Cl ass N otes contracting acquisition officer to the commander Because of his extraordinary service, he was awarded the prestigious Bronze Star medal, the fourth highest military medal available. Neal Meyers ‘89, marketing, is the senior operations manager for Fedex Ground for Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands, and Rhode Island. Sarahbeth Parda ‘89, humanities/ social sciences married Anthony Persiani ‘88, visual design. They have a daughter, Chloe Cadence, and two dogs, Ruby and Buddy. Tony is a successful illustrator/ designer and Sarahbeth works in the educational services field.
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John Amaral ‘90, electrical engineering, is the chief technology officer for Vericept Corporation of Denver, responsible for creation, development, and overall management of Vericept’s product line, and overseeing research and development efforts to continue to deliver market-leading technology. Amaral joined Vericept in February 2006 from Network Engines. Previously he managed technology definitions, product concepts, and product development at Artel. He has worked for several premier technology companies including Digital Equipment, Raytheon, and Polaroid Advanced Technology Laboratory. Shelly Armstrong ‘90, management, writes that after 13 years as the secretary at the First Congregational Church, she is now a grants assistant at Bristol Community College. She is also a member of the BCC Alumni Association Board. Richard Gelman ‘90, management, is the general manager of Linens ‘N Things in Taunton. Andrew Kelley ‘90, marketing, Rehoboth, is a pharmacist at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro.
Chrisann Leal ‘90, humanities/ social sciences, Dartmouth, is a junior partner at a civil litigation firm in Boston. Timothy Lund ‘90, computer and information science, Needham, is living the life of a soccer parent. Weekends are usually spent traveling to games or tournaments in Greater Boston. Tim opened his own architectural firm in Needham after completing his master’s degree at RISD. He spends quite a bit of time with KC van Colen ‘87, computer and information science, and his wife Katie McMahon van Colen ‘00, economics, of Swansea. Erik Holden ‘91, political science, lives in Scituate with his wife Cresson, daughter Abigail, and son Charles Kenrick, who was born on January 1, 2006, and was the first baby born in 2006 on the South Shore. Erik works in professional development for the National Fire Protection Association in Quincy. Ernest Lijoi ‘91, multidisciplinary studies, is an accomplished guitarist, vocalist, composer, and actor well-known for his music in the Boston area. He now works in New York City. Kathy Haase Nelson ‘91, sociology, is a staffing specialist at Laconia Savings Bank in New Hampshire. Glenn Soulia ‘91, visual design, joined Seidler Bernstein Inc., a full-service marketing communications agency as art director of its creative department. Glenn has worked for clients such as Gillette, Hasbro, Clarks Footwear, Duracell, Oral-B, Colgate, and Tensor, and his experience includes identity, branding, packaging, advertising, collateral, outdoor media, and Web site design. Glenn was awarded How magazine’s 2003 International Design Award for his work on Gillette’s Xtreme Sport packaging, and ID magazine’s 2003 Annual Design Award for his work on Cool Dog branding/
packaging. Glenn was a principal with The Media Collaborative, and has been senior designer at Davis Partners, art director at Feinstein & Partners, and art director/designer at Phillips Design Group. Alda Rego-Weathers ‘91, political science, who holds a master’s in public administration from Suffolk University, was named by former Gov. Mitt Romney to the University Of Massachusetts Board Of Trustees. She is the deputy commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Jessica White ‘91, electrical engineering, of Atlanta, GA, has been married to John A. Foster since May 31, 1996. They have three daughters, Claire, Helen, and Jane. Christopher Alderman ‘92, management, of Franklin, TN, announces the birth of his son Brody Dean on June 27, 2006. Chris is the tour manager for the award-winning country music group Rascal Flatts.
Jeffrey M. Allen ‘92, humanities/ social sciences, is a full-time firefighter and lifeguard captain on Nantucket, where he has lived since 1995. His brother John is also a firefighter on the island. Jeffrey can be reached at jeffnfd@yahoo.com. David R. Borges ‘92, political science, Westport, was appointed assistant director at the Center for Policy Analysis at UMass Dartmouth. He also welcomed his second son, Ryan James, in June 2006. Michael Lee ‘92, English, is the literary editor of the Cape Cod Voice and a member of the National Book Critics Circle. His second book is a collection of essays entitled In an Elevator with Brigitte Bardot and Other Appreciations. Lee’s first book, published in ‘02, was a shortstory collection, Paradise Dance. Bruce Bachand ‘93, sociology/ anthropology, received a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Arizona in 2006. His archaeo-
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