Hi, ’04s! I hope this new year and new decade are off to a great start for all of you. I look forward to recording all of your exciting adventures to come in this new period of our lives.

In toasting to this new season, I am pleased to report that Janos Marton announced his candidacy for Manhattan district attorney this past fall. Janos has spent much of his career as a criminal justice reformer, and he will be running in the democratic primary set for June 2021. A number of Dartmouth alums are involved with the campaign, and he even brought on his first student interns—from the class of 2023! You can check out his campaign site at JanosForDA.com.

I am also excited to announce that Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, a National Book Award nominee, published her second book, The Revisioners, this past November. The Revisioners is a novel about the bonds between mothers and their children, as well as the dangers that upend those bonds. At its core, The Revisioners ponders generational legacies, the endurance of hope, and the undying promise of freedom.

Finally, as a personal privilege, I want to share that my law firm, Jenner & Block LLP, recently elected me to the firm’s partnership. I am very much looking forward to this next chapter in my career.

And with this, I hope Punxsutawney Phil does not see his shadow, thus allowing spring to arrive early for all of us!

—Johanna Thomas, 14 Logan Circle, NW, Washington, DC 2005; johannarthomas@gmail.com