Spring 2025
Do you have news to share?
Maybe you recently got married or had a baby, celebrated a promotion or professional milestone, or had a gathering with some UHart friends. Whatever your news may be, share your UHart pride with your fellow alumni by submitting a class note or tagging us on social media. Select news and posts may be published in a future issue of H magazine. Notes are posted on a quarterly basis in March, June, September, and December and are archived after two years.
1966 | Lynn Davis
Lynn Davis A’66 (A&S) has written two memoirs – A Frog Hollow Childhood – a Memoir of Hartford and recently A Memoir of Two Cities – Hartford and Tel Aviv. Books can be purchased online via Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
1972 | Allan Hoffman
Allan Hoffman ’72 (ENHP) was named President Emeritus at the Institute for Clinical Social Work (ICSW) in Chicago. ICSW is a regionally accredited graduate school offering both PhDs and MS degrees in clinical counseling. Allan is a member of the Rosen Society.
1981 | Marya Triandafellos
Marya Triandafellos '81 (HAS) is launching a public art installation of ten 4' x 5' digital drawing May 4 - July 26 in Washington Market Park (WMP) in Tribeca, NY with the support of Friends of WMP and NYC Parks Art in the Parks program. In addition, her 3D printed sculpture Born Again Road Kill, figures constructed from metals found on NYC streets, is featured in the prestigious NYCxDESIGNxSOUVENIR exhibition.
1981 | Mark Zampino
Mark Zampino ’81 (A&S) was recognized by the Southern Connecticut State University School of Business with its "Exceptional Staff Service Award," and, in addition, the "Dean’s Outstanding Leadership Team Award."
In addition, acting at its spring statewide conference in March 2025, the Connecticut Chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) named Mark an Honorary Member for his longtime service to the organization as a keynote speaker, workshop leader, and competition judge.
1985 | Edward Chesky Jr.
Edward Chesky Jr. '85 (A&S) has retired to the Tampa Bay, Florida area following 24 years of military service and 10 years of law enforcement duty. Edward served as the Chief of Counter Proliferation Weapons of Mass Destruction for the Pacific Command and Reporting Officer for the International Missile Technology Regime Treaty.
Following his military career, he worked in law enforcement with final duties in Department of Homeland Security in Hartford. He supported both the attempted Times Square Bombing and Boston Marathon Bombing investigations.
In addition he performed duties as the Chairman of the West Hartford United Methodist Church. Served as county Chairman of the Coos County, NH Small Beginners Farmer Association and built and ran, as CEO, a high biotech extreme conditions farm that used cutting edge technology to produce organic farm products in cold temperatures.
1987 | Kim Izzarelli
Kim Izzarelli M'87 (Barney) is currently serving in the Peace Corps as a Youth Development Coordinator in Belize.
1989 | Scott Gordon
Scott Gordon ’89 (A&S) has written a novel, Head Fake which was longlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel 2025. He has even received a review from Chris Rock - “Head Fake is about how laughter can save us. It’s a jab in the ribs, reminding us that even in our worst hour, laughter and connection can be the flashlight in the dark, guiding us toward healing and redemption.”
1990 | Lauren Bernofsky
Lauren Bernofsky ’90 was the featured composer for the University of Toledo's Spring Festival of New Music, culminating in a concert of her works. the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will gave a staged workshop performance of music from Act II of my opera, The Mensch, in May 2025.
1991 | Jodi Green
Jodi Green A'89, '91 (Hillyer, A&S) married Robbie Lefkowitz in January 2025.
1991 | Mark Winarsky
Mark Winarsky A'89, '91, M'93 (Hillyer, A&S, Barney) retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in April 2025 after almost 22 years of federal service. Mark began his career at CDC as a contractor in 2002, helping to establish the first CDC Emergency Operations Center in response to the 9/11 attacks on the United States. He held several positions across the Agency including 13 years as an IT project manager, 5 years as a program analyst, and 4 years as a lead information technology specialist. Throughout his career, Mark served as a deputy director, team lead, IT and data governance lead for the entire Agency, and subject matter expert.
