Class Note 2010
Issue
September-October 2021
Guest column by Jake Routhier this issue!
Hi, ’10s. Fifteen years ago, in the summer of 2006, many of us were looking ahead to our time at Dartmouth with excitement, nervousness, curiosity, and an uncertainty about what the next few years would bring. While many of us have found careers, hobbies, and families that sustain us and provide a sense of continuity, I’m excited to relay messages from those who are experiencing new transitions. I hope that in approaching their new adventures they get a taste of that feeling of wonder for the future that I felt when first walking onto Dartmouth’s Green 15 years ago.
Nicole Ilonzo has finished her Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and will be an attending Vascular Surgeon at NYP-Brooklyn Methodist starting in August.
Evan Greulich became a certified passive house consultant during the fall of 2020 and is now 100-percent nerd and eager to talk about all things architecture, energy, and building science (and help you design your next home or office “deep energy retrofit”).
Laurel Marcus graduated from M.I.T. Sloan with her M.B.A. and a certificate in sustainability. She joined an early-stage startup called Adyn, a biotech company whose flagship product is the first test designed to prevent side effects from birth control. During the last year she revisited her love of making papercut art—you can check out some of her work on Instagram at @laurelmakesart!
James Hung writes that he “is on the road from Toronto, Canada, to Norman, Oklahoma, where I will settle down and start my job as an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma’s biological survey! I’m super excited to start and would love to get connected to any alums (from any class year!) who live in the greater Oklahoma region! Along the way to Norman I will visit with Sherwin Yeo and Sonia Yuen ’11 and their daughter, Jaina, as well as Sooyeon Kang and Sam Han ’08 and their kiddos (whom I haven’t met yet). Another fun bit of news is that my 6-year-old son, Ninja, finally developed enough coordination to throw an ultimate disc, so I’ve been practicing with him when life is not overwhelmingly chaotic. My daughter, 2-year-old Gracie, likes to ‘throw’ the disc but mostly just drops it after flailing with it for a while.”
Upon completing her master’s in environmental science education Leah Weisman took a sabbatical to thru-hike the Long Trail in Vermont with her mother, Julie ’79. A few weeks after that challenge she lucked into a last-minute spot on a three-week Grand Canyon raft trip. In an attempt to continue this adventurous trend, this fall she will be participating in a 2,000-mile bikepacking trip along the Colorado River from source go sea. Follow along @watercycle_adventure!
As for me, since March of 2020 I moved to Nashville and got married to Lauren (Fordham ’13). Our life is full of little adventures and I am so grateful for the continued support from the Dartmouth community and for the lessons I learned during my four years in Hanover.
—Jennifer Chong, 7A Marine View, 19 Middle Lane, Discovery Bay, Lantau, Hong Kong; jenniferashley chong@gmail.com
Hi, ’10s. Fifteen years ago, in the summer of 2006, many of us were looking ahead to our time at Dartmouth with excitement, nervousness, curiosity, and an uncertainty about what the next few years would bring. While many of us have found careers, hobbies, and families that sustain us and provide a sense of continuity, I’m excited to relay messages from those who are experiencing new transitions. I hope that in approaching their new adventures they get a taste of that feeling of wonder for the future that I felt when first walking onto Dartmouth’s Green 15 years ago.
Nicole Ilonzo has finished her Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and will be an attending Vascular Surgeon at NYP-Brooklyn Methodist starting in August.
Evan Greulich became a certified passive house consultant during the fall of 2020 and is now 100-percent nerd and eager to talk about all things architecture, energy, and building science (and help you design your next home or office “deep energy retrofit”).
Laurel Marcus graduated from M.I.T. Sloan with her M.B.A. and a certificate in sustainability. She joined an early-stage startup called Adyn, a biotech company whose flagship product is the first test designed to prevent side effects from birth control. During the last year she revisited her love of making papercut art—you can check out some of her work on Instagram at @laurelmakesart!
James Hung writes that he “is on the road from Toronto, Canada, to Norman, Oklahoma, where I will settle down and start my job as an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma’s biological survey! I’m super excited to start and would love to get connected to any alums (from any class year!) who live in the greater Oklahoma region! Along the way to Norman I will visit with Sherwin Yeo and Sonia Yuen ’11 and their daughter, Jaina, as well as Sooyeon Kang and Sam Han ’08 and their kiddos (whom I haven’t met yet). Another fun bit of news is that my 6-year-old son, Ninja, finally developed enough coordination to throw an ultimate disc, so I’ve been practicing with him when life is not overwhelmingly chaotic. My daughter, 2-year-old Gracie, likes to ‘throw’ the disc but mostly just drops it after flailing with it for a while.”
Upon completing her master’s in environmental science education Leah Weisman took a sabbatical to thru-hike the Long Trail in Vermont with her mother, Julie ’79. A few weeks after that challenge she lucked into a last-minute spot on a three-week Grand Canyon raft trip. In an attempt to continue this adventurous trend, this fall she will be participating in a 2,000-mile bikepacking trip along the Colorado River from source go sea. Follow along @watercycle_adventure!
As for me, since March of 2020 I moved to Nashville and got married to Lauren (Fordham ’13). Our life is full of little adventures and I am so grateful for the continued support from the Dartmouth community and for the lessons I learned during my four years in Hanover.
—Jennifer Chong, 7A Marine View, 19 Middle Lane, Discovery Bay, Lantau, Hong Kong; jenniferashley chong@gmail.com