Class Note 2010
I am deeply saddened to report that Robert Hoffman passed away on September 21. He died peacefully of natural causes in Los Angeles, where he had recently moved to work at a film production company. Rob was a loyal friend to many, and he will be remembered for his kindness, extraordinary sense of humor and creative brilliance. What a great loss to all of us lucky enough to have known him—he will be sorely missed. His obituary can be found at dartmouthalumnimagazine.com. Please keep his family in your thoughts.
Much news from other classmates this issue. Eric Schwager is living in N.Y.C. and runs camera crew on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Kari Cholnoky will have a solo exhibition at David Klein Gallery in Detroit starting February 6. Ting Cui finished an M.B.A./M.A. dual degree at Wharton/University of Pennsylvania. She started working at Amazon as a senior product manager, building the technology for the Prime Now one-hour delivery team.
After three years in Portland, Oregon, Jocelyn Krauss moved back home to Boston last year and started working at the Harvard Innovation Lab, empowering student-led startups across the university. (But she still bleeds green!)
Jude Chiy finished his first half ironman over the summer and Tay Stevenson went hiking in Patagonia the last half of November. Max Friedman is living in Tokyo, and he invites anyone who wants to ski in Japan this winter to contact him! In September he traveled back to Dartmouth along with many other alums to attend Lily He and Andrew Palmer’s wedding in Thetford, Vermont.
Also in September, Dan Leopold married Christie-Anne Putnam in a small ceremony in Denver. Dan just started year four of his Ph.D. in clinical psychology and neuroscience at University of Colorado Boulder.
Jessica Wheeler Tranchino married her best friend and high school sweetheart, Christopher Tranchino. They wed in Long Island, New York, in August. Rigel Cable and Cameron Lee got married in L.A. in October. They’ll have a larger wedding ceremony next year. Casey Hingtgen andKirsten Goldberg ’12 were married in Chatham, Massachusetts, in October. The wedding party included a number of alumni in the ’10, ’11 and ’12 classes, including Chris Root, Andy Gagel and Jon Carty.
Margi Dashevsky and Alex Lee got engaged; their wedding will be this year. Margi teaches science at the High Mountain Institute in Leadville, Colorado, and Alex is pursuing a Ph.D. in environmental studies at University of Colorado Boulder.
Dan Abbott and Carly Silverman got engaged in September in L.A., where they’re both getting their M.B.A.s from UCLA Anderson. Sam Peck and Elise Lewyckyj got engaged in October in Tahoe (California) National Forest. Both are currently living in San Francisco. Ali Rope and Justin Lerman are engaged and they’ll get married in May in Jackson, Wyoming. Ali is also graduating from Tulane Medical School in May. And Dan Chamberlain and Ellie Stolzfus got engaged in October as well!
Chelsea Dodds writes, “After a stint in investment banking and private equity, I’m back in Hanover, partway through my second year at Tuck. I’m engaged to fellow Tuck student Warren Williamson (Texas ’09) and we’re in the midst of planning a Hanover Inn wedding. I am also now the proud owner of a house in town, so if anyone needs a place to stay when visiting, my guest room is more than available!”
And finally, from me—I started a leather bag brand (Linjer) two years ago and have been moonlighting while working in tech in San Francisco. I finally quit my day job and am now a full-time entrepreneur!
Take care and be well, ’10s.
—Jennifer Chong, 1680 Clay St., Apt. 2, San Francisco, CA 94109; jenniferashleychong@gmail.com
