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QUINNIPIAC MAGAZINE 45 The team gross champions at the Alumni Golf Tournament held in July at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Connecticut, from left: Gary Henderson, Michael Siciliano, Burke Henderson '04 and Taylor Henderson '07, along with Brett Amendola ’91, president, Alumni Association Board of Governors. ters between Palm Springs, CA, and Pass-A-Grille, FL. 1975 STEPHEN ROVENGER of Levittown, NY, is retiring af- ter 41 years. He and his wife, Jill, have been married for 35 years. They have a son, Greg. They will be moving to Mooresville, NC, after their new home is built. 1983 JILL (ADELMAN) ASCH of Morganville, NJ, accepted a new job as a certified industrial hygienist for Hillmann Consulting in Union, NJ. Jill previously worked at Con Edison. She and her husband, Gregg, have been married for more than 33 years. They have three children and three grandchildren. TAMARA HAYDEN of Blue Bell, PA, together with members of the First Pres- byterian Church of Ambler, PA, completed a one-year project to bring a sustain- able clean water system to a community in the Artibonite Valley of northwestern Haiti. Tamara and the FPCA team worked with Living Waters for the World, an organi- zation that partners with mission teams to provide clean, sustainable water to communities in need. NANCY (CIRASUOLO) KEARNS of Branford, CT, recently published a book, relations and communica- tions at Harvard University. He recently received the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations Distinguished Administrator Award for “excellent contributions to communicating Harvard issues of diversity and the ethno-cultural programs.” He lives in Cambridge, MA. 1974 JANET (KIPPHUT) AINSWORTH ’74, JD ’84, has worked with the state of Connecticut as a staff attorney for the past 25 years, 21 of which were spent with the Connecticut State Police. Janet also vol- unteers for several nonprofit organizations, including the Appalachian Mountain Club, the nation’s oldest outdoor recreation-conservation association. After nearly a decade in a variety of volunteer roles with AMC, Janet recently joined the board of directors. She lives in Guilford, CT. WILLIAM “ZIM” ZIMMER and his wife, Debbie, cele- brated their 40th wedding anniversary on June 18, 2017. They met their freshman year at Quinnipiac and are the parents of three soccer-playing boys. Bill coached soccer at Princeton and Yale University and is now semi-retired, living most of the time in Rehoboth Beach, DE. He splits his win- 1965 THOMAS HICKEY has been actively involved with the game of baseball since play- ing at Quinnipiac. Tom joined the National Adult Baseball League at age 51 and played until this past year when he retired at age 75. During those years, he also managed the Ventura Red Sox for 13 seasons and guided the team to consecutive champion- ships in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He also was a member of their board of directors. He was inducted into the league’s Hall of Fame in 2010. Tom also has enjoyed playing softball with his two sons. He lives in Ventura, CA. 1966 ANN (CROWDER) HERRICK of Eugene, OR, released her latest children’s novel, “Boss of the Whole Sixth Grade.” 1973 ISMAEL “ISH” MARTI- NEZ JR. of Fishkill, NY, published a book titled “Las Villas of Plattekill and Ulster County.” The book explores the culture sur- rounding Hispanic summer resorts in New York’s Hud- son Valley from the 1940s through the 1980s. ROBERT MITCHELL is the assistant dean for diversity “Embrace the Shift,” which is about following one’s instincts to make every moment count. 1985 JOHN HAGAN of Long Beach, CA, joined Nexen Tire America as executive vice president of sales. He will lead Nexen’s internal and external sales teams and be responsible for replacement market growth. John previously worked for several big name tire companies for the past 28 years. 1986 JOHN CROSBY of Dallas, TX, is head of commercial underwriting and portfolio management at Capital One. He joined the firm as chief credit officer in 2015, when the firm completed the acquisition of General Electric Capital's Healthcare Financial Services lending branch. His responsibilities include the management of Capital One’s commercial banking portfolio under- writing activities. He will be based in New York. 1987 J. BROOKS MARSTON of Duxbury, MA, is the chief op- erating officer at Cantella & Co., a national broker/dealer located in the financial district of Boston. Brooks previously held positions at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Pershing LLC and Fidelity Investments. 1990 PAUL ABBATE is executive assistant director for the criminal, cyber, response and services branch of the FBI. He oversees all FBI criminal and cyber inves- tigations worldwide, inter- national operations, critical incident response and victim assistance. He most recently served as the assistant director for the Washington field office, and has worked for the FBI since 1996. LINDA WOOSTER, MBA ’90, of Bethany, CT, recently was inducted into the Connecticut Collegiate and Scholastic Softball Hall of Fame. Before retiring, she served Quinnipiac’s athlet- ics department in multiple roles including coordinator of women’s athletics, senior woman administrator, sports information director, associate professor of phys- ical education and associate director of athletics and recreation. 1996 SEAN GORDON of Hoboken, NJ, recently was hired as line producer for the History Channel’s new television series titled “FBI Most Wanted,” which is tentatively scheduled to premiere in late 2017. Sean recently wrapped produc- tion for a reality series called “Return to Amish,” which is currently in its fourth season on TLC. PAULA MILLER of North Haven, CT, the director of tennis and the women’s ten- nis coach at Quinnipiac since July 2014, was named MAAC Conference Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year for the third straight year. The team has won four consecutive MAAC championships since joining in 2013, with an undefeated record of 38-0. 1999 K. SARA ROBERTSON ’99, MS ’00, of Dumfries, VA, earned PR Professional of the Year at the Platinum PR Awards in 2016 from the National Education Association. JAMES “JACK” SQUICCIA- RINI and his wife, Jennifer, announce the birth of a son, Domenico James, born on Feb. 7, 2017. Domenico was welcomed by his big sister, Lauren, 14 months. The fam- ily lives in Amityville, NY. 2000 MICHELE BELVAL, CER ’00 of Oakville, CT, was awarded the Arlene Sheehan Memorial Scholarship from Apple Re- hab. Michele is a senior rehab director with Apple Rehab. She is pursuing a master’s degree in health care man- agement at Southern New Hampshire University. KATIE (MCLAUGHLIN) MOLONEY ’00, MS ’11, joined NBC as the digital CLASS NOTES Class notes continue on p. 46 Photo by Autumn Driscoll

