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		1980s Kevin M. Sullivan, CJ’80, is married to Stacey L. Tanner, UC’92. They live in Marshfield, Massachusetts, with sons Kyle and Joseph. Alan Weston, MBA’80, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, is the senior vice president of human resources at Creditek, a revenue cycle outsourcing company. Weston was vice president of human resources at Adero before joining Creditek. William E. Brown, ME’81, of Brunswick, Maine, is the president and CEO of Wright-Pierce in Topsham. He’s worked at the organization for twenty-three years, most recently serving as vice president and manager of the Environmental Engineering Division. Robert Caggiano, BA’81, and David Valentino, BA’83, have founded Network4Growth, a business development firm that helps growing companies get funding, develop strategic partnerships, and build distribution channels. Offices are in New York and Los Angeles. Caggiano lives in southern California, and Valentino lives in West Long Branch, New Jersey. They didn’t know each other at Northeastern, but they worked together at Lotus for many years. “Old friends from NU are remembered often, but hard to find,” writes Valentino. His e-mail address is <davev@network4growth.com>. Edward Dean, PAH’81, has taken over a Northampton, Massachusetts, medical practice. He is a graduate of Albany Medical College, and did his residency at Baystate Medical Center. He practiced for eight years at Family Care Medical Center in Springfield. A native of Holyoke, Dean describes the move as “essentially coming home.” He and his wife, Sue, and their children live in Leeds. Alan May, BA’81, of West Palm Beach, Florida, earned a master’s degree in public administration from Florida Atlantic University. He is a captain in the Palm Beach County sheriff’s office and is the commanding officer of the training bureau. His e-mail address is <maya@pbso.org>. Glenn Beebe, UC’82, of Wallagrass, Maine, is the director of radiology at Northern Maine Medical Center, in Fort Kent. He has a master’s degree in business administration from New Hampshire College and earned diplomas in radiologic technology from Memorial Hospital in Nashua, New Hampshire, and in diagnostic medical sonography from Yale–New Haven Hospital. Linda Moonblatt, MBA’82, of Philadelphia, is an adjunct professor of marketing at Arcadia University and is the founder of Personal Management Services, which provides specialized services for the elderly. E-mail her at <lindam@voicenet.com>. Bob Sullaway, AS’82, of Newton, Massachusetts, writes, “Gail and I were blessed with twins, Emma and Marty, on December 24, 2001.” Dan Bergeron, BA’83, is the chief financial officer of Allied Healthcare International, which provides flexible health-care staffing services. Bergeron previously worked at Paragon Network International, where he was vice president and chief financial officer. He lives in Redding, Connecticut, with his wife and three children. Steven Bloom, PAH’84, of North Easton, Massachusetts, is the vice president of business development, pharmaceutical/biotechnology, for Inflexxion in Newton. Bloom was the national manager for the behavioral health-care business unit at Eli Lilly. He was inducted into the Pharmacy Leadership Society at the University of Rhode Island in 2000. Patrick M. Devine, Ed’84, of Columbia, Maryland, is an instructional specialist in the Department of Special Education for the Montgomery County public schools. “I would love to hear about the journeys of the rest of the education majors from my class,” he writes. “Prior to this position, I taught in MCPS for five years, eight years in [Washington] D.C. public schools, and five years at the Cambridge Montessori School. (Co-op works!)” His e-mail address is <patrick_m._devine@fc.mcps.k12.md.us>. Jean Dalva Tinley, AS’84, of Lone Tree, Colorado, writes, “I married in March 1999, and my son, Curran Hunter, was born on June 2, 2000. I’m not working anymore, so I spend my time teaching Curran phrases in foreign languages, gardening, decorating our new house, and planning a novel. I’ve lost touch with several people due to changes of address and Internet service providers.” Her new e-mail address is <curransmommy@yahoo.com>. Jeff Clarke, MBA’85, is the executive vice president of merger integration for Compaq as it undergoes an $18.5 billion fusion with Hewlett-Packard. Clarke started as a summer intern at Digital Equipment (which was acquired by Compaq) and climbed the ranks to become Compaq’s chief financial officer. Vince Graziani, ME’85, of Salem, New Hampshire, is the president and CEO of Sandburst Corporation, a developer of packet- switching solutions, in Andover, Massachusetts. Graziani joined Sandblast from Intel Corporation, where he was director of worldwide technical sales for the Communications and Embedded Silicon Sales Group. Anthony P. Lent, BA’85, of Westland, Michigan, is a vice president with OnStar Wireless Business, in Troy. He is responsible for the development and execution of the company’s wireless business strategies. Dennis J. Tyner, E’85, ME’86, PhD’92, of Northfield, Vermont, is the dean of the David Crawford School of Engineering at Norwich University, in Northfield. He also serves as the chief adviser to the Vermont chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, and as a member of the society’s executive council. Tyner is the author of Electric Circuit Analysis Solutions Manual and Basic Electric Circuit Analysis Solutions Manual. He is also head softball coach at Norwich. Alvaro J. Gabaldon, E’86, of Atlanta, writes, “To all my friends out there: My old college girlfriend, Karen, and I are still together after fifteen years, and we have three great kids, Alvaro, Michaela, and Cristina. We recently moved to Atlanta after ten wonderful years in sunny Florida. My career shifted to the industrial risk-management field in 1998, and I am now working as vice president at Wellenting Americas in Atlanta. Hope you all are doing well. Please drop us a line.” His e-mail address is <akgabal@bellsouth.net>. Keith R. Pogarian, E’86, of Natick, Massachusetts, writes, “It is exciting to see the university grow each day. I recently had the honor of participating in the testing and repair of the main electrical breakers in the Dana Research Center and Stearns Center. Good thing I studied at NU.” Matthew DeFeo, BA’87, writes, “All is well in [Millersville] Maryland. I am a vice president at Black and Decker, and my wife, Jeanne, is a part-time doctor. We now have four beautiful kids, Patrick, Brendan, Katie, and Colin. I keep in touch with Rick Johanson, Norm Tonina, and Larry Gray. I would love to hear from old classmates.” DeFeo’s e-mail address is <matt.defeo@bdk.com>. Mark Porter, BA’88, of San Francisco, is the founder and CEO of httprint, which was named to the 2002 Inc 500, a list of the country’s fastest-growing private companies, by Inc magazine. Timothy E. Ryf, BA’88, writes, “After twelve years of continual travel with two global consulting firms, I decided to make a significant personal and career change. I relocated to Portland, Oregon, from Austin, Texas, to join two business partners. Our firm, Global Learning, provides engaging curriculum, professional development training, consulting, and evaluation services. Wish us luck.” Lance Gordon, BA’89, of Chicago, is the president and CEO of the Actors’ Center. While holding down a full-time executive sales position, he runs the center, fills lead roles in productions, and studies at the center. Gordon bought the Actors’ Center in 1999, and instituted changes that led to a 30 percent increase in enrollment. “We often remind our students of Sanford Meisner’s words, ‘It takes twenty years to be a master.’ My commitment to the Actors’ Center began in 1997, when I was a beginner-level student. I am now in my fourth year of exploring Meisner here,” Gordon writes. He and his wife, Karyn, have two sons, Gabriel and Zachary.