He will spend retirement traveling, enjoying his classic car (1969 Buick Electra 225 Convertible), and enjoying quality time with his wife and two daughters. Mark is a member of the Rosen Society.
1997 | Alicia Renadette
Work by artist Alicia Renadette '97 (HAS) was featured in the exhibition "Entangle" at Fenway Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts in April and May 2025. Image: Flooding (Buttons and Time Bombs), 2023-2025, mixed media.
1999 | Shel Frolich-Tscherne
Shel Frolich-Tscherne '99 (ENHP) successfully defended her doctoral dissertation entitled What Would Mr. Rogers Do? Healing Childhood Trauma Through the Application of Emergency Pedagogy. In the Fall of 2021, Shel entered the EdD program in Educational and Professional Practice and at Antioch University. She specialized in Waldorf Education. Shel currently works in the education department at The New England Center for Children (NECC) at their Southborough campus. NECC is a private special education school that serves children with Autism with schools located in Southborough, MA and Abu Dhabi, UAE.
2000 | Seth McClellan and Bob Martin
Seth McClellan ’00 (Hartt) and Bob Martin ’00 (Hartt) won Best Documentary at the Lindsey Film Festival at the University of Northern Alabama for their documentary, Shiners: Voices from Owsley County, about youth in rural Appalachia.
Seth and Bob were roommates for three years and graduated in 2000 from the first class of the BFA Acting program at Hartt.
Seth teaches at Triton College west of Chicago and makes films. Bob is a Kentucky-based theater and media maker who works with youth and communities in sharing their original stories.
2002 | Iain Quinn
Iain Quinn '02 (Hartt), Professor of Organ at Florida State University, has been elected to the fellowship of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS) and the Society of Antiquaries (FSA). He has also been appointed as an Honorary Research Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and recently received the Edith and Richard French research fellowship from the Beinecke Library, Yale University.
2005 | Christopher Boorman
Christopher Boorman M'05 (Barney) has released his debut course on Teachable.com "7 Mistakes Managers Make...and How To Fix Them!".
2012 | Timothy Corpus
Timothy Corpus M'12 (Hartt) will receive the professional premier of his new double percussion concerto, the "Great Lake Concerto", with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Chief Conductor Marin Alsop. The performance on July 25, 2025 at 8pm at Ravinia Festival, will feature soloists Ed Harrison (Lyric Opera of Chicago) and Vadim Karpinos (Chicago Symphony Orchestra).
2013 | Sarah Carlyle Laskey
Sarah Carlyle Laskey '13 (HAS) and her husband Zach welcomed their baby boy, Benjamin Robert Laskey on April 16, 2025.
2014 | Justin Wilcox
Justin Wilcox M'14 (Barney), a partner at Glastonbury-based accounting and advisory firm FML, has been named to Forbes’ inaugural Best-In-State CPAs 2025 list. This year’s list identifies 1,000 of the finest CPAs from across all 50 states.
Justin joined FML straight out of UHart and, in less than 10 years, became the youngest partner in the firm. He heads the firm’s cryptocurrency accounting practice, which he founded in 2018. Wilcox oversees U.S. federal and state tax compliance for FML, including U.S. foreign information reporting and financial accounting. He has also done pro bono tax filings and consulting for UConn’s Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship (CCEI) program for the past seven years and is part of their summer fellowship.
2016 | Katelyn Whitburn Reddy
Katelyn Whitburn Reddy '16 (A&S) married Anush Reddy in March 2020 after meeting while attending graduate school at Rochester Institute of Technology. In August 2024, they welcomed their son, Henry. The family lives in the Silicon Valley area of California.
2021 | Erin Proctor
Erin Proctor '21 (Hartt), a playwright based in NYC, is having her first full-length piece 'Plague Play' published by 1319 Press this spring. 'Plague Play' premiered in Miami, Florida in 2023, and made its NYC premiere at IATI Theater. It will be available for licensing in Fall 2025.