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90	Al Alonzi Al Alonzi ('90 CE) and his wife Susan are happy to announce the birth of their second child, Elizabeth Addison, on August 28, 2006. The Alonzis live in Austin, Texas, where Al is the Deputy Division Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration Texas Office. -December 01, 2006 Ken Comey Ken Comey ('90) and his wife Julie are proud to announce the birth of their first son, Joseph William, on July 13, 2006. They are currently living in Redondo Beach, CA. Ken recently accepted a position with BP America on the Environmental Compliance and Advocacy Team. -September 30, 2006 Patti Newcomer-Simmons Patti and her husband Stan are proud to announce the birth of their son, Weldon Mason, on April 25, 2006. Weldon joins his big sister Megan, who turned 2 on May 8, 2006. Weldon was born just 2 months after Patti started a new job as the CMO of the Card Services business at Wachovia, and was just 2 months old when the family moved to Charlotte, NC. -September 24, 2006 Miklos Z. Kiss I recently completed a post-doctoral research associate position in the Department of Medical Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I then moved to Cleveland, OH, to start as a research engineer at Volcano Corporation, on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic. I am conducting research on ultrasound catheters used in the detection and diagnosis of atherosclerosis. -July 19, 2006 Christina Coumou Macaulay Christina (Coumou) Macaulay and her husband Mark ('89)are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Caroline Rose on September 6, 2005. They are currently living in Northborough, MA along with their two sons Patrick (7 yrs) and Bennett (4 yrs). -March 31, 2006 Eric Lindgren Eric Lindgren has accepted a new position in Honeywell as VP/CIO for their ECC division. Eric and his wife, Ellen, have relocated to Victoria, MN, along with their daughter, Noelle, and twin sons, Aidan and Brandon, who were born on July 12, 2005. -December 21, 2005 Robert Morales Bob Morales recently moved to ArgonST as Manager of Integration and Testing for naval systems. Argon develops C4ISR systems for DoD customers. He continues to live in Northern Virginia with his wife, Margaret, and daughters Grace, Marie and Elizabeth. -May 31, 2005 Jeffrey Yoder Jeff Yoder ('90), Nanette Nascone-Yoder and daughter, Hannah (who is now 3.5 years old), moved to North Carolina this past fall. Jeff and Nanette started new faculty positions at North Carolina State University where they will continue their research programs (http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jayoder/) and be involved in the teaching/training of graduate and veterinary students. Also, the Yoder-family welcomed a new baby girl, Ella Berit Yoder, into the family on January 25, 2005. We are all doing well and enjoying the cooler weather (as compared to Florida) in NC. -February 15, 2005 Greg Harrington Greg Harrington and his wife, Cathy Brown, are happy to announce the birth of their first child, Emily Grace, on July 10, 2004. Greg was recently promoted to principal fire protection engineer at the National Fire Protection Associtation where he co-edited the 2003 editions of the NFPA Building Construction and Safety Code Handbook and NFPA Life Safety Code Handbook. -July 23, 2004 Demetrios G. Venetis I am ecstatic, thrilled and overjoyed to announce the birth of our first child Sophia Irini Venetis. She was born on Thursday morning at 1:05 am, April 22, 2004. Her birth weight was 7 lbs. 6.2 oz. and she measured 20.5 inches. Both mom (Val) and baby are doing great, and dad is on an emotional high. -April 29, 2004 Miklos Z. Kiss Since leaving active duty with the Army in 1996, I had been pursuing a Ph.D. in physics at North Carolina State University. I graduated in December 2002. My thesis was entitled, "Application of diffraction enhanced imaging for obtaining improved contrast of calcifications in breast tissue." I recently arrived at the Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, where I am employed as a Research Associate. -May 22, 2003 Mary Helen (Adair) MacLean Mary Helen (Adair) MacLean ('90) and Michael MacLean announce the birth of their daughter Megan Leigh MacLean. She was born September 18, 2002, weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz, and was 21 inches long. -November 17, 2002 Ken Comey Ken Comey ('90 CM) was married to Julie Giuntoli of Bakersfield, Calif., on Jan. 2, 2002. Achille Alonzi ('90 CE) was the best man, and brothers Thomas Comey ('95 ME) and Michael Comey were groomsman. The couple currently resides in Bakersfield, Calif. -June 13, 2002 Achille Alonzi Al Alonzi was married to Susan Welch of Augusta, Ga., on June 9,2001. His brother, Roland Alonzi, was the best man and Ken Comey ('90 CM) and Kevin Owen ('90 ME) were groomsmen. Al and Susan work in Washington, D.C. and live in Virginia. -June 13, 2002 Jeffrey Yoder, Ph.D. In August 2002 Jeff started his new position as Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of South Florida (Tampa). At USF he will continue his research program in immunogenetics and genomics utilizing the zebrafish as a model species and will teach courses in Genetics and Advanced Genomics. -September 12, 2002 Lars K. Beattie After completing residency at the NYU / Bellevue Hospital Center, Lars Beattie started work at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in the emergency department. He is mostly involved with the training of new emergency residents and currently spends his clinical time at the Level I Trauma Center, Elmhurst Hospital, NYC. -August 18, 2003 Patti Newcomer-Simmons Patti Newcomer-Simmons and her husband, Stan Simmons (Univ South Carolina Chem Eng '86), are thrilled to announce the birth of their first child, Margaret Kathleen (Megan), on May 8, 2004. Megan weighed 6 lb 15 oz, and was 20.75 inches long. -May 25, 2004 Ron Skoletsky Ron Skoletsky '90, his wife, Marie Morel-Seytoux, and 3 year-old daughter, Freya, welcome Blaise Eddy Skoletsky to their family. Blaise was born on June 23, 2004. Freya welcomes Blaise as her new squeeze toy. -July 22, 2004 Brian Weissman I have taken a position as a Senior Software QA Engineer at Cymer, Inc. in San Diego. I'll be developing automated tests for control systems. The family survived the move, and we are now residing in Escondido. -January 31, 2005
91	Gerry Burns In August, 2007 Gerry Burns '91 was appointed CEO of USRobotics (www.usr.com) with headquarters in Schaumburg, IL. USRobotics provides wireless and wired connectivity technology for the home or small business throughout the world. In September, Brian Gosselin '91 joined Gerry as COO. -September 24, 2007 Eric O'Connor I haven't posted a note in many years, so I'll just give a recap of my current situation. I'm living in Portland, Oregon with my partner, Laura Taylor. We've been here sine August of 2005 and are enjoying it very much. We bought a great house here in July of 2006. I'm working as a Senior Software Developer for Adobe, based out of the San Francisco office. I work from home in Portland, and travel down to SF occassionally to work in the office. I work in the Mobile & Devices group, building client/server applications to deliver dynamic Flash content to handsets. In my spare time, I play in two rock bands. -February 27, 2007 Joel McCarroll My wife, Andrea, and I had our second child. Ryan was born on January 15, 2007. I am still working as the Region Traffic Manager for ODOT's Region 4. -February 14, 2007 Michael Messer Mike recently graduated from the Air Force Institute of Technology with a Master of Operations Analysis degree. He was extended invitations to join the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society and Omega Rho, honor society of the Institute of Operations Research and Management Sciences. He will spend the next 12 months in South West Asia while his wife and three children return to Wichita Falls, Texas where he will join them upon return. -July 06, 2006 Bob Beliveau Since January 2004, I have been a Technical Account Manager at Netformx, (http://www.netformx.com) a network design and procurement software company. I am also the "CTO" of my wife's family's business (http://www.mariasantiques.com) and am developing an e-commerce site for them My wife, Deborah, and I have a son, Robert Armstong Beliveau, born 12/19/03. In my spare time I enjoying racing my 2005 Roush Mustang. Go PATS! Go SOX! -September 16, 2005 Rob Bennett On September 23, 2004, Rob ('91) and Alana Bennett welcomed Grace Elizabeth Bennett to the world. Rob and Alana are adjusting to new parenthood in Seattle, where Rob manages Microsoft's online music efforts. -June 18, 2005 Troy Nielsen Attention Alumni that participated in the WPI Jazz Groups: Jeremy Hitchcock, Troy Nielsen, Mike Vinskus, Tony Erwin, Kyle Warren, Mike Andrews, Jay Tyer, et. al. are forming the WPI ALUMNI JAZZ COLLECTIVE. First, we need your contact information: send an email to jeremy@dyndns.org (Jeremy Hitchock's email) and include your current email, mailing address, and stay tuned for future info. -March 24, 2004 Rob Bennett Rob Bennett and Alana Moore were married in Honolulu, HI on March 29, 2003. Rob and Alana reside in Seattle, WA where Rob is the Vice President of Marketing for Pure Networks. -August 21, 2003 Carl K. Crawford, P.E. Carl and Kim Crawford have had a busy year. The year started with moving into the new house they built on Kim's family farm in Ferrisburgh, Vermont. They then got a golden retriever puppy, and now Kim is pregnant with their first baby and is due in February, 2003. In February, 2002, Carl was named the "Vermont Young Engineer of the Year" by the engineering profession during Vermont Engineer's Week. Carl is one of the founding partners of Otter Creek Engineering in Middlebury, VT. The company just opened a satellite office in Rutland, VT and hired Mark Youngstrom, P.E. (WPI '75) to manage the office. -November 22, 2002 Bob Beliveau Bob Beliveau is a Product Marketing Manager at Jetstream Communications, manufacturers of voice over broadband systems. Bob married Italian-born Deborah Armstrong on June 9, 2001, at St. Simon Catholic Church in Los Altos. The reception was held at the Los Altos Golf and Country Club, where Bob and Deborah own a home. Fellow Phi Sig's and WPI alumni Andrew Stern (EE 91), Christopher Manton (EE 90), Rick Drulard (MEB 91?) all attended. And yes - the story of the "star crossed lovers" in WPI Transformations premier issue is true, though the story is a bit more interesting than that) -June 13, 2002 Michael McGreal Michael McGreal '91 of Tinley Park, IL, is President & Founder of Firedyne Engineering, P.C., which will be celebrating its tenth anniversary in February 2003. Firedyne Engineering, P.C. specializes in Fire Protection Engineering & Code Consulting. -January 09, 2003 Maj Michael Messer The Messers would like to announce the birth of their third child, Lucas Patrick Messer, born on May 21, 2003. His big sister and brother (Carolyn and Griffin) like the addition. Mike is currently instructing students in advanced pilot training flying the T-38, a big change from the F-15E. Mike, Buffi and the kids are enjoying the hot north west Texas sun at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls after three years of rain in England. -June 06, 2003 Scott Plichta Scott Plichta was recently promoted to Vice President and co-CIO of Bentley Systems, Inc. Bentley provides engineering software for the life cycle of the world's infrastructure, most notably through its flagship product, Microstation. When not burning the midnight oil at work, Scott and his wife Sharon are spending time with their two-year-old twins and rearranging their house to make room for their third child, expected in December. -October 23, 2003 Nathan Crowell Nate Crowell has joined the staff of Sherry Laboratories in Muncie, Ind., as a Metallurgical Engineer. He spent the past 10 years at Metal Casting Technology, Inc., a subsidiary jointly owned by Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. and General Motors. He previously worked for Raytheon Research Center and Varian Associates. Nate and his wife, Patti-Anne, have been married for nine years. They have two daughters -- Loryn, age 6, and Audrey, age 4. -November 18, 2003
