1980s
John M. Aflague, N'80, of West Roxbury, Massachusetts, received
the 1999 Distinguished Services Award from the Massachusetts Nurses Association,
District Five.
Debbie Campbell, BA'80, of Woburn, Massachusetts, has opened
Beyond Design, a graphic design and advertising company.
Brian Flumere, CJ'80, of Milford, Massachusetts, is the regional
sales manager at Quadrant Software in Taunton. He is married and has four
children. His e-mail address is <bflum@mediaone.net>.
Bob Katz, AS'80, of Newton Centre, Massachusetts, has been president
of My Grandma's Coffee Cake Company of New England <www.mygrandma.com>
since 1994. During his student days, Katz was vice president of the Student
Union. At age twenty-one, he became the youngest alderman ever elected
in Newton.
Wayne A. Merrifield, LA'80, of Hamburg, New Jersey, earned a
master's degree in technology management from the Wesley J. Howe School
of Technology Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken.
He now is the manager for analytical services at Staflex Products in Carteret,
New Jersey.
Helen Priola, E'80, has joined the Dedham, Massachusetts, office
of Woodard & Curran as the senior project manager.
Lisa Flaherty Shaw, N'80, has moved to a twenty-acre ranch in
Clovis, California, "to raise horses and children, ages nine, six,
six, and two." She works part-time in the cystic fibrosis clinic at
Valley Children's Hospital.
Barry Shuster, L'80, is with Barry Shuster Information Services,
which recently joined Faxxon Legal Information Services, an Illinois corporation.
He has offices in Boston and North Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
Kevin M. Sullivan, CJ'80, and Stacey L. Tanner, UC'92,
celebrated the birth of a boy, Joseph R., on January 12, 1999. He joins
brother Kyle.
Allan T. St. Andre, CJ'81, MBA'97, is a lieutenant colonel in
the Army and a professor of military science at Lock Haven University in
Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Laurie, have two sons. The elder attends
Clarkson University; the younger is a junior in high school. St. Andre
received an MBA from the State University of New York while serving with
the Tenth Mountain Division. "Just took time to say hello to any old
CJ or ROTC buddies. Drop me a line," he says. His e-mail address is
<astandre@eagle.lhup.edu>.
Gary Aspesi, E'81, and Sydney Sawyer, BB'83, of Clifton,
Virginia, welcomed a son, Hayden Gray, on October 5, 1999. Aspesi is director
of proprietary programs at Raytheon. He can be reached via e-mail at <gpaspesi@aol.com>. Sawyer will soon
return to the practice of physical therapy. Her e-mail address is <sydneysawr@aol.com>. "We can
often be found kayaking the Washington, D.C., area waterway when not stuck
in its ubiquitous traffic," they write.
Gerard Szarek, E'81, ME'84, is a mechanical engineer at SSG in
Wilmington. He lives in Andover, Massachusetts, with his wife, Karen, and
son, Matthew.
Barton Santello, E'82, is a contract aerospace engineer in Phoenix,
Arizona. He says the Southwest allows him to participate in such activities
as backpacking, rock climbing, and mountain biking. "I hope in the
near future to build a solar adobe home in the desert," he says. His
e-mail address is <BSantello@aol.com>.
Anthony Stapleton, BA'82, is the head of Cogswell Realty Group,
which has entered into a joint venture with Rudin Management to start the
Long Island Technology Center, the world's first e-commerce center of excellence
and the largest development on Long Island.
Parwez Wahid, E'82, of Framingham, Massachusetts, is a software
engineer with the Medical Information Bureau in Westwood. He can be e-mailed
at <Pwahid@aol.com>.
Joe Barone, BA'83, of Watertown, Massachusetts, is a senior portfolio
accountant for Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, formerly Boston Financial
Group, in Boston. He says he spends his winter leisure time skiing in Bartlett,
New Hampshire, and spends his summers on Cape Cod and in Newport, Rhode
Island. He is also actively involved in promoting benefit fund-raisers
for the Children's Hospital AIDS program and Live and Give, and volunteers
for Patient-to-Patient, Heart-to-Heart, National Cancer Survivors' Day,
and other patient outreach programs. His e-mail address is <jbarone@javanet.com>.