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The team gross champions at the Alumni Golf Tournament held in July at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Connecticut, from left: Gary Henderson, Michael Siciliano, Burke Henderson '04 and Taylor Henderson '07, along with Brett Amendola ’91, president, Alumni Association Board of Governors.

ters between Palm Springs, CA, and Pass-A-Grille, FL.

1975STEPHEN ROVENGER of Levittown, NY, is retiring af-ter 41 years. He and his wife, Jill, have been married for 35 years. They have a son, Greg. They will be moving to Mooresville, NC, after their new home is built.

1983JILL (ADELMAN) ASCH of Morganville, NJ, accepted a new job as a certified industrial hygienist for Hillmann Consulting in Union, NJ. Jill previously worked at Con Edison. She and her husband, Gregg, have been married for more than 33 years. They have three children and three grandchildren.

TAMARA HAYDEN of Blue Bell, PA, together with members of the First Pres-byterian Church of Ambler, PA, completed a one-year project to bring a sustain-able clean water system to a community in the Artibonite Valley of northwestern Haiti. Tamara and the FPCA team worked with Living Waters for the World, an organi-zation that partners with mission teams to provide clean, sustainable water to communities in need.

NANCY (CIRASUOLO) KEARNS of Branford, CT, recently published a book,

relations and communica-tions at Harvard University. He recently received the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations Distinguished Administrator Award for “excellent contributions to communicating Harvard issues of diversity and the ethno-cultural programs.” He lives in Cambridge, MA.

1974JANET (KIPPHUT) AINSWORTH ’74, JD ’84, has worked with the state of Connecticut as a staff attorney for the past 25 years, 21 of which were spent with the Connecticut State Police. Janet also vol-unteers for several nonprofit organizations, including the Appalachian Mountain Club, the nation’s oldest outdoor recreation-conservation association. After nearly a decade in a variety of volunteer roles with AMC, Janet recently joined the board of directors. She lives in Guilford, CT.

