Mariel-After Vol 30 No 1 Summer 2013

Reunion 2013

L-R: TMLA visits Italy, Liturgy at Immaculate Conception Church, Lacrosse, Freshwomen Liturgy, Friends, TMLA Robotics Team men-

tors 7th grade girls in Saturday morning robotics program, iPads in the classroom, Mission Week collection of prom gowns for less

fortunate high school girls

The Mary Louis Academy

S. Kathleen McKinney CSJ EDDPrincipalS. Filippa Luciano CSJ, M.A. ‘54Assistant PrincipalMrs. Ann O’Hagan Cordes, M.S. ‘84Assistant Principal

176-21 Wexford Terrace Jamaica Estates, NY 11432

718-297-2120 • FAX: 718-739-0037 • www.tmla.org

Office of Academy Advancement

Regina Cialone Alaimo ‘97Director of AdvancementMr. Sean BelonDirector, Annual Fund & Alumnae RelationsS. Peggy Conway CSJ ‘69Associate Director

Alumnae Association Co-Moderators and Reunion Co-ordinators:

S. Joan Killen CSJS. Mary Ann Carotenuto CSJ ‘57

Mrs. Judy BelonAssistant Director

Administration

MARIEL-After

From the Principal

June 2013

Dear Alumnae and Friends,

On June 2nd friends, family, faculty and our newest alumnae celebrated the 74th Commencement Exercises of

The Mary Louis Academy. 227 young women received their diplomas and joined the ranks of over 20,000 TMLA

alumnae around the world. 100% of the Class of 2013 is going on to college and in total the Class has earned

over $31 million in merit-based academic scholarships. In addition they have volunteered over 90,000 hours of

service to their communities. Undoubtedly, our world will continue to be enriched through the many gifts of

these young women.

I hope that as you look through these pages you share our pride and enthusiasm for the many wonderful ac-

complishments of the Mary Louis women, past, present and future. Over 450 graduates joined us for our Annual

Reunion, and Mary Louis has traveled from coast to coast bringing alumnae together for receptions and lunches.

We remain committed to bringing TMLA to you, and always welcome your insights, support and comments.

Blessings to you and your family for a happy and healthy summer.

Sincerely,

S. Kathleen McKinney CSJ, Ed.D.

Principal

Earlier in her career, Caroline worked

for Mayor Ed Koch of the City of New

York promoting economic develop-

ment in midtown Manhattan. She cur-

rently serves on the Board of Directors

and is Chair of the Audit Committee

of Joule Biotechnologies and sits on

the Board of Directors and is the fi-

nancial expert for the Finance & Audit

Committees of Biogen Idec.

In the past she also served

on the Boards of Merck

Pharma and PSEG.

Caroline spoke warmly of

her many memories

of TMLA, includ-

ing her friends from

the Class of 1977 and

former teachers includ-

ing S. Joan Killen and

S. Cecilia Madelaine in

Math and Miss Lucas for Economics.

Caroline obtained her B.A. from Col-

gate University and her M.B.A. from

Columbia University. She advised

present day TMLA girls that for their

undergraduate school it is very impor-

tant for them to pick a school that they

truly want to attend, a place where

they will feel comfortable and that will

be a good fit for them. In her opinion,

the undergrad experience is about you

and what you want. It is the graduate

Caroline Dorsa ‘77, CFO of PSEG, addresses TMLA Class of 2014Caroline Dorsa ‘77, Executive Vice

President and CFO for Public Service

Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG)

returned to TMLA to address our

soon-to-be seniors, the Class of 2014.

Caroline is also the Executive Vice

President and CFO of Public Service

Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G),

PSEG Power and PSEG Services Cor-

poration.

Caroline is one of only two women in

PSEG’s Executive Officer Group and

is the highest ranking female utility

executive in the state of New Jersey.

In her role as chief financial officer,

she has overseen the execution of the

Company’s financial strategy.

Previously Caroline served as Senior

Vice President, Global Human Health,

Strategy and Integration at Merck &

Co.. She also held the role of Senior

Vice President and CFO at Avaya, Inc.

school selection that should be about

which school will provide the best

“name” and degree to help further you

in your career.

Caroline advised the students that

“You cannot underestimate the impor-

tance of writing skills. If you are unable

to express yourself well in the written

word, then nobody will ever take you

seriously.”

She also stressed how important it is

to carve out time for yourself . “You

cannot let work take over all your time

because it will very quickly burn you

out,” she warned.

In response to being asked if she

received respect from male colleagues

Caroline noted, “It is much better than

it was 25 years ago, but women still

have to speak a little louder and be a

little more forceful than men to make

ourselves noticed. It is important for

women to speak in declarative sen-

tences.”

She also stressed that it is very impor-

tant to treat people well, because, “If

you treat people unfairly or unjustly it

will always come back in the end. The

most important thing for success in the

business world is to always hold on to

your values and to treat people well.”

Marianne Vaccarro Samothrakis

‘76, Diane O’Connell, Ellen Geis,

Grace West, Jackie Medina, Jen

Murillo, Heather Reklis-Albanese,

and Chairperson, Celeste Maloney.

Also present were S. Helen Roberta

Herley, CSJ former TMLA Math-

ematics teacher (1976-1994) and

current Mathematics Chairperson

at Fontbonne Hall Academy and

TMLA Trustee, and former faculty

member of The Academy of St. Jo-

seph, Monica Reddy Wood ‘72.

All were teamed with Convent of

the Sacred Heart faculty for class-

room observations and discussions

of the pedagogical advan-

tages of these

tablet computers.

Caroline also pro-

vided an overview

of her work with

iPads in the class-

room, noting the

positive outcomes

in student engage-

ment, collaboration, and achieve-

ment since the iPad introduction.

