October 13, 2016

Class Notes: 1980s

 

The Rathskellar game room in 1985
The Rathskellar game room in 1985

’81
Thomas P. Stauffer ’81 of Ellington, Conn., accepted a position as an executive long-term care specialist with ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a central nervous system research start-up based in San Diego, Calif. He previously worked for 26 years at Novartis, most recently as a key account manager with a focus on long-term care.

’82 (35th Reunion — June 2-4, 2017)
Kathie J. Andrade ’82 of Barrington, R.I., was promoted to CEO of Retail Financial Services at TIAA, a Fortune 100 provider of financial services in the academic, research, medical, cultural, and government fields. She leads a retail organization dedicated to helping customers by matching their needs to financial solutions like checking and savings, mortgages, life insurance, education savings, and retirement. She is based in Providence and New York City.

Rosemary Connolly, J.D. ’82 of West Roxbury, Mass., was confirmed by the Governor’s Council to serve as a justice on the Massachusetts Superior Court. Nominated by Gov. Charlie Baker, she has 30 years of litigation experience. She is one of 82 Superior Court justices statewide. She most recently served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts for six years and was chief of its Civil Division, both practicing and managing its 21 assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Robert M. Ferrieri, J.D. ’82 of Johnston, R.I., was sworn in as the new chief judge of the Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Court by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo. He has served on the bench of the compensation court since 2008. The court has one chief judge and nine associate judges. Ferrieri previously was a partner at Lombardi & Ferrieri, P.C. He is an adjunct professor at Roger Williams University and at the Community College of R.I.

’83
John F. McCarthy, Jr. ’83 of Attleboro, Mass., was appointed interim chief financial officer at KVH Industries, Inc., of Middletown, R.I. KVH provides in-motion satellite TV and communications systems for vessels, vehicles, and aircraft, and is a provider of news, music, and entertainment content to maritime, retail, leisure, and other industries. McCarthy most recently served as a partner at Ernst & Young LLP, where he worked for 32 years and specialized in the audit practice. He is a member of PC’s Boston President’s Council.

Major Gen. Patricia A. Rose ’83, U.S. Air Force Reserve, of Coupeville, Wash., was honored for her advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) military personnel and their families at the
inaugural American Military Partner Association West Coach Gala in San Diego, Calif. The event celebrated the five-year anniversary of the end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and the recent end to the military’s
ban on open service by transgender people. The highest-ranking openly LGBT service member in the U.S. military, Rose serves as the mobilization assistant to the deputy chief of staff for Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, in Washington, D.C.

John Vasconcellos ’83 of New Bedford, Mass., was chosen the new president of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, a public charity dedicated to improving the quality of life of residents through response to critical community issues. He formerly held administrative leadership positions with the Southeast and Boston regions of the Trustees of Reservations, the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, the Buzzards Bay Coalition, and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

’84
Brenda J. Clement, J.D. ’84 of Pawtucket, R.I., was appointed the director of HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University and is based in Providence. HousingWorks RI conducts research and analyzes data to inform public policy on housing. She previously worked as the executive director of the Housing Action Coalition of Rhode Island, a statewide affordable housing advocacy organization.

’86
Philip J. Tally ’86 of South Kingstown, R.I., is serving a three-year term as president of the National Church Goods Association, which represents 175 companies. He has been a member of the association for 29 years, including the past eight as a member of its board of directors. He is the sales manager of Tally’s Church Supply, a family-owned and -operated enterprise since 1879.

’87 (30th Reunion – June 2-4, 2017)
Pamela S. Fath LaBreche ’87 & ’00G of Cumberland, R.I., joined Navigant Credit Union as assistant vice president/relationship manager on the credit union’s commercial lending team. Previously employed at Citizens Bank, she worked in banking in the area of commercial lending for the last nine years. She also has more than 15 years of experience as a product manager in the aerospace and defense industries, specializing in thermal products and seals.

J. Douglas Moran ’87 of West Chester, Pa., a senior financial advisor for Merrill Lynch with offices in Wayne, Pa., and Newport Beach, Calif., was named by Barron’s magazine to its 2016 list of America’s Top1,200 Advisors for the second consecutive year. He has worked at Merrill Lynch for nearly 20 years. He is the husband of Maryellen Moran ’86, who has been employed at Merrill Lynch for 20 years.

’88
Gregory R. Faulkner, Esq. ’88 of Rocky Hill, Conn., was elected to the Managing Committee of Robinson & Cole, LLP, an America Law 200 firm where he is a partner and chair of the Construction Group. A local, national, and international counsel in all aspects of construction law, he also has an active higher-education practice. Faulkner is a longtime member of the commercial and construction panel of neutrals for the American Arbitration Association and the American Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2011.

’89
Kristen N. Levesque ’89 of Portland, Maine, earned the Accredited in Public Relations (APR) accreditation, signifying a public relations practitioner’s commitment to ongoing professional development and ethical practices. A board member of the Maine Public Relations Council, she is the principal of Kristen Levesque PR & Marketing in Portland. She has more than 20 years of PR and marketing experience, with a focus on strategic communications for the arts and tourism industries.

This story originally appeared in the Fall 2016 issue of Providence College Magazine.