Class Note 1999
Issue
January-February 2021
Hello, ’99s!
While we spent most of 2020 distanced from family and friends, we did find ways to connect with each other like never before. Thank you so much to all of you who connected with me to share your news. Please keep sending me updates from your lives so I can share them with the class!
Marc Sikkes Lowe writes, “I’m still in London, 17 years and counting now! I’ve been working as a lawyer for the British government for the last 14 of those years. It’s been a very interesting time to be a government lawyer! Much of my work during the past few years has been Brexit-related. I was part of the United Kingdom team that negotiated the Brexit withdrawal agreement, so there were a lot of trips back and forth to Brussels. I also negotiated a number of new civil nuclear cooperation treaties to replace those that the United Kingdom withdrew from when it left the European Union. I’m now at the attorney general’s office, where I advise on a range of matters including defense and security, Northern Ireland, and royal and ecclesiastical work. I live with my wife, Helen (Trinity College of Music ’09), and our cat, Valentine, by the Thames in Greenwich. We love meeting up with Dartmouth friends when they’re in town, so if you find yourself in London post-pandemic, do drop me a line!
Catherine McCarthy Hutasuhut writes, “We moved up to Ellicott City, Maryland, this fall for Muhammad Hutashut’swork running Unleashed Technologies. We live near Becky Prestel,James Simmermeyer ’00, and Sequoyah ’98 and Genevieve Jacobs Simmermeyer ’97. I am continuing to work remotely for Legal Aid of North Carolina.”
Ann (DeBord) Smith was recently named the director of bariatric surgery at Veterans Affairs Boston. She writes, “In addition to founding the bariatric robotic surgery program about a year ago, I’m embarking on community building efforts and an education campaign to raise awareness of the success of the operation and to support our patients after surgery. Improving the health and wellness of our veterans is a passion of mine, and I’m so honored to take the helm of this program.”
Karen Mangold Cook writes, “I live in Chicago and work as a pediatric emergency medicine physician. I just got promoted to associate professor this fall! My husband, Zachary Cook, is a political scientist, and we have two kids, Sam (4) and Ben (2), who keep us pretty busy. In my free time I sometimes get to hang out with Jeff Fine. We did a Zoom baking get-together this summer that yielded some delicious carrot cakes.”
After more than 20 years as a strategy consultant in the credit card and retail banking space, Joel Stanton is shifting gears. “I realized that speaking at industry conferences was my favorite part of the job, but that I wanted to speak to people about something a little more meaningful than credit card payments. A Covid-related job layoff has now forced me out of my comfort zone, so I’m diving in to a full career pivot now, being a professional motivational speaker to teens and young adults about intentionally living your life,” as seen at www.joelstanton.com. Joel and Hilary (Cheyne) Stanton have been married for more than 20 years and currently live in Medford, Massachusetts, with their three kids, ages 16, 14, and 10. Simon (16) is a junior and starting to think about college options. Dad and Mom are encouraging a close look at Dartmouth!
—Jackie Rioux Gladstone, 21 Westwood Circle, Dover, NH 03820; jackie.dartmouth99@gmail.com
While we spent most of 2020 distanced from family and friends, we did find ways to connect with each other like never before. Thank you so much to all of you who connected with me to share your news. Please keep sending me updates from your lives so I can share them with the class!
Marc Sikkes Lowe writes, “I’m still in London, 17 years and counting now! I’ve been working as a lawyer for the British government for the last 14 of those years. It’s been a very interesting time to be a government lawyer! Much of my work during the past few years has been Brexit-related. I was part of the United Kingdom team that negotiated the Brexit withdrawal agreement, so there were a lot of trips back and forth to Brussels. I also negotiated a number of new civil nuclear cooperation treaties to replace those that the United Kingdom withdrew from when it left the European Union. I’m now at the attorney general’s office, where I advise on a range of matters including defense and security, Northern Ireland, and royal and ecclesiastical work. I live with my wife, Helen (Trinity College of Music ’09), and our cat, Valentine, by the Thames in Greenwich. We love meeting up with Dartmouth friends when they’re in town, so if you find yourself in London post-pandemic, do drop me a line!
Catherine McCarthy Hutasuhut writes, “We moved up to Ellicott City, Maryland, this fall for Muhammad Hutashut’swork running Unleashed Technologies. We live near Becky Prestel,James Simmermeyer ’00, and Sequoyah ’98 and Genevieve Jacobs Simmermeyer ’97. I am continuing to work remotely for Legal Aid of North Carolina.”
Ann (DeBord) Smith was recently named the director of bariatric surgery at Veterans Affairs Boston. She writes, “In addition to founding the bariatric robotic surgery program about a year ago, I’m embarking on community building efforts and an education campaign to raise awareness of the success of the operation and to support our patients after surgery. Improving the health and wellness of our veterans is a passion of mine, and I’m so honored to take the helm of this program.”
Karen Mangold Cook writes, “I live in Chicago and work as a pediatric emergency medicine physician. I just got promoted to associate professor this fall! My husband, Zachary Cook, is a political scientist, and we have two kids, Sam (4) and Ben (2), who keep us pretty busy. In my free time I sometimes get to hang out with Jeff Fine. We did a Zoom baking get-together this summer that yielded some delicious carrot cakes.”
After more than 20 years as a strategy consultant in the credit card and retail banking space, Joel Stanton is shifting gears. “I realized that speaking at industry conferences was my favorite part of the job, but that I wanted to speak to people about something a little more meaningful than credit card payments. A Covid-related job layoff has now forced me out of my comfort zone, so I’m diving in to a full career pivot now, being a professional motivational speaker to teens and young adults about intentionally living your life,” as seen at www.joelstanton.com. Joel and Hilary (Cheyne) Stanton have been married for more than 20 years and currently live in Medford, Massachusetts, with their three kids, ages 16, 14, and 10. Simon (16) is a junior and starting to think about college options. Dad and Mom are encouraging a close look at Dartmouth!
—Jackie Rioux Gladstone, 21 Westwood Circle, Dover, NH 03820; jackie.dartmouth99@gmail.com