Class Notes 2001

We have two great 2001 updates for this cycle. This summer, Jennifer (Tlumak) Westerholm was promoted to assistant director of the Metro Nashville Government Department of General Services. She directs the sustainability division, helping make municipal buildings, vehicles, and operations more environmentally friendly. She enjoys living and working in her hometown, practicing cartwheels with her 4-year-old, losing running races to her 7-year-old, and doing life with her husband, Pete.

Sope Ogunyemi wrote in with an update so rich with information that I am including it with just a little light editing. Thanks, Sope, and take it away: “It has certainly been a rollercoaster summer—year? decade?—and the only way we’ve been able to get through it has been with lots of help from family and friends, including those from Dartmouth! First family updates: On July 7, 2023, Hilary Prentice and Bart Blackburn ’06, who got married last year, welcomed a baby boy, Tice Blackburn—little brother to Beckett! Lots of proud Dartmouth aunties, including Hilary’s sisters, Amanda Prentice ’06 and Julie Prentice ’09 (all fourth-gen Dartmouth alums!), plus Margaret Lee and Jeet Sohal, who hosted a baby shower for Hilary and Bart at Margaret’s home in Los Angeles. It was a beautiful way to kick off the summer with lots of family and friends in attendance, including Kelly Fisher, Melissa Miranda, and Lubna Ammar, who traveled down from the Bay Area to attend and celebrate Melissa’s birthday, as well as Sylvia Kinderman, her husband Chase Dorkey ’99, and lots of everyone’s kids. Most of us were also in attendance at last year’s wedding, and it was a wonderful reunion! Later in the summer I did a bit of traveling and while in Portugal on the African Lisbon tour, I was thrilled to meet a Dartmouth alum, the incomparable Jennifer Leigh Warren ’77. We had a blast and plan to reconnect this fall when we’re both back in Los Angeles. We also both highly recommend the Naky’s African Lisbon tour if you find yourself in Lisbon. It reminded me that earlier this year I moderated a panel at University of Southern California Forward Summit on emerging disruptions in entertainment and was similarly thrilled to find a Dartmouth alum, Ash Cook ’18, was on the panel as well.”

Have a great start to the year, ’01s!

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-6938; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

Happy fall, ’01s! Leslie Orne has been named the chief executive officer of Trinity Life Sciences, a global life sciences commercialization solutions company. Scott Harrison has not just a new job but an entirely new career. After more than 20 years in finance, he is joining the math faculty at Byram Hills High School. After participating in a jumpstart program at Manhattanville College in January, he will have his teaching certification by the end of the year and is excited to be joining his wife, Alissa Harrison, in the field of education. Scott and Alissa continue to live in Bedford, New York, with their two middle school-aged boys.

The string of ’01 authors continues! Emmett Hogan recently self-published an ebook, Same-Sex Marriages in the European Union: A Guidebook. In addition to covering the law, Emmett reflects on his educational experiences at Dartmouth and the University of Michigan School of Law. The book is available on various platforms including Kindle, Nook, and Apple Books.

I am guessing that many of you have had the shared experience of being on text or email chains trying to figure out when to organize a dinner, party, or trip with a group of ’01 friends. Sometimes they come to fruition and sometimes they don’t. On the flipside, last weekend Joe Sondheimer and I were at an impromptu New York City gathering replete with Dartmouth friends, including Suzanne (deVries) Decker, Julie (Calderon) Rizzo, Debbie (Bernstein) Foster, Alexis (Vagianos) Siegel, Miriam Ingber, Peter Vassilev ’00, Julia Levy ’02, and Alex Wilson. It is always nice to know that ’01s will take planes, trains, and automobiles to support each other at the last minute.

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-6938; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

Hello ’01 family, which continues to expand!

Sean Alpert and his wife, Emily, welcomed their second daughter, Talia, to the world in November. According to Sean, “Big sister Maya is still a bit skeptical,” but here’s to hoping that is working itself out at this point.

We have had at least one Hanover visitor in the past few months, and I know there are more out there. Jane Parkin Kullman traveled to a quiet campus this past December to see the Mandayin exhibit of Aboriginal bark paintings at the Hood Museum. (Side note: The Hood Museum has had some great exhibitions recently, providing a solid justification for a journey to your alma mater.) While there, the family also visited favorite local haunts such as Lou’s and Ramunto’s and walked through Baker Library. Jane also recently became a diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology, which is a professional certification for toxicology and risk assessment. Congratulations to both Jane and Sean!

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-6938; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

