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1955Leet Denton is president of Denton

Enterprises Inc. (www.dentoncompanies.net)in St. Clair Shores, Mich. He writes, “Stillenjoy building roads. I still use what Ilearned at Babson. Nine grandchildren, andone great-grandchild. I hope at least onewill go to Babson.”

1959Join classmates at Back to Babson.

Kenneth Gould writes, “Elected to myeighth term in the New HampshireHouse. It’s the largest legislature in all 50states (400 members) and has the lowestpay ($100 per year). Hope to see you all atour 50th reunion.”

1963Richard Borden was profiled in the

Oct. 2 issue of New England Real EstateJournal. He is one of more than 90 CBRichard Ellis brokers covering NewEngland. He joined the firm in 1970,when it was known as The Codman Co.He lives in Westport, Mass.


1965Casey Meyers e-mails, “I retired from

Delta Air Lines and decided to remain inSingapore as I had obtained permanentresidence status. I set up a representativeoffice for the Asia/Pacific area for a U.S.-based company that deals in aircraft sparesand engine and airframe repairs, as well assourcing of aircraft for airlines operating inthe region. It’s a most interesting business,and I travel to fascinating parts of the

world such as Bhutan, Nepal, and theMaldives. Got together with close friend,classmate, and roommate Eric Naiburglast April at his country estate nearWoodstock, N.Y. Also was married inSeptember. If you plan to visit Singapore,contact me at [email protected].”

1968Kevin Fox has been named vice presi-

dent for investments at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co.

Inc., a financial services holding companyheadquartered in St. Louis. He works inthe firm’s Avon, Conn., office. Previously,he provided audio visual services to corpo-rations and hotels through his own busi-nesses in Hartford and Newport, R.I.


Gregg Nolan writes from Wolcott,Conn., “I have been elected to the boardof directors of GFE Corp., a Europeaninvestment bank.”

1972Dave Escher reports from Southampton,

Mass., that he has been retired for one yearand is a reading tutor at the elementary level.

1973Paul Perrault has been named presi-

dent and CEO of Sovereign Bancorp Inc.Beginning in 1990, he was CEO ofChittenden Corp., a Vermont-basedregional bank that operated in many ofSovereign’s markets before it was acquiredin 2007 by another firm. From 1998 to2007, he was also chairman of Chittenden.Before working there, he was president ofProvidence, R.I.-based Old Colony Bank,a subsidiary of the Bank of New England.


Anne Stickney (MBA ’78) e-mails, “Ican’t tell you how thrilled I was when mydaughter Courtney Heimann ’11decided to go to Babson. I hadn’t beenback to Babson for a long time, and now Iam enjoying the connection to my past. Ihave stayed in touch with Thierry deNervo and hope that he will visit Babson

Bill Cruickshank ’49, H ’99 (right), washonored at Back to Babson in September2008 when Alumni Hall was renamedWilliam Cruickshank Alumni Hall in recog-nition of his volunteer service to Babson.Lowell Schulman ’49 (left) spearheadedthe initiative to rename the building.Cruickshank has worked tirelessly for the College since he graduated. In 1994,the Volunteer of the Year Award wasrenamed the Cruickshank AlumniLeadership Award in his honor. He is amember of Babson’s Board of Overseers.Cruickshank and Schulman would like toremind classmates that the Class of ‘49will celebrate its 60th reunion on Oct. 2-3at Back to Babson.

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next year. I continue to live in Maine. I’ma senior property manager for condos,which so far have not been hurt by theeconomic downturn.”

1977Ken Traverse has been appointed senior

loan officer at Salem [Mass.] FiveMortgage Co. LLC, a subsidiary of SalemFive Bank. He provides residential lendingproducts and services to a region thatincludes Billerica, Burlington, and Dracut.

1978Dennis Cahill has been appointed

director of sales and service at Blue Crossand Blue Shield of Vermont. Previously, hewas vice president for sales at Anthem BlueCross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire.

Shirley Choy Zaragoza writes, “I had agreat time seeing everyone at our 30threunion! It was good to recapture the won-derful friendships we made during our daysat Babson.”


David Briden (MBA ’82) was featuredin an article, “Mission Driven: Small, RuralHospitals Link Technology to CoreGoals,” in the July issue of H&HN’s MostWired Magazine. David has been the CIOat Exeter [N.H.] Hospital for 15 years.The hospital has a long-term goal of replac-ing paper processes with electronicexchanges. In the article, Briden says thatthe hospital is working closely with itsphysicians during IT installations and dur-ing the development of a computerizedphysician order entry system.

George Coclin writes from Cranston,R.I., “I plan to be at our 30th reunion.Please join me.”

development company in Columbia, Md.Before this, he was a CFO at several com-panies, including Anika Therapeutics, SontraMedical, and Transport Pharmaceuticals.

1981Eric Emerson was married to Cathie

Mercier on Sept. 6, 2008, in Danvers,Mass., where they live. She works at Bankof America, and he is a self-employed soft-ware consultant.

Scott Posnick has been named anengagement manager at AccountingManagement Solutions Inc., based inWaltham, Mass. The newly created posi-tion will ensure that the company’s clientsreceive optimal service. A certified manage-ment accountant, Scott joined the com-pany in 2000.

Morris Weiss, a member of the boardof directors of Atlas Mining Co. in Osburn,Idaho, has been named the company’schief restructuring officer. He oversees andmanages litigation and property disposi-tions and advises the board on otherrestructuring matters. Previously, he wasmanaging director and head of investment

1980Beth Armknecht Miller is the founder

of Executive Velocity Inc. (www.executive-velocity.com), a leadership developmentassessment and coaching firm that workswith top-level executives and business leaders of emerging companies in the pro-fessional services and technology sectors.The Atlanta-based firm launched inOctober 2008.

Sean Moran (MBA ’90) has beenappointed senior vice president and CFO atCelsion Corp., a biotechnology drug

David Jones ’61 is the author of Two Brothers: One North,One South, historical fiction that spans four years duringthe Civil War. Jones e-mails, “Walt Whitman, whose com-passion for the wounded and dying soldiers of the CivilWar is well documented, navigates the journey of thebrothers. The first chapter finds Whitman at the bedsideof William Prentiss, a mortally wounded Rebel soldier. As fate has it, William’s brother Clifton, a Union officer, is in another ward in the same hospital, and Whitmanbecomes the sole link between the two.” For more information, visit www.davidhjones.net.

Kathleen Greer ’73 (second from right) is the founder and CEO of KGA Inc.(www.kgreer.com), a human resources consulting firm in Framingham, Mass. KGA wasone of 319 recipients nationwide and the only Massachusetts recipient of the 2008Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. The award recog-nizes organizations that exemplify the Sloan Foundation’s initiative to increase work-place flexibility in order to enhance American businesses’ competitiveness in the globaleconomy. Greer accepted the honor on Oct. 22, 2008, during a meeting of the MetroSouth Chamber of Commerce in Brockton. She is shown with (left to right) JenniferFraone, assistant director of the Boston College Center for Work and Family; ChristineKaravites, president of Proteas Consulting; and Christopher Cooney, president and CEOof Metro South Chamber of Commerce.

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banking at Tejas Securities Group Inc. Healso is a member of the board of TrenwickAmerica LLC, a private insurance holdingcompany.

Bruce Winer reports from Long-meadow, Mass., that the oldest of his fourdaughters, Jessica Winer ’11, is on theBabson softball team. Bruce is the ownerof N. Winer & Son Inc.

1982Bob LeBlanc has been appointed vice

president for food service sales at Solo CupCo., headquartered in Highland Park, Ill.The company manufactures single-useproducts to serve food and beverages forthe consumer/retail, food service, andinternational markets. Previously, he wasexecutive vice president at BlacksmithApplications, a supplier of trade manage-ment software to the food service industry.

Paul Leyden writes, “On July 15,2008, I made my first major career changein nearly 20 years. After 24 years of beinga financial adviser, I now manage 45 finan-cial advisers at RBC Wealth Managementin downtown Boston. It has been atremendous experience reestablishing myroots in Boston after many years away.One of my first acts was to contactBabson. We hosted Boston alumni at myoffice to learn from Professor of

Operations Management Jay Rao, whotaught us about dramatic change. I lookforward to more contact with the school,students, and alumni.”

1983Harold Short was featured in an article,

“Six Inducted to Newburyport [Mass.]Wall of Fame,” in the Oct. 23 issue of TheDaily News of Newburyport. He was a starbasketball and baseball player atNewburyport High School; his basketballteam played in Boston Garden in 1979.He went on to play baseball at Babson.


Andrew Butler is president of ButlerInsurance Service Inc. (www.butlerins.com)in Davenport, Iowa. In September, ButlerInsurance was named one of the MostDependable Insurance Professionals for2008 by Goldline Research; the honor washighlighted in the Aug. 13 issue of Forbesmagazine. Butler Insurance offers employ-ers solutions to the rising cost of employeehealth insurance. He e-mails, “We’re pas-sionate about the quality of service andcommunication we provide to our clientsand their employees. We work hard toimprove their bottom lines and to getresults that exceed their expectations. To

earn this independent recognition is won-derful confirmation for our team that thework we are doing for our clients reallymatters to them!” Andy’s father is JohnButler ’52.

Rob Feldman is a vice president atAtlantic Printing Co. Inc., his family’sbusiness. He e-mails, “Spring 2009 willmark my 25th year in the commercialprinting industry. Atlantic Printing(www.atlanticprinting.com) is located inNeedham—Babson’s backyard. My dadBarry Feldman, MBA ’63, is president,and my brother Stephen heads up market-ing and sales. I manage day-to-day opera-tions. Atlantic provides a full range ofeco-friendly printing solutions and serv-ices, including creative, print, apparel, pro-motional products, and mailing. In May2007, we completed the final step tobecome a green manufacturer: We wereone of the first companies in the countryto invest in a state of the art, all green,computer-to-plate system that utilizes achemical-free process. We also have imple-mented the use of eco-friendly, soy-basedinks and have a strict in-plant recyclingprogram. We print on recycled and FSCcertified papers, and we work closely withour clients to minimize their inventoriesand eliminate waste. As a longtime playerin one of the world’s largest industries, wealways have honored our responsibility toprotect our fragile environment. My wifeDebbie, who is a ‘retired’ attorney, and Ilive in Westwood. We celebrated our 20th

Lupo del Bono ’79, P ’09 (back, center), is chairman of Babson’s European ExecutiveBoard and a member of the College’s Board of Overseers. The EEB convened its firstmeeting on American soil on Babson’s campus during October’s Presidential Inaugura-tion weekend. Among the 18 board members who attended the weekend’s events werepast chairman Muhammad Habib ’81, P ’09 (front, center), a member of Babson’sBoard of Trustees; Markus Krautli ’81, P ’12 (far left); and Massimo Iacono ’83 (farright), president of the Alumni Club of Italy.

