Bruce W. Anderson (MET’90,’92) of Shirley, Mass., recently published Hide Park (Trafford Publishing, 2004), an action-adventure novel. He is working on two novels, one a Hide Park sequel, while searching for a market for a screenplay. For more information, visit www.trafford.com/robots/03-2315.html.

Rustom Ghyara (MET’90) of Las Vegas, Nev., and his wife, Mehernaaz, announce the birth of their daughter, Diana, on September 26, 2004. Rustom is president of RG Global, which provides software consultation services. E-mail him at rghyara@yahoo.com.

Sean Kane (ENG’90) of Dracut, Mass., and his wife, Sandra, are expecting their fourth child in August. The new baby will join twin sisters, Rachel and Taylor, 5, and brother, John, 3. Sean looks forward to hearing from ENG classmates and members of the SkinDogs. E-mail him at skane86@comcast.net.

April Rogalski Steele (COM’90, CGS’88) and Joseph Steele (ENG’91) of Ashland, Mass., had a son, Parker Joseph, on May 21, 2004. Parker’s big brother, Hunter, is five, and sister, Summer, is three. April and Joe celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary in October while attending the Baltimore wedding of Mary Madden (COM’92) and David Rich. April is a part-time marketing consultant and freelance writer. Joe is a senior network engineer and team leader at the Mathworks in Natick, Mass. E-mail them at april@aprilsteele.com.

Kimberlee C. Alemian (CFA’91) of Cohasset, Mass., had a one-person show at the Paul Pratt Memorial Library in Cohasset last fall and was part of a group show at the Commonwealth Museum in Boston. One of her pieces was selected for a show at the Bancroft Gallery in Cohasset. E-mail Kimberlee at kim@kcalemian.com.

Fred Anthony “Tony” DeRosa (CAS’91) and Karen Lane DeRosa (COM’93) of Flower Mound, Tex., and their children, Sam, Theo, AJ, and Belle, relocated from Ohio to Flower Mound in late December. Tony is a regional sales manager for LexisNexis in Texas. E-mail Tony or Karen at tony.derosa@lexisnexis.com or karenlanederosa@mac.com.

Ronald Finn (ENG’91) of Houston, Tex., and his wife, Yareni Fiocca Finn, announce the birth of their first child, Amélie Isabel, on March 5, 2004. Ronald is a project engineer for systems engineering and integration for the United Space Alliance in the Space Shuttle Program at Johnson Space Center. E-mail him at Ronald_Finn@msn.com.

Charlotte Gordon (GRS’91, UNI’01) of Gloucester, Mass., recently published Mistress Bradstreet: The Untold Life of America’s First Poet (Little, Brown, 2005). She writes, “It is time to rescue Anne from her undeserved obscurity.”

Hilary Kline Hutchison (CFA’91,’94) recently showed her Life-size Bronze at the Tisch Library at Tufts University. Visit her Web site, www.hilaryhutchison.com.

Alan Krinsky (UNI’91) of Pawtucket, R.I., completed a Ph.D. in 2001 in history and the history of science at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, with a dissertation titled “Let Them Eat Horsemeat! Science, Philanthropy, State, and the Search for Complete Nutrition in Nineteenth-Century France.” He taught humanities to culinary students as an adjunct at Johnson & Wales University in Providence from 2001 to 2003 before returning full-time to school for a master’s in public health at Brown University. Alan is a clinical research associate at the Quality Assurance Review Center in Providence and is working on his M.P.H. thesis, on measuring comprehensive quality care for type ii diabetes. He and his wife, Laura Levine, have three children: Shira Nechama, 9, Shalom Tzvi, 7, and Menucha Minna, 4. E-mail him at adkrinsky@netzero.net.

Todd Lena (MET’91) of Watertown, Mass., is a member of Dead Jam, a Boston-based Grateful Dead tribute band. After playing at Boston clubs with the band Electric Hummus for 10 years, Todd pulled together the talent for his current project. He plans to make a DVD of Dead Jam’s 10th gig later this year. E-mail him at todd@deadjam.com.

Donald Seiffert (COM’91,’96) of Avon, Mass., editor of the Newton Tab, won first place in the human-interest feature story category in the New England Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for his series “Young Lives Lost.” The three-week series, printed in April and May 2004, focuses on three families that have coped with the death of a child. The judges praised Donald’s work as “written with depth, sensitivity, and insight.” E-mail him at dseiffert@cnc.com.

