originally published in the Observer Magazine, March 2002 Volume 28, Number 3

1950s

1952
VICTOR V. DeLISA (HARTT, Artist's Diploma) of Mohegan Lake, N.Y., director and owner of the Lakeland Conservatory of Music in Mohegan Lake, was recently featured in a North Country News article titled "Sharing the gift of music for over 40 years."

1955
KRISTIAN JENSEN, JR., (BARNEY) of Plainville, Conn., was honored by the Plainville Chamber of Commerce at a 75th anniversary recognition event for Jensen's Inc., a family-owned company that develops and manages adult communities.

1959
LOUIS J. MAZZOTTA, JR., (A&S) of Bloomfield, Conn., recently showed his work in a model home for Still Mountain Estates, a new residential community on the West Hartford/Bloomfield town line.

1960s

1961
BARBARA A. KOLB (HARTT) of Providence, R.I., is known for the challenging, dense music she writes. After three decades in New York City, Kolb is in Providence on a three-year grant from Meet the Composers, an organization that places composers in communities to teach, organize cultural events, and write music that reflects the spirit of the area. A winner of Tanglewood, MacDowell, and Guggenheim Fellowships, Kolb has received the Rome Prize and seven grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. Because Providence audiences have been known to avoid difficult music, Kolb says with a smile, "I'll either make a difference here, or they'll ignore me completely."

BERNARD H. ROSEN (ENHP, MEd '67) of Cromwell, Conn., president of the New Britain High School Foundation, recently completed the finishing touches on the first bricks installed on the walkway outside the high school's main entrance.

JOYCE CUTLER ROSEN (HCW) of Mission Viejo, Calif., recently moved to Orange County, where she is enjoying the weather and her family.

1962
ELLIOTT J. DONN (BARNEY) of Windsor, Conn., now semiretired, is a charter member of the Cheshire (Conn.) Education Foundation board and founder of the Bloomfield (Conn.) Education Foundation, for which he served as its first president. He is presently serving the last year of a three-year term as secretary of the board. He is also the post commander of Hartford-Laurel Post #45, Jewish War Veterans of the United States.

VALERIE LEWIS (HCW) of Vernon, Conn., commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Higher Education, was recently honored at the annual awards ceremony of the AAUW and Charter Oak State College Foundation. The theme of this year's awards was "The Power of Women-Believing Is Achieving."

EDNA N. NEGRÓN (HCW; ENHP '74, '75) of Hartford, Conn., was recently appointed regional director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration. Negrón is also a University of Hartford regent.

1964
BARRY J. KEARNEY (BARNEY) of Columbia, Md., has been promoted to head the Division of Advice of the National Labor Relations Board. He is the chief legal advisor to the general counsel and to the 32 regional offices on cases involving novel or complex issues.

1965
MARGARET BERGER MORSE (ENHP) of Guilford, Conn., is the author of Torrey's Miracle-A Matter of Choice, published in June 2001 by 1st Books Library, and of Vermont Life Stories-Memories of Summer Living in the Green Mountain State, published by 1st Books Library in November. Morse, a volunteer at Ground Zero, describes her experience there as extremely moving.

1966
LINDA A. DEMIKAT (HCW) of Hartford, Conn., was recently named principal of the Kennelly School in Hartford.

1967
FRANCIS J. CHIARMONTE (ENHP, MEd) of Harwinton, Conn., is vice chair for business for downtown Hartford. The Hartford Business Journal of Oct. 8, 2001, describes the many hours of free time.Chiarmonte devotes to business-neighborhood cooperation.

1968
PETER J. FALK (ENG) of Enfield, Conn., was recently reelected to the Enfield Town Council.

BARRY NUDELMAN (HARTT) of Staten Island, N.Y., has retired as band director after 32 years of service in the New York City public school system. He remains active as a performing professional musician in Broadway pit orchestras.

1970s

1970
HERBERT ASCHERMAN, JR., (A&S, ENHP MA '71) of Beachwood, Ohio, recently exhibited his artwork at the Artists Project in Cleveland.

STEPHEN P. BARNICLE (HARTT, MMusEd '74) of Simsbury, Conn., choral director at Simsbury High School, has been invited to take a group of students from Rocky Hill, Canton, and Simsbury High Schools to Italy in April to perform at the 10th Annual International Polychoral Festival.

