1980s

Richard D. Arvedon, L'80, of Mobile, Alabama, was expecting a new baby at the end of April.

Anne (Robinson) Bena, BB'80, is a physical therapist at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, New York. She and her husband, Tom, live in Ballston Lake, New York, with their children, Emily and Trevor.

David S. Boulanger, MBA'80, of Andover, Massachusetts, is a management consultant for Price Waterhouse in Boston.

Avis Bullard, PAH'80, of Rochester, New York, is a method development chemist with Eastman Kodak. He earned a master's degree in clinical chemistry at Rochester Institute of Technology and is a mentor for 21st Century Learning Challenge in the Rochester City School District. He says his hobby is motorcycling.

Nancy Dusek-Gomez, L'80, lives in Springfield, Massachusetts. She was appointed presiding justice of the Ware District Court in October, after serving ten years as associate justice of the Springfield District Court.

Steven J. Elliott, BA'80, joined with Michael A. Alves to form a partnership, Alves & Elliott, at 151 Pearl Street in Boston. Elliott received certification as a tax specialist and a master of science in taxation degree with distinction from Bentley College in 1992. He went on to receive an advanced professional certificate in taxation from Bentley in 1995 and is currently enrolled in Bentley's personal financial planning program. He has been a seminar panel presenter for the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants and for Bentley's Division of Continuing and Professional Education. He and his wife, Mary, and children, Ellen and John, live in Westwood, Massachusetts.

Mitch Gesner, L'80, lives in Forestville, Sonoma County, California, with his wife, Diane, and daughter, Nalani. The couple are expecting a second child in June. Gesner, an attorney and family mediator, has his own practice in Santa Rosa called Children's Law & Mediation Center. He produces and hosts a talk radio show, Taking Care of Our Children, in which children and adults discuss a diverse range of issues and programs affecting young people.

Glenn Irvine, E'80, completed a tour as commanding officer of Mine Countermeasures Rotational Crew BRAVO, where he was captain of the USS Patriot of Sasebo, Japan, and of the USS Champion and USS Pioneer of Ingleside, Texas. He received his second Meritorious Service Medal for his performance during the tour. He's now an operations and plans officer of the U.S. South Atlantic Force in Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.

Dorayne Passler, MPH'80, of Salem, New Hampshire, is a senior clinical research associate responsible for clinical trials at Medisense.

Lisa Flaherty Shaw, N'80, says she "is enjoying raising twin sons Owen and Douglas and daughter Madeline." She is still coordinating the cystic fibrosis clinic part-time at Valley Children's Hospital in Fresno, California.

Ron Stover, E'80, "is the proud father of a little baby girl," Emily Fabrizio, born on July 4. He works as a global marketing manager with Union Camp's chemical products division and lives in Greenwich, Connecticut. He can be reached by e-mail at <Ron_Stover@ucamp.com>.

Paul Tormey, BA'80, is the manager of the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. A former N.U. football player and president of Phi Gamma Pi fraternity, Tormey has worked for Sheraton for seventeen years, most recently as general manager of the Sheraton Stamford Hotel in Connecticut.

Ernest E. Washington Jr., AS'80, of Mattapan, Massachusetts, writes, "A special tribute to N.U. affirmative action dean and director Ellen Jackson. Congratulations on her retirement."

Shannon (Meloon) Balletto, UC'81, is an assistant clinical administrator at Tufts University's School of Dental Medicine in Boston. Her husband, Bob, is chief executive officer of Georgetown Savings Bank. The couple live in Groveland, Massachusetts, with their children, Erica, Katie, Taylor, and Jordan.

Rick Carey, CJ'81, makes a business of destroying things. He recently founded Datasafe Shredding, which provides shredding services to companies and medical facilities in eastern New England. Based in Hanover, Massachusetts, the company makes use of a custom-built 33,000-pound Mack truck with a built-in shredding machine.