92	Kevin Chin Kevin and Nina Chin are proud parents of Amanda Natalie Chin, born 12/28/06. Kevin and Nina also had a baby boy named Tyler Chin born 2/19/05. Kevin and Nina both reside in Northern Virginia outside Washington, DC and both work for Lockheed Martin Corporation. -February 09, 2007 Scott Ashton I have started in a new position as Vice President, Aircraft Sales and Acquisitions at PrivatAir in Stratford, CT, selling Corporate Jets. I've also been elected Vice President of the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT. In 2006 I also had the honor of being selected as a member of the Hartford Business Journal 40 Under Forty class of 2006. -January 05, 2007 Teri Hamlin (Drake) Teri Hamlin (Drake) recently accepted a job with NASA as the Technical Lead of the Space Shuttle Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA). She has been living in Texas with her husband, Rick, and two children, Emily who is 7, and Stevie who is 6, for about 4 years. -December 05, 2006 Concetta DePaolo Concetta DePaolo '92 was promoted to Associate Professor and awarded tenure by Indiana State University. She and her husband, David Rader, live in Terre Haute, Indiana, with their daughter, Megan. -May 30, 2006 David Andrade David Andrade, '92, and his wife, Cori, have just finished extensive training in EMS Special Operations, including Weapons of Mass Destruction and Tactical EMS. Both have been involved in EMS for over 17 years. David started his EMS career at WPI as one of the early members of WPI EMS. David is still a high school physics teacher, but serves part time in EMS. He is currently a Senior Paramedic and Lieutenant for Stratford EMS and is a member of their Special Operations team, which his wife is also a member of. He and Cori live in Stratford, Conn., with their two cats and ferret. -May 04, 2005 Jen Schaeffer Jen has returned to graduate school for a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (geotechnical) at Virginia Tech. Jen completed a M.S. degree in the same department in 1997 and spent the last 6 years working for CH2M HILL in Seattle, WA as a staff engineer. She reports that her husband Alex is providing excellent care and feeding of a Ph.D. student. -March 02, 2005 David J. Colombo Shrewsbury resident, David J. Colombo, has opened a new engineering firm, Power Engineers, LLC at 415 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury. The firm provides electrical engineering services, including power system design, lighting design, technical studies, and consulting for clients including utilities, municipalities, colleges and industrial / commercial facilities throughout New England. Mr. Colombo is a registered Professional Engineer, and he received a B.S. in Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Masters of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. -February 17, 2005 Valerie Mason Was promoted in January to Operational Excellence leader for US Surgical in North Haven, CT. She oversees all of the Six Sigma projects and coaches and mentors the project leaders. She is also responsible for the continuous improvement efforts through Lean Manufacturing principles. Valerie and her husband Michael enjoy their three sons, Michael 5, Nicholas 4, and Christopher 20 mos. -November 11, 2004 John Adams I recently accepted the position of Asia Factory Operations Manager in Teradyne's Semiconductor Test Division, responsible for the establishment of Product Marketing and Production Integration Engineering organizations in Taiwan, supporting Teradyne's Southeast Asian customers. I will be relocating to Taipei, Taiwan with my wife, Rhonda, and 2 daughters, Jessica (4) and Brooke (1) for a 2 year period. -September 15, 2004 CPT David Mann CPT David Mann has recently returned from operations in Iraq. He commanded a detachment of the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor. He will promote to Major on January 17th. He has returned to work as a Firefighter/Paramedic with West Metro Fire Rescue. He has been appointed to the Denver Regional BioTerror Task Force as a trainer. He currently lives in a house in the foothills with his two year old daughter, Devlynn Taylor Mann. -December 17, 2003 Maureen Hoke Maureen has returned to O'Brien & Gere Engineers after owning her own consulting firm in Norwich, NY (1998-2000) and working for Keystone Associates, LLC in Binghamton, NY (2000-2003). She is now a Senior Project Engineer in O'Brien & Gere's Edison, NJ office. -October 21, 2003 Lisa (Harlow) Patacchiola Eric Patacchiola (93) and Lisa (Harlow) Patacchiola (92) are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Sarah Jean on June 11, 2003. -August 26, 2003 Kimberley (Bloch) Sullivan Kim (Bloch) '92 and Scott Sullivan '91 announce the birth of their son, Benjamin Scott, who arrived on February 12, 2003 at 3:00 a.m. Ben was 9 lbs 4 ozs and 22 inches long. Ben, mom, and dad are all doing well. -June 18, 2003 Teresa Cordeiro Duprey Kevin Duprey '91, Teresa Cordeiro Duprey '92 and big brother Elliot Francis Duprey (2 1/2 years) announce the birth of Ava Braulina on August 21, 2002. Ava weighed 7 lb. 4 oz. and was 19 inches long. Kevin continues to work in R&D at Duracell in Bethel, CT. Teresa continues to work in Information Systems at Travelers in Hartford, CT. -February 14, 2003 David Andrade This Fall was a busy time for David Andrade ('92). Not only did he start a new career as a high school science teacher, he got married. On September 29, 2002, he married Cori Marinaccio. His brother Dennis Andrade was best man, and David Boos ('92) and his wife Rebecca were among the guests. David continues his work as a paramedic also. -October 31, 2002 Robert Nocera Rob and his wife, Sherri, would like to announce the birth of their second daughter, Cassandra Jayne, on April 13th, 2003. Her sister, Isabella Rose, who turns 2 in November, is as excited as the rest of the family. Rob's IT outsourcing and software development company, NEOS, continues to grow. Their new headquarters opened early this year in Manchester, CT. -November 20, 2003 Jennifer Wood Mastergeorge Jennifer and Michael (WPI 1993) announce the birth of Caroline Rose on May 4, 2004. She joins big brother John, 5, and big sister Eliza, 3. -May 17, 2004
93	Matt Boutell Matt and Leah Boutell announce the arrival of Annastasya Jeanne, born September 27 and welcomed warmly by her 4 older siblings. -October 12, 2007 Peter Cavallo Peter Cavallo and his wife Gail Speakman announce the birth of their twin daughters on September 27, 2006. Sara and Michaela join big brother Daniel, who is now nearly 3. Professionally, Peter was recently named an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). -September 29, 2006 Rhonda (Ring) Marks Rhonda (Ring) Marks and Philip Marks (both class of 93) are proud to announce the birth of their third child, Harry Philip Marks, in November, 2004. His sisters, Caroline and Charlotte are quite excited with their brother! The Marks family currently resides in Chester Springs, PA. Phil is Manager of U.S. Product Development at Federal-Mogul Systems Protection Group, and Rhonda works from home as a web consultant. -August 28, 2006 Peter Cavallo Peter Cavallo recently completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with Drexel University. His work in adaptive refinement methods for computational fluid dynamics was presented at the past three Aerospace Sciences Meetings, and has appeared in AIAA Journal and the Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication. He continues in his position as Senior Scientist for Combustion Research and Flow Technology of Pipersville, Pennsylvania, a small DoD/NASA contractor. -June 02, 2006 Matt Boutell After completing his Ph.D., Matt Boutell '93 enjoyed his return to teaching as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Matt, his wife, Leah, and their four children live in Terre Haute, Indiana. -May 26, 2006 Mr. Tracy Coifman Tracy Coifman (93) and wife, Agnes Rios, are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Andrea Paola, May 1, 2006. Her twin brothers Diego and Myles are now big brothers (Approaching 2 & 1/2 years). We recently sold and bought a new home for our growing family and moved, all in the same week that our daugher was born. -May 07, 2006 Jeff Rembold Jeff Rembold '93 and his wife Cristine announce the birth of their fifth child, Margaret Anne, on March 12, 2006. Jeff still lives in Webster, NY where he works as a Senior Applications Engineer for PTC. You can read his (occasional) technical blogs at http://www.ptc.com/community/prointralink8/start/. -March 31, 2006 Kimberly (Philipp) Chotkowski Alex and I welcomed our first child, Emily Alexandra "Lexi," into the world on October 5, 2004. It was an eventful time, since daddy was away in Iraq defending the USA as a Major in the US Marine Corps, when she was born. Six months later he was introduced to her bright blue eyes. The love bond was immediate! No time for work was wasted for me as I started back at work after seven weeks, and my constant global travel at nine weeks. I was then promoted to Senior Director, Intellectual Property Strategy and Litigation at InterDigital Communications Corporation, King of Prussia, PA. We reside in West Chester, PA, where my husband also practices law. We are looking forward to the birth of our second child in July 