Class Notes

Dcn Leo enjoys bringing folks on pilgrimage!

Name: Deacon Leo Flynn

Class Year(s): 1976

Note: Leo Flynn MS ’76 (SCB), a permanent Deacon in the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., is planning another wonderful Pilgrimage to Medjugorje from October 4-14, 2021 and invites you to join him and others on this spiritual journey! Check out: www.pilgrimages.com/dcnflynn OR, contact Leo at: leo@the flynnteam.com

Submitted on: July 23, 2021

Peerspace.com’s Top 9 Boston Commercial Photographers

Name: Matt McKee

Class Year(s): 1994

Note: Matt McKee,’94 (CIAS) was recently listed in the Top Nine Commercial Photographers in Boston by PeerSpace.com. (https://www.peerspace.com/resources/best-commercial-photographers-boston/). Matt began his career in Boston soon after graduating RIT’s Advertising Photography program in 1994. He has since found his niche in the Health Sciences space and counts among his clients Allen & Gerritsen, Repligen, EA Group, Getinge, HDMZ Healthcare and Science Marketing, Organogenesis, and MacDougall Biomedical Communication. His fine art projects, including the evocative and conversation provoking Sweet Blasts series, are in collections around the world. During the pandemic, he also developed the podcast "Cherry Bomb! The Podcast". The podcast talks about food, art and sustainability and features interviews with people like Tom Butterfield, founder of Masterworks Museum of Burmuda Art and Tim Kershaw, the owner of the Bull and Finch Pub, the inspiration for the TV show Cheers. The podcast can be found at www.theartofmattmckee.comHis commercial photography can be found at www.mckeephotography.com

Submitted on: July 23, 2021

Name: Diane Becker

Class Year(s): 1992

Note: Diane Becker ’92 (GAP) is a 2021 Emmy nominee for Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special for TINA, about the life of rock icon Tina Turner. The film is currently available on HBO.

Submitted on: July 23, 2021

Name: Susan Wilson

Class Year(s): 2009

Note: Susan (Cook) Wilson ’09 (CIAS) has been promoted to Brand Manager at Girl Scouts of Western New York.

Submitted on: July 23, 2021

Salem Ethington 2/13/21 and Corbin Ethington 1/13/16

Name: Thomas Ethington

Class Year(s): 1977,1981

Note: Thomas Ethington ’81 (GAP) welcomed his granddaughter, Salem Victoria Zell Ethington, on February 13, 2021. She joins her brother, Corbin Charles Ethington, in Toledo, O.H.

Submitted on: July 23, 2021

Name: Analisa Dominic

Class Year(s): 1993

Note: Analisa Dominic ’93 (CCE) recently joined Opengear as Vice President of Marketing / Chief Marketing Officer.

Submitted on: July 23, 2021

graduation mugshot

Name: Dae-Kun Kim

Class Year(s): 2009, 2012

Note: Dae-Kum Kim ’09 (GCCIS) MS ’12 (NTID) graduated with Ph.D. degree in Critical Studies in the Education of Deaf Learners program from Gallaudet University.

Submitted on: July 23, 2021

Bepoase, Ghana The community trods to the Village Center where the installation of an African American Queen Mother will take place in a four hour program known as a Durbar. From the “Queen Mother of Progress” Series.

Name: Collette Fournier

Class Year(s): 1979

Note: Collette Fournier ’79 (GAP) is currently working on a book of her journey into photography. She is actively photographing and lecturing with her "Retrospective: Spirit of A People" to colleges, libraries and diversity communities.

Submitted on: July 23, 2021

Alexandra baked Captain America themed cookies to celebrate a wrap on Falcon!

Name: Alexandra Rebeck

Class Year(s): 2014

Note: Alexandra Rebek ’14 (CIAS) and her VFX production team was recently nominated for an Emmy for their work on Falcon and the Winter Soldier. After wrapping on Falcon, a large group flew out to Budapest where they have been living and working together on their next Marvel project. She is hoping everyone will enjoy their next show just as much!

Submitted on: July 23, 2021

Name: David Jones

Class Year(s): 1967

Note: David Jones ’67 (SCB) recently retired as the President and CEO of the George and Barbara Bush Foundation at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library.

Submitted on: July 23, 2021