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Kit McCourt ’82 e-mails, “I startedShoreArt Gifts (www.shoreartgifts.com)in March 2006. ShoreArt carries a full line of gifts, all inspired by the sea. We wholesale products made byMassachusetts artisans and small companies to gift stores in New Englandand down the eastern seaboard. The lineincludes home decor, jewelry, garden art,and ornaments. Many of our productsmake great corporate gifts.”

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anniversary in November. We have threegreat kids who are growing up quickly:Dan, 15, Jenna, 13, and Becca, 11.”

John Verderese has been appointedmanaging director of the U.S. advisorypeople and change practice at Price-waterhouseCoopers LLP. He is based inthe Boston office, where he will expandthe people and change services to include afocus on diversity and cultural transforma-tion. Previously, he was PwC’s human cap-ital leader for the U.S. advisory practice; hehas been at PwC for 24 years.

1987John Cavanaugh, a partner in the

Wellesley law firm of Clarkin, Sawyer &Phillips P.C., practices general civil litiga-tion, business litigation, and business law.He e-mails, “I was named one of the topattorneys in Massachusetts for 2008 byNew England Super Lawyers magazine.Only 5 percent of lawyers in Massachusettsare named by Super Lawyers. I also was ona list of selected attorneys in the Novemberissue of Boston magazine.” John can becontacted at [email protected]. He lives inNatick with his wife Wendy Ware ’88and their two children, Grace and Henry.

1988Mark Donohue has been appointed

Clean Technology Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Babson. He is the founder ofcleantech venture capital firm ExpansionCapital Partners LLC (www.expansioncapital.com). He was featured in an article,“Clean Can Mean More Green forInvestors,” in the Oct. 10–16 issue of InBusiness Las Vegas. Mark is a member ofthe Babson Board of Overseers.


Sam Blatchford writes, “It’s hard tobelieve that our oldest daughter Olivia ‘12started Babson in September. It’s beengreat to get back in touch with Babsonthrough her.” Sam, his wife Anne-Marie,and family live in Quebec City.

Marc Freedman is president and CEOof Freedman Financial (www.freedmanfinancial.com) in North Andover, Mass.He writes, “I authored Oversold andUnderserved: A Financial Planner’sGuidebook to Effectively Serving the Mass


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Ann-Marie Sweeney Copland ’86 (second from right) was the recipient of theCruickshank Alumni Leadership Award at Back to Babson weekend in September. Shewas recognized for her exceptional volunteer service to the College. Sweeney is a member of the executive board of the Babson Board of Overseers and a past presidentof the Alumni Association. She is joined by her husband Ian Copland ’78 (right) andher father Joseph Sweeney ’60 with his wife Linda Sweeney.

2008 Leadership Awards Volunteer leadership is the foundation of the Alumni Association’s work onbehalf of Babson and its alumni worldwide. Each year, outstanding volunteersare recognized for their service to the College. The 2008 honorees are:

Cruickshank Alumni Leadership AwardAnn-Marie Sweeney Copland ’86

Alumni Award for Distinguished Faculty/Administrator ServiceTonia Blackwell, former assistant dean and director, Student Diversity Programs

John H. Muller Jr. Parent Leadership AwardPamela P. Barefoot, P ’01

Distinguished Service to the College Alumni AwardBrian F. Casey ’77 Mario O. Mariasch, MBA ’75 Kenneth G. Romanzi ’82 Robert E. Schofield ’58, P ’82

Distinguished Recent Alumni AwardDenise C. Chew, MBA ’03Alessandro Costa ’04Kelly A. Petersen, MBA ’03Heather Webster Pidgeon ’02

Nominations for the 2009 Alumni Leadership Awards are due on March 14. Go to www.babson.edu/alumni/leadershipawards.

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Affluent, October 2008, Financial Plan-ning Association Press. In November, I wasnamed one of the top 50 financial advisersin Boston by Barron’s Winner’s Circle.”

1990Robert Drago has been named presi-

dent at Fleischer’s Bagels Inc. He is also amember of the company’s board of direc-tors. The company employs more than200 people, including 130 at its Macedon,N.Y., headquarters. Fleischer’s producesmore than 150 million fresh, refrigerated,and frozen bagels annually. Previously,Robert was vice president and generalmanager of eDiets.com Inc., a ready-to-eat fresh meal delivery program based in Florida.Rich Greif e-mails, “I was named

national executive director of EverybodyWins! USA (www.everybodywins.org),effective Sept. 22, 2008. I will relocate the national office to Boston and willspearhead a drive to strengthen the pro-grams of existing affiliates and to open newoffices around the country. Through itssignature program, Power Lunch,

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Rafael Londono ’94 (left to right), Mayra Roa ’07, MS ’08, Felipe Rebellon, MBA ’10,and guest Juan Francisco Herrera gathered for a cocktail reception with more than 30 alumni and friends of the College at the Metropolitan Club in Bogota, Colombia, inSeptember. Overseer Vicente Carvajal ’91, representing the Alumni Club of Colombia,introduced host and overseer Carlos Mattos, MBA ’76, and Walter Esquivel, P ’98,director of the William F. Glavin Center for Global Management and Luksic Director ofthe Institute for Latin American Business. Esquivel shared news from Babson, the GlavinCenter, and the institute.

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Everybody Wins! brings corporate volun-teer mentors into elementary schools in 14 cities across the country for weekly one-on-one, read-aloud sessions, whichincrease children’s opportunities for academic and life success. I have been col-laborating with several Babson alumni todevelop Everybody Wins!’ next stagegrowth and operating plan. If you areinterested in joining the national board orteam of advisers, please contact me [email protected].” Rich has beena board member of Everybody Wins!Metro Boston since 2005 and was anEverybody Wins! Power Lunch reader forfour years. He wrote Big Impact: BigBrothers Making a Difference, a bookabout the experiences of 200 Big BrothersBig Sisters volunteers.

1991John DeVine e-mails, “On July 31, I

hosted Galapalooza, a fundraiser for theParkways Foundation here in Chicago.The fundraiser was held a few days afterBabson’s Alumni Club of Chicago summerouting. I saw old friends and made newones at the Babson event and, of course,got Babson alums to come out again in thesame week for Galapalooza. ParkwaysFoundation is the philanthropic partner ofthe Chicago Park District. Since its incep-tion in 1994, the foundation has beenfunding park projects in Chicago’s under-served neighborhoods. I am a ParkwaysFoundation member and was cochair of itssecond annual Galapalooza. We createdlounges for 500 guests in front of thePetrillo Band Shell in Grant Park. Theevent raised $200,000 to benefit theBuckingham Fountain Restoration Projectto renovate and restore the park’s historicfountain. Buckingham Fountain is one ofChicago’s greatest treasures and one of themost recognizable landmarks in theworld.” John can be contacted [email protected].

Pete Dunlap has been appointed presi-dent of Huntington Insurance, an arm ofHuntington Bancshares Inc. He is respon-sible for the oversight and strategic direc-tion for the company’s insurance business,which includes consumer and commercialservices in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan,Indiana, and West Virginia. Pete hasworked for the company since 2000. From2005 until his new appointment, he wassenior vice president and national salesmanager at Huntington Investment Co.,and from 2002 to 2005 he was regional

sales manager of Huntington’s southernOhio and Kentucky region.

Paula Ingram has been named directorof acquisitions at Carlisle DevelopmentGroup in Miami. She is responsible foracquiring distressed assets, including com-mercial mortgage debt. Previously, she wasdirector of capital markets at CohenFinancial, also in Miami. She is a licensedmortgage broker and a member of theNational Association of Industrial andOffice Properties and the InternationalCouncil of Shopping Centers.

1993Roy Avellaneda has been a Chelsea,

Mass., city councilor for 10 years and is areal estate broker. He and his family werefeatured in an article, “RevealingImmigrant Roots: Chelsea Councilor

Recounts How His Argentine Parents,Who Had Lived Here Illegally, BecameAmericans,” in the Nov. 24 issue of TheBoston Globe. His parents own Tito’sBakery in Chelsea.


Deb Chafin Carleton is co-owner andcofounder of The Pink Poppy (www.thepinkpoppy.com), an online accessories andgift business in the Boston area. She and herbusiness partner were featured in an article,“Local Entrepreneurial Women BringHoliday Tradition Alive,” in the Nov. 13issue of The Hingham Journal. In additionto its online sales, The Pink Poppy participatesin private shows and community events.

Brian Lazarus has been appointed vicepresident and chief accounting officer at

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Tamara Bohsack ’98 is the founder of Events In Production (www.eventsinproduction.com),a corporate event management company in Boston. She e-mails, “The Babson entrepre-neurial bug bit me two years ago, and I started my own company, Events In Production.In between running programs for my largest client, American Express, I was hired towork on the Adidas sponsorship of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. I packed mybags for the month-long stay in China to manage event tickets and the database forAdidas retail employees. With more than 1,000 Adidas guests attending the games, theproject was a fast-paced and interesting challenge in a country so vastly different fromours. Beijing is an impressive city—from the massive amounts of traffic to the tastyfoods found on Snack Street—that makes New York look tame. The traditional name-game icebreaker threw me for a loop because in China people select their own Americanname. A few names that made me laugh were Chanel, who loves the brand; Olive, wholooks like Olive Oyl; and Nick, who is a huge fan of actor Nicolas Cage. My Chinesefriends found it fitting to name me Camera in Chinese because I took more than 4,500photos. When I’m not on the road, I enjoy taking pictures in Boston, where I can bereached at [email protected].”

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Jayne Robtoy ’04 was marriedto Michael Cannava on Oct. 12,2008, in Sturbridge, Mass. She is the founder of Devil DogAdvocates, a nonprofit organiza-tion based in Virginia, and he is a defense contractor and formerMarine. The couple lives inArlington, Va.

Andrew Brock ’91 and Lisa Fleming were married on Aug. 16, 2008,in the Glavin Family Chapel at Babson College. She is product newsmanager and assistant manager of the New York communicationsoffice of Ford Motor Company, and he is district operations manager,greater New York City metropolitan area, for Nissan North America Inc.

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Nils Seebach ’06 was married to Franziska Wiese on Aug. 16,2008, in Rotenburg/Wuemme, Germany. Alumni at the weddingincluded (standing, left to right) Matthew Brenninkmeijer ’06,brother of the groom Bjorn Seebach ’04, the groom, ErnstPintar ’05, Erick Briceno ’06; (kneeling) Leighton Ige (OlinCollege) and Craig Zwerling ’06. Nils e-mails, “Franziska is amarketing account executive at Friedman International, and I workat HSBC’s investment banking unit. We live in London.”

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SBA Communications Corp., headquar-tered in Boca Raton, Fla. He joined SBA in2006 as its corporate controller. Beforethis, he was corporate controller at AllianceCare. Brian is the son of Joel Lazarus ’64.