2006. -February 25, 2006 Elizabeth Stewart My retail business is doing quite well - in fact, we expanded into a new location in September 2005. In May 2006, Lush Beads will be celebrating 2 years in business. I am now living in Chelmsford with my Siamese cat Miss Cleo. -February 02, 2006 Bill Lewis Bill Lewis and his wife, Julie, are happy to announce the birth of their third child, Owen William, on April 22, 2005. His big sisters, Caroline (5 yrs) and Jillian (2 1/2 yrs), love their new brother very much. -September 26, 2005 Jennifer Almy I am currently Director of Quality Assurance at a start up medical device company working to provide better quality of life for emphysema patients. In another year or so, I hope to be back in New England. I'm always home for the Christmas holidays and love to catch up with my old college friends! -November 16, 2004 Mark Russell I am finishing up my 8th year in the Navy and currently serving as an instructor pilot with Michael Lohan (94) in VT-27. I am priviledged to be going on my 8th year married to the lovely and beautiful Katherine Connery (whom I met while attending WPI) and have two great kids, Emma (6) and Owen (2). -September 24, 2004 Matt Boutell Matt and Leah Boutell would like to announce the birth of their son, Elliot Matthew, on August 8, 2004. Elliot joins older siblings Jonathan, Caleb, and Elise. Matt is working to finish his PhD in Computer Science this year at the University of Rochester. -August 13, 2004 Elizabeth Stewart Liz has left the high-tech arena to pursue a career of a completely different sort - an artistic one. In October 2002 she founded Lizzie's Things, a jewelry design business. Building upon that business and on her interest in beading, she recently opened Lush Beads, a full-service beading supply store located in Lowell, MA. Liz currently lives in Acton, MA. -May 24, 2004 Kathleen Lamkin-Kennard Kathleen and Scott Kennard announce the birth of their third child. William Dylan Kennard was born March 31, 2004. -May 05, 2004 Peter Cavallo Pete Cavallo and Gail Speakman announce the birth of their first child Daniel, on March 23, 2004. -April 01, 2004 Susan (Cusick) Hill Bruce and Susan (Cusick) Hill '93 and big sister Veronica Claire announce the birth of Alexander Joseph on May 19, 2003. They live in Poughkeepsie, NY. -August 07, 2003 Beth Abramovitz & Edward Diamantis Beth Abramovitz ('93) and CPT Edward Diamantis ('93) announce their engagement. They plan on being married May 23, 2004. Edward is currently serving with the United States Army in Baghdad as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. When he returns home he will resume his position as supervisor of computer network operations for Time Warner Cable's New York and North Jersey offices. Beth currently works for Langan Engineering and Environmental Services as a senior staff engineer. She will receive her MSCE from Drexel University in June 2004. -July 22, 2003 Terra Peckskamp Terra announces her engagement to Mr. Jim Ervin of Syracuse, NY. Terra currently is an assistant director of Residence Life at Syracuse University and is also working part-time on her PhD in Higher Education Administrtion. A fall 2004 wedding is planned, followed by a dissertation defense (she hopes)! -May 06, 2003 Gregory Loukedes Gregory Loukedes '93 was married to Laura Vlahou in Palaio Faliro, Greece, on Sept. 7, 2001. In attendance at the ceremony were Gregory's WPI roommates John Boska '93 and Scott Burbank '93, as well as close friends Stefan Kotsonis '94 and Vasilis Hadjieleftheriadis '95. Laura is a chemistry teacher and Gregory is joint managing director of "E.G. Loukedes" a family owned ship agency firm located in Piraeus, Greece. -June 13, 2002 Joseph & Kate Wenc Joseph Wenc '93 and Kate (Ranum) Wenc '93 announce the birth of their second child, Isaac, born March 12, 2002. Big brother Stefan, age 2, is looking forward to having a playmate. -June 13, 2002 Laura Gregory Roberts Laura Gregory Roberts ('93)and George Roberts ('95)announce the birth of their daughter Anna Claire. She was born on October 24, 2001 and weighed in at 8 lbs, 6 oz. -June 13, 2002 Jeff Rembold Jeff Rembold and his wife, Cristine, announce the birth of their fourth child (third girl), Mary Teresa, on October 19, 2003. Jeff resides in Webster, NY, where he continues to work as an application engineer for PTC. -October 30, 2003 Tracy Coifman Tracy Coifman (93) and wife, Agnes Rios, are happy to announce the birth of their twin sons, Diego Alexander & Myles Sebastian on 01-04-04. -March 29, 2004 Michael Thibodeau 11 years and 2 doctorates (D.V.M. and Ph.D. with board certification in anatomic pathology) after graduating from WPI, I have begun my first permanent position as a senior scientist (toxicologic pathologist) at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in Ridgefield CT. I live in the beautiful hills of New Milford, CT with my wife, Kate, and 2 children, Ryan and Brooke. -April 29, 2004 Joseph C. Wenc Joe recently left St. Paul Travelers Insurance Co. after 7+ years and is now with Zurich as an Assistant Vice President and Actuary. Wife, Kate (Ranum) Wenc '93, is a stay-at-home mom of their two children, Stefan, age 5, and Isaac, age 3. They live in the Twin Cities, MN, suburb of Eden Prairie. -February 01, 2005
94	Dena Mechoso (Niedzwiecki) Dena (Niedzwiecki) Mechoso and her husband, Diego, are proud to announce the birth of their daugher, Ella Marie Mechoso. She was born January 7, 2008 weighing 6 lb 7 oz. Dena is a pediatrician practicing in Arcadia, CA. -May 22, 2008 Bethany Salek Bethany Salek and her husband Andrew (Fongeallaz) Salek welcomed their second child, Brendan Peter, on December 3, 2006. Recently celebrating his first birthday, Brendan's big sister, Lindsey Grace (age 3) helped him blow out his candle. Bethany continues her career at Saint-Gobain in Worcester, now managing the Customer Service and Quality Departments for the Grains & Powders Division. -December 05, 2007 Doreen Burrell Doreen would like you to join her in welcoming her adopted son, Aiden Patrick. He arrived on June 17th, and is such a blessing. -August 20, 2007 Peter Berube Peter and his wife, Tricia, welcomed the birth of their son, Ryan Dennis, on June 2, 2006. Peter is currently a major in the United States Air Force, stationed at Shaw AFB, SC. Peter was assigned to the 9th AF/CENTAF in 2005 after completing a two-year assignment as an AFROTC instructor at DET 340 at WPI. -March 26, 2007 Dena Niedzwiecki Dena Niedzwiecki M.D. '94 was married to Diego Mechoso M.D. in Newport Beach, CA on September 2, 2006. Becca Yang (Mason) '94 was in the wedding party. Dena Mechoso is a pediatrician practicing in Arcadia, CA. Diego Mechoso is a pediatric Hospitalist at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, CA. -October 31, 2006 Chad Council I've just started a new job as a Sr. Software Engineer at Motorola, working on the Network Element Management aspect of their Fiber To The Premises project. Also, this past year I've expanded my involvement with MATF1 FEMA Urban Search & Rescue by completing training for and working as a Communications Specialist. I currently live in Londonderry, NH with my wife Lora and our retired racing greyhound "Keeper". -October 27, 2006 Christy (Hinkley) Deliberto Buddy and I recently opened Pop's Pizza in Tatnuck Square of Worcester. We also would like to announce the birth of our daughter, Ashley Soozie, who was born on May 8, 2005. Please come visit us at the pizza shop when you are in town! -October 04, 2006 Matthew Thibodeau Matt Thibodeau and his wife, Jody, recently moved to San Luis Obispo, CA. Matt is working as an Energy Efficiency Consultant for VaCom Technologies and enjoying the beautiful weather and scenery in the central coast region of California. Matt, a multiple time USA Triathlon All-American, continues to compete in triathlons and recently notched his eighth overall victory, at the San Luis Obispo Triathlon. -August 22, 2006 Michelle (Shear) Pacitto Michelle and Chris Pacitto ('98)announce the birth of their daughter - Akela Sydney Pacitto was born February 25, 2006. -March 31, 2006 Doreen Burrell Doreen has transferred back to Florida with Boeing to work as a Structures Sub-System Engineer on the Space Shuttle Program. She is in her 10th year with the company and is enjoying the warm weather again after being up "North" in Alabama for two years. -December 21, 2005 Anette LeFave Joel & Anette (Berg-Sonne) LeFave and big brothers Erik (9) & Ryan (6) are happy to announce the birth of Noah David on September 8, 2005. The family moved to Mendon, MA last year. -October 04, 2005 Yvonne Proulx Jeff and Yvonne (Bergstrom) Proulx '94 and big sister Catherine announce the birth of Rachel Ann on November 10, 2004. -February 04, 2005 Jason Makofsky Jason Makofsky, P.E., is in his third and final year at Boston College Law School, and expects to pass the bar exam in July of 2005. He plans to practice law in the Boston area with a focus on real estate, construction, regulatory, and intellectual property law. Jason lives with his wife, Kelly McQueeney, P.E. (WPI '92) in Natick. Kelly received her M.S. from UMass-Amherst in 1993 in environmental engineering, and is now a Senior Project Manager at Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure in Stoughton. -October 13, 2004 Bethany Salek Bethany Salek ('94) and her husband Andrew (Fongeallaz) Salek welcomed their first child, Lindsey Grace, on August 3, 2004. The family continues to reside in Worcester. Bethany also celebrated her 10 year anniversary in August with Saint-Gobain, where she is a Product and Production Manager. -October 08, 2004 Christine Jesensky Bennett A son, Timothy Orlean Jesensky Bennett, was born to Christine Jesensky Bennett '94 and Benjamin Bennett '96 on March 1, 2003. Tim is always into mischief, and keeps us (and our poor dog Emily) on our toes! -September 13, 2004 Yvonne Proulx Yvonne (Bergstrom) and Jeffrey Proulx are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Catherine Jeanette. Catherine was born on June 3, 2003. -September 07, 2004 Senya Miles I have been promoted to Technology Leader for GE General Eastern, an acquisition of GE Industrial Systems, responsible for humidity sensor and transmitter systems. My husband, Andy, and I will be relocating to the Wilmington, MA area in early 2004. -November 28, 2003 Ted Dysart Ted and Erica Dysart are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Theodore Leslie Thornton Dysart, Jr., "T.J." on April 28, 2003. TJ was 8 lbs. 14 oz. and 20 1/2". -May 16, 2003 Dena M Niedzwiecki, MD Dena Niedzwiecki, MD is a board certified Pediatrician practicing in Bristol, CT. -April 19, 2003 Brandon Emanuel Brandon Emanuel and Jennifer Harper of Rockford, Ill., were married in Bedford, Va., by Brandon's dad. The couple honeymooned in Prague, Czech