Paul A. Beecy, AP’90, of Melrose, Massachusetts, was promoted in June to partner- in-charge of the Boston Transaction Advisory Services–Tax office of Grant Thornton, an accounting, tax, and business-advisory company. Lisa Crehan-Jegen, AS’90, of Chicago, writes that she is currently a stay-at-home mom. In February, she and her husband, Paul, welcomed the birth of Katherine Rose, who joined big brother Richard, now two and a half. Crehan-Jegen serves on the board of GiGi’s Playhouse, a Down syndrome awareness center. Ronald Ranaldi, BA’90, of Englewood, New Jersey, in May became vice president of sales at Validus DC Systems, a manufacturer of power-distribution systems. Previously, he was acting chief marketing officer/head of worldwide sales at eAgency Systems, and vice president at Rogue Wave Software. Robin L. Saitz, ME’90, of Newton, Massachusetts, is the vice president of solutions marketing at Parametric Technology. After joining the company in 1990, she has served as director of Windchill ProjectLink product marketing, director of Windchill strategic marketing, project team leader at Oracle, and manager of product marketing at Pro/ENGINEER. In 2006, she was awarded the company’s Carl Ockerbloom Humanitarian Award. Mike Teixeira, CS’90, MCS’93, of Tampa, Florida, cofounded and serves as managing partner at Anvil Automation, a machine-control consulting company specializing in semiconductor process equipment and robotic material-handling systems. Teixeira moved to Tampa shortly after graduate school. He and his wife, Marie, have two children. Christopher G. Ceddia, E’91, of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, is vice president of Security Construction Services, a federal construction project-management and security-fence company based in Hudson. His wife, Janet, is the company owner. Ceddia served sixteen months in the U.S. Navy during the Gulf War. Michael Del Checcolo, E’91, of Westford, Massachusetts, was promoted in July to vice president of engineering at Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems in Tewksbury. Formerly, he was vice president of the engineering advanced technology directorate. He is also the company’s business representative on the Raytheon Company Engineering Leadership Team. Christiane Donahue, MA’91, of Boston, was in May named the inaugural director of the Institute for Writing and Rhetoric at Dartmouth College. Previously, she was an associate professor at the University of Maine in Farmington, where she directed the composition program. Donahue has also served as codirector of Project Maine-France, an initiative between the University of Maine system and several universities in France. Matthew M. Neyland, MBA’91, of Upton, Massachusetts, is the new director of investments at the Providence, Rhode Island, office of SKM Wealth Management. Brian Winslow, MBA’91, of Ware, Massachusetts, is a new member of his town’s school committee. He works at Stop & Shop Companies. Wang Ben, MA’92, PHD’95, of Beijing, in April became the chief financial officer at HLS Systems International, which provides automation systems. He was formerly the executive general manager at Ever Source Science and Technology Development. From 1998 to 2006, Ben worked in Hong Kong. He is fluent in English and Mandarin. Danielle Doyle, AS’92, of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, writes, “I received my master’s degree in social work from Boston University in 1996 and am currently working in the mental-health department at Tufts Health Plan. My husband, James, and I adopted our baby girl, Isabella, from Guatemala in August 2007. She will be two years old in January.” John Fitzgerald, GB’92, of West Roxbury, Massachusetts, is currently an electronic health- records trainer at Caritas Christi Health Care. His e-mail address is <jfitzge421@yahoo.com>. Patrick Gaston, MBA’92, of Washington, D.C., was in July named by Savoy Professional magazine as one of the top-hundred most influential African Americans in corporate America. Gaston serves as president of the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications. He sits on numerous national nonprofit boards, including the NAACP Special Contributions Fund board of trustees, America’s Charities, and the Foundation of the University of West Indies. In addition, Gaston is vice chair of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s business committee, and a member of the board of directors of retailer Bed Bath & Beyond. Tim Gaylord, AS’92, of Los Angeles, signed on as a director with Tangerine Films in April. Gaylord is both a live-action director and a still photographer. His photographic clients include Coca-Cola, Adidas, Nike, Sony BMG, Warner Brothers Records, Rolling Stone, the Los Angeles Times, HBO, Robert Duvall, Billy Bob Thornton, Michael Jordan, Larry Flynt, Luke Wilson, and Harry Dean Stanton. In 2006, he won an Obie Award for his photographic work on the HBO series Six Feet Under. He was an Obie finalist for Full Throttle/Coca-Cola and won both a gold and a silver ADDY for his creative photographic work on Full