James J. Buckley, Jr. is 91 years old. In 1970 he received a doctorate in educational administration from Harvard. He was superintendent of schools in Milford for 11 years and held the same position in Peabody for 13 years. He has 24 descendants, including six children, 11 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

Bob Johnson reports that he is still in reasonable health, cuts the grass, shovels the snow, reads four papers daily, and is grateful he's still around. He thinks of those who have passed on, and is absolutely in awe of what BC has become compared with the commuter school he knew. Hello again to all of you!

Class correspondent: Marian Bernardini DeLollis // mdelollis58@comcast.net

Charles Battaglia is still in the glow of the Boston College alumni weekend for his Class of 1959 et al. He wishes to congratulate the Alumni Office for a well planned and executed reunion. It was both superb and nostalgic!

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

Allan McLean’s oldest grandson, Collin McLean, graduated from McGill University with honors, and is entering his second year at BC Law. • Tom Kelly's grandson, Jack McConnell ’24, became a fourth-generation graduate of BC with degrees in both chemistry and finance.

Joe Leary has recently had a collection of free verse poetry published by Kelsay Books. It’s also available on Amazon. Joe spent a number of years in the Marine Corps. He followed that with a brief stint in the FBI, eventually practicing periodontics for 30-plus years. In retirement he found writing to be a primary source of satisfaction and fun. He and his wife, Susan, have four children and seven grandchildren, and live in Franklin. • John McLaughlin’s ’61, MA’66: grandson John McLaughlin ’24 graduated from BC. He joins granddaughters Michaela ’19 and Olivia Thompson ’22 and John’s five children who graduated from the Heights. To keep the streak going, grandson Christopher Thompson started BC this fall. Georgette Magassy Dorn, MA'61, has recently moved to Boston after living many years in Washington, D.C. She would like to connect with fellow students during her time at BC and also engage in alumni activities more suited for her time in life.

Richard Murphy, wife Jean, and their three-year-old golden retriever, Riley, moved to Eagle, Idaho, in June 2023. They did so to be near their son and daughter-in-law and their two boys, ages 14 and 11. Richard and Jean are enjoying them immensely, as well as this beautiful country and delightful weather. They are both in good health and enjoying life!!! • Dick Dewar  and wife, Mary Lou, celebrated their 60th Anniversary in Wicklow Town, Ireland, with friends and family. They also celebrated Mary Lou's birthday and the Confirmation of their two oldest grandchildren. Dick and Mary Lou have been blessed with three children, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. • As this year's Class of 2024 took the long walk to Alumni Stadium, we, the Class of 1962, celebrated our 62nd year as alumni of Boston College. Many of us have continued our maroon and gold relationships. Message me if you are interested in joining the First Friday Alums who meet once a month for lunch.

Class correspondent: Eileen Corazzini Faggiano | efaggiano5@gmail.com

Frank Duffy and Noel, his wife of 50 years, split their time between Hilton Head Island and Boston still trying to make new friends, keep up with old ones, and keep a cadre of doctors at Mass General busy. Life is good and they are grateful for every day.

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

Brian Condon doesn’t wish to brag, but has to share that his wonderful stepson, Mathew Kraft, an Educational Economist from Brown University, has just been named to the president’s economic advisory board with an office in the Executive Office Building where the coffee pot is a short walk through the connector to the White House. • Dr. Steve Duffy says that his frequent returns to campus events through the decades were canceled for a few years due to COVID, but he’s planning to get back to Alumni Stadium this fall for the November 9 game against  Syracuse thanks to our generous and welcoming friend and classmate, John Moynihan. Steve hopes our Eagles have another good season, and looks forward to seeing as many of his dear classmates as possible! Go Eagles! • Judy McClelland Searle was saddened with the news in the summer issue of BC Magazine that her BC bestie Noreen Lindner Barney had passed away after the long goodbye of Alzheimer’s disease. Judy is relatively hale and hardy at 82 years old. She works in the Oak Bluffs Information Booth, telling tourists on Martha's Vineyard where to go (wink). She lives on the Vineyard, but spends the coldest months in Mexico. • Jim Hughes reports that Lloyd and Sandy Doughty ’65; Fred and Bonnie Delay, MS’04; and Paul and Connie Sullivan NC’66 returned to BC for our 60th Reunion. A wonderful time was had by all. • Len Conway ’64, JD’67, left the waters of Marblehead for the mountains of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, to be near his son Michael and daughter-in-law Tricia and has never looked back.

Joe DiFeo, Mary Ann NC’67 and Vinny Giffuni, Joe Mollicone, Mary and Jeff Somers, Gretchen NC’65 and Bill Sterling, Dave Wilson, and Tanya and Joe Vena, enjoyed several days at The Hamilton Hoppin House, in Newport, Rhode Island, celebrating their 80th birthdays. • Nelson H. Minnich ’65, MA’69, published earlier this year the Cambridge History of Reformation Era Theology that he co-edited with Kenneth G. Appold. Later this year, his edited Brill Companion to the Renaissance Papacy, 1400–1600 is scheduled to appear.

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

Rev. Paul Kenney ’66, BD’72, is editor of the US East Oral History, which has just published volume 148, Rev. Robert Braunreuther, S.J., who worked in Campus Ministry. • Stuart “Stu” McGregor recently began a book tour for his recently launched nonfiction book The Wee Wah Beach Club in Tuxedo Park: An American Story of Social Change that is doing well on Amazon and in bookstores. A must read for book clubs raising questions like “Has the country returned to a new Gilded Age?” • Dan Madden has uncovered his inner Thucydides. This new life began seven years ago. Since then, he has written four books, two on the American Revolution. These two led to speaking engagements in his hometown, Sun City Center, Florida. His fourth is a book of plays on aspects of the causes of the Civil War. These plays are in much local demand and are being performed by local seniors. This July, two of them were performed by youth in Washington, D.C.

Loren Miller married Donna Sullivan on November 12, 2022, at St. James Church in Stoughton. They spend their time between their homes in Chicago and Mansfield. Donna is a retired nurse who graduated from Massachusetts General Hospital in 1966 and the University of Massachusetts in 1996.

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

Rabbi Kenneth B. Block has a YouTube channel, “The Rabbi and I,” the success of which inspired his new book, How to Be Jewish in 30 Seconds. And is available in print or at Amazon. He has three podcasts: “How to Be Jewish in 30 Seconds,” “The Wisdom of Rabbi Block,” and “The Rabbi and I.” He posts regularly on TikTok and is live on TikTok every Wednesday evening at 8pm. • Arthur Derosiers and Marian summer in Newport, Rhode Island and winter in Delray Beach, Florida. Arthur is still semi-active as a nuclear industry consultant. Marian researches Newport history. Short-term goals include breaking 90 in golf (his handicap is 23), catching striped bass, and getting to the gym every day. Always interested to recount events with old friends.

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

Rev. Joseph Arsenault reports he is now living at Regina Cleri Residence in Boston. It is a home for retired priests. “They are very good here and the fellowship here is great. Lots of BC alumni here to share with. “For Boston.” God bless and keep you all. Amen alleluia.” • Hi y'all! Chuck Auth retired to the Texas Gulf Coast (Galveston) a couple of years ago after spending about 40 years as a road tech working nuclear reactors for refueling during shutdowns. Bought a little cottage and a convertible VW, is now a regular beach bum. • Bob Berrillo retired from practicing psychiatry in London and then living in Bologna, Italy, for 30 years. He is back in Providence, Rhode Island, in the family home. He enjoys strolling around the campus every once in a while. •  Mary Lofty attended the 55th reunion and spent time with Bill ’72 and Pat (Finn) Hallion and Myrna Cohen Thurnher!

