36th Annual Wall Street Business Leadership Council Tribute Dinner
Join Boston College alumni, parents, friends, and leadership for this celebration to support the Wall Street Business Leadership Council Scholarship, which provides financial aid for students in the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program. Over the past 35 years, this event has raised more than $60 million in scholarship funds.
The program will honor graduating Presidential Scholars, and University President William P. Leahy, S.J., will present the President’s Medal for Excellence to an individual in recognition of their life’s work.
301 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
6:30 p.m. Cocktail reception
7:30 p.m. Dinner and program
Black tie
Due to the incredible support of the Boston College community, this year’s Tribute Dinner on Thursday, April 23, is sold out. Please fill out this form with your contact information to be added to our waitlist. We will contact you if seats become available. Any questions can be directed to tributedinner@bc.edu.
2026 President’s Medal for Excellence Honoree
John F. Fish, P’13, ’18, ’23
Chair, Boston College Board of Trustees
Co-chair, Soaring Higher Campaign
John Fish is chairman and CEO of Suffolk, a national contractor that builds, innovates and invests. Under his leadership, Suffolk has become one of the nation’s leading privately held builders, generating more than $9 billion in annual revenue and ranking #23 on Engineering News-Record’s “Top 400 Contractors.”
Mr. Fish is a respected voice and thought leader in the business and real estate development communities. He is the former chair of the Real Estate Roundtable, a national public policy advocate for the U.S. commercial real estate industry. He is a founding member and director of the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, and he is a former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Mr. Fish also serves on the Real Estate Board of New York, the Partnership for New York City and the National Business Roundtable.
Mr. Fish chairs Brigham and Women’s Hospital and serves as vice chair of the Mass General Brigham executive committee. He sits on the board of the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. Mr. Fish is also serving his second nonconsecutive term as chair of the Boston College Board of Trustees—he is the first non-alumnus in the history of Boston College to serve that role.
Mr. Fish is a graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He received an honorary doctorate of engineering technology degree from Wentworth Institute of Technology, is the recipient of an honorary degree from Regis College, and received an honorary degree in business administration from Curry College. John and his wife, Cyndy, have three daughters, Christine, Jennifer, and Caroline, who have all earned degrees from Boston College.
Table Benefactor Packages
There are many opportunities to support the Wall Street Business Leadership Council Tribute Dinner as a benefactor. All levels of support include a table for 10 people.
To learn more, contact Lisa Beck at elizabeth.beck@bc.edu.
$100,000+ Founder
Includes VIP seating, a president’s reception for you and one guest, and recognition as a founder in tribute dinner event publications ($96,000 tax deductible, $4,000 non–tax deductible).
$60,000+ Dinner Chair
Includes premier seating and recognition as a dinner chair in tribute dinner event publications ($56,000 tax deductible, $4,000 non–tax deductible).
$30,000+ Dinner Vice Chair
Includes recognition as a dinner vice chair in tribute dinner event publications ($26,000 tax deductible, $4,000 non–tax deductible).
Please note that many donor-advised funds have specific guidelines regarding grants to support charitable events such as the Wall Street Business Leadership Council Tribute Dinner. Please consult your fund’s custodian if you have any questions.
Ticket sales are now closed for the Tribute Dinner. Please click the button below to be redirected to our waitlist.
Individual Ticket
$3,000 ($2,600 tax deductible, $400 non–tax deductible)
$600 ($200 tax deductible, $400 non–tax deductible)
Classes of 2016–21
$400 (100% non–tax deductible)
Classes of 2022–25
$200 (100% non–tax deductible)
Class of 2025
Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program Alumni Only
$100 (100% non–tax deductible)
If you would like to form a table of individual ticket purchasers, please send seating requests to tributedinner@bc.edu. Tables are limited to 10 individuals.
An important note for young alumni (Classes of 2011–25): Your seats may be located in the mezzanine sections of the ballroom, depending on floor availability.
About the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program
Proceeds from the Wall Street Business Leadership Council Tribute Dinner support the Wall Street Business Leadership Council Scholarship, provided through BC’s Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program.
