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		1990s Rachel (Castellon) Schwank, AS’90, writes from Redding, Connecticut, “So much has happened since I was last at NU. After living in Tokyo during the Gulf War and working in the investment market out of New York City, I spent two years living in Spain. In 1998, I joined my parents in running a construction inspection company in the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania), which employed seventy-five people. The turn of the millennium brought many changes into my life. Stephen Schwank and I announced we were getting married. My parents were so happy they invited 200 guests to join us in celebrating our engagement on a three-level dinner cruise ship sailing along the Hudson and around the Statue of Liberty. Our wedding day, April 28, was the happiest day of my life.” She notes that she is a faithful Red Sox fan, her husband is a die-hard Mets fan, and they look forward to interleague baseball games. Marie H. (Statkus) Berardi, AS’91, and husband, Michael, of Grafton, Massachusetts, celebrated the birth of their first child, daughter Madison Taylor, on September 8, 2001. Berardi is a pharmaceutical sales representative for McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of Johnson and Johnson. She also serves as a part-time independent beauty consultant for Mary Kay. She and Michael have been married for two years. Friends and classmates may e-mail her at <marieberardi@yahoo.com>. Mark Conlon, BA’91, of Denville, New Jersey, is married to Sharon Mary Kaszans. Their son, Dylan Christopher, was born on June 9, 2000. Jason Levy, MBA’91, and his wife, Cyndi, celebrated the birth of a son, William Maxwell, on October 29, 2001. Levy reports the whole family is doing well at their home in Dallas, Texas. Joseph Dunlap, AS’92, and his wife, Brenda, welcomed the birth of their first child, Elisa Lauren, on July 5, 2001. They live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mansoor Ghori, MBA’92, of Austin, Texas, is the new managing director of Transamerica Technology Finance in Austin. Ghori had been chief financial officer of an enterprise software company in Austin. Prior to that, he was a principal of Sternhill Partners, a Houston-based venture capital firm. Allison Wildes Liset, UC’92, of Sandwich, Massachusetts, founded Elegant Engagements, a wedding and event design company on Cape Cod, after a ten-year career in marketing and event planning on Boston’s South Shore. She now has opened a second office on Route 6A in Sandwich. She and her husband, Glen, have three children, Mike, Kate, and Matt. E-mail her at <engagements@earthlink.net>. Diane (Rita) O’Connell, PAH’92, and Kevin W. O’Connell, BA’92, of Franklin, Massachusetts, celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary. They welcomed their second child, Megan Elizabeth, on September 20, 2001. She joins a big brother, Logan William. Kevin is a senior manager in the global risk management practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Diane spends time at home with the children. Beverly (Swan) Stycos, BA’92, of New York City, writes, “I’ve been across the United States and back again! After graduation, I moved to Los Angeles with Kim (Cofrancesco) Winterson to work in the music business. Did the rounds in promotion at Capitol/EMI records, IRS, Hollywood, and finally ended up selling music to TV shows and movies. A few years after the 1994 earthquake, I decided to move somewhere where the earth didn’t shake . . . on to Maine, where I worked at WKIS Radio as an account executive (those co-ops at WBCN paid off!). I’ve finally settled in the New York area. Did four years of ad sales for Radio & Records (R&R). Got married to my long-time guy, Marek Stycos, and we just had our first child on June 21. His name is Niko. I’d love to hear from any old friends at <beverly@stycos.com>.” Rebecca Velez, GB’92, and her husband, Kenneth Baker, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Ainsley Rose, on October 23, 2001. The family lives in Mount Arlington, New Jersey. Peter Waldron, MBA’92, and his wife, Deanna, welcomed the birth of their second daughter, Nicole, in August 2001. The family lives in Ashland, Massachusetts. Waldron is director of sales at Ionics, Inc., in Watertown. Janice (Williams) Lineman, BA’93, and Gregg Lineman, GB’01, of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, celebrated the birth of their second child, Amanda, on October 14, 2001. They can be e-mailed at <wdw4eva@aol.com>. Bill Nolan, AS’93, and Jen (Eastman) Nolan, CS’93, of Salem, New Hampshire, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Ellen, on January 30, 2001. Andrew M. Schimenti, CJ’93, a lieutenant in the Navy, sends his thanks from the USS Milius to all his friends for the support they’ve sent since September 11. He can be reached by e-mail at <fco@milius.navy.mil.hff>. Benjamin S. Albert, AS’94, L’98, of Brookline, Massachusetts, is a fourth-year litigator at Brown, Rudnick, Freed, and Gesmer in Boston. E-mail him at <balbert@brfg.com>. Josian Allan, N’94, of Atlanta, Georgia, writes, “Hi, guys. How is everyone from our class doing? Has anyone heard from Nancy, Kecia, Tanisha, Jody, or Claire? I will be moving to Connecticut for nurse anesthesia school. Please drop me a line.” Her e-mail address is <josallan@yahoo.com>. Sheila Borghi, CJ’94, of Clifton, Virginia, received an MPA from George Washington University last year and now is a full-time student in the law school at Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C. “I’m thoroughly enjoying the challenges and demands,” she writes. She can be e-mailed at <sheilabn@erols.com>. Todd Donnelly, CJ’94, of New Gloucester, Maine, writes, “My wife and I just welcomed our second daughter, Kali, and will soon be celebrating our sixth anniversary. I am currently working as a detective with the Windham (Maine) Police Department, while my wife stays very busy at home taking care of our two children.” Jason Levine, AS’96, of New Castle, Delaware, and his wife, Allison, celebrated the birth of their first child, Rhys Elliott, on October 9. Levine is the sports design editor at the News Journal in Wilmington. E-mail him at <aljay89@yahoo.com>. David Sherry, MBA’96, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, is the vice president of the information security division of Citizens Financial Group. He oversees the architecture, policies, and administration of all computer, Internet, and information security. Pamela J. Drucker, UC’98, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, says she continues to enjoy writing documentation for Parametric Technology Corp. (PTC), in Needham. She urges other UC graduates to become involved with the Sigma Epsilon Rho Honor Society. Drucker adds that Suprobowati Soejerto, UC’01, performs quality assurance tests at PTC. Andrea Henderson, MST’98, and her husband, Andrew, celebrated the birth of William Patrick on November 9, 2001. The family lives in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Emily Sweeney, AS’98, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, writes, “After eighteen years of playing hockey, I finally hung up my skates this year so I could devote more time to writing. But I may make a comeback! I’m working as a reporter for the Boston Globe. If anyone out there has any news tips for me, you should send them to <esweeney@globe.com>.” Nancy Sue Keller, L’99, has been elected to a six-year term as a library trustee in Peabody, Massachusetts, where she and her husband, Joseph Bettencourt, live with their daughters Katarina and Alexsandra. An attorney with the firm Burns & Levinson in Boston, Keller has been admitted to the bar in the state of Massachusetts, the state of New York, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Keller is a member of the American, Massachusetts, and New York Bar Associations. M. Christopher Shimkin, MBA’99, of Millis, Massachusetts, is a member of the class of 2002 of the World Economic Forum’s 100 Global Leaders of Tomorrow. This group includes leaders from business, government, politics, and civil society who demonstrate leadership and commitment in addressing issues that extend beyond their immediate professional interests. Shimkin is the founder of Global Village Engineers, which is an international group of volunteer civil engineers, architects, and environmental scientists that encourages the rural poor to use local capacity to find sustainable solutions to community problems.