John Oteri stated in the Class of 1956 50th Anniversary Yearbook that he was still working as a CPA and will continue working. He is still preparing tax returns and might be the oldest licensed CPA in Massachusetts. His wife, Helen, died in 2020 and joined their son, Mark, in heaven. He misses her very much. Both their granddaughters are now in college at Endicott and Virginia Tech. He is looking forward to BC vs. VT this year. • James Glynn is enjoying retirement after having five daughters and 13 grandchildren (eight girls and five boys) and spending time in Sarasota, Florida, with his wife, Madeline. They are proud to be great-grandparents to their eldest granddaughter’s son. They have been given so many blessings all these years! • Pierre Godefroy of Del Mar, California, is going to a family reunion in Dublin, where the expected turnout will be 92 family members. The Dublin trip will be preceded by a visit to Paris.

Bill McGurk reported that his wife of 65 years, Ann Andrews, passed away. He continues to be in good health and believes that the good die young! • Ellen Every Yavel is still living in Manhasset. She and her husband, Bob, spend the summer at their house in Harwich Port and February in Puerto Rico. This year, they will celebrate Bob’s 90th birthday, followed by their 60th wedding anniversary.

Peter B. Quinn, a Newton native, died on October 8, 2023, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. After his US Navy service and a brief banking career, he spent 30 years with the Department of Defense (Office of the Comptroller, Department of the Navy) at the Pentagon. He was the father of two sons and grandfather to six boys. • Pat Mullins died on August 23, 2023, at her home in Groton, Connecticut, surrounded by her family. Pat put her nursing career on hold to be the mother of five: Daniel, Maria, Pamela, Andrea, and John. She returned to nursing at a private nursing home in Connecticut. She then went to work for the state as head of a crisis team, a head corrections nurse, and eventually head psychiatric nurse at York Prison until she retired. She is survived by her husband, Frank; five children; 10 grandchildren; and sisters Bea Love and Michele Rae.

Bob Rudman received an award from the SERRA International Club for his leadership of the communications committee for the past two years. He has been the vocations committee chair and has been instrumental in developing a program to distribute "vocation coins" to people who priests and sisters feel are candidates for religious life. • Fr. Edward Byington passed away on December 7, 2023. He was a diocesan priest of the Diocese of Fall River and is buried at St Patrick's Cemetery in Fall River. • Tom Kelly attended his grandson's graduation. He is a fourth-generation graduate of BC. Tom will stay on for his 60th class reunion at Tufts University before returning home to Arizona to organize his second RV journey to Alaska for fly fishing. • Leo Shea joined a small group of BC alumni and friends for a week to serve Sophie's Place, an orphanage for children with special needs in Gordon Town, Jamaica. He was able to visit St. George's College, Kingston, where he taught as a BC lay missionary in 1960–1961.

Pat Bedard Triggs sadly announces the death of her husband of 61 years, Bobby Triggs. He suffered a spinal cord injury five years ago and had been on hospice for the last 13 months. Most mercifully, he was able to be cared for at home, as Pat used every bit of her BC nursing education! • Bob Branca’s granddaughter will be applying to BC next year, and his grandson was admitted to Brown University. • Jane Murphy Cunniffe is getting ready to celebrate her 90th birthday with family and friends coming from Boston and South Carolina. She is still helping friends with medical questions; it keeps her on her toes. She’s also continuing with painting classes. • Jack Keefe and his wife, Rose Marie, still live in Arlington and are well into their second decade of retirement. His latest book, Deathtrap: Boston’s Pickwick Club Disaster, was published in January 2024. His father was at the Pickwick Club that night, but he had the good fortune to leave just a short time before the collapse. It wasn’t soon enough, however, to prevent every Boston newspaper from including his name in their initial lists of the missing and feared dead.

The annual Baseball Night at Fenway was a smashing success. Guests for the special evening were Birdball's own: Jake Alu ’19, Emmet Sheehan ’23, and Sal Frelick ’22, who fascinated the huge crowd with detailed experiences of what it is like to be a Major League player. In addition, for the first time, The Pelly Award was presented to a team of three: Eileen Faggiano, Loretta Gailius, and Eileen Novelline, in recognition of their years of commitment and service to the Diamond Club. •  Mary Elizabeth Lebreck Kelley passed away. She graduated with a BS in nursing. She pursued master's degrees in both educational administration and the science of nursing while employed as dean of the Trinitas School of Nursing. Her mission to improve nursing education led to many awards: Fellow of the National League for Nursing, Nurse Recognition Award, Visionary Leadership Award, and Honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree. Our condolences to Todd; Michael and his wife, Tate; and Mary’s three grandchildren. • Joe Dolan is still active and working on his bucket list. So far, he has visited over 48 countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, most recently Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia, and Slovenia in the fall of 2023. He spends the rest of his free time visiting his son in Rye, New York; watching his three grandsons play club and high school hockey; and visiting his granddaughter, a college student in Los Angeles. He still is in contact with a few classmates and would love to hear from others. • Ron Reilly passed away. He began his military career and loyal service to US veterans, in the Marine Corps and after graduation served in the US Air Force. After retiring, he served as National Service Officer for the DAV as well as NH Adjutant. He received many awards for his civic work in impaired driver prevention, Special Olympics, and coaching. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Polly. Condolences to Lisa, Ron, Ross, Ryan, and Ron’s five grandchildren, whom he loved visiting often.

Ed Spain, Gerry Ward, John Pellegrini, Bob Reardon, and their spouses met for their annual New Year’s three-day gathering on the Cape, where their wives graciously listened to the same reminiscences they hear every year. • Al Andrea, an emeritus professor of medieval world history at the University of Vermont, saw the appearance of his 20th academic book in April 2024. Expanding Horizons: The Globalization of Medieval Europe, 450–1500, which is intended for use in classrooms and is also aimed at general readers, traces the expansion of Latin Christendom's physical and imaginative frontiers from the mid-fifth century (the beginning of the conversion of the Irish) to 1500. • Peter R. Blum, JD’63, of West Hartford, Connecticut, has passed away. He was the former chairman of the Connecticut State Retirement Board, a mediator, and an arbitrator. Apart from the law, he was a successful art collector and dealer. He is survived by his wife, Ronnie, and two daughters. • Dom Antonellis is so happy that BC has a new football coach. He is looking forward to the program building to its former winning ways. Dom and his wife, Joan, just welcomed their eighth great-grandchild, Elisabeth, into their family, which now is 28 strong. God bless us all. • Gene Durgin has recently retired from his many years in a volunteer position as chairman of the board of trustees at Bridgewater State University. Under Gene's leadership, Bridgewater State made great strides, including construction and rehabilitation of the present 25 buildings on the campus. As a tribute and recognition of Gene's contributions, the university elected to have him give the commencement address at graduation and awarded him a well-deserved honorary doctorate degree. • Bill Moloney ’63, MA’64, is a nationally syndicated columnist for The Hill, America’s most viewed political news site. Previously, his articles appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Baltimore Sun, the Washington Times, and the Denver Post. 

Lester MacLaughlin is currently living in Marblehead. He and his wife, Helen, are approaching 60 years of marriage, with seven children, 13 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Their immediate family totals 31. He is still working as a forensic engineer. Helen is retired as an inner-city K-8 principal and now drives Lester’s truck to faraway events. They have season tickets to BC football and hockey. • Ann Carty Thrailkill celebrated her birthday with a former classmate. She is still doing volunteer work at a few sites after her retirement after 35 years at the VA hospital in Palo Alto, California. Both grandchildren (granddaughter a BC grad and grandson from Harvard) are engaged, so she’ll be returning to the East Coast for their weddings. Both are Wall Street employees. BC is always part of her best memories! 