Michael Chmura, AS'81, and Susan Sutherland, UC'93, celebrated the birth of Evan Mitchell Chmura in October. The family lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Catherine (Babel) Collins, PAH'81, of Norwood, Massachusetts, is a manager in the microbiology unit at Norwood Hospital.

Alicia Donovan Fergus, BB'81, has moved to Lansdale, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Mike, and four children. "I would love to hear from any of my classmates from the physical therapy class of '81," she writes.

Sharon Gates, N'81, of Brookline, Massachusetts, is a nurse practitioner in the musculoskeletal medicine unit at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Shawn F. S. McCormick, AS'81, has opened his own law firm in Boston.

John F. McNamara, E'81, is senior vice president of Modern Continental Construction in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and chairman of the board of the Construction Industries of Massachusetts. He and his wife, Cathy, live in Scituate with their four children.

Thomas M. Sommer, E'81, of Groton, Massachusetts, has started an electrical engineering consulting firm, H. W. Engineering.

Andrea (Pimental) Ashburn, BB'82, and John Ashburn, E'88, of Norton, Massachusetts, welcomed a son, Dylan James, in November. Andrea is an engineering manager at NYNEX in Worcester and John is a field engineer at Point to Point Network Services in Methuen.

Ronald J. Conti, E'82, of Burlington, Massachusetts, writes, "Reading N.U. Magazine really keeps me informed about life at the campus. It always has such interesting stories."

John T. Devlin, AS'82, is a senior project manager at Xyvision of Wakefield, Massachusetts. He manages sites in the United States, Australia, Europe, and Brazil.

Robin (Jenkins) Furze, BB'82, of Fall River, Massachusetts, was married in 1994. She owns and operates an antique business in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Mary Helen Gillespie, AS'82, has been named vice president/executive editor of the Boston Herald's new media subsidiary. She was formerly the paper's business editor. Her e-mail address is <mhgillespie@jobfind.com>.

Stephen Klein, L'82, is chief fiscal officer of the Vermont legislature. "My family, Priscilla Fox, Elana, Jonathan, and I live in Montpelier, Vermont," he writes.

Joseph A. Korostynski, UC'82, of Knightdale, North Carolina, is controller of Fuji Cone, a division of International Jensen.

Hollington Lee, AS'82, of Medford, Massachusetts, teaches science at Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School. "This is my third year and it is the most challenging job I've ever had," he says. He can be reached by e-mail at <hlscience@aol.com>.

Kathryn (Fratello) Leva, PAH'82, of Arlington, Massachusetts, works in blood transfusion services at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Carol Z. Matson, N'82, MN'92, of Acton, Massachusetts, says she and her husband, Mark, "were blessed with the birth of a son in June."

Cynthia (Friedman) Mellman, PAH'82, of Tampa, Florida, received an MBA from George Washington University and is a marketing coordinator for Microsystems Technology. She and her husband, Mark, have a son, Aaron, born in September.

Cynthia (Martinelli) Sambol, BA'82, is living in central New Jersey with her husband, Eric, and two daughters, Drew and Brooke. Old friends can reach her by e-mail at <cynsam@aol.com>.

James F. Stewart, CJ'82, moved from Chicago to Kennebunk, Maine, after being transferred to the U.S. Customs Office of Investigations in Portland. He has a son, Sean Patrick, born on July 4, and has another child due this month.

Richard D. Borruso, MS'83, married Carolyn R. McCarty on February 6 in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. They have four children, Cheri, Chris, Kyle, and Kathryn, and live in Holland, Ohio. Rick has been chief executive officer of Hospital Pharmacy Consultants since April 1991. His e-mail address is <m3000gtvr4@aol.com>.

Michael A. Clifford, E'83, of Roslindale, Massachusetts, works for the Atlantis Group in Newtonville. He has three-year-old twin sons.

Beth Hassett-Sipple, PAH'83, lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband, Steve Sipple, and their four children, Andrew, Kate, Jacob, and Ben. After working on air quality issues with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for eleven years, Beth resigned two years ago to stay home full-time with her family. She can be reached by e-mail at <sippleclan@aol.com>.

