1978
Class Co-Chairs
Marcia Hennelly Moran
Mark T. Murray
Michael H. Shanahan
James M. “Jim” Dunphy writes that, for the past several years, he and his wife, Sandy, have been developing a small company called Dunphy Wealth Management that is now located in Milford, Ohio. William L. Hennrikus, M.D., notes that, last April, he was the recipient of the 42nd annual Lyda Smiley Award from the California Association of School Nurses, “for his contributions to the health care of children in California.” Colleen A. O’Keefe writes that she currently serves as the senior vice president, global services, at Novell Inc. in Waltham, Mass.

1979
Class Co-Chairs
Glennon L. Paredes
Deborah A. Pelles
Paul B. Karas, M.D., writes that he and his wife were elected volunteer parents of the year at Nardin Academy in Buffalo, N.Y.

1983
Class Co-Chairs
Patricia G. Haylon
David J. Trasatti
Christopher H. Casey writes that, after serving seven years as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, he is now a partner in the Philadelphia office of the law firm Dilworth Paxson LLP; Casey is focusing his practice on “white collar criminal defense, government investigations and commercial litigation.” Paul H. Houghtaling notes that he has joined the faculty of the University of Alabama School of Music in Tuscaloosa as assistant professor of voice and director of opera theater; he adds that he is scheduled to return this season to Carnegie Hall in New York City as soloist in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and to Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Theatre as stage director. Kathleen E. “Katie” McCarthy writes that, last April, she joined the law firm King & Spalding LLP as a partner in the intellectual property department of its New York office. James F. “Jim” Tanguay notes that, last April, he joined the senior management team at Vion Pharmaceuticals in New Haven, Conn., as vice president of chemistry, manufacturing and control.

1984
Class Co-Chairs
Susan F. Feitelberg
Edward J. Lynch III
Fred J. O'Connor
H. Elizabeth Mitchell writes that the Association of Professional Insurance Women selected her as its “Insurance Woman of the Year 2007”—which included an award ceremony in her honor taking place last June in New York City.

1985
Class Co-Chairs
Thomas M. Flynn
Joseph Terranova
Class Correspondent
Joanne S. Niland
Donald G. Ganim II, M.D., who serves as the chief of anesthesia at Beverly (Mass.) Hospital, writes that he has been elected president of the Massachusetts Society of Anesthesiologists for the 2007-08 term.

1986
Class Co-Chairs
Virginia M. Ayers
Patrick L. McCarthy Jr.
Edward T. O’Donnell
Kathleen Quinn Powers
Christopher J. Degenhardt writes that he is now working at Commerce Bank & Trust in Worcester as vice president in the commercial lending area. David G. Grillo notes that he has been promoted to proposal manager for CDW, a provider of technology solutions for business, government and education. Rev. Michael F. X. Hinkley, who writes that he has celebrated the 16th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood, serves as pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church and School and, also, of the Shrine of St. Anne for Mothers, in Waterbury, Conn. Donna A. Kaley notes that she has been a registered nurse for the last 15 years at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass.; she is currently working in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit. Marc S. Lampkin, a partner in the Washington, D.C., public affairs firm, Quinn Gillespie & Associates LLC, writes that he has been appointed executive director of Strong American Schools—a nonpartisan, public awareness and action initiative, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, to make public school education a top priority in the 2008 presidential election campaign; according to Lampkin, his responsibilities include traveling nationally to engage voters and candidates on the issue. Mark J. Savant, M.D., and his wife, Angelica, announce the birth of their son, Pascal Bernard Sih Savant, on June 10, 2006. Thomas J. Spellane III notes that, last June, he was appointed executive vice president and chief legal officer of Alpharma Inc., a global specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bridgewater, N.J.

1987
Class Co-Chairs
Katherine Healy Jacaruso
Kathleen E. Moylan
Rev. William R. Campbell, S.J., who served as the interim principal of the Nativity School of Worcester during the 2006-07 academic year, writes that he is returning to Holy Cross this fall to resume his duties as associate chaplain. Paula (Scanlon) and Paul J. Eberle announce the birth of their daughter, Adrienne Mary, on Jan. 18. The partners of Global Life Science Ventures (GLSV)—an independent venture capital fund focusing exclusively on the life sciences, with offices in Switzerland and Germany—announced in July the appointment of Stephen J. McCormack as a managing director of GLSV AG in Zug, Switzerland; McCormack, who had joined the group in May 2006, became a partner last November.

