Here’s to another year of great personal and professional success for the ’04 class! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and a very happy new year. As for the updates, I sadly didn’t receive much in the way of news from you all—so I was forced to piece together the news I had heard over the last few months (and I also did a little Facebook stalking to keep things interesting). Below is what I know.


Jeremy Presser is working at the White House as a deputy associate counsel for presidential personnel. Prior to joining the White House legal team Jeremy was an associate at Williams & Connolly LLP. He clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. 


Blair Dickinson Schroeder and her husband, Ryan, welcomed their beautiful daughter Nora into the world on December 8. Congratulations to you all. Nora is beautiful and I can’t wait to meet her in person!


Sam and I had a great visit with Danielle Howard when she visited Washington, D.C., in November. Danielle is now working at Imprint Capital, an investment advising company focused on impact investments—or investments made into companies, organizations and funds with the intention to generate social and environmental impact as well as financial return. Danielle is currently living in New York City and it was so wonderful seeing her and catching up! 


I also heard from Sonia Tarantolo, who is still working for the State Department in Mexico City. Sonia will be returning to D.C. next summer to work on Italy issues for the State Department for the next two years. So excited for her return! 


Scott Linthicum and Karen Manookian got engaged on December 22. Scott Hogan and Kristen Smith got engaged on December 5. Congratulations to both happy couples!


Ben and Eleanor (Pessin) Correa welcomed their new baby Charlie into their family on November 3. Judging from the pictures on Facebook, Frank seems thrilled to have a new baby brother and the family looks adorable! 


I am anxious to get more news from all of you. Please send your updates—job changes, weddings, new babies, new pets—along.


—Jess Leinwand, 1440 S St., NW, Apt. 2, Washington, DC 20009; jess.leinwand@gmail.com