Class Note 2006
Issue
Mar - Apr 2017
Hello, classmates! As you read this our 10th reunion will be fast approaching! Until then, we have a few more columns of news to keep us abreast of each others’ news, so let’s get started!
We’ll begin with some wedding news from Peter Cucchiara, who wrote in to say that he got married on October 23, 2016, in Warren, New Jersey, to Kelly Conover. According to onlookers, the wedding had a strong dance floor showing by fellow Dartmouth grads during “Blame it On the Boogie” and “Shout,” including from Andy Wright, Cameron Hahn, Mark Decker Jeff Cooperman, Christian Wylonis, Ben Silverman, Ben Herold, Peter Hughes and others. Also recently married was Heidi Immesberger, who got married in July 2016 to Charles Schmechel. The wedding was in Wyoming and was, to quote Kristen Wong, “super ’06s,” with Ben Schwartz officiating plus a full, all-Dartmouth-all-the-time wedding party. Indeed, speaking of Kristen, she wrote in with some overdue notice of her July 2014 marriage to Chris Callisto—but as we say here in Class News central, better late than never! Kristen graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Education with a doctorate in education leadership in May and currently lives in Washington, D.C.
Abby (Donahue) Mariano wrote in to share that she had a big 2016: She is working in Massachusetts as a small-animal veterinary surgeon, having completed her residency at Tufts in July. Abby and her husband, Jonathan, also recently welcomed a daughter (Madeline) in December. Abby joins our other classmate veterinarian, Julia Drury, who is expecting her first child with husband Justin Blesy.Also new to the parenting game is Michael Ellis, who welcomed son Edward Ellis to the world with his wife, Katie (Racicot) Ellis, in November—we hope a future member of the class of 2039! Kelly Roy is another new class parent, who, along with husband Chris, welcomed daughter Violet in July. Jenna and Anton Hasenkampf recently welcomed son Noah in November in New Orleans. The last baby news item comes to us from Jean Polfus, who wrote in with news that she and husband Joe Hanlon ’05welcomed son Tristan on November 1. The family lives in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. (That’s in Canada, for the uninitiated!)
Some engagement news to report! Matt Weiss proposed to girlfriend Clau Becerra ’13 in her home country of Peru. The two met at Dartmouth in 2012 and live in N.Y.C. Also recently engaged is Paul Huelskamp, who got engaged over the Christmas holidays to Remy Preussker.
Ernest Brooks wrote in from Switzerland, where he works as a mathematician, to say that he participated in David Marks’ wedding in Nashville, Tennessee, in August. He would love to hear from any Dartmouth alums living in Europe, so if that’s you, reach out! Also in the news is Alex Stein, who was inducted into Dartmouth’s Wearers of the Green during Homecoming Weekend in October. Wearers of the Green is Dartmouth’s athletics hall of fame; while at Dartmouth Alex was a standout rower, and she is now back in Hanover, working as special gifts officer for the Dartmouth development office.
Finally, I’d be remiss not to share some of my own news: As of this writing I am three days away from my own wedding. I’m getting married to a classmate from my Stanford business school class, Mike Bennon, on New Year’s Eve in Napa, California. We are expecting a nice Dartmouth crew to be in attendance, among them Liz Parfit, Justin Neiman, Justin Brownstone and Kelly Esten (Sennatt).
Look forward to the next column! Keep on sharing your news and keep on bleeding green.
—Jessica Tory, Schwab Residential Center, 680 Serra St., Stanford, CA 94305; jessica.e.tory@gmail.com
We’ll begin with some wedding news from Peter Cucchiara, who wrote in to say that he got married on October 23, 2016, in Warren, New Jersey, to Kelly Conover. According to onlookers, the wedding had a strong dance floor showing by fellow Dartmouth grads during “Blame it On the Boogie” and “Shout,” including from Andy Wright, Cameron Hahn, Mark Decker Jeff Cooperman, Christian Wylonis, Ben Silverman, Ben Herold, Peter Hughes and others. Also recently married was Heidi Immesberger, who got married in July 2016 to Charles Schmechel. The wedding was in Wyoming and was, to quote Kristen Wong, “super ’06s,” with Ben Schwartz officiating plus a full, all-Dartmouth-all-the-time wedding party. Indeed, speaking of Kristen, she wrote in with some overdue notice of her July 2014 marriage to Chris Callisto—but as we say here in Class News central, better late than never! Kristen graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Education with a doctorate in education leadership in May and currently lives in Washington, D.C.
Abby (Donahue) Mariano wrote in to share that she had a big 2016: She is working in Massachusetts as a small-animal veterinary surgeon, having completed her residency at Tufts in July. Abby and her husband, Jonathan, also recently welcomed a daughter (Madeline) in December. Abby joins our other classmate veterinarian, Julia Drury, who is expecting her first child with husband Justin Blesy.Also new to the parenting game is Michael Ellis, who welcomed son Edward Ellis to the world with his wife, Katie (Racicot) Ellis, in November—we hope a future member of the class of 2039! Kelly Roy is another new class parent, who, along with husband Chris, welcomed daughter Violet in July. Jenna and Anton Hasenkampf recently welcomed son Noah in November in New Orleans. The last baby news item comes to us from Jean Polfus, who wrote in with news that she and husband Joe Hanlon ’05welcomed son Tristan on November 1. The family lives in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. (That’s in Canada, for the uninitiated!)
Some engagement news to report! Matt Weiss proposed to girlfriend Clau Becerra ’13 in her home country of Peru. The two met at Dartmouth in 2012 and live in N.Y.C. Also recently engaged is Paul Huelskamp, who got engaged over the Christmas holidays to Remy Preussker.
Ernest Brooks wrote in from Switzerland, where he works as a mathematician, to say that he participated in David Marks’ wedding in Nashville, Tennessee, in August. He would love to hear from any Dartmouth alums living in Europe, so if that’s you, reach out! Also in the news is Alex Stein, who was inducted into Dartmouth’s Wearers of the Green during Homecoming Weekend in October. Wearers of the Green is Dartmouth’s athletics hall of fame; while at Dartmouth Alex was a standout rower, and she is now back in Hanover, working as special gifts officer for the Dartmouth development office.
Finally, I’d be remiss not to share some of my own news: As of this writing I am three days away from my own wedding. I’m getting married to a classmate from my Stanford business school class, Mike Bennon, on New Year’s Eve in Napa, California. We are expecting a nice Dartmouth crew to be in attendance, among them Liz Parfit, Justin Neiman, Justin Brownstone and Kelly Esten (Sennatt).
Look forward to the next column! Keep on sharing your news and keep on bleeding green.
—Jessica Tory, Schwab Residential Center, 680 Serra St., Stanford, CA 94305; jessica.e.tory@gmail.com