Carrie (Johnson) Atwood (CAS’96) of Seattle, Wash., is senior director of advertising operations at a computer game development and distribution company. She and her husband, Eric, have two children, Seamus, age three, and Sirus, age two. Contact Carrie at carrie.johnson.1996@alum.bu.edu.

Wasim Khan (SPH’96) of Parsippany, N.J., ran for the New Jersey state senate in the fall, running on the campaign platform Green for Your Health. Despite winning the Democratic primary in his district, he was defeated in the general election.

Jacqueline Mortz (CFA’96), formerly of San Francisco, Calif., who died on September 3, 2001, was memorialized in a posthumous art show at the Live Worms Gallery in San Francisco. Her mother, Sharon Mortz, organized the show, which featured Jacquie’s work as an artist, designer, and illustrator, to commemorate the anniversary of her death.

Ameek Ashok Ponda (LAW’96) of Boston, Mass., a partner and codirector of the tax department of the law firm Sullivan and Worcester, was elected to the American Law Institute. He was also chosen as one of Boston Business Journal’s “40 Under 40,” a group of young business leaders and innovators.

Jeffrey Takle (CAS’96, SMG’96) of Somerville, Mass., runs www.RentingYourHome.com, which was recently selected for Babson College’s F. W. Olin Development Hatchery program. The program provides administrative, advisory, and funding support for promising entrepreneurial ventures.

Hannah (Goldenberg) Venit (CAS’96) of Cheltenham, Pa., married Kyle Venit in Wynnewood, Pa., on August 26, 2006. Michelle Sullivan (COM’95), Craig Peluso (CAS’96), Andrew Todd (CAS’96), Barbara Uhr Eichenholz (CAS’96), Erin Hirsch Josendale (SMG’96), Diana Pankevich (GRS’06), Amy (Lerner) Redgate (CAS’98), and Patrick Redgate (CAS’94) attended the wedding. Hannah works for Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, and Kyle works in software sales and runs a DJ business. E-mail Hannah at shark362@aol.com.

Lawrence Weinberg (LAW’96, SED’04) of Hillside, N.J., published Religious Charter Schools: Legalities and Practicalities (Information Age Publishing, 2007), which explores the constitutionality of religion-based charter schools.

Christian B. Carey (CFA’97) of South Amboy, N.J., is an assistant professor of composition, history, and theory at Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Previously, Christian was coordinator of aural skills at the Manhattan School of Music. Contact him at citytenor@aol.com.

Anita (Chen) Colombara (CAS’97) of Bethesda, Md., and her husband, Danny, have been working with a Christian NGO in Cambodia since August 2004. They have two children, Silas, three, and Cassia, six months. Anita and Danny would love to reconnect with old friends via their Web site, www.colombara.org.

Jason Hurdich (CAS’97) of Orlando, Fla., the lead manager of the sign language division at the research firm Vcom3D, Inc., was named an influential innovator by the National Center for Technology Innovation. Contact Jason at jasonh@vcom3d.com.

Rupa Maria Kota (CAS’97, CGS’95) of Waltham, Mass., and her husband, Anand Tati, announce the birth of their first child, Sofia Leela Tati, on July 1, 2007. E-mail them at tatikota@yahoo.com.

Andrea Telak Richards (CAS’97) and Kyle Richards (CAS’97) of Westfield, N.J., were married in 2001 and have two children. Andrea is a pediatric neurologist at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, and Kyle is managing editor at Medicus NY. E-mail Andrea at andreatelak@hotmail.com.

Audrey (Laricchia) Selnick (CAS’97) of New York, N.Y., married Jesse Selnick on June 16, 2007, in Rye, N.Y. Shannon Ennis (COM’97), Genevieve (Patman) Mounce (CAS’97), and Victoria (Bush) Quake (COM’97) were in the wedding party.

Nina Chang (CAS’98) of San Francisco, Calif., married Christopher Chang on August 18, 2007. Sarah Blaschko (CAS’97), Susan LaFauci (CAS’98), Julie Sousa Summers (ENG’98), and Claudiu Badea (CAS’97) attended. Nina is an attorney with EMC Corporation. Contact her at ninachang@gmail.com.

Stephanie Creary (SAR’98,’00) of Boston, Mass., graduated with high honors from the M.B.A. program at Simmons College School of Management. She received the Distinguished Graduate Student Civic Engagement Award and the Susan Bulkeley Butler Accounting Award. Stephanie is a research associate in organizational studies, succession planning, and diversity management for both the Harvard Business School and the Conference Board in New York City. In her spare time, she practices and teaches dance and yoga. She would love to hear from old friends at sjcreary@hotmail.com.