MARLISS MURPHY PAVANO (A&S, ENHP '73) of Plainville, Conn., office coordinator in the alumni office at the University, has been reelected to another term on the Plainville Board of Education.

STUART A. WEBSTER (BARNEY, MBA) of Rocky Hill, Conn., has been elected to the Rocky Hill Town Council.

1971
WILLIAM S. CUTTER (ENHP) of East Hartford, Conn., has been selected principal of Fermi High School in Enfield, Conn.

1972
PETER J. HARVEY (HARTT, MMusEd, DMA '80) of Bloomfield, Conn., directed the 2001 Connecticut Women's Chorale holiday concert. Among those performing were HCW alumnae CYNTHIA ASHWORTH '53, MICHELLE CARRASQUILLO '00, and REINA KOGANEMAUER '00.

JOHN T. TAIT (WARD) of Enfield, Conn., has been named to the new board created to promote Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Conn.

1973
GENO J. ALISSI, JR., (HAS, MAEd) of Marblehead, Mass., has been named vice president and general manager of video communications product development at Polycom, Inc., Andover, Mass.

BRIAN J. O'CONNOR (BARNEY) of Merrimack, N.H., director of supply chain at Celestica New England, received the Harry J. Graham Award from the Purchasing Management Association of Boston (PMAB) for "unusual, unselfish service and distinction in the profession." In addition to his corporate responsibilities, O'Connor lectures on supply chain management strategies at conferences, teaches purchasing courses, and has served the association as a volunteer for 15 years.

BETH G. SCHNITMAN-MALM (ENHP, MEd '74) of Philadelphia, Pa., is in charge of chapter house facilities in the Division of University Life, Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, at the University of Pennsylvania.

PAUL D. TIEGER (A&S, MSOB '83) and BARBARA BARRON-TIEGER '82 (ENHP) of West Hartford, Conn., recently were interviewed by the Hartford Business Journal. The husband-and-wife career counselors and authors discussed how to match your job to your personality type.

1974
DONNA HEMMANN (HCW) of Wethersfield, Conn., is currently manager of the case management unit for the Aetna's northeast region.

ABBE ARMBAND HENKEL (HARTT) of West Babylon, N.Y., is currently chief radiologic technologist at LI Diagnostic Imaging in Setauket, N.Y. Henkel also raises and shows pulik (Hungarian sheepdogs).

PAUL F. JAKOBOSKI (A&S) of West Mystic, Conn., has recently been named vice president of the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center. He will oversee operations, manage staff, and coordinate food drives.

DAVID A. MEYERSON (ENG) of Baltimore, Md., a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, has recently been accepted to the University of Maryland School of Law.

1976
JOANNE E. FRAZIER (HCW) of Burbank, Calif., is a member of both the California Army National Guard and the Screen Actors Guild.

CATHY R. LANDAU-PAINTER (A&S) of Alexandria, Va., recently was named national director of state government affairs for KPMG.

1977
ALVIN R. LUSTGARTEN (BARNEY) of Marlboro, N.J., has recently been promoted to vice president, administration and IT, at Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.

JEFFREY J. NOONAN (HARTT) of Cape Girardeau, Mo., is a musicologist and director of guitar studies at Southeast Missouri State University.

KENNETH D. PERSCHETZ (BARNEY) of Armonk, N.Y., has been named managing director and fixed-income trader for Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P., New York, N.Y.

1978
GARY R. GOMOLA (BARNEY) of Middletown, Conn., recently received the 2001 Public Service Award, presented by the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants.

1979
BRYAN A. COSTANTINO (BARNEY, MSPA '88) of Hopkinton, Mass., has been named the new national practice leader for PriceWaterhouseCoopers healthcare consulting practice.

DEBRA L. DELMAN (BARNEY) of New York, N.Y., has joined Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., as vice-president, finance.

C. PHILLIP JOY (ENG) of Sarasota, Fla., has been appointed president of Steward & Stevenson Services, Inc.

JOHN SHEMO (BARNEY, MPA) of South Windsor, Conn., was recently installed as president of the Northeastern Economic Developers Association and is one of the four directors representing the state of Connecticut in the 11-state organization.

