holders! • Elizabeth Collins is coauthor of Why Moats Matter: The Morningstar Approach to Stock Investing, published by John Wiley & Sons in 2014. • Theresa (Madison) Monteiro and her husband, Joe, are now parents to six little ones! Twins Maria and George were born in June and welcomed home by big siblings Luke, Charles, Amelia, and Raphaela. • Keep those updates coming! Have a wonderful holiday season.
Correspondent: Sandi Birkeland Kanne bc01classnotes@gmail.com
2002 It has been so wonderful to see so many classmates participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge! What a fantastic way to support fellow Eagle Pete Frates ’07! • Congratulations to Martha Plante Frydl and her husband, Brian, who are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Marie Seraphine, on St. Patrick’s Day. The couple reside in the suburbs of Washington DC. • Congratulations also to Liz Babinski Baker and her husband, Brent, who welcomed their first child, Tessa Katherine, on January 3. Tessa’s middle name was chosen especially for Liz’s sister, Katie Babinski Thompson ’05. The Bakers reside in Waltham. • Alison Kristen Simons, MBA’09, and Oscar Jose Augusto celebrated their marriage on June 14 with a backyard Brazilian BBQ wedding in Milton. The bridal party included Kerry Walsh ’03 and Antonio Augusto. Capt. Fr. John Simons officiated at the ceremony. • I am sorry to report that our fellow classmate Ryan S. Read of Austin, TX, passed away on March 28. We offer our prayers to his family.
Correspondent: Suzanne Harte suzanneharte@yahoo.com
2003 Mark ’04, MSF’12, and Katie (O’Hara) Cintolo, MA’05, and big brother Ryan welcomed baby Anna Kathryn into the world on May 29. • Nate and Katie (Foody) Proulx welcomed daughter Bridget Mary on March 8. Bridget joins big sister Erin. The happy family lives in Philadelphia. • Andrew Del Boccio and his wife, Kathryn, welcomed their second daughter, Margaret, on St. Patrick’s Day. Margaret joined her older sister, Eleanor, and the rest of the family only two months after their relocation to Johannesburg, South Africa, where Andrew continues to work for Pricewaterhouse-Coopers as an associate director in the Capital Markets Group. After more than six years in London, all are enjoying the reintroduction of regular sunshine into their lives. • Andrew and Alissa (Chang) Bain welcomed their second daughter, Charlotte Jane, on June 4. Big sister Amelie turned three in May. • Meaghan Traverse and her husband, Christopher Cox, welcomed John Christopher Traverse Cox into the world on March 23 and into their new home in Annandale, VA. The new parents are happy, exhausted, and completely in love with their little one.
Correspondent: ToniAnn Kruse kruseta@gmail.com
2004 Congratulations to Fr. James Hairston, who was recently named a board member of the Boston College Alumni Association. He will
serve a three-year term. • In baby news, congratulations to Tim, MA’05, and Christine (Burns) Williamson on the birth of twins, Breanna and Adam. Fellow ’05ers Tom Carco and Kate Eaton, MSW’06, are the godparents. Tim is working as the associate director of athletics at Harvard University. • Brianne Moskovitz Baxa and her husband, Phil, welcomed their son, Skyler Timothy, into the world on July 9. • My husband, Russ Pool ’95, and I welcomed our son, Albert James “AJ” Pool, on July 28. AJ is looking forward to joining the BC Class of 2036!
