April 25, 2025
Class Notes: Spring 2025
1960s
Claude Trottier, Ph.D. ’62G, ’65Ph.D. of Jensen Beach, Florida, was inducted into the Mount Saint Charles Excelsior Hall of Fame, which recognizes outstanding graduates of Mount Saint Charles Academy in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Ronald Caldarone, LICSW ’69 of Cranston, Rhode Island, writes that PC will always be special because it provided him an opportunity for growth, exploration, and increased self-knowledge. After a career in direct family and child care, teaching, and providing therapy, he began an organization called Supervision Rhode Island 10 years ago. Interested therapists gather for discussions and advice on case presentations. The premise is that “all of us are better than one of us.” Caldarone appreciates being among wonderful young clinicians who allow him to remain involved in his lifelong quest to help people.
1970s
Geoffrey Gneuhs ’70 of New York City presented a lecture in September 2024 at the Peter Maurin Conference in Chicago, sponsored by Loyola and DePaul universities. His talk was titled, “Peter Maurin and the Just Third Way: Putting Ideas into Action.” Maurin was the mentor and teacher of Servant of God Dorothy Day. Of Maurin, Day said, “He was the saint … his ideas would dominate my thinking for the rest of my life.” Day’s canonization is being considered by the Vatican. Gneuhs served as her chaplain and gave the eulogy at her funeral. Gneuhs is a representational and figurative artist and his image of Day is the official prayer card for her cause. In July 2024 he exhibited his recent paintings at the Prince Street Gallery in New York City: “San Sebastian: After Guido Reni” and “Will — The First Temptation.”
Neil McNeil ’71 of Whitinsville, Massachusetts, completed a 53-year career as a vocational rehabilitation professional with his retirement in September 2024. He began working as a rehabilitation counselor in 1971 for the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission and retired in 2010 as a regional director for that state agency. He then worked as a senior policy and program specialist at the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, until September 2024. He provided training and consultation to state vocational rehabilitation agencies across the United States and was a mentor for the National Center for Transformational Rehabilitation Leadership. Neil and his wife, Bonnie, enjoy spending time with their four sons and their families. Two sons, Kevin McNeil ’01 and Mark McNeil ’04, are proud PC alumni.
Jack Donahue ’73 of Watertown, Connecticut, celebrated his 74th birthday in September 2024 golfing at the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, where the 153rd Open will return in July 2025. “Cheers to the Class of ’73!” he says.
Aurelius “Aury” J. Licata, AIA ’74 of Suffern, New York, received the Medal of Honor from the Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation in April 2025. He has served on the foundation’s board of directors for 30 years. Licata began his insurance career in 1974 as a marketing representative for Aetna. In 1985, he started his own insurance business in his hometown and began his lifelong involvement with many local charities and organizations. He received the Community Service Award in 1999 from the Independent Insurance Agents Association of New York. He is the father of three and grandfather of five. With his partner, Susan, a registered nurse, mother of two, and grandmother of five, he enjoys visiting family, perfecting recipes, and spending time on the New Jersey shore. Plans for a return trip to Italy are on the horizon.
Nancy Mello Maguire Heath ’76 of Attleboro, Massachusetts, retired after 47 years in education, most recently as the director-superintendent of the Rhode Island School for the Deaf in Providence. She served deaf and hard of hearing students and their families throughout her career as a teacher, curriculum leader, principal, and administrator in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts. She continues to serve on national accreditation teams evaluating schools for the deaf with the Conference of Administrators and Educators at Schools for the Deaf in the United States.
After many years as a part-time baseball scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Rob Leeds ’77 of Warrenton, Virginia, is now an associate scout for the Milwaukee Brewers. Rob assists the area scout for the Brewers in evaluating high school and college players in the Virginia-Maryland-Washington, D.C. area.
Thirty years of service
Sarah Flanagan ’79 of Falls Church, Virginia, retired as vice president for government relations and policy development for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities after a 30-year career. She received the organization’s Henry Paley Award and a standing ovation at her final presentation in February 2025.
NAICU represents private, nonprofit institutions of higher education, including Providence College, on federal policy issues. Before joining NAICU, Flanagan was the professional staff member for higher education on the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities under Rhode Island Senator Claiborne Pell, and staff director for the Senate Subcommittee on Children, Families, Drugs, and Alcoholism under Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd ’66.
She also received the Champion of Higher Education Award from the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities. She is an emeritus trustee of PC. Flanagan is pictured with Dan Egan ’92, president of AICU Rhode Island.
1980s
Anthony Buglio ’80 of Coventry, Rhode Island, was made a partner at the law firm Marasco & Nesselbush, LLP, located on Westminster Street in Providence.