Happy 2023, ’01 family. It is wonderful to hear that so many of you are seeing each other these days, with the latter half of 2022 including many ’01 nuptials. Ricky Joshi married Morgan Birch (Cal State ’11) at a beautiful multi-day wedding in Scottsdale, Arizona. Close to 25 Dartmouth alums celebrated with the happy couple, including Jim Willett, Eric Bussey, Tom Allason ’02, Chad Silverman ’02, Ross Johnson ’02, Rishi Kapur, Ed Yip ’04, and Matt Meehan ’04! Ricky is the cofounder of the bedroom brand Saatva (and has been opening locations across the country, including a new one in Boston) and Morgan is a program manager at Google. They reside in Austin, Texas. In July Evelyn Chen went to Banff, Canada, to celebrate Hsin Lin’s wedding to Troy TenEyck, along with Bernette Tsai, Candice Ling, and Wendy Yu ’02. Then in August Evelyn headed to Tuscany, Italy, for love, wine, and gelato at the wedding of Karin Goodfellow and Peter Tsapatsaris. Bruno Carvalho ’04, Janine Denny ’02, Andrea Haffty ’02, Minh Le, Kelly Fisher, Melissa Miranda, Arthi Reddy, Rachel Richardson, Michael Rozas ’02, Roshan Shah,and Anila Thomas joined in the Italian celebration. While in Siena, Italy, for the Palio horse race, Evelyn met Jolie Kemp ’21, who asked what it was like at the College—when she was born! Tommy Levi married Melissa Gurat in Vancouver, Canada, with Dave Castleman, Brian Nealon, and Amanda Herring ’02 in attendance. James Sitar wrote in with two exciting pieces of news: “I got married on October 8! My remarkable wife, Molly Gilles, is a UW-Madison grad. Some fellow Dartmouth alums helped us celebrate, including Ben DeWitte ’02, Brad Sturges ’02, Angela Russo, and Mike Vidmar ’04. And in the first year of the pandemic I started my own publishing company devoted to the game of golf. It’s called Back Nine Press, and I’ve just published my fourth book: a children’s book about golf by television commentator Shane Bacon. People can learn more and order our hardcover books at www.back9press.com.”

In other news, after 17 years teaching at Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School, Alisa Harrison joined the math department at Scarsdale High School this fall. She encouraged any alumni living in Scarsdale to reach out! Finally, I promised Erich Shigley ’99, Th’00, that I would mention the recent trip that he, Debra (Brodsky) Shigley, Joe Sondheimer, and I took to the Orlando, Florida, area with our combined four children. Rollercoasters were ridden, spells were cast, Mickey ice creams were consumed, and the kids had fun too. Cheers to a wonderful 2023 filled with continuing ’01 adventures!

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-6938; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

It is almost fall, fellow ’01ers, and I hope that the summer was lovely. There is lots of great job news to report. First, shout-out to Greg Fournier, who recently earned tenure at MIT! Greg currently serves as an associate professor of geobiology in the department of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences. Randy Choiniere moved to the Quad Cities area in Iowa to start a job as an attorney at the Rock Island Arsenal with the Army tank-automotive and armaments command. Ellie Leahy lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio, with her husband and two daughters (9 and 5 years old). Sherecently shifted from a 20-year career in K-12 education into the healthcare field. As a grants officer, Ellie is now helping to build out the health services portfolio of University Hospitals. She has also become engaged in environmental and water-equity issues affecting the Great Lakes watershed and wider region. Ellie would love to connect with alums in northeastern Ohio and anyone else interested in the Great Lakes. Congratulations to everyone!

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-6938; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

Happy spring, fellow ’01s!

Madeleine Medeiros Ruiz and Kially M. Ruiz ’98 recently co-founded Artera, an art-backed cryptocurrency. I could try to explain more but, well, you would be better off checking them out at arteraswap.com.

Kristin Romberg is also connecting with fellow Dartmouth alums from other classes. She was in New Mexico visiting a Montessori school for work and met up with Allegra Love ’03, Jordan Able, and Emily Roe ’03.

Michael Calarco wrote in for the first time ever to announce his recent marriage to Air Force Major Katie Slugocki (Michigan ’09). Michael and Katie live in Fulsom, California, where he works in cardiac anesthesia and she as a nurse practitioner.

Finally, Shiriki Jones recently became the president of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys. The organization, founded in 1981, seeks to nurture, support, and galvanize the power of Black female attorneys. She was also recently elected to serve on the executive committee of the State Bar Association of Georgia. Great work and congratulations, everyone!

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-6938; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

Happy 2022, fellow ’01s! We have a lot of news to share so let’s get to it. Mateusz Troicki and his family of five embarked on a nine-week cross-country road trip during the summer. Mateusz and crew traveled more than 14,000 miles across 28 states and more than a dozen national parks…and of course fit in a visit with fellow alum Jacques Dorcé while in California. Christopher Taylor is sharing the wonderful news of a clean bill of health after being diagnosed with stage IV melanoma in 2020 and subsequently undergoing brain and lung surgeries, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. He is grateful for every day and recently celebrated his recovery by running a half marathon. Well done.

We seem to be in the midst of another class of 2001 baby boom.

Jacqueline Dresow and her husband, Marc Cooperstein, welcomed their third child, Cody, who joins big sisters Taylie (6) and Keia (3) in Costa Mesa, California.

Andrew Natan Trief and his wife, Samantha (George Washington University ’11), this October welcomed a daughter, Maayan, who joins big brother Rafael (3). Andrew is taking a step back from work to be a full-time dad and is loving all of the new experiences that come along with this new role.

Finally, we have Gretchen (Bell) Biggins and her husband, Tom, who welcomed their eighth child, Isabel Mary, this past April. Gretchen reports that, “Life in the Biggins house is busy, crazy, loud, and full of love!” Congratulations to all!

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-6938; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

Happy fall, ’01s! I am writing this the weekend after what would have been our 20th reunion. I hope that many of you were able to get together with Dartmouth friends at some point during the summer or are making plans for the coming months. A gaggle of ’01 families got together in Westport, Connecticut, in June, including Miriam Ingber and Peter Vassilev ’00, Suzanne (DeVries) Decker and Adam Decker, Alissa (Abbey) Stoltz and Don Stoltz, and Joe Sondheimer and me—and all our combined kids, 10 in total, who really didn’t want to listen to any of us talk about our time in Hanover. I hope your gatherings allow for a little more nostalgia!

