Class Note 1992
Issue
We’re still sorting through some Facebook call-ins from a few months back, so bear with me if some of this info seems a little dated and old.
With the Olympics still fresh in my mind (literally, the closing ceremonies are on as I pull this together) I would be remiss not to include the note I got from my all-time favorite Canadian, the lovely and talented Christina Flavell: “I am still in Toronto and still in the advertising business; however, I work in employee training and development now, so I can work part time (I missed my 5-year-old son Matthew too much when I worked full time). It has turned out to be a huge blessing in disguise, as I just love facilitating training sessions—takes me back to my days of leading French 1 drills! Had an amazing time at Yoo Jin Kim’s wedding in Mexico in November 2008, and was thrilled that Y.J. and Nan had a healthy baby girl in September!”
“Hi to the class of ’92!” said Mark Berman. “My wife, Yumi, and I and our two kids Sarah (7) and Bradley “Bobo” (5) moved to San Francisco in the beginning of 2005—I escaped with my life and sanity from Lehman Brothers in Tokyo for a new life in the best city in the world. I am running a boutique investment bank called Redwood Strategy with a partner that focuses on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance advisory. My wife writes for a popular Japanese magazine and runs the kids’ logistical operations (school, soccer, playdates, etc.). I spent more than 12 years in Japan, hanging out with classmates David Elisofon and Kenta Takamori at times, and at one point we all worked at the same company. Kenta went on to become a hotshot at Goldman Sachs as head of international equity sales and Dave ran a very successful hedge fund and is now looking to take the plunge again after a short-lived retirement and move to the Bay Area. I still ski regularly, having grown up in Colorado—and, sorry to say to Tahoe lovers, it doesn’t compare! At least it’s accessible and the kids love it.”
I got this note from Jenn Newsom: “Jack and I have a 5-year-old son Eddie and still live in Newton, Massachusetts. Jack runs an analytics team at Silverlink in Burlington, Massachusetts, focused on improving robocalls launched by health plans (he got his Ph.D. a couple years ago from BU). I still work for Chubb (17 years?!), but am now responsible for commercial insurance in the west (everything west of Pennsylvania). The good news is that we got to stay in Boston; the bad news is that I spend a lot of time in the air.”
Tracy Zafian also wrote in from Massachusetts: “My family has been living in Amherst for almost 10 years now. Last year, when I was expecting my second child, I switched jobs from regional planning to transportation research. I now work at UMass in the engineering school’s human performance laboratory. I am enjoying my new short commute (under two miles!) and the return to academic research. The lab has two driving simulators and we do research related to hazard anticipation and distracted driving, including such things as text messaging and cell phone use while driving (scary!). My husband, David, is still an engineering professor at UMass. The kids Zach and Jonathan keep us busy and add lots of smiles to our lives. We are enjoying all the great outdoors activities that western Mass offers!”
—Mike Mahoney, Penn Athletic Communications, 235 S. 33rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19104; (215) 898-9232; mahoneyw@upenn.edu
May - June 2010
We’re still sorting through some Facebook call-ins from a few months back, so bear with me if some of this info seems a little dated and old.
With the Olympics still fresh in my mind (literally, the closing ceremonies are on as I pull this together) I would be remiss not to include the note I got from my all-time favorite Canadian, the lovely and talented Christina Flavell: “I am still in Toronto and still in the advertising business; however, I work in employee training and development now, so I can work part time (I missed my 5-year-old son Matthew too much when I worked full time). It has turned out to be a huge blessing in disguise, as I just love facilitating training sessions—takes me back to my days of leading French 1 drills! Had an amazing time at Yoo Jin Kim’s wedding in Mexico in November 2008, and was thrilled that Y.J. and Nan had a healthy baby girl in September!”
“Hi to the class of ’92!” said Mark Berman. “My wife, Yumi, and I and our two kids Sarah (7) and Bradley “Bobo” (5) moved to San Francisco in the beginning of 2005—I escaped with my life and sanity from Lehman Brothers in Tokyo for a new life in the best city in the world. I am running a boutique investment bank called Redwood Strategy with a partner that focuses on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance advisory. My wife writes for a popular Japanese magazine and runs the kids’ logistical operations (school, soccer, playdates, etc.). I spent more than 12 years in Japan, hanging out with classmates David Elisofon and Kenta Takamori at times, and at one point we all worked at the same company. Kenta went on to become a hotshot at Goldman Sachs as head of international equity sales and Dave ran a very successful hedge fund and is now looking to take the plunge again after a short-lived retirement and move to the Bay Area. I still ski regularly, having grown up in Colorado—and, sorry to say to Tahoe lovers, it doesn’t compare! At least it’s accessible and the kids love it.”
I got this note from Jenn Newsom: “Jack and I have a 5-year-old son Eddie and still live in Newton, Massachusetts. Jack runs an analytics team at Silverlink in Burlington, Massachusetts, focused on improving robocalls launched by health plans (he got his Ph.D. a couple years ago from BU). I still work for Chubb (17 years?!), but am now responsible for commercial insurance in the west (everything west of Pennsylvania). The good news is that we got to stay in Boston; the bad news is that I spend a lot of time in the air.”
Tracy Zafian also wrote in from Massachusetts: “My family has been living in Amherst for almost 10 years now. Last year, when I was expecting my second child, I switched jobs from regional planning to transportation research. I now work at UMass in the engineering school’s human performance laboratory. I am enjoying my new short commute (under two miles!) and the return to academic research. The lab has two driving simulators and we do research related to hazard anticipation and distracted driving, including such things as text messaging and cell phone use while driving (scary!). My husband, David, is still an engineering professor at UMass. The kids Zach and Jonathan keep us busy and add lots of smiles to our lives. We are enjoying all the great outdoors activities that western Mass offers!”
—Mike Mahoney, Penn Athletic Communications, 235 S. 33rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19104; (215) 898-9232; mahoneyw@upenn.edu