class notes the reins and serve as class correspondent. Please note my new email address above, and send me any news you would like to share with the Class of 2001. If you have submitted notes in the past and have not seen them published, feel free to email them again, as I do not have access to the previous account. I look forward to hearing from you! • Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer.
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Correspondent: Suzanne Harte suzanneharte@yahoo.com It was wonderful seeing so many of you at our 10th reunion! I hope everyone had a great time catching up with classmates. • On October 6, 2011, James and Sonya (Roncevich) Murphy welcomed their first child, Aedan James. Sonya works as corporate in-house counsel at PerkinElmer in Waltham, and James is a trust administrator at Choate Hall & Stewart in Boston. The Murphys reside in Winthrop. • Peter and Nicollette Reilly Disch welcomed their second baby girl, Reilly Jane, on April 25. Big sister Lucy is very excited! • Congratulations to Dan and Melissa Irgens Peikin, who welcomed daughter Emma Lillian on July 28, 2011. The family resides in Reading. • Jeff and Beth (Peterson) Delaney, received their MBAs from BC in August 2011, and on September 14, they welcomed a daughter, Clare Susan. Double congratulations! • James Mann and Diann Williford, a graduate of Arizona State University, were married in San Diego on July 30, 2011. James’s sister Carissa Mann ’04 was a bridesmaid. Also in attendance were BC alumni Richard Holahan, Michael McKenzie, Ryan Stanton, and Julie Codair ’00. The couple reside in San Diego. • Congratulations to John and Julie (Shapiro) Dulay, who welcomed twins, Russell and Harrison, on May 21. The family lives in Oakland, CA, with their cat, Superman. • George “Chip” and Kristin Beckman Crafton welcomed their first child, George Beckman Crafton, into the world on August 29, 2011. • Jamie Grenon married Jessica Tempest on January 15, 2011, in Mapleville, RI. The couple welcomed their first child, Kayla Marguerite, on February 6, 2012. Jamie, who received his MBA from Bryant University last year, is now director of graduate and continuing studies admission at Roger Williams University. He also earned his private pilot license. The Grenons live in Johnston, RI. • John Kennedy ’03 and Laura Sullivan were married on August 21, 2010, in South Yarmouth. Laura was given away by her father, Lawrence Sullivan ’72, MEd’73, and the Mass was celebrated by Don MacMillan, SJ, ’66, MDiv’72. BC grads in attendance included the mother of the groom, Kathleen Quinn Kennedy, MEd’72, and the wedding party included Christina Hondromihalis McSherry; Daniel Flynn MA’04; F. Hadley Wright ’03; Timothy Monahan ’03, JD’08; and John Broderick ’03. Other Eagles in attendance were classmates Angela Brosnan Walsh, Christopher Walsh MBA’07, and Kevin McSherry; Kate Ram Curtis, Britt Burner, Abby DeCristofaro DeMong, Adam DeMong, Jamie Soriano, Jeff Moran,
Walter Alarkon, Francis Sweeney, all Class of ’03; and Margaret Kennedy ’07; Kate Kennedy MS’05; and Sara Connolly Flynn MA’04.
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Correspondent: ToniAnn Kruse kruseta@gmail.com I received an overwhelming response from all of you—thank you! We haven’t space enough for all the news this time, so I’ll include more of your updates in the next issue. • Rob and Carolyn (Gordon) Kenney welcomed twins, Luke Andrew and Thomas Patrick, on January 10. • Corey Podell guest starred on CBS’s 2 Broke Girls on April 9. An alumna of the Groundlings Sunday Company in LA, Corey is currently writing for a yet-to-be titled NBC pilot. • Michael ’02, MS’03, MBA’07, and Victoria (Scott) Losh welcomed their first child, Penelope Hazel, on February 20. • Stephanie and Peter K. Bratney welcomed Birdie Cosette on April 6. • Tate, MS’04, and Andrea Berardino Bevis welcomed their first baby, Rhett Hamilton, on March 16. • Jon Giftos graduated in May from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and will be a resident in social internal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. • Russell Dyer and Leigh Botica welcomed baby Rose into the world on February 29. • Pat Kenney, wife Jennifer, and daughter Amelia welcomed Liam Joseph on January 31. Pat recently received his master’s in real estate science from NYU and joined Avison Young as an analyst in its New York commercial real estate consulting group. • Jennifer (Sczerbinski) ’04 and Brian Lerman, JD’06, welcomed their first child, Sophia Hadley, on March 