Class Notes.

Joseph Metelski, E'61, of Bedminster, NJ, retired from AT&T Submarine Systems in 1994 after 34 years, having spent time at sea as the Engineer-in-Charge. Joseph was elected Mayor of Bedminster, NJ in 1995 and retired from elective office in 2003. He has lived in the same home since 1973, now shared with two rescue dogs.

Ron Donnelly, DMSB'60, was recently honored for 20 years of volunteer service, building homes for Habitat for Humanity (Sarasota, Florida).

James McDonough, DMSB'60, wrote and published a book that introduces children to the unusual behavior of people afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. He wrote it to help his grandchildren connect with his wife, Carol, who suffers from Alzheimer's. The illustrations were completed by his daughter Beth Bonham, making this truly a family project. The book is titled "The Urban Life of Barney Buzzard: An Alzheimer's Tale," and is available on Amazon. James donates all proceeds from the book to the ALZ Association for care, support, and research.

Richard S Trust, SSH'67, of Scituate, MA, will have his second book for Arcadia Publishing released in Spring 2021. Co-authored with Rob Benchley, the title is "'Sconset" and is part of Arcadia's Images of America series of publications. 'Sconset is a quaint, little village in the southeastern corner of the Massachusetts island of Nantucket. 'Sconset is renowned for its charming, little rose-covered cottages that captivate visitors and residents alike from mid-June into July. Trust's first book was published in 2015, titled "Ted Williams and Friends: 1960 - 2002," and is in Arcadia's Images of Modern America collection of books. Williams was a Hall of Fame slugging left fielder for the Boston Red Sox from 1939-1960.

David Miller (David J. Miller), '71, of Burlington, MA, retired in 2016 from a 35-year career in both electrical and software engineering. Since then David has been doing a lot of volunteer academic mentoring and tutoring, and recently won the Joyna Bozzotto Award from Boston Partners in Education for this work. He was given this award for his "long-standing commitment to Boston Public Schools students across the city."

Alan Kaul, BHS'70, MS'76, was appointed to the Scientific Steering Committee of the new national COVID-19 Research Database, a cross-industry collaboration. The COVID-19 research database is a collection of data sets made freely available to public health and policy researchers to extract insights for combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Until now, researchers and policy-makers seeking to answer questions about the pandemic could only do research on fragmented data sets (such as the data set from a particular hospital), or to conduct long, prospective clinical trials, which makes it difficult to rapidly answer questions about the epidemiology and treatment of the disease, but with this database they have access to all kinds of pandemic-related data to rapidly conduct studies at a larger scale.

Arthur Lubow, SSH'72, spent a long and fulfilling career running his own advertising agency, and recently transitioned to his next chapter: writing picture books for parents and children. Arthur's book, "The Boy and the Boy King," was published by American University in Cairo Press on December 1, 2020. He continues to write books in the hopes of inspiring children to explore peace in the world.

Frederick W. Trombley CPS '82 and his brother Ernie Trombley published their book "Walkin' Around the Mason" a semi-autobiographical novel chronicling the story of two brothers, who, as young man, both served their country during the Vietnam War era.

Mark Silverman (DMSB'15), founder of Mark’s Moving & Storage, as well as 501(c)(3) Mark’s Northeastern Furniture Foundation, launches specialized senior relocation services. designed to reduce stress, simplify transitions, and support families

Philip Newton Lawton, MBA' 80 published his book, Last Call Memoirs and Essays.

Delores Edwards, AMD'88, of Boston, Massachusetts, Northeastern Alum, won an Emmy Award from the Boston/New England chapter as executive producer and showrunner of the television program Basic Black on GBH for a special edition episode about the murder of George Floyd. Edwards also earned a Clarion Award from the Association for Women in Communications for executive producing an episode about health disparities in communities of color and COVID-19. Earlier this year Edwards was also named one of Boston's Most Impactful Black Women by Get Konnected!

Philip Czochanski, AMD'85, of Old Bridge, NJ, has retired from Air Canada after 31 years of service.

Philip A. Cavalier SSH'93, was inaugurated as the 13th President of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Lisa DeScenza CPS'95 is promoted to President at LaVoieHealthScience

Rashmimala Ramaswamy MS'95 joins Studio G Architects as Senior Project Architect/Manager

Alan Harrison, ME'99, is being elevated to Partner in the Connecticut-based patent law firm of Otterstedt, Wallace, & Kammer LLP. The firm has a national practice in patents prosecution and represents primarily Fortune 500 clients. Attorney Harrison has been practicing intellectual property law for the past 15 years, after serving as a nuclear submarine officer in the United States Navy.

Ronan Gannon, DMSB'94, of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, was named CEO of LCH Health and Community Services in May 2021. LCH provides Southeast Pennsylvania residents with integrated healthcare and community services regardless of the ability to pay.

Brian Cutler, BHS'90, was announced as the new CEO of Loureiro, a full-service engineering and construction company. Brian started with Loureiro while on co-op, and has spent the last 30 years of his career moving up the ladder.

Sarah Swedberg, MA'96, PhD'99, had her first book published in December 2020. Titled "Liberty and Insanity in the Age of the American Revolution," the book examines how conceptions of mental illness intersect with American society, law, and politics in the tumultuous period of the American Revolution. Sarah is one of the first PhD candidates to graduate from Northeastern.

Lisa Graybeal, AMD'94, was chosen by the Agriculture Industry Outlook to win the 2020 Delp Award for her work as a co-owner of Graywood Farms.

Gregory Delviscio, AMD'92, of Endicott, NY, was named Vice President of Communications and Marketing for Binghamton University, State University of New York. He's been at the university since 2006.

