1980s
Carlos Caraballo, E'80, and Ivette Madera Velazquez, Ed'80, and
their children, Adriana and Carlos, live in Boquerón, Puerto Rico.
Ivette teaches elementary school, and Carlos is a contractor.
Mark R. Gage, CJ'80, of Richland, New Jersey, retired in July as
captain of detectives in the Atlantic County prosecutor's office. He is
now the manager of planning and program development for the National White
Collar Crime Center.
Frank D. Murray, BA'80, of New York City, is vice president of promotion
for Robbins Entertainment in New York.
Kimberly "Ham" Adams, Ed'81, of Madison, Connecticut,
writes, "Just thought I would send a hello to all my friends. I have
been married for thirteen years and love being a mom to my eight-year-old
son. Anyone from Stetson East from the early days still out there? I would
love to hear from old classmates or roommates at <kim.adams@snet.net>."
Brian Berliner, E'81, of Redondo Beach, California, is a partner
in the law firm O'Melveny & Myers, where he specializes in intellectual
property law. He and his wife, Renee, have three children, Isaak, Tessa,
and Benjamin.
Vaughn J. Crawford, BA'81, of Geneva, New York, is vice president
of operations for First Flight Management, a provider of corporate aircraft
management services.
Jeffrey A. Doucette, CJ'81, of Elkton, Maryland, says "hello
to all my N.U. friends." His new e-mail address is <JDouc@udel.edu>.
Nickie (Uram) Heslen, BA'81, and her husband, Charles, celebrated
the birth of their first child, Kellie Elizabeth, on June 9. Heslen works
for Bank of America in Towson, Maryland, a suburb north of Baltimore.
Thomas A. Manning, CJ'81, of Worcester, Massachusetts, was awarded
the Massachusetts Bar Association's Community Service Award, which fewer
than 200 attorneys have received since the award was created in the 1980s.
Tom Rollo, BA'81, is a manager for large and regional banking organizations
for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He and his wife, Liz, live
in Springfield, Virginia, with their children, Andrew and Brynn.
Thomas M. Sommer, E'81, of Groton, Massachusetts, is a consulting
hardware engineer for Cayman Systems in Billerica. Lisa Abbey James, BB'82,
and her husband, Donald, have formed D & L Consulting, to promote health,
wellness, and independence for people with disabilities. She says they
are committed to improving disability rights and awareness in legislation.
Noreen (Haddad) Thompsen, BB'82, and her husband, Tom, have owned
the Cove Bluffs Motel in Eastham, Massachusetts, since December 1997. "We
have two children, Jenna and Karl. The motel is a family project and is
hard work from April to November. In the off-season, we slow down and do
some traveling (this past year Utah, Arizona, and London)," she writes.
"Would love to hear from BB classmates." Her e-mail address is
<covebluffs@capecod.net>.
Marea (Staples) Assante, CJ'83, writes, "Hi from Florida. Where
are you, Frank O'Brien and Paul Fitzpatrick? I miss you both and think
of you often. Please e-mail me at <Homethyme@aol.com>.
Any other alumni in Florida or CJ'83, I would love to hear from you."
Lawrence E. Beckford, E'83, of Laconia, New Hampshire, says he remarried
on May 23, 1998, and retired two months later.
Edward "Ted" Behrens, E'83, of Winchester, Massachusetts,
is business director of Enron Energy Services. He has two children, Samuel
Henry (born December 1, 1999) and Berrill.
John Costas, BA'83, has moved from Indi-anapolis, Indiana, to Tempe,
Arizona, where he is the vice president of sales for Microage/Pinacor.
He says his wife, Bernice, and children, Nicholas and Audrie, love the
warm weather. Costas would like to connect with Northeastern grads in the
Phoenix area. His e-mail address is <costasjohn@hotmail.com>.