In other news, Jeff Dutremble recently welcomed his second daughter, Quinn, who joins big sister Aria, 3. Another big arrival is his first book, Find a Lost Smile. The book, which was published this summer, is about following your heart despite pressure to conform. Catherine N. Montoya defended her dissertation this spring after a challenging year of working full-time from home and managing three kids through remote learning. She finished up her doctorate in educational leadership as the first graduate in the inaugural cohort of the University of New Mexico Native American Leadership in Education program. Finally, Miena Meek Hall recently completed her residency in family medicine and is beginning her practice in Hinsdale, Illinois. She is also part of the inaugural class of the Leadership Academy of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. Congratulations to everyone!

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-6938; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

Say hello to summer, ’01s! Our class continues to be busy despite this strange year. Dean Krishna was recently elected as a partner in the law firm of Stradley Ronan. Dean focuses on tax issues and is based in Philadelphia. Sean Alpert married Emily Stoler (Tulane ’05) in a small ceremony in Alexandra, Virginia, this past November. The couple welcomed their daughter, Maya Clementine, in February and have high hopes for her as a prospective class of ’39. On the professional front, Sean has been working in marketing for Salesforce for 10 years. Kate (Sherwin) Edwards and her husband, Beau, also welcomed their first daughter, Elizabeth Joan, this past November. Kate, Beau, and Elizabeth live in Austin, Texas. Congratulations to all of these new pandemic parents!

Unfortunately, we will not be gathering in Hanover for our 20th reunion this June, but it is still a great time to reflect on what we have done during the last two decades. We have built careers and reinvented ourselves. We have struggled and persevered. Sometimes we decided to go it alone and at other times we leaned on those closest to us. We have experienced love and profound joy, experienced parenthood, and, sadly, have been forced to say goodbye to friends, family members, and classmates. Through it all, we have had each other, and for that we can always be grateful. Cheers to our ’01 family. We will gather together to share it all another day.

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-6938; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com
 

Happy new year, ’01 family. We finally made it to 2021, meaning that our 20th reunion is this coming June. Start making your plans to return to Hanover…or to change the whole trip in the event that it gets delayed due to the pandemic. Most of us should have experience with that at this point. I will keep my fingers and toes crossed that many of us will gather in Hanover in a few short months. In the meantime, a few updates to tide you over.

Those working in entertaining and the arts have found new and increasing audiences. Ben Mandelker seems to be thriving with us all holed up in our homes as his cohosted podcast has been reaching new heights of more than 3 million hits per month. He and his cohost were also guests on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen in September. Andy Pease wrote in to exclaim, “I have an album coming out!” Andy conducted the Hartwick College Faculty Wind Octet on the album, Stravinsky: Alone No More, in September 2019 and the digital release should be out now on the digital platform of your choice. The album includes a piece from fellow alum Oliver Caplan ’04. Given that the editing process was almost completely derailed by the pandemic, Andy’s 2021 resolution is to take some time off.

Pavan Nihalani wrote in from Dubai to celebrate the birth of his daughter, Lila Doshi, who was born in July. Her older brother, Bodhi, is reportedly “skeptical” of the new addition as of this writing.

Finally, it is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Naomi (Kim) McWilliams in September. She is survived by her husband, Scott, and son, Benjamin, 10. We are keeping this part of the ’01 family in our thoughts.

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-6938; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

Hello, ’01 family. As I write this in June, I truly have no idea what September will be looking like. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, I hope that you and yours are healthy, safe, and enjoying each other’s company. Even though everyone is still pretty cooped up in late June, our ’01 family remains busy. Chance Hill is enjoying his time as one of nine elected University of Colorado regents overseeing the college system. He got married in December, and he and his wife, Nicole, were able to honeymoon in Jamaica before the lockdowns. If you are looking for something to read this fall, we have another class author in our midst. Aaron B. Wilkinson’s book, Blurring the Lines of Race and Freedom, will be published by the University of North Carolina Press this fall.

We have some ’01s taking on some new jobs. After 13 years at Nixon Peabody, Leah Threatte is now corporate counsel for AMRI, a research and manufacturing organization. Joe McKnight recently took a management role on Amgen’s cardiovascular marketing team and is looking to relocate to either Connecticut or California. Ricky Joshi cofounded Saatva, a luxury, direct-to-consumer mattress company that is one of the fastest growing e-commerce brands ever.

Kelly (Keene) Horst, her husband, Adam ’00, and their three children recently moved to Rochester, Minnesota, where the adults will take on roles at the Mayo Clinic. Kelly will join the faculty in the department of radiology. She was also recently recognized by the Indiana High School Cross Country Hall of Fame. Congratulations to all of these great ’01s!

