'90

Marc Daffner was one of six candidates running in the spring primary for six spots in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court in Pennsylvania. . . . Preston Walter Davis writes that he created and is the director of the clinical psychology predoctoral internship, coordinator of the Developmental Disabilities Program, and coordinator of the psychology department staff orientation and training for the state of California. . . . Patricia Gordon writes that she was to receive her M.B.A. from the University of Michigan business school in April 2001. She was one of three students who received an award for significant contributions to the school's community. She also played forward for the women's ice hockey team at the school. Before going to Michigan, she was a founding team member of Steamline.com, an online grocery retailer, and she will be working for Citibank as vice president of eStrategy. . . . John Noble married Victoria Wan in 1994. They are currently living in Mahwah, N.J., where Victoria is brand manager of Aqua Velva. John met with members of the University golf team in October for a reunion. He is looking for other former Rochester golfers and can be reached at goduke@optoline.net. . . . Thomas Sheehan was promoted to head strength and conditioning coach at Columbia University in August. He handles all strength and conditioning administrative responsibilities for Columbia's 24 teams. . . . Jodi Rubtchinsky Smith e-mails that Lauren Riley married Douglas Langtry on June 1, 2001. Also in attendance were Janine Hayes '92 and Douglas Smith. . . . Maria Aguirre Vanni '97 (MS) e-mails, "Hi, everyone! Rob and I are living in Corning, N.Y., with Luke and Marc. Drop us an e-mail if you are going to be in the area. We love to visit with old friends!" She sends a Hello to Nick Dunkirk '89, '98S (MBA), Peter Ragonese '89, Gina Pisello Duga '91 (MS), Sharon Szukala, Beth Kirkpatrick '97M (Res), and Diane Frombgen. She can be reached at mvani@stny.rr.com.

'91

Benjamin Anastas published his second novel, The Faithful Narrative of a Pastor's Disappearance, about a small New England town struggling with maintaining a Puritan legacy. . . . Osie Barden writes that he passed the third level of the chartered financial analysts exam, a program consisting of three annual exams that build on each other and are required to receive a charter. "Next time you will address me as Osie Barden, CFA," he writes. . . . Nathaniel Beers married Lee Ann Savio on June 9, 2001. Nathaniel planned to become an associate professor of pediatrics at George Washington University, and Lee Ann is a Navy lieutenant and pediatrician. . . . Lauren Diamond married Aron Barkan on June 30, 2001. Lauren oversees the formation of Internet partnerships at Advanstar Communications, and Aron works for the World Research Group. . . . Janelle Krasucki '92 (MS) married Todd Cooper on October 7, 2000. Janelle is chief executive officer of Wayne County Action Program, Inc., and Todd is a lineman for Verizon in Newark, N.J. . . . Elise Song Kurlander writes to announce the birth of her second daughter, Sara Seunghye-Song, who joins her older sister, Kendall. . . . Barry Lederman '95S (MBA) writes that his wife, Dawn, gave birth to their son, Hunter Robert, on June 30, 2001. Barry is on an international assignment with Roche Diagnostics as senior vice president of finance. . . . Alison Lee Sandman writes that she and her husband, Rob, had their first child, Jacob (Jake) Otto, on April 30, 2001. . . . Ivy Stein and her partner, Laura White, write of the birth of Foster Martin, born September 2, 2001, and weighing 6 lbs., 5 oz. "Both mommies are doing well and adjusting to that lack of sleep thing," Ivy writes.