Rosalind Berman-Myerson, AS'83, of Quincy, Massachusetts, is
an account representative at Direct Channel, a direct marketing company
in Randolph.
Michael A. Chaladoff, BA'83, of Montclair, New Jersey, is chief
financial officer of Avatar Investors Associates, an investment adviser
with more than $3 billion in assets under management. He has been with
the company seven years.
Sean E. Donlan, BA'83, is a partner with Feeley & Driscoll,
a certified public accounting and business consulting firm in Boston. Denise
Zadrozny Jenkins, E'83, ME'90, of San Francisco, received an
MBA from Santa Clara University in September 1999.
Steven R. Klaus, MBA'83, of Scituate, Massachusetts, sells real
estate for DeWolfe New England from the company's Hingham office. In addition,
he and his wife, Kelly, own a paint-your-own-pottery studio, Clay Strokes,
in Hingham. "I am also working on consulting projects, the most recent
setting up a U.S. subsidiary for a Swedish biotechnology company, Personal
Chemistry AB," Klaus writes. "I serve as acting president for
the subsidiary."
Marie Fay Mills, AS'83, married Robert Casatuta on September
25, 1999, and now goes by the name Fay Casatuta. "We had a beautiful
day and are currently settled in Kingston, New York," she says. Casatuta
and her husband work for IBM Poughkeepsie, she as an advisory information
developer and he as an advisory software engineer.
Yvonne G. Pesce, BA'83, is in her senior year at Western New
England College School of Law in Springfield, Massachusetts. She says she's
had at least four Northeastern graduates as professors. Pesce is a desk
editor for the Springfield Union-News and plans a career in labor and employment
law in the Boston area. She plays in local tennis tournaments when time
permits. He e-mail address is <ypesce.wnec.edu>.
Robert J. Sampson, LC'83, of North Palm Beach, Florida, is a
senior mechanical engineer at Perry Technologies/Lockheed Martin in Riviera
Beach. He formerly lived in Arlington, Texas, and had spent two seasons
as an Indy Car race mechanic and pit crew member. He can be e-mailed at
<sampsonrj@yahoo.com>.
Timothy E. Sweeney, BA'83, of Larkspur, California, says, "Life
is hectic yet rewarding with our three children, Timothy, Maeghan, and
William. I want to say hello to Cal, Melinda, Holly, and I.D."
John E. Bacon, BA'84, of Milton, Massachusetts, is a trial attorney
in the law office Spillane & Epstein, in Quincy.
Gary E. Brooks, CJ'84, and his wife, Denise, celebrated the birth
of twins, Shealyn and Dawson, on March 21, 1999. Brooks is vice president
of marketing with Tradex Technologies and is moving his family from Tampa,
Florida, to Atlanta.
Jan (Scarmuzzi) Cheney, MBA'84, has moved from Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, to Boulder, Colorado, along with her husband and daughter.
Dan Kestle, AS'84, of Tuzla, Bosnia, writes, "Pershing Rifles
of '84, drop me a note at <10sigs3@email-tc3.5sigcmd.army.mil>.
Got tagged for the SFOR6 mission and will be in lovely Tuzla until March
2000. Balkans are a garden spot. I highly recommend it for your next vacation.
Bring your own Kevlar."
Catherine Watson Koziol, BB'84, writes, "Hello to everyone
in B Division. I'm living in West Springfield [Massachusetts] and working
as a staff attorney for the Massachusetts Appeals Court."
Stephen M. Lathrop, E'84, of Milford, Massachusetts, is a software
engineer with Cereva Networks. He has four children.
Howard S. Levenson, E'84, lives in Rockville, Maryland, with
his wife, Lois, and their three daughters. His e-mail address is <levenson@sgi.com>.
