Class Note 2000
Lots of wedding and baby news! Farhan Merchant married Melissa Singh ’01 on August 16 in Topsfield, Massachusetts. He reports: “The weather was beautiful, just like the bride. The after-party was a ton of fun, thanks to the Dartmouth crew in attendance. Minhaj Patel was the best man, Aarathi Sambasivan came all the way from London, Sadiq Malik drove up from D.C. and Vikram Krishnan ’99 flew from Hawaii to partake in the festivities. Kyo ‘Dave’ Chin, Sanjeev Parlikar, Brian DeShuytner and Kush Patel ’01 did put up some cool moves to the hip-hop ‘bhangra’ music. Also in attendance were Steve Fox and Asim Ghaffar ’98.”
After meeting him six years ago in Boston Gretchen Mather married Thomas Sherman on June 20, on Cape Cod. “After a cool and rain-soaked June in New England the sun was an unexpected but very welcome guest at the wedding!” Gretchen and Tom are now living in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Kicking off the baby boom news, Jamie Labell Rubin and her husband, Lee (Brandeis ’00), welcomed Abigail Rose into their family on May 2. “We are having so much fun with her, especially now that she has learned to smile. We have decided to move closer to Lee’s new office. If there are any ’00s in the Southbury, Connecticut, area let us know.” Also, Debbie and Mike Rand welcomed daughter Emily Catherine on September 30, 2008. “I can’t believe we’re getting ready to celebrate her first birthday! She’s a fantastic little girl who loves her books, her kitty and peaches. I’m a stay-at-home mommy here in Trumbull, Connecticut, and Mike is working at GE Real Estate in Norwalk. Visitors are always welcome!”
Erin Chisholm Kanter and Tom Kanter are thrilled about their new baby, Lillian Elizabeth. “Knock on wood she has been an amazing baby sleeping and eating really well. Erin enjoyed some time off and has transitioned to freelance work doing branding and innovation. I have been at Bridgewater Associates for five years and am a client advisor covering our Australian, United Kingdom and European relationships. We attended the June wedding of David Mulliken and Jen Schreck ’04 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. In attendance were Joe Labracio, his wife, Melanie, and their little boy Milo; Dan and Emily Siegal; Justin Mandel; Evan Greenbaum; Jeremy Joseph; Abby Marsh Joseph ’99; Thad Glowacki and his new wife, Susan; and John Finley. My personal highlights were having Lillian out on the dance floor in the Baby Bjorn (Sheba training starts early), the band’s version of ‘Tubthumping’ (an homage to the SAE class of ’98) and the single worst version of the Dartmouth alma mater ever sung.”
Mindy Longinotti and Mike Roberts have been blessed by a baby boy, Hank, who was born January 13. “Mindy and I moved across the bay recently from San Francisco to Berkeley. Mindy is working as an attending ob-gyn at Kaiser Hospital in Vallejo, and I’m continuing to play music and teach guitar part-time while serving as full-time dad. So, life is good!”
Jeremy Ascher wrote in, “My wife, Katya, and I were very happy to celebrate our daughter Sofia’s first birthday in New York this January. She has already had interesting encounters with our classmates, including Brett Kawalerski, Matt Osborn, Todd Abbott, Max Goodman, Nick Arduini, and Matt Tracy. Sofia tells me Nick looked much better the first time she met him compared with the last. She also wishes she hadn’t grown out of the slippers Matt sent her. And, she can’t wait to play with Max Goodman Jr.!”
—Kelly Heaps, 3666 Willowlea Court, Unit B, Cincinnati, OH 45208; kellyheaps@gmail.com