Republic, and Edinburgh, Scotland, before returning to Jacksonville, Fla. Classmates Dan Mackin, Bob Thomas James McElroy were able to attend and participate in the ceremony. Brandon is a naval flight officer with Patrol Squadron 30. -June 13, 2002 John Hall John Hall (CS '94) and Melissa Hall announce the birth of their daughter Anne Marie Hall. She was born January 3, 2003, weighed 5lbs 3oz, and was 45cm long. Photos are available online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jhall0741/baby/ -February 14, 2003 Kyle Outlaw Kyle ('94) and Maureen Outlaw announce the birth of their son, Riley Zack Outlaw, at 8:02 a.m. on 01 May 2003. He was 7 pounds, 8 ounces and 20 inches long. He joins his 2-year-old sister, Peighton, as the newest member of the family. -May 15, 2003 Tim McInerney Tim ('94) and Zoë-Maja ('95 Clark) McInerney announce the birth of their twin sons, Alexander Liam and Connor Leif McInerney, on November 27th, 2002. Both boys are doing well, their parents are very very tired. -June 19, 2003 Stephen Kapushoc Stephen T. Kapushoc (94) and Heather (Polacek) Kapushoc (93) announce the birth of their son, Lucian Thomas Kapushoc. Lucian was born on April 17, 2003. All are happy and living in Cheshire, CT. -August 26, 2003 Scott Kalish It's been a busy year. My wife, Alison, gave birth to our first baby on December 13, 2002. Nathan Charles Kalish weighed in at 9lbs 12oz and was 22 inches long. Also earlier this year I was promoted to Senior Program Manager for InterDigital Communications Corporation. -December 16, 2003 Don Cournoyer Capt. Don Cournoyer '94, wife Kim and children, Courtney, Rachel, Austin and Emily, announce the birth of Aaron Joseph Cournoyer. The Cournoyers can now be found in the Fort Bragg, NC, area after spending 3 years in Ramstein AB, Germany. -December 23, 2003 Todd A. Sullivan Todd Sullivan ('94), his wife, Alexa, and their 3-year-old son, Ethan, recently welcomed their second son, Garrett into the world. More recently, Todd changed law firms and now practices patent law for Hayes Soloway in Manchester, New Hampshire. -January 12, 2004 Chuck Scholpp Chuck ('94) and Elaine Scholpp announce the birth of their son, Alexander Henry, on January 10, 2004. Having graduated with an MBA and MEM from the Kellogg School of Management this past June, Chuck now works as a Marketing Manager at Hach Company, a division of Danaher Corporation, and lives with his wife and new son in Fort Collins, CO. -January 19, 2004 Rebecca Yang (Mason) Rebecca (Mason) Yang received a Pharm.D. from the University of Southern California in May of 2003. A few months later, on August 2, Becca and her husband, Roger Yang, welcomed the birth of their first child, Zackary P. Yang, 7 lbs 5 oz. Zackary was born on his parents' 6-year wedding anniversary! All are healthy and happy in Los Angeles, Calif., where Becca is a pharmacist and Roger is an emergency physician. -January 26, 2004 Peter Demarest Peter Demarest and Julie Dienno were married April 24, 2004 in Crofton MD. Roger Dufour '94 was the best man. -May 17, 2004 Dr. Kristina Zierold Kris Zierold, Ph.D., finished her post-doctoral work with the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention in the summer of 2003. In August 2003, she joined the faculty in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences in the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. The Arnold School of Public Health is one of only 33 accredited schools of public health in the nation. Dr. Zierold is trained in exposure assessment and epidemiology and her research focuses on pollutant exposures and human health outcomes. -July 20, 2004 Gayle (Sanders) Reh Gayle (Sanders) Reh and her husband, Brian Reh, are thrilled to announce the birth of their son. Nolan James Reh was born on May 27, 2004. Gayle works as a Process Engineer for Garlock Sealing Technologies. The Rehs live in Fairport, NY. -November 15, 2004 Dr. Kristina Zierold Dr. Kristina Zierold has accepted a faculty position at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Wake Forest is ranked among the top 25 national universities in the country. Kris is an environmental epidemiologist whose research focuses on environmental and occupational risk factors in the development of diseases. - 00, 0000 Christine Jesensky Bennett Christine Jesensky Bennett '94 and Benjamin Bennett '96 welcomed their second son, Nicholas Michael Jesensky Bennett, on June 16, 2005. "Big bruvva" Tim is enjoying his "baby bruvva" and is especially fascinated with Cole's "leetle toes!" - 00, 0000
95	Jeffrey B. Collemer Jeffrey Collemer (‘95) and his wife Rebecca are pleased to announce the birth of their son Cole Jeffrey Collemer on April 22, 2008. The Collemer family resides in Cumberland, RI. Jeffrey is a Software Team Lead for "The Search Agency". -May 07, 2008 Jonathan "Jeb" Bertucci Jonathan "Jeb" Bertucci '95 and his wife, Michelle, welcomed their third daughter, Gianna Mei on December 22, 2006. She joins big sisters, Kayla, 9 and Mariah , 5. The family is living happily in Apex, NC. -September 26, 2007 Jeff Baron Jeff Baron and his wife, Kim, are pleased to announce the birth of their second daughter, Rachel Grace. Rachel was born on July 24, 2006. She was welcomed home by her big sister, Sarah, who is enjoying being mommy's helper. -September 13, 2006 Spence Cocanour I am currently stationed at Hurlburt Field, FL where I am serving as the Director of Operations for the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron. -August 01, 2006 Heather (Linnehan) Desmarais Heather (Linnehan) Desmarais and her husband, Dale, are proud to announce the arrival of their son, Jaden Dale. Jaden was born on April 28, 2006 weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz. and was 21 1/4 inches long. Big sister Kyla is thrilled to have a new baby brother! -July 26, 2006 Lisa (Caponi) de Mars Lisa (Caponi) de Mars and her husband, Robert, announce the birth of their second son, Ryan John, on May 6, 2006. -June 27, 2006 Stacey Jackson Rob and Stacey (Watrous) Jackson (Class of 1995) are pleased to announce the birth of their second daughter, Allison Catherine. Allison was born on October 3, 2005. She was welcomed home by her big sister, Megan. The family resides in Holden, MA. -January 18, 2006 Len Zheleznyak Len Zheleznyak completed his MBA from the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver in June of 2005. He is currently employed as a Product Manager at IHS Inc and holds an adjunct Professor position with the Department of Management at Colorado Technical University. Residing in Denver, Colorado, he hopes to hit 30+ days on the slopes again this year. -November 12, 2005 Gilda Aliberti Gilda (Medeiros) '95 and John '96 Aliberti are thrilled to announce the birth of their first child, Evan Joseph. He was born on May 26, 2005, weighing in at 8 lbs. 3 oz, and was 20.5 inches long. Gilda has been with PTC for 7 years and is a Section Manager, and John has been with Pegasystems for 9 years and is a Software Engineer. The family resides in Billerica, MA. -September 29, 2005 Nick Mollo Nick '95 and Valerie (Kolak) Mollo '97 would like to welcome their first child, Tanya Nicole, into the world. She was born on August 21, 2005. Nick is a Flow Lab Leader working for GE Sensing, and Valerie is a RDS Software Engineer for Bose. The family resides in Wilmington, MA. -September 18, 2005 Michael Lemons My wife, Missy (Keucher) Lemons, and I are proud to announce the birth of our daughter Cecelia Kate on 1/18/05. Currently reside in Raleigh, N.C., and work as a Mechanical/Process engineer specializing in pharmaceuticals. Earned my PE licence in 2003. -May 18, 2005 Jeff Collemer Jeffrey Collemer (‘95) and his wife Rebecca are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Sara Toby on April 9, 2005. The Collemer family resides in Cumberland, RI. Jeffrey is a Sr. Software Engineer for APC. -May 01, 2005 Rachel Stratford After graduating from WPI, I joined the Peace Corps and spent two years in Malawi, East Africa. There are I worked on several projects, including the upgrading of a village by bringing in water service and roadways. After completing my service I spent time travelling around southeastern Africa and then returned to work for a Boston contracting firm. In May of 2004 I married my husband, Luis. -December 13, 2004 Jennifer (Anderson) Crock Karl and Jennifer(Anderson)Crock are happy to announce the birth of their second child, Philip Ezra, on July 26, 2004. Philip was welcomed home by big brother Nathan. The family resides in Wilmington, DE. Jen, in addition to being a proud mom, is a program manager for space propulsion and ordnance products for Alliant Techsystems in Elkton, MD. -September 23, 2004 Lisa (Caponi) de Mars Lisa (Caponi '95) de Mars and Robert de Mars are proud to announce the birth of their son, Owen Lane. Owen was born on April 24, 2004. -September 21, 2004 Cynthia Adams Cynthia (Stachura) Adams has passed the Professional Engineering Exam and is now a practicing Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania. She is a Project Engineer in the Kulpsville, PA, office of Schoor DePalma, Inc. She and her family currently reside in Skippack, PA. -July 07, 2004 Cynthia Adams Derek and Cynthia (Stachura) Adams, along with big sister Charlotte, are proud to announce the arrival of Marcus Edward Adams, on June 11, 2004, at 7:00 a.m. Marcus weighed in at 8 pounds, 10 ounces and was 21 inches long. -June 22, 2004 Jeffrey Mullen Jeff Mullen (‘95) and his wife Kerry are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Julia Rose in April, 2004. The Mullen family resides in Tewksbury, MA. Jeff is a Technical Support Engineer for Optos Inc. -May 03, 2004 Alexis (Kirk) Clement Alexis (Kirk) Clement '95 and Ryan Clement '96 happily annouce the birth of their first son Max Ryan born December 18th, 2004. Ryan is currently Plant Manager at Matheson-Trigas in Gloucester and Alexis works at Ibis Technology in Danvers. They live in Burlington, MA. -April 02, 2004 David Jakad David Jakad (BSME 1995) Launches New Website for Entrepreneurs. The Jakad Entrepreneurship Network is dedicated to helping people start and grow successful businesses. This goal is accomplished through a weekly radio broadcast, conferences, events, and a website. For more information, go to www.jakad.com. -October 31, 2003 Dr. Bill Stankosky On September 28, 2003, Dr. Bill Stankosky ('95) married the love of his life, Sherry Hanchuruck. The downpour of rain in CT that day did not dampen our spirits, and we appreciated our 2 weeks honeymoon in Hawaii all the more! -October 22, 2003 David Jakad David Jakad (BSME 1995) Launches New Radio Talk Show About Entrepreneurship. The Jakad Entrepreneurship Network is a new business radio talk show targeted for people interested in starting and growing successful businesses. The