Spring/Summer 2011 - Fisher College

16Class Notes, continued1989Linda Young ’89 lives in Milton, FL and is theSenior Director of Amerinet Choice.Cheryl (Lyman) Simons ’89 is an Office Managerfor Lexington (MA) Playcare Center.Kelly Staples ’89 lives in Tewksbury, MA and is aProject Coordinator for Massachusetts General Hospital.Gina (Diorio) D’Orlando ’89 is a Legal Assistant/Paralegaland resides in Melrose, MA.1990Heather Hurst ’90 lives in Hooksett, NH and is aDirector and Teacher at Bright Horizons.Karyl Grace Perry ’90 lives in New Bedford, MAand remembers the supportive environment in theoffice and the classroom: “I was encouraged todo well and finish!”199120th Reunion on October 15, 2011Susan (Garabedian) Flynn ’91 lives in Hampstead,NH and remembers “walking into the library on theday of my interview and having an overwhelmingfeeling of wanting to belong to this school. TheFashion Show that Taylor Hastie’s class put on atthe Park Plaza Hotel was unlike anything that I hadever experienced.”1992Sieglinde (Joyce) Beeck ’92 is self-employed andhas run Gardens Galore for the last 13 years andis a Certified Holistic Health Counselor. She liveswith husband, Ben, and children, Aidin, 6, andCholoe, 4, in Wilmington, VT.Tracy (DeFoe) Ricard ’92 is a Technology ProjectAnalyst at Bank of America in Jacksonville, FL.Courtney Lazzara ’92 is a Legal Secretary forRopes & Gray.Mary Ascolillo ’92 is an Assistant Project Managerfor DCM Constructors located in Chelmsford, MA.1993“I’m blessed to live in Hawaii on the beautifulisland of Maui,” says Suzanne Cleveland-Carlson’93. “I work as a Physical Education teacher,primary through eighth grade. Aloha!”Kyna Kindell ’93 owns Sur Wags-A-Lot in herhometown of Bremen, ME.1992Cheryl (Hopkins) Poirer ’94 is a registered nurseliving in Fort Myers, FL.“I just survived the first year of being a mother oftwins – Caitlyn and Colman turned one on August28!” says Wendy (Overbaugh) Hickey ’94 who isan attorney for Nissenbaum Law Offices in Boston.1995Jill (O’Connell) Frazier ’95 is a teacher and writesus from Fullerton, CA: “Fisher was a wonderfulexperience, the staff was wonderful, the school isbeautiful...my favorite memories were the Fisher AnnualTrip where I had the chance to travel, be withmy friends – it was an experience that I will neverforget. I am so grateful to have had the opportunityto go to Fisher. I’m thinking about going back toget my B.A.!”Monique Cote-Spofford ’95 is a Youth Attendantfor the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office.Writing from New Milford, CT, Sarah L. Donahue’95 is the Inventory Manager for GreenstreetGrowers. Sarah’s best memory is being the firstclass in Framingham to graduate in the HealthInformation Program.199615th Reunion on October 15, 2011Sharon Bauer ’96 is the Lead Teacher of Elite ChildDevelopment Center in Concord, NC. Sharon’sbest Fisher memory is “the support I got from someof my teachers. Your views were listened to by theteachers and peers.”Susan Mastria ’96 lives in Buzzards Bay, MA andLas Vegas, NV, and is a Broker for Prudential:“Referrals are welcome!”“My best memories are the professors and beingin class with students of all ages. As an older studentit was a great experience – the professors andoffice staff took time with us. After being out ofthe school atmosphere for many moons, it was awelcoming environment,” says Wanda Castle ’96,who is in human services for Action for BostonCommunity Development.1998Erich Bouthillette ’98 is a firefighter in Northbridge, MA.Maria (Clancimino) DeSimone ’98 got marriedin 1999 and has three children. “Fisher Collegeoffered a welcoming community. Professors alwayshad time to chat, which is always a plus for thoseout-of-the-blue questions.”April Hanson ’98 is a Sales Representative forLorillard Tobacco. “The Marlboro campus wasterrific; I miss it very much – convenient, friendly,and small classrooms for individual attention.