Class Note 2005
Issue
July-August 2020
I hope everyone has been well during these very unprecedented times. One silver lining in times of quarantine has been the outreach and sharing of news by so many of our classmates. Let’s continue to stay connected through these tough times and come out on the other side stronger and better for it.
Jetti Gibson wrote to let us know she left the U.S. Navy JAG Corps in March 2019 after eight years of service, ending with a final tour at U.S. European Command as the NATO agreements attorney, where she worked with legal counterparts in the NATO nations as well as the Israeli Defense Force. After taking a few months off to do some scuba diving and surfing in Bali, Jetti returned to the working world and began her current position in July 2019 as the international attorney for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Any time anyone finds themselves in Colorado, please reach out as she is always available for a meetup, preferably on the slopes.
Abi Ridgway wrote to let us know she finally moved back to her hometown of Jackson, Wyoming. She is grateful to be able to continue working remotely as a director for the social impact consulting company FSG and advising foundations that work on health. Abi would be happy to be a tour guide or local connection for any classmates on their trips to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.
Christopher “Zeke” McMullen-Laird wrote to give us a full catch up on the past 15 years. After graduation he moved to Germany on a fellowship at the Musikhochschule in Weimar. Halfway through that year he was recruited to teach in the jazz department, where he stayed for some time. After a few years as a gigging musician—first in Weimar, then Berlin—he joined the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. This is the top opera house in Germany, and it has been his artistic home ever since. He earned a master of music and married husband Sindre Fjetland Øgaard shortly thereafter. Professionally, he is now music director of the Jæren Symfoniorkester in Norway and joined the music department at King’s College London. He is still based in Munich and would love to show off Bavaria to any and all classmates passing through!
Josh Gault and wife Dominique welcomed their second, son John Selden Gault, in March. The family of four is doing well in Austin, Texas, and big sister Ellie loves her baby brother. Ayumi Rogers Tran and husband Alan welcomed their first, son Akiro Leo Tran, in April. Akiro represents the rays of light that pierce through the darkness at sunrise, bringing hope to a new day. Congratulations to all the families and new parents!
Stay well everyone.
—Matt Nicholson, 5308 Yorktown Road, Bethesda, MD 20816; mtnicholson3@gmail.com
Jetti Gibson wrote to let us know she left the U.S. Navy JAG Corps in March 2019 after eight years of service, ending with a final tour at U.S. European Command as the NATO agreements attorney, where she worked with legal counterparts in the NATO nations as well as the Israeli Defense Force. After taking a few months off to do some scuba diving and surfing in Bali, Jetti returned to the working world and began her current position in July 2019 as the international attorney for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Any time anyone finds themselves in Colorado, please reach out as she is always available for a meetup, preferably on the slopes.
Abi Ridgway wrote to let us know she finally moved back to her hometown of Jackson, Wyoming. She is grateful to be able to continue working remotely as a director for the social impact consulting company FSG and advising foundations that work on health. Abi would be happy to be a tour guide or local connection for any classmates on their trips to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.
Christopher “Zeke” McMullen-Laird wrote to give us a full catch up on the past 15 years. After graduation he moved to Germany on a fellowship at the Musikhochschule in Weimar. Halfway through that year he was recruited to teach in the jazz department, where he stayed for some time. After a few years as a gigging musician—first in Weimar, then Berlin—he joined the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. This is the top opera house in Germany, and it has been his artistic home ever since. He earned a master of music and married husband Sindre Fjetland Øgaard shortly thereafter. Professionally, he is now music director of the Jæren Symfoniorkester in Norway and joined the music department at King’s College London. He is still based in Munich and would love to show off Bavaria to any and all classmates passing through!
Josh Gault and wife Dominique welcomed their second, son John Selden Gault, in March. The family of four is doing well in Austin, Texas, and big sister Ellie loves her baby brother. Ayumi Rogers Tran and husband Alan welcomed their first, son Akiro Leo Tran, in April. Akiro represents the rays of light that pierce through the darkness at sunrise, bringing hope to a new day. Congratulations to all the families and new parents!
Stay well everyone.
—Matt Nicholson, 5308 Yorktown Road, Bethesda, MD 20816; mtnicholson3@gmail.com