Jerry Rafaniello attended the BC Club of Cape Cod Christmas Party at the Hyannis Yacht Club. He sat with Nancy Brox Jones and Mike Jones and had a great time sharing stories about BC, family, friends, and career. It was a lively group in a great setting, and he can't wait until next year. Jerry is still working with Aflac. His wife, Carroll, is fully retired. They maintain homes in Bristol, Connecticut, and East Sandwich. • Nancy Brox Jones and Mike Jones winter in beautiful Scottsdale and were able to get to the two BC baseball victories at the MLB Desert Classic at Salt River Fields. Great games, beautiful weather, and lots of team spirit.

Dr. Janice Barrett retired as professor emerita from teaching at Lasell University. During her decades-long career in education, she taught at Wellesley High School, Boston University, Harvard University, Quinnipiac University, Dublin City University (as a Fulbright Scholar), Northeastern University, and Boston College’s Woods School. She credits the Lynch School of Education with the excellent foundation for her career in education. • Arnold Garber has been married to Marsha Schultz Garber since September 2, 1967. He and Marsha have two daughters, Stefanie and Iris, who are Rutgers graduates. Stefanie has three children, two daughters and a son. Her oldest daughter had a baby daughter, Natalie, in December 2022. She is the first great-grandchild. Arnold retired from a 37-year career with Dunkin in 2016 and lives in an adult community in central New Jersey.

John Hoyle is still working and living in Northern California. He was just awarded the President’s Club Award for Top Producers at Dudum Real Estate Group in Danville, California, for helping friends and family solve their real estate needs. • Paul Hughes’s retirement is still going well. He is looking forward to seeing his son, Moses, graduate from Virginia Tech. Four decades of college bills are finally coming to an end. Go Eagles. • Jack Lambert and Jim Peters attended Pete Osmond's celebration of life in East Aurora, New York. Pete was a marketing major, originally from Watertown, New York. Pete was in Army ROTC and in Nam. He was in Army aviation, flew helicopters, and retired with the rank of Major. He worked for the FAA and Lockheed Martin after military service. Pete was a great friend to many at BC. • Joe LoBiondo has passed away. Joe was an accounting major, originally from Rosenhayn, New Jersey. Joe and Jan moved to Lewes, Delaware, in 1977 to be closer to their kids. • Paul Scarlata, also an accounting major, passed after a long fight with Parkinson's. Paul was originally from Quincy but also lived in Wellesley and Westwood. He and Patty moved to Pine Hills in Plymouth in 2005. Paul was for many years the finance director of the Pilgrim Society of the Pilgrim Hall Museum. Paul owned and managed the Colonial Mills in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for many years. • Alzheimer's took Bob Slattery. Bob retired after serving as the managing director with Smith Barney Citigroup (Hingham office). Bob is survived by his wife, Anne, and their children, Brendan, Margaret, Matthew, and Kathryn. The class offers their condolences. • Mary-Anne and Charles Benedict were glad to see fellow rink rats: Paul White, Tom Marchitelli, Charlie Reilly, Frank Salimbene, and Fred Kinsman at many of the BC men's hockey team home games. Rumor has it that 1967’s own Jerry York has been seen occasionally as well. Go Eagles!

James Everett Gilcreast Jr. ’68, MBA’79, MA’81, former employee in what is now University Advancement, died on September 5, 2023. He was the husband of Mary O'Connell Gilcreast ’69; father of Diane, Emily ’03, James, Laura, and Daniel ’09; son; brother; and uncle to many alums. A near-lifelong football season-ticket holder, he never left a game early and loudly and joyfully sang "For Boston" and the alma mater. He was infinitely proud of his BC education.

Paul Fulchino has been operating partner at AE Industrial Partners, LP, a private equity firm specializing in aerospace/defense, power generation, and industrial manufacturing, since 2015. Previously, he was a strategic advisor to the Boeing Company and led two aerospace companies, B/E Aerospace, Inc. and Aviall, Inc. He has been married 47 years to Pat, an avid equestrian, and has four grandchildren, two of whom have attended BC. He divides his time between Palm Beach, Florida; Boston; and North Conway, New Hampshire. • Steve Calabrese is moving back to Boston’s waterfront after 38 years in New York City, nine years on Nantucket, and the last five in Naples, Florida. Steve and his wife, Patricia, had moved to Naples for health reasons. With her passing, Steve has no reason to remain in Florida. His native New York has too many ghosts, so Boston with its proximity to BC will be both a new and an old home for him. • Barry Green, formerly “Greenspoon,” is semiretired from the legal business and is moving toward full retirement. Barry and wife Joan keep themselves busy with traveling on cruise ships and vacationing, including going to Naples, Florida, to visit their daughter, Pam (who is also a lawyer and a Syracuse Law School grad) and their two grandchildren, Lilly and Ingrid. They also spend time with their son, Evan, and grandchildren, Chloe, a junior at UMass Amherst, and Ben, who is a senior at Dover/Sherborn HS. • Jim O’Brien of Hingham passed away peacefully on December 8, 2023. Sympathy goes to his wife, Candace; son Scott; and daughter Meredith. Jim also leaves four grandchildren: Harper, Julianne, Riley, and Tatum. Jim was a successful businessman, initially commercializing medical technology at Harvard Medical School and the Texas Heart Institute. Jim spent the second half of his career in the investment banking industry. He also served on the board of trustees at Thayer Academy and Rhodes College. • James "Jay" Kavanah ’69, JD’72, of Hanover passed away on February 22, 2024. Sympathy goes to his wife of over 50 years, Carol; his son, Jeff; grandson Sam; daughter Jen; and granddaughter Caitlin. Jay had a successful business career serving as a partner at Coopers & Lybrand and director of corporate tax at BankBoston before his retirement from Waters Corporation, where he served as VP of Tax. Jay was an avid fan of BC football and hockey. • The Communication Department at Boston College is currently attempting to identify the Leonard Persuasive Speaking Contest winner for the 1968–69 school year. Please contact Associate Professor of the Practice of Communication Rita Rosenthal at rosenthr@bc.edu if you or someone you know came in first place that year. • Vince Profy retired in 2014 after over 40 years of teaching, most recently at Holy Ghost Prep, LaSalle University, and Holy Family University. Medical issues from 2015 have limited his mobility, but he travels locally in Cape Cod every summer with grandkids as well as to the Hudson Valley and Chesapeake Bay. Gardening, cooking, books, and writing are part of his day. With his wife, Diane, he enjoys weekly lunch outings and local field trips and staying in touch with friends, students, and teachers.

Dan Cahill, John Farrell, and Jim Bongarra started a pandemic book club in March 2020. A literary antidote for Covid, they met every week and have done so ever since then. They loved reading and history, so they embraced the “civil” lining to the pandemic: Zoom. The live screen worked from Virginia (Jim) to Maryland (John) to Rhode Island (Dan). The book club has totaled over 40 books and 5,000 pages and going strong. John, and Joseph Britt have gotten together for dinner regularly since 2005. Nothing spectacular, just a way to keep in touch. • Pat McGrath is primarily living in Key West, Florida, continuing her work as a residential realtor. She summers at her home in Hull on Nantasket Beach, home of Paragon Park! Pat is planning on attending more BC football games this fall, since her granddaughter, Bridget, will be starting her freshman year as an Eagle and a member of the Screaming Eagles Marching Band! She will see you on campus! • Jerry Morris has four grandchildren. His son and daughter graduated from BC. Thankfully, the kids and grandkids are close by, within 15 minutes on the South Shore, so he and his wife can visit. Dad used to be his favorite word; it’s Grampy now. He spends five weeks bodysurfing in the BVI in the winter and considers himself a very lucky guy. He thanks his education at the Heights for great help along the way. He is still not sure how or why they let him in. He hopes everyone is hanging in. • Ann Gordon Walsh ’71 and Bob Walsh are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to Ogunquit, Maine. They will rent a compound on the beach this summer to bring their children and six grandchildren together for a week of fun in Dennis Port. •  Mike Towers, JD’70, spent three years touring the country with his wife, Beth, camping their way through many of their favorite states. Two rules: no interstate highways and no cities. They camped in many national parks and state parks. It was inspiring. They now live in an active retirement community near Atlanta. Life is good!

