'90

Adam '92 and Jennifer Gordon Gross e-mail an announcement of their baby girl, Haley Maren, born on October 26, 2000. She weighed 6 lbs., 9 oz. and was 21 inches long. "We're enjoying parenthood and are living in New York City," Jennifer writes. "Adam works at the J. P. Morgan Private Bank, and I'll be going back to work at Revlon as a marketing manager." . . . Michael and Ashley Sartor McNamara e-mail to announce the birth of their daughter, Cecily Patricia, born on October 14, 2000. She joins her brother, Owen Alexander, 2 1Ú2. The family lives in Hopkinton, Mass. . . . Penny Pearson O'Neil and her husband, Patrick, e-mail to announce that they are the parents of a baby girl. "Megan Katherine was born on November 14, 2000, a cold snowy day in Chicago," they write. . . . Michael Rossi e-mails: "Hi everyone! I've been happily married to a wonderful woman, Melissa, for over five years. She is a Niagara University graduate and is currently a registered nurse at Rochester General Hospital. I have been a Monroe County Deputy Sheriff (Jail Bureau) for over nine years and enjoy my work, and the Rochester area, immensely. I miss many of my friends and football buddies. I think of you guys a lot! I have been bad about staying in touch, I didn't even make the big reunion and I live in Rochester! My family keeps me busy: We have a 3-year-old daughter named Megan, and she was joined by her sister, Bridget, in January 2000. Both girls are wonderful and beautiful. Keep in touch. E-mail me at mmrossi7@cs.com. . . . Ami Rubinowitz and her husband, Gary Israel, write to announce the birth of their son, Robert Alex, 8 lbs., 1 oz., 20 3Ú4 inches long, on August 19, 2000. Both she and her husband are assistant professors of radiology at New York University Medical Center in Manhattan.

'91

10th Reunion
October 12-14, 2001

Mark Grindel and his wife, Robyn, send a photo to announce the birth of Patric Conner Grindel, born on May 20, 2000. . . . Rodney Morrison '92W (MS) is a recruiter for the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

'92

Simone Bergstein sends details on her October 28, 2000, wedding to Craig Weiner. The bridal party for the ceremony at Temple Israel in Great Neck, N.Y., included Amy Geltzer Chernoff, Lisa Mantell Chipper, Meryl Mandel '91, and Joanne Israel Polvino. Other alumni in attendance were Missy Deep, Marci Hill '93, Allison Kanofsky Berg '93, Nancy Lundy '93, Joel Hurwitz, and Jim Polvino '91. . . . Rebecca Cohen was installed as a minister at Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church in Burke, Va., on April 1. She received her master's of divinity degree from Meadville-Lombard Theological School in Chicago. . . . Adam Gross (see '90). . . . Brendan Hood writes: "Sold my spec screenplay, They, to Interscope/Radar Pictures, who also produced Runaway Bride and Jumanji, for a six-figure deal. Screen Gems and Sony Pictures will co-finance the project for a 2001 release." . . . Nadia Malik '94S (MBA) and Rashid Janjua were to be married May 12, 2001. . . . Tammy Bryant McMillin writes to announce the birth of her son, Daniel James McMillin, born January 9. She says she will be staying home with him for 18 months and "love(s) being a stay-at-home mom." . . . Kevin Mullaney e-mails: "I live in Burlington, Vt., where I am an orthopaedic surgery resident. Come and visit. Where is Stern, Sperry, Kremer, Gashler?"

