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Steve Briggs ’59, P’88, and his therapy dog, Serena, starred in a 2012 documentary, Paw Prints: Serena’s Story,
that followed the German shepherd
mix and her owner on visits in the
Aiken, S.C., area. Steve emails, “I
adopted Serena, a shelter dog, in
2006. After special training and certification classes, Serena worked at
nursing homes, hospitals, veterans’
organizations, and elementary
schools for special needs children.
Currently, we are concentrating on
children as she seems to enjoy them
the most as she grows older. The local
SPCA honored her in March for her
contributions to the community.”
UNDERGRAD NEWS
1963 50th Reunion
Mark Adler is CEO of M. Adler’s Son
Inc. (mascoimports.com), importers
and distributors of florist supplies.
He emails, “My wife, Betsy, and I live
in Raleigh, N.C. We relocated the
business from New York in 2004,
and our staff relocated, too. My son,
Alec, is the fifth generation to work
in our business. Unfortunately, I cannot attend reunion because I will be
in Asia to set up purchases for 2014.”
Michael Sleeper emails, “I recently had the pleasure of speaking
with Ed Causin, Michael Feldstein,
Howie Puhn, and Steve Schnitzer,
and all plan to attend our 50th Reunion. So far, we have 40 classmates
joining the festivities in September.
Some I haven’t seen in 25 years;
others in 50 years! We are all looking
forward to the celebration.”
1969
Lewis Cohen emails, “In 2000, my
wife and I bought land in Smartsville,
Calif., a lovely place in the lower foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Three years later, we traveled to Tuscany where we picked and crushed
grapes and learned how to make
wine. We now have an 8 ½-acre
boutique vineyard and wine business, Zypora Vineyards. Enjoying
excellent wine—the fruit of your
labor—is a wonderful way to start
retirement. Email me at lewcoh@aol
.com for more information.”
1977
John Aldeborgh (MBA’82) has been
appointed executive vice president
for customer operations at Beverly,
Mass.-based Axcelis Technologies,
a supplier for the semiconductor
industry. Previously, he was CEO
of innoPad.
1978 35th Reunion
Ian Copland emails, “I hope to see
everyone in September. If you are
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A few members of the Global Advisory Board gathered to honor family graduations at Commencement. Trustee emeritus Richard Snyder ’60, H’94, P’93, ’01
(from left); trustee Muhammed Habib ’81, P’09; Susana Gallardo, P’13; overseer
Willy Lin ’81, P’10, ’13; and Greg Burrill, P’04, ’04, ’11, celebrated the graduation
of Susana’s daughter, Gabriela Palatchi Gallardo ’13, Willy’s son, Ben Lin ’13,
and Kanin Laochinda ’13, the son of Pimjai Laochinda, P’13, who was unable to
attend. Present but not in the photo were Pedro Martin, P’17, who celebrated the
graduation of his nephew, Paul Marquard, MBA’13; Elizabeth Powell, MBA’76,
P’01; and overseer Lupo Del Bono ’79, P’09.
interested in organizing or planning
events, please email me at babson78
@verizon.net. And, yes, the triplets
will enter their final year of college
this fall.”
Maria Serpentino, P’05, emails,
“Come Back to Babson for our class
party on Sept. 28! I look forward to
seeing everyone; we share so many
memories. My husband, Roberto,
and I bought a Kadey-Krogen trawler
three years ago and enjoy being on
the water in our second home. We
have been as far north as Boston
Harbor and as far south as the Chesapeake. Would love to meet up with
boaters; email me at mariaserpentino
@gmail.com.”
Jim Tabner emails, “At last, another five-year reunion. I’m looking
forward to watching some classic,
all-time favorite movies in Knight:
Summer of ’42, Reefer Madness, and
Pink Flamingos. Studio 54 was nothing compared to the movie nights
in Knight.”
Nick Vantine emails, “It feels
good to be gearing up for our reunion
in September. I’ve contacted Maria
Serpentino, P’05, Jim Tabner, Ian
Copland, and David Egan to get the
ball rolling. I’ve also created a Facebook group, Babson College Class
of 1978 35th Reunion, which is open
to all classmates. Please join, post
pictures, and leave ideas or comments. We want to hear from folks
who haven’t been back on campus
in a while.”
1980
Lenore Skomal emails, “Vincent
Steffan died too young on May 20,
following a successful career as the
premier New York events planner.
Known for his exuberant personality,
caring nature, hearty laugh, and joie
de vivre, he was a true gentleman.
Vince loved his college years and
nurtured many close friendships
during the following three decades.
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Robert Snyder ’62 is chairman of the
board of Cambridge Information
Group (cig.com), which he co-founded
in 1971. CIG, a family-owned management and investment firm, focuses on
education, research, and information
services companies. Robert emails, “I
am responsible for the strategic direction and overall management of CIG’s
operating companies. One of our exciting new companies is Bach to Rock,
America’s Music School (b2rmusic
.com). B2R is an emerging franchise of
music schools with the core belief that
kids learn best when playing music
they enjoy coupled with the opportunity to play in groups and bands.”
Christiane Joubert ’78 (second from left) was joined by Brian Casey ’77 (far
left), Shelley Kaplan, former associate vice president for facilities management
at Babson, and Anne Heller ’70, director of alumni leadership and volunteer
programs, for a lunch in Palm Springs, Calif. Christiane emails, “I moved to Palm
Springs in 2005 and love living here. There is such a great quality of life in the
desert. I enjoyed seeing Brian and hearing updates on Babson from Anne and
Shelley. We had a delightful lunch, and the weather was spectacular.”