Shelley Nachum, BA'84, won $1,000 for her photographs of a friend's
daughter in a contest sponsored by the Fort Lauderdale [Florida] Sun-Sentinel.
Patrick Plante Jr., CJ'84, of Lynn, Massachusetts, writes, "After
many dead ends in the criminal justice field, I returned to school and
received my nursing degree. I am currently employed at Salem Hospital's
main operating-room facility, leaning toward a specialty in neurologics.
My wife, Lisa, is also an RN, and we enjoy raising our seven children immensely.
I would like to say hello to all my brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon. Would
love to hear from you at <mopls@aol.com>."
Mahmud Swapan Rahman, E'84, of Needham, Massachusetts, writes,
"I am finally a citizen of the USA. Great thanks to Tony Unciuolli,
Lyman Jackson, Imtiaz Rangwalla, and Elizabeth Diaz."
Jill Reilly, AS'84, of Boston, is deputy chief of staff for Massachusetts
attorney general Tom Reilly (no relation). She has twin girls who started
kindergarten last fall. Reilly says she has forgotten that she was a member
of the "worst editing class ever at Northeastern."
Cindy M. (Bergel) Spector, BA'84, MBA'90, and Steven F. Spector,
MBA'87, of Bedford, Massachusetts, have three sons. Cindy's e-mail address
is <spector@aol.com>.
Robert J. Bodoni, CJ'85, MJ'86, of Tewksbury, Massachusetts,
is a special investigation unit supervisor for MetLife Auto & Home,
where he oversees investigative operations throughout New England. He recently
earned the professional designation of fraud claims law specialist through
the American Educational Institute.
Trevor Dacres, BA'85, is enrolled in the executive MBA program
at the University of Miami.
Andrew G. Entwhistle, CJ'85, of Harker Heights, Texas, is the
deputy G-4 of the First Cavalry Division at Fort Hood. His e-mail address
is <entwhistle@hood-emh3.army.mil>.
Leonard Leffand, E'85, lives in Stamford, Connecticut, with his
wife, Maureen, and daughter, Danielle. He has run his own information technology
company, Leffand Associates, for fourteen years.
Doris H. Lavanitis, mother of the late John S. Levanitis, E'85,
has contributed $25,000 to the College of Engineering to establish a Legacy
Scholarship in the memory of her son, who died in the 1989 San Francisco
earthquake. Levanitis was working for W. R. Grace Company at the time of
his death.
Brian F. Shea, PAH'85, GB'88, of Peabody, Massachusetts, has
accepted the position of manager in the healthcare consulting practice
of Ernst & Young. He formerly worked in the pharmaceutical industry,
and prior to that, as assistant director of pharmacy at Brigham and Women's
Hospital in Boston. Shea has recently been speaking nationally on prevention
of medication errors and serves as a lieutenant in the Navy Reserve Medical
Service Corps. He and his wife, Maureen, have four children, twins Sara
and Patrick, Julie, and Christine.
Audrey R. DesRochers, AS'86, and her husband, Mark, of Westford,
Massachusetts, welcomed a daughter, Camille Faith, on December 3, 1998.
Their other children are Rachel and Allan.
Joseph Durkin, BA'86, has been promoted to director of corporate
sales for the Boston Celtics. He and his wife, Carolyn, and children, Christopher
and Elizabeth, live in Scituate, Massachusetts.
Sandra (Plant) Gibson, BB'86, is a physical therapist in the
outpatient department at Southcoast Hospital. She and her husband, Mark,
have a daughter, Meaghan Elizabeth, and a son, Stephen David. "I don't
have time to sing any more, and I miss it," she says. Her e-mail address
is <mjgibson@leesmarket.com>.
Jim Heavey, CJ'86, of Greenwich, Connecticut, was recently promoted
to sergeant in the Greenwich Police Department. He is also a brigade operations
officer with the Army Reserve. Heavey and his wife, Kia, celebrated the
birth of their first child, Anastasia Josephine, in August 1999. His e-mail
address is <K135@aol.com>.
