Class Note 1993
Issue
September-October 2022
Hey again ’93s, hope you all are having a good summer and getting ready for the fall ahead.
As I (Dwight) mentioned a couple of columns back, I’ve opened a surf/apparel/coffee shop on Nantucket, Massachusetts, and one of the best parts is when people track me down there and we get to catch up. All in our 50s now, we’ve lots of chapters to revisit and seeing the people from them again can be great. Such is the case with Alice Campbell, a long-time summer resident of Nantucket who I have had posted up in the coffee shop most mornings this summer. My connection with Alice previously was primarily through mutual friends, usually Pete Phelan and in the basement of Phi Delt, but getting to know her better this summer has been an unexpected treat. Alice’s home base is still N.Y.C., but since leaving Tiffany & Co. after 25 years, she’s found herself more on the move to places such as Nantucket, Park City, Utah, and Whitefish/Glacier National Park in Montana delving into her love of volunteering and fitness. I’m so glad we got the chance to reconnect.
Just a couple of nights ago I went to her birthday party out here and we got talking about a trip she took, a mini-reunion of sorts for her and a bunch of her ’93 crew in Miami this past January. Hosted by Ade Batista and Nicole Sayfie Poricelli, a total of 15 of our classmates flew in from around the country to reconnect in the sun. The other 12 in attendance were Cathy Muller, Sarah Mackie, Courtney Bertero Doust, Courtney Molloy Chessen, Tara Burke Vold, Sharon Tomao, Liz McLanahan, Jennifer Dresser Bank, Roz Emmett Neiman, Melissa Bromberg Fass, Holbrook Newman,and Dalit Toledano. Alice shared a few pictures that I wish I could patch in here, but they all looked great and as though they had a great time. I was able to track down a few of them. Nicole is in Miami balancing family and work like many of us with graduations and kids off to camp; she sounded happily in constant motion. Holbrook is in New York City working with Arbonne International and keeping up with her love of teaching yoga. And from Melissa I received this fantastic update: “I’ve been in Westport, Connecticut, for nearly 15 years now, married with three kids. My oldest is finishing her freshman year at UC San Diego as a cellular and molecular biology major and doing leading research at a cancer lab. My son and youngest daughter are a rising senior and sophomore, respectively, in high school. On the work front, I’ve been leading corporate marketing teams at technology and healthcare companies through the years, mostly recently with DaVita for the last seven years. But I’m taking a much-needed break this summer to enjoy life and the family before embarking on my next venture. I just need to figure out what that will be!” We wish Melissa the best of luck with working that out!
And with that we are out of space for this edition. Thanks to all who shared news! As always, please drop us a line with your news, thoughts, musings, ideas for future columns, etc. You can find us at Dwight Fenton (dwight.e.fenton.93@dartmouth.edu) and Natalie Weidener Kupinsky (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; Natalie Weidener Kupinsky, 9733 Beman Woods Way, Potomac, MD 20854; natalie.weidener.kupinsky.93@dartmouth.edu
As I (Dwight) mentioned a couple of columns back, I’ve opened a surf/apparel/coffee shop on Nantucket, Massachusetts, and one of the best parts is when people track me down there and we get to catch up. All in our 50s now, we’ve lots of chapters to revisit and seeing the people from them again can be great. Such is the case with Alice Campbell, a long-time summer resident of Nantucket who I have had posted up in the coffee shop most mornings this summer. My connection with Alice previously was primarily through mutual friends, usually Pete Phelan and in the basement of Phi Delt, but getting to know her better this summer has been an unexpected treat. Alice’s home base is still N.Y.C., but since leaving Tiffany & Co. after 25 years, she’s found herself more on the move to places such as Nantucket, Park City, Utah, and Whitefish/Glacier National Park in Montana delving into her love of volunteering and fitness. I’m so glad we got the chance to reconnect.
Just a couple of nights ago I went to her birthday party out here and we got talking about a trip she took, a mini-reunion of sorts for her and a bunch of her ’93 crew in Miami this past January. Hosted by Ade Batista and Nicole Sayfie Poricelli, a total of 15 of our classmates flew in from around the country to reconnect in the sun. The other 12 in attendance were Cathy Muller, Sarah Mackie, Courtney Bertero Doust, Courtney Molloy Chessen, Tara Burke Vold, Sharon Tomao, Liz McLanahan, Jennifer Dresser Bank, Roz Emmett Neiman, Melissa Bromberg Fass, Holbrook Newman,and Dalit Toledano. Alice shared a few pictures that I wish I could patch in here, but they all looked great and as though they had a great time. I was able to track down a few of them. Nicole is in Miami balancing family and work like many of us with graduations and kids off to camp; she sounded happily in constant motion. Holbrook is in New York City working with Arbonne International and keeping up with her love of teaching yoga. And from Melissa I received this fantastic update: “I’ve been in Westport, Connecticut, for nearly 15 years now, married with three kids. My oldest is finishing her freshman year at UC San Diego as a cellular and molecular biology major and doing leading research at a cancer lab. My son and youngest daughter are a rising senior and sophomore, respectively, in high school. On the work front, I’ve been leading corporate marketing teams at technology and healthcare companies through the years, mostly recently with DaVita for the last seven years. But I’m taking a much-needed break this summer to enjoy life and the family before embarking on my next venture. I just need to figure out what that will be!” We wish Melissa the best of luck with working that out!
And with that we are out of space for this edition. Thanks to all who shared news! As always, please drop us a line with your news, thoughts, musings, ideas for future columns, etc. You can find us at Dwight Fenton (dwight.e.fenton.93@dartmouth.edu) and Natalie Weidener Kupinsky (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; Natalie Weidener Kupinsky, 9733 Beman Woods Way, Potomac, MD 20854; natalie.weidener.kupinsky.93@dartmouth.edu