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72<br />
REGIS TODAY<br />
It was amazing to run<br />
through the tunnel<br />
and onto the field<br />
to finish at the<br />
50-yard line!<br />
her husband, Mitchell Donahue, and<br />
daughter, Amelia Ann Donahue. She<br />
graduated with a Master of Science<br />
in Organizational Communication<br />
Behavior from <strong>Regis</strong> is 2006.<br />
Currently she works in 3 different<br />
fields. She’s the J.S. Equipment<br />
Depot Coordinator and Head<br />
Clinician ME/NH Region, where they<br />
help brain tumor cancer patients.<br />
Laurie says she loves working for the<br />
company and finds it very rewarding.<br />
Laurie is also an Adjunct Professor<br />
at Manchester Community <strong>College</strong><br />
in the <strong>Business</strong> Studies Department<br />
and Great Bay Community <strong>College</strong><br />
in the Hospitality Department. She<br />
teaches 5 different courses, anywhere<br />
from 1–3 classes a semester,<br />
and she really loves working with<br />
the students. Finally, Laurie is an<br />
event planner and an entrepreneur.<br />
She owns a company that specializes<br />
in event planning called Everyday<br />
Details, where she has a lot of fun<br />
helping with and planning all types of<br />
events, from fundraisers to weddings.<br />
Out of all of these, however, Laurie<br />
says that being a mommy is by far<br />
the most rewarding and favorite<br />
job! She feels very lucky to have the<br />
flexibility to work her hours around<br />
Amelia and her husband’s job, so they<br />
can avoid daycare. We are glad to<br />
hear things are going so well, Laurie!<br />
¶ Keep me updated on what you are<br />
doing via email or Facebook. I enjoy<br />
hearing from you all!<br />
2005<br />
✒ Christina Aprea, 15 Parmenter Rd.,<br />
Londonderry, NH 03053, aprea.<br />
christina@gmail.com ✒ Kathryn<br />
Bloomquist, 48 Northway Street,<br />
Holliston, MA 01746 ✒ Kathleen Stuart,<br />
250 Granite Avenue, Milton, MA 02186<br />
¶ What a momentous occasion we had<br />
this last May. Can you believe we just<br />
celebrated our 5th Reunion? For<br />
those of you who weren’t able to<br />
attend Reunion, I must inform you<br />
that you missed one heck of a party!<br />
A handful of us even stayed in the pit<br />
for the entire weekend! Those who<br />
stayed over included Michelle Class,<br />
Sharon Lemay Ploss, Amy<br />
Shoemaker Bucelewicz,<br />
Emily Hall, Ellen Blaney,<br />
Kelsey Raga, Meghan<br />
Sullivan, Kathryn Bloomquist,<br />
and Kathleen Stuart. For our<br />
luau under the tent at the<br />
Tower Garden, Meghan<br />
Beck, Mandy Fleming, and<br />
Cate Howley McLaughlin and<br />
her hubby joined us on<br />
Friday night. Cate let us<br />
know that she left United<br />
Way after 5 years and got a<br />
new job at Tufts. She’s the<br />
director of the Dental Fund<br />
at Tufts University School<br />
of Dental Medicine. Congrats, Cate!<br />
It was great to catch up for a few<br />
minutes at dinner with everyone.<br />
After enjoying the buffet and DJ, we<br />
made our way down to the Fine Arts<br />
Center for a wine tasting and more<br />
desserts. ¶ On Saturday morning we<br />
trekked in our PJs to the cafeteria for<br />
breakfast. At noon we took part in<br />
our first parade of classes! Although<br />
we were at the end of the line, we<br />
proudly wore our American Flag<br />
Ribbon Pins, put together by Michelle<br />
Class, to represent September 11, that<br />
horrific day during freshman year.<br />
United as a class, we listened during<br />
the All Alumni Luncheon that<br />
followed the parade as other alumni<br />
who received the awards shared with<br />
us their stories of <strong>Regis</strong>. ¶ Saturday<br />
afternoon consisted of lazy walks<br />
around the campus, checking out the<br />
new fields, and really soaking in the<br />
beautiful weather we had. During our<br />
class meeting, Michelle Class was<br />
appointed our new President for the<br />
next 5 years. She will serve with Amy<br />
Shoemaker Bucelewicz as our Vice<br />
President; Meghan Sullivan will serve<br />
