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1990s

Steven G. Catalano, CJ'90, MJ'95, and Eileen (Simpson) Catalano, CJ'90, live in South Boston. Steven works in the Office of Strategic Planning and Resource Development at the Boston Police Department and is a part-time lecturer in N.U.'s University College. He can be e-mailed at <catalanos.bpd@ci.boston.ma.us>. Eileen is an accountant at Fidelity Investments.

G. Heath Chiavettone, CS'90, of Sunnyvale, California, married Isabel Maria Hanagan on July 25, 1999.

Michele (Alberi) Eshleman, AS'90, celebrated the birth of a son, William James, on August 10, 1999. He joins brother Wyatt. Eshleman is an English teacher at Oxford Hills High School in Norway, Maine. Her e-mail address is <Michele_Eshleman@sad17.K12.me.us>.

Michel Fernandes, E'90, is technical director of Acushnet Rubber in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He and his wife, Michele, and two children live in East Freetown.

Christian W. Kasparian, E'90, of Denville, New Jersey, says to classmates, "Hey, how's it going? Get ready for the reunion."

David Keller, E'90, of Medford, Massachusetts, plays in Primrose Path, an "all original band." Their website is <www.primrosepath.com>.

Matthew Kirichok, E'90, and Nancy Medeiros, BB'90, were married May 15, 1999. They live and work in Maryland.

Keith Majkut, CS'90, and his wife, Karen, welcomed a son, Benjamin Wilson, on October 1, 1999. "He was eight pounds, nine ounces at birth and is a very healthy and happy boy," Majkut writes. His e-mail address is <kmajkut@compuserve.com>.

Gerry McDougall, BA'90, and Jennifer Funk-McDougall, Ed'94, were married in April 1998 and live in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Jennifer is a kindergarten teacher and Gerry is a senior manager for PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Joseph Volavka, BB'90, and Christine (Baribeau) Volavka, BB'90, live in Bayshore, New York, with their children, Joseph and Elizabeth. He is director of rehabilitation for St. Charles Rehabilitation on Long Island. She practices physical therapy part-time but "prefers her stay-at-home job." They can be e-mailed at <werptsl@aol.com>.

Charles Alperin, BB'91, is a social worker with a private practice in Brookline and Lexington, Massachusetts. He and his wife, Robin, and daughter, Maya, live in Brighton.

Kristin (Dion) Bartucca, BA'91, lives in Walpole, Massachusetts, with her husband, Mike, and daughters, Hannah and Emily. She pursued a degree in nursing after graduation from Northeastern and now works at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

Christine Corrente, AS'91, of Arlington, Massachusetts, is a training manager in the media group of EMC Corporation. "I'd love to try to get in touch with my old friends," she says. Her e-mail address is <ccorrente@yahoo.com>.

Dino P. D'Emilia, E'91, of Torrance, California, is part owner of CBM Consulting. He can be reached at <dino@cbmconsulting.com>.

Kelly A. Durkee-Erwin, AS'91, of Lynn, Massachusetts, writes, "I am happy to keep meeting N.U. Band alumni during different events, like the BC game. The bands and alumni keep sounding and looking better and better. I married Everett W. Erwin Jr., another NUB graduate, on August 4, 1999. I just changed jobs and am working at the Eliassen Group in Wakefield. Still playing clarinet in the Middlesex Concert Band and the N.U. bands as they need me."

John Haefner, AS'91, of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, writes, "Had a great visit with some old N.U. friends, Gordon Richardson, BA'90, and Amy Beth (Bolesky) Richardson, BA'90, in Germany. As we were leaving our posting there, they were arriving. Now with the Defense Mapping School in Ft. Belvoir. Still keep in touch with Bill Fritz, E'79, who is currently attending the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania."

Emmanuel Korkodilos, SET'91, of Framingham, Massachusetts, left the Boston Herald after twelve and a half years and now is a systems consultant with Corporate Technologies of Burlington. He says that his daughter, Rachel, is nineteen months old. Emmanuel can be e-mailed at <emmanuelk@aol.com>.