Throttle. Krissy (Yesse) Johnson, AS’92, of Framingham, Massachusetts, has been a sales manager at Heineken USA for six years. She and her husband, Scott, have two children, Violet and Zachary. The founder of cover band Dick ’n’ Jane, Johnson is active in the Boston cover-band circuit and now performs with Road Soda Band. Contact her at <kjohnson@heinekenusa.com> or through the Road Soda MySpace page. Dennis Maloney, CJ’92, of Quincy, Massachusetts, was promoted to sergeant in the Quincy Police Department this spring. He and his wife, Sue, have three sons, Devin, Colin, and Brian. He can be e-mailed at <denny2996@comcast.net>. Joshua A. Tevekelian, BA’92, of Watertown, Massachusetts, is a senior real-estate accountant with Colony Realty Partners, in Boston. Tevekelian notes he is very involved in the Armenian community and enjoys spending time with family and friends. He travels to Armenia yearly, donates time through Big Brothers of Greater Boston, serves on his church’s board of trustees, and coaches youth basketball. “I would love to hear from my long-lost RA or Senior Challenge friends,” he writes. “Too much time has passed.” His e-mail address is <tevekelian@yahoo.com>. Azell Murphy Cavaan, AS’93, of Wilbraham, Massachusetts, became a trustee of Longmeadow’s Willie Ross School for the Deaf in July. She is the communication director for Springfield mayor Domenic Sarno. Cavaan is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Association of Black Journalists. Wei Lu, MBA’93, of Needham, Massachusetts, has been appointed to the board of directors of White Mountain Titanium, in Santiago, Chile. Lu is a partner at Cybernaut Capital Management, a private-equity company that focuses on China. Formerly, he was a vice president at the Blackstone Group, and vice president and senior analyst at Oppenheimer Asset Management and Bank of New York Capital Markets. Lu, a chartered financial analyst, cofounded and served as chief financial officer at SRS2, an Internet and technology consulting company in San Francisco. Tracey Medeiros, AS’93, of Essex Junction, Vermont, had her first cookbook published in the spring. Dishing Up Vermont showcases the Green Mountain State’s cuisine along with tales of its farmers, food producers, and chefs. Medeiros, who earned a diploma in culinary arts from Johnson and Wales University in 1997, has worked as a food stylist for photographers, a recipe developer, and a food writer. Her recipes have appeared in Bon Appetit, Cooking Light, and Eating Well magazines. Miklos Sandorfi, E’93, of Northborough, Massachusetts, is the chief technology officer at SEPATON, which develops data-protection products. He has thirteen granted and eight pending patents for inventions in SEPATON ContentAware technology, fibre channel, and disk subsystem I/O technology space. Eric W. Schreiber, E’93, of Hollywood, Florida, recently celebrated his son Sebastian’s fifth birthday. His daughter, Chloe, is three. Wife Brigitte, Schreiber writes, “always looks young.” Schreiber is manager of engineering at Royal Caribbean Cruises, in Miami. Kimberlee (Jensen) Stedl, AS’93, of Seattle, and her husband, Todd, celebrated the birth of their son, Ivan Connor, on May 25. In the past year, the couple has coauthored two books, Yoga for Scuba Divers and Yoga with a Friend. In March 2009, they will lead a yoga and scuba-diving trip to Dominica. E-mail Stedl at <doyoga@8thelementyoga.com>. Vincent Andrews, L’94, of Croton on Hudson, New York, has been promoted to associate general counsel at Eisai Inc., a pharmaceutical subsidiary of health-care firm Eisai Company. In his new role, Andrews will lead the legal department’s activities in business development, alliance management, and global medical and marketing services. Jack Gibson, MBA’94, of Dunedin, Florida, joined Murphy Business and Financial Services as a business broker in April. Formerly, he was national accounts sales manager for the presentation products division at Polaroid. Gibson has also held senior-management positions at Marsh Inkjet and Hurco Machine Tool Products, and he was the owner of High Velocity Technologies. Tricia Kelly, PAH’94, of Medford, Massachusetts, and Jay Campopiano, BB’97—both former Northeastern University Huskiers and Outing Club leaders—completed their first Ironman Triathlon in Lake Placid in July. Stephanie Legatos, MS’94, of Newburyport, Massachusetts, writes that she is expanding her career and job-search coaching practice to include a certification in essential colors and wardrobe consulting. Her website is at <www.bewellpartners.com>. Leon J. Olivier, MBA’94, of Old Lyme, Connecticut, was appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer at Northeast Utilities (NU) in May. He has been with the company since 1998, most recently as president of NU Transmissions. Joanne (DiGregorio) Smith, AS’94, MS’00, and Edward Smith Jr., AS’95, celebrated the birth of their fourth child, Coral Cynthia, on July 2. The baby’s three brothers are Camden Thomas, Darrey Owen, and Bohdin Patrick. The family lives in Norwell, Massachusetts. Joanne is a stay-at-home