'92

10TH REUNION
OCTOBER 11-13, 2002

Debra Altschuler was engaged to be married to Eric Hausman in October 2001. Debra practices real estate law at Fried Frank Harris Schriver & Jacobson in New York City. . . . KimSu Small Beauregard e-mails an update. She married Devin Beauregard on July 20, 2001, and they will be living in Bangkok, Thailand, for the next two years. . . . Mark and Melissa Deutsch Bonefacio spent a weekend last August in Duxbury, Mass., at the home of Nick Leitzes and sent a photo of a small reunion. Joining them were Claudia Van Dusen, Jon Leitner '91, Matt Carlson '91, Mark Wakerman '93, Matt Parsons '91, Sue Goldberg Parsons '89, Andrew Riseberg, Meredith Rowe '93, Christian Hart-Nibbrig '93, Rob Pilchik '91, Laura Margolius Pilchik, Jon Zeisler, Jon Rogin '91, Jeff Lucia '91, Rob Silverberg, Angela Talley '94, and Bill Sacks '91. They write, "We were joined by future Rochester students Rebecca Bonifacio,
2 1/2, Samantha Pilchik, 2, Hanna Parsons, 5, and Emily Parsons, 3." . . . Graham Blyth married Carolyn Noyes on May 12, 2001. Graham designs sets for film and television productions, while Carolyn is the managing editor of Ladies' Home Journal in New York. . . . Debbie-Ann Facey writes, "I would love to hear from any long-lost alumni. Recently bought my first house and am having a wonderful time working as a software systems engineer for Countrywide Home Loans in Dallas. E-mail me at facey7@excite.com." . . . James Galovski and Tara Rider Galovski '94 send an update. Their daughter, Saige Ellen, was born on July 25, 2001, weighing 9 lbs., 3 oz. and measuring 21 inches. "Both mother and daughter are doing well," they write. In August, Tara was scheduled to receive her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Albany. . . . Gian Di Loreto writes that his daughter, Sofia Leticia Di Loreto, was born on August 8, 2000, and has taken her first steps. Gian works for a small Chicago-based company doing data-quality and cleaning. . . . William Huntzinger was scheduled to marry Helen Brookes on June 23, 2001, in Krakow, Poland. He is head of the English department at the International School of Cracow in Poland. . . . Michael Marion writes that after six years of working as a park ranger and naturalist with the National Park Service at Grand Teton, Death Valley, and other national parks, he is now the training instructor at Arcadia National Park in Maine. He works in the winter as a research assistant studying heart disease at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor. He also sings with several a cappella ensembles and community choruses. He writes, "In my free time, I enjoy rock climbing, cycling, hiking, or exploring the coast by sea kayak. If you're visiting Maine on vacation, be sure to look me up!" . . . Philip Nel, an assistant professor of English at Kansas State University, wrote J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter Novels: A Reader's Guide, which attempts to simplify the reading of the bestselling novels. . . . Jennifer Ranck writes that she is now working with Calvin Klein in New Jersey and can be reached at jennira@ck.com. "Please write so we can catch up!" . . . Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen was awarded a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. She will receive a stipend of $16,000 to support a final year of research and writing of her proposed Ph.D. dissertation, titled Neither Rock nor Refuge: American Encounters with Nietzsche and the Search for Foundations. . . . Krista Schlueter married Michael Cimilluca on October 28, 2000. She works as a corporate trainer in Chicago, and Michael is a software engineer. . . . Laura Tobin married Dan Robinson, Jr. on June 23, 2001. She is pursuing her master's degree in public health at Rochester.

'93

Todd Creamer sends an update: "In a recent promotion, I've been moved to international operations, where I will work as a geologist on oil and gas properties in Indonesia, Australia, Kazakhstan, and Ecuador." . . . Randall Gage married Sarah Kane on December 29, 2000. Randall is vice president at Hometown Bank in Oxford, Mass., and Sarah is a manager of contracting at Cigna Healthcare of Connecticut. . . . David Geho '92E earned a medical degree at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland on May 20, 2001. He plans to complete a residency in pathology at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md.. . . Eric Hadsell joined the law firm of Perkins, Smith & Cohen, L.L.P. as an associate in the tax and trusts and estates group. . . . Jessica Leonard married Neil Birk on April 28, 2001. Other Rochester alumni at the wedding include Randi Tannenbaum, Allison Baron, Karen Cherovsky Stone '92, Karen Pellicone Langsfeld '92, Erika Lavyne '95, Meredith Schneider Horowitz, and Adam Kaufman '92. . . . Joseph Orenstein writes that he transferred from the U.S. Army Armor Center to the Recruiting Command headquarters and is also working as a civil law attorney. His wife, Meggan Clark '92, is working in the Otter Creek Park Nature Center as an assistant to the naturalist. He writes, "Matthew, 4, and Frank, 20 months, are doing very well and are enjoying life in Kentucky." . . . Dana Troetel married George Papageorge '94 on August 18, 2001. Dana plans to graduate from Columbia Law School in May 2002, and George is a professional musician. They can be reached at dana_troetel@hotmail.com or g_papageorge@hotmail.com.

