Kaufman, MSP’76, was interviewed by the Center for American Progress about social justice and religious liberty. Nancy is CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women, a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideas into action. Previously, she worked for the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston and with the Governor’s Office of Social Policy in Massachusetts. • An “Joe” Le, MSW/JD’13, is the community and policy affairs advocacy coordinator for the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians. Joe was president of the GSSW Student Collective while at Boston College. • Carmen Calderón O’Hara, MSW’95, was selected as a 2013 Boston Educator of the Year. Boston Mayor Tom Menino noted that this year’s recipients were “exceptional examples of our finest educators—individuals who are extraordinarily dedicated, enthusiastic, and continuously ‘go above and beyond.’” Carmen is a guidance counselor at the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers in Boston, where she works with students and families to support the students’ academic, emotional, and social growth. • Manuel Fimbres, MSW’65, a pioneer in shaping the social work response to AIDS, was a presenter at GSSW’s National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS in May. Manuel had also helped to plan and organize the first of these groundbreaking conferences established by the Graduate School of Social Work 25 years ago. This year’s event—the only national conference to be organized by and for AIDS care social workers—drew almost 500 attendees from the United States and abroad.
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Division of Early Care and Education as the director of education and disabilities for the New York City Administration for Children’s Services. In his new role, he writes citywide policy, develops school readiness strategies, and oversees the education of 110,000 children between the ages of zero and five who receive care through the City of New York.
stm School of Theology and Ministry stmalum@bc.edu 140 Commonwealth Ave. Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3800 In June, Fr. Scott VanDerveer, MEd’06, was ordained a Roman Catholic priest for the Diocese of Albany, NY. His first assignment is as associate pastor at St. Mary’s Parish in Oneonta, where he will also be participating in the Campus Ministry programs at SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College. Scott, an alumnus of St. Bonaventure, received his MDiv from St. John’s Seminary in Weston in May. His earlier experience includes two years traveling with the Up with People program and a year with AmeriCorps. • David Scholl, MDiv’09, and Ellen Stryker were married on August 3 at St. Margaret Mary Church in Omaha, where they currently reside. Ellen graduated from Creighton University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center and works as a physical therapist. David is the liturgy coordinator for Campus Ministry and St. John’s Parish at Creighton University. Fr. Roc O’Connor, STL’93, associate pastor of St. John’s, concelebrated the wedding Mass. Mary Beth (Stryker) Iduh, MA’08, Ellen’s older sister, was a bridesmaid. After the wedding, Ellen and David took a honeymoon road trip to Jackson Hole, WY; Yellowstone National Park; and Rapid City, SD. • Angel Vélez Oyola, CAES’10, is the director of the School of Theology at Universidad Interamericana of Puerto Rico. In May, he received an honorary doctoral degree from the Graduate Theological Foundation in recognition of his work in “continuing education and the promotion of ecumenical and interreligious understanding among communities in Florida and the Greater Caribbean.”
wcas Correspondent: Jane T. Crimlisk ’74 janecrimlisk@yahoo.com 37 Leominster Road Dedham, MA 02026; 781-326-0290 Congratulations to Barbara (Doran) and John Valutkevich ’76, who celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary in September. John retired from General Dynamics (formerly GTE Corp.) and Barbara from her early childhood education teaching career. They are both enjoying golf at their home at the Villas at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton. John reports that they are traveling the world and doting on their eight grandchildren. • In April, I caught up with Marie O’Brien ’74 and her husband, Gene. Marie has been retired from secondary education for several years and volunteers at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, where she brings Communion to patients. Also, Marie is involved in the prolife movement. • Woods College of Advancing Studies alumni meet the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Cadigan Alumni Center on BC’s Brighton Campus. I encourage and welcome our younger WCAS alumni to come to our monthly meetings.
Correspondent: Marianne Lucas Lescher mariannelescher@yahoo.com We are very pleased to introduce Marianne Lucas Lescher ’83, PhD’98, as our correspondent for the Lynch Graduate School of Education. Please send notes on your professional activities or other news you’d like to share to Marianne at mariannelescher@yahoo.com for our next issue. • Carolyn Jeziorski, MEd’97, recently began her sixth year of teaching at Cairo American College in Cairo, Egypt. She writes: “I ‘survived’ the revolution of 2011, without evacuation, and stayed here the entire time. Egypt is such an amazing place to be—my students are very international, though the current crisis has led to many evacuations and a student body half the size as it was when I arrived in 2008.” She would like to reconnect with ’97 classmates from BC’s Donovan Urban Teaching Scholars Program. • John Borrero, MEd’98, recently joined the staff of the City of New York
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