Donations in his memory may be
sent to The Vincent C. Steffan
Memorial Fund, Alumni Hall, Babson
College, Babson Park, MA 02457.”
ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME: MICKEY GOLDIN
1981
Thomas Shea has been appointed
CFO of Epirus Biopharmaceuticals
Inc., a privately held company headquartered in Boston. Previously, he
was CFO and treasurer of Euthymics Bioscience, EBI Life Sciences,
and Neurovance Inc., three privately
held, affiliated companies.
1983 30th Reunion
Kevin Merchant was featured in a
June 9 article, “Whatever Happened
To: Merchant Brought Wins to
Algonquin,” in the Milford [Mass.]
Daily News. Kevin, who played basketball and baseball through his high
school years, is a member of the
Algonquin Regional High School athletic hall of fame in Northborough,
Mass., where he lives. A former
member of the town’s school committee, Kevin helped oversee the
rebuilding of the school.
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alumnews@babson.edu Massimo Iacono ’83, P’16, co-chair of the Global Advisory Board (center, in
white shirt), hosted the graduate offshore group for a dinner during spring break
at his home in Milan, Italy. Nineteen MBA students participated in the elective
course, “Competitiveness Challenges of the New Europe,” organized and led by
Professor Lidija Polutnik, chair of the Economics Division, and administered by
Sue Lemke, senior associate director of the Graduate Center for Career Development. During the one-week course, the students visited six companies in Milan
and Bergamo and attended lectures at Bocconi University.
Babson’s Athletics Hall of Fame honored five new members at a ceremony in
April. The 14th induction class comprised men’s soccer star Mark Sullivan ’86
(from left), current men’s soccer coach Jon Anderson ’75, P’04, ’08, ’13, ’13,
women’s soccer standout Julie Doscher Borjeson ’88, field hockey phenom
Elise Conley Weigold ’06, and ice hockey legend Joe Capprini ’91. The total
membership of the hall of fame is 61.
1985
Lisa McCubbin emails, “My third
book in three years, Five Days in November, will be released in November
to mark the 50th anniversary of the
assassination of President John F.
Kennedy. I co-authored the book with
Clint Hill, a former Secret Service
agent who was in the presidential
motorcade that day. People remember
exactly where they were the moment
they heard the news that JFK was
assassinated—much in the same way
that 9/11 affected later generations.”
Chris Willis emails from San
Juan, Puerto Rico, “Having completed the government requirements to
start a real estate brokerage firm, my
partner of 20 years, Elisamuel Sanchez, and I recently opened Ocean
Park Real Estate, our first company in
Puerto Rico. After enjoying the island part time for 10 years, I thought
it was time to start another company.
Email me at cjwillis@otisahearn.com
if you plan to visit.”
1987
Michael Finer is founder and CEO
of Major League Investments (major
leagueinvest.com), an investment
advisory, financial planning, and tax
strategy firm on Boston’s North
Shore. A lieutenant colonel in the
Massachusetts National Guard,
Michael recently joined the National
Veteran-Owned Business Association. He was a garrison commander
with the Army in Iraq from 2007 to
2008 and commander of Task Force
Yankee, a military unit that provided
support in New Orelans after Hurricane Katrina.
1988 25th Reunion
Kim Brown emails, “My husband,
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Lynn Lounsbery Slote ’88 (third from left) emails, “In February, classmates and
friends attended a celebration of life in Austin, Texas, for Wendy Marcozzi Wallace ’88, who passed away in August 2012. Joining me to celebrate this wonderful woman were William “Willie” Nelson ’88 (from left); Lisa Bolivar Martinez
’88; Wendy’s friend, Suzanne Segura Taylor; Jeff Reese ’88; and Wendy’s husband, Jim Wallace ’88.”
Alan Klimpl ‘89, and I are the founders of Alchemy Financial Solutions
(alchemyfinancialsolutions.com),
our accounting and business
management firm. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses in
the sunny Lake Worth, Fla., area.
Plenty of work and golf here to keep
us busy. Looking forward to a fall trip
to New England; haven’t been up
that way since the last reunion.”
James Friedman was named to
the Brookline (Mass.) High School
athletic hall of fame at a varsity
awards banquet held at Boston University in May. While a student at
the high school, he was on the soccer team and was an all-scholastic
member of the hockey team. He
played on Babson’s hockey team and
was a captain for his final two seasons.
Willie Nelson emails, “As a
member of our reunion committee, I
want to share some cool things. First,
we have a Facebook page, Babson
Class of 1988 (Why couldn’t we
have had that in the ’80s?). Second,
some committee members posted a
video on YouTube; search for Babson
Class of 1988 25th Reunion. Finally,
if you have a smartphone, download
the Babson Alumni App to reconnect
with friends. Join us in September.”
Amy Weingarten Salvucci
emails, “Still living in Wellesley. I’m
having fun working on reunion. I’ll
be on campus with Sandra DiVerdi
Miller, Jane Manelis Powell, Lisa
Landry Lichtenthal, and Jill
Schwartz Alpert. See you then!”
Greg Tufankjian emails, “I have
been working for 19 years in my family’s business, selling Toyota Scion
and Hyundai automobiles in Braintree and Plymouth, Mass. Having fun
working with friends to plan a great
25th Reunion party for the weekend
of Sept. 27 and 28. I look forward to
catching up with classmates.”
