And so another year has passed in which the ’04 class achieved remarkable career and personal successes. Members continue to make waves in the fields of politics, business, fashion and academia (among others), in addition to getting married, having children and so on. 


Your dutiful Class Notes secretary has done her best to keep track of—and relay–it all. But submissions have dwindled and help is needed. Don’t be shy. Share what’s happening in your life. Others want to know. The alumni fabric depends on it. Now, on to those devoted classmates who have shared (yes, this is a guilt trip).


Tyra Olstad writes: “After spending a couple of years working as a paleontology technician and park ranger for the National Park Service in Wyoming and Colorado (along with a season as a cave guide for the Forest Service up in Alaska), I finally went back to Kansas State University and finished up my Ph.D. in geography.”


Eleanor (Pessin) Correa and Ben Correa just moved back to Washington, D.C., and are happy to announce the birth of their son Franklin James, born on October 23. 


Taurie Wilk married Adam Steingart (George Mason ’99) on August 27, 2011, at the Newberry Library in downtown Chicago. Taurie reports, “The Dartmouth treats in attendance were: Emily Pearl and Jaclyn Strife (both in the wedding party), Ally Basak Russell, Kane Russell, Leigh Heeter Fiske and Aaron Fiske ’02. We forwent the Keystone Light in lieu of both Chicago and New York beers, Goose Island and Brooklyn.”


Geoff Vitt married Kate Coakley this October in San Francisco. 


Jesse Nisselson proposed to Angela Manese-Lee earlier this fall. The two met in Charlottesville, Virginia, while attending business school at the University of Virginia (Darden). The going hope among friends is that the wedding, likewise, will be there, with plenty of local wine to consume. 


Leo Twiggs and his wife, Rolaine Ossman,are now living in Geneva, Switzerland. Leo graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School last May and is working for the International Commission of Jurists, an organization dedicated to the development of international law and the advancement of human rights. Rolaine is a photo editor for Msp Communications. The two spent the Christmas holiday in northern Italy—not too shabby. 


Tomoko Ogura is the fashion director of Barney’s Women’s Co-op. I recently came across her video about how to wear Co-op’s most fashionable footwear and highly recommend you visit it as well: http://thewindow.barneys.com/video-barneys-co-op-shoes-fall-2011-tomoko….


Cynthia Marie O’Brien is an editor and writer living in New York City. She is currently a writing consultant at Columbia University. Cynthia’s essay “A Figment of Your Imagination” was selected for the notables list in Best American Essays 2011. 


Galia BenArtzi’s startup company, Particle Code, a company that lets developers build games and apps for multiple platforms at once, was acquired by direct competitor Appcelerator, the makers of the popular tool Titanium. For more details, please visit the TechCrunch article at http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/24/appcelerator-acquires-particle-code-to…. Such awesome news, Galia!


As evidenced by my intro above, I am anxious to get more news from all of you. Please send your updates—big and small—along to me.


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