1995Scott Almeida was profiled in an arti-

cle, “If Wedding Bills Ring, New ShopSteps In,” in the Oct. 24 issue of BostonBusiness Journal, and he was featured in anarticle, “Lending Start-up Sets Out toCourt the Newly Betrothed,” on the frontand back covers of the Nov. 17 issue ofAmerican Banker. He also was featured onNew England Cable News on Oct. 26 andon WCVB Boston news’ EyeOpener onOct. 28. In 2006, he founded WeddingPayment Plan LLC (www.weddingpaymentplan.com), a Norwell, Mass.-basedbusiness that offers brides and groomsloans to finance their weddings. Scott is aBabson MBA candidate. John Crowley e-mailed in November,

“Jenny’s Law was just signed by[Massachusetts] Governor Deval Patrick!Thank you to all who wrote to the gover-nor and asked him to sign it.” Jenny’s Law,an “Act Relative to Consumer Protectionin Life Insurance Contracts,” Chapter 376of the Acts of 2008, places the burden ofproof that one is not in good health at thetime a life insurance policy is issued on thelife insurance company. John’s late wife,Jenny, died of breast cancer one year aftertheir daughter was born. Their insurancecompany denied coverage, claiming thatshe could not have been in good health atthe time the policy was written, eventhough she had been evaluated by theinsurance company before the policy wasissued. For background information, visithttp://jennyslaw.blogspot.com. Dena Ventura e-mails, “I’m running the

Boston Marathon one more time—I thinkthat’s what I said last time, too! I’ll run the2009 marathon in April for Dana-FarberCancer Institute. All money raised goes toresearch a cure for cancer. Please visit my siteat www.runDFMC.org/denav2009.”

1996Steve Bodio: See Alanna (DuBiago)

Bodio ’99. Stephanie Varitimidis Bond has been

named executive vice president of ChildsGallery in Boston. She was featured in anarticle, “Childs Gallery Ownership toChange Hands Aug. 29,” in the Aug. 22

issue of Antiques & The Arts Weekly. Shebegan working as a junior sales executive atthe gallery 10 years ago.

1998Frank Aguilo writes, “I graduated from

the John F. Kennedy School of Govern-ment at Harvard University and beganworking at the Brookings Institution inWashington, D.C. Warm wishes to myBabson classmates.”


Alanna (DuBiago) Bodio e-mails,“Steve ’96 and I are happy to announcethe arrival of our son Brayden NicholasBodio on Aug. 18, 2008. We are all doingwell and enjoying this next chapter in ourlives.” The family lives in Mendon, Mass.

2001Meghan Altman is the

regional managed care accountexecutive at Eli Lilly and Co. Shewas recognized by CambridgeWho’s Who for showing dedica-tion, leadership, and excellencein all aspects of strategic accountmanagement. Michael Berard was married

to Sarah Colligan on May 31,2008, in Sandwich, Mass. She isa national account manager ofgroup benefits at The Hartford;he is a systems analyst at Travelers.They live in Avon, Conn. Kerri Fleming and Adam

Koncius ’00 were married onMay 3, 2008, in Beverly, Mass.Members of the bridal partyincluded Christine Hogan andDeanna Ryder. The grooms-men included Jeffrey DelPapa,Joshua Kepnes, and Yan Katz,all ’00. Kerri is a search engineoptimization specialist atLogMeIn Inc., and Adam is theproperty manager of Avalon atPrudential Center in Boston. Steve Palenscar e-mails,

“My wife Kathy and I are pleasedto announce the arrival of babygirl Reese Donohue Palenscar onSept. 22, 2008. Kathy and I ownand manage Thomas J. FoleyInsurance Agency (www.foleyins.com) in Norwood, Mass. The

company provides property and liabilityinsurance to families and businesses.”

2003Daniel Aballi and Jami Brownstein

were married on March 8, 2008, inBoston. Alumni at the wedding includedgroomsmen David Friedman, MichaelHughes, Philip Tedeschi, and JamesSaunders. Jami is a buyer forBloomingdale’s, and Daniel is an accountexecutive at Symantec Corp, both in NewYork City, where they live. Caroline Campo was married to Sean

O’Regan on June 7, 2008, in Montpelier,Vt. Sister of the bride Mary Campo ’07was the maid of honor, and Amanda Frierwas a bridal attendant. Caroline works ingraphic design at American ProgramBureau in Boston, and Sean is an assistantwomen’s basketball coach at JamesMadison University in Harrisonburg, Va.

Kerryann Bryan ’02 (front, left), Dionne McCurryGrey ’01 (middle, left), Jodi-Ann Lewis ’03 (back,left), Leticia Stallworth ’99 (back, center), JenniseHall ’02 (middle, right), and Bernadette Teixeira’03 (front, right), were among many alumni whoreturned to campus on Back to Babson weekend inSeptember to congratulate Toni Blackwell (front,center), who received the Alumni Award forDistinguished Faculty/Administrator Service.Blackwell, who was assistant dean and director ofstudent diversity programs at Babson, left in sum-mer 2008 to become assistant dean of students andstudent services, division of student life at MillsCollege in Oakland, Calif. She e-mails, “The awardmakes me realize what a gift my Babson experiencewas. Having all the alums and former colleaguespresent was humbling. My Babson experience issomething I will treasure always.”

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Amy Jones Yetter is founder andowner of Bugs & Blossoms (www.bugsandblossoms.com), a clothing and accessorycompany for mothers and babies. Amy andher West Chester, Pa., store were featuredin an article, “Bugs & Blossoms,” in the July 7 issue of The Daily Local News.The company ships products internation-ally through Web site sales, and she and

The company recycles 120 tons ofpaper and cardboard a month, prac-tices green initiatives like energy-efficient lighting, and operates on100 percent wind power.

2005Lauren Greenberg was married

to Todd Neustat on Sept. 6, 2008,in Woodbridge, Conn. She is a sen-ior audit associate at Eisner LLP, andhe is a senior associate specializing inconsumer, health-care services, andbusiness services investments at

Charterhouse Group. Both work in NewYork City.

Michael Hale is the founder of EthelGloves (www.ethelgloves.com), whichproduces a line of protective and stylishwork gloves designed for women. He wasfeatured in an article, “Former T.O.[Thousand Oaks, Calif.] ResidentLaunches New Line of Gloves,” in theSept. 18 issue of Thousand Oaks Acorn.The work gloves are available online and in stores and garden centers around thecountry.

2006Nate Cook e-mails, “Chris Mearn

started Piece by Piece (www.piecebypiecemovers.com), a fully licensed, bonded, andinsured moving and storage company, dur-ing his junior year at Babson, and I quicklyjoined him. We continue to run the busi-ness today. Although it’s been a lot ofwork, it’s been a lot of fun building thebusiness with Chris and our third partner.Piece by Piece specializes in residential andcommercial moving services.”

2007Richard Bottner is the founder of

Intern Bridge Inc. (www.internbridge.com), a company that works with organi-zations and students to ensure that bothwill benefit from an internship program.Richard was a 2008 finalist inBusinessWeek’s fourth annual Best U.S.Entrepeneurs 25 and Under list. He is theauthor of Total Internship Management:The Employer’s Guide to Building theUltimate Internship Program.

Chanelle Carver e-mails, “Things aregoing well for Literacy ‘n’ Poverty Project(www.literacyandpovertyproject.com).


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Shaun Dowell and Brittany East weremarried on April 27, 2008, in VirginiaBeach, Va. She is self-employed as a per-sonal consultant in Reston, where theylive, and he is a senior financial consultantat BearingPoint Consulting Group inWashington, D.C.

Jaclyn Feldman is teaching secondgrade at Vincent M. Igo ElementarySchool in Foxboro, Mass. She earned hermaster’s degree from Lesley University andcompleted her field experience and studentteaching at Burrell Elementary School. Shelives in South Easton.

Jonathan Tardiff is vice president atJ.S. McCarthy Printers (www.jsmccarthy.com), his family’s business in Augusta,Maine. He and his father Rick, who is pres-ident of the commercial printing company,were featured in an article, “Augusta,Maine-area Father, Son Printing TeamContinues to Grow, Grow ‘Green,’” in theOct. 13, 2008, issue of Kennebec Journal.

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Jason Clinkscales ’04 (left)is a freelance sportswriter. Hee-mails, “This is a photo takenwith legendary boxer JoeFrazier prior to the KellyPavlik-Bernard Hopkins boutin Atlantic City, N.J., on Oct. 18, 2008. I entered thesportswriting field shortlyafter graduating from Babsonwhen I was introduced to thesports editor of The New YorkBeacon, an African-Americanweekly newspaper in NewYork. The editor knew of myexperience with Babson College Radio and was familiar with an independent study Iwrote on the marketability of the WNBA. In March 2005, he asked me to cover a Knicksgame, the one which was the last visit to Madison Square Garden by Indiana Pacersgreat Reggie Miller. Since then, I have been the paper’s primary reporter for theYankees and the Giants. For a few Web sites, I have covered several NBA and WNBAgames, and a few high-profile boxing matches, including Hopkins’ recent win overPavlik. While I have a great job as a research analyst for Initiative, a media planning and buying firm, I also run A Sports Scribe (http://asportsscribe.blogspot.com), where I delve into not only games, players and coaches, but also sports business, media, and culture.”

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Building this organization from the bot-tom up has provided me with some greatexperience and insight into the world ofstartups. From working with our intern todeveloping programs to creating volunteerprojects—it’s all just really cool. We’re inrecruitment mode now, searching formembers to fill our national advisoryboard, and once that’s all done, I expectgreat things to happen for us in the verynear future. Each day brings me joy, nomatter how exhausted I am, and there’snothing better than that.”Derek Marin e-mails, “Christina Long

and I were married on July 18, 2008, inIpswich, Mass. Marco Calderon ‘06, EdRoberts ‘08, and Jon Hakala ‘08attended. Christina and I live in Roslindalewith our dog Chica.” Dan Marques e-mails, “I joined the

Blank Center as manager of entrepreneurdevelopment in October 2008. I’mresponsible for supporting and developingBabson’s entrepreneurs through thehatchery and other programs. Beforereturning to Babson, I worked atVistaPrint, where I managed its globalorganic search marketing efforts as well asWeb 2.0 initiatives. I have worked on mul-tiple startups and founded a family retailbusiness, Easthampton Dollar. Fellowalumni entrepreneurs and those looking tohelp student entrepreneurs, please reachout to me or stop by. I would love to chatand find ways to help our alumni and stu-dent entrepreneurs succeed!” Dan can becontacted at [email protected]. Mark Vandemore e-mails, “The

Babson London Alumni Club held a ‘Meetthe President Reception’ at TheCaledonian House on Nov. 11. More than30 alumni and friends welcomed PresidentLen Schlesinger to the Babson community.Food, drink, and laughs were shared by all.Len provided his initial insights since mov-ing to campus and discussed the strategicdirection of the College with alumni.”

