2025 Welcome Luncheon

The Quarter Century Club hosted its annual welcome luncheon on March 13, 2025 at the Samberg center to honor this year's class of new members, as well as our 50-year achievers. President Sally Kornbluth joined us for another engaging fireside chat and to celebrate our longtime MIT colleagues. Relive the wonderful celebration with these photos from the celebration!

Photos: Gretchen Ertl

 

Jennifer Sweeney, wearing a gray long sleeve shirt and a navy blue vest examines the baseball card on a table.
QCC President Yvonne Gittens and 65-Year Achiever Paul Menadier stand together and laugh in front of stage. Behind them, two red armchairs, a large banner with the MIT logo and the Great Dome, and a red Quarter Century Club banner are on the platform.
Inductee Helen Haislmaier wears a dark green coat with a colorful scarf tied around her neck as she is greeted by Ted Johnson.
Yvonne Gittens laughs with Charles Moss. They stand at a tall round table with a white tablecloth and a framed photo of a Red Sox player rests on top.
New member Josh Vatsky smiles, wearing a blue vertical-striped shirt with a navy blazer as he converses with another attendee who has their back to the camera
Board Member Donna Fucillo speaks with three other guests
Paul Menadier and James Fox sit at a table and laugh
Inductee Anita Yip wears a pale colored shirt with a navy blazer as she smiles
Deb Roy, in a dark brown jacket, smiles and shakes hands with Ramona Allen
Maria Puim sits at a table wearing a cream knit sweater and smiles towards the camera
Ximena Forero-Irizarry smiles and speaks to Y-Chie Primo, who wears a purple blazer
Y-Chie Primo and Ximena Forero-Irizarry stand to the left of an MIT banner picturing the Great Dome
Rich DeLaura, in a blue striped shirt with a gray blazer, puts an arm around QCC Board Member Kim Calden Woodrow, in a black top with a colorful scarf, as they pose and smile
MIT President Sally Kornbluth sits and shakes hands with a guest across the table
QCC President Yvonne Gittens stands at a wooden podium with a red Quarter Century Club sign as she speaks. In the background, a vertical Quarter Century Club banner and a large MIT banner with the Great Dome hang in front of windows
QCC President Yvonne Gittens speaks at a lectern as the attendees sit at round tables and listen
MIT officer David Sacco, in an MIT police uniform, stands and reads the QCC program
50-Year Achiever Cecil Forde wears a black leather jacket as he sits at a table and smiles at another guest
Vice President of Human Resources, Ramona Allen, stands at a podium with a Quarter Century Club sign as she gives a speech
50-Year Achiever James Fox, in a blue sweater with a dark-colored blazer, sits at a table and smiles towards something out of frame.
50-Year Achiever and QCC Treasurer, Bonny Kellermann, stands up from seat to be recognized. Other guests sit at various tables and clap
50-Year Achiever Henry Lieberman wears a gray top and sits at a table, giving a thumbs up to someone out of frame and smiling. In the background, other attendees look in the same direction
Melissa Choi wears a plum-colored blazer and sits in a beige chair as she smiles towards the left
QCC Member Melissa Choi stands at a wood lectern and speaks into a mic. Attendees sit at tables around the room and look to the stage
50-Year Achiever Steven Krich, in a purple button-down and a dark blazer, stands as guests around him clap
50-Year Achiever Marilyn Lewis stands in a cobalt blue blazer as attendees around her clap
Peter Szolovits, in a striped button-down and a black jacket with the MIT logo, talks and sits next to Jennifer Sweeney, who is wearing a gray long sleeve and and navy blue Department of T? vest
New members Felicia Gauthier and Mark Dickson laugh as they talk with two other attendees, who have their backs to the camera
Qing Dong wears a red sweater and talks with two other guests at a table. On top of the table are wine glasses and picture frames
Catherine Grant is in a gray and black paisley-patterned cardigan and smiles facing the right side of the frame as she places a hand over her heart
???Larry Vereker smiles, wearing a navy blue sweater that says "MIT Lincoln Laboratory Facilities"
QCC Board Member JIm Burke and Samuel Calomo sit and talk
New inductee Norvin Richards sits, gesturing with two hands as Anthony Hallee-Farrell listens. On the table are two wine glasses with water and a framed photo of Oprah from the late 90s
QCC Treasurer Bonny Kellermann and MIT President Sally Kornbluth sit in red armchairs in front of a banner picturing the Great Dome. President Kornbluth speaks as Bonny smiles
MIT President Sally Kornbluth smiles as she sits in a red armchair and leans back. There is a small microphone clipped to the colorful floral scarf around her neck
QCC Treasurer Bonny Kellermann and MIT President Sally Kornbluth sit in red armchairs on a platform with MIT and Quarter Century Club banners, speaking to the audience as they watch from their seats. Behind them is a wall of windows showing the Boston skyline.
Jennifer Weiss holds a microphone and smiles widely as she speaks
President Kornbluth sits, holding a white piece of paper in one hand and gesturing to Bonny Kellermann, who is sitting behind her, with another as they both smile
Kevin Davis sits at a table wearing a light blue long-sleeved button-down and a green tie, smiling and looking to the right
Dan Michaud bends down and shake hands with John McDonald, who is sitting in a chair and leaning towards ?
John McDonald wears a navy blue pullover and smiles, sitting and placing both arms over the back of the chair
Alicia LaDuke, in a dark blue dress, smiles and peers over one shoulder. Also pictured is guest Marilyn Lewis, sitting and wearing a red top with a cobalt blue blazer and glasses
Bonny Kellermann, President Sally Kornbluth, and Todd Glickman smile and pose as someone to the right, out of frame, takes a photo
Melissa Choi, QCC President Yvonne Gittens, MIT President Sally Kornbluth, and Bonny Kellermann stand and smile at the camera
Yvonne Gittens looks at the camera as Bonny Kellermann and Melissa Choi laugh
Heather Garcia, Helena Sebastian, and Greg Bourne stand in front of Quarter Century Club and MIT banners, smiling with arms around one another
Carol Schultz and Sharon Pinksten stand in front of a wooden lectern with a Quarter Century Club sign, each placing one hand on it and smiling
Y-Chie Primo, in a white jacket with "MIT" embroidered in red, holds a phone up to take a selfie as Maxine Samuels stands behind her and smiles for the photo
Jonathan Byford and QCC Board Member Doug Piercey sit on a red armchair on the left while fellow Board Members Steve Holmberg and Jo-Ann Lenzi sit on another red armchair on the right. They smile for a photo as a large MIT banner picturing the Great Dome hangs behind them