism,” featuring a world-class faculty and representing 21st-century scholarship on this important topic. The series runs through next April and is offered in hybrid format. • Richard Simms is enjoying his seventh year of retirement from the practice of law and recently welcomed into the family his sixth grandchild. He is enjoying volunteer work, especially the town planning board.

Correspondent:

James R. Macho
jmacho71@gxitma.net

Winter 2023
NC 1971

Melissa Robbins has reported that she completed chemotherapy and radiation treatment for triple- negative breast cancer on October 27. She is looking forward to resuming her five days a week at the Mystic YMCA, meeting friends for fun activities, and traveling near and far. She extends her sincere thanks to all her NCSH classmates who prayed unceasingly for successful outcomes. • Chris Moran completed the Jimmy Fund Half Marathon in October and is planning her first Polar Bear Plunge in 2023. • Jean McVoy Pratt and her husband, Don, have visited Don's children and old friends in Aurora and Fort Collins, Colorado. After that, they spent Thanksgiving in San Diego with Jean's sister, Pat McVoy Cousins NC’68, and her children, grandchildren, and extended family members.

Correspondent:

Melissa Robbins
melissarobbins49@gmail.com

Winter 2023
1972

Simone (Breault) Kingsley has been retired for 10 years from teaching high school math in Bridgeport, New Haven, and Shelton, Connecticut, for 25 years. She is very proud of her time spent at BC, giving her the best foot forward in her recovery from an accident which left three of her friends killed and another friend seriously hurt, as was she. Simone is married and has three children and seven grandchildren, ages 8–16. Her third child, Juliet, is director of nursing at Brigham & Women's Faulkner Hospital in Boston. • Ruth Hensley had Alzheimer’s disease. She fell and fractured her pelvis and went into hospice care. She died with dignity. She lived a really good, giving life. She loved being a social worker working with children and loved being a mom of two beautiful daughters that she raised. She is now at peace and happy. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2018 but was showing signs four to six years before she was diagnosed. • Larry Edgar thought there was a good turnout at the class Reunion last June. The distances that some traveled to attend were impressive.

Correspondent:

Lawrence Edgar
ledgar72@gmail.com

Winter 2023
NC 1972

Penny Price Nachtman is in "Grandma heaven" as she enjoys her nine-month-old twin baby girl granddaughters. She gets to use those retired educator skills of reading, counting, singing, etc. on a weekly basis. Also, thanks to Agnes Acuff Hunsicker NC’71, the tradition of doing a Zoom mini-reunion lives on with Judy Birmingham and Mary Coan joining in the call. These four ladies have no shortage of things to share as a kickoff to the holiday season and other connections throughout the year. These lifetime friendships formed at Newton continue to add meaning and joy to our lives. Wishing all a 2023 filled with health and happiness!

Correspondent:

Nancy Brouillard McKenzie
classnotes@gxitma.net

Winter 2023
1973
50th Reunion, June 2023

Phil Doyle reports he continues to own and manage a busy land planning, site design, and development business in Connecticut. Phil's urban economic studies at BC led to his receiving a master’s of city and regional planning degree from Rutgers and a master’s of landscape architecture from Cornell. Phil and his wife, Betsy (Bryn Mawr and Cornell) reside on a small horse farm in the northwest hills of Connecticut with children grown, educated, and gainfully employed. Look Phil up if you are around Chatham during the summer. • Bill O'Reilly, MBA’73, is a Naples, Florida, full-time resident, and Naples, Florida and Southwest Florida Realtor with John R. Wood Properties & Christie's Real Estate International. • A year and a half ago, Tom Murphy got his knee replaced, so now he can continue to ski and play tennis and soccer. He still lives in Wellesley, his boys are 19 and 15, he still plays soccer for an Irish team in Brighton (nine years), and last but not least, he still works for BC as assistant director, strategic sourcing (six years). He is looking forward to the Reunion and hopes to see everyone there. Drop him a line at tpmurphy@gxitma.net. • Archbishop Timothy Broglio was elected president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops at the November 2022 Plenary Assembly.

Correspondent:

Patricia DiPillo
perseus813@aol.com

Winter 2023
1974

Middle Eastern Dance gives way to Eastern Arts—Qigong and Tai chi—in Patti Luchetti's world. Maybe it’s her age. Love and live well. • Joedy Malone Cahill, Laurie Day Fitzpatrick, Sharon Kuna Twedell, and Carla DeStefano had a mini reunion on the Cape in September. They all lived together on South Street. • Last February, Linda Chatalian was appointed to the board of the Massachusetts Speech-Language-Hearing Association as the state education advocacy leader. She advocates for school-based Massachusetts speech-language pathologists and audiologists regarding administrative and public policy decisions. She also collaborates with other SEALs nationally through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Correspondent:

Patricia McNabb Evans
patricia.mcnabb.evans@gmail.com

Winter 2023
NC 1974

Dorothy Donovan has retired from the Lowell Association for the Blind. She taught braille and assistive technology to blind people for 26 years.

Correspondent:

Beth Docktor Nolan
nolanschool@verizon.net

Winter 2023
1975

After 42 years of residing in Shrewsbury, Jayne Saperstein Mehne and her husband, Chris ’74, have moved to Upton. Shrewsbury will always be home to them, however, they are very excited for their next chapter at the newly developed Upton Ridge community. • Janette Racicot and Sheila Harrington are looking forward to attending BC football and hockey games together again this year. Jan's daughter, Vittoria Buerschaper ’09, blessed her with a grandson, Luke, who hopefully will attend his first tailgate at the Heights this fall! • Robert (Bob) J. Ainsworth, Jr., recently retired, has self-published his debut story Conned on Amazon, about a murder on Nantucket Island that is motivated by frauds and scams. Four others (Duped, about the Gardner museum theft; Scammed, about shady investment managers; Flim-Flam, about Charles Ponzi's scam in 1920; and Fleeced, about a financially ruined small town) are in various stages of creation, and their publication will be announced on his website, www.rainsworthjr.com. Bob lives in Marlborough with his wife, Pat Kavanagh. • Br. Paul Hannon recently completed 25 years at Msgr. Farrell High School on Staten Island. Br. Paul teaches business law, theology, and television production. Recently, Br. Paul and Casey Jost (Impractical Jokers show) appeared together on the primetime CW Network game show Would I Lie To You? Casey is the younger brother of Colin Jost of SNL, and he is also a former student of Brother’s studio broadcast class at Farrell. • Floyd Armstrong is enjoying retirement. • Susan Speca Duval majored in French and is happy that her daughter is now living in Bordeaux with two grandchildren, so it's a good reason to visit France! In addition, Susan hosts trips worldwide through her business and has been on 80 trips in the last 11 years to 40 destinations. • Nancy Lee Bailin has retired from full-time work as a nurse/attorney. She is enjoying life in Naples, Florida, and coastal Maine, at home in Pine Point Beach with time spent at her new home in Kailua, Hawaii, where her son resides. Life is beachy with a mix of adult children and their spouses, five grandchildren, one great-grand, and another on the way. She very much enjoyed living in DC; New Mexico; Indiana; Richmond, Virginia; and Boston and seeing the world. She is looking forward to a mission trip to Cusco, Peru, with her surgeon husband and anesthesiologist son to volunteer with the Support Our Smiles organization, which provides life altering surgical treatment for cleft palate repair. She has lived her life in service to others, guided by Jesuit principles. • Lesley Visser has been in touch with roommate Jeanne (Lescroart) Naylon, a successful financial planner in Buffalo who is crazy for the Buffalo Bills. She and husband Moe are dreaming of the Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, next February. Roommate Lori Long, an attorney in Marblehead, had a tough stretch with her backyard garden and was forced to put store-bought pumpkins in her pumpkin patch. Sportscaster Lesley Visser will be spending Thanksgiving at the US Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. On the 50th anniversary of Title IX, she was invited by the US State Department to speak to female journalists, students, athletes, and entrepreneurs, as Uzbekistan continues to modernize since its independence in 1991. • Tom Kniffen continues to practice law, representing military veterans who seek benefits from the federal government. He was blessed with his first grandchild, Dalton Peter Kniffen, born to his son, Todd, and daughter-in-law, Elsa, who reside in Farmington, Connecticut.

Correspondent:

Hellas M. Assad
hellasdamas@hotmail.com

Winter 2023
NC 1975

Cookie and Jim Gilliam are enjoying retirement in Chicago and South Carolina. Best parts of the COVID-19 pandemic were the long family visits in South Carolina, playing with grandkids while parents work! We will miss Dee Brennan and Keith in Chicago as they retire to Connecticut. Dee retired from her remarkable librarian career as executive director of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System. She made a tremendous contribution to libraries all over Illinois. Jane Jarnis, retired from corporate law, and husband Jack Jarnis love their adopted hometown of Duluth, Minnesota. Their pups truly enjoy the snow landing in October! Amy Harmon Jones retired from banking in 2021 and is enjoying retirement with a new beau in Connecticut. Marilyn and Jeff Huntsman are retired in Rhode Island, loving being an important part of their grandkids’ lives! Marilyn did not miss a step after many years of teaching into volunteering with COVID testing and vaccinations. Ann Vernon loves her job as a New Canaan High School counselor, making a difference with these kids who have had to go through high school during COVID. She says once she does retire, she hopes to continue college counseling. • Joanne Chouinard-Luth has had a multifaceted career as a dentist, public health professional, and a research nutritionist specializing in mitochondrial medicine. She is also on the board of advisors of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and an external advisor to the Center for Translational Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Since 2015, she has been the CEO and director of The John E. Luth and Dr. Joanne Chouinard-Luth Foundation, a charitable trust established by her and her husband. The foundation’s mission is focused on the critical need to educate the general population on issues of mitigation and prevention of chronic disease through exercise, diet, and improving local food environments. They have been involved in a number of projects including providing funding for two new sports complexes at the College of the Holy Cross, her husband’s alma mater: The Luth Athletic Complex and in March 2021, The Joanne Chouinard-Luth Recreation and Wellness Center (“The Jo”). “The Jo” aims to foster students’ holistic wellness and enhance the profile of well-being on campus. It is home for all club and intramural sports, as well as recreation, fitness, and wellness programming for students, faculty, and staff.

Correspondent:

Karen Foley Freeman
karenfoleyfreeman@gmail.com

Winter 2023
1976

John Strollo is enjoying retirement with his wife Janet ’77. He built a hot rod and a bike.They have four wonderful grandchildren aged six, five, four, and three. • Larry Hersh, MBA’76, and his wife, Kathy, volunteered for the American Red Cross in Florida, helping those displaced by Hurricane Ian. They worked 12-hour days for two weeks. • Ted Grant, publisher and president of Essex Media Group, has launched another new publication, Marblehead Weekly News. It’s the 10th EMG title, including The Daily Item of Lynn, Lynnfield Weekly News, Peabody Weekly News, the Spanish-language La Voz, four lifestyle magazines (01907, 01940, 01945, and North Shore Golf), and itemlive.com. • Coral May Grout, MEd’76, was elected the national secretary of the American Legion Auxiliary at its annual National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in late August. She has held numerous national chairmanships and is a past state president (three times) of the Massachusetts American Legion Auxiliary. Coral is a lifetime member of the Eugene M. Connor Unit #193 in Winchendon, where she is also a past president. The American Legion Family is the world's largest patriotic organization, with nearly 600,000 members in the Auxiliary. • Linda Deegan and her husband, Richard, have owned and operated Pirates' Treasure House in Little River, South Carolina, for 23 years. It has been described by reporters as half art gallery, featuring Richard's paintings and wood carvings, and half gift shop, featuring crafts created by Indonesian families.