radio show airs every Monday, from 4pm to 5pm, on WBZT 1230 AM in West Palm Beach, Florida. The show features interviews with successful entrepreneurs, as well as related service providers, such as attorneys, lenders, venture capitalists, financial advisors, the SBA, and others. The coverage area for the show includes West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, and Boca Raton. If you are interested in being a guest on the show, or becoming a sponsor for the show, please contact David Jakad at 954-454-5027. -October 14, 2003 Heidi (Huggett) O'Connor Heidi (Huggett) O'Connor married Marc O'Connor on April 26, 2003 in Sterling, MA. WPI '95 alums that were there included Jennifer Rice (maid of honor), Jay Lamb, and Jennifer Burzynski. Heidi is in her third year of residency in Internal Medicine at New England Medical Center in Boston. -July 24, 2003 Todd S. Goyette Todd Goyette and his wife, Janice, announce the birth of their second daughter, Rebecca Michelle, on April 11, 2003. They presently are living in Millbury with their other daughter, Abigail. Todd has also recently passed the Principals of Engineering Exam (Electrical) in Massachusetts. -April 18, 2003 Suzanne Timmerman Edmonson Suzanne Timmerman Edmonson '95 and Michael Edmonson are thrilled to announce the adoption of their son, Nathaniel Andre. Nathaniel was born on August 16, 2002 and placed in our arms on March 11, 2003. -April 10, 2003 Jason S. Anderson Attending the Haas School of Business MBA program at UC Berkeley (future class of 2004). -November 21, 2002 Cynthia (Stachura) Adams Derek and Cynthia (Stachura) Adams are proud to announce the arrival of their daughter, Charlotte Piper Adams, on July 9, 2002, at 7:44 p.m. Charlotte weighed in at 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was 21 1/2 inches long. -August 07, 2002 Stacey Jackson Rob Jackson (95 BS, 97 MS) and Stacey (Watrous) Jackson (95 BS, 01 MS) announce the birth of their daughter, Megan Sarah, on December 24, 2001. Rob is a Project Engineer with Nexus Technical Services, and Stacey is a Product Manager with FLEXcon. -August 03, 2002 Gregory Marr Greg (BSME '95, MSME '96) completed his second WPI master's degree, this one in computer science, in December 2001. He is currently employed as senior software developer and core team leader at CADKEY Corporation in Marlborough, Mass. Greg and wife Amy ('96, '00) reside in South Grafton, Mass., where he serves as scoutmaster for BSA Troop 107. -June 13, 2002 Kevin Dowty Kevin Dowty and Stacie Caddick-Dowty announce the birth of Connor William Dowty on Oct. 9, 2001. He was born at 5:41 p.m. in Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attlebough, Ma., and weighed 8 lbs, 8oz. -June 13, 2002 Jeffrey B. Collemer Jeffrey Collemer '95 was married to Rebecca Baker in Bristol, R.I., on July 20, 2002. In attendance at the ceremony were close friends Greg LeBlanc '94, Hud Quistorff '95, James Rogers '96, and Todd Giaquinto '96. Rebecca owns a fitness gym and Jeff is a Software Engineer with American Power Conversion. -August 12, 2002 Paul Beliveau Paul Beliveau and his wife, Evelyn, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Grace Evelyn. Grace was born October 6, 2002. She joins brother, Paul, and sister, Amber Mae. -March 21, 2003 Jim Lagrant Jim and Trish (University of Richmond '95) Lagrant announce the birth of their daughter, Sophie Rose, on June 21, 2003. The Lagrants are currently living in Oxford, PA. Jim works as a process engineer for the fuel cell technology group at W.L. Gore & Associates. Trish is pursuing her master's degree in education. -July 09, 2003 Jeff Baron Jeff Baron ('95 MIS) was married to Kimberly Ansell in Randolph, Mass., on July 26, 2003. Brian Smith '95 was the best man, and Marc Kazigian '95 TW read the wedding blessings during the ceremony. The couple honeymooned in the Poconos before returning to their newly purchased home in Worcester. They are expecting their first child in January 2004. -August 20, 2003 Kim Quigley Caserta Kim (Quigley) and Justin Caserta, along with big sister Kaleigh, welcomed John Patrick Caserta on December 11, 2003. -December 23, 2003 Marie Aviza On May 15, 2004 Greg (93) & Marie (Meier, 95) Aviza welcomed their 1st child David Gregory Aviza. Greg works, as project engineer for Gillette and Marie is a Principal Engineer at American Superconductor. -June 29, 2004 Heather (Linnehan) Desmarais New parents Heather (Linnehan '95) and Dale Desmarais are proud to announce the arrival of their daughter, Kyla Rose. Kyla was born on March 1, 2004 weighing 7 lbs. and was 19 inches long. Heather also received her Master's Degree in Engineering Management from UMASS Amherst in February 2003. The happy family lives in Hampden, MA. -July 22, 2004 Jeralyn (Clouart) Haraldsen It's been a busy year for the Haraldsens! Jeralyn (Clouart '95) and Chris ('96) Haraldsen became proud parents on October 6, 2003, to a daughter, Kate Denise. Although she decided to arrive six weeks early, Kate weighed in at a 'whopping' 5 lbs. 14 oz. Jeralyn received a Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology from Tufts University School of Medicine in Sept. 2004. Chris works for PPT Vision, Inc. Jeralyn, Chris and Kate have recently moved to Waterbury Center, VT, where Jeralyn is pursuing postdoctoral research at the University of Vermont. -October 21, 2004 Jeremy David Little Jeremy Little (Class of 1995) and his wife, Donna Marie (Preiss) Little, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Spencer William Little. He was born on June 21, 2005, and the family resides in Wakefield, MA. The child is their first. -August 31, 2005
96	Hector Hernandez My wife Sandra and I welcomed our first child, Gael David Hernandez, on July 15th 2007, which also happened to be my birthday!!!! Quite a great present! He was born healthy weighting 6lbs and 4 oz. -December 22, 2007 Hector Hernandez I have been appointed as the IT Manager for the Dominican Republic operations of Edwards Lifesciences, a world leader in advanced research and manufacture of cardiovascular disiease treatments. Also, my wife Sandra and I are expecting our first baby, due on August 2007. -February 11, 2007 Katie Daly Katie received her MBA from Babson College in May 2006. She is currently the Group Manager of Program Management in the Oncology Division of Boston Scientific. She has been with Boston Scientific since graduation in 1996. -January 12, 2007 Rachel (Butland) Delisle Rachel was awarded an MBA from WPI in February 2006. She currently works as a Six Sigma Engineer for KARL STORZ Endovision, Inc. in Charlton, MA. Rachel and her husband John were married in September 2000 and reside in Dudley, MA. -July 30, 2006 Pam Sluter Pam Sluter is training to run the Maine Marathon on Oct. 1, 2006, as part of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program. Pam is committed to raising $1,850 for the Society, 75% of which is used directly towards research. Anyone interested in making a donation can reach her at pjslu@lycos.com. -June 27, 2006 Suzan (Bullock) Michaud Suzan Andrea Bullock, daughter of Betty M. Bullock and the late Walter E. Bullock of Burlington, Mass., and Alan Ross Michaud, son of David and Sharon Michaud of Gorham, were married Nov. 5, 2005, at the Sea Road Church of Kennebunk, Maine. The Rev. William C. Batson III officiated. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the Clay Hill Farm, Ogunquit. The bride wore a sleeveless, ivory Mikado, A-line gown with an empire waistline detailed with beading in a diamond pattern at the front and back center of the bodice. Her elbow length veil of tulle was trimmed with satin. For her bouquet she carried white hydrangeas set with fuchsia spray roses. Maid of honor was aunt of the bride, Marilyn E. Bullock of Somerville, Massachusetts. Attending bridesmaids were nieces of the bride, Kayla Bullock and Sarah Bullock, both of Billerica, Mass. They wore Alfred Angelo gowns in navy for the maid of honor and summer blue for the bridesmaids. They carried stargazer lilies, magenta spray roses, and white bouvardia. Brother of the groom, Donald Michaud of Westbrook, stood as best man. Ushers included friends of the groom, James Turgeon and Diehl Estes, both of Westbrook. Daughters of the groom, Stephanie and Caitlin Michaud of Buxton, were the flower girls. The bride is an administrative assistant of finance for R.W. Gillespie and Associates Inc., in Saco, Maine. The groom works for Maine Medical Center in Portland. Following their wedding trip to Ossipee, New Hampshire, the couple is residing in Buxton, Maine. -May 09, 2006 Douglas H. Borden III I'm pleased to share the news that as of December 2005, I joined the firm of Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, VA. Booz Allen Hamilton is in its 92nd year as a premier consulting company, providing services to public and private sector clients around the world. My initial contribution to the firm is as the Subject Matter Expert supporting the US Army Installation Management Command's Baldrige-based performance excellence programs. -January 29, 2006 Greta Boynton MD After finishing my residency in Internal Medicine (2000-2003) at Baystate Medical Center, I completed a year as Chief Medical Resident (2003-2004). Currently I am working as a full-time Hospitalist at BM, and have recently been appointed Assistant Director for the Community Hospitalist Medicine Program. Currently residing CT with husband Mario Bruno and daughter Isabella. -July 02, 2005 Pam Sluter Steve and Pam Sluter announce the birth of their second daughter, Bethany Ellen. She was born on Jan. 19, 2005 at Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI. -March 15, 2005 Michael Caprio Since Summer 2004, Mike has moved from Worcester to Cape Cod and has become an employee of CranBerry Technologies. CranBerry is a software company spun off from BackOffice Associates - a leading consulting firm in SAP data migration. In February 2005, Mike was promoted to the position of Product Manager at CranBerry. -March 01, 2005 David A. Boulanger David A. Boulanger ('96) got married to Alicia B. Gamache on September 13,2003. They also welcomed their first children, Lauren Elizabeth and Emma Lynn, on October 15, 2004. -December 31, 2004 Ryan P. Daly Ryan P. Daly, MD is currently finishing his training in Internal Medicine at Boston Medical Center. He will be moving to Cleveland, Ohio to train as a Cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. -October 12, 2004 Jesse L. Parent Jesse Parent ('96 CS) has returned to his former position at Sorenson Media in Salt Lake City, UT as Principal Engineer. In addition, Jesse has been touring international improv festivals this year, including Toronto, Chicago, and Phoenix, with his newly formed improv comedy group JoKyR and Jesster. -September 10, 2004 Krysten A. Laine After