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GradNews • 23Hawaii where I will continue to work asa Board Certified Behavior Analyst foradults with mental retardation anddevelopmental disabilities. Aloha!”Elizabeth Parlato-Heffernan gotmarried on 4/27/03. Bridal party includedJennifer Parlato ’95, Anthony Parlato’00, Nancy Wiese-Williams ’92 andChristine LeBlanc-Fahey ’92. She andhusband Patrick bought a house and livein East Northport, NY.Joseph Parrinello married AnnaDelvecchio on 5/23/04. He has been aNew York State Court Officer in lowerManhattan for 4 1/2 years and hopeseveryone is doing well.Christine Prokopchuk and husband,Andrey Goncharuk, M.D., welcomed anew baby girl, Noelle Ashley, into theirfamily on 5/28/04. She completed aMaster of Arts from CW Post Universityin 5/04 in the area of Fine Arts. Currentlyworking as an Adjunct AssistantProfessor of Visual Communications atFarmingdale State University.Lauren Wroblewski-Levine and her husband,Jeremy Levine, are expecting theirfirst child this summer.1993Julie Bagnato-Fleming and JamesFleming were married on 7/5/02. Theywelcomed a beautiful baby boy, JamesFranco, into their lives on 12/27/03.Heather DiRocco has been in Germanyfor the past 3 years. She is thinking ofstaying another 5. Has been workingfor the Army and says it has beeninteresting and challenging. Wishes shecould have come back for the 10 yearreunion.JoAnn Kadien is a Systems Analyst inNYC. Engaged to Andrew Drebych, acareer firefighter in Edison, NJ. Movedto NJ in April ’04. Wedding is plannedfor May ’05.Nerissa Wendler-Wels married DavidWels of Sands Point on 5/23/03 inGlenwood, NY. Nerissa is a Sr. ProjectManager at Waterfront Media. Thewedding party included co-maid ofhonor Lauren Wirta and bridesmaidMelissa Hehir ’93 and Anthony Azzara ‘94Christin Yaegel, both ’93. The couplelives in Forest Hills, NY.1994Lisa Gallo will be getting married thisAugust.Daniel Klein had a recital in IzegemBelgium in November ’03. He is Artistin Residence with El Paso Opera, ElPaso TX.1995Lisa Ann Cacciola is keeping busy withwork and just enjoying life. Going backto school in the fall to get her B.S. inVeterinary Technology. Besides workand school she also volunteers at theHumane Society of Tampa Bay when shehas some free time on her hands. Hopesall is well for everyone in the Class of’95 and looks forward to seeing everyoneat the next reunion.Kenneth Sanchez currently lives inBoston where he is an attorney.Graduated Fordham University in ’99with a double major in Political Scienceand Spanish Language and Literature,then attended Boston College LawSchool and graduated in May of ’03.Hopes the SFP family is well and that hegets the chance to see everyone soon.Michael Wasiak married Jennifer Dudin,SFP Class of ’95, in ’00, and their son,Anthony Jameson, turned one lastDecember. Mike is attending QueensCollege and Jen owns a specialty cakebusiness. Check it out at www.honeybeecakes.com.Shawn Chekmayan ’96 and wife Jennifer1996Enrico Chacon writes, “Hello to All!Just wanted to drop a line and say aftergraduating from SUNY Brockport with adegree in Phys Ed I have relocated toLong Island and am currently anElementary PE teacher for the ThreeVillage School. Thanks Mr. Turner forthe inspiration to pursue this career. I amhappily married (8/03) and looking forwardto starting a family. Right now I amfinishing up my Masters in Health Ed atStony Brook. If anyone is ever in SuffolkCounty drop me a line. Hope this findseveryone well. God Bless.”Shawn Chekmayan writes, “I marriedmy college sweetheart, Jennifer Belo(now Mrs. Chekmayan) on 4/17/04.Our ceremony was held at St. Luke’sChurch in Whitestone and our receptionwas at The Sand Castle in FranklinSquare. There were many 1996 Prepgraduates at the wedding. We went toHawaii (Oahu, Kauai and Maui) for ourhoneymoon and had a great time. Weare currently living in College Pointand enjoying our newlywed life.”Carmine DeStefano has been writingsince graduating from college where heminored in Communications. Learnedhow to write for the media, which iswhere he developed an interest in writingscreen plays, short stories, poems, books,and other materials. Had his first publicationBehind Closed Doors which isbeing sold online or can be ordered instores.Jennifer Falsetti-Myers writes, “Hieveryone! Got married in ’01, and just