Hello, fellow ’94s.
Our classmates are doing amazing work in their lives. This column may seem like a promotion of their professional endeavors, but that is not the intent.
Robert Bordone joins Wendy (Tamis) Robbins and Brigid Pasulka as published authors from our class. I am sure there are others too. His new book, Conflict Resilience, was just released in March and is now a USA Today bestseller. It was the featured book review in the May-June DAM and is also on the bestseller list of that other school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Back in 2019 Robert and his coauthor noticed a shift in students and their willingness to sit with the discomfort of conflict. They pitched the idea and signed their book deal in 2022. Given some of the tension and recent reactions on college campuses, it may be exactly what is needed. The book may be ordered at www.conflictresilience.com. Their current press tour has included stops on CNBC, several podcasts, and the new Dartmouth Dialogue Series.
Juliana Chittick Tirayaki and husband Can met at the Yale architectural school many years ago. In 2010 they made the decision to change their lives, quit the daily commute, and start Tirayaki Architectural Design in Cohasset, Massachusetts. Primarily working locally on the South Shore of Massachusetts, they have worked on projects as far away as Wyoming and Turkey. Juliana counts 15 to 20 Dartmouth alumni as clients, including several who are repeat customers. That includes me; I have hired the firm a couple times through the years and have a glowing referral for their approach, process, and outcome. Note: Highlighting Juliana in the DAM was not part of the agreement! Juliana and Can consistently describe their greatest satisfaction to be helping people improve their lives and how families spend time together.
As always, I am looking for new and interesting updates from our classmates to share. I would like to add more classmates such as Robert and Juliana to our Class Notes. Please reach out—even if to say hello. Keep in touch.
—Sean Kinney, 53 Lighthouse Lane, Moultonborough, NH 03254; seankinney2001@yahoo.com