'93

Catherine Advocate-Ross writes that she has a new son, Jonathan Stuart. Catherine, who teaches in an elementary school in Brooklyn, also writes to say that classmate Deborah Johnson married Brian Kure on October 7, 2000, and the couple lives in Glendale, Calif. . . . E. Kelly Baumgartner Hansen was selected by Gov. Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin to the Wisconsin Technology and Entrepreneurs Council, whose goal is to promote the development of science- and technology-based businesses. . . . Keith Lamoutte e-mails that he and his and wife, Katy, have a new son, William Patrick, born October 25, 2000. "All are happy, healthy, and very tired," he writes. Keith started a new job as senior research analyst/portfolio manager at AYCO Asset Management. . . . Rene Mogensen had a full performance schedule last winter and spring with concerts in New York City and in Denmark featuring his work for saxophones and electronics. Performances included Winter Waves II, Fragment 23B, Rune Songs of the Ocean, Monolith: Internal Breath, and other Mogensen works. . . . Matthew Parrinello married Hillarie Dunn on November 25, 2000, in Rochester. . . . Peter von Kaenel '94 (MS) writes that he and his wife, Joting, had a baby boy, Zelan, on September 15, 2000. . . . Erik Wignes e-mails that he and his wife, Maureen, are living in San Diego. . . . Jeannine Elia Williams '94 (MS) e-mails that she, her husband, William Dingus, and son, Caleb, live in Seattle. Jeannine is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Washington.

'94

Linnette Aponte teaches at Bridges Elementary School in Manhattan. . . . Lisa Constantine is enrolled at New York University's program in credit analysis and works at the Bank of New York. . . . Vagnes Romeo De La Rosa is the director of college programs for Project Reach Youth, Inc., in Brooklyn. . . . Jennifer Haug married Jeremy McInerney on July 17, 1999. In the wedding party were Onica Kuch, Lisa Rambaldo, Jennifer Chauncey, Kim Darrohn Welling, and Jessica Miller Bowler. Also in attendance were Robin Polsky, Alex Machurov, and Greg Jones, as well as Jennifer's parents, Geralyn Chiarito Haug '63 and V. Peter Haug '63. . . . Jeffrey Kochian married Tracy Lesser on November 18, 2000, in Florham Park, N.J. He is employed by Crarath, Swaine & Moore in New York City. . . . Phillip Kusnetz '94 writes that he is an associate with Edelman & Goldstein, P.C., a new York City law firm specializing in plaintiff's personal injury and medical malpractice. He says he's enjoying doing trials and has gained valuable experience in the New York City courtrooms. . . . Sun-Young John Kwak '96 (MS) e-mails that he works at Photuris, Inc. . . . Tracy Jarosinski writes that she married Damian Sugar on September 30. Classmates in attendance were Kate Burdick, maid of honor, Dawn Buzze Leask, and Donald (Trice) Commerford '93. . . . Stephen Mortimer '97S (MBA) writes that he and Kathryn Jensen '97 were married on May 27, 2000, in Syosset, N.Y. Thirty-four Rochester alumni attended the ceremony, including Adam Edwards and Robert Wade '93, '96S (MBA) as groomsmen. Karen Jensen Newbold '93, '97M (MD) was matron of honor, and Nancy Dennis Ting '97 was a bridesmaid. Stephen is an assistant portfolio manager with Wellington Management in Boston, and Kathryn is a preschool teacher in Lexington, Mass. They live in Brookline, Mass. Part of the Rochester contingent was: (front row) Alejandro Diez '95, Cory Kalvass '96, Patrick Nicholas '96, Deepak Jayaraman '95, Will Lin '97, Jong Kwon '95, and Brad Miller; (back row) Wade, Mitch Cristow, Edwards, Doug Benson '97, Mike Posner '93, Kathryn, Stephen, Matt Kennedy, Chris Kadamus '98, Chris Kent '98, David Flores '95, and Ron Bautista. Also attending were Jen Lenox '97, Leslie Blau '97, Neille Rogan Reazor '97, Alison Folkman '97, Phil Kusnetz, Lynn VerPlank, Eric Melloul '97S (MBA), Chris Newbold '93, Conrad Cropsey '72, Charles Cladel '61, Anju Pansari '97, Darin Hubert '97, Joe Reazor '96, Scott Fleisch '98, Tara Chapman '99, and Celina Arboleda Kennedy '96, '00M (MS). . . . Rebecca Pomerantz wites that she was ordained as a rabbi by the Hebrew Union College in May 2000, and in August, she married Larry Shinder. "My father, Rabbi Fredric Pomerantz, performed our ceremony in Closter, N.J. Members of the wedding party included maid of honor Becky Roll, Holly Sloma, and David Jablonowski '92. Fellow Vocal Pointers Stefanie Cohen '93, Juli Rae Ringel '93, Ellen Schein '93, Linda Park, Christy Van Dusen '95, and Christa Tinari '96 sang throughout the wedding weekend. Also in attendance was Yael Luttwak." . . . Renee Tirado '95W (MS) received her law degree from Rutgers University School of Law. She specializes in copyright, trademark, trade secret, and related corporate matters for the New York City law firm of Pennie & Edmoncs, L.L.P. . . . The comic strip Birdbun Theatre, by cartoonist Dennis Tucker, appears weekly on a Web site set up by Tucker and his partner, Miguel Colon. The strip also has begun a Spanish edition. Tucker and Colon formed a company to distribute the strip. Birdbun Theatre can be found at www.birdbun.com every Sunday. . . . Cara Sucher e-mails that she met another Rochester graduate in an unlikely place. While working as supervisor of lab operations at Palmer Station on the Antarctic peninsula, she worked with Robin Ross '68, a biological oceanographer at the University of California at Santa Barbara. It's the unique working environment that brings them back, Cara writes. "With penguins, whales, seals, and-of course-krill right in your front yard, who could resist?"