Caroline Tear Latham ‘79 conducts iPad workshop in Math for TMLA

This past January, Caroline Tear

Latham ’79, Chairperson of the

Department of Mathematics at Con-

vent of the Sacred Heart (CSH) in

Manhattan, welcomed members of

TMLA for a day of exploration in

the use of iPads as a mathematics

learning tool.

Participants were

members of the TMLA Department

of Mathematics including teachers,

“In 1992, I wrote my thesis on

Gender Equity in Mathematics, so

the topic of Girls/Women and Math

has always been near and dear to

my heart. I believe strongly that

girls can perform as well as boys in

Mathematics and the Sciences.

When the iPad was first introduced

a few years ago I knew it was go-

ing to be a game changer in terms

of education. I have been using

the iPad in my Algebra classes for

two years now and see increased

engagement by my students (and

higher test scores). I am still col-

lecting data and my sample size is

small - but PSAT and SAT scores

have seen an improvement as well.”

Caroline holds her Mary Louis

experience in high regard. “TMLA

has helped mold me into the Math-

ematics educator that I am today,”

she told us. “S. Helen Roberta was

a major influence in my wanting to

become a Math teacher. It was in

her Pre Calculus and AP Calculus

classes that I developed a love for

Math, both pure and applied.

I majored in business in college

and found a position on Wall Street

in my early career. It was several

years before I decided that teach-

ing math was what I really was

“born” to do so I went back to

graduate school for my teaching

and math leadership degree.

I hope that my enthusiasm and

passion for mathematics and

technology is felt by my stu-

dents much as in the way I felt

when S. Helen Roberta taught me

(and the rest of my classmates)

at TMLA. Many thanks to Monica ReddyWood ‘72

for providing this article and

photo of the workshop.

New Freshwomen to receive iPadsAt TMLA it is of the utmost im-

portance to us that our students

have access to the latest educa-

tional resources and technological

tools available. TMLA continues

to be at the forefront of education

by introducing tablet technology

to all of our students.

Beginning in September 2013,

TMLA will issue an iPad to every

Freshwoman. The faculty and

staff have been training to use this

exciting technology for several

months, which will ensure that

every student has access to the lat-

est software and internet resources

at anytime in the school.

iPads have quickly become a pow-

erful and effective educational tool

for classrooms. Pilot programs at

TMLA using the iPads in selected

classrooms have proved highly

successful. TMLA is counting on

the generosity of our alumnae and

friends to support this program.

We invite you to participate in this

endeavor by sponsoring an iPad

with a contribution of $500. Spon-

sored iPads will bear your name,

or the name of someone you would

like to honor or acknowledge. Or

you can contribute to our Tech-

nology Fund, indicating that you

would like your donation used for

the TMLA iPad Initiative

We thank you for your continued

support of The Mary Louis Acad-

emy’s mission of empowering the

young women of today.

Above, students using iPads in various classes.

When Barbara Callanan ‘77 used to

eat lunch in the Mary Louis cafeteria

— or anywhere else for that matter,

including at home — she would often

experience stomach problems. It was

not until many years after graduating

from TMLA that Barbara (you might

remember her as Bobbie)

discovered that for

nearly her entire life, she has suffered

from celiac disease, an autoimmune

disorder of the small intestine that pre-

vents the body from digesting gluten, a

key to wheat, barley and rye.

A graduate of one of the world’s most-

famous cooking schools, the Culinary

Institute of America, Bobbie has

worked as a chef for nearly 20 years.

Once she was accurately diagnosed,

Bobbie, the food expert, joined with

her sister, Joan Callanan Schmidt, ‘81,

a health professional to fight back.

The two sisters (an older sister, Lillian,

‘76 is a professor of Law and a Media-

tor) head JCB Consulting Services Inc.,

of Garden City, a consulting firm that

advises people, the hospitality industry

and school districts on how to avoid

foods containing gluten. Joanie was the

Assistant Director of Nursing for Beth

Israel Medical Center

and holds an MBA in

Health Care and Hos-

pital Management. She

is a graduate of Mol-

loy College’s School of

Nursing and earned

her MBA Summa Cum

Laude from Adel-

phi University.

In addition the sisters

have launched The

Golden Apple Rule™,

an anti-bullying initiative for elemen-

tary and secondary schools.

By educating children as to

the dangers of food allergies

suffered by classmates, the

program raises awareness

and builds tolerance.

Says Joan, the mother

of two young children,

“It is imperative that

parents, school of-

ficials, teachers, and fellow

Barbara Callanan ‘77 & Joan Callanan Schmidt ‘81 make inroads in the fight against celiac disease

students be marshaled to provide a

safe and welcoming venue for these

children. Daily challenges vary in type

and intensity for kids with food aller-

gies, sensitivity or intolerance. While

constantly struggling with making safe

food choices, some are bullied and

ostracized because of their legitimate

dietary constraints. In order to achieve

this goal, knowledge is power and edu-

cation is the key.” For more info, the

company website is consultjcb.com.

Note: The three sisters are the daugh-

ters of Mrs. Lillian Callanan, (pictured

below) TMLA’s long-time auxiliary

staff member in the Science Depart-

ment and in the 3rd Floor Resource

Center. Mrs. Callanan has been at

TMLA since 1973 and is preparing to

celebrate her 91st birthday. “Mrs. C”

still enjoys every day of being able to

work at TMLA where she is still an ac-

tive participant in the life of the school.

Daniel Altenau, son of Jeanne Brostek Altenau ‘75,brings Tuesday’s Children presentation to TMLA

Mr. Dan Altenau, son of Trustee Jeanne Brostek

Altenau ‘75, visited TMLA to present Tuesday’s

Children, an organization that serves all those

directly impacted by the events of September 11,

2001, especially children and families, through life-

changing programs and services. The presentation

was part of the Common Bond program directed by

Mrs. Kathy Murphy. Common Bond brings teenag-

ers together from all over the world who have been

victims of terrorism in order to help them build a

future of hope. Pictured are Ms. Kathryn Bruen,

Chairperson of TMLA Department of Social Stud-

ies & Pax Christi Club, Mrs. Murphy, Mr. Altenau

and Ms. Loriann Murphy ‘89, Class of 2015 Dean.

