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SPRING 2012

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classnotes 17 Capitola Pontrelli '97 recently celebrated five years of service at Invensys Controls in Carol Stream, Ill., which manufacturers controls for appliance and HVAC equipment. She also won recognition for an Intellectual Property (IP) idea on sustainability. Her daughter, Isabella Rose, celebrated her first birthday on Dec. 31, 2011. Charles G. Prescott '97 is a senior project manager at Babcock Power in Worcester. He holds certification as a PMP (Project Management Professional). Craig and Leanne (Stackpole) Hansen '98 welcomed their second child (and future WPI Engineer?), Zachary Carlyle, on Oct. 20, 2011. They say, "Big brother Avery loves to help out with the baby, but wishes his brother was old enough to play." Jeannine (Block) and James Lovering '98 report, "We spent three weeks last summer driving to Florida and becom- ing 'residents' of Disney World. The girls are already talking about going back. Jeannine will graduate from nursing school in December as an RN; James is busy as ever teaching high school physics and turning his daughters, Amelia (6) and Bethany (4), into budding scientists." Greg Murphy '98 and his wife, Emily, are living in Northamp- ton, Mass. Their daughter, Rachel, turned 1 in December. Elana (Kingsbury) '98 and Rich Person '96 welcomed their daughter, Melanie, on March 1, 2011. "Big brothers, Tim (11), Sam (9), and Max (6) absolutely love their little sister!" Christopher Pacitto '98 was recognized as one of Gulf Coast Business Review's "40 Under 40" for 2011. He lives in Florida. 18 Eric Pauly '98 was recently promoted to vice presi- dent of quality assurance engineering at Fidelity Investments. He currently lives in Ayer, Mass., with Cathy, his wife of six years, and two children, Mackenzie (3) and Thomas (2). Gregory Zelfond '98 is now a PMO project manager at First Niagara Bank. He received his MBA in 2003 from Bentley Col- lege and achieved PMP certification in 2009. Greg has lived in Buffalo since 2007. Doug Crawford '99 and wife, Amanda, welcomed their first child, Abigail Jayne, on Sept. 24, 2011. Doug is a project manager for Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. out of Baltimore. They currently reside in Hagerstown, Md. Brendan FitzPatrick '99 and his wife, Valerie, celebrated the birth of their twin boys, Sean Ryan and Daniel Christian, on Jan. 4, 2011. They live in Mooresville, N.C. Brad Denison '99 was recently promoted to a controlled title holder of senior engineer, Engine Assembly and Test, at GE Aviation's facility in Lynn, Mass. "I am recognized as a 17 18 Spring 2012 79 technical expert in this area," he writes, "and will ensure prod- uct competitiveness both today and into the future." Patrick O'Sullivan '99 will be completing his master's in systems engineering at WPI this April and graduating in May. Major Matt "RATT" Poisson '99 writes, "I'm currently serv- ing as an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. I instruct in F-16 and T-38 aircraft while teaching students the 16 procedures and techniques of flight testing advanced aircraft. In summer I will move with my family to Tennessee, where I will be an Air Force Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratories." 19 Carla (Corrado) Beck '00 received a master's in fi- nance from Bentley University in December 2010. Twelve days later, she and her husband, James Beck, and 3-year-old Jo- seph, welcomed Sophia Elizabeth to the family. "A challenge only WPI could have prepared me for!" she says.

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