Established in 1991, the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program provides a select group of students of outstanding talent and character the opportunity to embark on an integrated honors educational experience designed to embody the best of the University and its Jesuit heritage of educational excellence in service to society as “Eagles for others.”
Meet the Class of 2026 Presidential Scholars
Caroline Ahn
The Beacon Group Presidential Scholarship Fund in Honor of Geoffrey T. Boisi ’69
Jared Aimone
Gabelli Distinguished Presidential Scholars Fund
Duy-Tan Duc “Evan” Dao
Stamps Scholar Awards
Garret Eichlin
R. Michael Murray, Jr. ’61, MA ’65 Scholarship
Amelia Gaffney
Stamps Scholar Awards
Joshua Gorniak
Ryan/Desmond Presidential Scholarship
Lauren Heinzelman
William J. Vouté Tribute Fund
Samiksh Jain
Wall Street Business Leadership Council Scholarship
Martin Kentas
Gabelli Distinguished Presidential Scholars Fund
Courtney McDonald
Stamps Scholar Awards
Le “Sarah” You
Real Estate Council Scholarship
First Last
The Wall Street Business Leadership Council Scholarship
Caroline Ahn
The Beacon Group Presidential Scholarship Fund in Honor of Geoffrey T. Boisi ’69
Major: Global Public Health and the Common Good
Minor: Women’s and Gender Studies
Thesis Topic: “From Payment Policy to Maternal Outcomes: Cross-State Variation in Medicaid Reimbursement for Midwifery and Birth Center Care”
Postgraduation Plans: Pursuing a master of public health in health policy and management at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Jared Aimone
Gabelli Distinguished Presidential Scholars Fund
Majors: Economics, Mathematics
Minor: Computer Science
Thesis Topic: “Decision Support Models for Long-Term Academic Planning”
Postgraduation Plans: Analyst at Analysis Group, Boston, Massachusetts
Duy-Tan Duc “Evan” Dao
Stamps Scholar Awards
Major: Psychology (pre-med)
Thesis Topic: “COVID fMRI Study: Investigating Age-Related and Wellbeing Differences in Emotional Regulation and Neural Responses to Valence”
Postgraduation Plans: Analyst at Asymmetry Group LLC, Newton, Massachusetts
Garret Eichlin
R. Michael Murray, Jr. ’61, MA ’65 Scholarship
Majors: Biochemistry, Hispanic Studies
Thesis Topic: “An ‘APP’ for Toxoplasma Gondii Apicoplast Partitioning: Scholar of the College Thesis with the Biology Department”
Postgraduation Plans: Pursuing a doctorate in biochemistry
Amelia Gaffney
Stamps Scholar Awards
Majors: Business Management (Accounting for CPA Concentration), Theatre
Thesis Topic: “Pre-Programming in Lighting Design: A Qualitative Study of How Tools Like ETC Augment3D and Vectorworks Shape the Production Process”
Postgraduation Plans: Risk and Regulation Consulting Associate at PwC, Boston, Massachusetts
Joshua Gorniak
Ryan/Desmond Presidential Scholarship
Majors: Computer Science, Mathematics
Thesis Topic: “Charting Questions: A Human-Centered Investigation into Data Visualization Inquiry Patterns Among Blind and Low Vision Individuals: Scholar of the College Thesis with the Computer Science Department”
Postgraduation Plans: Associate Solution Engineer at C3 AI, Redwood City, California
Lauren Heinzelman
William J. Vouté Tribute Fund
Majors: Computer Science, Mathematics
Thesis Topics: “Precision Agriculture Monitoring in Bengaluru, India” (Engineering); “Developing Photosensitive Ink from Soil for Applications in Alternative Mapping” (Art)
Postgraduation Plans: Pursuing a master’s in design and new environments at the Iceland University of the Arts
Samiksh Jain
Wall Street Business Leadership Council Scholarship
Majors: International Studies, English
Thesis Topics: “Reincarnating the East India Companies: The Rise of Investor-State Dispute Settlement Systems Amidst a Weakening Liberal International Order” (International Studies); “His Body and Its Architects” (English)
Postgraduation Plans: Pursuing a degree in law
Martin Kentas
Gabelli Distinguished Presidential Scholars Fund
Major: International Studies
Thesis Topic: “Urban Flood Resilience”
Postgraduation Plan: Analyst, Deloitte Consulting, New York, New York
Courtney McDonald
Stamps Scholar Awards
Majors: Philosophy, Hispanic Studies, English
Thesis Topic: “An Ethical Analysis of Temporary Work Programs in the U.S.”
