Classes & Obits

Class Note 1988

Issue

Jul - Aug 2018

Before our 30th reunion (June 14-17), I’d like to introduce the core class officer team who will lead us through the next six years. (We resume clustering, and our 35th will be in 2024.)

President Traci Byrne Gentry lives in Monroe, Connecticut, with husband, Scott Gentry, and their two children, Braedon and Carina. Braedon is a high school senior and will study engineering at the University of Maryland beginning this fall. Carina is in seventh grade. Traci is an executive recruiter at Lack + Daily, a boutique search firm that focuses exclusively on marketers. “After spending 25 years in marketing, I’m enjoying helping others build their marketing careers. Scott and I have stayed in close touch with many Dartmouth friends, and I’m looking forward to reconnecting with classmates at reunion and making new friendships during the next six years as class president.”

VP Lisa Ellis lives and works in New York City, just west of her home village of Roosevelt Island. She is an information services librarian and associate professor at Baruch College, CUNY, where she teaches, consults on research, serves on committees, and publishes. She loves working with faculty and students, many of whom are the first in their families to attend college. In fact, last weekend she, together with two advertising professors, accompanied marketing students to the regional National Student Advertising Competition. Lisa also served for 20-plus years as a weekend docent at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, leading three tours: museum highlights, Impressionism, and modern art. She hopes to return as a docent when she retires. In her leisure time Lisa enjoys attending art exhibitions, hosting get-togethers, babysitting her nephews, and catching games at the Barclays Center to cheer on her favorite team, the Brooklyn Nets.

Correspondent and class secretary Tory Woodin Chavey lives in West Hartford, Connecticut, with her husband of 26-plus years, Mark ’87, and their two children, Helen (a junior at Colby College) and Paul (a high school junior). Tory and Mark met at Dartmouth and attended law school together at Boston University. Mark became a high school history teacher about five years ago, and Tory continues to practice law at a national labor and employment firm. Tory is attempting to rekindle the runner inside, including joining a race on the spur of the moment in Bozeman, Montana, last August during a cross-country road trip with Mark. Tory volunteers with local nonprofits focused on empowering women; she serves on the board of the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the development (fund-raising) committee of the Aurora Foundation. Finally, Tory is a connoisseur of breakfast spots: “I am constantly searching out the best breakfast places wherever I go. To get my nod of approval, it’s got to have great coffee, some interesting menu selections, and a unique vibe. I’m contemplating a blog devoted to my quest, but we’ll see how that goes. Two of my favorites in the last year—both of which are popular among locals—are Biscuit Head in Asheville, North Carolina, and Lula Belle Coffee Shop in Gillette, Wyoming.”

Treasurer Kim Fasolo-Lomonaco lives in Lincoln Park, New Jersey, with Gerard, her husband of 26 years, daughters Alexa, 16, and Ashley, 11, and golden retriever Daisy. She enjoys skiing, cheer coaching, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. After Dartmouth. Kim earned several graduate degrees, all while working at New Jersey Bell (now Verizon). Kim then took a buyout and now holds multiple volunteer leadership positions in her community, earning her the community’s Citizen of the Year Award. This summer Kim looks forward to a two-week vacation to Spain, France, and Italy—including Sicily, where Kim’s grandparents were born—to celebrate milestone birthdays for her mom, dad, and daughter.

Jere Mancini, 34 Wearimus Road, HoHoKus, NJ 07423; d88correspondent@gmail.com