ERIC W. UMSTEAD (BARNEY) of Minneapolis, Minn., has been working with mentally ill adults in an in-patient psychiatric unit for the past 12 years.

1980s

1980
MARK J. BONNEY (BARNEY) of Danvers, Mass., has been elected to the ThreeCore, Inc., board of directors.

WILLIAM R. BRIDGEO (BARNEY, MPA) of Augusta, Maine, city manager of Augusta, was recently elected to a three-year term serving the Maine Municipal Association.

BERNARD J. DEMKO (BARNEY) of South Windsor, Conn., was recently named senior vice president of Gerber Scientific Inc.

1981
RUSSELL ALAN COOPER (ENG) of Norwalk, Conn., has been named the project manager of Jaffe Holden Acoustics, contractors for the new Belding Theater at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford.

WILLIAM J. Di FEDERICO, JR., (BARNEY) of West Boylston, Mass., has recently been appointed director of surgical specialties at Worcester Medical Center.

MARY M. DWYER (HAS) of Bridgeport, Conn., was one of six artists whose works were displayed recently at the New Britain Museum of Art as part of the NEW/NOW series. Dwyer, who paints on wood, says her work reflects her interest in history, specifically that of the 18th- and 19th-century United States. "I am interested in how we became the Americans we are today," she says. "As a painter, I am impressed that artists of that period had such a strong role in documenting history. I enjoy work focusing on heroes and heroic deeds."

EUGENE V. GAUDETTE (HARTT) of New York, N.Y., has been appointed chairman of the Foundation of Internet Action and Internet Action PAC.

GRACE N. HINDS (HARTT, Artist's Diploma) of Bronx, N.Y., is president and general manager of Naomi Music Productions and Recordings. The company has five divisions: Rising Star Opera/Young Concert Pianist Competition, Naomi Artist Management, New York Opera Productions, American Music Awards, and Hinds Vocal Consultation.

MARK McCUE ZAMPINO (A&S) of Rocky Hill, Conn., recently completed his first semester as an adjunct faculty member at the University teaching business communications. Zampino is public affairs director of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants.

1982
EUGENE CANTERA (HARTT) of Carrollton, Texas, is currently a partner and director of public relations at the Dallas School of Music, Inc.

ROBERT B. YOUNG (A&S) of Dayville, Conn., has opened an office for the general practice of law.

1983
SUSAN SPAULDING DeQUATTRO (HARTT) of North Haven, Conn., is teaching horn at the Hartt School Community Division and is director of the Hartt Middle School Band Institute and the Hartt Summer Horn Institute. She holds positions as principal horn with the Greater Bridgeport Symphony and New Britain Symphony and is assistant principal with the New Haven Symphony.

THERESA M. METTY (BARNEY) of Ivanhoe, Ill., has been named corporate vice president and director, Worldwide Supply Chain Operations, for Motorola's personal communications sector.

BROOKE M. SCHWARTZ (A&S) of St. Louis, Mo., recently became a diplomat of the society of internal medicine and has been granted a fellowship in preventive medicine/occupational health at St. Louis University.

DONALD SCOTT TRINKS (A&S) of Windsor, Conn., recently won reelection to the Windsor Town Council. He ran as a six-year incumbent and was the top vote-getter.

1984
JOHN AUGUSTYN (BARNEY, MBA) of Guilford, Conn., chaired the industrial division of the United Way 2001 campaign in Meriden.

LORIANA DeCRESCENZO (HARTT) of North Kingston, R.I., recently appeared in Ocean State Lyric Opera's evening of love songs concert, "That's Amore."

JAMES A. FOSCHIA (HARTT) of Altadena, Calif., recently released a 12-CD box set with Southwest Chamber Music titled Composer Portrait Series. The set was nominated for a Grammy Award.

ELIZABETH RODIE JONES (HARTT, MMus) of Meriden, Conn., has joined the New England Theatre Training Institute in East Hampton, Conn., as the resident voice teacher.

CARMEN J. MACCA (BARNEY, MST) of Wethersfield, Conn., recently joined Richard Simione to form Simione & Macca, LLP, certified public accountants and business advisors.