Postgraduation Plans: Pursuing a master’s in migration, mobility, and culture at University College Cork in County Cork, Ireland
Le “Sarah” You
Real Estate Council Scholarship
Majors: Computer Science, Psychology
Minor: Finance
Thesis Topic: “From Behavior to Belief: How People Infer Hidden Internal States and Predict Actions in Computational Agents”
Postgraduation Plans: EY-Parthenon Software Strategy Group Associate, Boston, Massachusetts
Tribute Dinner Media
Thank You to Our 2026 Benefactors
Founders
$500,000+
Suffolk Cares Charitable Foundation
Gabelli Funds
$250,000–$499,999
Mary ’82 and Jon Rather ’82*, P’10, ’12, ’14, ’17
$100,000–$249,999
Mia and Darin Davidson*, P’21, ’25, ’29
Katharine and Robert Devlin, P’88, ’90
Sandra and Paul Edgerley, P’23
Rachel ’93 and Travis Rhodes ’93, P’27, ’29, ’30
Dinner Chairs
$60,000–$99,999
The Hentemann Family ’90, ’90, ’23, ’28*
Patricia and Thomas O’Brien, P’30
Renata Santiago Orphao Garcia and Claudio Moniz Barretto Garcia, P’29
Dinner Vice Chairs
Carolyn and Richard Aberman ’07+
Marilee ’87 and Peter Bell ’86, P’20, ’25
Katey Sullivan‑Clerico ’07 and Bill Clerico ’07+
Berkshire Partners
Nicoletta and Guido Barilla, P’21, ’22, ’24
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Barbara and Mark Boisi ’75*, P’01, ’03, ’04
Paul Bronzo & Family
J.P. Morgan Commercial & Investment Bank
Elizabeth and Charles Jacobs ’94
Samina Kanwar and Thomas Majdanski ’02*
Peggy and Al Kelly*, P’09, ’11, ’13, ’16, ’26
Abby and Kevin Kelly ’00
Allegra and Martin Kelly*, P’26, ’28
Heather Kennedy Miner ’00* and Mark Miner ’98
Patti and Jonathan Kraft, P’24
Nancy La Valle
Sandra and Paul Montrone, P’88, ’91
Brian Moynihan
Tara Muller and Richard Jacobsen ’99, JD’03*
Rafferty Holdings
RSM US LLP
Jonathan Serko*, P’15, ’17, ’21
Carla and Kevin Smart ’99*
Susan and Michael White ’74, P’95
Ami Cipolla and Steven Samuels, P’30
Michelle ’98, MBA’05, MS’05+, and Lyle Knight
Keely ’95 and Jason Krantz ’95, P’23
Hinckley Allen
Jean and Kevin McLaughlin ’78*
Maureen and David O’Connor ’86, P’16, ’18
Hugh O’Kane Electric Co., Inc.
