CLASS NOTES 2000 Class Correspondent Mark Arjam (510) 945-7990 Class Agents Andy Baker andybaker1981@gmail.com Jim O’Neill james.oneill@softwarespectrum.com Will Taylor and wife Maura announce the birth of their daughter Muirenn Day, born on February 5, 2011. Current faculty members Margaret and John Taylor are the proud grandparents.
2001 Class Correspondent Robert Grace kingsos1@aol.com Class Agent Sam Boyer samgboyer@aol.com Josh Sweet writes: “I am a great teacher, but it doesn’t pay the bills...so insurance it is! I wish teachers made more money. I moved back to the east coast after four years teaching elementary school in two different San Jose schools. I plan on moving back to San Jose/Palo Alto as soon as possible. I quickly found that Silicon Valley does not cater to an elementary teachers’ financial bracket. California is cutting public education, emergency services, and anything that they can, to get out of the now $84 billion deficit.”
2002 Class Correspondent Joe DePaola (845)-855-8037
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Clay Sapp ‘02 and sister Mimi
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Class Agent Jeb Barnes (401) 845-0346 sailmaster83@cs.com
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Brendon Billone writes: “After graduation, I went to college at Roger Williams U. where I studied and received a degree in Engineering with a focus in Construction Management. (I followed this concentration after taking Mr. Hauser’s drafting class in my senior year). I played varsity lacrosse for the Hawks as a long pole defensive Mid-fielder. After graduating, I took a job with Nordstrom doing new store development and logistics planning in and around the Boston/New England Region. I recently left Nordstrom to take a position with a company based in Italy called Permasteelisa Group. Permasteelisa is the world leader in the Design, Build, and Fabrication of architectural curtain wall. We have done such projects as the World Trade Center Towers 7 and 11, Times Square, the Hearst Tower and the Bank of America Tower at 1 Bryant Park in NY. I relocated to Hartford, CT to begin working out of the North American headquarters in Windsor, CT. I was hired to be a project manager and started on my first project for Cohn Brothers Realty located at 475 Park Avenue South in downtown NYC. I am very excited about my new position and this great opportunity to reconnect with T-P. Please give the Reades, Dunhams, Kelloggs, Corattis and Harringtons my very best! These people had a huge impact on my success in life.” Geoff Fitzgerald and his wife Mary Margaret have relocated to Dallas, TX from Boston, MA. He tells us: “We’re living near SMU in University Park. I am currently working for an insurance broker, HUB International Insurance as an Account Executive/Broker. I am also coaching youth lacrosse for the Highland Park community in the spring and fall. If any T-P alums make it to the Dallas area, please feel free to get in touch.” Bruce Knickerbocker was nominated in the May 2011 issue of Hudson Valley magazine as one of the top 20 nurses in the Hudson Valley. Here’s what they had to say: ”It only takes a moment after meeting Bruce Knickerbocker to realize he is a natural born leader – his warmth and sincerity are felt by all those he encounters. After attaining his RN license, Bruce joined the Vassar Brothers Medical Center in the Bridge to Practice Program. Nursing, and all that comes with it, has been his passion ever since. Bruce spends countless hours providing education, guidance and nurturing to both new and experienced nurses. As a patient advocate,
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Peter Macgregor with sons Peter ‘03, Gordon ‘07, Robbie ‘09
Bruce stands alone and can often be sitting at the bedside of an ill or dying patient. Committed to meeting the needs of the community (from purchasing clothing for a homeless man to cooking a meal for an elderly woman), Bruce is a role model for the entire healthcare community.” On a side note, Bruce and his wife Kelly are expecting a baby in September. Congratulations!
2003 Class Agent Tom McCoy thmccoyjr@gmail.com Chad Nikola is employed at Target Headquarters, MN after completing his Masters in Business Administration, as a Business Analyst. He recently married his college sweetheart, Alexis Amurgis on May 30, 2010 in Orlando, FL.
Alexis & Chad Nikola ‘03
2004 Class Correspondent Greg Hawley (845) 878-9550 Class Agent Jamie Hiteshew (973) 783-5477 jhiteshew@gmail.com
Jamie Hiteshew ‘04 and sister Caroline