'95

Jennifer Best wrote in April that she was scheduled to run the Kona marathon to benefit the American Stroke Association in June. She trained for the grueling 26.2-mile course with the Boston team. As part of the program, the runners were required to raise $4,400 in donations. When she's not training, she is working on her Ph.D. in biology at Harvard University. She can be contacted at jbest@fas.harvard.edu. . . . Keri Claiborne e-mails to announce her planned July wedding to Andrew Boyle. Maggie Apps and Jeannie Hassouna were to be in the wedding party. Keri and Andrew both received master's degrees from Northwestern University and live in San Francisco. . . . Leanna Douglas (see '96). . . . Gretchen Harris and Albert Zenner were married on June 3, 2000, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Rochester. The couple lives in Brighton, where she is a business development manager for Harris Corporation and is finishing her M.B.A. at the Simon School. Her husband is a special agent in the FBI. Other attendees: Matt Chamberlain, Doris Kathryn Fina '66N, Albert, Gretchen, Anthony (Tre) Devincentis '98, Karen McCausland, Maria Rosenberg, and Annemarie Bleech Cervoni, Bridget Klenk '97 (MS), '97 (MA), and Elizabeth Gavril. . . . Matthew Hawes sent this note in December: "I recently had the joy of serving as best man in the wedding of Marine Capt. C. Travis Reese '96 and Alia Blau Reese. They were married in Charlestown, Md. The ceremony was attended by a number of Rochester grads, including Matt and Michele Kirchhoff Chambers, Marine Capt. Keith Mishoe, and Maryanne Holderman Szymanski. Please forgive me-and yell at Alia-for not sending in a picture. Meanwhile, I am busy finishing up my first semester of law school at the University of Pittsburgh. That reminds me, I'd better get back to studying torts." . . . Raymond Mackenzie, Jr. (see '96). . . . Eric Oberlander and Katie Bufithis '95E were married on August 5, 2000, and sent a photo: Surrounding the bride and groom are Amin Azzam '94, Jennifer Strang '94, '95W (MS), Karen Moulin '94, best man Joseph Sargent '92, George Azzam '94, and Sharon Majchrazak '94. Also at the wedding was Kristen Engdahl Zipay '97. Eric and Katie live in Bethseda, Md. . . . Katharine Schuler, licensing manager for the artist Marsha McCarthy, was cited in the November 2000 issue of License! magazine as one of "40 under 40" in the licensing industry. . . . A short film by Nikhil Nadesan Sivakumaran was included in the Rochester International Film Festival in May. The 16-minute film called Diwali follows an Indian-American college student trying to impress an Indian girl while struggling to discover his ethic identity. . . . Michael Troxler e-mails that he is living in London and is interested in news about "Omer, Sarp, and others."

