40s
Paul Procopio ’41 writes from Winter Haven, Florida, “I taught Stockbridge
classes in landscape construction for many years starting in the
fall of 1947. A very happy learning experience. I am pleased that
early Stockbridge classes are now getting associate’s degrees.”
Herbert “Bert” Shepard ’48 and his wife, May (Andrews) ’48, celebrated
their 60th wedding anniversary on May 24. He writes, “Even though we
are longtime residents of Acton, our family decided that the event
in honor of our anniversary should be held in Amherst, where it all
began. More than 50 family members and friends attended the celebration
at the Lord Jeffery Inn, including May’s roommate, Margaret (Peck)
Dean ’48.” The Shepards raised six children (three are UMass grads)
after they eloped at the end of their sophomore year. Herbert went
on to earn a master’s at Harvard and worked for the FDA for more than
30 years, retiring in 1990.
50s
Frank Leblanc ’50 recently retired from the athletic department of
Stanford University after 23 years as assistant golf professional.
In 1981 he retired from American Can company after 30 years working
in their research lab. He writes, “I’d love to hear from classmates
Stan Charm and George Youland who journeyed cross-country to attend
Washington State in the winter of 1950 after graduating midterm. I
just wonder if they recalled our being picked up by the FBI after we
arrived on the Washington campus. We left the Boston area a few days
after the infamous Brinks robbery with a Brinks money bag that we used
to carry snow chains. This bag was inadvertently left in a Boise gas
station the night before we headed north to Pulman, Washington.”
Bob Dallmeyer ’59, owner of R.D. International in Los Angeles, California,
has been inducted into the Convention Industry Council’s Hall of Leaders
for 2006.
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Dorothy Cowser Yancy ’65G, president of Johnson C. Smith University
in Charlotte, North Carolina, was an education panelist for the Charlotte
chapter of the National Black MBA Association’s inaugural Women’s Leadership
Forum in August, “Taking Care of Business: Learning, Leading, and Winning.”
Harvey Shultz ’66 writes, “After 40 years with the Naval Facilities
Engineering Command, I retired in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, in June
2006 as the global manager of the Applied Biology Program. I simultaneously
served in the Army Reserves for 35 years, which included a tour in
Vietnam, retiring in 2003 as a colonel with 13 decorations, two of
which are the Legion of Merit and a Bronze Star.” Old friends can contact
him at hashultz@comcast.net.
Mary Alice (Buck) Anderson ’68 retired from the U.S. Navy in 2004 after
35 years of
service. She joined the Navy immediately after graduating
from UMass Amherst and her last assignment was as commanding officer,
Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory in Pensacola, Florida.
She writes, “After a year of labor reconstructing my home, which was
severely damaged during Hurricane Ivan, I assumed the position of district
health officer for the Washoe County District Health Department in
Reno, Nevada.”
Emily (Fila) Bancroft ’68 recently self-published Pony
Pictures, Photographs of the 1900s. She writes, “This collection of stories and photos of
children on ponies was inspired by two photos of family members taken
in 1918 and 1937. The photos span the century and the continent.” Emily
was recognized as the Community Citizen of the Year by the new Braintree
Grange in April 2006; and she and her husband, Russell ’60, and their
two children, Tim and Rachel, were honored for their years of volunteerism
to the Hardwick Community Fair in August 2005 with the annual event
dedicated to them.
Kathleen (Robbins) Maloblocki ’69 writes, “Looking for IGUs who graduated
late in the ’60s or early ’70s. We have an active group who get together
once a year. This is a great time to reconnect! Conversation always
includes trying to ‘find’ more of our sisters. We are a lively, cultured,
interesting group of women who haven’t changed a bit!” E-mail Kathy
at malofamily@aol.com for more information.
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Clif Banner is chief engineer for the U.S. Air Force’s Joint Expeditionary
Force Experiment 2008, a two-year program to integrate U.S. Strategic
Command command control and intelligence systems with Department of
Defense global communications grid and collaboration capabilities for
worldwide control of airborne forces. He writes, “I live in Nashua,
New Hampshire, with my wife, Linda (Laine) ’69, and our two sons, Benjamin
and Aleks. Linda is an award-winning quilt maker, artist, bread maker,
and designer.” Their niece, Elizabeth Jones ’08, and nephew, Brendan
Jones ’10, are both attending UMass Amherst. “We are all avid supporters
(and players/former players) in the UMass bands and orchestra programs.”