1990
Rich Greif, Tammy Milsky ’95, and
their respective families raised more
than $1,300 with their Wakefield,
Mass., lemonade stand during Lemonade Day (boston.lemonadeday.org)
on May 4. This was the third year
that the children—Summer Milsky, 8,
Luke Greif, 6, and Noah Greif, 10—
participated in the national initiative,
which helps youth through entrepreneurship. This year, their stand benefited The One Fund Boston and the
Wakefield Interfaith Food Pantry,
where Rich is a board member.
James Sofronas is owner and
president of GMG Racing (gmgracing
Jen Vondenbrink ’88 (right), shown
with Rep. Jay Barrows, was named a
2013 Unsung Heroine by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status
of Women at the State House in April.
The ceremony was sponsored by Babson’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership. Jen is founder and
owner of Foxboro, Mass.-based Vondenbrink Consulting (vondenbrink
.com), which helps small-business
owners simplify the process of
change. A board member of the TriTown Chamber of Commerce, Jen
also is the chamber’s social media
manager and a founding member of
its Women’s Link Committee.
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Leticia Stallworth ’99, MBA’13 (right),
received the Black Affinity Achievement Award in April at the Black
Affinity Conference held in Olin Hall.
Mikki Wosencroft ’99 (left), a human resources director at L’Oreal
USA and a former award recipient,
presented the honor to Leticia, a financial adviser at Ameriprise Financial Services. Leticia was recognized
for her years of dedication to the
affinity program and her support of
students and alumni on campus and
in the Washington, D.C., region,
where she works. Then-president
Len Schlesinger (center) delivered
a College update during the event.
Jeremy Balboni ’05 (left) and Lance Pinn ’06 (right) founded Brooklyn Boulders
(brooklynboulders.com), an indoor climbing gym in New York City, in 2009.
Lance emails, “We’re shown in our new facility (bkbsomerville.com) in Somerville, Mass., with Jesse Levin ’07 (third from left), who joined the team in 2012,
and staff members (from left) Chava Kenny, Gavin Heverly, and Veronica Dale.
The 40,000-square-foot facility fuses climbing and innovation by combining
climbing terrain with collaborative work space, pop-up retail shops, and partnerships with organizations like the Cambridge Innovation Center. This hybrid approach sets the Somerville project apart from the standard climbing gym model.”
BALBONI: STEPHANIE ROBYN CRUMLEY; STALLWORTH: KEVIN LIU ’14
Pete Dupuis ’03, MBA’07 (left), is vice president and business director and Eric
Cressey ’03 (right) is president of Cressey Performance (cresseyperformance.com),
which they founded in 2007 in Hudson, Mass. Pete emails, “Specializing in athletic performance enhancement and corrective exercise, Cressey Performance
has a 15,000-square-foot facility to provide our clients with personalized programming, nutritional guidelines, and the coaching necessary to carry out these
measures. We also work with athletes in youth sports and those in professional
and Olympic ranks.” Contact Pete and Eric at cresseyperformance@gmail.com.
.com) in Santa Ana, Calif. He was
featured in an April 18 article, “Touring Long Beach’s Grand Prix Circuit
the Fast Way: Riding with GMG
Motorsports and its Audi R8 LMS,”
posted on autoweek.com. James cofounded GMG in 2001; the company
races, builds, and services European
cars at its 15,000 square-foot facility
in Orange County.
1992
Michael Landsberg is co-founder
and partner of Landsberg Bennett
Private Wealth Management
(landsbergbennett.com) in Punta
Gorda, Fla. He emails, “In March, I
attended the fifth annual Top Independent Advisors Summit, held in
Orlando. The summit was hosted
by Barron’s magazine to promote
best practices and generate new
ideas across the industry. I was selected as one of the magazine’s top
1,000 financial advisers in 2010,
2011, and 2012.”
alumnews@babson.edu Gautam Gupta ’07 (left) and Ken
Chen ’06 (right) founded San Franciscobased NatureBox to bring healthy
snacks directly to the consumer. Gautam says, “Ken and I work with nutritionists to develop snacks for the
whole family—delicious and natural
food that can be eaten anywhere and
anytime. We have 28 employees,
including John Holden ’07, and customers in all 50 states. To help feed
the children in America who go hungry,
we donate one meal for every NatureBox delivered; we’re proud to have
donated more than 150,000 meals.
Join our program at naturebox.com
and enter BABSON10 for $10 off.”
1993 20th Reunion
Toni Clayton-Hine has been appointed vice president, global marketing and value proposition for
channel partner operations at Xerox,
headquartered in Norwalk, Conn.
Previously, she was vice president
for global partners marketing at
CA Technologies.
Adam Sachs emails, “Hello,
Class of ’93. For the past 10 years,
I have been living in Ashland, Mass.,
with my wife, Joy, and our three children, Ashley, Andrew, and Abby. I still
work at the same company, Centinel
Financial Group, now in Needham,
though the company has had a few
name changes since we graduated.
I look forward to seeing all of you at
the reunion!”
1995
Misty (Fairbanks) Messick and her
husband, Jim, welcomed their
daughter, Aurora, in April. The family
lives in Montgomery, Ala., where
Misty is a lawyer in the attorney
general’s office.
Tammy Milsky: See Rich Greif
’90.
1997
Betsy Price Newman, vice president
for student affairs and program
strategy at Babson, emails, “I just
earned my doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania in May. I
enjoyed celebrating at the commencement in Philadelphia with my
husband, Damien Newman ’96,
MBA’09, and our daughters, Maura,
9, and Maeve, 5.”
