Kevin DePodwin (CAS’00) of Syracuse, N.Y., earned a master’s in public administration from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He writes that he is undecided on his next career move, “but urges old friends to drop a line and reconnect” at kevin_depodwin@hotmail.com.

Elad Granot (MET’00) of Amherst, Mass., successfully defended his doctoral thesis  “Revealing Victoria’s Secret: A Hermeneutic Exploration of Female New Luxury Consumers,” on March 31, 2006. Elad, who has received an assistant professorship at Cleveland State University, came to study the Victoria’s Secret phenomenon indirectly, while examining the greater trend of the “new luxury market.” Contact him at egranot@mail.com.

Elizabeth Hahn (CAS’00) of New York, N.Y., works in the Greek and Roman art department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. E-mail her at ehahn78@hotmail.com.

Jennifer Faria Jimenez (CAS’00) of Miami, Fla., married Senen Antonio Jimenez in Miami Beach on February 25, 2006. Nelson Reyneri (CAS’87), David Leonardo (SMG’97), and Sharad Motiani (CAS’99, CGS’97) were among those attending. E-mail Jennifer at jennijimenez@gmail.com.

Kenneth R. Lamy (GSM’00) of Bedford, N.H., earned the chartered financial analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute.

John R. McCann (SMG’00, CGS’98) of Charlottesville, Va., is working full-time toward an M.B.A. at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Previously, he was a senior analyst at NERA Economic Consulting and lived in Boulder, Co. E-mail him at johnrmccann@gmail.com.

Kirill Novikov (GRS’00) of Moscow, Russia, works for a Moscow-based travel agency as coordinator of the Work and Travel USA program, a subsidiary of the Council on International Educational Exchange. E-mail him at mgimo53@hotmail.com.

Christine Perdikaris (CAS’00) and Todd Bender (COM’00) of Brooklyn, N.Y., were married on June 16, 2006, in Manhattan.

Steven Sogge (SAR’00, MED’01) of San Diego, Calif., graduated from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine on May 20, 2006. A lieutenant, he will be stationed at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego for his transitional year internship and is excited to be purchasing his first home there. E-mail Steven at stevesogge@gmail.com.

Eliza Steel (COM’00) of Los Angeles, Calif., showed three of her latest films at the 2006 Boston International Film Festival in June. Visit the organization’s Web site at www.bifilmfestival.com or e-mail Eliza at elizasteel@sbcglobal.net.

Enrico “Jack” Villamaino III (CAS’00) of East Longmeadow, Mass., will run as a Republican for the Massachusetts Senate from the First Hampden and Hampshire district. He has been an aide for two years to Senate Minority Leader Brian P. Lees, who is stepping down. Jack hopes to succeed him.

Seth Barnett (SMG’01) of Brookline, Mass., married Jennifer Hurley on May 27, 2006, on Cape Cod. Todd Kohn (SMG’01), Andrew Wamsley (CAS’01), and Jeffrey Halusic (SAR’01,’04) were groomsmen. Elisabeth Hurley (CAS’05, CGS’03) was the maid of honor, and Sara Bosworth (MET’05) and Marcella Szalai (LAW’03) were bridesmaids. Also in attendance were Randy Samson (COM’01, CAS’01), Michael LaPorta (COM’01), Deric Topp (CAS’01), Lisa Damon (CAS’02, GRS’02), Michelle Bebon (SED’01, CGS’99), Julie Binstock (SAR’01,’03), Mark Cukier (ENG’01), Stephanie Afflerbach (CAS’01), Oliver Hinds (GRS’07), and Uchenna Ossai (SAR’05). Both Seth and Jennifer are attorneys in the Boston area.

Joanna Franco (COM’01) of Vienna, Va., earned a master’s in musical theater from Boston Conservatory in 2006 to go along with her master’s in journalism from BU. “I have become overqualified and underqualified to work!” she writes. “Ideally, I’d like to write and perform and cut an album! And write a book! Maybe do some sketch comedy, too. One day …” As a reporter for the Connections Newspapers in northern Virginia, Joanna received a third place award for health, science, and environmental writing from the Virginia Press Association in 2003.

Meera Namjoshi Gonzalez (SAR’01) and Raymond Gonzalez (CAS’01) of Elkins Park, Pa., were married in Norristown, Pa., on August 6, 2005. Guests at the wedding included April Davis (SAR’01, CGS’98), Jennifer Elkin (SAR’01), Leanne Yinusa Nyahkoon (SAR’01,’03, CGS’98), Keren Peled (SAR’02,’03), Alison Flaim (CAS’01), Neal Padte (CAS’00), Richard Baybutt (CAS’00), and Jayashree Patel (CAS’00). Meera graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in May 2006 and is doing her residency in anesthesiology at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. Raymond is manager of Sir Speedy Printing in Blue Bell, Pa. E-mail them at meerang@gmail.com or rayg307@yahoo.com.