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-6938; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

Hello, ’01 family. I hope you are all enjoying a wonderful spring. A lot of goings-on in California this winter. Before the weather turned warm Evelyn Chen spent a week skiing at Lake Tahoe, where she met up with Bernette Tsai, Andy Kim, Masashi Kiyomine, and Wendy Yu ’02. The snow was not great but the company made it well worth the trip. Matt Kuhn, his wife, Alecia, and their lovely daughter, Edie, 3, welcomed little brother Albert “Albie” Milo to the world in January. Albie arrived at an opportune time, as Matt recently wrapped the sixth and final season of Fresh Off the Boat, a network comedy series that he was co-showrunning for the last two seasons. Also in Los Angeles, Jenny Alden and Kirk Spahn ’99 welcomed their second son, Axton Ellis. On hand to great little Axton were big brother Alden Charles, 3, and new puppy Flash.

Not everyone is in L.A., though. Shazia Omar is running yoga retreats around the world; Spain in March and Thailand in October. Her first novel, Like a Diamond in the Sky, was recently rereleased for its 10th anniversary. Abraham Mahshie is on the move again. When we last heard from Abraham, he was in a cabin in North Carolina writing about Spanish bullfighters. He has since spent four months following Donald Trump around Mar-a-Lago as a political reporter and is now in Washington, D.C., covering the Pentagon and trying to figure out how it all fits together. Marcella Gift shifted from her career in finance to start a business, a footwear line called Emme Cadeau. Her goal was to create a shoe line that was comfortable, colorful, and had lots of charisma. Her shoes were used by Andy Hilfiger in his New York Fashion Week show last September and have been worn by Wendy Williams on her show many times.

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-693; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

Happy 2020, ’01 family. For this column I asked people to share their new endeavors for 2020. Andrea Glover Paez wrote in to say that she and her husband, Jason, became parents with the birth of their son, Xavier Malcolm Douglas Paez, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Tom Campbell started a new job with Amazon, helping to build drones, and moved out of a floating home on Lake Union onto stable land in Fremont, Washington. Welcome to dry land, Tom. Rochelle Bourgault wrote that after years of wishing to be back in her home state, her family of four moved to Portland, Maine, this past summer. They are acclimating well to the abundance of good food and coffee, a lovely farmers’ market, and being in a beautifully walkable city. Tara Dairman and Andy Cahill visited in August, and all their kids loved playing together, taking wagon rides in the garden, and eating their weight in Holy Donuts. (Author’s note: I recently had one of these Maine potato donuts and they are, indeed, delicious.) Although this is not quite a new activity, I promised Miriam Ingber to report that Miriam and I—along with her husband, Peter Vassilev ’00; my husband, Joe Sondheimer; Suzanne (DeVries) Decker and her husband, Adam; and Alissa (Abbey) Stoltz—managed to have dinner together without our combined 10 children on a lovely night in September. These types of reunions can be done. Try it and report back for the next issue!

For our last column I asked you to write in with some of your community endeavors and the responses keep coming in. Katie (Reichardt) Bishop, her husband, Jim, and their two sons, Ben (10) and Jason (8), recently traveled to Juarez, Mexico, to build homes alongside the locals, providing solid foundations, walls, and roofs for families in need. Katie also volunteers for Reading Partners locally in Denver and has been a mentor and speaker to various young women’s groups in the area. Katie also shared some exciting personal news. Paceline Power, a book she coauthored with her dad, will be published and available for your reading pleasure in the coming months. It is a business book written in novel form with a cycling theme about the importance and power of your relationships. Check it out at www.PacelinePower.com.

As part of the “Call to Lead,” Dartmouth undertook the “Call to Serve” this past year. Evelyn Chen, our Alumni Council representative, says that ’01s logged more than 400 service hours, contributing to Dartmouth’s goal of more than 250,000 total hours in 2019. Nice work, everyone, and thanks for helping out with this initiative.

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-693; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

Hello, ’01s. Even though it is almost fall, we are wrapping up our 20th anniversary of Sophomore Summer series. Pavan Nihalani planned to spend most of his summer in Ecuador, exporting bananas to the Middle East and North Africa.

Jane Parkin Kullmann and Karilyn Heisen recreated their Sophomore Summer trip to the Second College Grant a few years back and are broadening their horizons this year to take their families camping at Acadia National Park. It seems like a nice way to celebrate Jane recently completing her Ph.D. in epidemiology from the University of Sydney in Australia.

Finally, Gretchen (Bell) Biggins and her husband, Tommy (Amherst ’01), spent their summer with their growing family. Gretchen and Tommy are excited to announce the birthday of their seventh child, Robert “Bobby” William Biggins. Big siblings Abigail, Samantha, Tommy, Ben, and Andrew are incredibly in love with the latest addition.

As one could imagine, their house is decked out with two triple bunks and they drive a 12-passenger airport van full of car seats. Gretchen noted, “Fellow ’01 Jane (Serene) Limmer, husband Bryan, and sons Michael and William joined us for a jaunt in the van when they visited in June; it was wonderful to catch up after too many years apart. I have also run into fellow ’01s Bri Johnson, Katie Gayman, and Caleb Moore on the sports fields in Lexington, Massachusetts, where they all live and where I am coaching high school girls lacrosse.”

Congratulations to all, and hope you can make it to Hanover for Homecoming Weekend in October.

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-693; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

There is a lot going on in the ’01 world right now. In addition to many 40th birthday celebrations, people are on the move in all sorts of ways. After winning a 2018 Grammy Award for Bluegrass Album of the Year, Chris Pandolfi is gearing up for a big year with his band, The Infamous Stringdusters. Patrick Burleigh, Jeremy Robin, and Chris O’Connell ’04 recently joined him at the beach in Mexico for Strings & Sol, a music festival featuring the Stringdusters. Matt Shaffer wrote in to say that all is well in Chicago, where he continues to work in private clinical practice in the mental health field. He is staying busy chasing around his 4-year-old daughter, Reba, and gets to see Mike Levy and Jim Sitar from time to time.