Class correspondent: James R. Littleton // jim.littleton@gmail.com

Bob Walsh and Ann (Gordon) Walsh ’71 celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 4, the same day as the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. They celebrated with a few days in Ogunquit, Maine. They rented a three-house property in Dennisport in August. All their kids and six grandkids planned to join for the week. They also planned to meet Kevin Flynn; John Flaherty; Tom Kiewlicz ’70, MEd’72; Jack Lally; and spouses for their annual Cape lunch. • Bill Kates ’70, MEd’71, MEd’73, coached the boy's tennis at Scituate High School for the Spring of 2024. The team’s record was 15-3 and they won the Fisher Division of their league. Bill is also a professional tennis umpire. • Kevin Carr and his wife, Elizabeth, announce the birth of their grandchild Declan. After retiring from Martha's Vineyard Regional High School after 43 years and Weymouth High School after the last four years of his careers as career and technical director, Kevin has now retired. Spending summers on the coast of Maine and winters on the island. He has passed the ownership of his construction company to his son Caleb and future partner Declan. Fishing on the island now takes up his time. • Joseph Terilli recently celebrated his 50-year career in education, law, and politics. His recently published novel Blood on the Chalkboard is now available. Although the story is written as fiction, it is based on his early life as a teacher at East Boston High School. It features a whodunit murder mystery and culminates in a sensational murder trial. • Lou Milkowski was sworn in as a commissioner on the Beverly Hills, California, Planning Commission at the beginning of 2024. Since moving to Beverly Hills in the late ’90s, Milkowski has been deeply involved with the community. In addition to the Rent Stabilization Commission, he served as the first chair of the Friends of Greystone. This varied background affords him a unique perspective as the Planning Commission’s newest member, he said. During his term, Milkowski is focused on addressing three major issues: getting approval of the city’s housing element, building up the mixed-use overlay zone, and continuing to weigh the importance of each project against residents’ concerns. • Stephanie Del Giudice McEvily has a third grandchild, born in Mexico City on June 22. Rowen is the only boy of her three grandchildren. Her others are Rory (6) and Charlotte (4), who live in Westchester County, New York. Stephanie and her husband, Chuck, were in Mexico for the birth and got to spend a little time with Rowen before returning to the US. However, they foresee frequent trips to Mexico City in their future!

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

Tom W. Burke and his wife, Gail, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a Charlotte, North Carolina dinner hosted by their daughters, Dr. Allison Burke and Sharon Dodson.

Class correspondent: James R. Macho // jmacho71@bc.edu

Jane MEd’78, and Richard Darveau ’72, MEd ’77, PhD ’91, were recently reunited with their friend and colleague, Fr. Marcel Uwineza, SJ, STL’15, PhD’20, president of Hekima University College in Nairobi, Kenya. Fr. Marcel was in Boston in April to speak at a conference at Holy Cross. They were joined by Kathleen Sullivan of the BC Office of University Communications, who has written extensively about Fr. Marcel. The Darveaus urge you to visit the Hekima website to contribute to Hekima. • Col. John W. Saputo, USMCR, has owned the Anheuser-Busch/Corona and craft beer distributorship in Sarasota, Florida for 26 years. When daughter Andrea Saputo-Cox and son-in-law Devyn Dugger were approved by the breweries as qualified to run a beer operation, they purchased three more Anheuser-Busch operations in West Chester and Lima, Ohio. John retired in 2006 from USMCR after 30 total years and two combat tours in Iraq. He recently celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary with wife Denise with a family trip to Tuscany, Italy. • Arnie Goldie reports: “I am now semi-retired after a long career as both CFO and CEO of large healthcare companies. I stopped flying a while ago after over 50 years of doing so and sold our last airplane. I dabble in real estate and own the largest real estate school in New England. I still teach but leave the travel to my instructors. I am in reasonably good health given my age. My wife and I just completed a total renovation of our home. I miss my days at BC.” • Joe McCarthy ’72, MA’74 is retired but privileged to serve on the Board of the Fr. McKenna Center at Gonzaga High School in Washington, D.C., the only high school in America with a homeless shelter and food pantry on campus where the students help serve guests while learning to become men for others.

Class correspondent: Lawrence G. Edgar // ledgar72@gmail.com

Randy Mudarri has been retired for two years. His wife, Trish, has just retired. They have been living in Mashpee since May 2023. • Jim Duffy and wife, Awilda, have become legal guardians of their 14-year-old grandson Dylan. He is a wonderful kid who loves theater, video games, and flag football. He arrived in July 2023 and the legal process was excruciating but successful. Dylan planned to begin high school in an accelerated honors program in August. • John "Dino" Donovan retired from both the Boston Police Department and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in 2021 after spending the last 22 years investigating crimes against children. He is happily now going to the West Roxbury YMCA every day and enjoying not working. He attended the BC 50th Reunion and met many old classmates. He brought a copy of the 1969 freshman tuition bill, which was $1,000 per semester and everyone got a kick out of it.

Class correspondent: Patricia DiPillo // perseus813@aol.com

Thomas Confrey says he and Sue Sullivan and I were visiting the Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, area and saw some old BC friends. It was great reconnecting with Jim Combs, Martha Ford Combs, and the ever-effervescent John “Cube” Cappiello ’76. • Former 14A Modmates Doug Conetta, Steve Del Sole, and Bob Wilcox reunited to attend the 2024 Reunion weekend. They participated in many events but especially enjoyed the Golden Eagle Investiture and the 1974 Class Party. Doug and his wife, Carolyn, live in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. He retired in August after a 50-year career in pharmaceuticals. Steve and Colleen live in Wallingford, Connecticut, and Bob and his wife Carol live in Clifton Park, New York. Both Steve and Bob are retired attorneys. • Michael J. Hession, MD, released his first book Physician Heal Thyself: Nearly Dead and the Journey Back to Health  This is his story of near death from pneumonia complicated by ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) then paralysis from the neck down due to Guillain-Barre Syndrome. In the book there is detailed discussion on how crucial his Jesuit education and faith were in navigating the arduous year and a half recovery. • Anita Ducca enjoyed connecting with former classmates at the 50th reunion. To update those who were not there, she reports that she retired from a trade association called the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) in May of 2023 as senior vice president of regulatory affairs. Anita is now spending a lot of time with friends, her significant other, and generally learning the fine art of goofing off—including how to sit on the beach with her toes in the sand and a drink in her hand.

