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1992 Correspondent: Paul L. Cantello paul.cantello@verizon.net 37 Sylvester Avenue Hawthorne, NJ 07506 Mike Callanan recently returned from a deployment to Afghanistan as the commanding officer, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division. Their primary mission was to find and remove improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the Helmand River valley. Mike will attend the National War College this summer in Washington DC. He and his wife, Jill, have two sons, Max (8) and Jack (3). • Christa (Hainey) Cormier’s third son, Carson Robert, was born on August 30, 2008. The family also moved cross-country this past November, from Massachusetts to Saratoga, CA, where they are enjoying the nicer weather! • Cindy Abella recently married Timothy Shanley. They spent their honeymoon in South Africa on a safari and also visited the Seychelles—the most beautiful beaches ever, they report! Cindy works at Schick–Wilkinson Sword (a division of Energizer) as a global business director, and Tim is the president of Celebration Foods, the manufacturer of Carvel, M&Ms, and Snickers ice-cream cakes. The couple live in Fairfield, CT. • Shawn DeRosa recently moved to State College, PA, and accepted the position of manager of aquatic facilities and safety officer for intercollegiate athletics at Penn State. He continues his consulting and expert witness work with DeRosa Aquatic Consulting, focusing his efforts on drowning prevention and aquatic risk management. Shawn was again selected by the American National Red Cross to help revise the American Red Cross Lifeguarding Program, scheduled for release in 2011. • It is with sadness that I report the passing of Cynthia Byrd-DiBenedetto of Middleton on February 8. Please read her obituary at http://weirfuneralhome.com. Our thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones.
1993 Correspondent: Sandy Chen Dekoschak sdekoschak@gmail.com 2043 Hawley Road Ashfield, MA 01330 Michael J. Atwood’s new book, HiStory of Santa Monica, is now out and available for purchase. Michael, an English and secondary education major at BC, earned a master’s degree in professional writing from the University of Southern California in 2004. For more information, visit www.aqueousbooks.com/publications.htm or http://mjatwood.com. • Chris Woods has been accepted into the Harvard Kennedy School’s Mid-Career Master in Public Administration program. He will remain in his current position as head of Google’s Boston direct sales office. Chris was recently featured on New England Cable News’s CEO Corner.
1994 Correspondent: Nancy E. Drane nancydrane@aol.com 226 E. Nelson Avenue Alexandria, VA 22301; 703-548-2396
Things have been quiet from all of you. Please take a few moments to write a quick e-mail and share some news! • In December 2009, editors of the ABA Journal selected e-Lessons Learned as one of the top 100 blogs by lawyers, for lawyers. “E-Lessons Learned” was founded by our own Fernando Pinguelo, JD’97. • In 2009, former advertising executive Navyn (Datoo) Salem founded a new non-profit, Edesia. The organization produces nut pastes such as Plumpy’nut and Nutributter that were formulated to fight malnutrition in children, and this past June, Edesia directed its efforts to Haiti, where its food supplements were distributed by the World Food Programme to help people in need. In May, Navyn was named on Providence Business News’s list of Women to Watch. • Oklahoma City lawyer Ryan Leonard is running as a Republican candidate for state attorney general. Ryan, who holds a law degree from the University of Oklahoma, served on the staff of former U.S. Senator Don Nickles and was an assistant district attorney in Canadian County, OK. • That’s all, folks. I’m looking forward to getting some more submissions for next time around!
