Class Note 1992
Issue
July-August 2022
As I write this, reunion planning is in full swing!
Andy Peay, who’s organizing food and beverages (and a wine tasting!), sent an update. “Things out west have been going very well for Peay Vineyards and my family. The pandemic threw curveballs at both but we all survived if not thrived. I see many ’92s with regularity at annual outings and almost weekly Zoom meetings: Ben Wang, Alan Shabel, Joe Bizzarro, George Benz, Pete Vosshall, Parker Davis, Kevin Brown, Paul Miller, Steve Lane, Kris Atzeff, Jeff Cole ’91, Otis Carroll ’90, Taylor Keen ’91, Tom Ryan ’91, Susy Struble Cole ’93, David Cole ’90, Sophie Cofman Shabel ’93, and on and on. Otis has become our resident DJ and lays down a Friday night soundtrack we listen to from our homes around the country.”
I askedPeter Vosshall about his recent running achievements, and he wrote: “Long-time listener, first-time caller (yes, after 30 years). I’m so excited about the recently unveiled Hopkins Center expansion design! It’s been fun to be part of the process as a member of the Hopkins Center board of advisors along with, among others, fellow ’92s Kim Crockett, Hilary Spaulding Richards, and Dan Rush. I had dinner with Chris Bingham while I was in Boston for the marathon and we commiserated over the whole college process our high school seniors have endured. I’ve been running Boston since 2009 and will keep doing so until they stop letting me in, so if you’re around on any given Patriots Day track me down! Andy Peay and I had a really fun weekend skiing Big Sky a few months ago. The snow was a bit sparse but the mountain is amazing and we drank a bunch of great wine, of course. In less recent news I think I may have started the great resignation by retiring from Amazon in February 2020. It became apparent just three weeks later that I didn’t need to retire to hang around at home in my sweatpants and see my kids more! It’s okay, I’m enjoying the freedom, keeping super busy, and devoting my ‘work’ energy to a couple nonprofits here on Bainbridge Island, Washington.”
Mike Mahoney definitely experienced some madness in March. He wrote: “Just had a pretty crazy week in my professional life. First, I was in Atlanta for the NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, where I was handling media relations for our transgender swimmer Lia Thomas. It’s been quite the ride these last several months with Lia and what she represents as a transgender woman succeeding in her sport. Trust me when I say I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. Given the media requests coming in since the championships ended, it doesn’t appear it will abate until she graduates. Contrast that with the next weekend, when I was the media coordinator for the NCAA east regional games in Philadelphia. It was an incredible weekend, especially since we had the ultimate Cinderella with Saint Peter’s in the building. I think every media member in New York City jumped on the bandwagon! Sitting on the scorer’s table for the UNC-Saint Peter’s regional final was absolutely electric. Definitely a highlight of my professional career.”
Congratulations to William Scott, the Toronto Public Library (TPL) Foundation’s new chief executive officer. He’s supporting the work of the largest public library system in North America, joining the TPL Foundation after serving as chief advancement officer at Evergreen, the largest environmental organization focused on urban issues in Canada. A former urban public school teacher and history professor, he has an abiding commitment to literacy and education.—Kelly Shriver Kolln, 3900 Cottage Grove Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403; (920) 306-2192; dartmouth92news@gmail.com
Andy Peay, who’s organizing food and beverages (and a wine tasting!), sent an update. “Things out west have been going very well for Peay Vineyards and my family. The pandemic threw curveballs at both but we all survived if not thrived. I see many ’92s with regularity at annual outings and almost weekly Zoom meetings: Ben Wang, Alan Shabel, Joe Bizzarro, George Benz, Pete Vosshall, Parker Davis, Kevin Brown, Paul Miller, Steve Lane, Kris Atzeff, Jeff Cole ’91, Otis Carroll ’90, Taylor Keen ’91, Tom Ryan ’91, Susy Struble Cole ’93, David Cole ’90, Sophie Cofman Shabel ’93, and on and on. Otis has become our resident DJ and lays down a Friday night soundtrack we listen to from our homes around the country.”
I askedPeter Vosshall about his recent running achievements, and he wrote: “Long-time listener, first-time caller (yes, after 30 years). I’m so excited about the recently unveiled Hopkins Center expansion design! It’s been fun to be part of the process as a member of the Hopkins Center board of advisors along with, among others, fellow ’92s Kim Crockett, Hilary Spaulding Richards, and Dan Rush. I had dinner with Chris Bingham while I was in Boston for the marathon and we commiserated over the whole college process our high school seniors have endured. I’ve been running Boston since 2009 and will keep doing so until they stop letting me in, so if you’re around on any given Patriots Day track me down! Andy Peay and I had a really fun weekend skiing Big Sky a few months ago. The snow was a bit sparse but the mountain is amazing and we drank a bunch of great wine, of course. In less recent news I think I may have started the great resignation by retiring from Amazon in February 2020. It became apparent just three weeks later that I didn’t need to retire to hang around at home in my sweatpants and see my kids more! It’s okay, I’m enjoying the freedom, keeping super busy, and devoting my ‘work’ energy to a couple nonprofits here on Bainbridge Island, Washington.”
Mike Mahoney definitely experienced some madness in March. He wrote: “Just had a pretty crazy week in my professional life. First, I was in Atlanta for the NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, where I was handling media relations for our transgender swimmer Lia Thomas. It’s been quite the ride these last several months with Lia and what she represents as a transgender woman succeeding in her sport. Trust me when I say I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. Given the media requests coming in since the championships ended, it doesn’t appear it will abate until she graduates. Contrast that with the next weekend, when I was the media coordinator for the NCAA east regional games in Philadelphia. It was an incredible weekend, especially since we had the ultimate Cinderella with Saint Peter’s in the building. I think every media member in New York City jumped on the bandwagon! Sitting on the scorer’s table for the UNC-Saint Peter’s regional final was absolutely electric. Definitely a highlight of my professional career.”
Congratulations to William Scott, the Toronto Public Library (TPL) Foundation’s new chief executive officer. He’s supporting the work of the largest public library system in North America, joining the TPL Foundation after serving as chief advancement officer at Evergreen, the largest environmental organization focused on urban issues in Canada. A former urban public school teacher and history professor, he has an abiding commitment to literacy and education.—Kelly Shriver Kolln, 3900 Cottage Grove Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403; (920) 306-2192; dartmouth92news@gmail.com