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November 2004

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Matthew Edson, CJ'90, of Reading, Massachusetts, is a member of the Reading Police Department and the officer in charge of a mountain bike unit attached to the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) Regional Response Team. He was part of a joint operation with the Boston Police Department during the Democratic National Convention, in July. "The Boston/ NEMLEC Mountain Bike Unit was one of the most-utilized units throughout the city during the DNC and tremendously effective," he writes. E-mail him at medson@reading.ma.us.

Arman Falsafi, ME'90, is the managing director of the Europe and Asia units for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Based in London, she oversees offices there and in Tokyo and Sydney. Falsafi joined CME in 1999 as senior director of technology strategy. Most recently, she was managing director of the global electronic trading and data group.

Jacqueline Jones, MEd'90, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a major gifts officer in Muhlenberg College's Office of Development and Alumni Relations. Formerly, she was associate director of the college fund and assistant director of major gifts at Lafayette College. Prior to that, Jones was director of residence life and dean of student affairs at Cedar Crest College.

Tracey E. McLaughlin, BA'90, of Bloomfield, New Jersey, has been a mutual-fund trader for Fidelity Investments in New York City since 1995. She and her husband, Maurice, an attorney, have two children, Tess and Kevin.

Pat Bodden, SET'91, of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, is a mechanical engineer by profession and a sailor by avocation. In July, he crewed for Ben Cesare and won the Atlantic Coast Championship for the First District, which includes Star Class yachts registered in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, and Long Island. The victory qualifies Bodden and Cesare to compete in the world championships in Buenos Aires in February 2005. Bodden also won the Atlantic Coast title in 2000, crewing for John Safford; he is believed to be only the second crew in the event's seventy-four-year history to win with more than one skipper.

Kevin P. Gallagher, AS'91, of Gloucester, Massachusetts, is the author of Free Trade and the Environment: Mexico, NAFTA, and Beyond, published by Stanford University Press. A member of the international relations faculty at Boston University, he's also editing a poetry anthology.

Steven Green, BA'91, of Pembroke, Massachusetts, is the owner of Itzaparty. He started the party-supply business in 1996 in Pembroke, and now also has stores in Weymouth and Raynham. Jeremy Earp, MA'92, teamed with Sut Jhally to produce Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear, and the Selling of American Empire. Earp works at the Media Education Foundation, in Northampton, Massachusetts. According to a press release, the film explores "how post­9/11 fears and anxieties have been exploited to implement a pre-existing plan for American empire abroad and a rollback of civil rights and social programs at home." Narration is supplied by Julian Bond, with commentaries by Norman Mailer, Noam Chomsky, Daniel Ellsberg, and others. The film's first viewing was held in mid-July at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, in Brookline.

Scott M. Katzer, E'92, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, embarked on a transcontinental bicycle trek this summer. Touring with a group, he covered 4,200 miles, from Seattle to Boston. The trip, which took Katzer and his fellow cyclists through thirteen states and one Canadian province, started with a tire-dipping event in the Pacific Ocean in Washington State and finished with a similar gesture in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on August 21. Katzer kept a daily journal of the trip, which is available, along with photographs and other information, at www.scottkatzer.com.

Stephen N. Rosenfield, L'92, of San Francisco, is the senior vice president of legal affairs, general counsel, and secretary at Tercica, a biopharmaceutical company.

Pierre Y. Chung, MBA'93, lives on the Upper West Side of New York City with his wife, Robin, and son Ty. "We moved from Boston several years ago, and I've been working in restructuring at the Blackstone Group," he writes.

Debra L. Feldstein, L'93, of Santa Cruz, California, is the executive director for City Year in the San Jose/Silicon Valley area. City Year brings together a diverse group of young people for a year of full-time community service, leadership development, and civic engagement.

Byron Hurt, AS'93, of Central Islip, New York, received the Media Choice Award at a conference on domestic violence and the hip-hop generation held at York College, in Jamaica, New York. Hurt produced a PBS-funded documentary, Beyond Beats and Rhymes: Masculinity in Hip-Hop Culture, which explores how certain strains of the music can be corrupting. When not filming, Hurt trains college athletes to speak out against gender violence through a project at Northeastern's Center for the Study of Sport in Society.

Agustin F. Carbo, E'94, ME'97, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is an associate attorney in the environmental and natural-resources law practice group at Toro, Colon, Mullet, Rivera and Sifre. "Although it is great to be back in Puerto Rico, I miss Boston a lot," he writes.

Cale List, AS'94, MA'96, of Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, writes, "I just got a promotion in my day job at Pepperell Braiding. I'm now managing the jewelry department. I started my own business called In-Hock Farms; we board horses. We just finished our new barn and will now concentrate on building an indoor arena. It's been hectic, but happy. Any Delta Zetas around? I'd love to hear from you." The e-mail address is calepiaffe@yahoo.com.