WILLIAM “ZIM” ZIMMER and his wife, Debbie, cele-brated their 40th wedding anniversary on June 18, 2017. They met their freshman year at Quinnipiac and are the parents of three soccer-playing boys. Bill coached soccer at Princeton and Yale University and is now semi-retired, living most of the time in Rehoboth Beach, DE. He splits his win-

1965THOMAS HICKEY has been actively involved with the game of baseball since play-ing at Quinnipiac. Tom joined the National Adult Baseball League at age 51 and played until this past year when he retired at age 75. During those years, he also managed the Ventura Red Sox for 13 seasons and guided the team to consecutive champion-ships in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He also was a member of their board of directors. He was inducted into the league’s Hall of Fame in 2010. Tom also has enjoyed playing softball with his two sons. He lives in Ventura, CA.

1966ANN (CROWDER) HERRICK of Eugene, OR, released her latest children’s novel, “Boss of the Whole Sixth Grade.”

1973ISMAEL “ISH” MARTI-NEZ JR. of Fishkill, NY, published a book titled “Las Villas of Plattekill and Ulster County.” The book explores the culture sur-rounding Hispanic summer resorts in New York’s Hud-son Valley from the 1940s through the 1980s.

ROBERT MITCHELL is the assistant dean for diversity

“Embrace the Shift,” which is about following one’s instincts to make every moment count.

1985JOHN HAGAN of Long Beach, CA, joined Nexen Tire America as executive vice president of sales. He will lead Nexen’s internal and external sales teams and be responsible for replacement market growth. John previously worked for several big name tire companies for the past 28 years.

1986JOHN CROSBY of Dallas, TX, is head of commercial underwriting and portfolio management at Capital One. He joined the firm as chief credit officer in 2015, when the firm completed the acquisition of General Electric Capital's Healthcare Financial Services lending branch. His responsibilities include the management of Capital One’s commercial banking portfolio under-writing activities. He will be based in New York.

1987J. BROOKS MARSTON of Duxbury, MA, is the chief op-erating officer at Cantella & Co., a national broker/dealer located in the financial district of Boston. Brooks previously held positions at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Pershing LLC and Fidelity Investments.

1990PAUL ABBATE is executive assistant director for the criminal, cyber, response and services branch of the FBI. He oversees all FBI criminal and cyber inves-tigations worldwide, inter-national operations, critical incident response and victim assistance. He most recently served as the assistant director for the Washington field office, and has worked for the FBI since 1996.

LINDA WOOSTER, MBA ’90, of Bethany, CT, recently was inducted into the Connecticut Collegiate and Scholastic Softball Hall of Fame. Before retiring, she served Quinnipiac’s athlet-

ics department in multiple roles including coordinator of women’s athletics, senior woman administrator, sports information director, associate professor of phys-ical education and associate director of athletics and recreation.

1996SEAN GORDON of Hoboken, NJ, recently was hired as line producer for the History Channel’s new television series titled “FBI Most Wanted,” which is tentatively scheduled to premiere in late 2017. Sean recently wrapped produc-tion for a reality series called “Return to Amish,” which is currently in its fourth season on TLC.

PAULA MILLER of North Haven, CT, the director of tennis and the women’s ten-nis coach at Quinnipiac since July 2014, was named MAAC Conference Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year for the third straight year. The team has won four consecutive MAAC championships since joining in 2013, with an undefeated record of 38-0.

1999K. SARA ROBERTSON ’99, MS ’00, of Dumfries, VA, earned PR Professional of the Year at the Platinum PR Awards in 2016 from the National Education Association.

JAMES “JACK” SQUICCIA-RINI and his wife, Jennifer, announce the birth of a son, Domenico James, born on Feb. 7, 2017. Domenico was welcomed by his big sister, Lauren, 14 months. The fam-ily lives in Amityville, NY.

2000MICHELE BELVAL, CER ’00 of Oakville, CT, was awarded the Arlene Sheehan Memorial Scholarship from Apple Re-hab. Michele is a senior rehab director with Apple Rehab. She is pursuing a master’s degree in health care man-agement at Southern New Hampshire University.

KATIE (MCLAUGHLIN) MOLONEY ’00, MS ’11, joined NBC as the digital

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supervisor for Harry Connick Jr.’s new talk show “Harry.” Katie previously worked at CNN in Atlanta. She was named one of the Irish Echo newspaper’s 40 Under 40, and was recognized at a ceremony in February. She lives in New York.

2001KENNETH SCOTT GRIF-FIN, MS ’01, of Hamden, recently ended a long career in newspapers and became the public relations and marketing specialist for Cooperative Educational Services, a regional educa-tion service center based in Trumbull, CT.