Steve Kosche, BA'91, and his wife, Ann (Berry) Kosche, BA'91, of Westborough, Massachusetts, welcomed a son, Matthew Stephen, on October 28, 1998. Steve was scheduled to complete his master's in business administration from Boston College last month.

Jayme Totten, AS'91, married Robert Totten in October 1997. They live in Lambertville, New Jersey. She is a senior buyer for Johnson & Johnson. Her e-mail address is <jtotten@cpcus.jnj.com>.

Jorge D. Carrilo, PAH'92, of Apex, North Carolina, was awarded the Army Junior Officer Pharmacy Award in 1997 after serving as the chief of the pharmacy department of the Army hospital in Panama. He also was awarded the Army Health Education Scholarship and is pursuing a doctorate in pharmacy at Campbell University in North Carolina.

Maryellen Colliton, MEd'92, of Somerville, Massachusetts, has been named as associate dean of student development at Merrimack College in North Andover. Since 1994, she has served as Merrimack's director of student activities.

William Cox, E'92, of Upton, Massachusetts, works as a CPI product manager at CARR Separation in Franklin. He and his wife have two daughters, Morgan and Kaylee. "Would love to hear from other Chem E's from the class of '92," he writes.

Chris Garniewicz, AS'92, is a firefighter in Bluffton, South Carolina, and works part-time as a sailmaker for Quantum Sail Design Group. "I look forward to hearing from friends," he says. His e-mail address is <Garnie@ISLC.net>.

Andrew Hochron, BA'92, and Mary (Schnitzer) Hochron, BA'93, welcomed "the newest future Husky cheerleader," Caitlyn Amanda, on November 14, 1999. Visit her on the Web at <www.hochron.net/babyh>. Friends may also e-mail Andrew at <andrew_hochron@corpsoft.com> and Mary at <shorebrat@visto.com>.

Meri Aschner Levine, BA'92, married Marc J. Levine on Memorial Day 1999. They live in Easton, Massachusetts. She is a senior accountant at the New England Conservatory of Music. She says freshman-year roommate Chantale (Davis) Muller, BA'92, of Columbia, Maryland, "passed up the opportunity to be a bridesmaid in the wedding in order to give birth to her and husband Carl's first child, Nelson Henry, on June 15, 1999."

David A. MacDonald, BA'92, of Peabody, Massachusetts, is a fixed-income salesman at Fidelity Capital Markets. He has three children, Timothy David, Kathryn, and Brian.

Dwayne S. McGraw, MA'92, of Carmel, Indiana, is director of financial reporting at Great American Life Insurance in Cincinnati. He is a member of the Society of Actuaries and the American Academy of Actuaries.

Joseph Scaramozza Jr., BA'92, is in his fourth year at Tufts University Medical School in the MD/MBA in health management program. "I'm set to graduate in May 2000 (yippee!). Medical school has been a most amazing experience, and I plan to pursue a residency in pediatrics (hopefully, in the New England area)," says Scaramozza, who was married November 27, 1999. "The MBA aspect of the combined degree is a relatively new program; and interestingly, it combines the teaching efforts of Brandeis' Heller School and Northeastern's MBA program. When I began in the summer of 1996, we were the second class to begin the newly created MBA program. Needless to say, sitting in lectures again at N.U. brought back a lot of memories. And to think that Dodge was still a library back in 1992."

Beverly Swan, AS'92, moved to Los Angeles after graduation and worked in the record business for four years. She later moved to Miami and signed on as an account executive with WKIS-FM for two years. "Finally, my boyfriend and I have decided to come back to the land of seasons and bought a house in New City, New York, one hour from New York City," she writes. "I think we're here for good. I'm now the East Coast advertising sales representative for R&R [Radio & Records]." Her e-mail address is <bswan@rronline.com>.

Peter M. Waldron, MBA'92, and his wife, Deanna, of Ashland, Massachusetts, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Michelle, on June 29, 1999.

Baskar Banerjee, E'93, ME'96, of Ithaca, New York, is enrolled in the MBA program at Cornell University.