Correspondent: Alexandra “Allie” Weiskopf allieweiskopf@gmail.com
2005 10TH REUNION May 29–31, 2015 Lane Marmon has been selected to the 2014 Connecticut Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. • Sara Mehltretter Drury recently was named to NerdScholar’s “40 Under 40: Professors Who Inspire” list (see more at www.nerdwallet. com/nerdscholar/40-under-40). Sara is an assistant professor of rhetoric at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, IN. • Nate Doornekamp and his wife, Leah, welcomed Arthur Scott Doornekamp into the world on May 16, 2014. • Chris Russo and his wife, Ashley Lott, welcomed their first child, daughter Elise Lott Russo, on May 21. The family resides in Jersey City, NJ. • Katherine Lee married Colin Sheen (BU ’01) on August 2 at St. Augustin’s Catholic Church in Newport, RI. The ceremony was officiated by classmate Fr. Ryan Connors. Katie’s BC roommate Christine McCarthy, MA’06, served as a bridesmaid. A reception for 150 people followed at Belle Mer, also in Newport. The couple reside in Stamford, CT, and New York City. • Clelia Castro-Malaspina was married to Michael Gore on July 26 on Bainbridge Island in Washington. Eagles in attendance were Skip and Allison Bensley Paul, Gina Chung, Heather Matheson, Caitlin Riley, Kyle Corigliano ’04, Veronica Korb, Alicia True, Jessie Rosen Luchow, Lindsey Cei, Brendan Vuolo, Maureen Dollinger ’04, and Katherine DeWeese Bennett JD’09. Patrick Downes and his wife, Jessica Kensky, attended the ceremony virtually via Facetime. Clelia is now a literary agent at Seattle-based Martin Literary Management, specializing in representing books for children and young adults. • David and Sara (Sairitupa) Tollerud welcomed their first child, Nathan Quinto Tollerud, on June 14. • Ryan Marsh married Natalie Patey (a BU alumna), whom he met through fellow Eagle Liz Kerrigan. Julie Cummings Marsh ’03, MSW’05, was a bridesmaid, and the groom’s party included Ronny Derosa, Jared Burke, Colin Carey MBA’11, and Mike Bruyette. Bill York ’70 attended, along with videographer Mike Porco. • Deborah Gross married Matthew Michels on May 31 at Bonnet Island Estate in Manahawkin, NJ. The maid of honor was Deborah’s good friend Nicole Beaulieu. The groom’s brothers Jonathan and Tucker served as best men, and another brother, David, was among the groomsmen. The couple honeymooned in Greece and now reside in Hoboken, NJ. Deborah majored in English and music at
BC, where she was also involved with theater; she was a member of the Chorale and the Hello… Shovelhead! sketch comedy group, and she wrote and performed in an original play, Mabel’s Able. After leaving BC, she was employed by Oxford University Press as a copywriter for advertising and promotions, and she now works for Scholastic Corporation as a merchandising manager. Matthew, who earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Fairfield University, is employed by J.P. Morgan in the liability-driven trading group.
Correspondent: Joe Bowden joe.bowden@gmail.com Correspondent: Justin Barrasso jbarrasso@gmail.com
2006 Christina Vetre married Jorge Salazar on July 20, 2013, in a bilingual ceremony in West Chester, PA. Linda Swank was a bridesmaid, and in true BC form, the Mass was celebrated by a Jesuit friend of the family, Rev. John Swope. Christina is a high school English language learning teacher, and Jorge is a community organizer for an immigrant rights organization. The two live in Downingtown, PA, and were excited to celebrate their one-year anniversary this past summer!
Correspondent: Cristina Conciatori conciato@bc.edu
2007 Proud parents Carlos and Lisa (Bernabei) Munoz, JD’10, welcomed their first child, Henry Francis, on June 5, 2014. • Brandon Solarana and Krystyna Orzechowski ’10, who first met in Mod 28A, were married on June 7 at Holy Comforter–Saint Cyprian Roman Catholic Church in Washington DC. As it was a double Eagle wedding, Boston College was well represented: Alumni included groomsman Chase Courtland Frazee Smith, bridesmaid Sakina Sojar ’10, Jeffrey Picard ’06, William Walsh ’05, Alexander Packer, Brittany Newton ’10, Alexander Jansen, Amanda Cowie, Andrew Faughnan, Brian Tichenor, Christen McHaffie, Ryan McHaffie, Dennis Reardon, Jonathan Wolff, Michael Jones, Thomas Chandler ’09, Alexandra Heinz ’10, Jeffrey Nafash ’10, Jennifer Bress ’10, Brendan Beatty ’11, Jessica Sobrino ’10, Miriam Bischoff ’10, and Ted Brisbin ’10. The couple live in Washington DC, where Brandon works for the Department of State as a foreign affairs officer, and Krystyna is completing her PhD in neuroscience at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Correspondent: Lauren Faherty Bagnell lauren.faherty@gmail.com
2008 Sean and Nicole Hickey are happy to welcome their third child and first daughter, Natalie Morgan. She was born on her mother’s birthday!
Correspondent: Maura Tierney mauraktierney@gmail.com
2009 Denis Boulanger was accepted to New York University’s Stern School of Business and 69