DUANE SCOTTI ’01, MPT ’03, recently completed dual doctoral degrees from Nova Southeastern University: doctor of philosophy in physical therapy (PhD) and doctor of physical therapy (DPT). Duane has been a member of the full-time faculty at Quinnipiac University in the physical therapy department since August 2016, and now is a clinical assistant professor of physical therapy. He lives in Cheshire, CT.

2002CLIFFORD LYNCH served as the grand marshal of the 2017 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New Haven after serving many years on the parade committee. Clifford also has been involved in numerous organizations celebrating various aspects of his Irish heritage. He is a funeral director with the Iovanne Funeral Home in New Haven. He lives in Woodbridge, CT, with his wife, Shannon.

CHRISTOPHER NEIDIG ’02, MS ’04, of Hamden, joined the School of Business at Quinnipiac University as the director of online master’s programs. Christopher is the program director for the on-line graduate organizational leadership and business analytics programs.

2003CHRISTINE (ISACCO) ALBONE of Newport, RI, is a marketing manager at Riverdale Mills Corporation in Northbridge, MA. She and her colleagues recently

accepted a Global Trade Award presented by Massa-chusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on behalf of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts for demonstrating excel-lence in international trade and setting the standard for global business.

ERIN O’MARA of Oakwood, OH, was awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor of psychology at the University of Dayton in Ohio.

GINA DISANTI REYNOLDS and her husband, Keith, announce the birth of their son, Blake Keith, on March 14, 2016. The family lives in Fairfield, NJ.

2004JESSICA CAMERATO of Philadelphia, PA, is the Sixers Insider for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. She covers all aspects of the Sixers games, practices and news for CSNPhilly.com and appears on CSN Philly’s nu-merous television programs to provide insight and analy-sis. Jessica began this role in January 2016 after working in the Boston sports media market since 2005.

AMY (PLOURD) CRAIN and her husband, Rob, announce the birth of a daughter, Ma-dalyn Mary, on July 8, 2016. Amy is a marketing special-ist for Amica Life Insurance Company, where she focus-es on lead generation and process improvement for the company. The family lives in Omaha, NE.

MICHAEL KATAJA of Southington, CT, married Ashley Weber on June 3, 2016, at the Barns at Wesley-an Hills in Middletown, CT. In April, Michael was promoted to senior content editor in production operations at ESPN. The couple is looking forward to moving into their new home in Prospect, CT.

IRENE SEGUIN, MS ’04, of Bethel, CT, is the new direc-tor of institutional advance-ment for the Child Guidance Center of Southern Con-necticut. Irene previously worked as the vice president of donor development at the United Way of Western Connecticut, as well as in development at the Storm

King, Marvelwood and Forman schools.

ALDEN WITMAN of Natick, MA, recently obtained his Certified Financial Planner® certification. Alden works at The Harvest Group in Bos-ton, as a wealth manage-ment advisor. He develops financial plans, performs investment research and handles compliance issues and online services.

2005ELISSA (PELLAND) CARROLL and JUSTIN CARROLL ’05, MHS ’07, of Stratford, CT, announce the birth of Kennedy Rose on Dec. 13, 2016. Elissa is director of Student Affairs at Quinnipiac’s Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine.

ELIZABETH (HAMLIN) MCVETY and her husband, BRIAN MCVETY ’06, MAT ’07, of Beverly, MA, announce the birth of a daughter, Hadley Constance, on June 24, 2016. She was welcomed by big sister Nora.

HELEN RIDLEY ’05, MS ’10, of Lynn, MA, a former team captain and 1,000-point scorer for the Classical girls’ basketball team in Lynn, MA,

is now the assistant coach for her former high school team, the Rams. Helen was team captain in her final season for the Bobcats and later coached for Quinnipiac, as well as the University of New Hampshire.

2006JOAO ALVES ’06, ’09, of Riverdale, NJ, announces the birth of a daughter, Amalia Lefebvre, on Oct. 5, 2016.

MARK ANTONUCCI of Gil-bert, AZ, was promoted to chief of staff for the Arizona State University Foundation. His new position closely follows his doctorate work in leadership, governance and university design.