We have some career changes afoot. Bradford McKeown recently started a job at Morgan Stanley as a financial advisor in the firm’s Portland, Oregon, office. Sasha Kraev started a new position as the chair of cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery at Billings Clinic in Montana and just had her first child. Paul Biggs has passed the one-year mark in Berlin. Paul reports, “My wife, Paige, and our two boys, Crosby, 4, and Hugo, 1 (and born in Berlin), moved to Germany from Portland, Oregon, last year, and have been enjoying every second of it. I’m working for a software startup based here, and we make it a point to travel somewhere new at least once a month (just got back from Mallorca). While it takes most expats a while to get used to the rampant nudity, especially on the East German side of town, turns out my years of streaking the Green prepared me well for this chapter of life!”

The ’01 class has a lot going on in the world of academics. Boulat Bash left Raytheon BBN Technologies last spring and moved to the warmer climes of the Southwest to work as an assistant professor at the electrical and computer engineering department in the University of Arizona. Jason Kelly recently took a new job as an assistant professor at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, after finishing up a postdoc at the Harvard Kennedy School. Jason, his wife, Rebecca, and daughter Abigail are loving their new digs in Jamestown, Rhode Island, right across the bay from Newport, and are spending lots of time outdoors, enjoying the beaches and exploring the local playground circuit: “I am happy to report that I recently wrapped up five weeks serving as the acting dean of the U.S. Military Academy and will be returning to my role as the vice dean for academic affairs at West Point. I am sure that Sylvanus Thayer would be very happy to know that the Dartmouth-U.S. Military Academy connection continues to this day.”

Have a great summer, ’01s near and far!

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-693; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

Happy new year, ’01s! For this set of notes I sent out an email asking what traditions you have maintained with Dartmouth friends since graduation. One type of response dominated all the rest: The class of 2001 continues to have babies. I received eight updates for this column, and six of them involved new children. Two updates involved Meeta Agrawal, but more on that later.

Jen Feltner shared a nice tradition that she created with her friends from the fencing team. This crew gets together for Mardi Gras-themed fencing reunions, a tradition that sprang up following Jen’s time living near New Orleans. Far from Louisiana, Jen is studying mountain lions and their competitors (think wolves and grizzly bears) north of Jackson, Wyoming, during her fifth year in a Ph.D. program in wildlife biology at the University of Montana.

A couple of European updates to share. Georges Dyer and his wife are moving to London. He will still be running the Intentional Endowments Network from there and looks forward to connecting with Dartmouth friends in the United Kingdom. Abraham Mahshie is returning to the United States after spending four years in Spain. He is currently writing a travel essay-style book on Spanish bullfighting as well as reporting on crime and the midterm elections for the Macon County News in the Smoky Mountains.

And now to those babies. Abby Nova and Tim Wright welcomed Benjamin Fowler Nova-Wright in February. He joins big brother Alex (9). Abby is a partner and producer at Stand Sure Media and Tim recently joined Guggenheim Investments. They recently moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn and were lucky enough to live upstairs from Meeta Agrawal and family. Meeta has the distinction of being mentioned in two independent responses to this request for information. Alka Singal wrote about her whirlwind trip to Mexico City with Sylvia Kindermann and Meeta. Meeta will be starting as the arts and leisure editor at The New York Times. Sylvia and her husband, Case Dorkey ’99, recently had a baby, and it was on Alka’s birthday. So much to celebrate! Andy Pease is an assistant professor of music and director of instrumental music at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York. He and his wife, Lisa Samols (Columbia ’04), recently added to their family with the arrival of Maya Samols Pease in June. Their older son, Ben (3), is currently thrilled to be a big brother but it is unclear if that goodwill will last through the printing of this column. Pavan Nihalani wrote in to report the arrival of Bodhi Doshi Nihalani in New York City in August. An already impressive child, little Bodhi managed to sleep through most of the 13-hour flight back to Dubai when he was just 4 weeks old. Well done. Amar Dhand and Charlene Ong welcomed Daphne Cleopatra Dhand in September and are planning a visit up to Dartmouth soon. Amar also recently had some of his research on social networks in medicine published in Nature Communications. Susan Kown Lee and her husband, David, welcomed daughter Iris Lee to their family in October.

The ’01 family continues to grow, and based on this non-scientific data collection, will have a 25-percent chance of living near or vacationing with Meeta. I like those odds. Congratulations to all.

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-693; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

Hello, ’01s! Not too much news to share this time around, but what we do have is exciting as always. The class of 2001 seems to be in the midst of a baby boom out in California. Rupa Magge welcomed another daughter, Nadiya Parvathi Cross, in May. Big sister Kareena is already obsessed with the new addition and is excited to show her around their hometown of Los Angeles. Kim Vu wrote in from San Jose to share the June arrival of Valeri Cat-Linh Dau. Kim and her husband, Nathan Dau (Columbia ’00), happily introduced Val to older siblings Bruce and Vivian. In addition to adding to the family, Kim recently took a managing counsel role at Align Technology.