Correspondent:

Gerald B. Shea
gerbs54@hotmail.com

Winter 2023
1977

It's been a LONG time since Robert Sauer lived on the Heights. He graduated with both SOM and S&A degrees and ended up a senior exec at a major IT company. He now lives in Northern California. He is still a practicing Jesuit having attended a private Jesuit all-boys prep school for his high school days. Attending BC was his dream. He took his kids to see the campus and was shocked at all the changes. He lived in the brand new Reservoir Towers and found them gone! • After 30 years in Mexico City, Ignacio Garrote and wife Ivonne have moved to Merida, in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, attracted by its sunny beaches, beautiful cenotes, and imposing Mayan ruins. • Ed LaRose recently celebrated 17 years as a judge on Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal in Tampa, Florida. In October, he celebrated five years as a permanent deacon for the Diocese of St. Petersburg. • Joseph Ramos, MD, has moved his home and job to the Stone Harbor, New Jersey area. He still enjoys practicing anesthesiology, especially in this breathtaking shore location. The last of his five children, Brooke Caroline, will be graduating this spring from Rutgers tuition free. • Lou Chrostowski had a great time seeing everyone at the class reunion—especially those that he hadn't seen since graduation like Anita DeLuca! He’s looking forward to the 50th and hopes more classmates attend for what will be a fantastic reunion weekend as the class becomes Golden Eagles. Lou recently caught up with Mina Empoliti Wilson in the Turks and Caicos, where he spends winters. If any other classmates are going to be in the Turks this winter, please get in touch at lou.chrostowski@verizon.net.

Correspondent:

Nicholas Kydes
nicholaskydes@yahoo.com

Winter 2023
1978
45th Reunion, October 2023

Lynne Spigelmire Viti's fourth poetry collection, The Walk to Cefalù, was published in September 2022 by University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's Cornerstone Press in its Portage Poetry Series. Somerville Poet Laureate Lloyd Schwartz comments on the book, "In the very first poem of The Walk to Cefalù, Lynne Viti both recollects her childhood and announces her MO: 'Beneath each tale, I sensed another/—a truer—story, an alternative text/a painful experience smoothed over.' Telling that 'alternative' story behind the story—the tender elegy beneath the smoothed over surface—'that’s my job.' In these engaging, intelligent, and touching poems, Viti fulfills her admirable intentions." • Elizabeth Hathaway, RSM, celebrated 60 years with the Sisters of Mercy on September 8, 2022.

Correspondent:
Winter 2023
1979

Steven Watson retired last year after a 40-year career as managing director at Bessemer Trust Company and most recently as national director of Client Advisory. First bucket-list item was to leave the work world behind and to walk the 500-mile Camino de Santiago in Spain. A life-changing experience as a humble pilgrim to walk this ancient path and to venerate the bones of St. James in the Santiago Cathedral. He is now spending time with his wife, Lynn, in West Palm Beach and Nantucket and imagines many classmates are entering retirement and Medicare soon! He hopes all is well. • James Powers has been living and practicing law in Orlando since 1985. He spent three years before law school making a living as a professional water skier at Cypress Gardens, Florida, after graduation in 1979. He appreciates his BC education more each year, and Boston remains his favorite city. • Sophia Brenner sends a big hello to her fellow Eagles. It has been a long time. She hopes you are all well through this pandemic. She is married to Michael J. Brenner, and their daughter Stephanie is a PhD candidate at Fordham in her dissertation year. She has three stepchildren and six grandchildren through marriage. She and Michael  are happy, healthy, and grateful. • Kerry O'Mahony (formerly Mahony) retired in May, got married in June, climbed in the Dolomite mountains of Italy in July, and has been enjoying time off ever since. It was actually her second wedding to the same man. The first was a very small gathering during the pandemic in 2020, but with the easing of COVID requirements this year, they were finally able to host family from England and Japan. • James Curtin has been on quite a journey thus far these past 43 years. When he attends events these days, he is called "sir" and treated like an elder, certainly not for his words of wisdom, yet he is tolerated for bestowing them with just that. Some classmates have retired, and there are those like James who keep on working in their chosen fields. He only hopes that most of the class makes it to the 50th reunion in 2029 to celebrate the  journey together once again. Go Eagles. • Fred Taylor, MBA’79, continues his 40-plus-year run on Wall Street as a portfolio manager for leveraged corporate debt. Both of his children were recently married and have wonderful careers going in the New York area. If any BC friends visit NYC, please contact him.

Correspondent:

Peter J. Bagley
peter@peterbagley.com

Winter 2023
1980

Thomas Siegert wrapped up his final Parents Weekend in October. It started in 2006 and had an unbroken chain with kids overlapping. • Pete Roth now serves as president and CEO of Group Insurance Brokerage Concepts Inc., Hingham. GIBC is one of the largest and longest active Employee Benefit Insurance Brokerage firms in the NorthEast. • Karen Pappas is excited to announce the launch of CareerMindful, her newest venture in the career-coaching space! Mindfulness is the awareness you attain by concentrating your attention on the present moment without judgment. It is a practiced state of mind, which means anyone can learn to be more mindful. Mindfulness allows you to free your mind of distraction, perform your roles to the best of your ability, and enjoy a fulfilling and purposeful career. Karen’s strategic Mindfulness-Based Career Coaching (MBCC) programs will support you in reaching your maximum potential. Learn more at www.careermindful.com! • Peg O'Brien Bernhardt and her husband Ted Bernhardt ’76 of Concord are proud of their recent Boston College graduate, Harrison Bernhardt ’22. He joins his brother Chris Bernhardt ’17 and his parents. Harrison is working at ConvergeOne and Chris at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. Fortunately for mom and dad, both boys reside in the Boston area. Peg and Ted have been managing Right at Home for the past 18 years, which provides in-home care to the elderly. They feel so fortunate to be doing work that gives back to the greatest generation. Peg recently received the Boston College Ignatius Medal with gratitude from BC for her leadership, generosity, and service to Boston College.

Correspondent:

Michele Nadeem-Baker
michele.nadeem@gmail.com

Winter 2023
1981

After graduating from BC’s GSSW in 1981 and the accumulation of two certificates, one in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and the other in psychoanalysis, Pamela Greenberg retired from practice when she and her husband, Todd, moved to Atlanta. They are certainly enjoying life there, especially after vaccines for COVID! They love to be with and entertain friends both new and old, not only from Atlanta but also their out-of-state guests, too. Europe awaits them for next May, which is a terrific way to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary! Unfortunately, they opted out of an Egypt vacation with several friends because of her recent breast cancer diagnosis. She is fine, though, because it was caught very early. Yearly mammograms do save lives! • After too many years, this past fall, the Class of 1981 "Philly Boys" Richard Farrelly, Richard Canning, Robert Panaro, and John Perry gathered at the Heights for the BC vs. Duke football game. Richard Canning now lives in Connecticut and John Perry lives in Northern Virginia, but Richard Farrelly and Robert Panaro remain in the Philadelphia area.

Correspondent:

Alison Mitchell McKee
classnotes@gxitma.net

Winter 2023
1982

Joe Schreiber served as executive producer for his 3 Penny Films production of P.O.W.: Passing On Wisdom that premiered on American Public Television on November 11, 2022. The film commemorates the upcoming 50th anniversary of the return with honor of the Vietnam prisoners of war. Joe Schreiber got married to Lisa Ravitz on June 27, 2021. • Patty ’81 and Brian Cummins are still in Fairfax, Virginia. Patty retired after an outstanding teaching career but is as busy as ever. Brian is transitioning to part-time work and may take the off ramp next year. The big news is that they have three grandchildren: Aoife, Colin, and Finnegan—the boys born this year. New adventures! • John Hall was devastated not to make the 40th year reunion. After living in five different cities over the past 18 years, he and his wife, Janet, have moved back to Honolulu to be close to their three daughters, Jeanette ’10, Julianne ’13, and Joanna (Rice Class of 2016). Their son is residing in Charlotte, North Carolina. John is also proud to announce that his company has rolled out as a national franchise. Check them out at Your Kneaded Escape, Inc. He hopes to see everybody at the 45th Reunion, and if you are in the land of Aloha, please reach out! • Diane and Mark Bronzo became grandparents on July 3, 2021, with the arrival of Evelyn Rae Bronzo, daughter of Mark and Meredith. • Richard Lindquist was recently appointed to the Alpha Sigma Nu board of directors for a six-year term. He is featured along with the other new board members in the most recent Alpha Sigma Nu magazine that was published in November 2022. Alpha Sigma Nu is the honor society of Jesuit colleges and universities. • Edward B. Marianacci, MD, was recently awarded the Federman Teaching Award at Harvard Medical School. • Jocelyn Cosgrove Bresnahan received her MSN and doctorate degrees from Northeastern University and continues to work as an adult nurse practitioner in a practice she shared with her husband, Dr. Stephen Bresnahan, who lost his life to brain cancer in 2019. Jocelyn spends the majority of her time in the position of president and CEO of the Saint Rock Haiti Foundation (US headquarters, Milton), a non-profit governmental agency that provides comprehensive primary care through a series of healthcare centers outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. In addition to healthcare, the foundation supports education, infrastructure, and economic development. Jocelyn has been working in Haiti for more than 15 years. • After practicing law for 32 years, Michael DiChiro was appointed by Chief Justice Paul Suttel of the Rhode Island Supreme Court to a full-time judicial position as magistrate at the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal.

Correspondent:

Mary O’Brien
maryobrien14@comcast.net

Winter 2023
1983
40th Reunion, October 2023

Brian Johnson and his wife, Laurie, split time between Kiawah Island, South Carolina and his role in New York City with the International Rescue Committee. His daughter, Meghan, is a recent graduate of Fordham University. • Mary Leahy ’83, MDiv’17, received her MDiv from BC's School of Theology and Ministry in 2017. Since then, she has been certified as a spiritual director and been ordained a priest with Roman Catholic Women Priests, a world wide organization of female, Catholic, ordained leadership. Mary lives and works between Cambridge and Vineyard Haven. • Liz Barbera Suchy, a partner at Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey, LLP in Stamford, Connecticut, has been included in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Liz practices in the area of land use and zoning. While on vacation in Sicily this summer with her husband Jack; her son Will ’21; brother Bill ’92 and wife Natasha; Liz's daughter, Chrissy ’14, got engaged to Michael Judd ’13. • Siobhan Murphy loves that the pandemic connected her more to her BC friends through regular Zoom visits and text chats. In June, she spent wonderful time with Ann (Considine) Russo, Dena Jacobson Carlone and Ken Carlone, Joanne Battibulli Bertsche, Joann Infante, and Kathleen Woodward. Siobhan is also in touch with Valerie Newman, whose daughter married this year. Siobhan is very engaged in her coaching/facilitating work with executive women and has joined Chief.com as a core guide in addition to her own practice. It's been 26 years as a coach now, and she’s come a very long way! She has just been exposed to Gender Equity and Reconciliation International’s work inspired by Archbishop Tutu's reconciliation work in South Africa and is excited to see where that leads.