Jim Russo ’81 of East Providence, Rhode Island, was named director of media for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in the Cape Cod Baseball League in March 2024 and was appointed to the team’s board of directors in September.
Friends since Fennell
More than 40 years after they met as residents of the lower level in Fennell Hall, eight friends reunited to attend a men’s ice hockey game at Schneider Arena in February 2025. From left are Dan O’Hara ’83, Tom Rajotte ’83, Tom Jurkowski ’82, Bob Duffy ’82, Bob Murray ’81, Joe Carr ’83, Steve Valeri ’82, and Pete Reilly ’82. O’Hara traveled from Baldwinsville, New York; Reilly from Newtown, Connecticut; and Jurkowski from Orleans, Massachusetts.
Rev. Msgr. Albert A. Kenney ’89 was elected administrator of the Diocese of Providence in November 2024 to fill the vacancy created when Most Rev. Richard Henning, bishop of Providence, was appointed archbishop of Boston. Monsignor Kenney had been vicar general and moderator of the curia in the Providence since 2011. A native of Massachusetts who majored in finance at PC, he studied for the priesthood at Our Lady of Providence Seminary and the Pontifical North American College in Rome. He was ordained on September 3, 1994, and has served as assistant vocations director for Our Lady of Providence Seminary, chaplain at La Salle Academy, and assistant pastor at St. Mary Parish in Pawtucket.
Paul Olivier, FACHE ’89 of Boardman, Ohio, was appointed vice chair of the board of commissioners of Mill Creek Metro Park district in Ohio. He has served on the park board for more than six years. Mill Creek is one of the largest urban parks in the country, spanning 5,000 acres.
1990s
Rev. John J. Butler, S.J. ’91G of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, will be the new president of Boston College beginning in the summer of 2026. He earned a master’s degree in religious studies from PC before joining the Jesuit order in 1991 and was ordained to the priesthood in 2000. He began working at Boston College in 2002 and has served many roles, most recently as vice president for university mission and ministry. He also was assistant director and inside counselor at St. Joseph Prison Ministry in Framingham.
Scott Molloy ’91Ph.D. of West Kingston, Rhode Island, is professor emeritus of labor and industrial relations at the University of Rhode Island. The university’s historic labor history archive, housed in Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons, contains the collection of historic labor union materials he donated in 2009. Through the years, the archive expanded to a dozen collections from people who entrusted their family’s objects and stories to Molloy. URI archivist Mark Dionne called it “the preeminent history of Rhode Island’s working class.” Molloy earned a Ph.D. in history from PC in 1991. His dissertation was titled, “Motormen, Moguls, and the Machine: Urban Mass Transit in Rhode Island, 1864-1902.” While studying for the PC degree, he drove the #20C Elmwood Avenue bus for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority.
Brendhan Shugrue ’91 of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Massachusetts State Police. He is the division commander of Field Services, the largest division of the state police, which includes both uniform members and tactical operation units, and he oversees more than 1,350 sworn and civilian members. He previously served as the major of Troop B, the western-most field troop. Brendhan has been with the state police for more than 30 years. He studied finance at PC and received a master’s degree in criminal justice from Anna Maria College.
Lisa Guillette ’93 of Providence, executive director of Foster Forward Rhode Island, was honored by USA Today as Rhode Island Woman of the Year for 2025. Foster Forward supports young people who are aging out of the foster care system. Guillette, who has been involved with the organization since 2003, is guiding it a new direction, developing affordable housing for former foster youths. The most ambitious project is a 144-unit complex on Taunton Avenue in East Providence in collaboration with Family Service of Rhode Island, One Neighborhood Builders, and Crossroads Rhode Island. She was a social work major at PC.
Mark Carroll ’95 of Boston, a two-time Manchester Road Race champion and a member of its storied “Irish Connection,” served as honorary chair of the 88th Manchester Road Race on Thanksgiving day in 2024. Carroll, who grew up in Cork, Ireland, won All-American honors six times at PC and competed for Ireland in the 5,000-meters in the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004. He had nine top-25 finishes in Manchester from 1996-2010 and is head coach of the Boston Athletic Association’s High-Performance Team of elite runners.
Elizabeth Oldmixon ’96 of Harrisonburg, Virginia, is vice provost for faculty affairs and curriculum and professor of political science at James Madison University. She previously served as director of academic policy at the University of North Texas. Her research and teaching interests focus on religion and legislative politics. She was a Fulbright scholar at University College Cork, Ireland. A humanities and political science major at PC, she earned a master’s degree and doctoral degree in political science from the University of Florida.