“Debra Jean-Doyle ‘98 and Thomas CharlesMagee were married on October 9, 2010.1999Min Lim ’99 says “Hello!” from Singapore.2000Marcia (Larrabee) Kay ’00 is living in Jerome, IDand wants to reconnect with her Japanese friendsfrom Fisher. “I fondly remember working in thelibrary and making lasting friendships with the girlsin my dorm freshman year. It’s been 10 years andwe all keep in pretty good contact thanks to Facebook.I enjoyed going to both of my Euroweektrips. I had never been overseas before and thosememories are so precious. I am still so grateful tohave been a part of something so special!”200110th Reunion on October 15, 2011Mariana Baran ’01 lives in Highland Park, IL. “Mybest memory of Fisher is of the wonderful teachers.Also, it was exciting to have lived in the Boston areafor 11 years. I should add that someday I hope andplan to live in the beautiful state of Maine.”2002Derek Nolan ’02 is a firefighter in Somerville, MA.Melanie Levesque ’02 is a Lead Teacher and Directorof a daycare in North Dartmouth, MA. “I havebeen married for 30 years to a great guy and havetwo wonderful sons, 21 and 26, and a wonderfulgranddaughter.”Michael Wall ’02 is the Admissions/MilitaryLiaison for Fisher College. He recently earned anM.A. in Management & Leadership from WebsterUniversity.a special thanks…Fisher College’s Fashion Institute recently received alarge donation of fabrics and notions from ClaudiaPeters, daughter of Lubov (Chutoransky) Rabiecki ’47who passed away in July 2009. “My mother livedin Hudson, Massachusetts and attended Fisherwhen it was known as Fisher Business School. Momenjoyed her time there and it prepared her for heroccupational life as a ‘one-woman office.’ Shebegan in medical records at Waltham Hospital asa very young woman and many years later retiredfrom a small business in Marlboro, Massachusettswhich created prototype displays for museums.Mom's ability to keep books, payroll, billing, andaccounts payable [and be the] receptionist helpedher keep her own home right up to her death —45 years after she was widowed at 35 years old.She used her sewing and cooking skills to run extraeducational, seamstress, and catering businessesout of our home – after a day at the office — tosupplement her single woman's incomethroughout the 1960s-1980s.”Thank you, Claudia, for this generous andthoughtful donation to Fisher College!John Lynes ’02 lives in Modesto, CA.Shannon (Poole) Murphy ’02 is a Property Managerand lives in Framingham, MA.2004Nyachia (Knight) Tremblet ’04 received a bachelor’sfrom the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising andis currently living in Crozet, France.2005Jennifer (Brodie) Browne ’05 is a Retail Planner forThe TJX Companies in Framingham, MA.Lindsay Tappan ’05 is a Legal Assistant at Ogletree,Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart in Boston, MA.Natayla Svirkova ’05 lives in Quincy, MA and is aProject Development Specialist at BMC HealthNet Plan.20065th Reunion on October 15, 2011Jeremy Marion ’06 lives in Lowell, MA and isa Sales Analyst for TechTarget, Inc. His two bestmemories of Fisher are being a part of thebaseball program and meeting his wife.Marisa Biasella ’06 lives in Cambridge, MA andis a Bank Teller at Watertown Savings Bank.Jonathan Labrecque ’06 lives in Berlin, NH.Susan Tully ’06 is a Preschool Teacher for Jack &Jill School in Attleboro, MA.Landy (Dieulande) Guillaume ’06 works as aMedical Records Analyst at Arbour HRI Hospitalin Brookline, MA.2008Vaunzella Hillaire ’08 is a Staff Assistant for theCity of Boston. “My best memories of Fisher werethe faculty mentoring and supporting the students. Wewere all team players. It was an awesome learningexperience which I enjoyed. Thank you, Fisher!”In MemoriamPhyllis (Griffin) Wist ‘43Rachel (Legare) Rollins ‘47Charles Solari '50Susan (Pelton) Appel ‘61Justin House '04Anna (Anderson) Christianson