moving to the Sacramento area in 2002, Krysten has accepted a postion with Fugro West of Fugro International as a GIS Specialist in their Oakland office. Here, she will be developing a GIS enterprise for data analysis, asset management and product support. -July 27, 2004 Cynthia Mitchell Cindy recently relocated to Spring Lake in western Michigan. She continues to work for Pratt & Whitney as a Senior Project Engineer. -April 01, 2004 Karen (Goodell) Plante Karen (Goodell) Plante (1996) and Isaiah Plante (1997) and big brother Isaiah Trenor (02/28/2001) welcomed son Hunter Steven on 03/03/2003. -December 17, 2003 Sue (MacPherson) Kristoff Sue (MacPherson) Kristoff (BSME '96) and Eric Kristoff (BSCM '94) are proud to announce the birth of their first child, a son, Perrin Joseph Kristoff on May 23, 2003. In addition to parental duties, Sue is currently managing locomotive crashworthiness activities at Foster-Miller in Waltham, and Eric is a Senior Internet Developer at PTC in Needham, and they reside in Leominster, MA. -September 02, 2003 Jesse L. Parent Jesse L. Parent (CS '96) has taken a position as Director of Internet Technology at Datamark, Inc., a small direct advertising firm in Salt Lake City, UT. He also travelled to Chicago to attend and perform at the 6th Annual Chicago Improv Festival as well as to New York City to perform at the 5th Annual Del Close Improv Marathon. -August 28, 2003 Rich Santora Rich Santora recently married Michelle Mach. Rich currently works as a Process Engineer and Fused Material Manager at Incom, Inc., a leading manufacturer of fused fiber optics in Charlton, MA. He also works as a Paramedic for Worcester EMS. -August 27, 2003 Jannine Copponi Jannine changed jobs recently. She is now working as a Project Engineer at Integrated Project Services, a fully integrated engineering firm providing an extensive range of technical services focused on clean, compliant industries.Jannine has also completed her MBA from Northeastern University. -January 15, 2003 N. Harrison Ripps N. Harrison Ripps ('96) has joined the Massachusetts Army National Guard. He is currently preparing to ship out to Fort Knox, Kentucky for ten weeks of basic training, after which he will begin Officer Candidate School. Unofficial sources say that Mr. Ripps is trying to keep up with Tom Carr ('96), who received his officer's commission with the Navy Reserve earlier this year. -September 20, 2002 Sean Squire I have taken a position as an engineer in the Advanced Systems Development Branch at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport in Newport, R.I. -August 07, 2002 Steve and Pam Sluter Steve and Pam Sluter announce the birth of their first child. Isabelle Rose was born at 2:24 a.m. at Women and Infants hospital, Providence, RI, and weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz. -June 13, 2002 Jesse L. Parent On December 1, 2001, Jesse Parent ('96 CS) and wife Julia were blessed with the birth of their daughter, Jasmine Denise Moench Parent. She was born at home with the help of a midwife and the birth went VERY smoothly. Jesse also changed jobs this year and took a position at Sorenson Media in Salt Lake City, UT as Principal Engineer. In addition, Jesse recently returned from Chicago where he performed with an improv comedy group called Knock Your Socks Off (or KYSOff) at the fifth annual Chicago Improv Festival. -June 13, 2002 Amy L. Marr Amy continues to head up WPI's Web site efforts and was recently promoted to director of web development at WPI. She and husband Greg '95, M.S. '97 & 2001, are expecting their first child in the fall. -May 08, 2003 Amy L. Marr Amy L. Marr ('96, '00) & husband Gregory ('95, '96, '01) welcomed their first child, Ainsley Elizabeth Marr, into the world on October 1, 2003. As is only fitting for the daughter of WPI's director of Web development, she has her very own Web site - http://baby.themarrs.net/ -October 09, 2003 Matthew Weidele Matthew J. Weidele, PE (BSCE Class of '96, TKE), and his wife, Andrea, welcomed their son, Joseph Sean, into the world on November 26th, 2003. He weighed in at 5 lbs 14 oz and was 18.5 inches long. Mom and baby are doing great after a natural child birth. -December 01, 2003 Michelle Bruneau Michelle Bruneau wed Jeffrey Atchison on April 24, 2004 in Springfield, PA. Alison Kmiecik (1996) was a bridesmaid who flew in from the Netherlands for the special occasion. The couple honeymooned in the Caribbean on a tall ship. The couple now reside in their home in Woodlyn, PA. -July 06, 2004 Douglas H. Borden III Lemons or lemonade? Doug Borden (MME 1996) was laid off by his former employer, a DC-area government contractor, in April 2004. Doug turned this unexpected turn of events into a positive experience since it gave him time to focus on finishing his Master's in Quality Systems Management, and brought opportunities to teach a graduate course for the National Graduate School and to provide consulting services to two different companies. Just as graduation from WPI's MME program brought Doug a career change in 1996, he received a new job offer just after finishing the course and project work for the new Master's degree. Doug is now a Program Manager with STG International, managing the contracted support provided by the team of STG Int'l and Anteon to the US Coast Guard's Recruiting Command and Recruiting Offices. The team has members in 54 locations across the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and Puerto Rico. -November 15, 2004 Antonio J. Delgado Antonio J. Delgado '96 has accepted (since Jun'04) the position as Health, Safety, and Environmental Coordinator for Latin America with Baker Hughes Inc., a Houston-based Petroleum Service Company. Antonio will be based in Caracas, and is currently assigned to Baker Petrolite, a Specialty Chemicals Division from BHI. He is living in Caracas with his wife Edwani and daughter Oriana. - 00, 0000
97	Chris Jamieson After almost 9 years working in flight test, Chris left the Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River, MD for a new position with the US Army Evaluation Center, Alexandria, VA in February 2006. Along with the change in jobs he has also moved to a condo in downtown Washington, DC. Chris is currently on a 6 month deployment as the team evaluator for the Army Operational Test Command Forward Operational Assessment Team in Baghdad, Iraq. After completing this deployment in April 2007 he will return to his job as an Army Aviation Systems Evaluator. -December 20, 2006 Peter Manolakos Peter and Ani Manolakos proudly announce the birth of their son Niko George Manolakos. Peter Manolakos has recently been promoted to Executive Oncology Sales Specialist for Eli Lilly. He will be responsible for Dana Farber Cancer Institute,Mass General Hospital, and Beth Israel Hospital. The couple now resides in Chelmsford, MA -November 17, 2006 Stephanie Torrey Stephanie married John Vuk on October 21, 2006 in Magog, Quebec. After honeymooning in New Zealand, the couple is residing in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. -November 17, 2006 Jennifer (Clark) Weir Jennifer (Clark) Weir and her husband, Bill Weir (MS '97, PhD '02), have been blessed with a son, Joseph Robert Charles Weir, born August 5, 2006, in Worcester. -September 12, 2006 Anne (Ciccolo) Ziniti Anne ('97 MFE)and husband Donald ('96 ME) welcomed their second child, Marcus Charles, on 2/17/06. Big sister Sophia just turned two on 8/13. Don is currently working at Johnson & Johnson, and Anne is enjoying being a stay-at-home mommy! -August 22, 2006 Shannon Hogan I was engaged to Matthew Hollander (Haverford 2000, Tufts 2004) on March 5, 2006. We plan to be married on April 21, 2007. I am currently a 3rd year pediatrics resident at CCMC in Hartford, CT, and Matthew is a 3rd year pediatrics resident in the Airforce at WPAFB in Dayton, Ohio. -August 11, 2006 Jami Walsh Jami Walsh has passed the Professional Engineering Exam and is now a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Massachusetts. -July 10, 2006 Scott McDermott Scott McDermott and Jessica Hassett were married on April 6, 2006 in Coronado, California. They currently reside in Imperial, California. -June 17, 2006 Brian Lakin Michelle (Feinstein) Lakin and Brian Lakin '97 announce the birth of their second child. Jacob Ethan was born at 7:13 p.m. on February 5, 2006 and weighed 8 lbs. 12.5 oz. Mom, Dad, Big Sister Shayna and baby are all doing well. -March 15, 2006 Paula Brezniak Paula Brezniak Class of 97, Married Jason E Monsees RIT class of 97, in North Carolina on November 20, 2004. Patti Kessler Class of 96 was the maid of honor. The couple honeymooned in St. Lucia. They will continue to live in Greensboro NC where Jason is a Packaging Engineer for Syngenta Crop protection and Paula is a Operations Manager for American Express -March 31, 2005 Matt Tricomi Matt Tricomi ('97) married in New Zealand in March '04. He and Denise, live in Golden, Colorado. Matt works as an Enterprise Architect for Northrop-Grumman. -January 04, 2005 Jami Walsh Jami Walsh is pleased to announce that after 4 years at Prism Environmental Inc. she has left that position and has joined the Water/Wastewater Engineering Department at Earth Tech Inc.'s Concord, MA office. -July 17, 2004 Alison Faye Possas Alison Faye Possas ('97) and Christopher Alan Johnson were married on April 18th, 2004 on Long Island, NY. Terri Green ('99) performed "The Rose" during the wedding procession, and Kiki (Dreyer) Abraham, Kevin Osborn, Jimmy Pavlat, and Mike Fyrberg were also in attendance. The couple honeymooned in Lake Tahoe and San Francisco, and then returned to their new home in Tolland, CT. -April 28, 2004 Daryl Hart Daryl (’97) and Kathy Hart are happy to announce the birth of their second daughter, Natalie Marie, who was born on 20 Jan 04. Marisa is currently 4 years old and is enjoying the duties of being a big sister. Daryl just completed his MBA from Auburn University and is currently a Captain in the Air Force. We will be reassigned to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio in June 2004. -February 11, 2004 Alison Faye Possas Alison Faye Possas ('97) got engaged to Christopher Johnson on Friday, April 25th, 2003. They are planning an April 2004 wedding on Long Island, NY. Both are Senior Engineers at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford, CT. -April 28, 2003 Hector Hernandez Recently moved to London, England as part of a career move after living back in Caracas, Venezuela for the past five years and is now working as a PeopleSoft Technical Consultant in the UK. -October 25, 2002 Peter Manolakos Peter Manolakos was recently promoted to Senior Executive Sales Representative and Director's Council at Eli Lilly and Company. He is the youngest employee in the country to attain this premier sales title. Family Status: Got married on August 31, 2002, to Ani Arakelian, who is a graduate of Assumption College. She is a fourth-grade teacher from Shrewsbury, MA. They took a honeymoon in the Greek Islands and now live in Chelmsford, MA. Lee Core (97') was an usher. -January 23, 2003 Brian Lakin Michelle (Feinstein) Lakin and Brian Lakin '97 announce the birth of their daughter Shayna Naomi Lakin. She was born at 4:33 p.m. on August 12, 2003, weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz, and was 20.5 inches long. -August 19, 2003 Ben Higgins On September 26, 2003, Ben Higgins ('97 CS) and Katherine Drainville ('97 BBT) were married on the beautiful island of Oahu, Hawaii. Kathy is completing her Ph.D. at the University of Rhode Island in 2004, while Ben has returned to WPI to accept the position of Computer Operations Manager for the Mechanical Engineering Department. The newlyweds now reside in North Grafton, MA. -December 23, 2003 Stephanie Torrey Stephanie recently successfully defended her PhD thesis in Animal Behaviour at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. She has accepted a Research Scientist position with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, a division of the Canadian federal government, based out of Lennoxville, Quebec. - 00, 0000
