Class Note 2009
In the afterglow of an incredible reunion, and because these are my last notes before I pass the torch to the wonderful Elizabeth Doolittle, I thought I would leave you with these words from the old Dartmouth tune Twilight Song: “While the shadows deepen, while we stand here heart to heart, let us promise one another in the silence ere we part, we will make our lives successful, we will keep our hands from shame, for the sake of dear old Dartmouth and the honor of her name.” Love to all of you, and keep the bonfire burning!
Elias Tapley writes, “Having the ’09s join me on the plain again this June was the perfect send-off after nine incredible years studying, working and playing in the Upper Valley. Once I return from directing trips to South Africa this July with Ryan Sinclair ’02 I will be moving to Boston to work for Explorica, a student travel provider.”
AlexandraOrtego and Sen Zhang got hitched in Hanover in May with 28 ’09s in attendance! Alexandra is starting her emergency medicine residency at New York University and Sen is working at Palantir Technologies in New York City.
Christopher Koppel and Carolyn Rippe ’10 were married on July 5 in Hanover! They are planning on moving to the Boston area as Chris transitions to civilian life after the military.
Sarah Van Dyke married Kevin Hochtl in Stowe, Vermont, on June 21. Bridesmaids included Whitney Coombs, Tessa Peart and Courtney Robinson.
Kevin Pellecchia got married to Jessica Delfino this May in New York City and will be attending Columbia Business School this fall.
Scott Decker and his wife are expecting their first child in December. “We don’t have a clue what we’re doing and are super excited.”
David Kopec has published a book called Dart for Absolute Beginners, which teaches you how to do introductory programming in Google’s new language, Dart.
Nick Binder is now a product marketing manager at Quantcast, where he works with Alex Fidel.
Sophie Hood has graduated with an M.F.A. in costume production from Carnegie Mellon University.
Mallory McQueen finished her M.B.A. at Babson, moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, and started as a product innovation manager at Athena Health. She is also getting married in August!
Mark J. Harris finished his M.P.H. and will return to finish his last year of medical school in the fall after a health policy internship this summer.
Landon Bergner writes, “From raising Holstein cows on the plains of Colorado to the ivy of Dartmouth to ‘chef-ing’ in the third largest city in the United States! I am loving life in Chicago with my friend Sarah and our adopted dog Jean!”
A.J. Jangalapalli will be headed to Philadelphia this fall to begin his M.B.A. program at Wharton.
Brian Scullen graduated from the London School of Economics in July.
David Jangro is enrolled in Vanderbilt’s Owen School of Business. He is currently spending the summer as a private banking associate at Credit Suisse.
Alejandro Borquez finished medical school at UC Davis and started a residency in pediatrics at Stanford.
Robert Cousins earned the title of international correspondence chess master. He also earned his wings as a critical care flight paramedic.
Julian Thomas started at a sales and marketing company in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Milo Rodriguez will start her M.B.A. at Wharton this fall. She is “still depressed #d09reunion is over but is excited to commute to Philly for two years (I refuse to leave N.Y.C.).”
Class of ’09 love! Rothbard out.
—Peter Rothbard, 2490 Purdue Ave. #7, Los Angeles, CA 90064; (407) 421-4676; prothbard@gmail.com