1985
SCOTT C. GARRANT (A&S, BARNEY '88) of Wilmington, Mass., was elected to the Wilmington Board of Selectmen.

KATE RICHARDSON (HCW, '01) of East Hartford, Conn., is president of the first townwide special education PTA in East Hartford.

1986
BARBARA S. BERGREN (BARNEY) of South Windsor, Conn., recently joined Blum Shapiro, a certified public accounting and business consultant firm, as a senior manager. Bergren will work primarily within the firm's healthcare group, specializing in services for long-term care providers.

ANNASIRKKU MATTILA (BARNEY) of State College, Pa., completed her Ph.D. at Cornell University and is an assistant professor at Pennsylvania State University in the School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Recreation Management.

TERRI E. SCHULMAN (ENHP) of Farmington, Conn., is teaching mathematics at Cheshire (Conn.) High School.

1987
DEBRA DRESNER (BARNEY) of Farmington, Conn., recently received one of three national community service awards from SAFECO Insurance at SAFECO's home office in Seattle, Wash. The awards are presented for demonstrated leadership and dedication to the communities in which the recipients serve.

JOHN THOMAS HORN (BARNEY) of East Hartford, Conn., has been appointed vice president, eastern region, of Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations.

THOMAS ANTHONY HUMBERT (HARTT) of Garden City, N.Y., recently performed at The Ruby Room in Roslyn Estates, N.Y. Humbert has starred in over 100 musicals and cabarets across the United States and appears in numerous commercials and jingles.

ROBERT A. LOSINNO (HARTT) of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., recently performed in Madame Butterfly with the Florida Grand Opera at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

1988
STEVEN A. CHUPKA (ENG), a recently deceased alumnus, will be remembered by his family and friends through a scholarship fund in his memory. Through the Steven A. Chupka memorial scholarship, an electronics graduate of Oliver Wolcott Technical School in Torrington, Conn., will receive the annual award.

1989
NEIL C. ABRAMSON (A&S) of Las Vegas, Nev., has recently been named director of development for the University of Nevada School of Medicine and the Academic Medical Center of Nevada.

DAVID A. BROITMAN (BARNEY) of Chappaqua, N.Y., has recently joined Singer Financial Group as vice president, Group Benefits Division.

JOLIE ROCKE BROWN (HARTT) of Hartford, Conn., recently appeared in the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and First Cathedral production, "I Have a Dream," a concert celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

JEROME P. KELLY (BARNEY) of Hobe Sound, Fla., recently won the Sony Open golf tournament in Hawaii. This was Kelly's first victory in his 200th career start on the PGA Tour.

MARK EDMUND SULLIVAN (HARTT) of San Francisco, Calif., son of Professor Emeritus Edmund B. Sullivan, has recently joined Chanticleer, the Grammy Award-winning male vocal ensemble.

GREGG P. THALLER (HARTT) of Salem, Mass., has recently been named associate professor of music and director of instrumental studies at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo.

1990s

1990
CHARLES E. COYNE (BARNEY, MBA) of West Hartford, Conn., has recently published an article, "Valuing Intellectual Property," in the Hartford Business Journal.

1991
JOHN E. COOKLEY (BARNEY, MBA) of Southington, Conn., has recently been promoted to senior vice president and commercial lending officer of the Southington Savings Bank.

ANTHONY F. DeQUATTRO (HARTT) of North Haven, Conn., is currently an artist-in-residence with the New Canaan County Schools, teaching rhythm and movement, a subject he will also teach this summer at Villanova University and VanderCook College. DeQuattro performs with the Bridgeport, Greenwich, and New Haven Symphonies.

DAVID W. DRYERMAN (BARNEY) of Forest Hills, N.Y., was recently named chief financial officer of Sports Capital Partners, based in New York.

DEBORAH L. DUTCHER (HARTT) of London, England, is performing in London's West End at Her Majesty's Theatre, singing the role of Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera.

1992
HULUS ALPAY (BARNEY) of Morganville, N.J., was appointed senior vice president and head of investor relations at Makovsky & Company in New York.

ROBERT A. COOPER (A&S) of North Ridgeville, Ohio, joined the firm of Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP. Cooper's areas of concentration are business practice, intellectual property, and technology.

DIANE WEAVER DUNNE (A&S, MA) of Enfield, Conn., recently wrote an article for the Hartford Business Journal on the impact of the Enron collapse in Connecticut.