JULIE (ZITTERKOPF) LARSON of Metairie, LA, has published a children’s book, “I Have a Doll Just Like You,” which was inspired by her career-long devotion to children and adults with disabilities. Proceeds from the book’s sales are being used to send children with limb differ-ences to amputee camps. Julie is medical director and chief of staff at North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital in Hammond, LA.

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FABIO LONERO of New-ington, CT, has returned to WTNH News 8 in a new position as a marketing and promotions producer and writer.

SCOTT SHILLET of Glen-dale, CA, joined Warner Bros. as the senior franchise manager for Harry Potter.

APRIL (TABERNA) SPALL-INO ’06, MAT ’07, and her husband, Mike, announce the birth of a daughter, Lia Gabrielle, born on June 26, 2016. She was welcomed by her big brother, Michael. The family lives in Roseland, NJ.

2007SARA FIORE ’07, MS ’09, of Florham Park, NJ, married Kyle Post on Dec. 31, 2016, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Essex Fells, NJ. LAUREN (FIORE) LORDI ’09 of Florham Park, Sara’s sister, was matron of honor.

MICHAEL HACKU ’07, MS ’11, of Newton, MA, attended Super Bowl 51 in an unusual capacity, as the New England Patriots' digital content coordinator and primary ad-ministrator for Patriots.com and GilletteStadium.com.

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MICHAEL VITALI ’07, JD ’11, of Wallingford, CT, merged two legal practices in November 2016. The new law firm, Flanagan, Vitali & McManus, focuses on civil litigation and insurance defense practice.

2008CRISTINA CAPELA and Ray Tejada were married on Nov. 26, 2016, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Cristina and Ray met while working at the Norwalk Police Department in CT.

STEPHANIE MAKOWSKI and Luke Schoen were married on July 23, 2016, at the Waveny Mansion in New Canaan, CT. ALEXANDRA CAVOTO ’08 was the maid of honor, and BRITTANY TOR-RES ’08 and JENNIE SEAL ’08 were bridesmaids. The couple lives in Wilton, CT.

LINDSAY (O’BRIEN) ROUS-SO and IRVING “LOUIE” ROUSSO ’09 announce the birth of a son, Preston Irving, on Jan. 21, 2017. The family lives in Larchmont, NY.

2009JASON CAPLIN of Fort Washington, PA, was pro-moted to senior manager, financial planning and analysis, at Apple Leisure Group.

AMANDA CHERLIN mar-ried Bridget Spillane on Oct. 9, 2016. The couple lives in Levittown, NY.

STEPHANIE SAUCIER of Newington, CT, earned a competitive fellowship position in cardiology at Hartford Hospital. She currently serves as a third-year resident physician in the primary care internal medicine program at the University of Connecticut.

MICHELE TRUGLIO ’09, MAT ’10, of Ramsey, NJ, married Christian Grissoni on May 13, 2016, in New Jer-sey. HANNAH (FARRELL) LANCASTER ’09, MAT ’10, ALEXANDRA (KOZINSKI) FILIACI ’09 and JESSICA PACHECO ’09, MOT ’10 served as bridesmaids.

2010JENNIFER ACOSTAMADIE-DO of Katy, TX, was matched

into an internal medicine res-idency at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, starting in July 2017.

JENNIFER DAUPHINAIS, MAT ’10, received the dean’s grant for student research at Columbia University for the 2017-18 academic year. She is an EdD candidate in the Department of Curriculum & Teaching at Teachers College. She is an adjunct faculty member in the MAT program at Quinnipiac’s School of Education.

ALLAN HOVING, MS ’10, of Westport, CT, is a digital marketing manager at Verve, a mobile-advertising company in Silicon Valley. Allan was awarded a U.S. patent for interactive com-menting in 2013.

ALICIA NOONAN, MSN ’10, of Uncasville, CT, works as a hospitalist at Backus Hospital in Norwich, CT.

KATRINA (LENNON) SZAKOLCZAI ’10, MBA ’11, was promoted to commu-nications manager at PAE, a government contracting company headquartered in Arlington, VA.

LISETTE TEMPESTA and DEREK HOFFMAN were married on Aug. 6, 2016. The couple lives in Greenwich, CT.

JILLIAN TRUFAN and KENNETH BREW were married on May 14, 2016, in Middletown, CT, surrounded by their loving family and friends, including 50 Quin-nipiac alumni. The couple lives in Norwalk, CT.