TMLA Alumnae Bookshelf:Parden is the first book by attorney and college professor, Rosalyn B. Akalonu, ‘76 of New City, NY. Parden tells the story of Noah Parden whose lowly start in life was as an orphan in Rome, Georgia during the post Civil War period. Despite many disadvantages, Noah Parden went on to become a prominent attorney whose fight for justice led him to the Supreme Court of the United States. Rosalyn B. Akalonu resides in New City, NY and is a criminal defense attorney licensed to practice in the State of New York and before the Supreme Court

of the United States. She received her law degree from Howard University School of Law and her Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She teaches in the Justice Studies Department at Berkeley College–New Jersey.

Labor Pains is a book by Rita Batchley Dubatowka ‘79 that becomes a ride-along adven-ture in health care and activism. Rita Batchley is a devoted RN. She is a teacher, author and

speaker, who wants to empower caregivers to improve and protect the spirit of healing. Rita Batchley is The Nurses’ Nurse. More of Rita’s work can be found at www.thenursesnurse.com. Labor Pains will be released this summer.

historical dates and the importance of speaking and writing properly, Mary and I learned some-thing more valuable to us as Catholic adults - the beliefs, morals and values of our faith.

Catholic education is rooted in Gospel values. Together with a good and moral family life, our Catholic education pro-moted dignity, self-esteem and love of God and one another. And our teach-ers reinforced these values in a disciplined and nurturing environment. We each felt that we were special and that the teach-ers and other students truly cared for us…and they did. As students, we did not get lost in a vast school system. Instead, school was truly an exten-

Colleen Ashton ‘94 & Mary Ashton Buckley ‘01 receive NCEA Distinguished Graduate Award TMLA’s Ashton sisters, Mary ‘01 and Colleen ‘94, were recently awarded the National Catholic Education Association

Distinguished Graduate Award for Catholic Education, which they proudly accepted not only for themselves but also for their

brother, Tommy, who was killed in the September 11 Attack on America on his first day of work at the World Trade Center.

The following is a reprint of the speech given by Colleen Ashton and Mary Ashton at the presentation. All three Ashton siblings

attended St. Sebastian School in Woodside, Queens and their family still lives in the Woodside parish.

A Catholic education is truly a gift, and one of the best things parents can give their children. Our parents, like many others, believed that. They made the commitment to our Catholic education and our religious formation-a gift that continues to shape us as adults.

Beginning with Saint Sebastian School, our Catholic schools taught us faith, community and love, while maintaining the highest standards in education. With Saint Sebastian School laying an excellent foundation, we both succeeded at The Mary Louis Academy and were grateful to earn scholarships to college.

However, in addition to learning multiplication,

sion of our family life, with the teachings of Jesus at the center of every-thing. In Catholic school, religion wasn’t just some-thing we learned; it was how we lived, and how we treated one another.

Regardless of what level of Catholic education we were in, our good teachers emphasized responsibility, charity and stewardship. We were taught to love our larger community- our neighbors, our coun-try and our world- and to be responsible for their well-being. We learned the value of giving of our-selves, whether through time, talent or treasure.

We also learned about love for our smaller com-munity -our school, our class, our friends and our

family. We were taught to always treat others as we would like to be treated, and to put them before ourselves. And maybe, most importantly, our Catholic education promoted self-esteem – to love ourselves…to be humble, but to take pride in being kind and good, and the best person we could be.

St. Sebastian School, in particular, provided us each and every one of these lessons. It was the foundation of OUR Catholic education, as well as that of our parents and many other family members, including our brother, Tommy. The wonderful teachers at St. Sebastian and The Mary Louis Academy, the valu-able lessons we learned

in Catholic schools, left imprints on our lives that remain with us today.

Mary and I have tried to apply these lessons in our lives, and in our work with the Thomas Ashton Foundation. The Foundation was created in memory of our brother, Tommy, who was killed in the attack on America on September 11th. The Foundation’s goal is to continue Tommy’s legacy of love and responsibil-ity for future generations. Our brother was a kind and humble young man who loved Woodside and St. Sebastian Parish and whose legacy has strong roots in St. Sebastian School.

As you can imagine, los-ing Tommy was devastat-ing to our family. During this terrible time for us, the Woodside community and St. Sebastian Parish reached out to us and supported us every step of the way. Creating the Foundation enabled us to continue Tommy’s spirit for future generations and

to give back to our community, both large and small, just as our Catholic education taught us to do.

For the past 11 years, we have com-memo-rated and cel-ebrated Tommy’s life with a memorial basketball tournament. In addi-tion to raising money for charity, the tournament touches our hearts be-cause of the wonderful volunteers who give so much of themselves.

We especially love how this event has become so important to the children who volunteer. And we hope that they carry their experience of stewardship with them throughout their lives.

The proceeds from The Thomas Ashton Foundation have supported a wide variety of charita-ble oganizations. At the forefront of our donations each year is St. Sebastian Parish, and St. Sebastian School in particular. We are honored that the do-nations have helped make improvements to the school so that students can enjoy the benefits and teachings of St. Sebas-tian School for years to come…just as Mary, Tommy and I did.

Tommy learned a great deal from St. Sebastian School and we certainly learned a great deal from him. Therefore, we grate-fully accept his award for our brother, Tommy. Thank you.

Above, the Ashton family today, Mary, John, Kathy

and Colleen. Inset, Mary ‘01, Colleen ‘94

Over the last few years, TMLA alumnae have hosted regional receptions in FL, New York City, New Jersey, CT, Washington, D.C., Scarsdale, Baltimore, and on Long Island.

