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Edward
Feather (COM'94) of
Framingham, Mass., and his wife, Sarah, announce the
arrival of their son, Edward Whitfield Feather II, on
May 29. "He is a really fun baby. We are all having
a great time being a family!" Edward writes. He
hopes his fellow COM 1994 graduates are all well. E-mail
him at efeather@previsionmarketing.com.
Erica Neiges (COM'95)
of Brooklyn, N.Y., worked for three years at NBC as
a senior graphics editor. "I'm now attempting a
career shift to documentary and feature film editing,"
she writes. Contact her at e@repellent.org.
Phillip Spinks (CAS'95)
of Boston, Mass., exhibited Darwin's Predicament at
the Lyman-Eyer Gallery in Provincetown, Mass., in June
and July. In this work, Phillip explores the relationship
between nature and man, and how the chaotic collision
of these opposing forces creates an ordered symmetry.
He has shown his paintings throughout the United States
and in Japan and Germany.
Ratha Vayagool (MET'95)
of Bangkok, Thailand, worked at the Export Import Bank
of Thailand and as a foreign affairs information officer
for the Thai Parliamentary Research Service after he
graduated. He is now a Theravadin Buddhist monk pursuing
practice in vipassana meditation. E-mail Ratha at vayagool@hotmail.com.
Henry Berg (GSM'96)
of Damariscotta, Maine, is the president and chief operating
officer of Taction, a call center that provides 24-hour
customer service information for such companies as Chanel,
Samsonite, and McGraw-Hill children's publishing. Hank
lives with his wife, Stephanie, and their two sons,
Michael and Jamie.
Sally D'Angelo (COM'96)
of Greenbrae, Calif., works in product development for
First Franklin Financial, a mortgage company. "To
facilitate my commute, I moved from Oakland to a beautiful
waterfront apartment in Marin County," she writes.
Sally recently spent 10 days in Alaska, backpacking
in Denali National Park and relaxing in the midnight
sun. She also visited Lori Schaffhauser (CAS'96)
in Los Angeles. Write to Sally at sdangelo1@yahoo.com.
Victoria Harnish (COM'96,'98)
of Hollis, N.H., returned to her public relations job
at Groton School in Groton, Mass., after working in
Concord, Mass., for a year. "It's great to be back,"
she writes. Victoria was elected president of the Regional
Independent School Communicators. E-mail her at vharnish@att.net.
J. Frank Vespa-Papaleo (LAW'96)
of Nutley, N.J., is the director of the New Jersey Division
on Civil Rights. Frank, who practices in Belleville,
N.J., oversees investigators and lawyers who enforce
equal employment and housing rights.
Karen Carlson Dean (COM'97)
of London, England, got married on May 24 at the Risley
Hall Hotel in Derbyshire, England. Lauren Bree
(COM'99), Elizabeth Wall
(CAS'98), and Monica
Hargis (SMG'00) attended
the wedding, along with other friends and family from
the States. "It was a fantastic day and the rain
held off long enough for pictures," Karen writes.
She is a public relations manager at a consumer agency.
Contact her at karen_carlson@hotmail.com.
Melissa Fleming (CAS'97)
of New York, N.Y., recently exhibited in two group photography
shows in New York: in July at the Savacou Gallery, and
in September at the Westbeth Gallery. E-mail her at
mfphoto@mindspring.com.
Jenna Glatzer (COM'97)
of N.Y., is the editor-in-chief of www.absolutewrite.com,
a Web magazine for writers, and the author of Conquering
Panic and Anxiety Disorders, available on the magazine's
Web site. "I'd love to hear from old friends!"
Jenna writes. E-mail her at jenna@absolutewrite.com.
Maryanne Lewis Headd (CAS'97)
of Belmont, Mass., married Michael Headd on April 26
in Shelton, Conn. The ceremony was held at St. Lawrence's
Church and the reception followed at Brownson Country
Club in Huntington.
Shin Yu Pai (CAS'97)
of Brookline, Mass., (formerly Doris J. Pai) will have
her poetic work Equivalence published by La Alameda
Press. Write to her at shinyu32@hotmail.com.
Victor Sorrentino (CAS'97),
a Navy lieutenant, is a force protection officer in
charge of the ammunition inventory and security on the
U.S.S. Ford, which recently sailed in the Indian Ocean
in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. "I feel
I am doing my part while our way of life back at home
is being preserved," Victor writes.
Brandi Whatley (CAS'97)
of Atlanta, Ga., married Jason Krug on May 25 at the
Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta. Melanie
Johnson (CAS'97) was
the maid of honor. Brandi is pursuing a doctorate in
neuroscience at Emory University. "I would love
to hear from old Stage Troupe friends, at brwhatley@att.net,"
Brandi writes.
Kenneth Bunch II (SAR'98)
of Chicago, Ill., graduated from the Case Western Reserve
University School of Medicine in May. He has just begun
his residency in internal medicine at McGaw Medical
Center at Northwestern University. Write to him at kxb34@po.cwru.edu.
