2000
In October, Jacob Brier and his wife Dani welcomed a son, Soren Jon Brier. Pictured the day before Soren’s bris is great-grandfather Milton Brier ’46, father Jacob Brier, Soren (2030?) and grandfather Jeffrey Brier ’71. Also in attendance at the bris were Jim
1998
Engle ’71, Scott Wolf ’71, John
Former library staff members Judith Lewis and Ricky Brightman as well as
Blacher ’72, and Soren’s great
current staff Paula Lopes and Melanie Lindell are pictured with the newly
uncle Neil Brier ’70.
married Kimberly Lewis LeBlanc. Kim and Barry LeBlanc were married at Bittersweet Farm in Westport, Massachusetts last May. Kim is a massage therapist at the Beach Plum Spa in Plymouth, Massachusetts. She and Barry reside in New Bedford.
Solving the Data Dilemma: Irving Fain ’98
1999
Albert Huang ’99 is working in robotics in Boston. See page 15 for an update on Albert’s work today.
Irving Fain is CEO and co-founder of CrowdTwist, a company that helps brands create customer loyalty with a platform that allows users to earn points for activities online. “CrowdTwist is the only multi-channel brand loyalty platform that is fundamentally changing the way marketers build rewarding relationships between brands and people,” Irving says. Customers include Pepsi, The Miami Dolphins, and
Manish Naik ’92, Kirstin McCarthy
JCPenney.
’99 and her fiancée Eric, and Cara
Vileno ’97 gathered at the Hamilton
Before founding CrowdTwist, Irving ran digital marketing
for the February D.C. Happy Hour.
and social platforms for Clear Channel Radio Digital, developing and implementing strategy for 1,000+ radio stations nationwide.
Before becoming a media entrepreneur, Irving worked in
the world of finance. He spent time as a venture investor and an investment banker, specializing in raising capital for early stage companies.
Using social media as a business tool: Wiley Cerilli ’98
1998
2001
2002 Reunion 2012
In response to the last Cupola,
Class Correspondent
Class Correspondent
Kyla Rudnick writes, “Hi, I just
Liz Donat
Jason Engle
saw the listing of MB alumni
957 NW 63rd St.
12 Marsden Court
who served in the Peace Corps
Seattle, WA 98107-2215
Seekonk, MA 02771
and a call for who else has
401-864-9600
401-475-4342
served. I served in the Peace
emdonat@gmail.com
jasonengle@littlekidsinc.com
Corps in Ghana from 2006-
1999
2008. I did a master’s interna-
Emily Glinick continues to work
tional program with Peace
as a freelance stage manager
Corps and Washington State
in New York City, primarily for
Wiley Cerilli ’98 of SinglePlatform is another alumnus at the
Class Correspondent
University and did research for
Lincoln Center Theater. She
forefront of new technology and business models. Wiley was
Kirstin McCarthy
my master’s in environmental
spends most of her summers
highlighted in Business Insider in an article on the Top 25
1751 New Hampshire Ave., NW,
anthropology while serving. I
working with the Chautauqua
Startups in NYC in 2011. Two of the highlighted companies
Apt. A
know it’s far in the future for
Theater Company. She is close
were founded by Moses Brown alums from the class of ‘98
Washington, DC 20009
MB students, but master’s in-
with fellow classmates Zara Se-
401-447-5770
ternational degrees are inter-
rabian-Arthur and Edith Palm-
kirstinmccarthy@yahoo.com
esting programs that combine
ieri, who also reside in New
course work with Peace Corps
York City.
including Wiley’s startup (SinglePlatform) and Irving Fain’s (CrowdTwist).
Wiley’s company, SinglePlatform, works with restaurants
Karissa Bollengier Thrall and
service for the completion of
her husband Steven welcomed
an M.A. or M.S. degree.” Kyla
Jake Hays has been on the road
their first child, Charlie
lives in Seattle and can be
and out of the country. He just
interest from Google. Wiley was previously the executive vice
Thomas, in May. They live in
reached at kylarudnick@
finished an M.A. in philosophy
president of SeamlessWeb.
Warwick.
yahoo.com.
(with a focus on environmen-
to bring their menus and businesses online and recently partnered with Foursquare. Wiley’s start-up has also attracted
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