Charlie Costello writes that it has been 70 very fast years. He married Anne within two months of his graduation (one month after his entry into the US Army). The world has changed a lot and they have been blessed to see a lot of it. Their family has grown to seven children with six spouses, eight grandchildren with five spouses, and six great-grandchildren. They are retired, living in Virginia off the Rappahannock River. BC and all of Charlie’s classmates have been a great part of their lives. For Boston and the Heights!

Class correspondent: Mary Lynn Strovink-Daukas // strovink.geo@yahoo.com

Al Carignan graduated in 1956. He then served five years with the US Government Accountability Office in Washington, DC, New York City, and Boston (one year each) as well as at Fort Gordon (in Georgia) and in Germany. After marrying Jackie in 1960, he returned to Maine and worked for five years with the Internal Revenue Service. He spent the next 35 years as a certified public accountant (CPA). He was very active in parish activities and several civil boards. He currently resides in Biddeford, Maine. Al had four sons, 10 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. He is receiving home hospice care for kidney disease. // Jim Melloni reports that he is now 91 years old and fairly healthy. He has to use a cane to get around, mainly because of a quadriceps tendon rupture from an accident a few years back. He tries to keep socially active by meeting up with a few friends at Casey’s Irish Pub in Somerville. He has his grandson James William III living with him in Somerville. His grandson finds this convenient, as he performs at Improv Asylum in Boston. Jim says hello to all graduates of the Class of 1956.

John Joseph “Jack” O’Leary passed away in December. Following a long career in the federal government, Jack retired to the West Coast, where he enjoyed hiking, traveling, and exploring the areas around Eugene, Oregon. Jack attended BC along with his brothers Dan ’58 and Richard ’58 and his brother-in-law John Boussy ’59. Jack is survived by, among others, his nephew Brian Boussy ’93 and his great-niece Kate Boussy ’25. // Tom Pender writes that there are not many of the Class of 1957 alive, so he thought he’d check in. After graduation in 1957, he entered the navy and had a brilliant career. In addition to becoming a Soviet Navy expert, the navy sent him to graduate school, where he got a master’s in electrical engineering. After 24 years in uniform, he retired as a commander and went to work in the private sector at the MITRE Corporation for the next 20 years. He thanks BC and says he is a proud Golden Eagle.

Bea Love of Isle of Palms, South Carolina, happily witnessed the weddings of three grandchildren. Claire Anderson was wed in October in Oak Hill, Ohio. John Love was wed in November in Smithfield, Virginia. Michael Love was wed in December in Virginia Beach. // Richard Clifford, MA’59, STL’67, received the Pedro Arrupe, S.J., Award from the University of Scranton in April. Recipients are chosen both for the Ignatian vision that they bring to their ministry and their outstanding contributions to the Ignatian mission. The award is named for the late Very Rev. Pedro Arrupe, S.J., the 28th superior general of the Society of Jesus.

Class correspondent: Bill Appleyard // bill.appleyard@verizon.net

Steve Conners retired from KPMG in 2021 after working for 30-plus years as a banking consultant. He currently lives in Westwood, Massachusetts, with his wife, Patricia. He has three children, all living in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and six grandchildren. // Thomas O’Brien shared news of the birth of his fourth great-granddaughter, the second child of Chelsea Albus Rice, MSW’14. // James W. Russell, a proud BC alumnus and the first of his family to go to college, passed away on January 4.

John McCormack writes that he is thankful for so much. His faith began long ago, was nurtured at BC, and blossomed in middle age. For 60 years, he was married to his bride, Anne, who passed away two years ago. He has six children, 18 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren, with one more coming, at last count. John requests prayers for his deceased classmate, Jim Conway. He reflects that “God gives us so much more than we can ever return.”

John Hackett shares the following updates about his grandchildren: After graduating from BC, Kyle Hackett ’24 is now in Seattle as a Jesuit volunteer at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. He has also been accepted to graduate school at BC. Paige Hackett ’27 is now in her sophomore year at the Connell School of Nursing. Bridget Hackett, MEd’26, a 2024 graduate of Loyola University Maryland, is now enrolled in graduate school at BC. // Jerry Long shares that he has nine grandchildren (he calls them his baseball team) and three great-grandsons (1, 2, and 10). // Ronald Dyer continues to be passionate about his work supporting the AMVETS. He reports all of the activities that he hosts to the Falmouth Veterans and continues to organize and work with a food bank that takes place twice a month at the Falmouth AMVETS, as well as a monthly coffee and conversation group at the Falmouth Elks Lodge. These activities are for veterans, families, and friends; all are welcome. Call Ron for more information at 253-973-1530. // Eileen Faggiano and the 5:30 p.m. daily Mass community at Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church celebrated the 88th birthday of Gerald Finnegan, S.J., ’60, MA’61. This occasion has been an annual event since Fr. Finnegan returned to Chestnut Hill. Many may not know that he is a Double Eagle, having graduated from Boston College High School and Boston College. He joined the Jesuits when he was 17. Eileen reflects that the community is blessed to have him.

Class correspondent: Eileen Faggiano // efaggiano5@gmail.com

Andy Capelli celebrated the 60th anniversary of his wedding with a renewal of his marriage vows on Thanksgiving Day in 2023. His entire family of 16 attended the event at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic, followed by a week of family fun and celebration. In January, Andy officially retired from his second career after 20 years giving back to his community as a planning commissioner. He hopes he will be able to see many of his centennial year classmates at their 65th Reunion in 2028! // Doug DeSilva reports from Londonderry, New Hampshire, that he and his wife, Joan, recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary. They now reside at the Baldwin retirement community after having lived for 30 years in Hampton, New Hampshire. Doug retired from Eastman Kodak after 32 years, where his career in information systems included assignments in the US, Europe, and with affiliated businesses in South America. Their two children and families now live and work in Massachusetts and have blessed them with four grandsons. // Bill Haley has recently completed his fourth successful year as an online, part-time adjunct instructor at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Maryland. He has been blessed with good health, a loving family, tolerant friends, and motivated students for more years than he ever thought possible. He is “not going gentle into that good night,” and he hopes to follow the exciting BC Eagles hockey team until Coach Brown retires. Go Eagles! Ad majorem Dei gloriam. // Bill L’Ecuyer ’63, MBA’68, died on December 23 after a long illness. He left behind his beloved wife of 51 years, Trinna, as well as three children, many grandchildren, and a brother. Bill served on Coast Guard ships in Boston while also earning an MBA. He also passed the bar examination and work took him to six different states. He had claimed that he got “unofficial admittance” to the bell tower to carve his initials in the rafters. Maybe that’s why he had such difficulty hearing in his later years! // Since 1969 Liz Laferriere has lived in Waitsfield, Vermont. She retired (as an emerita) after 17 years from teaching maternal-newborn nursing at the University of Vermont. Her husband is a retired forester. She has two daughters, who are both University of Vermont graduates, and four grandchildren. // Peter Rockwood writes that his twin grandchildren are in their freshman year at Oberlin College, that he celebrated his 42nd wedding anniversary last June, and that Rockwood & Perry Fine Wine & Spirits has been in business for 42 years. He says that Fran Perry is his better half and that good things were launched side by side. He has completed four New York City Marathons. He reflects that BC had truly great football and hockey teams during his years, and that the quality of learning was top-notch. It made him and his classmates who they are, and he is thankful. // Antonia M. F. St. Germain ’63, MS’86, writes, “so far, so good.” She is retired, alive, well, and active, and she is living in Naples, Florida, and New Castle, New Hampshire.

Class correspondent: Ed Rae // raebehan@verizon.net

Bill Bennett reflects that geography is an obstacle, but technology allows several of his classmates to stay connected. They share notes about life as octogenarians and track BC sports closely. Participants include Walt Zwible in Falmouth, Massachusetts; Janet and Jim Bambrick in New Jersey; Marie and Rich Dunn ’64, MBA’71, in Florida; Frank Santy in Connecticut; Diane ’66 and Paul Quayle in Kentucky; and Bill himself in Arizona. They thrive on the connection, now in its seventh decade. // Don Collins shares that for the past 18 years, since retirement, he has traveled to Mustard Seed Communities in Jamaica, a home for orphaned children and children with disabilities. The group that he travels with is called “BC Alumni and Friends.” They prepare meals for and interact with the children and do some maintenance work. It is the most fulfilling thing he has ever been involved in. // Peter “Joe” Davin, a proud Double Eagle, is a retired high school teacher and coach who lives in central Massachusetts with his wife, Carol, and their German shepherd. They love to travel and Joe is passionate about golf and BC Athletics. // Jean Dunning ’64, MA’00, and Henry Godin will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in August. They have four children and six grandchildren and live in Barnstable Village, Massachusetts. Jean earned a master of arts from the now Clough School of Theology and Ministry and worked in ministry at Saint Christine’s Parish in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Henry owned Godin Bros Tire Center in Weymouth, Massachusetts. They are both pilots who spent their younger years exploring the Eastern Seaboard and the Bahamas. Henry is an avid fly fisherman and Jean volunteers at St. Clare’s home for formerly incarcerated women and with those receiving hospice care. // After he graduated from BC, Albert Mendall Jr. attended Saint John’s Seminary in Boston and MIT in Cambridge. He is now retired in San Jose, California. // Finton Wallace II writes that his wife, Susan Dwyer Wallace, passed away on October 29. 