'94

Craig Abbey '99 (MS) married Clara Mehserle on March 17, 2001. Craig is an analyst in social legislation at Congressional Research Service in Washington, D.C., and Clara is a French and Spanish teacher. . . . Neill Acer is head brewer at Ramapo Valley Brewery in Suffern, N.Y. He started out brewing beer in college and became head brewer for the establishment that had its grand opening in September 2001. . . . Pamela Simon Adelman sends an update. She completed her master's degree in healthcare administration from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia and accepted a position at Independence Blue Cross as director of government programs and compliance. . . . Orli Almog married Benjamin Levy on September 2, 2001. She is an associate director at Fitch, Inc., a bond-rating agency, and Benjamin is an associate in the law office of Morgan, Lewis & Brockius.

'95

Keri Claiborne married Andrew Boyle on July 21, 2001. Maggie Apps and Jeannie Hassouna were in the wedding party. Also in attendance were Kenmore Commoss '94, Dan Kopelman '94, and Scott Rasche. Keri and Andrew reside in San Francisco. . . . Carmen Conaway writes that she graduated from law school and was to start a master's program in environmental law at Tulane Law in New Orleans. . . . Stephanie Heller writes that she has completed her M.B.A. from the University of Colorado. She now lives in the Philadelphia area where she works for her own company, Artistic Judaic Promotions (www.ajp.com). Stephanie can be reached at stephanie@ajp.com. . . . Jennifer Jones writes that she is still working in the music industry in Rochester but now as operations manager for Universal Buzz Radio (www.universalbuzz.com). She writes, "Thanks to all my friends and alums who helped me through the loss of Mother to breast cancer in 1999. Special thanks to Joe Mastrosimone, Christina Valvo '98 (MS), Tom O'Connor, Cheryl Weaver '99 (MS), Joe Lamantia '96, Stephanie Block Harnett, Adrian Connerty '92, Sarah Collard, Laura Chulak, Sheryl Grossman '94, Deb Grossman '97, Alisha Thompson '97, Amy Horton, and Steve Moskowitz '93. I love you all." . . . Sharon Niehaus Peerzada writes to note the birth of her second child, Christian Thomas, on December 4, 2000. . . . Alex Chung Hang Yip writes that he has moved to the Seattle area and is now practicing corporate law with an emphasis on representing technology companies as an associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, L.L.P. He can be reached at alexcyip@yahoo.com.

'96

Sumeeta Krishnaney has joined the Milwaukee Public Museum as community outreach coordinator. She will coordinate audience development and outreach efforts to educators, multicultural communities, and local corporations. . . .Jill Oestreicher and Joseph Gross were married on March 24, 2001. In attendance were Erica Kuntz '97, Sarah Wylie, Tara Kates '97, Chrisa Tinari, Jen Frangos '94, the groom, the bride, Jen Wisinski, Kristi Tutela '97, Amy Sauer, Amy Gross '93, Jeff Moor, Adam Wiesner, Josh Lefkowitz, Francie Leventhal, Jared Oakley '98, and Julia Shin. . . . Anne Rex sends an update. She was scheduled to graduate from medical school at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and start family practice residency at University Hospitals Health System and Richmond Heights Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, a dual-accreditation program. . . . Christa Tinari married Sean Chappe on June 30, 2001, and sent a photo. Rochester alumni in attendance include Lauren Herko, Matt Kaminski, Emily Sanders, Brian Whipple '97 (MS), Jessica Gordon, Joseph Ross, Jill Oestreicher Gross, Joseph Gross, Kevin Levin '97, and Denise Smith '95. "It was an amazing weekend!" Christa writes.

