Class Note 2009
Thank you so much to Peter Rothbard for all his work as the outgoing class secretary. I look forward to being in touch with our class over the next few years as your new class secretary. Many ’09s are on the move with lots of relocating, weddings, engagements and some other new adventures.
Take a look at who might be your new neighbor! Alexander Abate moved to Orange County, California, this summer and quickly realized why everyone loves southern California. He is looking forward to meeting up with any ’09s in the area. Brian C. Chao moved to Philadelphia, where he is a Ph.D. student (Benjamin Franklin fellow) in the department of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. He also remains contributing analyst for the Asia-Pacific desk at Wikistrat Inc., a geopolitical consultancy. Eben Clattenburg moved to Oakland, California, to start his emergency medicine residency at Highland Hospital. Robert Cousins and his wife, Ellen Pettigrew Cousins ’08, moved from Colorado to the Bethesda, Maryland, area at the end of September. Kaili Lambe planned on moving to Denver in September and she is excited to connect with other ’09s in the Rockies! Sarah Leners will be attending the University of Chicago Booth School of Business this fall. She would love to meet up with other alums in Chicago. Luke Mann-O’Halloran moved to San Francisco with Laura Gardner ’10. He is psyched to be back in California and to adventure in his home state with Laura and all the other great Dartmouth alums out there. Virginia Deaton Ryan is moving to Nashville, Tennessee, because her husband, C.J. Ryan ’08, is pursuing a Ph.D. at Vanderbilt. She is looking for jobs in the area, so send her a note if you have any leads! Ian Wheat moved to Denver to start his psychiatry residency. He hopes to stay a while and take in the sights. If you’re ever passing through Colorado, join him for a ’14er or a day of skiing.
There are lots of weddings and engagements among our classmates. September 6 Caitlin Angelette married Luke Mitchell in Nashville. She writes, “We met in grad school. There was a mini-Dartmouth reunion among the guests.” Liz Ellison and Art Baron ’07 are engaged! They’re getting married in March. Craig Henderson and Ali Smrcina ’10 got married up at Quechee, Vermont. Dartmouth presence was out in force! Allie Landers and Dylan Nelson are getting married in Washington, D.C., in October and Kolleen “Bean” Burbank is officiating! Elliot Mattingly married Amy Flaster ’08 in Boston on July 12. Fellow ’09s Bret Tenenhaus and Tom Defalco served as groomsmen and there were many Dartmouth alums in attendance from both sides!
And, here are some other updates from fellow ’09s. Ray Di Ciaccio writes, “I’m currently hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and am in Oregon right now—just passed the 2,000-mile mark and expect to be done around mid September.” The company Josh Jacobson founded and runs, ItsPlatonic, launched! ItsPlatonic.com is officially the world’s largest site for making new friends and finding activity partners now. They are primarily in N.Y.C., but people everywhere are welcome to sign up and join! In August Stephanie Trudeau earned both her master’s in computer science from the University of Southern California as well as her black belt in karate. She continues to live and work in San Diego.
Keep the ’09s posted by sending me an email or giving me a call. Happy holidays!
—Liz Doolittle Kahane, 255 Patroon Creek Blvd., Apt. 2219, Albany, NY 12206; (617) 909-7669; elizabeth.d.kahane@gmail.com