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Bob Beecy writes, “I am a dedicated alumnus and very proud of my affiliation
with the university. I can’t believe it will be 35 years since my graduation.
I lost my wife, Mona, to cancer this past year but am starting to date
and move on with my life. I fully expect to have a companion to bring
to a homecoming in the not-too-distant future.” Bob is director of
U.S. marketing for Datatex TIS, Inc., in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Bill Carroll writes, “I retired from the National Park Service after
a 32-year career, most recently as the deputy superintendent of the
Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio. More important, I married MaryEllen
in 2005. I will continue to work in land protection as a project manager
with the Trust for Public Land, Ohio State Office, in Cleveland.” E-mail
him at billcarroll_2000@yahoo.com.
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Thomas Merrigan, a lawyer for Rawson, Merrigan & Litner
in Greenfield and Boston and
former judge, is a candidate for the Governor’s Council of Massachusetts.
Charlie Roddy is a senior major gifts officer for the Emergency Care
Campaign at the UMass Memorial Foundation.
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William Cady, Reverend Feng Huang Rising Phoenix Bill, was ordained
at the Wild Goose
Zendo in East Brookfield and is establishing a ministry within the
greater Acton community to dedicate his energy to be of service to
the youth there by offering training in meditation at Danny’s Place
Teen Center. He has two children, a daughter Layla, an art education
teacher, and a son, Will, a student at the Berklee College of Music.
Nancy (Bernson) Goff ’81G is the new director of program planning and
development for
Five Colleges, Incorporated, in Amherst.
Linda (Sniezek) Haggerty recently accepted a position as a research
technician in the Aerobiology Lab at UMass Lowell. Her daughter, Katelyn
’10, is a journalism major/music minor and a member of the UMass Minuteman
Marching Band, playing alto saxophone.
Paul Killeen is senior vice president of litigation at GGNSC Administrative
Services LLC.
Joe Laroche (G) writes, “My wife, Pat, and I have recently retired
and moved from Concord, Ohio, to Rogers, Arizona. Since graduating
from UMass, I have worked in the metals industry and rose to director
of sales for Alcan Primary Products, the second-
largest aluminum producer in the Western world. We have renovated our
dream house and I plan to spend my retirement being active with my
hobbies: hunting, fishing, bee keeping, gardening, and travel.”
Bonny (McLean) Rathbone, principal of Converse Middle School in Palmer,
was recently awarded the George Nicholas Seed of Selflessness Award
in recognition of her unceasing acts of selflessness on behalf of the
children of Palmer.
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Mindy Sue Cohen is the HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) Coordinator
for the State of Texas Office of the Attorney General. She is involved
with the UMass Alumni Club Austin Chapter and writes, “I enjoy meeting
alumni from so many different graduating classes. We are busy planning
events for the months to come.” Contact Mindy Sue at lovechoc@swbell.net.
Amy Bryan Mollins writes, “Remember 13th-floor Coolidge class of 1975?
Anyone out there? If you are in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area, let me
know.” E-mail her at desertamy@hotmail.com.
William “Billy” Szych of Hatfield was on the ballot for First Congressional
District Seat in Massachusetts for the November election. He is retired
from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel.
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Mark Citron sent in a photo of his company’s bell-ringing
ceremony at NASDAQ, where the executive staff of BioMimetic Therapeutics
closed the trading for the day. He writes, “The bell-ringing ceremony
was in celebration of our successful IPO. I am the senior vice president
of regulatory affairs and quality systems at BioMimetic Therapeutics.
I was hoping to report to my lost friends and colleagues who read the
alumni magazine that I am well and living in the Nashville suburb of
Franklin, Tennessee.” View the photo at umassmag.com/photos.
Jacqueline Dunn was elected president of the Multicultural
Association of Carleton County, an organization to help foster positive
relations between the diverse cultures found in that area of New Brunswick,
Canada. Her husband, Kevin Flanagan, is director of R&D for McCain
Foods Canada. She writes, “Our youngest child just graduated and is
off to Montreal to attend McGill; our daughter graduated from McGill
in food science and is now working at McCain in Florenceville. We would
love to hear from any of our friends from Brown.”