Correspondent:

Cynthia J. Bocko
cindybocko@hotmail.com

Winter 2023
1984

After spending 13 years as a critical care nurse and 20-plus years in medical product development at Philips Healthcare, Stryker, and two Boston-based start-ups, Karen K. Giuliano ’84, PhD’05, RN, MBA, is currently at UMass Amherst as a professor in the Institute of Applied Life Sciences and the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing. Karen is the inaugural co-director of the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation, alongside her engineering co-director, Dr. Frank Sup. The goal of the Center is to combine the incredible power of nursing and engineering expertise in healthcare innovation. On September 13, the Center held its first annual symposium, and on October 27, the Center was recognized as the 2022 Innovation HealthCare Hero by BusinessWest. • Devon Zwald ’15, news producer and newscaster at Georgia Public Broadcasting, interviewed Carol Engelhardt Herringer, professor and chair of the department of history at Georgia Southern University, on the significance of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Both double majored in English and history and had a great time reminiscing about their time at the Heights. • After 34-and-half years with MA DOC, Michael Grant has retired from the position of deputy commissioner. He has taken a position with FHE Health out of Deerfield Beach, Florida. • Jay Hutchins is a member of the Boston College Varsity Club Hall Of Fame (soccer) and has been inducted into the State Of Maine Sports Hall Of Fame. He is the regional vice president of sales at Aflac Insurance Company. • Peter Di Pietro, MA’84, being fully retired, is now a philosopher, full-time, since any special interest engagement is a compromise to the integrity of the discipline. He would like to recall several mentors, to whom he owes the world: Professor Sherwood Augur, Central Connecticut State University; Professor Irving Polonoff, Portland State University; Father Joseph X. Flanagan, Boston College; and Professor John J. Cleary, Boston College. His best wishes go to all those who take philosophy seriously and to heart like these fellow thinkers have done. Nothing is more important than philosophy: only philosophy matters. • Michael Sellers is in the process of writing a combination memoir/cookbook, recalling his experience leaving a 20-year career as an NYC marketing exec to become an artisan bread baker and overcoming a divorce, home foreclosure, car engine failure, and a pandemic. He is shopping the book around now and hopes to have a publisher on board in the next few months. • Veronica Jarek-Prinz married her wonderful, long-time significant other, Tony Wisniewski, in May. • As many in the Class of 1984 celebrate 60th birthdays (Tempus fugit!), Michael Garry returned to the Heights for the Clemson game on October 8 to celebrate Paul Greco's 60th birthday at the tailgate party with Henry King, Steve Gargano, Chris Fanning, Steve Kenney, and Jack Garahan, among others. • Richard Menard, MA’84, is semi-retired and fortunate to be living on Cape Cod, working part time on software projects. • Paul DiFalco resides in South Burlington, Vermont, and is currently in his 25th year of teaching at Rice Memorial High School, which is also in South Burlington. He has spent a majority of his 38-year teaching career in Catholic schools. His first 10 years were spent teaching at St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington, New York. • Catherine M. Reinhardt, PhD’84, recently moved to Buffalo, New York, to be near family. She will be opening a private psychology practice after the first of the new year. She specializes in treating older adolescents and women who are dealing with anxiety or depression and is a cognitive behavioral therapist. • Philip Huckins ’84, MAT’85, PhD’95 has recently completed a Hospice Volunteer Training Program offered by Home Healthcare, Hospice & Community Services of Keene, New Hampshire.

Correspondent:

Carol A. McConnell
classnotes@gxitma.net

Winter 2023
1985

Vin Sylvia is training to run the 2023 Boston Marathon as a member of Dougie's Team, raising funds for the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism. Like Doug Sr., Vin is the father of a son with autism spectrum disorder. To support his run and the organization Doug founded, visit Vin's page on the Dougie's Team website at bit.ly/3U0aYF6. • Maria Leonard Olsen has a new book out, based on her podcast, Becoming Your Best Version. Her eBook, available on Amazon, shares tips from inspiring podcast guests about living your best life. She also has a book contract with Brandeis University Press on the unintended legal ramifications of consumer DNA tests, scheduled for release in spring of 2024. Maria is working remotely in Latin America for the rest of the year on her law and writing jobs. See www.MariaLeonardOlsen.com for more information. • In 2016, David Parkyn, PhD’85, retired after 11 years as president of North Park University in Chicago. Since that time, he has taught on the graduate faculty in doctoral programs in higher education leadership at Georgetown, Immaculata, and Gwynedd Mercy universities. • Sue Spence Brosnan moved back to Scituate after 30 years. She and her husband, RJ, retired this year after careers at Arthur Andersen, RSM, and other accounting related positions.

Correspondent:

Barbara Ward Wilson
bww415@gmail.com

Winter 2023
1986

In June, BC Eagles from near and far gathered in Boston for a special weekend to celebrate Anne Gillespie’s retirement from the Boston public school system, where she dedicated her career to special needs children. Jean LoConte Metcalfe, Sue Barbrow O’Connell, Donna Collins Williams, Cathy Emello, Joan Palladino Palazzo, Jose Andrade, Rose Paladino Brown, and Rita Troubolous Klapes, all from the Class of 1986, along with Teresa Harvey Jackson ’77, Aurienne Monty Dembitski ’82, Vivian Chu ’84, Joe Mullen ’84, Vilma Rodriguez-Andrade ’85, Dana Pantos Harris ’87, Heather McCauley ’87, Alan Tamayo ’87, Aileen Tamayo ’87, Chris King ’88, and Andrew Tamayo ’93 all joined Annie for a night of special tributes and 80s flashback R&B dancing. • Eric Daniels, JD’86, was nominated by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont to serve as a Superior Court judge. Following his confirmation by the Connecticut House and Senate, Eric was sworn in on May 2, 2022. • Colleen Egleston Bonde and her family enjoyed a wonderful Commencement to celebrate the newest Eagle in the family! Caroline Bonde ’22 graduated from the Carroll School of Management on May 23. • Classmates Bill Marsan, Bob Keane, Jack McNeill, and John “Clem” Lewis (along with a few of their sons) went on their annual college football fall getaway to Knoxville, Tennessee for the Tennessee–Alabama game. The same group was at the Alabama-Texas A&M game in 2021 and is now permanently banned from attending Alabama road games by Nick Saban. The boys are planning a trip to West Point to see the Eagles take on Army next year and would love to have more classmates join them. Please reach out to one of the guys if you’re interested. • Please check out The NICE Handbook by Don Baptiste. It’s an easy read intended to help the people of the world be nicer to each other. If you like it, please spread the word to help effect change by doing simple everyday acts. Cheers! • After graduation, Helen McDonough, MA’87, taught for 20 years in Massachusetts prisons, where she used her BC education to reach out to help all those men and women. She is 90 years old now and retired but with a great love to keep learning. Thank you, Boston College!

Correspondent:

Leenie Kelley
leeniekelley@hotmail.com

Winter 2023
1987

Jim McEleney is now applying his experience as a former multi-unit franchisee as a consultant, matching aspiring business owners to proven business concepts in the franchise segment across many industries. • On September 9 to 12, 2022, Lisa Aguilo-McCann, Maria Reichard-Uzdavinis, Ana S. Cámara-Philippi, Marie C. Naveira-Mula, Rita Tamargo-Haeussler, Vionette Vissepo, Ileana Jimenez-Wingle, and Ivelisse Iguina, got together at Las Casitas at El Conquistador Resort in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, to celebrate their 35th-year reunion. They had a blast and are all doing well. They came from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Florida, and Puerto Rico to reunite after many years. The weather couldn’t have been more beautiful, and to think a week later came Hurricane Fiona. Happy to report that the families of Vioni, Fia, and Ivelisse, who live on the Island, are well. • After spending the last seven wonderful years in Kyiv, Ukraine, working as a teacher in an international school, Jane Lueders and her family were forced to evacuate because of the war. Eight months later, they are living in Hannover, Germany where Jane has found a new job in an international school. She sends her support to any other BC alum in the same situation, and to all Ukrainians. • Lorraine McGee has had a chiropractic practice in Andover for 30 years. She lives with her husband and son in North Reading. • Ann Marie Foustoukos became a visiting professor at University of Lowell’s Solomont School of Nursing. • After 30-plus years in the sports industry, Rob DiGisi is entering his sixth year teaching sports management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His course covers the unique business structures of sports leagues, international governing bodies, and the rapidly changing world of college sports. They cover evolving fan/consumer behavior, team M&A, league revenue sharing, and collective bargaining and then media, licensing, sponsorship, gambling, technology, and entrepreneurship. A major part of the course are the industry leaders who come in to apply practical insight to the principles introduced in class. This role is only part time as he's packaged his experience into his own sports management consulting firm, Iron Horse Marketing. • Sidney Staunton has a poetry chapbook out entitled Satellites. Currently, he enjoys reciting from it in poetry circles in southern Vermont. He's about 85% done with his first contemporary historical fiction novel, Reawakening. Fondly, he recalls snooping around that campus library for what content satisfied his curiosity unsated by the formality of class study. • Frank Sarra was back on campus in September for the Rutgers football game. Amazed by all the changes to Lower Campus since his last visit in 2015. He also attended the Jacksonville, Florida social and Notre Dame game watch on November 19. He was happy to see many new faces that moved to the area in the past two years for the relatively new and growing chapter, including fellow Class of 1987 alumni, the Livacaris.