Gaffney J. Feskoe has been appointed to the board of directors of the Connecticut Port Authority by Governor Ned Lamont. • Kenneth Daggett is pleased to give back to BC Athletics, as he was asked to speak at the BC men’s varsity soccer team second annual alumni dinner. He’s also been asked to serve as one of the mentors for current BC soccer players. He’d like to extend an invitation to any fellow classmates who participated in the varsity soccer team to reach out to Men’s Soccer Head Coach Ben Thompson for further information. • Grace Marisa Labozzetta is pleased to announce the July 2024 publication of her most recent collection of short stories, Men Who Walk in Dreams (Guernica Editions). The book contains the 2023 New Millennium Fiction Award finalist story, “The Woman Who Drew on Walls.” Visit Marisa at www.marisalabozzetta.com • John “the Masher” Mashia welcomed former roommates Russ “Santino” Pavis, John Thomas Flynn, Joe “Jose” Collins, and Tom Henneberry to his winter home in Naples, Florida.They were joined by Vinny Costello, who lives nearby. Activities included pickleball, bocce, golf, and some Trivial Pursuit games.

Tom Martin remains active in music and theater after retiring from teaching. This past year he orchestrated Dancing Queen: The Big ABBA Concert, produced by Domfestspiele in Bad Gandersheim, Germany. The show will run there again this summer. He has written works for chorus, piano, organ, and Corona Requiem for chorus and orchestra. He won Best Musical Direction for a Professional Theatre from the NH Theatre Awards for his musical direction of The Drowsy Chaperone for the Peterborough Players. • Ken Kolpan, JD’72, is embarking on a second career while practicing law. He is about to publish an intergenerational photography book coauthored with his son, Alex Kolpan, spanning more than 50 years of images, including photos taken during the time Ken attended BC Law School, alongside Alex's photographs. Their journey, told through pictures and conversations, is a story of love and connection between a father and son, a story for all generations. The book is expected to be published in Fall 2024. • Bill Brodeur retired from the Social Security Administration in 2009 and is living with his wife in North Carolina.

Sister Mary Coswin, O.S.B., retired from her long ministry in retreat work and spiritual direction recently and her monastery chose to sell its property and close its ministries. They have collaborated with a Catholic organization to build a brand new St. Benedict's Monastery in the city of Winnipeg. • Rick Palermo and his wife, Jeannette, recently returned from a fabulous 24-day trip to Australia. They visited the cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Tasmania. The trip also included wildlife destinations Kangaroo Island and Cradle Mountain. Although exhausting—22 hours to get to Sydney and five domestic flights—it was an experience of a lifetime. • Michael Palmieri has been reflecting since the 50th Reunion on how gracious and welcoming his Jesuit professors were in 1969. In ’68, first-years arrived in blazers and crewcuts, and the next year Michael and classmates arrived from Woodstock. The faculty understood their fight for social justice and guided them to graduation. Thanks are owed there. The Palmieris visited Iceland in November 2023—a magical place and amazing for Palmieri's new career in photography. You can see some of Palmieri's work at roxartsgallery.com.

Christopher Mehne ’74, JD’77, has retired from the law firm Bowditch & Dewey, LLP in Worcester, where he was a partner in the firm's estate, financial, and tax planning group. Chris spent his entire legal career with the firm, beginning with a summer internship following his second year at BC Law School. Chris and his wife, Jayne Saperstein Mehne ’75, live in Upton, where they look forward to enjoying their two children, five grandchildren, and BC activities. • Bob Grip wrote that he and Diane Hardoby Grip recently celebrated their first wedding anniversary. She is an alumna of Rutgers and Seton Hall. Their honeymoon in Italy included an in-person blessing from Pope Francis! They now live in Fairhope, Alabama. • Congratulations to Len DeLuca ’74, JD’77, who, after a media executive career at CBS, ESPN, and IMG, was honored by the Seton Hall Stillman School of Business as its 2023 “Adjunct Faculty Teacher of the Year,” as well as University-Wide Adjunct Teacher. He teaches sports marketing and sports business analytics and runs the internship program. Since 2019, Len has also taught sports management at NYU Stern School of Business. • Pat McNabb Evans thanks everyone who has sent her class notes for the last 45+ years. It's been a privilege to be able to keep in touch with so many classmates! Going forward, the best way to ensure that notes are included in the magazine is to go to the Class Notes Submission Form on the BC website and enter the note there. There is a space for photos too. Pat can't believe that it's been 50 years since graduation! Peace. • Martin Kofman is so impressed with the Boston College C21 department and their work on polarization. It could be life-changing for the world. If you have a chance to read Journeying in Faith Amid Polarization, you will understand.  • Joan Corkum Paribello and Michael Paribello announce the birth of their second great-grandson, Cillian Paribello.

Mod-mates Judy Johnson Miller, Jane Tarricone Harrigan, and Kathleen Gorman Storey celebrated their 70th birthdays with a trip to Bologna, Italy, in October 2023. They thoughtfully allowed husbands and partners Chris Miller, Jeff Duboff, and Jim Storey to accompany them. All enjoyed the cuisine of the “food capital of Italy,” the wealth of museums and tours, and the side trips to Parma and Ravenna. There was total agreement that the next trip should not require another 10-year wait! • Leon Drysdale has been retired since 2016 and lives in Manchester, New Hampshire. • Kevin McEvoy, ’75, MBA’81, has been awarded faculty emeritus status from the University of Connecticut’s School of Business. He retired in 2022. A multi-award-winning professor with two university-level awards, citations for excellence from the Connecticut governor’s office and state legislature, and many others, Dr. McEvoy now teaches as an adjunct from his home in Florida.  • Alan N. Ponanski retired after 30 years as a Connecticut Assistant Attorney General and member of the US Supreme Court bar. He now serves on the East Haddam Conservation Commission as rules committee chairman of the Connecticut River Gateway Commission and as a director of the East Haddam Land Trust, and volunteers with arts organizations including the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Alan has been married for 37 years to Susan E. Kinsman, Esq. They have two sons and live in the Boston area. 

Bert Keith was featured this month on Happy Song Monday on the Willard Wigan official Facebook page. • Michael Brosnan published his third poetry book, EMU BLIS, BUMS LIE, BLUE-ISM (Broadstone Books) in February 2024. The book was a finalist for the 2023 Wandering Aengus Book Award. Judges describe the book as “a highly innovative and experimental exploration of the relationship of the sublime (mystery, ecstasy, terror) with poetry” and “a deep philosophical question in poesia that’s enlightening and engaging.” • Sr. Anne Stevenson, PhD’76, celebrates 70 years in Jubilee as a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN). She still serves full time as director of communications for the Congregation of the SNDdeN internationally. Her PhD from BC has enabled her through 15 years in this ministry to coordinate the translations of multiple documents in six languages used in her religious congregation. • Bob McAuliffe and Fred Grave rekindle their BC memories on the beach at Siesta Key, Florida, every February. Fellow classmates can look for them on Crescent Beach.