Bruce Haywood, E'83, of Morris Plains, New Jersey, says, "Hello to Howard, Heidi, Doug, Jeff, Andy, Pete, Ron, Jerry, and Leslie. Wishing you peace and happiness."

Michael H. Krupa, BA'83, of New York City, is a vice president in the real estate group at Salomon Brothers. He is involved in the structuring and distribution of real estate debt and equity securities.

Mary Shiel L'Esperance, BB'83, lives in Burrillville, Rhode Island, with her husband, Bob, and two sons, Daniel and Timothy. She is a physical therapist at Northern Rhode Island Collaborative, where she works with severely handicapped children.

Lisa Strempek Pierce, AS'83, is a trial attorney for Maryland Casualty Insurance in Boston. She married Daniel Pierce in 1993. Their daughter, K. C., was born in July. The family lives in Amesbury, Massachusetts.

Jeff Spalter, BA'83, is a supply, refining, and marketing financial coordinator at Exxon Company USA. He and his wife, Joanie, and sons, Ben and Dan, live in Kingwood, Texas.

Karen A. Bilski, PAH'84, of Taunton, Massachusetts, is coordinator of the blood bank donor room at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston.

Lisa Metrano Cashman, PAH'84, of Stoughton, Massachusetts, and her husband, Kevin, report they are renovating their 250-year-old antique cape house. They have a son, Kiel. Cashman has a master's degree in public health from Boston University and is the manager of lab installations at Meditech.

Linda (Howard) Farnham, PAH'84, of Medford, Massachusetts, writes that she received a kidney from her brother, David, in August 1994. "I am happy to say it was a successful transplant," she comments.

Dale Keegan, CJ'84, is a state trooper in Maine. He has been with the force for eleven years and is now a detective, specializing in polygraphs. "Hello to the class of '84. E-mail me sometime," he says.

Susan (Boudrow) Lemire, PAH'84, of Manchester, New Hampshire, is a senior technologist in the hematology lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

David G. Marchione, UC'84, of Woburn, Massachusetts, received a master's degree in health professions with a concentration in health-care administration in June.

Stephen D. Rufo, CJ'84, of Valley Park, Missouri, retired as a major from the Army after twenty-nine years of service. He was a member of a Navy underwater demolition team and an elite SEAL team.

Annette Valles Sukkar, PAH'84, of Wakefield, Massachusetts, is a senior technician at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She and her husband, Nabil S. Sukkar, E'82, E'84, have two children, Anissa and Amaritta.

George Bishop, E'85, was elected a selectman in the town of Dalton, Massachusetts.

Mehrzad Boroujerdi, MA'85, has been a professor in the political science department at Syracuse University since 1992. He is the author of Iranian Intellectuals and the West: The Tormented Triumph of Nativism, published by Syracuse University Press in 1996. He can be reached via the Web at <http://web.syr.edu~mborouje/> or by e-mail at <mboroujerdi@ maxwell.syr.edu>.

Caroline A. Costello, N'85, is assistant nurse manager of a pediatric hematology/oncology unit at Duke University Medical Center. She lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with her husband, Rob Cataldo, and daughter, Brianna.

Mia C. Mahedy, E'85, writes, "Recently married a native Oregonian and, as a bonus, a two-and-a-half-year-old baby girl-a package deal. Also restoring an 1896 Victorian house in Portland."

Christine Reagle Mellon, AS'85, of Niagara Falls, New York, works for the Buffalo News reporting police news in Niagara Falls. She does volunteer work with Meals on Wheels and Catholic Charities Breast Feeding Peer Support. She and her husband, Robert, have two daughters, Samantha and Alannah. "I would love to hear from long-lost Northeastern friends and professors," she says. Her e-mail address is <rkm@acsu.buffalo.edu>.

Michael S. Milone, E'85, and his wife, Maria, celebrated the birth of their first child, Christopher, in November. They live in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Debra (Berman) Richards, PAH'85, of Brockton, Massachusetts, is a blood bank supervisor at Brockton Hospital.