Daniell Hepting (CAS’98) of Brighton, Mass., a marine mammal trainer at the New England Aquarium, was featured on MTV this summer as a part of the channel’s Cool Jobs series. Daniell earned a master’s in social work from Simmons College after graduating from BU but realized that working with marine mammals was her true passion. Her job involves feeding, training, and playing with harbor and fur seals.

Sheri A. (Tenn) Klock (SAR’98,’00) of Riverdale, N.J., and Christopher J. Klock were married on September 1, 2006, in Sicklerville, N.J. The wedding party included Diana (Rodriguez) Wallach (COM’00) and Marguerite (Solis) Sheehan (CAS’98, SAR’98), and Nathan Shurtleff (ENG’98) attended. E-mail Sheri at sheri_10@hotmail.com.

Ryan Meyers (SMG’98) of London, England, and his wife, Gretchen, welcomed their first son, Lincoln Texter, in March 2007. After graduating from London Business School in 2006, Ryan joined Avaya, a worldwide enterprise communications firm. “Life has certainly changed, but for the better,” he writes. E-mail him at rtmeyers86@yahoo.com.

Matt Roszell (COM’98, CGS’96) of Dublin, Calif., is a manager of corporate communications with Yahoo in Sunnyvale. Previously, he managed corporate communications for Gap, Inc., in San Francisco, where he received an international Association of Business Communicators Gold Quill Award for Old Navy’s Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Matt lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife of four years and their five-month-old daughter.

Jason Ulberg (ENG’98) and Jaime (Ruyack) Ulberg (SMG’98) of Swampscott, Mass., announce the birth of their first child, Charlie Topher, on July 8, 2007.

David Yeh (ENG’98, ENG’01) and Jenny Wu (SMG’98) of Austin, Tex., were married on December 17, 2005, in Hong Kong. In attendance were Faye Liu (CAS’01, CGS’99), Eric Yu (CAS’99), Alle Siu (CAS’98), Kelvin Law (ENG’98), Ming Chen (CAS’98), Aviva Chow (SHA’98), Edmund Chau (SMG’97), Dickson Chan (CAS’00), Angela Chien (CAS’98), Kevin Chan (ENG’98), David Huang (GSM’02), Florence Lin (SHA’99), and Angelie Shek (CAS’99). David is the product marketing manager at Silicon Laboratories. Contact the couple at jwudyeh@yahoo.com.

Joseph C. Corneau (CAS’99) of Bronxville, N.Y., is an associate of the law firm Klestadt & Winters. His practice focuses on bankruptcy and financial restructuring matters.

Sherley E. Cruz (CAS’99, LAW’03) of Roxbury, Mass., is an attorney in the employment law unit of Greater Boston Legal Services. In September, the Boston Bar Association selected her to join its 2007-2008 Public Interest Leadership Program.

David Donovan (CAS’99) of Honolulu, Hawaii, married Tina Rutsch on May 19, 2007. Bryan Hilbert (CAS’99) attended. David was awarded a doctorate in astronomy from the University of Hawaii at Manoa a week before the wedding and is a scientist and software engineer. Tina is a program coordinator for three homeless resource centers in Hawaii. E-mail David at donovand@gmail.com.

Alessandra Gelmi (GRS’99) of Washington, D.C., published Who’s Afraid of Red: A Story Cycle in Three Parts (PublishAmerica, 2007), a fictionalized account of the Rwandan genocide. Alessandra has received numerous literary awards, including the Irene Leache Memorial Prize and the Amy Loveman Competition. In 2003, she was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in literature.

Jay B. Hancock (ENG’99) of Pickering, Ontario, incorporated his company as Kibbles Software, Inc. The company builds business process automation software for small and medium businesses, helping to “provide integrity where humans tend to be forgetful or produce errors, and save expense and time,” Jay writes.

Roison (Cox) Keon (SAR’99,’01) of Wakefield, Mass., and her husband, Brooks, announce the birth of their son, Devlin William, on June 23, 2007. E-mail Roison at roisinc33@hotmail.com.

Steven Moy (GSM’99) of Newton, Mass., is vice president at Sapient Corporation, a global consulting firm that helps clients innovate in business, marketing, operations, and technology. E-mail Steven at smoy@sapient.com.

Shannon O’Connor (CFA’99) of Washington, D.C., earned a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in May 2007 and accepted a position as a presidential management fellow with the U.S. State Department. E-mail her at connsha@aol.com.