Finally, Amy Salomon sent an update from North Redding, Massachusetts. Amy and Matt Deninger report that starting this fall, Norah (9) and Barrett (6) will both finally be in school for the full day! Amy is taking this opportunity to head back into the classroom herself as a teacher at the Temple Emanuel Preschool in Andover, Massachusetts. Congratulations to everyone!

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-693; rachel. sondheimer@gmail.com

Happy spring, ’01s! Anyone remember what you were up to 20 years ago this month? Why celebrating your first Green Key Weekend, of course. Turn that one around in your head for a little while as you read about the activities of your fellow classmates.

We have ’01s doing some great work in government. Dan Pollack currently serves as the deputy commissioner of health for the State of Minnesota and was excited to report that his new boss, Jan Malcolm ’77, is also a Dartmouth alum. Carrie (Hoverman) Colla moved her family from Hanover to Washington, D.C., to work as a Robert Wood Johnson health policy fellow in Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s office. This endeavor would not have been possible without the love, support and babysitting provided by her husband, Geoff ’04, and parents, Steve ’71 and Nancy. Speaking of D.C. (in name only), Minh Le signed with DC Comics to write a Green Lantern graphic novel as part of its new middle-grade imprint, DC Zoom. (For anyone who is curious, the DC in DC Comics was derived from Detective Comics, not the District of Columbia.)

As usual, we have ’01s on the move. Kate (Mattern) McGee and her husband, Conner ’02, moved out of New York City to New Canaan, Connecticut, last summer. They are quite grateful to have a bigger home as they ushered their fourth child, Luke, in along with the new year this December 31. He joins big brother Jamie (6) and big sisters Alex (4) and Casey (2). Kate is very excited about the large contingent of Dartmouth alums in the Connecticut suburbs and has become involved in the new Women of Dartmouth of Fairfield County team. Anyone living in the area and interested in getting involved should email the group at women.of.dartmouth.fairfield.county@dartmouth.edu.

In other baby news, Sena Ku Jaret and her husband, Jeff, welcomed another daughter, Raiyu Ku Saret, into the family in December. Big brother Rylan and big sister Isla are completely enamored. Tom Campbell and his wife, Meghan (Holyoke ’01), welcomed their daughter, Ella, to the world in October. Tom lives in Seattle and recently met up with Aiden Marcuss, a friend from freshman trips. Two decades of friendship! Here’s hoping that many of you are keeping up with those first-year friends!

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-693; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

Seasons’ greetings, ’01s! During the past few months a bunch of people have reminded me that this is the 20th anniversary of our freshman year. Sit and ponder that with a cup of tea while I give you an update on an ’01 couple that met during our DOC trips way back when. Roxanne (Stahl) and Chris O’Hara celebrated the anniversary of their meeting 20 years ago by moving from New York City to New Canaan, Connecticut, getting a puppy named Sadie and welcoming their third child, Samuel, who joins sister Maddie (9) and big brother Jackson (7). In other baby news, Nicholas Kovner and his wife, Georgia, welcome their third child, Nicholas Thomas, this September. He joins big sisters Paige and Savannah.

A lot of ‘01s are going places—literally. Ben Mandelker went on tour. His podcast, “Watch What Crappens,” hit 1.5 million listens per month so he and his cohost celebrated by taking their show on the road to play to sold-out crowds in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco. Ben will be coming to N.Y.C.’s legendary Bowery Ballroom this year, so keep an eye out. Madeline (Medeiros) Ruiz took a sabbatical from her art history teaching gig and moved to Madrid, Spain, with her husband, Kially Ruiz ’98, and children Max and Sofia. During their year abroad Maddy plans to write a book on spirituality in art. Peter Leckerling and his family have relocated back to the United States, Chicago to be exact, after living in China for 16 years! He is looking forward to working at a boutique private equity firm and spending more time with his former Tabard roommate Mikah Soliunas. Sarah ’99 and Dominic Germana and their twin sonstraveled from their home in North Carolina up to Hanover for Homecoming. After watching the bonfire and enjoying the festivities, they went to Boston to spend the day with Greg Chittim and his family.

Finally, Tara Dairman recently published her fourth novel for young readers. Published by Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, The Great Hibernation is about a town where all of the adults fall asleep and the kids are left in charge. Sounds like my house on a Sunday afternoon.

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-693; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

Happy last days of summer, ’01s! Graduations, meet-ups, babies and an election to report.

Tom Campbell recently completed his M.B.A. from the University of Washington Foster School of Business in Seattle. Now that he is out of school again he is looking forward to a more relaxing summer this year! He also said that he ran into Mamie (Fitzgerald) Marcuss at a fundraising dinner last month. They had a nice time catching up. Pavan Nihalani and his wife, Avni Doshi, also spent some time with fellow ’01s recently. As part of a trip to California, they visited Pablo Stern in San Francisco and Jeet Sohal in Los Angeles. They also spent a lot of time outside of the cities, hiking in Mineral King—a remote part of Sequoia National Park—and in Joshua Tree.

We have some baby news as well. Our esteemed previous class secretary has not forgotten the ’01 class notes and sent word of her newest addition. Kristina (Duran) Panettiere welcomed Margaret Rose on May 9. Big sister Eve (3) is enjoying the life of an older sibling but recently observed that “the baby doesn’t really do anything.” The entire family plans to spend some time in Connecticut and Maine this summer in addition to a trip to Storyland with friends. Richard Baek wrote in to share the arrival of Maxwell Lee Baek back in April. Congratulations to all!

