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1990s Irfan Hasan, AS'90, received a master's degree in public administration in May from New York University's Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service and is now a program officer in the area of health and people with special needs at the New York Community Trust. Prior to enrolling in graduate school, Hasan was vice president for client services and operations at Greater Boston Rehabilitation Services in Cambridge. Greg Kelton, CS'90, of Beverly Hills, California, earned an MBA from Georgetown University in May and is now a project manager at Kenamea in San Francisco. Peter Moran, MBA'90, of Arlington, Virginia, is hoping to organize a reunion of September 1990 co-op MBA graduates next spring or summer. Class-mates should send their contact information to Moran at <petermoran@yahoo.com>. Gordon Richardson, BA'90, writes from Hohenfels, Germany, "Amybeth and I are doing fine. We have two children, Ben and Ethan, who are keeping us busy. I am making a career of the military and am currently stationed in Bavaria. We are enjoying the beer and food. Hello to all our friends." David C. Seymour, UC'90, and Susan Seymour, BA'93, live in Marshfield, Massachusetts. David is a vice president with Chase Manhattan Bank, and Susan is a freelance corporate writer. Darlene Conners, AS'91, of Canton, Massachusetts, is the internal operations manager for Peter Elliot commercial real estate company. She says she'd like to hear from friends at <dconners@peterelliot.com>. Christopher Riley, AS'91, of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, says he has started a new job with an Internet company, Jagnotes.com, that will be webcasting a financial-information show in the coming months. "It's a lot different from my days in sports television with the networks," he writes. Riley says he and his wife were expecting their first child in October. Friends may write him at <CRiley@Jagfn.com>. Stephen Turner, MBA'91, of North Andover, Massachusetts, has been appointed vice president of engineering at Curl Corporation, a developer of Internet infrastructure software in Cambridge. Joyce Faria, AS'92, of Middletown, Rhode Island, is a media representative for Southcoast Health System in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Shawn W. Murphy, MA'92, is an assistant professor of journalism at Plattsburgh State University of New York. He says he'd like to hear updates from his classmates. His e-mail address is <shawn.murphy@plattsburgh.edu>. Jim Phelan, E'92, writes, "I graduated in '92 with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering at the age of forty-one. My earlier schooling was at the New England Conservatory as a French-horn player. My wife, Lillian Burkart, and I own and operate Burkart-Phelan. Our company is regarded as one of the top two or three in the world for the manufacture of high-quality flutes and piccolos. Our instruments are played in orchestras from Boston to Los Angeles to Osaka to Seville to São Paulo and back. This year our sales will top $1.5 million. I've also just published a book on flute acoustics and construction, The Complete Guide to the Flute. I am truly indebted to Northeastern. The rigorous engineering training has been essential in vaulting our company into the 'big leagues' in this short time span. The flexibility in scheduling allowed me to complete my degree in only three years, which was important at my age. I'm still in touch with many of the professors I had-Levendis, Hashemi, Shiffman, LoBrutto, and Zied." David J. Tauriello, MEd'92, of Walkersville, Maryland, has been named online producer at Maryland Public Television. His responsibilities include development of websites and pages for MPT Learning Works, a series of educational programs. Cheryl (Parent) Carlsen, N'93, and her husband, Darrell, of Taunton, Massachusetts, welcomed a son, Matthew Robert, on June 17. Their first child, Shawn Michael, was born February 20, 1997. Carlsen is a critical-care nurse in Taunton. Ava (Rothenberg) Lawrence, AS'93, and Keith Lawrence, BA'94, were married April 29 and live in New York City. Ava is the manager of licensing at TVT Records. Keith is a graphic designer at Saks Fifth Avenue. Their e-mail address is <krl0401@hotmail.com>. Ron Magas, AS'93, of Monroe, Connecticut, has been named an associate vice president at Kitchen Public Relations in New York City. Alyssa Santoro, N'93, and Brian Gagnon, BA'93, were married on October 23, 1999. They live in Medway, Massachusetts. Santoro is an oncology nurse at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Ken Williams, AS'93, of Groveland, Massachusetts, married Nancy Vutech on September 23. He says the wedding party consisted of "Northeastern and Maxwell Jumps personalities." Gordie Milne ("yes, Friday Afternoon Madness") and Javier Ibarra were best men and Steve Huntler, Joe Brandolo (both '93), and Joe Fair ('94) were ushers. Khris Wales and Chad LaMarch also attended. Erika A. Zucker, L'93, of Los Angeles, is director of policy and advocacy for the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy. "The organization is responsible for L.A.'s living-wage ordinance and worker-retention ordinance," she writes. "I direct policy of living-wage campaigns in L.A. and provide assistance to the living-wage movement nationally." Joe Fair, CJ'94, of Boston, married Lisa Caruso on May 6. He graduated from Boston College Law School in 1997 and is a labor attorney at Dwyer & Jenkins, in Boston. His e-mail address is <LJFair@msn.com>. Wendy (Faith) Foley, BB'94, and her husband, Mike, of Halifax, Massachusetts, welcomed a daughter, Alana Faith, on June 20. The couple also have two sons, Sean and Nicholas. Foley is a physical therapist at Brockton Hospital. Marissa Pelton, AS'94, reports that she and Clint Eller, BA'94, are still living together in the Chelsea section of New York City. Pelton works for Assouline, a Paris-based creative company. Eller is a vice president and technical officer for Chase Bank. "Please e-mail us at <clintmaris@aol.com>. We would love to hear from some of you who disappeared," she writes. Allison Price, MJ'95, and her husband, of Wakefield, Massachusetts, welcomed a daughter, Julia Rachel, on March 2. John Pedreros, BA'96, of Arlington, Massachusetts, reports that he was married on March 25 at the Old North Church in the North End. He and his wife, Francine, spent their honeymoon in Hawaii. Pedreros received an MBA from Suffolk University in June and now works at MFS in Boston as a performance analyst. He writes, "If anyone from the business class of '96 is still in Boston, e-mail me at <juancarlosp@worldnet.att.net>." Alison B. Howard, AS'97, of Marion, Massachusetts, earned a master's degree in occupational therapy from Tufts University. Corey Masse, AS'97, is the new play-by-play voice of the Boston Bruins' top affiliate, the Providence Bruins. A native of Wilmington, Massachusetts, Masse filled the same role for the Bruins' ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Grrrowl, for the past two years. He started his broadcasting career at Northeastern, calling games from 1994 to 1997. Jeffrey D. Renzi, CJ'98, of Cranston, Rhode Island, is associate director of community corrections for the Rhode Island Department of Corrections. Gina Morda, BA'99, of Boston, is a client analyst at Goldman Sachs and Company. Return to top of page