98	Jill Korthas Jill (Johnson) class of 1998 - AGD) and Aaron Korthas (class of 1999 - Zeta Psi) are pleased to announce the birth of their twins, Jack and Kali, on December 13th and 14th, 2006. Jack was born on the 13th weighing in at 7lbs 2oz and Kali came 3 hours later on the 14th weighing in at 5lbs 13oz. Both are at home with mom (who is taking a break from teaching high school Chemistry) and are doing great! -October 09, 2007 Kristen C Gongoleski Fairbanks Kristen (Gongoleski) and Jonathan Fairbanks welcomed their first child, Conor Joanthan, on December 20, 2006. They make their home in Coventry, RI. -September 21, 2007 Doug Davis Doug Davis and his wife Nevriye are pleased to announce the birth of their first son, James Preston Davis, who was born on December 27, 2006 in Izmir, Turkey. James was 8 lbs at birth, and was measured at 21 inches. James, Doug and Nevriye continue to live in Izmir, Turkey, where Doug works as a Contract Performance Manager for GE Energy, and Nevriye practices law. -February 14, 2007 Michael Glynn Michael (CM) and Rosanna (Catricala) Glynn (ME BS 99 & MS 01, MBA 03) are thrilled to announce the birth of their first child, Thomas Michael Glynn. Thomas was born at 10:07 pm on September 28th at 7lb 15oz and 22.5". The Glynns now reside in Cromwell, CT. -November 08, 2006 Jill Baryza LeFevre Jill and Gene welcomed their second child, a son, Robert Anthony, on September 12, 2006. Big sister, Gabriella, is happy with the new addition to the family. -September 25, 2006 Jeff Alderson Jeffrey Alderson ('98) and Sara (Maska) Alderson ('04) were married on August 6th, 2006 in Brighton, MA. Jeff and Sara honeymooned in the Mayan Riviera and are now residing in their new home in Brighton where they live with their two cats, Ace and Venti. -August 28, 2006 Jeff Alderson Jeffrey Alderson ('98) was recently promoted to Director, Strategic Partnerships for ConnectEdu, Inc. in Boston, MA where he has been working since February of 2004. -August 28, 2006 Slade Brockett LT Slade Brockett has transitioned to the Naval Reserve following 8 years of active duty service. During his time on active duty he served on two submarines; the USS PROVIDENCE and the USS OHIO. He also worked on the staff of Commander, US Naval Forces Europe in London, England. Slade is currently a project engineer with BP at the Cherry Point Refinery. Slade and his wife, Mary, live near Blaine, WA, with their children; Bruce, Annika, and Emma. -July 25, 2006 Michael & Stacy Gagne Michael Gagne (’98, ’00) and Stacy (Gold) Gagne (’98) are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Catherine Elizabeth. Cate was born on February 23rd, 2006 and was 8 lbs 3 oz and 20-1/2 inches long. The family is living in Gainesville, VA, where both Michael and Stacy work as project engineers at Aerojet Corporation. Stacy has gone back to work to ensure that proper funds will be available in 19 years for Cate to attend WPI and carry on the Gagne tradition -June 08, 2006 Brendan Smith Going back to school. I was recently accepted into the MBA class of 2008 at Harvard Business School, with fulltime classes starting in the fall. -May 12, 2006 Penelope (Taska) Butler Capt. Penelope (Taska) Butler recently joined the 7th Space Operations Squadron in the Air Force Reserves, as a GPS operator. She left active duty in December 2005 to pursue a full-time study of Interior Design at the Art Institute of Colorado. She lives in Colorado Springs with her husband, Chris. -March 17, 2006 Japa Volchok Dr. Japa Volchok class of 1998 and wife Allison Bastiani Volchok welcome their first child, Benjamin Zollie Volchok, born 2/20/06. -February 26, 2006 Josef A Scherpa Josef Scherpa (1998) and Christianne Magee (2001) were married in November 2005. Tiana gaduated from Tufts Veterinary School in 2004 and is now an equine reproduction resident at Colorado State University. Joe completed a Master's degree in Human Factors Engineering at Tufts in 2003 and is a Visual Design Lead for IBM/Lotus. Both are now living in Fort Collins, CO. -January 23, 2006 Richard Cournoyer Richard Cournoyer was promoted from Senior Manufacture Engineer to Operations Manager on January 8, 2006. Richard and his wife, Celia, reside in Arcadia, California. -January 22, 2006 Stephen Stephen Davis class of 98 BSCE has accepted a new position as Senior Project Manager at Advanced Signing LLC in Medway, MA. The Project Management Group consists of three Project Managers and a Project Administrator. -December 14, 2005 Elana Person (Kingsbury) Rich ('96) and Elana are proud to announce the birth of their third son, Max. Max was born May 16, 2005. His older brothers, Tim and Sam are very proud of their little brother. The family is doing very well. -November 29, 2005 Adam Fowler I recently got engaged to Nancy Tryder (Assumption College, Class of 1999). We are planning a wedding in September 2006 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. -November 28, 2005 Benjamin Fisk Karen (Lee) Fisk ('99) and Benjamin Fisk ('98) are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Rachel Cathryn. She was born August 25, 2005, weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz, and was 19.5 inches long. The Fisks live in East Granby, CT. -September 05, 2005 LT Slade Brockett LT Slade Brockett ('98) and his wife Mary are proud to announce the birth of their third child, Emma, on 11 June 2005 in Bremerton, Washington. -June 24, 2005 Jeannine (Block) Lovering Jeannine (Block) Lovering ('98) and James Lovering ('98) are excited to announce the birth of their daughter, Amelia Marie, on May 9, 2005. She weighed in at 8lbs 2oz and measured 19 inches. James is teaching high school physics at the Morgan School in Clinton, CT, and Jeannine is a Senior Research Scientist at Pfizer Inc. in Groton, CT. The Loverings reside in Mystic, CT. -May 22, 2005 Molly McCabe Molly McCabe Gagnon ('98) and Brian Gagnon ('97) welcomed Maeve Elizabeth on April 21, 2005. Molly and Brian still live in California, where Brian is a consultant with Rolf Jensen & Associates, and Molly is the Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs for CoolSystems, Inc. -May 18, 2005 Michael Glynn Michael Glynn (CM)and Rosanna Catricala (ME BS '99, MS '01; MBA Regis University '03) were married on Sept. 25, 2004. They live in live in Mansfield, CT, with their cat, Lola. Michael has been appointed Corporate Marketing Manager for Accu-Time Systems, Inc. in Ellington, CT. More info and full press release can be found at: http://www.findbiometrics.com/viewnews.php?id=2240 -May 05, 2005 Kimberly James My husband, Abdelhadi Tanji, passed on Tuesday Feb 15th. -February 18, 2005 Nilufer Soucek Nilufer Saltuk Soucek ('98) was published in the Denver Business Journal regarding her business, Two Doves Wedding Consulting. She was highlighted as a prominent member of Le Tip, an international networking association. -January 12, 2005 Slade Brockett LT Slade Brockett has completed a two year assignment on the staff of Commander, US Naval Forces Europe. He and his family have moved from London, England to Bremerton, Washington, where he is once again assigned to a submarine, the USS OHIO. -December 18, 2004 Jill Baryza LeFevre Jill and Gene are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Gabriella Maria. She was born on August 11, 2004. -September 14, 2004 Julie Davis Julie Davis and Keith Richard were married on September 5, 2004. Sarah Furey ('98), Carolyn LaCamera ('98), Erica Lotz ('98), Jessica Sands ('98), and Jeremy Richard ('96) were in the wedding party. In addition, Julie & Keith purchased a home in Shrewsbury, MA in April and Julie was promoted to Staff Scientist at Genzyme Corporation in July. -September 11, 2004 Jennifer Childs Smith Jen, Jeff & big brother Austin are pleased to announce the arrival of Benjamin Fuller & Connor Matthew on 2/7/04. They weighed in at 5lbs 15oz and 6lbs, respectively. Life will never be the same again! -April 14, 2004 Chris Gauvin Christopher Gauvin ('98) was married to Karen Gwozdowski on September 28, 2003 in South Grafton, MA. Robert King ('97) was the best man. -March 12, 2004 Amy Sinyei Amy Sinyei has recently completed her MBA at the University of Rhode Island. She is currently looking for a new career in her home state of RI where she has purchased a home with her fiance Mark Andrade and puppy Kansas. -August 27, 2003 Prudence R. (Martin) Jones Prudence R. (Martin) Jones ('98) and Aaron C. Jones ('98) are proud to announce that they have both passed the Professional Engineering Exam. They are both practicing Professional Engineers in the State of Colorado. -June 10, 2003 Slade Brockett LT Slade Brockett completed a three year tour on the attack submarine USS PROVIDENCE and transferred to shore duty in London, England in November 2002. Slade and his wife Mary Brockett are happy to announce the birth of their second child, Annika Katherine Brockett, on 7 Feb 2003. -March 27, 2003 MariLisa Billa Dowling MariLisa Billa ('98) and Matthew Dowling ('97) were married in the shadow of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy on September 22, 2002. Constance Pappagianopoulos ('98), Lena Bottos ('98) and Jeevan Ramapriya ('98) helped to make the day special. -February 03, 2003 Elana Person Rich ('96) and Elana (Kingsbury) Person announce the birth of their second son, Samuel. Sam was born on August 28, 2002 weighing 9 lbs. 2 oz. Big brother Timmy (1/5/01) is very proud of his little brother. -December 03, 2002 Jill Marie LeFevre Jill Marie Baryza('98) and Gene LeFevre were married in Ossining, NY on July 20, 2002. They