2000
Eric Dosal has been named CEO at
Miami-based BrightGauge Software
(brightgauge.com), a company that
he and his brother founded in 2010.
Eric leads the global sales and marketing teams at BrightGauge, a
Web-based analytics and reporting
platform for managed services providers. Previously, he was president
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Polina Raygorodskaya ’08, cofounder and CEO of Wanderu Inc., has
been named one of this year’s Women
to Watch by Mass High Tech. The
award program, now in its 10th year,
recognizes leaders in technology and
life sciences. Polina emails, “I am
extremely honored and proud to be
recognized by MHT. I have been fortunate to be surrounded by people who
support and encourage me, and I hope
to inspire other women to follow their
dreams.” Wanderu (wanderu.com)
helps travelers find and book intercity
buses and trains around the country.
Fan Bi ’09 was an exchange student
from Sydney from spring to fall
2009. He emails, “Like many before
me, I caught the entrepreneurship
bug in Babson’s classrooms and
dorms. Incubated at the Summer
Venture Program, my company,
Blank Label (blanklabel.com), is a
custom-made clothing brand founded on the principle of making men
look, feel, and be better. Our shirts
are priced only for the quality on
your back. I always had a passion for
menswear, and Babson inspired me
to turn my passion into reality. Visit
us on Boston’s Newbury Street.”
Jake Sprague ’07 (right) emails, “G.F. Sprague (gfsprague.com) was founded in
1969 by my dad, Gerald ‘Jerry’ Sprague ’72 (left), while he was at Babson. G.F.
Sprague is a home improvement contractor specializing in roof, gutter, chimney,
and window solutions throughout the Greater Boston area. Forty-four years later,
Jerry is still at the helm, and I’m vice president. The company was built and continues to grow based on our focus of doing jobs right the first time, providing
clear and timely communications, and delivering value to our customers.”
and CEO of another family business,
Compuquip Technologies.
2001
Michael Lorber’s entry in the spring
’13 issue incorrectly stated that he
had renewed his agreement with
Bravo television to appear in another
season of Million Dollar Listing New
York. Michael tells us he did not renew the agreement.
2005
Michael Mandel co-founded CompStak Inc. (compstak.com) in 2011.
According to an April 15 citybizlist
.com article, “CompStak Raises
$5.5 million,” the company has
raised money from a sale of shares.
The company gathers commercial
real estate transaction information
(a comp, or comparable), such as
tenant name, address, rent, square
footage, and broker name, for commercial real estate professionals.
2008 5th Reunion
Anantshree Chaturvedi is a cofounder of Boston-based Romulus
Capital (romuluscap.com), a venture
capital firm that supports and invests seed money in startups, with a
focus on those in university environments. The firm was featured in an
April 14 article, “Romulus Builds on
Success with $50M Fund,” in India
New England and posted on the pub-
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lication’s website. Anant also is president of Flexfilms USA and director
of Uflex Industries.
Chris Necklas has been named
one of “The 25 Most Stylish Bostonians of 2013” by boston.com. Chris
emails, “L.I. Sounder (lisounder.com),
founded in 2010 on the shores of
Long Island Sound, is a fun side project. I offer handmade leather watch
bands, boat-shoe laces, and sunglass
anchors, all locally crafted. The items
are sold online and in a handful of
specialty stores in the U.S. and Europe, including Ball and Buck in Boston. More to come soon.”
2009
Angeli (Tarsadia) Reddy is founder
and CEO of Six Twenty (shopsix
twenty.com), a fashion e-commerce
company. She emails, “Six Twenty’s
mission is to create the highest quality
items at ridiculously good prices. By
circumventing traditional retail channels and working with the same suppliers and manufacturers who supply
to top-tier designers, Six Twenty
brings unparalleled value to the market with luxury fabrics, exclusive
designs, and a high-end customer
experience, at a fraction of the price.”
2010
Katerina Iliades was featured in an
April 30 article, “Greek Shop Filled
to the Brim with Orthodox Easter
Specialities,” in The Boston Globe.
Katerina opened her West Roxbury,
Mass.-based business, the Greek
International Food Market (greek
intlmarket.com), in December 2009.
Along with foods prepared daily on
the premises, the market imports
specialties from countries such as
Greece, Lebanon, Syria, and Italy.
2011
Milind Doshi is co-founder of Our
First Office (ourfirstoffice.com) in
Mumbai, India. Through its three locations in the city, the company leases
collaborative work space, such as offices and conference rooms, to startups, entrepreneurs, and freelancers.
2013
Andrew Breuninger emailed in May,
“As a founder of Roaring 20s Entertainment, I’m working with our team
to bring fairness to concert ticket
pricing. Our initial Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, which will be live
until Aug. 17, was launched as a trial
run, and we’re working with investors to book artists for other events.
If our campaign is successful, we
may change the established concert
model. Email me at abreuninger@
gmail.com for more information.”
Demetri Demascus ’13 emails, “In
early 2013, I launched Game Day
(gamedaymens.com), a line of antiaging skin-care products designed for
the active man. My dad, a periodontist, helped me develop the line with
his knowledge of facial aesthetics.
We offer shaving products, shower
gel, and moisturizer, with more to
come in the fall, such as cologne, hair
care, and eye gel. I’m expanding our
distribution channels, and the products currently may be purchased on
our website and in select salons
across the U.S. All Game Day products are made in the USA.”