Edmund Gorman, an attorney in Boston, has been appointed
as senior co-chair of the Boston Bar Association's Solo and Small Firm
Section.
Patricia Reid Ponte, senior vice president for Patient Care Services
at Dana-Farber Cancer Institutes and director of Oncology Nursing and
Clinical Services at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, became president
of the Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives.
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Creda (Camacho) Carney would love to hear from old
friends from Moore House, “especially M&M and Linda Venutti!” Email
her at credac@msn.com.
Ben Dixon (G), vice president of multicultural affairs since 1998 at
Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, retired in December.
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Alan Currie (G) of Manchester, director of administration and finance
for the Connecticut Education Association, was appointed chair of the
Member Benefits Committee for the Connecticut Society of Certified
Public Accountants for the 2006-2007 activity year.
Bob Goldman writes, “Here’s some good news from another proud UMass
alumnus who is out there doing good in the world—good that will allow
me to help the university in a meaningful way. I recently created a
very special Web site devoted to good health and wellness in New England.
GoodHealthNewEngland.com is an online guide to excellent health care
and wellness. The tone of the Web site is upbeat, pro-active, and empowering.”
Bob lives in Portland, Maine.
Deborah Re has been appointed chief executive officer of Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Greater Boston.
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Sheila Collins, associate professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences department at Duke University Medical Center, earned her PhD
from MIT in 1985.
Jeffrey Lutsky, a partner at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young,
was recently named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for 2006. The annual
listing of top lawyers in Pennsylvania was published in the June issue
of Philadelphia Magazine. He received his JD from Villanova University
School of Law in 1982.
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John Aromando, a partner at Pierce Atwood in Portland, Maine, has been
ranked among the best attorneys in the nation for 2006 by Chambers
and Partners.
Royal Hartigan was awarded a Fulbright-Hays lecture/teaching award
through the State Department for work in the Philippines. He writes,
“I’ll be in residence at the University of the Philippines near Manila
this fall and will center my research on the indigenous kulintang gong
and drum ensembles of southern Mindanao and the gangsa gong ensembles
of the northern Luzon mountains.” He has recently returned from field
trips to Asia, West Africa, and Mexico. His blood drum spirit ensemble
toured China in May, performing at numerous festivals as well as recording
a double compact disc, “Live in China.” “I remember playing with professors
Tillis, Workman, Holmes, Boyer, Shepp, and Macchia, and the chance
to play with pros enabled me to grow. I still follow that practice
with my students. The guidance of these mentors helped me to create
my path in music and life.”
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Elizabeth Truex Gilboy, director of Virginia Tech’s Community Design
Assistance Center in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies
in Blacksburg, has been named to the board of directors of the National
Association for Community Design.
Stephen Harvey, a partner with Pepper Hamilton LLP in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, received the Pro Bono Award from the Pennsylvania Bar
Association in recognition of his extraordinary commitment as lead
counsel for the plaintiffs in the landmark “intelligent design” case
of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District.
S. Lawrence Kocot ’86G of Alexandria, was recently reelected to the
position of chairman for the Commonwealth Health Research Board in
Richmond, Virginia.
Stephen Spelman, a lieutenant colonel in the Army and an assistant
district attorney for Hampden County, received a Bronze Star for his
role in Operation Trojan Roundup in Iraq. In July 2006 he was promoted
to colonel.
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Eric Glassoff wants to let all UMass alumni know that he has a new
real estate Web site out of Coldwell Banker Brookline. He encourages
you to visit bostonrealestateexperts.com and give feedback on ways
to improve the site.
Edward Huntley is the new director of Northampton’s department of public
works.
T. Barnabas Kane, principal of Arizona-based sustainable
landscape architecture firm T. Barnabas Kane & Associates, has
joined more than 600 architectural professionals from around the world
who submitted entries in High Density on the High Ground, one of two
design competitions sponsored by a partnership between the Tulane School
of Architecture and Architectural Record magazine, to design a 140-unit
housing community on a site along the Mississippi River. This mixed-industrial
zoning and above-sea-level elevation will protect residents from the
flooding that wiped out most of the adjacent residential areas in 2005.