Correspondent:

Boston College Alumni Association
classnotes@gxitma.net

Winter 2023
1988
35th Reunion, October 2023

Allison Giles’ middle son, Patrick Giles ’22, graduated from BC in May 2022. He was fortunate to play on the ice hockey team for the renowned Coach Jerry York and to serve as assistant captain. The BC community did not disappoint. He had a fantastic experience and now has an entry-level NHL contract with the Florida Panthers and is playing for their affiliate team, the Charlotte Checkers. Thank you BC and friends for cheering him on during his four years! • Celeste McMahon Shirvani completed a master’s of science in development studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, England. • Bob Marshall recently received the Joseph R. Biden Lifetime Achievement Award from the Office of the US President for his many contributions to helping support diverse small businesses and economic growth. Bob was celebrated alongside other outstanding diplomats, leaders, volunteers in community development, elected officials, corporate, business, and spiritual leaders, targeting major issues including religious liberty, civil rights, humanitarian concerns, social justice, economic development, and mission partnerships. Honorees were acknowledged for their outstanding achievements and volunteerism having helped improve the lives of others. • In September 2022, Stephen Sayers published his fourth book, 100 Things To Do in Columbia MO Before You Die, as part of Reedy Press' national best-selling travel series. The non-fiction book is an homage to the place he has called home for 20 years. More thriller fiction coming in 2023! Steve Picazio sends greetings from the west coast of Florida. He survived Ian and was quite fortunate to "only" have 120 mph winds. It did rule out attending BC Parents Weekend with his sophomore daughter, Brooke. He managed to make it up two weekends later for Head of the Charles, where her four-person boat won BC rowing's first-ever medal at the Head of the Charles. He is looking forward to Reunion time this year. • Ginamarie Talford ’88, MA’90, celebrated the publication of her debut novel this fall. The Way of the Greyhound—A Magickal Journey of Self-Discovery is a heart-warming story told by an abandoned Greyhound racer, longing to discover the truth of who she really is beyond the pain of her physical and emotional scars. Become a part of the greyhound’s healing journey. The hardcover, with its special feature, is available at local bookshops or can be ordered online. The Ebook was released in December 2022. Ginamarie penned this story to help anyone (ages 11 and up) who has been bullied or suffers the effects of anxiety, panic attacks, grief, or loss. Ginamarie lives along the Merrimack River near Newburyport with her greyhound, SweetP.

Correspondent:

Rob Murray
murrman@aol.com

Winter 2023
1989

Anthony E. Varona ’89, JD’92, was named the ninth dean of the Seattle University School of Law. He started the role on July 1, 2022. • Carolena Saccone is retired. • In September, Michael O’Loughlin was appointed as an assistant clerk-magistrate in Suffolk County Superior Civil Court in Boston. A few days later, Michael, wife Marie, and daughter Margot O’Loughlin ’21, attended a football game at the University of Notre Dame to watch son Michael perform with the Irish Guard as part of the University of Notre Dame marching band. • Laura Kenda’s newly released Oh How a Mother Worries is a heartfelt message of love. It is an uplifting and encouraging guide to a happy, healthy, and faith-based life. This book was written at the height of COVID while Laura was working as a nurse and is an enjoyable collection of stories that offer important life lessons for the inevitable day when children must venture out into the world. “God wants us to be happy...He has a plan for us...if we keep the faith and make positive choices, then we will have everything we need. We may even have a few things we want. “God is ever present, and for that, we are blessed.” Here is the link to order a copy: http://www.christianfaithpublishing.com/books/?book=oh-how-a-mother-worriesTim Cooney reports that Cape Cod Cellars® had a successful launch of their Nantucket Red® products. From tailgates to Gillette stadium, the Red is rolling.

Correspondent:
Winter 2023
1990

Fred Damon is checking in to see how the Duchesne East guys are doing. He has been busy with five grandsons and watching his son play football at Bentley University. His oldest son graduated from USC in May of 2021, living in Long Beach and working for BNY Mellon. And lastly, his youngest is finishing out in high school with BC on her list of schools. He hopes everyone is well and healthy. • Alison Mosher Birmingham is still living in Dover with her husband, Stephen ’87. Alison sells real estate in the MetroWest as well as Boston areas. She also keeps her hand in the media business producing videos. The exciting news of the year is Alison and Stephen have an Eagle! Their youngest, Liza, is in the Class of 2026. Her oldest daughter is a junior at Fairfield University. • Tony Fernandes was confirmed as the deputy assistant secretary for the Trade Policy and Negotiations Division at the US Department of State on March 23, 2022. In September, he celebrated his 25th year in the US Diplomatic Service with a promotion to the rank of minister counselor in the Senior Foreign Service. • Shout out to Amy Allegrezza Donahue—not only did Mary Cooley have a fantastic week with her in Massachusetts and Maine, Mary is grateful that Amy adopted her daughter, Emma, for the summer while she did a theater summer program in Boston. • Karen Chieco ’90, JD’93, was humbled to receive the President's Award for Excellence from the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association last summer. Her husband, David Chieco, attended the presentation of the award. Just as fun and exciting, though, were all the BC Class of 1990 friends who stopped by their tailgate this year—Jeff Reilly, Mike Joyce, Mary Doherty, Missy Campbell Reid, Chrissy Conry Flynn, Rick and Suzy Iovanne, John Liesching, Deb Tian Verrier, Carlos Verrier, Greg Schwake, Jim Norton, Rich Graziano, and Amy Tamayo Quinlivan. They were able to tailgate with the next generation of Eagles: Trent Liesching ’23, David Chieco ’24, and Mary Kate Reilly ’26. The Chieco boys even made the trip to ND to attend the coldest game in ND history! • Missy Campbell Reid would like to publicly thank the Chiecos for introducing her daughters, Heather and Emily, to BC tailgating at the Homecoming game against Clemson. Not only did Dave Chieco serve as cook, but he also shared some "fun facts" about his time at BC and anecdotes that are legends in the making.The Reid girls are still talking about the day! Thank you, Karen and Dave, for your hospitality and for extending an invitation to the Class of 1990 to stop by next fall.

Correspondent:

Missy Campbell Reid '90
missybc90@comcast.net

Winter 2023
1991

Brendan Murray is president and co-founder of Health & Wealth, Inc., an insurance agency currently licensed in 30 states. Over the past decade, Health & Wealth, Inc. has served thousands of clients with their healthcare insurance planning needs, including Medicare Insurance, long-term care insurance, and more recently, ACA eligible plans. Brendan recently formed Life After 65, LLC, to further address the specific needs of this unique population. He is married and lives in Mason, Ohio. • Brian Drobnis retired from a family business that was sold back in May 2018. He had been working there while he was in high school, even before he attended Boston College. His wife, Kristen, who is a Northeastern undergrad and master’s graduate, is also an adjunct professor there and works full time in financial services. They never had any kids as his wife was involved with the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and they decided not to bring children into the world. After he retired, they bought a home in Naples, Florida, to escape the tyranny that is Massachusetts and have never been happier in their lives. They still own a home on Cape Cod. He spends his days going to the gym, hitting the beaches and pools with friends, and just enjoying himself each and every day. • Chris DiOrio has been balancing his solo practice with tending to the education of his kids, ages six and three, as well as doing human rights and election rights advocacy in multiple states, as well in death penalty and criminal justice reform in Uganda. Chris has also taken up distance running, having completed the Boston Marathon twice (2021 and 2022) and in November, adding the NYC Marathon to the list. He runs to raise money for MGH's Pediatric Cancer Clinic and Sandy Hook Promise, and he'll be part of the MGH team once again in 2023. • Congratulations to Sheree Nuccio Winans on being recognized for 30 years of service to the Enfield Public Schools (Connecticut). A well-deserved recognition for a devoted and exceptional teacher!

Correspondent:

Peggy Morin Bruno
pegmb@comcast.net

Winter 2023
1992

Dr. Roxanne Baxter Mendrinos has published the book The Spiritual Wisdom of Bishop Gerasimos through the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. It is available through the orthodoxmarketplace.com. Bishop Gerasimos studied at Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant theological schools worldwide and was a monk on Mount Athos. He is being considered as the first Greek Orthodox saint of the Americas. His humility, wisdom, and holiness is encaptured in the truth of his teachings and serves as an easy to read but profound introduction to Orthodoxy. Dr. Roxanne Mendrinos shares her authenticated notes from Bishop Gerasimos' class in Basic Orthodoxy and his insights that in so many ways unite Christendom. Reviews from all denominations are excellent! • Mike Cavaco recently retired from the US Army after 28 years of active service. Mike served as an aviation officer in various roles, including attack helicopter pilot, test pilot, and logistics officer, with multiple combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Mike retired in the rank of chief warrant officer five at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, where he served as the Army's aviation branch maintenance officer and senior advisor to the commander of Army Materiel Command. He is married to Emily Masse and has twin fifteen-year-old sons, Thomas and Steven. They currently reside in Huntsville, Alabama. • We were saddened to hear that Douglas Murphy lost his son Jack Murphy August 2, 2022. Jack was struck by lightning while on a wilderness first responder training course with NOLS in Wyoming. Jack's oldest sister, Anna Murphy, is currently rowing for BC and in the Class of 2025. Jack attended BC High School and had two grandparents who are also Boston College graduates. The Murphy family continues to appreciate all the love and support from the larger BC community. They have created the Jack Murphy Wilderness Education Foundation to honor their son and support those who have a passion to experience, live, learn, teach and serve in the great outdoors. • Since her retirement from McGill University Department of Oncology five years ago, Tanya Fitzpatrick has edited two books on quality of life among cancer survivors. She is now editing a new book on centenarians and cognitive health. These texts are useful for social workers, nurses, and other health care professionals. • Kevin Williams is an English professor living and working in Nagoya, Japan, for 25+ years. He has three kids in college. Occasional contact with Walter Villard. • Ingrid Chiemi Schroffner co-chaired and spoke on “The Narrative the Statistics Tell: How Historic and Implicit Bias Can Create Unique Hurdles for Minority and Woman-Owned Businesses” at a webinar on June 27 with Robert Cooper, general counsel, OneUnited Bank; Therese Meers, acting general counsel of the US Small Business Administration; Terrence Parker, Esq., Parker Law Offices; and Sterling Clinton-Spellman, owner of Increda-bowl Food Company. Ingrid Chiemi Schroffner was named as part of the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (MLW) “Circle of Excellence” for its Top Women of Law event in 2022, having been previously named as one of MLW’s Top Women of Law in 2013. The Circle of Excellence is “made up of five women who have been honored in the past, but whose continuing achievements and contributions to the community merit additional recognition.”

Correspondent:

Katie Boulos Gildea
kbgildea@yahoo.com

Winter 2023
1993
30th Reunion, October 2023

Molly Kenah Beams, Alison McDonald Link, Meghan McGrann, Maeve O'Meara, Jenn Williams Riley, and Ellen Seo celebrated their 50th birthdays together in beautiful Napa. They had dinner at Martin Gobbee's restaurant, and Ali Link was guest bartender for the evening. These women try to get together every two years somewhere fabulous—next up Tahiti! They hope to see 1993 classmates at the Heights this coming October. • Amy Donovan Milligan is doing great, and resides on the north shore with her husband and son. During her free time, she volunteers at the Warren Anatomical Museum and welcomes fellow alum to say hi and get a personal tour!

Correspondent:

Laura Beck '93
laurabeckcahoon@gmail.com

Winter 2023
1994

After almost twenty years in financial services working for Bank of America and Santander Bank, Ned Thompson is now working for an IT start-up based out of NYC called Tassat. It’s great to be part of a company that is bringing blockchain solutions to small and medium-sized banks so they can compete in the new digital economy. It’s really amazing to see firsthand how blockchain technology can revolutionize entire industries. He wouldn't be surprised if BC opens a blockchain lab like so many other universities have already. So many great minds are involved in creating technology that will positively affect lives, and he is glad to be able to go along for the ride.• Emilios Milios is a licensed realtor, affiliated with Coldwell Banker Realty in Boston. He has been practicing real estate in Massachusetts since March 2005. Before then, Emilios owned and operated his real estate company in Thessaloniki, Greece. Over the years, he has represented property owners, prospective homebuyers, and investors. Do you have questions about current market trends and what is happening with property values in your area? Emilios welcomes the opportunity to be of service to his fellow Eagle community and to assist you with making an informed decision about your next move. • John Houle’s first novel, The King-Makers of Providence, has been published and will be available in March, 2023.

