Marvin H. Dorfman, Danvers, Mass., and Estee (Dorfman) Foster ’95 have formed Dorfman & Dorfman, CPAs. The Woburn-based firm specializes in accounting and tax services for individuals and small businesses.

N. James Turner, Orlando,
Fla., has been elected circuit
judge for the Ninth Judicial
Circuit Court of Florida,
which serves Orange
and Osceola counties.
Turner’s duty station is in
Kissimmee. He is assigned
to the Unified Family
Division, which handles
juvenile delinquency and
domestic relations cases.

1980

John M. O’Rourke, Monroe, Conn., has been promoted to vice president of product marketing for Enterprise Performance Management products at Oracle.

1981

Writer and editor Adele M. Annesi, Ridgefield, Conn., had two pieces published in literary journals during 2008. Her short fantasy story “Ariland” was picked up by Hotmetalpress, and “Donuts in the Glove Box” appeared in Trillium.

1983

Christopher N. Persson, Woodbury, Conn., is a part-

ner at Connecticut Human Resources Reports. He and Leslie Smith were married on June 17, 2006, in the company of fellow Class of 1983 graduates Gary Michelson, Thomas Crowell, Jeff Dombrowski and Steven Leibowitz. The couple welcomed twin daughters, Sophia and Christianne, in March 2008.

1985

Trustees of the National Grand Bank have elected James E. Nye, Marblehead, Mass., to be the bank’s 13th president.

1986

Debra (Feldman) Schultz ’MST, Sudbury, Mass., has joined Paresky Flitt & Company, a leading CPA firm located in Wayland, Mass.

Debra Schultz

Pedal Pusher

class notable

Paul Dorn ’83 has been living without a car since 1991 — and he couldn’t be happier. His vehicle of choice is a bicycle, which the California resident uses rain or shine for commuting to work, running errands, and staying in shape. Dorn shares

his expertise and passion for two-wheeling in a new book: The Bike to Work Guide: Save Gas, Go Green, Get Fit (Adams Media, 2009).

“Roni Sarig published a very comprehensive book on biking in 1998. Last year, I was approached by Adams Media to do a book on just commuting by bike,” explains Dorn, who majored in Business Communication at Bentley. “I took Roni’s original manuscript, reorganized it, and wrote three new chapters.”

The publisher discovered Dorn through his web site

( www.runmuki.com) and blog ( www.bikecommutetips. blogspot.com). He had started both ventures in the mid-1990s, inspired by his own daily pedal to work at San Francisco State University.

“I got a lot of inquiries about bike commuting,” he recalls. “There weren’t many resources on biking at that time.”

Public transit was Dorn’s principle mode of travel when the Boston native first moved to California in 1991. He switched to biking in 1996, largely to save time.

“I soon discovered other pleasures: meeting people, connecting with the community in new ways, hearing bird songs, helping the environment,” says Dorn, whose original set of wheels was a gift from wife Marianne. “Health-wise, it motivated me to quit smoking and drinking. Riding for miles is difficult if you’re out of shape.”

Dorn practices what he promotes. Weekdays, he travels by bike and commuter train from his home in Sacramento to the University of California–Davis, where he is marketing director for the Department of Campus Recreation. At day’s end, he bikes the entire 20 miles back home.

Bicycles govern his spare time as well. Dorn is a former executive director of the California Bicycle Coalition and former board member of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. Weekends, he rides for pleasure and frequently for charity.

Inspired by the book’s “pretty good response,” the alumnus may write a children’s book on bike safety and a volume on bicycling as a political movement.

“Driving generates anger and road rage,” observes Dorn. “I’m pleased to help people discover this very social and fun form of mobility.” Anne-Marie R. Seltzer

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