Janet L. Hookailo, LA'70, of Hyde Park, Massachusetts, is the senior vice president of marketing and communications for MassDevelopment, the state's economic development authority. Hookailo formerly served as communications director and interim University Relations director at Northeastern. Prior to that, she was director of communications for the Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulations and for the Massachusetts Office for Children.

Gerald Rush, MBA'70, of Acton, Massachusetts, is the chief financial officer for MetraTech, a firm that performs billing and partner management for web-based businesses.

James Brett Alexander, LA'71, of New York City, writes, "For over twenty-five years, I've traveled the globe producing news and documentaries, working with some of CBS's legendary correspondents, including Dan Rather and Ed Bradley. I've won a Nieman Fellowship from Harvard, a national Emmy (my seventh) for a recent hourlong documentary about 9/11, and a National Association of Black Journalists award for the hourlong special Malcolm X: The Real Story. For the past several years, I've served as an executive producer at CBS News Productions. I oversee the production of as many as thirty hours of television a year for clients like A&E and the Discovery Channel. I've also worked on the CBS corporate diversity committee. My wife, Cheryl, and I have two children, Stephen and Alexis, and we live in Manhattan. I was one of twenty-five black students brought to Northeastern on Ford Foundation grants in 1966. I owe much to Northeastern and the co-op program. When I was a student, there weren't a lot of undergrad programs in journalism and broadcasting. But working on co-op at Northeastern's radio production department and the Christian Science Monitor certainly gave me a head start on the competition." E-mail Alexander at brettalex@post.harvard.edu.

Norman Barber, E'71, of New York City, is a strategic security adviser for Microsoft. In addition, he's become a certified information security manager through the Information Systems Audit and Control Association. Prior to joining Microsoft, Barber was a partner at Arthur Andersen, where he led the security consulting practice.

Ron Benanto, E'71, of Acton, Massachusetts, is the chief financial officer and vice president of finance for Lumigent Technologies, which develops solutions for data integrity. Formerly, he was CFO and vice president of finance at NewsEdge. Benanto is on the board of directors of Centra Software.

Randi Brenowitz, Ed'72, of Palo Alto, California, chaired the Women's American ORT Triennial National Convention in New York City this spring. She is a national vice president of the organization and has been a member of its board of directors for thirteen years. Women's American ORT is the largest private contributor to World ORT, which educates nearly 300,000 students worldwide. Brenowitz is the director of programming for the Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto.

Anthony R. Carlucci, CJ'72, of Wakefield, Massachusetts, retired as acting chief of police in Malden after more than twenty-six years of service. A member of the first class to graduate from the College of Criminal Justice, Carlucci served nine years in command positions in Malden as senior captain, lieutenant, and sergeant.

David Ferriero, LA'72, MA'76, formerly of Durham, North Carolina, on September 1 became the Andrew W. Mellon Director and chief executive of the research libraries at the New York Public Library. Ferriero had worked as the university librarian at Duke University. Prior to that, he worked for many years in the libraries at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Julie Leader, N'72, of Hockessin, Delaware, reports the college graduation of twin daughters Laurie and Haley McElwaine. Leader is a naturopath; her website is at www.healthyhorizons.biz.

Thomas J. O'Reilly, CJ'72, of Hamilton, New Jersey, is a member of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Funding Task Force, which examines the state and local funding process for the nation's first-responders to manmade or natural catastrophes. O'Reilly is the administrator for the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Law and Public Safety. He also serves on a number of national committees for the FBI and the Department of Justice.

Arthur C. Spears, BA'72, of Northborough, Massachusetts, is the president of East Cambridge Savings Bank.

Marvin M. Wurtzel, ME'72, of Mashpee, Massachusetts, has founded a consulting practice, Marvin M. Wurtzel & Associates, which specializes in business process management and quality-improvement strategies.

Irving Zaks, ME'72, of Holliston, Massachusetts, is an account executive for SM&A, a developer of program management and systems engineering.

B. Jay Cooper, LA'73, of Alexandria, Virginia, writes, "Re-met Chris Black, LA'74, after thirty years, and we are engaged. We first met when I was editor of the Northeastern News and she was a reporter. Chris was the political reporter for the Boston Globe for twenty years, an on-air reporter at CNN, and is now communications director for the Heinz Family Philanthropy, serving as Teresa Heinz Kerry's spokesperson." Cooper was a reporter for ten years in Connecticut, and served as director of public affairs at the U.S. Department of Commerce, deputy White House press secretary to presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, and director of communications at the Republican National Committee. He is now senior vice president and director of strategic communications at APCO Worldwide.

