Tina Arning Brazell (COM’90) of Los Angeles, Calif., was named a principal in the global media and entertainment practice of DHR International, the world’s fifth largest executive search firm. Tina, a member of MENSA International, has been selected for inclusion in the 2007 edition of Marquis Who’s Who of American Women. E-mail her at tinaarning@aol.com.

David Levine (SAR’90) of Signal Mountain, Tenn., was recently appointed to the Walter M. Cline Chair of Excellence within the University of Tennessee system. He will be engaged primarily in physical therapy research. David has published several textbooks in his field. E-mail him at David-Levine@utc.edu.

Matthew Kane (SMG’91) of Los Angeles, Calif., is a partner in the Los Angeles office of the law firm McGuireWoods. E-mail him at mkane@mcguirewoods.com.

Sylvia (Medina) Klein (CAS’91, CGS’90) of Miami, Fla., and her husband, David, celebrated the first birthday of the latest addition to their family, Natalia Sophia Klein. “Both big brother Michael and big sister Briana are having a great time with their new little sister,” Sylvia writes. E-mail her at aephi91@yahoo.com.

Todd Lena (MET’91) of Arlington, Mass., a guitarist and founder of the Boston-based Grateful Dead tribute band Dead Jam, writes, “I am so excited about the success of Dead Jam and our sensational Web site, because in less than two years we’ve had over 9,000 hits and over 20,000 page-loads. We have launched a free DVD offer of Dead Jam live as a nifty incentive for fans to join our mail list.” Visit the site at www.deadjam.com.

Esther Peres (COM’91) of Los Angeles, Calif., writes that her film 11:11 won the Indie Soul Best Cinematography Award when it screened at the Boston International Film Festival last June. To learn more about the movie, visit www.backwardsmovie.com.

Chris Rung (SMG’91) of West Hartford, Conn., and his wife, Jennifer, announce the birth of their first child, Meryl Jean, on September 9, 2006. She weighed 9 pounds and was 21 inches long. Contact them at chrisrung@sbcglobal.net.

Nicole Dubois Silverman (COM’91) of Highland Park, Ill., and her husband, Evan, had a daughter, Elle Silverman, on December 15, 2005. Nicole writes that after 13 years as a senior producer for the Jenny Jones Show and a special events producer for NBC5, she is “very happy being a stay-at-home mom and caring for Elle.”

Kate (Coffman) Chapman (CFA’92) of New York, N.Y., is performing in the Broadway revival of Les Miserables, which opened on November 9. Previously, Kate was in the Broadway production of The Pajama Game, starring Harry Connick, Jr., which won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Revival. “If you need tix to the show, let me know!” she writes. E-mail Kate at katerc88@aol.com.

Elisa J. Dozono (COM’92) of Portland, Ore., is an associate in the litigation department at the law firm Miller Nash.

Sean Elliot (COM’92) of Norwich, Conn., is chief photographer and photo assignment editor at The Day, a daily newspaper in New London, Conn., where he has been working for almost 14 years. He was recently reelected to a second two-year term as secretary of the National Press Photographers Association. He writes, “I am still in contact, either directly or secondhand, with many friends from COM, including Judy Emmert (COM’92), Michelle McLoughlin (COM’98, CAS’91), Tyler Hicks (COM’92), and Chris Pizzello (COM’91). Suzanne Ouellette (COM’99) works with me at The Day. I’m always happy to hear from other friends from my COM and Freep days. I’m also glad to provide whatever career advice I can to more recent COM photojournalism grads.” Contact Sean at sean@f8photoj.com.

Julie Shourds (CAS’92, GSM’96) of Tokyo, Japan, and her husband, Rick Chernizer, announce the birth of their first son, Michael Abraham Taro. Their daughter, Rachel, enjoys being a big sister. Contact Julie at shourdsj@pstripes.osd.mil.

Andrew Simpson (CFA’92) of Gaithersberg, Md., a composer and a pianist, has released a new CD of chamber music, A Fiery and Still Night: Chamber Music by Andrew Earle Simpson (Capstone Records, 2006). Andrew is an associate professor of music and chair of the theory and composition division at the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at the Catholic University of America.

Todd Taylor (SMG’92) of Old Saybrook, Conn., is the cofounder of Merryall Capital, his second real estate investment banking company. Todd and his wife, Tara, have three children. Contact him at todd@vector-capitol.com.

BonnieJean (Walker) Butler (MET’93) of Tyngsboro, Mass., is a program manager at the IT consulting company Collaborative Consulting in Burlington, Mass. “We are a great company,” she writes, “and looking for experienced project managers, preferably PMPs.” Contact her at bbutler@collaborative.ws.

Brian T. Duemling (GSM’93) of Melrose, Mass., is president of Hopwood Globe, a metal finishing company in Malden, Mass. Contact Brian at bduemling@hopwoodglobe.com.

Lisa Faille (CAS’93) of Providence, R.I., received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in August 2006 and last fall began a postdoctoral fellowship in adolescent forensics at Brown University. E-mail her at Lisa_Faille@brown.edu.

Hilary E. Hoover (SED’93) of Seattle, Wash., is an associate in the national commercial litigation practice of Perkins Coie’s Seattle office. Previously, she was law clerk to Justice Barbara Madsen of the Washington State Supreme Court.

Melissa A. Juarez (CAS’93, LAW’97) of Boston, Mass., is counsel to the city of Boston’s Small and Local Business Office. E-mail her at melissajuarez2003@yahoo.com.

Kent Kelly (COM’93) of Malden, Mass., is the senior project manager at Artisent, a design and engineering firm in Boston. He recently completed an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland’s University College and is working on a master’s degree in financial management. Contact Kent at kckck@hotmail.com.

Rob Mattheu (COM’93) of Louisville, Ky., was named the guide for About.com’s Louisville site, at http://louisville.about.com. He would love to hear from his friends from Top of the Charles and 11C in Warren Towers at crutnacker@gmail.com.

Kendra (Houton) Schmidt (COM’93, CGS’91) of Seattle, Wash., married Joshua Schmidt on October 21, 2006, in Honolulu. Kendra works for Williams Lea as the lead document specialist in the Pacific Northwest office of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. Joshua is the director of risk management and advisory services at IOActive, Inc. E-mail Kendra at kendra.schmidt@yahoo.com.

Aimee Bartol (COM’94) of New York, N.Y., has been promoted to senior copy editor at Esquire magazine, where she has worked for the past nine years. She recently got engaged to her boyfriend of five years, Jake Zissu, an assistant district attorney in the Bronx and a lieutenant commander in the Navy Reserve. Aimee and Jake are looking forward to their wedding next year. Contact Aimee at abartol@hearst.com.

Beth Jannery (COM’94) of West Simsbury, Conn., is a model and was recently named Connecticut Cover Girl for 2006. She is also an independent consultant for Arbonne International, selling health, wellness, and beauty products. Visit her Web site at www.bethjannery.myarbonne.com.

Josie Llado (COM’94, CGS’91) of Bay Harbor Islands, Fla., was appointed Internet marketing strategy lead at Avenue A/Razorfish, an interactive marketing and technology services firm.

Renee (Shallis) Rosiak (COM’94) of Milford, Conn., married Chris Rosiak on July 15, 2006, in Redding, Conn. Among the guests was Norma Jean-Jacques (COM’93). “Michele LaFountain (COM’93) could not make it because she was getting married the following week in Mexico,” Renee writes.