Susan Gallagher (SPH’80) of Scituate, Mass., spent a year working in the U.S. Senate to increase appropriations for the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Susan visited Ukraine two weeks after the leading opposition candidate was poisoned. She staffed hearings with Secretary of State Colin Powell, USAID administrator Andrew Natsios, and the singer Bono. “What an education!” she writes. “Life in Boston seems so dull, but I am hoping to reinvent myself and develop a new career in the Boston area.” E-mail Susan at sgallagher@edc.org.

Evelyn Hernandez (COM’80) of Sunnyside, N.Y., is the opinion page editor and an editorial writer at El Diario/La Prensa, a Spanish-language newspaper in New York City, and an adjunct professor at New York University. She has two daughters. Evelyn looks forward to hearing from long-lost friends, especially Jeanne, Genie, and Claudia. E-mail her at evhernandez@nyc.rr.com.

Daniel M. Kimmel (LAW’80) of Brookline, Mass., received the 2005 Goddard Cable Center Book Award for his book The Fourth Network: How Fox Broke the Rules and Reinvented Television (Ivan R. Dee, 2004).

Ron MacLean (COM’80) of Jamaica Plain, Mass., recently published his first novel, Blue Winnetka Skies. Ron is the executive director of Grub Street, Inc., a Boston-area nonprofit literary arts center. He lives with his wife, Barbara Baker MacLean (SMG’82), and daughter, Megan, 13. E-mail Ron at ron.mac@verizon.net.

Martha Reed (SED’80) of Aspinwall, Pa., published a Nantucket mystery novel, The Nature of the Grave (Buccaneer/KMA Pittsburgh), in March 2005. Preview a sample chapter at www.booklocker.com/books/1867.html. Martha would love to hear from classmates at reedme@telerama.com or via her Web site, www.marthareed.com.

Michael Grecco (COM’81) of Santa Monica, Calif., has been busy working on a variety of advertising campaigns, including the Snack Fairy for Kraft and Chef Sandra Lee for Campbell’s, a series of images for the Propane Council, a cover for Time magazine, and a calendar for the gold medalists of the Women’s Pro Beach Volleyball League. His photography studio won first place in the Visions of Venice show, a photography competition at the Julia Dean Gallery in Marina del Rey, Calif., based on the best photographs taken of Venice, Calif. Visit www.michaelgrecco.com.

Kevin Torcolini (CAS’81) of Silverdale, Wash., retired from the U.S. Navy in October 2003 after more than 20 years in the submarine force, which included command of the Trident submarines U.S.S. Alabama and U.S.S. Florida. He works for defense contractor BAE Systems in Keyport, Wash., as manager of its Northwest Technical Programs and general manager of Team Keyport Services, a joint venture of BAE Systems, Raytheon, and AMSEC, LLC, that provides technical support services to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Keyport. He and his wife, Cathy, have two teenage daughters, Angela and Nicole. E-mail Kevin at ktorcolini@wavecable.com.

Michael N. Ungar (CAS’81, LAW’84) of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is chair of the Cleveland Bar Association’s judicial selection committee, which interviews and evaluates judges and judicial candidates seeking local offices to compile a nonpartisan judicial candidates rating guide. Michael is a member of Ulmer & Berne’s management committee and chairs the firm’s litigation department.

Wynn (Thomas Edwin) Harmon (CFA’82) of New York, N.Y., received the 2004 St. Louis Critics’ Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance as Jacques in As You Like It at the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. His other recent roles include Edgar Allan Poe in the one-man show Pure Poe at the Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, N.Y.; Marley, Cratchit, Fezziwig, and Joe in a six-person A Christmas Carol at Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, N.Y.; and Harder in A Moon for the Misbegotten at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Conn. E-mail Wynn at wynn600@earthlink.net.

Thomas Riccio (CFA’82) of Dallas, Tex., is a professor of performance studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. He published Reinventing Traditional Alaska Native Performance (Edwin Mellen Press) in 2003. E-mail Thomas at thomas.riccio@utdallas.edu.

Barbara Zadina (COM’83) of Amman, Jordan, provides policy communications support to economic development projects in Jordan, Afghanistan, southern Africa, and now Iraq. She also advises Jordan’s Queen Rania on media strategy. She was happy to run into George Papagiannis (COM’83) in February at a Media and Good Governance conference in Amman. “It seems George is also providing media guidance around the world these days,” she writes. Barbara invites old SPCers to “visit for a soak in the Dead Sea.” E-mail her at bzadina@msn.com.

Lionel D. Alford (ENG’84) of Dayton, Ohio, recently defended his dissertation, on how flapping animals produce lift, for a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering. E-mail Lionel at pilotlion@aol.com.

Robert L. Green (COM’85, CGS’83) of San Mateo, Calif., opened a technical recruiting firm, www.greensearch.com, which works with leading and emerging enterprise software firms. His focus is finding technical talent. Robert has worked in high-tech marketing, sales, and business development at Sun Microsystems and at three computer gaming firms.

Paul A. Marber (LAW’85) of Jericho, N.Y., is a partner at the Cochran Firm of New York, N.Y.

Kevin Murphy (GRS’85) of Williamsburg, Va., recently published Colonial Revival Maine (Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), a book documenting the influence of early neoclassical architecture on 19th-century Boston architects such as William E. Barry and Arthur Little.

Robert B. Dimmuck (CAS’86) of Jamaica Plain, Mass., reports that his etiquette Web site, www.etiquetteer.com, has gained popularity since New Year’s. The site is a forum for discussions on subjects ranging from thong underwear in the workplace to divorced parents of the bride. Robert continues to volunteer on arts-related boards and event committees in the Boston area, including the Boston Ballet, the Back Bay Chorale, and the New England Flower Show Preview Committee. He’s also resumed voice lessons after 20 years. E-mail him at rbdimmuck@earthlink.net.

