Class Note 1991
Issue
January-February 2023
Hello, ’91s!
Recently a gorgeous picture of Taylor Keen and a woman popped up in my social media feed. I reached out and confirmed that in October Taylor married the love of his life, Jennifer Dent Keen. The couple resides in Omaha, Nebraska, and plans on traveling the world. Congratulations, Taylor, and thank you, Instagram!
Congratulations are also in order for Kristin Savilia and Brendan O’Sullivan. Kristin, the CEO of Joor, was recently highlighted in Forbes’ “50 Over 50,” a list the magazine describes as “dedicated to spotlighting women over the age of 50 who are shattering age and gender norms across every sector of business.” Way to go, Kristin! As for Brendan, he was inducted into Dartmouth’s Wearers of the Green for his athletic excellence as a member of Ireland’s 1991 national basketball team. Having never missed a chance to watch Brendan play for the Big Green, I can attest that the honor is well deserved.
Speaking of Chi guys, I heard from accomplished endurance runner, Jarmal Richardson, who says that he is missing everyone, living “Down Under,” and running ultra-races in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Jarmal runs distances ranging from 50 kilometers to 250 miles and is among the top 100 global runners on the Strava app by distance (10,000-plus kilometers). To learn more, check out Jarmal’s documentary, Run the Otways, or binge his YouTube show, American Ultra Runner Down Under (links to both can be found on his webpage: https://iconnect2usports.com).
I also received a fun update from Alex Kapp, who writes: “After two years of Covid it finally feels like the clock is moving forward (which also apparently means I’m two years older than I thought I was, so I’m just going to say I’m 50 from here on out). In more grown-up news I started a divorce coaching practice in 2019. Sadly, Covid was not kind to a lot of marriages. It’s been deeply meaningful, and I feel lucky to have found this second chapter. On the entertainment front I’m doing voiceover work (which is completely soul satisfying and allows me to work in my pajamas), did an upcoming Pixar movie, and am the voice of the computer in the new Star Trek series, Strange New Worlds. And just for s**ts and giggles, because I know we all need a reminder of the early days of the pandemic, here’s a link to the 43, yes 43, two-minute videos my best friend, my daughter, and I made: https://tinyurl.com/vslmk3y. Finally, after 31 years, I’m leaving Los Angeles and moving to Long Beach, California, to live with, as I like to call him, my ‘current lover,’ whose real name is Ian.”
Alex also reports that she spent a fabulous reunion weekend in Nantucket, Massachusetts, with Lynn Auth Hall, Whitney Gates, Julie Grace Burke, Vicky Sadock Gregg and “would have had Annie Baker Ruble but she was struck down by, you guessed it, Covid.”
Keep the awesome updates coming!
—Tracey Cushing Gilliam, P.O. Box 613, Winhall, VT 05340; (917) 951-1472; tragilliam1@gmail.com
Recently a gorgeous picture of Taylor Keen and a woman popped up in my social media feed. I reached out and confirmed that in October Taylor married the love of his life, Jennifer Dent Keen. The couple resides in Omaha, Nebraska, and plans on traveling the world. Congratulations, Taylor, and thank you, Instagram!
Congratulations are also in order for Kristin Savilia and Brendan O’Sullivan. Kristin, the CEO of Joor, was recently highlighted in Forbes’ “50 Over 50,” a list the magazine describes as “dedicated to spotlighting women over the age of 50 who are shattering age and gender norms across every sector of business.” Way to go, Kristin! As for Brendan, he was inducted into Dartmouth’s Wearers of the Green for his athletic excellence as a member of Ireland’s 1991 national basketball team. Having never missed a chance to watch Brendan play for the Big Green, I can attest that the honor is well deserved.
Speaking of Chi guys, I heard from accomplished endurance runner, Jarmal Richardson, who says that he is missing everyone, living “Down Under,” and running ultra-races in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Jarmal runs distances ranging from 50 kilometers to 250 miles and is among the top 100 global runners on the Strava app by distance (10,000-plus kilometers). To learn more, check out Jarmal’s documentary, Run the Otways, or binge his YouTube show, American Ultra Runner Down Under (links to both can be found on his webpage: https://iconnect2usports.com).
I also received a fun update from Alex Kapp, who writes: “After two years of Covid it finally feels like the clock is moving forward (which also apparently means I’m two years older than I thought I was, so I’m just going to say I’m 50 from here on out). In more grown-up news I started a divorce coaching practice in 2019. Sadly, Covid was not kind to a lot of marriages. It’s been deeply meaningful, and I feel lucky to have found this second chapter. On the entertainment front I’m doing voiceover work (which is completely soul satisfying and allows me to work in my pajamas), did an upcoming Pixar movie, and am the voice of the computer in the new Star Trek series, Strange New Worlds. And just for s**ts and giggles, because I know we all need a reminder of the early days of the pandemic, here’s a link to the 43, yes 43, two-minute videos my best friend, my daughter, and I made: https://tinyurl.com/vslmk3y. Finally, after 31 years, I’m leaving Los Angeles and moving to Long Beach, California, to live with, as I like to call him, my ‘current lover,’ whose real name is Ian.”
Alex also reports that she spent a fabulous reunion weekend in Nantucket, Massachusetts, with Lynn Auth Hall, Whitney Gates, Julie Grace Burke, Vicky Sadock Gregg and “would have had Annie Baker Ruble but she was struck down by, you guessed it, Covid.”
Keep the awesome updates coming!
—Tracey Cushing Gilliam, P.O. Box 613, Winhall, VT 05340; (917) 951-1472; tragilliam1@gmail.com