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Matthew Garner (see ’96). . . . Martha Robinson Randy ’96 (Take Five) sends a photo of new son, Simon, who arrived on June 12, 2002. He joins big brother, Marc, 2 1/2. “I am presently a full-time household engineer in Versailles, France, where I live with my French husband, Vincent,” Martha says. . . . Paul and Thanh (Tanya) Giang Sargent sent a photo to announce the birth of Gwendolyn Rose, the couple’s second child, who was born on February 5, 2002. Their son, Joshua, turned 3 in March. . . . David Thiel, vice president and director of new business development at Auragen Communications, was chosen as one of the “40 Under 40” business and community leaders by the Rochester Business Journal. . . . The first memorial golf tournament named after Zhe (Zack) Zeng ’98S (MBA), who died helping victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks, raised $1,075 for the Brighton (N.Y.) Volunteer Ambulance. Zheng was a volunteer for the ambulance group while a student at Rochester.
1996
Joann Farrell and Harold Quinn were married on August 10, 2002, in Fulton, N.Y. Joann is an equity portfolio manager and head of trading operations at the Great Companies of Tampa, Fla. Harold is a personal fitness trainer. . . . Steve Green married Lisa Price on September 29, 2001, and sent a photo from the festivities. Ian Sanchez was best man, and Renan Levine performed a dramatic reading from the Song of Solomon. Also in attendance were Connie Chen Sanchez ’97, Rachel Bickford, and Belinda Lanyk. The couple lives in Arlington, Va. . . . Richard Pearson sent a photo of his “dramatic” marriage proposal to Elizabeth Albankis. He proposed to her from the stage of the College of Staten Island Center for the Arts, interrupting (with permission) the set of performer Sean Altman. Rich is a project engineer at Dana Engine Management in Northvale, N.J., and Beth is a medical biller for Prompt Care in Clark, N.J. They are planning a November 14 wedding. . . . Sonia Robertson and Matthew Garner ’95 were married August 10, 2002, in Alpine, N.Y. She is an attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York City and he is a postproduction director at Miramax Films in New York. . . . Ian Sanchez (see ’97). . . . Christopher Webb writes: “I hosted a very successful opening reception for my July 2002 exhibit of charcoal and oil pastel drawings at the Middle East restaurant in Cambridge, Mass. Chuck Fisher and Steve Markofsky attended the event.” . . . Stephanie Ziegler ’99W (MS) and Michael Chiumento ’98 were married on June 15, 2002, in Syracuse. Stephanie works for Spencerport (N.Y.) High School, and Michael works for Rogers Enterprises.
1997
Connie Chen and Ian Sanchez ’96 sent a photo from their July 6, 2002, wedding in Black River, N.Y. Pictured are (back row, left to right) Kerri Vacher, Kaleb Michaud ’96, ’97 (Take Five), Connor O’Brien, David Vail ’98, Edward Getman ’98, Justin Goldman, Nate Holt, Ian, Connie, Steve Green ’96, Isabel Hernandez-Cata ’96, Jennifer Whatman ’98 (Take Five), Jim Fryer ’96, Loretta Collins ’96, ’01M (MS), Caitlin Costello Maroldo, Julie Dunning Hotopp, Tony Maroldo; (front row, left to right) Matt LaSalle ’00, Renan Levine ’96, Joey Chen ’92M (PhD), and David Chen ’95. Ian, who expects to receive a master’s degree from the Eastman School in 2003, teaches middle school music for the Central Bucks School District in Doylestown, Pa., and Connie works for the National Audubon Society in Ivyland, Pa. . . . Patrick Friewald has joined the staff at the Naples (N.Y.) Central School District, where he teaches physics and physical sciences. . . . Justin Goldman writes that he has moved to the Washington, D.C., area and continues to work for a Rochester-based investment firm. . . . Susanne Grossman married Kevin Lamb on May 5, 2002, in Princeton, N.J., and sent a photo of some of the classmates who joined her at the celebration: (left to right) Wendy Rosenfeld, Julie Bonne, Susanne, Maria Cubillos, Michele Spilberg, and Rachel Stanek Cohen. Susanne is a speech pathologist at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and Kevin is an account supervisor at Coyne Public Relations. . . . Raymond Hudack ’98 (MS) and Michelle Renak ’99 (PhD) sent a photo from their October 6, 2001, wedding. In attendance were Paul Tartaglione ’97, ’98S (MBA), Matt Robinson ’98, Shawn Kumar, George Lane, Tracy Michnik, and Christy Black. The couple lives in Grand Blanc, Mich., where Michelle works for Dow Chemical. Raymond currently works for the Pfizer pharmaceutical company and is pursuing his M.B.A. at the University of Michigan. . . . Andrea Leyland sent a photo of fellow Rochester graduates who attended her wedding to Christopher Logue on June 1, 2001, in Buffalo. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Irene Ferenac, Patricia Boniface Olszewski ’97N, Winnie Chow ’98, Lyn Tummon, Andrea, Christine Tebaldi ’96, ’96N, ’01N (MS), Jan Moynihan ’76, ’84M (PhD), Chuck Un ’94, Nina Lam Un ’97; (back row)Kirsten Myhre, Nicole Sutliffe, Nicole Bayly-Henshaw ’96, Kevin Karnyski ’95, and Mike McCourt ’93S (MBA). Not pictured: Elliott Axinn ’99S (MBA), Michael Fletcher ’02E, and Leah Tomasulo ’01E. Andrea is a dentist in the U.S. Navy stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. . . . Diana Past Napolitano has joined Cowley Associates as an account coordinator. . . . William Pufko has joined the Morristown, N.J., law firm of Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti. . . . Caurie Miner Putnam ’98W (MS) writes that she is one of the contributing authors of a nonfiction book called Bare Your Soul: The Thinking Girl’s Guide To Enlightenment. “The book provides a provocative look at how today’s young women celebrate and repudiate religion—and, ultimately, find answers that fit. I must say, it is a very cool book for women in our age (20s–30s) cohort doing some spiritual soul searching.” . . . Michele Spilberg e-mails that she and Victor Hart are planning a July 5 wedding.
1998
5th Reunion
October 10–12, 2003
www.rochester.edu/alumni/classes/1998
Michael Chiumento (see ’96) . . . Erin Foley writes that she received her master’s degree in acupuncture from the New England School of Acupuncture in May 2002. She is practicing with Jackowicz Oriental Medical Therapy Associates in both Cambridge and Woburn, Mass. She can be contacted at acuerin@doctor.com. . . . Cathy-Lynn Hansen and U.S. Air Force Captain Adrian Cancel Jr. write to announce that they are planning a July wedding. Cathy-Lynn received her M.A. from Seton Hall University in May 2002. Adrian is stationed at Edwards Air Force Base in California. . . . Archana Manohar and Wesley Johnson ’00 were married on May 18, 2002, in Potomac, Md. The guests included Benjamin Judkins, Mike Johnson, Julie Shav, Paolomi Mukerji, Melanie Shui ’99, and Karen Braxton ’00. Archana is completing her D.D.S. degree, and Wesley is completing his master’s degree in public administration, both in the Washington, D.C., area. . . . Joe and Nicole Laudisio Tamer ’99 wrote last December to announce that they were expecting their first child, Abigail Rose, in January. . . . Chad Yoder married Amanda Brown on July 20, 2002, in Palmyra, N.Y. Chad is a sales support engineer at Proven Designs Inc. in Macedon, N.Y.; Amanda is a kindergarten teacher for the Rochester City Schools District.
1999
Brenda Burke and Ruben Garnica are planning a June 1 wedding. Brenda is pursuing a doctorate in organic chemistry at the University of California at Irvine; Ruben has received his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the Irvine campus. . . . Terisa Foster and Kurt Flick send an update: They were married October 13, 2002, in Mitchellville, Md. In attendance were Mike Caskey ’97, Erin Keitzman, and Jason Walrath. Terisa is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Maryland at Baltimore, and Kurt is a research assistant at the University of Maryland at College Park, where he received his master’s degree in 2001. . . . Rohit Gandhi writes: “I’m very excited to announce that I’ve opened my own Arby’s franchise in Elizabeth, N.J. I hope some of my old classmates can stop by and say hello!” . . . Jason Hammersla writes that he and Jason Menkes earned credits in the 2002 movie The Rules of Attraction: Menkes as music production coordinator and performer and Hammersla as coauthor of the song Boogie Man Boogie. . . . Matthew Lane writes that he and Anne Snyder ’01 are engaged to be married on August 17 at the Highland Pavilion in West Orange, N.J. . . . Jeffrey Reidmiller (see ’01 Nursing). . . . Nathan Slavik (see ’01). . . . Nicole Laudisio Tamer (see ’98).
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