2011NICOLE PELLOWS and CHARLES FISCHER ’09 were married April 30, 2016, in Red Bank, NJ. The couple lives in Oceanport, NJ.

MELINDA SCHOEN, CER ’11, was recently welcomed by the International Nurses Association with her upcoming publication in the Worldwide Leaders in Healthcare. Melinda is an independent nurse consultant and president of Schoen Consulting, LLC in Wallingford, CT.

2012CONNOR GILLIVAN of Orlando, FL, and NATHAN HIRSCH ’11 of Winter Park, FL, built two, multi-million dollar businesses and were recently featured in an arti-cle on influencive.com that Connor wrote.

MICHAEL GLAICAR ’12, MBA ’13, of Farmingdale, NJ, and his wife, Alyssa, announce the birth of a son, Jack Mi-chael, on Oct. 14, 2016.

SCOTT PEARL, MS ’12, of Hamden, is finishing his general practice dental resi-dency at Montefiore Medical Center and is joining his father at Pearl Dental Care in Hamden.

EMILY MCGRATH of Con-cord, NH, married Brian Pritchard on Sept. 17, 2016. Several Quinnipiac alumni were in atten-dance, including LAURA CIALINO ’12, DPT ’12; CHRISTINE NELSEN ’12; FRANCESCA GUASTA-FERRO ’12; ANNA DIDIO ’12; ERIN FINNEN ’12, DPT ’15; JULIE DELLA-CORTE ’12; and AMANDA CHIPKO ’12.

SABA SHAHID ’13, MHS ’15, of Worcester, MA, married Chad Moir on Jan. 19, 2017, in Southbury, CT. Since graduating, Saba started her own business, The Art Cart, which is a creativity and movement program for people living with “the inability to smile” as a symptom of their medi-cal condition.

2014MATTHEW BLOOM of Somerville, MA, works at National Grid as a technology scout for the Corporate Strategy & Business Development team. He is also pursuing a master's degree in tech-nology management from Georgetown University.

LAKIA GODFREY of Nian-tic, CT, recently completed her master’s degree in biomedical sciences with a concentration that led to a certificate in oral biology. LaKia received an academic merit scholarship and will be a first-year dental student at The University

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JENNIFER HOLT of Middletown, CT, has joined the board of directors for Hartford Food System, which aims to alleviate hunger and promote nutrition and sustainability.

AMANDA KALETSKY, MBA ’14, of Norwalk, CT, was promoted to manager of marketing services at Opera-tionsInc, a human resources outsourcing and consulting firm, in January 2017.

KATELYNN LUCYK of Pompton Lakes, NJ, recently won the Success Academy Charter Schools’ Academic Achievement award, which recognizes the teachers who inspired their scholars to perform at the highest academic level across all 41 Success Academy schools.

2015RACHEL COX of Ridgeland, MS, was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assis-tantship to Senegal. Rachel has been teaching French through the Teach for America Program in a middle school in Mississippi.

2016JONATHAN HAMMER of Monroe, CT, has worked at World Wrestling Enter-tainment in the music department since July 2016 as an executive assistant/licensing coordinator.

MEGAN MAHER of Sleepy Hollow, NY, is working as a photography intern with the New York Mets, as well as part time as a digital marketing coordinator at the Wildlife Conservation Society, while finishing her master’s degree in interac-tive media at Quinnipiac.

LAUREN MOCIK of North Arlington, NJ, has attained her Holistic Baccalaureate Nurse Board Certification.

2017STEFAN HELD, MS ’17, of Manhasset, NY, is the director of social media strategy at Wpromote – The Challenger Agency, a digital solution provider.

SUSAN TOUPONSE, MBA ’17, of Watertown, CT, accepted the position of director of development and marketing at Fraser Woods Montessori School in Newtown, CT.

Maxwell Quinnipiac Nast was born in San Diego on May 1, 2017. Quinn, as he is called, is the son of Dr. Kelly Nast ’06 and Rud Nast ’05. The alumni say they named their first-born son for the place they met and had wonderful experiences. He is also named in honor of Kelly’s late grandfather, Jay Maxwell Wright, who donated his body to the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine’s anatomical gift program. Quinn may be the first person legally named in honor of this university.

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2. Cristina Capela ’08 and Ray Tejada, Nov. 26, 2016.