Chris Slattery passed away recently.  He deserves recognition for being the founder of Expectant Mother Care in New York and has done so much good for others. • Denise Johnston Cypher and her daughter, Catherine Cypher ’10, hiked to Everest Base Camp together in April 2022. This was a bucket list item for Denise since her dad (Catherine’s grandfather) flew the “Hump” in WWII to deliver gas from India to China. It was a consistently perilous journey since they had to fly through the Himalayas because the planes could not get the altitude to fly over them. • F. David Ford published his second international thriller, The Neighbor from Geneva. After The Great Trade, the adventures of former Department of Justice lawyer James Krieg continue as he finds himself once more involved in the world of offshore private banking facing intelligence agencies, money launderers, and international criminals.Visit the website to learn more: fdavidfordbooks.com. • Jeff Bauer was sworn in as a Detroit Police Reserve Officer, a volunteer position. Jeff graduated from the DPD police academy. Jeff's “day job” continues to be serving as the regional chief operating officer for the American Red Cross in Michigan. • Ron Iacobucci and his wife, Elizabeth Cox Iacobucci ’80, recently celebrated the arrival of their fifth grandchild. Ron, a former UGBC President, is a candidate for Governor’s Council in Massachusetts.

Rosemary Collins Weiss retired as a special education teacher in Fairfield, Iowa. She didn't realize how much fun retirement would be. She can exercise every day. She plays canasta and mahjong and cooks great meals. Her husband, Terry, is inspired to retire from school administration next year. Their son, Thomas, is a paleoclimatology postdoctoral scientist at the University of Galway in Ireland, where they love to visit.

Susan Parrott wants to apologize for being the worst roommate to Joan Krakowsky during their first year and wants to thank Joan for rescuing her without judgment for their remaining roommate years in 218 North. Much gratitude! • Joe Cordo retired at the end of 2023 as the VP of marketing for Bright Horizons’ commercial business. Joe led marketing as a CMO and VP for emerging to publicly traded companies for more than 30 years. He and his wife of 43 years, Terry Wasiuk Cordo, live in New Seabury on Cape Cod. In between enjoying the Cape, they spend their time with their five grandchildren, their BC and Cape friends, Terry’s many community activities, and traveling.

Daniel Casey passed away from lung cancer on October 31, 2023, in his home in Costa Rica. Dan is survived by his wife of 42 years, Sue Topper. Dan and Sue owned a B & B, where he was loved by his community. Dan was an executive producer- media affairs at the Smithsonian and National Geographic and cameraman for the explorer Robert Ballard, as well as sound/cameraman for Major League Baseball and the Patriots. His BC experience created lifelong friends. • Mary Menna was named Massachusetts Broadcaster of the Year in 2023 by the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association and also won a Radio Wayne Award for Market Manager of the Year from Radio Ink Magazine. Mary is on the Radio Ink Most Influential Women in Radio and Best Managers Radio lists every year. She got her start at WZBC! • Harry Regan is very happy to have reconnected with his old Hillside D26 roommate, Bob Orenstein, after 30 years (he hasn't aged a day) because they both have daughters at BC. As far as career news, awards, recognitions, accomplishments, etc. Harry  has none of those, just basically been living an uneventful life in his original hometown and getting ready to retire and then die. • Stephen Maroon recently retired after serving as director of marketing at the Peace Corps and the Export-Import Bank of the United States. He is residing in Fort Myers, Florida, close to Fenway South where he and his father hold home plate spring training season tickets to the Red Sox. • Susan and Rich Rapp were excited to welcome their first grandchild, Oliver, born to their daughter, Jackie ’09, and her husband, Michael VanHaaften. They are enjoying retirement in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, when not back in the Northeast with family.

John Saunders, John Hastings, Mike Deneen, Dan Cotter, Joanne Comollo Cotter, Tom Clayton, and Joan McCormack Clayton gathered, along with their spouses, for their annual BC roomie fall reunion at John Saunders's home on beautiful Fripp Island, South Carolina, where they enjoyed the Low Country by walking, biking, golfing, beaching, pickleballing, and boating to Hilton Head. Each day ended with a wonderful meal, drinks, music (from the ’70s and ’80s), storytelling, and much laughter. • Laura Cahill graduated from Harvard Kennedy School in May 2023 having earned a masters in public administration and a certificate in management, leadership, and decision sciences. During the 2023–2024 academic year, Laura worked at HKS as a course coach in two advanced leadership classes.

Michael O'Neill had a great tailgate this year with the Mod7A lads, coordinated by Michael Mancini and attended by Kerry Cannon, Tom McDermott, Scott Lopez, Tom Quinn, and others. Michael O’Neill has been busy working, first in financial services, and most recently as an executive vice president at Zozimus, a Boston-based digital advertising agency. He has also been serving for 15+ years on the Boston School Committee. He was honored to serve as chair of the committee for five years and has now served as vice chair for the past three. He has also been deeply involved with the Council of the Great City Schools. In October 2023, at their annual fall conference in San Diego, Michael was humbled to receive the council’s  Green Garner Award, which is given annually for excellence in urban education leadership on a national basis. In his acceptance speech, he said we are all often asked why we do what we do in education. He said to him, it comes from a value the Jesuits instilled in him at Boston College: “to whom much is given, much is expected.” It is a value he has lived his life by since. • Pat LaMarche has published a new book with Sunbury Press, American Roulette. A Philly-area journalist, this is her 11th book in a decades-long writing career. Pat and her co-authors have written a non-traditional anthology. Each wrote a character and, in the course of the day, these people's lives begin to intersect. One hundred percent of the book royalties are going to agencies committed to ending gun violence. Visit memorialblanket.org to learn more about Pat's other social justice project. • Kelly and Barry Lyden are proud to announce that their daughter, Noelle, will be enrolling in the Connell School of Nursing Class of 2028! Their daughter, Shea, is graduating from the Morrissey College in 2024 and son Daniel from the Carroll School in 2025. Four more years of Family Weekend and football games … yay! • Ellen Whalley Eckenrode serves on the board of the Newton Cultural Alliance, a historically significant nonprofit arts organization set in The Allen Center in West Newton. She has recently seen Saint Gaber’s Maureen Bennett, John Blessington, and Anne Murray. Life is good. • Charles Ivers, MSW’82, retired from the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families in 2007 and celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary in 2022. He has two beautiful granddaughters, especially welcomed by his wife after raising three sons. • Karen De Gregorio is excited to share the news about her novel, love and prayers, Kara. The novel is inspired by her experiences as a recent college graduate living in Peru in the 1980s. It tells the story of a young woman's search for answers and how she navigates life in Peru while living and working with Jesuits and nuns.

Siobhan Murphy has recently become a Grief Recovery Method specialist. Since 100 percent of people are grievers, this methodology can help everyone to get complete with their losses. This leads to less stress and more freedom from the behaviors we use to suppress our feelings of grief. She is still coaching executives and business owners and has added mental fitness coaching to the services she gets to share. • Maggie O'Hara Swanke is celebrating 40 years of marriage to Karl Swanke ’80 with a trip to Berlin, Germany; Poznan, Poland; and Brno and Prague, Czech Republic.

Barbara Ann Lyons has a big Reunion coming up this year, 40 years since graduating from the most outstanding Jesuit university in the world. She has been retired from Verizon Corp for 14 years after 39 years and one week. She is still looking for part-time work, as she is  bored. How time marches on. BC Ever to Excel! GO EAGLES! • Michael Sellers has been named director of marketing and communications at the New England College of Optometry in Boston, just three miles from the BC campus. • Rev. Francis McGerity, MTS’84, is a retired priest of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas. He now resides in Port St Lucie, Florida. • Nicholas J. Trakas passed away unexpectedly on June 21, 2023. Nick lived in Westwood and was originally from Milton. He was a computer science major and lived in the Hillside dorms. He received an MBA and a master’s in computer science from Boston University. He remained close with Mark Christo of Milton. Nick leaves behind his wife, Barbara; son John; daughter Elizabeth and her husband, Brandon; brother Chris; and sister Jennifer Trakas-Acerra, MBA’87, and her husband, Steve.

