Class Note 1991
Issue
Talk about ’round the girdled earth they roam…plenty of datelines…and news!
Washington, D.C.: Enormous kudos to Laura Friedman Klein, who received the prestigious American Bar Association Pro Bono Award for her work as program manager of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Federal Government Pro Bono Program, which was developed to assist federal agencies with promoting their internal pro bono efforts. She also chairs the Interagency Pro Bono Working Group, which coordinates the pro bono activities of 36 federal government agencies.
San Francisco: Todd Young writes that he is a senior scientist at Genentech (now Roche). He works in the oncology field, researching and developing new compounds. Todd reports a hectic household for him and wife Catherine and sons Sam (3) and Luke (6 months). When time permits Todd flexes his right brain a bit with some song writing and enjoys grabbing a beer with Pat Crocker, Vic Parker, Karen White, Whitney Gates, Sam Kingsland, Erica Hollern, Anouk Patty, Pete Lardner or Jon Murchison.
Dublin, New Hampshire: Brad Bates, wife Lisa and kiddos Calvin and Lilly are back in New England after 18 years away. Brad is headmaster of Dublin School, a small boarding and day school in Dublin. “Life is great,” he writes. He is having fun reconnecting with other Big Greens in the area.
Hania, Crete: Alex Harper and Jim Zug broke plates, drank homemade raki and attempted to stay upright during the traditional Greek dancing at Brad Reed’s wedding in July on the island of Crete. Brad married Athens native Xara Glanopoulou. The newlyweds live outside Barcelona with two sons and a yellow Lab. Nice!
Kingston, Jamaica: After five years in Poland and four in Zambia Kim Goodman Genzer happily reports being back in the Eastern time zone. Kim, husband Scott and two daughters moved to Jamaica, where Scott is principal at the American International School of Kingston. Kim started a business preparing income tax returns for expats, which keeps her plenty busy, particularly during tax season. Not too many alums floating around Zambia, Kim said, although they did hang out with Jeff Allen ’93 occasionally.
N.Y.C.: Aidan and Neva Mermagen welcomed baby brother Felix in September 2008. Felix’s mama, Morgan Schmauder Mermagen, retired from Goldman Sachs after 16 years but is considering a return to Wall Street because “being at home with three kiddos is way more exhausting than selling bonds!”
Boston: Tracey Dodds Hoover attended Becky Hall’s surprise 40th in Boston, at which Becky (and her band) were the entertainment. In attendance: Erica Coles Jacobsen, Alex Bodnar, Jill Siefert, Jill Kimmell, Ed Kerrigan, ’90s Michelle Brownlee, Cathy Campaigne, Christine Perry Smith and Danielle Greene Barney. Tracey—who neglected to say whether she herself had hit the big 4-0—mentioned the joys of her life: kids Dane (11), Erick (6), Faith (4) and Grace (2). After more than 10 years at Fidelity Investments Tracey became a principal consultant, referring to herself as a “recovering” actuary.
The Berkshires, Massachusetts: Stephanie Crowley welcomed her 40s at the Kripalu Yoga Center in the Berkshires, spending four blissful days doing yoga, meditation, swimming, hiking and eating delicious food that someone else prepared. No TV, phones, bills or chores, she said. Stephanie thought this might sound tame to some but said she couldn’t think of a better way to say goodbye to her 30s.
5 Allen Street, Hanover: Jeff and Anne Fleischli Blackburn and their two daughters swept through town this summer, having traveled to Vermont to pick up their eldest daughter at sleep-away camp. Drawn to EBA’s for chicken sandwiches, Anne wrote, “Funny, I never noticed how much mayo they had before.” Who paid attention to that sort of stuff at 19? Anyway the Blackburns stayed the night with John Pepper in Norwich, Vermont, and had a great time catching up.
Thanks for the news! Please keep it coming—and note the new e-mail address below.
—Dianna Goldberg May, 395 Birch St., Denver, CO 80220; digoldbergmay@gmail.com
Nov - Dec 2009
Talk about ’round the girdled earth they roam…plenty of datelines…and news!