Ken Simons, BHD'85, of Sanford, Maine, earned a master's in physical therapy last September from the MGH Institute of Health Professions. He presented a paper, "Validity of Measuring Lumbar Flexion with an Inclinometer," at the 1997 American Physical Therapy Association combined sections meeting in Dallas, Texas.

Yousef M. Alsufiani, SET'86, and his wife, Mervat M. Khayat, became first-time parents with the birth of Mahmoud in September. They live in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

David P. Clay, E'86, of Portland, Maine, is a registered professional engineer in Maine and is manager of Maine Controls in Portland.

Walter Eykel, CS'86, and his wife, Kellie, had a son, Sean Donovan, on January 17. His older brother is Evan Patrick. The family lives in Norton, Massachusetts.

Nicholas G. Gassey, LC'86, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, is a senior systems engineer for Motorola in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Jerry Healey and Ronda (Kuznitz) Healey, both BA'86, celebrated their tenth anniversary in September. They live with their two sons, Brien and Colin, in Merrimack, New Hampshire. Jerry is a police officer and Ronda was on leave from teaching with a third child expected in April.

Philip C. Reidy, E'86, is married to Jane B. Collinson, AS'82. They live in Westwood, Massachusetts.

Mary (Petrillo) Salvucci, PAH'86, of North Easton, Massachusetts, is a medical technologist in the hematology lab at Quincy Hospital.

Matthew H. DeFeo, BA'87, of Millersville, Maryland, has a son, Patrick. A second child was due in April.

Leonard J. Denenberg, BA'87, of Rockland, Massachusetts, is vice president for finance and development at Care Matrix Corporation in Needham. He and his wife, Christina, have a son, Jacob, and a daughter, Katherine.

Wendy L. Gerdes, BA'87, lives on a sailboat in Seattle and is getting married in August. She works at Immunex Corporation as a telecommunications administrator.

Karen Conners Haberbosch, BB'87, writes, "Some of us from physical therapy '87 are planning a reunion in February 1998. Please send your current address to me at 2202 Taylor Drive, Center Valley, PA 18034, even if you don't know if you'll be able to attend."

Janet M. Halloran, UC'87, of Arlington, Massachusetts, is president-elect of the Boston chapter of the Women's Council of Realtors. She is a realtor with RE/MAX Premier Properties in Lexington and can be reached by e-mail at <jhall@juno.com>.

Veronica Hobbs, CJ'87, graduated from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley in 1990. She lives in Ohio and was recently promoted to senior attorney at Advocates for Basic Legal Equality. "I work mainly with victims of domestic violence," she writes. "I am also vice president of one of our county bar associations. I would love to hear from former classmates and would like to know if we are going to have a ten-year class reunion this year."

Phil J. Minard, BA'87, is a commercial delegate based in Lyon, France, with The Commercial Service, United States Commercial Delegation.

Stephen A. Monks, CJ'87, of San Antonio, Texas, was promoted to senior special agent for the U.S. Customs Service.

John R. Parsons Jr., BA'87, and Karen Parsons, BA'88, live in Southborough, Massachusetts, with sons Jeffrey, Kyle, and Ryan.

John J. Riccardi, PAH'87, of Tampa, Florida, is vice president of pharmacy services for MP Totalcare Pharmacy.

Rita L. (Mikaelian) Seraderian, ME'87, was recently married.

Gregory Sobel, L'87, of Sudbury, Massachusetts, has returned to private practice after serving as environmental mediation program director for the Massachusetts Office of Dispute Resolution. He has recovered from last year's serious auto accident.

Michael S. Cahill Jr., BA'88, of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, says July was a memorable month. He and his wife, Michelle, had a daughter, Caitlin Marie, and Michael passed the bar exam.

Robert Caputo, MBA'88, of Canton, Massachusetts, has been promoted to vice president of investment and trust marketing at Citizens Bank in Providence, Rhode Island.

