Robyn Kennedy was promoted in May to deputy chief of staff for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray. Robyn was Murray’s policy director and a former legislative aide to former state Sen. Edward Augustus, Jr. Jennifer Parent and John Herberger were married at Assumption College on 07/26/08. Alumni in attendance were David Amirault, Chris Angelli, Dave Bergeron ’04, Julie Caparco, Melissa Cecchi, Amie Clay ’02, Bill Grogan, Traci Haddock, Sheila Halloran, Joe John, Michelle Gaudette Jones, Tom Lewis, Jason Muise, Matt Murray, Jessica DeFrancisco Schryver, Bob Siemaszko, A.J. & Sheila Halloran Skowyra and Dave Strole. Katharine Theroux graduated from Emerson College in May with a master’s in publishing and writing. BIRTHS: Ryan and wife Allison Reyell Murphy ’05 welcomed Owen Connor on 2/15/09. Amy Cuccaro Welch and husband Dion recently welcomed daughter Nica Marley. WEBLiNk
Ryan Barba has been accepted as a Fellow in the Cornell University MBA Leadership Program. This is a highly competitive award, given to only about five percent of applicants, which carries a stipend as well as full tuition. Anthony Fornaciari is a facility service sales representative with the Cintas Corporation, where he has been employed since graduation. He received the company’s Twenty/Eighty Award and in 2008 he was inducted into the President’s Club, representing the top 15% of Cinta’s U.S. sales reps. Daniel Samit earned a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from the University of Arizona in May 2008. He has also earned his designation as a certified rehabilitation counselor. Aaron Skopek is an engineer for NBC’s global earth station in Washington, DC. He was previously an operations coordinator for ESPN360.com.
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ClaSS agentS
ClaSS agent ryan Cody (ryanjcody@gmail.com) Jillian Witham (jillianwitham@gmail.com)
Timothy Ray is the co-owner of Ray’s Exotic Pets in Reading, which was recently named the best pet store in Middlesex County.
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Jay laPerriere (jlaperri@assumption.edu) erica mandeville (emandevi@assumption.edu)
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Frank galligan (fgalliga@yahoo.com) laura Schredni (lschredni@yahoo.com) danielle St. martin (dstmarti@assumption.edu)
James Dealy earned an MBA from Bryant University in December 2008. Kimberly Miller was promoted in May to vice president of Miller Fence Co. in Worcester. She has worked in all aspects of the company, owned by her family, for more than 10 years. Leah Stamp married Robert McCaskill on 9/27/08 in Cranston, RI. Leah is employed by Delta Dental in Providence, RI. The couple resides in Cranston.
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ClaSS agentS Katie diBuono (katiedibuono@gmail.com) trisha lituri (joanda62@yahoo.com) Kevin o’Connell (oconnell@assumption.edu)
Corey Diethorn is playing Division 2 basketball for Team Northumbria in England. He finished 4th in the league in scoring, averaging 22 points per game while shooting 56% from the floor to go with league best averages of 12 rebounds and three blocks per game. Corey led the team to the playoff championship. Kristen Kenney is pursuing a doctorate in chemistry at Northeastern University. Brian Tuomi was a long-term substitute English teacher at Westborough High School last year. Next year he will be teaching in Saudi Arabia.
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ClaSS agent natalie diCecca (njdicecca@suffolk.edu)
Carrie Grimshaw was appointed director of the Chester C. Corbin Library in Webster in November. She received her master’s degree in library science from the University of Rhode Island. Kenneth Leaman graduated from Simmons College with a doctor of physical therapy. He is working as a staff PT at Team Work Physical Therapy in Marshfield and Quincy.
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ClaSS agentS Casey Hatten (madhatten45@yahoo.com)
then and now: (left) 1989 Assumption Quarterly cover picturing maria eramo ’09 as a child. (right) Susan (roland) eramo ’84, g’89 with her daughter, maria eramo ’09, on graduation day.
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