Mark Arduino attended the #1 BC vs. #10 UMass hockey game and was able to see the newly completed Hoag Pavilion, including the refurbished Conte Forum entrance. BC prevailed 6–4 in a wild third period of lead changes. • Marsha Elixson, now retired 12 years, has been involved with Children's Heartlink as an educator/consultant in writing sections of the Nurse Residency Program, India. Traveling and teaching in India was an experience. Over the past five years, Marsha has been volunteering at the Georgia Aquarium Education Department. Marsha now lives on a 15-acre farm in Concord, Georgia, with family, dogs, cats, chickens, pigs, and a horse and travels extensively.

Paul Backalenick, MBA’86, published his third suspense-filled novel, Empty Luck. Kirkus Reviews said, “Each character’s inner sense of right and wrong, balanced against their actions in the moment, keeps the novel barreling toward its inexorable showdown.” A great read, available on Amazon. • Terry L. Poling continues to deliver leadership training, consulting, and coaching services through The Poling Group, located near Asheville, North Carolina. He and his wife, Kathy, spend six months in the mountains of Western North Carolina while enjoying the summer month sunsets on Lake Huron in Bayfield, Ontario. Terry still fondly remembers carrying his one-month-old daughter across the stage to accept his master's diploma at BC in 1986. He and Kathy now enjoy their children and grandchildren in Michigan and Vermont. • Teri Anderholm is excited to announce the publication of her writing debut, Inn Mates: An Innkeeper’s Memoir. Inn Mates is a lively chronicle of two Boston corporate escapees who dreamt of owning a luxury inn in Bar Harbor, Maine. The inn was a passion and a prison, while offering five-star hospitality to a parade of guests who taught them lessons of gratitude, humility, love, and laughter in the midst of life’s hurricanes. The book is available on Amazon and at bookstores.

Carolyn Elvidge Loucas has been living in the South End of Boston since graduation. Guess who was the first person to be recognized at the 30th Reunion? Her husband, Tom Loucas, by none other than Gerry Frost! After a long career in sales and administration, she followed her dream to start a professional organizing practice. Carolyn and her husband have two daughters, Lindsey (24) and Lydia (21). They live in an old firehouse. • Juan Jurado, MBA’87, joined Theron Advisory Group, a strategic, operational, and smart financial consulting firm headquartered in Germany. As partner, Juan drives the firm’s business in Iberia and Latin America and has been applying many tools learned at BC. He still misses his classmates and those brilliant old campus days! Reach out to him at juan.jurado@theron.com. • Reena Dela Cruz Bates is now a full-time landscape artist doing business under Reena Bates Fine Art and co-owns an online art education business, Epiphany Fine Art. She lives with her husband of 37 years, David F. Bates ’86 in Easton.

Greg Rogers is starting his 19th season as part owner/manager of a small surf resort on a small remote island in Indonesia. It’s called the Nemberala Beach Resort. If anyone finds themselves in Indonesia, he would love for them to contact him. • Michele Caterina is graduating in May with a master's in social work from Boston University. Before you gasp in horror at the idea of a BC Eagle becoming a temporary BU Terrier, her husband works at BU and she got a sizable tuition remission benefit! She gives big credit to the PULSE program at BC, which began and fostered her interest in social justice and led her to this social work degree after a few other careers. She looks forward to helping others in the mental health field after graduation. • Bill Fair is now the manager of security services at Omnium Protection Group based in Boston. Bill achieved his ASIS Certified Protection Professional (CPP) certification in May of 2023. The CPP is the gold standard certification for protection leadership professionals. Bill has also been certified in executive protection operations through Sig Sauer Academy as well as violence prediction and intervention through the Department of Homeland Security Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. • Steve Sayers has two books coming out in 2024, The Carousel Man, a horror novel set on Martha's Vineyard, and a travel-related book, 100 Things to Do in Plymouth Massachusetts, Before You Die. Both are available on Amazon or at www.stephenpaulsayers.com.

Debbie Williamson-McCabe graciously hosted six of her Walsh 707 roomies in August 2023 at her home in Little Bitterroot Lake, Montana, as an early 35th reunion. Joann Rude VanDerpoel, Mary Wills Funari, Nancy Trust Johansen, Kathy Young, Lisa DeMayo, and Kristen Dacey Iwai were all in attendance and enjoyed themselves by boating, catching up, and visiting Glacier National Park. (Jackie Kondel was not able to make it this time.) • Mike Salvato’s daughter, Lucia, will be a sophomore at Virginia Tech, and his son, Rocco, just graduated from there. They enjoy forming friendships that they see could last a lifetime. It’s wild that at least a dozen classmates from Hillside A are in close touch. There’s a hilarious text string regularly with guys Mike has known for over 35 years. What a blessing. Thank you BC.

Hon. Erik P. Kimball, JD’90, became the chief judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida on October 1, 2023. He will serve in that role for seven years. Judge Kimball was appointed in 2008 for a 14-year term and reappointed in 2022 for a second 14-year term. • Michelle R. Peirce is at Hinckley Allen in the firm's Boston office, where she co-chairs the firm's White Collar and Government Enforcement Group and Women's Forum. She continues her commercial civil litigation practice as well. She would love to hear from classmates and friends at mpeirce@hinckleyallen.com. • Melissa Campbell Reid and her husband, Scott, are thrilled that their two oldest children will be graduating from college this spring. Alexander is receiving a bachelor of science in environmental conservation and sustainability from the University of New Hampshire. Heather is receiving bachelor’s degrees in both neuroscience and biochemistry. • Kate Ekins Horrigan, Lori Mercier Roche, Lynn Krawczuk Miller, Krisann Coyle Miller, Julie Ryan Caputo, Jen Miller Masuret, Suzanne Wallace, Amy Murray, Leslie Guglielmo, Ann Marie Mitchell Lane, and Jennifer Scholze Bleakley had a fabulous weekend in Mt. Abram, Maine, reminiscing, sharing belly laughs, and loving the fact that BC brought them all together. This crew was also able to spend part of the weekend with Rob Lally and Tim Walker. • Matt McConnell and his wife, Aileen ’91, loaded the wagons and headed from Colorado to the Last Frontier of Alaska, where Matt joined Alaska Communications as president and CEO. Their house is yours, so come explore! Son Jack ’24 graduates in May, and after a summer backpacking through Europe will start his career with Wayfair in Boston. • Greg Montana recently retired from FIS Global after 11 years as chief risk officer. He is in the process of becoming a deacon in the Catholic Diocese of Saint Augustine, Florida. His three children are now in grad school or college and his wife, Karen, is pursuing a masters in theology. Currently, Greg is the only one in the family with "no class!" Greg has joined the board of the Dow Employees Credit Union and remains on the boards of Catholic Charities of Jacksonville, Florida, and United Way of Northeast Florida. He'd welcome a chance to see any BC classmates if they visit or pass through Northeast Florida!

Chris Eidt joined four former roommates: Kevin “Elvis” McCarthy, Pat Reilly, Paul Waldron, and Brian Yee to recreate their senior year photo in their former Hillsides/Iggy apartment, which happens to be the current home to his son Christian ’24! Strangely, the couch fit six in 1992 better than it fit five in 2023. They will have the chance to do it again in three years if his daughter Allison ’27 gets the room her senior year. Chris lives in Wilton, Connecticut, and enjoys hosting tailgates at BC. • Have you ever filled out an employee survey as part of a “Best Places to Work” program? There is a good chance that it came from Peter Burke. Peter was on the front edge of the “Best Places to Work” wave when he helped start a company managing these programs for media partners in 2004. In 2021, Peter started his own company, Workforce Research Group, to continue that work. WRG now manages over 30 “Best Places to Work” programs in the US, Canada, and the UK. Peter lives in Houston. • Darin Weeks led the Bourne Braves to their second consecutive Cape Cod Baseball League championship as general manager. • Rob Piazza serves as poet laureate of Litchfield. His poems have been published in literary magazines, online and in print, throughout the United States and Canada. He recently celebrated his 30th year as a professional educator, currently teaching literature and composition at colleges and universities throughout New England. Additionally, he performs classical guitar at recitals and concerts. He resides in Connecticut with his wife of 25 years and his two adult children. • Ingrid Schroffner recently presented “DEIB Fluency & Understanding Collaborative Intelligence” and “Unpacking Motivational and Inspirational Leaders” for MCLE and UMass Chan Medical School. In addition, a recorded message she made in 2020 continues to be used for the mandatory Practicing With Professionalism courses required for all Massachusetts bar admittees. Ingrid has been practicing law for over 25 years. She joined UMass Chan Medical School's Office of Management in 2020.

