Class Note 1993
Issue
July-August 2022
Lauren Greenberg passed along a great Instagram post from @50yearsof womeningreen: “Today we want to recognize the former co-captains of the ’93 softball team, Lauren Greenberg and Erika Biseler. Lauren and Erika both signed the Title IX complaint filed with the Education Department’s office of civil rights [OCR] in Boston. This complaint ultimately led to the program receiving full-funded varsity status for the ’95 season. Give a huge rouse for Lauren and Erika!” An appreciative @mfortier100commented: “Thank you for profiling Lauren and Erika. We always admired their courage in filing an OCR complaint in their senior year but never knew their names. In 1996 Dartmouth reached near gender parity in athletics: 48 percent of female population and 47 percent of female athletes. A few years earlier it was a disparate 35 percent.”
Nicola Zesiger Mullen was profiled in Bronxville Living in May 2022 for making a big international impact with the nonprofit she founded with her good friend and neighbor Dr. Elena Ladas. Nicola got her M.B.A. from Columbia and has extensive global healthcare experience. Dr. Ladas has a Ph.D. in nutritional science and is a registered dietician. They put their considerable talents together to improve the nutrition of children in impoverished areas, with a focus on how proper nutrition can help combat cancer and other diseases. Per the article, “The International Initiative for Pediatrics and Nutrition (IIPAN) was officially launched in 2017 at the International Society for Pediatric Oncology’s annual conference in Dublin, Ireland. In 2022 IIPAN centers exist in 19 countries and 28 hospitals around the world. IIPAN is a recognized partner of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a WHO research subsidiary.”
Marshall Billingslea shared his extensive and high-ranking government experience in a “D’93 Special Session: Ukraine,” which was a great insight into the current conflict. Marshall’s government career spanned the U.S. departments of defense, state, and treasury as well as NATO and is impressive enough to garner his own Wikipedia page. He is currently in private practice, a senior fellow with the Hudson Institute, and lives in the Washington, D.C., area with his wife, Karen (Ehrhardt) Billingslea, and their family.
Rachel Byrne wrote that “My son, Nathan Tamkin, will be a ’26 and is happy to join big sister Danielle at Dartmouth in the fall!”
Preeti Sinha is now heading up the UN Capital Development Fund. Her formal title is executive secretary. Her bio for the site states: “Preeti Sinha is a globally experienced investment and development banker with a 30-year track record associated with raising and managing institutional public and private development capital.”
Our ’93 Compassion Committee has organized a wonderful series of classmate-led events. Suzanne Spencer Rendahl, who lives in the Upper Valley with her family, kicked off things in March with a Zoom yoga session.
In April Sue Levy hosted an event titled “Take Control of How You Eat and Feel: Easy Tips to Reduce Inflammation & Feel Great!” Sue segued a challenging illness into Savory Living, a company exploring the connection between nutrition and health promoting food as medicine. The program has taken off, not only offering services to individuals, but also being utilized by numerous Fortune 500 companies, organizations, physicians, and health plans globally.
Our May event was Dr. Adriana Popescu’s “Self-Care SOS: Tools to Release Stress and Anxiety.” Adriana specializes in treating addictions and trauma in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is currently the clinical director at Avery Lane, an innovative and holistic treatment program for women with co-occurring addiction and mental health disorders. Additionally, she’s a contributing author, private practitioner, global workshop provider, and podcast host!
—Natalie Weidener Kupinsky, 9733 Beman Woods Way, Potomac, MD 20854; natalie.weidener.kupinsky.93@dartmouth.edu; Dwight Fenton, 200 E 72nd St., Apt. 20K, New York City, NY 10021; dwight.e.fenton.93@dartmouth.edu
Nicola Zesiger Mullen was profiled in Bronxville Living in May 2022 for making a big international impact with the nonprofit she founded with her good friend and neighbor Dr. Elena Ladas. Nicola got her M.B.A. from Columbia and has extensive global healthcare experience. Dr. Ladas has a Ph.D. in nutritional science and is a registered dietician. They put their considerable talents together to improve the nutrition of children in impoverished areas, with a focus on how proper nutrition can help combat cancer and other diseases. Per the article, “The International Initiative for Pediatrics and Nutrition (IIPAN) was officially launched in 2017 at the International Society for Pediatric Oncology’s annual conference in Dublin, Ireland. In 2022 IIPAN centers exist in 19 countries and 28 hospitals around the world. IIPAN is a recognized partner of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a WHO research subsidiary.”
Marshall Billingslea shared his extensive and high-ranking government experience in a “D’93 Special Session: Ukraine,” which was a great insight into the current conflict. Marshall’s government career spanned the U.S. departments of defense, state, and treasury as well as NATO and is impressive enough to garner his own Wikipedia page. He is currently in private practice, a senior fellow with the Hudson Institute, and lives in the Washington, D.C., area with his wife, Karen (Ehrhardt) Billingslea, and their family.
Rachel Byrne wrote that “My son, Nathan Tamkin, will be a ’26 and is happy to join big sister Danielle at Dartmouth in the fall!”
Preeti Sinha is now heading up the UN Capital Development Fund. Her formal title is executive secretary. Her bio for the site states: “Preeti Sinha is a globally experienced investment and development banker with a 30-year track record associated with raising and managing institutional public and private development capital.”
Our ’93 Compassion Committee has organized a wonderful series of classmate-led events. Suzanne Spencer Rendahl, who lives in the Upper Valley with her family, kicked off things in March with a Zoom yoga session.
In April Sue Levy hosted an event titled “Take Control of How You Eat and Feel: Easy Tips to Reduce Inflammation & Feel Great!” Sue segued a challenging illness into Savory Living, a company exploring the connection between nutrition and health promoting food as medicine. The program has taken off, not only offering services to individuals, but also being utilized by numerous Fortune 500 companies, organizations, physicians, and health plans globally.
Our May event was Dr. Adriana Popescu’s “Self-Care SOS: Tools to Release Stress and Anxiety.” Adriana specializes in treating addictions and trauma in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is currently the clinical director at Avery Lane, an innovative and holistic treatment program for women with co-occurring addiction and mental health disorders. Additionally, she’s a contributing author, private practitioner, global workshop provider, and podcast host!
—Natalie Weidener Kupinsky, 9733 Beman Woods Way, Potomac, MD 20854; natalie.weidener.kupinsky.93@dartmouth.edu; Dwight Fenton, 200 E 72nd St., Apt. 20K, New York City, NY 10021; dwight.e.fenton.93@dartmouth.edu