Amanda Smith Coffman (SED'98)
and Keith Coffman (CAS'97)
of Pittsburgh, Pa., announce the birth of their daughter,
Moira Elizabeth, on April 4. Amanda writes: "She
is adorable and we both look forward to attending her
graduation from BU in 2024! We've been looking for Kelly
Morin (SED'00) to tell
her the good news." E-mail Amanda at amandakcoffman@netscape.com.
Chris Drury (CAS'98)
of Trumbull, Conn., hosted the Seventh Annual Travis
Roy Foundation Invitational Golf Tournament at the Racebrook
Country Club in Orange, Conn., in June. A member of
the Colorado Avalanche 2001 Stanley Cup championship
team and the 2002 U.S. Olympic hockey team, Chris launched
the golf tournament in 1996 to benefit the foundation
his college teammate Travis Roy (COM'00)
established to aid people with spinal cord injuries.
Travis was paralyzed during his first college hockey
game. New York Rangers player Tom Poti (CAS'00)
and BU hockey alumni Peter Donatelli (CAS'99)
and Chris Kelleher (CAS'98)
participated in the tournament.
Umesh B. Jani (CAS'98)
of Boston, Mass., graduated from American University's
law school in Washington, D.C., and passed the Massachusetts
bar exam. He is an associate at Peabody & Arnold
in Boston, practicing commercial litigation. "I
would love to hear from old BU friends at umeshjani@hotmail.com,"
he writes.
Adrienne Perruzzi (CAS'98)
of Falmouth, Mass., married Dennis E. Okon, an MIT alum,
on August 31 in Woods Hole, Mass. Monica Faiella
(CAS'99) and Laura Ludvigson
(CAS'98, SED'00) were bridesmaids.
Adrienne recently graduated from the Suffolk University
School of Law and sat for the Massachusetts bar exam
in July. Write to her at aperruzzi@hotmail.com.
Jennie Pepper (COM'99, CGS'97)
of Boston, Mass., manages events for Emerson College's
president, trustees, and major donors. She writes, "I
now have a full understanding of the importance - for
both alumni and the college - of staying connected."
Jennie is in the integrated marketing communications
master's program at Emerson. Write to her at jwc_pepper@yahoo.com.
Lara Therrien (COM'99)
of Denver, Colo., works for Dish Network's programming
department, screening and selecting the movies that
will air on the network's pay-per-view channels. Lara
writes, "There is such a thing as the ideal job
for a COM film major! I may actually get sick of critiquing
movies one of these days, but I doubt it." Contact
her at laratherrien@aol.com.
Lauren Vigliotti Wincze (CAS'99)
of Pawtucket, R.I., joined Woodard and Curran, an environmental
consulting firm, as a scientist in its Dedham, Mass.,
office. She recently received her master's in geology
from Brown University, where she analyzed sediment samples
to track climate changes in the Arabian Sea to complete
her thesis.
Letty Di Giulio (LAW'00)
and Brad Harrigan (LAW'00)
of Chicago, Ill., were recently married in New Orleans.
They met during their first year of law school. Letty
works as an assistant defender for the Office of the
State Appellate Defender, and Brad is an associate at
the property law firm Brinks Hofer Gilson and Lione.
Write to Letty at digiulio@attbi.com
and Brad at bradharrigan@hotmail.com.
Jessica McCadden (COM'00)
of Ridgefield, Conn., is a writer and production assistant
for TV Land and Nick at Nite in New York. Previously,
she interned for NBC's Today show and worked as an editorial
assistant for Bunim-Murray Productions in Los Angeles.
"I am continuing to work on my screenplays and
hope to move back to L.A. to pursue a writing career
in television and film," Jessica writes. Contact
her at je923@aol.com.
Joanne Romanik (CAS'00)
of Miami, Fla., is a Peace Corps volunteer in Guinea.
This fall she starts her second year teaching English
as a foreign language. "My interest in West Africa
was sparked by the semester I spent in Niger while attending
BU," she writes. Joanne has also worked on AIDS
awareness and gender equality projects. Contact her
at joanneromanik@yahoo.com.
Saleem Shareef (LAW'00)
of Staten Island, N.Y., was admitted to practice law
in New York and before the U.S. Tax Court last year.
He works for Cipolla Sziklay Zak & Co., a forensic
accounting firm with offices in New Jersey and Manhattan.
Brett Feldman (GSM'01)
of Oakland, Calif., had a letter published in the June
issue of the business magazine Fast Company regarding
a previous article on Lockheed Martin. E-mail Brett
at feldmanin@hotmail.com.
Zoran Kahric (ENG'01)
of Washington, D.C., works for NASA's Goddard Space
Flight Center in a radiation effects and analysis group,
investigating and testing the effects of radiation on
electronics and photonics. Contact him at zkahric@pop500.gsfc.nasa.gov.
Vicky Li (COM'01)
of New York, N.Y., is a media planner at Bozell, a New
York advertising firm, and works on the Bahamas Ministry
of Tourism and "Got Milk?" accounts. She would
love to hear from classmates at vickyli@yahoo.com.
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