Dave Wedge, New York Times bestselling author, will be writing the definitive tale of Brockton-born world champion boxer “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler. A native of Brockton and a former Boston Herald reporter, Wedge lives in Milton. News of his next book was recently announced by Ring Magazine. The book hits stores in 2025. • If you've been missing Patrick Tuohey's opinion columns in The Heights (all six of them!), you'll be relieved to learn he's been brought on by The Kansas City Star as a weekly opinion columnist. His pieces appear there and in other McClatchy outlets around the country. Patrick's daughters would like everyone to know that his views are his own. • Dana Kawalautzki Lauducci was recognized by her New Jersey hometown as the 2023 Branchburg Person of the Year. The award is given to a resident in recognition of his/her “service to the community.” Dana was the high school PTO president for the last four years. She provides free counseling to nursing mothers via La Leche League, and she is president of her community chorus, Masterwork. • Jason L. S. Raia was recently named chief learning officer of the newly formed Founding Forward in Philadelphia, a national nonprofit charity dedicated to educating and empowering individuals to participate in and uphold our system of self-government by fostering an immersive civic education experience for students, teachers, and citizens through an array of in-person programs, historic resources and collections, scholarships, awards, speaker programs, and other unique learning opportunities.

John Houle's second novel, The Siberian Candidate, was released on December 5, 2024. This is the follow-up to his much anticipated breakout novel, The King-Makers of Providence, which was also published by Book Press Publishing in 2023. • Tracey Hurd, PhD’94, who respecialized as a licensed clinical psychologist, graduated from the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis in 2023, as a fully trained psychoanalyst. Dr. Hurd, who sees children, adolescents, and adults in her private practice in Concord, is now at the Boston Institute and Society for Psychoanalysis in the child analysis training program. Dr. Hurd credits her passion for lifelong learning to the mentors she had at BC. • Ron Beaty is running for Barnstable County commissioner after much urging by local community members on Cape Cod. With his many years of experience in the real estate management industry, Ron will focus upon the key issues of affordable housing, clean public water supplies, and wind farming. • Art Swift has begun teaching at Georgetown University as an adjunct professor. He will continue to lecture at American University in DC, where he serves as a senior adjunct professor. In addition to working at the university level, Art is a chief communications officer in Mayor Muriel Bowser's Administration in DC. • Shannon Spring is excited to announce her first book, a memoir about how she became an animal communicator. Open Mic for Animals: Evidential Fairy Tails was published on February 14, 2024, by St. Petersburg Press.  She continues to help animals of all species around the world and to lead humor retreats too. 

Kate Calvelo Ingraham and Mark Ingraham met during their first year. They live in Miami, Florida, and have been married for 21 years. Their daughter, Lucy, will be joining BC in the Class of 2028. Go Eagles! • Pete Kotz launched Old Town Equity in 2017 as a private equity and financial/operational consulting firm to invest and partner with private companies. He invites fellow Eagles to consider joining the bread-baking journey via a business he's owner of, @challengerbreadware. • Steven Santangelo has been named AVP of clinical operations, Virtua Medical Group. He continues to work as a family physician in Pennsauken, New Jersey. • Robin R. Keough, wife of Frank Keough ’87 and mother of Christina Franey ’01 and Erica Spayd ’02, passed away on July 24, 2023, after a battle with cancer.

John M. Comiskey has been promoted to partner at Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP. He is a member of the firm's construction practice group. Mr. Comiskey is a resident of Seaford, New York. • Jennifer Sierveld Doty has published her second book, Find the Right Now Role, a collection of tips and advice to help people find clarity and purpose when looking for a new job, learning to live your life with curiosity, appreciation, confidence, vulnerability, and faith in yourself. • Greg Limperis, MEd’96, is now director of technology for the fourth-largest school district in the state of Massachusetts. He has over 10 years experience in this role.

Gretchen Hunt ’97, JD’00, serves as the director for the Mayor’s Office for Women in Louisville, Kentucky. Her work on gender equity has been recognized at the national and international level. Louisville recently joined the City Hub and Network for Gender Equity (CHANGE), alongside London, Tokyo, Melbourne, Barcelona, and Mexico City. Ms. Hunt was also recently invited to join the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence as a community liaison. • Yasmin Nuñez ’97, MS’99, MBA’09, MS’11, DEd’24, is set to complete her executive doctorate of education in higher education at the Lynch School in May 2024. This marks Yasmin's fifth and final degree earned from Boston College, where she has dedicated almost 27 years of service as an administrator. Her academic journey at Boston College includes a BA in psychology from Morrissey College, an MS in leadership and administration from Woods College, an MBA from the Carroll School, and an MS in finance, also from the Carroll School. • Christopher J. Picard, Esq., principal with the New Haven, Connecticut, law firm Neubert, Pepe, & Monteith, P.C., has taken on two new roles: beginning a term as vice chair with the American Legal and Financial Network’s Amicus Briefs Committee and stepping into the newly created role of judicial officer with National Collegiate Rugby. After completion of his active duty as a diver in the United States Navy, he attended BC, where he served as president of the men’s rugby team. • Chris Duncan became a law partner at Stein Shostak Shostak Pollack & O'Hara, LLP, an international trade law firm in Los Angeles. Chris is also an elected city council member in San Clemente, California, and is currently running for the California State Assembly in District 74.

Renee Biancardi Pierce and her husband, Shane, are excited to share that both of their daughters will be attending BC. Sophia started at the Heights in Fall 2023, and her sister Annabel will join her as a freshman Eagle in Fall 2024. They are so very proud! • Troy Turick and Courtney Beach welcomed baby Phoebe Susan Beach Turick on Halloween 2023.

Jessica Elias has started a real estate business in the Tampa Bay, Florida, area. If you need any assistance with buying, selling, or investments, simply want a free, no-obligation consultation, or just want to say hi, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Erin Freyvogel Leland and Jared Leland celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary on New Year’s Eve of 2023 while their four daughters (now ages 12, 14, 16, and 17) overwhelm them with love, faith, and financial demands! • Nicholas Marino has been elected as a shareholder within Foran Glennon. Nicholas joined Foran Glennon's New York office in 2017, concentrating his practice on civil litigation defending landlords and contractors in various cases, including labor law, premises liability, and toxic exposure claims. • Alissa and Newton Mendys recently moved to Nanuet, New York, where they live with their two daughters, Lilian (13) and Sydney (10). Newton is bureau chief of the Violent Criminal Enterprise Bureau in the Bronx DA’s Office, and Alissa is in private practice with a firm in White Plains, New York. • Lisa Tulipani’s nonprofit Lynn Disability Network was awarded a grant in the sum of $75,000 to fund a "Lynnebago" to help foster inclusion in the community for those with special needs. • Robbie Bubalo and his wife, Faith, welcomed their daughter, Bridget Lorraine Bubalo, on December 21, 2023. Bridget joins big brother Barrett, who turns three this summer. Robbie is working as a financial advisor with RBC Wealth Management in Duluth, Minnesota, and serves as a senior vice president and senior portfolio manager.