Regional Receptions hosted in California & New York City

These events are a wonderful way to connect with TMLA alumnae in your area - no matter where in the USA you are - and also learn about what’s happening at TMLA today. The most recent Regional Recep-

tions took place on each Coast with one in Bel Air , California and another in New York City.

On March 9, 2013 Laura Pula Cook, Esq. ‘73 hosted

one reunion at her home in the Bel Air community of Los Angeles, CA and on April 24, 2013, another was hosted by

Barbara Pryor, Esq at Marché du

Sud on the Upper East Side of Man-

hattan.

Our next scheduled Regional Reception

will be an East End

Photos by Regina Alaimo

At left, S. Kathleen McKinney, Eileen

McCormack Leary ‘52, Barbara

McCarey Grimes ‘58, middle photo:

Lucy Jo Palladino PhD ‘68 , Maria

Napolitano Grau ‘70, bottom, Nicole

Infante ‘93, Sister Joan Killen,

Diana Samson Pendon ‘93,

Joan C. Horvath ‘77

Long Island Alumnae Luncheon on June 6, hosted by Lois Meaney McGowan.

We believe the Mary Louis commu-nity extends far beyond the geo-graphic boundaries of our hilltop. No matter where you live, you re-main a member of the TMLA family.

We are all united by memories and traditions, and by a strong belief in the education of young women of vision. We would be so excited and grateful if you were able to keep the Mary Louis connection strong by attending, or hosting one of these events.

If you’re interested in hosting a lo-cal alumnae reception, contact Mr. Sean Belon, Director of Alumnae Relations, for more information, 718.297.2120 X286 or sbelon@tmla.

The California Reunion: Top back row l to r: Kira Arne Powell Verica ‘85, Claudine Hall ‘86, Jean Frost Childs ‘64,

Rita Dubatowka Batchley ‘79, Diana Samson Pendon ‘93, Nicole Infante ‘93. Laura Pula Cook, JD ‘73,

Susan Leary ‘75, Kyoko E. Kobayashi ‘70, Geraldine E. Baum ‘91, Maria Napolitano Grau ‘70, Amelia Panzarella

Sheridan ‘66, Barbara McCarey Grimes ‘58, Jessica Lee de Jimenez ‘78, Front row l to r, Sister Joan Killen CSJ,

Sister Kathleen McKinney CSJ, Cathy Frumento Rosenberger ‘75, Joan C. Horvath ‘77, Estrellita M. Azimi Todd ‘98,

Denise Godfrey PhD ‘70, Eileen McCormack Leary ‘52, Lucy Jo Palladino PhD ‘68, not pictured: Loraine Shields ‘70

Welcome Home

Reun

ion

2013

At top, TMLA Class of ‘63 gathers in the 3rd floor hallway

of the Main Building before joining the nearly 500 other

alumnae that filled the school. Mass for Palm Sunday was of-

fered for all deceased alumnae in the auditorium. The dinner

afforded attendees the opportunity to reconnect, exchange

memories, photos, laughs, and good times. Each year since

1987, the annual TMLA reunion has grown in size. We are

very grateful for our generous alumnae donors without

whose support TMLA could not continue to provide the

highest standard of education for young women today.

Welcome Home

Above, the Class of 1993, bottom left Class of 1998

bottom right, Class of 1968

At upper left, Class of 2008,

upper right, Class of 2003

Bottom Class of 1988

Upper left, Class of 1973

Upper right Class of 2003

Bottom, Class of 1983

Class Notes

Arlene Meier Bigelow ‘48 sends her regards to any 1948 graduates who are still hang-ing in there! In the last year, she became a great-grandma for the second time - a pre-cious little boy. She also spent the summer life-guarding at her pool for grandkids ages eight and four. The family is becoming a truly universal family, two Eura-sian grandchildren and one Ethiopian great-grandchild being adopted soon; one Filipino daughter-in-law and one German born daughter-in-law. Arlene believes she is probably the only eighty-two year old whose car constantly sports children’s car seats as well as a puppy seat for her new three month old Pomera-nian. Life is good and God has blessed her with a rich life in the Adirondacks.

Mary Ann Libbon Costa ‘48 has retired as Chairperson of the English Department in Massapequa and Mary Ann taught for six years at Hofstra University. She is presently President of her condo association of 176 homes and has been on the Board of Managers for thirty-eight years. Mary Ann and husband, Frank, will celebrate their sixty-second wedding anniversary in September.

S. Mary Febronia (Mary Lou) Loewenstein CSJ ‘48 is always happy to hear how well TMLA is doing. She is

teaching at St. Joseph’s Col-lege; Math to freshmen and Seminar & Observations to seniors graduating in May. She sends thanks to all of her teachers!

Maureen Pugh Jeffreys ‘47 her husband of sixty-four years died in May 2012. All twelve of their children were present at his Mass of the Resurrection, providing the music; a number of grand-children too. He was a great blessing to them all.

S. Grace Keavney, CSJ ‘43 will be celebrating her seventieth anniversary as a Sister of St. Joseph in September 2013. She retired from St. Francis School for the Deaf as an Art Teacher. S. Grace enjoys volunteering at Maria Regina Residence.

Jean McKenna Kelly ‘46 has four children, twelve grand-children and six great-grand-children, with another one on the way! Her life has truly been blessed and thanks God every day.

Pat Kelly Mensel ‘47 is ap-proaching her eight-fourth birthday in March 2013, and still loves TMLA!! What a wonderful school, then and now! Hoping to visit class-mates Joan Howell Ryan and Mary Becht Kramer during 2013.

Alice Timothy, PhD ‘49 lives mostly in beautiful Columbia County, south of Hudson, NY.