3. Michael Kataja ’04 and Ashley Weber, June 3, 2016.

4. Stephanie Makowski ’08 and Luke Schoen, July 23, 2016.

5. Michele Truglio ’09, MAT ’10, and Christian Grissoni, May 13, 2016.

6. Amanda Cherlin ’09 and Bridget Spillane, Oct. 9, 2016.

7. Sara Fiore ’07, MS ’09, and Kyle Post, Dec. 31, 2016.

8. Lisette Tempesta ’10 and Derek Hoffman ’10, Aug. 6, 2016.

9. Nicole Pellows ’11 and Charles Fischer ’09, April 30, 2016.

10. Saba Shahid ’13, MHS ’15, and Chad Moir, Jan. 19, 2017.

11. Jillian Trufan ’10 and Kenneth Brew ’10, May 14, 2016.

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1. Jack Michael Glaicar, Oct. 14, 2016, son of Michael Glaicar ’12, MBA ’13, and his wife, Alyssa.

2. Felix Hanlon, June 28, 2016, son of Stephanie (Norris) Hanlon ’11 and her husband, John.

3. Hadley Constance McVety, June 24, 2016, daughter of Brian McVety ’06, MAT ’07, and his wife, Elizabeth.

4. Lia Gabrielle Spallino, June 26, 2016, daughter of April (Taberna) Spallino ’06, MAT ’07, and her husband, Mike.

5. Savannah Kuchyt, Sept. 29, 2016, daughter of Charity (Stout) Kuchyt ’07 and her husband, Michael.

6. Preston Irving Rous-so, Jan. 21, 2017, son of Irving “Louie” Rousso ’09 and his wife, Lindsay (O’Brien) Rousso ’08.

7. Blake Keith Reynolds, March 14, 2016, son of Gina (DiSanti) Reynolds ’03 and her husband, Keith.

8. Domenico James Squicciarini, Feb. 7, 2017, son of James “Jack” Squicciarini ’99 and his wife, Jennifer.

9. Amalia Lefebvre, Oct. 5, 2016, daughter of Joao Alves, ’06, ’09.

10. Kennedy Rose Carroll, Dec. 13, 2016, daughter of Justin Carroll ’05, MHS ’07, and his wife, Elissa (Pelland) Carroll ’05.

11. Madalyn Mary Crain, July 8, 2016, daughter of Amy (Plourd) Crain ’04 and her husband, Rob.

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August 19Men’s ice hockey alumni game, Quinnipiac Sports Complex, York Hill Cam-pus. Kids’ game at 9:30 a.m., alumni game at 10:30, reception at noon in the University Club. Free to alumni and their families. Register at Alumni.QU.edu

August 20Afternoon Tea, 1-3 p.m., lawn of Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum, 3011 Whitney Ave., Hamden. Enjoy teas, finger sandwiches, small plates and desserts, and live harp music. Cheryl Kling, author of “Na-ture’s Royal Tea Party,” will sign books, and Solvar Irish jewelry from Lucky Ewe Irish

gift shop will be on display. Tickets: $45 or $325 for table of 8, visit ighm.org

September 14Alfred P. Stiernotte Lecture, 5 p.m., Mount Carmel Auditori-um. Professor Seyla Benhabib of Yale will discuss, “Reflec-tions on Hannah Arendt's ‘The Right to have Rights’: On Migrants and Refugees in Political Thought.” Free.

September 16Men’s soccer alumni game, 10 a.m., Soccer and Lacrosse Complex, Hogan Road. Free. Register at Alumni.QU.edu

September 24Annual Field Hockey Alumnae Game, Field Hockey Complex, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Hogan Road, Mount Carmel Campus. Cost: $15 per person, includes all-you-can-eat pizza.

October 6Whiskey Tasting, time 6:30-8:30 p.m., lawn of Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum, 3011 Whitney Ave., Hamden, visit ighm.org

October 10 Lecture by Sarah Lohman, food blogger and author of “Eight Flavors, the Untold

Story of American Cuisine,” 6 p.m., auditorium, North Haven Campus, 370 Bassett Road. Free.

