Hello class of 2005, I have spent a good bit of time over the past few months reflecting on how diverse the experiences of people in their late 20s and early 30s can be. Some of us are studying our way through graduate school or working long hours as surgical residents; some are starting new companies, publishing papers or making movies; others are planning weddings or raising young children; and some even find time to train for marathons, travel the world and write books. The class of 2005 has always been a class of unique individuals and overwhelming talent—and at this stage in life, with so many changes and opportunities, we bring even more excitement and diversity to share with one another.


The first individual I would like to highlight this month is Vanessa Green, who was recently named “Top 30 Under 30” in the energy field by Forbes. Vanessa is the chief executive for OnChip Power, a startup company she founded while studying at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. In February 2011 Vanessa secured $1.8 million in funding for OnChip to commercialize smaller, more energy-efficient transformers for LED lighting applications and other electronics. Vanessa was also recently named one of the “10 Most Powerful Women in Boston Technology” by The Boston Globe. We are certainly proud to have you as a 2005 alumnus, Vanessa!


Congratulations are in order for two classmates, Ben Noland and Liz (Madden) Noland, who gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on October 20, 2011. Harriet Jane Noland, who prefers to be called “Hattie,” is healthy and happy with her parents in Winston-Salem, North Carolina! Ben now works at BB&T after graduating with his M.B.A. from the University of Virginia last year.


In wedding news this month, Matt Bartek married Fiorella Julia Palacios Vasquez in Lima, Peru, on January 14. Matt writes, “The two of us met at a food festival (Peruvian food is top notch) in September of 2010 while I was doing research in Lima. We were engaged by April.” Several Dartmouth friends made it to Peru for the celebration, including Christian Weeks, Anne Marbarger, Pete Simpson and Jon Urban, who served as the rabbi for the wedding. Matt and Fiorella are currently living in Boston.


Steve Joseph and Lauren (Hoehlein) Joseph celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary on New Year’s Eve 2011, shortly after running the Las Vegas Marathon together on December 4. Steve graduated from Boston College School of Law, passed the bar exam and now works at the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General. Congratulations, Steve and Lauren!


Just beginning her studies at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, Betsy Hart writes, “I wish I had taken more math classes at Dartmouth instead of taking linguistics to fill my quantitative requirement.” Great advice to future Dartmouth students! Betsy currently lives in Chicago, where she had a lovely dinner reunion with Katherine (Kannenberg) Gregory and Julia Cohen earlier this year.


Other Dartmouth reunions took place in Cancun, Mexico, where Lindsay Ferstandig, Margot Laporte and Kate Strayer-Benton rang in 2012, and at the Taj Mahal in India, where Carolyn Centeno and Claire Arthurs met for a cultural and architectural tour.


I hope the rest of you are doing well and enjoying whatever 2012 has brought your way. Please continue sending updates via e-mail, snail mail or Facebook—I love getting them, and I know the rest of the class does too.


—Lindsey Horton, 1129 St. Augustine Place, Atlanta, GA 30306; lhorton27@gmail.com