Lori (MacCausland) Cole, MA'93, and her husband, Clinton, of Vienna, Virginia, celebrated the birth of a son, William Timothy, on October 10, 1999. He joins a sister, Elizabeth Katherine. Cole's e-mail address is <Lori.cole@att.net>.

Prescille Chu, BA'93, earned an MBA from the University of Chicago and works for Warner-Lambert, a pharmaceutical company. Her e-mail address is <prescille.chu@gsbalum.uchicago.edu>.

Steven Cicchino, AS'93, of Roseland, New Jersey, owns and manages the Parkway Manor Health Center, a skilled nursing home and rehabilitation center in East Orange, New Jersey. He's also the founder of Bluemoo.com, a Web-hosting company. "Hello to all my classmates," he says. "Go Huskies."

Deborah (Weeks) King, BB'93, and her husband, Brian, of Woburn, Massachusetts, welcomed a daughter, Alexis Nicole, on May 19, 1999. King works as a physical therapist clinical supervisor at Health South New England Rehabilitation Hospital.

Garrett J. Lee, AS'93, L'97, of Boston, is an associate in the Professional Practices Group of the Boston law firm Burns & Levinson.

Kristin Lyons, CJ'93, recently received a master's in social work from Salem State College. She can be reached by e-mail at <lyonskris@aol.com>.

Aaron D. Pyman, BA'93, is married to Lisa-Anne (Ferrari) Pyman, former administrative assistant for the Northeastern honors program. He's a sales engineer with Blackstone Technology Group in Worcester and can be e-mailed at<pyman@btgp.com>. Lisa-Anne founded and runs Pyman Concepts, which provides marketing services, including website content and design.

Keith Regan, AS'93, and his wife, Ilona, of Grafton, Massachusetts, welcomed a daughter, Ilona Marie, on August 22, 1999. Regan is a freelance writer for the Boston Business Journal and several online publications. He expects to receive a master's degree from Emerson College in May.

Rene Santerre, BA'93, married Eric Sauereisen on September 10, 1999. They live in Pittsburgh.

Christine Frein Skala, N'93, and her husband, David, celebrated the birth of their second daughter, Natalie Nicole, on May 17, 1999. They live in the Dallas­Ft. Worth area. Her e-mail address is <cskala@webcombo.net>.

Lisa M. Wood, PAH'93, and Peter S. Wood, CS'93, of Carver, Massachusetts, were married in August 1994. Their son, Joshua, was born in April 1997. She works at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth. Her e-mail address is <lmwood@adelphia.net>.

J. C. Edmond, AS'94, of Redondo Beach, California, earned a master's degree in public administration from California State University and is the director of career development at Gates College.

Lisa A. (Bayne) Forrester, MPH'94, of Baltimore, married Daniel B. Forrester on September 17, 1999.

Richard M. Jones, PAH'94, of Montville, New Jersey, was married last May and is now working toward an MBA at Seton Hall University. He says his dog, Tanner, is "still alive and well, bigger than ever." Jones works for Merck-Medco Managed Care. His e-mail address is <richard_jones6@merck.com>.

Bradford L. Leitch, UC'94, of Newton, Massachusetts, is a U.S. Customs inspector.

Cale (Polonsky) List, AS'94, MA'96, of Nashua, New Hampshire, is working toward a bachelor's degree in computer science at Daniel Webster College. "I'm looking to buy a farm in southern New Hampshire or Massachusetts to keep my horses," she says. She is a support administrator at Tekmark Global Solutions in Merrimack. "In May, my daughter, Amanda, and I both started taking piano lessons. I can now read music and play more than Chopsticks," she adds. Her e-mail address is <CaleL@tekmarkinc.com>.

Kimberly Yates Scott, BA'94, of Farmington, Connecticut, was married last September. "My husband, Chris, is a firefighter and a landscaper," she says. "I am still working with Phoenix Investment Partners in Hartford as a fund control analyst. I want to say hi to all my old friends." Her e-mail address is <Csky44@aol.com>.

Thomas G. Wenchell, E'94, is a senior engineer with Tyco in North Haven, Connecticut. He lives with his wife, Michele, and son, Connor, in Durham.