KATHLEEN EAGEN (BARNEY, MPA) of Berlin, Conn., has recently been named town manager of Farmington, Conn.

PETER A. KUZMICKAS (BARNEY, MSOB) of Andover, Conn., has joined the staff of Johnson Memorial Hospital as vice president of operations.

WENDY J. LEMKE (A&S) of Westfield, N.J., was recently recognized by her local newspaper, The Westfield Leader, for her volunteer work with Mobile Meals, a nonprofit organization that provides
nutritious meals to home-bound community residents.

THEODORE F. ROGERS (A&S) of Bristol, Conn., has completed a two-year stint on "College Game Day" for ESPN, providing graphic support for the Emmy-nominated show.

BRADLEY C. SCHREIBER (A&S) of Alexandria, Va., a recent graduate of New York Law School, is the legislative counsel for U.S. Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.).

1993
BARBARA S. ARONSON (ENHP, MSN) of West Hartford, Conn., has been awarded the Lillian R. Goodman Award by the faculty of the Graduate School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts (UMass), Worcester. The award honors an outstanding doctoral candidate who exemplifies a humanitarian approach to leadership and scholarship and a deep commitment to professional practice, education, and research. Aronson is a third-year doctoral student in the collaborative nursing Ph.D. program at UMass and is an assistant professor in the school of nursing at Southern Connecticut State University. She is also a staff nurse at Hartford Hospital and a member of the editorial board of Connecticut Nursing News. Aronson was a co-author, with MICHELE NATArO FERRER '00 (ENHP), of a recent article titled "Care of the Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication Patient" in the Journal of Gastroenterology Nursing.

VIN BAKER (A&S) of Old Saybrook, Conn., an NBA All-Star, recently contributed a block of tickets to the New Haven Police Athletic League. He also donated 550 turkeys to Foodshare in Windsor, Conn., which serves the Greater Hartford area, and to Connecticut Food Bank in East Haven, serving New Haven, New London, and Middlesex Counties.

JEANNINE M. JAMESON (A&S) of Carlsbad, Calif., received a Master of Arts in Literature and Writing Studies from California State University. She is currently an assistant professor of English at Orange Coast College. She has also started a small writing business, Jameson Writing Company.

PRECIA J. KIM (HARTT) of Antioch, Calif., a private teacher of violin lessons, participates in the Jubilee Dance Ministry and Prison Chaplain Ministry.

RON RAITAN (BARNEY) of Norwich, Conn., has been appointed general manager for the Miami region by Canon Business Solutions-Southeast, Inc., where he will oversee the development of new business.

JAMES E. VITELLO (A&S) of New York, N.Y., is the director of business development for Vitech Systems Group, Inc.

1994
JEREMY R. CLOWE (A&S) of Lee, Mass., is employed at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass. His responsibilities include video production and documentation of museum events and exhibits. Clowe also oversees content and design for the museum's Web site, <www.nrm.org>.

JEANNE C. GOULET (A&S) of Raymond, N.H., received her master's degree in education from the University of New Hampshire, Durham. She has been teaching 10th-grade English and creative writing at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy in Northwood, N.H.

PHYLLIS D. HARDEN (BARNEY, MPA) of Windsor, Conn., was reelected to Windsor's Board of Education.

WILLIAM H. MATHEWS, JR., (HAS) of Wilton, Conn., is teaching sixth-grade English at the Middlebrook School in Wilton.

PAULA J. O'KEEFE (HAS) of Bristol, Conn., had an illustration accepted into the Scarpetta D'Oro International Illustration Contest for Children's Books. She was awarded meritevole di Menzione special. O'Keefe works as a freelance illustrator and designer.

CARMEN IRIS SIERRA (BARNEY, MPA) of Hartford, Conn., was recently featured in the Hartford Business Journal. As executive director of the Connecticut Association for United Spanish Action, she discussed Project NEXO, designed to bridge the digital divide that affects low-income Latino families.

1995
SCOTT A. BLOOM (A&S) of Coral Gables, Fla., has been working for Lewis B. Freeman & Partners, a forensic accounting and consulting firm in Miami, specializing in fraud. Bloom recently completed his M.B.A. with a specialization in international business from the University of Miami.