In December, Max Ciardello made his annual trip to Lima, Peru, to visit his daughter and two grandchildren. His grandson has received a scholarship to attend Penn State to study civil engineering, which unfortunately BC does not offer. It is a custom among teenage boys in Peru to shave their heads upon acceptance to US universities. A multisport athlete, he was accepted to seven schools. Hopefully Penn State and BC might return to football rivalry in the future. // Nina Kilimnik graduated as Nina Ann Mukherjee. She had a long and fulfilling career in nursing that concluded with 16 years as a nurse practitioner in the VA Boston Health Care system. She loved it. // Michael P. Roddy, father of six children and grandfather of nine grandchildren, passed away on January 25. // Harold T. Wolff, the brother of John Wolff ’68, passed away on December 26.

Class correspondent: Patricia Harte // patriciaharte@me.com

Larry Cashin has been married for almost 55 years to his wife, Kathy Desmond ’68, a graduate of the now Lynch School of Education and Human Development. He is retired from a long career in health care finance. His oldest daughter is a 1993 graduate of the Lynch School as well. Larry has three daughters, one son, and five grandchildren, and his life is good. He lives in Pembroke, Massachusetts, and would love to hear from some of his BC friends. // John “Jay” Nannicelli spent March in Marco Island with his wife of nearly 55 years, Kathleen Dalton ’68. Jay is very involved in several nonprofits and is currently heading the building committee of a New Hampshire environmental and education association. He’s also busy keeping up with three daughters and nine grandchildren. In May, he cruised up the Rhine River to Amsterdam. // D. Mike Ryan ’67, MA’88, writes that after 10 years as CPT, Army Rangers, he returned to BC and became the associate dean of student development. He exercised discipline for some 20 years and then retired, married, and moved to Treasure Island, Florida, where he enjoys the Gulf of Mexico on one side and intercoastal water on the other. He has two cats; his wife, Kate, passed away six years ago. He has a great life at age 81 and thanks God nightly! // Classmates who attended the wake and funeral of Jack Keating were: Mary-Anne and Charles Benedict ’67, MBA’70; Billy Butler; Al Butters; Len Doherty ’67, MBA’71; Harry Gallegher ’67, MBA’71; Peter Gately; John Hart; John Keenan; Peter Marto; and Ed Minor. Charles Benedict also received a note from Jack Burgoyne that Jim Louney passed away after a brief illness.

Class correspondents: Mary-Anne and Charles Benedict // mainside55@gmail.com

Dave Canavan and his wife, Barbara, have retired to Cambridge after 40 years of teaching in Connecticut. They have four children and five grandchildren: two children in Cambridge and two in California. Their oldest, Kristin ’96, graduated from BC and her oldest, Max Berbeco ’29, has enrolled. // Kathleen Horton writes that she misses her time at the Heights, which were the best years of her life. In 2004 she retired from teaching first, second, third, and fifth grades, but she eventually went back to teaching kindergarten and first grade, as she missed the kids too much. She has now been teaching part-time for 14 years and loves it. Kathleen’s father, Daniel F. Horton ’39, also went to BC. Her niece, Rebecca E. Horton ’19, JD’24, passed the bar this year—the first time she took it! Kathleen reflects that her father would have been thrilled. Sadly, he passed away in 1973, only knowing one of his seven grandchildren, Kathleen’s son, Scott. Mention of BC always touches Kathleen’s heart. // Cheryl and Steve McCabe enjoyed an amazing trip to San Diego, where they were hosted by “SoCal Bill” McDonald during their stay in, well, SoCal. Bill gave a personal tour of both Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, which he knows like the back of his hand, and the unworldly Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, where Bill serves on the board of the Anza-Borrego Foundation. Bill added stops to see the fabled BC Eagle rock formation, the San Diego Zoo, and all things touristy. Cheryl and Steve thank Bill. // Peter Tempesta was the husband of Michele Perrota Tempesta. He was an honorary Eagle who was at BC more than he was at his alma mater. He was a joy, a gift, and everyone who knew him loved him. He was also a cousin to Philip di Belardino ’68. Peter passed away surrounded by his beloved wife and daughters, one of whom, Marissa ’11, is also a BC alumna.

Class correspondent: Judith Day // jnjday@aol.com

Maureen O’Keefe Doran is back at the Heights! Her husband, Christopher “Kip” Doran ’68, is enrolled as a fellow in the new Boston College Companions program. While Kip takes undergraduate classes, Maureen has found a home back in the Connell School of Nursing, where she is a volunteer, and at the Boston College Neighborhood Center. She reflects that “being back on campus has not only been a super trip down memory lane, but also a reaffirmation of the dynamic, inclusive, and special place that is Boston College.”

Class correspondent: Jim Littleton // jim.littleton@gmail.com

Bill Conti ’70, JD’73, writes that Boston College changed his life. He still has friends from his undergrad years and the Law School. It was a great experience for a small-town guy. // Bill Dullea ’70, nephew of Fr. Maurice Dullea, S.J., ’17, passed away from heart disease in August. After serving in the National Guard, Bill got into the field of claims adjusting and got his law degree from New England School of Law. Bill was a big fan of sports. // William Kates ’70, MEd’71, MEd’73, umpired tennis at the Indian Wells Open in California. He is now the tennis coach at Rising Tide Charter Public School in Plymouth, Massachusetts. // Joanne Sullivan and Dr. Edward Marut will be celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary on July 18, and the 59th anniversary of their meeting at a mixer at McHugh Forum! They now live outside of Chicago, with two children, Kathryn Marut Birch ’03 and Ed Marut, and five grandchildren living nearby. Dr. Ed is retired from his fertility practice, as is Joanne from her career as perinatal nurse specialist. They plan to return for the scholarship dinner in the fall. // Suellen Aderholdt Nelson says hello to all of her classmates, especially in the School of Nursing. She is pleased that her good friend’s daughter, Fionnoula O’Reilly ’27, decided to go to Boston College and is now a sophomore in the Carroll School of Management.

Class correspondent: Dennis “Razz” Berry // dennisj.berry@gmail.com

David Amborski recently retired after teaching for 50 years in the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada. He continues to undertake consulting activity in several international initiatives. He stays connected to his classmates and BC Rugby Club teammates, several of whom were the club’s founding members. David and his wife get away from the winter in Naples, Florida, where some of his classmates and teammates also spend winters. // Hon. Gerard J. Boyle has been awarded the Silver Buffalo Award by Scouting America. It is Scouting America’s highest recognition for outstanding leadership and service to youth on a national level. Fewer than 250 people have been recognized with this award, out of the tens of millions of people involved in Scouting over the past 115 years. // Frank Jenkins is semiretired from the automobile business, which he entered in 1985. It’s very interesting and he is always learning more about people. He’s spent all this time in Richmond, Virginia, a great area for everything. But he does miss Boston. // John Murphy retired to Cape Cod in 2010 from his Manhattan-based asset management career. He served on the BC Board of Trustees with fellow classmates John LaMattina and Dave McAuliffe from 2008 to 2016. He has three children: two graduated from BC in 1999 and 2009. His third kid went to Georgetown University. His oldest grandchild will be at BC next fall in the class of 2029. John is still a football season ticket holder.

Class correspondent: Jim Macho // jmacho@mac.com

Tom Herlehy was named to the board of directors of the Rotary Club of St. Petersburg, Florida. Tom has been an active Rotary Club member for two years, volunteering to help with Special Olympic events (including swim meets and golf tournaments), mentoring two fifth-grade scholars and a sixth-grade scholar at three different schools, and organizing service projects. Rotary International’s motto is “Service above Self,” and Tom is intent on carrying out that mission in his retirement. // Arthur Makar, currently in his second year as co-chair of BC’s LGBTQ+ Alumni Council, received the 2025 Distinguished Service Award from Bishop Fenwick High School in Peabody, Massachusetts, in March. // Tony Polito ’72, MS’75, enjoyed a great event organized by the Sarasota Chapter at Cooper’s Hawk winery in February, as well as a very large and meaningful gathering of alumni and friends from the Southwest Florida Chapter in March for a special Lenten Mass celebrated by Fr. Leahy, followed by presentations and brunch at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Naples. Kudos to the Chapter chairs!! // Classmates Jack Harrington, Conrad Voldstad, and Larry Edgar attended the 50th reunion of their class at the Tuck School of Business last year in Hanover, New Hampshire. They graduated along with another classmate, George Pijewski, who passed away in 2011.