Jason S. Kane ’97 of Dighton, Massachusetts, is the founder of Kane Law (www.jasonkanelaw.com), a personal injury law firm serving clients in seven states.
Julie Baker ’99, ’04G of Cranston, Rhode Island, teaches a Spanish for Healthcare course at Cranston High School West, collaborating with community medical, engineering, and mental health professionals to inspire and encourage the next generation of healthcare leaders and to promote cultural awareness and competence. Her class toured the PC’s new Ben Mondor Center for Nursing and Health Sciences to learn more about the college’s Spanish for Healthcare minor.
Mary Sadlier ’99G of Rumford, Rhode Island, was promoted to president at (add)ventures, an East Providence-based company that is a strategic and creative partner to Fortune 500 companies and major brands. Sadlier, who has an MBA from PC, has worked within the company for more than 25 years.
2000s
Carrie Spiros ’00 of Danvers, Massachusetts, an assistant district attorney in Middlesex County and chief of the Malden Superior Court trial team, has been named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in the United States and Canada. Spiros has tried more than 30 felony cases, including homicides and charges involving high risk domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking. A political science major at PC, she graduated from New England Law Boston in 2008.
Erika Olson O’Donnell ’01 of Dedham, Massachusetts, is co-managing partner at Shepard O’Donnell, which was recognized as a “Best Women-Led Law Firm” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. “This recognition illustrates our commitment to creating an inclusive work environment that empowers our women attorneys and staff to excel in their work,” O’Donnell said. “Together, we share a common mission to help people who are likely experiencing the most difficult situation they’ve ever faced in their lives.” Shepard O’Donnell represents victims of mesothelioma, asbestos exposure, tobacco, and physician sexual abuse.
Caitlin McCarthy Clarke ’02 of Falls Church, Virginia, joined the Washington, D.C., office of Venable LLP as a senior director for cybersecurity services in the law firm’s technology and innovation-cybersecurity group. She is a policymaker with experience as a special assistant to the president and senior director on the National Security Council staff at the White House and in various roles in the private sector. She studied political science at PC and has a master’s degree in public policy from George Mason University.
Alissa Stuckey ’02SCE of Boxford, Massachusetts, joined Buffalo-based M&T Bank as senior vice president and head of operational resilience. Stuckey is responsible for ensuring critical services are safeguarded and the company can anticipate, withstand, and recover from disruptions.
Joshua Varone ’03G of Barrington, Rhode Island, was promoted to executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Centreville Bank, based in West Warwick. He previously was senior vice president of human resources. Varone has a master’s degree in history from PC. He serves on the board of directors for Special Olympics Rhode Island and the Northeast Human Resources Association.
Rev. Albert P. Marcello III ’04 of Providence successfully defended his doctoral dissertation in canon law, “The Date of Easter: Classical Considerations and Contemporary Challenges,” at St. Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario, in November 2024. He serves as chaplain at Rhode Island Hospital and as a tribunal official for the dioceses of Providence, Bridgeport, and Montreal. Father Marcello studied mathematics and philosophy at PC, with a minor in theology, and was ordained to the priesthood on June 13, 2009.
Courtney Howard ’05 of Boston earned a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government in 2023. She joined the Obama Foundation as deputy director of development, northeast, in January 2025.
Brendan Murray ’05 of Salem, Massachusetts, reports that his wife, Melina, recently became a U.S. citizen. They are enjoying raising two daughters, ages 5 and 2. In addition to Murray Masonry & More, which is celebrating 18 years in business, Murray started a second business, Vestige Carpentry, LLC. Both companies specialize in historic preservation and recently undertook high profile projects for the National Park Service, restoring the crypt at Old North Church, Boston; the U.S. Coast Guard, restoring a large building at Base Boston; and the town of North Andover, rebuilding the historic library entrance plaza.
Matthew Korn ’07 of Lexington, South Carolina, launched Dad, Esq., a community for lawyer dads, on January 1, 2025. The goal is to help lawyer dads survive and thrive in the courtroom, at the playground, and everywhere in between. “We believe in building a strong community where fathers can grow together, celebrate success, and tackle challenges with confidence,” Matthew said. There is no cost to join the community. To learn more, visit dadesq.com, or submit your request to join at dadesq.mn.co. Matthew and his wife, Haylee Jones ’09, have three boys, MJ, Joshua, and Caleb, and a daughter, Madison, whom they are blessed to have adopted.
Richard Lambert ’07 of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, is a Certified Professional Resume Writer who has helped thousands of individuals worldwide elevate their careers with expertly crafted resumes. Lambert was teaching English in Europe when he launched a freelance resume writing business on the app Fiverr, sharing the skills he learned working in Harvard University’s career services center while studying for a master’s degree in education. He has been featured on CNBC, Cheddar TV, and Business Insider.
