Happy holidays to you, fellow ’09 classmate! As I type this column (minutes under the submission deadline, in classic Dartmouth style) I am gearing up for a trip to Hanover for the Homecoming festivities, and most likely a Halloween-themed party or two (or 20). I’m sure many of you will be doing the same, so be sure to send me photos, anecdotes, souvenirs (soggy pong paddles encouraged) or anything else I can use as fodder for the next column (which I hope won’t be as parenthetical as this one). In the meantime, let’s peer through the magic mirror that is the Class Notes to see what shenanigans our classmates are up to now.


First some heartwarming news! Robert Cousins got married to Ellen Pettigrew ’08 in September. A Big Green congratulations to you both! 


Amber Gott is now working in the marketing department for a tech startup in D.C. “In true Dartmouth fashion, we ’09s make the Georgetown Piano Man sing ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ every time we go.” I don’t know who the Georgetown Piano Man is, but I’m willing to bet he hates that song by now. 


Dan O’Brien also moved to D.C. recently and is looking for a job in international relations. Hit him up if you’re in the area! 


Ruslan Tovbulatov is now shaking things up in San Francisco after getting a job at Google. He’s living with Adam Schoenfeld and Mike Knapp. 


Marki Grimsley has moved to New York and is working in Global Communications at Estee Lauder Cos., which owns almost all of the major cosmetic companies. I’m going as Adam Lambert for Halloween so I’m going to be calling Marki momentarily. 


Kendall Reiley is “living the dream working at a nature center in Aspen, Colorado. The beer really does flow like wine, and I’m lobbying for Ke$ha to play at the X-Games.” I heard Ke$ha was at Dartmouth recently. Did she join the Rockapellas? 


Ellie Hicks is expecting her second child with husband Jon this January. “It’s a girl and we’ve decided to name her Sophia Marie.” Congratulations to you both!


Anne Megargel is teaching high school Spanish and coaching sailing in Annapolis, Maryland. She reports that her life is hectic but extremely fun. In the spring she’ll be traveling to San Francisco and other areas of California, so anyone in the area should hit her up!


I wish all of you a safe and exciting holiday season. Please drop me a line anytime, and be sure to send me Homecoming stories next time! Class of ’09 love. 


—Peter Rothbard, 412 W 129th St., Apt #16, New York, NY 10027; (407) 421-4676; peter.s.rothbard.09@alum.dartmouth.org