Happy New Year, ’06s! I begin this column on a somber note: Sadly, Echo Brown passed away on September 16 from kidney failure due to lupus. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Echo majored in government and was involved in the Rockefeller Center, serving as a Rockefeller leadership fellow. A natural storyteller, she wrote and performed in a successful and acclaimed one-woman show and published two young-adult novels. At the time of her death she was writing her third novel in collaboration with Tyler Perry. Her obituary was published in major media outlets, including The New York Times and The Washington Post. Amanda Prentice shared, “Echo was one of the bravest and most independent people those close to her ever met. She broke down barriers and overcame much adversity in her short life. We have no doubt that had she been granted a longer life, she would have continued to be a trailblazer in many ways.” If you would like to make a contribution to support Echo’s mother during this difficult time, you can reach out to Echo’s close friend, Cathy Mao, at cathyforecho@gmail.com, who has been helping the family with arrangements.

Janna Johnson was recently promoted to associate professor and granted indefinite tenure at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Her research as an economist and demographer mainly concerns internal migration within the United States, and she’s had the opportunity to present her research back at Dartmouth in the economics department. Janna lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Sinthang Has, and their daughter, Emery.

Mats Lemberger will be completing his fellowship training in child and adolescent psychiatry at Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in June. Later this year he plans to release a musical album, the first of several planned. Mats shares that his album is “Indie songwriter stuff inspired by the music I explored on my Dartmouth Partners in Community Service internship at Music Maker Relief Foundation in 2004, which sent me to McDowell County, West Virginia, and led me on the path to pursue a career in medicine.” You can follow him on social media (@psychflu).

In September Jessica (Saraceno) Carroll was honored as one of 40 attorneys under the age of 40 in New Jersey named a 2023 “New Leaders of the Bar” recipient by the New Jersey Law Journal. Jessica is part of the healthcare and litigation group at Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis, LLP, and lives in New Jersey with her husband and three children.

Griffin Gordon and his wife, Casey, welcomed their third child in August, a girl named Georgia. She joins sister Parker and brother Hudson.

In October, Brad Heritage, Will Pierce, Alec Hufnagel, and Jamie Coffin played in a charity golf event to benefit Mike Rabil’s nonprofit, PLL Assists. “A tremendous day was had by all to help support and grow the game of lacrosse (and to assert former undergrad dominance),” Brad shared.

Please continue to share your news updates and have a great start to the new year!

—Kate (Berry) Grace, c/o DAM, 7 Lebanon St., Suite 107, Hanover, NH 03755; dartmouth06classnotes@gmail.com