2008Sandra Smyly was featured in an arti-

cle, “From the Boardroom to the Sideline:Smyly Starts Her Second Season as aPatriots Cheerleader,” in the Aug. 13 issueof Lynn [Mass.] Journal. As a veterancheerleader, she was not required to partic-ipate in the preliminary tryouts in spring2008, but she joined the 75 finalists inpursuit of a spot on the team. Sandra is aninvestment specialist at Bank of New YorkMellon in Boston.

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Michael Mandel ’05 (back, right) and Mike Schultz, MBA ’02 (front, right), wereinstrumental in creating and selecting an entrepreneurship panel, “Starting a Business:What We’ve Learned,” for Alumni College at Back to Babson weekend. Jeni Wheeler,MBA ’05 (center, right), vice president for operations at New England Sports Academy;John Goscha ’06 (back, left), founder of IdeaPaint; Ken Pereira, MBA ’99 (front, left),CEO at Healthcare Automation; and Martin Bodley (not pictured), cofounder, president,and CEO at Revolabs Inc., were participants on the Sept. 26 panel. The group, which was sponsored by e-tower and the Babson Alumni Entrepreneurship Forum, discussedlaunching and growing businesses and exit strategies. The moderator was TimothyMarken ’81 (center, left), managing director at Charity Partners LLC and an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Babson.

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When Jeff Pzena, MBA ’00, was at Babson, he wrote abusiness plan for his friend and future business partner, whoowned property in Belize. “He ran a sailboat charter busi-ness off Belize and was interested in developing a lodge,”Pzena says. “The plan was good, but we dropped the ideafor a few years.”In 2004, they reexamined the plan and chipped in $10,000

each to start the project. “We named the venture after thelarge cotton trees on the property,” says Pzena. “As we builtthe first cabana, we figured out how to work with the peo-ple and government in Belize and how to do business there.” Located 12 miles from the Caribbean on the banks of the

Moho River, Cotton Tree Lodge sits between two Maya vil-lages on a 100-acre property of orchards, forest, and gardens.Solar panels supply most of the energy, and sustainability hasbeen implemented throughout. “More than 50 percent of theproduce we serve is grown organically on our property; therest is from local villages or the farmers market,” says Pzena.The lodge focuses on cultural tourism. “Our guests have

the opportunity to become involved with the local peopleand their traditions, and vice versa. One important cottageindustry is chocolate. Visitors may tour a cacao orchard andsee how beans are fermented, dried, roasted, ground, andmade into chocolate.” Cotton Tree has 11 cabanas of various sizes and a building for

the restaurant and bar. “I think that Cotton Tree’s sweet spotis 20 cabanas,” says Pzena. “We’re going to grow what we have.”

Veregowww.verego.com

Aldo Carrascoso and Brett Ackerman, both MBA ’08, aretwo of the original founders of Verego, a global outsourcingcompany that provides its clients with local expertise. “We

prequalify experts from all over the world,” says Ackerman.Carrascoso adds, “We verify all vendor information and puttransparency into the system to provide our clients with reliable local representatives who speak the language andare knowledgeable about local business practices, culture,and politics.”Verego helps its clients to compete in a global business

environment. As outsourcing becomes more prevalent, manymid-tier businesses turn to it for benefits such as cost savingsand technological advantages. Verego focuses on popularoutsourcing destinations such as China, India, the Philippines,Mexico, and Russia, and in areas of expertise such as softwareand information services, biotech research, precision manu-facturing, and multimedia. The idea for Verego was created by six students in a busi-

ness planning course given by Professor Andrew Zacharakis infall 2007. By summer 2008, only two founders remained.Ackerman, who is based in Cambridge, Mass., and Carrascoso,who is based in Los Angeles, honed the mission of Veregoand worked on assessing a client’s readiness to outsource.“Outsourcing preparedness is crucial to success,” saysAckerman. “To decrease the risk of outsourcing failure, we

developed ourOutsourcingPreparedness Index,an online assess-ment platform.”Verego’s long-

term goal is tomake global busi-ness more seamlessfor its clients. “Theworld is everyone’soyster,” saysCarrascoso. “We

will continue to make our platform more comprehensive andsophisticated. We will continue to improve our methods tobring our clients peace of mind.”

Harvard Farmers’ Marketwww.harvardfarmersmarket.org

Lisa (Karas) Frackiewicz, MBA ’86, and her business part-ners run the largest farmers market in central Massachusetts.The three founders of the Harvard Farmers’ Market increasedthe number of all-season vendors by 25 percent over last year,and they had 500 to 600 visitors for each three-hour market.These are significant numbers, especially considering that 2008was the market’s second season. Frackiewicz says, “Our goal isto educate our customers so that they can make informeddecisions about the value of local food and local farms.”

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The Harvard Farmers’ Market has evolved into a destina-tion event. Local musicians entertain the crowds, and familiescome with babies and dogs in tow. And the vendors arehappy, says Frackiewicz. “We’ve set a high standard andworked hard on the vendor and people mix, which is critical.We have created a buzz on both sides.”

But the founders are not resting on their laurels. “Manyfarmers markets in the area have gone under in recent years.We’ve become better at raising money, we’re looking for moresponsors, and we may apply for grant money to offset market-ing and insurance expenses. We think our community can sup-port a bigger market, and we’d like to continue to grow.”

Innovative Foods Inc.www.goodwives.com

While Chris Collias ’87 was working at Progressive Gourmet,a frozen-food distributor he founded in the early 1990s, hediscovered he had a problem. His suppliers couldn’t keep upwith his demand for frozen foods. He took action in 2003. “Ifounded Innovative Foods so that I could make my own prod-ucts to distribute to professional chefs around the country,”says Collias. “I started with a 700-square-foot kitchen and madestuffed chicken breasts and vegetarian entrees. We created afood-manufacturingenvironment so thateach piece would seemas if it had been home-made, one at a time.”

Innovative Foodsquickly outgrew itskitchen space inEverett, Mass. At thetime, Progressive wasthe largest distributorfor Good Wives, a

long-established frozen-food and hors d’oeuvres company. Theowners of Good Wives were looking for an exit strategy, andInnovative Foods was looking for a retail presence. It was aperfect fit for Collias. “Innovative Foods bought Good Wivesin 2006, and two years later, I consolidated our operations ata facility that we built in Wilmington.”

Collias, who is CEO and owner of both companies, hastaken the customer service skills he honed at ProgressiveGourmet and applied them to Innovative Foods. “We have afull line of hors d’oeuvres, and we also custom make them toorder,” he says. “We’re the hors d’oeuvres experts.”

In 2008, Inc. magazine placed Innovative Foods at No. 63on its Fastest Growing Private Companies in America list.“The reception in the marketplace has been dynamite,” saysCollias. “We will continue to expand geographically as well asthrough additional channels like chains and catalogs.”

Onsite Videoswww.onsitevideos.com

Brian Goss, MBA ‘06, founded Onsite Videos to develophigh-quality video ads for Webpages. The company providesclients with more than the typicalonline banner advertising; it cre-ates interactive ad space usingactors in customized videos. “Areal person is more likely to engagepeople and is better able to sell orexplain a product,” says Goss. “Cus-tomers like the personal touch.”

Onsite Videos began at Babsonin 2005. “I knew that there wasonly one other company at thattime delivering the technologythat I envisioned for Onsite Videos,”Goss says. “I set out to provide better videos, with fasterloading times and more features, at a lower price.”

Videos connect with a visitor more effectively than staticads and result in more efficient information retention,explains Goss. “Our marketing and training videos can walkvisitors through documents and forms or demonstrate prod-ucts. The video can be paused or replayed until the visitorclicks to proceed.” On the back-end, Onsite provides clientswith detailed reports of user-interaction data. “These metricshelp clients to focus their sites to achieve the best results.”

Clients may use their own staff or work with Onsite’s pro-fessional actors at two recording studios in Boston, where thebusiness is headquartered. Onsite Videos has a staff of sixemployees, works with approximately 100 actors, and haspartnerships with studios all over the world. “Humanize theWeb, a wholly owned subsidiary of Onsite Videos, was cre-ated in 2007 to fulfill private label, reseller opportunities,”says Goss. “It’s the DBA of the corporation.”



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1957Lee Dickson has been named 2008

Tourism Professional of the Year by theAcademy of Hospitality and Tourism forhis dedication and commitment to improv-ing the tourism experience in SouthFlorida. Lee, a retired Army colonel, is aretired associate dean of the School ofHospitality and Tourism Management atFlorida International University in Miami.He lives in Pembroke Pines.

1971Thomas Feeley is the managing direc-

tor of Feeley & Driscoll PC, a certifiedpublic accounting and business consultingfirm in Boston and Nashua, N.H. The firmhas been named Best of the Best for 2008by Inside Public Accounting newsletter.Feeley & Driscoll PC has been named tothe list seven of the last eight years and isthe only firm in New England that has

been recognized for the last three years.Other directors in the firm includeEdward Johnson, MBA ’02, MichaelDowney ’99, MBA ’07, and ElisabethVillaume, MBA ’92.

1972Philip DiMattia has been elected town

treasurer of Tiverton, R.I. His public serv-ice includes serving as a member of theTiverton budget committee from 2002 to2004, an advocate to the R.I. Lt.Governor’s Council to Small BusinessAdministration programs from 1997 to1999, and a delegate to a White Houseconference on small business in 1999. Heis an adjunct professor of math, finance,and statistics at Bristol CommunityCollege, which has campuses throughoutsoutheastern Massachusetts. Kevin Mulvaney has been promoted

to senior lecturer in the EntrepreneurshipDivision at Babson. Since 1999, he was anadjunct professor at the F.W. Olin

Graduate School of Business and taughtM&A courses. Kevin is president ofStrategic Advisors Group, a consulting firmthat advises on strategic challenges andM&A decisions. He was awarded the 2007Thomas Kennedy Award, which is given tothe year’s outstanding professor as votedby the MBA graduating class, and the2007 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award,which was presented by Dean of FacultyShahid Ansari for teaching excellence andleadership in developing the M&A curricu-lum at Babson.

1974Joe Redman was featured in a profile,

“Growing With the Old Port,” in the June19 issue of Portland [Maine] Press-Herald.He is the owner and founder of Joseph’s(www.josephsofportland.com), a high-endclothing and accessory store for men thathe opened in 1974. His store is in the OldPort section of Portland.

1975Tom Pare has been elected to the board

of directors of the N.H. Association for theBlind. Tom is a founding partner ofHession & Pare PC, a CPA firm inManchester. He also is a member of theboard of the N.H. chapter of the AmericanRed Cross, Intown Manchester, and theManchester Chamber of Commerce.

