Class Note 2008
Issue
September-October 2023
Jessica Long is finishing her pediatric and adolescent gynecology fellowship in the D.C. area and heading back to Chicago to start working!
After opening Noosh in San Francisco and executive chefing the Culinary Institute of America in Napa, California, Sayat Ozyilmaz has now opened his restaurant Dalida in the Presidio National Park Site in San Francisco with his wife, Laura.
Adele Wilhelm is engaged! Her fiancé’s name is Ethan Datwyler. He is not a Dartmouth alum. They are looking forward to planning a summer wedding for next year near her parents’ farm in southwestern Michigan.
Cher Zhao and her husband, Markus Nemitz, welcomed their second child, Lukas Nemitz, in May.
Kiersten L. (Hallquist) Tavares and her husband, Mike, welcomed their first kiddo, Jameson Wilbur Tavares, on May 13. They send their best from Burlington, Vermont.
Stuart Reid and his wife, Claire Cushman, in April welcomed a baby boy, Rufus, who joins their daughter, Harriet. Stuart also has a book coming out in October: Look for The Lumumba Plot wherever you get books. It’s about the 1961 assassination of the Congo’s first post-independence leader.
Krystal Elkins and her husband, Matt, welcomed their first child in May! His name is Samuel. They’re both very excited and very tired.
Devin Fallon had the pleasure of attending Chris Tao’s wedding to Denise Chen on a beautiful beach on the north shore of Long Island, New York. It was a huge D reunion, with Joe Hanley, Klarissa Ruiz, Andrew “Keggy” Argeski ’06, Samantha Fox, Shawn Zhou ’06, Kevin Chithran ’07, Salinda (Phanitsiri) Chithran ’07, and more (sorry if Devin missed you!), with Carolina Velaz officiating. Congrats, Ctao!
Watson Sallay and his wife, Amanda, are still in Seattle with their son, Edison, who just turned 6. Watson is now at Apple as a product designer (i.e., mechanical engineer) developing new products. A few months ago he was able to meet up with Emmy Frank and Sam Haynor while he was down in California, and he just saw Matt “Mackey” Mackwood at a Seattle conference. He’s not really on social media anymore, so he hopes more people write in so that he can hear updates! It’s great to read about all the cool stuff his classmates are up to these days.
—Nicholas Desai, 9 Malvern Ave., Apt. 6, Richmond, VA 23221; nicholasdesai@gmail.com
After opening Noosh in San Francisco and executive chefing the Culinary Institute of America in Napa, California, Sayat Ozyilmaz has now opened his restaurant Dalida in the Presidio National Park Site in San Francisco with his wife, Laura.
Adele Wilhelm is engaged! Her fiancé’s name is Ethan Datwyler. He is not a Dartmouth alum. They are looking forward to planning a summer wedding for next year near her parents’ farm in southwestern Michigan.
Cher Zhao and her husband, Markus Nemitz, welcomed their second child, Lukas Nemitz, in May.
Kiersten L. (Hallquist) Tavares and her husband, Mike, welcomed their first kiddo, Jameson Wilbur Tavares, on May 13. They send their best from Burlington, Vermont.
Stuart Reid and his wife, Claire Cushman, in April welcomed a baby boy, Rufus, who joins their daughter, Harriet. Stuart also has a book coming out in October: Look for The Lumumba Plot wherever you get books. It’s about the 1961 assassination of the Congo’s first post-independence leader.
Krystal Elkins and her husband, Matt, welcomed their first child in May! His name is Samuel. They’re both very excited and very tired.
Devin Fallon had the pleasure of attending Chris Tao’s wedding to Denise Chen on a beautiful beach on the north shore of Long Island, New York. It was a huge D reunion, with Joe Hanley, Klarissa Ruiz, Andrew “Keggy” Argeski ’06, Samantha Fox, Shawn Zhou ’06, Kevin Chithran ’07, Salinda (Phanitsiri) Chithran ’07, and more (sorry if Devin missed you!), with Carolina Velaz officiating. Congrats, Ctao!
Watson Sallay and his wife, Amanda, are still in Seattle with their son, Edison, who just turned 6. Watson is now at Apple as a product designer (i.e., mechanical engineer) developing new products. A few months ago he was able to meet up with Emmy Frank and Sam Haynor while he was down in California, and he just saw Matt “Mackey” Mackwood at a Seattle conference. He’s not really on social media anymore, so he hopes more people write in so that he can hear updates! It’s great to read about all the cool stuff his classmates are up to these days.
—Nicholas Desai, 9 Malvern Ave., Apt. 6, Richmond, VA 23221; nicholasdesai@gmail.com