Hey there, ’11s! Three quick updates from classmates who are all doing some pretty incredible things.


First up we have a note from Nadine Moezinia. Nadine started out after graduation working as a paralegal in New York City, but then, as she writes, “I decided to follow my dream of working in hospitality—specifically in hotels. I managed to get a position opening a new hotel called the London Edition (here in London, where I grew up), Marriott’s new brand in partnership with Ian Schrager. During the pre-opening period I worked with Ian Schrager’s design team and helped build the team that would be opening the hotel. Since September I’ve been in a number of operations positions, including guest experience and concierge. It’s been really interesting so far, at times manic, but I’ve been learning a lot and next year hope to find myself opening another one of the Edition hotels, as 16 are planned to open worldwide in the next two years.”


Lee-Or Ankori-Karlinsky is working as a program officer for a nongovernmental organization in the Boston area called Beyond Conflict. “We assist leaders in divided societies transition their people from conflict to peace or dictatorship to democracy,” Lee-Or writes. “It’s challenging and rewarding work and I get to travel internationally, which is fun.” 


Some exciting news to share from Melissa Smith, now Melissa Olin. Melissa got married December 29 in Chicago at the River East Art Center to Larrell Olin, a Temple University alum. “We both love winter and really wanted our friends and family to enjoy a cozy, fun wedding during one of our favorite seasons,” Melissa writes. The pair met in Philadelphia in September 2011 at a martini bar and, as Melissa says, “have been inseparable ever since.” Melissa will graduate in May from law school at Penn and plans to start at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Chicago in the fall with the firm’s corporate law department. She’ll also have the chance to do some child advocacy work pro bono. 


I know of a few other ’11 weddings on the horizon, so please pass along dispatches from those. And of course I’m always looking to hear from classmates with what’s going on in your life. As a friend put it to me recently, everyone either seems to be moving to San Francisco or running a marathon, so if you’re doing one of those things—or anything else!—be sure to drop me a line. 


—Drew Joseph, 109 West French Place, D105, San Antonio, TX 78212; (510) 418-2244; aqjoseph@gmail.com