as Secretary; Emily Hall, Sharon Lemay<br />
Ploss, and Colleen Jaeger will b our<br />
Fund Agents; and lastly, Kathryn<br />
Bloomquist and Kathleen Stuart will<br />
join me as Class Reporters. Sarah<br />
Staunton will serve as our Reunion<br />
Chairperson in 2015. Thank you,<br />
ladies, for stepping up to the plate!<br />
¶ The high point of Reunion Weekend<br />
for many of us was the lobster bake<br />
held under the tent in the Tower<br />
Garden on Saturday evening. The<br />
Mark Greel Band provided live<br />
music, and all Reunion alumni<br />
gathered underneath the stars to eat,<br />
drink, and dance! Meredith Creeden,<br />
Danielle Lewon, Lauren Pullia, Bonnie<br />
Woolfrey, Susan Walley, and Kaitlin<br />
Damon Muzrall joined Reunion that<br />
evening. For anyone who missed it,<br />
check out the pictures on Facebook to<br />
see just how much fun was had! ¶<br />
Speaking of Facebook, it seems to be<br />
the easiest way to stay in touch these<br />
days. I got to catch up with Caitlin<br />
Connolly, who’s son Colin and I share<br />
the same birthday! He turned 1 as I<br />
was turning 27 on Aug. 9, reminding<br />
me of how old I do feel. I’d like to<br />
send congrats off to Cait, who left<br />
Daniel Webster after 4 years to come<br />
back to our neck of the woods and<br />
work for Lasell! Who knows, Cait,<br />
maybe I’ll get you back on campus<br />
yet! ¶ We missed Melissa Curry at<br />
Reunion because she was traveling<br />
for work, but through Facebook she<br />
reports this: “Nothing really new<br />
here. Bought my house 2 years ago<br />
and just refinanced at a super rate.<br />
I have been slowly working on<br />
renovating my house. The next room<br />
we are working on is the kitchen!<br />
Let’s see, who else, Kim Valentine<br />
Malynn had a baby boy named Connor<br />
with her husband in June, and he is<br />
the cutest thing ever. That’s all that I<br />
got! Hope everyone is doing well and<br />
enjoying this summer.” Thanks for<br />
checking in, Melissa, and congratulations,<br />
Kim! ¶ Kellie Marren Rowland,<br />
my old freshman roomie, is another<br />
glowing mother! She gave birth to her<br />
second child, Alice, in June, and her<br />
first daughter, Mollie, is already 2<br />
years old! They just bought a house<br />
in Scituate, MA. Congrats, Kel! ¶<br />
Speaking of Mollies, I had the<br />
pleasure of sitting with Molly Vollmer<br />
and her husband, Adam, at Evan<br />
Rufo’s wedding. Afraid I couldn’t buy<br />
her a drink this round, as she was<br />
pregnant with her newborn, Brady,<br />
who I’m happy to report is doing very<br />
well! Despite the rain at Evan’s<br />
wedding, it truly was a beautiful<br />
ceremony. Many <strong>Regis</strong> alums were in<br />
attendance, including Colleen Jaegar,<br />
and all were seen enjoying the dance<br />
floor after dinner! By the time you<br />
read this, Evan will a proud house<br />
owner in Woburn, MA. ¶ In other<br />
wedding news, I will be attending<br />
Michelle Class’s wedding on Sept. 18,<br />
2010; she and Brian Petersen will<br />
finally tie the knot. Her bridal party<br />
will include Sharon Lemay Ploss, Amy<br />
Shoemaker Bucelewicz, and Sarah<br />
Staunton. I’ll make sure to fill you<br />
all in with the next round of notes.<br />
¶ Kemi Akinribido is currently<br />
traveling the world and enjoying life!<br />
In the past few years she’s been to<br />
the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium,<br />
Italy, Greece, and Costa Rica, and she<br />
just came back from Japan a few<br />
weeks ago. ¶ Liz DeLise is having an<br />
“off-pregnancy” year since her son,<br />
Tedy, was born. Tedy is now 1, and<br />
Sophia is 3 (both are Jan. babies).<br />
Liz truly has her hands full! Her<br />
husband, Troy, joined the army and<br />
left for training in Apr., so he’ll be<br />
done in Nov., meaning another move<br />
for Liz’s crew by the end of the year.<br />
Maybe they’ll bring you back to our<br />
neck of the woods, Liz! She said she is<br />
excited for the new adventure, seeing<br />
as she grew up as an army brat and<br />
is now a proud army wife! She also
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