She still maintains a pied-a-terre in Murray Hill, Manhat-tan and is enjoying the best of both worlds!

Carolyn Wood ‘48 is working, doing entertainment shows and rehearsals. She was sorry to miss seeing all at the reunion.

The Fifties

Rosemary Myers Bartow ‘57 reports, “Life is good!”

S. Mary Lou Buser, CSJ ‘53 is officially retired as a science teacher and as a physical ther-apist, and now spends much of her time happily tending an organic garden, chickens and several bee hives!

Arlene Weber Callahan ‘53 due to being a part of a dear friend’s wedding the same day, she greatly missed at-tending the reunion. She sends her best wishes to all her classmates. Her years at TMLA are very memorable ones!

Rose Cox Delaney ‘55 hap-pily reports that she and her husband of fifty-five years, continue to enjoy life in Garden Ridge, in south TX. Rose retired from owning her own real estate company and has successfully battled cancer for the past two years. She has travelled to over seventy-two countries and is looking forward to visiting Israel next year. Rose keeps in contact with her TMLA classmates, Kay Nevins Flannery and Monica McCabe Gibson.Barbara Paulsen Gibbs ‘51

states that life is good in beau-tiful northern NV. Barbara is looking forward to two of her grandchildren graduating from college this year with three more to go. Time flies! Patricia Wolf Goeller ‘57 is currently an Adjunct Profes-sor at Queens College and also enjoys her two grandchil-dren, Katie and Matthew!

Alice Duffy Grant ‘59 is retired from teaching, but continues to do educational consulting for school districts through the College Board and BOCES. The rigors of the new Common Core Standards in Reading and Writing are reminiscent of her course of study at TMLA.

Florence Steinhauer Ingrassia ‘56 and her husband, Gabe, celebrated fifty-six years of marriage on January 5, 2013.

Lorraine Bischoff Kowalski ‘53 has been a widow since 2009. She moved to Mainev-ille, Ohio, near Cincinnati, October 2011. Her daughter and family are nearby and Lorraine has a lovely cottage in an over 55 community. She is making new friends and learning about the communi-ty and it has been a wonderful challenge.

Mary Marrinan Ouimet ‘59 retired in 2010 from teaching Social Studies. Mary is a Co-Chair for Education - Madi-son Historical Society. Marylou Curran Pfeiffer ‘58 is proud to announce the birth of her newest grandson.

The Forties

Virginia Rankin ‘59 is stretch-ing and growing as a perform-ing storyteller by working with abused children at a residential treatment center.

Anne Mulgrew Scott ‘51 retired in 2001 as the Box Office Manager of the Madison Civic Center. She will celebrate her eightieth birthday in February 2013; she has been married to Dr. Charles Scott for fifty-five years and both of them are Class of 1954 graduates of St. John’s University.

Maureen Brady Scott ‘50 is sad to report the death of her sister, Rosemary Brady King ‘51. They both graduated from the College of St. Elizabeth.

Mary Clarkin Streng ‘58 with husband, Richard, celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniver-sary in September 2011 with family and friends in SC.

Joan Macek Thackaberry ‘58 after the death of her husband in 2011, she was admitted to an assisted living facility in Venice, FL. Joan was diag-nosed with Parkinson’s Disease twenty years ago and thanks to excellent nursing care and medical miracles such as DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) she is comfortable and peaceful. Her three children are hap-pily married; Brian is a pilot with United Airlines, Brenda is an RN who teaches fitness classes and Jennifer is a Ph.D. at Purdue University. Her four grandchildren are all in high school.

The Sixties

Kathleen Cassidy Barthelme ‘63 has retired to Sunset Beach, NC. Her four “kids” are geo-graphically dispersed, LA, Buf-falo, PA, Savannah, GA. Her two eldest of the 6 grandchil-dren attend Georgia Southern University.

Joanne Loughlin Caracciolo ‘63 retired to Virginia in ‘09. She is enjoying time with the three grandchildren. Joanne and her husband enjoy living in a gated lake community.

Joan Messmore Carotenuto ‘48 is widowed, retired and in good health. She is still an artist, but now does computer graphics. She is very active and loves to entertain, travel and take classes at a local college.

Chiara “Clare” Coletti ‘63 is Di-rector of Communications for the Council of School Supervi-sors & Administrators - AFL/CIO. Formerly she was VP of Communications for Newsday/New York Newsday; Corpo-rate Communications Advisor to the Commissioner of the NBA; Executive Director of Communications for the NYC Public Schools; VP of Com-munications for the College Board. She has lived in San Francisco, Honolulu, Praiano, Paris, Rome, London and Man-hattan. She has one daughter, Lucia, and two granddaughters, Bianca and Aria.

Nancy DePalma, Ed.D. ‘66 is Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment for the West Hart-ford Public Schools in CT.

Rita Nitto Faber ‘68 works at Make-A-Wish Foundation in Lake Success, NY, as an Ad-ministrative Coordinator. She celebrated her fortieth wedding anniversary this past Novem-ber. Rita and her husband are enjoying time spent with their three-year old granddaughter.

Mary Fadel Gerard ‘63 retired as a teacher at St. Agnes High School. She received her BBA from St. John’s University in 1967 and her MBA from St. John’s in 1969. She sends her warmest wishes to all of her classmates!

Donna Mauro Linden ‘61 has been a Flight Attendant for American Airlines since 1970. She will become a grandmother in May 2013 and will be hang-ing up her wings to enjoy her daughter and her first baby.

Eloise Merlino Mangino ‘69 became a grandmother in September 2012 when her grandson, Ronan Michael, was born. She thinks being a grandmother is wonderful!

Pauline Seymour Mattes ‘60 her first great-grandchild, Lo-gan John, was born in Decem-ber 2012.