Class correspondent: Larry Edgar // ledgar72@gmail.com

Congratulations to Mark Gibney for receiving a Fulbright to serve as a distinguished chair in law at the University of Trento, Italy, this spring term. This may be one of only two of these positions worldwide. He taught a course on international human rights law. Mark is an affiliated scholar at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Lund, Sweden. // Congratulations to Cheryl McEnaney, this year’s recipient of the GlobalFEST Impact Award. In January at Lincoln Center, Cheryl was recognized by her music-industry peers as one “who earned respect and praise from the global music community for their outstanding commitment to the field.” Cheryl lives in West Los Angeles and has no plans to retire; she loves her longtime career consulting in strategic marketing and artist development and working with artists from many cultures and music genres. // Patricia McNabb Evans is happy to share the news that she and Jim have welcomed their eighth grandchild: beautiful, healthy Claire Frances. She also wants to remind classmates that they can still submit notes to her and Jane Crimlisk, or they may go to classnotes.bc.edu and submit any news on the form there. Submissions are limited to 500 characters. Thank you for sharing!

Class correspondents: Jane Crimlisk // crimliskp@gmail.com and Patricia McNabb Evans // patricia.mcnabb.evans@gmail.com

Bob Casey completed his second Pan-Mass Challenge ride from Sturbridge to Provincetown last August. The heat was 95 degrees and there was 95 percent humidity. It was a much different ride from the first one. Somehow he seems to get more out of this than he puts into it. This is coming from a guy who has ridden more than 4,000 miles in training over the past two years and has completed the 186-mile ride twice. Hopefully the first week in August this year will be the third time. // Blake Godbout was busy working on the 50th Reunion gift committee and the Boston College Club Scholarship Fund. The scholarship fund had a great event on campus on March 26, where more than 100 former club members attended and heard presentations from current scholarship recipients about how the club’s program changed their life. There were several classmates in attendance who, after hearing these inspirational stories, agreed to make a generous contribution. // Herbert E. Johnson celebrated 50 years of marriage to Vickie Kello Johnson ’76 in August. They have one son, Joel, one granddaughter, Nalani, and two great-grandchildren, Olivia and Zavien. They are both retired. Herbert walks six miles every day. Their mission is to enjoy every day they have on this earth. Wow! 50 years since Herbert’s graduation from BC. Peace. // Tom Kniffen moved to Farmington, Connecticut, to live closer to his two sons and grandchildren. It is wonderful to spend time with them. // Frank Mastrocola wonders if anyone can tell him how he got the nickname “Flash.” It’s been bothering him all these years. Therapists can’t help. // Chris Panson is enjoying a lovely and relaxing retirement after a career as a high school guidance counselor. // Joseph Renton Jr. was recovering from hip replacement surgery in the lead-up to the 50th Class Reunion. Although retired in 2016, he is looking forward to getting back to volunteering at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, doing the scuba diving show, and being a guide on the Ghost Walk of Old Wilmington, North Carolina. // After graduating from BC, Patrick White attended Emory University Law School and was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1978. He spent most of his career working for Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (now Allianz Global Risks). Assignments took him back to his birthplace in New York, and then to San Francisco, where he served as vice president of claims legal management. Pat returned to Georgia in 2002 and now has a solo practice, working with his wife, Susan, and daughter Sarah.

Class correspondent: Hellas M. Assad // hellasdamas@hotmail.com

David Discenza, Donna Hooven Frithsen ’78, Sarah MacLeod Piepgrass, and Richard Donovan, OFM, ’74, all former members of the BC University Chorale, reunited in Rome to mark the 50th anniversary of the Chorale’s first international trip there in 1975. Also on the trip were Neil Siegel ’76, JD’79, and his wife, Deborah. In keeping with recent Chorale tradition, they were accompanied by Baldwin, the mascot of Boston College. // Singer-songwriter Bert Keith has just released his third album, What a Country. His other albums include Just Passing Through Volume 1 and Just Passing Through Volume 2. His music is starting to track with other artists around the globe. Check out his songwriting at bertkeith.bandcamp.com and on all streaming platforms. // Carla Talento Lepke recently had a great time in Florida visiting James Nappi and Joe Giordano. Everyone is enjoying retirement! // Anita Tomaselli Satti is looking for two of her BC roommates. Their 50th Reunion is arriving quickly and she would like to reconnect. So if Suzanne Hutchinson and Lawreen Heller read this please contact Anita at anita.satti@gmail.com. If there are other BC graduates who read this and can share any of their contact information, please contact Anita as well. It’s been too long and there’s so much to share. Thanks! // John Strollo says hello to his classmates, especially those who lived in CLXF their freshman year. It was a long trek from upper campus to Roberts Center. Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt, Baby James, Stevie Wonder, and reggae still live in John’s head … Whammer Jammer let me hear you, Dickie! // Mary Cormican Horan writes that a group of classmates recently got together, and everyone expressed their sadness at the passing of Gerald “Gerry” Shea. Gerry did a great job as class correspondent all these years since graduation. His classmates will remember him and thank him for his service to their class. Mary recalls that Gerry often wished a departed classmate requiescat in pace. Mary wishes him the same.

Grace Blauvelt Ferriter is living the dream since moving to Hobe Sound, Florida. She is still working two different security gigs and figuring out a strategy to become a snowbird. Grace is a proud grandmother to four grandchildren. Both of her sons are BC alumni: Ryan Richard Ferriter ’11, father of Hailey and Callie Ferriter, and Stephen Patrick Ferriter ’13, father of Mia and Pierce Ferriter. // Doug McIntosh completed his 43-year career as a civil trial attorney in December 2023. Since then he has continued his work as a testifying expert in insurance bad faith litigation in state and federal courts throughout Florida and the nation. He serves as an adjunct professor of law at his alma mater, Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law in Fort Lauderdale, teaching insurance law. He lives with his wife, Theresa, in Plantation. // Amy Shapiro, MEd’77, has recently published a biography, Now Is the Time! The Dorothy Amdur Story.

Class correspondent: Nicholas Kydes // nicholaskydes@yahoo.com

Paula Borsari and Jim Banahan met on the first day of freshman year when he invited her to lunch! They were married a week after graduation, and this June they are celebrating 47 years of marriage! // Cancer advocate Thom Barrett has found a new purpose as a bestselling author. Diagnosed with stage IV cancer in 2023, he now advocates for the healing power of nature, partnering with cancer centers and travel organizations. All proceeds from his books go to cancer research. Last summer Thom, Mike Devlin, Steve Burgart, Kevin Lane, Tim Gainey, Tom O’Connor, and Tom Dunn reunited for a community project benefiting cancer thrivers. Read more about Thom’s journey at livinglifewhiledying.com. // Christopher Cronauer retired in 2023 as senior vice president after exactly 37 years at ABCO Peerless Sprinkler Corp. He and his wife of 42 years are anticipating the arrival of their 10th grandchild. // Chris Toomey reports the happy news that his grand-niece Lynsey will be a fourth-generation Eagle this fall, precisely 91 years after her great-grandfather Edward W. Toomey ’38, JD’42, set foot on BC’s “new” Chestnut Hill Campus. Lynsey Reynolds ’29 hails from Potomac, Maryland. // Brian Cidlevich’s brother, Stephen ’79, wrote to say that Brian is now a retired Marist priest living in Missouri. // Will Brown, JD’78, served as general counsel of a state agency in Santa Fe, New Mexico, before retiring in 2015. After retirement, he worked for the New Mexico Legislature for nine years. He has also worked on several motion pictures and Netflix series, doing both background and acting work as a Screen Actors Guild member. Look for him in an acting part in the Apple Studios film The Lost Bus, starring Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera. // Joann Russell, JD’78, is retired and pursuing her passions. She earned a master of arts in World War II studies with distinction in 2023. She is currently a PhD research student at the University of Leicester, England. Her thesis is an exploration of whether World War II accelerated or slowed the civil rights movement. It is titled “The Elusive Promise: The Gap Between the Rhetoric of Civil Rights Progress and the Lived Experiences of Black Americans During World War II and Beyond.”

