Hello, ’09s! Happy holidays and best wishes for the beginning of 2022. Julia DeWahl moved from San Francisco to Venice in Los Angeles after taking a new job at SpaceX working on Starlink. She also had a baby boy named Torkild (“Tor” for short, named after her Danish grandfather) in May. Clare and Kyle Fortune-Lad welcomed their second son, Robin Gregory Fortune-Lad, in October. She wrote, “Rory is as sweet as daddy, as strong as mommy, and as fluffy as big brother Benton.” Elise (Hogan) Goldberg and her husband, Jasper Goldberg, had a daughter, Jane Hogan Goldberg, on July 21, 2021. After five years in London Kate (Schmidt) McPherson moved back to New York City with her husband and is looking forward to catching up with everyone stateside. Anne Megargel and her husband, Matt, welcomed a second baby, Penelope Gillette Arnold on October 2. She joins big sister Tillie, age 2.5, who’s adjusting pretty well! Work-wise, for the first time in 12 years, Anne is not in the classroom. She took a new position as the instructional support teacher for English language acquisition at her school. Her goal is to start the first bilingual education program in her county! Claire (McConnell) Noel and Chris Noel ’08 welcomed a son, Conor Quinton Noel, on February 4, 2021. Tyler Putnam will be singing with Opera Tampa this winter: Luther in The Tales of Hoffmann February 11 and 13 and The Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance March 11 and 13. Ry Sullivan married Amber Freeman near his hometown in West Virginia after postponing the wedding multiple times due to the pandemic. Dartmouth was well represented on the guest list and during the ceremony, including Thomas Donahoe (best man), Ruslan Tovbulatov (officiant), and Jordan Rose (groomsman) and Mike Knapp (groomsman). Sen Zhang and Alexandra Ortego welcomed a baby boy, Joseph Theodore, in June.

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