Marianne Ireton-Marino, CJ'86, and David J. Marino, UC'86,
of Wilmington, Massachusetts, were married in 1988 and have two children,
Kerrianne Licata and Joseph Anthony. Marianne works part-time in the preschool
her children attend. David is a tax examiner with the Massachusetts Department
of Revenue.
Gwen E. Miller, BB'86, of Tafton, Pennsylvania, has five children,
Mackenzie, Tess, Kali, Garrett, and Marley.
Leonard P. Morrison, MBA'86, of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, is
director of MBA Career Development at Babson College.
Maureen Muenster, AS'86, lives in Fords, New Jersey, with her
husband, Louis, and daughter, Jacquelyn. "I'm still working at the
New York Times, although now I'm working for the City section, writing
the Good Eating restaurant column every Sunday," she says. Her e-mail
address is <mamuen@nytimes.com>.
Bruce Tannenbaum, BA'86, and Jennie M. Tannenbaum, CJ'89,
live in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, with their son, Jordan. Jennie, who graduated
from Suffolk University Law School in 1992, is an attorney in the law office
of Robert E. Vassallo in Tewksbury.
Paul Villanova, BA'86, earned an MBA from Regis University in
Denver last May. He is a vice president of sales for ING Mutual Funds,
which is headquartered in the Netherlands. His territory is Florida, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi, and New Orleans. "I live alone and have two
children, Kaeyla and Nicholas, who live with their mom in Pensacola,"
he says.
William Cain, GB'87, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, has launched
Giantwebstore.com, an Internet shopping site.
Howard Hessel, AS'87, was recently promoted to marketing manager
at Sanofi-Synthelabo Pharmaceuticals in New York City. He previously worked
as a sales manqager in northern New Jersey. Hessel and his wife, Betheny,
and their four-year-old daughter, Morgan, live in Long Valley, New Jersey.
Norene Highleyman, BB'87, writes from Jackson, Wyoming, "I
have opened my own clinic. I just finished getting my master's degree and
will be entering a doctoral program for orthopedic physical therapy this
winter. I am still very active with skiing, mountaineering, and just having
plain, old fun. E-mail me at <fppt@rmisp.com>.
Hope all is well with everyone!"
Marvin Mittleman, BA'87, and his wife, Pamela, of San Diego,
celebrated the birth of a son, Max Kaplan, on September 1, 1999. He joins
sister Emily. Mittleman is director of corporate sales for Pro Specialties
Group. His e-mail address is <marvinm@psginc.com>.
Louis Nickinello, CJ'87, of South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, has
been a member of the Yarmouth Police Department since 1995. He has two
daughters.
Michael J. Poirier, BA'87, is a partner in the firm Feeley &
Driscoll, a certified public accounting and business consulting firm in
Boston.
Steven F. Spector, MBA'87, and Cindy M. (Bergel) Spector,
BA'84, MBA'90, of Bedford, Massachusetts, have three sons. Steven is director
of business and program development at Precise Software Solutions. He notes
that over the years he has hired sixteen Northeastern MBA co-op students
at his organization. His e-mail address is <spector@aol.com>.
Jeffrey Spiegel, BA'87, of San Diego, writes, "I worked
for two major film and television studios while living in Los Angeles.
I currently am a consultant and specialize in marketing, communications,
and media placement for my clients. I have had the good fortune of traveling
to many countries around the world and have seen some amazing and life-altering
things in my travels. I am not married, nor have ever been, and would like
to know what happened to so many of my good friends from that class. We
had great times and there are a lot of memories."
Pamela Breach Casavant, SET'88, of Weymouth, Massachusetts, recently
joined the George B. H. Macomber Company in Boston as information technology
director.
Brian M. Hayes, CJ'88, of San Diego, reports the birth of his
first daughter, Megan Marie, on April 24, 1999.
