Class Note 2003
Issue
Mar - Apr 2018
Greetings, ’03s! First, a moment to introduce myself before we dive into my first column for DAM. I’m Megan (Riley) Kenney and I live in D.C. with my husband, Matt Kenney ’04, and our two children. I hope as you pass through the area you contact me so we can catch up or become acquainted. Next, a great thank you to Kellee (Harper) Hanigan for her tireless work on our Class Notes column for the last two and a half years. I have big shoes to fill before we elect a new secretary at our 15-year reunion in 2019!
As always, the Dartmouth family is growing. Jennifer Casler-Gonclaves and her husband, Chris Gonclaves, announced the arrival of their first son, Devin Ezra Casler-Gonclaves, on June 17, 2017. Jen says the late nights at Dartmouth, law school and her firm Latham have prepped her well for the sleepless baby nights. Meanwhile, Sonja (Tonnesen) Davies and husband Andrew Davies welcomed their second child, Cole Franklin Davies, on August 6, 2017. Cole joins big sister Mariel (1 1/2). Jill (Carr) Dudley wrote in with the news that she and husband Bert welcomed baby boy No. 3! Luke Wylie Dudley arrived on October 5, 2017 (shares a birthday with mom!) and joins big brothers Blake (3) and Chase (18 months). Finally, Hilary Alvarez shared that she and Alex Streeter finalized the adoption of their daughter, Aurora (2). They have been Rory’s foster family since the fall of 2015. Rory joins big sister Bryanna (9). The family calls Concord, New Hampshire, home (easy access to Hanover for early installation of a love of Dartmouth), where Hilary is a family physician and Alex is an engineer at DEKA.
Our classmates are accomplishing big things in their professional lives. I recently had the opportunity to read Sarah Ive’s new book, Steeped in Heritage: The Racial Politics of South African Rooibos Tea, a fascinating look at post-apartheid race relations via the connection to the indigenous rooibos plant. At the end of November I caught up with Rebecca (Meyers) Galemba when she was in town for an anthropology conference. I was excited to hear that her first book (now published) was scheduled to debut in December. She’s the author of Contraband Corridor: Making a Living at the Mexico-Guatemala Border, which she tells me was begun before either of her daughters, Lanie (7) or Lexi (4), were born. Rebecca and Dan Galemba and their family reside in Denver and welcome visits from anyone in the area. I also heard from John Burr, who premiered a feature film he wrote and directed in L.A. in November. The film, Muse, is a psychological thriller and will continue at festivals this winter and spring, followed by art house theaters and digital platforms in 2018. As I perused a newspaper from my home state (Connecticut), I was delighted to read a story about Kiki (Frantz) Carlson, who will be assuming the role of director of the college counseling office of Hamden Hall Country Day School (a private school in Hamden, Connecticut) after 11 years at the school teaching math and serving as co-chair of the math department.
Finally, I heard from Yungsheng Wang, who announced his September 3, 2017, wedding. Many Dartmouth folks were in attendance to witness the “nerdy book-themed night,” including Jon Kartt, John Lawrence, Meredith (Schwartz) Beuchaw, Lindsay (Hirschfeld) Guzowski, Jessica Sharkness, Travis D’Amato, John Burr, Darren Thomas ’04, Rob Hayward ’04, Jeff Beardsley ’04, Jayson Remmelts ’04 and Ben Philips ’04.
Please continue to send in your news!
—Megan (Riley) Kenney, 3408 Quebec St. NW, Washington, DC 20016; dartmouth2003notes@gmail.com
As always, the Dartmouth family is growing. Jennifer Casler-Gonclaves and her husband, Chris Gonclaves, announced the arrival of their first son, Devin Ezra Casler-Gonclaves, on June 17, 2017. Jen says the late nights at Dartmouth, law school and her firm Latham have prepped her well for the sleepless baby nights. Meanwhile, Sonja (Tonnesen) Davies and husband Andrew Davies welcomed their second child, Cole Franklin Davies, on August 6, 2017. Cole joins big sister Mariel (1 1/2). Jill (Carr) Dudley wrote in with the news that she and husband Bert welcomed baby boy No. 3! Luke Wylie Dudley arrived on October 5, 2017 (shares a birthday with mom!) and joins big brothers Blake (3) and Chase (18 months). Finally, Hilary Alvarez shared that she and Alex Streeter finalized the adoption of their daughter, Aurora (2). They have been Rory’s foster family since the fall of 2015. Rory joins big sister Bryanna (9). The family calls Concord, New Hampshire, home (easy access to Hanover for early installation of a love of Dartmouth), where Hilary is a family physician and Alex is an engineer at DEKA.
Our classmates are accomplishing big things in their professional lives. I recently had the opportunity to read Sarah Ive’s new book, Steeped in Heritage: The Racial Politics of South African Rooibos Tea, a fascinating look at post-apartheid race relations via the connection to the indigenous rooibos plant. At the end of November I caught up with Rebecca (Meyers) Galemba when she was in town for an anthropology conference. I was excited to hear that her first book (now published) was scheduled to debut in December. She’s the author of Contraband Corridor: Making a Living at the Mexico-Guatemala Border, which she tells me was begun before either of her daughters, Lanie (7) or Lexi (4), were born. Rebecca and Dan Galemba and their family reside in Denver and welcome visits from anyone in the area. I also heard from John Burr, who premiered a feature film he wrote and directed in L.A. in November. The film, Muse, is a psychological thriller and will continue at festivals this winter and spring, followed by art house theaters and digital platforms in 2018. As I perused a newspaper from my home state (Connecticut), I was delighted to read a story about Kiki (Frantz) Carlson, who will be assuming the role of director of the college counseling office of Hamden Hall Country Day School (a private school in Hamden, Connecticut) after 11 years at the school teaching math and serving as co-chair of the math department.
Finally, I heard from Yungsheng Wang, who announced his September 3, 2017, wedding. Many Dartmouth folks were in attendance to witness the “nerdy book-themed night,” including Jon Kartt, John Lawrence, Meredith (Schwartz) Beuchaw, Lindsay (Hirschfeld) Guzowski, Jessica Sharkness, Travis D’Amato, John Burr, Darren Thomas ’04, Rob Hayward ’04, Jeff Beardsley ’04, Jayson Remmelts ’04 and Ben Philips ’04.
Please continue to send in your news!
—Megan (Riley) Kenney, 3408 Quebec St. NW, Washington, DC 20016; dartmouth2003notes@gmail.com