Class Notes

River Campus Undergraduate: 1990s

1990
Jason Korosec (see ’91). . . . Paula Casey Metzler writes, “My husband, Eric, and I had a baby boy, David Glen, on Thanksgiving Day (November 27, 2003). He joins big sister, Casey, and big brother, Matthew. I have a part-time law practice and also recently became counsel to the New York Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions. My husband is a partner in the law firm of Gould, Peck & Metzler in Rochester.”

1991
Luke Bellocchi has been named counsel to the Committee on the Judiciary for the U.S. House of Representatives, after having served at the U.S. State Department for many years as an attorney for consular issues. In the last two years, he graduated with an M.S. from the Joint Military Intelligence College, became a lifetime member of Mensa, attended Stefanos Hailis’s ’93 wedding at a 16th-century church in Cyprus, and became engaged to Heather Freedman. He also recently met up with Rochester friends Ian Walters, Jason Korosec ’90, and Christine Caccamise ’92, for a bike trip by the Potomac River through Maryland, D.C., and Virginia.

1992
Christine Caccamise (see ’91). . . . Gian Di Loreto writes, “I am still working and living in Chicago—it was 10 years in 2003. It is looking like we will be here for a long time. My wife, Laura, and I, and our daughter, Sofia, 3 1/2, welcomed our second baby girl, Nina Gioia, in 2002. She is starting to walk and talk now. I am still working as a software developer and trying to get up the gumption to start my own thing. Write me at giandiloreto (at) yahoo (dot) com.” . . . Michelle Ferreri-Jacobia writes, “After completing postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania, my husband, Scott, and I moved back to Buffalo (where we received our Ph.D.s in 2000) in fall 2002, with our then 2 1/2 year-old daughter, Elizabeth Rose.” Their second daughter, Katherine Anne, was born last November 19. Michelle is the virus protection manager at ZeptoMetrix, and Scott is a scientist at Invitrogen. . . . Roberta Engbar Linkow writes that she and her husband, Aaron, “are the proud parents of a baby girl. Shira Esther made her debut into the world on February 22.” This is their first child. . . . Philip Nel is the author of Dr. Seuss: American Icon. . . . Philip Pecora ’95S (MBA) is president and CEO of New Genesee Regional Bank in East Rochester. . . . Dori Markoff Sedransk and her husband, Noel, had their first child, Owen, on November 27, 2002. They celebrated his first birthday on Thanksgiving Day in 2003.

1993
Stefanos Hailis (see ’91).

1994
Christopher and Natasha Conover Bang ’97 announce the birth of their son, Alexander Jonathan, on November 4, 2003. Chris is in the radiology residency program at Strong Memorial Hospital, and Natasha is a certified social worker for Genesee Mental Health. . . . Donna Partridge and Brian Colwell ’95 were married October 11, 2003, in Holley, N.Y. Donna is a registered nurse at Strong Memorial Hospital. Brian works at Eastman Kodak Co. . . . Elizabeth Tobin writes, “My partner, Kathleen Ostar, and I had a union on July 12, 2003. It was held at Spiritus Christi Church in Rochester.” Alumnae in attendance were Megan Hanushek ’92, Amber Scott ’95, Tracey Bartholomew, Christy Prame Hershkowitz ’95, Tracy Jarosinski Sugar, Shalagh Murdoch Blanck, and Jill McCabe ’88.

1995
Stephanie Block and Dennis Eagan were married on November 15, 2003, in Newark, N.J. Stephanie is a lead editor at Automatic Data Processing. Dennis is president of Trusted Tile. . . . Brian Colwell (see ’94). . . . Robert and Melissa Sands Schrader announce the birth of their daughter, Lucie Marie, on September 13, 2003. Melissa writes, “Lucie joins her big brother, Matthew Robert, who was born on September 15, 2002. Matthew was placed with us for adoption the day after his birth, and his adoption became final on December 9, 2003. I am delighted to be a very busy full-time, at-home mom, while Bob enjoys managing a serology lab at a biotech company in Cambridge, Mass. We live in my hometown of East Bridgewater and think of our Rochester friends often.” . . . Josh Shapiro is running for a seat in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Josh says his political career actually began at Rochester, when he was elected student body president as a freshman in 1992. His Web site is www.joshshapiro.org; his e-mail address is josh (at) joshshapiro (dot) org. . . . Christy Van Dusen and Steve Fennessy were married on October 18, 2003, in Summit, N.J. Amy McAllister and Elizabeth Chernack ’97 were bridesmaids. Also in attendance were alumni Christine Megliola Cason ’96, Jill Turner Bergamino, John Bergamino ’93, and Mark Liu ’87.

