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Jeff Sheehan (CAS’85) of Dublin, Ireland, married Thérèse Hayes on October 12, 2018. After an engagement in Borgarnes, Iceland, the couple married in Boston, and then relocated to Dublin. Jeff is a native of Brockton, Mass., and worked for Apple, Inc. Thérèse is a native of Cork, Ireland, and was working for State Street Corporation. The couple were neighbors for years, Jeff says, before he “got smart and asked her out. Game over.” Photo courtesy of Jeff Sheehan
Allan Hutchison-Maxwell (CAS’08) of Silver Spring, Md., writes that he and Alison Russell (CAS’10, Wheelock’10) were married on September 29, 2018, on a beautiful fall day in Potomac, Md. The wedding party included many BU alumni. In attendance were John Hutchison-Maxwell (CAS’11), who officiated, Alex Trubitsyn (ENG’08), Maria Burtseva (CAS’10, GRS’10), Allan Bonhomme-Isaiah (ENG’09,’11), Yevgeniy Maksimenko (CAS’10, GRS’10), Michael Moussa-Adamo (GRS’91), ambassador from Gabon to the United States, BU professor emeritus John Hutchison, and past faculty member Jennifer Yanco. Contact Allan at alhutch@alum.bu.edu.
Election Winners
Julie Palakovich Carr (CAS’05) of Rockville, Md., was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 17, which includes Rockville and Gaithersburg. She was sworn in on January 8, 2019.
Deanne Mazzochi (CAS’94) of Elmhurst, Ill., is the new state representative for the 47th district for the Illinois General Assembly. She was unopposed in the March 2018 primary and won the House seat in the November 2018 general election.
Marisa Benoit (CAS’06) of New York, N.Y., married Thad Olchowski on August 11, 2018, at Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Mass. Bridesmaids included Alpha Delta Pi sorority sisters Alexis (Rudakewych) Moch (CAS’05) and Marisa (Esposito) Bernstein (Questrom’05). Also in attendance were ADPi sisters Lauren (Johnston) Winsor (Questrom’05), Chelsea Howard (SHA’04), and Christianne Reiniger (COM’04), who provided wonderful musical entertainment for the evening alongside her Boston-based wedding band, Brick Park.
Lauren Howard (CAS’16) of Chicago, Ill., married Khizer Baig (Questrom’17) on August 20, 2018, in Chicago.
Books
1. Idrian Resnick (GRS’61,’67) of Conway, S.C., Blip (self-published, 2018); 2. David Woodhouse (CAS’62, GRS’64) of Bradenton, Fla., coauthored Geology for Environmental Engineers, Volume 1 (Momentum Press, 2018); 3. Janica Towne Anderson (CAS’63) of Tomales, Calif., Zen Odyssey (Wisdom Publications, 2018); 4. Jack Levin (COM’65, GRS’68) of Sharon, Mass., The Allure of Premeditated Murder: Why Some People Plan to Kill (Rowman and Littlefield, 2018); 5. Richard Arenberg (CAS’71, GRS’76) of Pembroke, Mass., Congressional Procedure, A Practical Guide to the Legislative Process in the U.S. Congress: The House of Representatives and Senate Explained (TheCapitol.net, 2018); 6. Berta Rosa Berriz (CAS’73) of Columbia, S.C., coedited Art as a Way of Talking for Emergent Bilingual Youth: A Foundation for Literacy in PreK–12 Schools (Routledge, 2018); 7. Sheila Kaufman-Lewis (CAS’74) of New York, N.Y., coauthor Spanda Cards for the Entrepreneurial Spirit: Bridging Ancient Wisdom and Business Acumen (Beyond Words Publishing, 2018); 8. Pamela (Rago) Hart (CAS’75) of North Salem, N.Y., Mothers Over Nangarhar (Sarabande Books, 2019); 9. Ellen LaFlèche (CAS’75) of Northampton, Mass., Walking Into Lightning (Saddle Road Press, 2019); Lincoln Phillips (CAS’76) of Gaithersburg, Md., Stop the Americans (Patriot Books, 2018); Cheryl F. Bragg (GRS’82,’86) of Potomac Falls, Va., cowrote Maine Colonist, Nathaniel Fuller and Descendants: Including the Russ Family of Oxford County (GreenKids Press, 2018); 10. Julie (Wright) Powell (COM’83, GRS’83) of Allen, Tex., One (Wo)Man, One Vote: A History of the Fight for Voting Rights in America (BookBaby, 2018); 11. Karen Maffeo Creamer (CAS’84) of Wells, Maine, Honor Your Health: How to Use Holistic Healing to Create a Life of Clarity, Comfort, and Connection; 12. Willy Conley (GRS’91) of Hanover, Md., Listening through the Bone: Collected Poems (Gallaudet University Press, 2018); 13. Jonathan Wallach (CGS’90, CAS’92) of Scottsdale, Ariz., The Speed of Water (Wahi Productions, 2018); TAK Erzinger (CGS’94, CAS’95) of Zurich, Switzerland, Found: Between the Trees (Grey Borders Books, 2019); 14. Hallie M. Franks (CAS’01) of Louisville, Ky., The World Underfoot: Mosaics and Metaphor in the Greek Symposium (Oxford University Press, 2018); 15. Cristóbal Serrán-Pagán (STH’96, GRS’03) of Valdosta, Ga., Saint John of the Cross: His Prophetic Mysticism in the Historical Context of Sixteenth-Century Spain (Pacem in Terris Press, 2018); 16. Aaron Weiss (CAS’04) of Silver Spring, Md., Lenin’s Asylum (Everytime Press, 2018); 17. Sasenarine Persaud (GRS’06) of Tampa, Fla., Monsoon on the Fingers of God (Mawenzi House, 2018); 18. Heather Green (GRS’09) of Fairfax, Va., Noontimes Won (Octopus Books, 2018); 19. Monica Kang (CAS’09) of Washington, D.C., Rethink Creativity: How to Innovate, Inspire, and Thrive at Work (Publish Your Purpose Press, 2018); 20. Aviva Gat (CAS’10, COM’10) of Manhattan Beach, Calif., My Family’s Survival (self-published, 2019).