1976Patrick Duffy, former president of New

England Telephone and commissioner ofthe N.H. Department of AdministrativeServices, received the Business andIndustry Association’s 2008 LifetimeAchievement Award on Oct. 29. The BIAis New Hampshire’s state chamber of com-merce. The annual award recognizes busi-ness leaders who help to shape their localcommunities and the state through busi-ness endeavors, participation in civic andtown organizations, involvement in boardsof directors, and service to local and stategovernment. He is the principal of business

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Jerry Rafaniello, MBA ’67, e-mailed in September, “On Sept. 3, 2008, we spent a mem-orable evening reminiscing and catching up with Percy Chan ’66, a gracious and gener-ous host who treated several MBA ’67 classmates to a wonderful dinner in NewtonCenter, Mass. He had just celebrated his 64th birthday with his daughter in Washington,D.C. Percy is an international entrepreneur whose ventures have taken him to Malaysia,Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia. He spent most of the year in the States but willleave in December for warmer climes. It was the first time we reunited with him in 40 years. Russell Corsini, P ’03, recently came back from a trip to Chile. He and his wife Althea plan to return next year. Warren Coulter attended his 50th high schoolreunion in Utah, while his wife Karen visited relatives. Steve Morison shared picturesof his five grandchildren. Ken Leahy and his wife Carol brought news about their seventh grandchild. Tom Foley and his wife Linda entertained us with stories aboutWaterFire events in Providence, R.I. My wife Carroll and I came in from our vacation onthe Cape. Everyone was in good health. Enjoying the evening are (left to right) Warren,Tom, Steve, Karen, Althea, Percy, myself, Linda, Carroll, Ken, Carol, and Russell.”



consulting firm P. Duffy and Associates inManchester, board of trustees president ofthe Currier Museum of Art, and a formermember of the UNH Whittemore Schoolof Business and Economics advisory board.

Grace Ann Steed writes, “Proud mem-ber of the board of directors of ElderServices of the Merrimack Valley Inc.[Mass.]. I am also on two of its subcom-mittees, nominating and quality.”

1977Raymond D’Arcy has been named

president and CEO at Interactive DataCorp. in Bedford, Mass. He will succeedthe current president when he retires in thefirst half of 2009. Raymond has worked atInteractive Data for 29 years, most recentlyas president of sales and marketing. Thecompany provides financial market data,analytics, and related services to financialinstitutions, traders, and investors.

Ellen Kelly Dickson has been electedto her second term on the Summit, N.J.,city council, Ward I. A past president ofthe Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary Schooland Summit High School PTAs, sheaddressed the issues of smart growth in hercampaign.

1978Anne Stickney (’74) e-mails, “I can’t

tell you how thrilled I was when mydaughter Courtney Heimann ’11 decidedto go to Babson. I hadn’t been back for along time, and now I am enjoying the con-nection to my past. I have stayed in touchwith Thierry de Nervo ’74 and hope thathe will visit Babson next year. I continue tolive in Maine. I’m a senior property man-ager for condos, which so far have notbeen hurt by the economic downturn.”

1979William Hurley has been named direc-

tor of fiscal and management services forthe Natick, Mass., school district. Hisresponsibilities include the school district’sfinances, transportation, maintenance, andfood services. Previously, he held a similarposition in the town of Norwood, wherehe worked for six years.

1980Bart Catalane has been appointed CFO

and a member of the senior managementteam at Webloyalty, a Norwalk, Conn.-based company that helps e-commerce sitesgenerate incremental revenue. His respon-sibilities at the company include integrat-ing the operations of two recently acquiredcompanies and facilitating Webloyalty’scapital raising, treasury, tax, and mergerand acquisition activities. Previously, hewas CFO at LIN Television Corp.

Vahram Erdekian has been appointedindustry codirector of MIT’s Leaders forManufacturing program. The two-yeargraduate program is a collaboration amongMIT Sloan School of Management, MITSchool of Engineering, and more than 20 industry partners. LFM students, grad-uates, and partners research and imple-ment principles of manufacturingexcellence to drive global socio-economicprosperity. He also is a distinguished exec-utive in an advisory role to the global sup-ply chain management organization atCisco Systems.

Fred Holahan has been named vicepresident for marketing at EnterpriseDB,headquartered in Edison, N.J. The com-pany provides enterprise-class products

and services based on PostgreSQL, anopen-source database. Previously, he wasthe cofounder and CEO at ActiveEndpoints, a business process managementand automation software company.

John Regan writes, “I retired fromMercer human resource consulting in June2008 after 35 years. Presently serving aschairman of the board of regents ofPortsmouth Abbey School in Portsmouth,R.I.” John lives in Bronxville, N.Y.

1981Rich Putur is a real estate agent at

Windhill Realty in Ipswich, Mass.Previously, he was an independent financialconsultant for large and small businesses.His e-mail is [email protected].

1982David Briden (’79) was featured in an

article, “Mission Driven: Small, RuralHospitals Link Technology to CoreGoals,” in the July issue of H&HN’s Most

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Jim Cropsey, MBA ’85, and his daughter Isabel, 14, are the owners and trainers ofLakeview Barkus, a black Labrador retriever. Cropsey e-mails, “Barkus completed theStarted Hunting Retriever requirements for the SHR title from the United Kennel Clubon Sept. 13. The UKC sponsors events throughout North America to promote huntingretriever training and education through local Hunting Retriever Club chapters. Myfather and I were two of the original judges for the HRC in the 1980s. He designed andconstructed the first pond dedicated to retriever training in North America in Litchfield,Conn. Since 1964, all of our dogs have been trained on that pond. Dogs and handlersreceive a pass at the events if their performance meets or exceeds the standard. I han-dled Barkus and received a pass at the Granite State test, the Lake Champlain test, theSaco River test, and the Yankee Waterfowlers test. The Granite State Hunting RetrieverClub is based in New Hampshire. Anyone interested in learning more may contact me at [email protected].”

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Wired Magazine. David has been the CIOat Exeter [N.H.] Hospital for 15 years. Thehospital has a long-term goal of replacingpaper processes with electronic exchanges.In the article, he says that Exeter Hospitalis working closely with its physicians duringIT installations and during development of a computerized physician order entrysystem.

1983Peter Bailey has been appointed to the

board of directors of Northland ResidentialCorp., a privately held real estate develop-ment company in Burlington, Mass. He is areal estate finance executive with 28 yearsof experience in real estate investment,development, and lending. He also is a realestate broker, a certified property manager,and a certified commercial investmentmember.

1984Michael Thurk has been appointed to

the board of directors of Acme Packet Inc.in Burlington, Mass. Acme Packet is a tele-com company that delivers real-time inter-active communications across IP networks.The former COO at Avaya Inc., Michael isthe managing partner at MariposaConsulting LLC.

1985Edward French has been named direc-

tor of the MBA program at Franklin PierceUniversity in Rindge, N.H. Previously, heworked for 12 years at Citizens Bank inManchester, where he was a team leader incommercial banking.

1986John McDonald e-mails, “I was

appointed to the position of publisher,Edmonton Journal. The Edmonton Journal

is a division of Canadian media giantCanwest and is the newspaper of record inthe capital city of Alberta, Canada. It wasthe first non-American newspaper toreceive the prestigious Pulitzer Prize forjournalism. Previously, I was area vice pres-ident for Verizon Information Services,mid-Atlantic region.”

1987Frank Azzolino has been appointed to

the board of directors of T-Splines Inc., aProvo, Utah-based company that developssurface modeling software for industrialdesigners and CAD professionals.Previously, he was CEO at aPriori, a devel-oper of enterprise cost management soft-ware for product and manufacturingcompanies.

1988Peggy Carson writes, “I retired from

the Army as a colonel in March 2008 andam enjoying retirement around family in

Tucson, Ariz.” Peggy served in the militaryfor more than 28 years.

Paul Crimlisk has been named seniorvice president and manager at MCUCommercial Services LLC, a subsidiary ofMillbury Credit Union, headquartered inMillbury, Mass. Previously, he was vicepresident and commercial loan officer atCommerce Bank & Trust in Worcester.

1990Sean Moran (’80) has been appointed

senior vice president and CFO at CelsionCorp., a biotechnology drug developmentcompany in Columbia, Md. Before this, hewas a CFO at several companies, includingAnika Therapeutics, Sontra Medical, andTransport Pharmaceuticals.

1991Alma Bair writes, “My son Jayson, 12,

started his own company, Jaysonisms.com,selling 100 percent cotton T-shirts.”Alma’s e-mail is [email protected].

1992Feyzi Celik is the founder and CEO of

OnePIN Inc. (www.onepin.com), aWestboro, Mass.-based company thatdeveloped a mobile contact sharing andsocial networking platform. He and thecompany were featured in an article,

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Sheri Baraw, MBA ’92, vice president of Stoweflake MountainResort & Spa in Stowe, Vt., received the 2008 Borden AveryInnkeeper of the Year award from the Vermont Hospitality Council.Baraw’s father is president of the year-round resort that her grand-parents founded in 1963. She is a member of the Stowe AreaAssociation Marketing Committee, the Vermont HospitalityCouncil, and the American Hotel and Lodging Association ResortCommittee, as well as a member of the board of the LamoilleEconomic Development Council.

Ruthie Davis, MBA ’93, is the founder andowner of Davis by Ruthie Davis, a designer shoecompany. She e-mailed in early November, “I fin-ished the 2008 New York City Marathon and feltlike a million bucks! This is a picture of me with a thumbs-up at mile 17. I hadn’t run a marathon in 15 years. The last time I ran the NYC Marathonwas in 1984, and I finished in 4:01. Twenty-fouryears later, I finished in 4:12. This year, themarathon had 39,000 runners from 100 countriesand all 50 states. There were cheering crowds theentire distance—it was incredible. In October, Ihad an awesome experience at the Babson Forumon Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The TripleBottom Line (www.babsonforum.com/2008). Itwas well run, and it was great to be back on cam-pus. A while later, I spoke on ‘Entrepreneurship IsLeadership’ at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. I’m going on a business trip to Italyin mid-November. If you caught the September/October Davis by Ruthie Davis Bulletin(www.ruthiedavis.com), you will see that I continue to be optimistic and refuse to letthe economy rain on my parade.”



“OnePIN’s Mobile Social Tech Embeddedin GSM-compatible SIM Cards,” in theOct. 12 issue of Mass High Tech. JeffSchiebe, MBA ’75, is OnePin’s vice presi-dent for market development. JosephWinn, MBA ’74, is a member of the com-pany’s board of directors; he also is a mem-ber of Babson’s Board of Trustees.

Janet Cowan teaches algebra andgeometry in the upper school, grades 6–8,at Applewild School in Fitchburg, Mass.She taught an advanced mathematics classthe previous academic year. She worked inthe financial services industry for 16 yearsbefore she began teaching.