Class correspondent: Patricia McNabb Evans // patricia.mcnabb.evans@gmail.com

Mark Kiley published Reading Between the Letters of the Gospels with Wipf and Stock of Eugene, Oregon, in January 2024. Drawing on examples in Aratos and Virgil among others, these 16 essays ask whether and how discreet Greek letters correctly ordered within a text comment on an explicit theme nearby. Written for all those interested in the intersection of ancient poetics and Gospel formation. • Tom Cannon's son Robert is an officer in the US Marines now assigned to the 8th Battalion Combat Engineers based in Camp Lejeune. • 

Joe Zornik has lived in Florida for 37 years. He moved to Ormond Beach two years ago. He is still doing some employee benefits consulting for AON and has four children, three are working and coaching at Lake Brantley High School in Longwood, Florida, one son is working for Deloitte Consulting and living on St. Simons Island, Georgia. Joe is married to Pamela Smant. • Shawn ’75 and Caroline Sheehy ’23 of Newton, formerly of Cohasset, are thrilled to announce that their children, Seamus (24) and Sinéad  (22) graduated on May 18, 2024 from UMass Amherst in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Sinéad will be attending the Boston College School of Social Work in the fall. Her brother Seamus studied economics and was a recent competitor in the Cohasset Triathlon where he placed 40th out of 879 overall and has qualified for the nationals. On March 15, 2024, Shawn Kane Sheehy had the honor of being sworn into The Supreme Court of the United States by the full court of all nine justices alongside 40 of his fellow Suffolk Law Alumni as part of that school’s US Supreme Court Admissions Program. Afterwards, there was a celebratory toast along with breakfast at the courthouse. He was accompanied by his wife, Caroline. • Kevin McEvoy ’75, MBA’81, has been writing poetry and fiction since he retired in 2022, a hobby he started in the seventh grade. After taking a number of creative writing courses through Stanford University’s continuing education program, his work has so far been accepted by Vermillion and 50 Give or Take publications (Vine Leaves Press). He hopes more will come.

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

While at BC, Andy Satter completed a photo essay of a Kendall Square working-class diner. In 2023, he discovered hundreds of images of cops, truck drivers, postal workers, and the diner’s staff that were presumed lost in 1984. Forty of those images are part of a traveling exhibit titled: “The Diner Project—A Community Lost to Progress.” The exhibit traveled to the Elting Library in New Paltz, New York, this past August. 

Class correspondent: Gerald B. Shea // gerbs54@hotmail.com

Robin Ryan is currently writing a career- and job-search column for Forbes and is the author of eight career- and job-search books. • Jennifer Lynch reported that after taking a cruise thru the Panama Canal and docking in San Diego, she was fortunate to meet up with Navy vet and docent Steven DesJardins. Steve retired as a captain O-6 surface warfare officer and now volunteers on the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum, the largest maritime museum in the world. Jennifer reported it was a fabulous personal tour and appreciation reminder for the work our Navy has done for so long. • Dr. Daniel Persico retired from KEMET Electronics, in July of 2022 as SVP mergers and acquisitions. Dan maintains his position as president of the Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center, a global metals trade organization. Upon retirement Dan started his critical minerals consultancy, MTAL LLC. Dan lives in Coral Springs, Florida, with his wife of 18 years, Misty, and has two sons, Nicholas (33) and Christian (31). • Christine Khan Barrett and husband, Bill, celebrated the birth of their fifth grandchild on the day they buried her mom after she succumbed to terminal illness following a six-year battle. Blythe Barrett arrived on June 12 at 9:45 p.m., just 12 hours after they buried Jeanne Khan in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Yin/yang...God is good! They are also downsizing after Christine's two knee surgeries and moving four doors away from their home of 28 years, after selling it to Blythe's parents, their son James Barrett and his growing family.

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

Mark McKenney retired from practicing law after 40-plus years. But he still represents his hometown, Warwick, as a Rhode Island senator. He remains close with BC classmates Bill Madden, Bill Herbert, Jim Koness, Steve Jacques, and Betsy Masek. Married to Tricia, he lives in Old Buttonwoods, where he grew up. His three kids and grandchildren are nearby. While none of them followed him to Boston College, two went to colleges whose colors were maroon and gold, so he could get away with simply wearing his BC swag! • Inez Stewart, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Johns Hopkins Medicine commutes between Boston and Baltimore. She is involved with several boards and has one grandchild with another expected in August 2024. • Thomas Heimbach will be retiring in December 2024 from his law firm Flamm Walton Heimbach in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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

Jim Sano has been living in Medfield for the past 38 years with his wife, Joanne, and two daughters, and they are looking forward to their first grandchild this summer. Jim has been busy writing Catholic novels and stepped outside his award-winning Father Tom series to release a middle-grade reader adventure story called The Journey in May '24. Jim is also working on his master's in catechetics and evangelization at Franciscan University. • John Stiglmeier recently produced a TV comedy pilot called "Pump," which features Brian Baumgartner from the widely popular US version of "The Office" along with an ensemble cast of characters.

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

Mike Murphy retired from full-time employment as a teacher and licensed clinical social worker in June. He spent 30 years in special education (the last 26 with the Gresham-Barlow School District in Oregon), 10 years in mental health, and two years in youth ministry with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (Portland, Oregon, and Juneau, Alaska). He looks forward to the next phase of life including spiritual contemplation and action, outdoor pursuits, travel with his wife, Julia Hagan (Santa Clara class of 1979), and being a grandparent. • Laureen Harris, a senior partner at Cronin, Harris & Associates, P.L.L.C., and her associates will join Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP, a real estate tax law firm in New York State.

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

Ellen (Dessureau) Donohue, RN, BSN is the nurse supervisor at Friends of the Homeless (FOH) in Springfield. FOH is the only homeless shelter in Massachusetts that has a nurse-led drop-in clinic within a homeless shelter.  • Christine DiMattia ’82 and Bill Tupper met in 1978. They were both members of the Boston College “Screaming Eagles” Marching Band, in the drumline no less. Friends for a couple of years, they started dating in 1980. On May 12, 1984, they were married at St. Ignatius Church. That means they recently celebrated their 40th anniversary. Keeping the legacy alive, their youngest daughter will be receiving her MSW from BC. • Pat Finn Driscoll retired from her role as chief operating officer for Girls Inc., the national girls' leadership organization inspiring girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Pat and her husband, Jim, also celebrated the birth of their granddaughter, Lily, who joins their grandson Noah (2). Pat and Jim live at the New Hampshire Seacoast and keep in touch with Ellen Hart Morris and TJ McKenna. Anyone from '81 is welcome to stop by their Seabrook Beach home! • Jamie Dahill has left Metro NYC after 25 years and now lives in sunny and beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Just living the dream! • Bob Cucuel organized an epic trip covering eight famed golf courses in Northern Ireland and Scotland for a hearty crew of '81 BC lads who took Great Britain by storm. Joining Bob on the trip were Brett Kellam, Greg Clower, JT Fucigna, Jim Gorga, Herb Miller ’80, Tom Cingari, and Peter Hoyt. Great times, great experience, great memories shared by all.

Class correspondent: Alison Mitchell McKee // classnotes@bc.edu

A grand time was had by all when Marianne Welch, Patti Enright, Margherita Ciampa-Coyne, and Vanessa Parkscaught up to enjoy time on the water, good food, and, above all, conversation and lots of laughs in Mystic, Connecticut. One of those great friendships where years can go by without seeing each other, then you pick right back up. Here's to BC memories! • Joel Taves just retired after a 40 year aerospace and defense career as an executive leader. With his wife, Meghan, and family, he will spend more time at their Cape Cod house, golfing, traveling, and supporting charitable causes.