Alumni
Elaine Hsieh (CAS’90, MED’90) of Cambridge, Mass., is the founder of EHChocolatier, an artisan chocolate shop. The shop recently moved from Somerville to a new storefront on Huron Avenue in Cambridge. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi
Gillian Parke (CAS’93) of Durham, N.C., was selected as a featured artist at the prestigious Smithsonian Craft Show in April 2019. Gillian Parke Gillian Parke (CAS’93) of Durham, N.C., was selected as a featured artist at the prestigious Smithsonian Craft Show in April 2019 in Washington, D.C. Gillian creates ceramic works. The show featured the best in fine American craft and art. Find out more about Gillian’s work at gillianparke.com, and email her at gillian_parke@yahoo.com.
Ellen Cohen Scott (CAS’84) of Santa Fe, N.M., creates quilt art, crafting narrative scenes in purses, wall hangings, and customized textiles. On her website, she describes her work as “illustration that is rendered with thread, paint, buttons, and beads. The finished pieces tell a story of real and imagined events.” Find out more at elliebeth.com.
Sasha Rolon Pereira (CGS’99, CAS’01) of Stamford, Conn., is associate director of education for the Gilder Lehrman Institute (GLI) for American History, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving history education. Sasha was involved in the creation of the institute’s Hamilton Education Program (HEP), an educational program that has been touring the country since March 2016. She is the program director for HEP, which provides students the opportunity to experience the musical Hamilton after spending several weeks in their classrooms studying Alexander Hamilton and the nation’s Founding Fathers. One of the institute’s several history education programs, HEP was devised in New York with Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, producer Jeffrey Seller, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the New York City department of education. Acting as the liaison between the institute, its partners, and the Miranda family, Sasha helped the educational arm of Hamilton become a reality for 20,000 students from Title 1 schools across America. As HEP travels throughout the country, Sasha oversees logistics for each HEP performance. Eqiroy/Shutterstock.com
Jeff Sheehan (CAS’85) of Dublin, Ireland, married Thérèse Hayes on October 12, 2018. After an engagement in Borgarnes, Iceland, the couple married in Boston, and then relocated to Dublin. Jeff is a native of Brockton, Mass., and worked for Apple, Inc. Thérèse is a native of Cork, Ireland, and was working for State Street Corporation. The couple were neighbors for years, Jeff says, before he “got smart and asked her out. Game over.” Photo courtesy of Jeff Sheehan
Elaine Hsieh (CAS’90, MED’90) of Cambridge, Mass., is the founder of EHChocolatier, an artisan chocolate shop. The shop recently moved from Somerville to a new storefront on Huron Avenue in Cambridge. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi 
Sasha Rolon Pereira (CGS’99, CAS’01) of Stamford, Conn., is associate director of education for the Gilder Lehrman Institute (GLI) for American History, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving history education. Sasha was involved in the creation of the institute’s Hamilton Education Program (HEP), an educational program that has been touring the country since March 2016. She is the program director for HEP, which provides students the opportunity to experience the musical Hamilton after spending several weeks in their classrooms studying Alexander Hamilton and the nation’s Founding Fathers. One of the institute’s several history education programs, HEP was devised in New York with Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, producer Jeffrey Seller, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the New York City department of education. Acting as the liaison between the institute, its partners, and the Miranda family, Sasha helped the educational arm of Hamilton become a reality for 20,000 students from Title 1 schools across America. As HEP travels throughout the country, Sasha oversees logistics for each HEP performance. Eqiroy/Shutterstock.com