honeymooned in Greece and Italy before returning to their home in NY. Jill is working for UBS PaineWebber in Weehawken, NJ while Gene works for Initiative Media in NY, NY. -November 01, 2002 Jason Mello Jason Mello was promoted to Captain in the USAF on 28 May 2002 at Hanscom AFB, FL. Jason graduated with a Master of Engineering Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. He is currently stationed at Patrick AFB, FL providing engineering safety support to the space shuttle and expendable launch vehicle programs. -October 26, 2002 Kenneth C. Knowles Kenneth Knowles (1998) was married to Kelly Martel on May 25, 2002 in Manchester, NH. Brian Carey ('98), Luke Poppish ('98) and Brian Bresnahan ('98) were ushers. -October 11, 2002 Frank Townsend Frank Townsend '98 is a captain in the U.S. Army, stationed in Hawaii. He is married to Kaya Brown and has two children, Sydney (3 years) and Frank IV (3 weeks). He is currently moving back to the States to get his Masters Degree in Engineering Management and then to be assigned to his next duty station. He was the Civil Engineer for the 84th Engineer Battalion, designing and conducting all QA for the Battalion and US Army Pacific. He deployed to Thailand, Kwajalein and many other places in the pacific. -June 13, 2002 Molly McCabe Molly McCabe ('98) and Brian Gagnon ('97) were married on September 15, 2001. Amy Sinyei ('98) was the maid of honor and Scott McDermott ('97) was the best man. Jenn Sapochetti ('98), Wendy Jobling ('98), Katie Gagnon ('01), Isaiah Plante ('97), Justin Urban ('98) and Cory Wajda ('97) were all a part of the wedding. -June 13, 2002 John Markow John Markow and Aino Rentola were married on January 12, 2002 in Helsinki, Finland. Ryan McDaniel '98 was the best man. Al Navarro '98 was an usher. -June 13, 2002 Jennifer (Childs) Smith Jennifer ('98 ME) & Jeffrey are happy to announce the birth of their first child, Austin Michael, on September 2, 2002. Austin weighed in at 9 pounds 10 ounces and 21.5 inches long. Mom & Baby are doing great! -November 07, 2002 Nilufer Saltuk Nilufer Saltuk became engaged to Paul Soucek Jr.of Lafayette, Colorado, on June 7, 2002. They are planning a May 2003 wedding in Denver. They are expecting many out-of-town guests, including people from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, California, Turkey, Yemen, France and Monaco. -August 07, 2002 Janel Lanphere After graduating from WPI, I attended graduate school at the University of Toledo, where I received a master's degree in biomedical engineering. Following grad school I became employed by Boston Scientific Corporation, where I was awarded the Technical Excellence Award with my project team. -February 28, 2003 Nilufer Saltuk Nilufer Saltuk and Paul Soucek Jr. were married in Denver on May 17, 2003, by Paul's brother, Robert. Classmates Prudence and Aaron Jones (both '98), Shannon Hogan ('97), and Steve Davis ('98) partied the night away at the wedding. The couple honeymooned at a resort in Antalya, Turkey, and then went to Istanbul, where the bride's parents hosted a second reception overlooking the Bosphorus. -June 05, 2003 Michael Stark Mike Stark '98 and his wife, Amanda, belatedly announce the birth of their son, Jon. He was born on April 5, 2002, just a week after Mike started his new job as an investiagtor with the NH State Fire Marshal's Office in Concord. -June 09, 2003 Stephen Davis Stephen Davis (Civil Engineering) is employed by Earth Tech Inc. (a Tyco Company) and has been promoted to Project Manager.He is currently managing construction of a new $8.6 million manfacturing facility for AFC Cable Systems (also a Tyco Company) in New Bedford, MA. -February 24, 2005 Michael Stark Mike and Amanda Stark would like to announce the arrival of Abigail Page, baby sister of their son, Jonathan. Abigail was was born on February 11, 2005. She was 8lbs 2 oz and 19.5 inches long. -March 28, 2005 Seth Popinchalk Seth ('98) and Susan Popinchalk would like to announce the birth of their second daughter Lauren Samantha on May 8th, 2005, Mother's Day! Both mother and baby are doing great, and big sister Kathryn (2 years old) was so happy to have her baby sister arrive. Seth is an Application Engineer at the MathWorks in Natick, MA. - 00, 0000
99	Jennifer L Brown Jennifer L. Brown married John L. Gardner on September 15, 2007. The wedding party included Maid of Honor Jessica (Hamel) Kelly ’99 and other WPI alumni attendees included Tara Devarakonda ’99, Jennifer Marcello ’99, and Liam Kelly ’98. The couple honeymooned in the Greek Islands and lives with their two dogs in Woburn, MA. Jen works for BiogenIdec in Cambridge MA as an oncology research scientist. -October 18, 2007 Linda Grelotti Robert (BS '98 MS '99) and Linda (Cappuccia) Grelotti, along with their daughter Michele (age 4), are pleased to announce the birth of Katherine Luisa on 8/15/06. Linda is a lawyer for the State of CT and Bob is a Staff Engineer at Pratt & Whitney. The Grelottis live in East Haddam, CT. -April 17, 2007 Ed Cameron Ed and wife Laurie are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Isabelle Anna on January 27, 2006. Also, in April 2006 Ed was promoted to Lieutenant with the Round Lake Fire Department. -February 25, 2007 Pat O'Sullivan Pat O'Sullivan, recently left the Air Force after serving for eight years and is now working for The Mitre Corporation in Bedford, MA as Sr, Multi-Disciplinary Systems Engineer. -January 12, 2007 Katie Taylor Boyd Katie Taylor Boyd ('99) graduated from Albany College of Pharmacy (Albany, NY) in May 2006 with an accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy degree. She graduated Summa Cum Laude, earning awards in both pharmacology/medicinal chemistry and pharmacy practice. Katie has accepted a position with Molloy Medical Arts Pharmacy as a clinical pharmacist. She has moved to Poughkeepsie, NY with her husband, Kevin Boyd ('99), a process engineer at IBM. -September 06, 2006 Melissa (Clark) Johnson Melissa (Clark) Johnson ('99) & husband Matthew ('98) are thrilled to announce the birth of their first child, Rachael Elizabeth, born on March 8, 2006. Rachael weighed 9lb 2oz and was 20.5 inches. The Johnsons reside in southern Rhode Island. -June 22, 2006 Fernando Correa Fernando Correa is the proud parent of a baby boy, Mateo Correa, born the 20th of December of 2005. -January 09, 2006 Erin (Duffy) Nesbitt Erin (Duffy) Nesbitt and her husband, Jamie, are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, daughter Ann Elizabeth, on September 9, 2005. -September 12, 2005 Andrea (Calvo) Gojnycz Andrea Calvo ('99) and Borys Gojnycz were married in Massachusetts on September 3, 2005. The couple honeymooned on the beautiful island of Aruba. -September 12, 2005 Jason Dubois Jason Dubois (ME) and wife Katharine are proud to annouce the birth of their second child, Adam James, on August 6th, 2004. Adam joins big brother Cole (age 3) at home. Jason is a Product Engineer at Smith & Wesson in Springfield, MA. -November 11, 2004 Lisa (Angle) Walters Lisa (Angle) Walters '99 and Garren Walters '98 announce the birth of their first son. Justin was born in November 2003. -September 11, 2004 Edward Cameron I have transferred to a new position with Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory. I now work as an engineer in the reactor servicing group, supporting the US Navy's Los Angeles class submarines. I am also a firefighter/EMT with the Round Lake, NY Fire Department. -January 30, 2004 Paul Graves Paul Graves ’99 (M.S.) and his wife, Jane, welcomed their second daughter, Maretta, born in December. Their older daughter, Elise, is three and getting used to her new role. They reside in Lawrence, Kansas. Paul is an environmental engineer with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. -January 07, 2004 Pat OSullivan Pat and Vicky (Dulac '99) and their three year old son, Mack, recently moved back to the Northeast after spending four years at Tinker AFB, OK. Pat, a Captain in the Air Force, has been assigned to the Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom AFB, MA. -December 11, 2003 Linda C. Grelotti Linda (Cappuccia) Grelotti ('99) and Robert Grelotti (BS '98, MS '99) are please to announce the birth of their daughter, Michele Ann Grelotti. Michele was born on April 10, 2003. The Grelottis live in Newington, CT. -July 12, 2003 Katie Taylor Boyd Katie Taylor '99 and Kevin Boyd '99 were married October 19, 2002 in Waterville, ME. Adam Howes '99, Leigh Anderson '99, Linda Cappuccia Grelotti '99, and Beth Schweinsberg '00 were all in the bridal party. The couple moved to Kingston, NY for Kevin's new job at IBM and Katie's accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy Program at the Albany College of Pharmacy. -March 11, 2003 Kat Damaso In May 2002 Kathleen completed a master of arts degree in professional writing at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. After receiving her degree, she headed back to Worcester and was hired as a marketing and product manager at Checkerboard Ltd/eInvite.com, a leading national designer and manufacturer of fine stationery located in West Boylston. -August 07, 2002 Tim Miranda Tim Miranda and Liz Stewart were married on August 19, 2001, in New Rochelle, New York. Matt Sartin '99 and Willy Nunn '99 were ushers. -June 13, 2002 Nicole Norkevicius Nicole (Boosahda) and Algis Norkevicius '96 announce the birth of their first child, son Colin Drew... Born Nov. 25, 2002 8 lbs. 2 oz. 20 1/2 in. Everyone is doing well!! -January 31, 2003 Matthew Poisson I am currently (Feb. '03) deployed to the middle east indefintely and preparing for contingencies with Iraq. I am deployed from Spangdahlem AB, Germany, with the 22nd Fighter Squadron. I'm flying the Block 50 F-16 Viper, optimized for the "wild weasel" mission. Our primary mission involves "Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses" (SEAD). Its our job to find enemy Surface to Air Missile sites and launch a "High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile" (HARM) at them before they can launch a missile at a coalition aircraft; and to decoy the radar operators while our strikers put bombs on target. We are supporting the enforcement of the Southern No Fly Zone while awaiting further taskings. The best way to reach me in the desert is at matthew.poisson@auab.aorcentaf.af.mil. -March 17, 2003 Patrick O'Sullivan I am currently deployed to an undisclosed location in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. I was promoted to Captain on 2 March 2003. My current position is a Communication-Information Officer in support of the E-3 AWACS missions over Iraq. My wife, Vicky (Dulac) '99, and I have one son, Mack, who was born on 31 December 2000. We are hoping to be assigned to Hanscom AFB in the fall. -April 17, 2003

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