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Correspondent: Enrico Jay Verzosa bc95.classnotes@gmail.com Le Moyne College Panasci Chapel 1419 Salt Springs Road Syracuse, NY 13214 Happy summer! We’ve got news about babies, a wedding, and personal and professional successes! • Brian Condon and his wife, Angelika, are happy to announce the birth of their first child, a baby boy, Christopher Lawrence. He was born on March 13 in Manhattan. • Julie (Ptashnick) Fox, husband Paul, and older son Jack welcomed second son Liam Nolan on August 14, 2009. They moved back to the States three years ago after nine years in Ireland and currently reside in Plymouth. Julie works as a physical therapist. • Jeff and Shawn Cassedy Perkins welcomed son Ryan Jeffery on August 27, 2009. They live in Seattle with their daughter Jordan (3). • Cheryl Najarian and Michael Souza were married on Cape Cod in Provincetown on May 22. They live in the Boston area, where Cheryl is an assistant professor of sociology at UMass Lowell, and Mike is a sales director for Salary.com. • Jennifer Elenbaas Phillips sent in an article on Nicole Metz Vazquez, who is one of three recipients of the Newport Daily News’s 2010 Community Service Award. Nikki has “been active in island beautification, education, and community garden projects,” and she was praised for “the way she rallied local residents around a family facing hardship.” • Joshua A. Paul, a certified financial planner professional and a VP of Bartholomew & Company, has been selected as a FIVE STAR Wealth Manager, as announced in the February 2010 issue of Boston magazine. • Jeff Sellinger won two Emmys for his work on March Madness iPhone apps at CBS, where he was EVP and general manager of CBS Mobile. He recently left CBS to co-found a new company, shopkick, in Silicon Valley. • Stephen D. Riden, JD’99, is a partner at Beck Reed Riden LLP in Boston. He was previously senior counsel at Foley & Lardner LLP in Boston. • Scott Livingston finished Ironman Brazil in 21 class notes
May, qualifying for the Ironman World Championship in Kona, HI, this October. He was joined in Brazil by his wife, Debbie, and children Shepard (4) and Dahlia (1). Scott is the CEO of Horst Engineering in East Hartford, CT. Scott chronicles his sporting, travel, and business adventures on his blog, www.scottlivingston.net. • Finally, thanks go out to Reunion Program Committee members Jennifer Aquino, Kristen D’Amato Mazzocchi, Steve Deroian, Amy Driscoll, Michelle Fay, Rachel Finkle JD’00, Kellie Innocenti, Trisha Nugent CAES’01, Roshan Rajkumar, and David Shapiro!
1996 Correspondent: Mike Hofman mhofman@inc.com 517 E. 13th Street, No. 20 New York, NY 10009; 212-673-3065 Joseph and Kimberly (Galligan) Cicala welcomed daughter Ellen Claire to the family on October 6, 2009. Ellie joins big sister Kayleigh (6) and big brother Louis (5). The Cicalas live in Cedar Grove, NJ. • Joseph Janezic and Amy Snyder ’98 were married on October 24, 2009, at St. Ignatius. Many alums attended, including Michael Abbate; Ian Breen; Christian Doheny; John ’99 and Lisa (Auriemma) McGrory ’98; Josh ’98 and Ada (Penabaz) Lewendon ’98; Steven Kim ’98; MA’99, JD’00; Stephen Sobhi ’98; Alicia Doble ’98; Mary Buttarazzi ’98; Jennifer Saenz ’98; Larissa (Huskins) Wilson MBA’03; Patrick Mulligan ’93; James ’00 and Kristina (Konnath) Maher MSW’01; Judith Lyons JD’99; Masai King JD’96; and Matthew Feeney ’00, JD’03. Amy is a VP of marketing at Frontier Capital Management in Boston, and Joe is a prosecutor and deputy chief of the Gang Unit in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. The couple live in Brighton with their golden retriever, Tedy. • Rob and Kristen (Peters) Bierwirth welcomed twins, Kimberly Ann and Joseph Robert, on November 29, 2009. The babies were born eight weeks premature but are now in good health. • Christy and Matt Keswick welcomed a son, Anderson Ellsworth, on April 21, 2010. The Keswicks, who live in Marina Bay in Quincy, are doing well. Matt runs a consulting company, and Christy works for the nonprofit Good Sports, which donates athletic equipment to at-risk and disadvantaged youth. • Jim Roth and his wife, Shane, welcomed a son, Nathan English Roth, on May 17, 2010. The family lives on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. • Sue McMullen Cushing has opened a yoga studio, Your Element Yoga, in Sudbury. When she isn’t instructing her clients in the proper posture for the downward dog, she is often taking care of her three kids, Sam (6), Abby (5), and Ryan (2). • Finally, Robby Reyes married Mae Brana in June 2009. • Congrats to all!
1997 Correspondent: Sabrina Bracco McCarthy sabrina.mccarthy@perseusbooks.com 464 Westminster Road Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Eric ’98 and Meredith Byrne Lussen welcomed their son, John “Jack” Byrne Lussen, on Feb-