Correspondent:

Nancy E. Drane
nancydrane@aol.com

Winter 2023
1995

Sharon Kucia was named vice president of Steward Development for The Papal Foundation. The Papal Foundation supports the Holy Father’s priorities to serve the poor in developing nations around the world, providing more than $200 million in grants since its founding in 1988. Kucia will work with Foundation Trustees, current donors, and staff to invite Catholic philanthropists across the country to become Stewards of St. Peter, a select group committed to supporting projects and initiatives prioritized by the Holy Father around the world, including the building of churches, schools, and hospitals, as well as comforting those experiencing issues such as hunger, abuse, hopelessness, and trafficking. • Br. George Van Grieken, FSC, PhD’95 splits his time between Rome and California, serving as the secretary coordinator for Lasallian Research and Resources at the order's Casa Generalizia in Rome and director of the Lasallian Resource Center in Napa, California (www.lasallianresources.org). His publications, websites, and formation resources for Lasallian schools, videos, and presentations help others deepen their appreciation of the educational heritage of St. John Baptist de La Salle, Patron Saint of Teachers. He counts his time at BC as the catalyst for all that followed. • Kellie Bresnehan MEd’95, has committed her adult career to education. After teaching at Brockton High School for four years, she began raising her family in Duxbury and has been the consummate civic volunteer. She is currently serving her ninth year on the Duxbury School Committee and enjoys giving back to her community. • Terri Trespicio published her first book, Unfollow Your Passion: How to Create a Life that Matters to You (Atria/Simon & Schuster), based on the success of her 2015 TEDx talk, "Stop Searching for Your Passion," which has more than 7.5 million views. A professional keynote speaker, Terri also runs her own business as a brand advisor, helping companies and individuals articulate their standout ideas. She leads regular workshops and programs designed to help writers, speakers, entrepreneurs, and executives unlock their creative genius. She lives in Manhattan. More at territrespicio.com (drop by and say hello!).

Correspondent:

Kevin McKeon
kmckeon@gmail.com

Winter 2023
1996

A dozen Class of 1996 friends gathered in NYC in late October to celebrate Mike Hofman being awarded the Courage Award for his work with the NYC Anti-Violence Project. Classmates toasting Mike included: Loretta Shing, John Dempsey, Julie Allen Holbrook, Rachel Clough, Molly Thilman Smith, Matt Keswick, Cristin Callaghan, Andrew Fellingham, Suzanne Geden, Megan Storz Pagliaro, Bill Lyons, and Tom Adams. Congratulations to Mike! • On October 1, 2022, Laurie Aurelia Cerveny was appointed to the management committee of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius as managing partner of industries and strategic initiatives, reporting to firm chair Jami Wintz McKeon. Laurie is an accomplished M&A and securities practitioner and has been with Morgan Lewis in Boston since 2014. • It was great for Melissa Mullen to have the roommates back together for the Reunion in June. It was a fun night catching up with many old friends and dancing late into the evening. The best part, though, was finding out that she knows of at least seven fellow Class of 1996 classmates who also have a son or daughter who started as a first year this past fall at BC! So great running into them at football games and events as they visit their kids and relive the college days again. Melissa looks forward to these next four years getting back to campus.

Correspondent:

Boston College Alumni Association
classnotes@gxitma.net

Winter 2023
1997

Erin Dionne has a new chapter-book series for seven- to nine-year-olds launching in August 2023 with Pixel + Ink publishers. Shiver-by-the-Sea Book 1: Bella & the Vampire is about a girl and her mother who move to a run-down Massachusetts beach community to fix up the old movie theater, only to discover the town is filled with magic and that the monsters who secretly live there need her help. Erin is also writing cozy mysteries for adults under the name Mina Allan. • This summer, Matt Landry relaunched The Second Row, his marketing communications and PR consultancy, to focus on working with clients in the mental health and wellness space. • Marc Krug, MBA’97, has been promoted to group president of Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), a leading provider of healthcare solutions to Healthcare Clients in the United States. • David Wacks graduated from GSAS with a master’s in Spanish from the department of Romance languages in 1997. He went on to receive a PhD in Hispanic languages and literatures from UC Berkeley in 2003 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard in Jewish Studies in 2006. He has been a professor of Spanish at the University of Oregon since 2003, where he serves as department head of Romance languages. He blogs on his current research and teaching at davidwacks.uoregon.edu and you can find him on LinkedIn. He lives in Eugene, Oregon, with his partner, Katharine Gallagher; two teenagers; and their cat, Pincho. • J. Randall Tarasuk announces the release of his first book, Lighting Beyond Edison: Brilliant Residential Lighting Techniques on the Age of LEDs. As incandescent lighting continues to diminish, the creative use of LEDs requires a new approach to residential lighting. Written in a conversational voice by an award-winning interior designer, Lighting Beyond Edison is structured to be a comprehensive guide for everyone from consumers to designers and building-industry pros. More than 200 color photographs and diagrams demystify LEDs and illustrate how to use them in every room of the house. QR codes direct readers to the most up-to-date information. • Frank Gallucci has spent the last five years representing local communities in the national opioid litigation. His work has included being counsel for three bellwether clients against manufacturers, distributors, and retail pharmacies. His trial this past year resulted in a judgment for Lake and Trumbull Counties in the amount of $650.6 million and has helped lead to over $45 billion in settlements for communities across the country as they seek to address the harms created by the opioid epidemic. Most importantly, on September 3, Frank and his wife, Michelle, welcomed their second daughter, Josephine. • Rose Vidal and Darren Gorski bought their first house! They are excited to celebrate the BC graduation of their first daughter, Kayla, in spring 2023. • Chad Vanacore joined CapitalOne as managing director of investment research, where he is responsible for a multibillion dollar portfolio of healthcare assets. As an active Eagles fan, he also yearns to see a return to three-sport glory for BC in football, basketball, and hockey!

Correspondent:

Margo Rivera Gillespie
margogillespie@gmail.com

Winter 2023
1998
25th Reunion, June 2023

After eight years at Sage Therapeutics, Jessica O'Leary has joined start-up 76Bio, in the role of vice president, corporate development. She is thrilled to be joining this early stage company focused on targeted protein degradation, located in Boston. She and her husband, Todd Allen, recently bought a home in Cambridge, and their nine-year-old twins are very happy to be living so close to school and their friends. • Laura Walsh Giesecke left UChicago IMPACT to work for the Brophy Community Foundation in Phoenix, Arizona. The Brophy Community Foundation is guided by Jesuit principles, and its mission is to ensure that Arizona K-12 students with verified financial need can afford a quality private school education. BCF collects individual and corporate tax credits for the tuition. • R. Ward Holder, PhD’98, published Calvin and the Christian Tradition: Scripture, Memory, and the Western Mind with Cambridge University Press in summer 2022. This November, he gave a lecture on it at the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life on his research and conclusions. • Juv Marchisio, MBA’98, was promoted to senior director of brand marketing for the At Home Meals Business Unit of B&G Foods, Inc., in August 2022.

Correspondent:

Mistie P. Lucht
hohudson@yahoo.com

Winter 2023
1999

Brian Barrio, entering his fourth year as director of athletics at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, was appointed to a four-year term on the NCAA's Division I Council. The Division I Council is a high-level group comprising practitioners who work daily in Division I athletics, and it has primary legislative authority for Division I. • Christian Baird had a great time at the Boston College event in Dallas. He connected with several other alumni and met some classmates for the first time. Hope all is well! Remembering Dan Burke— it’s been over a year since his passing in July 2021 from brain cancer (glioblastoma). Too young with a young family. Prayers for his family and his soul. Requiescat in pace.Peter J. Glazer Esq., married his partner, Mr. Yokota D. Strong, in a ceremony on their ranch outside of San Antonio, Texas on May 28, 2022. Peter and Yokota met while both living in Washington, DC, and moved to Texas together in 2019, where Yokota is the executive vice president, CCO, of a multi-billion dollar community bank headquartered in San Antonio, and Peter is an attorney in private practice. • John McGowan recently returned to his roots and relocated to Boxford with his wife and two sons. He continues to run a busy custom remodeling and building business, now serving the Massachusetts North Shore and Merrimack Valley. Since returning to the North Shore, he has connected with many fellow alumni, including brother Matt McGowan ’97, who lives in Haverhill, as well as rowing teammates Dan Beaton ’98, Eric Schenker ’96, Jonathan Mitchell ’95, Tom Cahill ’98, and MJ Curry ’01.

 

Correspondents:

Matt Colleran
colleran.matt@gmail.com

Emily Wildfire
ewildfire@hotmail.com

Winter 2023
2000

Brendan Monahan was promoted to head, US crisis management and resilience at Novartis in July. In November, his first book, Strategic Corporate Crisis Management: Building an Unconquerable Organization, will be published by Routledge Taylor Francis. • Tom Gallagher just retired from the Air Force Reserves as a lieutenant colonel after a 22-year career that encompassed active duty service in the US Navy, where he flew as a P-3C Mission and aircraft commander, T-1A instructor pilot, and US Air Force Reserve C-5 command pilot. He is currently living in Connecticut and flying as an MD-11 pilot for FedEx Express. • Rafael Castillo, M.D., recently pivoted from healthcare and is now working as a Salesforce consultant/engineer. He and his wife moved from Hanover, Pennsylvania, to the North County area of San Diego, California, in mid-October. • Robert Welton was recently promoted to deputy chief medical examiner at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the chief medical examiner. • Jeff Whelpley successfully executed a buyback of his company, GetHuman, from VC investors. He now fully owns the small, profitable company with his co-founders and looks forward to building more free tools for consumers to help them get the edge over companies when dealing with customer service problems. • In addition to leading a pre-conference session at the Learning Forward Conference on December 4, 2022, Afrika Afeni Mills, MEd’00, recorded a TED-Ed Talk in January 2023 and facilitated a session at SXSW Edu!