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

Beth Grant retired in January 2024 after 37 years in the seafood industry. Her career took her all over the world, with one exception—New Zealand. So she's headed to NZ this October to spend a month exploring the land of the Kiwi bird.

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

John F. Shoro, managing partner at Bowditch & Dewey LLP, has been named a Go-To Taxation Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. This is the latest in a long list of accolades for Shoro: Best Lawyers in America honored him as Lawyer of the Year in 2020, 2022, and 2024, and Massachusetts Super Lawyers has included him in its directory every year since 2004. • Kim Nagy says tens of millions of us are caregivers; some of us, reluctantly. In June, she published Staying Sane on the Crazy Train: Journeying to the End with My Mother. • Richard P Buckley Jr. is proud to share that his son, Richard P Buckley III, was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society in June. His parents and uncle Tim ’87 are very proud of him! • Mike Nurse is now vice president and general manager at Sinclair Broadcast Group TV and Digital operations for both the Dayton and Toledo, Ohio, markets. He added oversight of WNWO/NBC24 to his previous responsibilities managing ABC22 and FOX45 in Dayton. • Gary Presto marked 21 working at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston overseeing faculty/student issues resolution, onboarding, and assignment contracts processing. BHCC is the state's largest community college, with many diverse students beginning as high-school dual enrollees who eventually transfer to nationwide four-year colleges, including BC!

Class correspondent: Carol A. McConnell // classnotes@bc.edu

Vilma Rodriguez-Andrade '85, MEd'94, and Jose Ricardo Andrade '86’s, son, Ricardo Andrade ’14 graduated BC in May 2014 with a degree in economics. Vilma is currently a reading resource specialist for the Brockton Public Schools and lecturer at Bridgewater State University. • Mod 40B roommates Pete Sulick, Bob Radie, Jim Tyma, Anthony Solomine, and Rob Pitney got together in New York to toast Billy Glos. They had dinner at Patsy’s by the park and shared a lot of great old stories! • Théo Spilka has been doing fine with his youngest son, Lucas, 14, who will begin the high school road this fall; a step closer to BC! Théo is global VP of strategic licensing at DSM-Firmenich, and going into his 34th year. DSM merged with Firmenich Fragrances last year. As a passionate cyclist and bike racer, Théo is thrilled that DSM-Firmenich is a sponsor of an international men's bike racing team. He also loves the fact that BC's track and cross country coach, Pete Watson, is an avid cyclist, too. • Gloria Haines Yennaco, Renee Castro, Melissa Morton Joy, and Mei-Tai Yee had a mini reunion weekend in CT in late June. Very much missed were Lauren Gagliano-Vavra and Karen Reardon. All are very much looking forward to the 40th Reunion festivities. • Christine D'Entremont Mosher has been selected into membership of the Women's Hall of Fame for the New Agenda - Northeast Women's Sports Organization.  The organization recognizes women who have made a significant contribution to advancing the role of girls and women in sports. The Induction Ceremonies will be held on Nov. 3, 2024 at the Woodland Golf Club in Newton. • Michelle Byrne has been working in physical security and IT for over 35 years with 18 of those years at Polaroid. She has been at Harvard University now for 13 years and is currently the director of public safety systems. She also earned a master of liberal arts degree in legal studies at Harvard Extension School. Michelle's proudest accomplishments are her two daughters, Rachel and Becca, and now she gets to enjoy her grandchildren; four-year-old Gianni and one-year-old Lyla! • Rick Cresta was given the Excellence in Teaching Award at Boston University's School of Social Work where he has been on the faculty since 2005. He also has a private practice working with court-involved youth and young adults. • Kathy Brophy retired from teaching on June 30, 2024. She and a colleague are continuing their work in supporting educators with K & A Connecting, LLC. They provide professional development and workshops, called Self Care for Educators, that allow time each week for participants to devote to their own self-care. Participants can take the class for PDPs or graduate credit. • Sally Janulevicus was appointed associate justice of the Salem Division of the Massachusetts District Court on November 1, 2021. Judge Janulevicus was a sole practitioner in Boston for over 32 years prior to her appointment. Judge Janulevicus served as president of the Justinian Law Society, a member of the Essex County Bar Association, a member of the Boston Bar Association, and was secretary and board member for the National Italian American Bar Association as a practitioner.

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

Teri Anderholm's book Inn Mates: An Innkeeper’s Memoir was published by Maine Authors Publishing in January 2024. In February, Teri was featured in a televised interview with Rob Caldwell on 207 NEWS CENTER Maine. In June, Maine Home + Design magazine selected Inn Mates as one of four titles to kickoff the summer reading season, and Inn Mates was named a finalist in the 2024 International Book Awards. • Jim Ryder, Greg Eaton, and Paul Helou ’85, MA’90 got together in February for the first time since graduation at Paul's home in Asheville, North Carolina. Jim and his wife, Louise, live in the Detroit area and have three sons in college. Greg, an attorney, and his wife, Debbie (a BU alum), live in Burlington, Vermont. Paul is a musician and actor. Check out his music on YouTube @bluegrasspaul. • Leigh Ann (Steinbrink) Yuen is thrilled to announce the 25th anniversary of the early childhood education center she founded and runs on Martha’s Vineyard. The school, Garden Gate Child Development Center, takes an innovative approach to early education by using the arts as a means of creative communication and problem solving. The celebrated their anniversary with a community-wide art show highlighting the diversity and creativity of artists ages 2-30. • Charles Joseph Kickham III, who likes to be called Charlie, lives in Cartagena, Colombia, for about seven months of the year. For the other five months he’s in different parts of the United States with his wife, Piedad. 

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

Andres Hurwitz reports the death of his mom, Carmen Hurwitz, in April in Jamaica Plain. She joins his dad, Irving Hurwitz, who was a long-time faculty member in the School of Education at BC; he passed in 2020. Andres’s folks were residents of the Boston area and were so impressed how the University developed. Andres remembers his dad taking him to campus when O’Neill Library was under construction and spending summers working out at the Plex. He’s still practicing law but planning retirement, maybe even a return to New England. • Darren Twombly's daughter, Bridget Twombly, is a Fulbright Scholarship recipient. She will be pursuing her PhD in biomedical engineering at Royal Academy of Surgeons Ireland • Jane Trombly was joined at her home in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, for a high school graduation celebration for daughter Taylor Delli Carpini ’28 by classmates, Barbara (Barry) Gendron, Nick Gendron, Mary Beth (Hirsch) Arigo, Ron Arigo, Kristen (Duff) Schlageter ’88, Deborah (Garcia) Carey, Anne (Hoskins) Krick, Suzanne (O'Grady) Laurito, and Tim McCarthy. Everyone is so happy to have another Eagle to tailgate with this fall.