Chris and Joe Popolo ’89, P’20, ’23, ’25
Katherine and Thomas Ryan ’63, P’98
Jennifer Theiss ’06
Beth ’86 and Peter Vanderslice ’86, P’30
Kristen and Daniel Forman ’09
Regina and Francis Gannon ’90, MA’92
Charlene ’03 and Joseph Irineo ’03*
J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Jeff+ and Kristine Jonas ’03
Anna Kelleher ’00* and Justin Toumey ’00
Sylvia and Matthew Kerrigan ’82
Margaret Langan ’85 and Evan Ladouceur
Thomas May
Erica, MA’06, and Kevin Meme ’03+
Carrie ’00 and David Naulty ’00
Julia ’90 and Theodore Perednia
Kim and Silvio Petriello, P’27
Stifel
Dorsey and Edwin Roseberry ’93*, P’25, ’30
Linda Sanchez and Gregory Ho, P’17
Ian Serko ’15^
Denise Stack ’82, P’14, ’15, ’17
Amy and Thomas Traynor ’91, P’24, ’25, ’27, ’30
Brian Willer ’93
Grace ’05* and Eric Zuncic
Alejandro Agualimpia Cadavid ’24
Alexis Allen ’17^
Catherine and Matthew Alonsozana ’14+
Sindey Amar ’24
Carolina Andruss ’24
Keegan Antico ’24
Tulliah Apostolides ’25
Brendan Armstrong ’24
Margaret Ascione ’25
Kevork Atinizian ’22
Sarya Baladi ’19+
Mary Kate Baldwin ’17^
Richard Balistreri ’24
Michael Balzarotti ’23
Madeleine Bamberger ’24
Janice Barrett, MBA’92
Patrick Barron ’23
Carly Barry ’24
Andrea Barth ’25
Wesley Baugher ’25
Richard Beck ’86, P’23, ’24
Morgan Belforti ’19
Ryan Belforti ’23
Grace Beneke ’24
Lubens Benjamin ’23
Karolina Bertulis ’23
Emilia Boggs ’24
Patricia ’79 and James Bonan
Madeline Bowden ’23
Kellie, MSW’23, and Connor Brady ’19
Caroline Brewster ’24
Ella Bruno ’24
Stephen Buell ’15+
Robert Burke ’25
Emily Caffrey ’24
Chelsea-Anne Calder ’24
KellyAnn Callahan ’21^
Nicola Callegari ’23
Delia Cannan ’00
Marielle Caparso ’24
Jacqueline Carlson ’24, MS’25
Dorothy Carroll ’23
Madeline Carroll ’24
Sarah Carter ’24
Michelle Catano ’23
Lizzy Chen ’24
Earnestiena Cheng ’15
Hajin Cho ’24
Andrew Choi ’24
Jenny Chu ’21
David Cichello ’24
Barbara Cleary ’18
Alberto Coles-Vollmer ’22
Blaze Conlan ’26
Abigail Connon ’25
Colleen Cooke ’25
Brendan Cooper ’24
Caroline Corcoran ’25
Michael Cornet ’21
Juan Cortes Cordera ’25
James Coster ’25
Aidan Crowley ’24
Sarah Daugherty ’21
Michael Davidson ’21^
Francisco De Armas ’25
Paul DeJacimo ’24
Jeffrey Desloge ’23
Hans Dewitte ’24
Christos Dimitriadis ’25
Catherine Dolan ’24
Ella Donohue ’25
Caroline Doran ’23
Grace Doran ’23
Phoebe Drummond ’23
Marilyn Du ’24
Hayley Duffy ’23
Shea Duffy ’24
Elizabeth Duggan ’22
Emily Dukeman ’21
Morgan Dunican ’24
Sarah Duttenhofer ’25
Molly Egan ’25
Kennedi Eisley ’23
Ava Ellis ’25
James Eschricht ’23
Maria Jose Esquivel Losada ’23
Megan Farrell ’24, MEd’26
Isabella Feliciano ’23
Charlotte Fentress ’25
Anna Ferrigine ’25
Christopher Ficeto ’24+
Mark Filenbaum ’08
Julia Fillion ’23
Ann ’66, H’14, and Arthur Finck, P’93, ’95, ’96, ’06, ’08
Emily Fiorella ’25
Ryan Fitzgerald ’22
Lisamarie ’16, MEd’17, and William Flaherty ’16