Brooke Stanford (CFA’91) and Shana Schoepke Stanford (CFA’92) of Brooklyn, N.Y., recently welcomed a son, Cameron. Brooke writes, “Everyone is doing well, and we look forward to hearing from old friends.” E-mail Brooke and Shana at brookegaff@mindspring.com.

Melissa Swartz Wood (CAS’91) of Littleton, Colo., her husband, Les, and son, Evan Andrew, announce the addition of Hayden Michael to their family on February 2. Melissa is the director of strategic marketing for Xcel Energy. E-mail her at meliss_k_wood@yahoo.com.

Kristen Dieffenbach (CAS’92) of Frostburg, Md., married Chris Baker, an elementary school teacher, in September 2004. Kristen received a Ph.D. in 2003 and now runs her own sports psychology consulting company, Mountains, Marathons, and More (www.sportpsychonline.com). E-mail her at kdieffenbach@sportpsychonline.com.

Hilary Fink Dolphin (SMG’92) of Lake Villa, Ill., and her husband, Jhan, had their second child, Chase Mitchell, in August 2004. Hilary is president of the Promotional Products Association of Chicago. E-mail her at hdolphin@asicentral.com.

Shannon Gee (CAS’92) of Seattle, Wash., a TV and film producer, worked on the PBS series The Meaning of Food, which aired in April. She also produced and cowrote All Our Sons, a documentary about the black firefighters who died on September 11, which aired on PBS stations nationally and was shown at the FEPASCO International Film Festival in Burkina Faso in March. E-mail Shannon at shannonlgee@hotmail.com.

Orlin Goble (COM’92, CGS’90) of San Juan, Puerto Rico, cofounded two production companies, owned and operated four nightclubs and one restaurant, founded an Internet company, and became the master franchisee in Puerto Rico for Häagen Dazs shops after graduation. In 2002, he sold most of the companies and cofounded the first sports television station in Puerto Rico, Deportes 13, which is the local station for Major League Baseball, the NBA, the NFL, the U.S. Open, and local basketball and volleyball leagues, among other sports. He writes, “This new venture gave me the opportunity to produce the TV broadcast for the 44 MLB games in Puerto Rico when the Expos played on the island, the TV broadcast of the NBA exhibition game in Puerto Rico between the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers, and the on-site live broadcast of the 2003 World Series between the Florida Marlins and the New York Yankees.” Orlin also created OPG Group, which publishes two monthly magazines. He is married, with two children, and would love to hear from old friends at orlingoble@yahoo.com.

Danielle McMann Hinsche (COM’92, CGS’90) of Oak Park, Ill., is returning to work as the director of alumni programs at Dominican University in River Forest, Ill., after four years of being an at-home mom. She moved to Oak Park from Los Angeles in 2003 with her husband, Grady, and their two children, Kate, 7, and Graham, 4. E-mail Danielle at danihinsche@sbcglobal.net.

Karen Taplitz Klavans (CAS’92) of Davenport, Fla., her husband, Buzz, and their son, Gabriel, announce the birth of Rebecca Lillian on November 10, 2004. Karen is manager of CRM Marketing for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. E-mail her at kklavans@tampabay.rr.com.

Ellen Braunstein Laichtman (COM’92) of Stamford, Conn., and her husband, Arthur, had their first child, Samantha Maren, on December 22, 2004.

Donald S. Prophete (LAW’92) of Overland Park, Kans., is managing shareholder of the new Kansas City, Mo., office of Ogletree Deakins, the nation’s third largest labor and employment law firm. Donald was recognized by Ingram’s magazine as one of Kansas City’s “40 under 40” businesspeople in 2004 and is one of the few African-American partners at a major law firm in the Kansas City area. In January 2002, President George W. Bush announced his intention of nominating Donald for the position of general counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, but Donald declined in favor of remaining in Kansas City.

Melissa Tochterman (SED’92, CGS’90) of Reston, Va., received the 2005 Outstanding Teacher of the Gifted Award from the Northern Virginia Council for Gifted/Talented Education. She was recognized for instilling in students the desire to learn and understanding their individual needs, advocating for gifted children, demonstrating knowledge of subject matter, differentiating and using a variety of instructional techniques, maintaining openness to ideas, and demonstrating leadership in the field of education.

