River Campus Undergraduate: 2000s

2000

Russell Bent announces the publication of his book, Online Stochastic Combinatorial Optimization, from MIT Press, which he cowrote with Pascal Van Hentenrcyk. . . . Melinda Kline sends a photo from her wedding to Robert Lothes ’02 on August 19, 2006. Alumni in attendance included Yvonne Wirt Gibbin ’59, David Viens, Heather Kapcha, Rebecca Reyhani, Kristin Herman ’01, Lance Ramer ’01, Jeremy Dahlgren ’02, Benjamin Levin ’02, Chad Ben ’02, Luke Hannan ’02, and Michael Zinsmeyer ’02. Melinda is an attorney with Baker & Hostetler, and Rob is a physical therapist with Harborside Healthcare. They live in Avon Lake, Ohio.

. . . John and Christine Schaner Tooley send a photo to announce the birth of their son, John Conor, who was born December 23, 2006, in Charlottesville, Va.

2001

Michelle Cataldo and Travis Hebden ’04, ’05 (MS) send a photo of their wedding on September 2, 2006, in Rochester. Alumni who attended are pictured, back row from left to right: Eli Hale ’04 ’06S (MBA), Allison Dains ’07E, Benjamin Schudel ’03, Angela Cucci ’03, Jason Rice ’02, ’03S (MBA), Stephen DiGiovanni ’04, Kristen Jenkins, Samuel Haddad ’05, ’05E, John Poiarkoff ’06, Michael Axler ’03, Benjamin Pearson ’05 (MA), Megan Sullivan ’03, ’04W (MS), and Molly Menge Maguire ’04. Middle row from left to right: Danyra Chavez ’07, Bradley Grattan ’06, a student at the Simon School, Travis, Michelle, Robert Weinstein ’02, ’04 (MA), Rachel Ehrhardt ’05. Front row from left to right: Amit Bhagoji ’04, ’06S (MBA), Pallab Singh ’04, Megan Walter ’05, ’06W (MS), Michael Sweeney ’05, ’06W (MS), Nithin Raikar ’04, ’05 (MS), Jehu Matthew ’04, a student at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, and William Palin ’05. . . .

Caleb Farny sends a photo of his wedding to Natalie Gilks on June 10, 2006, in Concord, Mass. Pictured are (left to right, top row) Lauren Nehilla, Barrett Nehilla ’02, Julie Zinner, Leslye Jones ’02, Michael Richards, Andrea LaFornara ’02, Aaron Moskowitz, Caleb, Natalie, and Cristina Luis; (bottom row) Marina Vernovsky ’02, Brian Montana, Dashiell Birnkrant ’02 (MS), and Madeleine Moreno. Charles Thomas ’98 (not pictured) also attended. Caleb received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Boston University in November 2006 and has started a postdoctoral research position at Brigham & Women’s Hospital at Harvard University.

. . . Nicole Huben ’02W (MS) and Vince Polino ’02 send a photo from their wedding on November 4, 2006, in Buffalo. From back left: Scott Travis ’97, Magdalena Komorowicz Camillo ’02, Joan Coyle Lord, Mark Camillo ’00, Chris Lord, groomsman Scott Camillo ’03, ’06W (MAT), Nicole, crew coach Bill McLean, Vince, bridesmaid Jen LaBuda ’02, best man Sean Doyle ’02, bridesmaid Erin Toohill ’02W (MS), Tom Weir ’02, Justin Wawrzaszak ’02, Eric Dubowski ’03, Sarah Sullivan Dubowski ’03, and Jason Bradburn ’03. Nicole and Vince live in Potomac Falls, Va.

. . . Edward (E.J.) Snyder has joined the law firm of Harter Secrest & Emery in Rochester. He will focus his practice on general business matters, including mergers and securities.

2002

Kimberly Chesebrough sends a photo to announce her marriage to Jonathan Pierce on October 14, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio. Alumni in attendance were maid of honor Holly Chesebrough ’02N, ’06N (MS), Sarah Greco ’03W (MS), and Ross Camara, Emily Faber ’03, Lana Knox ’03, Ashley Edwards ’04, and Jennifer Weiss ’04. Kimberly and Jonathan live in Washington, D.C. . . . Vince Polino (see ’01). . . . Robert Lothes (see ’00). . . . Seth Lowry was a member of a Regent University Law School team that advanced to the finals of the American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition for the Washington, D.C., region, where he tied for the first place oralist award. After Seth graduates in May, he will clerk for Harold See, a justice for the Supreme Court of Alabama.

2003

Daryl DuLong ’06S (MBA) writes that he was promoted to manager of global market research at Bausch & Lomb in Rochester, where he is responsible for the company’s competitive intelligence and secondary data programs around the world. . . . Cassandra Mozingo sends a photo to announce her marriage to Joseph Tramm on August 12, 2006, in Summit, N.J. Alumni in attendance included maid of honor Katherine Allan, bridesmaids Meghan White, Stephanie Johnson ’04, and Erin Bressler ’05. Karen Boyd ’01, Shoshanna Epstein ’02, Justin Ward, Rina Edge ’04, and Dan Cramer ’07 also attended. Cassandra and Joseph live in Vienna, Va. . . .

Jessica Berg Ottnod writes that she has passed her National Veterinary Medical Boards and was ready to graduate with her doctor of veterinary medicine degree this June. She will be moving to the Detroit area with her husband, Eric, and dog, Andre, for a one-year internship at a large specialty practice to train for an oncology residency.

2006

Annie Podkaminer sends a photo of alumni who met up by chance on St. Patrick’s Day in Cambridge, Mass. Included are David Bischoff ’05, Tuma Biswas ’05, Alex Dusenbery ’05, Emily Locker ’05, Meghan Ochal ’05, Kate Wolak ’05, Meghan Schubmehl ’05, Brandi Davis ’05, Dan Bromfield, Annie Herzog, Sarah Rastegar, Annie, and Katie Leiss. Mohini Gurme ’05 took the photo.