John Hannon (SMG’01) of Boston, Mass., is the director of marketing and enrollment at the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. E-mail him at jhannon@cambridgeculinary.com.

Sara (Stone) Hefez (COM’01, CGS’99) of Mansfield, Mass., married Nathan Hefez on May 30, 2004, at Temple Israel in Sharon, Mass. She is the New England zone campaign executive for the Jewish National Fund and this year helped the Boston office raise more than $2.2 million for the land and people of Israel. Sara visited Israel for the first time in March as one of 17 professionals on a staff mission. E-mail her at SHefez@JNF.org.

Jessie LeBaron (CFA’01) of Brookline, Mass., showed her paintings at BU’s Sherman Gallery from March 21 to April 28, 2006.

Erica M. Manczuk (COM’01) of Dorchester, Mass., is the media relations manager at Cambridge Health Alliance. Previously, she was in the feature film development division of 20th Century Fox in Los Angeles, where she worked on such Hollywood films as Fever Pitch and In Her Shoes. Erica has also worked for Tufts Medical School, New England Medical Center, and WHDH-TV Channel 7 in Boston.

Shauna Miles (CFA’01) of Rockville Centre, N.Y., appeared in the Vital Theatre Company’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in New York City last January. Sam Swartz (CFA’96) led the “Fairy Band” on tuba. Shauna’s other acting credits include The Duchess of Malfi with Kings County Shakespeare Company in Brooklyn, No. 11 (Blue & White) with the Play Company in New York City, and The Amen Corner with the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston.

Fernando Hyon Serna, Jr., (SAR’01, MED’06) of Portsmouth, N.H., received a Doctor of Medicine degree from the School of Medicine in May. After completing a residency in orthopedic surgery, Fernando hopes to complete a fellowship and pursue a career in academic orthopedic surgery.

Melissa Wolfe (COM’01) of Los Angeles, Calif., sold an animated property to Nickelodeon Networks. “All the years of watching Ren and Stimpy finally paid off!” she writes. She is a series development executive at Frederator Studios and works closely with Nickelodeon to produce 39 animated shorts that will air on Nick in 2007. Melissa’s short Sparkles and Gloom will be among the episodes airing next year. E-mail her at melissawolfe719@gmail.com.

Justin Aclin (CAS’02) of Goshen, N.Y., and his wife, Brooke, had their first child, Roxanne, on December 23, 2005.

Jennifer Cioffi (CAS’02) and Luke Donaher (CAS’01) are married and are Peace Corps volunteers in Osakarovka, Kazakhstan. Contact them at jlcioffi@hotmail.com.

Amy Coccaro (COM’02, CGS’00) of New York, N.Y., is engaged to J. R. Young; they are planning a March 2007 wedding. Amyis the director of multichannel relations at CBS.

Molly Elisabeth (Marsh) Smith (SED’02) of Naples, Fla., married Ryan Foster Smith in July 2005 in York, Maine. Attending were Quixada Moore-Vissing (UNI’02), Lisa Randolph (CAS’02), Karen Sperduto (SED’02), and Todd Weissman (SED’02). Molly teaches kindergarten at the Community School of Naples. 

Nana Taimour (COM’02) of Brooklyn, N.Y., is an interior design project manager and a freelance photographer. Visit her Web site at www.nanataimour.com or e-mail her at nana.taimour@gmail.com.

Ronald F. Belluso (CAS’03, CGS’01) of Warwick, R.I., received a Juris Doctor degree from the Roger Williams University Ralph R. Papitto School of Law on May 19, 2006.

Donna Carris (GSM’03) of Charlestown, R.I., is chief financial officer for the public sector line of business at UnitedHealthcare of New England. She is responsible for strategic and financial management for states, municipalities, schools, and union business. Donna is also vice president of Big Sisters of Rhode Island and treasurer of Families First in Cambridge, Mass.
 
Megan (Cartwright) Voll (CAS’03, CGS’01) of Pittsburgh, Pa., received a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Chatham College in Pittsburgh. She works in the hematology-oncology department at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, where she counsels children newly diagnosed with cancer who have mild to severe depression and their parents. Megan was married on May 20, 2006. E-mail her at megan.cartwright@chp.edu.

Maryanne R. Keeney (COM’03) of Boston, Mass., is engaged to Thomas H. Wetherald and is planning a May 2007 wedding. Maryanne owns and operates Maryanne Keeney Public Relations.

Matthew Lau (CAS’03) of Brookline, Mass., and Susanna Yeung (SMG’05) of ?? are engaged and plan to marry April 28, 2007, in Miami. E-mail Matt at mattlau@alum.bu.edu.