'97

5TH REUNION
OCTOBER 11-13, 2002

Wendy Campbell and Michael De Martino '95 sent a photo from their August 12, 2000, wedding. Also in attendance were Yusef Abbasey, Alexander Boyer '01, Peter and Nicole Bordelon '96, Amy Collins '96, Jonathon Gerenski, Michael Del Vechio '95, David Dagastine, Rowan Crawford '95, Michael Campbell '98, Jason Guzek, Jenna Herrington, Merritt Kohn '98, Scott Lockhart '98, Nicole Savino '99, Robert Versacci '99, Mitch Risenburger '95, Kari Sugerman '95, Eric Shatterman, Caryn Picarillo '98, Sally Jean Roy, Heath Philips, Lisa Staffieri '98, John Wrisley '98, Chad Wolcott '95, Jay Vecsey, Jamie Golding Vecsey '98, Denise Sullivan, Jill Webster '98, Daniel Waldman '98, and Scott Webster '95. . . . David Cranston married Cheri Dwyer on June 9, 2001. Cheri is completing a family practice residency at the Atlanta Medical Center. . . . Ghassan Haddad established the Palestinian Rowing Federation, a national rowing program, and is using it to help young people in refugee camps participate in a sport and develop relationships. . . . Erin Penfold married Brian Uber on May 6, 2001, in Danvers, Mass. . . . Jason Sherron '98S (MBA) married Sarah Brenner '98 in September 2000. . . . Jason Wyant married Gretchen Burdick on August 4, 2001. He works for Unity Health System in Rochester.

'98

Carlene Abbatecola '00 (MS) married Frederick Sanguine '99S (MBA) June 23, 2001. She is teaching sixth grade, and he is working for OppenheimerFunds in New York City as an equity analyst on the convertible bond fund team. "We are truly enjoying married life!" she writes. . . . Erika Naomi Kirsch was appointed librarian for the American Symphony Orchestra. . . . Elizabeth Betz Marini writes that she is looking for Ali Piatkowski '97, Katie Peters '97, Jeromy Gilman, Brooke Dunnigan '97, and Ben Smith '99. She can be reached at betz3@hotmail.com. . . . Mehmet Sekerci sends an update: "After spending six months in Bosnia as a member of the NATO Peace Keeping Forces, I have returned to my position at the Turkish Foreign Service. I would like to hear from Rochester pals. Please e-mail me at mfsekerci@hotmail.com."

'99

Kari Capone Kaefer '99E and John Kaefer '99E send an update. Kari will be attending Columbia University Teachers College and plans to earn her master's degree in education with an administrative certificate. John is attending Juilliard as a C. V. Starr Doctoral Fellow in Music Composition. He plans to make his Carnegie Hall premiere on April 28, 2002, when the New York Youth Symphony performs Mosaic for orchestra. Kari and John are moving to New York City from New Haven, Conn. . . . Christopher Ryan married Kathleen Pudney on August 5, 2001. . . . Howard Scher and Emily Lowenstein '00 sent a photo from their June 3, 2001, wedding. In attendance were Michael Aronson, Matthew Dennett '00, Seth Isaacs '00, Tibor Dani, and Andrew Wolff. . . . Matthew Sirois has been hired as a manager trainee at 84 Lumber Co. . . . Matthew Snyder married Jennifer Zubek '00 on July 13, 2001. Matthew is a mechanical engineer with Northrop Grumman in Baltimore, and Jennifer is working on a doctorate in microbiology at the University of Maryland. . . . Terina Swanson married Joey Chen on June 23, 2001, and sent a photo. In the wedding party were Rachel Rains Winslow '98, Molly Black '97, Jason Menkes, and Jonathan Huang '00. She writes, "Thanks to all who came and helped to make our day so special. We are currently living in Rochester and are continuing our education at the Medical Center." . . . Dianne Wolpensinger and William Colelli '98 were married December 9, 2000. Dianne is a xerographic engineer at Xerox, and William is a teacher at Hillside Children's Center in Rochester.

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