Class Note 1993
Issue
March-April 2023
Happy spring, ’93s! Hope everyone is getting geared up for our 30th reunion June 15-18. Keep an eye on your inboxes and check our Facebook page or the alumni portal for additional details.
Kari Loya has recently added to his expansive career resume with a new book, Conversations Across America: A Father and Son, Alzheimer’s, and 300 Conversations Along the TransAmerica Bike Trail that Capture the Soul of America. His bio on Amazon sums up the rest quite well: “Kari Loya is an educational leader, executive coach, storyteller, and adventurer. He has worked nearly three decades at a range of innovative educational institutions, beginning with Teach For America in 1993 and serving most recently as headmaster at the Good Hope Country Day School in the U.S. Virgin Islands, when he received a Klingenstein Fellowship from Columbia University. He is also an Emmy-winning bilingual voice talent, musical artist, and author of My Top 40 at 40: Making the First Half Count, which recounts many other adventures. He spoke at TEDx UC Davis in April 2022 on the theme of metamorphosis. He holds an A.B. from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. He currently lives with his wife and daughter in Sugar Land, Texas.”
Renee Reed and her partner, Jacqui Bliss, recently celebrated the 15th anniversary of their company Anytime Fitness in Dallas. Their business model relies on a personalized approach, coaching each customer on an individualized basis, rather than a generic training model. Renee and Jacqui use their own collegiate athletic experiences (Renee in basketball and Jacqui in track and field) in combination with several other coaches on staff, including a nutritionist, and a physical therapist available on site to offer a full-service, all-hours gym. They are located in the Oak Cliff neighborhood and have remained a mainstay of their community despite the challenges of the last few years.
Clark Khayat, who is currently the executive vice president and chief strategy officer for KeyCorp, was just named as his company’s next chief financial officer when the current officeholder retires in May. Congratulations! Clark has been with KeyCorp since 2012, previously working at Occom Ridge Partners, Progressive Corp., and McKinsey and Co. He is also an adjunct professor at Case Western University.
Susan Stuebner continues to make national news by leading a tuition reduction at Colby-Sawyer College. Tuition will plummet from the current $46,364 to $17,500 for the incoming class of 2027. For reference, tuition was $14,340 when we matriculated in 1989 and was $17,229 our senior year. I’m going to posit that those of us contemplating or paying higher education bills would welcome this type of “regression” with open arms!
Sadly, we have lost another classmate. Elizabeth “Beth” Johnson Kindelberger’s father emailed with the somber news. Her obituary notes that she “died peacefully on November 6, 2022, from complications of lung cancer” and was surrounded by her loving family. Her father also shared that she “highly valued her Dartmouth education and experience.” The full text can be found at www.copelandfuneralhomes.com/obituary/ElizabethBeth-JohnsonKindelberger. Our sincere condolences go out to her family and friends.
—Natalie Weidener Kupinsky, 9733 Beman Woods Way, Potomac, MD 20854; natalie.weidener.kupinsky.93@dartmouth.edu; Dwight Fenton, P.O. Box 991, Nantucket, MA 02554; dwight.e.fenton.93@dartmouth.edu
Kari Loya has recently added to his expansive career resume with a new book, Conversations Across America: A Father and Son, Alzheimer’s, and 300 Conversations Along the TransAmerica Bike Trail that Capture the Soul of America. His bio on Amazon sums up the rest quite well: “Kari Loya is an educational leader, executive coach, storyteller, and adventurer. He has worked nearly three decades at a range of innovative educational institutions, beginning with Teach For America in 1993 and serving most recently as headmaster at the Good Hope Country Day School in the U.S. Virgin Islands, when he received a Klingenstein Fellowship from Columbia University. He is also an Emmy-winning bilingual voice talent, musical artist, and author of My Top 40 at 40: Making the First Half Count, which recounts many other adventures. He spoke at TEDx UC Davis in April 2022 on the theme of metamorphosis. He holds an A.B. from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. He currently lives with his wife and daughter in Sugar Land, Texas.”
Renee Reed and her partner, Jacqui Bliss, recently celebrated the 15th anniversary of their company Anytime Fitness in Dallas. Their business model relies on a personalized approach, coaching each customer on an individualized basis, rather than a generic training model. Renee and Jacqui use their own collegiate athletic experiences (Renee in basketball and Jacqui in track and field) in combination with several other coaches on staff, including a nutritionist, and a physical therapist available on site to offer a full-service, all-hours gym. They are located in the Oak Cliff neighborhood and have remained a mainstay of their community despite the challenges of the last few years.
Clark Khayat, who is currently the executive vice president and chief strategy officer for KeyCorp, was just named as his company’s next chief financial officer when the current officeholder retires in May. Congratulations! Clark has been with KeyCorp since 2012, previously working at Occom Ridge Partners, Progressive Corp., and McKinsey and Co. He is also an adjunct professor at Case Western University.
Susan Stuebner continues to make national news by leading a tuition reduction at Colby-Sawyer College. Tuition will plummet from the current $46,364 to $17,500 for the incoming class of 2027. For reference, tuition was $14,340 when we matriculated in 1989 and was $17,229 our senior year. I’m going to posit that those of us contemplating or paying higher education bills would welcome this type of “regression” with open arms!
Sadly, we have lost another classmate. Elizabeth “Beth” Johnson Kindelberger’s father emailed with the somber news. Her obituary notes that she “died peacefully on November 6, 2022, from complications of lung cancer” and was surrounded by her loving family. Her father also shared that she “highly valued her Dartmouth education and experience.” The full text can be found at www.copelandfuneralhomes.com/obituary/ElizabethBeth-JohnsonKindelberger. Our sincere condolences go out to her family and friends.
—Natalie Weidener Kupinsky, 9733 Beman Woods Way, Potomac, MD 20854; natalie.weidener.kupinsky.93@dartmouth.edu; Dwight Fenton, P.O. Box 991, Nantucket, MA 02554; dwight.e.fenton.93@dartmouth.edu