Gregory Kivenzor ’00 MBA, associate professor of business administration at Rivier College in Nashua, N.H., chaired a special session, “Marketing in BRICS,” at the World Marketing Congress held in Reims, France, last July, discussing the business climate and marketing issues in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
Leslie Barbagallo ’01 MBA is chief operating officer for energy and commodities at SunGard, a software and technology services company based in Wayne, Pa.
Trisha (Bagley) Dahlquist ’03 (ED), ’04 MA and Jon Dahlquist ’03 (ED), ’05 MA were married on July 23, 2011.
Erin Guilmette ’03 (CLAS) is an accountant at Precision Camera in Enfield, Conn., after receiving a bachelor of science in accounting from Central Connecticut State University in 2010.
Alison (Vachon) Nicholes ’03 (CLAS), ’07 DMD and husband Glen Nicholes ’06 (CLAS), ’06 (SFA) announce the birth of a daughter, Violet Dawn, on July 1, 2011. The family resides in Vernon, Conn.
Kristen (Jacob) Smith ’03 (CLAS) and husband Jeff announce the birth of a son, Jayden Jacob, on Nov. 1, 2011. Kristen works for the National Collegiate Athletic Association and resides with her family in Indianapolis.
David Agrawal ’05 (CLAS) received the 2011 Peggy and Richard Musgrave Prize, given annually at the Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance for the best paper by an author under the age of 40, for his paper, “The Tax Gradient: Do Local Sales Taxes Reduce Tax Differentials at State Borders?”
Richard Bellina ’05 (BUS) and Susanne Trzuskowski were married on July 16, 2011, in Somerset, N.J. The couple lives in Hainesport, N.J.
Gianna (Fergione) Daley ’05 (CLAS), ’10 MS and Brian Daley ’03 (CANR) announce the birth of a daughter, Ashlyn Marilyn-Rose, born April 13, 2011, at the University of Connecticut Health Center.
Jesse T. Grano ’05 (BUS) is a Navy lieutenant who recently completed exercise Cutlass Express in the Somali Basin region, which focused on addressing piracy by coordinating operations with international navies.
John J. Hudak ’05 (CLAS) is a fellow for governance studies at the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C.
Eric M. McCusker ’06 (CANR), Marine Corps 1st lieutenant, was designated a naval aviator while serving with Training Squadron 22, Naval Air Station in Kingsville, Texas.
Mikki Meadows-Oliver ’06 Ph.D. was elected to the University of Connecticut Alumni Association Board of Directors for Fiscal Year 2011-2012. She resides in Hamden, Conn.
Kara C. Spinnato ’06 (BUS) is director of sales for the Courtyard by Marriott in Norwich, Conn., and SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Waterford, Conn.
Matthew Zablocki ’06 (CLAS) is a detective at the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office in Hackensack, N.J.
Kelly (Messer) Barry ’07 (NUR) received her oncology certification and works as a registered nurse at the Virginia Commonwealth University Dalton Ambulatory Oncology Clinic. She lives in Richmond, Va., with husband Stephen Barry ’07 (CLAS).
Stephen Barry ’07 (CLAS) received his JD from William & Mary School of Law in Williamsburg, Va., in May 2011, and is serving a one-year appointment as law clerk to the Hon. Henry E. Hudson, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia. He lives in Richmond, Va., with wife Kelly (Messer) Barry ’07 (NUR).
Christopher Callahan ’07 (BUS) is marketing director at Moran Yacht & Ship in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Kali Garges ’07 (CANR) and Erik Rousseau ’08 (BGS) were married on Sept. 10, 2011, in Ludlow, Vt. Kali is a registered dietitian at Evolution, a Rhode Island-based nutrition counseling center, and Erik is the administrator for the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority in New Bedford, Mass.
Kristen Hermiz ’07 (CLAS) is a lawyer at Motley Rice, LLC, in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Mark Lacz ’07 (BUS) opened a new restaurant, Casa Della Luce, in Westerly, R.I.
Eric Chen ’08 JD is associate professor of business administration with tenure at Saint Joseph College in West Hartford, Conn.
Timothy Kelly ’08 MBA is northeast regional manager at MonoSystems, Inc. in Rye Brook, N.Y., after serving as founding partner at Declan Consulting.
Amanda Sabourin ’08 (BUS) is a product manager on the inside sales team at Loos & Company in Pomfret, Conn., a manufacturer of military specification aircraft cable and aircraft cable assemblies.
Gregory M. Tedder ’08 (BUS), a strategic policy advisor for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, has been appointed to the Education Commission of the States.
Elizabeth M. Turner ’08 (BUS) is assistant vice president of risk management at The Washington Trust Co., where she is responsible for monthly reserve calculations, migration analysis, watch list preparation, and quarterly reporting for the audit committee on loan review.
Sharon D. Dumais ’09 (BUS) is a certified public accountant and senior accountant with Marien + Company LLC in Norwich, Conn.
Brandon Guadalupe ’09 MBA is senior analyst at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Audits and Evaluations.
Colin Mansfield ’09 (BUS) passed all three levels of the CFA program in three consecutive years and will be eligible for the CFA charter upon completion of the required work experience.
