'90

Ronald Braney was promoted to major in the Marine Corps. He serves at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. . . . Lisa Chapman Clay sent a photo from a minireunion of Kappa Delta sisters at the Naked Fish restaurant in Natick, Mass., in February. Pictured are Erin O'Rourke Fuller, Lisa, Lisa Lim Mui, and Nicole Schaeffer Orlov. . . . Theresa Guenther and her husband, Michael Sullivan '94, send a picture of their son, Gideon Sean Sullivan, born January 25. They note that Michael's roommate at Rochester, Gideon Walter '91, inspired their son's name. Theresa is a law guardian with the Legal Aid Bureau in Buffalo, and Michael is the director of technology at the Gow School in South Wales, N.Y. . . . Anthony Vengrove was engaged to marry Kate Besterman. He is group marketing director at Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals of Ridgefield, Conn., and she is assistant development director of the Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University.

'91

Julie Barrie writes that she is working at the International Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C., where she is specializing in negotiating telecommunications standards for the telecom branch of the United Nations. "The job is great, and I get to spend a lot of time in Geneva," she writes. She recently visited Lauren Green Krebs in Basel, Switzerland, and is looking forward to a visit from Palema Delp Polashenski. "I'd love to hear from old friends and classmates at jbarie@ fcc.gov." . . . Alonzo Borja writes that he is in private practice as a chiropractic doctor in Atlanta and plans to open a second practice this year. "Would love to hear from old friends at (678) 541-2300," he writes.. . . Alissa Dix Karton '92, '93 (Mas) writes that her husband, Gary Karton, has written his first book, No Free Lunch: One Man's Journey from Welfare to the American Dream, with Rodney Carroll. It includes a forward by former President Clinton. . . . Amanda Smith Miller and her husband, Travis Miller, write to note the birth of their daughter, Avery Hartwell, on May 30. She weighed 10 lbs., 9 oz., and joins her big brother, Evan. The family lives outside Boston, where Travis has started a management consulting firm.

'92

10TH REUNION
OCTOBER 11-13, 2002

Lawrence Loh writes that he is living in Dallas, where he is assistant conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He married Jennifer Cole while living in Denver, and the couple is expecting their first baby in October. He can be reached at larryloh@aol.com . . . Stacey Alster Persky writes that she and her husband, Seth, had their first child, Morgan Haley, born August 19, 2001. The family lives in Setauket, N.Y., where Seth is a gastroenterologist and Stacey is a marketing manager at Olympus. . . . Jeffrey Reznick writes that he received his doctorate from Emory University in 1999 and has worked for the past year as director and senior research fellow of the Orthotic & Prosthetic Assistance Fund, a health-education nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. . . . Renee Rosen premiered the documentary Shouting Silent at the D.C. International Film Festival in March. The film examines the AIDS pandemic through the eyes of South African female AIDS orphans.

'93

Louis Chaiten married Cynthia Testa in May 1999. In attendance were Diana Shafter, Brett Wagner, and Cara Sucher '94. Louis graduated with honors from Northwestern Law School, and the two have moved to Cleveland, where he works with the law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis, and Pogue. Cynthia has her master's degree in public policy from Georgetown and is a licensed stockbroker with UBS PaineWebber. . . . Keith Hinrichs '94 (MS) writes that he and his wife, Amy Shelton Hinrichs, had their second child, Samuel Zain, on February 26. He joins his 2-year-old sister, Caroline. "Mother and son are doing well," Keith writes. . . . Arturo Pagán '94 (MS) and his wife, Katia Passerini, announce the birth of their first child, Luis Daniel, born February 9. The family lives in Rome, Italy, where Arturo works as an associate training officer for the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations. . . . Nancy Lundy Silberstein writes that her second son, Jacob Ethan, was born on March 4. She lives with her husband, Eric, and sons, Zachary and Jacob, outside Philadelphia. . . . Brett Wagner sends an update. He wrote and directed his first feature film, Five Years, a drama about a young couple in rural Ohio faced with the return of the husband's brother who had just finished a five-year term in juvenile prison for murder. The film had its world premiere at the Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival in Canada, where it won Best Feature Film. He writes that he lives in New York City and would be glad to hear from classmates at brettwagnr@aol.com.

'94

Suzanne Alley Franzino writes that she and her husband, Frank Franzino '95, had a baby girl, named Alexandra Rose, in November 2001. She is working in the development office at Princeton, and he works in market research. "We are loving our roles as new parents," Suzanne writes. . . . Carrie Waldron Mahon writes that she and her husband, Dan, had twin boys, Christopher and Connor, on May 17. The family lives in Pomona, N.Y., where she works at IBM in corporate market intelligence and her husband is a vice president at JP Morgan Chase in New York City. . . . John Shea married Jennifer Kozloski on November 3, 2001. He is employed by Stride & Associates, and she works for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

'95

Rita Gandhy received her doctor of medicine degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in May and will enter a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Stanford University. . . . Lisa Hoffman sends a photo of her first child, Tyler John, born on January 30. He weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz., and was 20.75 inches long. She and her husband, Paul, are both in the Air Force and were planning to relocate to Hampton, Va., in the spring. . . . Heather Kenney has been added as an associate at Ward Norris Heller & Reidy, L.L.P. She previously served as assistant district attorney in the Bronx County District Attorney's office. . . . Christa Tarantino married Santiago Korten on June 2, 2001. She is a global information technology manager at Monitor Group in Cambridge, Mass., and he is a medical student at Tufts University School of Medicine.

