Class Note 2000
Issue
March-April 2021
Hello, ’00s. It feels good to be writing my last column of 2020. By the time you read this, I hope many of us will have our vaccinations and life will be on its way back to normal or “new normal,” if you moved or made other big life changes due to the pandemic. I’m going to highlight some of those in the next issue, so please let me know—did remote work allow you to pick up and move to a dream location? Did you leave a city in search of more space? Did you hop in an RV and tour the country?
We have a couple of new members of the next generation, both born in October last year. Congratulations to Allison Aab on her daughter, Ella, who joins big brother Hunter, age 2. Allison and her husband, Max, live in Toronto. And Nick Russell and Jennifer Caine welcomed baby Natalie, who joins older siblings William and Marguerite.
Finally, I’d like to introduce a new feature—Class Notes fantasy draft! Kamie Twomey sent me a note in December as follows: “If you are reading this, you are probably like me and flip to the Class Notes first thing upon receiving the Dartmouth mag. Lately, it’s been painfully empty, only adding to the disappointment of 2020. During the past few months, I’ve been relegated to reading about ’99s and ’01s and sometimes even ’02s. Sad. In my pandemic-induced copious spare time, I’ve found myself thinking, ‘I wonder what happened to [insert long-lost Dartmouth classmate name]?’ As such, I’m making a cry for Class Notes content from five people in hopes of quelling my monthly disappointment. So, whatever happened to Dana Loebman, Britt Myers, Jeremy Hammond, Jelena Madir, and Mike Poncy? You five, we would love to hear your story and the five people you’ve been wondering about.”
Thanks for the great idea, Kamie. I’ll be following up with these five nominees for updates and asking who they would like to hear from next. And if any of you, dear readers, would like to nominate yourselves, send in an update and your five draft picks. Best wishes for a good start to 2021!
—Kate (Ryan) Stowe; dartmouthsecretary2000@gmail.com
We have a couple of new members of the next generation, both born in October last year. Congratulations to Allison Aab on her daughter, Ella, who joins big brother Hunter, age 2. Allison and her husband, Max, live in Toronto. And Nick Russell and Jennifer Caine welcomed baby Natalie, who joins older siblings William and Marguerite.
Finally, I’d like to introduce a new feature—Class Notes fantasy draft! Kamie Twomey sent me a note in December as follows: “If you are reading this, you are probably like me and flip to the Class Notes first thing upon receiving the Dartmouth mag. Lately, it’s been painfully empty, only adding to the disappointment of 2020. During the past few months, I’ve been relegated to reading about ’99s and ’01s and sometimes even ’02s. Sad. In my pandemic-induced copious spare time, I’ve found myself thinking, ‘I wonder what happened to [insert long-lost Dartmouth classmate name]?’ As such, I’m making a cry for Class Notes content from five people in hopes of quelling my monthly disappointment. So, whatever happened to Dana Loebman, Britt Myers, Jeremy Hammond, Jelena Madir, and Mike Poncy? You five, we would love to hear your story and the five people you’ve been wondering about.”
Thanks for the great idea, Kamie. I’ll be following up with these five nominees for updates and asking who they would like to hear from next. And if any of you, dear readers, would like to nominate yourselves, send in an update and your five draft picks. Best wishes for a good start to 2021!
—Kate (Ryan) Stowe; dartmouthsecretary2000@gmail.com