Class Note 2003
Issue
November-December 2020
Greetings, ’03s! As I’m writing this column from my living room, nearly six months into our current reality, I hope that you and all your loved ones are safe and healthy. It seems a little strange to be asking for news during this time and writing the Class Notes as if everything is the same, but life does keep going, with children born, new jobs, moves, etc. I suppose this is a little slice of normalcy.
Kim (Siciliano) Salem wrote in to tell me her husband, Adam Salem, began making ventilator and mask parts with 3-D printers in their garage. His firm, AllianceBerstein, where he is the senior VP for technology, provided the printers and Adam used plans from the New York Institute of Technology to make the parts. Adam and his firm’s efforts were recently featured in FundFire, an industry magazine. Jason Ortiz, who should probably be secretary next as he has all the news, sent in updates about fellow classmates. He reports that Peter Bohler and his partner, Celia Hoffman, welcomed Forest Hans Bohler to their family in November. Jason also sends news of Anders Hyde and his partner, Marleen Los, welcoming Oskar Brian Hyde to their family. Oskar recently enjoyed his first taste of key lime pie at a family birthday party. Finally, Jason reports on seeing Joe Ackley just before corona in New Haven, Connecticut, where Joe now resides. Joe recently accepted a tenure-track professorship in medieval studies at Wesleyan University.
Jessica Adams contacted me with her very first Class Notes update. She reports that she and her wife, Shannon Clark (University of Portland ’01), welcomed twins August and James on Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2. Fellow alums Bonnie Tice, Rebecca Jennings, Carl Burnett, Abby (Drevs) Kempf, and Dan Kempf ’01 attended a February baby shower to celebrate the twins. Jess reports their newly expanded family is settling in well where they live in Vancouver, Washington.
Alice Gomstyn reports in on her efforts to raise money for meals for hospital workers. She held a virtual fundraising poetry slam to benefit hospitals in the Bergen County (New Jersey) area. This effort raised nearly $2,000 and was featured in the local paper.
I heard from Chanel Frazier with two updates. Chanel was named to the EMpower Top 100 Ethnic Minority Executives for 2020. She was named an “Executive Role Model,” selected for her work in creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace. She’s the first BlackRock leader to receive this honor. On the work front, Chanel was recently named head of business strategy for BlackRock’s portfolio management group. She’s been with the company for seven years and previously served as chief of staff for multi-asset strategies and global fixed income and as corporate tax counsel.
Jenn Jaggi sent me an update on her world. After her obstetrics/gynecology residency in 2013, she’s been living in Gallup, New Mexico, where she became department chair in 2016. She works for the Indian Health Service, serving Navajo women. She reports that the reservation was particularly hard hit by Covid at the end of the spring, but numbers are looking better as of August. She also let me know that she and husband Ty welcomed Elise Adeline to their family last October.
I heard that Sam Means was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie as executive producer of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend. Sam has 14 Emmy nominations and three wins to his name!
Stay well everyone, and as always, send news to me at the contact below.
—Megan (Riley) Kenney, 3408 Quebec St. NW, Washington, DC 20016; dartmouth2003notes@gmail.com
Kim (Siciliano) Salem wrote in to tell me her husband, Adam Salem, began making ventilator and mask parts with 3-D printers in their garage. His firm, AllianceBerstein, where he is the senior VP for technology, provided the printers and Adam used plans from the New York Institute of Technology to make the parts. Adam and his firm’s efforts were recently featured in FundFire, an industry magazine. Jason Ortiz, who should probably be secretary next as he has all the news, sent in updates about fellow classmates. He reports that Peter Bohler and his partner, Celia Hoffman, welcomed Forest Hans Bohler to their family in November. Jason also sends news of Anders Hyde and his partner, Marleen Los, welcoming Oskar Brian Hyde to their family. Oskar recently enjoyed his first taste of key lime pie at a family birthday party. Finally, Jason reports on seeing Joe Ackley just before corona in New Haven, Connecticut, where Joe now resides. Joe recently accepted a tenure-track professorship in medieval studies at Wesleyan University.
Jessica Adams contacted me with her very first Class Notes update. She reports that she and her wife, Shannon Clark (University of Portland ’01), welcomed twins August and James on Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2. Fellow alums Bonnie Tice, Rebecca Jennings, Carl Burnett, Abby (Drevs) Kempf, and Dan Kempf ’01 attended a February baby shower to celebrate the twins. Jess reports their newly expanded family is settling in well where they live in Vancouver, Washington.
Alice Gomstyn reports in on her efforts to raise money for meals for hospital workers. She held a virtual fundraising poetry slam to benefit hospitals in the Bergen County (New Jersey) area. This effort raised nearly $2,000 and was featured in the local paper.
I heard from Chanel Frazier with two updates. Chanel was named to the EMpower Top 100 Ethnic Minority Executives for 2020. She was named an “Executive Role Model,” selected for her work in creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace. She’s the first BlackRock leader to receive this honor. On the work front, Chanel was recently named head of business strategy for BlackRock’s portfolio management group. She’s been with the company for seven years and previously served as chief of staff for multi-asset strategies and global fixed income and as corporate tax counsel.
Jenn Jaggi sent me an update on her world. After her obstetrics/gynecology residency in 2013, she’s been living in Gallup, New Mexico, where she became department chair in 2016. She works for the Indian Health Service, serving Navajo women. She reports that the reservation was particularly hard hit by Covid at the end of the spring, but numbers are looking better as of August. She also let me know that she and husband Ty welcomed Elise Adeline to their family last October.
I heard that Sam Means was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie as executive producer of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend. Sam has 14 Emmy nominations and three wins to his name!
Stay well everyone, and as always, send news to me at the contact below.
—Megan (Riley) Kenney, 3408 Quebec St. NW, Washington, DC 20016; dartmouth2003notes@gmail.com