Hello, ’99s!

Lots of happy news to report in this edition of Class Notes. Thank you to all who have been reaching out and sharing your news. Keep it coming, I love hearing from you.

Sean Taylor recently became an owner of the Magnet Theater. This New York City institution specializes in teaching improv comedy classes to which Sean was first introduced at Dartmouth College as a cast member of the Dog Day Players. Thanks to encouragement by fellow Dog Day alums Erica Rivinoja, Daniel Powell ’00, and Mindy Chokalingham ’01, he moved to New York City after graduation to continue studying the art of improvisation, enrolling and eventually performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade, Peoples Improv Theater, and Magnet Theater. After a 20-year journey as a student, performer, and instructor, he is excited to start the next chapter as owner and director of operations at the Magnet Theater—which also happens to be the place where he met his soulmate, Robin Rothman, to whom he has been married since April 2012. Congratulations, Sean!

Meiling Chong and her husband, Russell Jones ’00, and daughter Noa Avery (4) welcomed Ava Quinn Chong Jones on March 13 in Dallas.

Rich Parent wrote to announce the birth of Solene Estelle Parent on April 19. “Her twin brothers, Luca and Beau (2.5), are welcoming her kindly and teaching her all about this new world. Life is great out here in Granite Bay, California.”

Congratulations, Meiling and Rich, and a hearty welcome to the newest ’99 family members!

I am writing this column on the beach as I watch my daughter surf on a sunny summer day. By the time you read this summer will be past, but I still want to know: How did you spend your lazy or perhaps adventurous July and August days?

Until next time.

—Jackie Rioux Gladstone, 21 Westwood Circle, Dover, NH 03820; (603) 834-0517; jackie.dartmouth99@gmail.com