Jeanne Lucas (CAS’03) of Bergenfield, N.J., is engaged to Marco Ciccone and plans a fall 2007 wedding.

Holly Mosiello (COM’03) of Los Angeles, Calif., married Christopher Schwartz in Los Angeles in July 2006, with Kim Stumper (COM’03, CGS’01) and Adoree Durayappah (CAS’03, COM’03) as bridesmaids. E-mail Holly at hollsmos@yahoo.com.

Jason Ryan (MET’03) of Quincy, Mass., a medical resident at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, wrote an essay that won an Elsevier Medical Information Can … Award. Elsevier, a global health-care and scientific publisher, presents the awards to dedicated medical students and residents who are improving global point-of-care medicine. Jason’s essay addressed the critical link between access to medical information and improving patient quality of life.

Arthur Wong (GSM’03) and Haejin In (GSM’03) of Jamaica Plain, Mass., were married on September 10, 2005, in Seoul, South Korea. Alumni in attendance included Parag Vaish (GSM’03), Rachel Sethi (SPH’97), Dean Lyettefi (GSM’03), Robin Aggarwal (GSM’03), Jason Sethi (GSM’03), Jaekyung Lee (SHA’07), Chang-Young Ji (GSM’03), and Ohad Ludomirsky (GSM’03). Arthur is a business systems analyst for Akamai Technologies, and Haejin is a surgical resident at Boston Medical Center. They met at BU while pursuing M.B.As. E-mail Arthur at akgw@akgw.com.

Jacqueline (Belkin) Fulop (CAS’04) of Queens, N.Y., married Joshua Fulop on January 15, 2006. Meredith Polirer (SAR’04) was in the bridal party. Other alumni in attendance included Alexandra April (COM’04), Tracy Fogel (CAS’04), Jessica Rosenraich (CAS’05), Lori (Michaelson) Salkin (CAS’04, CGS’02), Shushannah Walshe (COM’01, CGS’99), and Maya Wolfe (SAR’03).

Julie Hochheiser (COM’04) of Brooklyn, N.Y., is the senior associate editor of Seventeen.com, Seventeen magazine’s Web site. Previously, Julie worked as a programming manager at AOL RED, AOL’s service for teens. E-mail her at julieh1@alum.bu.edu.

Jason Pollak (LAW’04) of Chicago, Ill., has joined the multistate tax practice of Deloitte Tax LLP.

Evan Richard Usler (CAS’04) of Warwick, R.I., is a youth development volunteer with the Peace Corps in Jordan. His family writes, “Living in a small village near the Syrian border, he has become fluent in Arabic while learning about the Jordanian culture. He plans to enroll in a master’s program for international relations when he returns to the United States in 2007. He credits his educational experience at BU with providing an outstanding foundation for his future career.” Contact him via Steveusl@cox.net.
Davis Seelig (COM’97) of Fort Collins, Colo., is in a veterinary pathology residency and Ph.D. program at Colorado State University. After returning to Boston for the first time in years, he writes, “I had to swallow twice as I saw the face-lift that poor Kenmore Square is suffering through. Hopefully people will always remember the Rat, the worst McDonald’s in history, Store 24, Big Burrito, late night at IHOP, and Deli-Haus.” E-mail Davis at davis.seelig@colostate.edu.

Edmund Harvey (MET’05) of Durham, N.H., is a senior accountant with the University System of New Hampshire. In June Edmund represented Habitat for Humanity International at the Mighty Montauk Triathlon in Montauk, N.Y., to raise awareness about, and raise money for, the charitable organization. To learn more about Habitat for Humanity and Ed’s experience, visit www.agentawareness.com.

Bartek Walicki (CFA’05) of Malden, Mass., was featured in a group art exhibition at artSPACE@16 in Malden from February 11 through March 11. The show, Locals III, was part of an ongoing exhibition series featuring Malden artists. Bartek’s work was also displayed at the Healy Library Gallery in Boston in March. Check out his Web site at www.bartekwalicki.com.

Erin Wilson (GSM’05) of Boston, Mass., received the Young Alumni Award from the University of Vermont Alumni Association on June 3, 2006, in recognition of outstanding volunteer service to the University of Vermont and its alumni association. Erin is a client service manager in the corporate communications group for Bose Corporation in Framingham, Mass.

Christian Rogerson (MET’06) of Saint George, Kans., is a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army. He was on temporary duty at Fort Meade Maryland through July, after which he was scheduled to return to his duty station of Fort Riley, Kans. He will be eligible to retire with 23 years of service in September 2009. He and his wife enjoyed attending Commencement — Christian earned a master’s in criminal justice — and the 92nd BU Night at the Pops last May.