1980s

Alexander L. Cataldo, AS'80, is listed in the 1996-97 edition of Who's Who in American Law. He has moved his business and consumer bankruptcy law practice to One Liberty Square in Boston.

Lynn (Sorenson) Gibson, N'80, and her husband, Dan, welcomed the birth of Monica Joan in June 1996. The baby joins brothers Dan, Brendan, and Timothy. The Gibsons live in Andover, Massachusetts.

Jeanne R. Khan, MPA'80, of La Mirada, California, can be reached by e-mail at <JeanneK@delphi.com>.

Bruce U. Munger Jr., AP'80, is a financial consultant with Merrill Lynch in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he lives with his wife, Amy, and their children.

Toni D. Voorhees, BA'80, is manager of operations and planning at Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway in Fort Worth, Texas.

Daniel Cadena, BA'81, coordinated a Northeastern alumni reception at the Tamanaco Inter-Continental Hotel in Caracas, Venezuela, during fall 1995.

John D. Jolls, MBA'81, of Quincy, Massachusetts, is president of the Boston chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services. He is vice president and director of marketing at Weston & Sampson Engineers in Peabody.

Laura Roseman Kalchthaler, FD'81, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduated from LaRoche College in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. In January 1996, she bought a business, the Write Touch, which specializes in wedding invitations, birth announcements, and personalized stationery. She notes she still enjoys working part-time as a dental hygienist.

Thomas F. Peel, LC'81, of Taunton, Massachusetts, is vice president and director of test program development at Comtech Research.

Debora M. Spano, AS'81, is director of advancement for the Roger Williams University School of Law, overseeing alumni relations, development, public relations, and publications. She was formerly executive assistant to the chief of staff in the Rhode Island governor's office, where she coordinated and managed inaugural celebrations, special events, the governor's beautification program, and other projects. Spano and her husband, Mike, and their two children live in Seekonk, Massachusetts.

Debra Clairmont-Talaska, BA'82, of Houston, Texas, received a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in 1989. She married Robert Talaska that same year. They now have two sons, Travis and Dylan.

Barbara Thompson Duperreault, MBA'82, of Media, Pennsylvania, has started her own free-lance market research business with capabilities for both quantitative and qualitative consumer and business research. She was formerly director of market research for CIGNA.

Kenneth Kobus, BA'82, MBA'93, lives in Marlborough, Massachusetts, with his wife, Diana, and daughter, Brianna. He is regional manager of the Northeast district for R. R. Donnelley Logistics Services. Kobus is a member of the American Society of Transportation and Logistics, the Council of Logistics Management, Delta Nu Alpha Transportation fraternity, and the Association of Private Mortgage Professionals. He's listed in Who's Who for Finance and Industry.

Eliot Luber, AS'82, is vice president of technology practice at Creamer Dickson Basford, a nationwide public relations firm based in New York City. Luber has more than a dozen years of experience as a technology journalist within public relations.

Laureen A. Rimmer, PAH'82, is the director of practice management for Franciscan Family Care, the primary care network of St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey.

Ralph W. Walton, E'82, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, says, "I am working as a sales associate. Looking for work as a mechanical designer."

Anthony J. Selvaggio, BA'83, has been named a partner with Price Waterhouse. He has worked for the company for ten years, specializing in assisting multinational consumer products and high technology clients.

Sally A. Atkins, UC'84, founded an Internet consulting company in Boston in 1995 after working several years in Palo Alto, California. Her e-mail address is <Sally@kins.com>.

Anthony Blasi, AS'84, and his wife, Terri, celebrated the birth of a son, Anthony Philip, in July 1996. Anthony, who is originally from Revere, Massachusetts, is a news layout editor for the Lewiston (Maine) Sun-Journal. Terri is a tutor in the Auburn, Maine, school system. They live in Auburn.

Karen Brown Evans, N'84, of Woodlawn, Maryland, is an assistant professor of nursing at Coppin State College. She and her husband, Efrem, have two children, Efrem Jr. and Ashley.

Amy (Morton) McKeon, BA'84, and her husband, Foster, welcomed a daughter, Emily Ann, in February 1996. They live in Trumbull, Connecticut, and run Foster's, a landscape design and installation company.

Jay Smith, E'84, of Phoenix, Maryland, says "hello to civil engineers, class of '84."

Stephen Byrne and Ellen Keithline Byrne, both BA'85, of Wilton, Connecticut, had their third child, Jack, in December 1995. Their other children are Emily and William.

Mark Driscoll and Tracy Leary Driscoll, both BA'85, live in Dedham, Massachusetts, with their two daughters.

David A. Flaherty, E'85, and his wife, Elizabeth, announce the birth of their first child, Liam, in August 1996. They live in Springfield, Massachusetts, where David is president of Ashton Services and Liz is a registered nurse at Hartford Hospital. David's e-mail address is <dflaherty@ashtonservices.com>.

Bonnie (Rice) Landon, N'85, and Marc D. Landon, E'87, celebrated the birth of their third son, Jason Mitchell, in August 1996. His brothers are Timothy and Matthew.

