Class Note 1997

Matt Ellis sent in an update just as he was completing an anticorruption mission for the World Bank in Armenia, Austria and Bulgaria. In February Matt began a new position as executive director of One Texas, a political consulting firm that advises donors and leaders in building progressive infrastructure in Texas. Matt also wanted to thank all of the Dartmouth alumni who have donated time and money to help launch the School for Ethical and Global Leadership (SEGL), a semester program for high school juniors in Washington, D.C. The school is now in its second year and Matt is the cofounder and chairman of SEGL’s board of trustees. You can learn more about the school at www.schoolforethics.org.


Congratulations to Matt Carluzzo, who married Kathy McNamara in November in Springfield, Vermont. Class of ’97s in attendance included Meghan Drueding, Jon Feldman, Matt Ellis, Jean Lee, Adrian Tompsett and Vadim Sarma. Matt is an assistant professor of law and director of the academic success program at Vermont Law School. Kathy is beginning a Ph.D. program in public health at Dartmouth. The couple lives in Woodstock, Vermont.


Frank Arias recently moved from San Antonio to Austin, Texas. He is director of client services for infosnap, which provides online admission and registration solutions designed specifically for pre-K-12 independent schools, public school districts and charter schools. Frank and his wife, Marina, have three daughters: Laura (13), Sofia (8) and Paloma (6).


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—Jason Casell, 9209 Donner Lane, Austin, TX 78749; jcasell@aol.com