Class correspondent: Julie Butler // julesbutler33@gmail.com

Lynn Carlotto and her husband, Bill Block, are leaving Tacoma, Washington, in July to move into their forever home in South Carolina. Lynn’s career as an arena and theater general manager and booker has taken them from Connecticut to Canada and lastly Washington. Working for Ogden Entertainment, SMG, Centerplate, Live Nation, and most recently ASM Global, Lynn has enjoyed a frenetic career in entertainment and may finally have the time to write the “behind-the-scenes” book she has been thinking about all these years. // Kevin Doherty’s Boston College undergraduate and graduate education in geological sciences led to a life career as a hydrogeochemist. He earned an economics and geology degree and went directly to graduate school in geology and hydrology. As luck would have it, the environmental industry was just emerging. He still has several lifelong friends, including a former professor in geology, he met at BC. Kevin reflects that the University offers great courses, professors, and opportunities in life. // John R. “Jack” Egan, a Boston College trustee associate, was honored by the National Association of Corporate Directors New England Chapter with its 2025 Leadership in Corporate Governance Award at the Director of the Year Gala at Boston’s Seaport Hotel on April 28. He is currently lead independent director of NETSCOUT and nonexecutive chairman of Progress Software Corp., and has served on the boards of EMC Corp., Verint Systems, Inc., and VMWare. // Rick Iacobucci was appointed to lead fundraising for the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul in Boston. // Josie Kaufmann finally retired in June 2024. It was not so easy to get used to, but there is plenty to do on the Cape. And the BC alumni group is active and fun! // Frank “Roach” Rider has retired as the human services financing specialist for the American Institutes for Research. Rider managed disability, child welfare, and mental health services for the State of Arizona. The United States Department of Health and Human Services then deployed Frank for 17 years on national teams to help 30-plus states refine their own systems. Frank and his wife, Keverly, are proud their daughter and son are both college graduates succeeding in their respective fields. // Jim Sano is living in Medfield, Massachusetts, with his wife, Joanne, and has published his eighth novel, Joline, the sixth of the award-winning Father Tom series. More important news was the birth of their first granddaughter, Harper Elizebeth, to whom the book is dedicated. There are many trips planned to Oregon to visit her. // Mitchell Stern has been retired from Concord Middle School in Concord, Massachusetts, for the past eight years. He has also been a substitute teacher at the Pollard Middle School in Needham, and recently returned to CMS as a substitute teacher. He has worked as an usher at the Xfinity Center for the past two years. In the winter, he lives in Naples, Florida, and works for the Red Sox at JetBlue Park on the fan and youth engagement team, as well as with Red Sox Fantasy Camp. In retirement, he definitely likes to keep busy.

Class correspondent: Peter J. Bagley // peter@peterbagley.com

After earning a master of fine arts in poetry from the Solstice MFA Program in Creative Writing in 2022, Ellen Austin-Li is pleased to announce her debut full-length poetry collection, Incidental Pollen—the runner-up for Madville Publishing’s Arthur Smith Poetry Prize—which was released on May 20. This collection was also a finalist for the 2023 Trio Award and long-listed for the 2024 Wisconsin Poetry Series. Her book is available through Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Madville Publishing. // John Batista greets his classmates and says it’s been a wild 45 years since graduation. For two years after graduation he worked as a child psychology counselor while finishing his premed courses. He then entered St. George’s University School of Medicine in St. George’s, Grenada, where he received a doctor of medicine. And yes, he was one of the students evacuated during the invasion of Grenada. He completed his internal medicine residency at UConn and did private practice in Florida for 35 years. He is now retired and has his four beautiful grandchildren and wife, Susan! // Mary Menna has been promoted to regional vice president for Beasley Media Group and has added their Philadelphia and New Jersey radio stations to her Boston duties. // Beth Sawyer cherishes the friends she made at BC and all the many hours she spent at the Newton Campus in the art studio. Beth returned home to Chicago in 1983 to work in the city before getting married in 1987. She has a married daughter with a child of 18 months and another coming in July. Her second son will marry at the Chicago Botanic Garden on August 22 and her youngest son was just engaged! She has been extremely blessed while she also cares for her father. // Tom Siegert retired in April from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, where he’s been chief financial officer for the last 15 years. He’s put his five children through BC, so it’s time for him to focus on a growing count of grandkids and playing catch-up with family and friends. He hopes to dive deeper into the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Metuchen. // Michael Voccola and his wife, Nancy, are proud to announce their fourth grandchild, expected in late summer. Number four, courtesy of their son Michael and daughter-in-law Chivonne, will join his cousins Luke (7), Lennon (5), and Madeline (2), courtesy of their daughter Ami and son-in-law Tim. They all live in the next town over, allowing for frequent visits back and forth. Also, Michael was sworn into the US Supreme Court bar in early summer, marking his third bar membership.

Class correspondent: Michele Nadeem-Baker // michele.nadeem@gmail.com

Dave Brown retired as president, chief executive officer, and chief investment officer of the asset management division of TruStage in 2021. Dave and his wife, Ann Marie, reside in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, as well as in Boston and South Carolina. Their daughter Abby ’13 and son Matt both reside south of Boston with their respective families. Dave serves as a board member for a few companies, and also plays drums with his blues/country band, The Brown Dog Band. They have recorded two albums. Learn more at davebrownmusic.com. // Jamie Dahill is so happy to finally be residing in a red state.

Class correspondent: Alison Mitchell McKee // amckee81@aol.com

Susan Kane ’82, MSW’86, and Bob Coleman ’80 are excited to share that their daughter Siobhan, MA’21, was married on June 22, 2024, to Robert Mulvaney of Holden, Massachusetts. Sue is currently the assistant dean of field education at the BC School of Social Work, where she has worked for almost 25 years. Bob is a legal director and corporate counsel for NTT Data Americas, Inc. Siobhan Coleman Mulvaney is a senior assistant director of admissions at the College of the Holy Cross. // Brian Cummins shared that after 42 years of service in the intelligence community, in his military career and as a federal contractor, he has fully retired as of December. He and his wife, Patty ’81, MA’83, will travel, spend more time on hobbies, and spoil the grandkids as best they can! // John Hurley retired after a long and illustrious career with the US Department of the Treasury. He represented the US at the G20, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the African, Asian, and Inter-American Development Banks, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Paris Club of sovereign creditors. For his contributions to public service, he was awarded the Gallatin Award, the Treasury Department’s highest career service award, by Secretary Janet Yellen. // Mary Ellen Murphy Sowyrda ’82, JD’85, happily continues her law practice of almost 40 years as a school district special education attorney and partner with Murphy Hesse Toomey & Lehane, LLP, in Braintree, Massachusetts. As an aside, she was proud to learn several years after her 1985 graduation from BC Law that in 1939, her great-uncle and Boston College President (1939–1945) William Murphy, S.J., admitted the first women to attend Boston College Law School.

Class correspondent: Mary O’Brien // maryobrien14@comcast.net

Tim Haskins coached the Groveton, New Hampshire, Lady Eagles to the Division IV girls’ state basketball championship with a victory over their rival Littleton on March 8 at Colby-Sawyer College. As an assistant coach beginning in 1986, Haskins was part of the program’s first 11 titles, and has now added six more to the Eagles’ state-record 17 championships since taking over as head coach in 2006. // Rich Henkels has been fortunate to catch up with fellow Class of 1983 alumni Steve De Groot and Kevin Grady in separate visits this past year. Rich is now enjoying “Act 3” of his professional trail, as an actor with recent appearances in network TV shows Blue Bloods, FBI, and Law & Order. He is also now a regular on the Camino de Santiago, having produced films on his experience as a pilgrim crossing the north of Spain. Who’s interested in joining? // Anne Brennan Mason is very proud to share that her daughter Laura E. Mason ’21 graduated from Sacred Heart University this May with a doctorate of nursing practice-family nurse practitioner. Laura and her husband attended the graduation with Laura’s sister Julie A. Mason, MS’24. They are a proud Boston College family. // Wendy Murphy recently published her second book, Oh No He Didn’t! Brilliant Women and the Men Who Took Credit for Their Work. She calls it “a labor of love for a group of extraordinary women.” Wendy’s law practice specializes in women’s rights. She also appears as an on-air legal analyst and has worked for NBC News, CBS News, CNN, and Fox News. Wendy stays in touch with Gina Bough Sisti, Lynn Dalton Lathrop ’85, Lyda Rojas, Mary Ann Lowney, and others! // Graduating from the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry was a critical turning point in the life of Brother Andre Mathieu, MA’83. These were the challenging days following Vatican II. Upon graduation, Brother Andre was assigned to formation ministry in his community and later spent a number of years in leadership positions. Brother Andre expresses sincere gratitude for the gifts he received. His Boston College years were decisive in charting a transformative direction in his life.

Class correspondent: Cynthia J. Bocko // cindybocko@hotmail.com

Jim Dwyer was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship this spring in recognition of his work as a scholar of children’s rights. His most recent book, on children’s international migration, was published in April by Oxford University Press. Jim is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his joining the law faculty at the College of William & Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the 14th anniversary of his marriage to Katerina, a pediatrician. Their two children are now in middle school, so happily there’s no empty nest yet! // Philip Huckins ’84, MAT’85, PhD’95, recently enjoyed a day in Boston taking in the John Wilson exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts.