PETER G. FURLONG (HARTT, MMus) of New York, N.Y., performed in Weill's Street Scene with Dicapo Opera Theatre and auditioned in Austria for the Vienna Staatsoper. Recently, he has been appearing at the Orlando Opera, singing the role of Rodolfo in La Boheme.

DAVID S. MARGOLIS (BARNEY) of San Francisco, Calif., was featured in a recent profile in the San Diego Business Journal titled "Making the Most of a Family Value: Truckside Marketing Paves Road to Success for One Young Entrepreneur."

MICHAEL F. RUSSO (A&S, PsyD) of Southington, Conn., has been appointed director of children's residential and school clinical services at the Wheeler Clinic in Plainville, Conn.

KARIN J. SPERLING (ENHP) of Sacramento, Calif., a recent graduate of San Francisco State University with a master's degree in nursing, is a clinical nurse specialist in pain management at Shriner's Children's Hospital.

1996
MARK D. BENIGNI (ENHP, MEd, EdD '01) of Meriden, Conn., has been elected to the Meriden Town Council.

ROBERT C. MELICK (A&S) of Philadelphia, Pa., is director of television station WB17-WPHL in Philadelphia and was recently nominated for an Emmy Award.

LORI A. SALMERI (HAS) of Somerville, Mass., is a freelance art director/designer in the Boston area, as well as a mainstage cast member and writer for the Improv Asylum, an improvization and sketch comedy club in Boston.

GRACE FERRARO SOLOMON (A&S) of Deerfield Beach, Fla., is in practice as a family law attorney in Boca Raton.

1997
BRIAN W. DERBYSHIRE (WARD) of Ambler, Pa., is a purchasing agent for Derbyshire Machine and Tool in Philadelphia.

CATHERINE HIKEL DERBYSHIRE (WARD) of Ambler, Pa., received her Master of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and is an architectural intern for Lenhardt, Lolli & Rodgers Architects in Fort Washington, Pa.

MICHELE L. JAQUIS (HAS) of Los Angeles, Calif., had her first solo exhibition at the Hatch Gallery in Los Angeles. She teaches video art at Otis College of Art and Design and the University of California, Riverside.

JACQUELINE M. LONG (ENG) of Suffield, Conn., was recently highlighted in "America's Eye on the Fleet" issue from the U.S. Navy Public Affairs Center. Long, an ensign, has a long-term goal of becoming an astronaut and feels there is no better road to reaching that goal than that of military service. She is currently based in Norfolk, Va.

1998
MICHAEL A. FALKOWITZ (A&S) of Lexington, Ky., has recently accepted a job as an assistant dean of students at the University of Kentucky.

DAVID F. GOLDBERG (BARNEY) of Japan is teaching English at two junior high schools in Shiogama City, Japan. He travels to the Mastshshima Islands three times a year to teach 18 students during May, November, and March.

SANDRA LUCIANO (HCW) of West Hartford, Conn., is currently teaching two All-University Curriculum courses at the University of Hartford.

1999
BADER HAMED AL-ALI (ENG) of Kuwait is working in the GSM Telecommunications field and is responsible for the GSM network management center.

JOXEL GARCIA (BARNEY, EMBA) of Avon, Conn., commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Health, recently spoke at the 87th Annual Meeting dinner of the Visiting Nurse Association of Ridgefield, Conn.

RYAN M. KLINK (A&S) of Westbrook, Conn., was promoted from assistant editor to managing editor of Show Music, the premier magazine covering the music industry.

FRANK H. KNIPPENBERG (BARNEY) of East Sandwich, Mass., works for Red Bull Energy Drink as the sampling team manager for Southeastern Massachusetts.

REBECCA L. PEARSON (A&S) of Trenton, N.J., is a contributing writer to the New Britain Herald and the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. The online publication Technodyke has featured her personal essays, humor pieces, and works of fiction.

STEPHANIE M. REYNOLDS (HARTT) of North Syracuse, N.Y., is one of the three female saxophone players for Rob Zapulla and his orchestra.

MERISSA S. STARNES STRICKER (HARTT) of San Antonio, Texas, is director of dance at the North East School of the Arts. She played the role of Cassie in a recent production of A Chorus Line at the San Pedro Playhouse.