• Hilary Graham LaFoley and her husband, Ryan, welcomed their third child, Iris Verkamp LaFoley, on August 1, 2013, in Bozeman, MT. Her siblings, Francie (4) and Martin (2), are so excited to have a little sister! • Bill and Sarah (Heffernan) Lundell, MBA’05, welcomed two baby girls, Keira and Ella, on July 10, 2013. They join older brother Liam (5). • Christopher ’97 and Tara Ferragamo welcomed a son, Brady James Ferragamo, in August 2013. Brady joined older brother Rian and sisters Brenna and Keira. • Please keep the notes coming!
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2000
Correspondent: Kate Pescatore katepescatore@hotmail.com Another spring has arrived in the Boston area, and with it come some amazing accomplishments and news from Class of 2000 members. • In September 2013, Matt Ramsey joined the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Dermatology and is now a member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Matt’s research laboratory studies the normal process of skin cell turnover required to maintain skin integrity and examines how the normal regulation of growth is altered in the development of skin cancer. Excitingly, his first hire was also a BC alum, Rebeca Cardoso ’13! • In December, Charles Rogers was elected to partnership at law firm Bingham McCutchen, where he is a member of the Corporate Practice Group. He advises on public and private crossborder corporate, debt, and equity investment; corporate finance; and restructuring transactions. Charles works in the firm’s Hong Kong office. • In February, Jennifer Welter became the first woman to play in a men’s professional football league in a non-kicking position. Jen plays for the Texas Revolution. Her contributions, including three rushes for a loss of one yard, helped lead the team to a 64-30 victory over the North Texas Crunch. You can read more about her accomplishment on the USA Today Sports “For the Win” website. • Leanne Simpson Flynn and her husband, Christopher, welcomed a son, Mason William, on June 11, 2013. He joins older sisters Makayla (6) and Meghan (4). The family resides in Norton. Leanne works for Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, RI, as a pediatric nurse practitioner. • Mike and Megan (Collier) Reilly welcomed son Matthew Richard on December 8, 2013. Matty joins proud big brothers Jack (5) and Danny (3). The family resides in North Kingstown, RI. • Kaitlen McGillivray Murphy and her husband, Richard, baptized their son, John Steele Murphy, at St. Ignatius on December 21. John was born on July 3, 2013, in Santa Monica, CA, and named after his greatgrandfather John Steele, a former director of the BC Career Center. • Keep that news flowing, Class of 2000. We all love to hear it!
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2001
Correspondent: Sandi (Birkeland) Kanne bc01classnotes@gmail.com Ah...the distinct smell of mulch filling the gardens around the Quad can mean
only one thing: Springtime has arrived! • Congratulations to Marc Cusano, who was named partner at his Quincy law firm in January. The firm will now be called Cody, Cody, Cusano & McCarthy LLC. Marc serves clients in estate planning, estate and trust administration, elder law and Medicaid planning, asset protection, business succession, charitable giving, and special needs and disability planning. • Tara Rupp married Dana Berwick on Long Island on December 7, 2013. Amy (Woodbury) Tease, Julie Golia, and Caron Mineo served as bridesmaids, and Charles Allen, SJ, ’65, MA’66, PhL’66, officiated at the ceremony. Other BC guests in attendance included Marisa Consolla Fava, Meredith Berkel McLennan, Susan McNally, JW Carpenter, Christian Vardeleon, Joe Fava, Alex Dick ’00, Beth (Becker) Sutton ’00, and Neil Sutton ’99. Tara works at Axiom Technology Group and Dana at Fairfield University. The Berwicks make their home in Connecticut. • It is with pleasure and joy that Olivia McMahon Racette and her husband, Ryan, announce a new addition to their family: Antone William Banner Racette was born on February 4. He joins big sister Alexandra (4) at home in Plymouth. Proud uncle and fellow BC alum James McMahon ’00 was there to welcome him home! • Camille Burckhart and her husband, Marcos Cordero, welcomed a new “princesa” into their family on February 10. Helena Camila joins big brother Markus Cordero Burckhart (4) at home in Puerto Rico. • In the immortal words of Porky Pig: “That’s all, folks!” Keep those updates coming! I love hearing from you.
