Spring 2002

Jeanne Marie Breitwieser Newman, who lives in Madison, NJ, is Director of Social Ministry at St. Vincent the Martyr Parish in Madison. She also volunteers as a math tutor at Bayley Ellard High School. Jeanne and Michael, her husband of 27 years, have three children: Danielle Marie (21), who graduated from Seton Hall University in May 2001; Frances Lauren (20), a junior at Fairfield University; and Sean Edward (13) Diane DeRosa Weiner, who lives in Holmdel, NJ, retired from Prudential as a corporate vice-president after working for the company for 32 years. She is now an artist and business-owner. She and her husband, Mark, a financial representative for Prudential, have been married for 10 years. Her daughter, Nicole (24), a claims manager for Prudential, will be married this May. Diane enjoys travel, painting and reading, and volunteers at the Women's Center of Monmouth County. Martha Roig Oliva writes: "After 30 years in the international pharmaceutical industry, my husband of 31 years retired early and we moved to Vero Beach, FL, where we enjoy golf, the beach, the weather and the time to visit our children, who are all grown and living in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New Jersey." Marta Garrido holds a master's degree and a doctorate in Education. She writes: "After spending 20 years in special education and university teaching, I am now in business. My partner and I are directors and owners of a publishing company with offices in the UK and in the US; we live part of the time in Florida and part of the time in London. I am a lesbian and have been in a happy and committed relationship for many years. My advocacy still remains children's issues and cancer research. I love to travel, go to the gym, play the piano, kayak and read. I would also like to convey my gratitude to the women (nuns) who played such an important part in my life and who helped build such a strong foundation."

Fall 2001

Kathleen Flynn Kay is currently enrolled in the doctoral program at Drew University, Madison, NJ. She is an educator at West Orange High School. Her husband, William Kay, is a Customer Engineer for Hewlett-Packard. The Kays live in Upper Montclair, NJ, with their two sons, Matthew (17), a junior at Regis High School in New York City, and Greg (14), soon to be a freshman at Montclair High School.

Karen DeAngelis, ’68, director of the Speicher-Rubin Women's Center of New Jersey City University, received a Distinguished Service Award from the Hudson County Child Abuse Prevention Center on March 2.  She was honored for her work on behalf of women and children at the Center's 11th Annual Distinguished Awards Dinner at the Radisson Suite Hotel Meadowlands in Secaucus.  Proceeds from the dinner will benefit the parenting education, professional training, and community awareness activities of Center.
The director of  the Speicher-Rubin Women's Center since 1990, Karen also serves the University as chair of NJCU Women for Advancement.  She has also chaired NJCU's AIDS Education Committee and was a member of the President's Human Relations Council for four years.
Under Karen’s leadership, NJCU's Speicher-Rubin Women's Center has become an invaluable resource for the community, providing a year-long schedule of free programs that includes workshops, legal seminars, and lectures, and offering a wide range of counseling and support services.
Before joining the NJCU staff, Karen was director of the Community Advisement Resource Center at Middlesex County College.  Prior to her position at the Resource Center, she served as a family therapist with a variety of agencies for 15 years, culminating in the establishment and directorship of the Family Crisis Intervention Unit of Union County.
She holds a master's degree in counseling from Montclair State University and a bachelor's degree in sociology from William Paterson University.