CLASS NOTES

James Mattiace accepted the position of Upper School Principal at the American School in Taichung , Taiwan . He started this ( and every ) school year in his Fordham Prep tie . It reminds him of where he comes from and the great teachers he had .

John Spillane & fellow ’ 93 grads organized an impromptu gathering of the Class of ’ 93 and had a great turnout .

James Andrew O ’ Connor is currently playing the recurring character Sgt . Calhoun on season 2 of the STARZ crime drama Hightown . He ’ s also had recent guest appearances on NBC ’ s Dick Wolf dramas FBI and Law & Order : SVU . James continues to coach actors in NYC and resides in Upstate New York with his wife and two children .

After 17 years at the Bronx Borough President ’ s Office , James Will moved on from his role as Director of Planning & Development to become Planning Commissioner for the City of Mount Vernon in February 2022 .

Tony Kullen is pleased to announce he has joined the law firm of Farleigh Wada Witt in Portland , Oregon , as Of Counsel . He specializes in commercial lending and real estate transactions for financial institutions in Oregon , Washington , and Idaho .

Manus Chaorinuea ’ s baby boy , Mach , was born on July 18 , 2021 .

In 2021 , Brian Haman co-edited the first literary book to emerge from Myanmar following the military coup . Available in the US under Ethos Books since January 2022 , Picking off new shoots will not stop the spring : Witness poems and Essays from Burma / Myanmar ( 1988-2021 ), provides witness accounts by writers in Myanmar about the ongoing situation in the country . A portion of the book has been translated into German and published in Die Armee schießt nicht in die Luft by PEN Austria as a separate volume .

Mark Jennings started a new job as Managing Director at Venture Capital Partners ( VCP Americas LLC ).

Will Coss produced 2021 ’ s Macy ’ s Thanksgiving Day Parade .

TJ O ’ Sullivan was appointed Director of College Counseling at Fordham Prep , completed his MSEd in School Building Leadership at Fordham University in August 2021 , and passed the NYS Certification Exam .

Brian Leavy joined Keller Williams Realty in Scarsdale and is now assisting with the buying , selling , and renting of homes in Westchester , Putnam , Dutchess , and Bronx Counties .

Michael Viele ’ 01 and his wife welcomed a son , Atlas Cerf , in January 2022 .

This past May , Andres Bermudez Hallstrom was appointed as a Deputy Assistant State ’ s Attorney by the State of Connecticut to prosecute cases in Bridgeport .