Maryann Mazziotta McDer-mott ‘63 with husband, Jim, has three children and three grandchildren. Maryann is a RN and has worked in various places. She retired as a school nurse from the Herricks School District. She lives in Williston Park, NY.

Patricia Higgins McLoughlin ‘63 regrets she was unable to attend the very special reunion

this year. She was on a River Cruise in Europe. She has been married to husband, Bill, since 1969. They have two daugh-ters and four grandchildren. Patricia lives in Nesconset, NY, and received her RN from Mary Immaculate Hospital in 1966; went back to school and got a BS and MS. She worked for almost forty years in Long Term Care and retired three years ago as a Director of Nurs-ing. Patricia enjoys traveling and spending extra time with her grandchildren. She would love to hear from classmates; email is patricia.mcloughlin@ymail.com and can be found on Facebook as Patricia McLough-lin. She is always thinking of the Class of 1963.

Mary Lou Dana Rucker ‘63 is retired after thirty-three years of teaching in NY, Germany and Virginia. She is now in Tampa, FL and loving every minute of her “retirement.”

Patricia Wiley ‘68 is retired from Partnership at Ernst & Young and seeking her next “gig”. She sits on the board for SAGE (ww.sageusa.org). She is the owner of Pat Wiley Folk Art (www.patwileyfolkart.com). Pat is a caregiver for aging family members and a tourist in her own home town and other places.

The Seventies

Judith Tarasek Adelstein ‘73 moved to Suffolk County, Long Island from Queens in 2005. She is enjoying the suburban life. Judith works as a QA ana-lyst in Information Technology and recently graduated from an Animal Behavior College

with a certification in dog training and will be starting a dog training business. Judith volunteers at a local animal shelter and has three dogs, six cats, one African Grey parrot and two parakeets of her own. Her husband, Scott, married twenty-two years, shares her love of animals and volunteers with her.

Diane Klaum Farrell, Esq. ‘73 is a Principal Law Clerk to Supreme Court Justice John J. Jones, Jr., in Suffolk County, NY. She is married to James F. Farrell, Jr, a partner in one of the oldest medical malpractice defense firms in Suffolk Coun-ty. They have three children, Megan, an attorney at Clifford Chance in NYC, Kevin, a Pro-ject Assistant at MIT in MA, and James, a Sales Consultant at Wayfair in Boston, MA.

Catherine DeChiara Lenoci ‘73 has been teaching at Roslyn High School for twenty-eight years. She has her BS & MS degrees in Science; teaches Biology, Chemistry and several science electives. Catherine has four children, three 3 boys and one girl. She has been married for thirty-four years to Nick and states that her life has been a journey since high school - but a good one!

Kathleen Snock Gaffney ‘73 retired from the Department of Education after twenty-six years and is now the Direc-tor of Special Education at the Williamsburg Charter High School. She will be traveling to Ireland with her husband, Michael, and two sons, Chris and Dan and will miss this year’s reunion.

Catherine Labiak Maher, M.D. ‘74 oldest daughter, Shannon, is twenty-seven years old and a Special Education teacher in Portsmouth, RI. Her son, Jimmy, is twenty-five years old and received his MBA from University of Rhode Island in May 2011. He is working in finance. Son, Brian, is twenty-two years old and graduated from Providence College in May 2012 and is working PTC in Needham, MA. Daughter, Mary Cate is eighteen years old and in her first year at Spring-field College in the Physician’s Assistant BS/MS Program. Husband, Jim, is an Orthopedic Surgeon practicing in New-port, RI and Catherine is still working in her own medical practice.

Bernadette Adams McCann ‘73 has been in the Bay Area of Northern California since 1990. Her two sons are now twenty-four and twenty-one; one teaches and the other is in college. She became a grand-mother to an adorable baby girl last fall and is working at a local city library here in Santa Clara County.

Anne Mirth, MD ‘79 states her life is happy and hectic. She has been married for thirteen years to husband, Dave; mother of eleven-year old twins; a practicing anesthesiologist for nineteen years, and now a first time dog owner, to a lovable 90lb Lab.

Angela Scicutella, MD, Ph.D. ‘78 sends best wishes to all her classmates!

Linda Santoro Travis ‘73 lives in Fountain Hills, AZ with hus-

band, Bob. Together they own and run Travis & Sons Plumb-ing, Inc. They have three sons and four grandchildren.

JoAnn Tassone Tutino ‘74 daughter, Laura, was married to Kyle McCloskey on Septem-ber 29, 2012 in Philadelphia, PA. It was a beautiful wedding ceremony in Old St. Mary’s Church. They reside in Arling-ton, VA.

Michele Mayer Wyllie ‘73 is an Inpatient Wound Care Coor-dinator at J.T. Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson, NY. Michelle and her husband, Dave, will celebrate their Thirtieth Wed-ding Anniversary.

Marianne Sistino Zack ‘73 has been married for thirty-seven years. She has two children, Timothy and Penny, as well as four grandchildren. She works as an accountant at a small CPA firm in Savannah, GA. Marianne has been in the Savannah area since she was married. She is sorry to miss seeing everyone at the reunion but it was tax season!

The Eighties

Kathryn Calise Domville ‘80 is still married to John Domville and still a Captain on Rikers Island. Nothing new - every-thing is great!

Priscilla Olivo Dujardin ‘89 is pursuing a degree in Construc-tion Management at Pratt Insti-tute as she works in real estate. She will be married three years in June 2013.

Patricia Galgano ‘83 lives in Brewster, NY and is the mother

of two. She works in Manhat-tan for Revlon as Director of the Project Management Office.

Maureen Gannon, Ph.D. ‘82 spoke about her research at the International Diabetes Fed-eration Conference in Kyoto, Japan in November 2012.

Nancy Gracin, MD ‘81 will be returning to Douglaston at least two times per year. Happy Birthday to Lydia, Susan and myself.