Anthony Lent, BA'85, is director of operations for Sprint PCS in Dallas, Texas.

David D. McKinnon, PA'85, of Wilmette, Illinois, is a partner in the professional services firm of Ernst & Young.

Andrew Pisanelli, BA'85, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, practices law in White Plains, New York.

Anna Saras, BA'85, and her husband, Tom, had a son in June 1996. Anna works for Bloomberg Information Systems in New York City. The family lives on Long Island.

Andrea Milgrim and George Croson, both BA'86, opened their own business, Midas Fabric, in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they live with their children, Deena and Scott.

Mitch Gladstein, BA'86, works for Side Out volleyball gear in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife, Cheryl, and their two children.

Richard W. Grafton, E'86, left Raytheon to join a start-up firm, the Charlton Group, in Natick, Massachusetts. He lives in Medfield.

Lillia Greaves, LC'86, of Hyde Park, Massachusetts, is working toward an MBA degree. She writes, "I have a seven-year-old son. In 1995 I had a bout with cancer, but thank God, I am well now. To all my classmates and professors, may God bless you all."

John L. LaGue, MBA'86, is a member of the insurance companies committee of the American Institute of CPAs. He is vice president and controller of National Life of Vermont. LaGue was named the 1996 Outstanding CPA in Industry by the Vermont Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Michael Llewellyn, CS'86, and his wife, Kimberly, celebrated the birth of their first child, Andrew Michael, in July 1996. They live in Safety Harbor, Florida.

Raymond J. Querey, BA'86, and his wife, Kimberley, live in Olney, Maryland, with their two children.

Susan (McKenna) Rishmany, BB'86, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, welcomed a daughter, Allison Marie, in April 1996. She has an older sister, Katharine. Rishmany is director of publications at American House Communications in Newport.

Chia-Ming Wang Wang, MP'86, coordinated a Northeastern alumni reception in Taipei during fall 1995. Engineering professor Chung Chan spoke at the event.

Brian S. Withers, MBA'86, owns BSW ProRep, an athlete representation business that specializes in football. The business is located in Matthews, North Carolina, south of Charlotte. Withers received a law degree in 1994 from New England School of Law. Among other services, his company negotiates player contracts, offers financial planning and investment counseling, prepares tax returns and advises on tax issues, and develops personal marketing plans.

Ellen Jane Yanofsky, AS'86, UC'93, was married in September to Michael John Keough of Natick, Massachusetts. She works in the human resources division of Southboro Medical Group and owns a Mary Kay business. She says she "misses her pals from the communications department, especially Wallace Terry and Maryl Feldman. Are you still out there somewhere?"

Yvonne M. Zayas, MBA'86, of New York City, writes, "Interested in a ten-year reunion for the 1986 MBA class? Contact Joe Malloy at 610-356-6016."

Ernest Bernard, LC'87, of Brockton, Massachusetts, is a program manager for Seabeam Instruments in East Walpole. The company manufactures bathymetric-multibeam sonar equipment.

Charles DeAngelis, E'87, received a business administration degree from Bentley College last May. He is a senior mechanical design engineer at Behring Diagnostics in Westwood, Massachusetts. His e-mail address is <charles.deangelis@bdi.hcc.com>.

Matt DeFeo, BA'87, of Millersville, Maryland, is a national sales manager for Black & Decker, handling the Sears account. His wife, Jeanne, has finished her first year of residency in pediatrics.

Michelle Kalt, AS'87, married Ted Sobel in September 1995. They live in Park Ridge, New Jersey. She practices law in New York and New Jersey. Her husband is president and chief executive officer of T. Bear Consolidated Companies, an intermodal equipment dealer.

Paul M. King, UC'87, of Columbus, Ohio, is operations manager at Doyle Protective Services.

Randy D. Rubin, BA'87, of Los Angeles, is a manager at Nissan Motors in Gardena.

Craig Sands, AS'87, and his wife, Candace, celebrated the birth of Eliana Jill in September. They live in New York City.

Paul Schwartz, E'87, of Bear, Delaware, was married in 1991 and his first child was born in 1995. He has worked for Boeing since graduation.

James W. Bushway, E'88, of Hillsboro, Oregon, is manager of technical support at Rational Software in Aloha. His e-mail address is <jimb@rational.com>.

Wayne C. Currie, CJ'88, and Cynthia F. (Andrews) Currie, N'88, of Rutland, Massachusetts, report changes in their lives. Wayne has left the position of program coordinator with the parks and recreation department in Natick, Massachusetts, to become the first director of athletics and intramurals at Bradford College in Bradford, Massachusetts. He continues to serve as district coordinator for the national Youth Sports Alliance. Cynthia received a master's degree in midwifery from the University of Rhode Island and has passed the national boards to become a certified nurse midwife. She works at the Fallon Clinic in Worcester.

Juan Diaz-Colocho, E'88, of San Salvador, El Salvador, works for his family's company, Caribe Hobby Center. He specializes in lighting design and consulting engineering for residential, commercial, and industrial lighting projects. The company represents American manufacturers Hubbell Lighting, Kichler, Juno, and F. Ramond.