Class correspondent: Carol A. McConnell // bc1984notes@optimum.net

Sherry Ambrosini Ellis ’84, MSW’85, had the honor of becoming chief executive officer at Stanley Street Treatment and Resources (SSTAR) three years ago. SSTAR is an integrated health organization with a federally qualified health center, community mental health center, inpatient and outpatient substance use disorder programs, and other wraparound services. They were privileged this year to be named one of the Boston Globe’s Top 100 Women-Led Businesses. Sherry continues to enjoy her work with BC students as a field advisor and is excited about the talent coming into the field!

Class correspondent: Barbara Ward Wilson // bww415@gmail.com

The Women of Colburne Estates, Lisa Firicano Decker, Laurie Mallon Hassan, Laura Shannon DeMaio, and Ellen Heavey Volpe ’87, celebrated their 60th birthday together in Tybee Island, Georgia. Great company, good food, and beautiful surroundings made their slide into their seventh decade easier to handle. Happy birthday, classmates! // Jim Ryder is working toward his master of arts in religious studies at the University of Detroit Mercy. He is writing his thesis on “Pope Francis’s Vision for Humanity and Eschatology.” // Ed Davis, PhD’86, received his PhD in sociology under the tutelage of Everett Hughes. He has been in college teaching or administration since 1970. Ed’s first teaching assignment was at Boston College, as a teaching fellow. He retired as a college dean but remained in the classroom, online during Covid, but now back to face-to-face. At 78, Ed’s still teaching introduction to sociology at Yuba College in Marysville, California. // Michael Hickey, MDiv’86, writes that even after all these years, he still misses the late Daniel Harrington, S.J., and his Bible classes. But most of all, he misses the man—one of the most humble and sincere men Michael has ever met. He had a vast wealth of knowledge and was Michael’s faculty advisor, teacher, and above all, someone who became his good friend and whom he still considers today as his “spiritual father.” Rest in peace, Dan. // Terry L. Poling, MA’86, from Asheville, North Carolina, continues to provide leadership development coaching, consulting, and training support to executive teams and high-potential leaders throughout North America, Europe, and Africa. He points to his customized master of arts program, which allowed him to blend counseling psychology with organizational studies, as one of the most positive influences on his career. “BC offered me a way to develop leaders one-on-one when no formal leadership coaching programs were available,” says Terry.

Class correspondent: Leenie Kelley // leeniekelley@hotmail.com

Karen Walsh Buschini started a professional organizing business in 2007. After a stint in human resources and raising her four children (two of whom are BC graduates: Lauren ’15 and Ryan ’19), she saw a need to help people who felt stressed and overwhelmed by clutter and disorganization. In Its Place Organizing, based out of Lexington, offers tailored solutions to help individuals declutter and streamline their homes. // Members of the Classes of 1987, 1988, and 1989 gathered to celebrate the “retiring” of Paul Daigneault from SpeakEasy Stage Company—a company he founded in 1991 with Kerry Dowling ’87, MS’01, and other alumni and friends. Paul served as the company’s producing artistic director for 35 years, and Kerry filed the first articles of incorporation. The group gathered to celebrate Paul’s last show in this role—A Man of No Importance by Terrance McNally—at the Calderwood Pavilion on March 7. // Rocko Graziano was named to the United States Golf Association national committee, joining the approximately 350 volunteers who serve as rules officials for the 14 national championships. // Congratulations to Maria Montuori for her induction into the BC Varsity Club 2024 Hall of Fame. Maria was a four-year starter in soccer and softball, a team captain in both sports, and an All-American in soccer. Joining Maria in the celebration at BC were roommates and friends including Tara Bergen, Kathy Delaney, Jennifer Fitzpatrick Barry, Michelle Guzowski Litavis, Martha McNamara Kennedy, Joanne Spadorcia Fagan, Sheila Watts, Kevin Barry, Jim Coffey, and Tom Porell.

Kevin Dywer and Elizabeth Bernier Lamont were good pals at BC, and are still fast friends. Liz lives in Boston and is a physician/oncologist scientist and the vice president of clinical development at Dassault Systèmes Medidata. Kevin lives in Pinole, California, and is a senior litigation specialist at BETA Healthcare Group, the largest professional liability insurer of hospitals on the West Coast. // David McGlone became the chair of litigation of Gesmer Updegrove LLP. The only way he can get young people to listen to him is to pay them! // Mike Teeling and his wife recently moved to Grover Beach, on California’s central coast, after 31 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. While Mike’s not quite ready to retire, he was ready to cash out of Silicon Valley after a successful 35-year career marketing enterprise software. He encourages any alumni here in San Luis Obispo County to reach out!

Class correspondent: Rob Murray // murrman@aol.com

Sean “Shaggy” Mullen ran into John Sulick backstage at the Hall & Oates reunion concert in Hartford, Connecticut. // After a 30-year career in neonatal intensive care nursing, Brenda Sheridan decided to leave the bedside behind and start writing. Her first novel, A Better Sense of Being, was published in December. It is available in print and digitally, wherever books are sold. She lives in Swampscott and is currently hard at work on her second and third (!) novels. You can keep up with her writing on her website, brendasheridanauthor.com. // John Taylor was profiled in understated Class of 1989 fashion in the Winter 2024 edition of News from the Road! John became a certified public accountant after graduating from BC. John lives in Beverly, Massachusetts; his eldest son is a Framingham State Ram studying fashion design, and his wife just retired. John is a fractional chief financial officer and an adjunct professor of finance and accounting. John also recently published “Tax Implications of Private Equity Deals in the Sports Industry” in the private equity/mergers and acquisitions section of the Financial Executives Journal. // Erin Callanan writes to share that Andrea McGrath passed away in October. Andrea, the former 1989 class correspondent, was an incredible friend to so many. She brought optimism and joy to every gathering, was always offering encouraging words, and made life better just by being there. Her classmates will miss her immensely!

Stephen R. Guilmet was a part-time student in BC’s “Evening College” back in the late 1980s. The dean was his academic advisor. Stephen has fond memories of meeting with Fr. Woods before selecting courses for the next semester. He was a wise man who shaped Stephen’s education and created a unique Boston College experience. // Rich Iannessa and his wife, Jaime, moved full-time to Cape Cod last fall after sending their son Zander ’28 to BC to start his journey. His sister Ava is in her junior year at New York University. Rich offers a big thank you to his classmate Amy LaCombe ’90, MBA’00, PhD’08, professor of the practice, for taking Zander under her wing as his advisor and first-year professor! // After making her living acting on television, film, and in theater in Los Angeles for many years, Deborah Puette has written and codirected her first feature film (in which she also stars). Cash for Gold is now available to watch on Amazon, Apple TV, and just about anywhere people can rent and buy movies. It is “100% fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes as of this writing. Congratulations, Deborah! // Anne Burgard, MA’90, SNJM, celebrated her 60th anniversary of vows as a Sister of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. // Nancy Duffy, MA’90, was selected the employee of the quarter at Quincy Housing Authority. What a great honor in this journey of life in 2025! // At a memorial event held on February 1, Before Salem: Witch Hunting in the Connecticut River Valley, 1647–1663, written by Richard Ross, PhD’90, was recognized for its contribution to the resolution passed by the Connecticut General Assembly on May 25, 2023, to absolve the witch trial victims executed in the Connecticut Colony 50 years prior to the Salem trials. Richard’s latest book is entitled American Body Snatchers: Merchandising the Dead in 19th Century New England and Washington, D.C. // ileta A Sumner, Esq., JD’90, received a “Star of the Bar” award from the State Bar of Texas for “Best General News” article from the May–June 2023 issue of San Antonio Lawyer, the magazine of the San Antonio Bar Association. “Bocas Cerradas—¡No Mas!—The Reemergence of Emmett Till” surveyed an array of cinematic and political developments related to Emmett Till since the publication of her earlier two-part series in 2019 that dissected the original Emmett Till assassination and its aftermath.

Class correspondent: Missy Campbell Reid // MissyCReid1@comcast.net

Joan Berry was married to Christopher Miles on July 6, 2024, at Shore Acres Country Club in Lake Bluff, Illinois. They blended their five boys, ages 21–29, and currently live in Wilmette, Illinois. // Cara DeNuccio relocated to Grand Rapids, Michigan, after a 15-year stint in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She and her husband, Dennis, have begun the empty nest adventure and are happy to have access again to restaurants, museums, shows, and more! She’ll soon be starting a new social work job with middle schoolers in the Forest Hills Public Schools District. // Valerie Fuller ’91, MS’98, PhD, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, will become the president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in June, representing more than 431,000 nurse practitioners nationwide. // C. Dale Young recently published his seventh book, Building the Perfect Animal: New and Selected Poems. // Michael Dewey’s rock band, Prodigal Swine, released an album called House of Rock. It contains 10 original songs. Please check it out and follow them on Spotify and Facebook at prodigal_swine_official. They are booking gigs in Western Massachusetts. Michael is also the president of a new charity started in honor of his sister, who passed away tragically in a motorcycle accident a few years ago. Annie’s Next Dance offers scholarships to high school graduates who love dancing. Check it out at anniesnextdance.org. // Janice A. Magno, PhD’91, earned her doctorate in education and went on to a career in teaching and administration in public schools. She started her own consulting and professional development NGO, then finished her teaching career as an associate professor of education at Salem State University. In her retirement, she has turned to writing, having published two books under her pen name, Dr. A.G. Marra—A Way Out and A Way Forward. She is currently writing her third book, The Ohana Way. She lives in New England.