Karen (Glynn) Webb e-mails, “InAugust, I won first prize in the 2008Rhode Island International Film Festivalscreenwriting competition for my feature-length screenplay, Christmas Cake. Set inJapan and loosely based on time I spent inTokyo during my Babson IMIP, theromantic comedy also was a finalist in theNew Hampshire Film Festival and a semi-finalist in the Moondance Film Festival inColorado. In addition, I won the grandprize in the 2008 Manhattan Short FilmFestival’s screenwriting competition for myshort screenplay, Arthur’s Salvation. Myromantic comedy, Seven Day Auction, was

optioned by L.A. director Philippe Ney ofWonderland Films and is in development. Iam currently coproducing a documentaryfilm on spirituality and the Boston RedSox, The Joy of Sox: Weird Science and thePower of Intention, which is in the editingand postproduction phase and is expectedto be released in 2009.”

Stacie Madden has been named direc-tor of cause-related marketing at theInternational Fund for Animal Welfare, an

organization that strives to improve animalwelfare, prevent animal cruelty and abuse,protect wildlife, and provide animal rescueservices around the world. Stacie works inIFAW’s headquarters in Yarmouth Port,Mass. She is a member of the Associationof Fundraising Professionals and serves onthe marketing committee of Women inDevelopment.

Steve Spinelli was inaugurated as the11th president of Philadelphia University

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Tim Durant, MBA ’95, is the author of Know Regrets: EveryoneHas a Dream (www.know-regrets.com), a novel about compet-ing in the Ironman World Championship. He e-mails, “My firstexposure to triathlons was in 1985, when I was serving in the Navy and based at Pearl Harbor. The scenes in the bookhad been forming in my head for more than 20 years. My kids finally motivated me to write them down. In 2008, I finished the book, which turned out to be one of the hardest and most rewarding projects I have ever worked on. Know Regrets is the story of a single father who, at theage of 40, has a second chance to act on his dream of swim-ming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles, and running 26.2 miles with the besttriathletes in the world. His voyage takes him from the comfortable suburbs of Boston to the forbidding lava fields of Hawaii.” Durant, an on-again off-again triathlete,is a vice president at eCopy Inc., a software company in Nashua, N.H. He lives with hiswife, three children, and their two dogs in Massachusetts. He can be contacted [email protected].

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on Oct. 5. The former Lewis FamilyDistinguished Professor and vice provostfor entrepreneurship and global manage-ment at Babson was named president ofthe university in September 2007.

1993Alec Montgomery has been named

executive director, U.S., at Industry FundsManagement Pty. Ltd., an infrastructureinvestment management firm. He is basedin the firm’s New York office and isresponsible for managing IFM’s invest-ment operations in New York. Previously,he was head of infrastructure finance atRoyal Bank of Scotland.

1995Thomas Darden is a board member of

The Chicago Public Education Fund, aventure-capital fund and results-orientedfoundation created in 2000 to increasecommunity investment and improve thecity’s schools. Thomas e-mails, “FromMay 2007 to May 2008, I was chairman ofthe program committee, which vets all ofthe foundation’s investments. During thattime, the foundation met the majority ofits programmatic goals surrounding princi-pal and teacher quality. Funds I and IIraised $25 million collectively and accom-plished measurable results, including rais-ing the quality of talent in Chicagoschools. In September 2008, the organiza-tion launched its third and most ambitiousfund to date with a target goal of $25 mil-lion and a $30 million hard cap. Fund IIIwill improve how public schools work forstudents by promoting management inno-vation, differentiating compensation,attracting and developing the best talent,and using objective and relevant data.Fund III will bring the foundation’s totalfinancial commitments since its foundingto $50 million.”

1996Jeffrey Saef has been named director

of multi-strategy investment solutions atBNY Mellon Asset Management. He isbased in Boston. Previously, he was anexecutive vice president and director ofinstitutional investment strategies atPyramis Global Advisors, a FidelityInvestments company.

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Dean Brenner, MBA ’96, was team leader of the 2008 U.S. Olympic sailing team. Going tothe summer games in China represented the conclusion of a 15-year journey for Brenner.He spent six years training for the 2000 Olympic sailing team but did not qualify when heand his teammates finished second at the trials. In 2005, he was asked to be chairman ofthe U.S. Olympic Sailing Program. He has been appointed to a second term and will servethrough the 2012 games in London. Brenner e-mails, “I’ve been dreaming about theOlympics for most of my adult life. I wanted to compete and have a shot at winning myown medal. But this is the next best thing. I had a front row seat and was able to helpsome amazing athletes live out their dreams. The moment I welcomed [gold medalist]Anna Tunnicliffe back to the dock pretty much says everything about this experience.”

Carol Malysz, MBA ’01, directorof the Providence, R.I., office ofthe Center for Women &Enterprise, received a 2008 YWCAWomen of Achievement Award ata Sept. 17 luncheon hosted byYWCA Northern Rhode Island. Shewas honored for her commitmentto the community and her successin empowering women. CWE is anonprofit organization dedicatedto providing educational program-ming and training for womenentrepreneurs, regardless of eco-nomic status. Malysz led thestartup of CWE’s Rhode Islandoffice; the organization also hasoffices in Boston and Worcester.In addition, she is a member ofthe advisory committee forEmerging Women in Business andwas cochair of its 2008 confer-ence, Seeds for Success, which was cohosted by the R.I. Coalition for MinorityInvestment and CWE. EWIB helps women to achieve their dreams and goals and expandtheir support networks.

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president for business development atNovomer Inc., a Boston-based companythat develops high-performance,biodegradable plastics, polymers, andother chemicals from renewable sub-stances. He writes, “Joined Novomer inAugust 2008. Novomer is a VC-backedstartup in the clean technology space.”Previously, he was president and CEO atNylon Corp. of America.

1997Robert DiBella was elected chairman of

the Strategic Issues Council of theFinancial Managers Society at its 2008annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. FMSenhances the professional development ofits more than 1,500 members who areCFOs, controllers, CEOs, COOs, treasur-ers, investment officers, and internal audi-tors from banks, thrifts and credit unions.The Strategic Issues Council monitors thestrategic planning, capital management,corporate governance, merger and acquisi-tion, and related technology needs of themembership and industry. As council chair,Robert was appointed to a two-year termon the FMS board of directors. He is exec-utive vice president and treasurer of TheSavings Bank in Wakefield, Mass. Jennifer Landry Trenaman e-mails,

“Eric [Trenaman] and I welcomed ourfourth child, Abigail, in September 2008.Abby joins big brothers Jackson, Dylan,and Hunter. Eric is a senior vice president,electronic markets at RBS GreenwichCapital. We live in Port Washington, N.Y.”

1998Geoff Blanck e-mailed in November,

“Tobin Kelly and I purchased Forest LakeCamp (www.forestlakecamp.com), an 81-year-old summer camp for boys andgirls in the Adirondack Mountains, sevenmiles from Lake George in Warrensburg,N.Y. It is a traditional sleepaway camp on411 gorgeous acres with its own privatelake. The camp has helped almost 10,000boys and girls achieve independence andgain confidence over the years with a widevariety of sports, crafts, water activities, andpositive influences. Every summer, 250 to300 boys and girls, 7 to 14 years old, attendForest Lake. I continue to live in Vermontand work full-time at Small DogElectronics, an Apple Specialist. Shalagh,Emma, 5, Annecy, 4, and I are gearing upfor the ski season. Margaret and Tobin live

in Needham; he is COO of The ArielGroup, an international training and con-sulting firm that uses techniques developedand honed in the performing arts to helpbusiness leaders develop leadership pres-ence. Quinn, 7, and Kenzie, 5, keep thembusy. Tobin and I would love to hear fromour classmates.”Tinu Oza has been appointed to the

senior management team as communica-tions market director at Huber+SuhnerInc. in Essex Junction, Vt. The company,which is headquartered in Switzerland,manufactures components and systems forelectrical and optical connectivity.

1999Jonathan Cottrell has been named a

principal and senior vice president for cor-porate development at Charter OakCapital Management in Portland, Maine.Previously, he was senior vice president atAcadia Trust NA, a trust and investmentsubsidiary of Camden National Corp., anddirector of Camden National’s brokeragedivision, Acadia Financial Consultants. Michael Criscuolo e-mails, “I bought

Skyline Exhibits & Events (www.skyline-events.com), a Greensboro, N.C.-basedtrade show exhibit business, in January2006, after a year and a half of negotiationwith the owner. There were 12 employees,and the business had $2.1 million in rev-enue in 2005; we are now 26 employeesand closing in on $5 million in revenue.It’s still early in this venture, but I’menjoying life and putting my Babson expe-rience to work.”James Fields has been appointed chair

of the board of directors of LocatePLUSHoldings Corp. in Beverly, Mass.; he willserve a three-year term. In 2007, he wasnamed president and CEO of the com-pany. From 2003 to 2008, he was thecompany’s vice president for finance, treas-urer, secretary, and acting CFO. Hestarted at the company in 2001 as directorof finance. LocatePLUS provides publicinformation and investigative solutions forhomeland security, antiterrorism, andcrime-fighting initiatives.Scott Gordon-Macey is a financial

planner with MetLife. He writes fromBrattleboro, Vt., “2007 MetLife financialplanner rookie of the year; 2007 and 2008Leaders Conference qualifier.” Eric Holzle was featured in an article,

“Love Stinks,” in the Nov. 12 issue of TheBoston Globe. Eric is the founder ofScientificMatch.com, a dating Web site

that pairs people from the Boston andProvidence, R.I., area by comparing DNAtest results. Jon Molesworth has been promoted to

senior vice president and senior portfoliomanager at Ledyard National Bank, a com-munity bank headquartered in Hanover,N.H. Jon joined Ledyard in 2000 as a trustinvestment officer.

2000Christine Barry is a research director at

Aite Group LLC, a Boston-based independ-ent research and advisory firm focused onbusiness, technology, and regulatory issuesfor the financial services industry. She wasinterviewed in a podcast, “New Year’sResolutions: A Look Ahead toBanking/Security Priorities in 2009,” thatwas posted on Nov. 20 at BankInfoSecurity.com. Christine is a triathlete andhas completed five marathons.

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Steve Gaklis, MBA ‘97, is presi-dent of the Babson AlumniAssociation. He e-mails:

In these challenging economictimes, I want you to know thatthe Babson Alumni Association is working hard to connect morethan 32,000 Babson alumni withthe College, faculty, and eachother. Networking opportunitiesfor alumni are a top prioritythrough career affinity groups(CAGs), our online community,and our alumni directory, as wellas through local, regional, andinternational events. I look for-ward to hearing your thoughtsand suggestions on what theAlumni Association can do for you. Please e-mail me at [email protected].

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Amy Tedeschi Hauser e-mails, “I havelaunched Hauser Communications(www.hausercommunications.com), a con-sulting firm specializing in marketing strat-egy and creative services. I live in Andover,Mass., with my husband Bob and our twochildren, Grace, 5, and Robert, 2.”

2002John Brady e-mails, “After several roles

at The College Board, including leadership

of one of its regional higher educationservice units, and more recently, serving asthe Board’s primary liaison to otherhigher education associations in andaround Washington, D.C., I haveassumed the post of executive director ofstrategy, business development, and train-ing at The College Board. Looking for-ward to deploying more of that Babsoneducation than ever before.”