Sandy (Cavallo) Roberts, N'88, of Fernandina Beach, Florida,
is a women's health nurse practitioner for Planned Parenthood of Northeast
Florida. "I passed my certification in women's health this past spring
and look forward to finishing up my master's the coming year," she
says. "I recently got married to Don and was blessed with three lovely
stepchildren, Jeremy, Kyla, and Larissa. I would love to hear from fellow
classmates from the College of Nursing. My long-range goal is to open my
own practice for women by women."
Jeffrey A. Schneider, E'88, married Kim Gann on September 28,
1999. They live in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Mark J. Sullivan, E'88, received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Medal and the Aircrew of the Year Award while serving aboard the guided
missile cruiser USS Shiloh. As the helicopter aircraft commander, Sullivan
helped save the lives of two people stranded on a damaged sailboat in fifteen-foot
seas.
Carol (Raposo) Campili, BA'89, and Darren Campili, BA'90,
of New York City, have a child, Alexandra, "and another one on the
way." Carol is a part-time senior manager with Ernst & Young.
Darren is a vice president in investment banking at CS First Boston. Both
hold MBAs from Columbia University.
Clifford R. Cohen, L'89, is a partner with Burns & Levinson
of Boston. He and his wife, Elisabeth J. Medvedow, and two children live
in Newton, Massachusetts.
Katie Fowler Coleman, PAH'89, and William J. Coleman,
E'92, of Collinsville, Connecticut, celebrated the birth of a daughter,
Maggie. She joins sister Emily.
Jeffrey J. Collin, CS'89, married Kara Collin, in October 1995.
They live in Needham, Massachusetts.
Stephanie M. Cote-Zashut, BB'89, of Gray, Maine, is a child and
family specialist for Child Development Services in Brunswick. She has
a son, Sam. Cote-Zashut is a member of the Autism Task Force, which seeks
teaching resources for the state of Maine.
Alysse (Cline) Donahue, CJ'89, married Steven Donahue on May
22, 1998, in Bermuda. They live in Danvers, Massachusetts. She is the regional
coordinator in the Department of Special Activities at John Hancock Insurance.
She says hello to Liz Tobin and Carol Boudreau.
John J. Driscoll, SET'89, completed the Infantry Captain's Career
Course at Ft. Benning, Georgia, and is an AGR operations and training officer
with the Massachusetts Army National Guard in Springfield, Massachusetts.
His e-mail address is <johndrisco@aol.com.>
Patricia A. (Slowe) Dunbar, BB'89, and her husband, Mike, of
North Andover, Massachusetts, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Meghan
Elizabeth, on December 23, 1998. Patricia is a physical therapist at Beth
Israel and Children's Hospital in Boston.
Marlene Shine Fitzmaurice, AS'89, and her husband, Jim, a professional
golfer, live in Mount Kisco, New York. She is a teacher of special education
and English and the special education learning facilitator at a public
middle school in Greenwich, Connecticut. She was planning to attend a class
of 1989 reunion at Mindy Abbett's apartment in Washington, D.C., where
she hoped to see former classmates Courtney Kane Hayes, Laura Allen, Linda
Behla, Erin McMahon Hart, and Yvonne Sanson.
Kenneth P. Gately, E'89, is a senior mechanical engineer with
Sanders/Lockheed Martin in Nashua, New Hampshire. He lives in New Boston,
New Hampshire, with his wife, Martha, and sons Matthew and Ian.
Michael J. Harding, BA'89, of San Francisco, is the marketing
manager for Critical Path, an Internet start-up in the Bay area.
Jack Hill, BA'89, was recently promoted to lieutenant commander
in the Navy and was selected to attend the Naval War College in Newport,
Rhode Island, in March. He says he's "looking forward to being near
Boston."