Class correspondents: Peggy Morin Bruno // pegmb@comcast.net and Leslie Poole Petit // lpetit@dominicanacademy.org

A group from the Class of 1992 traveled together to France for a mini-reunion. In attendance were: Anthony Ricupero, Patti Cronin Durkan, Jill Primo and Matt Kearney, Lexy Edelen and Doug Boudreau, and Pasqualeen Supler Kessinger. They enjoyed catching up and spending a week traveling around France together. // Ingrid Chiemi Schroffner ’92, JD’95, was recently appointed by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to its Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being for a three-year term. The committee is charged with planning and overseeing efforts to enhance the well-being of lawyers, judges, and law students in the commonwealth. // Steve Courtiss is enjoying life in Southern California and connecting with fellow alumni through the Orange County Chapter. Rumor has it that they have a beach bonfire coming up. Steve headed to campus this spring for the graduation of his daughter Katherine Courtiss ’25. // Kate Horrigan Folwell and husband, James, are learning how to enjoy their recently empty nest after their three girls, Jamie (24), Maggie (22), and Kelly (19), flew the coop. Jamie went to McGill University, Maggie to Cornell University, and Kelly goes to the University of California, Berkeley. Kate directs learning and development at a radiopharmaceutical company outside of Boston; connect if you are interested in nuclear life science solutions positions. Meanwhile, Kate and Jim have big travel plans this year in between caring for parents and occasionally connecting with their kiddos! // Scott Freeman recently relocated to Scottsdale, Arizona, from Vancouver, British Columbia, and started his private capital lending company, Ocotillo Lending LLC. Its primary focus is real estate worth less than $1 million. He is married to Jane ’92, JD’95, and is the father of Ryan, Clare, and Cam. // Caroline Mendoza Horrigan has opened her own boutique interior design firm based in Potomac, Maryland. After working for six years for a local Georgetown designer, she has decided to go out on her own. Follow her at social@cmendozahorriganinteriors. // Stephen E. Irving has been named a partner of national construction law firm Peckar & Abramson, where he serves as co-vice chair of the labor and employment practice and leads the firm’s occupational safety and health practice. // Christine Marie Eberle, MA’92, is a freelance writer, speaker, and retreat facilitator. Her third book, Finding God Along the Way: Wisdom from the Ignatian Camino for Life at Home, was published in January by Paraclete Press. The book traces the 2022 journey of 25 pilgrims—ranging in age from 55 to 84—who spent a month following the footsteps of St. Ignatius across Spain as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps. You can learn more at christine-marie-eberle.com.

Class correspondent: Katie Boulos-Gildea // kbgildea@yahoo.com

New York Times bestselling author Dave Wedge is writing a nonfiction book about the Karen Read murder case in Canton, Massachusetts. Cop Town will be Dave’s ninth book, to be released in 2026. His upcoming book, Blood & Hate: The Untold Story of Marvelous Marvin Hagler’s Battle for Glory, comes out in June.

Class correspondent: Laura Beck // laurabeckcahoon@gmail.com

Karen Lim Kane still resides in Madison, Wisconsin. She started her own private practice conducting pediatric neuropsychological evaluations two years ago. She is also a consultant for the child/adolescent inpatient psychiatry unit at UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital, as well as for the National Conference of Bar Examiners. // Elisa Bronfman, PhD’94, together with coauthor Johanna Sagarin, published the book Working with Parents in Child Psychotherapy. Grounded in decades of clinical experience, this empathic, practical book presents a research-informed framework for delivering parent guidance as a stand-alone intervention or adjunct to child therapy. Bronfman and Sagarin delineate coaching strategies to enhance family relationships and find new solutions to struggles around daily routines.

Class correspondent: Nancy E. Drane // nancydrane@aol.com

Mark Botti was awarded the 2025 Classroom Excellence Award by the California Association of Teachers of English for his outstanding dedication and extraordinary contribution to the English Language Arts profession. Mark resides in San Francisco and teaches at Mercy High School, in Burlingame. // David Shapiro ’95, MD, MHCM, published a book on critical illness recovery, After the ICU. He is a leader for the American College of Surgeons and Stop the Bleed, and was the consulting writer for the program’s feature in a GI Joe: Real American Hero comic book. He recently left the role of vice president of medical affairs and is now working as a consultant for education, patient safety, and quality. His book is available from McGraw Hill and Amazon.

Class correspondent: Kevin McKeon // kevin.mckeon@ridgewaypartners.us

Jennifer Doty is excited to share the new second income stream she is building with LivePURE. She recently hit the rank of diamond. Who would have thought a side hustle could help you grow in your day job, too? // In April 2024, M. Scott Knox married Jay Vilar in the Riviera Maya, Mexico. The wedding was officiated by Martin Summers, BC professor of history and African and African diaspora studies. Fellow Eagles in attendance included Moira McIntosh Torres and Jennifer Belfiore Schrader. Grooms Scott and Jay live in Boston.

Robert Lafferty ’97, JD’00, is proud to join the executive committee of the Boston College LGBTQ+ Alumni Council. The council aims to build a strong community of alumni who identify as, and/or support those who identify as, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer. This council fosters a sense of community, promotes a close relationship between the alumni and the University, and works to advance the needs of LGBTQ+ students. // John Korman, JD’97, announces with great pleasure the formation of his new firm, Korman Lynch Attorneys at Law. The firm focuses on personal injury cases, including construction accidents, automobile accidents, wrongful death, general negligence, medical malpractice, and September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and workers compensation claims. Together, colleagues at the firm have over 50 years of experience. If you are in need of their expertise, please reach out.

Class correspondent: Margo Gillespie // margogillespie@gmail.com

Leslie Galiano-Sanchez was recently promoted to chief financial officer at TAWANI Enterprises, Inc., a Chicago-based company that oversees a variety of private investments and not-for-profit foundations. She lives in Elmhurst, Illinois, with her husband, Javier, her daughter, Sophia, and their beloved yellow labrador retriever, Roger Federer. // Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, expanded its real estate practice with the addition of Sean P. Nehill as of counsel in Boston. Leveraging his nearly 16 years of public-sector experience with the Boston Planning Department (BPD) and the City of Boston, Sean focuses on a range of real estate matters including zoning, permitting, land use, and commercial transactions. // John Rilli ’98, MBA’09, released his first book, Adjacent to History, available on Amazon. A culmination of nearly 10 years of research, the book traces the history of his family from Europe to America and captures many unique and local details about the early 20th-century immigrant experience.

Class correspondent: Mistie P. Lucht // hohudson@yahoo.com

Matt Larson published his first book, 4000s by 40: Tackling Middle Age in the Mountains of New Hampshire, in September. The memoir chronicles his journey to climb all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot peaks before turning 40, while exploring themes of middle age, fatherhood, and chasing long-held dreams. He credits his time at Boston College with helping shape the principles that have guided him through life, and hopes the book resonates with readers finding their own mountains to climb. // Thomas E. Leonard, MBA’99, PhD, began a new role as a medical science liaison at Amgen, supporting the company’s respiratory disease portfolio.

Class correspondent: Matt Colleran // colleran.matt@gmail.com

Dr. Natalie Gilks Farny has been awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor in the department of biology and biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. // William Harrison, PhD’00, has a new book, Leadership in a Shrinking Church: Finding New Vision in Unlikely Places. Most people do not join voluntary organizations today, so the church needs to reimagine the purpose of church and leadership. Inspired by Bernard Lonergan, William invites the church to think about growth as intellectual, psychic, moral, and religious transformation, providing a guidebook and workbook with exercises for parishes and other organizations.

Class correspondent: Kate Pescatore // katepescatore@hotmail.com

Fox Rothschild welcomes Boston College alumnus Henry Baskerville to its Denver office as partner in the litigation department. Henry is an experienced trial lawyer who represents corporate clients in a wide variety of commercial disputes in state and federal court and in arbitration. He also serves as an outside general counsel to small businesses and startups. // Zeke Thomas married Kelly Hassebrock-Shanley on July 27, 2024, in a stunning Lake Tahoe, California, ceremony, proving once and for all that BC grads make excellent life choices. Surrounded by family, friends, and breathtaking views, the couple celebrated with love, laughter, and just enough dancing to make their BC days proud. // Darryl Wegner, JD’01, shares that after 21 years as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he retired and joined an accounting, tax, and advisory firm in New York, PKF O’Connor Davies, as a managing director in the firm’s forensic, litigation, and valuation practice.

