Class Note 2002
Hello, ’02s. At this time 20 years ago 420 of us were celebrating our early-decision acceptance to Dartmouth and the remaining 700 or so were putting the finishing touches on our applications. We’ve all changed a lot since then and I continue to hear great news from our classmates.
Rachel A. Ciprotti filled me in on some big changes in her life, “This spring my boyfriend got a wonderful new job and we have moved from my beloved hometown of Atlanta to a new home in Seattle. I continue to work in the arts and started a job in July as the director of education and operations for the Seattle Chamber Music Society. It’s been great to catch up with old college friends who live out here, including Shreeram Akilesh ’00, Frank Yoshida and Sylvie (Liberman) Vernick. I’ve also been tapped to be the treasurer of the Dartmouth Club of Western Washington.”
Julia Levy and Ari Edelson (Yale ’98) welcomed their second son, Leo Edmond Edelson, on August 14.
Lauren Levin-Epstein sent an update about her recent career move, “I’ve joined Gladstone Place Partners as partner and chief operating officer. It’s a New York-based strategic and financial communications firm. I hope our classmates will check us out at www.gladstoneplace.com.”
Liz McKeon was married to Nathan Paoletta (Brandeis ’06) on Saturday, September 9, in a beautiful ceremony at Mayo Beach on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The Dartmouth contingent was strong, including Brooke (Derham) Smith, Caroline (Newman) Phillips, Jana Schaich Borg, Nina Markey, Joanna Edwards with husband Jonathan Hummel ’99, Pam Piccola-Fales ’03, Ashley Nowygrod ’03, Kendra Quincy Knauf, Sky Kalkman, Frank Yoshida, Kevin Allen and Matt Yurgelun. Dinner was a delicious clambake and they danced the “Salty Dog Rag” and “Blame it on the Boogie” multiple times!
Conner McGee shared an update, “My wife, Kate (Mattern) ’01, and I moved with our three kids and two labradoodles from New York City to New Canaan, Connecticut, this summer. We are loving the ’burbs and have had the pleasure of seeing several Dartmouth grads around town, including grabbing dinner with Kate (Laswell) Mako and her husband, Jeremy. We are expecting kid No. 4 in January, which has thrown a wrench in our plans to do things like have a life apart from our kids, but it’s all good. Really!”
Happy almost 2018! Keep sending your updates.
—Anne Cloudman, 315 West 99th St., Apt. 2D, New York, NY 10025; acloudman@gmail.com
