Class Note 1991
Issue
September-October 2022
Greetings, ’91s, and thank you for electing me class secretary.
I’m kicking things off close to home as I’ve gone through some changes the past few years. Following a stint at WeWork, I joined the “Great Resignation.” My husband, Greg, and I moved our three teenagers, Piper, Bailey, and Sam, from the suburbs of N.Y.C. to beautiful Winhall, Vermont. It was there, on the sidelines at the high school turf, that I ran into Brett Morrison. Brett lives close by in Manchester. He works for the Connecticut River Conservancy as the director of development. As it is Dartmouth’s river, Brett is regularly pleased to run into alumni from across the decades. He is a proud dad to Turner (23), Evangeline (20), and Jack (18).
To pass time as a stay-at-home mom in the mountains, I took my dogs on many hikes, during which I listened to Guides Gone Wild (guidesgonewild.com)—a podcast by my Choates’ buddy, Jen Clark. Jen also runs Evans Notch Lodge in a quiet, crowd-free corner of the White Mountain National Forest. It’s the perfect base camp for friends and family to gather to do outdoorsy things such as hiking, biking, fishing, paddling, and skiing. Check it out! Once I decided it was time to jump back into the corporate world, I reached out to my former freshman boat mate, John Goodchild, who is a litigation and restructuring partner at Morgan Lewis & Bockius. John lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Kara (a former colleague of mine—small world), and is dad to Eagles’ fans Aidan, Owen, Dean, and Eliza. Soon after, I accepted a role as the global chief compliance officer of WTW. The job brings me to London and New York often—so if you live in either location or find yourself traveling through southern Vermont to leaf peep this fall or ski this winter, please let me know.
In fact, I’d like to hear from all of you. I received my very first voluntary update from John Sun, who reports, “I moved with my wife, Yumee Shim ’93, and two kids, Ethan ’26 and Thomas, to the Seattle area four years ago for work and love the area from April to October. I could really do without the winter rain! I keep in touch with Joo Choi from time to time, who is doing well in the Dallas area, and I’ve reconnected with KC Kung in Hong Kong, who is doing amazingly there (as expected). I’m very much looking forward to attending Homecoming this year and hope to see some classmates. If you’re in the Seattle area or passing through, please reach out!”
Speaking of Homecoming—it is the weekend of October 28-29. Watch our Dartmouth “Class of 1991” Facebook page and your email for information on a potential class gathering in Hanover. At a minimum, come join other ’91s in the parade Friday night!
—Tracey Cushing Gilliam, P.O. Box 613, Winhall, VT 05340; (917) 951-1472; tragilliam1@gmail.com
I’m kicking things off close to home as I’ve gone through some changes the past few years. Following a stint at WeWork, I joined the “Great Resignation.” My husband, Greg, and I moved our three teenagers, Piper, Bailey, and Sam, from the suburbs of N.Y.C. to beautiful Winhall, Vermont. It was there, on the sidelines at the high school turf, that I ran into Brett Morrison. Brett lives close by in Manchester. He works for the Connecticut River Conservancy as the director of development. As it is Dartmouth’s river, Brett is regularly pleased to run into alumni from across the decades. He is a proud dad to Turner (23), Evangeline (20), and Jack (18).
To pass time as a stay-at-home mom in the mountains, I took my dogs on many hikes, during which I listened to Guides Gone Wild (guidesgonewild.com)—a podcast by my Choates’ buddy, Jen Clark. Jen also runs Evans Notch Lodge in a quiet, crowd-free corner of the White Mountain National Forest. It’s the perfect base camp for friends and family to gather to do outdoorsy things such as hiking, biking, fishing, paddling, and skiing. Check it out! Once I decided it was time to jump back into the corporate world, I reached out to my former freshman boat mate, John Goodchild, who is a litigation and restructuring partner at Morgan Lewis & Bockius. John lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Kara (a former colleague of mine—small world), and is dad to Eagles’ fans Aidan, Owen, Dean, and Eliza. Soon after, I accepted a role as the global chief compliance officer of WTW. The job brings me to London and New York often—so if you live in either location or find yourself traveling through southern Vermont to leaf peep this fall or ski this winter, please let me know.
In fact, I’d like to hear from all of you. I received my very first voluntary update from John Sun, who reports, “I moved with my wife, Yumee Shim ’93, and two kids, Ethan ’26 and Thomas, to the Seattle area four years ago for work and love the area from April to October. I could really do without the winter rain! I keep in touch with Joo Choi from time to time, who is doing well in the Dallas area, and I’ve reconnected with KC Kung in Hong Kong, who is doing amazingly there (as expected). I’m very much looking forward to attending Homecoming this year and hope to see some classmates. If you’re in the Seattle area or passing through, please reach out!”
Speaking of Homecoming—it is the weekend of October 28-29. Watch our Dartmouth “Class of 1991” Facebook page and your email for information on a potential class gathering in Hanover. At a minimum, come join other ’91s in the parade Friday night!
—Tracey Cushing Gilliam, P.O. Box 613, Winhall, VT 05340; (917) 951-1472; tragilliam1@gmail.com