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R. Kornacki is now claims legal counsel at XL Insurance in Hartford, CT. He previously was employed at Thelen LLP as an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice.
1998 Correspondent: Mistie P. Lucht hohudson@yahoo.com 1281 N. Dayton Street Chicago, IL 60614 On November 4, 2006, Tracy Martin married Michael Fitzgerald (St. Anselm ’98) in St. Ignatius Church. BC ’98ers in attendance were Jennifer (McLean) Romanski, Kristin (Lovell) Shepherd, and Kristen Johnson. Becky Frett and Nick Bove were the gift bearers. Tracy and Michael met while living in New York City but have since moved back to Massachusetts and bought a house in Reading. • Peter Trivelas was married on February 22, 2008, to Janel Liana Ricci at the CuisinArt Resort on the island of Anguilla. They were barefoot in the sand, with waves crashing in front of them and steel drums playing in the background. Mark von Treskow and Andre Lavoie were in the wedding party. The couple met in Boston in 2003 and divide their time between New York and Boston. Pete is working as a commercial real estate broker at UGL Equis, in the same job he started after graduating. • Charlie and Michelle (Breitman) Hipwood welcomed their first child, Zoey Ruth, on January 14, 2008, in London. • Thomas and Valerie (Pellegrini) Clark also welcomed a baby girl, Kathryn “Kaci” Taylor, on July 16, 2007. Both Valerie and Thomas work for Accenture in Boston: Val in human resources and Thomas in the consulting practice. They live in Marlborough. • Carolyn and Fergus O’Donoghue welcomed their first child, Tadhg Joseph, on January 6, 2008, in Seattle. Fergus recently joined Microsoft, where he does strategy in the Entertainment and Devices (Xbox, Zune) Division. • Nicole and Robb LaBossiere welcomed a baby girl, Madeline Claire, on May 14, 2007. They live in Marblehead. Robb is still selling and leasing commercial office space in the Greater Boston market. He went to the BC–Clemson game at Clemson with Conor Byrne, Scott Johnson, Ian Rogan, and Jay Campbell. • Jen (Coyle) Sapak and husband Jan welcomed a second child, Bridget Marie, on September 1, 2007. Big brother Oliver Jan turned three this past November. They are still living in Westwood. • Margaret Slattery, M.Ed.’03, married Andrew Kara on August 18, 2007, at St. Ignatius, with a reception at Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy. Attendees
included Izabela (Suchecki) Hallett, Danielle and Christopher Figoni, and Alexandra (Rueckel) ’01 and John Bello. Meg is working as a fourth-grade teacher for the Boston Public Schools, and Andrew is a real estate attorney in Boston. The couple reside in West Roxbury.
1999 Correspondent: Matt Colleran bc1999classnotes@hotmail.com Correspondent: Emily Wildfire ewildfire@hotmail.com Hello, Class of 1999! Our reunion is soon approaching. Be sure to reserve the weekend of May 29 for all the events. Join the Boston College Class of 1999 group on Facebook to keep up to date on reunion details. We are looking forward to seeing many familiar faces…time to share old stories and create new memories. As you plan your return to BC, please also consider a donation as a way to give back. The Class of 1999 has a goal of percent participation (705 gifts). Can you be one of the 705? • On to the updates! Jason Szatkiewicz was married on September 13 in Portland, OR. Jason has been working in corporate finance and strategy in the Seattle area since graduation. • Catherine (Schaber) MST’01 and Danielle Murray, M.Ed.’03, announce the birth of son Michael “Hank” in March 2008. • Lindsey (Higgs) Sodano announces the birth of her second child, Maeve Catherine, on November 7, 2008. Lindsey lives in Cincinnati with husband Justin and son J.R. • Gerard O’Shea is officially off the market! He got married in upstate New York. The intimate wedding was attended by Chrissie (Sullivan) ’01 and Pat McMahon along with Mike Michaud. • Gwen (Cherne) Neely graduated from NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service in May; she is working for the next year as a community development specialist in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Her husband, James Neely, graduated from Fordham Law School in May and works for the Bronx DA. • On August 23, 2008, Edward Zacharias married Amy Martin ’00, MSW’05. BC alumni in attendance were Daniel Zacharias ’98, Matt Whitbread, Matt Larson, Chrissie and Patrick McMahon, Steven Rossetti, Leighton Core, Eric Graham, Jason Ruel, and Mike Lombardo. Edward and Amy live in Charlestown. • On August 9, 2008, Collin Ely married Cynthia Burgdorfer in Old Lyme, CT. They are currently both pursuing their master’s degrees in Connecticut and living in Wilton while working for Wachovia Bank and Stamford Hospital, respectively. Other 29 class notes
alums at the wedding were Melissa Ely ’02, Nicole (Aurillo) ’00 and Daniel Lacz MS’04; Laura (Funken) ’00, MBA’06, and Matt Chabot; Jonathan Sevigney; Christopher Bulens; David Hadly ’00; and Kevin ’00 and Lisa (Frias) English ’00, MS’06. • Reid and Brynn (Rail) Rose welcomed a baby girl, Emily Veronica, in December 2007. • Michael and Katie (Wickham) Alf welcomed their first child, Sarah Anne, on May 19. They are living outside Chicago and enjoying life as parents. • Dennis and Colleen (Connors) Peters welcomed their first child, a daughter named Reagan, on August 21, 2008. They live in North Attleboro. • Brandon Theodore Hill was born on March 28, 2008, to Jason ’96 and Stacy (Santos) Hill. Brandon’s cousin, Nathan Peter Shatkus, was born just one month later on April 29, 2008, to Craig and MaryKate Hill-Shatkus. • John and Kara (Conroy) Russo welcomed their third child, Amber Leigh, on August 8, 2008. Their other children are Brady Matthew (3) and Avery Lynn (2). The family lives in Germantown, TN. • Greg and Karen O’Brien Hisenberg, M.Ed.’00, are proud to announce the birth of their second child, Lucia Beatrice, on February 3, 2008. Lucy joins big brother Sam (3). • In August, Christopher ’97 and Tara (Krissik) Ferragamo welcomed a daughter, Brenna Catherine. She joins big brother Rian (2). • Keep the updates coming, and we look forward to seeing many of you on the Heights in May.
2000 Correspondent: Kate Pescatore katepescatore@hotmail.com 63 Carolin Trail Marshfield, MA 02050 Happy new year, Class of 2000! • Matthew Blake, vice president of investments, Private Client Division, at Oppenheimer & Co., has been accepted into the Master in Public Administration Program at Harvard University. He and wife Karine celebrated their first wedding anniversary by visiting family in Tokyo. • Chris McTammany launched a T-shirt brand last spring called Royalteaze.com. In addition, he runs a hedge fund headhunting business in New York City. • Michael Cotton has been named an assistant coach for the Bucknell University basketball team. • Kerry Griffin, Myrna Gunawan, Andrea Lang, Rebecca Moore, and Martina Pugni celebrated their birthdays in Puerto Rico. They, along with Nicole Capuano Ball, meet often in New York City for dinner. Rebecca is a litigation defense attorney,