mom. Formerly, she was senior assistant director for students and young alumni in Northeastern’s Alumni Relations office. Ed is vice president of E. F. Smith & Son/Avenue Auction Sales, in Quincy. Amy (Conefrey) Drouet, AS’95, and her husband, Kevin, welcomed their second son, Logan Edward, on May 27. Big brother Dylan Charles was born November 21, 2006. Drouet lives in Metairie, Louisiana. She works in marketing and does children’s photography. She can be e-mailed at <amydrouet@yahoo.com>. Sarah Ashton, MBA’96, of Sanibel, Florida, was the top salesperson for June at RE/MAX of the Islands. Earlier in her career, she worked in financial services in Boston and New York. Ashton and her husband, Jim, moved to Sanibel in 2001. She is the past president of the Sanibel and Captiva Islands chapter of the American Business Women’s Association and the current chair of the board of directors of the Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce. John J. Dowling, BA’96, of Stamford, Connecticut, writes, “I have been married to my beautiful wife, Jeanette, since July 20, 2002. Our son, John Ryan, was born on the exact same day two years later. Two years after that, our lovely daughter, Lauren, was born, on August 1, 2006 (she was trying to follow suit, but I think she is going to take after her always-tardy mother). I left a very successful career at Wachovia Bank to become part of a unique start-up opportunity in my hometown—I have been appointed senior business development officer for Darien Rowayton Bank. Start-up community banks usually don’t have sophisticated financial and wealth management services; Darien Rowayton Bank does. Also, towns with only a thousand families usually do not have fourteen banks to choose from; ours does. This makes for a very challenging environment that I look forward to working in every day. My brother, Bill, is still going strong with his trumpet career. He’s toured with such names as the Duke Ellington orchestra and Paul Anka, and can be seen on Gene Simmons Family Jewels. My dad just retired and bought a Corvette. He is an official Gettysburg battlefield guide, one of only a hundred nationwide. If you’re ever in Gettysburg, ask for Bill Dowling; you’ll get the best Civil War battlefield tour. For my most recent birthday, my wife got me a course at the Skip Barber Racing School. Very psyched to hit the Lime Rock Park Race Track in a professional racecar after only two hours of instruction. Brilliant!” Joel Richman, AS’96, of Boxborough, Massachusetts, became director of social media at PAN Communications in May. Richman joined the public-relations company, which is based in Andover, in 1999. Joseph Sawicki, MBA’96, of Portland, Oregon, is vice president and general manager at Mentor Graphics, which provides software tools and consulting services for electronic design. He joined the company in 1990 and has held positions in applications engineering, sales, marketing, and management. David Sherry, MBA’96, of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, has been named chief information security officer at Brown University. He formerly was the vice president of identity and access management at Citizens Financial Group. Noel Texeira, CJ’96, of Foxborough, Massachusetts, is the football and New England Patriots analyst and commentator on Holliston Cable Access Television’s SporTView show. He is also active in the American Legion, serving as commander for Post 93, Foxborough, and the senior vice commander for District 6, Massachusetts. Contact him at <tex_web@comcast.net>. Mike Tirozzi, AS’96, of Boston, is the author of Reason Knows Nothing Of, a novel published in July by Aventine Press, in Chula Vista, California. Tirozzi explains, “The novel’s contemporary storyline is set in Boston, involving a couple whom tragedy befalls and the young nurse who develops a Nightingalesque relationship with the male protagonist.” The book is available at such retailers as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Pamela G. Yang, PA’96, was appointed senior vice president at Harvard Management Company, which preserves and enhances the financial assets of Harvard University. She is a CPA and CFA charterholder, and a member of the wealth-management subcommittee of the Boston Security Analysts Society. Yang and her husband, Jimmy Tang, have one child and live in Southborough, Massachusetts. Janine Burke, MPA’97, of West Warwick, Rhode Island, became the executive director of the Warwick Sewer Authority in March. Formerly, she was the assistant sewer superintendent in West Warwick. Burke had previously worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Boston. Christopher Grammer, MBA’97, of Roslindale, Massachusetts, was named one of eleven Educators of the Year for 2007–2008 by the Boston public schools. Grammer is a music teacher at Hamilton Elementary School, in Brighton. Carey (Leone) Johnson, AS’97, and her husband, Michael, welcomed the birth of their third child, Lillian Grace, on December 3, 2007. Jack and Thomas are the baby’s older brothers. The family lives in Saco, Maine. Johnson works as a