Lili Fleming ’23
Ashley Flood ’25
Anna Flynn ’20, MS’22, and Aidan Durney ’19
Lily Flynn, MS’24, MS’25
Sarah Flynn ’23, MS’25
Kaitlin Ford ’24
Despina Frankis ’23
Evangelia Frankis ’21^
Julia Fuqua ’21
Oscar Gad ’25
Mary Anne Gallagher ’23
Lourdes Gallo ’24
Nicholas Gallucci ’25
Christina Garcia Busa ’22
Joseph Garvin ’21
Fiona Gassett ’24
Tanya ’04 and Matthew Gaul ’04+
Carolina Gazal ’19
Daniel Genis ’14
Brandon Giampalmi ’25
Grant Giampalmi ’23
Devin Gibbons ’23
Patrick Golle ’23
Meagan Gonzalez ’17+
Rosemary Gooding ’81 and John Romano ’78, P’18, ’22
Kenzie Gordon ’23
Alexander Grade ’23
Sara Grady ’24
John Greco ’23
Cathryn Gregory ’24
Lindsay Groves ’23
Jane Guirl ’25
Rayan Habbab ’20
Kaelin Haggerty ’25
Sinead Haley ’21
Samuel Halpert ’25
Colin Harrington ’23
Olivia Hermanspan ’22
Callie Hilinski ’25
Julia Marguerite Sanchez Ho ’17^
Haley Hockin ’23
Francis Hodgens ’24+
Elizabeth Howenstein ’25
Brandon Hsiao ’23
Ethia Hu ’23
Susan Huang ’14 and Woogeon Kim ’14
Molly Hueston ’21
Anne Hughes ’21
Alannah Iacovano ’21
Maria Ibanez ’23
Diana Ieronimo ’23
Augusta Imperatore ’22
Scott Ingle, MBA’24
Casey Irwin ’21
Kaileigh Jackson ’24
Kevin Jackson ’04
Gianna Jarmain ’23
Lauren Jay ’24
Johany Jeune ’25+
Carolyn Joyce ’23
James Kale ’16, MEd’17
John Kalil ’24
Sarah ’13 and Matthew Kalin
Michèle and John Kane ’87, P’28, ’30
Nicolette Karabaic ’23
Morgan Karst ’25
Brian Kaskey ’25
John Kauffman ’24
Caroline Kavanagh ’25
Drew Kenn ’25
Angela Kenney ’22
Andrew Kenny ’23
Noah Kim ’24+
Stacey Kim ’24
Taylor Kim ’24
Jordan Klumb ’23
Allison Knightly ’15
Brigid Knowles ’23^
Annabel Kocks ’24
Felícita Kostianis ’23
Gwendolyn Kuhl ’25
Srina Lacet ’24+
Samuel Lalanne ’03
Christina Lee ’23
Charles Lee ’16
Ji Young Lee ’14
Soohyun Lee ’23
Maureen Lewin ’23
Xin Liu ’11+
Anna Lizzul ’14^
Ann ’15 and James Lizzul ’09
Brianne Lynch ’11 and Gregory Pidgeon ’11^
Luke Mackey ’21
Alexandra Magnusson ’25
Emily Mahland ’22
Brianna Mahon ’23
Daniel Malley ’23
Emily Mann ’18 and Colin Derdeyn ’19
Peter Marchese ’24
Jake Martin ’23
Annie Maskill ’24
Kayleigh Massengill ’23
Nicole Masuoka ’24+
Ryan Mathis ’24
Annette Matyszczyk ’22
Sydney McAlister ’21
Lindsey McBurney ’23
Julia McCahill ’24
Claire McCann ’21
Genevieve McCann ’19
Sara McCarthy ’25
Olivia McDonald ’23
Holly McGoldrick ’25
Connor McKelvey ’14
Isabella McKinnon ’21
Joseph McLeese ’23
Jacob McNutt ’23
Gabriel McQuade Oliss ’23
John McTiernan ’20
Tamy-Feé Meneide ’05, MA’06
Charlotte Meyer ’24
Rebecca Michaels ’24
Hadley Middelton ’24
Bridget Miller ’24
Danielle Minnetian ’25
Jordan Molgano ’23
Cassidy Montgomery ’25
Hannah Moran ’22
Alexandra Morelli ’24
Mary Moriarty ’23
Anne Moses ’22
John Moultrup ’23
Jesse Mu ’17+
Brennan Mulqueen ’24
Sydney Mundy ’25
Maria Fernanda Muratore De Nadai ’25+
Owen Murphy ’24
Caitlin ’13 and Francis Nemia ’13, MS’14^
