Joe Giza (COM’96) of Quincy, Mass., married Laurie Demchak in New Haven, Conn., on January 7, 2006. Nick David (CAS’00) and Jason Eich (COM’95) were groomsmen. Julie (O’Connell) Eich (COM’96), Christina Glendon (CAS’97, COM’97), and Jeff Feng (CAS’97, COM’97) also attended. Joe is the Red Sox producer at CBS4 Boston and UPN38-TV. E-mail him at joegiza@yahoo.com.

Marrit Howard Ingman (COM’96) of Austin, Tex., published her first book, Inconsolable: How I Threw My Mental Health Out with the Diapers (Seal Press, 2005), a memoir of postpartum depression. She is also a critic for the Austin Chronicle and recently taught an undergraduate course on Mainland Chinese cinema at Southwestern University. E-mail her at marrit@marrit.info.

Frank Lima (CAS’96) of Illinois is the computer services/reference librarian and an assistant professor at Northern Illinois University’s David C. Shapiro Memorial Law Library, where he maintains the technological research tools and assists faculty and students with research resources. Frank began his career as a library assistant at BU while pursuing a bachelor’s degree.

Jeanie-Marie Price (COM’96) of Portland, Oreg., is the director of alumni and parent relations at Concordia University–Portland. Jeanie-Marie writes that she, her husband, and their two-year-old son, Harris, “are still loving living in Portland (only we wish Marsh Chapel and the choir were here).”

Steve Budd (GRS’97) of Berkeley, Calif., is a professional actor in San Francisco currently performing with the Lila Theatre Company. Steve and fellow company actor Rheri Tribble (CAS’03) convinced the company to host the show Reflections, a long-form improvisational piece about life at BU geared toward BU alumni, last July.

Anthony Cristofani (CAS’97) of Los Angeles, Calif., writes, “I fell in love and then went on a Bonnie and Clyde spree with my lover at UC Santa Cruz. I went to prison for three years, during which time I published poetry in various poetry journals. Upon parole, I formed a rock band, The Sacred Dice, and now tour the U.S. with the band and continue to write prose and poetry. BU was such a beautiful time — when everything seemed like forever, but really only the texts were …” E-mail Anthony at acristofani@sacreddice.com.

Sedrick Huckaby (CFA’97) of Fort Worth, Tex., had a solo exhibition, Portraits and Quilts, at the Nielsen Gallery in Boston May 13 through June 10, 2006. The exhibition featured recent paintings of family and friends and colorful paintings of quilts sewn by his grandmother. In the past, he has shown work at the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Staten Island Museum in New York, and the African American Museum in Dallas. 

Kristin Latina (CAS’97) of Riverside, R.I., married Tim Dumont at the Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln, R.I., on April 22, 2006. Erica (Miller) Eccleston (CFA’96) was an honor attendant. Kristin is a communications specialist at Brown University. E-mail her at kblatina@hotmail.com.

Shin Yu “Doris” Pai (CAS’97) of Dallas, Tex., was commissioned by the Dallas Museum of Art to write a poem for its Capturing Motion exhibition. Her piece will be on view at the DMA through summer 2007.

Wahyd Vannoni (GSM’97) of Zagreb, Croatia, runs his own corporate communications consulting company (www.mediacodex.com). He has lived in Zagreb with his wife and son since 2005.

Matthew A. Zavala (CAS’97) of Watertown, Mass., married Rebecca Lynn Keithley on May 6, 2006, at the Old South Church in Boston. Victor Sorrentino (CAS’97) attended. Matthew works for the U.S. Department of Justice. Contact him at mzavus@yahoo.com.

Eileen Casey (CAS’98) of Fulton, N.Y., joined the upstate New York law firm Hiscock & Barclay. She will focus on business counseling and tax planning for individuals and small businesses.

Catherine Sanders Collette (CAS’98) of Shelburne, Vt., and her husband, Andy, announce the arrival of their new son, Matthew Boden, on December 1, 2005. Catherine is a customer category manager at Kraft Foods. E-mail her at cat_collette75@yahoo.com.

Candice (Nochomowitz) Gopin (SAR’98, CGS’96) of Sharon, Mass., and her husband, Ian, announce the birth of their daughter, Zoe Baila, on March 12, 2006. “All are doing well!” Candice writes. E-mail her at safrica80@yahoo.com.

