2004 15TH REUNION
May 31–June 2, 2019 Attorney Jessica Ragosta Early was one of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s 2018 Top Women of Law. • Trammell Summers and his wife, Laura, are excited to announce the birth of their daughter, Lucy Day, on September 11, 2017. Their son, Coleman, is excited to be a big brother! Correspondent: Alexandra “Allie” Weiskopf allieweiskopf@gmail.com
2005 Andy and Jane (Balas) Bortz welcomed their son, William Andrew, on July 26, 2018. The family resides in the Philadelphia suburbs with their yellow lab, Ellie. The couple received their MBAs from Villanova University in 2013. Jane has been working as a director of project management at DiD Agency, which focuses on marketing for health and wellness brands. Andy is a new product introduction manager at Johnson Matthey. • Allison Cherundolo, an associate at Morgan, Brown & Joy, was selected as a “Rising Star” in the Massachusetts 2018 Super Lawyers ratings for her practice in labor and employment law. • In October, Tim Rose was promoted from recruiting manager to director of recruiting for Alexander Technology Group in its Woburn office. The company is a part of BANKW Staffing, which provides temporary, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire staffing services in the areas of information technology, finance, accounting, sales, human resources, legal, and administration. Tim, a Needham native, resides in Winchester. Correspondent: Joe Bowden joe.bowden@gmail.com Correspondent: Justin Barrasso jbarrasso@gmail.com
2006 David Biele, JD’09, was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 4th Suffolk District, which consists of South Boston and parts of Dorchester. He began his two-year term in January and is a lifelong resident of the district he represents. Correspondent: Cristina Conciatori conciato@bc.edu
2007 Ali Bane married Luke Hammond on August 4, 2018, on the North Shore of Massachusetts. They were married by Fr. Joe Marchese, former director of BC’s Office of First Year Experience, where Ali has worked for the last five years. Over 30 BC grads spanning generations were in attendance, including the bride’s parents, Joe ’81 and Cindy (Thompson) Bane ’80, and six BC bridesmaids: Rachael De Chacon, Andrea LaGala Lamb MEd’08, Marjorie McCormick Filice, Meg Galligan Shackleton, Emily Ehrgood Watt, and
“I have a passion for delighting my guests, for working for myself, and for serving my community.”
DAN STOKES ’97
OWNER: Red Bird, Waltham
A Passion for Hospitality
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an Stokes may have been an English major at BC, but his heart was always in the kitchen. “I always cooked,” says the chef-owner of intimate new American restaurant Red Bird. “As a kid, I helped my mom in the kitchen and made Sunday breakfast for the family. After BC, I took the plunge into a real kitchen job, and I loved it.” He developed an impressive pedigree as a chef, from stints at the highly lauded South End restaurant Franklin Café; to attending the French Culinary Institute in New York City and honing his skills at several New York City restaurants; to traveling and cooking in Italy for a year, absorbing the Italian approach to eating—“it’s such an important part of life there,” he says fondly. Red Bird is the culmination of a longtime goal. He soon realized owning a restaurant could also be a way to serve his community. “It’s a way to give back,” explains Dan. “I work with local businesses as much as I can. We support Waltham Fields Community Farm, which helps alleviate food insecurity through fresh produce. We really take pride in the way we contribute to a thriving local economy.” What’s next? “I’m focused on Red Bird now, but there are definitely more restaurants in my future.”
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