As this column will be published just after our reunion, it is an opportune time to thank our class officers. First, president Traci (Byrne) Gentry has been a strong communicator and relationship builder, despite Covid arriving in the midst of her term. From convening classwide Zoom calls and organizing mini-reunions to the less glamorous work of ensuring classmates’ contact information is updated, she has done an amazing job, and we are all most grateful to her. Traci commented on her tenure: “It has been an honor to serve the class of ’88 for the past six years. We’ve come away from this experience having connected with people we did not know at Dartmouth and reconnected with so many others. We are indeed a special class, and we wish the next team of class officers continued success and ’88 love.” Kim Fasolo-LoMonaco has served as treasurer and Bob Striker as our longtime webmaster, both critical roles that operate largely behind-the-scenes and thus are particularly thankless. Both have served with a high degree of professionalism that is much appreciated. Geoff Hyatt is our gift planning chair. Having served as a class officer in different capacities more than 16 years, Geoff offers wise counsel and has sought to refresh our class giving. He told me: “It is always a joy to reconnect with old friends and meet new classmates. I learned how to build a website and moderate a Facebook group. Currently my goal is to set a Dartmouth class record for Bartlett Tower Society members for planned giving and we are very close. Please join us!” As newsletter coeditors, Ann Jackman and Elena Baum are responsible for those inspired missives we all look forward to receiving. Elena is newer to the role and says she is happy to be helping the long-serving Ann, who still does most of the work. Elena notes: “I have really enjoyed how this role has allowed me to connect with classmates who I knew and did not know in college. We are a pretty impressive group, and I am happy to have helped Ann and served the class.” Similarly, Ann commented that serving as editor “has offered me the opportunity to connect with so many people I did not know in college, both through reaching out to (some might say pestering!) ’88s for their stories and being part of many great class officer teams. It has been such a joy to chronicle all the fascinating, funny, and heartwarming stories.” Luzmilla “Luzi” Robinson has served for the last three years as our alumni class councilor and has represented us at recent significant college events, including Catherine Craighead Briggs’ acceptance of the 2022 Alumni Award. Kristin Cartwright and Valerie Fasolo keep us connected in their roles as class stewards, and Cuong Do, Larissa Roesch, and Bob Victor serve as our head agents, working hard to focus the generosity of our class on benefiting current and future Dartmouth students. Thank you all for your contributions to the class of 1988!

—Tory Woodin Chavey, 128 Steele Road, West Hartford, CT 06119; dartmouth88classnotes@gmail.com