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GRAD NEWS
1972
Jack Wilhelm won a seat on the
Wenham, Mass., board of selectmen
in an April town election. A former
chairman of the town’s finance committee and of the board of assessors,
he received almost 70 percent of the
vote. Jack, a CPA, is senior vice president and CFO at Emerson Hospital
in Concord.
1974
Peter Stephens emails, “I have been
named executive director of The Antique and Classic Boat Society (acbs
.org), the world’s largest boating
organization with more than 15,000
members and nearly 60 chapters
around the world. ACBS is focused
on restoring and preserving antique
and vintage boats of all types. I’m
also a licensed Coast Guard captain.”
Peter retired from Wendy’s International, where he was vice president,
international finance and CFO.
The Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance co-sponsored
the Boston Security Analysts Society’s
Annual Market Dinner, held in February. This year’s event featured a talk
by Alan Greenspan. Carl Kilmer,
MBA’69, P’09 (left), Babson trustee
and Cutler Center advisory board
member, and Mark D’Annolfo (right),
Cutler Center managing director, are
shown with Greenspan, who was
chairman of the Federal Reserve from
1987 to 2006. The event drew more
than 600 financial professionals.
Jane Cleland, MBA’78, has written
Lethal Treasure, a mystery about silentmovie posters, hidden messages,
love—and a cat named Hank. Jane
emails, “The eighth book in my Josie
Prescott Antiques Mystery series
was published in June. Josie, an antiques appraiser, uses her knowledge
of antiques to solve crimes. Often
reviewed as an Antiques Roadshow for
mystery fans, this series combines
historical fact with page-turning suspense. For more information, visit
janecleland.net.”
Jane teaches
both creative
and professional writing at
Lehman College, part of the
City University
of New York
system.
New Bedford, Mass. She is responsible for third-party payer contracting
and reimbursement for Southcoast
Hospitals Group, Southcoast Physicians Network, Southcoast Visiting
Nurse Association, and Southcoast
Accountable Care Organization.
Melissa joined Southcoast in 1991
as director of contracting and reimbursement at St. Luke’s Hospital.
1976
William Teuber has joined the board
of directors of Inovalon Inc., a healthcare technology firm headquartered
in Bowie, Md. Bill is vice chairman at
EMC Corp., where he has worked
since 1995; a member of the board of
directors of Popular Inc., a financial
services company; and a trustee of
the College of the Holy Cross, where
he earned his bachelor’s degree.
1982
John Aldeborgh (‘77): See Undergrad News.
1991
Tony Harris emails, “I returned to
the U.S. in 2012 after 12 years of
teaching entrepreneurship at Cape
Town and Stellenbosch universities
in South Africa. Because youth unemployment is pervasive there, I
started Explore, an organization that
cultivates entrepreneurship among
high school students. Worldwide,
K–12 education is being transformed
as schools rethink their programs
and operations. I now am developing
a New York-based consulting initiative to help schools do this. Email
me at capeclassics@gmail.com for
more information.”
1992
Bjorn Gulden has been appointed
alumnews@babson.edu Sue Hanks
Singleton,
MBA’83,
emails, “I am
pleased to announce my
new book,
Nine Simple
Laws to Create
Joy and Grace:
A Comprehensive Guide to Manifestation, a practical, step-by-step guide
to create the life you desire. My husband, Aaron Singleton, and I were
awarded a citation of recognition for
20 years of service and dedication to
healthy living by the mayor and chamber of commerce of Amesbury, Mass.
Hard to imagine that our center, The
Way To Balance (thewaytobalance
.com), is 20 years old. It is a joy to
empower people to lead happier,
healthier, and pain-free lives.”
1996
Mark Allio, MBA ’81 (left, with a client), is Boston regional director of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network (www.sbdc.umb.edu),
part of a national public business assistance program sponsored by the SBA,
Massachusetts Office of Business Development, and UMass Amherst. He
emails, “This program provides entrepreneurs and business owners with free
business advisory services, entrepreneurial training, and financing assistance.
I have helped more than 1,200 entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds realize
the American dream and have facilitated $8 million of capital. In each of the past
three years, one of my clients has won a MassChallenge $50,000 cash award.”
CEO of Puma, a sporting goods and
footwear company headquartered in
Germany. Previously, he was CEO of
Pandora, a Danish jewelry brand.
1993 20th Reunion
Kathie Johnson emails, “It’s been
19 years since Shane Wedge and
I were married at Babson and 20
years since we graduated! We live in
Westford, Mass., with our daughters,
Taylor and Morgan. I am vice president for advertising and marketing
operations for a French company,
Dassault Systemes, and Shane is
director of sales for Presidio. We look
forward to seeing everyone at the
20th Reunion; watch for invitations
coming to you soon.”
Melissa Rose has been named
vice president for payer contracting
and reimbursement at Southcoast
Health System, headquartered in
Tom Fleming started Business Networking International’s West Central
Florida region in Tampa, Fla., in 2003.
He is the executive director of the region, which has more than 46 chapters and 1,800 members. As part of
its 10th anniversary celebration, the
West Central Florida region hosted
BNI’s National Directors’ Conference
in May. A referral-based networking
organization, BNI provides a structured environment for the exchange
and development of business referrals among members.