Scott Gorman tied the knot with his love Jana Holt in a September soirée surrounded by BC camaraderie! The Boston College alumni squad brought the spirit, with Nicole Baron, Brad Baron, Gwyneth Landry, MEd’09, Tim Landry ’02, JD’07, Brian Harney '02, Daniel Sanez '03, Mark Brown THM'97, and Ramon Gomez '02, making it an unforgettable celebration. Here's to love, laughter, and the everlasting bond of our BC family! • Jason Sinnarajah became chief operating officer of the Kansas City Royals in August 2023. He and his family (wife Jessica and boys Taylor and Matthew) moved to KC after spending three years running the business operations of the Buffalo Bills. While they will always be loyal Bills fans, they are excited to call KC their new home! • Ed Mullins recently joined the New Jersey Economic Development Authority as assistant director of legal affairs. Ed lives in the Garden State with his wife, their two kids, and their dog.

Cate Guiney Robbie and her husband, Jason, are delighted to share the news that their oldest daughter, Elle, has been accepted into Boston College's Class of 2028. Cate celebrates Elle's journey as she carries on the BC legacy. • Tony Simas and wife Stacey are thrilled to announce the arrival of the newest member of the family, baby Elora Jeanne, who made her grand entrance into the world this winter, in Long Island. Elora was welcomed with open arms by her big sister, Adeline. • Adam Umhoefer was named to Out Magazine's annual Out100 list, which recognizes the year's "Most Impactful and Influential LGBTQ+ People.” • Michelle McMahon Klos continues her rewarding journey in real estate and has joined Coldwell Banker in Southern California, where she is passionately helping buyers, sellers, and investors find the perfect property and creating lasting real estate success stories. • Javi Herrera became the Minority Caucus chair of the American Association for Justice in July 2023. In January 2024, he became president of the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association.

Dana Vartabedian Nentin, Sarosh Nentin, David Swanson, John Castiglione, and Hung Lam ’06 opened their ninth Playa Bowls franchise location in Wellesley at Linden Square in February 2024. Playa Bowls is NJ’s original acai shop serving freshly made superfruit bowls, smoothies, juices, and more. • Attorney Steven M. Ayr was named a 2024 Go To Business Transactions Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Ayr and his fellow honorees are featured in the publication's February 26 issue. According to the publication, honorees are selected for their record of success, their role as a resource to other lawyers, and their in-depth knowledge, expertise, and creativity in their field as evidenced by their accomplishments. • Ian Michael Forrest, Esq., JD’05, launched Forrest Environmental Law at the beginning of 2024. Forrest Environmental Law specializes in regulatory compliance, energy and utility law, environmental litigation, permitting, and development. Ian was formerly a VP and assistant general counsel for Google Development Ventures, a joint venture seeking to plan, develop, and manage mixed-use communities in Northern California. • Kristen Terpenny DePesa ‘05, MEd’06, CAES’11, and  Christopher DePesa ‘03, MS’05, PhD’23, welcomed their third baby eaglet, Frances “Frankie” DePesa. Frankie joined her big sisters Clara (eight) and Josie (six) on March 23, 2023.

Sarah Wellings has been promoted to partner at Sullivan & Worcester, where she is a member of the firm's REIT Practice Group. She advises public and private REITs in various industries and focuses on structuring and compliance work, including cross-border transactions. Sarah also has experience involving federal and state tax litigation and transactional planning and in advising tax-exempt organizations on all aspects of operations. • Danielle and Kevin Galligan were elated to welcome their daughter, Evelyn (Evie) Rose Galligan, at the start of the year. Grandparents Nancy Stevens Galligan ’78 and Marty Galligan ’77 couldn't be more excited to have added another future Eagle to the Galligan family. • Leah and Rob Crane welcomed the birth of daughter Aila June Crane on February 8, 2024. She joins siblings Lucy (six) and Teddy (four). The family lives in Westport, Connecticut.

Jay Connolly’s construction management company, Connolly Brothers Inc., recently received a Design-Build Award from the New England chapter of the Design-Build Institute of America for the firm’s design and construction management work on New England Academy’s new South Shore campus in Marshfield. • Ben Litchfield won his fantasy football league for the fourth time over a number of his classmates, including Michael Lamb, Thomas Wehr, Peter Malone, Matthew Deibel, Matthew Fumuso, Andrew Kalafarski, and Graham Gullans. • Christopher DiSchino and his wife, Nadia, welcomed their first daughter, Phoebe Helena, on July 12, 2023. Φοίβη Έλενα, in Greek, means shining light, and she is definitely the light of their lives. • Jason M. Swergold ’07, JD’10, recently joined Yankwitt LLP as partner and co-head of the firm’s Criminal Defense and Investigations Practice. He previously served more than eight years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted violent and organized crime cases and supervised three different units. Jason focuses his practice on white collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations, and complex commercial litigation. • Stacy Ann Allen Ramdial recently launched her biology-themed business, Copper Key Sciences. The venture offers unique biology-themed gifts tailored to appeal to biology enthusiasts, while simultaneously inspiring budding scientists and encouraging a profound love for STEM disciplines. • Lorena Ybanez, MSW’07, continues to run a thriving mental health private practice serving a wide range of patients. She recently launched an adjunct to her practice called Therapy Boxes by Mindful Solutions—a collection of therapy-inspired items to support mental health and self-care endeavors.

Thayer Surette Roberts and Steve Roberts welcomed a son, Owen Stephen Roberts, on November 4, 2023. He joins big sister Samantha, who could not be happier to have a little brother.

Lizzy Robbins McCarthy and Michael McCarthy traveled to West Point for the BC–Army football game and spent the weekend with classmates Casey Barry Holdych and Jason Holdych, Eileen Byrne McKinnon, and their families. • Kristi Scriven and Joseph Larkin were married in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on August 12, 2023. Many BC alumni joined in the celebration, including new father-in-law Richard Larkin, JD’73, Lucia Austria Patrick, Mary Ceglarski Burns ’09, MEd’11, and John Burns ’11, Lisa Corrado Schruender ’09, MEd’10, and Mark Schruender ’07, Meghan Higgins Szylvian and Chadwick Szylvian, Margaret Keefe Schultz, Miriam Michalczyk Lobenstine, Elizabeth Rongitsch, and Megan Cox, JD’12. • Louis Tullo graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with an MEd in curriculum and instruction, concentrating in independent school educational leadership, in May 2024. As part of this program, he completed a capstone project examining procrastination in 7th- and 10th-grade students and was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.  

John Paul Dziuba II has been recognized in New Jersey Law Journal's New Partners Yearbook, as he has been promoted to be a partner at CSG Law. • Dianne Bacsik Sydorko and her husband, Spencer, welcomed their third child and first baby girl, Sydney Rose, on January 19, 2024. Big brothers Lincoln (five) and Calvin (three) have happily embraced life with their new baby sister. • Amy Fisher now leads fintech and crypto partnerships for Plaid, headquartered in San Francisco, California. In addition to her executive position at Plaid, she was selected as senior fellow for The Future US in Washington, DC, for The Future of Finance Institute, a policy studio that forecasts the coming tech disruptions, bringing innovators together with policymakers so they can prepare for tomorrow, together. • Jen Thomasch Applegate and Ben Applegate welcomed their third child, Emery Claire Applegate, on December 28, 2023. • Sandra Dorsainvil, MA’10, now provides ministry coaching and women’s retreats (via Zoom or in person) through the Center for Career Development and Ministry.

