Hello, ’99s!


I hope you are all enjoying the warm spring weather, especially those of you who endured record snow and rainfall last winter! I’m pleased to write that spring is definitely in the air and our Dartmouth family continues to grow.


First, Melissa (Draper) Powers and her husband, William, welcomed the birth of their first child, Clea Luz Powers, on April 2, 2013. Melissa left her work with the United Nations in New York to move with her family to South America (Bolivia) in October. Before setting off they covered a good part of the United States in their travels to see family and Dartmouth friends, such as Kate (Botham) Hilton in Lyme, New Hampshire, and Lindsay (McOmber) Morton, Doug Morton and Clancy Broxton in Washington, D.C. Melissa misses her friends and family back in the States, but she loves life in Bolivia, where she lived for five years after leaving Hanover.


Melissa Rikard and husband, Bill Veronda, also welcomed a new addition to their family. Georgia Marie Veronda was born on December 19, 2013, 22 inches tall and weighing in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces. She joins big brother Miles, who is now 3. Melissa has enjoyed maternity leave but returns to her work as a criminal appellate attorney at the U.S. attorney’s office in Charlotte, South Carolina, in May. 


Carl Cecere reports that his family also grew when he welcomed his second child, Jack Anthony Thomas-Cecere, last May. Carl has also opened his own law firm, Cecere PC, which handles appellate work.


Finally, Dan Epstein and wife Jessica also became proud parents. Dan and Jessica welcomed son Simon Asher Epstein on November 14, 2013, and they couldn’t be happier. Dan is a patient litigation attorney at Dechert LLP in Mountain View, California.


Congratulations to each of you! 


That’s all the news for now. I hope you are all well and I look forward to sharing more news with you soon!


—Tony Perry, 38 Halton Wood Road, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, HP22 5QJ, United Kingdom; tony.j.perry.99@dartmouth.edu