Eric Berman, AS'95, of Bedford, Massachusetts, has been promoted to manager of public relations at Harte-Hanks Direct Marketing.

Monica (Scalpato) Burke, AS'95, of Belmont, Massachusetts, and William J. Burke Jr., CS'94, were married June 12, 1999. Monica is a senior software engineer at Lockheed Martin in Nashua, New Hampshire. Bill is a senior software engineer at Iona Technologies in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Ann (Simonetta) Kehm, BB'95, writes, "Through the month of August, I crewed/sailed from Tahiti to Moorea and Bora Bora in French Polynesia, and then to Bay of Islands, New Zealand, on the sixty-foot custom cutter Dreadnought, owned by Stanley Paris, a pioneer in manual physical therapy. Only one gale in a month beat the odds fairly well." Kehm is director of physical therapy at Joint Works in Sarasota, Florida.

Marc J. Ventimiglia, UC'95, of Venice Beach, California, works for the television show The X-Files on Fox Television.

Susan (Lyons) Young, BPH'95, married Air Force captain Brian Young on September 11, 1999. Her sister, Kristin Lyons, CJ'93, served as maid of honor. The Youngs live in Tuscon, Arizona, where Susan is working as a physical therapist for Health South and Brian is a physical therapist in the Air Force.

Nancy Roy Broderick, BA'96, married Thomas Broderick on September 4, 1999. She works as a paralegal in Boston. Her e-mail address is <nroy@scmllp.com>.

Michele R. (Tainsky) Cohen, AS'96, of North Bergen, New Jersey, writes, "On a personal note, I met my soul mate, Jason Cohen, in August 1997 and was engaged four weeks later. In September 1998, I became Michele Cohen. This, of course, illustrates the 'you know when you know' theory. On a professional note, I am the president and founder of Fun In A Box Solutions, a business development center for entrepreneurs."

Maureen A. Holmes, UC'96, of Wakefield, Massachusetts, is a vice president with Putnam Investments.

Sima Walker, N'96, of Los Angeles, is a pre-op nurse at the Surgery Center of Santa Monica and "still wondering what my next career will be." She says she'd like to hear from classmates (Kate, Hillary?) at <simark@earthlink.net>.

George M. Beede, AS'97, of Overland Park, Kansas, married Roxanne Dobbins on May 15, 1998. He is the satellite office accountant at Shook, Hardy, and Bacon, in Kansas City. He can be e-mailed at <GMBeede@go.com>.

Kathryn R. Gamelin, BB'97, of Colchester, Vermont, was married on September 3, 1999.

Lynda Hall, BA'97, is working toward a master's degree in corporate communication at Ithaca College.

Michelle (Kaplan) Jacobs, AS'97, writes, "Living in Boston's South End. Dean and I are expecting our first child in March. Would love to hear from old friends." Her e-mail address is <Michelle-Dean@msn.com> and her website is <www.geocities.com/rodeodrive/4151>.

Shannon Pennito Legere, AS'97, and Michael Legere were married on July 17, 1999, in Burlington, Connecticut.

Kerry S. Myers, CJ'97, is a supervisor in the Girls' Secure Detention Unit of the Old Colony Y Services Corporation in Brockton. She reports she's engaged to her best friend of twelve years, Caleb S. Wyse, with the wedding planned for June 17. Friends can e-mail her at <BayVil@aol.com>.

Jorge A. Rosas, AS'97, of Dallas, is the afternoon/evening drive reporter for KRLD-AM in Dallas. He formerly worked as the overnight news anchor, reporter, and morning news producer for KTSA-AM in San Antonio.

Tatyana S. Sukharenko, AS'97, and Ark Sukharenko, CS'97, of Brighton, Massachusetts, celebrated the birth of their first son, David, on April 2, 1999.

Bruce P. Whipple, E'97, of Solon, Maine, is chief executive officer of Annicott Worldwide Enterprises.

John H. McGraw, BA'98, of Manchester, Connecticut, received a master's degree in sports management from the University of Connecticut. He was a graduate assistant on UConn's NCAA championship men's basketball team. "Just want to say hello to my past teammates and good luck this year with the basketball season," he says.

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