Class Note 2006
Issue
Jul - Aug 2018
Hi, ’06s. It was so nice to hear from many of you for this column, and there is lots of exciting news to share.
To start, in March the class of 2006 won its bracket in the March Mooseness Granite Giving Challenge. We beat the ’07 and ’08 classes for the most gifts in March with 95 gifts (17 more than last year) and added an extra $15,000 toward financial aid. Thanks to all those who donated and to our class representatives, including Amanda Prentice and Alex Stein, who are working hard each year to keep our class engaged in these efforts.
Also in March, Rashelle Lee was married on her home island of Kauai, Hawaii. She and her husband, Savith, live in nearby Oahu, where he has been stationed with the Navy. Classmates at the wedding included Justine Cormier, Kristen (Kelley) Devaney, Sowmya Kypa, Emma Lubin, Kat McAvoy, Jacquelene Moghaddam, Pete Savidis, and Zobie Torres. After the wedding some of the group took a day hike on the famous Kalalau Trail to see the waterfalls and amazing views.
Brittany Lewis and David Present-Thomas were married during Memorial Day weekend in Barcelona. Many other ’06s were in attendance, including Jamie Coffin, Katie (Wolf) Coffin, Katie Fahey, Jenny French, Lydia (Blandy) Gaylord, Maya Illowite, Meghan (Peck) Walther, and Edy Wilson. The crew enjoyed getting together to celebrate this match made in Hanover.
John Huelskamp got engaged to Jessica Shumway in Santa Monica, California, just before Easter weekend.
Joe Killefer and his wife, Jen, welcomed a baby girl, Ruby James Killefer, in early March.
This summer Danielle (Gray) Curley and her husband, Paul, will be moving with their two children (ages 5 and 2) from New Hampshire to the suburbs of Philadelphia. They are excited for this next adventure and would love to connect with any other ’06s in the Philly area.
Kwabena Safo-Agyekum recently held the launch party for his dance and wellness company KDC. Performing with him were fellow ’06s Ricky Cole and Richel Cuyler,who both performed music that they wrote and arranged. Other ’06s who came out in support of the launch included Amanda Prentice, Matt Schwartz, and Russell Gordon.
Nick Taranto, cofounder of Plated, has published his first book: The Evolved Eater. The book is a mix of food memoir, entrepreneurial storytelling, and a call to action for fixing food. In the book Nick chronicles his quest to change how we eat and what this means for the future of food. You can support Nick and buy a copy of the book on Amazon. (Read more about him on page 28.)
Finally, I would like to give a huge shout out to our new class communications chair Joe Boswell. Since taking on the role just a couple of months ago, Joe has been working hard to connect classmates in a meaningful way and expand our class platforms to social media. He has been thoughtful and inspiring in his goal to build the ’06 network so that we can continue to learn more about each other all these years after college. Be sure to check out and follow us on our new class Instagram account @dartmouth06, where Joe has been spotlighting classmates and keeping us all engaged. Thank you, Boz, for all that you do for our class!
—Cindy Tsai, Synchrony Financial, 10840 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., Charlotte, NC 28277; cindaaay@gmail.com
To start, in March the class of 2006 won its bracket in the March Mooseness Granite Giving Challenge. We beat the ’07 and ’08 classes for the most gifts in March with 95 gifts (17 more than last year) and added an extra $15,000 toward financial aid. Thanks to all those who donated and to our class representatives, including Amanda Prentice and Alex Stein, who are working hard each year to keep our class engaged in these efforts.
Also in March, Rashelle Lee was married on her home island of Kauai, Hawaii. She and her husband, Savith, live in nearby Oahu, where he has been stationed with the Navy. Classmates at the wedding included Justine Cormier, Kristen (Kelley) Devaney, Sowmya Kypa, Emma Lubin, Kat McAvoy, Jacquelene Moghaddam, Pete Savidis, and Zobie Torres. After the wedding some of the group took a day hike on the famous Kalalau Trail to see the waterfalls and amazing views.
Brittany Lewis and David Present-Thomas were married during Memorial Day weekend in Barcelona. Many other ’06s were in attendance, including Jamie Coffin, Katie (Wolf) Coffin, Katie Fahey, Jenny French, Lydia (Blandy) Gaylord, Maya Illowite, Meghan (Peck) Walther, and Edy Wilson. The crew enjoyed getting together to celebrate this match made in Hanover.
John Huelskamp got engaged to Jessica Shumway in Santa Monica, California, just before Easter weekend.
Joe Killefer and his wife, Jen, welcomed a baby girl, Ruby James Killefer, in early March.
This summer Danielle (Gray) Curley and her husband, Paul, will be moving with their two children (ages 5 and 2) from New Hampshire to the suburbs of Philadelphia. They are excited for this next adventure and would love to connect with any other ’06s in the Philly area.
Kwabena Safo-Agyekum recently held the launch party for his dance and wellness company KDC. Performing with him were fellow ’06s Ricky Cole and Richel Cuyler,who both performed music that they wrote and arranged. Other ’06s who came out in support of the launch included Amanda Prentice, Matt Schwartz, and Russell Gordon.
Nick Taranto, cofounder of Plated, has published his first book: The Evolved Eater. The book is a mix of food memoir, entrepreneurial storytelling, and a call to action for fixing food. In the book Nick chronicles his quest to change how we eat and what this means for the future of food. You can support Nick and buy a copy of the book on Amazon. (Read more about him on page 28.)
Finally, I would like to give a huge shout out to our new class communications chair Joe Boswell. Since taking on the role just a couple of months ago, Joe has been working hard to connect classmates in a meaningful way and expand our class platforms to social media. He has been thoughtful and inspiring in his goal to build the ’06 network so that we can continue to learn more about each other all these years after college. Be sure to check out and follow us on our new class Instagram account @dartmouth06, where Joe has been spotlighting classmates and keeping us all engaged. Thank you, Boz, for all that you do for our class!
—Cindy Tsai, Synchrony Financial, 10840 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., Charlotte, NC 28277; cindaaay@gmail.com