Class correspondent: Sandi Kanne // bcbubbly@hotmail.com

Faegre Drinker announced that Heather Burke has joined the firm’s litigation practice as a partner in its San Francisco office. Heather joins from a global law firm where she was the Silicon Valley office executive partner and a member of the global competition and antitrust group. Burke provides counsel in the areas of antitrust, intellectual property, and class actions, and has extensive trial experience in high-stakes litigation. // Joe Capalbo, general manager of the Kimpton Marlowe Hotel, was honored when the hotel topped U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 rankings for the best hotels in Cambridge, earning a gold badge. Joe, who is also regional director of operations for IHG Luxury & Lifestyle, Americas, says, “we’re thrilled to see we rank first in Cambridge and I applaud the amazing team members who helped us achieve this incredible honor.” // Gary Gabor has taken a new position as senior financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors. In 2024, he also received the accredited wealth management designation from the College for Financial Planning. He lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with his two children, and was remarried in the fall of 2024. // Oliver Perez was recently named chief marketing officer of Duke Cannon Supply Co., a men’s personal grooming brand based in Minneapolis. Oliver oversees all aspects of the marketing strategy as the brand rapidly scales. The move comes after a five-year stint as director of marketing for Red Bull North America. Oliver and his wife, Jamie Schuler, continue to reside in Minneapolis with their two children, Norah and Ryan. They compete in a monthly pub trivia league with fellow classmates Theresa Clifford ’02, MSW’06, and Wilson Acevedo. // Adrienne Gore Sullivan, MBA’02, received the equivalent of the restaurant industry’s Oscar award. Sullivan’s Castle Island was awarded the prestigious James Beard America’s Classics Award for 2025. As chief executive officer and owner, Adrienne expanded the brand to four locations. The family, her husband, Brendan, and their sons (including Thomas ’27) preserve the restaurant’s 75-year history. This honor celebrates the restaurant’s role in Boston’s culinary story and the generations of patrons who have made it a part of their lives.

Class correspondent: Suzanne Harte // suzanneharte@yahoo.com

Chris Cammuso’s courageous, yearslong battle with cancer came to an end on February 25. After BC, Chris led a successful career in financial services, but you’d never hear about it from him. His focus and pride were always reserved for his wife, Leslie Farish ’05, and their two sons, Colin and Alex. From coaching his boys’ teams even when he required crutches, to traveling whenever his treatment schedule allowed, Chris squeezed every ounce out of life. He’ll be sorely missed. // Yesenia Garcia joined the Raikes Foundation as their head of communications. Based in Seattle, the foundation expands opportunities for young people by investing in education, youth homelessness prevention, and racial equity.

Clelia Castro-Malaspina’s second book, Girls with Goals: How Women’s Soccer Took Over the World, was published in May by Quarto. It is a young adult nonfiction book detailing and celebrating the 150-year history of women’s soccer. // Arivee Vargas ’05, JD’08, H’22, released her first book, Your Time to Rise: Unlearn Limiting Beliefs, Unlock Your Power, and Unleash Your Truest Self. It was an instant bestseller in work-life balance, Hispanic and Latin biographies, and women and business, among other categories. It is also the number one top new release in Hispanic and Latin Biographies and Hispanic American Studies, and the number two top new release in work-life balance. // John Curley and Andrew Grillo traveled to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, for Groundhog Day. They met roommates Justin Barrasso and Drew Locke reading 19th-century French poetry (La fille que j’aimerai sera comme bon vin qui se bonifiera un peu chaque matin!) and staying out past midnight for the dueling pianos event. Stepping into the time loop, searching each day for Ned Ryerson, they embraced a sweet vermouth on the rocks with a twist while wishing for world peace.

Class correspondents: Justin Barrasso // jbarrasso@gmail.com and Joe Bowden // joe.bowden@gmail.com

Mary Block’s debut book of poetry, Love from the Outer Bands, was published in May by The Word Works. Her time at Boston College had a profound influence on her work, especially Paul Mariani’s class on postwar American poets, Amy Boesky’s course on Milton’s Paradise Lost, and her independent study in creative writing with John Anderson. Mary lives in her hometown of Miami with her family and is an editor at SWWIM (Supporting Women Writers in Miami). Learn more at maryblock.net. // Tim Fitzgibbon, MST’06, has been selected to participate in the International Teacher Weeks held in Geneva, Switzerland, at CERN. Out of thousands of applicants, four American physics teachers are chosen every year to participate in this program, held for two weeks in August, with a total of around 48 teachers from around the world. The program is designed to provide teachers with in-depth knowledge of CERN’s research and activities, while giving teachers time to develop curricula.

Class correspondent: Cristina Conciatori // cristina.conciatori@gmail.com

After years of shaping digital strategy at Hulu, Paramount, and TikTok, Jason Ander recently swapped ad campaigns for artisan craftsmanship. He and his husband founded JB Ander, a men’s fashion label bringing attainable luxury to leather loafers—handcrafted in Italy, designed to outlast trends, and a stylish rebuttal to fast fashion. // At 40 years old, Becca Horan Carnahan is a career coach, a mom, and what most would consider a grown-up. But is she or any mid-career professional and parent all the way grown up yet? She doesn’t think so! There’s still a lot of growing up and exploring left to do, and that is the topic of her new book, released in March: When Mommy Grows Up: Finding Career Clarity While Covered in Kids. Find her career advice, funny parenting stories, and ’90s nostalgia wherever you buy books! // In May 2024, Ed Reynolds graduated from Georgetown University Law Center as a business law scholar and with exceptional pro bono pledge recognition. Ed was sworn into the Massachusetts bar this past November and is an associate at Latham & Watkins. // Richard Reynolds graduated from Georgetown University Law Center last May and received exceptional pro bono pledge recognition for completing over 200 hours of service. He joined Latham & Watkins in September and was sworn into the Massachusetts bar in November. // Gary Varnavides recently launched his own law firm, Varnavides Law, PC, in Los Angeles. The firm focuses on securities litigation, investment fraud, and business disputes. Gary’s wife, Priya Kumar Varnavides ’10, recently joined the law firm of Morgan Lewis in its Los Angeles office. Gary and Priya have also recently welcomed two daughters into the world, Layla ’44 and Jaya ’45, and reside in Palos Verdes, California. // Anastasia and Edwin Xiao are proud to welcome their first child, a daughter. Audrey Q. Xiao was born on April 4, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Russia. The mother and child are both doing well.

Class correspondent: Lauren Bagnell // lauren.faherty@gmail.com

Destiney and Robert Cathcart III welcomed their daughter Sakari on November 21, 2024. // Bryce W. Donohue was promoted to partner at ArentFox Schiff. // Lindsay Winget Schlegel published her first picture book with the OSV Kids division of Our Sunday Visitor. Inspired by a quotation from St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s autobiography, God’s Little Flowers looks to counter the culture of comparison and encourage young readers to recognize the gifts God has given them and use these gifts—kindness, prayer, and joyfulness among them—to serve others.

Class correspondent: Maura Tierney Murphy // mauraktierney@gmail.com

Kristen Dacey was a finalist for the New Hampshire State Teacher of the Year Award for 2025. Kristen has worked as an elementary school teacher in the Salem, New Hampshire, School District since graduation. Currently, she is a first-grade teacher and has previously taught kindergarten and second grade. // The board of directors of law firm Maslon LLP in Minneapolis has selected Kaitlin “Katie” Eisler to lead its corporate and securities practice group. Katie joined Maslon in 2022. She assists clients across a broad range of corporate and transactional needs, including complex mergers and acquisitions, buy-sell agreements and business succession agreements; commercial contracts; corporate governance; and trademark management. Katie lives in Minneapolis with her husband and three children. // Pilar Landon was elected to be managing director and partner at Boston Consulting Group in November. // Justin S. Rowinsky has been named a partner at Yetter Coleman LLP in Houston. Rowinsky represents clients in complex commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts. He joined Yetter Coleman after a federal clerkship and private practice in Washington, DC, and has demonstrated outstanding legal skills and client service across a range of matters. // Rev. Sandra Dorsainvil, MA’09, is participating in the Transforming Community training program through the Shalem Institute. Her ministry focus remains on providing coaching self-care and soul-care support to ordained clergy and spouses. Through her private practice, she leads women’s retreats with a special attention to BIPOC women reentering US homes after short- or long-term ministry abroad. She continues to publish articles through the Christian Citizen. Learn more at connect-sd.com. 