Washington, D.C.: Enormous kudos to Laura Friedman Klein, who received the prestigious American Bar Association Pro Bono Award for her work as program manager of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Federal Government Pro Bono Program, which was developed to assist federal agencies with promoting their internal pro bono efforts. She also chairs the Interagency Pro Bono Working Group, which coordinates the pro bono activities of 36 federal government agencies.
San Francisco: Todd Young writes that he is a senior scientist at Genentech (now Roche). He works in the oncology field, researching and developing new compounds. Todd reports a hectic household for him and wife Catherine and sons Sam (3) and Luke (6 months). When time permits Todd flexes his right brain a bit with some song writing and enjoys grabbing a beer with Pat Crocker, Vic Parker, Karen White, Whitney Gates, Sam Kingsland, Erica Hollern, Anouk Patty, Pete Lardner or Jon Murchison.
Dublin, New Hampshire: Brad Bates, wife Lisa and kiddos Calvin and Lilly are back in New England after 18 years away. Brad is headmaster of Dublin School, a small boarding and day school in Dublin. “Life is great,” he writes. He is having fun reconnecting with other Big Greens in the area.
Hania, Crete: Alex Harper and Jim Zug broke plates, drank homemade raki and attempted to stay upright during the traditional Greek dancing at Brad Reed’s wedding in July on the island of Crete. Brad married Athens native Xara Glanopoulou. The newlyweds live outside Barcelona with two sons and a yellow Lab. Nice!
Kingston, Jamaica: After five years in Poland and four in Zambia Kim Goodman Genzer happily reports being back in the Eastern time zone. Kim, husband Scott and two daughters moved to Jamaica, where Scott is principal at the American International School of Kingston. Kim started a business preparing income tax returns for expats, which keeps her plenty busy, particularly during tax season. Not too many alums floating around Zambia, Kim said, although they did hang out with Jeff Allen ’93 occasionally.
N.Y.C.: Aidan and Neva Mermagen welcomed baby brother Felix in September 2008. Felix’s mama, Morgan Schmauder Mermagen, retired from Goldman Sachs after 16 years but is considering a return to Wall Street because “being at home with three kiddos is way more exhausting than selling bonds!”
Boston: Tracey Dodds Hoover attended Becky Hall’s surprise 40th in Boston, at which Becky (and her band) were the entertainment. In attendance: Erica Coles Jacobsen, Alex Bodnar, Jill Siefert, Jill Kimmell, Ed Kerrigan, ’90s Michelle Brownlee, Cathy Campaigne, Christine Perry Smith and Danielle Greene Barney. Tracey—who neglected to say whether she herself had hit the big 4-0—mentioned the joys of her life: kids Dane (11), Erick (6), Faith (4) and Grace (2). After more than 10 years at Fidelity Investments Tracey became a principal consultant, referring to herself as a “recovering” actuary.
The Berkshires, Massachusetts: Stephanie Crowley welcomed her 40s at the Kripalu Yoga Center in the Berkshires, spending four blissful days doing yoga, meditation, swimming, hiking and eating delicious food that someone else prepared. No TV, phones, bills or chores, she said. Stephanie thought this might sound tame to some but said she couldn’t think of a better way to say goodbye to her 30s.
5 Allen Street, Hanover: Jeff and Anne Fleischli Blackburn and their two daughters swept through town this summer, having traveled to Vermont to pick up their eldest daughter at sleep-away camp. Drawn to EBA’s for chicken sandwiches, Anne wrote, “Funny, I never noticed how much mayo they had before.” Who paid attention to that sort of stuff at 19? Anyway the Blackburns stayed the night with John Pepper in Norwich, Vermont, and had a great time catching up.
Thanks for the news! Please keep it coming—and note the new e-mail address below.
—Dianna Goldberg May, 395 Birch St., Denver, CO 80220; digoldbergmay@gmail.com