BILLY MCBRIDE (btmcbride@amherst.edu): I am the Assistant Athletic Director and Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Amherst College. I earned Coach of the Year for women’s basketball during the 2000–2001. I serve as a liaison to the admissions office, dean’s office, Center for Community Engagement and human resources office. In the early portion of my career, I succeeded as an athlete in both college basketball and professional football. I now do a lot of public speaking and community outreach for the university; recently I spoke about George Bellows’ boxing imagery in the artist’s lithographs at Amherst’s Mead Art Museum.
TIMOTHY NICHOLS H '78 (cinclax@aol.com), former history teacher and lacrosse coach, lives in Annapolis, MD. He continues to coach lacrosse privately and is writing a book about the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian situation (covering the years of 1868-1939). In addition to teaching and coaching the A-S lacrosse team to nine lacross league championships, Tim was also Director of Admissions for eight years and advisor to student publications (A-S News, Yearbook). My A-S days were the happiest years of my life.
CARMINE SKRINE (cskrine@gmail.com): Presently, I am teaching Physical Education at Monroe Academy of Visual Arts and Design on the James Monroe Campus in the Bronx, New York. In addition, I am also JV Coach for the Monroe Eagles Baseball Program.
DOMINICK TRALLI (domfdny@ne.rr.com): I recently retired from the NYC Fire Department where I was a Hazardous Materials Specialist in Haz-Mat Company One (a city wide Special Operations Unit). In January, my wife, Rhonda and I moved to New Hampshire to begin a new chapter in life. Seeing former students at the reunion was great. I thought that I would have trouble putting a name to the face, but I was able to connect both pretty quickly.
DANIEL VENEZIA (danvenezia@verizon.net): I am currently the owner and CEO of Every Boys Dream, a baseball program here in New York City. At Every Boys Dream we teach youngsters more than how to hit and field better. We focus on the intangible life skills that these boys will need long after they stop playing baseball such as honesty, respect, sportsmanship, teamwork, hustle and resiliency. In addition to running camps and clinics and giving lectures and private lessons, I am also a personal trainer. Allen-Stevenson has a tradition of teaching boys how to become men. The coaches are a great group of guys who really care about developing their players. I am glad I was able to be a part of an exceptional school -- one that sets its standards high. We know that when children have high standards they have an opportunity to achieve extraordinary results. It is evident that Allen-Stevenson is doing a great job at creating quality human beings. I enjoyed all nine years.
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