Carolyn (Romine) Fisher, MEd'73, of Atlanta, heads the School Program Section at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Adolescent and School Health. Formerly, she coordinated school health programs in California.

Edward G. Galante, E'73, of Dallas, Texas, is the vice chairman of the U.S. Council for International Business and a senior vice president with Exxon Mobil. He is a director of the National Council at Northeastern and a member of its governing corporation. He also serves on the boards of the Council of the Americas, the Council for the United States and Italy, and Junior Achievement Worldwide.

Frederick D. Healey, UC'73, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, received the Distinguished Citizen Award for 2004 from the Nashua Valley Council of Boy Scouts of America. He is the president and chief executive officer of Workers' Credit Union.

Phyllis E. Santer, N'73, of Belleair Bluffs, Florida, writes, "I'm living in Florida. I have worked as an RN for over thirty years. Ten years ago, I became a certified medical manager, and two years ago I became a certified legal nurse consultant. I am an administrator in an internal medicine practice and am also the president of the Tampa Bay chapter of the Professional Association of Healthcare Office Management. I am married and have two daughters. My older daughter, Deborah, will be attending Northeastern this fall in the pharmacy program. Shalom." Her e-mail address is phyllis1003@aol.com.

Alan Silbovitz, E'73, ME'77, of Stoneham, Massachusetts, is a senior associate for Dewberry, a consulting firm based in Fairfax, Virginia. He is the director of environmental engineering services in the Boston office, overseeing water and wastewater system consulting services in New England.

James R. Boyd, MS'74, of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, retired in May as dean of faculty at Boston's Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. He served the school for forty years. He and his wife, Margot, have two children, Fawn and Ben.

Liane Summerfield, BB'74, of Arlington, Virginia, is the associate dean of the School of Health Professions at Marymount University. She is married to Barry Summerfield, BA'73.

John J. Mahoney, MBA'75, of Dover, Massachusetts, is a member of the board of directors of Tweeter Home Entertainment Group. He serves as executive vice president and chief administrative officer for Staples.

Michele A. Gariepy, BB'76, of North Providence, Rhode Island, has completed twenty years as a child protective investigator for the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Her e-mail address is mgariepy@webtv.net.

Jim McGuire, E'76, of Paramus, New Jersey, is a market manager for energy with Westfalia Separator, where he has worked for twenty-three years. He and his wife, Joanne, have two daughters, Erin and Kelly. "Hope to hear from my long-lost friends from Boston," he writes. His e-mail address is mcguire.james@wsus.com.

Larry O'Toole, E'76, of Andover, Massachusetts, was named the Massachusetts 2004 Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. He is the president of Gentle Giant Moving Company, in Somerville.

Peter A. North, BA'77, of North Andover, Massachusetts, is the principal of North Financial, a fee-only financial advisory firm. His e-mail address is panorth@comcast.net.

Susan A. Pease, MJ'77, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, is the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Central Connecticut State University, in New Britain.

Dave Tousignant, CJ'77, of Lowell, Massachusetts, received the Lowell Police Department's Exceptional Service Award in April. A sergeant, Tousignant is an investigator in the Internal Affairs Unit. His e-mail address is tousignantd@comcast.net.

Jerome H. Blue, MA'78, of Freeport, New York, is the interim vice president for research, governmental, and corporate relations at City University of New York's New York City College of Technology.

Bernard Nally, UC'78, UC'80, of Wilmington, Massachusetts, retired in May as the chief of police in Wilmington. He was appointed deputy police chief in 1983 and became chief in 2001.

Steven H. Carey, CJ'79, of Philadelphia, is the vice president of security at Depository Trust & Clearing. He spent more than twenty years with the U.S. Secret Service, most recently as special agent in charge of the New York office, supervising several offices and responsible for the protection of visiting dignitaries. Before going to New York, he was the special agent in charge of the Dignitary Protective Division in Washington, D.C.

Scott Heekin-Canedy, L'79, of Stamford, Connecticut, is the president and general manager of the New York Times. He joined the Times in 1987, left for a position at the Los Angeles Times in 1989, then returned to the New York Times in 1992. Before being named president, he was senior vice president of circulation.