'96

5th Reunion
October 12-14, 2001

Char Bergerson '00M (PhD) and G. Robert Witmer III '00M (PhD) were scheduled to be married on May 20. She is on the pediatrics staff at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and he is a resident in internal medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. . . . Miranda Berner e-mails: "After couchsurfing for about three years around the world, working all kinds of jobs, I decided to hang my hat in Manhattan for awhile, work a career-type job, pay rent, find a doctor, and all of that. I am working for a revenue-generating Internet company in Silicon Alley (Gromco, Inc.). I ran into Belinda Birnbaum '95 at my own birthday party (she's a doctor, just like she always said she was going to be!). Yes, I still throw huge birthday parties for myself. And yes! Everyone is always invited (September 7-in case anyone wants to plan in advance). Jennifer Gullace '95 is working for Art's Link, a nonprofit that organizes artistic exchanges between Eastern Europe and the United States. Anat Einy '95 is a physical therapist and has introduced me to some excellent kosher restaurants in Manhattan. Delila Khaled '95 is in D.C. saving the world, along with Keith Hart, who is doing this also, but in Maryland. Jennifer Falk '94, who I ran into at a margarita joint in L.A. a few summers back, is the press secretary for the Administration for Children's Services for New York City and has been one of the biggest helps to me in figuring out how to handle things 'like a New Yorker.' Ngozi Okereke is living in Brooklyn and drives like an Indy 500 racer. Gerry Rustic '95 has a band that plays at Don Hill's all the time. Could somebody please tell me what Dan Bergan '95 is doing? Big Kisses." . . . Amy Collins has been promoted to the position of assistant account executive at Roberts Communications. . . . Rachel Dickler married Eric Coker on October 21, 2000, and the two sent along a photo of some of the Rochester friends in attendance: (front row) Noah Loren, Stu Bushman '95, and Amy Fetterman Krostich '98; (back row) Eric, Rachel, Rebecca Silverman Loren, University graphic artist Raymond MacConnell (who designed the flowers for the ceremony), and Seth Krostich '98. Also attending were bridesmaid Juniper Devecis, Allegra Boverman, Steve Bradt, Greg and Stacy Tifford Kaufman, T. C. Rithisorn '94, Joshua Rovner '97, and Michael Skeen. Rachel and Eric met while working at the newspaper in Oneonta and are editors at The Press & Sun-Bulletin in Binghamton. They live in Endicott, N.Y. . . . Jody Fontes sends an update: "I got married to Daniel Grundig on July 8, 2000. Louise Abel '94 and Kristin Mitchell were bridesmaids. Dan and I are both financial analysts living in the Boston area." . . . Melissa Martinez sends a note that she has moved to Deltona, Fla.: "Hello, everyone! Relocating once again. Look me up if you're in the area." . . . Chistiane Oliver has earned her master's degree from Columbia University's Teacher's College. . . . C. Travis Reese (see '95). . . . Sonia Rivera teaches 7th- and 8th-grade social studies at the Bedford-Stuyvesant School in New York City. . . . Sarah Smith married Derek Shia in Boston, Mass., on December 30. Attendants were (front row) Rebecca Mastronarde Shusterman '97, Nicole Rutberg, the groom, the bride, Melanie Hochberg, Stephanie Cornick Babin, (back row): Julie Goldstein, Jon Shusterman '97, Anthony Defliglio, Megan Huth, Kenneth Bianchi '98, Jessica Martin '00, Joshua Pletka '99, James O'Keefe '97, Christine Megliola Cason, Alan Cranston, Frances Fiocchi, Christopher Kindig, Jimmy Yi '94, Mathew Roth, and Jocelyn Moss. Sarah has finished her Ph.D. in clinical psychology, and Derek finished his second year of medical school at Georgetown University
. . . . In December 2000, Michael Steinhacker wrote: "I am pleased to report that my summer in Austria, making cheese, went very well, and now I am back in Washington, D.C. The real news, however, is that Raymond Mackenzie, Jr. '95 and Leanna Douglas '95 are engaged to be married. They got engaged only one week before William Pufko '97 successfully proposed to Danielle Smith."