Correspondent:

Kate Pescatore
katepescatore@hotmail.com

Winter 2023
2001

Alyson Mathews has joined Bond, Schoeneck & King's labor and employment practice in its Garden City, New York, office as a member (partner) of the firm. Alyson provides her clients with experienced guidance to maintain a compliant workplace, advising on all aspects of labor and employment law and providing practical solutions to prevent litigation or resolve issues at the pre-litigation stage. She also provides experienced guidance so that employers maintain a compliant workplace, advising them on all aspects of labor and employment law and providing practical solutions to prevent litigation or resolve issues at the pre-litigation stage. • Marisa Glaser Goudy has just wrapped up the second successful season of her podcast, KnotWork Storytelling. She's calling on everything she learned in the Irish studies department to develop a show that explores the myths and folklore of Ireland. Each episode includes a new story and an exploration of why these old tales still matter in our modern world. Season three began on February 1, 2023. Find the show wherever you listen to podcasts and at www.KnotWorkStorytelling.com. • Mark Monahan is currently living in New York City and working at the hedge fund Hidden Lake. He is married to Teresa Lin. • Tim Wesley is living on the north side of Chicago and working on his dissertation on Gerard Manley Hopkins and the impact of his poems and writings on education theory. He has been teaching high school and coaching in Catholic schools his entire career and is father to wonderful daughters, Francesca (11) and Josephine (9), who share the middle name Xavier. • Andrea Medina and her husband Franklin welcomed their third son, Andrew Thomas Medina, on August 24, 2022. Andrew joins big brothers Franklin, nine and Alexander, six. • Dr. Meghan Blueberry McCarthy was named vice president and chief community health officer for PeaceHealth, a 10-hospital healthcare system in the Pacific Northwest. • Thomas Gaukin recently started working at Princeton University as their new manager of capital planning and analytics. • This year, Shaheer Mustafa ’01, MSW’02, was selected as one of 15 leaders from across the county for the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Children and Family Fellowship. The 21-month-long Fellowship is an intensive executive leadership program designed to hone the skills of selected leaders as they work to drive systemic and community change initiatives. In 2016, Shaheer became president and CEO of HopeWell—a nonprofit social services agency that provides comprehensive foster care services and targeted support for families, adults with disabilities, children who are experiencing foster care, and young adults who are "aging out" of the foster care system.

Correspondent:

Sandi Birkeland Kanne
bc01classnotes@gmail.com

Winter 2023
2002

Janie Ho is a deputy editor of growth and audience development at the New York Daily News, a Tribune Publishing sister company. She often hires for various newsroom positions and speaks to groups, businesses, universities, and podcast shows on how to leverage social, digital, and data for personal, business, and career. A former analyst at LinkedIn, she runs the BC Tech and Communications Alumni group on LinkedIn (join here: bit.ly/bctechgroup). She'd love to hear from former Eagles. • In September, Joe Hellrung accepted a position as the vice president of legal for Grayshift Technologies. • Discovering the right leaders requires the right expertise. Sandra Mejia has been promoted to principal at Boyden Executive Search (www.boyden.com). Based in Miami, Sandra has more than 13 years of experience in the executive search industry, with a strong focus on international and cross-cultural assignments globally. Congratulations and much continued success, Sandra! Boyden is a premier global leadership and talent advisory firm that can serve client needs anywhere they conduct business. Boyden believes that care, trust, and value are the cornerstones of building transformational relationships and long-term success. • Kate Feeney married Dave Branda on October 15, 2022. Dennis Allaire, Laura Geselbrecht Allaire, Kris Cary, Tim Corsi, Katie Horan Drevno, Meaghan Flaherty Dupuis, Brie Wesolek Fabela, Karleen Greene Fallon, Tim Fallon, Kristen Frank, Matt Gruber, Bethany Forcucci Haslam, Laura Howson, Kolleen Skoney Johnsen, Erin Murray Kelly, Dave McGowan, Sheila Miller, Kristen Minger, Ryan Mulderrig, Catherine Murray Murphy, Janelle Nanos, Jenna Nobles, Eric Patry, Maggie Jeary Patry, Alyssa Hale Prettyman, Erin Djerf Rodenhiser, Erin McNamara White, Jarret Wright and Erin Kelleher ’99 attended. From the Class of 1975: Bob Feeney, Steve Carroll, Peter Foley, MaryJo and Paul Kelleher, and Peter Lawlor attended—the late Bill Clare was very missed.

Correspondent:

Suzanne Harte
suzanneharte@yahoo.com

Winter 2023
2003
20th Reunion, October 2023

Talia and Ryan Broz are proud to announce that they welcomed a daughter, Claire Joy, to the family on October 24, 2022. Claire joins her brother Christian in the newly formed family of four, currently residing in Newport, Rhode Island. • Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance firm, announced that AJ Walker has joined as a managing director in Chicago, Illinois. In this role, he will focus on the origination of commercial real estate loans across the US. Prior to joining Greystone, AJ was a director at Wells Fargo where he led the firm’s real estate capital markets origination efforts across the Midwest. He oversaw the origination and underwriting efforts for the Midwest for the past eight years. Away from Greystone, AJ also recently took over the hockey director role for the Chicago Stallions, a leading Tier 2 youth hockey organization in Chicago. • Jonathan Giftos, MD, was appointed assistant commissioner, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Correspondent:

Boston College Alumni Association
classnotes@gxitma.net

Winter 2023
2004

Kelly Kroll Lockwood ’04, MA’06, was recently named the assistant vice president of community standards and accommodation services at Southern New Hampshire University. She and her husband, Jim, also welcomed twin boys, Robert Laurence (“Robbie”) and Theodore Jack (“Teddy”) in April 2022. Their four-year-old daughter, Abigail, is loving being a big sister. • Class of 2004 roommates/alumni traveled to Greece together to celebrate their 40th birthdays. 10 days in Mykonos and Santorini with Mike Early and wife Kristen, James Ensign (Ox) and wife Sheilah, Amy Morrow Grucela and Patrick Grucela, Emilie Winterton Schlitt and husband Erich, Andrew Malachowski and wife Bridget, and Jessica Seaver Thompson and Adam Thompson.

Correspondent:

Allie Weiskopf
allieweiskopf@gmail.com

Winter 2023
2005

Katie Den Uyl Zolnierz ’05, MBA’13, relocated to London in August 2020 with her family and is working in the field of ESG and corporate disclosure. Katie would be interested in connecting with other alumni based in London. • Kevin Licthenberg has opened a law firm in Chicago, HeflerLichtenberg, practicing in elder law, guardianship for adults with disabilities, probate, and adoptions. • Hugh T. Galligan ’05, M.Ed. ’06, Ed.D.’18, has been named the 2022–2023 High School Principal of the Year by the Massachusetts School Administrators Association. Hugh is the principal of Norwood High School. He was recognized by the MSAA this summer in Plymouth and by the National Association of Secondary Schools Principals in Washington, DC, this November. Hugh lives with his wife, Meg ’05, and their kids, Hugh and Tommy, in Dedham. • In March, Annie and Gabriel Karreth welcomed a new baby boy, Gabriel, to their family. Big sister Mae is delighted with her new role! • Susanna Dawson Kipfer married Canadian country singer Scotty Kipfer on November 21, 2021, at the new Tom Patterson Theatre in quaint Stratford, Ontario, Canada, joined by family and friends from both sides of the border, including Cait Doran Kneitel of Mod 5B fame. The couple have since relocated from Toronto to Stratford, Ontario, and with travel restrictions now lifted will enjoy their honeymoon on their one year anniversary in the Mediterranean.

Correspondents:

Justin Barrasso
jbarrasso@gmail.com

Winter 2023
2006

Christina Vetre Salazar and her husband, Jorge, welcomed their son, Javier Gael, on September 12. Javi joins big sister, Camila, in the family's new home in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. • Dave Levy and his wife, Liz Adams Levy '05, welcomed their second son earlier this year. Theodore "Teddy" David Levy joined older brother Charles "Charlie" Adams Levy on June 29, 2022, as the youngest Eagles on the Warpath. • Steve Scalzi spent his summer as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns in the NBA2K23 Las Vegas Summer League. Scalzi defeated his former roommate, Jared Dudley ’07 in a head-to-head match-up vs. Dudley's Dallas Mavericks. • Proud parents Alyssa Lau Kelly and Colin Kelly are excited to announce the birth of their first child, Maeve Caroline Kelly, on April 30, 2022. She joins her big dog brother Gus, who loves giving her kisses! • Jodie and Matt Porcelli welcomed little boy number three, Caleb Joseph Porcelli, to the family earlier this year. He joins big brothers Nick and Luke in their home in Natick, which bears an increasing resemblance to a pinball machine in extra ball mode. • After over 10 years of working with NGOs in development and fundraising, Vernon Araujo is now the director of philanthropy and community relations for Alpine Securities USVI, a financial securities firm. In this position, he is now able to positively impact dozens of NGOs in the US Virgin Islands. • Alyson and Andrew Smith ’06, JD’16, have added another eaglet to their nest. Quinn Elizabeth joined her siblings Andrew Jr., Meredith, Delaney and golden retriever Donut on March 9, 2022, in a house full of love and activity! They all attended Quinn’s first football game in September and had a blast. Go Eagles! • Justin Galacki and his wife Laurel Daly are excited to announce the birth of their son, Grayson, in July 2022. • On October 17, 2022, New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the creation of the office’s first-ever Housing and Tenant Protection Unit and the appointment of Chike Ibeabuchi as unit chief. Chike has been at the office for more than a decade, the last three years within the Financial Frauds Bureau where the Housing and Tenant Protection Unit will sit. In his capacity as unit chief, Chike will oversee three cross-designated ADAs and the unit will handle a variety of prosecutions and long-term investigations related systemic criminal activity by landlords and developers, with a focus on harassment of rent-regulated tenants, deed fraud, and fraudulent reporting and defrauding of government subsidy programs.

Correspondent:

Cristina Conciatori
conciato@gxitma.net

Winter 2023
2007

Mairin Lee married Pierre Legrain at Markree Castle in Sligo, Ireland, on May 25. Members of the bridal party included Patricia Noonan and Emily Dendinger ’05, two of Mairin's friends from the theater department. Carolina Ravassa, Jennifer Thibault, and Katelyn Andree (neé Reabe), all from the Class of 2007, attended the celebrations as well. • On September 3, 2022, Ryan Elman and Stacy (Kaczmarek) Elman were married in Saratoga Springs, New York surrounded by many fellow Eagles including best man Dan Elman ’04, matron of honor Amanda Ruddick Barone, and officiant Mike Trapanese ’07. Other Eagles in attendance included Shaelyn ’09 and Daniel Bagley, Christine and Christian Sullivan ’06 , Kara Casey ’08, Patrick Walling ’06, Graham Welch, JD’17, Tyler Bates, Megan McCarthy, Tanya Lafuente, Nisha Desai, Meghan Wetherbee Ball, Melissa Waite, Bill Clerico, Katey Sullivan-Clerico, Sean Healy, Pat Watson, Kim Hirsch, Katherine Jones, Rich Aberman, Jeff Connolly, and Nick Deming.