1989
Class Co-Chairs
Christina M. Buckley
Sean T. McHugh
Christopher J. Fedina writes that, in October 2006, he joined the MassMutual Financial Group in Springfield, Mass., as its director of staffing. Jill (Catalano) Feig and her husband, Jim, announce the birth of their daughter, Danica Isobel, on March 28. Susan Lopusniak Jurevics and her husband, Maris, announce the birth of their son, Maksis Alfred, on April 11; Jurevics writes that she is in her seventh year with Sony, as vice president, corporate marketing. Regina (McDonough) MacQuarrie and her husband, Tom, announce the birth of their son, William Francis “Billy,” on Sept. 6, 2006. Louise A. “Luanne” (Doherty) Smulsky, who is now living in Plymouth, Mich., notes that she is the founder and principal of ib4e Writing Solutions—“a contract writing, editing and graphic design firm serving large and small businesses.” Philipe A. Springuel, who lives in Belgium, writes that he has agreed to direct World Kidney Day—an initiative begun in 2006 and held the second Thursday in March—to raise awareness about kidney function and disease. Adding that he continues NGO work in Morocco, he notes that his company, Athlete21, now produces the annual Kiteboard World Cup, held during the summer in Essaouira.

1990
Class Co-Chairs
Nancy L. Meaney
Lisa M. Villa
Mark P. Wickstrom
J. Thomas Dooley, M.D., writes that he is a vascular surgeon and the director of trauma services at Northeast Health Systems in Beverly, Mass. Timothy E. Downey notes that he has been working 11 years for Synthes USA, selling orthopedic implants. Craig M. Doyle and his wife, Michelle, announce the birth of their daughter, Delaney, on April 16. Kathryn H. “Kate” Hardy  and her husband, Paul, announce the birth of their daughter, Michaela Simone, on April 12. James F. Mooney III writes that he has recently been elected chairman of the Trading Room Operations Committee of The Baupost Group in Boston. Yolanda Williams Rabun, who serves as a corporate senior attorney with IBM in North Carolina, notes that her children, Miles, eight years old, and William, six years old, are the authors of a new book My Grandma’s Backyard—about their summer visits with their grandmother in Atlanta.

1991
Class Co-Chairs
Peter J. Capizzi
Kristin M. Kraeger
Richard A. Squeglia
JoAnn L. Dawson and her husband, Jim, announce the birth of their daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, on Sept. 9, 2006; Dawson writes that she is employed at the Cytyc Corporation in Marlborough, Mass. Carrie A. Hanlon writes that she has been named a partner in the Stamford, Conn., office of the law firm Wiggin and Dana LLP; an intellectual property litigator in the firm’s litigation department. Hanlon focuses her practice on “patent litigation encompassing a variety of technologies in the electrical, chemical, and mechanical arts”; she adds that she also has extensive experience in “trademark, copyright and unfair competition litigation, as well as non-litigation aspects of intellectual property management and protection.” Laura C. LaRaia and her husband, David Rippel, announce the birth of their daughter, Catherine Caroline Rippel, on July 3.

1992
Class Co-Chairs
Maura E. McGovern
Timothy D. McGovern
Christopher J. Serb
Lauree Nuccio Barnes and her husband, Derek, announce the birth of their daughter, Samantha Averyl, on July 2. Patricia “Patty” (Williams) Barry and her husband, Doug, announce the birth of their son, William Austin, on Dec. 15. Stephanie Govatsos Candon and her husband, Chris, announce the birth of their son, Max Christopher, on Aug. 12, 2006. Anne Marie DePaul-Haddock and her husband, Greg, announce the birth of their son, Bryce Robert, on Oct. 1, 2006. Jennifer Murtaugh Fritzsche and her husband, David, announce the birth of their twins, Mim and Thomas, on Feb. 16. Jennifer O’Brien Gillis and her husband, Matt, announce the birth of their daughter, Rowan Patricia, on Oct. 28, 2006. Jennifer E. “Jennie” Birmingham and Matthew P. “Matt” Morgan announce the birth of their daughter, Madeline.
MARRIED: Mary E. “May” Coughlin and Thomas Gaffney, on Jan. 13, in Upper Montclair, N.J.