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2002
Correspondent: Suzanne Harte suzanneharte@yahoo.com Michael and Julie (Little) Schortmann welcomed their second child, a son named Dylan Michael, on January 17. Dylan joins big brother Matty (2). • It was wonderful to see so many classmates at the Beanpot this year. Please email me any announcements you would like to include in our section of the magazine!
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2003
Correspondent: ToniAnn Kruse kruseta@gmail.com Justin and Leslie (Dalaza) Mattson welcomed their daughter Eleni Brooklynn to the world on November 25, 2013. Leslie is an internal medicine physician at DuPage Medical Group after having completed medical school and residency at Loyola University Chicago. The happy family resides in the suburbs of Chicago. • Elizabeth Cafiero married Fabricio Fonseca on November 10, 2013, in the bride’s hometown of Plainview, NY, at the Episcopal Church of Saint Margaret. A celebration of their marriage followed with a reception at the Venetian Yacht Club overlooking the Great South Bay in Babylon, NY. Eagles in attendance were Kadan Swift Sample, Alissa Chang Bain, Kristen Renzulli, 72 class notes
Gina Yianopoulos, Jennifer Lally, Christine Negri and Luke Elliott ’04, Eamonn and Erin (Fitzpatrick) Aiken, Kaitlin Mara, Marta Capasso LaRusso, Lili De Petrillo, Nicole Farina, Robert Giancola, Mark Bushee, and current BC Law students Marija Ozolins and Erik Stier. Class of 2003 parents in attendance included Nora and Richard Renzulli, Karen Chang, and Jeannine and Christos Yianopoulos. Elizabeth and Fabricio honeymooned in Mexico’s Riviera Maya and now reside in Somerville. • Carl and Lizbeth (Dalaza) Hingst welcomed their first child, Andrew Philip, on March 10, 2013. Lizbeth and Carl reside in Midland, MI, where Lizbeth works as a hospitalist physician with MidMichigan Health, and Carl works as a chemical engineer Six Sigma Black Belt at Hemlock Semiconductor.
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2004
reunion year class participation goal: 650 Correspondent: Alexandra “Allie” Weiskopf allieweiskopf@gmail.com Proud parents Matt ’01 and Julie (McCartney) Mainelli welcomed a baby girl, Kathleen Joanna, on February 12. • Tracy Clifford married Chris Esbrook in Chicago on January 4. In attendance were Ben ’03 and Laura (Sanchez) Cross, Matt and Julie (McCartney) Mainelli, Gillian Scanlon Imbriglia, Serene Saliba Murphy, and Christian Auty ’02. • Ben and Laura (Sanchez) Cross and welcomed Dylan Cash Sanchez Cross on October 29, 2013. Dylan joins big brothers Jackson (4) and Julian (3). • Robert and Robin (Leck) Shoemaker are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Katherine Ann. She was born on May 18, 2013, in Cincinnati. • Nicholas Vitanza, now a physician, is soon heading to California. He writes: “I am finishing my pediatric oncology fellowship at NYU Langone Medical Center, during which I had several research publications and was awarded a research grant through the American Society of Hematology. I just accepted a position at Stanford’s Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, CA, where I will be both seeing patients and working in a basic science laboratory.” In February, Nick was awarded a Young Investigator Award by the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) for research that he will be presenting at the annual ASPHO conference. • Sarah McGarrell, MA’06, JD’10, is an associate at Gennari Aronson LLP in Needham. Previously, she was counsel at Seaside Investments. • In March 2013, Kristi Palmsten received her doctor of science in epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. Also, the Society for Epidemiologic Research awarded Kristi the 2013 Abraham Lilienfeld Student Prize, which recognizes excellence in student research. After graduating, Kristi relocated to San Diego and is researching medication safety during pregnancy as a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, San Diego. • Lauren McEnteggart O’Neil has accepted an attorney position at DreamWorks Animation, in the television business and legal affairs department. • Timothy Williamson, MA’05, was recently promoted to associate director of athletics at Harvard University.