Shayla Evans ’09 of New Haven, Connecticut, works full-time in commercial insurance but decided to pursue a passion project that combines her history with the Dance Team and her core wellness and fitness lifestyle — she is a part-time Orangetheory fitness coach. “Loving what you do, even if it’s on the side, aids in your peace and balance of work and life,” she said. “I encourage that in 2025 you find a peaceful passion project that fills your soul and provides service. Don’t stop believing!”
2010s
Jay Civittolo, CPA ’12, ’13G of Glastonbury, Connecticut, was elected partner at CohnReznick, one of the leading advisory, assurance, and tax firms in the United States. He has more than a decade of experience in providing accounting and assurance services to a range of private equity funds and alternative investment firms. Jay’s primary expertise is working with established and newly formed Small Business Investment Company funds. He studied accountancy at PC and also earned an MBA.
Jonathan Hegler ’12 of Floral Park, New York, is a special education teacher at Floral Park Memorial High School, where he coaches football, basketball, and lacrosse. He recently surpassed 100 career wins as both an assistant coach and a head coach.
Anthony Muhammad ’12 of New York City, an operational risk director and deputy head of U.S. capital planning and stress testing at Barclays Bank, was featured on the big screen in Times Square throughout Black History Month in February 2025 as part of Barclays “Celebrating Black Professionals” campaign.
Ana Soares de Pina, D.O. ’12 of Providence, Rhode Island, is a pediatric resident physician at Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence. She studied health policy and management at PC and was a summer youth employee at Rhode Island Hospital, where she worked as a transporter and an operating room assistant. After college, she moved to Washington, D.C., to work as a staff assistant to Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. She attended a two-year post-baccalaureate program at Harvard Extension School, then began studies at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. She is a member of the Cabo Verdean American Medical Society. Ana is passionate about mentorship, health care equity, and advocacy.
Michael Rose ’13 of Providence launched a weekly newsletter, New England Art News, to share events, resources, and opportunities with artists throughout the region. You can find it at newenglandartnews.substack.com.
Andrew DeNicola ’15, ’17G of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, was appointed to the Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists. As a mobile crisis clinician for Family Services of Rhode Island, Andrew works with children, adolescents, and adults. He has a master’s degree in counseling from PC and a certificate in graduate studies in advanced counseling from Rhode Island College. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Qualified Mental Health Professional.
Why Kevin runs
Stefan J. Puente ’17 of Brooklyn, New York, created a short documentary film, “Kevin’s Run,” about his friend, classmate, and fellow Friars Club member Kevin Hoegler ’17, who competes in ultramarathons to raise money to support multiple sclerosis research and aid those living with the disease. Hoegler was diagnosed with MS in September 2013, during his first semester at PC.
Puente, a business management major and film minor at PC, documents Hoegler’s attempt to raise $11,000 for the national Multiple Sclerosis Society by running 220 miles in 72 hours. He directed, produced, and edited the documentary, which is available on YouTube at prov.ly/ kevins-run.
Hoegler, from Aberdeen, New Jersey, studied finance at PC. Now a Certified Financial Planner® who works in the asset management industry, he began running at the end of 2019 and completed his first ultramarathon in March 2020. He married Bria Cancemi on October 5, 2024, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
Jeff Williams ’17 of Melrose, Massachusetts, began a new position as a regulatory lead specialist at MFS Investment Management in Boston. He previously worked for the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General in Boston.
Brother Raphael Arteaga, O.P. ’19 of Washington, D.C., made solemn profession in the Dominican Order at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington in February 2025. Very Rev. Allen B. Moran, O.P., prior provincial of the Province of St. Joseph, celebrated the Mass of Solemn Profession, during which Friars vow to live the Dominican life until death. Brother Raphael, from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was president of Campus Ministry at PC and taught and served in the Solomon Islands with Archbishop Christopher Cardone, O.P. ’80, ’01Hon. through a Father Philip A. Smith, O.P. Student Fellowship for Study and Service Abroad.
Kelley O’Donnell ’19 of Providence is an associate in the transactional group at Partridge Snow & Hahn, a full-service business law and litigation firm based in Providence. Her focus is commercial real estate, nonprofit and tax exemption, and corporate finance. O’Donnell studied psychology at PC and earned a law degree from Suffolk University, where she was production editor of the Transactional Law Review and a member of the Business Law Association, Real Estate Association, and Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society. She interned with Barnstable County Superior Court Judge Mark Gildea.
