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1979
Bernard “Buzz” TraversIII, P ’12, Longmeadow, Mass., has become managing director of Aaron Smith PC.
1980
Stella Citrano, Falmouth, Mass., is pleased to announce the relocation of Affordable Tax Service’s Cape office to 13 Falmouth Heights Road in her hometown.
1981
35th Reunion:June 3 to 5, 2016
Michael Krenesky, P ’00,’01, Beacon Falls, Conn., won his campaign for town selectman there, after completing two terms as town treasurer of Beacon Falls; this will be his third term as a selectman.
1982
Thomas Vitro, Westfield, Mass., has been appointed vice president, chief financial officer and chief accounting officer for STR Holdings Inc.
Jeffrey Wheeler, Bow, N.H., was named director of audit for Baker Newman Noyes.
1983
Baker Newman Noys has tapped Carl Chatto, Portland, Maine, to serve as managing principal.
James Fuller, MST, Atlanta, Ga., has joined the Municipal Electric Power Authority of Georgia as president and CEO.
1986
30th Reunion:June 3 to 5, 2016
Deborah Ricci, Vienna, Va., has been named chief financial officer of Centerra Group.
1987
An exhibit at the Wenham (Mass.) Museum featured photos of the Cog Railway by Donna Atkins, Intervale, N.H.
Steward Health Care System has appointed DeborahBitsoli, Framingham, Mass., as the new president of Morton Hospital in Taunton.
1988
Robert Driscoll Jr., MST successfully ran for town council president of his hometown, Winthrop, Mass.
A top home-industry awards program gave International Retailer of the Year honors to Aaron Stewart Home, co-founded by FernandoRodriguez ’88, San Juan, P.R.
1989
William Checkosky, Manchester, Conn., has signed on with Chelsea Groton Bank as vice president, commercial lending, and Greater Hartford market manager.
Cherry Bekaert LLP has welcomed Brian Dill, MSA, Atlanta, Ga., as a tax principal and the leader of the firm’s international tax practice.
Antoinette (Leonardi)Follett, Fayetteville, N.Y., is the new director of marketing and communications for Liberty Resources.
Thomaston Savings Bank has appointed Robert Nocera, Middlebury, Conn., as a corporator.
1990
Stephanie L. Burke, MST,P ’10 has been elected mayor in her hometown of Medford, Mass.
1991
25th Reunion:June 3 to 5, 2016
Clarus Ventures LLC named Robert DeBenedetto,MST, P ’10, Pleasanton,Calif., a venture partner.
Reynolds & Rowella has hired Linda Malarkey, MST, New Milford, Conn., as a senior associate.
Ellen A. Moloney, MBA, Beverly, Mass., has been named interim president of Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
1992
Alison Perrella, MST, Bedford, N.H., has been named a managing partner at Howe, Riley & Howe in Manchester.
1993
Kristen Galfetti, MBA, Belmont, Mass., has joined Cynapsus Therapeutics Inc. as vice president for investor relations and corporate communications.
Astrid (Simon) Zajdband,MSF, Frankfurt, Germany, is now an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
1994
Heather (Sturtevant)Clark, Gorham, Maine, received her Certified Financial Marketing Professional certificate from the American Bankers Association.
1995
The IRS named Brenda(Johnson) Bianculli, MST, Charlton, Mass., to its Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council.
1996
20th Reunion:June 3 to 5, 2016
The Araca Group has tapped Michael Barra, New York, N.Y., to lead the new branch of the entertainment media company.
Simon Yu, Andover, Mass., has opened Nine Bar Espresso in Somerville.
1997
Mark T. Batiste, Somers, Conn., has joined Access To Media in new business development.
1998
Kearny Financial Corp. has appointed Raymond E.Chandonnet, MSF, Summit, N.J., to director of the company and the bank.
1999
Fabio Di Giammarco, MBA, Key Biscayne, Fla., was named global vice president for Bacardi rum.
2000
Jennifer (Bunce)Hogencamp, Mansfield, Mass., has been made partner at BlumShapiro in Providence, R.I.
Walmart has picked up Casa Mia bedding collection, created by Orguyo Inc., a company founded by Santiago Lopez, MBA, Wellesley, Mass.
Nancy McKenna, West Newton, Mass., has joined the Siegfried Group LLP as an associate director.
2001
15th Reunion:June 3 to 5, 2016
Jeffrey Hudson, MBA ’10; Kristy (Petron) ’03, MBA ’10; and son, Jack, of Sterling, Mass., welcomed Cadence Adrienne on March 2, 2015.
2002
William Crooker, Framingham, Mass., has been promoted to chief financial officer, executive vice president and treasurer of STAG Industrial Inc.
BDO Puerto Rico announces the appointment of DenisseFlores, MST, Gauynabo, P.R., as a shareholder of the tax division.
2003
Kristy (Petron) Hudson,MBA ’10; Jeffrey ’01, MBA ’10; and son, Jack, of Sterling, Mass., welcomed Cadence Adrienne on March 2, 2015.
2004
Maureen Fedorchuk married Jason Cuddy on June 27, 2015, at Highfield Hall in Falmouth, Mass. The couple lives in Foxboro.
Matthew Gorham, South Easton, Mass., and wife Deann welcomed their second child, Trent Sebastian, on July 23, 2015. He joins sister Vida Mirabelle.