Richard Peck has been a staff member for Massachusetts Senator Stephen
Buoniconti since January 2005.
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Michael Chinitz and Alan Rose
Jr. ’91, partners in the law firm of
Rose & Associates in Boston since 2000, have renamed their business
Rose, Chinitz & Rose.
Timothy Enright is senior vice president of Consumer Business at IBasis
in Burlington, one of the largest providers of international voice
communications. Previously, he was area vice president for New England
at Nextel Communications. He lives in Groton with his wife, Diana (Swain)
’85, and their two children, Crosby and Clayton. E-mail him at tenright@ibasis.net.
Boris Svetlichny is senior vice president, chief financial officer,
and treasurer of Golden Telecom, Inc., in Russia.
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Ruth Baylis began a new position at Brigham and Women’s
Hospital as director of employment services. She writes, “I’m extremely
excited about this opportunity but will miss Mass Audubon and all the
tremendously talented people I had the opportunity to work with over
the past four years.” She is looking forward to being back in Boston.
Michael O’Connor, a registered geologist in Oregon and Washington,
has launched an environmental consulting firm, Assessment Associates,
in Portland, Oregon. He writes, “I’ve been in Portland since 1988 and
am married with two children. I’d love to hear from any UMass friends
and can be reached at mike@aaiconsulting.com.”
Russell Powell is editor and publisher of the bimonthly New England
Watershed Magazine.
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Bill Bennett was recently appointed director of the Clark Fund and
a major gifts officer at Clark University in Worcester. Previously
he served as interim director of university advancement and director
of alumni affairs there. He lives with his partner in Waltham.
David Eckoff is vice president, New Products, at Turner
Broadcasting, overseeing the development, evaluation, and launch of
new products across the Turner entertainment, news, and animations
divisions. Previously he was with RealNetworks in Seattle. You can
read his blog on innovation, new media, and technology at www.davideckoff.com.
Michael Giampietro ’87, ’91G has been named vice president for finance
and administrative services at Bay Path College. He held the same title
from 1998 at Holyoke Community College.
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DeVere Carney III has been promoted to senior vice president in consumer
finance systems for Citizens Bank in Providence, Rhode Island.
Katie (Dunican) Habib and her husband, Fred
’87, welcomed their fourth
child home in December 2005. Grace Kathleen joins brothers Will, Evan,
and Jude. Katie operates a personal chef service from their home in
Newburyport; Fred is undersecretary for the executive office of Health
and Human Services for Massachusetts.
Beth Harding, a middle-school teacher in the Worcester public schools,
was awarded the Preserve America History Teacher of the Year for Massachusetts
for 2005 from the Gilder Lehrman Institute. She was also a semifinalist
for the 2006-2007 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year.
Robert Jokela is chief operating officer of Greater
Boston’s Jewish Family & Children’s Service.
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Keith Dougherty writes, “To all my friends from 1985-1989, I’m living
in Seattle and working as the marketing program manager for an awesome
company called Electronic Evidence Discovery. Any alumni looking for
great opportunities can check out the Web site, eeinc.com, and call
me regarding opportunities. Thanks to all of our alumni who have family
serving our country.”
Juan Gómez (G) writes, “I wanted to let my former classmates in labor
studies know that I’m working as director of organizational effectiveness
and development for Phelps Dodge, a Phoenix-based mining multinational
corporation. This job requires much travel to the U.S., so if anyone
wants to be in touch about getting together, you can e-mail me at jegomez@phelpsd.cl.”
Patrick Hannigan writes, “I’m still on the ‘sandbar’ operating a mid-Cape
property management firm. I regularly see, and sometimes work with,
other alumni such as Rob Donovan ’88, and Rob and Dave Morrison. I’d
love to reconnect with anyone from the hazy and crazy days.” E-mail
him at c21patrick@yahoo.com.
Daniel Lynch (G) of Longmeadow is the new principal at the Granby Junior-Senior
High School. He had been principal of Somers High School in Connecticut
for 18 years.
Robyn (Berger) Ulbrich writes, “My husband, Jim, and I just celebrated
the birth of our third child. Zoe was born in May and joins siblings
Jake and Alexis.” The family lives in Westchester County, New York.
