Class Note 1991
Issue
Jul - Aug 2016
As you read this column our 25th reunion is but a memory (perhaps a somewhat hazy one). Look for a recap in the next issue of the DAM.
Back to classmate updates. Congratulations to Geoffrey Blackwell on being named to the Native Public Media (NPM) board of directors. NPM is a public broadcasting organization that provides media services to Native Americans. Geoffrey is chief strategy officer and general counsel at Amerind Risk, having previously held positions at the Federal Communications Commission Office of Native Affairs and Policy as well as Chickasaw Nation Industries Inc.
Rob Kornblum wrote in with news of the release of his first book, Never Too Late to Startup: How Mid-life Entrepreneurs Create Wealth, Freedom & Purpose. “The book is a ‘how-to’ for anyone considering starting a business after a few decades of corporate experience. I interviewed more than 20 mid-life entrepreneurs, including Lew Cirne ’93, Kelly Cooper ’82, Dartmouth chemistry professor Joseph BelBruno and Tuck grad Jack O’Toole. The book was inspired by my own experience running a startup in an accelerator where all of the other CEOs were in their 20s. On a personal note, Suzie (King) and I are thrilled to be coming back for reunion and to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. We were married in 1996 in Rollins Chapel and our reception was in the Hanover Inn. Happy times!”
After four years stationed in Colorado, Kimberly DeVore and her family will be moving to Fort Hood, Texas, this summer. “I have been selected to be the chief of the department of obstetrics, and women’s health at Darnall Army Medical Center! We are all signed up and scheduled to attend reunion with the kiddos. The three boys—now 11, 9 and 3 years old—are doing well. Mouthier than cats, but likely just as rambunctious!”
In the run-up to reunion I was able to attend two class gatherings in my region, one in New York City and the other in Westchester County, New York, both hosted by Rich and Molly Aube. In N.Y.C. we were joined by current trustee Steve Roth ’62 and in Westchester by former trustee Stephen Mandel ’78. I won’t try to list the names of everyone in attendance for fear of leaving someone out, but both events were well attended and it was great to catch up before the big celebration in Hanover.
Keep sending in your updates!
—Sara Burbine Potter, 108 Hillcrest Road, Fairfield, CT 06824; sara_burbine@yahoo.com
Back to classmate updates. Congratulations to Geoffrey Blackwell on being named to the Native Public Media (NPM) board of directors. NPM is a public broadcasting organization that provides media services to Native Americans. Geoffrey is chief strategy officer and general counsel at Amerind Risk, having previously held positions at the Federal Communications Commission Office of Native Affairs and Policy as well as Chickasaw Nation Industries Inc.
Rob Kornblum wrote in with news of the release of his first book, Never Too Late to Startup: How Mid-life Entrepreneurs Create Wealth, Freedom & Purpose. “The book is a ‘how-to’ for anyone considering starting a business after a few decades of corporate experience. I interviewed more than 20 mid-life entrepreneurs, including Lew Cirne ’93, Kelly Cooper ’82, Dartmouth chemistry professor Joseph BelBruno and Tuck grad Jack O’Toole. The book was inspired by my own experience running a startup in an accelerator where all of the other CEOs were in their 20s. On a personal note, Suzie (King) and I are thrilled to be coming back for reunion and to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. We were married in 1996 in Rollins Chapel and our reception was in the Hanover Inn. Happy times!”
After four years stationed in Colorado, Kimberly DeVore and her family will be moving to Fort Hood, Texas, this summer. “I have been selected to be the chief of the department of obstetrics, and women’s health at Darnall Army Medical Center! We are all signed up and scheduled to attend reunion with the kiddos. The three boys—now 11, 9 and 3 years old—are doing well. Mouthier than cats, but likely just as rambunctious!”
In the run-up to reunion I was able to attend two class gatherings in my region, one in New York City and the other in Westchester County, New York, both hosted by Rich and Molly Aube. In N.Y.C. we were joined by current trustee Steve Roth ’62 and in Westchester by former trustee Stephen Mandel ’78. I won’t try to list the names of everyone in attendance for fear of leaving someone out, but both events were well attended and it was great to catch up before the big celebration in Hanover.
Keep sending in your updates!
—Sara Burbine Potter, 108 Hillcrest Road, Fairfield, CT 06824; sara_burbine@yahoo.com