Howard Jean-Denis, MBA’08, Stratford, Conn., writes of “experiencing great success as the first black male studying business strategy in my PhD program at UConn in strategy/entrepreneurship!” He hopes to encourage other aspiring professors and has traveled to Chile and Israel to speak about his research. “I am proud to have begun my education at Bentley. All the best.”
2005
Kristyn (Marasca) and Daniel Cohen, Wilmington, Mass., welcomed Alexis Elaine on December 11, 2015.
Latonia (Burke)Francois ’05, Brockton, Mass., has launched Let’s Write Life, a venture that encourages people to cope with feelings through journaling.
Erika Goldstein and Allan Smith were married at Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth, Mass., on September 12, 2015. AmyCrotty, Erin Jordan, JennKelly and Danielle Parsons,MST ’06 were in the bridal party. Other Falcons attending: Brett Bell,Holly (Auclair) Fagan,Brett Fagan and Mollie(O’Keefe) Newton.
2006
10th Reunion:June 3 to 5, 2016
Christian Haitian Entrepreneurial Society, a nonprofit founded by Rebecca Roseme Obounou, Chelsea, Mass., hosted a three-day workshop in Haiti for local entrepreneurs. The alumna is program manager at MIT Sloan Executive Education.
Chandra Pixley and Ted Kanluen were married on October 3, 2015, at the Mid-America Club in Chicago, Ill.
Alissa Rogers moved to London in July 2015 to manage hiring for YouTube across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In December, her role expanded to include hiring for Asia Pacific.
2007
Manuel Carneiro, MST ’08, Abilene, Texas, and wife Barbara are in the process of adopting two sets of twin boys, whom they have fostered since November 2014. The family also includes big sister Maeleigh Cate.
David Castine, MSA ’09 married Raquela Susman on October 24, 2015, in Baltimore, Md. Falcons and friends joining the occasion were Jason Danheiser, Graham Gottlieb ’08, Richard Heller, and Mark ’85 and Vicki (Vassalotti) ’86 Semanie.
Adam Evans, MBA ’09 and Samantha Robbins ’08, both of Somerville, Mass., were married on November 7, 2015, at the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation in Waltham. Chris Leonard ’06 was the officiant, Jason Evans ’05 stood as the best man, and Meaghan (Munroe) Gravina ’08 was a bridesmaid.
Blake Reynolds, Marlborough, Mass., has been promoted to real estate and facilities manager for The Brattle Group in Cambridge.
2008
Brian Ballute, MSA ’09, Saco, Maine, was promoted to vice president of Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution.
Katie Casey, MSA ’09 and Sal Falzone, MSA ’09 were married on June 6, 2015, in Groton, Mass.
Samantha Robbins and Adam Evans ’07, MBA ’09, both of Somerville, Mass., were married on November 7, 2015, at the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation in Waltham. Chris Leonard ’06 was the officiant, Jason Evans ’05 stood as the best man, and Meaghan(Munroe) Gravina was a bridesmaid.
Tomer Sharon, MSHFID, Cresskill, N.J., head of user experience at WeWork in New York City, was named by Usability Tools blog as a “UX Director That Will Make You A Better Designer.”
Ryan Teekasingh, Ozone Park, N.Y., of the nonprofit Working in Support of Education (W!SE), has volunteered to offer an eight-week seminar titled “Careers in Business and the Finance Field.”
2009
Robert O. Eggleston, MSF, Pelham, N.H., and wife Heather are proud to announce the adoption of a daughter, Vivienne Alison Byeol Eggleston; she arrived from South Korea in October 2015.
Andrea Haskell and Christopher Liptrot were married on December 27, 2014, in Newport, R.I.
2010
Courtney Charest, MST ’13 and Zach Ripps tied the knot on August 15, 2015, in Amherst, N.H., surrounded by Bentley friends.
Bill Connolly, Brooklyn, N.Y., has published his second book: The Success Disconnect:Why the Smartest PeopleChoose Meaning Over Money.
Shahzad Malik, MBA ’11, Lahore, Pakistan, was interviewed by Pakistan Today about the challenges of being one of the youngest CEOs in the country; Malik heads Master Group of Industries.
Tyler McNamara and Analida Cuevas ’11 were married on September 12, 2015, in Panama. Analida writes, “More than 50 alumni celebrated with us, including international students and Bentley football alumni!”
Frank Reiman, MBA ’11, Boston, Mass., has joined the Siegfried Group’s Boston Market as an associate manager.
2011
5th Reunion:June 3 to 5, 2016
Analida Cuevas and Tyler McNamara ’10 were married on September 12, 2015, in Panama. She writes, “More than 50 alumni celebrated with us, including international students and Bentley football alumni!”
Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center has named George Lewis IV,MBA ’12, Chestnut Hill, Mass., to its Board of Trustees. Lewis’s family has been involved with the island since the 1880s.
Kevin G. McConnell, MST, Leominster, Mass., has been named tax manager of Robert C. Alario CPA PC.
2013
Paul Sleiman, Jacksonville, Fla., is co-owner of two acres at Butler Boulevard and Interstate 95 in Florida. The site will be home to his first retail center, the Galleria Marketplace, expected to open by early fall.
2014
Now living in San Francisco, Calif., Erica Normandeau has joined ride-sharing company Lyft as a recruiting coordinator.
2015
Cresa Boston has welcomed Raymond Hayes, Waltham, Mass., to the post of assistant project manager