1996
Dan Brodsky and Stacy Levy were married on July 20, 2003, in New Rochelle, N.Y. Dan writes that they live in Westchester County, where he teaches elementary school. . . . Bradley Gardner (see ’58). . . . Marine Corps Captain Thomas McGee received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal while assigned to the First Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, First Marine Division. Thomas served as a communications officer during the war in Iraq. . . . Jane Ryan and Eugene Stryker were married on October 10, 2003, in Auburn, N.Y. . . . Sarah Sinha and Jonas Paterno announce their engagement. Sarah is a manager with Cap, Gemini, Ernst & Young in New York City. Jonas is a consultant with Barrasso Consulting in Westfield, N.J.

1997
Natasha Conover Bang (see ’94). . . . Casey Creely and Christopher Carrigan were married on August 23, 2003, in Rochester. Casey is a material safety data sheets specialist at Kodak, and Christopher is a business analyst at Xerox. . . . Mark Drapeau received his Ph.D. in biological sciences from the University of California at Irvine last June. Since 1997, he has published a number of scientific articles, commentary, and book reviews. He lives in Greenwich Village in New York, where he works as a research scientist. Mark is also writing his first book. . . . Susanne Grossman Lamb and her husband, Kevin, welcomed their first child, Rachel Adina, on December 27, 2003. . . . Caurie Miner Putnam ’98W (MS) writes, “My husband, Art, and I are pleased to announce the birth of our first child. Brice Arthur was born on November 4, 2003 (Election Day). Friends are invited to visit his online photo album.”

1998
Kevin Axx writes, “In June, I will finish a general dentistry residency at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, Long Island. In September, I will move to Philadelphia to begin a two-year fellowship in endodontics at Temple University.” . . . Kenneth Bianchi and Amy Bosdyk were married on October 25, 2003, in Greece, N.Y. Kenneth is the owner of Omni Security, and Amy is a physical therapist at the Mary Cariola Children’s Center. . . . Steven Stagnitto ’03S (MBA) and Erin Myers were married September 13, 2003, at the Interfaith Chapel at Rochester. Steven is a senior lab engineer in the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics, and Erin is a medical social worker at Genesee Region Home Care Hospice of Rochester.

1999
Alyse Behrman writes, “I obtained my master’s degree in public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001. Jeff Sabina and I were married on June 15, 2003, and we currently live in New Haven, Conn., where Jeff is pursuing his Ph.D. in biochemistry at Yale University.” Alumni at their wedding included Tomasz Czajka ’01, Sandy Wang, Rachel Shaner Kelleher ’00, Matt Kelleher, Dawn Mazzatti ’04M (PhD), Adam Giangreco ’01M (MS), Kristi O’Hara ’99N, David Filmore, Paul ’98, ’00 (MS) and Laura Beck Stukenborg ’00W (MS), Beth Fietze ’99N, Melissa Mascali, and Sue Kraus. . . . In attendance at James Capellupo and Michele Bissonette’s August 23, 2003, wedding in Fairport, N.Y., were the Rev. Ronald Antinarelli, John Ginnetti ’00, David Zlotnick ’00, David Ladori ’00, Chris D’Ambrosio, Lance Ramer ’02, Robert Versacci, Robert Hartz ’90, ’98S (MBA), Ryan Donahue, Ryan Leer, Larry Brown, Tim Stephens, Nicole Versacci, and Kristen Herman ’02. . . . Paul Hencoski and Juli Troller were married on November 7, 2003, in Hoboken, N.J. Members of the bridal party included Dan Waldman ’98, Tom Kise ’00, Jim Goldrick, Dave Drahms ’00, and Skye Morey Heritage. Also in attendance were Mark Perillo ’00, ’02 (MS), Jody McLaughlin ’00, Ani Benitez ’00, and Meaghann Graham ’00. Paul is a principal with American Management Systems, and Juli is a high school English teacher and tennis coach. . . . Sara Pruss and David DeSwert were married on September 27, 2003, in Lake Placid, N.Y. Sara writes, “I am currently getting my Ph.D. in paleontology from the University of Southern California, and David completed his master’s degree in urban planning at USC. He works as a real estate consultant at Kosmont Partners. We live in Marina del Rey, Calif.” . . . Jack Tsai writes, “On January 17, Marguerite Norwood ’00N married Ravi Barigala in Bowling Green, Ky. There were a bunch of alumni at the wedding:” Doug Laity ’00, Matthew Lynch, Sanjeev Nanakumaran ’00, Brooke Shaughnessy ’02N, Lisa Lee, Trivrikram Rajkhowa ’00, Christina Snopek ’01, and Allyn Justin Turner.