Finally, Chance Hill is running for University of Colorado regent in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District. There are nine regents elected throughout Colorado who sit on a board that governs all four campuses of the University of Colorado system. With 32,000 employees, the CU system is the third largest employer in the state. He asks everyone to “please check out my campaign video and website at chanceforcuregent.com. Any donations are greatly appreciated! Between the campaign and my job as a relatively new attorney at a law firm in Colorado Springs, I have been busy!” Best of luck, Chance!

Don’t forget that Homecoming Weekend is October 6-7. I hope that many of you will attend and share some memories with the rest of us.

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-693; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

For this particular column, I asked fellow ’01s to share their recent athletic endeavors. As the outpouring of responses can attest, every ’01 is an athlete in some way, shape or form.

A few ’01s have been or will be lifting lots of boxes as they move around the country. Tara Dairman and Andy Cahill are relocating to Austin, Texas, with their daughter this January. They are looking forward to meeting up with any alums in the area. Lindsay (Reich) Jerutis, her husband, Jason (Connecticut College ’01), and their three children, Eleanor (5), Elizabeth (3) and Miles (almost 1), recently bought a house in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Adding endurance and patience to her athletic skillset, Lindsay joined the world of New York City commuters when she went back to work this fall as the general manager for the lifestyle brands at Time Inc.

Another one of our endurance athletes, Debbie (Bernstein) Foster, sent word of the October 28th arrival of twins, Jacob (Jake) Charlton and Sophie Carolina in Washington, D.C. Debbie welcomed these two budding Patriots fans along with their dad, David (Harvard ’00), and big sisters Abby (6) and Maddie (4).

Exercising some serious brainpower, Catherine Montoya began a doctoral program in educational leadership at the University of New Mexico. She is part of the inaugural cohort of the Native American leadership in education program, joining six other students representing an array of tribal nations. Catherine says she has “been busy balancing being a wife, mother of three, student and employee, but looking forward to the opportunity to further give back to Native students.”

We have some ’01s learning new tricks! Joe Sondheimer would like me to tell you that he recently completed his first triathlon (the TriRidgefield in Connecticut), but instead will share that he has progressed from being able to juggle three balls to skillfully juggling four. Not only did Ellen Pfeiffer add a third child, Daniel, to her brood, she also recently learned to hula hoop!

Finally, I am excited to share the inspiration for this column. Debra (Brodsky) Shigley, Nicole (Diadato) Park, Julia Gertsberg-Scharf, Brookie Purcell and Katie Miller successfully completed the Fenway Spartan in Boston last November. Adorned in matching Dartmouth green knee-high socks, these ’01 athletes climbed walls, ran up stadium steps, heaved gallons of water uphill and did more burpees than any reasonable person should ever do. Nice work, ladies!

Congratulations to all of our athletes. Work hard, play hard!

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-693; rachel. sondheimer@gmail.com

Hello, ’01s! Thank you to Kristina Duran Panettiere for keeping us all up to date during the past five years. I look forward to following in her footsteps in the years to come.

Our classmates continue to provide us with good reads. Corrie Francis Parks published her first book, Fluid Frames: Experimental Animation with Sand, Clay, Paint, and Pixels (Focal Press), this spring and is in her third year of teaching animation at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. As she reports, “After pounding away on the manuscript for two years I am very happy to get back in the camera room making animated shorts!” Tara Dairman hit the road in July and August to promote Stars So Sweet (Putnam/Penguin), the final novel in her foodie middle-grade series. Classmates Jeff Birk, Bill Burgess, Jessica Grabarz, Melissa (Singh) Merchant and Katie Wade all came out to bookstore events to help celebrate.

We also have some classmates on the move. Jennifer Feltner is currently living in Jackson, Wyoming, where, as part of her Ph.D. work in wildlife biology, she is researching mountain lions and other large mammals in Yellowstone National Park. She will be transferring to the University of Montana this fall and would love to meet other Dartmouth alums living in or around Missoula. Tom Campbell and his wife, Meghan Palmer (Holyoke ’01), spent their first summer in their new floating home on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington. Amanda Cook and her husband, Zak Mazeika, have left London to spend a year in Hong Kong. They would love to connect with any alums passing through. Andrew “Natan” Trief became the rabbi of Beth Shalom Synagogue in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this summer. Natan shared that the president of the synagogue is a fellow Alpha Chi Alpha, Mark Hausmann ’83. Just after Natan stepped into his new rabbinate, Baton Rouge was hit by devastating floods. Anyone interested in helping his congregants and the city recover can visit bethshalomsynagogue.org to learn more.

We have two weddings to report. Lynne Grossman wrote in to share some great news: “I got married on April 23 in Charleston, South Carolina, to Vern Bond (Williams ’03). We had an amazing weekend with our friends and family—and many Dartmouth alumni celebrated with us, including the groom’s aunt and uncle, Marianne and Bob Price ’78, and many friends (in no particular order): Kerry (Blum) Palladino, Kate Mattern McGee, Conner McGee ’02, Katie Codey ’02, Kristin (Verdiani) Rowe, Patrick Rowe, Meghann (Ganey) Carroll, Alissa Golden, Roxanne (Stahl) O’Hara, Chris O’Hara and Lindsay (Reich) Jerutis. We recently moved from N.Y.C. to Connecticut and are enjoying married life in the suburbs.” Adrian Loehwing tied the knot to Patrick Carroll in New York two weeks after our reunion. Numerous ’01s were in attendance, including Kara (House) and Mike Bayer, Kristin Delaney, Nazanin Dana, Kelly Hsieh, Lauren Emerson, Jennifer (Taylor) Veneris, Jess Webster and Shelley (Sandell) Allen.