'97

Brian Beauchamp married Michelle Jensen on June 24, 2000, at Colgate Rochester Divinity School. He is a laboratory technician at the School of Medicine and Dentistry. . . . Jennifer Callender teaches English and Spanish at Thurgood Marshall Academy in New York City. . . . Elizabeth Canapary graduated from Cornell University Law School in May 2000. . . . Georgia East is a reporter for the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press. . . . Letitia Hillsman is a medical student at Upstate SUNY Medical School in Syracuse. . . . Kathryn Jensen '97 (see '94). . . . Caurie Anne Miner '98W (MS) reports that she has been pursuing her love of writing. "I'm excited to report that a short story I wrote about my mom was published in the book, Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul II, (release date March 15, 2001). I also had a nonfiction story published in the March 2001 issue of Shape magazine. I'm still living in Rochester and visit the University often to see my sister, Stephanie Miner, who is a member of the Class of 2002." . . . Nancy Past Napolitano was married on May 20, 2000, and is now working at Sage Marcom, Inc., a business-to-business advertising agency in Syracuse. . . . Asewe Onyango '98W (MS) teaches social studies at August Martin High School in New York City. . . . William Pufko (see '96). . . . Marquitta Speller '98W (MS) teaches at New Dorp High School on Staten Island. . . . Damon Zick writes that he released his debut solo CD, The Outing. For more information, visit his Web site www.zick.net.

'98

David Broomfield '99W (MS) teaches social studies at Theodore Roosevelt High School in the Bronx. . . . Susan Cruz '99W (MS) teaches 4th grade at Dyckman Valley School (P.S. 152) in New York City. . . . Rosan Dacres is a production manager for Clik Communications in New York. . . . Glenda Garcia '99W (MS) teaches 4th grade at P.S. 8 in New York City. . . . Michele Monique Grady e-mailed to say that she recently received her law degree from the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C. . . . Odell Hall is a trade analyst for Nomura Securities in Manhattan. . . . David Leavitt writes that he is a reporter for Greenwire, an environmental news service on Capitol Hill. "I love living in Washington and hang out regularly with Josh Rovner '97 and Jason Hammersla '99," he writes. . . . Nancy Mychalak and Jack Walsh, Jr. were married at the University on June 9, 2001. She is an epidemiologist at a board of health department in a metro-Atlanta county, and he is a trading supervisor at E*Trade Securities, Inc. in Atlanta. . . . Paul Patrick is a medical student at the School of Medicine and Dentistry. . . . Matthew Scotch e-mails that he is pursuing a master's degree in medical informatics at Columbia University. . . . Derek Seward has earned his master's degree in counseling at Columbia University's Teacher's College.

'99

Ines Cano is project manager for a drug-prevention program for adolescents in Westchester County, N.Y. . . . Alyssa Daudt wrote to announce a new recording by Simplicity titled For the Love of Zion: Singing Arrangements of Shaker Songs. Simplicity is an a cappella quartet featuring her, Amy Stevens '97, '98 (MS), Ian Sanchez '96, and Joey Tsu-Yi Chen and directed by Leah Stein '98. Leah can be contacted for more information at leahrstein@excite.com. . . . Hai Yong Gao has completed a year-long training program for Chase Manhattan Bank and left in early November for a five-month posting in Hong Kong. . . . Matthew Lane '99 was engaged to Anne Snyder '01 on May 17. . . . Nicole Laudisio married Joe Tamer on July 30, 2000, in Palo Alto, Calif. In attendance were best man James Davis '97, '99W (MS), Diana Havens '00, Lucas Binder '96, '97S (MBA), and Dan Burgen. . . . Lauren Mangiola will be attending graduate school at Cornell University this fall for an advanced degree in chemical engineering. . . . Wendy Mazurek writes that she married Jamie Krug on October 7, 2000, in Depew, N.Y. In attendance were: (back row) the groom, the bride, Matt Crave, Ben Cuiffo, Jessica Lubell, Dave Franks, Andrew Kramer (front row) Jordan Russin, Megan Gould, Tony Lancianese, Matt Lasalle '00, Mitch Kalmar, and Zach Louvenbruck. . . . Cindy Moi is technical support manager for Donald J. Fager and Associates in New York City.

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