Fabienne Varas Hundemer ‘89 and husband, Brett, welcomed son London H. Hundemer to the world in February 2012. After years of trying, God blessed us with a son and we couldn’t be happier!

Maria Calderon Kochanski ‘83 married Steve in 1990 and has two sons, Tyler, age twenty-one, a junior at NYU and Dustin, age seventeen, a senior at Bloomfield High School and is headed to Marist College in the fall. Maria is a Customer Service Manager at Jimmy’s Cookies where she has worked for fifteen years.

Dina D’Alto Siano ‘88 has been married to Michael for twenty years and has been blessed with seven beautiful children, ranging in ages from nineteen years to fourteen months. They are homeschooling some of the younger children. Dina’s daughter, Jackie, is now a Freshwoman at TMLA!

The Nineties

Jeannine Cartelli DeCicco ‘98 had surgery in March and had

to miss the reunion. She mar-ried husband, Louis DeCicco, in September 2008, at St. Robert’s Church in Bayside, NY. They have two beautiful children, Gabriella, born in June 2009, and Vincent, born in June 2010. Jeannine owns a private Special Education tu-toring service on Long Island, and is the Assistant Coach for Girls Lacrosse at Cardozo High School.

Anne Santoro Devlin ‘93 has been at J.P. Morgan Asset Man-agement for sixteen years, and currently manages J.P. Mor-gan’s relationships with other broker/dealers. She lives in Chatham, NJ with her husband of seven years, Colin Devlin. They have two children, Kyle, age three, and Kate, one.

Jenny Limberg Durkin ‘98 (Current TMLA Faculty) hap-pily announces the birth of her new little man, Hunter Patrick Durkin, born March 24, 2012. Mom, Dad and big brother, Aidan, are thrilled! Margaret Browne Gallagher ‘90 had a baby girl in September 2012 named Clare Margaret. She joins two big brothers, Finn, age four and Shane, two.

Kristin Waldron Horan, MD ‘98 and her husband, welcomed Andrew James to their family in December 2012, and they are in love with him!

Mary Ann Blanco Kimes ‘93 is a mom of two and has been living in Lausanne, Switzerland since 2009.

Melissa Mallory ‘98 is an As-sistant Art Director at a direct

mail company, Quadriga Art. She still resides in Forest Hills. Her greatest achievement just turned five years old. Her little girl, Abby, continues to chal-lenge Melissa and makes her smile every day of her life.

Lauren Costello Putman ‘96 (TMLA Faculty, 2001-2006) began her twelfth year of teaching History and is now at Charlotte Latin School in North Carolina.

Rosaria Surace ‘98 is a Special Education Teacher and New Teacher Mentor at PS 179 in Fresh Meadows, NY.

Danielle Varas ‘91 is a Family Mental Health Nurse Prac-titioner with a specialty in addictions and works in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Bellevue Hospital. The Millennium

Nicole Choffel ‘08 is currently attending Hofstra University, working towards her Master of Arts degree in Literacy. She is starting as a Nursery teacher at the Kiddie Academy of Little Neck.

Camille Everett ‘09 is a senior at the University of Central Florida and is the Captain of the Rowing Team. Francesca Ferreira ‘03 works at ABC News at 20/20 as a Production Associate.

Danielle Gagliardotto ‘08 graduated from CUNY-Queens College in May of 2012. She is working for T and M Resourc-es, LLC, a private investiga-

tive firm in NYC. Danielle dedicates all of her success to TMLA, by far the best educa-tion she could have received. Thank you TMLA!

Caitlin Green ‘08 is one class away from finishing her ac-counting degree at Baruch College. She works at a CPA firm in Manhattan and recently purchased her first home.

Lady Ashley Hazel ‘08 gradu-ated with an A.A. in Fine Arts from Queensborough Com-munity College and is attend-ing Queens College, majoring in Dance. She owns a party planning business and designs children’s tutus while working as an Assistant to a fashion designer. Lady Ashley was just signed to a modeling agency.

Barbara Mangino ‘08 has been working as a RN at Norwalk Hospital in CT on the telem-etry floor (the heart floor).

Sarah Smith ‘08 graduated from the Florida Institute of Technology in May 2012 with a BS in Marine Biology and Animal Behavior Psychology. She lives in Hawaii and works at Sea Life Park as an Animal Care Specialist/Trainer.

Lauren Tamburello ‘03 was married on July 4, 2013.

The Tens

Nicole Bongiovi ‘12 attends St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn, NY. She is a Child Study ma-jor and was on the Dean’s List during her first semester.

In Memoriam

Marjorie Hoyne ‘43 April 21, 2006

Maura Brophy Kelly ‘43, sister of the late Loretto Brophy Seery ‘40, and the late Olivia Brophy Turner ‘42 and aunt of Loretta Seery Nugent ‘67February 8, 2012

Catherine Kearney Nolan ‘47, mother of Suzanne Dickson Vorrath ‘79 July 8, 2008

Sharon Phillips Noack ‘48 March 18, 2012

Joan F. Sullivan ‘49November 20, 2012

Mary Wallace Kramer ‘50 September 3, 2012

Jean Lamond ‘50, sister of Rob-erta Lamond Knauf ‘58May 14, 2012

Mary Engelskirger Seery ‘52March 30, 2013

Leonore Riley Swierski ‘56August 28, 2002

Marion Stenson Worth ‘59, sister of Betty Jayne Stenson O’Connor ‘52December 12, 2011

Rosemarie Buscemi Walters ‘62 June 25, 2012

Elizabeth McMonigle Johnson ‘63September 29, 2012

Bernadette A. Johnson Lee ‘66 November 4, 2012

Back Row (l-r): Grace Hunter '74, Barbara Pryor, Esq. '71, Elaine Reiman Fenton, Ph.D. '55, Ann O'Hagan Cordes '84, Joanne Little Lynch

