Class Note 1995
If you weren’t on our class Facebook page on the 95th day of the year, here is some of what you missed.
Scott Brady says “Hi!” from Tahoe, California, where he was enjoying some spring skiing with his two daughters (3 and 6) and his wife, Brisen. The Bradys live in San Francisco, where Shara Frase now lives and works as a criminal defense attorney. Cynthia Kelmenson lives in Golden, Colorado, with her husband, Steve and their two kids Zoe (6) and Calvin (3). “I am a doctor in Denver and am enjoying teaching the kids to mountain bike and ski in addition to all that reading, writing and math stuff.” Barbra McDonagh Blair is living in Boston and working as an infectious disease doctor. “Trying to balance full-time job with being a mom to two great kids, ages 7 and 4. Luckily I have an incredible husband who does bench research in neurobiology with a more flexible schedule. Happy 95th day!”
Brenda Almaraz sends a shout-out from Texas: “I’m in marketing at Dell, starting my 12th year. I’m the program manager for the U.S. consumer gift card team. Work from home. Love my job. My hubby, Jesse, is an engineer at Samsung—he tells me he plays with robotics all day—he loves his job too! We have three great kids: Daniela is 4, J.D. is 11 and Tony is 9. We officially became a family in 2009 when we adopted all three kiddos. A couple months ago we moved outside of Austin to a ranch home. Our family now includes two dogs, two horses, some chickens and a few guinea pigs that call our place home too. Life is busy, but we wouldn’t have it any other way!”
Sasha Verkh, Joe Dadzie and Gretchen (Freeman) Cappio all live in Washington State. Sasha is a corporate/regulatory lawyer for Farmers Insurance in Bellingham, where she and her husband, Todd Haskell ’96, “are raising two lovely boys. Jordan and Rory are 11 and 7, smart and sporty and keep us on our toes.” Joe lives in Redmond with his three kids and his wife, Miyuki. He is working on a startup and spending most of his time at his son’s soccer games. Gretchen practices law in Seattle, where she lives with her husband, Adam Cappio ’96, daughters Bea (11) and Julia (8) and two yellow Labs.
Scott Thompson and Alicia Lisowski have just started new jobs. Scott is the director of government relations for Samsung and lives with his wonderful wife, Rebecca, and their son Henry (2) in northwest Washington, D.C. Alicia is now the head of MediaCom’s Chicago office, “which is a lot of fun.” Alicia and her husband, Mark, have one daughter, Jane (3). Michelle Webb lives in Chicago as well, where she is a second-grade teacher (lucky kids!). She writes: “I miss you all, and can’t believe how time has flown!”
Melissa Trumbull Mitchell and Alison Yobage took 40 by a storm and traveled to Cuba! Melissa reflects: “Cuba was an amazing, complicated, enlightening and rare experience, perfect for marking a milestone. And we got to know some wonderful fellow alumni, including several women who were among the first at Dartmouth, a professor who helped make coeducation possible and one of the trustees who signed our diplomas—in 1995, when turning 40 seemed like it was light years away.”
Finally, a classmate haiku from Brian Greenberg:
San Francisco Bay
Love my wife, kids, job and dog
At forty, less hair
For more, join our class Facebook group, “Dartmouth Class of 1995.” And keep your news coming!
—Kaja (Schuppert) Fickes, 2 Bishops Lane, Hingham, MA, 02043; kaja@alum.dartmouth.org