Kier Byrnes MBA’01, DLP’11 and his band, Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners, won "Americana Artist of the Year" in the 2025 Boston Music Awards, held Dec 17th, 2025. their release "Before the Fall" won "Best Album of the Year" from Twangville in their readers poll, and our EP, "Dances by Firelight", landed on Americana UK’s Top 10 Releases of 2025.

Brett Haywood 'AMD 08 was elevated to Partner at Potter Anderson Attorneys

Courtney Byrne AMD'09 joined the RAIN Group, a global sales training company helping enterprise teams drive results through coaching, reinforcement, and tech-enabled solutions, as Vice President of People and Culture.

Chelsey Manning CJ’09 is recognized by Hartford Business Journal to receive a 40 Under Forty Award, allocated to outstanding young professionals in the state of Connecticut. With over a decade of experience as an attorney, Chelsey is honored for excelling in the legal industry and her dedication to community.

Nicholas Puleo, SSH'05, of Norwell, Massachusetts, launched Comsint, a public relations and marketing advisory focused on helping businesses confront the challenges of today's media and cultural landscape. Comsint is built on a national network of senior advisors, each with extensive experience across a wide range of disciplines. Puleo developed the asset-light agency model to decrease overhead giving companies greater access to seasoned, top-tier talent.

Mary Churchill, SSH'04, '98, has been named Chief of Policy and Planning for the City of Boston.

Ethan LaRochelle, E'09, is co-founder and CEO of QUEL Imagining which was recently awarded a Phase I SBIR grant to develop tools for fluorescence guided surgery. During his time at Northeastern, Ethan was president of Engineers Without Borders (06-08) and a recipient of the 2009 Compass Award. After working in industry he returned to academics in 2015 to pursue a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Dartmouth College. During his PhD Ethan was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

James Whitley, NUSL'01, won the 2020 Red Mountain Press Poetry Prize for his latest poetry collection, SONGS FOR SOLO VOICE, that will be published in April 2021. This music-inspired collection tackles themes of betrayal, heartbreak and loss. Whitley currently serves as the Dean of the John P. Burke School of Public Service and Education at Post University in Waterbury, CT.

Yaron Ivan, CPS'05, started a website and podcast to help others who take care of kids in acute settings. PEM Rules is the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast. After receiving his undergraduate degree in 2005, he completed his General Pediatrics Residency at Baystate Children's Hospital and a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at UPMC's Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. In addition to pediatric care, Yaron has taught medical students, physician assistants, and residents, receiving several teaching awards. He hopes this new educational project will help others.

Vladimir Gomez, DMSB'01, is working on a blog about interfaith relations called Abraham1.com. Contact Vladimir on his website with any feedback!

Cyrus McQueen, SSH'01, published his debut book in December 2020, "Tweeting Truth to Power: Chronicling our Caustic Politics, Crazed Times, & The Great Black & White Divide." McQueen transitioned from stand-up comedian to political and cultural critic combatting the growing racial divide. His book details personal experiences with racism as a Black man in the United States. Read More

Krunali Shroff MS'16 published her debut children's picture book, Mira Celebrates Diwali 

Ryan Carhart DMSB'13 has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of NextRoll.

Kim Narby, SSH'14, is releasing her first novel Saturn Returning on May 5th, 2026 published by Bindery Books.

Callaghan S. Guy, SSH’13 has been appointed counsel at the law firm of Christian & Barton, L.L.P., in Richmond, Virginia, where is a member of the Commercial Real Estate, Environmental Law and Health Care departments.

Nolan Manning AMD '16, was recently awarded the 2025 Digital Audience Choice Award from the Boston Festival of Indie Games for his work on Normal Horse Games's game, Nocternum

Crystal Bi DMSB'14 is one of the four artists shaping Boston’s public space that has been selected for the eighth cohort of the Boston Public Art Triennial’s Public Art Accelerator, a skill-building and grant-funding program that supports early-to-mid-career Boston-based artists in creating temporary public art projects in neighborhoods across the city.

Shweta Agrawal E'15 is an honoree of the Boston Business Journal's 2025 40 under 40 list

Julianna I. Hanlon NUSL'16 is an honoree of the Boston Business Journal's 2025 40 under 40 list

Dr. Ishani Sharma Kohli BHS'14 is an honoree of the Boston Business Journal's 2025 40 under 40 list

Daniel Raymond Markow DMSB'12 is an honoree of the Boston Business Journal's 2025 40 under 40 list

Adam Jackowitz DMSB '10, co-founder of Global Outpost, had his company named #168 on the Inc. 5000 list this year. The Inc. 5000 represents the fastest-growing private companies in America.

Catherine Rymsha, EdD'14, recently published her first book, titled, "The Leadership Decision." Catherine is currently a lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, where she teaches courses on leadership. Her book uses real-life stories, research, and practices to show ways in which anyone can become a leader.

Shelagh Morphy, AMD'23, is creative director on the feature length documentary Welcome Home Sister about a group of female American Red Cross volunteers, known as Donut Dollies, who served during the Vietnam War.

Terence Peavy, Ed.D'20, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was recently named vice president for institutional field relations at the Middle States Commission on Higher Education in Philadelphia, PA. He was formerly the assistant vice president for enrollment management at SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.

Kasey Pak, DMSB'21, started a new Instagram project called My Eye My Story. The goal is to feature individual stories of success, failure, aha moments, epiphany, first love, childhood memories, passions, achievements, and personal journeys. She started this page to signify the importance of human connection and shared experiences and hopes people will find strength, inspiration, and empowerment through the page. Visit the @myeyemystory Instagram account to submit your story! All submissions—funny or heavy—are welcome.

Tom Reynolds, EdD'20, of Gales Ferry, CT, was appointed Dean of Institutional Advancement at Manchester Community College in Connecticut.