Kristin Thalheimer was interviewed inan article, “Maine Jobs Spotlight:Business and Personal Coach Kristin

Thalheimer, Owner, Start-Time Coach-ing,” in the Sept. 14 issue of MaineSunday Telegram. Start-Time (www.start-time.com) business and personal coachingoffers one-on-one and group coaching, aswell as workshops.

Guy Van Meter has been appointedsenior director and head of business devel-opment at Adimab Inc., a biotechnologycompany in Lebanon, N.H. Previously, heworked in business development for theBiotherapeutics and Bioinnovation Centerat Pfizer Inc. in San Francisco.

2003Chris Floyd writes, “Clara Grace

Floyd, our daughter, was born on April16, 2008. We moved from the city to thewoods for convenience to work and a bet-ter quality of life for our daughter.” Thefamily lives in Carlisle, Mass.

Kate McLaughlin is the founder ofLagniappe Gift Wrap (www.lagniappegiftwrap.com), a company that offers reusablenatural fiber and recycled fabric gift bagsas a quick and easy alternative to dispos-able gift wrap. She was profiled in the Nov.4 posting of the “HERStory: PersonalPerspectives on Life Right Now” sectionat PatriotLedger.com.

2005Spence Lee e-mails, “I have been pro-

moted to global marketing director atAstaro Internet Security in Burlington,Mass. In my new capacity, I will managemarketing teams in the U.S., Germany,and Sydney, Australia, and focus on leaddevelopment. What I learned at Babsonwas instrumental in my career here atAstaro, where I have focused on creatingvalue for the company by refining ourmessage for different market segments.”His e-mail address is [email protected].

2006Nirlay Kundu wrote an article, “CP-TA

Addresses Advanced TCA and Micro TCAInteroperability,” in the June issue ofCompact PCI and Advanced TCA Systemsmagazine. In the article, Nirlay addressesinteroperability and gives examples of howthe Communications Platforms TradeAssociation is addressing interoperabilitychallenges. He is the chair of CP-TA’scompliance group and manager of platform

Marc Bellanger, MBA ’03, has beenappointed cochair of the board of directors ofSamaritans. He e-mails, “I’ve been involvedwith Samaritans for about five years, since myfather’s suicide in 2003 when I was a One-YearMBA student at Babson. Each year, Samaritansprovides hope and support to tens of thou-sands of people in Boston and MetroWest whoare lonely, depressed, or suicidal, or who haveexperienced the loss of a loved one to suicide.Samaritans is on the forefront of education and outreach about suicide and has helpedto lessen the stigma that often is associated with it. I am honored to serve as boardcochair of this wonderful and dynamic organization.” Bellanger is the senior vice president for marketing at The Kessler Group in Boston.

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integration and verification at EmersonNetwork Power, which is in India.

Diane McElligott has been appointedto the board of water/sewer commission-ers of Norton, Mass. She fills a vacancy cre-ated by a resignation, and she plans to runfor reelection when the term of officeexpires in April 2009.

David Fischer e-mails, “In June, I wentto Tianjin, China, a port city east ofBeijing, to study Pi Gua Zhang, a martialart, with Mr. Zhou Jingxuan. I spent 32 days in Tianjin, training once or twice aday, for two hours at a stretch. I have beenstudying Capoeira Angola, a Brazilian mar-tial art formed from a variety of Africanmartial arts and dances, for the past eightyears and finally felt as if I could studyanother martial art without damaging myfoundation. Pi Gua is famous but notwidely practiced. According to legend,when Pi Gua is mixed with Ba Ji Chuan,the combination is unstoppable. I wantedin. I learned about 30 percent of the style(it is not very complicated) and took manyvideos so I could practice on my own onceI returned to the States. On my way home,I spent five days in Tokyo, where Iattended a Babson event hosted byProfessor Ken Matsuno [holder of thePresident’s Senior Term Chair inMarketing]. The next day, I met with sev-

eral Babson MBA ’06 friends who cur-rently live in Japan.” David can be con-tacted at [email protected].

Jonathan Rickert is a cofounder ofArray Health Solutions Inc. He e-mails,“In 2006, my two business partners and Ibecame concerned that the rising cost ofgroup medical insurance was making it dif-ficult for many companies to offer healthbenefits to their employees. Consequently,we developed an innovative, Web-basedsolution that makes health benefits afford-able for companies. Since we launched thebusiness, the health insurance problem hasonly worsened. Our service works, ourcustomers like it, and we are having fungrowing the business. With more than 46million uninsured Americans, there isplenty of work to keep us busy for a longtime. If you want to learn more about our startup, check out our Web site atwww.arrayhealthsolutions.com.”

2007Matthew Boyd is the vice president

for business development at BoydTechnologies LLC, a wastewater treatmenttechnology business. He was featured in anarticle, “Babson Helps Filter Ideas forBoyd Technologies: MBA Heads Back to

Babson to Build a Marketing Plan,” in theOct. 30 issue of Mass High Tech. Matthewreturned to campus to help develop marketopportunities for his family’s businessthrough a MCFE. The businesss developswater filtration systems for industrial waste-water.

Thomas Chevalier and CarlosLarracilla are the founders of People-Ahead Inc. (www.peopleahead.com), anonline company that connects experiencedprofessionals with career opportunities.They have been featured in two articles.The first, “Launch Pad to Success,” wasposted at washingtonpost.com on Sept. 18.The article, which is about the value of anentrepreneurship education program, alsoincludes remarks by Dwight Schultheis,MBA ’04, who is a cofounder of Amenity(www.getamenity.com), a men’s groomingproducts company. The second article is“PeopleAhead Jumps Into Crowded JobSite Waters,” which ran in the Sept. 26 issueof Mass High Tech.

Ravi Mallajosyula e-mails, “MadhuryBulusu and I welcomed our daughterSrilasya Mallajosyula on Oct. 24. Our sonSrikar was born when we were at Babson.Madhury works at Avid Technologies inTewksbury, Mass., and I work at MinteraCorp. in Acton. We live in Wilmington.”

Lisa Martin was married to MatthewMurray, MBA ’08, on May 25, 2008, inWest Falmouth, Mass. She is a managementconsultant at Hitachi Consulting, and he isa strategy consultant for financial servicescompanies at Tower Group, both in Boston.

Lynn McElholm has joined the ArthurM. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship asprogram manager for Babson’s Symposiafor Entrepreneurship Educators. She over-sees programs that train academics andentrepreneurs from around the world toteach entrepreneurship. She e-mails, “I lookforward to partnering with alumni onglobal entrepreneurship programs.” Lynnjoined Babson in 2001; previously, she wasassociate director of the Evening MBAProgram.

Corey Murphy has been named presi-dent at First American Insurance AgencyInc. in Chicopee, Mass. Previously, he wasvice president of the company, which hejoined in 1998 as an account executive. Acertified insurance counselor, he is responsi-ble for managing the agency’s financial,marketing, and information technology. Heis a member of the boards of the ChicopeeChamber of Commerce and the HolyokeCommunity College Foundation.

Katherine Otway is the marketing man-ager at Mass Probiotics. She e-mails, “Mass


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Maria Gagliardi ’98, MBA ’06, e-mails, “In the first weekend of May, Miami preparesitself for the Babson One-Year class of 2006 reunion. Both the first and second reunionshad an amazing turnout with classmates traveling from all over the world to reunite fora long weekend. Joining me in the group were Ivan Luksic, Mihael Mikek, PhilippHahn-Woernle, Toey Chotikapanich, Preeyada Jirawatwong, Andrea Almonacid,Jessica Bryan, Antonio Bastos Filho, Antonio Aycinena, Rodman Rodriguez ’00,Frederico Lima, and Holly Fox, all MBA ’06; and Mathieu Massa, MBA ’07.Although years pass, families grow, and jobs change, we reunite with the same level of excitement and energy that we had during the MBA program. It is a blessing to have made so many wonderful friends and to look forward to the next reunion.”



Evelyn McIntosh of Needham, a nurseat Babson’s health center from 1969 to1996, died on Oct. 13, 2008. She becamehead nurse in 1985 and was awarded theWalter H. Carpenter Prize in 1989 for herexceptional contributions to the College.She leaves her husband Leonard, threechildren, three grandchildren, and great-grandchild.

Chester Borck ’36 of North PalmBeach, Fla., died on Oct. 18, 2008. Hebegan his career at the family business,Borck and Stevens Bakery, and in 1956, hefounded Country Home Bakers Inc. inShelton, Conn. He was the recipient of the1998 Ernst & Young Master Entrepreneurof the Year award, metropolitan New York

area region. He leaves his wife Abbie,daughter, three grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, three stepchildren, and fivestepgrandchildren.

Fred Tod ’40 of Youngstown, Ohio,died on Sept. 3, 2008. He served in theArmy during World War II. He joined theGeorge O. Bruce Insurance Agency inYoungstown and purchased the firm withhis business partner in 1952. Fred retiredin 1978. He leaves his wife Nancy; threechildren; nine grandchildren, includingKathleen Wick Beck ’97; two great-grand-daughters; brother; and nephew DavidTod ’79.

James Cavanaugh ’46 of Manchester,N.H., died on Sept. 5, 2008. He served inthe Army during World War II. As ownerand operator of Ring & Cavanaugh, he

sold recreational vehicles. He was vice pres-ident of Leo A. Cavanaugh and Son andpast president of the N.H. Auto DealersAssociation. He leaves his daughter, son,three grandchildren, and sister.

Rupert Conroy ’47 of Auburn, Maine,died on Oct. 16, 2008. He served in theArmy during World War II. He was a dis-trict manager for Fostoria Glass Co. ofMoundsville, W.Va., when he retired in1980. He leaves his daughter, son, and twograndchildren.

Dan Sullivan ’47 of Louisville, Ky., diedon Sept. 24, 2008. He served in the Armyduring World War II. He was president ofSullivan & Cozart Construction Co. Heleaves his two daughters, two sons, 10grandchildren, and great-grandchild.

Louis Trilsch ’48 of Sandwich, Mass.,

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Probiotics was founded by DaveTabaczynski, MBA ’02, who heads upproduct development/science for the com-pany, and Bill Boone, MBA ’04, who headsup finance. Other alums in the company areKurt Mangold, MBA ’08, and Erik Skala,MBA ’02, who work in operations. InOctober 2008, the company introducedphd, the first probiotic-enhanced flavoredwater, at the Natural Foods Expo East inBoston. phd stands for ‘probiotic healthdaily.’ Probiotics, or live active cultures, arebeneficial bacteria that support the diges-tive and immune systems; they are one ofthe fastest-growing food and beverageingredients. The container has an innova-tive push-button cap that delivers live pro-biotics into great-tasting flavored water.More at drinkphd.com.”

