Class notes 1960s
Spirit Award by the Emerald Necklace
and was the director of customer care for
High School boys varsity head
Conservancy on May 17. The award is
Baltimore Gas and Electric. She received
basketball coach for 13 seasons,
Paul “P.J.” Yovino ’68 published his
given annually to an individual or
her bachelor’s in management and
qualifying for the MIAA State
debut novel, Portals, a historical fiction that
individuals their leadership, commitment
finance from UMass Boston, graduating
Tournament in 10 of those seasons.
explores the days between the JFK assassi-
to cities, passion for public places,
magna cum laude.
Seigal said his career in teaching was
nation and the Gulf of Tonkin incident in
dedication to the democratic ideals
1964 and the days that precipitated the
fostered in urban parks, and ability to
Jay Seigal ’81 retired after 33 years
principal at the Williams School and a
United States the entry of the United States
inspire public servants and private citizens
teaching in the Chelsea, Massachusetts,
longtime member of the Chelsea School
into the Vietnam War. Yovino is a
to join in common cause.
school system. He was the Chelsea
Committee.
inspired by his late father, who was a
resident of Quincy, Massachusetts, and double majored in political science and
Lawrence Mills ’70 published Boston
English at UMass Boston before attending
Transit in Stormy Weather 1962–1996,
Suffolk University Law School.
a collection of photos depicting the conditions on the T during major storms
1970s
and includes photos from the blizzards of
Paul Burton ’77 published his second
flooding, and other significant weather
book, Fiascoes and Foibles: An Unfiltered Look at Public Finance, Media, Politics and Sports, a fun, provocative tome that reflects largely on public-finance coverage over the final years of Burton’s career. Burton has 45 years of public-finance coverage under his belt,
1969 and 1978, the Fenway portal events. Some of the photos were taken from the Boston State College campus. Boston Transit in Stormy Weather was published by Silver Lake Press in Pembroke, Mass and is available at Ward Maps in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
including 10 years as a regional editor for
Janet Talarico ’79 published two
New York City–based trade publication,
children’s books in a series called Sophia
The Bond Buyer.
Decides! The books are about a little girl who wants to live a life full of purpose and
Jerrold D. Green ’75 has joined the Whittier Trust’s board of directors. Green is the president and chief executive officer of the Pacific Council on International Policy. He is also a research professor at the University of Southern California’s
intent. In addition to being a published author, Talarico is a retired sociology professor and an active sociologist, keeping up in her field of study and beyond.
1980s
Annenberg School for Communication
Carlene Hill Byron ’81, who retired from
Interdisciplinary street artist Rixy Fernandez ’19 recently unveiled
nonprofit development in 2022, was
her newest art piece—a bird-themed mural entitled Fly, Like You.
General John F. Kelly ’76 (Ret.) has
contracted as a senior editor for Spirit
The mural, which was commissioned by Fields Corner Main
been elected the Marine Corps University
Media. She has worked with authors
Foundation’s chairman. General Kelly has
around the world to help them shape their
Streets, is painted on the side of the restaurant My Sister’s
served the nation as White House chief
fiction and nonfiction books for an
of staff; the fifth secretary of the
international audience. Spirit Media will be
Department of Homeland Security;
publishing her second book, Not Quite
commander of the United States
Fine: Mental Health, Faith, and Showing Up
the CreateWell Fund’s Converging Liberations Residency at
Southern Command; and as a general in
for One Another, in 2024.
MASS MoCA; received a Ruth Butler Travel Fellowship to Mexico;
and Journalism.
Crawfish III on Dorchester Avenue, where Fernandez displayed her first-ever mural five years ago. Fernandez earned her bachelor’s in art from UMass Boston. Additionally, she attended
was commissioned by the City of Boston as a Transformative
the United States Marine Corps.
Lauren Preston ’88 has been named
Public Art muralist; completed her project for Now + There’s
Gina McCarthy ’76, the first-ever White
the vice president of customer care at
Public Art Accelerator Program; and is currently an artist in
House national climate advisor and former
Liberty Utilities. Previously, she was a
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
consultant at Utilligent, an operations and
residence with Elevated Thought.
administrator, was presented with the Liff
technology consulting firm in Los Angeles,
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