Lorna Tomasetti Kogon, N'88, of Atlanta, Georgia, received a master's degree in nursing, specializing in child health, in December 1995 from Emory University in Atlanta.

Anthony S. Kourepenis, E'88, ME'92, is working toward a master's degree in engineering management at Tufts University. He is employed by Draper Laboratory and lives in Acton, Massachusetts, with his wife, Elaina, and children, Steven and Gigi.

Everett S. Pratt, E'88, served aboard the ship USS Hue City during BALTOPS 96, the largest maritime exercise in the Baltic Sea. Fourteen nations, including Russia, Germany, Poland, and Denmark, took part in the operation. Pratt is a lieutenant in the Navy.

Lynn Sartanowicz, BB'88, and Walter Manning, BA'88, of Warwick, Rhode Island, celebrated the birth of their third son, Collin, in February 1996. Sartanowicz received a master's degree from Tufts University and Manning earned an MBA from Bryant College. They live in Warwick, Rhode Island, and say hello to their teammates from the cross-country and track teams.

Al Weggeman, E'88, accepted a position as director of strategic marketing for Norton Company's industrial abrasives business. He and his family have moved to Albany, New York.

Holly Wickstrom, BA'88, and Rob Cowie, BB'91, were married in June 1996 in Chatham, Massachusetts. They met in Los Angeles, where Wickstrom has been working since 1989 and where Cowie is playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. Though they have a number of mutual friends, they had never met while at Northeastern.

Christine Kilfoil Bell, BA'89, is a financial account executive for Attachmate Corporation in Cincinnati, Ohio. She and her husband, James, have two children, Caroline and Catherine.

Carolyn (Coco) Cerce, BA'89, of Norton, Massachusetts, recently started Coco Communications, a marketing communications agency. The company offers clients a blend of services, including strategy, writing, design, and public relations for the health-care, computer, and finance industries.

Jonathan E. Clifford, E'89, ME'93, of Randolph, Massachusetts, received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1995. He is a senior consultant with Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group.

Brian J. Donovan, E'89, has transferred from the Gaithersburg, Maryland, office of Woodward-Clyde Federal Services, a worldwide environmental engineering firm, to open an office in Lexington, Massachusetts.

M. Kimberly Ehrlich-Misch, UC'89, writes, "I am happily married to one of the 'old Athens groupies,' with a beautiful baby daughter. I live in Bradenton, Florida, and work in the science department at Manatee Community College." She encourages old friends to get in touch.

Kathleen Gilligan, PAH'89, has lived in Seattle, Washington, since 1990. She moved there from Oregon after receiving a master's degree in oceanography from Oregon State University. She married Lyman Burk in 1995 and had a daughter, Garnet VanNaamen Burk, on May 7. She writes, "Laura Jacobson, Ann Lindblad, and Glen Santos, where are you? My address is 4008 Densmore Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98103."

Sam Heidari, E'89, of San Diego, California, received a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California in March 1996. He is a member of the technical staff of Torrey Science Corporation in San Diego. He is working on the first commercial LEO satellite system for worldwide wireless voice communication. His e-mail address is <heidari@sipi.usc.edu>.

Donna Jungbluth, BA'89, of Westford, Massachusetts, married Edward J. Corey on June 15, 1996. They live in Annapolis, Maryland, and work as consultants to the government and hospitals. "Hello to all N.U. swimming team alumni," she says. "It was great visiting with you all at our wedding."

Charlene S. Kerwin, AS'89, of Frankford, Delaware, writes, "After spending seven years in the newspaper and publishing business, most recently in Washington, D.C., I've decided to toss out my press pass and return to school at the University of Delaware to seek a master's in American history, with teaching certification."

Marcelo A. Kopcow, CJ'89, MJ'90, of Greeley, Colorado, reports several recent milestones. "Graduated from New York Law School in 1994; got married to Monica Sanchez in 1994; moved to Colorado in 1994; accepted a position as a deputy district attorney."

Robert E. McCarthy, AS'89, served six months in the western Pacific Ocean with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit as part of the USS Tarawa amphibious-ready group. He is a captain in the Marines.

Kellie Hunter Orcutt, BA'89, is a product manager for Lotus Development Corporation in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is working toward an MBA at Bentley College. Her e-mail address is <Kellie_Orcutt@crd.Lotus.com>.

David M Pezzini, AS'89, and Lisa (Palermo) Pezzini, BB'90, have moved to Melrose, Massachusetts. Dave is an architect at Gensler, and Lisa is a physical therapist at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. "We'd love e-mail," they say. The address is <dpezzini@aol.com>.

Sheryl L. Randazzo, AS'89, of West Islip, New York, graduated in 1992 from Catholic University's Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. She is an associate with the firm of Ronald Fatoullah & Associates in Great Neck, New York, concentrating in elder law and the general practice of law as it relates to senior citizens.

Mario Santomassimo, BB'89, of Alexandria, Virginia, manages an outpatient rehabilitation center for Novacare.