1980s
Stephen Goldberg, BA'80, of Woodbridge, Connecticut, is president
of Alert Security Systems, which installs burglar, fire, and closed-circuit
video systems.
Joel Russo, BA'80, lives in Merrick, Long Island, New York, with
his wife of thirteen years, Carla, and their children, Robert and twin
girls Arielle and Sofia. Russo is the Northeast regional sales manager
for Valleylab, a division of Tyco Healthcare. "Life is great,"
he says, adding that he'd like to hear from classmates by e-mail at <joelrusso@valleylab.com>.
Cheryl Supowit, BA'80, of Needham, Massachusetts, is a principal
with Forman, Itzkowitz, Berenson and LaGreca in Newton. She began working
with the firm in 1980 and is a member of the American Institute of CPAs
and the Massachusetts Society of CPAs.
Michael Chmura, AS'81, received a master's degree in business
communication and public relations from Emerson College last year. He is
the news director at Harvard Law School.
Paul Cleri, E'81, ME'91, and his wife, Lorraine, of Needham,
Massachusetts, celebrated the birth of twin daughters, Natalie and Alexis,
on January 4. The girls join older brother Nathaniel. Cleri is a principal
engineer with R. W. Beck, a consulting engineering company. He can be e-mailed
at <pcleri@rwbeck.com>.
Russell W. Coombs Jr., BA'81, of Lake Worth, Florida, is a captain
with Delta Air Lines.
Heather A. Daley-Leach, LA'81, opened a medical practice in south
Texas in March.
Diane Deveau, N'81, and her husband, Kevin Fletcher, of Nyack,
New York, have five children-the youngest two biological and the older
three adopted from Vietnam two years ago. "Happily living just outside
NYC," she says. "Not much time now for a nursing career, but
I work for the Rockland Parent-Child Center, a local nonprofit." She
says she'd like to hear from old friends at <dienro7@hotmail.com>.
Joseph Schultz, BA'81, of Middletown, Connecticut, is a buyer
with Ames Department Stores. He has been married for twelve years and has
two children. "I would like to hear from classmates from my marketing
classes in 1981," he writes. His e-mail address is <JoeCeltics@aol.com>.
Richard H. Dunham, BA'82, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, is the
payroll tax manager and human resources officer for State Street Corporation
in North Quincy.
Steve Egna, BA'82, of Niskayuna, New York, wants his "long-lost,
out-of-touch friends" to know he "made it all the way back to
where he started his post-N.U. life-the New York State capital district."
He's a senior vice president for Schwartz Heslin Group, a consulting firm.
"E-mail me at <segna@shggroup.com>
and update me on your stuff," he writes. "Looking for companies
in need, as well. Cheers."
Carl B. Roberts, E'82, of Paradise View, Saint Johns, Antigua,
is general manager of Cable and Wireless Dominica. He received a master's
in business administration in 1995 from the University of West Indies.
Mark Sattelberger, CJ'82, welcomes e-mail from friends at <mark.sattelberger@ snet.net>.
Rosalind Berman-Myerson, AS'83, and her husband, Frederic, recently
purchased a condominium in Quincy, Massachusetts. Karen M. Frangos, BB'83,
completed two years of residency in naturopathic medicine and has opened
a private practice in Portland, Oregon, emphasizing sports medicine and
women's health. She can be e-mailed at <mskmb@aol.com>.
Elisabeth A. Fuchs, BB'83, GB'86, of Newton, Massachusetts, is
a small-animal veterinarian in Boston.
Mike Laverdure, MJ'83, of Merrimack, New Hampshire, is a senior
security manager with Sanders, a Lockheed Martin company. He formerly worked
for the CIA and as a security consultant for a Washington, D.C., company.
He and his wife have two children. Laverdure says he'd like to "reestablish
contact with former companions Larry, Pam, Vanessa, LoriAnn, and other
classmates." His e-mail address is <mplaverdure@earthlink.net>.
Bill Price, BA'83, is vice president and chief financial officer
of MarketSoft. He formerly worked for NextPoint Networks, MediQual Systems,
and Arthur Andersen.
Linda M. Rasmussen, MPA'83, was named director of gifts at Hampshire
College in Amherst, Massachusetts, in January. "I formerly worked
at Deerfield Academy as capital gifts officer in a $125 million campaign,"
she writes. "Hampshire will also be in a campaign mode, so I am excited
by this new challenge." She adds, "I have not forgotten my interest
in politics and I watch for opportunities to contribute in Amherst, where
I have lived since 1996."
Worden Willis, MBA'83, has been involved in rescuing Old English
sheepdogs since 1978. "Last year, I placed thirty-one 'Sheepies' in
new homes," she says. Classmates interested in fostering or adopting
such dogs may call Willis at 800-284-9995, extension 139. She is in her
tenth year as a stockbroker in Boca Raton, Florida.
Mario A. Vecchiarello, E'83, ME'87, of Peabody, Massachusetts,
has been promoted to principal at Camp Dresser and McKee.
Donn R. Heath, BA'84, of Winchester, Massachusetts, is a residential
real estate agent for Coldwell Banker/Hunneman. He formerly worked for
Office Depot.
Patricia McGaughan, MBA'84, and her husband, Brian, of Berwyn,
Pennsylvania, recently welcomed their first child, Elizabeth.
Jayne E. Costa, AS'85, is an assistant principal at Narraguagus
High School in Harrington, Maine. She's also a lieutenant in the Navy Reserves
and a reserve police officer. Costa received a master's degree in secondary
education from UMass Amherst, taught high school English in Rumford, Maine,
and was an assistant principal at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School
in South Paris.
