class notes McCarthy served as maid of honor, and classmates in attendance were Kevin and Kaitlin (Anderson) Fiore, Jessye Ball, Julie Rianna Romano MEd’02, and Christina Price. The O’Sullivans live in Los Angeles. • Zakee Howard married Claudia Gibbs on October 6 in Durham, NC, on the campus of Duke University. Claudia is an alumna of UNC Chapel Hill. Groomsmen included Damen Hymes and Naji Williams ’06. Kethia Ly, Jahaan (Bradley) Parker and Cietta Kiandoli ’00 also attended the nuptials. The newlyweds reside in Atlanta. • Meghan Broz Schubert and husband Jim ’00, MA’01, welcomed their third child, Molly Isabel, on December 19, 2011. Molly joined big brother Oliver (7) and big sister Marin (5). They live in Atlanta, GA, where Jim serves as president and COO of Southern States Insurance. • Patrick ’99 and Anne (Rechkemmer) Chatfield welcomed a son, Thomas Patrick, on April 30. He joins big brother James (2) at home. • Josh and Leslie (Wlodyka) DeLisle ’01 are excited to announce the birth of their daughter Mari Kristina on May 23, 2012. • Pierre ’00 and Katrina (Claridad) Mendoza welcomed their second daughter, Averie Colette, on June 11. She joins big sister Aria (2). • Dave Freda is the proud new poppa of Lucy, born on August 9. Dave and his wife, Beth, are raising their beautiful baby girl in Atlanta. • Daniel O’Neill, MS’05, and wife Sandra welcomed a daughter, Kennedy Alexandra, on August 15. Their four-year-old son Dylan enjoys being a big brother. The O’Neills reside in Newton. • Mike Shekane and wife Erin are firsttime parents of bouncing baby boy Andrew Robert, born on October 4. • Congratulations to all! Do you have a new degree? Did you start a company? Get married? Have a baby? Run a marathon? Keep those updates coming!
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2002
Correspondent: Suzanne Harte suzanneharte@yahoo.com Congratulations to Timur Pakay, who married Stephanie Pietros on June 17, 2012, at the Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown, RI. In attendance were the following BC alumni:
Tim Libutti (groomsman), Michael Kane, Karen Kegel, Sean White, Andrew Palmacci, Rich Moffitt, and Michael Arvikar. Stephanie recently finished her PhD in English from Fordham University and is an assistant professor at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY. Timur completed his master’s in government and politics at St. John’s University and works as a program director for the International School of Management in New York City. The couple reside in Dobbs Ferry, NY. • Andrew and Sarah (Helming) Stern are happy to announce their marriage on June 9, 2012, at Spring Point in South Portland, ME. The reception took place at Cinque Terre in Portland’s Old Port. Cryssa Byers Andersen was a reader in the ceremony. Also in attendance were Peter Price ’83 and Allison Early ’06. The couple now reside in the west end of Portland.
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2003
reunion year class participation goal: 645 Correspondent: ToniAnn Kruse kruseta@gmail.com Alana Blanks married Tanner Flowers on October 6 in Washington DC. The bridal party included Krysta Berquist and Kate (Clark) Fitzgerald. Fellow Eagles in attendance were Adam Baker JD’08, Becky (Gilman) Shklovsky, Sarah Walsh, Monica Luthra, Amanda Bradstreet, Paul Roberts, Jon MS’04 and Lyndsay (Porell) Miles, and Tyler Radford. Alana and Tanner reside in the District, where Alana is a manager in consumer experience for LivingSocial, and Tanner is a senior editor at McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Service. • Ben ’04 and Claire (Simonetti) Ostrander, MA’05, welcomed son Frank Joseph on June 10. • Krista Jarmas Aslanian, husband Matt, and son Corbin (2) welcomed a little girl, Paige Dylan, on August 23. • Mark ’04, MS’12, and Katie (O’Hara) Cintolo, MA’05, welcomed their son Ryan Joseph on January 26. • Daughter Ramsey Louise was born to Andrew Walker and wife Amy Jo on August 26; she was welcomed by big brothers Easton and Flynn with giant bear hugs. • Katherine Avery Jabbour was born on August 22 in Hoboken, NJ, to proud BC
Eagles Emily (Ball) and Peter Jabbour. • Katie Morris married Richard Feeney on July 9, 2011, at St. Aloysius Church in Caldwell, NJ. BC classmates in attendance included Caitlin McGrail, MEd’06, and Amanda Finizio. On May 19, 2012, Katie and Rick welcomed a son, Ryan Aloysius. The family lives in Brighton, where Katie is a freelance copywriter, and Rick is a physician completing his residency at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. • Nate and Katie (Foody) Proulx are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Erin Theresa, on May 17 in Boston. • Natalie DiFusco-Funk, MEd’08, married Brandon Funk on June 26, 2011, in Newport, RI, at OceanCliff. The couple lives in Roanoke, VA, where Natalie teaches fifth grade. Classmates at the wedding included Brian and Kristen Holding, Jon Kucskar, Jason Liang, Dan Malachowski, Carlynn Woolsey MBA’10, and Bobby Kalas. • Paul Crocetti and Bethany Edwards were married on September 24, 2011, in Newton. The wedding was followed by a reception on the Odyssey in Boston Harbor. The wedding party included Paul Voosen, Jeff Francis, and Daniel Bertrand ’04. • Dave and Ashley (Hunt) Stuart welcomed their first child, Holden Thomas, on December 10, 2011. The family resides in the UK. • Dan and Mireille (Tang) Johnson, MEd’04, welcomed Alicia Lili into the world last May. • Timothy and Jessica (Engel) Lipsky welcomed their first child in August 2011. • Sarah Hostage, MEd’04, married Jonathan Varsanik on October 2, 2011, in Wellesley. The Varsaniks live in Brookline. Jon is a scientific consultant, and Sarah teaches high school math in Boston. • Andrew and Erin (McNeil) Cerat welcomed their baby boy, Bradyn McNeil, on July 23, 2011. Erin teaches elementary special education, and Andrew is a program manager at Microsoft. • Christian and Theresa (Esposito) Allgood welcomed Evangeline Marie on July 18, 2011. The family lives in Hamden, CT, where Theresa is a speech language pathologist. • Justin Segalini and wife Adrienne just celebrated their son Oliver’s first birthday. • Thomas Henry and Jennifer (Sandoval) Duca’s son turned one on May 1. • Also in May, Anthony Catalfamo graduated from Washington University School of Law, where he was a notes editor on the Law Review and interned at the U.S. Attorney’s Office. • Craig Gould welcomed his third baby girl, Sophia Frances, in October, 2011; in addition, Craig completed his MA in theology from St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN, in May.
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2004
class participation goal: 515 Correspondent: Alexandra “Allie” Weiskopf allieweiskopf@gmail.com
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Chris Fernando married Esther Park on September 28, 2012, at Maritime Parc in Jersey City, NJ. Alumni in attendance included Janet Rutledge Giesen, Brian Giesen ’03, Erin Hayes, Amy Johnson, Laura (Lagomasino) and Kevin Sabo, Peter Mazzone ’05, and Kevin Armstrong ’06. The couple lives in Gramercy Park in Manhattan. • John “JD” Hannick married Elizabeth Hardner ’05 on September 29, 2012, at Saint Catherine Laboure Roman Catholic Church in Harrisburg, PA. Alumni in the wedding party included Emily Griffiths