John Taylor works as a fractional controller/CFO in the Boston area and had the opportunity to meet up with Elisabeth Brady—who works as a personal financial planner in the disabled community in Massachusetts—to have coffee in Newburyport after their June reunion. • Kathleen Coyte Manley retired in March from the James A. Haley VA Hospital in Tampa, Florida, where she was clinical nurse specialist in critical care for more than 31 years. She and her husband, Michael, split their time between Florida and northern Arizona. • Cathy Carroll is excited to announce the publication of her new book Hug of War: How to Lead a Family Business with both Love and Logic. Filled with gripping stories, Hug of War details the unique challenges facing family business leaders, along with a fresh approach—polarity thinking—to resolve enduring conflict. Written for the family business leader, the book also offers important context that every family business advisor should know when serving family businesses • Michael O'Loughlin enjoyed singing the national anthem with the Boston College University Chorale and Chorale alumni at Boston College Night at Fenway Park this Spring. His family, including Margot O'Loughlin ’021, and over 1,000 Boston College alumni, students and friends were present at the Red Sox–Cubs game. Singing with the Chorale was a wonderful experience. He also attended his 35th reunion at the Heights in May and had a wonderful time, making some new friends. • Ellen Reifel checked in to say that she and her family took an amazing trip to Peru in the Spring, including a four-day/three-night hike on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Ellen and family reside in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, where she works at the local high school, her husband is winding down his consulting career, and her boys are beginning their adult lives: Ben (IU Class of '22 works at Kearney), Josh (Purdue Class of '24), and Owen (IU Class of '27). For Boston!

Class correspondent: Andrea McGrath // andrea.e.mcgrath@gmail.com

Michelle Mohrmann moved to a new home in St. Louis Hills, Missouri. She is bringing her first cousin, Ron Heideman, from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to Homecoming 2024. See you in October! It's the 35th anniversary of her 21st birthday! Will celebrate with Denis and Claire Yannatos at Cheers. • Maura Lynch opted for early retirement at the end of 2023 after 22 years with the United Nations, most recently in Sudan. She celebrated with a trip to Antarctica and Chile. She is back in Harlem, but traveling often to catch up with friends. Congratulations on your retirement, Maura! • Maria (Fini) Beck and her husband, Ken Beck, recently celebrated the graduation of their middle son Nick ’24 back on the Heights. Nick is a third-generation Eagle with his mother and grandfather, Herbert Fini ’56. Ken and Maria enjoy summers on Lake Winnipesaukee and look forward to spending winters at Belfair, a golf community located in Bluffton, South Carolina.

Class correspondent: Missy Campbell Reid // missybc90@comcast.net

Donna Louise Taverna retired at the end of March 2024 after working at Tufts Health Plan/Point32Health for 16 years. Her career began at Boston College Law School (10 years); followed by Brandeis University (13 years), where she received a master’s degree in management of human services from the Heller School; followed by three years with Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates; and culminating at Tufts Health Plan/Point32Health. She celebrated with a three-week trip to Italy. More trips ahead! • Kim LaBarbiera just celebrated two years as a director and counsel for the cybersecurity and risk management legal team at American Express and one year on the board of directors for the Third-Party Risk Association. She received an award as "A Woman in the Lead" for work in the risk space and was granted a Fulbright Specialist designation and will serve a three-year term for Fulbright Foundation. She has been on several girls' trips with Jessica Prata Miller, Jane Ngara Pearson, Nicole Tufo Pirnie ’92, Annie Mallick ’92, and Ana Quadros ’92! • Karen O'Malley, who co-chairs the Goulston & Storrs retail, restaurant and consumer group and pro bono committee, has been elected as a fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL). She was the only attorney in Massachusetts selected for this year's ACREL Fellows class. O’Malley is a well-known real estate attorney who focuses her practice on retail and office leasing within mixed-used properties for many large public and private real estate companies. • Congratulations to Sheree Nuccio Winans on receiving the Enfield Public Schools’s 2024–2025 teacher of the year award! Sheree is a fifth grade teacher at Prudence Crandall Elementary and has worked in the Enfield school system since graduation in 1991! Amazing work, Sheree and so well deserved!! • Bob Joyce of Newton, who serves as legal counsel for Massachusetts Hockey, was recently elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors of USA Hockey, Inc. the national governing body for amateur ice hockey.

Class correspondent: Peggy Morin Bruno // pegmb@comcast.net

Lisa Noller was selected as one of America's top 200 lawyers on the Forbes inaugural list. Lisa is a partner at Foley & Lardner in Chicago. She is chair of the firm's national litigation department and government enforcement defense and investigations practice. Lisa has been lauded by clients and colleagues for her subject-matter expertise, investigative prowess, tenaciousness, and integrity. She is an expert in healthcare litigation and white-collar defense. • Laura (Daniel) Fox; Jaimini (Parikh) Fugiel; Laura Hennessey; Mary (Raab) Hornby ’92, JD’96; Nancy (MacElhiney) Kenney ’92, MEd’96; Elisa (Ferraro) Rosenwinkel ’92, MA’00; and Alyssa (Riley) Thompson met in Ogunquit, Maine, this July for a long-overdue reunion. They traveled from Florida, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Massachusetts to get together after 20-plus years of not being all together in one place at one time. They had so much fun they plan to do it again every year! • Ceci Miller (maiden name O'Connell) was recently elected to serve on the board of directors of Buchalter, APC, a national law firm with over 500 attorneys and 12 offices. Ceci is a shareholder in the San Diego office and co-chair of the firm's insurance law practice group. • Gina LaRocca, MD, MHSc is director of advanced cardiovascular imaging at Mount Sinai Medical Center at the Fuster Heart Hospital. She was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society, which encompasses the top one percent of physicians in the country. Gina is honored to be a member amongst the likes of five Nobel Prize recipients and 12 former US surgeons general. • Ron Smith is a 30-year science educator in New Jersey, working in the NJ public schools as well as education projects with Drexel University and various conservation organizations. He recently published a book with Schiffer Publishing Adventures in Community Science. Follow-up book is due out in spring 2025: Adventures in a Backyard Garden.

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

Eliza Allen Curtis and family moved to Charlotte after living in and working in Connecticut. She lost her job due to a merger and they thought it was a great opportunity to do something different. If you are in the area let Eliza know. • Michael Garnsey received his 8th Top Forensic Examiner Award from the United States Secret Service.

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

Shelly Pendergrass Sullivan and David Sullivan are proud of their daughter Skyler ’22, MSW’23, who is currently working as a school-based therapist in Needham. Their son Trey just graduated from Fordham, class of 2024. The couple is happy to announce their youngest, Corey, will be attending BC this fall in the Class of 2028. Happy to have another Eagle in the house!

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

Amanda O’Dea Dillon worked as an attorney in the Philadelphia area for 17-plus years after graduating from Villanova Law School,. She moved to Jupiter, Florida, in 2016 where she works as a Realtor. She remains very close with her BC friends and gets together for girls weekends with her “roommates” one-to-two times per year! • Sean Patrick Flahaven won his third Tony Award as a co-producer of the Best Play, Stereophonic by David Adjmi. Stereophonic was the most Tony-nominated play in history and most award-winning show of the season. Flahaven's previous Tony Awards were for co-producing Company (2002) and Hadestown (2019). In February, he won his third Grammy Award for producing the Best Musical Theater Album, Some Like It Hot. His previous Grammys were for Into the Woods (2022) and Hamilton (2016). Sean is chief theatricals executive for Concord in New York City. • Roshan Rajkumar was elected to a third term as the managing partner of the Minneapolis office of Bowman and Brooke LLP. He leads a team of 138 and reports to his firm's executive committee. Recently in his spare time, he performed as a member of the "angel chorus" for the Out of the Box Opera performance of Suor Angelica at the Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis.