30. • Jeffrey and Kristine (Carpi) Kuntz, MEd’05, welcomed Miles Joseph on April 22. • Keri Hannagan married Jarred Alexandrov on May 26. Kathleen Cahill (maid of honor), Timberly Humbert, Elizabeth Reitz, and Tom Hardej were in attendance. • Katie Ruigh was promoted to VP of product management at American Well, a telehealth software platform that connects patients and providers for live conversations through video, chat, and phone. • John and Amy (Fierman) Moore welcomed their first baby, Jack, on March 28. • Joe and Maggie Guiney Tursi welcomed their first child, Emma Catherine, on April 11. • Corinne Badach wed Chris Capano ’04 on May 19 at Auberge du Soleil in California. Although strangers at the Heights, a mutual friend insisted they were a perfect match, and four years later, she was proven right as they exchanged vows before fellow Eagles Keri Badach, Katie Dellaporta, Margaux Pena Hufnagel, Stephanie Rust Johnson, Bethany Rossi Klaassen, Emily Byrne Reif, Torry Katsiroubas Stamm, and Natalie Van Kleef. • Melissa Ouellette is now working in the corporate and foundation advancement office at Northeastern University, where she is also pursuing a master’s degree. • Danny and Nicole Morris Saavedra celebrated son Declan Nicholas’s first birthday on May 26. • Todd and Tegan Willard’s third boy, Ezra James Willard, was born on March 1. • Kara Keating Bench graduated from UMass Medical School in June and is off to a residency in family 23 class notes
medicine at the Lawrence Family Medicine Residency. Kara, husband Bobby Bench ’04, and baby Jane Irene now reside in their new home in Cambridge. • Molly Brown and husband Andy Hiller welcomed their first child, Kiva, on February 2. • Michael and Brennan (Greef) Blair welcomed their third child, Henry David, on April 6. • Rev. Darrell Goodwin and Marshan Moultry were legally married in New York on January 5. They will be married with family and friends in Seattle in June. On the same day, Darrell will celebrate the five-year anniversary of the church he founded, Liberation Ministries, where he is pastor. • Katie Dalton, MA’07, and husband Brian Walsh ’01 welcomed their first child, Liam Joseph, on April 22. • Lynda and Daniel Vaillant welcomed Dylan Patrick on April 7. • Michael and Amanda Gibbons Minerva, MEd’04, welcomed Bridget Leah on April 19. • Kate Schrinsky received her MBA from the University of Michigan in April and began a Human Resources Global Rotation Program at American Express in New York City in July. • Hillary (Mauro), MEd’10, and Matthew Sullivan welcomed their first child, Dennis Fletcher, on April 19. • Brian and Sara (McGovern) Albano, MS’04, welcomed Jack Francis, on May 24. • Andrew Del Boccio and wife Kathryn welcomed their first child, Eleanor Frazier Grace, on January 21. The family resides in London, where Andrew works in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Capital Markets Group.
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Correspondent: Alexandra “Allie” Weiskopf allieweiskopf@gmail.com I begin with news of my own: I married Russ Pool ’95 on July 7 at the Fort Myer Chapel in Washington DC. Russ and I met at the wedding of my friend Katie Wells to Russ’s classmate Dan Levasseur ’95. Russ is a Marine helicopter pilot stationed at Quantico, VA, and I’m still an Army public affairs officer stationed at Fort Bragg, NC. We celebrated our wedding with classmates Laura (Sanchez) Cross, Kevin Duffy ’95, Brianne Moskovitz, Jetta Sandin, Katie Stainken, Erik Tratnyek ’95, Courtney Valentine, and the matchmaker, Dan Levasseur. We continue to wait to see what God has in store for us next! • Laurence Braun realized his longtime dream of making a feature film: Thanks for Dying is an improv-driven “mockumentary” that follows the antics of three misfit production companies as they prepare trailers for their overly ridiculous film ideas. Now he’s looking to get it into film festivals. • Brandon Song has published a book, A Remnant in Rwanda, which chronicles the three months he spent in Rwanda on a mission trip. The book is both serious and humorous, with stories of genocide survivors as well as his own experiences with culture shock and personal reflection. • Michael and Kelly (Thorne) Chornoma are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Grace Elizabeth, on March 15. • Tim Wientzen and Kendra Sena both reached educational milestones this year. Tim completed his PhD in English from Duke University, and Kendra finished her JD from Harvard Law School. In the fall, Kendra will begin a fellowship at the Lawyers’