2005 Omer Tanvir married Michele McGraw on December 31, 2017. Eagles attending the festivities included all-BC couples Anna Boisture ’07 and Ned Borgman; Cheryl Riether and Peter Damilatis; Liz Fiorile ’08 and Colin Kindgren MBA’14; Curt Wells ’06 and Lindsay Conlin, David and Meghan (Clinton) Newton, Jason and Kelly (Byrne) Mayer; Cristina (Velocci) ’06 and Jesse Hochkeppel; Paul and Kate (Henry) Zentko; and Emily (Murphy) ’07 and Kevin Collins MEd’08. Other Eagles in attendance included Jon Strauss, Marta Topran ’07, Allison LeBlanc, Clay Westrope, Donnie DiCarlo, Garth Swensen MS’07, Laura Frado, Lisa D’Avella, Sean McLaughlin ’99, Michael Stratis, Matt Hunt, Will Imbriale, James Bischof, Liz Kelly Zaccherio ’06, and Mark Mistovich. • In December, Caitlin Dolan Robillard joined Pinck & Co. Inc., a real estate development and project management services firm, as project manager to help grow its development consulting program. She has been working in project and program management for the past decade, most recently as director of operations for the Possible Project in Cambridge, where she was a founding staff member. Caitlin earned her master’s in urban and environmental policy and planning from Tufts University. She lives in Brookline. • Bill and Danielle (Hedderson) Wales welcomed their son, Theodore Glenn, into the world on December 30, 2017. Correspondent: Joe Bowden joe.bowden@gmail.com Correspondent: Justin Barrasso jbarrasso@gmail.com
2006 Bryan Mattei and his wife, Aoife, welcomed their second child, Áine Patricia, on July 15 in Hong Kong, where they have lived for the last four years. • This past summer Laura Magno married Eva Jellison in a wonderful ceremony with family and fellow ’06 Eagles, most of whom she met through the Screaming Eagles Marching Band 15 years ago. Wedding attendant Christina Luke Lusignan as well as Erica Beck, Chris Bergendorff, Harleigh Billian ’07, Jessie Chou, Brian Drislane ’07, Tim Henderson, Brian Lusignan, Steph Rutkowski, Amanda Sindel-Keswick, and Serena Wong were among those celebrating with the couple. • Craig and Kaitlin (O’Malley) Duffy welcomed their first child, Ryan Sullivan, on September 15. The couple reside in Andover. • Isaiah and Caroline (Whelan) Tolbert welcomed the perfect Christmas present, daughter Eleanor Diane, on December 19, 2017. • Brian Roundy led the announcement of Private Division, a new video game publishing label from TakeTwo Interactive Software that will release games from top independent development teams around the world. Brian heads up PR and communications for the label out of their New York City office. • Maggie Hurley married Wally Bielat this past September in Indiana. A number of fellow Eagles 72
were present for the wedding Mass and massive dance party that followed! Shawna Sullivan Marino, Pam Abraham, Ali Leshik, Frank Deluccia, Marisa Fusco Ackermann MA’07, and Katie Kiefner Knauss all attended. Maggie currently teaches first grade after returning from three years serving in Haiti. Wally is a pharmacist for Walgreens. The Bielats reside in Indiana. • Andrew, JD’16, and Alyson (Boulanger) Smith welcomed daughter Meredith Isobel to their family on December 7, 2017. Big Brother Andrew Jr. (2) loves his little sister and can’t wait to bring her tailgating this fall! • Shen Chen gave birth to her second child, a healthy baby boy named Alexander Jonas Chen Hao Boa, on December 17 in London. His big sister, Amelia, is being very sweet and helpful, and the entire family is doing well. • Adam, MBA’12, and Sarah (Wojtusik) Shipley, JD’10, welcomed their first child, Oliver Richard, on January 21. They look forward to introducing him to BC football this fall. Correspondent: Cristina Conciatori conciato@bc.edu
2007 Courtney Pladsen writes that 2017 was a wonderful year: In December she received her doctorate of nursing practice from Georgetown University, where her research focused on social determinants of health. She was awarded the 2018 AANP Nurse Practitioner State Award for Excellence from the District of Columbia, and she also received the Erin Leigh Boyle Foundation Fellowship for commitment to working with underserved populations. Congrats, Courtney! Correspondent: Lauren Faherty Bagnell lauren.faherty@gmail.com
