ASSUMPTION CLASS NOTES
within instructional services. She received her bachelor’s degree in social and rehabilitation services and elementary education from Assumption and has master’s degrees in education from Gallaudet University and in educational leadership from the University of North Florida.
1994
Jen (Harbour) Grivers has been named the residential mortgage loan officer for the Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod. She is active with the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce and Habitat for Humanity, and networks with business owners to help customers achieve a full-circle trusted financial relationship.
1999
Matthew Ray has joined Murtha Cullina LLP as an attorney in the firm’s Business and Finance Department and Real Estate Practice Group. Matthew is a member of the Real Estate Finance Association, the New England Chapter of the Commercial Finance Association, and the USA 500 organization. After graduating from Assumption, he received both his MBA and J.D. from Suffolk University.
2007
Geoffrey Kromer ’95, G’97 was elected to a second three-year term on the board of directors of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts is the third oldest in the world, founded in 1733, and has lodges throughout Massachusetts; in Panama, Chili, and Japan; and at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Shaughnessy Rice has been named vice president of mortgage lending for Guaranteed Rate. Shaughnessy, who is based in Champaign, IL, has 24 years of mortgage lending experience.
1997
25TH REUNION
Mike Ferraresso was appointed chief commercial officer of AVEO Oncology. Mike joined AVEO in December 2017 and most recently served as senior vice president of business analytics and commercial operations. His wife, Ginger (Mroczkowski), is a principal for Fairwinds Consulting.
1998
Carl Cafaro and Derek Mohamed were named to the Forbes’s Best-In-State Wealth Advisors list for 2021. Carl, who serves on the Assumption University Board of Trustees, is the managing director of The Cafaro Group at Merrill Lynch, a financial services firm with locations in Newton, Chicago, and New York City. Derek is managing director and wealth management advisor of Mohamed-Merola Wealth Management, based in Wellesley. 42 ASSUMPTION Magazine
Charlie Rizzio joined Missouri Western State University as a linebackers’ coach in the spring of 2020. Prior to Missouri Western, Charlie worked at the University of Nevada as a defensive analyst, specifically with the inside linebackers, and has experience working with coaching administrations at Eastern New Mexico University, Southern Connecticut State University, Southern Illinois University, West Texas A&M University, Yale University, and Oxford High School in his home state of Connecticut. Nicole (Romer) Triola ’06, G’08 has been a probation officer in the Dudley District Court since November 2019. Nicole has two daughters, ages 17 and 6.
1995
1996
2006
15TH REUNION
birth: Jillian (Cordiner) Alberti welcomed daughter Giuliana Idelous on July 3, 2020.
Matthew Ray ’99
2000
Marianne (Tacito) Pasqual and her sister, Maureen Tacito, recently started a children’s book series based on a funloving seashell named Juno. Juno’s Island Adventure, Juno’s Day at Home, and Juno’s Merry Christmas are available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online retailers.
2005
Elizabeth (Olds) Berthelette was one of 10 Boston women to receive Connect Media’s 2020 Women in Real Estate Award. This is the second consecutive year Elizabeth has been selected for this prestigious award. She is the research director for Newmark, where she has demonstrated her leadership, creative thinking, and adaptability during the COVID-19 pandemic. She is actively involved in fundraising for CREW Boston’s Education Foundation and also volunteers for the Bellingham Planning Board, reviewing projects and developments that will better her community.
Brian Burlas wed Alanna Richard on December 31, 2019. Alumni in attendance included: Jen (Favulli) Arguello ’06, Mike Burlas ’76, Dave ’77 and Ann (Warner) Carboneau ’77, Tim Clapes ’06, Don Collins ’75, Marc Dupuis ’85, Claire (Collins) Flynn ’79, Kyle ’06 and Katelyn (Gallagher) Fontaine, Bill Hatten ’77, Casey Hatten ’06, Dan Hickey ’08, Neil Hennessey, Tim Hussey, Jon Kinhan, Jeff ’76 and Sue (Daley) Lagarce ’80, Sean Lubin ’08, Jeremy Madow, Paul Phillips ’76, Denis Richard ’75, John Richard ’08, Paul Ruane ’77, Jonathan and Lisa (Bordage) Sparling G’09, Eric ’08 and Jen (Paglio) Thanas ’09, George Tyburski ’77, Dr. Anthony Ursoleo ’70, Joe Ursoleo ’76, Mike Ursoleo ’08, and Nick Veltri.
2008
Kristyn (Perron) Chevalier ’08, G’10 adopted two children, Emma and Sophie, in September 2020. Kristyn has been working as a school adjustment counselor in the Marlborough Public Schools for the past five years, during which time she earned a second master’s degree in special education administration from Bay Path University in 2019. Ryan Collins is the founder of My Fishing Cape Cod, a website he created in 2011 stemming from his passion for fishing. Through his website, Ryan has built a community of thousands of fishing enthusiasts whom he teaches about fishing on Cape Cod by providing information, advice, and fishing reports.
