• Ann Pero Hailer was promoted to chief operating officer of CoxReps, a Cox Media Group (CMG) business in Atlanta. A mediaindustry veteran, Ann has spent most of her career with CMG, most recently in the role of senior VP and director of sales. She joined CoxReps in 1997 as an account executive. • In the spring, Christopher Lynch received the Excellence in Education award from the Archdiocese of Boston. The award honors elementary and high school teachers’ commitment to developing saints and scholars in Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Boston. Christopher was one of 10 teachers to receive the award. He just completed his 25th year of teaching German at St. John’s Preparatory School in Danvers. • David Hanafin wrote: “This is the first time I have written since we graduated. I met my wife, Lori, in 2001 at a BC football game, and we now have nine children, ranging in age from 1 to 16. I have been the director of wealth management at Northern Bank & Trust for the past 15 years. Life is busy, but great. We often take the kids to campus; it’s always a great time!” David and his family live in Burlington. • Doug and Lexy Edelen Boudreau live in Kampala, Uganda. Doug is a Foreign Service officer, and Lexy is the PEPFAR small grants coordinator at the U.S. embassy. They recently met up with classmates Tony Ricupero, Patti Cronin Durkan, Bridget Curran Lander, Pasqualeen Supler Kessinger, Marianne Crescenzi Balfour, Amy Cahill Lee, and Jill Primo Kearney. Correspondent: Katie Boulos Gildea kbgildea@yahoo.com
1993 By the time you are reading this, it will be after the holidays and into a new year— 2020. I will be over halfway through my first year teaching, a very old new teacher. I have such an appreciation for all our classmates in the School of Education, some of whom are still teaching 25 years later. I’ll be lucky if I last 10 years. Tackling 88 fifth graders as a 48-year-old rookie ain’t no joke! • Congrats to all our BC ’93 classmates who were part of The Heights’ 100-year celebration of the BC newspaper! I love that so many of you were back to celebrate! • Matt Fitzpatrick wrote that he continues to love his career change. After 25 years in investment management, he’s written his second book, Matriarch Game, another gritty Boston crime story, which will be released on St. Patrick’s Day 2020. His oldest daughter broke his heart and chose Villanova over BC, so he’s suffering through supporting the Wildcats. • Dilip Paliath has been appointed a magistrate judge for Baltimore County, a full-time state job that required him to close his law practice. He hears juvenile and family law cases, along with civil motions. • Eileen Kaczor is officially an RN, having completed her studies at Goodwin College nursing school summa cum laude and receiving the Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing. • Keep up with BC ’93
happenings more often via our Facebook group of more than 775 of us: facebook. com/groups/BostonCollege93/. • Cheers to the BC ’93 couples in now long marriages and with amazing families: Christy and Ross, Anne and Andy, Pam and Fred, Kate and Mike, Joe and Dawn, Jeff and Suzanne, Lesley and Jim, Marco and Maria, Matt and Tracy, Hans and Michelle, Daphne and Mitch, Kelly and Sean, Erin and Mehul, Mike and Sue, Mark and Joan, Mike and Joy, Trisha and Mike, Paul and Kathleen, Jeff “Bones” and Eileen, Andy and Ally, Howie and Kristi, Erin and Brian, Kristen and Ron, Yianni and Paula, Erik and Marie, and John and Dina. Correspondent: Laura Beck laurabeckcahoon@gmail.com
1994 Hello, everyone. Do not be shy about sending me word of your adventures, life milestones, or anything else. • Washington DC–based Ava Benach received the 2019 Community Advocate Award from SMYAL (Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders) and was introduced at the event by her son, Alex. Ava is doing incredibly important work in the immigration field of legal practice. Thank you, Ava! • Joy Russell-Moy graduated with her doctorate of acupuncture from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine while renovating and moving into her own office to continue her practice, Joy of Acupuncture (joyofacupuncture.com). • Sharon Cavanagh Dane enjoyed a busy summer in partnership with her father, John Cavanagh ’69, as they purchased Songbird Pond, a modern 44-bed assisted living facility in Plymouth, WI. Sharon writes: “Housing and caring for the elderly is an expanding, fulfilling, and rewarding business for the future, and we could not be more excited.” • Jeffrey Zweiback, MA’96, earned his doctorate in educational leadership and management from the University of Pennsylvania this past May • Thanks for the notes—please send more! Correspondent: Nancy E. Drane nancydrane@aol.com
1995 25TH REUNION May 29–31, 2020
Brigid Linnan and her family have finally settled down in New Hampshire after moving quite a bit while her husband was in the Navy. Their boys, Trent (7) and Sean (4), are loving it there, and the family is very happy to be back on the East Coast, closer to family and old friends. • Lisa Nickerson’s award-winning PR and marketing agency, with headquarters in Boston, has expanded to Miami. The Miami office is led by Domingo Echague, director of creative services. This opening is part of a multi-city expansion that includes offices across the U.S. and Europe. • Zach Shankle has been living in the Fort Myers, FL, area for 15 years now, and this past spring he started
a new job as a solutions consultant for Interactions, a company based in Franklin that specializes in conversational artificial intelligence. • Louis (Aiossa) Del Giacco was promoted to associate attorney in September 2019 at the New York City Department of Transportation. • Matthew Chapuran returned to the Lyric Stage Company of Boston in October 2019 in the new role of executive director. He is currently planning next season, working on a long-term strategic plan, and always looking for a new audience and board members. • Last year, Tom O’Keefe created Stride for Stride, a running organization that buys race bibs for low-income runners. Team Stride for Stride is made up of runners from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Brazil, Cuba, El Salvador, Jamaica, and the United States. Correspondent: Kevin McKeon kmckeon@gmail.com
1996 In September 2019, InvestmentNews held their Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion Awards ceremony at the Edison Ballroom in New York City, where Ivan Illán was awarded a 2019 See It, Be It Role Model award. They recognized Ivan’s leadership within and contribution to the financial services industry. Correspondent: Mike Hofman mhofman12@gmail.com
1997 After 20 years as a banker on Wall Street, Courtney Cloe Cole is now the proud owner and operator of Voice by Courtney Cole, LLC: voicebycourtneycole.com. Courtney’s voice-over services include TV and radio commercials, narrations, e-learning and online training videos, political ads, documentaries, animated character voices, audiobooks, IVR/phone messaging, and much more, for corporations and businesses of all sizes. • Christopher Duncan is excited to report he is running for the California State Assembly in District 73 (South Orange County). For more information, please visit chrisduncanforassembly.com. • After 11 years in London, James McKernan has moved back to the United States. James is now living in New York City with his wife and their son, Frank (1). James writes that he recently had a blast with BC ’97ers in Nashville at Jamie McDevitt’s bachelor party. Mike Westort, John Canniffe, and Pete Gori were among the celebrants. A few beers were enjoyed by all! If anyone wishes to reconnect with James, he can be reached at jamesmckernan@hotmail.com. Correspondent: Margo Rivera Gillespie margogillespie@gmail.com
1998 Kevin Osborn recently moved from Southern California to Houston, TX, to finally join his wife, Cindy. • Paulette Tucciarone Cazares was promoted to the rank of captain in the U.S. Navy, where she serves as a psychiatrist and as associate 61