Catherine Nidds ’25
Courtney Nolan ’12 and Andrew Oddo ’11
Lauren Noon ’25
Alexander O’Brien ’23
Colleen O’Brien ’24
Michaela O’Brien ’24
Katherine and Robert O’Connor ’89, P’23, ’27
Katherine O’Malley ’24
Charles O’Reilly ’23
Nicholas Obert ’24
Lucas Ojea Quintana ’23
Amelia Orlando ’19
Ryane Oswald ’25
Juliana Owen ’25
Joshua Park ’23
Solomon Park ’25
Ryan Pastor ’24
David Pedersen ’24
Benjamin Pederson ’14
Thomas Persinski ’21
Samuel Peterson ’25+
Jane Petrie ’25
Madison Phelps ’23
Bryce Pill ’23, JD’27
Charles Prest ’24
Anna Radulescu ’25
Nicole Rausa ’25
Gregory Redmond ’24
Abigail Reeder ’23
Brady Reichert ’23
Noelle Rivera ’24
Cornelia Roach ’25
Liam Ronan ’23
Charles Roseberry ’25
Rebecca Rothstein ’24
Liam Ruddy ’24
Jack Russell ’23
Lily Russell ’24
Christopher Russo ’19^
Benjamin Sabra ’23
Lauren Sampson ’23
Mikayla Sanchez ’23
Amanda Santos ’23
Anna Sather ’23
Meaghan Sawyer ’23
Frederic Schroeder ’20
Sara Schumann ’25
Madelyn Schwartz ’24
Devyn Scott ’22
Margaret Searing ’25
Isabella Secchiaroli ’23
Sancia Sehdev ’25+
Lauren Seto ’23
Emma Siddons ’24
Eric Silva ’00
Allison Simon ’23
Madison Slattery ’24
E’sachi Smalls ’23
Julia Smith ’24
Ryan Smith ’25
Abby Soja ’24
Elizabeth Spalla ’24
Olivia Spalla ’25
Molly Soja ’21
Sofia Spillis ’24
Caroline Sprenkle ’23
Grace Staver ’25
Isabelle Stewart ’25
Daniel Stingi ’21
Maiya Stone ’23
Megan Streeter ’24
Charles Stuckey ’03
Ling Han Su ’23
Marisa ’07^+ and Timothy Sullivan ’07
Hettie and Mark Sullivan ’97
Grace Sunoo ’23^
Suzanne Sweeney ’07^
Joanna Taggart ’24
Brad Theiss ’18
Bret Thompson ’23
Olivia Tobin ’21, MEd’22
Daniel Tonkovich ’13^
Joanna ’98 and David Tonkovich ’97
Christian Truglio ’14
Collin Tsui ’24
Hector Tyser ’25+
Moira Ujda ’25+
Omo-Dafe Uvieghara ’21
Eva Valcic ’19^
Arivee Vargas ’05, JD’08, H’22, and Trevor Rozier-Byrd ’05
Allison and Peter Viehl, P’23
Caroline Viselli ’23
Jay Wadhwa ’24
Suzanne ’92 and Brian Walters ’92, P’20, ’27
Sarah Walters ’20
Brian Ward ’21
Elizabeth Ward ’19^
Patrick Weimer ’23
Luke Welch ’23
Madeline West ’21
Ava Whalen ’25
Christopher Wilson-Byrne ’07+
Caroline Wong ’23
Samantha Wood ’25
Simon Worth ’25
Brooke Yoakam ’24
Alexandra Younes ’23, JD’26
Sarah ’15 and Coleman Younger ’14
Alina Zaman ’24
Gavin Zinghini ’23
Lindsey Zver ’23
Listing as of 4/02/26
* Denotes members of the Wall Street Business Leadership Council Executive Committee
^ Denotes Members of the Wall Street Business Leadership Council
+ Denotes alumni of the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program
The Wall Street Business Leadership Council is a formal network of Boston College alumni, parents, and friends in the business sector. The council provides opportunities to strengthen connections with Boston College and with other Eagles through programming. To learn more about getting involved, visit bc.edu/wsblc.