Yuchun Lee has joined General
Catalyst Partners as a partner in its
entrepreneur in residence program
to help identify and build technologybased companies. A venture capital firm, General Catalyst makes
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Mangold, Sam Polk, Alex Saenz,
Andrew Schiavetti, Saul Shum,
Melissa Tansey, and Alex Ugaz,
all MBA’08; and Noj Zachariah,
MBA’12. The couple also celebrated
on Jan. 19 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with Juan Arias, Italo Balbi,
Adam Finley, Francisco Opazo,
Karen Panyalertrat, Sam Polk, and
Melissa Tansey, all MBA’08.
2. Angeli Tarsadia and Rishi Reddy,
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1. Kristin Lorenzo and Martin Lewit,
both MBA’08, were married on Nov.
24 in Point Pleasant, N.J. The guests
included Nick Andrews, Andrea
Beagan, Charlie Burckmyer, Colleen
Connolly, Jacques Delori, Adam
Finley, Mike Katsas ’00, Kurt
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both ’09, were married on Aug. 4,
2012, at the St. Regis in Laguna
Beach, Calif. Babson friends at the
wedding were groomsmen Zack
Adams, Samip Dasgupta, Alex
Karsos, Chris Karsos, Jordan Kelley,
Ainsley Manning, Arjit Mehta, Sam
Raimist, Paul Runge, and Angad
Verma, all ’09; and Alexa Padavano
and Shirley Wong, both ’09,
MSA’09. Angeli emails, “It was
so nice to see everyone together
again. We definitely relived our
Babson days!”
3. Amy Wetmore ’06 was married
to Adrian Simays on Oct. 27. She
emails, “All my suite mates from
senior year in McCullough A9
traveled to Tiburon, Calif., near San
Francisco, for my big day. In the
picture with me are (from left)
Auditi Hussain, Jennifer (Motta)
Rice, Ashley (Albert) Stringer, Sara
Gentes, MSA’06, and Tiffany
(White) York, all ’06.”
4. Susan Vecoli was married to
Clifford Bowyer, MBA’03, on
Sept. 15 at Lake Pearl Luciano’s
in Wrentham, Mass. The couple
lives in a house they built in
Bellingham, where Susan is a
professional photographer and
Clifford is an author and managing
director of Silver Leaf Books.
5. Sherlyn Reynolds ’02 and Ryan
Brubeck were married on Oct. 27 in
Chicago. Alumni at the wedding
included bridesmaids Kristen Holt
’02 and Sara (Yeo) Parisi ’02, MBA
’09. The couple lives in Chicago.
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Steve Dunn, MBA’93, blogs about
teaching kids how to cook on Oui, Chef
(www.ouichefnetwork.com). He
emails, “I began my blog to teach my
kids how to cook real, whole food. I
keep busy these days as a volunteer for
Share Our Strength, an organization
working to end childhood hunger. In
my role as chef instructor and as head
of the Massachusetts advisory board
of the organization’s Cooking Matters
group, I empower families at risk of
hunger to shop for and cook healthy,
affordable, and delicious meals as
part of the No Kid Hungry campaign.”
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early-stage and growth equity investments. Previously, he was vice president and general manager of the
enterprise marketing management
group at IBM, which he joined in
2010 as part of its acquisition of Unica. Yuchun had been CEO at Unica,
a company he co-founded in 1992.
2003 10th Reunion
Paul Kirchhoff emails, “Last year, I
joined Greenland Enterprises as general manager of our New England region. In this role, I am responsible for
all regional sales and operations for
this Virginia-based niche construction management firm that focuses
on complex mechanical infrastructure projects for federal government
client agencies. We’re classified as a
small business, and as such we wear
many hats—a great application of
our Babson entrepreneurial studies.”
2008 5th Reunion
Deepthi Bathina has been named
vice president for product management and marketing at TyMetrix Inc.,
a Hartford, Conn.-based company
that develops and markets software
for the legal profession. She oversees
the company’s electronic billing and
matter management software, business analytics line, and professional
and advisory services. Previously, she
was senior director of strategy and
product marketing at Automatic
Data Processing Inc.
Martin Lewit has been named
CEO of Santiago, Chile-based Ki
Teknology, an IT company. Martin
emails, “Ki Teknology provides software and Web development as well
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TOMORROW.
Jon Reese (left) and Mona (Patel) Reese, both MBA’05, founded Brightstar
Solar (brightstarsolar.net), a residential photovoltaic design and installation firm
in Marlborough, Mass. Jon emails, “Mona and I met at Babson and were married
in 2008. We followed our dream of starting a company, vetting dozens, and chose
solar for its exciting business and environmental possibilities. Started in 2009,
Brightstar Solar is one of the fastest growing and largest companies of its type in
Massachusetts. We both earned the highest level of solar installer certification,
making Mona one of a handful of women nationwide holding the designation.”
Heather Margolis, MBA’06, founded Channel Maven
Consulting (channelmavenconsulting.com) in 2009. She
emails, “Channel Maven provides channel marketing
strategy and execution to enterprise IT manufacturers
and financial services organizations. The firm continues
to grow after a move to Boulder, Colo., which has been
great for the company, both with hiring talented team
members and enabling easier travel to clients on the
West Coast. We couldn’t be happier with our newest
addition, a former Cisco channel marketing executive. “
as maintenance and digital marketing services to clients in the U.S. and
Chile. I was excited to return to my
pre-MBA company seven years later
to lead a growing and innovative
business, leveraging the knowledge
and experience I acquired during my
time at Babson.”