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Mary Ann Farren writes, “My husband, Michael, and I are delighted to
announce the arrival of our daughter, Mary, in February 2006. She joins
big sister Roisin at home in Waterford, Ireland.”
Kevin Taylor is director of the Master of Business Administration program
at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut.
Philip Thorn lives in Duxbury with his wife and their daughter, Kirsten
Margaret, who was born in January 2006.
Susan (MacArthur) Walsh has been hired as executive director of the
Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. She lives in Blue Hill, Maine,
with her husband, Sean, and their two children, Sydney, 4, and Grady,
2.
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Laura (Cohen) Groves recently completed her PhD in social work at Bryn
Mawr College and is an associate professor of social work at Cabrini
College. She lives with her husband, George, and their daughter, Caroline,
in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Kathleen Kanz (G), regional planner for Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional
Commission, writes, “I just finished reading the June 2006 edition
of the Vermont Business magazine and was surprised to discover that
Elizabeth Courtney ’82G, executive director of the Vermont Natural
Resources Council, is a graduate of the university.”
Mike Tannenbaum is general manager for the New York Jets football team.
Dominick Vene, despite battling cancer and MS since 1994, has written
An Oasis and a Mirage about his experiences because, as he says, “my
life has been incredible. For years I have dedicated my life to nonprofit
work: the study, teaching, and preservation of world cultural heritage
through an association I founded in Spain, The Mediterranean World
Heritage Association.” He also has created gourmet tours with one of
Spain’s most important chefs, Rafael Morales, as a way of financing
his nonprofit venture. “My work has allowed me to find an oasis—a little
paradise—in the middle of the health issues that can leave me with
a full disability or can kill me…thus the mirage. I have seen so many
beautiful things disappear before my eyes just as I was close enough
to touch them. Through it all, my wife, Miryam, has been with me, and
I find the strength to overcome everything because of our love.” Visit
www.mediterranean-heritage.org for more information.
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Catherine (Miller) Bailey and her husband, Gregg, had their first child,
Anna Carolyn, on August 30. They live in Dorchester.
Thomas Bozza was recently appointed an assistant professor in the Department
of Neurobiology and Physiology at Northwestern University. He lives
in Evanston, Illinois, with his wife, Tammy (Alconada) ’91, and their
two children, Julia, 4, and Colin, 1.
Eric Olsson, vice president of product development at Knowledge Matters,
Inc., an educational software developer, released a simulation on ancient
Egypt for middle-school students. “Virtual History–Ancient Egypt” will
be the first in KMI’s new line
of computer-based educational simulations for social studies. He lives
in Northampton.
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Jay Gelb joined Lehman Brothers in New York City in 2005 as senior
vice president and equity analyst covering the property/casualty insurance
sector. He lives in Port Washington with his wife, Denise (Geiringer),
and their two children, Mia and Adam. He writes, “We thoroughly enjoyed
seeing UMass beat Hofstra in overtime at the NCAA lacrosse tournament
at Stony Brook, Long Island, in front of a large Hofstra crowd.”
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Joe Marek and his wife, Hollis, had twin daughters, Julia and Effie,
on September 13. She joins big sister Sadie at home in Matthews, North
Carolina.
Laura (Bernstein) Pierce has been promoted to vice president in the
communications division of O’Neill and Associates in Boston.
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Richard Almeida received a PhD in political science form the University
of Missouri Columbia and is a visiting assistant professor of poly
sci at Southeast Missouri State.
Kelly (Ryan) Woods, director of the Career and Experiential Learning
Center at Elms College, recently completed the prestigious Global Career
Development Facilitator training program in Marlboro.
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Suzanne Garb married Kenny Benet in May 2005 with Anatoly
Darov ’94, ’96G; Hugh Garber ’93; Alana (Berger) Solodow ’94; Scott
Galbraith ’94; Jennifer (Rochette) Galbraith ’95; Emily Martin ’95;
Christopher Szczuka ’96; and Rebecca
Peterson ’96 attending.
Nilou Haghayeghi completed the Master of Science in Drug Regulatory
Affairs and Health Policy degree at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences in Boston.
Kimberly (Cooke) Ubaldo and her husband, Nelson, had their first child,
Kaylie Rose, in June. They live in Massapequa, New York.
