Class Note 2001
Issue
Jan - Feb 2018
Seasons’ greetings, ’01s! During the past few months a bunch of people have reminded me that this is the 20th anniversary of our freshman year. Sit and ponder that with a cup of tea while I give you an update on an ’01 couple that met during our DOC trips way back when. Roxanne (Stahl) and Chris O’Hara celebrated the anniversary of their meeting 20 years ago by moving from New York City to New Canaan, Connecticut, getting a puppy named Sadie and welcoming their third child, Samuel, who joins sister Maddie (9) and big brother Jackson (7). In other baby news, Nicholas Kovner and his wife, Georgia, welcome their third child, Nicholas Thomas, this September. He joins big sisters Paige and Savannah.
A lot of ‘01s are going places—literally. Ben Mandelker went on tour. His podcast, “Watch What Crappens,” hit 1.5 million listens per month so he and his cohost celebrated by taking their show on the road to play to sold-out crowds in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco. Ben will be coming to N.Y.C.’s legendary Bowery Ballroom this year, so keep an eye out. Madeline (Medeiros) Ruiz took a sabbatical from her art history teaching gig and moved to Madrid, Spain, with her husband, Kially Ruiz ’98, and children Max and Sofia. During their year abroad Maddy plans to write a book on spirituality in art. Peter Leckerling and his family have relocated back to the United States, Chicago to be exact, after living in China for 16 years! He is looking forward to working at a boutique private equity firm and spending more time with his former Tabard roommate Mikah Soliunas. Sarah ’99 and Dominic Germana and their twin sonstraveled from their home in North Carolina up to Hanover for Homecoming. After watching the bonfire and enjoying the festivities, they went to Boston to spend the day with Greg Chittim and his family.
Finally, Tara Dairman recently published her fourth novel for young readers. Published by Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, The Great Hibernation is about a town where all of the adults fall asleep and the kids are left in charge. Sounds like my house on a Sunday afternoon.
—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-693; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com
A lot of ‘01s are going places—literally. Ben Mandelker went on tour. His podcast, “Watch What Crappens,” hit 1.5 million listens per month so he and his cohost celebrated by taking their show on the road to play to sold-out crowds in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco. Ben will be coming to N.Y.C.’s legendary Bowery Ballroom this year, so keep an eye out. Madeline (Medeiros) Ruiz took a sabbatical from her art history teaching gig and moved to Madrid, Spain, with her husband, Kially Ruiz ’98, and children Max and Sofia. During their year abroad Maddy plans to write a book on spirituality in art. Peter Leckerling and his family have relocated back to the United States, Chicago to be exact, after living in China for 16 years! He is looking forward to working at a boutique private equity firm and spending more time with his former Tabard roommate Mikah Soliunas. Sarah ’99 and Dominic Germana and their twin sonstraveled from their home in North Carolina up to Hanover for Homecoming. After watching the bonfire and enjoying the festivities, they went to Boston to spend the day with Greg Chittim and his family.
Finally, Tara Dairman recently published her fourth novel for young readers. Published by Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, The Great Hibernation is about a town where all of the adults fall asleep and the kids are left in charge. Sounds like my house on a Sunday afternoon.
—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-693; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com