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married Shane Szydlo in July 2010.
She was supported by bridesmaids
Erin Benson LaChance, Lynn Brunelle
Kennedy, and Allyson DiGregory.
Heidi has also accepted a position
teaching chemistry at Western New
England College. ¶ Kristen Gleneck
Chiumiento’s 3rd daughter, Violet,
turned 1 in the summer. ¶ Erin
Benson LaChance is very excited
that her son, Luke, will be starting
kindergarden in the fall. ¶ Shannon
Wagner Paquette was married in
June 2010. ¶ Jill Gendron Muccino’s
oldest daughter, Delaney, turned 2 in
Sept. Her daughter, Norah, will be 1
in Dec. ¶ Caroline Perryman Esdaile
and her husband, Charles, recently
purchased a home in Gloucester,
MA. ¶ Megan Tierney Connor is still
working in Annual Giving at Phillips
Academy in Andover and is enjoying
every moment playing with her little
girl, Gracie, who is almost a year and
a half old in Nov.
2001
10th Reunion Class
✒ Jessica Shumaker Grondin, 7
Ranelegh Road, Brighton, MA 02135,
jshu20@yahoo.com ¶ Greetings,
ladies! ¶ No major news updates this
time around, but I do hope that you
all received your Reunion Save the
Date card featuring our very own
Linda Brophy Lawton and Annmarie
Szwarc Deyo! Our 10th (gasp!)
Reunion will be held the weekend of
May 20–22, 2011. I hope that many
of you will plan to come back and
catch up with other classmates. We’ve
begun thinking about events during
Reunion Weekend, but we need your
help! If anyone is interested in helping
to plan, please drop me an email.
¶ I hope to hear from many more of
you in the near future. Please continue
to send updates my way. And
don’t forget about our Regis College
Class of 2001 Facebook page; it’s an
easy way to stay in touch with alums
and share info. ¶ Until next time ...
—Jessica
2003
✒ Kara Bilotta, 284 Riverside Ave, Unit
1, Medford, MA 02155, kbilotta@gmail.
com ¶ The class of 2003 is keeping
busy as usual. A few ladies sent in
their updates, but I know there are
more of us out there doing great
things. Please take a moment to let
us know what is going on in your life;
email your updates to Regis2003@
gmail.com. My girlfriend, Melanie,
and I continue to enjoy home ownership.
It is a great feeling to walk
around and know that something is
all yours. Paint colors are still eluding
us, but we’ve at least got color
samples up on the walls now.
¶ Erica Haas is currently working as a
nutritionist for the Lowell W.I.C. program
(Women, Infants, & Children).
This summer she got engaged to
the greatest man on the face of the
planet, Bill Klag III. They are holding
off on wedding planning for now
because she is starting a dietetic
internship at Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center in Boston, and he is
currently in school for public safety/
emergency management. ¶ Rabecca
Brann Moisan and her husband,
Derek, just celebrated their 6-year
wedding anniversary. Their daughter,
Emma, is almost 2½ years old
(and acting like it). They have spent
most of their free time this summer
working on a big landscaping project
at their house and are now embarking
on the even bigger project of potty
training! Becky is still working at
Shrewsbury High School and looking
forward to starting her 8th year
of teaching. She wishes her fellow
classmates the best of luck! ¶ Katie
Kuhl has started her own nonprofit
theater company, Theatre with a
Twist, Inc., along with another Regis
alum, Mary Spinosa-Wilson, and two
of their theater friends. The company’s
first show will be Guys & Dolls
in Oct., and if people are interested in
that show or in our seasonal lineup,
they can check out the company’s
website for more information: www.
theatrewithatwist.org. ¶ Katie Sullivan
graduated this past May with an MA
in Graphic Design from The New
England School of Art & Design at
Suffolk University (NESADSU). She
received a Design Excellence award
for her thesis work, entitled “Think
Before Ink.” ¶ Courtney LeBlanc is
over in Abu Dhabi with Heidi Gomez
’06 working for New England Center
for Children (NECC) and
United Arab Emirates for an
American school for children
with autism. NECC started
this school in Dec. 2007. The
school started with only one
classroom, 1-to-1 based, and
now has 6 classrooms. NECC
is planning to build a large
school that will slowly fade
out American staff members
and have Arabic staff members
take over. Courtney’s
been there for 3 years and
is loving every minute of
it! She’s traveling tons, of
course! ¶ Congratulations
go to Kate Adams, who just finished a
triathlon this summer. She is also the
proud new owner of a puppy named
Wrigley! ¶ Two of our classmates
have joined the Alumni Association
Board of Directors at Regis College,
Mary Caulfield and Carolyn Dandurand.
A big thank-you ahead of time,
ladies, for all the hard work we know
you’ll put in, especially with Alumni
Events! ¶ Speaking of Alumni Events,
Laura Brooks and Erin Caggiano ’02
were spotted aboard a Cape Canal
Cruise in July. ¶ As I mentioned
before, please continue to send
updates to Regis2003@gmail.com.
You can also post your class notes on
www.registowertalk.net if you prefer.
Submit any information you wish to
share, and I’ll see that it makes it in
next time. Wishing everyone all the
best, :o) Kara
2004
✒ Paula Power, 469 Quarry Street,
Quincy, MA 02169, paulak.power@
gmail.com ✒ Bobbie Finocchio, 72
Harborview Avenue 3, Winthrop, MA
02152, bobbie_finocchio@yahoo.com
¶ Hi ,Class of 2004! I hope everyone
had a wonderful summer! I cannot
believe how fast it went. I am looking
forward to the fall as I start the
Master of Public Health program at
Tufts University. Meghan McBride got
engaged! We have another bride on
our way! Bobbie Finocchio graduated
from Salem State College with a master’s
in Educational Administration.
Jessica Homer was recently promoted
to Director of Student Programming
and Leadership at Regis College.
Jessica is a truly dedicated Regis
alum. Erin Brennan wrote, “I’m living
in Arlington with my wonderful
boyfriend, Shaun.” She currently
works as a project manager at a
social media company based in
Waltham. Kamille Carthy recently
became a case manager at Somerville
Cambridge Elder Services. Julie
Burgoyne Sears bought a condo with
her husband, Rich. Her new address
is 40 Wood Duck Lane, Tariffville,
CT 06081. They adopted their first
Rosie Martone ’98
is starting the Master
Chef Program at
Le Cordon Bleu.
puppy, Jetta, a Spaniel/German
shepherd mix from AR. She was also
promoted to Production Specialist
at Mintz & Hoke Communications
Group. In June, she ran her first 1/2
marathon and hopes to eventually
run a full marathon. Amanda, aka
Manda, DeMeo welcomed her nephew,
Domenic Fletcher Neal. ¶ Laurie A.
Mantegari lives in Hampton, NH, with
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