Jared Peterson cofounded The NeutralDevelopment Project Inc., a nonprofitorganization headquartered in Boston. Hee-mails, “I am NDP’s managing director.NDP (www.neutraldevelopment.org) helpsimpoverished areas in the Horn of Africabuild basic economic infrastructure in anonaligned, ‘neutral’ environment. Theorganization has targeted areas on theperiphery of extremist spheres of influence,specifically groups most at risk of beingdrawn into harmful religious or politicalconflict. The organization held its secondannual benefit at the Hampshire House inBoston on July 25. Many Babson alumniattended. NDP’s second annual golf tour-nament was held at Stow Acres CountryClub on Oct. 17.” Jared, who graduatedwith a master’s of science in management

degree through Babson’s program withAlcatel-Lucent Investment ManagementCorp., is an investment analyst on the alter-natives team with the company’s pensionfund in Boston.

2008Kerry Anne McEachern and Mark

Donahue were married on May 31, 2008,in Newton, Mass. She is a program man-ager at Genzyme Corp. in Framingham,and he is an entrepreneurial engineer. Thecouple lives in Waltham.

Matthew Murray: See Lisa Martin,MBA ’07.

Ron Sakaguchi, the associate dean forresearch and innovation at the School ofDentistry at Oregon Health & ScienceUniversity in Portland, is a May graduateof Babson’s Fast Track MBA program inOregon. Ron was featured in an article,“Dean Gains Insights on Teaching,” in theOct. 17 issue of The Business Journal. Hesays that he learned a lot about teachingfrom the Babson faculty and acquired anew perspective on his research, which willmake it more efficient and give him a bet-ter chance to secure funding from theNational Institute of Health.

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Irene Manian, MBA ’07, e-mails, “I finished my book, The Mystic inYour Midst, shortly after I graduated from Babson. It took sevenyears to write the book and two solid years of research to findthe quotes that detail, reflect, and echo my spiritual experiences.These experiences have been validated by mystics from all tradi-tions throughout the ages. Written from a Roman Catholic view-point, the book explores the ancient mysteries of Christianity.The book is about the ‘process’ and ‘sequence’ of a calling from God to mysticism—what happens, in what order, how you know that the experiences are from God, and lifechanges that occur from the experiences. The Mystic In Your Midst is available online andin bookstores. Please contact me at [email protected] for more information.”



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died on Aug. 10, 2008. He served in theArmy during World War II. He was NewEngland sales manager for Glamour maga-zine when he retired in 1989. He leaves hiswife Yvonne, three daughters, three sons,and three grandchildren.Frank Trinder ’48 of Lexington, Ky.,

died on Aug. 3, 2008. He served in theArmy during World War II. He retiredfrom Corning Glass Works in Corning,N.Y. He leaves his wife Mildred, threedaughters, granddaughter, and brotherRobert Trinder ’50.William Scott ’49 of Framingham,

Mass., died on Sept. 6, 2008. He served inthe Navy during World War II. He was aprofessor at Quinsigamond CommunityCollege for 20 years. He leaves his wifeVirginia, two daughters, two sons, fourgrandchildren, and sister. Raleigh Dutton ’50 of Concord, N.H.,

died on Aug. 2, 2008. He served in theArmy before he attended Babson. Anordained minister and doctor of theology,he began his career in 1958 at GilfordCommunity Church. His final parish wasthe United Church of Warner; he retiredin 1991. He leaves his wife Ruth, twodaughters, two sons, five grandchildren,great-grandchild, and sister.Gordon Hamersley ’51 of Southamp-

ton, N.Y., and Sorrento, Maine, died onJuly 28, 2008. He served in the MarineCorps reserves for four years. During hiscareer, he worked in banking, public rela-tions, and real estate. He leaves his wifeMadeline, four children, stepson, fivegrandchildren, and three stepgrand-children.James Malloy ’51 of St. Louis died on

Sept. 18, 2008. He was president andCEO at Jefferson Smurfit Corp. when heretired in 1994. He donated $1 million forthe renovation of Knight Annex, whichwas renamed Malloy Hall in 1993. He wasa member of the Babson Corporation from1989 to 1992 and a member of the boardof trustees from 1992 until 1995, when herejoined the corporation for a year. He hadbeen a member of the Babson Board ofOverseers since 2002 and an honorarymember of the board of trustees since1998. He leaves his wife Jacqueline; fourchildren, including Nancy Malloy Axilrod’85; five stepchildren; 12 grandchildren;11 stepgrandchildren; two sisters; and twobrothers, including Donald Malloy ’58. Robert Faulkner ’52 of Marblehead,

Mass., died on Sept. 15, 2008. He was thefounder and president of Publishers SupplyInc., EDP Supply, and Badge Supply. Heleaves his wife Jane; four children,

including Robert Faulkner ’79; ninegrandchildren; and sister. Surat Osathanugrah ’53 of Bangkok,

Thailand, died on May 8, 2008. He andhis late wife Pongtip founded BangkokUniversity in 1962. He was a cabinetmember of the Thai government andserved as deputy minister of interior, min-ister of commerce, and member of thehouse of representatives. He was presidentof Osotspa Co. Ltd. when he retired in thelate 1990s. An art collector, he also was aphotographer and published books aboutThai culture. He leaves his two sons andbrother, Surin Osathanugrah ’55. David Osborne ’53 of Omaha, Neb.,

died on Sept. 8, 2008. He leaves his wifeElizabeth, three daughters, son, and manygrandchildren and great-grandchildren.Albert Reinhardt ’55 of Pittsfield,

Mass., died on Aug. 26, 2008. He servedin the Air Force after he attended Babson.When he retired in 1997, he was presidentand CEO at Pittsfield Cooperative Bank,where he started in 1962. He joined thebank’s board of directors in 2000 and wasits chair when he died. He leaves his wifeCynthia, daughter, son, and four grand-children.Aurelio Arenas ’56 of Sugar Hill, Ga.,

died on Aug. 25, 2008. He was a retiredbanker. He leaves his wife Maria, daughter,two sons, and seven grandchildren.Paul Fitzpatrick ’58 of Marblehead,

Mass., died on Sept. 21, 2008. He servedin the Army after he attended Babson. Hewas a retired contractor and owner ofSunshine Enterprises. He leaves his sonand three grandchildren.Joseph Honyotksi ’58 of Tewksbury,

Mass., died on Oct. 7, 2008. He served inthe Army during the Korean War. He wasan accountant and had worked at C.R.Bard Co. for 10 years when he retired in1997. He leaves his wife Teresa, threedaughters, son, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, sister, and two brothers.Eddie Rose ‘59 of Camptonville, Calif.,

died on Oct. 21, 2008. He worked in busi-ness and finance before he became a song-writer and poet. He leaves his wife Linda,two daughters, two stepsons, six grandchil-dren, four stepgrandchildren, and brother.Robert Quinn ’60 of Exeter, N.H., and

Punta Gorda, Fla., died on Sept. 22, 2008.He served in the Army before he attendedBabson. He was a tax assessor forSeabrook, N.H., and worked in OakBluff’s town office on Martha’s Vineyard,Mass. He leaves his wife Betty, four chil-dren, four stepchildren, three grandchildren,nine stepgrandchildren, one great-

grandchild, four stepgreat-grandchildren,and brother. Brenda Johnson Matzner ’64 of Fort

Lauderdale, Fla., died on Aug. 27, 2008. A100-ton master-licensed boat captain andan instrument-rated, twin-engine jet cap-tain, she operated a yacht brokerage in theFort Lauderdale area. She retired in 1994.She leaves her husband Bob, two sons, andfour grandchildren.Robert Malone, MBA ’68, of Port St.

Lucie, Fla., died on Oct. 27, 2008. Heserved in the Army during the Korean War.He owned and operated an accountingbusiness in Milford, Mass., before he movedto Florida in 1990. He leaves his wife Anne,daughter, son, two grandchildren, two sis-ters, and brother.Bruce Davis, MBA ’69, of Easton,

Mass., died on April 17, 2008. He leaves hiswife Nadine, daughter, son, three grand-children, stepmother, and brother.Leonard Simcock ’69 of Bristol, R.I.,

died on Aug. 20, 2008. He served in theArmy during the Vietnam War. He was aninsurance agent, and he worked atWadsworth Publishing in Gainesville, Fla.He leaves his two daughters, son, four sis-ters, and brother. Michael Zingg, MBA ’69, of Westwood

and Edgartown, Mass., died on Aug. 7,2008. He retired in 2002 as vice presidentfor employee benefits at Fidelity, where he worked for 15 years. He leaves his wifeKaren, two sons, three grandchildren, and brother.George Cormier, MBA ’70, of Stow,

Mass., died on Oct. 4, 2008. He leaves hiswife Mary, daughter, three sons, six grand-children, three sisters, and brother.Mark D’Ambruso, MBA ’80, of Seven

Lakes, N.C., died on Oct. 17, 2008. Heleaves his wife Caron and two sisters.Kenneth Noyes ’75, MBA ’83, of

Exeter, N.H., died on Nov. 2, 2008. Hewas COO and partner of Eco-Mills, a per-formance textile and apparel manufacturingcompany in Portsmouth. He leaves his wifeLaurie; two daughters, including AshleyNoyes ’08; son; mother; and sister.Michael Cohen ’90 of King of Prussia,

Pa., died on Aug. 3, 2008. A CPA, he was atax manager at RSM McGladreyInc./McGladrey & Pullen LLP. He leaveshis wife Beth, son, mother, and two brothers.Edwin Hall, MBA ’05, of Winthrop,

Mass., died on Sept. 15, 2008. He was aconsultant for Emptoris Inc. in Burlington.He leaves his wife Allison, daughter, par-ents, three sisters, and three bothers.


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SUCCULENT STRAWBERRIES AND a champagnetoast topped off the ceremony dedicating SorensonCommons in honor of President Emeritus Ralph Sorensonand his wife Charlotte. The renaming of Woodland DiningRoom at the Babson Executive Conference Center was afitting tribute to the considerable legacy of the College’sseventh president. The afternoon event on InaugurationDay celebrated the importance of Sorenson’s powerfulideas and academic foresight. “Bud didn’t build this Center,” President Len

Schlesinger said in his remarks, “but he transformed theSchool of Continuing Education into Babson ExecutiveEducation, a destination for global leaders and managers.”Schlesinger, who was a colleague of Sorenson’s when they

both taught at Harvard Business School more than 20 yearsago, added, “He inspired the community to have greataspirations and believe that it could be better than it was.” Sorenson positioned the institution to be a leader in

entrepreneurship. He launched the drive toward Babson’sfirst accreditation for its undergraduate and graduate pro-grams with AACSB. His many long-standing initiativesinclude the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, nowknown as the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepre-neurship, the Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs,and the first endowed chair in entrepreneurship, the Paul T. Babson Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, all ofwhich steered Babson on its path to become No. 1 inentrepreneurship worldwide.

President Emeritus Ralph Sorenson and his wife Charlotte

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