1993
Class Co-Chairs
Patrick J. Comerford
Eileen Kasprzak Read
Michael J. Brandi and his wife, Eileen, announce the birth of their daughter, Caitlin Noel, on Dec. 28; Brandi writes that he continues to practice land use, business and real estate law with the firm Cohen & Acampora in East Haven, Conn. The law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP announced in June that J. Philip Calabrese, an attorney in its Cleveland office, has been named a 2007 Ohio Rising Star by Law & Politics magazine. According to the press release, 2.5 percent of Ohio lawyers are named Rising Stars; selection is based on peer review and an evaluation by the magazine’s attorney-led research team—eligibility is limited to lawyers who are age 40 and under, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. Elena (Vasile) D’Andrea and her husband, John, announce the birth of their son, Nicholas John, on Feb. 19; D’Andrea writes that she is currently serving as the vice president of worldwide marketing strategy and planning for MasterCard Worldwide. Margaret “Meg” Schaefer Farra and her husband, John, announce the birth of their daughter, Bridget Catherine, on Aug. 10, 2006. Carrie (Ramenofsky) Heilman and her husband, Brad, announce the birth of their son, Thomas Adam, on Feb. 7; Heilman writes that she was recently promoted to associate professor of marketing with tenure at the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, in Charlottesville. Margaret “Peg” (Sullivan) Keiller and her husband, Sean, announce the birth of their son, Kieran Daniel, on Oct. 27, 2006. Rhonda T. (Chiapulis) Martin notes that she currently serves as the human resources manager of Swarovski Optik North America LTD. Melinda “Mindy” Wagner Oakley and her husband, Chad, announce the birth of their daughter, Summer, on Dec. 20. Timothy W. O’Brien writes that he is now serving as director of finance and administration with NorthPoint Domain, a medical consulting and solutions company located in Boston. Lt. Cmdr. Matthew R. Pothier, USN, notes that, beginning this past summer, he is taking a year off from flying fighter planes to pursue his master’s degree at the Naval War College in Providence, R.I. John W. Roleke and his wife, Krissy ’94, announce the birth of their daughter, Beatrice, on May 16, 2006. Ashley Dineen Rolls and her husband, Jason, announce the birth of their daughter, Amelia Isabelle, on Jan. 16.
MARRIED: Rhonda T. Chiapulis and James G. Martin, on Oct. 17, 2006, in Key West, Fla.

1994
Class  Co-Chairs
Danita J. Beck
Amanda M. Robichaud
Kevin R. Bonanno and his wife, Danielle, announce the birth of their son, Alex, in August 2006; Bonanno writes that he recently assumed the position of assistant principal at the South Side Middle School in Rockville Centre, N.Y. Michele (Gortler) Carey and her husband, Don, announce the birth of their son, Donovan Thomas, on May 11, 2006. Lisa (Bradford) Cooney and her husband, Jack, announce the birth of their daughter, Cameron Cecilia, on April 23. Cooney, who is an associate with the Newton, Mass., law firm, Manchel & Brennan, concentrates her practice in employment law and litigation. Denise Gaudet Kopchick and her husband, Dave, announce the birth of their son, Andrew William, on March 26. Andrew C. Lake and his wife, Paula ’96, announce the birth of their daughter, Audrey Catherine, on Sept. 17, 2006; Lake writes that he recently began working for Boston Scientific in Natick, Mass. Jeffrey P. LeJava and his wife, Kristine, announce the birth of their son, Ewan Christian, on Aug. 21, 2006. Renee Swanson Massaua and her husband, Matt, announce the birth of their son, Thomas John, on May 31. Sean P. Murphy and his wife, Gretchen, announce the birth of their daughter, Katherine Benz Murphy, on Nov. 23. Jennifer (Healy) Norton and her husband, Stephen, announce the birth of their son, Rory James, on April 6; Norton writes that she is currently working as a registered nurse at the Baystate Children’s Hospital in Springfield, Mass. Kristen A. “Krissy” McGivney Roleke and her husband, John ’93, announce the birth of their daughter, Beatrice, on May 16, 2006; Roleke writes that she is currently working as a freelance copy editor in New York City. Mariah Quinn Silva and her husband, Josh, announce the birth of their daughter, Theresa Jeanne, on July 13, 2006. Mary-Rita (Pennotti) and Frank D. Visconti announce the birth of their son, Frank Donato III, on July 25, 2006. Nicole France Waldert notes that she currently serves as the assistant vice president and counsel for the Aviva Life Insurance Company in Quincy, Mass. William L. “Bing” Waldert Jr. is an associate director for Cerulli Associates, a Boston-based “research and consulting firm specializing in the financial services industry.”

1995
Class Co-Chairs
Christopher J. Caslin
B. Timothy Keller
Shelagh Foley O’Brien
Kerri (Rasmussen) Durgin and her husband, Derek, announce the birth of their son, Dylan William, on Aug. 12, 2006. Amy (Fontaine) Gakopoulos and her husband, Tim ’96, announce the birth of their son, Nicholas Demetrios, on May 9; Gakopoulos writes that she is a software developer for Infor Global Solutions. Carolyn (Casey) Grant and her husband, Shawn, announce the birth of their daughter, Taylor Isabelle, on Dec. 9. Michael P. Pollastri and his wife, Alisha, announce the birth of their daughter, Norah Grace, on March 30. Brendan D. Sharkey and his wife, Eileen ’96, announce the birth of their son, Gerard Dunne, on April 3. Anne (Conforti) Shih and her husband, David, announce the birth of their son, Michael David, on Sept. 8, 2006. Marissa Merone Szczepanski and her husband, John, announce the birth of their son, Luke Lawrence, on Nov. 14. Alison B. Wilcox and her husband, Jonathan, announce the birth of their son, Aaron James, on April 16. Patrick M. Young and his wife, Delia, announce the birth of their daughter, Mackenzie Evelyn, on Aug. 10, 2006.