Class Note 2007
Apparently, you prefer your real lives to the last column’s made up ones: We had so many updates this time, we are encroaching on other classes’ column space!
Victoria Gibbs competed in the National Yoga Asana Competition, where she placed in the top three out of 62 female competitors! This qualifies her to represent the United States at the World Championship of Yoga Sport in Beijing this December, which is essentially Yoga Sport Olympics with representatives from every country. Go Team USA!
Frank Gutierrez, Luz Lomeli, and their son, Trey, moved back to New York after being stationed in Germany! The Army selected Frank to start a philosophy graduate program at Columbia University. Once he finishes, he will be a military instructor in West Point’s department of English and philosophy. Luz is working to transfer her teaching and counseling certifications to New York so she can teach! Frank sweetly writes, “She has sacrificed a lot as the Army moves us from one place to the next on a regular basis. So, a special shout out to her.”
Austin Lewis has moved to Los Angeles and started a new job as a public relations analyst with IHOP!
Severina Ostrovsky is launching an e-boutique, Gabri Isle, that curates unique European baby clothes from female designers! She tells the designers’ and brands’ stories and creates special collections for the smallest of fashionistas.
In 2017 Mitchell Pet finished his residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Washington and in July finished his hand surgery fellowship at the Curtis National Hand Center. In September he began as assistant professor of plastic surgery at Washington University in St. Louis!
Dax Tejera is engaged (and apparently quite the romantic)! He planned a surprise trip to Venice, where he swept his fiancée, Veronica Bautista, away, both figuratively and literally on a speedboat to San Giorgio Maggiore, where he proposed at the top of the bell tower. He and Veronica are now both in Washington, D.C.—she at CNN and Dax at ABC News—but met while working together in Miami.
Bernice Kuang graduated in July from the University of Southampton, England, with a Ph.D. in social statistics and demography, and she got a pretty nifty hat to go with the ceremony’s Harry Potter robes! Her dissertation was on nonmarital fertility and cohabitation in Asia. She’s now at the University of Reading researching ethnic minority fertility patterns and son preference in the United Kingdom.
We may not need any more mini-reunions with weddings like these….
In May Dave Faherty and Elizabeth Graff tied the knot in Maine! Many Dartmouth ’07s and alumni helped celebrate: Cristina Churchill Rutherford, Dave Coen, Kate Davison, Laura Flannery Masters, Scott Fishwick, Sean Garren, Lauren Hassouni, Evan Michals, Wes Milks, Severina Ostrovsky, Paul Wright, Will DeKrey ’08, Liz Vaughn ’08, Emma Baumgartner ’08, Brian Schwartz ’08, Aaron Absatz ’13, Abby Fucigna ’15, and Seth Cohen, Adv’18.
Joe Kutney and Nancy Zhao got married on Maui, Hawaii, this March! Coming to celebrate were Julie Chang, Dave Strange, Adam Patinkin, Susie Chung Criscimanga, Mark Criscimanga, Caitlin Wong Middleman, Scott Middleman ’06, Marc Lajoie ’08, Andrew Jean Louis ’09, Brittany Jean Louis ’09, Dave Lindenbaum ’08, Alex Spinoso ’08; Jennifer Zhao ’18, Ione Curva, and Mei Lun Quach in Nancy’s bridal party; and Jason Danker and Ben Waldron in Joe’s party.
Dr. Alex Steinberg married Dr. Elizabeth Malik in Colorado! The ’07s making sure the groom was the last to leave the dance floor were Scott Andrews, Sarah Garcia, Addie Smith, Sarah Hughes, Andrew Flynn, and Whitney (MacFadyen) Flynn!
—Jaime Padgett, 1837 W. Patterson Ave, #109, Chicago, IL 60613; dartmouth2007s@gmail.com