Jordan Malik (COM’98, GSM’98) of Canton, Mass., is vice president of sales and marketing at NextWorth in Needham, Mass. Previously he was director of marketing at RNK Telecom and before that a union member of the Providence Newspaper Guild. E-mail him at jordanmalik@hotmail.com.

Jennifer (Jacukiewicz) Moore (CAS’98) of St. Petersburg, Fla., works for NOAA Fisheries Service in the southeast regional office in St. Petersburg. For the past three years, she has been working in the protected resources division on the Endangered Species Act listing of elkhorn and staghorn corals. “This is the first-ever listing of corals,” she says. “I enjoy my work immensely and hope that I will contribute to the recovery of these two species.”

Laura (Contratti) Pitois (CAS’98) of Fernandina Beach, Fla., and her husband, Stephane, announce the birth of their second daughter, Lea, in September 2005. Lea’s big sister, Julie, was born in 2003. After living in Paris for five years, Laura and her family moved to Florida “to enjoy free babysitting,” courtesy of her mother. E-mail Laura at january76@hotmail.com.

Sarah Shuwairi (CAS’98) of New York, N.Y., is working on a doctorate in cognitive neuroscience and infant development at New York University. She married John Carton in West Dennis, Mass., in September 2005. E-mail Sarah at shuwairi@yahoo.com

Joana (Hawkins) Willert (SAR’98) of San Diego, Calif., married Randy Willert in Morgantown, W.V., on July 31, 2005. Vanessa (Bory) Holland (SAR’98,’00) was a bridesmaid. Joana will begin her third year of law school this fall at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego. E-mail her at joanaisme@hotmail.com.

Steve Winkowski (MET’98) of Dunstable, Mass., is a business development management/recruiter at Collaborative Consulting, an IT consulting company in Woburn, Mass. He writes, “Always looking for good, experienced BU grads with relative skills!” E-mail Steve at swinkowski@msn.com.

Keith Hampton (CFA’99) of Somerville, Mass., is on the voice faculty at the New School of Music in Cambridge, Mass. He is also a singer-songwriter, a singer and arranger for the professional choral ensemble Boston Secession, and an adjudicator for the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. Keith founded Brave Records, which released his 2002 solo CD and the 2005 songwriters’ compilation Coming Home: Boston Song Collective.

Melissa Hanes (CFA’99) of West Roxbury, Mass., displayed her artwork, a hanging sculpture of braided shopping bags, at American University’s Annual Student Exhibitions in the Katzen Museum from April 15 through May 7, 2006. Melissa is an M.F.A. candidate at AU.

Kelly Kaduce (CFA’99) of Brenham, Tex., returned to Boston this spring to make her Boston Lyric Opera debut in the title role of Jules Massenet’s Thaïs. Set in Egypt, Thaïs is the story of an Egyptian courtesan torn between spiritual salvation and sensuality. Also in the cast were bass David Cushing (CFA’04) and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Chigas (CFA’05).

Joe Monestere (COM’99) of Los Angeles, Calif., is a senior account executive at M&C Saatchi, an ad agency in Santa Monica. Joe works on the Tourism Australia and Ketel One Vodka accounts. He’d love to hear from classmates in the L.A. area at jamc204@adelphia.net.

Liz Nord (COM’99) of San Francisco, Calif., directed her first feature-length documentary film, Jericho’s Echo: Punk Rock in the Holy Land. The film’s tagline is Rebellious Israeli youth take up the arms of punk rock, loud guitars, and mohawks in the most politically charged area in the world. Her husband, Seth Hyman (COM’98), has his own record label, Negative Progression, and is finishing law school. Visit them online at www.liznord.com and www.negativeprogression.com.

Yoav Shapira (ENG’99,’99) and Allison (Greenspan) Shapira (CAS’99) of Brookline, Mass., were married in April 2005 in Sarasota, Fla. In attendance were Paul Norgaard (ENG’99), Caleb Randall (ENG’00), Peter Zwinakis (ENG’98), David Galpern (SAR’00), and Robyn (Feldstein) Galpern (SAR’02, CGS’98). Yoav and Allison “welcome contact from fellow Terriers” at yoavs@computer.org.

Peggy Tachdjian (COM’99) of Rye Brook, N.Y., won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Editing for her work on the series Starting Over, a daytime reality show.