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Edward C. English, MS'90, of Needham, Massachusetts, is the vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer of Praecis Pharmaceuticals in Waltham.

Lisa Griswold, AS'90, and Top Griswold, E'90, celebrated the birth of their second child, Ethan Jacobs, on August 3, 2004. Jarod Paul is their older son. The family lives in Plainfield, Illinois. Their e-mail address is tgris@earthlink.net.

Patrick J. Haraden, BA'90, of Norwell, Massachusetts, is the director at Longfellow Benefits, an insurance brokerage and consulting firm in Boston. Haraden, who has an MBA from Bentley College, can be e-mailed at pharaden@longfellowbenefits.com.

Kevin J. Harrington, CJ'90, of Whitman, Massachusetts, writes, "I graduated with a master's degree in criminal justice administration from Western New England College in 1998 and celebrated the second birthday of my daughter, Julia, in June 2004. I am in my fourteenth year as a police officer with the Harvard University Police Department." His e-mail address is kharry51@comcast.net.

Daniel P. Hickey, CJ'90, of Marshfield, Massachusetts, has joined the Marshfield Police Department as a permanent intermittent officer. He and his wife, Gail, have two sons, Daniel and Aidan. He sends "best wishes to all classmates and friends." Hickey's e-mail address is dan.hickey@state.ma.us.

Christian W. Kasparian, E'90, of Mahwah, New Jersey, is the owner of CK Electronics. He can be reached at ckewire@aol.com.

Richard B. Roseman, BA'90, of Stoughton, Massachusetts, is an assistant vice president at the Mortgage Place. He writes, "Today, I am a successful businessperson because of NU and its outstanding professors. However, I am even a better person, husband, and father because of NU, for it is where I met my wife of eleven years, Dale Roseman, UC'92. I am thankful for all NU provided to me and my wife." He can be e-mailed at rrosedale@comcast.net.

Karen Cronin, GB'91, of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, is a speech and language clinician in the city's school department.

Lyman Jackson, MBA'91, of Natick, Massachusetts, celebrated the birth of his third child, Kendall, in May 2004. Last year, Jackson says, he also fulfilled a longtime desire to work as a financial planner when he joined Holm Investment Advisors in Newton. "I am excited about this returning to my roots of working directly with clients," he writes. "There is nothing more rewarding than helping people and their families achieve their life goals." He would like to hear from classmates by e-mail at lhjackson@rcn.com.

Mindy B. (Monfret) Koufos, BA'91, and her husband, John, welcomed the birth of their first child, Alexis Dianna, on April 17, 2004. The couple, who live in Dracut, Massachusetts, celebrated their second wedding anniversary on September 9, 2004. Koufos's e-mail address is mkoufos@comcast.net.

Cathy Vieira Volpe, BA'91, and her husband, Todd, have moved from Texas back to Massachusetts and now live in Pembroke. Volpe, who works for Gillette in Boston, is the mother of two children, Danny and Christina. She says she'd like to hear from classmates and Speare Hall friends from freshman year. Her e-mail address is cjvieira@yahoo.com.

Catherine E. (Allen) Wallgum, CJ'91, MJ'92, and Andrew Wallgum, CJ'92, celebrated the birth of their second child, Henry George, on August 22, 2004. He joins older sister Emma in the family's home in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Andrew practices law at Murtha Cullina in Boston.

Peter A. Carlyle, UC'92, is the owner of Moorestown Real Estate in Moorestown, New Jersey, where he lives.

Laura (Rich) Pope, BA'92, of Greenwich, Connecticut, writes, "My husband Michael and I were married in October 2002 and celebrated the birth of our son, Christopher Michael, on May 23, 2004. I am currently managing a fine-furniture showroom in Greenwich and am really enjoying the interior design aspect. Old friends can e-mail me at laura052304@optonline.net."

Shauna Baxter, CJ'93, of Gorham, Maine, is a social studies teacher at Gorham High School. From June 2002 to February 2004, she was a Peace Corps volunteer, teaching English in Kazakhstan.

Joel Froding, BPH'93, of Los Angeles, is certified as a clinical specialist in orthopaedic physical therapy by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. He is a senior physical therapist at Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center and is a consulting physical therapist to the Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Specialty Clinics for the County of Los Angeles.

Jack W. Jordan III, BPH'93, of Winchester, Massachusetts, writes, "I have been working here in Boston for the last five years at Shriners Burns Hospital. I recently got engaged to a beautiful woman I met at the hospital. We are planning a 2005 wedding."

