John E. Bishop, MBA'00, of Groton, Massachusetts, is the new vice president of pharmaceutical sciences and manufacturing at Momenta Pharmaceuticals. Bishop earned a doctorate in organic chemistry at the University of California.

Sara E. Derick, N'00, of Hyde Park, Massachusetts, writes, "I was married on October 30, 2004, in Sturbridge. My husband, Patrick, completed eight years of military service with the U.S. Army in September and is now attending the Boston Police Academy. I am a labor and delivery nurse in Boston. We recently purchased a home and are enjoying married life."

Leonor Gonzalez and Alexander Luft, both BA'00, of San Francisco, were married August 7, 2004, in Munich, Germany. "Many of our close friends from the BSIB program attended," writes Gonzalez. The e-mail address is leonorfilardo@yahoo.com.

Michael J. Carlucci Kennedy, AS'00, of New York City, writes, "Just wanted to give the official heads-up that I changed my last name to Kennedy. I am working on Wall Street with Matt Geoffroy, BA'00. All the NU lacrosse alumni had a blast at last year's first alumni game. It was great to see all the guys who made it out last year, and I hope to see more 'lax' alumni this year."

Varflay C. Kesselly, AS'00, writes, "I currently live in Arlington, Virginia, and work as a homeland security analyst for Science Applications International Corporation, a research and engineering company. I moved from the Boston area shortly after graduate school at Suffolk University. I can be reached at varflay@yahoo.com."

Erin Smith, AS'00, of Brookline, Massachusetts, reports that she is working toward a doctorate in biochemistry at Boston University. She has finished the class work and has begun the research studies required for a dissertation.

Romben Aquino, L'01, of New York City, is a staff attorney at the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs. He notes that after work he "can usually be found making the rounds of Manhattan's karaoke circuit."

Kathleen Deely, MA'01, of Arlington, Massachusetts, has been appointed the assistant lifestyle editor at the Lowell Sun. She began working at the newspaper in 1999 as a town reporter.

Jennifer L. Bradley, AS'02, of New Rochelle, New York, is engaged to be married to Jack Celata, AS'04. A former member of the Northeastern swim team, Bradley is an account executive with Lane & Coady Public Relations.

Sarah Wardrop, AS'02, of Concord, New Hampshire, is the music director at WUMB-FM 91.9, the public radio station at UMass­Boston.

Scott Wisnaskas, CJ'02, MJ'03, of Whitman, Massachusetts, is an assistant track and field coach at Northeastern. A former distance runner for the Huskies, he earned All­America East honors in cross-country in 2000, was a team Most Valuable Player twice, and captained the track team as a senior.

Jeanne M. Lightbody, UC'03, of Foxboro, Massachusetts, writes, "Right after graduation, I passed the MTEL exams for high school biology. I wanted to teach. I put my resume out and was contacted for a position in the business world. So I ended up back in information technology. I spent the last year enjoying the new job, traveling, and riding my bicycle. Now I find I am ready to start working on a master's degree. Stay tuned."

Tarah Toohil, AS'03, of Drums, Pennsylvania, was honored in November 2004 with one of the inaugural Elpis Awards from the NephCure Foundation, an organization committed to seeking a cause and cure for the kidney conditions nephrotic syndrome and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. In 2003, Toohil donated a kidney to her mother, Barbara, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

John Mazzacano, BA'04, of Ramsey, New Jersey, is a sales associate in the Bergen County regional office of Weichert Commercial Brokerage.