Glenn Danielson, LC'83, of Wahiawa, Hawaii, writes, "If you
remember 1983, it was a bad year for job hunters, especially for me with
my record GPA. So I enlisted in the Army to straighten out. After I trained
for a few years and received great assignments like Hawaii, Korea, Colorado
Springs, and Monterey, California, the Army paid for my master's in international
affairs at Columbia University. They then sent me for a year of language
school in Yokohama, Japan. I'm back in Hawaii again as a security assistance
program manager at the Pacific Command in Honolulu. I welcome e-mail from
my brother cafeteria dogs and quad heads. Remember FORTRAN 4!" His
e-mail address is <dekiru@hotmail.com>.
Susan (Fertig) Halpert, AS'83, of Wayland, Massachu- setts, is communications
manager for Parmenter VNA & Community Care in Wayland.
Twila (Pittsley) McInnis, N'83, and James McInnis, SET'87,
of Bedford, New Hampshire, celebrated the birth of their fifth child, Brenna
Chase, on November 30, 1999. His siblings are Aislinn, James Jr., Jennica,
and Cody. Twila is a "home manager" after earning a master of
science degree from Boston University and teaching nursing at the baccalaureate
level. Jim also received a master of science degree from BU and is president
of INSYST Technologies, which specializes in integrated systems and automated
design. They would like to hear from friends by e-mail at <jmcinnis@mediaone.net>.
John P. Economou, SET'84, has been awarded the Certified Auctioneers
Institute designation, the highest in the industry. He is one of fewer
than 1,000 auctioneers in the country to attain the designation.
Amy Morton McKeon, BA'84, of Easton, Connecticut, says "hello"
to her fellow alumni. "If in the Connecticut area, stop by and say
hi," she writes. "Hope everyone is doing well."
James V. Monopoli, BA'84, of Canton, Massachusetts, is president
and owner of Quantech Services, which specializes in business consulting
services to government and commercial clients. He and his wife, Jean, have
two sons, James and Nicholas.
Bill Peyser, PA'84, is chief financial officer of the Chronicle
of Higher Education, in Washington, D.C. He and his wife, Ann, live in
Bethesda, Maryland, with their children, Jeffrey and Carolyn. Peyser's
e-mail address is <bill.peyser@chronicle.com>.
Cindy M. (Bergel) Spector, BA'84, MBA'90, and Steven F. Spector,
MBA'87, of Bedford, Massachusetts, have three sons. Their e-mail address
is <spectors@aol.com>.
Steven A. Klein, CJ'85, of Cooper City, Florida, is a sergeant on
the Hollywood Police Department. He and his wife, Alicia, celebrated the
birth of their third child, Elias Jacob, on April 27. Klein says hello
to fraternity brothers at ZBT. He can be e-mailed at <bucrubanzi@aol.com>.
Arthur Riel, CS'85, CS'87, of White Plains, New York, says he spent
the first nine years after college running his consulting and training
business. For the past three years, he's worked in the financial industry
in New York City, most recently at Merrill Lynch. He and his wife, Susana,
welcomed a son, Alexander Joseph, on October 25, 1999. Riel says he'd like
to hear from former students and classmates by e-mail at <ariel@exchange.ml.com>.
Victoria (Borowski) Duntzee, N'86, and her husband, of Richmond
Hill, Georgia, welcomed a daughter, Alexandra Simone, on March 22, 1998.
Duntzee is on the part-time clinical faculty at Georgia Southern University.
John Kahler, E'86, of Chicago, is director of the national supply
chain management practice at Braun Consulting. He and his wife, Carolyn,
have a son, Joseph Dylan.
Debi Deltano Walsh, BA'86, and her husband, Brian, of Melrose, Massachusetts,
welcomed their second child, Colin James, on November 21, 1999. She writes,
"I'm a stay-at-home mom and love it. I've been doing some volunteer
work for a local children's program and keeping busy."
Robyn Pernetti Chawner, MBA'87, is a self-employed commodities trader.
Her first historical romance novel, One Last Kiss, was accepted for publication
in electronic book format. It's available at <www.booklocker.com>.