Andrew Clapham (CAS’93, COM’93) of Chesterbrook, Pa., and his wife, Kathi, celebrated the birth of twins, Paul Anthony and Sarah Dorothy, on January 7, 2004. The twins and Kathi spent some time in the hospital after a premature birth, “but everyone is home and doing fine,” writes Andrew. E-mail him at andrew.clapham@prufoxroach.com.

Brian L. Emory (CAS’93) of Orono, Maine, is commanding officer of the Naval Reserve Center in Bangor, Maine. Although he lives in Orono with his wife and two children, he will be wearing his BU red at all the Terrier hockey games against the Black Bears. E-mail Brian at emoryfamily@adelphia.net.

Patricia L. Fietz (GRS’93) of Bethany, N.Y., received the Department of State Superior Honor Award for her work fighting alien smuggling as the fraud prevention manager for the U.S. Consular General in Hong Kong. She will be posted as the consular chief at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, this summer. Her three sons are at universities in Paris, Philadelphia, and Buffalo. Her parents, Antoinette Fietz (SED’48), and Richard Fietz (SED’48), live in East Bethany, N.Y. E-mail Patricia at trishfietz@hotmail.com.

Tim Ketter (CAS’93) of Jacksonville, Fla., and his wife, Elisa, welcomed their first child, Kaya McGrath Ketter, on November 24, 2004. Last year, Tim received an M.B.A. from San Diego State University and an M.A. from the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. He is still flying S-3Bs in the U.S. Navy and just completed a six-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Harry S Truman. Tim and his family moved from San Diego to Jacksonville in May. Contact him at mitketter@earthlink.net.

Mark G. McKim (STH’93) became a senior minister at the First Baptist Church in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, after 15 “very happy” years as minister of Germain Street Baptist Church in Saint John, New Brunswick. “This will be a great new adventure — moving halfway across the country to the prairies!” he writes.

Jason Morros (CAS’93, COM’93, SED’99, GSM’03) and Pam Bachorz (CAS’95, COM’95, GSM’03) of Celebration, Fla., announce the arrival of their first child, Noah Francis Bachorz Morros, on February 14 (8 pounds, 6 ounces, 20 inches long). Jason is a marketing manager for Disney Vacation Club, and Pam is associate director of intellectual property resources at Harcourt School Publishers. They can be reached at jkmorros@hotmail.com and pbachorz@yahoo.com.

Bruce L. Smith (SED’93) of San Marcos, Tex., is director of the new School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State University–San Marcos. E-mail him at brucesmith@grandecom.net.

Michael Franco (ENG’94) of Attleboro, Mass., is Latin America process leader for GE Infrastructure Sensing. As part of his promotion, he will spend six weeks in Brazil developing a strategy for the country. Following this trip, Michael and his wife, Leila, will enjoy a three-week vacation to Greece to celebrate their fifth anniversary. E-mail Michael at michael.franco@ps.ge.com.

Michael Frilling (CAS’94) and Noreen Walczak Frilling (CAS’97) of West Hartford, Conn., announce the birth of their daughter, Alexandra Marie, on February 17, 2005. E-mail them at frilling@sbcglobal.net.

Warner L. Thomas (GSM’94) of New Orleans, La., is president and chief operating officer of Ochsner Hospital of New Orleans. He will oversee Ochsner’s entire clinic and hospital operations, its finance and treasury departments, and its growing regional hospital system, which includes a partnership with Summit Hospital in Baton Rouge.

Michael Tita (SED’94) of Point Pleasant, N.J., has been a teacher in Perth Amboy, N.J., for the last nine years and is close to completing a master’s degree in administration. “Wow, someone might be crazy enough to let me run a school soon,” he writes. E-mail Michael at cookiemonstar63@aol.com.

Shea Curran Avery (CAS’95) of Barrington, N.H., recently left the corporate world and now “lives very happily in my home state of New Hampshire with my husband and our blended family of two boys, one cat, one dog, and a large tank full of fish.” Shea does freelance writing for local publications, but mostly enjoys being a stay-at-home mom, even though “doing finger paints and making your own Play-Doh is yucky.” She would love to hear from Bryan Urbsaitis (COM’94) and Vivian Chiu (SMG’95). E-mail Shea at shea_c@yahoo.com.

