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March 2004

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Dan Devine, CJ’00, and Allyson Sommer, AS’02, of Newton, Massachusetts, were married on October 26, 2003. Devine is a state trooper, and Sommer is a teacher.

Matt Doyon, BA’00, of North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has written a manuscript about a boxer who experiences success, failure, and resurgence. Doyon’s own amateur boxing career served as research. The former Chelmsford High School football player won the 156-pound championship in the Greater Lowell Golden Gloves in 2000 and made it to the New England finals. In the 2001 Greater Lowell tournament, Doyon lost in the first round and stayed out of boxing for two years. In October 2003, he resumed training in Lowell’s West End Gym. Doyon has written several short stories and is enrolled in a master’s degree program in creative writing at UMass­Boston.

Adam King, AS’00, and Laura Schram were married on August 31, 2003. King is the marketing manager at lease company CRIC Capital in Boston, and Schram is a senior assistant director in Northeastern’s Office of Alumni Relations. They recently bought a home in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Kimberly A. Mitchell, AS’00, of Newton, Massachusetts, is in a master’s degree program in Bouvé College of Health Sciences. Friends may contact her at secretangel1978@yahoo.com.

Sarah C. Reddington, AS’00, of Danvers, Massachusetts, is an assistant account executive at marketing agency Single Source in Danvers.

David E. Williamson, E’00, of Scituate, Massachusetts, earned a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from UMass­Amherst in February 2003.

Melissa Aiello, AS’01, of Clifton, New Jersey, is a public relations coordinator with Resource Advantage in Fairfield, New Jersey. She concentrates on clients in the food, personal care, technology, and pharmaceutical industries. She previously worked for Allied Advertising and Public Relations in Boston, and Miramax Films in New York City.

Yohannes Assefa, L’01, of Rochester, New York, is an associate in the business and commercial litigation practice group of Harris Beach, in Rochester. He served two years as a confidential law clerk in the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, of the New York State Supreme Court and was a research analyst for the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives in Alexandria, Virginia. Assefa is a member of the American, New York, and Monroe County bar associations; the National Bar Association; the Rochester Black Bar Association; and the Rochester Inns of Court.

Suhrid Jyoti, E’01, ME’03, was the winner of the Manhunt 2003 contest in Nepal. Jyoti worked for John Hancock Insurance in Boston before returning to his home country. He notes, “I feel that all Nepalis should go out, study, and see the world, but I think they should come back and use what they learned. We can’t think just about ourselves. That goes for those who want to sell everything and move out of the country, too. I think people should have hope, weather it out, and help Nepal.”

Gabby Yi, E’01, of Flushing, New York, is a digital media software engineer with Analog Devices.

Josh Plosker, AS’02, of Somerset, Massachusetts, represented the state in the November 2003 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine’s “Hunks Across America” feature. Plosker, who is from Somerset, is a former Northeastern football player.

Emily Bulmer, GB’03, writes from Oak Harbor, Washington, “After two years in Boston, several snowstorms, and two hot summers, I have returned to the West Coast. I live on Whidbey Island, where I am a guidance counselor at a middle school in a military town. I love it here but am trying to adjust to a fairly conservative political climate. Luckily, the recent floods missed me by (yikes!) two towns. I was evacuated from a conference in a town where they had to blow the dike in order to prevent worse flooding. So, an adventurous but happy time here in Washington.”

Nick Mantia, AS’03, of Norwell, Massachusetts, works in the New England Patriots’ information technology department. “I am involved in day-to-day operations with the Help Desk, game-day support, and various projects,” he writes. “I love every moment of it.”