Doug Luffborough, BA'93, and his wife, Claire, welcomed the birth of their second child, Micaela Elsa, in June 2004. Their first child, Makenna Joy, was two years old in October 2004. The family lives in San Diego. In March, Luffborough completed a fellowship through the Center for Social Innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is a regional consulting manager for Renaissance Learning and runs his own nonprofit organization, Turning the Hearts Center. His e-mail address is dougluff@yahoo.com.

Kim Malloy-Salmon, BPH'93, GB'00, and Matt Salmon, BPH'93, GB'00, MBA'04, celebrated the birth of their son, Austin, on May 28, 2004, just a month after Matt received his master's in business administration from Northeastern. "We are all well and enjoying life in Westborough, Massachusetts," they write.

Jean McGivney-Burelle, MS'93, of Hampton, Connecticut, is an assistant professor of mathematics at Millersville University in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She has a doctorate from the University of Connecticut, where she served as director of teacher education.

Greg Gordon, BPH'94, and his wife, Carissa, celebrated the birth of their second daughter, Allison Flynn, on August 18, 2004. Elleot is their older child. The family lives in Eugene, Oregon.

Richard Perillo, AS'94, of Everett, Massachusetts, a contributing writer for Patriots Football Weekly, has started an unofficial fan magazine, Diehard Dogs, for Northeastern fans. The URL is . Perillo's e-mail address is rich@dieharddogs.com.

Dan Zeytoonian, BA'94, of Weatherford, Oklahoma, married Katie Olenick in Cairo, Egypt, on September 8, 2004. "Katie's an Army nurse currently serving in Iraq, and we met in the hospital following a parachute accident that I had," explains Zeytoonian.

Jennifer Tremonte Bedrin, CJ'95, and her husband, Michael, welcomed the birth of their second child, Matthew, on August 31, 2004. He joins an older brother, Jake, at the family's home in Clifton, New Jersey.

Amy C. Conefrey, AS'95, and Kevin Drouet were married on July 31, 2004, in New Orleans, where they now live. She is a marketing manager for the law firm Phelps Dunbar.

Monica Delgado Quintal, AS'95, and her husband, David, celebrated the birth of their fourth child, Julian Robert, on August 11, 2004. Elizabeth, Anthony, and Giovanni are their other children. The family lives in Salem, New Hampshire. Quintal works for Putnam Investments. "I would love to hear from any of my fellow graduates from the class of 1995," she writes. Her e-mail address is monica_quintal@hotmail.com.

Joshua Chessman, AS'96, of Bridgton, Maine, is a district-wide network administrator for the Bridgton, Casco, Naples, and Sebago schools.

Tony Grappone, BA'96, of Stratham, New Hampshire, is a certified public accountant in the Boston office of Novogradac, an accounting and consulting firm. He was with Ernst & Young for five years.

Cheryl Hayes, UC'96, is a member of the finance committee for the town of Milford, Massachusetts, where she lives. She works for EMC in Hopkinton.

Jenn (Kraskouskas) Brooks, BPH'97, writes, “Since graduating from NU, I've returned to my hometown of Gardner, Massachusetts. I married Chris Brooks in 1998 and have been working at Athol Memorial Hospital as a physical therapist. We celebrated the birth of our first child, Ellen Josephine, on September 1, 2004.” Brooks can be e-mailed at abbey.brooks@verizon.net.

Frank LoPiccolo, UC'97, MBA'99, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, is the president and CEO of CDC IXIS Asset Management Services. He previously served as the company's executive vice president.

Todd C. Weaver, BA'97, and his wife, Monique, welcomed the birth of Samuel Evan on March 24, 2004. “It's been quite a change, but we're loving every minute of parenthood,” writes Weaver, who is a business-practices manager at software giant Oracle. The family lives in Paoli, Pennsylvania. He can be e-mailed at toddcweaver@alumni.neu.edu.

Gregory S. Beers, E'98, of Shirley, Massachusetts, urgently needs a kidney from a donor. He suffers from polycystic kidney disease, which killed his father and also afflicts two of his three siblings. For more information, e-mail Nancy Farris at ndfarris@adelphia.net.

Vijay Daryanani, BPH'98, GB'99, and Sarina Ajwani were married in Miami and now live in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Daryanani is a clinical sports specialist physical therapist at the Therapy Centers in Marblehead. He's also a personal trainer. E-mail him at v_fit1@hotmail.com.

Kimberly Manion, AS'98, is the elder affairs director for Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was previously a senior case manager for Boston Senior Home Care.

Kathryn McGrath, MA'99, of New York City, has been appointed an instructor of English basic skills at Bergen Community College in Paramus, New Jersey. She was an English lecturer at Baruch College and has taught in the Czech Republic and Ireland.

Patricia D. Moynihan, AS'99, of Arlington, Virginia, received a master's degree in public administration from George Washington University. She is a legislative analyst for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.