Chawner's Web site is <geocities.com/rchawner/index.html>.
Valerie (Bernstein) Hackman, AS'87, of Bethesda, Maryland, and her
husband, Barry, celebrated the birth of twin daughters, Marnie Rachelle
and Shira Elyse, on July 14, 1999. "Hello to all sisters at Delta
Phi Epsilon. Just found two more pledges," she writes.
Daniel Lee, BA'87, is enrolled in Cornell University's Johnson Graduate
School of Business EMBA Class of 2002. He previously lived and worked in
New York City and had been with WestLB in the Latin America future flow
asset securitization originating/structuring bank business. His e-mail
address is <daniel_lee@westlb.com>.
Sai Leong and Marie Testa Leong, both BA'87, of Trenton,
New Jersey, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Sela, on January 10. She
joins brother Wyatt. Sai is director of accounting systems at National
Starch and Chemical in Bridgewater, New Jersey.
Larry McCarthy, N'87, of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, writes, "Just
moved back into the city for home ownership after a lifetime of renting
in the 'burbs, and loving it. Now married five years to Wendy. Daughter
Devin, from first marriage, is now eleven, attending Lynch School in Winchester.
She's a great diver and skier. New job for me as a nurse case manager with
Network Health Plan (managed Medicaid HMO) in Cambridge after five years
at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Cutting through campus daily to hop the
Orange to Green Line trolleys on my commute from JP to Cambridge. Love
to hear from N'87 alums." His e-mail address is <larry_mccarthy@yahoo.com>.
Doug Mure, MBA'87, of Wrentham, Massachusetts, formed a human resources
consulting practice, DVM Resources, which provides management consulting
to business clients.
Jeff Pilon, BA'87, is the area manager in Plymouth, Massachusetts,
for Old Colony Mortgage, a subsidiary of Abington Savings Bank.
Matthew Eastwood, E'88, is an industry research analyst specializing
in custom consulting and multiclient research in the Enterprise Systems
Group at International Data in Framingham, Massachusetts. He and his wife,
Lynn, live in Southborough with their children, Hannah and Abigail. His
e-mail address is <meadtwood@idc.com>.
Gregory J. Eldridge, E'88, of Natick, Massachusetts, is vice president
at Haley and Ward, a Waltham-based civil and environmental engineering
company.
Mike Flanagan, BA'88, is director of advertising strategy and development
at the Boston Globe. He and his wife, Laura, have two sons, Kevin and Connor.
"A hearty hello to the guys from Stetson East," he says. Flanagan's
e-mail address is <m_flanagan@globe.com>.
Wendy (Koboski) Lombardo, BA'88, of Southington, Connecticut, received
a bachelor's degree in exercise science and health-fitness promotion from
Central Connecticut State University in New Britain. She completed her
internship at New Britain General Hospital. Her e-mail address is <JWLomb@aol.com>.
Rizwan Shoukat, E'88, of Islamabad, Punjab, notes she's "married
with two beautiful daughters."
Yves Renee Syverain, N'88, and Milliardaire Syverain, PAH'88,
live in Palo Alto, California, with their son, Milliardaire III. Yves is
chief executive officer of Blood-Check.com, a Web company in Silicon Valley.
The company offers clinical laboratory services and blood tests directly
to patients, clinics, and businesses throughout the country. Milliardaire
received his medical degree from Stanford University in 1993. They can
be e-mailed at <info@blood-check.com>.
Peter Furfari, E'89, and Heather (Gutherz) Furfari, BA'90,
celebrated the birth of twins, Elizabeth and Benjamin, on November 1, 1999.
Peter received an MBA from the University of Rhode Island and is a global
operations specialist at Texas Instruments in Attleboro, Massachusetts.
Heather is a senior account executive for United Parcel Service. "We
would enjoy hearing from our old friends from N.U.," they write. Their
e-mail address is <pfurfari@aol.com>.
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