John F. Capuzzo Jr., BA'88, is chief accountant with ITT. He and his wife, Mary Ellen, welcomed a daughter, Jenna Mary, October 19. They moved last August to a new house in Pembroke, Massachusetts.

Michael L. Cormack, E'88, is a materials engineer at Intel in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Andrew W. Fink, UC'88, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, is a principal in the accounting firm O'Connor & Drew.

Carmine Fresa, PAH'88, of Guilford, Connecticut, is supervisor of the state lab at Corning Clinical Laboratory.

Lorraine M. Hickey, BHD'88, of Knoxville, Tennessee, married Bob Hill on July 14, 1990. They had their first child, Abigail Lorraine, on January 17. Hickey is a senior physical therapist, specializing in burn and wound care, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.

John McAdam Mott, L'88, married Cristina Marciano of San Francisco in July 1995. They live in Washington, D.C. "I left the D.C. public defender service after seven years for work at the U.S. Department of Justice, civil rights division, criminal section, where I investigate and try police brutality and hate crime cases," he writes.

Irene M. Palmigiano, UC'88, is starting her eighth year in business as owner of I Copy, a full-service reprographics company, in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.

David Pruyn, CS'88, and his wife, Susan, have a daughter, Emily Christine, born on November 19. He is a systems engineer at Sun Microsystems in the Boston area sales office.

Scot R. Rittenberg, CJ'88, was recently promoted to the position of senior special agent for the U.S. Customs Service. He is assigned to the office of the resident agent in charge in Washington, D.C., and lives in Fairfax, Virginia.

Jeff Schneider, E'88, works at Buckhead Brokers Real Estate in Atlanta, Georgia.

William Spracklin, PAH'88, of McHenry, Illinois, works in product quality assurance at Abbott Laboratories.

Erik Stangeby, CJ'88, passes along congratulations to Scott DeFoe, CJ'88, on DeFoe's promotion to detective sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department.

Ricky E. Bagolie, BA'89, of Clifton, New Jersey, graduated from Rutgers University School of Law in 1993. He is an associate with Horn, Schechtman & Hirsch in Jersey City, where he concentrates in workers' compensation, personal injury, and federal railroad law.

Michael J. Capecci, AS'89, of Brookline, Massachusetts, writes, "Our best to the class of '89 from the Capeccis-Michael, Jonna, Brendan, Caitlyn, and one more expected in May."

Michael J. Harding, BA'89, of Dallas, Texas, earned an MBA from Indiana University in May 1996. He leads brand management at EDS Internet's New Media group. His e-mail is <mharding@newmedia.eds.co>.

John C. Henwood, BA'89, of New York City, is a bond trader with Chase Manhattan Bank's emerging markets group. He is married and has a son.

John H. Hill III, BA'89, and his wife, Sandra, announce the birth of a daughter, Madeleine Pembroke, on November 18. They live in New Orleans, but will move to Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, in June.

Kathleen (Corcoran) Karlberg, BB'89, and her husband, Mark, welcomed a daughter, Amy Kathlyn, in September. They live in Waterford, Connecticut.

Dennis A. Kloc, E'89, and his wife, Kathie Shaw-Kloc, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Lindsey Adele, in December. They live in Barrington, Rhode Island.

Laurie (Fischer) Letendre, PAH'89, and Dean Letendre, BA'89, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Danielle, last October. They also have a son, Justin, age three. "Everyone is well and happy living in Shelton, Connecticut," they say.

Anne L. Martin-Segrini, UC'89, of Newberry, Florida, sends greetings to AnnaLee Collins.

Sheryl L. Randazzo, AS'89, has opened her own law office in Huntington, New York. She concentrates her practice in wills, trusts, estate and long-term care planning, guardianships, Medicaid matters, and other areas of law affecting the needs and rights of elderly individuals.

David T. Vena, BA'89, lives in Ramsey, New Jersey, and is employed by Bay State Computer Group, where he is a national account manager.