Leslie M. Martin, CJ'94, of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, writes, "I graduated from law school last year, passed the bar (on my first attempt), and am interviewing for attorney positions within state government. Continued success to all!" Martin's friends may contact her by e-mail at leslie_martin@comcast.net.

Timothy J. Culver, L'95, of Sag Harbor, New York, has been named a partner in the Boston office of Edwards & Angell. He concentrates on commercial real-estate financing and development.

Andrea M. DeSanto, N'95, of Moorpark, California, writes, "Hello from Los Angeles. I am a Navy nurse currently working as a recruiter for Navy nurses, physicians, and dentists. What an awesome time I am having in this new job. My husband, Dave, and I have a handsome four-year-old named Zachary. I hope to hear from some of my nursing colleagues." E-mail her at desantoa@cnrc.navy.mil.

Ken Hyers, MA'95, of Swampscott, Massachusetts, is a senior analyst for In-Stat/ MDR, serving as lead analyst for the company's new research service, Global Mobile Operator Strategies.

Gustavo Resendiz, AS'95, of Wilmington, Massachusetts, is a member of the private equity and venture capital group at Goulston & Storrs. He was previously an attorney in the business practice group at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault.

Brian J. Miller, AS'96, and his wife, Stacey, celebrated the birth of Cody Eugene on July 1. Cody joins an older brother, Trey James, at the family's home in Greenwell Springs, Louisiana. Miller is an associate sports information director at Louisiana State University. He works with LSU's national championship football team and its Final Four women's basketball team.

Noel Texeira, CJ'96, of Foxborough, Massachusetts, writes that he and several others "are creating a Resident Student Association/National Residence Hall Honorary (RSA/NRHH) alumni group. If you are interested in hearing more, please send an e-mail. Looking forward to hearing from everyone." The e-mail address is rsa_nrhh@comcast.net.

Melissa (Baker) Gentile, AS'97, of Reading, Massachusetts, and her husband, Paul, celebrated the birth of Audrey Hannah on June 14 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston. "We're so thrilled," she writes. Her e-mail address is mafeb@aol.com.

Lisa Leite, CJ'97, of Milton, Massachusetts, is a member of the Milton Police Department. She previously worked for the Massachusetts Department of Social Services.

Rachel Roe, MJ'97, of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, is a member of an Army Reserve unit that was activated and sent to Iraq in early May 2003. During her time as the military's only lawyer and Arabic speaker in the city of Najaf, she helped establish the court that will try Saddam Hussein, and rescued five kidnapped youths from a corrupt governor. She's now working for the accounting firm Ernst & Young, which has been hired by Iraq to investigate the oil-for-food fund.

John C. St. Amand, ME'97, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, is the cofounder of Telica, which was acquired by Lucent Technologies this year for $295 million. St. Amand will remain with Telica, which he opened in 1998.

John Sullivan, AS'97, of Boston, is the owner of Prince Postale, a post office and general store that opened in June at the corner of Prince and Salem Streets in Boston's North End. Records indicate the building may have previously housed the city's oldest working pharmacy, operating from the late 1700s until 1978.

Matthew Boardman, BPH'98, of Philadelphia, earned a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, in June. He is doing an internship at Graduate Hospital, in Philadelphia.

Stacey M. Tronolone, BPH'98, GB'99, and Brian P. Nolan, BPH'98, of Portland, Oregon, were married on November 16, 2003. Nolan graduated from Midwestern University Medical School, in Phoenix, and is currently a resident at Oregon Health Services University, in Portland.

Julie A. Graham, AS'99, of Boston, is a program manager at Harvard Business School. She notes that she supports several foundations and works with the alumni association for Tri Sigma sorority. "I'm impressed by the events the NU Young Alumni Club hosts in Boston. It's always nice to catch up with old friends," she writes. "In addition, I am looking forward to seeing other alumni at the weddings of Herby DuVerné, CJ'98, MS'02, and Claire Boice, as well as Michael Di Ruzza, BA'00, and Nicole Principe, PAH'01."

Philip Kasiecki, E'99, of Chelsea, Massachusetts, writes, "In June, I started as a consulting engineer at Dot4, a software engineering-services company that specializes in real-time systems, embedded systems, and operating system development. I'm by far the most junior engineer at the company, but it means I have great people to learn and grow from along the way. This looks like a great opportunity. On the side, I am continuing my work as a college basketball writer, and that is going well."

Penelope Nam-Stephen, BA'99, of Elmhurst, New York, is a buyer for Versace. Her e-mail address is pennynam@aol.com.

Katie (Benway) Reggi, AS'99, married Anthony Reggi on March 1. They live in Tampa, Florida. Reggi says they spend their weekends in their pool or cruising the coast in their convertible. She is a consultant for InvitationConsultants.com, a company that specializes in online wedding invitations and other announcements and cards. Her e-mail address is kbenway@hotmail.com.

Peter E. Smith, CJ'99, of Newton, Massachusetts, graduated from the New England School of Law in May. He was editor in chief of the New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement.