Welcome TLC Alumni!
This page is dedicated to all those alumni who still have lasting memories of their days at TLC and want to stay connected. We will post upcoming events geared toward the alumni and highlight former alumni. If you have some fun and informative ideas for this page, please email to Carla Del Pizzo, carla_delpizzo@tlcdeaf.org.
Upcoming Alumni Event:
- Friday, January 2, 2009: Annual Basketball Game at Warren Schwab Athletic Center (Gym). Women's Basketball will be held at 5pm and then Men's at 6:45pm.
NOTE: Volunteers needed! If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Larry Stephen, TLCAA Sports Chairperson at trinimango7@yahoo.com
Alumni News:
> Alumni News 2008
Paul Bratica, '84
Paul is still at TLC 28 years after graduation - but not as a student! He has worked at TLC as a maintenance specialist since 1988. Paul hopes to see his old classmates at TLC in the near future.
J. Richard Tango III, '84
Richard lives in Revere, MA and is working in Internet advertising. He wants to say hello to his friends in the Classes of '84 and '85, and would like to hear from his old friends. Richard is also the founder and moderator of the TLC Alumni Association vlog at http://tlcaa.blogspot.com. For information about their vlog, contact Richard at deafeagle1776@hotmail.com.
Larry Stephen, '96
Larry holds a bachelor's degree in geography from California State University, Northridge and a master's degree in Deaf education from McDaniel College. Currently, he works as a freelance adjunct professor in American Sign Language and is a representative with the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD), the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), and the World Association of Sign Language Interpreter (WASLI) for the Caribbean region. He lives with his wife, Amrit Kaur Stephen and a daughter, Raveena.
Steven A. Smith, '92
Steve is currently living in Westborough, MA, and recently landed a new job at Woodland School as a night shift custodian. He also works for Marlborough Hospital as a support service aide, and has worked in concessions at Boston Red Sox's Fenway Park for ten years. Steve graduated from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York in 1997. He is the chairperson for TLC's 25th class reunion, which will be held in 2009. More information will be posted on the website. Steve invites more alumni to join the committee to make the reunion a big success. Please contact him if you are interested or want to learn more about the reunion at deafsox@gmail.com.
Steve Ropp, '91
Steve lives in Chelmsford, MA, and works as a case manager for a human service organization and is a trained tattoo artist as well. Steve can be reached at silenttattoo@aol.com.
Emeka Ofuokwu, '95
Emeka graduated from Northern Essex Community College in 1998. He lives in Abington and has worked for John Hancock Financial Services's Long-term Care New Business Department in Boston since 2006. Emeka has not seen his classmates for a long time. He invites classmates to drop him a line at EmOfuokwu76@hotmail.com.
Natalia Zalewska, '08
Natalia is a freshman at NTID. She wants to deliver a message to her friends: "Good luck with your high school years and I will come back to visit you all soon!"
Archive:
> Alumni News 2007
Scott Shupert, '84
Scott is excited to announce that he and his wife Terri just had a second baby boy last October named Joseph William. Their oldest son is Danny, 6. Scott earned a BachelorÕs degree in Human Service at Sprngfield College and has been working as an ASL Director at TLC since 1997. He and the family reside in Natick.
Tracy Ann Bianchi, '93
Tracy lives in Framingham and enjoys her job at the Northboro Wal-Mart. She has seen her old classmates, Erin, Danny, Jessica, Omar, Mazz, Scott, Matthew and Sandy, she misses the rest of her friends, and hopes to see them soon.
Terri Monroe Dietz '83 - '93
Terri graduated from Maryland School for the Deaf in 1999 and earned a Bachelor's degree in social work and a Master's degree in school social work from Gallaudet University in May 2007. She is currently working at the Maryland School for the Deaf as an adjustment teacher in the middle school department. Terri married Jason Dietz in 2001 and they have two Deaf children Rory Jason, 6 and Jalina Shenandoah, 4.
Michael Daisy '81 - '93
Michael earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He currently lives in Wilmington and has been working as a Budget Analyst for the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development Engineering Center for a little over a year now.
Amanda Montgomery '83 - '93
In May 2007, Amanda earned an M.S. degree in Labor Studies from UMass-Amherst. As the Communications and Research Coordinator for the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, Amanda works to promote the interests of Massachusetts workers and their families.
Debra Patkin '82 - '93
Debra recently passed the California Bar. Deb attended TLC from pre-k through middle school. She is a graduate of RIT, holds Master's degree in Linguistics from Gallaudet, and graduated from UCLA Law School in May 2007. Deb lives in Los Angeles with her husband Tayler Mayer.
John Pirone '79 - '93
John earned a B.A Degree in Business and Communication at Arizona State University and a M.A. Degree in Business Administration at University of Phoenix. John is currently pursuing certification in financial planning and tax preparation. He is Executive Director of the Massachusetts State Association of the Deaf and serves on the board of serveral organizations including: The Learning Center for the Deaf, Disability Policy Consortium, and MCDHH's Statewide Advisory Council. John resides in Quincy with his girlfriend, Wendy.
Michelle Smith '81 - '93
In October, Michelle returned to TLC as a Mental Health Therapist at Walden School. Michelle is a graduate of Gallaudet University where she recently completed a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology.
Donald Slate '84 - '94
Donald graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 2005 with a B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and an M.E. in Engineering Management. He is currently working as a Manufacturing Engineer at Raytheon in Andover.
Andrea Green '83 - '95
Andrea attended Northern Illinois University for a year before then transferring to RIT as a business major. She graduated from RIT in 2004, and has worked at TJX Companies in Framingham for almost three years.
Erin (Massey) '94 and Danny Chorlton '95
Erin and Danny married in 1996 and now live in Woburn. They have three children: Dylan 12, Kyle 8 and Amelia 5. Erin has worked at WCI for 11 years while Danny has owned a general landscaping business since 2005.
Kevin Medeiros '95
Kevin married Kristie Young on May 28, 2005; and they are expecting a baby boy in March 2008. They currently live in New Bedford with a daughter. Kevin works at Walden School.
Christina LaFrance '00
Christina currently lives in Dedham with her year-old son, Enzo Annunziato Rampino, Enzo is deaf and attends at TLC's Parent Infant Program (PIP), and is a Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome survivor. Christina also is excited to announce that she is engaged to Patrick Rampino, and they plan to get married in 2009.
Stephen Shea '04
Stephen lives in South Weymouth and works as a cartoonist.
Tommy Patierno '06
Tommy lives in Billerica and has worked for UPS as a loader for almost a year now and loving every minute!
L to R: John Pirone, Amanda Montgomery, Donald Slate, Andrea Green and Debra Patkin - Gala 2008