Stephanie St. Martin Slate ’07, MA’10, and her husband Richard Slate welcomed their first child, a son, Jeremy John Slate, on January 20. Richard is a Providence alumnus, and Providence College just happened to be playing BC in hockey that weekend. Sadly, PC won and Jeremy was forced to wear a Friars hat. On April 9, Jeremy was baptized at the Simboli Hall Chapel on Brighton Campus by Fr. Ronald Tacelli, Stephanie's former philosophy professor who also performed the couple's wedding ceremony. • Neal and David McCredo are well, but sad that their condo building in Naples is not yet open. The building lost electricity in the hurricane and then had a fire in the transformer and that ended hope of getting in before 2023. They are happily visiting grandchildren and seeing BC classmates for dinners. • In October 2022, Colleen Daley and Yassine Assouki celebrated their marriage in November 2021 with a (finally!) in-person wedding in Rabat, Morocco. Colleen served in Peace Corps Morocco after graduating from BC, and six of her Peace Corps cohort-mates were in attendance. • Megan McCarthy and her fiance Tim Shearer welcomed their first child, Violet Cindy Shearer, on October 7, 2022. Violet’s middle name is after her maternal grandmother, Cindy, who passed away in 2020. Violet will be the flower girl in Megan and Tim’s July 2023 wedding. • Meg Wesp Roessner and Paul Roessner welcomed Joseph Gregory Roessner on January 9, 2022. Joey weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long. Meg and Paul have enjoyed watching Joey grow, learn, and meet all his first milestones. Since Joey, Meg, and Paul all have birthdays within six days of each other, they are looking forward to celebrating this year at Walt Disney World.

Correspondent:

Lauren Faherty Bagnell
lauren.faherty@gmail.com

Winter 2023
2008
15th Reunion, October 2023

Fr. Isaiah Marie Hofmann, CFR, was ordained to the priesthood on May 28 in Yonkers, New York. In attendance were classmates Pat O'Brien; Pete Land; Colm Willis; Brett Bertucio; and Lindsay Wilcox; and Fr. Rob Van Alstyne ’08, PhD’28, S.J.; Fr. Ron Tacelli ’69, MDiv’82, S.J.; and Fr. Paul McNellis, PhD’93, S.J., from the BC Jesuit community. Former faculty member Fr. Robert Imbelli also made the trip. Fr. Isaiah is a member of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and will be assigned to St. Mary Friary in Newburgh, New York. • Michael Greeley and his wife Rebecca are living in Hingham with their three sons, George (five), Seamus (three) and Tommy (one). Michael is actively involved with the BC Real Estate Council and the Corcoran Center (CSOM) and works in commercial real estate capital markets for Newmark (Boston). • Lauren Russo and Alex Kieu were married at the Lyman Estate in Waltham on September 3, 2022. They were set up in 2019 by Allison Evans and her husband Zach Skole, who was the groom's roommate at UMass Amherst. Allison Evans and Katherine Walsh both gave readings at the ceremony, and Katie Dadarria ’09 was a bridesmaid. The father of the bride, Richard Russo ’71, is also an Eagle. Many BC alumni joined the happy couple in celebrating. Lauren and Alex have made their home in Milton. • Rich Rosario survived the COVID-19 pandemic and emerged with double-boosted social anxiety, 20 extra pounds, and a new job as a creative director at NYC agency DEFINITION 6. He decided that having a partner-in-survival would be good for future global crises, so he got married. Eloped, actually, because... a huge wedding? In this economy? Rich, his survival partner, Erin, and their Pomeranian guard dog, Newman, now live in Jersey City, New Jersey. 

Specifically where the coming flood won't get them (even though the lantern flies already have). • Kurt Rever was recently promoted to director of corporate development at Verizon Communications where he handles mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic projects for the corporation. • Jenn Eng San Filippo welcomes third son Beau who joins big brothers and future Eagles Noah (October 18, 2018) and Owen (June 14, 2020). • Ryan Karlsgodt and his partner Sarah Dawe welcomed Archer James Dawe Karlsgodt into this world on August 19, 2022. • Lauren Carfora Wright ’08, MA’09, and William Wright ’05 welcomed daughter Elizabeth Anne on July 8, 2022. Lila, as she will be called, joins big brothers William (five years old) and Henry (two and a half years old). The Wrights were overjoyed with the surprise of having a daughter, the perfect completion to their family of five. • Anthony (Tony) Donatelli was married to Isabella Viecelli on Saturday, November 5, in Florianopolis, Brazil. They will continue to live in London with their cat, Bruschetta (Bruce). BC alumni in attendance included the groom's sister, Dr. Stephanie Donatelli ’10, Dave Pulito, William (Bo) Pulito, Mike Gualtieri, Chris Malay, Tom DeFelice, Ari Peterson, Sean Carlesimo, and James Mudford officiated. • Kathryn Jors Horton, Melissa McGrath, and Sarah Murphy-Holroyd reunited for a trip to Santa Fe to celebrate 18 years of friendship. • Mary Taber married Derek McCarthy on October 22, 2022, at St. Mary of the Annunciation in Danvers. Eagles in attendance included: Thomas Walsh ’66, JD’74, Mary Downs NC’70, JD’74, father of the bride Richard M. Taber, Jr. ’76, William Wright ’05, Catherine Clark Johnson, Timothy Johnson ’08, MBA’16, Colin Laughlin, Ainsley Jones McCowan, Abigail Hasebroock Mousel ’08, MAT’10, Luigi Pulice ’08, Christine Allen Spatcher ’08, Jillian Daly Viani ’08, MEd’09, Julia Walsh, Sarah Williams, Lauren Carfora Wright ’08, MA’09, and cousins of the bride Hadley Tormay ’20 and Brigid Hanczor ’24. • Emily Waetjen was promoted to vice president of commercial contracting at Alight Solutions in April of 2022. On May 15, 2022, Emily married Chris Roberson in St. Helena, California. Eagles in attendance were Caitlin and Danny Meenan, Caity Connolly, Jenn Eng, and Jennifer ’90 and Jim Bleakley ’91.

Correspondent:

Maura Tierney Murphy
mauraktierney@gmail.com

Winter 2023
2009

Vicente DyReyes was promoted to VP, New Ventures at Nextbite, a leading food-technology company based out of Denver, Colorado. • Rachel Weinstein Pflum and husband, Christopher Pflum, welcomed their second child, Madeline Rae Pflum on September 27, 2022.

Correspondent:

Timothy Bates
tbates86@gmail.com

Winter 2023
2010

Giovanni D’Onza and his wife, Alyssa, welcomed their daughter Giulia Delice D’Onza on October 4, 2022. • Philip G. Day, MA’10, was named associate director of education in the department of family medicine and community health at UMass Chan Medical School in August 2021. After completing his master’s at Boston College, Dr. Day went on to complete a PhD in philosophy and applied ethics at the University of North Texas. After six years at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, he returned to Massachusetts to accept the position at UMass Chan. • Rev. Sandra Dorsainvil completed a training program at Central Seminary in Kansas City, Kansas, this past August 2022, focusing on the training of conflict transformation trainers. • Lauren Haumesser has published her first book with the University of North Carolina Press. Titled The Democratic Collapse, it explores how conservative politicians used gender and race to divide the country in the run-up to the American Civil War. • Paul Curley, MBA’10, and Danielle Curley moved to Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. • Jen Thomasch Applegate and Ben Applegate welcomed their son, Declan James, on June 21. Declan is named after his grandfather, James Thomasch ’81. • Eric R. Weiss, MEd’10, Ed.D., has recently accepted a position as associate project director at UMass Boston in the Center of Science and Mathematics in Context (COSMIC).

Correspondent:

Bridget K. Sweeney
bridget.k.sweeney@gmail.com

Winter 2023
2011

Jasmine Howard began her two-year term as the president of the Junior League of Boston. Founded in 1906, the Junior League of Boston is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and improving the Boston community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. • Nikoleta Hatzis started working as site coordinator for the company Kidsborough in Lexington. They are in charge of the after school programs in the elementary schools and provide various other resources as well. She is looking forward to what this new chapter brings! • Diana C. Nearhos started a new job as communications and marketing coordinator at the UConn School of Law. She spent the previous decade working in sports journalism, most recently covering the Tampa Bay Lightning for The Tampa Bay Times. • Katie L. Bessette successfully defended her dissertation in August 2022 and has graduated with a PhD from the clinical psychology program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She begins her postdoctoral T32 fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles this fall. • Aronberg Goldgehn is pleased to share Daniel J. Berkowitz has rejoined the firm as a member, focusing his practice in insurance coverage litigation and analysis as well as business litigation. Daniel represents insurers in complex insurance coverage litigation matters as well as bad faith claims and professional liability policies. In 2020, Daniel joined the Illinois attorney general’s office, serving as an assistant attorney general in the General Law Bureau. Through this role, he gained additional knowledge and experience in complex litigation, case analysis, and administration. After earning his bachelor's degree (magna cum laude) at Boston College, Daniel received his JD (magna cum laude) from the Michigan State University College of Law. • Sean Robbins and Ariel deBairos were married in Milton on October 2, 2021, after delaying their wedding for over a year due to COVID-19. Numerous BC alumni were in attendance, including officiant Fr. William Tarraza, MDiv’16, THM’17, STL’23, best man Tedd Wimperis, groomsman Kevin Fagan, and bridesmaids Andrea Zeytoonian ’10 and Sheila Chheda. The couple celebrated with friends who were there when they met in Edmonds Hall back in 2009.

Correspondent:

Brittany Lynch Pruitt
brittanymichele8@gmail.com

Winter 2023
2012

This spring 2022, Claudia Christensen García completed her MSc in ecosystem services through the Technical University of Dresden/IHI Zittau. This program is based in Germany, where she chose the forestry specialization, offered at one of the world's oldest forestry faculties, located in Tharandt. She participated in the European Natural Forest School, the Schellerhau Nature Conservation Training, and carried out an internship for the city forest of Gera. For her thesis, she researched preference studies and conducted a visitor survey on aesthetic perceptions of forest management, which reflect a shift towards mixed species management. Her next steps are to apply the ecosystem services framework towards nature-based solutions. • Lisa Freihofer and her husband, Nick, welcomed their first baby boy this past summer, Cameron Freihofer. They are settling in and enjoying being a family of four (including their pup and new big brother, Fritz)! • A little late, but last fall, Jooyeon Koo and Benjamin Reedy ’11 welcomed their daughter, Louisa! They are still living in the Boston area. • Marilyn Tencza, DED’12, retired from public education after 33 years. She is the new principal at Notre Dame Academy in Worcester. • On January 1, 2022, Nick Miller made partner in the investment management group at Seward & Kissel LLP in New York City. • On Mother's Day (May 8, 2022), Chelsea ’12 and Jayson Joyce welcomed Calliope Vita Joyce to their family. Fellow Eagles Kadie ’14 and Tyler Martin Martin baptized Calliope at St. Mary’s Parish in Franklin on November 20, 2022. Calliope (kuh-LIE-oh-pee) is looking forward to visiting the Heights with her parents, godparents, and sister, Camina Mae.

Correspondent:
Winter 2023
2013
10th Reunion, June 2023

For the past two years, Brennan Carley has been working for British pop singer Dua Lipa as the US editor and culture director of her free weekly newsletter, Service95. He's also been the editorial lead on the first two seasons of Dua's new podcast, Dua Lipa: At Your Service. He credits his ongoing love of journalism and communication to his two years on the editorial board of The Heights, as well as the classes he took at BC taught by Janelle Nanos and Celeste Wells. • Patricia Clark, MTS’13, THM’19, completed her doctorate of ministry in transformational leadership at Boston University School of Theology in January, 2022. • Oliver Goodrich, MEd’13, was hired as the director of the Rachel Lord Center for Religious & Spiritual Life at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. • Courtney Alpaugh Simmons and Andrew Simmons ’09 welcomed their first child, Jane Elizabeth Simmons, on October 1. • Sarah Connell Sanders, MEd’13, is the co-author of Small Teaching K-8, recently published by Jossey-Bass. In Small Teaching K-8, Sanders addresses teacher burnout with a series of low-effort/high-reward approaches to education. Via clear descriptions and step-by-step methods, Sanders demonstrates how to integrate simple interventions into preexisting pedagogical techniques to dramatically improve student outcomes.