October 12–14Theater program presents “Doubt,” a play by John Pat-rick Shanley, 7:30 p.m. Thurs-day through Saturday, 2 p.m. matinee Saturday, Quinnipiac Theater Arts Center, 515 Sherman Ave., Hamden. Tom Schwans, adjunct professor, directs. Tickets: $15, and $10 for students, seniors, faculty and staff, at brownpapertick-ets.com

October 13–15Parents and Family Week-end events take place on Quinnipiac’s 3 campuses.

October 21 Family Day at Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum, noon-5 p.m., 3011 Whitney Ave., Hamden visit ighm.org

November 2Singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke of Dublin per-forms, time TBA, Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum, 3011 Whitney Ave, Hamden.

November 3 Alumni reception for School of Law graduates, 6-8 p.m., Lynne L. Pan-talena Law Library, 370 Bassett Road, North Haven. Complimentary. Details: 203-582-4506.

November 3–4Alumni Weekend: Features men’s ice hockey game vs. Cornell on Friday and

vs. Colgate on Saturday with a tailgate party before Saturday’s game, York Hill Campus; and class dinners for 25th and 50th reunion classes on Friday. Register at Alumni.QU.edu

November 9–11Theater program presents “The Imaginary Invalid” by Moliere, 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, Quin-nipiac Theater Arts Center, 515 Sherman Ave., Hamden. Tickets: $15, and $10 for students, seniors, faculty and staff.

November 17Koskoff Symposium focusing on the legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, 9 a.m, Ceremonial Courtroom, School of Law, 370 Bassett Road, North Haven. Details: 203-582-3203.

Visit Calendar.QU.edu or QU.edu/events for details or call 203-582-8610.

CALENDAR

2014Ruth (Clifford) Collins ’44Daniel Firment ’72Toby Moore, JD ’86Constance (Clerkin) Mowry ’37Trina Solecki, JD ’80 Irene Visintin ’68Sharon (Cunningham) Willis ’90

2015Barbara Brockett ’88 Donna (Terrill) Deitch ’87Theresa (Langlais) Knowles ’49

Denise (Bartoo) Rocco ’73 Charles Seefahrt ’59

2016 Stephen Bertucio, JD ’92Pauline (Chidester) Carr ’38Gerald Cohen ’54 Irwin Cohen ’53 Alfred Correia ’63 Deborah Ann Cote-Giove ’83Priscilla (Rice) Deacon ’46Emil DeGregorio ’53 Richard Godbout ’75 Richard Hennessey ’61 Kenneth Hipp ’69 William J. Kelly III ’81 Charlotte Kenerson ’64 Elisabeth (Gilbert) Koch ’46

William Lanzoni ’48 Joseph L. Palazzi ’69 Philip Leighton ’41 MacKenzie Kate Malone ’14Linda Marquis, JD ’89 Estelle (Malone) Marren ’48Ralph Mongillo ’48 James Muldoon Jr. ’71 Robert Noyes ’63 Joseph Pascale ’52 Frank Perrotti Jr. Kurtis Piantek, JD ’08 Edward Raymond ’56 Michael Rome ’69 Joanne (Johnson) Viola ’64Gary Wilson, JD ’92 2017Ruby Bailey (former faculty/staff)

Manuel Bonilla (former faculty/staff)Arthur Caldwell Jr. ’77Joseph Carbone ’76 Manuel C. Carreiro (former dean of students)Nancy Colleran ’46 Julia (Prete) D’Amato ’50Loretto (Whalen) Fitzgerald-Walsh ’39 Thelma (Christensen) Gabriel ’67 William Gandle ’47 Diane (Botti) Guarino ’78Hazel (Crew) Heap, MHS ’76Robert Keener ’03 John “Jay” Charters Lent Sr. ’80Oral Martin ’88 George Mastroianni ’61 Barbara Mattson ’48

Carol (Frisa) Mauriello ’71William Mavrides ’48 Robert McDermott ’77 Debra (Cohen) McKean ’82 Wendell Francis Moore ’68 Theodore Ogorzalek ’80 Lucille (Bardo) Rice ’42Dean John Robertson ’99Francis Rubino ’62 Winslow Scott ’55 Jo-Ann Sensale, JD ’90Rosanne (Barrett) Singer ’81 Matthew Singleton, MHS ’06Gayle Tiedemann-Grillo, MAT ’02 Lawrence Waterbury (former faculty/staff)Joseph Yotch (former faculty/staff)Peter Zeidel ’66

IN MEMORIAM

Alumni