The Alumni Magazine for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. (WPI)
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classnotes a professional, I do manage the occasional great shot. When not distracted by these or by our antique home, I work at Fluor Corporation in the Property Management division. To all our friends, please feel free to drop us a line through WPI's Alumni- Connect site." 14 Mark Paulson '95 says, "Our five kids are thriving in sports, piano, school, and other activities. Beth is very active in every aspect of their lives as am I, but work is a bit of a limitation. We've all been enjoying time spent on our friends' farm, where Beth and the kids ride horses, and we all help out with farmwork. We're in the process of adopting a child from Ethiopia and hope to travel there within the year to bring our child home. In January I started a new job in Boulder, Colo., at Spectra Logic as senior southwest engineer in the Emerging Markets group. The learning curve is a bit all-consuming right now, but it's an exciting team with many great opportunities for career growth." Mike Caprio '96 lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he is still running his own software consulting firm. He was chosen to be the conductor for entrepreners on the New York City StartupBus to South By Southwest 2012 in Austin, Texas (startupbus.com/buses/nyc). Justin Cutroni '96 writes, "The year 2012 started with a big change for me—I decided to take a job with Google. I'm now part of their analytics team. In my new role of analytics advo- cate, I bring a user's perspective to the team. I'm also working on an update to one of my books, Google Analytics." Eric Heigel '96 was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force last year. He is stationed at the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington. Wendell Jones '96 has been at MedImmune for seven years and recently transferred to a new position within the company as manager of quality compliance. Bill Stankosky '96 reports, "My wife, Sherry, and I are adopting a baby boy, named Alexander Ryan, born Oct. 17, 2011. He is our first child and is our little miracle!" 15 Cara (Valliere) and Tim Tully '96 celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary last year and traveled to St. Lucia for a romantic getaway. "We hiked the Piton Mountains and zip-lined through the forest, but for the most part, we just enjoyed quiet time along the Caribbean." They offer thanks to Tim's mom for watching the boys—Connor (14), Seamus (8), and Aidan (5). "To ensure that no one felt left out, we followed up our private vacation with a family trip to Disney." Noah Weisleder '96 was awarded the Kauffman Founda- tion Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award for 2011. He is assistant professor of physiology and biophysics at Robert Wood John- son Medical School in Piscataway, N.J., and chief scientific 15 14 of the nonprofit organization A3D (African Development through Drum and Dance, www.a3dinc.org). When I'm not traveling with MAMADOU, I can be found in the studio record- ing my own instrumental and piano compositions. Look for them on CD Baby (cdbaby.com) and on Amazon.com. For more infor about our fun party band, visit mamadou.com." officer at TRIM-edicine, a biotechnology company in North Brunswick. He and his wife, Melissa La Greca '97 currently live in Dunellen with their children, Annie, Denis, and Lucas. 16 "Who says engineers don't know how to have fun?" writes Adam Zampino '96. "I've been a member of the West African World Fusion band MAMADOU for over 12 years now, and I still love making people dance." Adam, one of the origi- nal members, brings his keyboard synths to the mix, along with harmonic backing vocals. The group was founded by Mamadou Diop, a recent Boston Music Award winner (Inter- national Artist of the Year). "In addition to my night life, I have a solid career as a civil engineer, currently designing road- ways and inspecting bridges with Diversified Technology Consultants. I'm also a founding member, director, and officer Jocelyn (Russo) Bourgault '97 joined Xerox Corp. after graduation and earned an MBA from the University of Oregon in 2008. She recently returned to her job as new product de- velopment program manager after a one-year paid Social Service Leave at a small nonprofit in Portland, working with low-income Latinos. As director of operations, she helped streamline internal administration processes and connect with the Latino professional population in Portland to bring aware- ness of Hacienda programs and help with fundraising efforts. Jocelyn has two children, Remy (7), an avid skier, soccer player, and violinist; and Josephine (3), "a fierce, no-fear skier who loves to eat snow!" Natalie '97 and Chris Grace '95 returned to Massachu- setts in November 2011. Natalie is a patent agent at Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP in Boston. Chris is a lead mechanical engi- neer in the Home Robots Division of iRobot. Marni (Hall) '97 and Ed Hallissey '98 announce the birth of their daughter, Shoshana Rae. They live in Silver Spring, Md. Jimmy Pai '97 depicts 2011 as a time of change: He moved back to San Francisco from Maui to take a new job as IT direc- tor for Mandarin Oriental; got married; and had a son, Dexter Nathaniel, born in August. 78 Spring 2012