Class correspondent: Timothy Bates // tbates86@gmail.com

Andrew Donnelly’s book of cultural history, Confederate Sympathies: Same-Sex Romance, Disunion, and Reunion in the Civil War Era, was published this year by the University of North Carolina Press. // Paul Curley, MBA ’10, was promoted to executive director at ISS Market Intelligence in 2025.

Class correspondents: John Clifford // clifford.jr@gmail.com and Kathryn Phillips // Katyelphillips@gmail.com

Rosa Maribel Colorado and Gabriel Sikarov, JD’16, welcomed their first baby, Lucas, in January 2025. They are enjoying being a family of three in Lexington. // Breana Ware accepted a position as vice president and counsel at Wood Partners, a construction and development company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. // Lauren Gavin Kopcso, MS’11, recently accepted a position as a clinical trauma performance improvement specialist at Boston Medical Center. She has also worked as a sexual assault nurse examiner for almost 15 years.

Libby Kroening and Chris Hunt welcomed their third child, Genevieve Grace, last fall! // After eight years together traveling from New York City to Sydney, Australia, and now living in Maui, Hawaii, Katie Shannon and Tim Lamb ’09 had an intimate wedding ceremony on the beach down the street from their home in Maui on July 24, 2024. // Kelly Cheng was named chief marketing officer of the Boston-based startup Goldcast.
Class correspondent: Riley Sullivan // sullivan.riley.o@gmail.com

Chris Fitzpatrick was promoted to counsel in the antitrust practice of Hogan Lovells. // Tiffany House ’13, MA’16, earned her PhD in contemporary learning and interdisciplinary research from Fordham University. // Anne Manning Finn ’72, MA’13, is enjoying her work with the Ignatian Volunteer Corps as well as her hospital chaplaincy. She is grateful for these avenues to find meaning at this stage of life.
Class correspondent: Bryanna Robertson // bryanna.mahony@gmail.com

Jess Marenco ’14, MS’15, and Fil Piasevoli welcomed their daughter Ella to the world on February 22, 2025. Ella begins her journey to the BC Class of 2047 this fall at her first football tailgate! // Christine Reich, PhD’14, has been named president of TERC, a leading nonprofit in STEM education research and development, effective July 1. A distinguished educator, researcher, and former museum executive, she is committed to expanding STEM learning opportunities. Reich joins TERC from Knology, where she was CEO and senior research officer. She is also an adjunct lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and is president of the Visitor Studies Association.

Leslie Snapper recently earned a PhD in clinical health psychology from UNC Charlotte, successfully defending her dissertation in November. Her research explored clinical decision-making for medically unexplained symptoms, focusing on how patient gender and mental health history influence provider judgments. She is now a postdoctoral fellow at Allied Behavioral Healthcare, specializing in trauma-informed therapy, health psychology, and fostering self-awareness and interpersonal growth. // Matthew Wendelken and Julia Parisi were married in July 2024 in Rye, New York. Matt and Julia met at Boston College during their sophomore year, where Matt played defense for BC soccer and Julia attended the Carroll School of Management. The celebration was a true Eagles reunion, with friends from the Class of 2015 and the Class of 1986 in attendance. Julia’s parents, Barbara ’86 and John Parisi ’86, P’15, also met at Boston College, and were joined by many of their BC friends to celebrate the special occasion. // Elizabeth Herb, MA'15, and Joshua Winters welcomed son Callum Thomas on March 4, 2025. // Amir Reza, PhD’15, was listed as one of 50 Voices of 2024 in international education by The PIE. He is dean of the Babson Academy for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurial Learning and dean of Global Education at Babson College, and he recently served as president of the Association of International Education Administrators.
Class correspondent: Victoria Mariconti // victoria.mariconti@gmail.com

Melissa Bernard married Aaron Sleasman, former Jesuit volunteer and Gonzaga University alumnus, on March 29, 2025, in Washington, DC, where the two reside. They are thankful every day that their Jesuit educations led them to a year of postgraduate service with Jesuit Volunteer Corps as well as lifelong friends who introduced them to one another. // Caroline Hopkins and Edgar Legaspi, who met freshman year at BC, were married in August 2024. Caroline also recently joined the New York Times as a reporter covering nutrition and sleep for the Well desk. // Rohan Rau matched into the competitive medical subspecialty of gastroenterology. Rohan is completing his three-year internal medicine residency at Jefferson Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. Starting this summer, he will head to Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, for his gastroenterology fellowship. // Lily Smith and Joseph Hochrein welcomed their son Noah on November 14, 2024.

Nicholas Auriemma was accepted to the New Jersey bar and sworn in as an attorney in November. // The littlest Eagle, Everly Rose Hastings, made her debut on November 8, 2024, to two loving parents, Leila and Brian Hastings. Just a few weeks after birth, Everly was already representing Boston College, and she will have no choice but to wear BC gear for the rest of her life! Leila and Brian were married on December 3, 2022, with more than 20 Eagles in attendance.
Class correspondent: Joshua Beauregard // joshuab136@gmail.com

Brianna Fogarty and Joseph Swain were happily married on November 9, 2024, surrounded by friends, family, and many other Eagles. // Genevieve Martin married Kevin Sullivan ’17 on June 15, 2024. The ceremony was officiated by Jack Butler, S.J., and more than 30 Eagles were in attendance. 

In 2024, Jonathan Farah achieved his certified financial planner designation and was promoted to wealth advisor at JPMorgan Wealth Management. He and his team offer financial guidance to individuals, families, and institutions, crafting personalized wealth management strategies. Jonathan uses a holistic approach to advise clients on all aspects of their balance sheet, leveraging JPMorgan’s sophisticated research and global resources to assist clients in reaching their financial goals. // After the origins of their relationship caused minor controversy in the BC service-immersion world, Sophia Fox, 2018 Appa trip leader, and Patrick O’Connell, participant on said trip, got married at St. Ignatius in March. Despite the wedding taking place on international women’s day, Patrick declined to take Sophia’s last name. // Julia McTigue ’20, MEd’21, and Deven Bhattacharya ’19 got married on June 22, 2024, on Long Beach Island, in New Jersey. They were surrounded by lots of Eagles and the ceremony was officiated by BC’s Stephen Molvarec, SJ.

Elliott Bennett was recently named to Forbes’s 30 Under 30 in Energy and Green Tech for his work as a cofounder of Ecotone Renewables, a company advancing sustainable food waste solutions. In 2025, he returned from medical leave to help scale Ecotone’s impact, focusing on expanding their on-site digesters and fertilizer product, Soil Sauce. Elliott and his team are working to reach a $3 million revenue run rate this year, driven by growth in the Northeast. // Alton Price, PhD’21, whose doctorate was in curriculum and instruction, is now chair of the middle school English department at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles.

This legislative term, Alexander Schroeder, MA’22, was selected to be the operating budget coordinator in the Alaska State House of Representatives. He is responsible for ensuring that the House passes a workable operating budget to the Senate, on time. Due to lower-than-anticipated state revenues, Alexander faces significant challenges. He must coordinate a difficult dance between setting a permanent fund dividend amount, adequately funding state services, and restricting expenditures.

Ed Martens writes that back in the ’80s, he did like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates and dropped out of college. Unfortunately he missed the “make billions of dollars” part. In the beginning of Covid, he took a buyout and, at his wife’s urging, went to BC and found his credits were still good. He graduated from the Woods College and is now helping an old friend build his online technology company, which markets vehicles. It’s exciting to build a company and take it nationwide. // Sr. Maureen Ahyuwa, STL’23, participated in an interesting summer intensive clinical pastoral education (CPE) program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital from May to August 2023. Besides the transformative encounter with clients from various walks of life, her CPE colleagues honored her with two titles: the most likely to offer you food, and the best dressed. Now at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University for her doctorate, it’s a home away from home! // Over the last two years Rachel O’Grady, MSW’23, found a passion for landscape photography. She started taking photos, every Monday through Friday morning, of the sunrise over the Connecticut River. Recently a small local gallery in Salem, Connecticut, put out a call for submissions to their spring show titled “Welcoming.” Rachel submitted three of her photographs for consideration and all of them were chosen for the exhibit, which ran from March 22 to June 2. // Erica Szczechowski, MA’23, just became a professional triathlete. She will be traveling internationally and representing the United States as she earns points toward her world ranking. Erica hopes to make an Olympic team!

Claudio Colnago, LLM’24, passed the bar examination in Connecticut with a score that allows the practice of law in any Uniform Bar Exam jurisdiction. Originally from Brazil, he relocated with his family to Massachusetts in 2022. Claudio initially joined BC Law as a visiting researcher before becoming an LLM student and graduating with honors. He lives in Natick, Massachusetts, and practices immigration law. He recently joined Mark Morais Law Firm, a small boutique immigration law firm.