Christopher J. Jupin, E'89, and his wife, Alyse, of Rexford,
New York, welcomed a son, Christopher J. II, on February 17, 1998. Jupin
is an engineer with Westinghouse in Schenectady, New York.
Stephanie J. Lake, BB'89, of Everett, Massachusetts, received
a master's degree in education, with a focus on substance abuse counseling,
from the UMass Boston in 1998. She is the coordinator of alcohol and drug
education at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston.
Sharon Voyer Lavigne, AS'89, married Jim Lavigne in 1991. They
have two daughters, Allison and Rachel. "We recently bought a home
in Tolland, Connecticut, my hometown," she says. Lavigne, who holds
a master's degree from Sarah Lawrence College, is the genetic counselor
coordinator for pregnancy exposure information services at the University
of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington.
James C. Mariano, CJ'89, is the New England account executive
for G.E. Capital Mortgage Services. He and his wife, Katherine, and their
children, Julianne and James Thomas, live in Norwell, Massachusetts.
Christopher M. Mello, LC'89, and Sheri A. Mello, BB'88, welcomed
a daughter, Nicole Marie, in March 1996. Christopher is the Eastern representative
for Starkey Labs.
Cheryl (Wilbur) Morey, BB'89, and her husband, David, of Palm
Bay, Florida, celebrated the birth of a son, Alec Clay, on May 20, 1999.
Cheryl says she'll soon return to work as a physical therapist at Palm
Bay Community Hospital. Her e-mail address is <dcmorey21@aol.com>.
Janice E. Murad, BA'89, was married in 1995 and has a daughter.
She moved from London to Ridgewood, New Jersey, where she is a self-employed
sales and marketing consultant.
Maria R. Olsen, BB'89, and Daniel K. Olsen, E'89, live
in Cheshire, Connecticut, with their children, Christopher and Sara. Maria,
who earned a master's degree in physical therapy from Quinnipiac College,
is a physical therapist at Yale New Haven Hospital.
Michael B. Porterfield, AS'89, of Alexandria, Virginia, is the
assistant coach of the United States national and Olympic men's rowing
teams.
Ann N. Ray, BA'89, of Bristol, Connecticut, and Lester G. Finkle
II are engaged to be married on October 21. Ray continues to pursue her
MBA.
Kathryn P. Scott, BB'89, of Easton, Massachusetts, is a physical
therapist with Easter Seals. She and her husband, John, have three children,
Harry, Gabriela, and Mathilda.
Richard W. Sibley, AS'89, of Carlisle, Massachusetts, is director
of information services at New England Voice and Data in Marlborough.
Reginald Steele, AS'89, of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, received
a master's degree in criminal justice from Anna Maria College. He is the
revenue security coordinator for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Patrice Headd Stutzenberger, BA'89, and her husband, Karl, of
Plymouth, Massachusetts, welcomed a son, Charles Heinrich, on January 12,
1999.
Antonio S. Tiberi, N'89, of New Castle, Deleware, and his wife
celebrated the birth of a son, Sestilio Nicolo, on February 10, 1999. Tiberi
works as a triage nurse at Christiana Care's Healthcare Center.
Margaret E. Trant, BA'89, and her husband, Daniel Trant,
E'88, of Stoneham, Massachusetts, welcomed a daughter, Mary Margaret, on
June 30, 1999. She joins sisters Samantha and Emily.
Jennifer J. Tonneson-Benoit, BA'89, married William J. Benoit
on June 12, 1999. They live in Stoughton, Massachusetts. She is working
toward a certificate of advanced graduate study in financial planning at
Boston University.
Janice V. Winn, CJ'89, and her husband, Joe Veilleux, of Andover,
Massachusetts, have two children, Jake and Nick. From 1990 to 1997, Winn
worked as a paralegal specialist in the U.S. attorney's office.
Scott P. Zimbler, CJ'89, of Coram, New York, was the valedictorian
of the 1999 Suffolk County (New York) Police Academy class and is now a
deputy sheriff in the Suffolk County sheriff's department.
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