News, Notes, and Nods: Undergraduates

1960

George Dunnington ’60 (right) and Aram Hintlian ’74, MBA’75 reunited over lunch in Bonita Springs, Florida, after 40 years apart. “We had great fun talking about the past, especially when he worked for me as assistant business manager,” Dunnington said, a reference to when both men worked at Williston Northampton boarding school in Easthampton, Massachusetts. “We renewed a great friendship.”

Richard J. Snyder ’60, H’94, P’93 ’01, Of Counsel with Duane Morris LLP, recently received the 2024 Doctor of Design Leadership Honoris Causa award from the Boston Architectural College (BAC). Snyder, a former chair of the Board of Trustees at Babson and current member of Babson’s Global Advisory Board, has served on the BAC Board of Trustees since 2008. Snyder has been “a stalwart advocate for the college’s mission of providing an accessible and excellent design education to students from all backgrounds,” said BAC President Dr. Mahesh Daas.

1962 

Jeff Doherty ’62 has moved to Fleet Landing in Atlantic Beach, Florida, where he is having “many positive reflections about my days at Babson College!”

1966

Ronald G. Weiner ’66, H’22, chairman and president of Perelson Weiner LLP, Certified Public Accountants, was named on Forbes’ 2024 America’s Top 200 CPAs list. Weiner, who has long been active in the Babson community, is a Babson trustee emeritus and currently serves as chairman of Babson Global. Weiner’s firm is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs, their families, and businesses as well as international companies doing business in the United States. Perelson Weiner LLP is a member of the Center for Public Company Audit Firms and the Private Company Practice Section of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 

1974

Aram Hintlian ’74, MBA’75: See 1960, above.

1979 

David Briden ’79, MBA’82 retired after 31 years as chief information officer at Exeter Health Resources in Exeter, New Hampshire. He and his wife, Robin, now live in Alburgh, Vermont. 

1983 

Jack Day ’83: See 1984, below.

1984 

Stephen Popper ’84 and his nonprofit Meals of Hope have packed more than 100 million meals in Southwest Florida. Popper founded Meals of Hope in 2007 with a mission to alleviate hunger, and
Jack Day ’83 joined the nonprofit in 2022. Meals of Hope operates 15 food pantries, serving more than 4,000 families a week. The nonprofit is the largest food pantry provider in Florida and has opened two baby food pantries, with only three baby food pantries in existence in the nation. 

1986

Sheilagh Hamill McNeil ’86 joined seven of her friends from Babson for a reunion in April in Cancun, Mexico, to celebrate their 42 years of friendship and the fact that they are all turning 60 this year. Pictured from left: McNeil, Kaylee Murphy ’86, Maryellen Papelian ’86, Lisa Haskins ’86, Gerri Nathan Russo ’86, Carolyn Fox Mula ’86, Marianne Citro Flayhan ’86, and Linda Lackey ’86.

1993 

Stephanie (Dick) Radman ’93 recently launched Mayflower Home Organizing, a new venture helping create organized, stress-free living spaces. Radman can create Instagram-worthy closets, help empty and organize the garage, or assist with an estate clean-out. Radman is also available to travel across the country for work. 

2000

Nikky Phinyawatana ’00 recently published Thai Food and Travel with Chef Nikky: Easy Thai Recipes to Feed Your Soul. Phinyawatana lives in Dallas, Texas, and is the founder of Asian Mint restaurants. “With the expansion of my restaurants and sauce line, I’m now excited to share my story and recipes in my cookbook,” Phinyawatana said.

2004 

EJ Kim ’04 launched a startup, NNABI, to address perimenopause, which can affect women as young as 35. The venture offers two botanical supplements meant to address the needs of women between the ages of 30 and 50. Many women who are still getting their periods might also be starting perimenopause. The venture, launched in February, already has won the NEXTY award for supplement Trailblazer. 

2005

Whitney Robbins Griffin ’05 was appointed chief financial and operating officer at the Boston Arts Academy, Boston’s only nonprofit public high school for the visual and performing arts. Robbins Griffin will work with the foundation’s president and the board on financial management and strategy, human resources, and compliance.  

2006 

Alina (Koyfman) Sokolowsky ’06 recently published a book celebrating the cuisine of Ukraine. All sales of the book, B is for Borscht, will go to UNICEF’s #CookforUkraine campaign. Sokolowsky was born in Ukraine and came to America as a refugee in 1990. She grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, and has worked in brand strategy while living in New York City for the past 15 years since graduation.

2008

John Hudspeth ’08 was recently named to Financial Planning’s Top 40 Brokers Under 40 list. Hudspeth, who serves as senior vice president at his Florida firm, The Hudspeth Group, also was named in Forbes’ 2024 Best in State Wealth Management Teams. 

2011

Nicole (Crowley) Foy ’11 welcomed her twin daughters, Ellie (left) and Ainsley, into the world on Leap Day. The delivery came only months before the opening of her new venture, Silver Sea Apparel, launched in the summer of 2024. Silver Sea Apparel offers women’s activewear made of clean, toxin-free clothing for those worried about what is on their skin, without sacrificing comfort or sustainability. The clothing line, made in the United States, focuses on comfort and proper support in addition to providing high-quality products. 

2012 

Fernando Saddi ’12 recently merged his startup, Easy Carros, a mobility startup leader in the car rental space, with Brazil’s Kovi, which offers an all-inclusive car subscription for those who can’t afford to own their own car. Saddi has since joined Budacorp, a $100 million revenue company with 1,600 employees that has the backing of some of the region’s leading venture capitalists in Brazil. 

2014 

Jennifer King ’14 was promoted to equity member at the law firm of Valerio Dominello & Hillman, LLC. Her practice focuses on labor, employment, and education. King has represented clients in state and federal courts and various agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice.

2015

Cheyenne Dean ’15 and Christian Fleming ’15 were married April 20 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in a ceremony officiated by Elizabeth Swanson P’19, the Joyce H’22 and Andy Mandell ’61 Endowed Professor. The couple, who met at Babson as Posse Scholars, were celebrated by their families and their Babson/Posse families. “Your love story is enmeshed with your many family circles, so that love is family is safety is love is family,” Swanson said during the ceremony.

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