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Jacqueline (Borchardt) Johnis '11 and Chris Johnis '11 marry

Jacqueline (Borchardt) Johnis '11 and Chris Johnis '11 were married on October 15, 2016, in Connecticut.

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Jacqueline (Borchardt) Johnis '11

November 20, 2025

Andy Thane and Amy (Brenner) Thane hold hands and walk in front of a row of trees on their wedding day

2019, 2022

Andy Thane ’19, DPT ’22, and Amy (Brenner) Thane ’19 marry making the title go a few more decks making it long

Andy Thane ’19, DPT ’22, and Amy (Brenner) Thane ’19 were married in May 2024 in Middletown, Connecticut. Both the maid of honor and best man were Bobcat alumni!

November 20, 2025

Julia Basso and Cameron Mowry smile with their wedding party in front of a Quinnipiac sign

2020, 2021, 2023

Julia Basso ’20, DPT ’23, and Cameron Mowry ’20, MBA ’21, marry at Quinnipiac

Julia Basso ’20, DPT ’23, and Cameron Mowry ’20, MBA ’21, welcomed their guests, including the many Quinnipiac alumni in their wedding party, as well as family and friends, for the big day at Quinnipiac.

November 13, 2025

Baby Rigazio in a Bobcats outfit smiles and sits on a Quinnipiac bean bag toss game board

2015, 2016, 2018

Alex Rigazio ’15, DPT ’18, and Alexis (Smith) Rigazio ’16, MOT ’18, welcome new baby

Alex Rigazio ’15, DPT ’18, and Alexis (Smith) Rigazio ’16, MOT ’18, met at Quinnipiac and were married in September 2020. The couple’s son, Ryan, was born on Aug. 2, 2024, and already loves all things QU, his parents said. The family lives in New Hampshire.

November 01, 2025

Savannah Reilly looks at the camera as her husband embraces her on their wedding day

2016

Savanna Reilly ’16 and Jake O’Brien marry

Savanna Reilly ’16 and Jake O’Brien were married on Sept. 13, 2025, before a wonderful gathering of family and friends at the Henry House in North Bennington, VT.

September 20, 2025

Alex Leafer and wife are lifted on chairs by a crowd of people on their wedding day

2013

Alex Leafer ’13 marries Kendall in Utah

Alex Leafer ’13 met his wife, Kendall, 18 years ago at a film program. After 11 years of friendship, they started dating in 2018 and were married on Sept. 6, 2025, on a mountain in Park City, Utah.

September 20, 2025

2015

Erica Kleinbaum '15 opens periodontist practice

I am excited to announce the opening of my new periodontal practice, Dr. Erica Kleinbaum, GUMDOC MA, serving the south shore and south coast of Massachusetts through our Brockton and Taunton office locations. I offer full scope periodontal care and provide services such as extractions, implants, laser periodontal therapy, gum grafting and treatment of periodontal disease. To learn more, please visit www.gumdocma.com for hours and information.

July 08, 2025

Ephemia Nicolakis and Loukas Agoris hold hands on their wedding day

2023, 2024

Ephemia Nicolakis ’23, MBA ’24, marries Loukas Agoris

Ephemia Nicolakis ’23, MBA ’24, married Loukas Agoris on June 21, 2025. She is a marketing specialist at Yale University, and he is a seminarian at a Greek Orthodox School of Theology.

June 28, 2025

Asia (Skyers) Sumner and Bryan Sumner smile and hold hands on their wedding day

2016

Asia (Skyers) Sumner ‘16 marries Bryan Sumner in Prospect, CT

Asia (Skyers) Sumner ‘16 married Bryan Sumner of Raleigh, NC, on May 25, 2024, in Prospect, CT. The couple met in law school at North Carolina Central University and have been inseparable ever since.

May 30, 2025

Flyer for Minty's Scoop on School book by Samantha Castella

2016

Samantha (Fanelli) Castella '16 publishes children's book

Hello! I am Samantha Castella (formerly Fanelli), a QU Class of 2016 graduate, and I'm so excited to announce I wrote a children's book, Minty's Scoop on School! As a mom and pediatric PT, I'm passionate about helping kids grow with confidence, which is why this story is so close to my heart! Minty is a mint chocolate chip ice cream cone who's nervous about her first day of school, afraid she won't fit in - until she discovers that being unique is what makes her so special! I can't wait to share this sweet story about self-acceptance and friendship with you all! You can check out my book on Amazon now at www.amazon.com/dp/B0F27FSYH2 - THANK YOU!

May 24, 2025

Laura Savage and Andrew Czuchra walk along the beach holding hands on their wedding day

2013

Laura Savage ’13 and Andrew Czuchra ’13 marry in April

Laura Savage ’13 and Andrew Czuchra ’13 were married on April 26, 2025. Although they both graduated from the School of Business and shared mutual friends, their paths did not cross until after graduating from Quinnipiac.

April 30, 2025

Meghan and Connor Aikens-Kinney hold hands while Justin Kile presides on a wedding alter

2019, 2020, 2021

Megan (Donnelly) Aikens-Kinney ’20, MBA ’21, and Connor Aikens-Kinney ’19 marry

Megan (Donnelly) Aikens-Kinney ’20, MBA ’21, and Connor Aikens-Kinney ’19 were married April 5, 2025, in Prospect, CT, by Justin Kile, professor of industrial engineering and director of the industrial engineering program in the School of Computing & Engineering. The ceremony was attended by several QU alumni.

April 20, 2025

1994

In Memoriam: Deborah Kelley '94

A QC alumni, Deborah Kelley, PT Class of 1994, has passed after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She was a lifelong resident of Portland, ME, and leaves behind 2 young daughters.

February 28, 2025

Lauren (Stalzer) Smith and husband embrace with a bouquet of white flowers

2017

Lauren (Stalzer) Smith ’17 marries Patrick Smith

Lauren (Stalzer) Smith ’17 and her husband, Patrick Smith, were married on April 20, 2024, in Dover Plains, NY, at the Preston Barn.

April 20, 2024

Alex (Larsen) Hull and her husband pose for a photo together on their wedding day

2017

Alex (Larsen) Hull ’17 marries husband in Pennsylvania

Alex (Larsen) Hull ’17 was married on June 10, 2023, at the historic Philander Chase Knox Estate at Valley Forge National Park in Malvern, PA. She and her husband, Ned, live in her home state of Pennsylvania. Since the wedding, they have added a four-legged golden retriever “fur baby,” named June, to the family.

June 24, 2023