Class Note 2008
We’re back! As always, ’08s around the world are moving around and doing things and making kids and generally being very accomplished. A big gold star to all, but here are some self-selected highlights.
After nine years in New York, where she taught at the Dalton School and served as the assistant head of upper school and dean of students at Friends Seminary, Erica Jones is moving to London to be the middle school vice principal at the American School. She had an epic birthday-going-away party with lots of N.Y.C. ’08s in attendance. Lucy Hoffman flew in from South Africa, Anne Stava-Murray flew in from Chicago, and Jane Choi came in from L.A. (and also DJ’d the party!). Erica’s excited to be joining one of her best friends, Anna Bofa ’09, in London, and would love to connect with anyone living there or just passing through!
Lyndsey Girod Ramsey was promoted to director of strategic engagement in the governmental affairs division of Illinois Farm Bureau. If you work in food, sustainability, or agriculture, she’d love to talk shop! Sandy Barbut Hunt became an adult-geriatric critical care nurse practitioner this year. She’s looking to start her doctorate next year. Cyrus Attia finished his M.D. in New York City and moved to Boston for work in July.
Erika Schneider is moving back to the Upper Valley this fall. She’ll be teaching in Hartford, Vermont, and would love to see folks who are in the area.
Matt Mackwood is back in the Upper Valley too. He and his wife, Cristina, returned last fall after four years in Seattle, where he did a family medicine residency, worked with Kaiser Permanente (where he trained), and did his best to father their new kid. Now he’s back working in primary care at Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Heater Road clinic in Lebanon, New Hampshire, caring for locals, teaching med students, and working with the larger Dartmouth-Hitchcock system on incorporating innovative uses of telehealth technology to expand the ability to provide excellent, timely care in the region. Matt and Cristina are loving their home in Canaan, New Hampshire, where they are getting a burgeoning farmstead up and running with 19 chickens who free-range 3.5 acres. By the time you read this, they’ll be managing two youngsters as well!
Meeka Charles says not much has changed: She’s still with Brandon Charles ’05 (married since 2012), still lives on the West (best) Coast (Seattle since 2014), and is still working in finance. Despite the lack of change, she sent in an update after going to the ’05 reunion and feeling all the Dartmouth love. Hot tip: “Jewel of India’s Sunday brunch is still delicious.”
Jon Hopper shares that Charlie Stoebe married Michaela St. Onge (together the “St. Oebes”) on June 15 in New London, New Hampshire, just 30 minutes from Dartmouth. In attendance were Ashley Mas, Bryan Siegel, Dana (Cushing) Olverson, David Lamb, Erika (Graham) Sharp, Jamal Brown, Jon Hopper, and Steve and Sandy (Barbut) Hunt.
Jon also graduated at the top of his Columbia Business School class, where he was elected class speaker. True to form, Jon channeled his inner Elle Woods and quoted Legally Blonde throughout his speech: “What, like it’s hard?”
In August Rebekah Sagredo celebrated 10 years of living in Italy. In May she got a new job as a residence director for a local study abroad program and in June she participated in a kettlebell competition at her gym and won first place!
Robin Brown says, “Hi, Chris Barth!” which seems weirdly personal to include in this column, but hey, I have the word count to play with.
Thanks for all your updates!
—Chris Barth, 315 14th Ave. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413; (609) 405-9153; cbarthrun@gmail.com