Michi McDonough has been
named a director of consultant
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The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) celebrated its silver anniversary in April. Attending the New York City gala, “25 Years of Inspiration,” were
(from left, front) Vivek Sharma, MBA’07, Luis Arce ’97, Manasi Hukku ’09;
(back) Alex Norman ’96, Adam Fisher, MBA’12, Lauren Rodnick ’10, Walter
Geslak ’88, and Stuart Goldstein ’76. All were guests of then-president Len
Schlesinger, a NFTE board member. The event honored NFTE founder Steve
Mariotti and recognized the Global Young Entrepreneurs of 2013 and the Enterprising Educators of the Year.
relations at Parametric Portfolio
Associates LLC, headquartered in
Seattle. A subsidiary of Eaton Vance
Corp., Parametric is a financial services company. Michi is based in
its Boston office. Previously, she
was a vice president and consultant
relations manager at Wellington
Management.
Francisco Opazo emails, “Chilean
alumni and students got together in
Santiago, Chile, in May to play soccer. Joining me were Santiago
Amarante, MBA’98; Rodrigo
Botero, MBA’03; Fernando Herrera,
MBA’04; Hernan Mege, MBA’06;
Juan Pablo Arias; Martin Lewit;
Franco Capurro, MBA’12; Francisco
Marinovic, MBA’14; and David
Bortnik, MBA’15. We continue to
promote the Babson brand in Chile
as our alumni base grows and plan
to host another game in October. If
you want to join us, contact me at
fcoopazo@hotmail.com.”
Isaac Van Wesep is co-founder,
CEO, and president of Design by
Educators (power2teach.com), the
inventor of Quick Key, an app for
teachers that turns a smartphone
into an optical scanner to grade quizzes and tests. He emailed in May,
“We plan to release the beta of
Quick Key in the Apple App Store
this summer and deliver the full software suite in September.” For more
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Veronica Chapman, MBA’08, is
president of My Crowning Jewel (my
crowningjewel.com), a startup she
founded in 2012. She emails, “My
Crowning Jewel brings fashion to
function by designing head wraps so
exquisite we call them Jewels. We
believe whether we wrap our head to
protect our hair from breakage, adorn
our crown following hair loss, or mask
a bad-hair day, we should look fabulous. All head wraps are made in the
USA—Fall River, Mass., to be exact.
And we launched with a commitment
to youth empowerment. With our
success, we plan to address a national
crisis, teenage unemployment.”
Mark Itskovitz and Enrique Bordas, both MBA’09, are the creators of Pumpkin
Face Rum (pumpkinfacerum.com). In the spring issue of Babson Magazine, the
photo of the rums misrepresented the packaging for the white rum. Shown here
(from left) are Pumpkin Face Cream, Spiced Reserve, White, and 23. “We take
great pride in our packaging,” says Mark, who came up with the idea for the
signature jack-o’-lantern shape. “Our branding and high-quality rum are winning
Pumpkin Face many fans.”
Luke Cooper, MBA’11, founded
Asurvest Inc. in late 2012. He emails,
“The financial services industry is
ripe for disruption. Much like a ring
buoy, the company works to protect
unsophisticated crowdfund investors
by using risk management solutions
typically available to only the top
1 percent. Asurvest’s solutions help
investors steadily meet their return
objectives. Already, several of the
largest investment platforms are
customers. Please check us out at
asurvest.com.”
information, Isaac can be contacted
at isaac@power2teach.com.
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Rob Banagale is co-founder and
CEO of Portland, Ore.-based Gliph,
which provides an app for private
communications and transactions.
Rob emails, “Our free app is among
the first to offer peer-to-peer Bitcoin
payments on iPhone, Android, and
the Web. We’ve combined secure
texting and Bitcoin to create something truly unique and innovative.
Check us out at gli.ph for more
information.”
Tam Le, MBA’13, a member of the Babson MBA Ice Hockey Club, emails, “The
hockey club prevailed over visiting MIT Sloan, 10-8, on April 22. Before the game,
a moment of silence was observed for the Boston Marathon victims, followed by
an exceptional rendition of the national anthem by Rebecca Cooper, MBA’13.
Team captain Thomas Ferrell, MBA’13, organized a raffle benefiting The One
Fund Boston with prizes donated by The Linden Store, Volante Farms, The Cottage, Fuji at Kendall, Pho Hoa Restaurant, and more. The successful event
brought together members from the entire Babson MBA community, including
deans, professors, students, and staff.”
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Esmeralda (right) and Matthew Lambert, both MBA’11, are co-founders of
Esmeralda Lambert (esmeraldalambert
.com), an e-commerce jewelry company. Esme emails, “My husband and I
offer handmade jewelry designed with
a hint of Latin and Caribbean spice.
Every piece in our fashion and bridal
collections is crafted by entrepreneurial
women artisans in my home country,
Dominican Republic. We’re seeking
retail boutiques for trunk shows and
wholesale opportunities. Please contact us at support@esmeralda
lambert.com for more information.”
Esme and Matt, who met at Babson,
launched their business in January.
Jon Feinman, founder of InnerCity
Weightlifting in Boston, was featured
in a May 5 article, “Staying Alive,
Building a Life After Battling on
Streets,” in The Boston Globe and on
boston.com. InnerCity Weightlifting
(innercityweightlifting.org) is a
501(c)(3) organization that strives
to reduce violence and promote
professional, personal, and academic achievement among at-risk
urban youth.
