Greetings, ’91s!

I hope that everyone’s summer is off to a great start. Lots of news to share about reconnections that took place this spring, so look for professional updates on some amazing classmates in the next issue!

To start us off, Mitch Epner wins a prize for getting the most classmate names into a single post! “I am proud that I recently was elected as a member (partner) of my law firm, Rottenberg Lipman Rich PC. We are a small boutique in New York City, where I specialize in white-collar criminal, high-stakes civil, and employment matters. In the last few months I have frequently appeared on British and American TV discussing the Ghislaine Maxwell criminal trial and the Prince Andrew civil litigation—all stemming back to my work as a federal prosecutor. I have had the great fortune to be in touch with our classmates John Godsman, Morgan Schmauder Mermagen, Holly Cervini, Robin Reynolds, Steve Fried, Jordy Green, George Dunston, Ned Ertel, Robyn Osrow, Lulu Kroll, Alex Kapp, Emily Nielsen Jones, J.D. Optekar, Manish Kejriwal, Terry Stillman, Mike Parham, Chris Ramsey, Jack An, Jay Matson, Andrew Ranson, Jim Meneely, Erica Coles Jacobson, Melissa Hinebauch, Steve McKenna, Robin Reynolds Wilt, Neal Katyal, Neal Chatterjee, Laura Seale Lovelace, Daryl Kessler, the Hon. Andrew Edison, David Hillman, Whitney Gates, Chris (Kraus) Parrott, and many others. I am confident that each of them is leading a more interesting life than me. I also know that each of them has been important to me in getting to a much better place (personally and professionally) than I was in the middle of Covid isolation. In related news, we got a puppy (Mercury) to fill our empty nest now that our daughter is off at college.”

For classes with canceled reunions during the last two years, the College hosted two events this spring, one on the West Coast and one on the East Coast. The first gathering was held in San Francisco on March 31 and was attended by classmates Lisa Bosler, Arthur Conner, Karen Horn, Erica Kelly, and Austin Willacy. Erica and Karen both said it was a great event and everyone enjoyed being able to gather once again. Karen added, “We had a great time catching up and hearing about Austin’s work in music and mentoring teens in Oakland: www.austinwillacy.com.”

The New York City event was held on April 27, and I was happy to attend! We had a great turnout from the class of 1991: Amy Arlin, George Dunston, Mitch Epner, Tracey Cushing Gilliam, Brittney Wertheim Hegarty, Libby Nelson Hiltabrand, Pilar Melendez Korgel, Lulu Kroll, Robyn Osrow, Josie Sandler, and Walter Saurack. We didn’t have the biggest class in attendance at the event, but we may have had the alumni who traveled the furthest! Kudos to Vermont-resident Tracey and Texas-resident Pilar for joining us! Pilar happened to be in town from Austin, taking the night off from her role as chaperone for a group of students visiting N.Y.C. It was a fabulous event and I hope there will be many more to come!

Apologies to anyone whose name I inadvertently omitted from either of these events! If you were there and I left out your name above, please let me know (and send me a life update while you’re at it!).

—Sara Burbine Potter, 108 Hillcrest Road, Fairfield, CT 06824; sara_burbine@yahoo.com