class notes pensation and benefit programs. • Julie Finora McAfee passed her CTP (Certified Treasury Professional) exam and then the next week, found out that she was a President’s Club winner at Bank of the West, where she is a VP and senior cash management consultant. • Patrick S. Nolan, a partner at Quarles & Brady LLP, was named in Wisconsin Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Wisconsin for 2009. • Last July, Michael Carlotti was named VP of investor relations and capital markets by Bally Technologies, a leader in slots, video machines, casino management systems, and networked solutions for the global gaming industry. • In November, Setti Warren was elected mayor of Newton. The former UGBC president has worked as special assistant in the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs for President Clinton, New England director of FEMA, and deputy state director for Senator John Kerry. Read more at www.settiwarren .com. • In August, Thomas R. Burton III, JD’96, a partner in the Boston office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC, was named to the 2009 list of “40 under 40” emerging business leaders in the greater Boston area by Boston Business Journal. • On December 17, 2009, Adam and Alyson Bagley Stewart welcomed twin girls, Lauren Elizabeth and Emma Alyson. The family is in the process of moving from South Boston to the suburbs. Alyson is an associate with Ropes & Gray, and Adam is an associate with Shapiro Haber & Urmy.
1994 Correspondent: Nancy E. Drane nancydrane@aol.com 226 E. Nelson Avenue Alexandria, VA 22301; 703-548-2396 Happy spring, everyone. I don’t know about all of you, but after a record-setting winter, we here in Washington DC are definitely ready for some warm weather. Please take a few minutes to send me a note about what you’re up to! Everyone would love to hear it! • Liza Makowski Hayes has accepted a tenure track faculty position in the Department of Nutrition at UNC–Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. She lives in Chapel Hill with husband Neil and their two sons. • Jackson National Life Insurance Company, based in Lansing, MI, has promoted Susan Rhee to
senior VP and general counsel of its subsidiary JNAM and Jackson Fund Services, a division of JNAM that provides fund accounting and administration services. Susan earned her law degree from Pace University School of Law in 1997 and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1998. She holds a Michigan corporate license. • Business Wire recently promoted Morrissey Perfetti, MBA’01, to group VP for Western United States. • In October 2009, Jason Tomasulo joined Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman as senior counsel resident in the Philadelphia office. He will focus his practice on construction law and government contracts. Previously, Jason served as general counsel for Keating Building Corporation, a general building contractor in the Mid-Atlantic region. Jason earned his JD from George Washington University Law School in 1997.
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Correspondent: Enrico Jay Verzosa bc95.classnotes@gmail.com Le Moyne College Panasci Chapel 1419 Salt Springs Road Syracuse, NY 13214 Warren and Maura (Winson) Mann are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Derek Hunter, on March 16, 2009. In true Irish spirit, Derek decided to arrive a few weeks early—just in time to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! The Manns reside in Woburn. • Christopher Morrison, JD’01, has been named a shareholder at the law firm of Hanify & King, where he concentrates his practice on business and intellectual property litigation. Chris is active at BC Law School, serving on the Law Day Committee and on the Leadership Committee for the Boston Chapter of the Alumni Association, and he is a trustee at Massachusetts Bay Community College. Chris lives in Medfield. • Jonathan Michael Cullen has published his first novel, The Ranks of Jody Brae, a mystery set against the backdrop of 1964 Boston. Jonathan grew up in Boston and, after earning a degree in English literature at BC, he taught in Ireland. He has also lived in Mexico, worked as a prison librarian, and spent time in Kenya. Jonathan now lives in West Roxbury with wife Heidi and daughter Maeve (2).
1996 Correspondent: Mike Hofman mhofman@inc.com 517 E. 13th Street, No. 20 New York, NY 10009; 212-673-3065 In January, Mary Weldon joined the Summit (NJ) Area YMCA branch board of advisors. Mary, who is VP of advance trading strategies for LEK Securities, also participates at the Summit Playhouse Association and is a vested member of the Screen Actors Guild. She resides in Summit with her husband and their three children.
1997 Correspondent: Sabrina Bracco McCarthy sabrina.mccarthy@perseusbooks.com 464 Westminster Road Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Andrew and Linda (Song) Wendel are very happy to announce the birth of their first child, a son, Ryan Jae, born on April 22, 2009, in London. They are going on their fourth year living in the United Kingdom, where Andrew is working as executive director in fixed income at Morgan Stanley, and Linda started the new year with a new job as director of the Burberry Foundation. • Brian Merges and his wife, Julie, welcomed their second child, Conor Charlie, on May 23, 2009. Big sister Abby is excited about her new little brother and is looking forward to the summer after a rigorous first year at preschool. Brian was recently made partner at the Pasadena, CA, law firm of Sabaitis O’Callaghan, LLP. The Merges family lives in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. • Dustin B. Rawlin was named to the partnership of the global law firm of Jones Day. Based in the firm’s Cleveland office, Dustin practices in the firm’s trial practice group and focuses on product liability, business tort, and commercial litigation. • Larry and Joyce (Acacio) Masek, MA’98, welcomed their second child, Mark Lawrence, on July 3, 2009. He joins big sister Maria (3). • In April 2009, Kevin Mitchell married Laurie Coppola (a UConn alumna) in Newport, RI. Many BC people were in attendance, including groomsmen Spiros Giannaros, Keith Vivona, and Brian Matteson. Last year, the couple also bought and renovated an 1895 Victorian home and moved from Boston to Newton. Now only two miles from the BC campus, they’ve hosted a few pre-tailgate parties.
1998 Correspondent: Mistie P. Lucht hohudson@yahoo.com 1281 N. Dayton Street Chicago, IL 60614 On September 1, 2009, TerRance and Suzanne (Carroll) Woodard welcomed their second son, Julian Alexander Woodard. Big brother Tyler is enjoying the new addition. Suzanne continues her work as
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