Class correspondent: Kevin McKeon // kmckeon@gmail.com

Dave McGrath recently published his first children’s book If You Give a Dave a Darth. This is his eighth published book that follows his Poetry Anthology 1990–2020, which was published in 2021. In addition to writing, Dave is teaching intense-needs elementary students, performing stand-up comedy, and hosting a podcast, “The WWIM Podcast.” • Larry Hare returned to The Heights in February 2024 for the 30th anniversary of men's basketball's 1994 Elite 8 run through the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Hare was a student manager with the program from 1992–96. Hare also took advantage of the Frozen Four's proximity in April, taking his daughter to her first hockey game at the National Championship game in St. Paul. • Michael Huha was recently named executive chef of the Hynes Convention Center. Mike studied at Cambridge School of Culinary Arts after BC. He began his culinary career working at many local restaurants, the Ritz, and finally in a sous chef role that had him splitting his time between the Hynes and the Boston Convention and Expo Center. Mike and his wife, Katie Mulligan-Huha, are looking forward to celebrating his promotion and their 25th wedding anniversary this fall! • Ivan Illan attended the LPL Financial 2024 Business Leaders Forum (BLF) hosted at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School in June. BLF is an executive education certificate program for the largest investment advisory firms with the highest growth in the past year for a three-day intensive classroom study on growth strategy and management. • Guillaume Tourniaire and his spouse, Marina Ruiz, traveled to home Provence, France, to celebrate the first birthday of their daughter, Gaëlle Marie-Terese, with family.

Stephanie J. Martinez MBA, BSN, RN, CPHQ was promoted to executive director, associate chief nursing officer, care continuum in May 2024 at Boston Medical Center Health System. • Suzanne (Egan) Martin has a new leadership development book: Brilliant Leadership: Patterns for Creating High-Impact Teams. She is also a BC Emerging Leadership Program alum (both as a participant and a facilitator) and looks forward to bringing her work to campus. Suzanne is currently the director of marketing learning and development at Google. • Kim Meninger ’97, MBA’08, was awarded 2024 Microenterprise of the Year by the Massachusetts Small Business Administration. Her leadership coaching and consulting business is on a mission to make it easier to be human at work.

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

Father Brian O'Brien is the new rector of Holy Family Cathedral in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was previously pastor of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Stillwater. • Christina Malone Lund ’98, MS’99, is very excited to join Premier Sotheby’s International Realty in Tampa, Florida, as a real estate advisor selling high-end homes within the Tampa Bay area! In addition to having a record year in sales for 2023, her side hustle is a practicing attorney handling real estate callers for the “Ask the Dom” radio show on 102.5 FM! Christina is loving her real estate career and, in her free time, captaining a USTA 5.0 tennis league! • Mark Shambura was recently named the chief marketing officer at Panera Bread. Headquartered in Missouri, the restaurant chain operates more than 2,000 locations in the United States. This new role builds on Mark's success leading marketing for other major restaurant companies, including Papa Johns, MOD Pizza, and Chipotle.

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

Christian Baird recently took an equity stake in Ave Maria Capital LLC, which owns an insurance advisory firm focusing on the benefits industry. As a vice president and shareholder, he is advising high-net-worth individuals and small business owners on benefit packages. The firm focuses on serving Catholic families and their respective business interests across 20 states. • Steve Galante celebrated 25 years at Brown Brothers Harriman. • Nicole (Nelson) Zakowicz now leads EisnerAmper’s forensic, litigation, and valuation practice in the North Carolina Research Triangle. Nicole has over 20 years of experience providing damages consulting and expert testimony in complex commercial and intellectual property disputes. Nicole lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her husband, Greg, and their two sons.

Class correspondents: Matt Colleran // colleran.matt@gmail.com and Emily Wildfire // ewildfire@hotmail.com

Double Eagle Jorge Alexander Cardona ’00, MS’03, embarks on a two-year journey exploring South and Central America while working remotely as a financial systems consultant. His goal: to traverse every country in the Americas. Since graduating from Boston College, Jorge's adventurous spirit has led him to soar over one million miles, visiting nearly 40 countries. His wanderlust has even seen him welcoming New Year’s in an impressive 13 different time zones. This Eagle is going places! • Nikki (Aurillo) Lacz and Daniel Lacz ’99, MS’03, are thrilled to be back on the Heights next year with their oldest son, Maximilian, who has joined the Eagles Class of 2028! Max's older sister, Emmalyn (Syracuse 2027) is looking for a revenge win this football season. Both of Max's younger brothers, Wolfgang and Lucas, are happy to have Delbarton to themselves next year and Max's little sister, Lillian, is just happy to kick a boy out of the house! • Desirée Scorcia is leading a busy life in her hometown of Boothbay, Maine. She works from home in population health management, and serves as the Maine Green Independent Party’s treasurer, on the board of trustees of the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, and as a volunteer “woodchuck” at a local woodbank—chopping, splitting, stacking, and delivering firewood to residents in need.

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

Michael Motyl ’01, H’15, moved from Texas back to the East Coast, as he has been chosen to serve as the next president of Cristo Rey High School in Brooklyn. He looks forward to connecting with other fellow Eagles in NYC! • Vinnie D'Eramo was recently promoted to managing director at Deloitte, where he serves as the client growth leader for the firm's regulatory and legal services practice. Vinnie, his wife Laura, and their three children live in Westchester County, New York. • Gordy Gouveia is an equity partner with Fox Rothschild LLP, a national law firm with more than 1,000 attorneys nationwide. Effective April 1, 2024, Gordy was appointed as managing partner of the firm's Chicago office and became a member of the firm's executive committee. • Andrew Frey is now head of real estate for the City of Miami, leading all real estate functions including acquisitions, leasing, public-private partnerships, capital projects, property management, and asset management. He was previously a real estate development executive at private companies including AJ Capital Partners, Crescent Heights, and Codina Partners. • Matthew Benfer ’01, MS’09, MBA’09 recently launched the app Extraordinal Love on Apple iOS and the website www.extraordinal.love. His app elevates personal narratives of emotion and love into timeless treasures, safeguarding them forever in the digital cloud, ensuring their permanence across generations. He aims to change the direction of social media, displaying these narratives for everyone to celebrate daily. His unique approach honors the transformative power of love, making it as eternal as the love itself. • Kathleen Walsh-Spoonhower welcomed a healthy baby girl this past January, Aoife Keira. Luckily Aoife's dog sisters Zephyr and Rory haven't shown too much sibling jealousy. Kathleen and her husband Paul are most grateful right now that Aoife is a good sleeper and travels well—hopefully it stays that way! Kathleen is back to work practicing pediatric cardiology at Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island.

Class correspondent: Sandi Birkeland Kanne // bc01classnotes@gmail.com

Karim Aryeh recently joined the BC Alumni Miami Chapter leadership team along with Conor Gallagher ’16, MS’17, Conor's wife Daniela Concha ’16, and Alejandra Rodriguez ’08. He has been living in Miami since 2010 with his wife and their three children. Karim recently marked his five-year anniversary as director in wealth management at Deutsche Bank. Through BC Eagle Exchange, he continues to mentor BC students and alumni interested in learning about and working in the financial services industry. • Laura Allaire graduated from UCSF in June 2024 with a master of science in the clinical nurse specialist track. Her focus of study was in palliative care, and she now works as a nurse for By the Bay Health. • Jonathan Buck and his wife Emily ’08 were thrilled to add their second child to the universe, Noah David Buck on March 28. Happy and healthy and his big sister Izzy is thrilled with the addition.

