Simone A. Bethge, GB'00, of Hessia, Germany, is a medical doctor at Klinikum Fulda Medical. She notes she became an MD and earned a PhD in 2002. She spent a year as an orthopedic surgeon in Frankfurt and switched to internal medicine in 2004. "My new favorite hobby is archery," she writes.

Amy Black and Christopher Wright, both BA'00, of Old Bridge, New Jersey, celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary on June 10. "We have volunteered to help out at some local New Jersey college fairs with the Northeastern admissions team," writes Black, who is a human resources consultant for talent acquisition and diversity at Verizon Wireless corporate headquarters. Her e-mail address is amy.r.black@verizonwireless.com.

Wright is a senior business information analyst at HSBC. His e-mail address is christopher.x.wright@us.hsbc.com.

Erick Cassie, UC'00, UC'03, of Lynn, Massachusetts, is a constable in Essex County, Massachusetts. He played the role of calligrapher Arthur Tappen on They Made America's "Rebels," part of WGBH-TV's The American Experience series.

Kevin Denis, ME'00, of Bowie, Maryland, writes, "I have taken a position at NASA Goddard to develop MEMS microshutter arrays as part of the NIR spectrometer on the James Webb Space Telescope (the website is http://www.jwst.nasa.gov). Its mission is to study the evolution of the early universe. It is scheduled to launch in 2011."

Marc Ian Federman, AS'00, of Malibu, California, married Annie Heller in March. He is studying audio postproduction for television and film at Modern Music, a music editing company in Los Angeles.

Joseph Louf, SET'00, writes, "Moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, just after graduation. I launched my own mortgage brokerage here and am set up now to broker Massachusetts and Florida. I never thought I would be at this point in my life, but thanks to NU's education and structure, I had an advantage over everyone around me. I worked harder for what I wanted. This weekend, we opened up during the local Youth Day, which we sponsored as our kickoff party. We also sponsor a local youth baseball program."

Michael Loughran, AS'00, of Orlando, Florida, writes, "Last year, I was hired by Walt Disney Company as an associate broadcast manager. Previously, I worked as a post-production supervisor for Lightship Entertainment, a local production company producing programming for the Travel Channel. In my current role, I market the Walt Disney Resort within programming on Disney-owned networks such as ABC, Disney Channel, and ESPN."

Christopher Moezzi, MBA'00, is vice president of business development at Faraday Technology, a semiconductor company in Sunnyvale, California. He was previously senior director of strategic marketing at Conexant/Globespan.

Peter Szyjka, BA'00, of Quincy, Massachusetts, has opened a law practice. He specializes in trusts, wills, probate law, estate planning, prenuptial agreements, personal bankruptcy, small-business law, and European Union law.

Andy Trincia, MBA'00, of Long Beach, California, is a communications manager at the Boeing Company in Seal Beach. Trincia served for two years in the Peace Corps as a business volunteer in Romania. Prior to that, he held senior communication posts at Fidelity Investments and Wachovia Corporation.

Melissa Aiello, AS'01, of Rutherford, New Jersey, is an account executive with R&J Public Relations, in Bridgewater. Her clients are in the fields of health care, communications, and consumer electronics.

Dorothy A. (Wagner)Fraggetta, UC'01, of Beverly, Massachusetts, is a member of the client development team at Payrolls Plus, in Danvers. On May 14 and 15, she participated in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and raised $2,000. She can be reached by e-mail at dotfraggetta@comcast.net.

Sara Daniele Guardino, L'01, of Allston, Massachusetts, married Jeffrey Tristram Colket on April 9 at the Castle on the campus of Boston University. She is a lawyer at the Tobacco Control Resource Center, a nonprofit organization that supports anti-tobacco lawsuits and regulation. The organization is housed at the Northeastern School of Law, where Guardino serves as an adjunct professor on legal issues and public health.

Jason R. Harvey, BB'01, GB'02, of Warwick, Rhode Island, married Michelle Arabella Capone on October 8, 2004, in Portsmouth. They honeymooned in Hawaii. Harvey works at Elite Physical Therapy.

Domingos Lamas, BA'01, of Redondo Beach, California, spent a month in Africa during the past winter. "I spent a hundred percent of my time doing volunteer work with orphans, HIV patients, and youth with Burkitt's lymphoma. We had two armed robberies while I was there," he writes. "I am now sharing my experiences, raising funds, and looking at the needs in my area to start a project similar to the one in Africa." He can be reached by e-mail at djlamas@yahoo.com.

Carmelyn Malalis, L'01, of Brooklyn, New York, is an employment lawyer at Outten and Golden. She also is the cofounder of BABAE, an organization for Filipina survivors of violence in New York and New Jersey, the first and only program of its kind in the United States.

Andrea (Veneziano) Trembath, MS'01, of Pembroke, Massachusetts, married Justin Trembath in June 2004. They live in an 1840s farmhouse. She is the director of finance at Harvard University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Trembath notes she "spends free time working on house projects in Pembroke and Martha's Vineyard."

