What’s new in the lives of your fellow classmates? Lucy Mathews Heegaard shared the amazing news that a documentary film she just finished making in January was named an official selection of the 43rd annual Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival! The film, Diplophonia: A Diary of Voice Loss, chronicles her year of vocal cord paralysis, seven months of which she could only speak in a hoarse whisper. Most surprising to her was to see that the festival chose an image of her from her film for the webpage for the grouping of short films in which hers was featured!
Congratulations to former U.S. attorney Brian Stretch, who was recently appointed to serve as a judge of the San Francisco County Superior Court. Krista Thomas Corr lives in Newton, Massachusetts. She is retired from the FBI and now works as a senior special agent for the Amtrak office of inspector general investigating waste fraud and abuse for Amtrak. Krista’s family includes husband Bart and daughters Julia and Megan.
Dr. Lauren Geddes Wirth is the interim president and chief executive officer of Dartmouth Health’s New London Hospital (NLH). She was serving as chief medical officer at NLH and will continue to do so during her interim role. “I am committed to fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity that empowers our staff to advance NLH’s mission of providing exceptional care and service to our community,” said Lauren. She joined NLH in September of 2023 from the Mass General Brigham health system. Following her graduation from Dartmouth College and the Brown-Dartmouth program in medicine, she completed her pediatric residency at Brown University Hasbro Children’s Hospital/Rhode Island Hospital and was selected to serve an additional year as chief resident in pediatrics. Upon completing her residency she established a pediatric practice in Sudbury, Massachusetts, that later became Mill Brook Pediatrics, a Mass General Brigham health system independent affiliate.
Terry Perkins Mitman is the author of the book, Living is for Living: A Caregiver’s Story. The book is about the journey with her mother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. It offers insight into the challenges of caring for a loved one with a disease such as Alzheimer’s and is a reminder about the importance of relationships and how much they matter.
If you have a puppy in your life, you should grab a copy of Kathy Gord Callahan’s newest book, Welcoming Your Puppy from Planet Dog: How to Go Beyond Training and Raise Your Best Friend. She is also the author of 101 Rescue Puppies. Her husband, Tom Callahan ’84, and daughters Grace ’19 and Claire ’22 were all together on an outing to Barnes & Noble catching sight of her book on the shelf. The excitement of seeing your own work in print never gets old!
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—Suzy Nachman Mercado, 55 Aspen Wood Lane, Fairfield, CT 06825; suzynmercado@gmail.com