Danielle Keogh Provo, husband Ray, and son Aksel welcomed another boy, Sven Riley Provo to the family on February 2, 2024. • Danielle Dufour, MBA’11, and Carl Legge, MBA’11, celebrated their 10-year anniversary on April 25, 2024. • Katherine Watt Chan was promoted to vice president, head of portfolio and program management at Disc Medicine, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing, and commercializing novel treatments for patients who suffer from serious hematologic diseases. • Olivia Nguyen, JD’11, Steven Petkovsek, JD’15, and Ethan Rubin, JD’16, have been promoted to principal at Fish & Richardson.

Kelly and Charlie Wood ’12 welcomed a baby boy, James Wood, on February 8, 2024. • Karl Lockhart recently started work as an assistant professor of law at DePaul University College of Law. He is looking forward to connecting with BC alums in Chicago.

Olga Novitsky is a foreign service specialist with the Department of State, currently on her second tour in Washington, DC. She will be bidding on her next post shortly and is excited to continue traveling and working at US embassies around the world. • Steven & Aubrianne Venino are thrilled to announce the birth of their first child, welcoming Beau Patrick Venino to the world! Future Class of 2046? We hope!"

Nathaniel Donoghue, JD’15, was elected to partnership at Stinson. Stinson's 2024 new partner class spans four of the firm's 13 office locations. Donoghue is one of the firm's six newly elected partners. • Mimi Cowan, PhD’15, accepted a position as director of government affairs at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago in late 2023. Her history dissertation end point was the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893, which was the birth of the Field Museum, so she’s thrilled to be working in her field, in a completely unexpected and wonderful way. She can be reached at MCowan@fieldmuseum.org. • James Fisher has been busy in his career in finance in New York City but has recently pledged to donate 20 percent of his annual salary to Boys and Girls Club of New York City. He has a little brother in Queens named Jamal who enjoys making homemade popcorn that he sells in his neighborhood. • Marina Iturralde McBee ’15, MSN’18, welcomed the newest little Eagle into the world this past January. • Emily Stansky has joined some of her classmates as a Double Eagle! She returned to the Heights in the fall of 2020 for a three-year doctoral program and graduated in May 2023 with a doctorate of nursing practice as a family nurse practitioner. She now works full time in the MetroWest area as an urgent care nurse practitioner. She is also still working as an ICU nurse in Boston.

Dr. Benjamin J. Brenkert, MTS’16, EdD, LMSW, SIFI, was ordained to the Transitional Diaconate in the Episcopal Church Diocese of Long Island, to be followed by priesthood in September 2024. • Kate Adams married her long-time partner, Alex Shefrin on June 24, 2023, with many BC friends in attendance. The couple resides in Whitefish, Montana, with their rescue mutt, Lucy.

Sheila Hill married Michael King (BC baseball) at St. Ignatius of Loyola in New York City in December. • Alexandra Krekorian married Thomas DeVoto on June 24, 2023, in Newport, Rhode Island. They were thankful to have nearly 20 Eagles in attendance. • Jay Megaro, MBA’17, is the cofounder and head of product of Saifr, a RegTech startup out of Fidelity Labs that was named one of the top 100 FinTech AI companies globally by FinTech global and featured on Bloomberg Advancements hosted by Ted Danson.

Sadie Marshall Salazar, MSW’18, is currently practicing as an LCSW in Chicago. She is the clinical director of Sage Therapy Chicago, a leading mental health practice with more than 65 clinicians on staff. Sadie was recently elected to the executive board of Erie Neighborhood House. Sadie currently lives in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago with her husband, Sammy, and their cherished 10-year-old dog, Shep, who attended the social work program at BC alongside her! • Bronte Kass joined the US State Department as a foreign service officer in 2023! Her first assignment will be at the US consulate in Shanghai, China.

Lauren Kim, MS’19, moved from Amherst to Needham. • Julie Lynch Howe married Devin Howe on September 23, 2023. There were many Eagles from both families in attendance, and the fight song played loudly as all gathered on the dance floor. Despite the Eagles’ loss to Louisville earlier in the day, Eagle pride was on full display. • Angela Kim Harkins, STL’19, was promoted to full professor of New Testament and Professor Ordinaria of the Clough School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College in 2023. Her book, An Embodied Reading of the Shepherd of Hermas: The Book of Visions and its Role in Moral Formation, was published by Equinox Press in 2023. • Roger Schrader marks his five-year anniversary at Good Shepherd Community Care as a hospice social worker in May 2024. • Hadley George married Davis Mattson on April 15, 2023. Eagles in Attendance: Nickie St. Clair, Laurie St. Clair, Joe Bizub, Alex Flores, Alex Ackerman, Jack O'Neill, Ben Herrick, Gretchen Ray, Mary Fitzsimmons, Art Hidalgo, Colleen Doylev, David Schector, Julia Perry, Jacqueline McCormick, Jamie Bange, Rocky Chiu, Michael Stover, Nick Redmond, Colin Gagliardi, Jeff Toomey, Maggie Flaherty, Chris Zaffanella, Connor Hayman, Olivia Zaiac ’20, and Monica Delattre ’84.

Amanda Lee and Jake Jeong got married on January 10, 2023. Amanda is an assistant manager at Royce Chocolate USA, and Jake is a commercial investment sales agent at Texas Legacy Realty. They are enjoying their married life with their dog, Kobe.

Razan Alawadhi got credentialed as an HIV specialist from the American Academy of HIV medicine. She is a family nurse practitioner specializing in HIV, transgender healthcare, and anal health. • Daniel DiCocco, after moving out of Washington, DC, now thrives in NYC as a software engineer and established magician. After honing his coding skills, he followed his passion for magic, relocating to the city to grow his side business. By day, he codes with precision; by night, he dazzles audiences with sleight of hand, embodying the spirit of innovation and pursuit of passion instilled by BC. • Jude Osondu, STL’21, was ordained a priest in his home diocese, Ahiara Diocese Nigeria. He also became vice principal of Pater Noster Secondary School- Ekwerazu Mbaise and diocesan moderator of the Synod. In 2022, he was appointed to set up a digital apostolate for Catholic evangelization, which led to his creating Mater TV, an online channel that he manages for his diocese. In 2023, he was appointed assistant education secretary/assistant manager of schools in his diocesan education board. • Annemarie Y. Arnold Starr and Ethan J. Starr were married at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Bumpass, Virginia on July 29, 2023. Now living in Saint Louis, Missouri, Ethan is working for the State Historic Preservation Office as an architectural historian, and Annemarie is pursuing a doctorate in theology and health care ethics at Saint Louis University. • After his time at BC, an expiring student visa in the US led Angelos Bougas to a new chapter in Dubai, where he began his career as a real estate agent. After some initial success, Angelos, along with his cousin Odysseas, decided to found their own company, Ocley Group. In under two years, they've expanded their business to include Ocley Homes, managing over 70 holiday homes, and Ocley Properties, with a team of 27 individuals, having sold luxury assets with value exceeding $200 million. • Betul Gaffari is looking to apply to PsyD and PhD programs overseas! • Nic Ferreira has opened for several nationally touring comedians, including Kyle Dunnigan, Baron Vaughn, and Chris Alan. This summer, he's scheduled to open for Des Bishop, among several other shows in the Northeast. His latest news and shows can be found on his Instagram account (@nicferreira14), which hardly has any followers because he's still a big nerd. • Elizabeth McColloch published her first book, Discover What Matters: Find Meaning, Hope, and Love in a Success-Driven College Culture, in April 2024. In this heartfelt book, Elizabeth invites incoming and current college students to discover what matters to them so they can embark on a purposeful college journey. Throughout the book, she shares stories from her time as a BC student, an experience she is immensely grateful for.

Tim Smyth recently joined the Crime Strategies Bureau of the Suffolk County DA’s Office, serving as a victim-witness advocate. In this role, Tim works closely with victims of crime throughout Suffolk County, and more specifically, he is assigned to the Juvenile Unit. • Emma Roney ’22, MA’24, graduated from the Lynch School of Education with a master of arts in higher education.