Class Note 2004
Greta Milligan recently moved back to Washington, D.C., to join the office of the general counsel in the office of the U.S. trade representative. The office provides legal advice on negotiations, agreements, trade legislation and other topics. In addition, it monitors compliance by foreign governments with trade obligations and prosecutes and defends cases in dispute settlement proceedings.
Vanessa Vega and her husband, Jeff Coots, just began public health programs at Tufts University. Jeff is doing a dual-degree between Tufts University School of Medicine for the M.P.H. and Northeastern School of Law for his J.D., and Vanessa is pursuing a second master’s (M.P.H.) after finishing a master’s in occupational therapy.
Thomas Crafts and his wife, Liz (Wilson) Crafts, welcomed Matthew Thompson Crafts into their family on November 11, 2010. Thomas reports that, “Matthew is happy and healthy and looks great in the Dartmouth T-shirt and socks provided by Marina McClure. We also enjoyed a visit from Justin Kriendel over Labor Day weekend. Liz is continuing her anesthesia residency at Duke. I am working for the Duke talent identification program (and always looking for summer instructors and teaching assistants). When Matthew isn’t keeping us too busy, we are also involved in the Dartmouth Club of the Piedmont.”
Erin Anderson joined the Boston office of the law firm Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green. Erin’s practice focuses on business litigation, employment and construction law.
John Polga-Hecimovich married Rebeca Omaña in Peribeca, Venezuela, in August. Ryan McElroy, Jeanette Soares ’02 and Joe Cloyd ’02 all made the long journey to celebrate. Josh Osgood and Lavinia Weizel joined for the reception in Minnesota the following week, during the Minnesota State Fair. John is currently working on his Ph.D. in comparative politics at the University of Pittsburgh.
Adrienne (Draper) Olsen writes, “Brittany Copenhaver has had a busy last few months—she and Chris Dobi (Syracuse ’01) were married on October 22 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the Harn Homestead. We had a great group of ’04s including Stephanie (Feldman) Annear, Susan Edwards, Danielle Polebaum, Chelsea (Morgan) Epstein, Lea Kiefer, Rob Bialis, Lindsay Sheffield and Laura Thompson. While planning for the wedding Britt also managed to graduate from Georgetown Med School, move to Dallas and start her residency in obstetrics/gynecology at UT-Southwestern!”
A number of Dartmouth alumni attended the wedding of David Hoftiezer and Noelle Heise (Pitzer ’07) in Ko Olina, Hawaii: Allan Klinge ’02, Kip Eideberg ’02, Carl Geiringer ’03, Abiel Acosta, John Turner, Luis Carrio, Julian Saltman, Sam Valverde, Charley Light, Mat Brown ’05, Keith Schuricht ’05 and Christine Terada ’07. David currently works as an anti-corruption attorney for Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s D.C. and Paris offices and Noelle is a second-grade teacher.
Cliff Campbell is in his third year as the founding theater teacher at Uncommon Charter High School in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. He will finish work on a master’s in educational theater from the City College of New York in December. If you are feeling generous, Cliff is looking for fiscal sponsors to help defray costs for a weeklong youth theater festival in Scotland with 10 of his students. Send him an e-mail at cliff.campbell@gmail.com if you’d like to help! Uncommon Schools is expanding, so if you’re looking for work in urban education, let Cliff know.
Finally, Sam Stein, a political reporter for the Huffington Post (and also my husband, who may be surprised that I am submitting an update for him. Hi, Sam), made it up to Hanover to cover the Republican presidential debate in October. Sam’s dad, Stephen Stein ’64, joined him on the trip.
—Jess Leinwand, 1440 S St., NW, Apt. 2, Washington, DC 20009; jess.leinwand@gmail.com
