Class Note 2000

College photographer and avid mountaineer Eli Burakian just published his fourth Falcon guide to the outdoors, Climbing New Hampshire’s 48 4,000 Footers. It is the No. 1 new release in mountain-climbing books on Amazon at the time I write this. Congrats, Eli! His previous three guides cover snowshoeing, hiking in the Green Mountains, and hiking waterfalls in New England.

Isak Goodwin is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where he is also an assistant professor. He’s been performing gender affirming surgery for the last two years. His practice includes a full-spectrum transgender health program, providing care to the trans population in Utah and across the country.

Finally, some very sad news. Our classmate Brian Sleet passed away unexpectedly from natural causes at his home in Chicago the day after Christmas, at the age of 41. Brian was a well-connected political activist and strategist who worked on dozens of campaigns and ran for Chicago’s city council. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called Brian “a beloved figure in local politics, a good friend, and a mentor to many.” Brian worked to promote the next generation of African American political leaders in Chicago, both informally and through his work with grass-roots political organizations. At Dartmouth he majored in sociology before going on to earn a law degree at the University of Illinois. He is survived by his parents, brother, fiancée, and a large extended family. Several class members are at work on a memorial fellowship for students in Brian’s name. Please email me to find out how you can support this effort.

—Kate (Ryan) Stowe, 91 Waterman Place, St. Louis, MO 63112; dartmouth2000secretary@gmail.com