It’s hard to imagine that you will be reading this on the cusp of autumn—as I am typing, the mercury in Denver is wavering between 99 and 100. 


I begin with news from George Dunston, whom I tracked down and badgered on Facebook for a bit of news. George wrote: “After 14 years as an attorney (the last seven of which were spent as a corporate and international lawyer at Merck), I decided to take the leap into entrepreneurship and started a company that develops online software to assist medical schools and hospitals with certain compliance and data management obligations created by the recently passed health reform legislation. I work a lot but enjoy the challenges of starting a new business. I currently live in the ‘sixth borough’—downtown Jersey City, New Jersey—where I have been for the past eight years. If any ’91s ever find themselves caught on the other side of the Holland Tunnel they should give me a call!”


I also received word from our former notes man himself. Jon Murchison reported a fantastic time at Leigh Zarelli’s wedding to Austin Lewis in East Hampton, New York, on May 1. Also there for the celebration: Rafael Aguirre-Sacasa, Pat Burtis and Jen Thomas, Sean Regan, Anne Connaly Regan ’92, Rachel Stark, Rich Winter, Liza Millet ’92, Val Worthington ’92 and Sandy Yusen ’90. Murch says, “Mother Nature served up a beautiful and unseasonably warm day for Leigh and Austin to the knot at the Maidstone Club. Festivities continued into the wee hours at Stephen Talkhouse.” All best to Leigh.


And another tip of the hat to our classmate Neal Katyal. Perhaps the last you read about Neal, he argued (successfully) on behalf of Guantanamo Bay detainees before the Supreme Court. Now Neal has been named acting Solicitor General of the United States, after his boss, Elena Kagan, was nominated to the Supreme Court. It is unclear if Neal will move permanently into this presidentially nominated, Senate-confirmed post. Regardless, it is quite astounding that such a young lawyer (yes, we are still young) has achieved so much. Despite the prestige Neal says the best part of his life is not lawyering or teaching at the Georgetown Law Center. It’s the time he spends with his wife of 10 years and three sons. Together, they hike, ski and play soccer. 


Finally, I had the pleasure of seeing Carrie Heinonen, who zipped through town for a wedding. Karin Markey Jonas and I managed to steal her away from the festivities for a glass of wine and brief catch-up time. Carrie lives in Chicago, where she works as vice president of marketing and public affairs at the Art Institute of Chicago. 


Thanks, everyone, for the notes. Please keep them coming.


—Dianna Goldberg May, 395 Birch St., Denver, 80220; digoldbergmay@gmail.com