As part of Impact86, which strives to promote volunteerism and good deeds among our classmates, March 27 was the 86th day of 2014, representing our annual Random Acts of Kindness Day. Several people shared their acts on our class site, www.dartmouth86.com. Chris Porche wrote: “I drafted a grant to support Roots of Empathy at the elementary school nearby to Capitol Hill Foundation, a local community foundation. The school received designation as an Ashoka change-maker school in 2013; as a public school it must secure community support to proceed and invest in teacher training geared toward encouraging positive change, emotional quotient development in youth and diminish aggressiveness linked with bullying in the school community.” Fingers crossed! Lali (Jayasankar) Haines became a certified yoga instructor five years ago. She wrote, “I teach hot yoga and prenatal yoga. I perform in community theater on a regular basis in suburban Boston. Next I play Grace Clements in a production of Working in Acton, Massachusetts. I combine my love of gynecology and acting by helping with informational videos for www.youngwomenshealth.org.” Lali has been married to Jay Haines ’87 for nearly 25 years and lives in her hometown of Weston, Massachusetts. Her oldest son Chris will be graduating from Franklin & Marshall this May, daughter Emily is a freshman at Colgate University and son Will is a sophomore at Weston High School. During the winter her family journeyed to Lake Placid, New York, to watch Emily and her collegiate team at a figure skating competition (gold medal!). Lali practices pediatric and adolescent gynecology at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dorn Bishop was elected to the board of directors of the U.S. Backgammon Federation, where he brings legal and business judgment. His courtroom experience and service as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California will be helpful to the board in evaluating issues that come before it.


After 27 years and many life experiences later, Robin Goldstein is taking a breath, re-evaluating and altering her path. She wrote, “Several years ago after completing my Ph.D. in psychology and working in research I started working with parents, supporting their efforts to better understand their children’s emotional and cognitive development. I helped parents think about their children in new ways and to advocate for them in the school system. I realized working with children’s parents and caregivers was a very effective way to better children’s lives. From this work I saw parents’ need for a therapeutic component. As of January I began work as a psychotherapist with adults who desire to be more comfortable and satisfied within themselves in their interactions with their children and others. Being a full-time parent is my most significant work to date and continues to present me with unique opportunities to learn about myself. As I strive to live a conscious, compassionate and fully present life for myself and my children I am now in a position to help others who want the same for themselves. To be conscious of where one’s actions come from and to act on choices from a place of self-knowledge is the work I support in my practice. I would enjoy hearing from fellow graduates. I can be reached through my website, www.robincgoldstein.com.” Jeff Capwell ran the fall Savannah (Georgia) Rock and Roll marathon. “I have worked up to the point where I try to run at least two long races a year—a half marathon and a full marathon. It has allowed me to meet some great people through the years. I encourage any of our classmates who have never run a marathon to give it a try.”


—Davida Dinerman, 12 Kings Row, Ashland, MA 01721; (508) 231-8813; davida@dinerman.com; Mark Greenstein, 107 Fenn Road, Newington, CT 06111; (860) 666-7715; msg@ivybound.net