Marjorie F. Hsu (ENG’86, GSM’93), of Sudbury, Mass., is enjoying New England with her husband, David, and sons, Christopher and Alexander. She is vice president of network services at Verizon, where she has worked since graduating. E-mail her at hsu.buckler@verizon.net.

Frederick R. Leathers (GSM’86) of Hingham, Mass., is chief financial officer at Hebrew SeniorLife, a senior housing and health-care facility in Boston, Mass. Previously he worked as chief financial officer for NYNEX, State Street Bank and Trust Company, and Meditrust.

Peter J. Vodola (COM’86) of Sandy Hook, Conn., has joined the Hartford office of Pullman & Comley, LLC, as an attorney. His commercial litigation practice involves matters concerning insurance, contracts, land use, and environmental and constitutional law. A former newspaper editor and reporter, Peter is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Steve Garza (SMG’87) of Coppell, Tex., was named vice president and chief financial officer of Choice Homes, a Texas-based home-building corporation. Previously he was the company’s controller. Before joining Choice Homes, he was vice president and controller for Paging Network, Inc.

Jonathan M. Joseph (LAW’87) of Richmond, Va., a partner with Christian & Barton in Richmond, was elected chair of the health law section of the Virginia Bar Association. Through his work with the VBA he has been active in the legislative process in Virginia. E-mail him at jjoseph@cblaw.com.

Thomas K. Lehrich (SMG’87) of Washington, D.C., is the chief counsel in the Office of the Inspector General in the U.S. Department of Transportation. Thomas has been with the office for almost six years. E-mail him at Thomas.K.Lehrich@oig.dot.gov.

Lawrence Strauss (CFA’87) of Worcester, Mass., exhibited his series of paintings Golem-Maker! at the F. Scott Gallery in Sudbury, Mass., in April. The series is inspired by the story of the Golem of Prague. “Frankenstein is a doctor, not a monster,” the artist writes. “Is the related folk tale, the Golem of Prague, the story of a monster or his maker?”

Betsy Brill-Steckelman (COM’88) of Montville, N.J., her husband, Adam, and son, Samuel, welcomed the newest member of their family, Jack, on March 7. E-mail Betsy at betsybu88@aol.com.

Stacey Castor (LAW’88) of Wilmington, Del., a self-proclaimed “lawyer-turned-marketer-turned entrepreneur,” launched www.artebebe.com, an online retail store, in 2004. The store features stylish clothing and accessories and whimsical stuffed animals for children from boutique designers and artisans throughout Latin America. BU alums can receive 10 percent off their purchases by entering promo code “BUBEBE” during checkout. E-mail Stacey at stacey@artebebe.com.

Roberta DeBiasi Cucuzzella (CAS’88) of Denver, Colo., along with her husband, Mark, and son, Leo, announce the arrival of Lily Claire on January 14, 2005. Roberta is an associate professor of pediatrics (infectious diseases) at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and the Denver Children’s Hospital, where she cares for patients and continues her National Institutes of Health–funded research. She would love to hear from any Trustee Scholars and Alpha Phis at roberta.debiasi@uchsc.edu.

Bruce Fine (SMG’88) of Valley Village, Calif., and his brothers, Randy Fine (SMG’90) and Matthew Fine (SMG’95, CGS’93), launched a company in 2004 called www.fromcursedtofirst.com in an effort to bring the fans of Red Sox Nation together and root their team on to a world championship. On the Web site, visitors can hear the “From Cursed to First!” 2004 anthem and chat with other fans. Bruce is a comedian and writer living in Los Angeles and a lifelong Red Sox fan.

Jeremy Kehoe (COM’88) of Los Angeles, Calif., writes that his play Killing Russell Crowe premiered at the Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles in April. Jeremy says the play, “a satirical comedy of a broken-down greeting card writer whose booze-inspired dreams of social revolution suddenly spring to life, has been rated ‘R’ for revolution. Some material may not be suitable for CEOs.” E-mail Jeremy at jeremykehoe@sbcglobal.net.

Maria del Carmen Moreno (GRS’88) of Madison, Wis., recently completed a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology. Her twins started kindergarten last fall. E-mail her at mdmoreno@wisc.edu.

Dimitris Efraimoglou (CAS’89, GRS’91) of Boston, Mass., invites friends to contact him at gik@fhw.gr.

John Gorham (SED’89) of Clayton, Del., recently earned a master of science in nursing from the University of Delware’s College of Health and Nursing Sciences.

Mary-Laura Greely (LAW’89) of Needham, Mass., a member of the firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., was named one of the “Top Ten Women Lawyers in Boston” by Women’s Business Boston, a monthly business newspaper. Mary-Laura practices in the business and finance section, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and corporate finance, private equity, and general corporate representation. She is also director of the firm’s private company practice group. In November 2004, Boston magazine named Mary-Laura one of the “Super Lawyers of Massachusetts.”

James Lebinski (CAS’89) of Fairfield, Conn., is vice president of management services at Enamics, an online business technology management service. He contributes to Enamics’ research database and collaborates with academic industry experts from the Business Technology Management Institute, a nonprofit organization Enamics launched in 2003.

Luoyong Wang (CFA’89) of Mission Viejo, Calif., will star in the film The White Countess as the personal assistant to a blind former American diplomat (Ralph Fiennes). The movie is directed by James Ivory and also stars Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave, Natasha Richardson, and John Wood. Filming will start this summer.