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Caroline Christie exhibited her paintings at the Nacul
Center Gallery in Amherst last summer and throughout New England in 2006.
She can be reached by e-mail at interior.arts@verizon.net.
Patrick Crowley works for the National Education Association of Rhode
Island (www.neari.org). He lives in Lincoln with his wife, Karen, and
their three children, Michael, Dayna, and Daniel.
Regina Wolfrey graduated in May 2006 from Bentley College with a Master
of Science in Finance. She lives in Hoboken, New Jersey.
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Peter Farrell is a trial attorney with Smith & Brink
in Quincy with a practice concentrating on insurance defense and general
civil litigation. His wife, Amy (Whitcher) ’00, is an assistant vice
president with Bank of America in the business capital unit, based
out of the Boston office. They live in Weymouth.
Taryn Scott married David Gerrish
’96 in September at the Cooper Hill
Inn in East Dover, Vermont.
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Laura Forster married Suneer Maheshwary in August in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Lorraine (Kennedy) Burke was a bridesmaid; classmates Mike
Messaroas, Julie Fialkow, and Matt Vautour
’96 attended.
Jennifer (Arsenault) Howe (G) and her husband, Todd, had their first
child, Tyler Michael, in September. To see his picture, visit umassmag.com/photos.
The family lives in Huntersville, North Carolina.
Tezlyn Kraft received a master’s in business administration from Franklin
University in August with a focus in executive coaching. She works
for NetJets, Inc., in Columbus, Ohio.
Dean Stork is an assistant coach with the Cincinnati Cyclones hockey
team.
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Christine Connare received a graduate certificate in publishing and
communications from the Harvard University Extension School in June.
Arturo DeCastro, who earned his JD from American University in 2003,
has joined the firm of Bryan Cave in Phoenix, Arizona.
Renee Foster, a Spanish and bilingual teacher at Elsik
High School in Houston, Texas, has been selected to be a Fulbright
Scholar and participate in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program.
She will spend a year in Bogotá,
Colombia.
Stephanie Green is manager of Westward Orchard’s farm store in Harvard.
Christopher Wilkes recently left News Corporation in New York and moved
back to Melbourne, Australia, where he works as a finance analyst for
the National Australia Bank.
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Ellen (Davis) Anderson and her husband, John ’99, live in East Bridgewater
with their son, Nathan, who was born in June.
Shannon Barry and Daniel Vasconcelos
’99 were married in October in
Ipswich and honeymooned in the Galapagos Islands. Daniel earned a master’s
in ecology and environmental sciences from the University of Maine.
He works as an associate wetland scientist for Wetlands Preservation
in Plaistow, New Hampshire. Shannon received a master’s in urban and
environmental policy and planning from Tufts and is an assistant director
of financial aid for Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. They
live in Newburyport.
Joshua Hecht received his JD from Albany Law School
in May 2005 and is licensed to practice in Connecticut and New York.
He is an associate with Caplan, Hecht & Mendel in New Haven, Connecticut.
Andrew Hillman is the founder of PlugStar.com, a free advertising site
for classifieds and personals. He writes, “I have a small team of programmers
and designers working on this community-oriented site. The site is
marketed through word of mouth, with users telling us what they want
and how they want it.” Andrew lives in Boston.
Jefferson Smith has joined the government-relations team at O’Neill
and Associates, New England’s leading public and government relations
firm.
Sopheak Tek married Giles Li
’00 in July. Rasmei Pen was a bridesmaid;
hors d’oeuvres were provided by Soden Tek ’99, brother of the bride
and owner of Viengthong Thai Cuisine in Avon, Connecticut. Alumni attending
included Jason Chan ’00, Winston Chan ’00, Nar
Dong ’02, Helen Han, Linda (Tran) Kwong ’00, David Dwong ’00, Calvin
Lee ’02, Steve Lin, Desmond Lui ’00, Heang Ly ’00, Emmy Nam ’02, Daphuong
Nguyen ’00, Voung Nguyen, Vu Nguyen ’00, Amy Shon-Baker ’04, Vannoch
Sim ’00, Bryan Sun, Dyanna Sun ’00, Yei-yu Sun ’02, Yuhling Sung ’00,
Sophan Theam ’04, and Marieanne Wong.
