Happy fall, ’05s.


The leaves are changing here in Atlanta and we are beginning to enjoy crisp air perfect for pumpkin carving, turkey roasting and giving thanks. I hope you all take time this fall to appreciate friends, family and wonderful memories of Hanover. A lot has happened since 2005 but I am willing to bet most of us would gladly forego long hours and responsibility for a brief game of pong or laps around a bonfire if given the chance. Don’t forget to be thankful for Dartmouth this holiday season!


To begin this month’s updates, I want to congratulate Kimberly Marable, who starred as Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act on Broadway this October. If you missed the show, don’t worry! You can still see Kimberly perform in her regular role as a nun at Broadway Theater in New York City in coming months.


Belated congratulations are also in order for Alexia (Huffman) D’Arco, who graduated with an M.A. in security studies from Georgetown in May, married Neal D’Arco in June and received a Presidential Management Fellowship to work the Pakistan desk at the U.S. State Department shortly thereafter. Alexia wrote, “The wedding was a blast! Zeke McMullen-Laird helped run the show, Rachel (Degenshein) Lapidis ’04 was a bridesmaid and Nicole Yokum and German professor Irene Kacandes attended.”


Sabrina Singh also recently got married—twice! She and her husband, Jean Bredeche ’03, had a wedding in New Delhi, India, followed by another ceremony at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, Massachusetts. The second wedding was photographed by Rob Strong ’04 and well attended by Dartmouth alumni. According to Sabrina, “Jean and I are now done getting married and will move to San Francisco in November.” Congratulations to both of you on both of your weddings!


The class of 2005 welcomed its newest addition on July 29, when Jocelyn (Woolworth) Mason and her husband, Brian ’03, welcomed their daughter Lynn Heather Mason. Jocelyn wrote, “Lynn was born a few weeks early at 5 pounds, 15 ounces; a beautiful, wide-eyed girl. Everyone is doing well and we look forward to taking Lynn to a Dartmouth homecoming soon!” Jocelyn and family live in Menlo Park, California, where she teaches first grade.


We received word in late August that Lee Stempniak, two-time All-American hockey player at Dartmouth, was traded from the Phoenix Coyotes to the Calgary Flames. An article featured in the Valley News on August 30 stated, “The well-traveled Stempniak, who has also played for St. Louis and Toronto in a career that began in 2006, had 19 goals and 19 assists while playing all 82 games with the Coyotes last season.” We wish you all the best in Calgary this year!


Jakki Taub, who is in her third year of obstetrics and gynecology residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, wrote with an update: “I just got back from working in Tanzania, helping a hospital over there provide gynecological surgeries to women.” Jakki also filled us in on some classmates and their accomplishments. After receiving his master’s from Tulane University, Chris Young spent the past year climbing the world’s tallest mountains: Mount Everest, K2 and Mount Kangchenjunga! Chris now works as an archaeologist in New Orleans. Nina Sethi recently graduated from Teacher’s College at Columbia University and took a job teaching English as a second language in New York City. Emily Sharp lives in Washington, D.C., where she works for the office of management and budget at the White House. Congratulations to all of you!


That’s all for now—enjoy your holidays and keep the news coming.


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