second-grade teacher in Buxton. Lolly Ockerstrom, PHD’97, of Liberty, Missouri, writes, “I teach a study-abroad course at Park University called “Landscapes of Literature,” and just got back from taking seven students to the English Lake District to study William and Dorothy Wordsworth. We hiked the fells and visited Dove Cottage, Rydal Mount, and Hawkshead Grammar School, which William attended (it was founded in 1585 under a charter from Elizabeth I). We also traveled to Haworth, in North Yorkshire, the home of the Brontë sisters, visited the Brontë Parsonage Museum, and hiked the moors to Top Withins, thought to be the site that inspired Emily Brontë’s novel, Wuthering Heights.” Denise Frazier, CJ’98, of Allenstown, New Hampshire, has been elected to the board of Dress for Success New Hampshire. The organization is dedicated to promoting the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and career-development tools. Frazier works as a paralegal at law firm McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, which has offices in Manchester, Portsmouth, and Concord. She volunteers with Kids Vote and the New Horizons food pantry and shelter. Clara (Holt) Keegan, AS’98, and Mark Keegan, E’98, welcomed the birth of William David on January 30. His older brother is Timothy. The family lives in Littleton, Massachusetts. Abbie (Chisholm) Kimemiah, N’98, of Revere, Massachusetts, and her husband, Joseph, celebrated the birth of their first son, Preston Njuguna, on December 8, 2007. Kimemiah’s e-mail address is <abbieabbie@msn.com>. Danielle (Cheverie) Lembo, BPH’98, of Marshfield, Massachusetts, writes that she and husband Mark, BPH’96, can’t believe another year has gone by. Their second daughter, Megan, just turned one. Danielle and Mark work at Orthopedic Rehab Associates, a company they started in 2003. Jennifer Lee (Fanning) Magas, MTPW’98, and Ronald Richard Magas, AS’93, welcomed the birth of Ronald Richard Jr. on July 22. The baby’s older sister is Mackenzie. Jennifer and Ronald report that their public-relations company, Magas Media Consultants, celebrated its fifth anniversary this year. They live in Monroe, Connecticut. Kevin J. Matthews, BA’98, of Sudbury, Massachusetts, was elected corporate vice president of Collegiate Enterprise Solutions, in Peabody, in June. The firm provides consulting and outsourcing solutions for higher education. Monica Medeiros, UC’98, of Melrose, Massachusetts, was elected an at-large delegate for John McCain at last summer’s Republican National Convention in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota. She was one of only four at-large delegates statewide. Pamela Richardson, L’98, of Kent Lakes, New York, joined the Poughkeepsie law firm Gellert & Klein in July. She is a member of the Dutchess County Bar Association, the New York City Bar Association, and the Mid-Hudson Women’s Bar Association. Richardson is licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey. Gale (Marticio) Doran, BA’99, and Mark Doran, E’98, welcomed the birth of daughter Natalie on March 29. They live in Bellingham, Massachusetts. Alex Eaves, AS’99, of Norwell, Massachusetts, is the founder of Stay Vocal, a company that creates one-of-a-kind clothing and reusable canvas shopping bags from recycled materials, such as preworn clothes. He runs the company, which he started in 2004, out of the basement of his parents’ home. The company’s website is located at <www.stayvocal.com>. Michael Estlick, E’99, ME’00, and his wife, Julie, celebrated the birth of their son, William Michael, on February 23. The family lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. The baby’s paternal grandparents are Marilyn (Landry) Estlick, LA’70, and David Estlick, E’69, ME’73. His paternal aunt is Christina Estlick, AS’02, and his paternal great-grandfather is Raymond Estlick, BS’62. Deborah Gibson, MN’99, of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, in July became the wound-care coordinator in the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at Concord’s Emerson Hospital. She was previously the director of clinical specialties at the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Lowell. Gibson is a member of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. Andrew Hulme, AS’99, is pursuing his MBA in aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in Daytona Beach, where he lives with his wife and five-year-old son. Friends may reach him at <andrewhulme@gmail.com>. Pamela Nyatsambo, BPH’99, GB’00, of Dover, New Hampshire, joined other social-marketing entrepreneurs from around the world at the Shaklee Global Conference held in New Orleans this August. She started her own natural-health business a year ago. Teena (Xenakis) Veth, N’99, and Brian Veth, AS’96, celebrated the birth of their first child, Violet Margaret, on August 24, 2007, at Boston’s New England Medical Center. The family lives in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Brian and Teena, former Northeastern cheerleaders, own and operate the Champion Factory Gymnastics and Circus Arts Center, in North Andover.