2011
Therese Kinal, co-founder and CEO
of London-based consulting firm
Unleash (unleashteam.com), has
been named one of 20 Female Entrepreneurs Energising Britain by Real
Business. The magazine says, “Taking
on a consultancy market dominated
by giants, … Therese Kinal helps
businesses to compete, innovate,
and grow by getting the people with-
Global entrepreneurship graduates
Jonny Hermijanto (from left), Christophe Van Aerde from the EMLYON
cohort, and Hendy Lamothe, all
MSM’12, have founded BambooTori
in organisations to live strategy.” She
emails, “I’m thrilled to be recognized
among such inspirational entrepreneurs, and I thank our amazing team
for their hard work.”
2012
David Brown is executive director of
Technology Underwriting Greater
Good, a nonprofit organization that
In Memoriam
Edwin Pingree ’41 of Scarborough,
Maine, died on April 14. He served in
the Navy during World War II. A
stockbroker, he was a partner at F.S.
Moseley & Co.
Paul Harris ’48 of Wellesley died on
April 30. He served in the Army during World War II and worked for
Boston Edison Co. for 40 years.
Robert Trinder ’50 of Seneca, S.C.,
died on April 21. He served in the Navy
during World War II and worked for
Bendix Corp. He was predeceased by
his brother, Frank Trinder ’48.
George Frees ’51 of Florham Park,
N.J., died on May 1. He was president
and founder of Pro-Tec Filters.
Harold Heye ’52 of Belleair, Fla., and
Dorset, Vt., died on April 22. He
served in the Army during World
War II. He was co-owner of High and
Dry Marina, Island Yacht Harbor, and
Pier 60, all in Clearwater, Fla.
Thomas Greene ’56 of Dartmouth,
Mass., died on April 13. He served in
the Army during the Korean War. He
was a salesman for Tech-Built Homes.
alumnews@babson.edu Donald Paterson ’56 of Boxford,
Mass., died on April 7. An Army veteran, he was CEO of his family’s
business, Carpenter & Paterson Inc.
William Leahey ’57 of Brewster,
Mass., died on May 10. A veteran of
World War II and the Korean and
Vietnam wars, he served in the National Guard and the Army; he retired as a colonel. He leaves his son,
William Leahey ’72, MBA’73, and
grandson, Brendan Leahey ’09,
MSA’09.
Donald Malloy ’58 of Naples, Fla.,
formerly of Chicago, died on May 24.
An Army veteran, he was a vice
president and regional general manager at Jefferson Smurfit Corp. He
was predeceased by his brother,
James Malloy ’51, P’85.
Louis Morrell ’58 of Wilmington,
N.C., died on April 28. From 1995 to
2007, he was vice president for investments and treasurer at Wake
Forest University.
Louis Hilton, MBA’59, of Palm
Beach, Fla., and Greenville, Maine,
died on May 6.
George Lapham ’59 of Saco, Maine,
died on April 28. He served in the Air
Force for more than 21 years, including the Vietnam War, and retired as
a colonel in 1981. He leaves his son,
Eric Lapham, MBA’01.
(bambootori.com), a Japanese-style
fast-casual eatery in the Union Square
area of New York City. Jonny emails,
“BambooTori serves yakitori—affordable, healthy, and fun food on a stick.
Hungry customers watch as their savory meat and vegetable skewers grill
within minutes in a custom yakitori
machine, the first of its kind in the U.S.
Though BambooTori offers quick eats,
everything is all-natural and homemade; all ingredients are chopped,
sliced, or ground fresh every morning.”
helps the tech industry come together
for social and civic purposes such as
entrepreneurship, innovation, and
service. David was quoted in an April
26 article, “Tech Folks Gave Their
Best in Bombing’s Wake,” posted on
Channelnomics.com. TUGG helped
the Boston-area tech community
raise funds to aid victims of the
April 15 Boston Marathon tragedy.
N.H., died on March 22. Before retiring, he worked at Lantor Fibertaxis.
Richard Perry, MBA’72, of Salem,
N.Y., died on June 5. An Army veteran, he was a cost accountant for St.
Regis Paper Co.
Marlyn Mackey Gillis, MBA’75, of
Wayland, Mass., died on May 5. A
CPA, she was a professor emerita of
management at Simmons College.
Winslow Pierce ’60 of Yarmouth
Port, Mass., died on April 6. He
served in the Army during the Korean War. He was vice president for
applications and technical services at
Stowe Woodward.
Nicholas Katsiroubas ’75 of South
Natick, Mass., died on May 21. He
was CEO of Katsiroubas Bros., a
wholesale fruit and produce supply
business. He leaves his wife, Deborah (Morrissey) Katsiroubas ’75.
John Allen ’61 of Dedham, Mass.,
died on March 9.
Mary Armknecht, MBA’79, of
Scottsdale, Ariz., died on Nov. 25.
Alan Hochberg ’64 of Canton,
Mass., died on Nov. 20. He was
general manager of Northeast Booking Services.
Vincent Steffan ’80 of New York
City died on May 20. He founded the
Steffan Group, an event and destination management company.
Peter Wilson ’64 of Des Moines,
Iowa, died on April 20. He worked
for Goodyear Tire Co.
Laura Alvino ’95 of Haverhill, Mass.,
died on June 1. She was an administrator for Haverhill’s after-school
Discovery Club.
George Gillander ’67 of Barre, Vt.,
died on April 29. He was a partner
and vice president at Denis, Ricker &
Brown Insurance.
Thomas Finn, MBA’68, of Stratham,
Adelaide Jones Cueni, MBA’98, of
Plymouth, Mass., died on April 14.
She was director of communications
and public relations, North America
and Canada at Swissair.
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