Hello, ’01 family. How is it already November? How is it only November? Regardless of which camp you fall into, it is a great time to pause and reflect on all that has happened in a single year and to make sure that we take stock of all that we have to be thankful for. We have some ’01s doing wonderful things in various communities. Jessica (Wirth) Strine is serving as a trustee to Tyler Arboretum. With more than 600 acres of wide-open space, it is a wonderful place for families to connect with nature (while keeping their distance) in the Philadelphia suburbs. On the professional front, after almost two decades in institutional investment management, Jessica launched a corporate advisory firm that helps public companies navigate environmental, social, and governance issues that matter to their investors. You can check out her work at www.sgpgovernance.com. Bradford McKeown is serving on the board of nonprofit Carpe Mundi, which provides mentorship and a cohort-based study abroad experience for disadvantaged Portland, Oregon, college students. Carpe Mundi was founded by Hansell (Bourdon) Woods ’02, who served as its first executive director.

Our ’01 authors are as prolific as ever. Daniel Davey Stulac’s second book, Life, Land, and Elijah in the Book of Kings, will be published this December. Also arriving this fall is Daniel and Danielle Davey Stulac’s second daughter, who will be little sister to Abigail, 18 months. Tara Dairman’s first picture book, Desert Girl, Monsoon Boy, was published by Putnam/Penguin Random House in May. Tara also reported that she and her husband, Andy Cahill, and their two children have been living in an RV full-time since May of 2019, traveling around the United States and Canada. This past summer they were able to have some socially distanced catch-ups with Christine Percheski in Illinois, Jennifer Tlumak Westerholm in Kentucky, Sabrina Hepburn in Colorado, and Anna Rudberg Speiser in Nebraska. Quang Trong recently wrote a book, Composite Architecture, which discusses the history, technology, opportunities, and challenges surrounding composite materials such as carbon fibers.

In other news, Matt Shaffer and his family recently moved to Denver, where he is continuing his private mental health counseling practice and enjoying the outdoors. Anna Bammi is living in Washington, D.C., and has studied Montessori pedagogy as an early childhood educator.

Finally, with a heavy heart, Kate (Mattern) McGee, with her husband, Conner ’02, son Jamie, 8, and daughters Alex, 7, and Casey, 5, wrote in to share the death of her son, Lukey, in a car accident just prior to turning 2 years old this past December. Donations in Lukey’s memory can be made to his preschool, the New Canaan Nature Center, at https://newcanaannature.org/thank-you. The ’01 family is holding you in our hearts.

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-6938; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com