2025 Holiday Party

On December 4, 2025, we welcomed a fantastic group of QCC members to the Marriott Hotel in Kendall Square for a festive feast to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year!

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Photos: Gretchen Ertl

Julius Zolotarevsky and Rich Czerwinski smile and look at a guest facing away from view Julius Zolotarevsky, Rich Czerwinski, and friends Seven members of QCC staff stand at a registration table set up with name tags for guests QCC staff ready to assist! Donna-Ruth Yost smiles and puts a name tag on at the registration table Donna-Ruth Yost Ted Johnson smiles at the camera Ted Johnson Man in red hoodie and Gerry Cellucci smile Attendee with Gerry Cellucci Linda Bragman, Ximena Forero-Irizarry, Teri Quill, and SharonLeah Brown pose together and smile Linda Bragman, Ximena Forero-Irizarry, Teri Quill, and SharonLeah Brown Sal Fazzolari and Arnold Melo sit at a table and smile as Arnold puts an arm around Sal Sal Fazzolari and Arnold Melo Man in a black zip-up jacket and Richard Janus stand and smile Attendee with Richard Janus Gerry Cetrone and Al Richard sit at a table and smile Gerry Cetrone and Al Richard Monique and Richard Perla smile Monique and Richard Perla Denise LeBlanc and Joan LaValle smile Denise LeBlanc and Joan LaValle Doreen Lopes-Smith and attendee with medium-length brown hair smile excitedly Doreen Lopes-Smith smiles with a friend Laura von Bosau, Jason Thomas, Abhay Ram, and Paul Rivenberg smile with arms around one another Laura von Bosau, Jason Thomas, Abhay Ram, and Paul Rivenbeg Joel Grimm, in a light blue button-up and a colorful tie, smiles at the camera while in conversation with three other guests Joel Grimm and friends John Jenkins, Pamela Quick, and a friend in a blue, orange, and green patterned sweater sit at a round blue table smiling John Jenkins, Pamela Quick, and a friend Ricky Panzini in a gray long sleeve shirt and black and red Red Sox hat speaks to a guest Ricky Panzini Warren Scott and Pat Magner pose Warren Scott and Pat Magner Linda Bragman gives Roni Dudley-Cowans a big hug Linda Bragman gives Roni Dudley-Cowans a big hug QCC President Yvonne Gittens' hand covers a small microphone as she stands at the podium while Traci Swartz stands to the left and smiles QCC President Yvonne Gittens and staff member Traci Swartz Ron Stoute, Antoinette Browne, and Sonia Jones pose cheerfully with one another Ron Stoute, Antoinette Browne, and Sonia Jones Marie Hartwell, Renee LaFrance, and Allison MacDonald sit together and smile, all wearing sequined red antler headbands Marie Hartwell, Renee LaFrance, and Allison MacDonald Ruth McKenzie, Cheryl Mottley, and Dawn Wood smile together, standing next to a table in a crowded room Ruth McKenzie, Cheryl Mottley, and Dawn Wood Tom Henneberry and a QCC member with short brown hair share a hug while smiling at the camera Tom Hennenberry with a friend Trudy Morris smiles widely with arms open to greet two guests Trudy Morris and friends Roni Dudley-Cowans and Linda Bragman stand and smile Roni Dudley-Cowans and Linda Bragman Marie Sénat smiles Marie Sénat Glenn Callahan and Joseph Orender with arms around one another and beers in hand Glenn Callahan and Joseph Orender Michael Hurley, Peter Schulz, and Emma Teng smile and pose Michael Hurley, Peter Schulz, and Emma Teng Attendee with short gray hair, pink eyeglasses, and an orange scarf smiles while speaking to another guest QCC members chatting Phyllis Jordan-Gill and Michel DeGraff give big smiles and place their arms around one another Phyllis Jordan-Gill and Michel DeGraff Steve Smith and two other QCC members smile as David Mooradd speaks Steve Smith, David Mooradd, and friends QCC President Yvonne Gittens stands at a black podium with a red Quarter Century Club sign attached and waves to the audience. In the background is a tall red Quarter Century Club sign QCC President Yvonne Gittens Chris Sherratt and two other attendees sit at a table with water glasses in front of them and smile Two QCC members with Chris Sheratt QCC Vice President Robin Elices stands to be recognized as surrounding guests sit at tables QCC Vice President Robin Elices Jan Burke and Peter Bedrosian stand in front of a decorated Christmas tree and smile Jan Burke and Peter Bedrosian Lee Pothier holds a beverage and speaks to a group of four other guests Lee Pothier and friends A group of friends stand and smile A wonderful group of friends! A man with short white hair and Zach Folcik sit and chat at a table Attendee chats with Zach Folcik Richard Janus, Tim Rix, Bob Casey, and Jonathon Weiss stand together and smile. Behind them is a crowd of people sitting at tables or standing and speaking with friends Richard Janus, Tim Rix, Bob Casey, and Jonathon Weiss Olimpia Cáceres-Brown stands in a circle smiling with a small group Olimpia Cáceres-Brown and friends An attendee in a blue long sleeve shirt and a long white beard stands and gestures to Clarence Henniger, who is sitting and smiling Attendee chats with Clarence Henniger Guest with a short white beard and black blazer sits with Stephen Steadman as both rest their hands on a navy blue table and smile QCC member with Stephen Steadman