Correspondent:

Bryanna Mahony Robertson
bryanna.mahony@gmail.com

Winter 2023
2014

Hannah Swaim and Daniel Griffiths got married on June 11, 2022 at Blenheim Hill Farm surrounded by lots of BC alumni! They had been dating since junior year at BC and now live in NYC with their dog Nike. • Liz D'Onofrio, MA/MSW’14, married Roger Surprenant on October 6, 2022, in Gardner. • Elise Goodhue married Nick Campbell in Holland, Michigan on August 13, 2022 with more than 20 other Eagles in attendance including Amy Hick, Anna Carey ’14, MS’18, Maggie Scollan, Alex Lorditch, Marie McGrath, Erin Curran, Lexi Gooodhue ’19 and JB Dowd ’86. The couple met while in business school at University of Michigan and live in Chicago. • Anna and William Burgess were married on October 29, 2021, at their favorite resort in Mexico! They recently celebrated their one year anniversary and cannot wait to start a family of little Eagles! • Rebecca Card Angelson was named Congressman Bob Latta’s (OH-05) chief of staff in September 2022. She serves in this role out of the office in Washington, DC. Previously, Rebecca served as Congressman Latta’s deputy chief of staff, as communications director for Former Congresswoman Susan W. Brooks (IN-05), and as a communications staffer on the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Rebecca and her husband, Alexander Angelson, welcomed their first daughter, Amelia Joy Angelson, on May 9, 2022. • After eight years of living in San Francisco, Chris Truglio is excited to be back on the East Coast with his wife and to join his fellow Eagles in NYC! • Natalie Young Mohammad, MSN’14, was awarded the American Association of Nurse Practitioner (AANP) State Award for Excellence as an NP advocate. She is the former president of the Association of Southeast Minnesota Nurse Practitioners (ASMNP). She actively practices as an NP at Mayo Clinic in Community Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Care. • Justin Casanova-Davis was awarded the International City/County Management Association’s Early Career Leadership Award in August 2022. The award is presented annually to one individual worldwide, nominated by their peers. It recognizes an early-career local government professional who has demonstrated leadership, competency, and commitment to local government as a profession. Justin was selected by the Norfolk Select Board as the Town of Norfolk’s next Town Administrator in July 2022 and began his new role in September.

Correspondent:

Boston College Alumni Association
classnotes@gxitma.net

Winter 2023
2015

Ellen Burr and Ben Oleniczak ’16 tied the knot this fall in Cooperstown, New York. As members of the men’s and women’s rowing teams at BC, the two met in the Mods at a rowing party in 2013. Most of their wedding party were also BC rowing alumni. Congratulations to the Oleniczaks! • Brittany Hazelton and Matthew Lyons celebrated their wedding in Providence, Rhode Island, on September 24, 2022. • Brittany and David Taranto ’16, MEd ’17, welcomed a baby girl, Zoe, into their family on May 29, 2022. • Rachel Broderick welcomed a new golden retriever puppy named Tom into her family. Both reside in the Seaport in Boston. • Taylor Burgart adopted a rescue mixed-breed puppy named Dude. Both reside in Denver, Colorado. • Eugenia Neri Mini just got married this summer in Mexico City. The wedding was incredible! After the honeymoon, she and her husband moved to London where she began her master's in organizational psychology. She has started an instagram account to share things she's learning in the area. Follow along at @eurekamoments__! • Amir Reza was elected to the University of Maine Board of Visitors in 2022 and looks forward to serving his other alma mater. • Julie Bacon Arsenault has been promoted to director of engineering at The Washington Post. Leading the development teams that power the media giant's articles, live news, homepage, marketing campaigns, internal employee tools, and more, Julie's work is at the intersection of engineering, product, and design. The Post delivers critical information to millions of readers each day and continues to see massive global growth. Looking for an internship or a full-time gig? Reach out at julie.bacon@washpost.com. • Catherine Meuse and Sean Sanford were married on August 6, 2022, at Saint Ignatius Church in Chestnut Hill. Boston College was well represented, with guests spanning the Classes of 1971 through 2018, including the mother of the bride, Marian Maguire Meuse ’77 and eight members of the bridal party: Kate McAuliffe Rogers, Lauren Miller, Abigail Collen, Jimmy Bujold, Chris Racine, Jeff Danielson, Dick Lucas, and Greg Malloy. • Annie Weber and James Lizzul ’09 got married in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 6, 2022. They were surrounded by their family and many BC friends! James and Annie met at the BC Wall Street Council Dinner in NYC and got engaged in front of Gasson, so BC has always been an important part of their relationship. • Elise Uberti and Peter Donahue were married on October 22, 2022, at Saint Ignatius Church. They began dating as students, Peter proposed on campus last fall, and tying the knot at the campus church surrounded by friends, family, and many other Eagles was the perfect way to continue their story. • Jourdan Jackson completed a master’s degree in higher education and student affairs at the University of San Francisco in Spring 2022. He started a new role at UCSF as an EAOP Coordinator in Fall 2022.

Correspondent:

Victoria Mariconti
victoria.mariconti@gmail.com

Winter 2023
2016

Addison Witzel, MA’16, master’s of higher education and student affairs alumna, has been promoted to assistant director of student conduct at the University of Oklahoma. • Jill Lutz and Enrico Forlenza were married in Chicago, Illinois, on September 2, 2022. The pair met in the Mods during Senior Week and have been inseparable ever since. • Olivia Hershiser and Daniel Sundaram were married on September 17, 2022, in Reno, Nevada!

Correspondent:

Boston College Alumni Association
classnotes@gxitma.net

Winter 2023
2017

Kimberley Zakka is an aspiring academic pediatrician with special interests in the application of data science and artificial intelligence to improve pediatric patient outcomes. Since graduating from BC, she has earned both a degree in medicine (MD) from the American University of Beirut and a postgraduate MSc with merit in health data analytics and machine learning from Imperial College London. • Robert Harding has passed the Michigan bar exam and joined the law firm of Miller Johnson in Grand Rapids, Michigan. • Matty Phelps (he/him) lives in Denver, Colorado, and recently did drag for the first time! • Lauren and Paul Howard were married on June 26, 2022. There were over 15 BC alumni and 10 Fairfield alumni in attendance! • Lynch School alumna Katelyn Rodgers and fiancé Edward Lee III were happily married on November 11, 2022, after six and a half years together. While Eddie is not a BC alum, they met during Katelyn's time at BC and have been together ever since! • Alexander Menzies was elected to a second term on the Narragansett School Committee in Narragansett, Rhode Island, where he will serve as the vice chair. He was also recognized by the Rhode Island Board of Education and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for successfully completing the Rhode Island Association of School Committees’ Leadership Academy.

Correspondent:

Joshua Beauregard
joshf94@charter.net

Winter 2023
2018
5th Reunion, June 2023

Alexa Villareal was invited into the Recording Academy (the Grammys) in their 2022 class as a professional member and pop membership committee member with the goal of ensuring broader DEI representation and membership in the Academy. • Whitney McDonald and David Hincks got married by Michael Davidson, MED’11, S.J., on September 17, 2022, at Good Shepherd Church in Denver, Colorado. They held their reception at Cherry Hills Country Club, where the Boston College Eagles danced the night away. They even broke the stage when “Mr. Brightside” came on and everyone from BC joined them up on stage. • Cameron Currie married Elinor Loria on September 3, 2022, in Wellesley, Massachusetts. • Diana-Michelle Castro married Christoffer Iversen in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 29, 2022. The couple met at Boston College in 2015 when Diana-Michelle was volunteering as an international assistant and Christoffer was studying abroad at BC for the fall semester.

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Winter 2023
2019

Mei Huang went on vacation with fellow Class of 2019 grads Mariam and Astride! • Patrick Curtin ’19, WCAS, MHA, FACHE, of Harwich Port has earned the status of fellow from the American College of Healthcare Executives. Fellow status represents achievement of the highest standard of professional development in the healthcare administration field. Patrick is privileged to bear the FACHE® credential, which signifies board certification in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow.

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Winter 2023
2020

Stephanie Martin-Lecky sends her best wishes to her fellow alumni who are exhibiting and modeling resilience in the teaching profession. The motto from the course "Diverse Learners" lectured by Rick Cass stuck with Stephanie, "To win the affections of my students". She reminds herself everyday that we need a more educated presence in our society to lead and be tomorrow's innovators. She is still teaching and will continue to enact change and be resilient. • Anne Vera Cruz began her new role as assistant dean for curriculum in diversity, inclusive teaching, and learning in the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University in the fall of 2021. Prior to working at Brown, she was the director for the Academic Resource Center at Connecticut College and was endowed with $2.2 million for her efforts in addressing inequities in students' pursuit of STEM degrees. • Zach Somers works in Boston as an associate at Suffolk Technologies. Suffolk Technologies is a Venture Capital firm investing in startups transforming the construction and real estate space. Since 2019, Suffolk Technologies has backed over 24 companies from seed through growth stages. Zach also helps run the BOOST program, an annual accelerator program where selected startups are sourced from 150+ applications to work with Suffolk operational experts, industry leaders, venture partners, and academics to fine-tune their solutions and showcase them to investors at "BOOST Demo Day." He graduated from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College with a BS in Business Administration and a double major in finance and entrepreneurship. • Caroline O'Brien received the Yawkey Award for Teaching Excellence in October 2022. Last spring she was recognized by the Catholic Schools Office for her students' high MAP scores in both growth and achievement. Caroline teaches K2 at Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy in Dorchester Lower Mills. She will receive her master’s in education from Emmanuel College in the spring of 2023.

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Winter 2023
2021

Rusty Handler, MBA ’21, married Megan Cunningham on May 28, 2022, in Laguna Beach, California. • Rania Ben Amor, MA’21, is honored to be appointed as full-time lecturer of French at the University of Southern California right after her graduation. She is now the youngest professor at USC, which leads students to confusion and to funny anecdotes sometimes, but she is enjoying the ride and is very grateful to Boston College! After getting a degree in Tunisia and then France, BC was her first stop in the US. Despite the hardships an international student/immigrant may experience (visa/OPT, homesickness, Massachusetts weather, academia) BC paved the path for her success, and she is ever grateful.

Winter 2023
2022

Linda Jones is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020. The Peace Corps suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jones graduated in 2022 with bachelor’s degrees in history and art history. She will serve as a youth in development volunteer in Morocco. Jones is hoping that working in the Peace Corps will help give her a more global perspective on matters of youth development and a better cultural understanding of this part of the world.

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