1990s


Teppi Alexander, BA'90, and Eric Donaldson, CS'92, are planning to be married in March. They live in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mary J. Ballem, UC'90, of East Cambridge, Massachusetts, received a master's degree last May from Suffolk University.

Bill Carney, CJ'90, and Angela Dunn, AS'92, BB'94, are engaged and planning a fall 1997 wedding. Carney is a business development manager at ANIXTER Corporation in Methuen, Massachusetts. Dunn is assistant director of career services at Framingham State College.

Linda Costanzo, E'90, is a construction project manager for McDonald's Corporation, Boston region. She had been with Mobil Oil Corporation's Westborough, Massachusetts, office for five years.

George Fletcher, BA'90, of Norwalk, Connecticut, is senior editor of Country Music Magazine, published by Silver Eagle Publishers, and managing editor for the company's historical music publication, The Journal. He's also a contributing editor and free-lance writer and photographer for the railroad publications RailNews and Railpace Newsmagazine. "When not chained to the computer, I can usually be found trackside somewhere in the U.S.," he writes. He can be reached by e-mail at <gfletch253@aol.com>.

Fern Friedman, AS'90, married Bob Musselwhite in August 1994. They live in Miami, Florida. She has finished two years at the University of Miami School of Law. "Looking for the Stetson West 4 Center girls from fall 1985. Call me in Miami," she says.

Michelle Grabon, AS'90, of Weston, Massachusetts, was married in July 1996. She is a copy editor at Computerworld newspaper in Framingham. She and her husband are expecting their second child in February.

Otto Kunz, UC'90, MBA'93, and his wife, Karen, of Worcester, Massachusetts, celebrated the first birthday of their son, Thomas Arthur.

Karen Mackinaw, BA'90, is a supervisor of biomedical sales analysis for McGaw in Irving, California.

Dan Mason, MA'90, is vice president of sales for JumpStart Systems, a software engineering firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. He and his wife, Kathryn, have a daughter, Kelsey Leigh, born in March 1996.

Jim Pignone, CS'90, and Amy (Lampersberger) Pignone, BB'90, celebrated the birth of their daughter, Emma Lynne, in May 1996. They live in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Andy Stahly, AS'90, is director of international sales for Softbank Comdex, an information trade shows and conferences company.

Brian Sullivan Jr., E'90, received the Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service as adjutant of the 5th Engineer Battalion at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. A captain, he graduated from the engineer officer advanced course in July 1996. He, his wife, Karen (Koehler), CJ'92, and their son, Devin, left for his assignment to Germany in December. Brian is the son of Brian Sullivan, LA'68. Both are graduates of Northeastern's Army ROTC program.

Gary Cunha, CS'91, of Houston, Texas, left for Russia in the fall as a Draper software engineer on NASA's international space station team.

Christopher D. Guerin, BA'91, of Essex, Massachusetts, is a member of the law firm Hinckley, Allen & Snyder. He concentrates on financial transactions as well as general labor and employee benefits issues.

Jay B. Hargis, BB'91, of San Francisco, is a training specialist for Restrac, a human resources software company. He can be reached at <jayh@restrac.com>.

Brian J. Heanue, CJ'91, lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife, Colleen, and son, Conor. He has been a Metro Transit Police officer in Washington, D.C., for three years and teaches first aid/CPR at the Northern Virginia Police Academy.

Lisa A. Kaminski, BA'91, of Watertown, Massachusetts, is working toward a master's degree in education at Harvard. She was associate director of alumni relations at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Leslie Lillard, BA'91, has been appointed director of public affairs for the North Carolina secretary of public safety and crime control. She formerly worked in the Office of Public Affairs for U.S. Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena.

Thomas R. Louison, BA'91, lives in Dalton, Pennsylvania.

Sharon F. Martin, BA'91, GB'94, married Timothy Lephew of Ferndale, Michigan, in September 1995. They live in Stoughton, Massachusetts.

Jennifer L. McNamara, BA'91, and Erik M. Wolf, BA'92, were married in June 1996. They live in Northbridge, Massachusetts.

Christopher W. Morris, AS'91, of Everett, Massachusetts, graduated from Suffolk University School of Law.

Matthew Neyland, MBA'91, of Upton, Massachusetts, is serving a three-year term on the board of trustees of Family Service of Greater Boston, a private, nonprofit human services agency founded in 1835. He is a portfolio manager for Brown Brothers Harriman & Company in Boston.

James E. Ramsey, CJ'91, MS'92, is married to Meredith D. Oshinsky, BA'92. They live in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. He is a member of the bar in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Richard Wade, E'91, and Suzanne (Burnham) Wade, AS'91, bought their first house in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Rich is a member of the technical staff at Draper Laboratories in Cambridge. Suzanne is editor of American Jewelry Manufacturer magazine in Providence, Rhode Island.

Jennifer Bendett, BB'92, was married to Neal Kulbin in June 1996. They live in Boca Raton, Florida. Kelly Carey, Bendett's freshman-year roommate and best friend, was the maid of honor. Bendett is an exercise physiologist for CNRT Health Services and teaches gymnastics part-time at a local gym.

