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1997
Henry Cipriano III MSIT ’09, Canton, Mass., is now client technical architect for IBM.
Nate Gobeil, Scarborough, Maine, was instrumental in orchestrating a partnership between his employer, Chilton Furniture, and the Sabbathday Lake Shakers to produce two Shaker chairs from the mid-19th century. This is the first time that the Shakers in Maine have collaborated with an outside manufacturer to produce one of their iconic chairs.
U.S. Bank Wealth Management has named David Schiegoleit, Irvine, Calif., to be managing director of investments for the Greater Los Angeles area. He will oversee investment management for U.S. Bank’s Private Client Reserve team of professionals.
1994 Amy Seybold Burke ’MBA, Boxborough, Mass., has been elected treasurer of the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus. She is a finance consultant for Maura Healey — Attorney General. Amy Legere, Winchester, Mass., has joined Greenough as PR director, with responsibility for directing the agency’s technology and professional services accounts.
1996
20th Reunion: June 3 to 5, 2016 SageView Advisory Group has hired Kerrie McKeegan Casey to deliver retirement planning services within its Boston practice. She has 19 years of experience in retirement consulting to corporate and not-for-profit plan sponsors. Linda Harrison ’MBA, Medford, Mass., joined the Massachusetts Department of Revenue as tax examiner 1. Denise Moroney ’MBA, Waltham, Mass., is the new director of facilities for the Town of Dedham/Dedham Public Schools.
Lindsay (Schlorff) O’Grady, Tyler, Texas, was promoted to operations and practice support from a hospital management position for VetCor. Kristofor Semb, Austin, Texas, is now worldwide LDR leader for IBM. Cindy (Wolf) Valentino, Waltham, Mass., has earned a Master of Science in Financial Services at The American College.
1998 Ken Barrows, Rowley, Mass., has been named vice president, head of products and strategy for Converse. Keith Champion MBA ’11, East Boston, Mass., has joined Santander U.S. as finance manager III.
1999 Citizens Financial Group Inc. has tapped Melissa Bassett, Winchester, Mass., to serve as national sales manager for Citizens Education Finance, the bank’s student lending business. Lesley Carvalho, Boston, Mass., welcomed son Roman Michael on June 16, 2014. As noted in the February 2015 issue of Boston magazine, Gregory McLaughlin, Marblehead, Mass., has been named a Five Star Wealth Manager by Five Star Professional for 2015. The alumnus is a finance professional with Centinel Financial Group LLC.
Ken Viciana, Marietta, Ga., was named to the board of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Data Governance Society.
2000 Philip Lavoie ’MBA, Key West, Fla., is now a concierge for Historic Key West Vacation Rentals. Brad Sforza MSGFA ’02, New York, N.Y., has been promoted to executive vice president, broking, by Willis Re North America.
2002 Shant Banosian, Waltham, Mass., was named to the Mortgage Executive magazine annual list of “Top 200 Mortgage Originators in America.” The alumnus, who is branch manager for mortgage lender Guaranteed Rate, ranked No. 9 nationally. Joseph Clifford and wife Kristen, Shrewsbury, Mass., welcomed son Reilly James on January 22, 2015. He joins siblings Reagan, age 6; Maura, 4; and William, 2. Facebook has tapped Paul Coccovillo, Sacramento, Calif., to serve as controller for virtual reality technology company Oculus VR. His previous employer was Microsoft. Kelly Navin, Fairfield, Conn., accepted a position as business finance manager for Concentric Health Experience. Ariana (Hopkins) Pernice joined the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton Chamber of Commerce as vice president of the Visitor and Convention Bureau. She most recently worked for JetBlue Airways as a regional marketing manager and for Blink Fitness, where she managed strategic planning.
2003 Jennifer (Peirce) Davidson ’MSPFP, Dunstable, Maine, has opened a tax service business in southern Maine.
The certified public accountant is licensed to assist individuals, small businesses and trusts with taxes and financial consulting in the state’s lower seacoast area.
Jessica Alario, Boston, Mass., has been named vice president of hospitality public relations for marketing and communications agency 451 Marketing.
Allen DeVincent, Waltham, Mass., is now assistant vice president for LPL Financial.
Andrea (Boutelle) and husband James Doyle, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., welcomed daughter Violet on February 28, 2014.
Bill Mortimer married Jennifer Simmers on April 11, 2015, surrounded by many Bentley friends. Erik Potts, Stratham, N.H., founder and president of Panorama Wealth Strategies, received the Five Star Wealth Manager Award for the third consecutive year. This past April, The Wall Street Journal featured him among the “Top 10 Five Star Wealth Managers” you need to know.
2004 Kira Abraham MSA ’05 married Kristopher Sullivan on September 13, 2014, in a Vermont ceremony. Jessica Guevara, Santa Ana, Calif., has been named director of marketing operations for KeyedIn Solutions. Timothy Matson, Tyngsboro, Mass., is the new chief operating officer for Centurion Auto Group LLC. Sanket Parekh ’MSIAM, Miami, Fla., is managing director for Thesis Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital fund. Araxie Pena and Kevin Wong ’05 were married on August 16, 2014, in Boston, Mass. Christopher Wetmore MBA ’11, Reading, Mass., has been recognized among “35 Rising Stars under 35” in Consulting magazine. He is a director for McGladrey.
2005 Liberty Mutual Insurance has named Michael Acquaviva, Belmont, Mass., to serve as project leader, PI Distribution Operations. He has been with the company since graduation.
Angela Fuccillo, Winchester, Mass., has joined Verizon Innovation Center as marketing communications manager. Red Point Global has welcomed Taiwo Oshodi, Boston, Mass., as technical support engineer. Nicole Peters and Brian Halloran tied the knot on October 25, 2014, at the New Haven Lawn Club in Connecticut. They celebrated with 16 fellow alumni. Daniel Quinn, Milford, Mass., has been promoted to aviation company commander for the United States Army. Northeast Bancorp has appointed Brian Shaughnessy MSA ’06, Woburn, Mass., as chief financial officer and treasurer. He joins the company from KPMG LLP, where he had worked since 2005. Jennifer (Tourangeau) and J. Nicholas Slottje MSREM ’09, Hopkinton, Mass., welcomed daughter Margaret Crawford on February 1, 2015. CNC Software Inc. has tapped Meghan Summers-West as company president. She has been the company’s operations manager since 2009. Michael Vecchione and Kimiko Tanaka ’08 said “I do” on October 3, 2014, in Boston, Mass. Kevin Wong wed Araxie Pena ’04 on August 16, 2014, in Boston, Mass. PHOTOS BY CHRIS CONTI
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