D in ee n R iv iez zo ’8 9 Adam Slosberg has been spending his time in sunny South Florida since 1997. Besides working on his tan, Adam started and sold an organic candle manufacturing/ distribution company and is now back in the management consulting arena. He is no longer an avid fan of getting a tan and has instead focused his efforts on yoga, other exercise, and diet. • Andy Chen lives in San Francisco and is currently corporate controller for PlanetOut, a social networking site. • On October 4 in New York City, Dave Mingey married Darby Rice ’98, whom he met while working at Nike. More than 50 BC alums were at their wedding, which was quite a sight to see when they all grouped together for a photo. Dave is the director of Olympic marketing at Johnson & Johnson. • Mike Cavaco returned in December from his second tour in Iraq as an Army helicopter pilot and unit maintenance officer. He spent 15 months in Baghdad as part of the “surge” forces and says things have drastically improved since his first tour in 2003–2004. Mike has since moved to Alabama, where he is working on the development of the Army’s newest helicopter, due out in the next few years. Mike’s wife, Emily, gave birth to twin sons, Thomas and Steven, who are now 16 months old. While it was tough being gone for their first year, Mike has quickly made up for lost time. He also recently attended his 20th high-school reunion, where he caught up with Chris DiIuro and Robb Dobrzynski, his roommates from Walsh Hall, Egremont Rd., and Hillsides. • Miguel Aspuru works at J.P. Morgan World Wide Securities in the custodian division, JPMorganChase, where he has been for the past 14 years. Miguel is married with three kids and currently resides on Long Island. • Lisa Aubin just made a big career change. She had worked for Boston Scientific for nine years, but left this past year to work for Novartis in Cambridge. Lisa oversees business planning and analysis for the U.S. Vaccines R&D organization. • Rob Abbanat sold his company, Engineered Multimedia, in 2002, took a year off, then went back to school for his MBA at MIT. After graduating in 2005, Rob worked a short stint as director of business development at Belgian-based Easdaq (now Equiduct) before relocating to China. Rob now lives in Shanghai and is a managing director of the M1 Capital Group, a private equity and merchant banking firm that finances promising small- and mid-cap private Chinese companies. Still not married, and no kids yet, but stay tuned....
an exercise in good judgment s a Bronx County Supreme Court justice, Hon. Dineen Riviezzo ’89 wants nothing more than to fulfill the Jesuit ideal of “men and women for others.” In fact, she’s guided by that motto while presiding over a high number of drug-related cases in her court. “When I can get a young person into a drug treatment program and I see them do well,” says Riviezzo, “that gives me a lot of satisfaction.” After graduating from BC and attending Georgetown Law, Riviezzo worked as a prosecutor and later as New York State inspector general before eventually becoming a judge in Dineen Riviezzo remains committed the New York State Court of Claims in 2006. “I to BC’s Jesuit ideals as a Bronx County was attracted to law because of the opportunity Supreme Court justice. to help people and to make a difference,” she says. “As a prosecutor, you’re representing the state of New York, but as a judge, you’re able to represent the best interests of both sides and make sure that the right thing is done in every case.” Riviezzo also lives her BC values through her commitment to the Alumni Association Board of Directors, where she’s vice president and chair of the Spiritual Life Committee. “I encourage alums who are already involved to stay involved and those who aren’t to find the opportunity to do so,” she says.
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What’s the verdict on Riviezzo’s answers? You be the judge: what is the most satisfying moment in your professional life?
how have you changed since graduation?
Being sworn in as a judge.
I appreciate more than ever the opportunities that BC has given me to give back and to learn how to “find God in all things.”
in your personal life? Getting married last September to my wonderful husband, John, who, while not a Boston College grad, loves BC as much as I do!
To receive a well-rounded liberal arts education that emphasizes Jesuit ideals.
what is your best bc memory?
what is the secret to success?
I’m still humbled and grateful to have been chosen to give the Commencement address as chief marshal of the Order of the Cross and Crown.
Hard work, humility, and treating others as you would want to be treated.
what is your next goal?
Bapst Library.
To mentor young lawyers entering public service and to teach law school classes.
what is one thing everyone should do while at bc? Take courses in subjects just because they interest you.
why did you decide to attend bc?
where is your favorite spot on the heights?
what would you do if you were bc president for a day? My brother, Al, BC Class of ’92, said I should lobby Congress for a $20-billion package to expand the Mods.
for more q&a with dineen riviezzo, visit www.bc.edu/alumni/riviezzo.html.