20118 N. 67th Avenue
Suite 300-458
Glendale, Arizona 85308
phone: 623-243-7556
LVescio@Vesciolaw.com

Hello from the Valley of the Sun! I abandoned the subways and bagels in favor of the mountains and cowboys in 2002 and have been in Arizona ever since. In February 2008, I finally opened my own law firm, Vescio Law Firm P.C. (with Kate Gombos' help setting up a fabulous website), in which I practice family law, civil litigation, juvenile law, guardianships, probate, conservatorships, and dabble in anything else that comes my way and is interesting. My firm sponsors local high school programs and is also a corporate sponsor of the local minor-league ice hockey team, the Phoenix Roadrunners, and I rode the Zamboni opening night this season. At the same time, I opened Ad Hoc Presentations (again, thanks Kate!) which offers public speaking and coaching services. I am currently enrolled in the Masters of Communication Studies program at Arizona State University and will use that degree to transition Ad Hoc into a business consulting firm, working with turnover issues and leadership and communication dynamics. My plan is to make enough money from my business consulting that I can offer pro bono services to indigent individuals, particularly domestic violence survivors, through my law firm. In the meantime, I coach a high school mock trial team, serve on my town's Citizen's Advisory Commission on Neighborhoods, and play with my 5 dogs.

I'd love to hear from you if you have any ideas on what you'd like to see our class board doing, have questions about what our class board is doing, or just want to say hello.

I am currently working for the Federal Government in Information Security, which is always challenging on a personal and intellectual level. I have lived in the Washington DC area since graduating and it now feels like home. Serving as Head Class Agent, I look forward to encouraging members of '92 to maintain their strong ties to Mount Holyoke.

After working in the political arena and state government in Connecticut for 13 years, I joined the private sector in 2006 and now work for a life insurance company in Springfield (Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company) in the law division. I specialize in state government affairs which has meant a lot of travel. My primary states of interest are Connecticut, Maryland, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, but I travel all over the country for meetings and conferences. I make a pilgrimage to Mount Holyoke every fall with fellow classmate Nancy Stillman (Poland) to replenish MHC t-shirt/sweats stock; see all the great new stuff going on on campus; and, eat a delicious lunch at Tailgate Picnic. It reminds us of our glory days! I live in Glastonbury, Connecticut with my husband Dean and two dogs Quigley and Bailey.

After several years in the nonprofit world, I went back to school for a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of San Francisco. I'm in my fifth year of teaching, currently in kindergarten, and still love it. I've lived in the Northern California wine country for the past 15 years. Lots of travel, lots of fun, and lots of good MHC memories!

I've been an RN for about 13 years now and a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) for 9 years and I still love doing that work and having those initials after my name. These days I am also a doctoral student in the nursing school at the University of Pennsylvania and I work part time in a network of free clinics providing prenatal care to low income women here in Philadelphia. The most exciting things I've done lately (beyond identify a dissertation subject) include a month-long trip to China in December '06 with my partner Jen, and lots of gardening in our backyard here.

I am very happy here in Portland, Oregon with my husband Malcolm (the best stay-at-home-dad in the world!) and son, Jeremiah William who is now a year and a half! The Mt. Holyoke connections remain strong with an active Portland Club and many good friends from the New Orleans Club. We recently celebrated my partnership with Business Valuation Resources, LLC - the leading financial publisher for private company business appraisers. Check us out at www.bvresources.com and hope to see you out in the beautiful Northwest!

I am happy to be serving the Class of '92 for a second term. Managing the class website and e-blasts, getting to know some class members as well as members of the Alumnae Association staff has been great fun.

With much support and love from my family, I took the great leap from being employed to self-employed 6 years ago and am quite certain that I'll never go back! Gombos Consulting, LLC provides marketing consulting and associated graphic design and website development services to a group of regional, national and international businesses and organizations. And I love every minute of it!

Ray and I live in Richmond, VA with our two children, Max (born Apr, 2005) and Abby (born Feb, 2007). Though far from friends and family, we like being out of the central VA woods!