Kelly Carey, BB'92, is a recreational therapist at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged. She has been the junior varsity girls' basketball coach at Westwood (Massachusetts) High School for the past two seasons, leading the team to a 30­p;2 record. She also served as a volunteer worker during the Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Colleen Chinni, BA'92, and Robert Haddad, CJ'92, were married in September 1995. They live in Hoboken, New Jersey. Chinni works in mutual fund sales at Prudential Securities. Haddad is a security consultant with Wells Fargo Guard Services. They ask, "Where is everyone? Write us at <Haddads@worldnet.att.net>."

John Christopher, L'92, has joined the Boston law firm Nutter, McClennen & Fish as an associate in the business department. He specializes in intellectual property law. Prior to law school, he was an F-15 fighter pilot in the Air Force.

Susan Cookes, AS'92, received a master's degree from Simmons College in 1994. She's living in Connecticut and works at ESPN headquarters in Bristol. "Anyone who wants to say hi can reach me at <cookes@espn.com>," she says.

Andrew R. Dodd, AS'92, received a master's degree in social work from the University of South Carolina. He plans to work in the Los Angeles area.

John Fitzgerald, GB'92, of West Roxbury, Massachusetts, is the manager for training and development in the physician billing office at Massachusetts General Hospital. He has two daughters, Lindsey and Karly.

David Green and Aria Nozewnik, both BA'92, received MBA degrees from the University of Texas in spring 1996. The former members of the Northeastern swim team were married in September in Warsaw, Poland.

Michael R. Healy, E'92, and his wife, Julie, announce the birth of Shane Michael in October 1995. They live in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Andrew Hochron, BA'92, and Mary Schnitzer, BA'93, were married in Aberdeen, New Jersey, nearly a year after he proposed on the court during halftime of the Northeastern-Florida International basketball game on December 17, 1994. They live in Ft. Lee, New Jersey, and say hello to "all the most spirited Huskies (the N.U. cheerleaders). Go Huskies! Also a special hello and congratulations to Becky Bourassa, CS'93, and Paul Grautski (now Becky and Paul Grautski) and to Cheryl Langton, BB'92, and Eric Wright, E'92 (now Cheryl and Eric Wright)."

Penni Lanphear, UC'92, of Newington, Connecticut, is an accounting manager at PageNet, a leader in the wireless paging industry.

Matt McGrail, BA'92, wrote an article, "Brazilian Ecosystems Field Study: A Journey Toward My Place in the World," for the spring 1996 edition of Antioch New England Graduate School Notes. The piece detailed McGrail's journey to Brazil as part of a master's program in environmental communication.

Dwayne S. McGraw, MS'92, was married to Stacy Renee Leach in Las Vegas, Nevada, in July 1995. He is an assistant actuary for Conseco Companies, a financial services company in Carmel, Indiana.

Jon Romberg, L'92, of Hoboken, New Jersey, is a clinical professor at Seton Hall University School of Law's Center for Social Justice.

Peter J. Welling Jr., AS'92, of Bay Shore, New York, joined Computer Associates International in September 1995. He is now global account manager.

Joseph Wisnewski, E'92, married Christine Calandra in October 1995. They live in Airmont, New York.

Joseph J. Zona, MBA'92, is a principal and head of the structural engineering division of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, a consulting structural engineering firm with offices in Arlington, Massachusetts, and San Francisco.

Alia Arasoughly, MA'93, is the director of August Light Productions in San Francisco. She helped produce The Centennial of Arab Cinema, a month-long series of films, panel discussions, and gallery exhibitions held in 1995 at the Walter Reade Theater in New York City's Lincoln Center. The series highlighted feature films from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Iraq, and Kuwait.
Laura Bennion, AS'93, was editor of the Point, a sports-only newspaper at the University of British Columbia, before entering medical school at UBC in fall 1995.

Anita (Khoury) Chamoun, PAH'93, and John Antoine Chamoun were married in June 1996. They live in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Anita's classmates, Lisa Ruddy and Mary Alderman, were bridesmaids. She works for Wal-Mart as a pharmacy manager. Her husband is a clinical pharmacist at Norwood Hospital. "To everyone in the class of '93, hello," she says.

Heather (Stevens) Cronin, PAH'93, and her husband, Tim, celebrated the birth of a son, Patrick Ryan, in May 1996. They live in Atlanta, Georgia. "If anyone else is in the area, please look us up," she says.

Elizabeth (Kindseth) Rallo, BA'93, married John Rallo in June 1996. They live in Easton, Connecticut. She is a financial analyst at GE Capital's Commercial Finance. "Really enjoy the N.U. Web site, but I haven't seen an alumni page yet," she comments. "Hope to hear from more class of '93 BAs."

Mario Ruggiero Jr., BA'93, is an accounting manager with Cambridge Technology Partners in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He's also opened an office for small business accounting, personal financial planning, and tax preparation. Ruggiero is engaged to Dina Cipriano; an October 1997 wedding is planned. "Northeastern gave
me the driving force to excel in my career and start my own business," Ruggiero says. "If you want something bad enough, I'm living proof that you can achieve it." He asks that former classmates and friends contact him by e-mail
at <MRUGG@ctp.com>."