Merry spring! We have lots of exciting updates this issue from alumni with last names ranging from “D” to “G.” 


Allison Giordano was accepted into a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship in Valhalla, New York, and got married to her sweetheart, Jon Ginsberg (now Giordano), who is currently working on his doctorate.


Drew Dinkmeyer won a million dollars. I was skeptical at first, but the Internet clearly put me in my place.


Elizabeth Fontaine got married to Tommy Truman last May in Westport, Massachusetts. The couple lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Lindsay Sheffield Turner (a recent newlywed herself!), Sara Heaney Barakat, Lindsay Gorzeman Cheshire, Kevin Hogan, Lindsay Ferstandig Sandza ’05, Lauren Kaplan ’05 and Lizzie Bildner ’08 were all in attendance. Sara Heaney Barakat and her husband, Dominic, welcomed Josephine Rose in November. 


Hannah Fries started a new job as an editor with Storey Publishing in North Adams, Massachusetts, where she is busy editing books on gardening, building and homesteading.


Mitch Ermentrout and his wife, Virginia, welcomed a Georgia peach, Charlotte Jane Ermentrout, into their family in February. Jaclyn (Murphy) Harper and husband Jake welcomed a second addition to their family, Logan Jacob Harper!


Meghan Fitzgerald recently started work as a digital archivist at HBO in New York City and a freelance writer for Onyx Path Publishing. She also collaborated on an operetta with Oliver Caplan that will be performed in Boston.


Nicole Drezner and her husband, Ramin, welcomed their first daughter, Sahar, in June. Nicole is finishing up a fellowship in pediatric hematology and oncology in Washington, D.C.


Chelsea Morgan Epstein has been living in Portland, Oregon, for the last nine years. She and her husband are looking forward to the upcoming wedding of Laura Schleichers and Eben Tormey ’03! 


Darren and Kaitlin (Yaremchuk) Gastrock welcomed their daughter, Eliza, in December. Eliza got the jump on mom and dad by arriving five weeks early while Kait was visiting Nashville, Tennessee. Darren got to the hospital in plenty of time to see their Southern belle born, though, and all three are doing well back home in Massachusetts.


Seth Goldman and his wife and had a beautiful baby boy, Henry David Goldman, last September. Also, Seth’s company HelloFresh, just raised funds for a large expansion!


Clare Gupta is living in San Francisco with her husband, Drew Myers (Tu’14), and their pup Little Bear. She just started a new job at UC Davis as a specialist in public policy with Cooperative Extension, where she’ll be working with California policymakers on issues related to food and agricultural policy.


Erica Finsness is living with her husband and daughter Eleanor in Seattle, just a few blocks away from Julia Reeve and Jess Blanch ’05. The family gets together with Freddie (Ghesquiere) Helmiere and her daughter, Charis, from time to time as well as Rebecca (Ehrlichman) Blume and her kiddos, Isaac and Olivia. 


Jerimiah Daly and his wife Liz (Tu’09) are living in Boston after a three-year stint in London. The couple got married in June 2013 and just welcomed their baby daughter, Eleanor “Ellie,” in February!


Ivan Grant moved in 2011 to Las Vegas, where he fell into bartending. He is now working in the D Hotel and Casino, downtown Vegas’ premier all-flair casino on Fremont Street. It has been a great experience, and he even had an appearance on Celebrity Wife Swap, where he served Three Six Mafia’s DJ Paul along with Plaxico Burress’ wife!


Finally, Sarah Sirota and James Parks got engaged in February! The happy couple has been busy celebrating with family, friends and their fluffy cat!


Keep the updates coming, friends!


—Cliff Campbell, 203 Baltic St., Apt. D1, Brooklyn, NY 11201; (917) 345-6494; cliff.campbell@gmail.com