Class Note 2009
The holiday season is upon us, and evidently so is the season of love. All over the country Dartmouth alumni are making honest men and women out of each other, so be sure to send them some tidings of comfort and joy!
Kaitlyn Sheehan is now engaged to Rodrigo Ramirez ’06.
Marcy Van Arnam and Alexander Abate got engaged over Labor Day weekend and plan to get married on campus next spring.
Karen Woolley is now engaged to Erik Bell ’08, Th’10.
There’s only one thing as magical as Dartmouth engagements, and that’s Dartmouth weddings!
Lauren (Breach) Dumont and Ian Dumont tied the knot in Atlanta at the end of September surrounded by a great group of ’09s, including groomsmen Nick Smith, Rick Berger and Shawn Leamon and bridesmaids Devin O’Connor and Emily Marshall.
Virginia Deaton and C.J. Ryan ’08 were married in August in Lexington, Kentucky. Participants in the wedding included Andrew “Cheese” Kempler ’08, Pat Delgado ’08, Page Wagley, Milo Rodriguez, Yoko Matsumoto, Anna Dev, Courtney Valentine, Cynthia Galvez and Andrew Lane. Guests were entertained with Kentucky specialties, including fried chicken, live bluegrass and a bourbon distillery tour. “And, yes, there was Phi Delt ‘Batch’ post-wedding.”
John Beck wrote in to update us on his adventures abroad: “It’s not too late to take a gap year, is it? While everyone else is getting married or engaged I left my job in the admissions office and have fled the country. I spent October in Morocco, and after visiting India and Nepal for admissions, I’ll be in Southeast Asia through at least mid-February. Would love to meet up with anyone who’ll be the region!”
Robert Cousins moved to Louisville, Colorado, with his wife, Ellen Cousins ’08. “It’s sad to say goodbye to the Upper Valley after six years (eight for Ellen) but we’re excited for this new adventure.”
Malcolm Freberg is a contestant on this season of Survivor: Philippines and, in this writer’s humble opinion, is playing the game phenomenally well. You can follow Malcolm’s exploits and cheer him on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on CBS.
Taylor Dryman has moved to Philadelphia to start a Ph.D. program in clinical psychology at Temple University. She’d love to catch up with any ’09s in or around the city.
Jeff Koh just started a judicial clerkship in Delaware and is looking forward to hanging out with any alums in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Chris Brouwer has finished working for Bain and is taking some time off before “jumping into whatever comes next.” He is currently residing in San Francisco after completing a three-week road trip from Maine during which he visited Casey Diehl, Elias Tapley, Kat Rice, Caitlin Cunningham and Anne Megargel.
Shawn Leamon has moved to Madrid, Spain, to obtain his international M.B.A. at IE Business School.
Tamar Groveman is getting her master’s of philosophy at Oxford in modern Japanese studies. She is focusing on the sociology of modern Japan, specifically the challenges facing women who wish to return to the workforce after having children.
After getting his master’s in computer science from Dartmouth David Kopec moved to Pasadena, California, with his girlfriend Stephanie Cobau ’12. He is currently the co-founder and chief technology officer of CarHound.
Lilian Mehrel is gearing up for the premier of Getting There, her NYU grad film pre-thesis. Her latest short film, Wipe Out, screened in N.Y.C.’s St. Mark’s theater in November.
That’s all for now. Happy holidays everyone! Class of ’09 love.
—Peter Rothbard, 2490 Purdue Ave. #7, Los Angeles, CA 90064; (407) 421-4676; peter.s.rothbard.09@alum.dartmouth.org
