class notes means: the Class of 2006 is headed back to the Heights for our first official class reunion! Mike Cianchette, Dave Levy, Natalie Caruso, and Colleen Crowley are taking the lead on some of the reunion efforts and would love help from any classmates who might be interested! Please contact Mike Cianchette (michael.cianchette@gmail.com) or Dave Levy (levydr@gmail.com) for more information and to become involved. • Susan Berube was married to Christopher Mello ’05, MS’06, on August 29, 2009, at the Aldrich Mansion in Rhode Island. Fr. McGowan was the officiant at the wedding and 15 BC Eagles attended. Those in the bridal party were Jonathan Carreiro ’05, best man; Amanda Grey, maid of honor; Betsy Davis, bridesmaid; Stephen Dolph MS’10, groomsman; and Marissa Mello, Class of ’12, bridesmaid. The Mellos are currently living in Philadelphia. • Matthew Mifsud received his MD degree from Tufts Medical School on May 23. He is doing a five-year ENT surgical residency at the University of South Florida. • On May 22, Caroline M. Arre and Steven L. Oliveira were married at the bride’s high-school chapel in Convent Station, NJ. The bridal party included Angela Shannon, Anne Griffin Murphy, Christian Commelin JD’09, and Brian Wildermuth. There were many other BC alumni in attendance, all of whom gathered for an alumni photo to the music of the BC fight song. • Elizabeth Bouchard has joined the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) as an executive and development associate. NEFA supports the arts within New England and beyond and works to connect artists and audiences. • Kara Fleming and Scott Weber were married on September 19, 2009, in Lake Forest, IL. Bridesmaids included Claire O’Connell and Margaret Zulkey. Wedding guests included Krista Henneman, Lindsey Laboe, Caitlin Murphy, Jessica Nelson, Alexis Ocana, Rosa Ortiz, Lindsay Pesacreta, and Peter Boogaard ’07. The couple currently reside in Chicago. • Kelly Winn was married to Eric Hiltz on July 10 in a beautiful ceremony on Cape Cod with 30 BC alumni in attendance. Those serving as bridesmaids included Kelly’s sister Caroline Winn, Class of ’11; Katie Flaherty-Florek; and Ashley Walther. • Greg Myers is the founder of IMLeagues. com, a website that enables colleges and universities to run their entire intramural sports programs online, making intramurals more fun and interactive for students.
2007 Correspondent: Lauren Faherty fahertyl@bc.edu 11 Elm Street Milton, MA 02186; 617-698-6608 Lisa Antonellis married Shawn Kelley on June 19. The reception was held at Cyprian Keyes Golf Club in Boylston. The bridal party included maid of honor Kathryn Barwikowski and bridesmaids Carrie O’Donnell and Kristin Raho ’08, MS’09. Many other BC alumni were in attendance at the celebration. The couple currently live in Northborough.
2008 Correspondent: Maura Tierney mauraktierney@gmail.com 92 Revere Street, Apt. 3 Boston, MA 02114 Ainsely Jones enjoyed a gathering with classmates this past summer. She writes, “Countryfest featuring Kenny Chesney is always a fun-filled reunion weekend for a group of cowgirls from the Class of 2008. Kenny was lying low this year, but that didn’t stop us from getting together for poolside tailgating and great country tunes in Hopkinton! Other cowgirls in attendance were Abigail Hasebroock, Julia Walsh, Jillian Daly MEd’10, Lauren Carfora MA’09, Meg Commins, and Thayer Surette. The weather was beautiful, and we had a blast! We missed Catherine Clark, Sarah Williams, and Emily Tsanotelis.
2009 Correspondent: Timothy Bates tbates86@gmail.com 277 Hamilton Avenue Massapequa, NY 11758 Roberto Licalzi received a commission in the U.S. Marine Corps as a 2nd lieutenant. • Caroline Hayes is starting law school at Villanova. • Alison Wagoner is at UCLA’s graduate school of nursing, working toward an MSN. • Jessica DeLuca is a research associate for higher education consulting at Eduventures Inc. in Boston. • Matt Porter is pursuing a master’s degree at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications after teaching in Turkey last year. • Elvis Jocol Lara is the founder and president of Casa Guatemala, a cultural and educational nonprofit serving the Latino community of Waltham. He is also the director of scholarships for the Boston Chapter of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting. Elvis is an account controller at State Street Corporation. • Christina Harostock is the reservations assistant manager at Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, CO. • David Altenor started a music project at www.davidisoffkey. com and released his demo CD on iTunes. • Stephanie Howe started a PhD program in sociology and demography at Penn State. • Alina Bogdanov finished an MA in economics at Boston University and is working as a research analyst at Acumen in San Francisco. • Miriam Michalczyk is pursuing an MA in Italian studies at NYU’s Florence campus. • Laura Harvey, MEd’10, is working as a special education resource teacher for the Farmington Public Schools in Connecticut. • Pilar Landon is in her second year with Teach for America, teaching 11th-grade math in Chicago. • Kristen Pfau and Derek Fedak are both in their second year of the Master of Environmental Management (MEM) program at Duke. Derek split his summer between two field projects, one studying mangrove biodiversity in Costa Rica and the other surveying local villagers about lion populations in Mozambique. Kristen spent her summer working on a 25 class notes
malaria and insecticides project in Tanzania. Joining them this year in Duke’s MEM program is Noelle Wyman. • Tommaso Canetta, MA’10, received his master’s in higher education administration from BC and is now employed as an admission counselor at Babson. • Elizabeth Kennedy is working as an events assistant at Harvard Business School. • Abby Humphrey is working toward a master of education in human development and psychology at Harvard. • Matt Raffol is working in residential psychotherapeutic treatment with adolescents at the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School. He is also working toward a master’s in social service administration at the University of Chicago.
2010 Correspondent: Bridget K. Sweeney bridget.k.sweeney@gmail.com 4 Lawrence Street Danvers, MA 01923; 978-985-1628 Caysie Carter returned to the Heights this fall to get her master’s degree in secondary education, English, from the Lynch School’s fifth-year program. • Many of the Class of 2010’s Fulbright awardees have already relocated to their host countries. Among them are Nadiya Chadha, Brendan Kracke, John McMahon, and Colleen O’Connor, all in Germany; Joe Zabinski in Austria; Pat Passarelli in Russia; and James Lange in Spain. Jenny Driscoll is also moving to Spain to work as a teaching assistant for the Ministry of Education. • Sean Comber is working as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines, and Jonathan Cali is volunteering with Rostro de Cristo in Ecuador. • John McLaren has recently begun his job as a business development associate for AmniSure International LLC in Boston. • Jen Thomasch is also in the Boston area, working as an associate marketing campaign producer for Allen & Gerritsen based in Watertown. • Kristen Moran has relocated to New York City to work as a legal assistant at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. • Please continue to send me updates as you all get settled in your new jobs, volunteer placements, or other activities.
carroll school gsomalum@bc.edu Fulton Hall, Room 315 Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Patricia Hillman, MBA’79, founding member of the Council for Women of Boston College, chaired the McMullen Museum of Art event on September 14. This is a semiannual event, sponsored the council. • In September, Shari L. Zedeck, MBA’86, joined health-care communications network NaviNet as VP of product management. • Alex Lintner, MBA’87, recently celebrated his fifth anniversary at Intuit, a Silicon Valley–based software company. Alex is president of the Global Business Division. • In August, Michael Ott, MBA’90, was named Twin Cities market leader of the Private Client Reserve at U.S. Bank, where he was previously head of the