'74, Suzanne Trumpbour '79, Maureen Daly Stroppel '60, Eileen Fleming Viani '71, Barbara Bosch Young, Ph.D. '71, Joy Huang '87, Denise

Vitti '82, Denise DeMaria '72, S. Peggy Conway CSJ '69, Sheila Rapple '96, S. Filippa Luciano CSJ '54, Mary Ellen Gallagher Ostrander '70,

Anita Daly '71, S. Kathleen McKinney CSJ & Arlene Vaughan Glennan '65. Seated (l-r): Elisabeth Piro Maggi, Esq. '99, Margaret Alessi '58,

Claudia DeMonte '65, Judy Belon, Maria Sauer '08 & Ashley DeTrano '06

Elizabeth Allen Brennan ‘67, sister of Patricia Allen O’Kelly ‘71January 18, 2013.

Donna Costello Stark ‘77 September 15, 2012

Christine Bermudez Kennedy ‘83, sister of Danielle Bermudez Gallagher ‘89November 3, 2012

Gerard Baccari, husband of Dorothy “Missy” Wells Baccari ‘73July 16, 2012

Nancy Ormaechea-Baez ‘78December 17, 2011.

Arthur E. Bingay, Jr., husband of Catherine Tyne Bingay ‘60, father of Julie Bingay Lopez ‘89 and Rosemary Bingay Gal-lagher ‘92January 20, 2013 Richard Commo, son of Eleanor Moakley Commo ‘59, father of Alyssa Commo ‘15 and uncle of Kasey Zabiski ‘10 January 12, 2013

Kerry F. Drbul, daughter of Virginia Allen Dyrsen ‘64July 18, 2012

Benigno Fernandez, father of Angelita Fernandez-Delgado ‘93 October 8, 2012

Santi Gigliuto, father of Dr. Christine Gigliuto Dehner ‘77January 31, 2013May Hughes, mother of Doro-thy Hughes Bonomo ‘72 and Patricia Hughes ‘82November 10, 2012

Thomas R. Jeffreys, husband of Maureen Pugh Jeffreys ‘47 May 26, 2012

Gregory O’Connor, husband of Margaret Gilhaney O’Connor ‘68

John T. Oeckler, husband of Patricia Bird Oeckler ‘58March 23, 2011

Joseph M. Reilly, husband of Margaret Power Reilly ‘49 September 23, 2012

Barbara Pryor, Esq. ‘71 hosts NYC Regional Reunion

Barbara Pryor, JD ‘71 hosted 25 TMLA alumnae at the Marché du Sud on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Joseph H. Settani, father of Lorraine Settani Mirabile ‘74November 1, 2012

Regis Shannahan, son of Laura Dukes Vitti ‘56

Frances T. Shemitz, mother of Frances Shemitz Manoni ‘87 January 15, 2013

Richard Streng Sr, husband of Mary Clarkin Streng ‘58January 28, 2012

Mildred Snyder, mother of Kathleen Snyder Ward ‘72

George Varas, MD, father of Fabienne Varas-Hundemer ‘89 & Danielle Varas ‘91

Muriel Pickles Brown ‘65April 17, 2013 Cathleen “Catie” Ryan ‘68May 4, 2013 John Colombo DeNicola, father of Stephanie DeNicola Turner ‘95 April 16, 2013 Carl L. Perry, M.D., husband of the late Paula Aliesky Perry ‘44 and brother-in-law of Eleanor Aliesky ‘42December 21, 2012

Correction: The Winter 2012 edition of Mariel-After stated that Caitlin Flood was

attending NYU Law on a full scholarship. Though the

recipient of full scholarships to the Law Schools at St. John’s, Hofstra, Seton Hall, Cardozo, Brooklyn and partial scholar-ships to Cornell, Georgetown

and the University of Pennsyl-vania, Caitlin is at NYU Law

with a partial scholarship.

Mother Daughter Alumnae Brunch winners of the two bicycles were (l) Katie Spedalle, daughter of Kathleen LaRosa Spedelle ‘80 and Mia and Sophie Chimenti, daughter of Mary Scaturro Chimenti, ‘86. Below (l-r) Therese, Maeve, Grace and Hagan Carlin. daughters of Christine O’Hagan Carlin ‘86 won

the table and chairs play set which was hand made by the father of TMLA Trustee Sharon Scaturro Justvig ‘76. The four girls are the nieces of TMLA Assistant Principal Mrs. Ann O’Hagan Cordes. More

photos of the Mother-Daughter Alumnae Brunch in the Fall issue of MARIEL-After

Kristen Waldron Horan MD, ‘98 and son Andrew James was born in December 2012 and is pictured here with Mom, S. Kathleen McKinney and cousins Ann Codd, ‘13 and Christine Codd ‘15. Older cousin is Therese Codd ‘11.

Three TMLA Women & a (cute little) guy

TMLA 2013 Easter trip to Florence, Italy shares identical pose with 1977 trip to same locationOver Easter Break 1977, 15 seniors from the Class of 1977

ventured to Italy. The ladies were chaperoned by then

TMLA Principal, Sister Angela Mullen and Sister James

Patrice, long time chairperson of the Foreign Language

Dept. who taught Latin, Greek and Spanish. At age 98,

Sister James Patrice resides today in good health at the

Brentwood Motherhouse and still keeps in touch with

her past students. She recently celebrated her 78th year as

a Sister of St. Joseph. During Easter Break 2013, TMLA

students visited Italy and took the same photo over the

city of Florence. Another group from TMLA traveled to

Germany and Prague. More than 60 TMLA students will

travel to Spain and France during Easter 2014.

S. James Patrice (above) enjoys hearing from former students. Her address is St. Joseph Convent

1725 Brentwood Road, Brentwood, NY, 11717