2008 10TH REUNION June 1–3, 2018
This past winter, journalist and PBS NewsHour reporter Elizabeth Flock traveled to locations across the U.S., including Harvard Bookstore in February, to promote her debut book, The Heart Is a Shifting Sea: Love and Marriage in Mumbai. Elizabeth, who lives in Washington DC, began her career as an investigative reporter for Forbes India Magazine and also worked for U.S. News & World Report and the Washington Post. • Kevin Foote married Shannon Vonk in Lake George, NY, on July 29, 2017, and celebrated with a reception afterwards at the Sagamore. Many 2008 Eagles (and Mod 20-B alumni) were in attendance, including best man Stephen Schroeder and groomsmen Dave Brace, Eddie DeSalvio, and Adam Quinn. Other Eagles attending were Ellen Westley, Kelly Flanagan, Bryan Irace, Joe Harvey, John Cowan, and Kurt Ostlund. The couple enjoyed honeymooning in South Africa, the Seychelles, and Dubai. They reside in New York City with their puppy and are looking forward to visiting campus soon for Kevin’s 10-year reunion. • Congratulations
to Sara Bailey and her husband, Jack, who welcomed a son, Sullivan Thomas, into their family in October. All are well! • Tom and Kathryn (Hogan) DiCato welcomed their daughter, Lucy James DiCato, on September 2, 2017. The family resides in Pittsboro, NC, where Kate works for UNC Chapel Hill. • James Mudford created Traveloup, a platform for planning and organizing group adventures. It’s free on the App Store—you can plan upcoming trips with friends, including our upcoming 10-year reunion! • Dylan Hayre, JD/ MEd’11, recently moved to New York City and is now working as the senior policy analyst for JustLeadershipUSA, a national criminal justice reform organization. Dylan continues to be engaged with and advise on policy for some Massachusetts campaigns and looks forward to rooting for Boston teams from the Big Apple! • Michael Fabbri recently won the 2017 Manhattan Rookie of the Year at the Corcoran Group for residential sales totaling $20 million in sales volume. Correspondent: Maura Tierney Murphy mauraktierney@gmail.com
2009 Correspondent: Timothy Bates tbates86@gmail.com
2010 Will Howell and Kellen O’Gara were married on November 10 at BC’s School of Theology and Ministry Chapel on the Brighton Campus. The small, intimate ceremony was officiated by Don MacMillan, SJ, ’66, MDiv’72, and witnessed by their immediate families. (Yes, they stopped for a photo in the Mods.) Over 50 BC alumni, from the Class of 1979 to the Class of 2012, attended a celebration in Brooklyn the following weekend. Needless to say, the BC group photo was an aggressive feat. The photographer is still recovering. • Michael and Michelle (Crowther) Glennon welcomed baby Theo James into the world on July 28, 2017. His wardrobe is already stacked with tiny Eagles gear. • Seven years after meeting in their BC senior year on a spring break trip in Mexico, Dan Maniaci and Amanda Keele tied the knot on June 24, 2017, at Maysara Winery in McMinnville, OR. They are currently enjoying newlywed life in Brooklyn. • Nathan Macedo has been working as a family medicine doctor in Lawrence. Last November, he married his wonderful partner and best friend, Lee Pouliot, surrounded by loved ones including four BC’10 Eagles: Paris and Johanna (Costillo) Deras, Matthew Buynak, and Tara Sunder. • Chris Protasewich, Billy Najam, and Mike Buckley MBA’16 launched their first business venture on January 1 with the opening of Lynx Fitness Club in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. Lynx is a fitness and golf club that combines the benefits of a luxury gym with the amenities and lifestyle of a modern-day urban club, with state-ofthe-art facilities and equipment that allows for year-round golf training. Chris and