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

Callie Kozlak Tyler was appointed to lead the school facilities division and the school facilities oversight board at the Arizona Department of Administration. Her office supports building inspections, renewal, and new construction for Arizona's 217 traditional public school districts. • Drudys (Nicolas Vernet) Ledbetter is now a leading voice at the intersection of healthcare and cannabis in Massachusetts. She is opening Boston's first Latina-owned dispensary and launching the CBD topical line "Bè Beauty by Zèb." Additionally, Drudys has invited Aundrea Cline-Thomas to write the foreword for her second book, revisiting the RAPID change process she created in 2017, offering new wisdom and insights for natural healing journeys. • Philip Frattaroli was honored to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican during the Vatican Climate Summit in May 2024. Philip was the guest of the Mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu. Philip said it was an incredible honor to meet the Holy Father, a moment he will never forget. • Javi Herrera was elected as president of the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association. • Elizabeth Sartori Bresnahan and husband, Craig, welcomed William on November 15, 2023. William joins big sisters Emily (8) and Avery (5) in Needham.

Class correspondent: Allie Weiskopf // allieweiskopf@gmail.com

Gail Harper Yeilding married Matt Morris this year. She also recently earned her doctorate in English Education from Auburn University. • Elliott Burnell Holland was born to parents Burnell Holland and Lauren (Weaver) Holland ’08on February 5, 2024. Elliott’s christening was on July 14, 2024, in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Grace (Simmons) Zuncic is the proud godmother.

Class correspondent: Joe Bowden // joe.bowden@gmail.com

Amanda Sindel-Keswick received a juris doctor degree from Boston University, graduating cum laude. • Rebecca Madson ’06, MA ’08 completed her PhD in family science and human development from Montclair State University. Her dissertation was titled "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Undergraduate Students." She and her husband recently relocated from NJ to the Raleigh, North Carolina, area for her husband's job with the United States Golf Association. Rebecca is currently working for NC State University in its Poole College of Management. • Michael Stefanilo, Jr. has joined the world’s largest employment law firm, Littler, as special counsel. • Jean Blosser Brownjoined Mars in a strategic finance role for their snacking business earlier this year. She is excited to be working on a portfolio of iconic brands (including M&M's, Snickers, Twix, Starburst, and Skittles) plus newer additions like KIND, Nature's Bakery, and Tru Fru. Jean lives on the North Shore of Chicago with her husband, two children (ages 6 and 4), and energetic mini Australian shepherd. • John Chin separated from the US Navy in April 2024 after almost 15 years of continuous active duty service as a medical officer. After completing the Navy's undersea medical officer course and dive school, he was primarily assigned to the Navy's undersea warfare communities on the East coast, which included submarine, SEALs, explosive ordnance disposal, and salvage diving units. A board certified internist, he begins his cardiology fellowship this July at Albany Medical Center in New York. • Matthew Jaques and wife, Melissa, welcomed Josephine (Josie) Jaques on June 10, 2024.

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

Meaghan Whalen-Kielback ’07 and Stephen Kielback welcomed Peter to their family March 30. Big brother Oliver has been so happy and helpful. Peter has already met some of his mom’s BC alumni friends at a cookout hosted by Ryan Ross. Meaghan celebrated four years at Biogen this summer and looked forward to returning to managing clinical trials after maternity leave.

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

Mary Mycroft has joined the board of the Rhode Island Brain and Spine Tumor Foundation.

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

Carla Pellegrini did a TED talk about food waste, its links to climate change and a few ways we can do something about it as individuals. You can watch it on YouTube and help spread awareness about this elephant-sized issue! • James Birney and his wife Anne Lenz are relocating to Minneapolis after five years in Austin, Texas, where he worked in various roles with Whole Foods Market (which was founded in Austin in 1980). James’s next chapter is GM of the Minnetonka Whole Foods Market. Their two rescue chihuahua mixes will be joining them on the move “du nord!” • Isaiah Sterrett ’10, MA’12, PhD’24, completed his Ph.D. in History and was thrilled to participate in BC's 148th Commencement in May 2024. • Maura Boyle Walsh and Stephen Walsh ’09, MBA’16, welcomed Rose Dorothy Walsh on March 19. Rosie join her sister Anne Claire, and her brothers James Robert and Thomas Edward. 

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

Courtney Kipp ’10, MTS’12 and Daniel Nardo were married on March 9, 2024, at Saint Mary's Church in North Attleboro. Allie (Letourneau) Baker and Lisa (Derr) Ferretti served as co-matrons of honor; Lindsay (Oliver) Shores, Amanda Giglio, and Kari (Singleton) Murphy served as bridesmaids; and many other Eagles attended. Courtney and Daniel reside in Westchester County, New York.

Class correspondent: Kathryn Phillips // katyelphillips@gmail.com

Patrice Howell earned a master’s degree in mental health counseling in May 2024. • Kelly Soltis was recently promoted to senior e-discovery attorney with labor and employment law firm Jackson Lewis PC. Kelly joined Jackson Lewis as an e-discovery attorney in 2022 after building her career in house at GE, where she rose to become GE's in-house e-discovery team lead prior to her departure.

Correspondent: Brittany Lynch Pruitt // brittanymichele8@gmail.com

Stephanie Gonzalez received her MBA from New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business this May, Class of 2024. She specialized in marketing, brand management and leadership and change management. This degree also makes her the first in her family to obtain a master's degree. This summer, after 16 years on the east coast, she returned to the west coast to continue her career with Nike from world headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. • Alex Lucci completed an adult psychiatry residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia, and planned to begin his fellowship training in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Miami in July 2024. • Lieutenant Commander John Casper, USN, ’12, JD’15, successfully completed a yearlong deployment with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa as the head of operational and international law. • Chelsea Dostaler Joyce and Jayson Joyce welcomed Evangeline Jo Joyce on January 11, 2024. She was welcomed by her sisters Camina and Calliope. • Sofia Barbieri and Justin Sileo ’10 welcomed a baby girl, Lidia, in May 2024. • Lisa Mao Freihofer and her husband, Nick, welcomed their second child, Colin Z Freihofer, on June 4, 2024, in Cincinnati. Cameron is enjoying his new role as big brother!

Class correspondent: Riley Sullivan // sullivan.riley.o@gmail.com

Taylor Makson ’13, JD’16, married Ryan Murphy ’13, JD’17, on November 18, 2023, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. It was a true BC wedding with father of the bride Don Makson ’78, and five alums (Ryan Brown ’13, MEd’14; Anna Bujalski ’13, MEd’14; PJ Concannon, Gillian Freedman, and David Palubicki) in the wedding party! Wedding guests included alumni from 1977, 1978, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2017. • Christine Bowlesmarried Sam Borgen in New York City on May 10, 2024. They live happily in Astoria, Queens, with their rescue dog, Bagel. • Johnny Schue married Brian Leslie on June 8, 2024. A 10-plus year love story, it culminated in the ultimate party! Johnny and Brian’s wedding was a multi-sensory experience—a classic New England setting; fabulous food; live music; performances with vocalists, dancers, aerial lyra performers; a drag show; and an epic 10-tier wedding cake cut by a sword. A feast for the senses and joy to witness. Congratulations to the grooms, Brian and Johnny. • Caroline Sasso Candido and Steven Candido ’12 welcomed baby boy Luke Stefano Candido on October 8, 2023. His sister, Alice, who was born in March 2022, was so excited to meet her baby brother. This first year has been so special. They especially love to hear them laugh with each other! Cherishing these precious moments. 