'96

Debra Arena married Alexander Marino on March 22. The couple lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. . . . Alex Helderman married Carrie Rosen '97 on June 24, 2001, and sent a picture. In attendance were George '59 and Elaine Freedman Adler '60, Marc Schatten '95, Darrin and Jennifer Lenox Hubert '97, Adam Meirowitz '97 (MS), J. Harold Helderman '67, Greg Davis '97, Richard Koppel '75 (Mas), '79 (PhD), Navin Ram '98, Nazanin Barzideh '97, Alicia Freeman '97, Bimal Desai, Justin Nordstrom '97, Neda Barzideh '00, Marissa Kuhn '97, Elizabeth Jarrait Meirowitz '97, Michelle Rosenberg '97, the bride, the groom, and Phyllis Koppel Helderman '67. . . . Joanna Poscover married Craig Schranz on December 23, 2001, and sent a picture. In attendance were Julie Goldstein, Jennifer (J.B.) Brown Mallah '97, Helaine Klein '97, Jennifer Ross '97, Rebecca Noskow, the bride, the groom, Randi Kruth, Asher Epstein, and Julie Reisler Epstein '97. Also in attendance was Joseph Samet.

'97

5TH REUNION
OCTOBER 11-13, 2002

John Ballou and Laura Beery were married on October 6, 2001, at the Interfaith Chapel on the River Campus. They sent a photo: Joe Cusanno, Erin Lindsey Cusanno, Sherylanne Diodato '98 (MS), Stephanie Rivale '98, Carrie Thornicroft, Gerald Cellura, Allan Morales, Maura Gagan '96, Christopher Langman '96, Jennifer Romano Canning '96, Christina Petretta '96, Fernando Iguina, Kerri Vacher, Tony Maraldo, Char Bergerson Witmer '96, '00M (MD), Caitlin Costello, Cheryl Gordon '99, Daniel Gordon, Dominick DeFazio, Joseph Luttwak, the groom, the bride, Kenneth Chapman, Julie Blowers, Michael Bolin, Sarah Lazaroff, and Joshua Clinton '96. . . . Julie Reisler Epstein writes that she attended the 2002 Annual Leadership Recognition dinner at Hillel International's Lay Leadership Conference in Houston in March and sent a photo. Pictured are Deborah Miller '92; Julie; Rabbi Ari Israel, director of Rochester's Hillel; and Anna Frankfort '98. . . . Megan Grace '01M (MD) married Jason Lyons May 11. Both are first-year resident physicians in internal medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital. . . . Ghassan Haddad, a fundraiser for the Palestinian Olympic Committee who has sought to develop programs in athletics for Palestinian youth, gave a talk at Rochester about current events in Israel and his own efforts to divert youth from violence to athletics.

'98

Douglas and Rebecca Austin send a photo from their April 20 wedding, which included Lyndsay Wilmott Bartos, Jeremy Bartos, Janet Linder, Greg Linder, Jamie Bentivegna, Landon Harris, Douglas, Rebecca, Jack Tsai '99, and Phil Unwin. Also in attendance but not pictured was Jason Wagner.. . . William Mills received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine on May 19. He expects to complete a residency in internal medicine at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. . . . Juliane Thurlow writes that she graduated from medical school in May and will enter family practice residency at the University of Cincinnati.

'99

John Hodges was one of 15 contestants on the Warner Bros. network reality program No Boundaries, which began airing in March. The contestants made their way from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to the Arctic Circle on a 30-day expedition. The winner earned $100,000 and a Ford Explorer. . . . Navy Lt. Araceli Lopez returned to the United States in April after a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf on the guided missile cruiser U.S.S. Leyte Gulf. . . . Jean Park writes to say "Hello to everyone! I am very excited and relieved about completing my first year of graduate school, pursuing my master's in city and regional planning at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The last nine months were the toughest I have ever gone through." She was planning a summer internship at the Perimeter Community Improvement District in North Atlanta. She continues, "Looking forward to experiencing the hot summer weather everyone has been talking about down here but miss both New York City and, most importantly, my classmates and friends. Everyone can keep in touch with me at jeanhee@urgrad.rochester.edu." . . . Tejal Turakhia married Rahul Shah on June 16, 2001. In attendance were Simone Gurren, David Zlotnick '00, Rachel Seitel, Monique Saran '00, Robert Farkas, Nicholas King, Sanjay Goswami, Paul Saran, and David Capucilli.

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