Class Note 2000
Issue
January-February 2024
Greetings from Karen Liot Hill, guest editor for this edition of Class Notes.
Homecoming was a rainy weekend in Hanover but that didn’t stop the bonfire from burning or the football team from winning! The class of 2000 was well represented at the alumni parade on Friday night.
My teenager, Zoe, and I ran into Jaime Desormeaux and her teenagers, Cairo and Saleem, who were visiting from Brooklyn. It was Jaime’s first visit back to campus since graduation! Her younger son is preparing to apply to college, and they took the opportunity to visit the College during Homecoming Weekend. Cairo and Saleem said they were enjoying the small-town feel of Main Street and looking forward to the football game.
Paul Krakow and Nikki Savickas were also in town for the weekend with their teenagers, Penny and Teddy, who were enjoying their first visit back to campus since Covid. Paul has recently become the director of product management for YouTube Shorts Discovery and Nikki does internal marketing for Google Books. They gave career talks at the Thayer School of Engineering during Homecoming Weekend. Penny and Teddy told me that they were really impressed with the new engineering building.
The nine of us were a happy crew carrying the class of 2000 banner through the rain around the Green. We even took a detour and paraded through Baker Tower and the Class of 1930 Room on our way to the bonfire. The teenagers were almost certainly rolling their eyes, but I could also tell they were having fun!
Paul and Nikki were also in town to celebrate their 19th wedding anniversary. Yes, they are one of those super-sweet Dartmouth love stories. They started dating on Green Key Weekend freshman year. Paul tells me that he and class secretary Kate (Ryan) Stowe know each other, having met during DOC trips when they were both on the same kayaking trip.
Paul told me that he and Nikki had a mini-reunion with Will Schoen on the “Big Island” of Hawaii back in April. Will is married to Michelle Comeau, who couldn’t make it because of her duties as a member of Hawaii’s judicial branch on Oahu. Will introduced Nikki and Paul back in the day, and Michelle was on the same freshman kayaking trip as Paul and Kate Stowe.
Paul also reports that he and Jerry Ling ran into each other after seeing Into the Woods in San Francisco recently on Pride Day. It was so great to catch up with Paul and Nik during Homecoming!
Last month I attended the inauguration of Sian Beilock, the College’s 19th president and our first female president. It was great to see Errik Anderson and his wife, Emily, on inauguration day as well as Hoi Ning Ngai, who was visiting from Maine. Please let me know if you’re in town and let’s grab drinks at Pine at the Hanover Inn!
Our next column will be guest edited by Brian Feldman, so send him your news and notes at bfeldman@hselaw.com.
—Kate (Ryan) Stowe, 91 Waterman Place, St. Louis, MO 63112; dartmouth2000secretary@gmail.com
Homecoming was a rainy weekend in Hanover but that didn’t stop the bonfire from burning or the football team from winning! The class of 2000 was well represented at the alumni parade on Friday night.
My teenager, Zoe, and I ran into Jaime Desormeaux and her teenagers, Cairo and Saleem, who were visiting from Brooklyn. It was Jaime’s first visit back to campus since graduation! Her younger son is preparing to apply to college, and they took the opportunity to visit the College during Homecoming Weekend. Cairo and Saleem said they were enjoying the small-town feel of Main Street and looking forward to the football game.
Paul Krakow and Nikki Savickas were also in town for the weekend with their teenagers, Penny and Teddy, who were enjoying their first visit back to campus since Covid. Paul has recently become the director of product management for YouTube Shorts Discovery and Nikki does internal marketing for Google Books. They gave career talks at the Thayer School of Engineering during Homecoming Weekend. Penny and Teddy told me that they were really impressed with the new engineering building.
The nine of us were a happy crew carrying the class of 2000 banner through the rain around the Green. We even took a detour and paraded through Baker Tower and the Class of 1930 Room on our way to the bonfire. The teenagers were almost certainly rolling their eyes, but I could also tell they were having fun!
Paul and Nikki were also in town to celebrate their 19th wedding anniversary. Yes, they are one of those super-sweet Dartmouth love stories. They started dating on Green Key Weekend freshman year. Paul tells me that he and class secretary Kate (Ryan) Stowe know each other, having met during DOC trips when they were both on the same kayaking trip.
Paul told me that he and Nikki had a mini-reunion with Will Schoen on the “Big Island” of Hawaii back in April. Will is married to Michelle Comeau, who couldn’t make it because of her duties as a member of Hawaii’s judicial branch on Oahu. Will introduced Nikki and Paul back in the day, and Michelle was on the same freshman kayaking trip as Paul and Kate Stowe.
Paul also reports that he and Jerry Ling ran into each other after seeing Into the Woods in San Francisco recently on Pride Day. It was so great to catch up with Paul and Nik during Homecoming!
Last month I attended the inauguration of Sian Beilock, the College’s 19th president and our first female president. It was great to see Errik Anderson and his wife, Emily, on inauguration day as well as Hoi Ning Ngai, who was visiting from Maine. Please let me know if you’re in town and let’s grab drinks at Pine at the Hanover Inn!
Our next column will be guest edited by Brian Feldman, so send him your news and notes at bfeldman@hselaw.com.
—Kate (Ryan) Stowe, 91 Waterman Place, St. Louis, MO 63112; dartmouth2000secretary@gmail.com