Class Note 1994
Issue
May - Jun 2018
Our reunion committee is coming together! Class president Deme Navab Taleghani sends this message: “We have at the helm the amazing all-star, power team of Jen Suhie Hagelston as reunion president and Samantha Stoddard as reunion treasurer. Remember it’s just us at our 25th reunion from June 13-16, 2019. No other classes in our cluster. Solo mio. Sophomore Summer all over again. We need more people to join our committee to plan an amazing reunion.” After the last Class Notes, a few classmates have stepped forward to volunteer—thank you! Please consider being part of this pre-reunion reunion.
I heard from Heather Wick, and she sends an update of the blissful life in Vermont. After graduating from Albany Medical College in 1999, she began an anesthesia residency and completed a year of internship. As Heather puts it, “Working 120 hours a week was not for me, so I quit.”
After working for a contract research organization managing global clinical trials and then for a management consulting firm in the healthcare division, she moved back to Vermont to be near her family. Heather explains that finding a career niche and paying off medical school debt can take a while. Eventually, she became a recruiter in the healthcare industry, working on a nationwide basis. She writes, “I have been doing this for six years now and own my own company. I have two employees and couldn’t be happier. We focus on executive-level positions in the long-term-care industry. Life in Vermont is great. I work from home so I have no commute. Even if I did, traffic is minimal.” Personally, I couldn’t be more impressed that Dartmouth helped provide the well-rounded, liberal arts education that served as a foundation for an impressive career that spanned medicine, business and human resources! And, no commute or 120-hour weeks? Sign me up!
A little birdie told me that Adam DeWitt was recently named president of GrubHub. Interestingly, GrubHub has announced its partnership with Taco Bell and KFC to provide delivery of these favorites, joining White Castle on the list. As with Heather Wick, Adam’s liberal arts education at Dartmouth and time in Hanover served as pivotal inspiration in his career. Apparently, EBAs’ midnight deliveries made a lasting impression. Every Alpha Chi Alpha brother is thanking you, Adam!
Another birdie passed on an update on Trevor Burgess. Since graduation his career has taken him from Monitor Co. to a lengthy stint executing initial public offerings at Morgan Stanley. After serving as the president and CEO of C1 Bank, he now acts as chairman of TRB Development, a diversified company that includes residential real estate development and consulting. In addition to his knowledge of financial markets, he is apparently quite a technological guru and holds four patents. He recently made financial headlines with a new venture into flood insurance through Neptune Flood. After spending about a year traveling much of the world with his husband and daughter, I bet Trevor has even more stories to share. Trevor, we hope to see you at reunion next year!
And, on that note, we come full circle, back to our reunion. Let me know if you will join our reunion committee, and please send updates and news about yourself (or your friends) to be featured in the next issue. Otherwise, I’ll be consulting the birdies for news!
—Laura H. Davis, 1664 Cambridge Court, Bethlehem, PA, 18015; lauradavis723@mac.com
I heard from Heather Wick, and she sends an update of the blissful life in Vermont. After graduating from Albany Medical College in 1999, she began an anesthesia residency and completed a year of internship. As Heather puts it, “Working 120 hours a week was not for me, so I quit.”
After working for a contract research organization managing global clinical trials and then for a management consulting firm in the healthcare division, she moved back to Vermont to be near her family. Heather explains that finding a career niche and paying off medical school debt can take a while. Eventually, she became a recruiter in the healthcare industry, working on a nationwide basis. She writes, “I have been doing this for six years now and own my own company. I have two employees and couldn’t be happier. We focus on executive-level positions in the long-term-care industry. Life in Vermont is great. I work from home so I have no commute. Even if I did, traffic is minimal.” Personally, I couldn’t be more impressed that Dartmouth helped provide the well-rounded, liberal arts education that served as a foundation for an impressive career that spanned medicine, business and human resources! And, no commute or 120-hour weeks? Sign me up!
A little birdie told me that Adam DeWitt was recently named president of GrubHub. Interestingly, GrubHub has announced its partnership with Taco Bell and KFC to provide delivery of these favorites, joining White Castle on the list. As with Heather Wick, Adam’s liberal arts education at Dartmouth and time in Hanover served as pivotal inspiration in his career. Apparently, EBAs’ midnight deliveries made a lasting impression. Every Alpha Chi Alpha brother is thanking you, Adam!
Another birdie passed on an update on Trevor Burgess. Since graduation his career has taken him from Monitor Co. to a lengthy stint executing initial public offerings at Morgan Stanley. After serving as the president and CEO of C1 Bank, he now acts as chairman of TRB Development, a diversified company that includes residential real estate development and consulting. In addition to his knowledge of financial markets, he is apparently quite a technological guru and holds four patents. He recently made financial headlines with a new venture into flood insurance through Neptune Flood. After spending about a year traveling much of the world with his husband and daughter, I bet Trevor has even more stories to share. Trevor, we hope to see you at reunion next year!
And, on that note, we come full circle, back to our reunion. Let me know if you will join our reunion committee, and please send updates and news about yourself (or your friends) to be featured in the next issue. Otherwise, I’ll be consulting the birdies for news!
—Laura H. Davis, 1664 Cambridge Court, Bethlehem, PA, 18015; lauradavis723@mac.com