Diane Bellavance, PHD'02, of Boston, writes, "I am currently teaching cyberlaw, policy, and society and also information technology for the PC at Lasell College, in Newton. My publisher is offering twenty-five pages of my PhD dissertation free online: It's titled ?ÄòWorker Resources as Capital in Computer Home-Based Work,' and is located at http://www.lib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3039561."

Jane Elizabeth Boon, PHD'02, of New York City, married Norman Pearlstine on April 19. She is an engineering consultant who specializes in improving the flow of industrial products and materials. Her husband is the editor in chief of Time.

Kristi (De Young) Bosco, BA'02, and Louis Bosco, AS'02, of Malden, Massachusetts, were married on September 18, 2004. Kristi is a human resources administrator at Bloomingdale's in Chestnut Hill, and Louis is a case manager at Goodwill Industries.

Gretchen (Kaplinger) Duford BA'02, of Medford, Massachusetts, married Tom Duford on June 19, 2004. They enjoyed a three-week honeymoon.

Melanie Grandy, AS'02, of Bristol, Connecticut, earned a master's degree in biology from Boston College in December 2004. She is currently working at MIT.

Timothy Gray, BHS'02, and Michele Askew, BA'04, of Brighton, Massachusetts, are engaged to be married.

Patrice Lambert, AS'02, of Malverne, New York, writes, "After spending the last two years changing my profession and starting to work in the veterinary field, I have been accepted to veterinary school. This May, I began attending the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine as a member of the class of 2008."

Stephanie Marticello, BHS'02, of Watertown, Connecticut, is an epidemiologist with the Connecticut Department of Public Health immunization program. She earned a master's degree in public health from Yale University in 2004.

Julia Murphree, AS'02, of New York City, shares this account of what it's like to be a graduate who gives back to the co-op program: "While studying communication studies, I completed co-ops at various public relations agencies, including Weber Shandwick (formerly the Weber Group) and Allied Advertising. Because of my experience, I secured a job immediately after graduation as a fashion and beauty publicist at LaForce & Stevens, a top agency. After six months, I was promoted to account executive. A year later, I accepted a job as a senior account executive at another reputable agency, Bratskeir & Seidman. After eighteen months, I was promoted to account supervisor. I recently started a co-op program at our agency. Our first Northeastern co-op student, Sarah Buchine (a middler majoring in communication studies), completed her six months. She's thrilled by the experience she's gained. And last November, Stephanie Scheider, AS'03, moved to New York and started working at Bratskeir. She's been a tremendous addition to the agency. It's nice to have a little NU community here at Bratskeir."

Joseph Myers, AS'02, of Salt Lake City, writes, "I have recently moved from Boston with my fianc?©e, Sarah Caret. I am contracting for multiple Utah-based agencies and designing several high-profile websites. In our spare time, we are exploring the gorgeous Utah backcountry on foot, bike, and skis with our Husky (Roxie) and Weimaraner (Bl?º)."

Dan Nadworny, N'02, of Medford, Massachusetts, last spring recruited more than twenty Northeastern student volunteers for a mock disaster drill at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center emergency department, where he works.

Brian Richardson Smith, BA'02, of Newton, Massachusetts, received a master's certificate from Harvard University Extension School's Center for Special Studies in Business Administration on June 9.

Craig Standish, BA'02, of Syracuse, New York, married Lynne O'Connell on August 7, 2004, in Cohasset, Massachusetts. Standish is a second-year law student at the Syracuse University College of Law.

Michelle Stein, AS'02, of New York City, is engaged to Lucas Cucuccio.

Heather Ann Berg, AS'03, of Miramar, Florida, is engaged to David Merrill Harvey Jr. Berg is working toward a master's degree at Barry University, in Tampa, and plans to become a school psychologist.

Patrick Kavey, MS'03, of South Boston, is the New England managing director at Foundation Source, a provider of support services for private foundations. Previously, he was a vice president at Fidelity Investments Charitable Services.

Kathleen Elizabeth McWade, AS'03, of Winthrop, Massachusetts, ran the Boston Marathon last April in four hours, forty-nine minutes.

Elizabeth Mead, BA'03, and Ryan Levison, CJ'04, of Brighton, Massachusetts, are engaged to be married. Mead is a human resources generalist at Target in Milford. Levison is a security manager at Target in Woburn.

Mark Del Negro, CJ'03, of Agawam, Massachusetts, qualified to play in the U.S. Amateur Public Links Golf Tournament in July. The tourney is one of thirteen conducted each year by the U.S. Golf Association. He plans to turn professional within the next couple of years.

Margaret Amelia Buckingham, GB'04, of Lutz, Florida, is engaged to be married to Jeffrey Kent Christy. She is a speech language pathologist at the Boas Center, in Lutz.

Michael Kofman, AS'04, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, writes, "I have been accepted for a master's in Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. So I hope some of my classmates or political science buddies are kicking around in D.C. If you're working or studying in D.C., send me an e-mail so we can catch up." The address is mkofman@law.harvard.edu.