Genevieve Thiers ’0 0 honor of their son. Jason, a BC High alumnus, passed away in 2008 of an undiagnosed heart condition. For more information, visit their Web site, www.JasonPearyScholarship.com.
2004 Correspondent: Alexandra “Allie” Weiskopf allieweiskopf@gmail.com 703-863-6715 Brian Choquette married Michelle Adeszko in California on August 15, 2009. Classmates in attendance included Emily (D’Amour) and Chris Pardo, Kevin Lamb, Chris Williams, and Tim MA’05 and Christine (Burns) Williamson. Brian and Michelle live in San Jose, CA. Brian is a pharmaceutical sales representative and Michelle is a dental sales representative. • Jessica Seaver married Adam Thompson, MS’05, on May 9 at St. Ignatius. Alumni in the wedding party included Emilie (Winterton) Schlit, Andrew Malachowski MS’05, James Ensign MS’05, Patrick MAT’07 and Amy (Morrow) Grucela, and David Franzosa ’92. The couple live in the Back Bay; Jessica works at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Adam works for Boston Private Bank & Trust Company. • Courtney Shea finished a judicial clerkship for the Superior Court of Connecticut last year and has joined Barron & Stadfeld, P.C. in Boston as an associate attorney.
nurturing babies and businesses or someone who babysat more than 2,500 times, Genevieve Thiers ’00 knows a lot about care and nurturing —of businesses. Thiers is founder and CEO of Chicago-based Sittercity.com, a multimillion-dollar online service that links babysitters and parents nationwide. The idea for her business originated in her dorm room, when Thiers saw a motherto-be struggling up stairs to distribute flyers advertising her babysitting needs. Launched in 2001, Sittercity.com is now an Inc. 500 company, and Thiers recently established a new business incubator to help other women create their own startups—a nod to the help she received from the Chicago Women’s Business Development Genevieve Thiers connects babysitters and Center, which helped her venture blossom. parents through her company Sittercity.com. “Many women don’t realize that the troublesome issues facing them every day are opportunities for big business,” she says. “Every time there is an inconvenience for someone, there is an opportunity for someone else. Anything can be your golden ticket—you just have to see it.”
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Below, Thiers shares some additional thoughts on her success:
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Correspondent: Joe Bowden joe.bowden@gmail.com 95 Harvest Lane Bridgewater, MA 02324; 508-807-0048 Michael Laveson professed first vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience to God before Fr. Provincial Patrick J. Lee, SJ, during a special Mass at St. Ignatius Parish in Portland, OR. Michael is now a Jesuit and a Scholastic and will spend the next two or three years in First Studies, studying philosophy, culture, and the history of ideas. Michael worked for L’Arche in Tacoma for two years before joining the Society of Jesus. He is studying philosophy at St. Louis University. • In October 2009, Matthew LaLone joined the law firm of Couch White LLP as an associate in the commercial transactions and commercial litigation practice area group. Matthew is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law. • Jay Resha is living in Westwood and working in Avon at his family’s textile business, and he and his wife recently welcomed a second child to the family! • Erin Tobin, MA’06, and Christopher Kim ’02 were married by Donald A. MacMillan, SJ, on October 24, 2009, at Trinity Chapel on the Newton Campus. Members of the bridal party included Brigid Tobin ’97; Katie Tobin ’99; Kristy Orr; Megan Donnelly; Aristea Kakounis ’04, MEd’05; Scott Turi ’01; Jay Lee ’03; and Andrew Friedman ’03. The newlyweds currently live in Los Angeles, where Erin is working as a business manager for Morgan Samuels, a retained executive search firm, and Chris is production coordinator for Lifetime Entertainment. • Lauren Dalrymple and Ryan Wade have updated
what is the most satisfying moment in your professional life?
how have you changed since graduation?
Being named Small Business Administration Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006. It was a wonderful weekend in Washington, D.C., that culminated with a speech by the president.
For me, managing the real world is much easier than managing college. College often seemed overwhelming, but when I got out, things were more like, “That’s it? You just create something people want, and they buy it from you? Awesome.”
in your personal life? I’ve managed to become a professional opera singer as well as an entrepreneur. I recently sang live on WFMT in Chicago, and I’ve done many local operas and concerts.
why did you decide to attend bc?
what is your best bc memory?
what is the secret to success?
Singing the part of Lily in The Secret Garden in Robsham Theater.
If I figure that out, I’ll probably try to monetize it, so stay tuned to see what future companies I create.
what is your next goal?
I was a National Merit Scholar, so that was part of it, but I also really liked the music department. It’s hard not to fall in love with Gasson Hall, too.
A TV show, another company, Broadway, Shakespeare . . . whoever would have me.
where is your favorite spot on the heights?
what is one thing everyone should do while at bc?
Robsham Theater. Every time I visit, the smells bring me back to when I performed there.
Go abroad for junior year.
what would you do if you were bc president for a day? Probably give everyone a day off. But that’s all I dream about these days— free time.
for more q&a with genevieve thiers, visit www.bc.edu/alumni/thiers.html.