Santosh Verma (G) recently received the Center for Disease Control’s
National Occupational Research Agenda Partnering Award for Worker Health
and Safety. She is a research scientist for Liberty Mutual in Hopkinton.
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Shauna Billings has moved to Los Angeles and is a senior editor at
www.savvymiss.com, a Web site community for intellectually curious,
fun-loving women ages 18-35. She writes, “I’m loving the sunshine and
beaches. . . but I really miss my Dunkin’ Donuts!”
Marcella Derubeis and former UMass (and current) roommate, Kelly Davis,
were visited recently in New Jersey by old pals Mike Leung, Anthony
Frongillo, Louis Delmonica ’01, and Ryan Akerhalt. She writes, “We’ve
all stayed close through the years, making it a point to see each other
as much as we can. This was a fun-filled weekend of memories and laughs
about the days at UMass, when all we had to worry about was partying
and going to class. Things are a little different now, but we had fun
trying to recapture those days.” Check out umassmag.com/photos for
a shot of the gang.
Meghan Hasting and Thomas Valle
’01 live in Turners Falls with their
daughter, Charlotte, born in March. Thomas is a fire-fighter/paramedic
in Amherst and Meghan is an EMT/dispatcher at Baystate Health Ambulance
in Greenfield.
Bill Kim recently completed a Master of Divinity degree at Duke Divinity
School and is an active duty Army chaplain assigned to the 25th Infantry
Division in Iraq. He was commissioned through the UMass Army ROTC Minuteman
Battalion.
Rob Newland has been promoted to account executive/operations manager
for Edward Newland Associates in Tinton Falls, New Jersey.
Louis Soracco recently joined the Westford office of engineering consulting
firm Stantec as a project engineer. He will work primarily on municipal
water and wastewater projects as part of the firms Environmental Infrastructure
division.
Mike Soulios, a special education teacher in Wakefield, directed the
play Bob’s Date at Hovey Players’ 10th anniversary Summer Arts Festival
in Waltham. He also acted in the first production of their 2006-2007
season, Jane Austen’s’ Sense and
Sensibility.
Sarah Withers of Foxborough received a JD in June from the University
of Maine School of Law.
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Tiffany Borjeson is attending Virginia-Maryland’s College of Veterinary
Medicine at Virginia Tech and will graduate in 2010 with a concentration
in large animal production medicine.
Jeff Deren of Chicopee has played semiprofessional soccer with the
Western Massachusetts Pioneers (wmpioneers.com) for four years. He
works for MassMutual in Springfield.
Peter Haranas of Hopkinton received a JD degree from New England School
of Law in May 2006.
Garrett Nolan has been promoted to manager of ticket operations for
the Springfield Falcons hockey team.
Matt Frias ’06G and Shannon Tracy
’05 are engaged and plan to marry
in March 2007. Matt is a financial analyst at Berklee College and Shannon
is a registered nurse at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, both in Boston.
Caitlin Sullivan, a data and support specialist/report
writing associate at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge,
recently competed in and won the 2006 Boston and New England Rose of
Tralee. In August she represented Boston and New England at the International
Rose of Tralee Festival in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland.
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Térèze Frazier and Brian Landry were married in August in Springfield
with Crina Boeras ’05 as maid of honor. Térèze attends Tufts University
School of Medicine and Brian is attending Suffolk University Law School.
Michaela Gagne of Fall River won the title of Miss Massachusetts 2006.
Christopher Partovi is a first-year student at the West Virginia School
of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, West Virginia.
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Patrick Golden is in his final year of graduate studies in education at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
David Rice, a police officer with the Greenfield police
department, has been appointed community policing officer, with the
primary duty of coordinating the department’s response in the downtown
business district. He was one of only 23 police officers and domestic-violence
advocates from the northeast region of the U.S. selected by
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to become adjunct domestic-violence
instructors. He is completing a master’s in criminal justice at UMass
Lowell and recently completed a post-graduate certificate in domestic
violence prevention.
Jill Rioni married John Crolser in Las Vegas in April.
They live in Westfield.
Tim Vitek has been resigned by the Corpus Christi Rayz hockey team
for the 2006-2007 season.
