Educator for the second year in a row. This in an honor that goes to teachers who are leading the way in innovative teaching. Correspondent: Cristina Conciatori conciato@bc.edu
2007 Mike and Caitlin (Watras) Craparo welcomed their daughter, Evelyn Ivy, into the world on October 20. Their two-year-old son, Jack, has been an amazing big brother. The family lives in New Jersey; Caitlin works in corporate affairs for Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Mike teaches high school economics and government and coaches tennis. • On November 29, James MS’10 and Lauren (Crowne) Judge welcomed their second child, George Arthur. Big brother Seamus is thrilled to gain a brother and best friend. • Megan Connelly and Tyler Gaffney ’06 recently married at the Don CeSar Hotel in St. Pete Beach, FL, Megan’s hometown. Fellow Eagles in the bridal party included Bill Clerico and Luke Howe ’06 and Megan’s college roommates Katey Sullivan-Clerico and Whitnie Low Narcisse. Many Eagles attended the wedding, including Richard Aberman, Tyler Bates, Nick Deming, Ryan Galligan ’06, Emlen Page MSW’14, Chris Pizzo ’06, Lauren Reliford, and Jill Shadek as well as Tyler’s father, Tim Gaffney ’79; Doug Welsh ’77; and John ’79 and Lorraine (D’Angelo) Nealon ’79. Megan and Tyler live in San Francisco, where Megan works for Saks Fifth Avenue as the area marketing director for San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Hawaii, and Tyler has his own business, Entrepid Partners, helping tech startups accelerate growth. • In June, Graham Gullans and Christina Bechold Russ celebrated six years as cofounders and managing directors of Empire Angels, their New York–based fund and angel group that invests in early-stage companies with a focus on supporting young entrepreneurs. They’re excited to expand the group internationally and close their second fund this fall. Correspondent: Lauren Faherty Bagnell lauren.faherty@gmail.com
2008 Congratulations to Kate Balch, who married Kevin O’Neill in Rye, NY, on July 14. Members of the BC community in attendance included Frances Fontaine Chedid, Caroline Buhr, Michael Fabbri, Megan Lynch, Patrick Ryan, Laura Murphy, Cynthia Vanegas ’01, Taylor Sele ’06, Krista Tietjen ’12, Steven Tesoro ’09, Jason ’09 and Casey (Barry) Holdych ’09, Reilly Corbett Heine ’13, John ’76 and Denise (Walter) Mara ’76, Christopher O’Brien, and John Finney. • Michael Contreras and Sandra Caicedo were married on April 7 at the Four Seasons Miami with many fellow 2008 Eagles in attendance. During their honeymoon they had the honor of meeting Pope Francis at an audience in Rome, where he blessed their new marriage. • Lara Kinne married Mark Dickas on April 27 in Washington DC, where the
couple reside. Members of the wedding party included maid of honor Lindsay Williams and sister of the bride Madonna Amaris Kinne ’05. • Michael Sinacore is now a legislative assistant for the Office of Senator Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) after having served over five years in the House of Representatives. • Lindsay (Winget) Schlegel’s first book, Don’t Forget to Say Thank You: And Other Parenting Lessons That Brought Me Closer to God, was published in August by Ave Maria Press. In it, Lindsay reexamines phrases she says to her kids (over and over again) and hears them rather from the voice of God, and reflects on several of her BC experiences. Lindsay resides in New Jersey with her husband and their four kids. • In May, Meghan Hart received her MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business. She now works at Universal Studios Hollywood as the associate manager on the integrated marketing strategy team. • After spending the past nine months in England, where her husband was stationed with the U.S. Navy, Pamela Herrera Brazil has started a master’s program in language and literacy at Midwestern State University, with a specialization in becoming a reading specialist. • We also welcomed several future Eagles this past year! Steven and Christina (Kearney) DiSegna welcomed their daughter, Alexandra Maria, on October 8, 2017. In April 2018, Peter and Danielle (Kidd) Muenzfeld welcomed twins Caroline and Henry. They join older sister Elizabeth and are watched over by Margot Trevino Rosson and Amanda Del Balso Cantwell who are, respectively, the children’s godmothers, and Ryan Kidd ’11, who is the godfather of both children. • Chris and Eileen (Cavanaugh) Maza welcomed a daughter, Meghan, in January. • Many thanks to all for sending in their news—your summer updates will be continued in the Winter issue! Correspondent: Maura Tierney Murphy mauraktierney@gmail.com
2009 10TH REUNION
May 31–June 2, 2019 Caitlin Tweedy married Joseph Van Manen (Ohio State University ’09) on July 6 on Long Island, NY. Caitin writes: “The ceremony was attended by many family members and friends, and it was a joyous day!” Correspondent: Timothy Bates tbates86@gmail.com
2010 Lauren Haumesser recently earned her PhD in history from UVA and is currently working on editing her dissertation on masculinity, conservatism, and the Democratic Party, 1856–1861, for publication as a book. • Jefferson Neblett and Scott Lauber have partnered with a group of investors to form a fund, 20 South Partners, dedicated to acquiring and subsequently operating a medium-sized
business in the U.S. Jeff and Scott are entrepreneurs at heart and are excited about the journey ahead! • Thomas and Claire (Schoen) Sharkey welcomed their first child, Eveline Marian, born on June 14 in New York City. Eveline is already outfitted with BC Eagles clothing, books, and a stuffedtoy Baldwin and is excited to visit campus for the first time this fall. • Andrew Keener earned his PhD in English this year at Northwestern University, where he studied Shakespeare, Renaissance drama, and the history of books. This fall, he joined Santa Clara University as assistant professor of English. • Nathalie Gonzalez married Seth Nicoletti on June 16 in Glen Cove, NY. Dana LaCava, MEd’11, and Brian Jacek were in the bridal party. Also in attendance were fellow alums Jordan Schultz, Freddy Aguilera, Nadia Lazo, Toni Mione, and Sebastian Amaya. • John and Louise (Ward) Belton welcomed a new cat into their household in mid-June. The new parents are “pawsitively” in love with their playful bundle of joy, Baldwin Belton! • Catherine Castillo earned a PhD in applied medical statistics from the University of Manchester (UK) in July, and in September she joined the National Health Service as a senior information analyst. At the end of June, Catherine attended a BC alumni event for the first time hosted in London, and she is looking forward to the next one! Correspondent: Bridget K. Sweeney bridget.k.sweeney@gmail.com
2011 Correspondent: Brittany Lynch Pruitt brittanymichele8@gmail.com
2012 After a two-year battle, Brittany Sobieraj is cancer free and celebrates by returning to Boston College as the assistant director of compliance and financial aid for the athletics department. • Andrew DiChiara received his PhD in biological chemistry from MIT this spring. He just started a new position as a senior scientist at AbbVie in Worcester. He hopes to use his education to make a difference in understanding and treating disease biology. • Ashley Hopkins married Michael Park on April 28 at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. The bridal party included the bride’s sisters Courtney Hopkins Carter ’06; Brooke Hopkins ’14, MS’17; and Brittany Hopkins ’18, and friends Jed Roper ’09, Katie Duthaler, Maggie Duthaler, and Kimberly Lauber. The bride’s parents met in the Plex; her father, Charles Hopkins ’75, JD’79, is a BC alum. The couple reside in Greenwich Village. • Shea Clark and Felisha Patel met freshman year living in Keyes. Shea proposed while they were walking along the reservoir over Thanksgiving in 2016, and on May 12, 2018, they were married at the Boston Marriott Newton. • Max and Annie (Orlowski) McGuire welcomed their first baby, Max Joseph McGuire Jr., into the world on January 15. • On August 4, 69