Sheryl Cotter Bierden (SAR’95,’97) and Paul Bierden (ENG’92,’94) of Westwood, Mass., announce the birth of their third son, William Claude, who joins big brothers Charlie and Max. Sheryl works as a physical therapist for the Natick Visiting Nurse Association, and Paul is president of Boston Micromachines Corp. Visit their Web site at www.bierden.com, or e-mail Sheryl at sbierden@wtgroup.net.

Jim Cosco (COM’95) of Waltham, Mass., and Andrew Davis (COM’96) of Newton, Mass., are the filmmakers behind Roadside Ambition, a documentary about a small town in Indiana that boasts as its main attraction the world’s largest ball of paint (a baseball with more than 18,000 coats of paint and weighing 1,300 pounds). Jim and Andrew founded Tippingpoint Labs, a creative consulting agency, in 2003, and Roadside Ambition is the company’s first feature-length film. E-mail Jim at jcosco@tippingpointlabs.com.

Heather Holden Garcia (CFA’95) of Bronx, N.Y., flutist, and Bradley Colten, guitarist, are the award-winning ensemble Arc Duo (formerly Windstrum Duo). They are dedicated to performing works from the 20th and 21st centuries. In May, they gave a recital at Merkin Concert Hall in New York City, playing compositions by Robert Beaser, Carlo Domeniconi, Terry Riley, and Ned Rorem, as well as the world premiere of Judah Adashi’s Songs of Kabir. Guitar Review called them “electrifying, reflective, and always engaging” after their 2004 Carnegie Hall debut to a sold-out audience. Contact Heather at tinkerbell@alum.bu.edu.

Jamie Kirkpatrick (COM’95) of New York, N.Y., works in television, commercial, and feature film editing. Recent films include Lost in Translation and The Door in the Floor. He is coediting a concert documentary directed by Michael Gondry featuring comedian Dave Chapelle. In July 2004 he married his longtime “and very patient” girlfriend, Nicole Eidshaug, and in January, he celebrated his third year of survival from testicular cancer by hosting the third annual Jamie’s Ball, a humor-laced charity party that drew hundreds of people and raised thousands of dollars for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. For more information, check out www.jamiesball.com. Jamie is a cofounder of the Dear Abbeys, an all-male a cappella group at BU, and he returns each year for the group’s spring concert. E-mail him at jamie.kirkpatrick@gmail.com.

Mark Manzo (COM’95) of Chicago, Ill., celebrated the birth of his son, Luca, on January 21 with his wife, Bea, and daughter, Adriana. Mark is a copywriter for Wunderman Chicago, a marketing and promotion agency. When he isn’t writing ads or changing diapers, he’s playing drums for various bands in Chicago’s local rockabilly scene. Contact him at mark_manzo8@yahoo.com.

Ashley Houston Mason (GRS’95) of Chestnut Hill, Mass., is manager of renewable markets development at the Conservation Services Group (CSG). Ashley is responsible for the development of renewable energy certificate markets across North America, and she implements strategic policy and advocacy initiatives and builds retail partnerships for CSG.

Daniel S. McNulty (MET’95) of Norfolk, Va., was promoted to lieutenant colonel in February and is assigned to Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.

Melissa Nasrah (CAS’95) of Arlington, Va., is an assistant U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C. “It’s keeping me a little too busy, but it’s very exciting!” she writes. Previously, she was an attorney at the U.S. Treasury Department, where she specialized in asset forfeiture and financial crimes. Melissa would love to hear from old friends at mnasrah@aol.com.

Jay D. Rosenbaum (LAW’95) of Sharon, Mass., is a partner in the Boston-based law firm Palmer and Dodge. He practices wealth transfer planning, estate and trust administration, and estate and gift tax minimization strategies for high net worth individuals and families. A visiting member of the Harvard Law School faculty, Jay teaches courses in wills and trusts. He speaks frequently on estate planning at a variety of continuing education programs for attorneys, accountants, and financial services professionals. He lives with his wife, Alyssa, and three children, Adara, 7, Yardena, 5, and Jeremy, 3. E-mail him at jay@therosenbaums.org.