Lisa M. Evangelista, CJ'85, of Medford, Massachusetts, was inducted
into the Medford High School Hall of Fame for outstanding dedication to
the sports and cheerleading programs at the school.
Loren Gelber, PHD'85, recently joined Universal Research in Pompano
Beach, Florida, as executive director of clinical research. The firm manages
community-based clinical trials in southeast Florida.
Suzanne Wells McGrath, BA'85, of Seattle, Washington, is employed
as a yoga instructor after working eleven years in executive sales at Xerox.
She recently took a six-month backpacking trip to the Middle East and Eastern
Europe. She said she and her husband are enjoying their eight-month-old
daughter, Lilly.
Mary Ellen McKeever, UC'85, of Framingham, Massachusetts, graduated
from the Simmons College women's MBA program in 1998 and now is the director
of Bell Atlantic's New England Major Customer Service Center. She has a
daughter who is a senior at Babson College and a son who is a freshman
at North Carolina State University.
Walter Eykel, CS'86, and his wife, Kellie, of Norton, Massachusetts,
celebrated the birth of a son, Ryan Walter, on February 22. Their older
children are Evan and Sean. Eykel's e-mail address is <weykel@computer.org>.
Michael Behn and Linda Wyetzner, both L'87, celebrated
the birth of their second daughter, Sara Rose.
Sonya (Rost) Bradski, BA'87, and her husband, Gary, of Palo Alto,
California, welcomed their second daughter, Simcha, on January 9. They
can be reached by e-mail at <SonyaNGary@Juno.com>.
Maura Buckley, N'87, of Canton, Massachusetts, is a health care
consultant for Applied Management Systems in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Matthew H. Defeo, BA'87, of Millersville, Maryland, was recently
named director of worldwide training at Black and Decker.
Manuel A. Henriquez, BA'87, and his wife, Elizabeth, welcomed
a daughter, Natalie Annabelle, on November 25, 1999. She joins an older
sister, Isabelle Lauren.
James B. Holly, E'87, of York, Maine, has worked for the Defense
Department for thirteen years as a nuclear engineer at the Portsmouth Naval
Ship-yard. He and his wife, Kate, have two sons, whom they homeschool.
Holly can be reached by e-mail at <JBH1964@aol.com>.
Paula Ficarra Krapf, AS'87, of Geneva, Illinois, celebrated the
birth of her first child, Ritabella Lorraine, in January.
Nasim G. Memon, AS'87, of Arlington, Virginia, has joined The
Dialos Corporation as an information consultant.
James W. Bucking, CJ'88, is a partner in the Boston law firm
Foley, Hoag, Eliot. He specializes in labor and employment law and represents
corporations and other employees in union, wage, and hour discrimination
and other workplace matters. Bucking and his wife, Catherine (DiClemente)
Bucking, N'89, live in Needham, Massachusetts, with their children,
Grace and Christopher.
Jim Franklin, BA'88, of Franklin, Massachusetts, is national
sales manager of C&S Products of Fort Dodge, Iowa. His son, Joseph,
was born on August 31, 1999, joining an older sister, Katie. Franklin's
e-mail address is <jim@cs-prod.com>.
Calvin A. Jones, BA'88, is a partner in the law firm Reed Smith
Shaw and McLay. He practices health care law and commercial litigation
in the firm's Princeton, New Jersey, office. Jones and his wife, Elizabeth,
live in Plainsboro, New Jersey, with their two children.
Bridget L. Breen, PAH'89, and her husband, John, of Kingston,
Massachusetts, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Arianna L., on March
3, 1999. Breen is a staff pharmacist with Stop and Shop.
Launa Cebula Burke, N'89, and Bill Burke, BA'88, of Eagle
River, Alaska, have been married for eleven years and have four children,
Brendan, Joshua, Kathleen, and Sierra. Launa is a captain and labor and
delivery nurse in the Air Force, and Bill is a computer programmer. Classmates
can e-mail them at <Burkeak98@aol.com>.
Katy Chinn, FD'89, of Milton, Massachusetts, is a pediatric dental
hygienist with Children's Dental Health Center in Stoughton. She writes,
"I recently bought a house with my fiancé and am getting married
in September."
Steve Day, E'89, of Bangor, Maine, married Sarah Johnston in
July 1999. He is completing work on a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
at the University of Maine at Orono.
Robert Jackson, AS'89, of Elmwood Park, New Jersey, is a sales
representative for J. L. Hammett and coaches a local wrestling team. He
says he "wishes many blessings and prosperity for all N.U. graduates
and students."
Chris Mello, SET'89, and his wife, Sheri, of Apex, North Carolina,
celebrated the birth of their second child, Kyle James, on February 9.
Hillary Ornstein-Friedman, BB'89, of Chester, New Jersey, sends
greetings to her old N.U. friends. She writes, "I am a busy stay-at-home
mom with two daughters, Stefanie and Allie. Been married to husband, Jonathan,
since 1993."
Catherine E. Ravens, UC'89, UC'92, and Fred J. Ravens Jr.,
ME'68, of East Falmouth, Massachusetts, announce the birth of their thirteenth
grandchild, Noah, on March 9, in Galveston, Texas. Catherine is assistant
editor of the Falmouth Garden Club Quarterly. Fred will soon be taking
over the duties of president of the Quarter Century Wireless Club.
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