Class Note 1999
Issue
Jul - Aug 2017
Hello, ’99s!
I hope you’re making the most of the (generally) warm weather and that you’re getting time to rest with friends and family. We have lots of updates to share.
First, Martinique Grigg and Clara Veinard ’01 were profiled in Geekwire for their work to help more women become entrepreneurs. Building on their own experience at Amazon and other companies, Martinique and Clara created a search fund called Grant Peak Capital, which help people with business experience acquire capital and acquire one or more small businesses. Martinique told Geekwire that women like her and Clara faced a common situation: “We’ve amassed this experience, we may have other priorities in our life and we’re looking for a way to have some more control and really take advantage of the experience that we’ve earned over the years and reap the rewards of that hard work by having an ownership position in the company.” This, they hope, will help more women become small-business owners.
Sarah Wayne Callies has also made the news. In addition to her work as an actress in television programs including Prison Break, The Colony and The Walking Dead, Sarah has also helped save lives by being a spokesperson for the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a humanitarian aid nongovernmental organization. In an interview with Town & Country magazine in April, Sarah said that her passion for humanitarian work began after attending a lecture on Darfur shortly after moving to New York. Describing her work with the IRC, Sarah said: “When they developed a spokesperson project, it was a natural fit. I’ve gone all around the world with them—Serbia, Myanmar, Iraq. And it’s been an incredibly moving experience for me; my grandfather was a refugee, and so I’m very aware that my place in this country started out in a place where a lot of families are right now.”
Well done, Martinique and Sarah! Your work is an inspiration.
Finally, as hard it as it is to believe, the class of 1999 executive committee is starting to plan for our 20th reunion, which will be held June 15-17, 2018. We will again convene with the classes of 1997 and 1998 and will have a fun and exciting weekend planned for all of us. We need your help and ideas, so please contact Catherine (Maxon) Pieroni at catherine.pieroni@yahoo.com if you are interested in being on the reunion committee.
That’s all the news for now. I hope you make the most of the summer weather and look forward to sharing more updates with you soon!
—Tony Perry, 24 Purssell Close, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3XU, United Kingdom; tony.j.perry@gmail.com
I hope you’re making the most of the (generally) warm weather and that you’re getting time to rest with friends and family. We have lots of updates to share.
First, Martinique Grigg and Clara Veinard ’01 were profiled in Geekwire for their work to help more women become entrepreneurs. Building on their own experience at Amazon and other companies, Martinique and Clara created a search fund called Grant Peak Capital, which help people with business experience acquire capital and acquire one or more small businesses. Martinique told Geekwire that women like her and Clara faced a common situation: “We’ve amassed this experience, we may have other priorities in our life and we’re looking for a way to have some more control and really take advantage of the experience that we’ve earned over the years and reap the rewards of that hard work by having an ownership position in the company.” This, they hope, will help more women become small-business owners.
Sarah Wayne Callies has also made the news. In addition to her work as an actress in television programs including Prison Break, The Colony and The Walking Dead, Sarah has also helped save lives by being a spokesperson for the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a humanitarian aid nongovernmental organization. In an interview with Town & Country magazine in April, Sarah said that her passion for humanitarian work began after attending a lecture on Darfur shortly after moving to New York. Describing her work with the IRC, Sarah said: “When they developed a spokesperson project, it was a natural fit. I’ve gone all around the world with them—Serbia, Myanmar, Iraq. And it’s been an incredibly moving experience for me; my grandfather was a refugee, and so I’m very aware that my place in this country started out in a place where a lot of families are right now.”
Well done, Martinique and Sarah! Your work is an inspiration.
Finally, as hard it as it is to believe, the class of 1999 executive committee is starting to plan for our 20th reunion, which will be held June 15-17, 2018. We will again convene with the classes of 1997 and 1998 and will have a fun and exciting weekend planned for all of us. We need your help and ideas, so please contact Catherine (Maxon) Pieroni at catherine.pieroni@yahoo.com if you are interested in being on the reunion committee.
That’s all the news for now. I hope you make the most of the summer weather and look forward to sharing more updates with you soon!
—Tony Perry, 24 Purssell Close, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3XU, United Kingdom; tony.j.perry@gmail.com