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Rosanna (Legarda) Pasquale, BS Natick, Massachusetts Rosanna and Stephen Pasquale announce the birth of their first child, Ryan Vincent, on August 9, 2009. Rosanna recently celebrated her 10-year anniversary at The MathWorks, Inc. in Natick, MA.
2000
Yoshitaka Katayama, BS Mission Viejo, California Yoshi and Jenn Katayama (COM’00) announce the birth of their second child, Kenzo Cole, on October 13, 2009. Contact them at ykatayama_2000@yahoo.com. Peter Lam, BS Boston, Massachusetts Peter announces the birth of Ethan Kam Chau on December 16, 2009. E-mail Peter at acclamation@ hotmail.com.
2001
Anuj Jain, BS Matawan, New Jersey Anuj Jain and Monica Gupta, who met as toddlers, were married in a traditional Indian ceremony on May 30, 2009 in West Orange, NJ. Guests from the ENG Class of 2001 included Mindy Black, Norman Eng, Connie Lee, James Oujiri, George Papadopoulos, Jake Schmitz and Jason Weiner; 2001 graduates Ashley Ellis Papadopoulos (SED), Kevin Sullivan (CAS) and Shye Tzadok (CAS) also attended. Anuj is a managing consultant with IBM Business Performance Services, and Monica is an associate with Booz & Company. The couple lives in White Plains, NY. E-mail Anuj at anuj.jain.2001@alum.bu.edu.
2002
Brooke Borel, BS Brooklyn, New York Brooke Borel is a freelance science writer based in New York who writes regularly for Popular Science and Australia’s Cosmos magazine. She is also a researcher for the U.S. edition of Science Illustrated. Send her scienceand technology-related tips at brookeborel@gmail.com. Vanessa (Wassam) Hobson, BS Purcellville, Virginia Vanessa and Michael Hobson (‘01) announce the birth of their first child, Lily Belle Sweetpea, on August 27, 2009. Contact them at nessahobson@gmail.com. Andre Reid, BS Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Andre announces the birth of Aurelia Carol-Lyn on December 16, 2009.
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2003
Tzoul-ki (Julgi Han) Chan, BS Cambridge, Massachusetts Julgi initially joined a small software startup that was acquired by IBM a year later in August, 2007. Within six months of the acquisition, he became the highest revenue-generating sales representative on a twelve-person team and was promoted to team lead. One year later he was promoted to a senior enterprise sales team, where he now builds relationships and sells to IBM’s top 500 accounts. He was recently selected by his business unit executive to participate in the IBM Top Talent Program, a global executive pipeline initiative. E-mail him at julgi@ us.ibm.com. Earl Martin Valencia, BS Santa Clara, California Earl married Patricia Ann Oliva on October 30, 2009 in San Francisco. Earl recently graduated from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and is currently working for Cisco Systems. Patricia formerly worked for Citibank as a personal wealth advisor. The couple is living in Santa Clara, CA. E-mail Earl at earlee@alum.bu.edu.
2004
Allison Bell Dianis, BS Durham, North Carolina Allison Bell and Scott Dianis (‘04) announce the birth of their first child, Elise Caroline on December 19, 2009, at 2:46 a.m. at Duke University Hospital in Durham. She weighed 9 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 22 inches. Patrick Sexton, BS, MS’07 Austin, Texas Patrick and Rebecca (Taylor) Sexton (MET’05) were married on June 13, 2009, in Gray, Maine. Tricia Kimball (CAS’02), Christina Grandy (CFA’02), Melissa Brassil (CAS’04), Mary Kirifides (SMG’04), Megan Adams (CAS’03), Phillip L. Bell (CGS’01, CAS’04) and David O’Grady (CAS’04, SHA’05) were in the wedding party, and guests included 35 BU alumni, many of whom participated in the BU bands. The DJ played “Hey Baby” as the last song, a Pep Band tradition after a BU win.
2006
Surya Sivaram, BS Boston, Massachusetts “I just found a job where I can both analyze and manage,” writes Sivaram. “It is wonderful. For all those who haven’t thought about product management, please do so. It has a good career path.”
2007
Kevin J. Chui, BS Shanghai, China Kevin is an engineering manager with Siemens LTC in Shanghai. E-mail him at kevin.chui@siemens.com. Margaret Koker, BS Neenah, Wisconsin Last summer Margaret completed her Master’s thesis in mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In September she began pursuing a PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Materials Research in Stuttgart, Germany. E-mail her at margaretkoker@ gmail.com. Danny Miranda, BS Providence, Rhode Island Danny became engaged to Christina Hehl (SAR’07,’09) in Boston on July 7, 2009. Christina received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in September and accepted a position at Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital in Braintree, MA. Danny is attending the biomedical engineering doctoral program at Brown University. Contact Danny at miranda.danny@alum.bu.edu.
2008
Joseph Gregory, BS Boston, Massachusetts Since April 2009, Joseph has served as a clinical research associate at NxStage in Lawrence, MA. E-mail him at joseph.a.gregory@gmail.com. Carolina Save, BS Boston, Massachusetts Carolina attends Suffolk Law School and aims to study patent law to complement her Mechanical Engineering degree. Kyle Willis, BS Brookline, Massachusetts Kyle and Cara Saudelli (CAS’08) were married on June 13, 2009 at Boston University’s Marsh Chapel. Thirty-five BU alumni attended and the wedding party included maid of honor Claire McGregor (CAS’08), Sabrina Gonzalez (CAS’08), Hayley Cotter (CAS’08), Chloe Magner (COM’08), Nicholas Chasuk (CAS’08), Steven Marsh (ENG’09), Christopher Ilacqua (SAR’09) and Sean Coleman (ENG’08).