Class correspondent: Bryanna Robertson // bryanna.mahony@gmail.com 

Katherine Donahue was named one of Boston's Top Real Estate Producers by Boston magazine for the third year running. • Kyle Valente has been selected to the 2024 New Jersey Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in New Jersey are selected to the Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters company, is a rating service that recognizes the top lawyers from firms of all sizes and across 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. • Geoffrey Griffen '14, MS’15, married Jamie Brenner at Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown, New York, on June 1, 2024, surrounded by so many Eagles! • Lauren Ruvo Carroll and Matt Carroll welcomed Cameron David Ruvo Carroll on February 16, 2024. He joins his big brother, Oliver. They are loving life as a family of four. • Laura Goodell Sulmonte and Christopher Sulmonte Jr.welcomed baby boy William James on March 19, 2024. He loved his first trip to the Heights this summer to celebrate his parents' 10-year reunion. • Mary Naugler McDonough, Cameron Cameron, and big sister, Claire, are so excited to announce the newest Super Fan, Brian, has joined their crew. godfather Ryan Naugler ’10 and auntie Danielle Galligan ’06 and cousin Evie Galligan are can’t wait for tailgating season with the gaggle of baby Eagle cousins. • Anna Trilleras Burgess and William Burgess welcomed a baby boy this year and are completely in love!

Jenna Blochowicz completed her PhD in economics at the University of Virginia in May 2024 and will be joining the economics department of Iowa State University as an assistant professor. • Matt Liber ’15, JD’23, is finishing his first year at the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office in downtown Boston. He was sworn in as an assistant district attorney in August 2023 after graduating from the Law School earlier that year. • Benjamin Seo was recently recognized as one of 914inc.'s Wunderkinds. This select group of Westchester, New York's, best and brightest young professionals have been chosen by the editors for their unique talents, groundbreaking ideas, and community involvement, all while under the age of 35! • Nancy Au and Ben Dalton, who live in Boston together, tied the knot in Philadelphia. • Emily Akin and Jacob Mayo married on June 1, 2024. The wedding was celebrated by 50+ BC alumni including the bride's grandparents, N. Peter Johnson ’60 (BC football season ticketholder for 60+ years) & Edith Witherell ’60; the groom's father, Anthony Mayo '84; the bride's stepmother, Lisa Hastings ’80, MA’09; the bride's godmother, Lorie Paldino ’87, MAT’89; half of Cushing Hall 2011–2012 and Mods 22a and 22b 2014–2015. Go Eags!

Class correspondent: Victoria Mariconti // victoria.mariconti@gmail.com

Haley Wallace joins the New Hampshire Public Defender office as a staff attorney, after completing her clerkship with the Honorable Eric C. Tostrud on the US District Court for the District of Minnesota in August. • Maggie Mullins and Matthew (Matty) Pierce were married at Brick South in Portland, Maine, on September 9, 2023. The celebration was attended by many BC alumni spanning decades. Maggie is a doctor of physical therapy with The Run RX in Somerville. Matty is a principal account manager with Toast, Inc. They reside in Boston with their cat, Frankie. • Mike McKie and his wife, Lindy, had their second daughter, Piper Jean McKie, on April 16 in Houston, Texas.

Anthony Gallo married Tara Egenton of Voorhees, New Jersey, in May 2023. Anthony was recently named chief resident in the Cleveland Clinic Internal Medicine Residency Program and will be overseeing the Cleveland Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center’s Center for Outpatient Education track. • Savanna Kiefer and Abigail Weber graduated with their doctorates in psychology from the PGSP - Stanford PsyD Consortium in June 2024. Both planned to  begin as clinical psychology postdocs in New York City this fall. • Wade O’Neil says: “Congratulations to Michael A. Starkon his promotion as chief greeting officer at Walmart ($WMT)!” • Jessica Lyons ’17, MA’21, and Michael Rufo married. They met in the Mods parking lot! Special thank you to matchmaker John Walsh ’17, MBA’21. • Megan Fuqua Williams ’17, MSW’21, and Josh Williams welcomed son Jack Williams December 18, 2023. • Hagop and Natasha Bednarz Toghramadjian welcomed their son and first child, Avedis Thomas, on January 20, 2024. Avedis means “good news” in Armenian, and is also his paternal grandfather’s name. He is the joy of their lives.

Class correspondent: Joshua Beauregard // joshf94@charter.net

Garret Patten married Maureen Buff (now Patten) in October 2022. Last March, they had their first child, Kiva Rose Patten. Garret also received a promotion at work and is now a senior security engineer at nCino. • Chelsea Binnig recently deployed with the US Army as a MedEvac helicopter flight nurse, providing care to US military service members and NATO coalition military forces throughout the Middle East. • Janika Raynes graduated from David Lipscomb University in 2019 with a master's degree in biomolecular science. She graduated in May 2024, with a degree of doctor of medicine from East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine. She planned to begin her obstetrics-gynecology residency training at East Tennessee State University starting June 2024. She also received the 1911 Society Award from ETSU. • Emily Mann and Colin Derdeyn ’19 got married on September 9, 2023. The two met at the beginning of Colin's freshman year on the Plex pool deck, as they were both members of the BC Swim & Dive team. They got married at Emily's grandparents’ restaurant in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, where her parents were married 30 years prior. Emily and Colin now live in New York City, where they have lived since graduation, both working in financial services. • Thomas Hull married Morgan Mahoney ’19 on June 29, 2024. 

Class correspondent: Lizzie Loli // elizabethslolis@gmail.com

Kaley Bent graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana with a masters of health sciences in physician assistant studies in May 2023. She is employed by Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans as a PA-C in orthopedic surgery. • Michael Quinn's stageplay The River East was shortlisted for the 2024 Yale Drama Series Prize, judged by playwright Jeremy O. Harris. Ten plays were shortlisted from over 2,000 submissions. • Sara Seonmin Chung and Paul Lee ’15 got married in May 2022 and currently live in Las Vegas where they work remotely from home. Sara works as a senior UX designer for Western Digital and Paul works as a senior manager–management consulting for Logic20/20. They recently bought a home during COVID and are always excited to meet new BC alum that come out to Vegas. • Michael Proietta ’19, MTS’23, married Caitlyn Shipp, MTS’23, on January 5, 2024.

Shae Heitz graduated with her juris doctor degree and a certificate in human rights from the University of Connecticut School of Law. In the fall she will start her legal career at the Department of Justice through the honors program as a judicial law clerk. • Sara Seonmin Chung and Paul Lee ’15 got married in May 2022 and currently live in Las Vegas where they work remotely from home. Sara works as a senior UX designer for Western Digital and Paul works as a senior manager–management consulting for Logic20/20. They recently bought a home during COVID and are always excited to meet new BC alum that come out to Vegas.

Heather Lee graduated from Georgetown University with her master of science in physiology and biophysics.

Edward Martens is in the senior leadership now at Imotobank, a tech company in Walpole.