CLASS OF 1980

Christopher French was appointed Director of Alumni and Development at The Hotchkiss School last spring. He heads a staff of 35 people at the 115 year-old secondary school in Lakeville, CT and has traveled extensively around the world to make the school a more globally oriented institution. Christopher lives with his family in Cheshire and on the Hotchkiss campus in Lakeville.

Kathleen (Moriarty) Scully was appointed principal of John Trumbull Primary School in Oakville, CT. She lives in Watertown with her husband, Jim and two children, Matthew and Lauren.

Roy Van Buren completed his eighth consecutive Boston Marathon in April 2005. Roy was regretfully unable to attend his 25-year class reunion on October 8, 2005 because he was completing the Lake Canandaigua (NY) 50-mile ultra marathon that day.

CLASS OF 1983

Jacqueline (Elser) Hoey and Paul Hoey moved to Mississippi in 2005 with their three children Kristen, Tommy and Michael. They were looking forward to their new adventures and new friends.

CLASS OF 1984

Debra (Archambault) Gluz lives in Torrington, CT with her husband, Mike, and their three children Chelsea, Ryan and Joshua. She has been an office manager for a local contractor since 1997 and is attending Central Connecticut State University to obtain her Master of Science degree in Elementary Education.

Gina (Verrastro) West resides in Riverview, FL with her husband, Eric and daughter, Celia Margaret, born July 2005.

CLASS OF 1987

Timothy Cousens, Jr. is head of the Physical Therapy Department at Sage Memorial Hospital in Ganado, AZ. His wife, Myra, is an RN. They live and work on the Navajo Reservation and always welcome visitors.

CLASS OF 1989

Debra (Deeley) Gagnon was promoted to Associate Production Director for Children’s Publishing at Reader’s Digest in Pleasantville, NY. Debra has worked at Reader’s Digest for over 11 years and lives in Danbury, CT with her husband, Steven Gagnon ’90 and daughter, Alyssa.

Rev. John M. Santone has been appointed a Judge on the Marriage Tribunal for the Diocese of Fall River in Massachusetts.

CLASS OF 1990

Kendreia Dickens-Williams, MD was elected as Vice-Chairperson of the Board of Trustees at Mesa View Regional Hospital in Mesquite, NV. She is a practicing Obstetrician/gynecologist at the Northwest Arizona Regional Health Center.

CLASS OF 1991

A. Rachel (Piscitelli) Pfeiffer has been in the Air Force for the last 10 years and is currently an Air Force Reserve Recruiter residing in Seymour, CT with her family.

CLASS OF 1993

Jennifer Gugliotti began a new position with John Hancock in Boston as an attorney in their Special Markets Department. She received her Master’s in Tax Law from Boston University Law School and lives in Arlington, MA with her husband, Tim and their Boston terrier, Paisly.

Cristin (Bauby) Traylor is an attorney specializing in white collar crime at McGuireWoods LLP in Richmond, VA where she resides with her husband, Chris.

CLASS OF 1994

Amber-Lynn Dunphy recently completed performing in a run of "Scrooge" at the Thomaston Opera House with a number of current Holy Cross students. Her next endeavor will be to serve as choreographer for "Copacabana" at St. Paul’s Catholic High School in Bristol this spring. While at HCHS, Amber-Lynn was an active member of the Student Theatre and Music Department.

CLASS OF 1995

Matthew Jerome has been working as a costumer on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequels in the Bahamas and also completed "Kicking and Screaming" in Los Angeles in 2005.

CLASS OF 1996

Joseph David Martino graduated cum laude from Quinnipiac University in 2000 and received his Master of Science degree in Education from the University of Bridgeport in May 2005. He is the Director of Technology for Region 12 Public Schools and resides in Southbury with his wife, Christine.

CLASS OF 1997

Jessica (Baransky) Hudacko received her Master’s in Instructional Accommodation and is a kindergarten teacher in South Carolina.

Elena Carrington received her Master’s degree from the American University in Washington, D.C. in 2005. She is currently working for the International Monetary Fund.

CLASS OF 1998

Eric Perugini graduated from Seton Hall University in 2002 with a Business and Sports Management degree. In 2005 he graduated from Columbia University in NY with his MPA and a concentration in International Economics. Eric was recently granted dual citizenship between the U.S. and the European Union.

CLASS OF 2000

Frank A. Fearnley, Jr. graduated from Central Connecticut State University in May 2005 with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the School of Arts and Sciences.

Jennifer (Goncalves) Delaney is working on her bachelor’s degree in English at the University of Connecticut and hopes to graduate in May of 2006. She will then pursue a Master’s degree in Education. Outside of school, Jennifer freelances as a makeup artist, specializing in bridal work and custom-blended foundation. She currently lives in Naugatuck with her husband, Charles and son, Nathan.

Keirin Lazauskas graduated in May 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Manhattanville College with the only honors award in her class for English Education. She was also initiated into Kappa Delta Pi, the international educators’ honors society. After graduation Keirin moved to Syracuse, NY where she hoped to get a teaching position in that school district.

CLASS OF 2001

Andrew Denis Beman-Cavallaro graduated in 2005 from the Florida State University College of Social Science with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography. After graduation, he planned to attend graduate school at The University of South Florida in Tampa, studying library science.

Jason Penta graduated cum laude from Marist College in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Marketing.

Patrick Scalisi graduated summa cum laude in May 2005 from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Communications. Patrick was a member of the English National Honor Society and was on the Dean’s List since 2001.

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