CLASS OF 2005
Brock Leiendecker worked in the nonprofit
sector after college where he rose to Director of
Operations. He left the nonprofit sector to pursue
a passion for saving older buildings and attended
the North Bennet Street School for Preservation
Carpentry, followed by working in the southern
New England area. Recently, Brock has returned
to North Bennet Street School as a full-time
instructor of carpentry. He keeps busy renovating
his home in Franklin with his wife, Mallory, of
six years, and working part-time as a carpenter
and adjunct professor at Boston Architectural
College. Brock is currently studying for a Master’s
in Project Management at Northeastern.
Dom Lombardi, his wife, and their two
daughters live in Worcester. He is a Senior
Director of Security and Trust at Kandji, an Apple
device management and security platform. He
also serves on the Board of Directors for PHACE
Syndrome Community and as an advisor to
several SaaS organizations across information
security and data privacy industries.
Fire Lieutenant Ryan Moffett and Firefighter/
EMT Ray Gobbi ’13 both serve in the Brockton
Fire Department. Ryan was appointed Lieutenant
in June 2022. He and Ray had the chance to put
out a fire together, Ryan’s first fire in charge!
CLASS OF 2006
Zack Cantin and his wife, Melissa, welcomed
their son, Wesley Daniel, into the world on July
9, at Beverly Hospital. Mom and baby are doing
great and big sister, Makayla, welcomed him
home with a big smile.
Henry Cutter is currently working in tech/
software sales. He and his wife, Catey, have two
beautiful children, twins - a boy and a girl - and
live on the South Shore. Henry enjoys connecting
with fellow Xaverian classmates.
Fr. Chris Peschel celebrated Mass with rising
seniors at XLI #46 at Stonehill College in August.
Dan Roth is currently a Product Manager at
Kyruus, a healthcare tech company. In October,
he celebrated five years since getting his heart
transplant. He is still close with the friends he
made at Xaverian. He is also a musician and
spends a lot of his time playing with his Boston-
based wedding band, Tenderhëds.
CLASS OF 2007
Daniel Blake is currently an engineer working
for Biogen in Cambridge. He received a master’s
degree in engineering management from Tufts in
July 2021.
Dan Danckert recently earned the Certified
Reliability Engineer (CRE) certification
through ASQ.
Brendan Fitzpatrick is in law enforcement.
He is a detective assigned to the Massachusetts
DEA Drug Task Force within the New
England Region.
Michael McDonough was recently named
Vice President, Chief of Staff for Panera Bread,
after spending seven years with Reebok. In his
role at Panera, Michael works with the company’s
CEO and Executive Team on achieving strategic
priorities, driving key projects, and identifying
new opportunities.
Chris Talutis and his wife, Audrey, welcomed
their first child, Callan Christopher, on August 6.
Chris and his family live in Milton.
CLASS OF 2008
Nate Ginette and his wife, Hailey, welcomed
their first child, Phineas, on October 19.
Mike Iannoni and his wife, Courtney, welcomed
Cameron Joseph Iannoni to the world on
September 19 at MelroseWakefield Hospital.
Justin Wilson is currently a civil engineer
working for the Texas Department of
Transportation. He lives in Austin, TX.
CLASS OF 2009
John Fisher and his wife, Kathleen, welcomed
twins, Clare and Jack, born on August 16.
Conor Fitzgerald
and his wife, Brooke,
welcomed their son,
Shea Thomas, on July
30. Big sister, Ada,
is thrilled with her
baby brother!
CLASS OF 2010
Joe Cassaro and classmate, Jack Dustin,
enjoyed a cookout in Rhode Island with their
sons this past summer. Pictured are (L-R) Joe
and son, Vinny (6 months), and Jack and son,
Tully (2).
Chris Cunningham shares that he toured the
United States as an Esports commentator for
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tournaments in June, and
ran as a Libertarian for Nevada State Senate in
the 2022 general election.
Joel Merriam and son, Logan, enjoyed a
wonderful afternoon with Ryan Mee ’10 and his
son, Colby.
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