Finally, on June 27 Rob Costello and his wife, Julianne, welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Robert Joseph Costello IV. The couple was pleasantly surprised to have their baby delivered into the world (and into the Dartmouth fold) by fellow ’01and Boston obstetrician and gynecologist Joan Hier.

—Rachel Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-693; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com

By the time this column reaches you, many of us will be heading off to or just returning (and perhaps recovering) from reunion. I hope the festivities inspire lots of you to write in with news or memories!

Elenor Mak wrote earlier this spring to share some gorgeous photos of Caroline Chang’s wedding, which was “an early Dartmouth ’01 reunion in Malibu, [California].” Other classmates in attendance included Kim Vu, Candice Ling, Annie (Chung) ’03 and Ricky Wong and Soon Hyouk Lee.

Several ’01s sent word of new babies, too. I owe Rochelle Bourgault a prize for emailing me the same day her daughter was born! She and her husband, James Gotz (University of Michigan ’91), welcomed Margaret Rachel Gotz on April 25. Rochelle still plans to attend the reunion, which will give her a chance to stop at the Coop for Margaret’s first Dartmouth onesie.

Louisa Sadler Gauthier and her husband, Michael, welcomed a baby boy this March. Andrew Fuller joined big brother Henry (age 2). Louisa noted, and many will agree, “The days are long but the years are short!”

Dean Krishna and wife Reena announced the arrival of their third child, Ellora, who joined big sister Asha (age 4) and double big brother Veer (age 6).

And Emily (Nielsten) White welcomed a daughter, Nora, on April 12. “Our son, Owen (who is almost 2), is excited to be a big brother. While we’ll enjoy our beach community here in California this summer, we are sorry that we can’t make it to Dartmouth reunion.”

Finally, I received an entertaining update from Nicho Dankers: “As part of the early alumni retirement program here in the Upper Valley, the trumpeted report is that Aliette Karina Frank ’00 and I are—indeed—gettin’ married (at a spontaneous place and time somewhere between Balch Hill and New Year’s Day, 2017). Please forgive me if this update sounds potentially epic.

“Since graduation I learned that my great-grandmother, Bertha Whittaker, was a house mother for the Tri-Kap fraternity (after my great-grandfather, William, passed away during the Great Depression and my great-uncle, Lyle, could afford tuition through writing a fraternal house history). Suffice to say it stoked my affections for the College on the landscape that shaped my life. Currently Aliette is pursuing a post-doc in anthropology while I’m working locally part time with an artistic arborist and finishing up my urban-growth forestry thesis for the University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.” He also forwarded an email he’d just sent to safety and security in which he hilariously recounted and confessed to a number of on-campus transgressions between the years of 1998 and 2003. Nicho, I hope they share your good sense of humor. If not, as you pointed out, the statute of limitations has passed.

Have a wonderful summer, everyone!

—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com

Happy New Year!

Will Hughes and his wife, Gray, welcomed a healthy new baby, Alexander, on September 18. “He joins Peter (5) and Whitney (2). Three little kids is endless fun but also a workout!”

Susan (Swords) Gudas added to her family in the fall, too. “My husband, Chris Gudas (Brown ’01), and I welcomed Olivia Mary Gudas this October. We are overjoyed and our Doberman pinscher Perrla has been an amazing big sister.”

Tara Dairman and Andy Cahill became parents just before the turn of the year. They “are thrilled to welcome baby Nora Lucille Dairman-Cahill to the family. She was born on December 23, 2015, in Boulder and looks forward to her first visit to Dartmouth this summer for reunion.” For the record, these three babies are exceptionally adorable. I saw pictures of Alexander and Nora, and I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Olivia.

Ben Mandelker wrote with big news of a different variety. His podcast, Watch What Crappens, “which skewers Bravo TV,” hit a ratings milestone of 200,000 monthly listeners and reached No. 3 on the iTunes TV and film charts. “I’m super excited about it, and I can’t wait to see how it grows over the next year!”

—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com

Save the date! Our 15th reunion is June 17-19, 2016. Look for more information on our class website or in our Facebook group. If you have suggestions or would like to help out, please contact Kristin Delaney. Meanwhile, enjoy these updates from your classmates, and please consider submitting one of your own. Everything you read here will make a great conversation starter in June!

In early August Jane Parkin Kullmann published her first article for her Ph.D. in JMIR Research Protocols. You can read the article, which is about developing a web-based questionnaire for her study of ALS, here: www.researchprotocols.org/2015/3/e96. Sherryta Freeman is now the senior associate athletic director for student development at the University of Pennsylvania. Sarah Craft wrote to say, “This year I was the alto soloist at Carnegie Hall in Vivaldi’s Gloria with the Masterworks Festival Chorus and at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in Mozart’s Coronation Mass with the American Classical Orchestra. This fall I’ll be a soloist with Princeton Pro Musica in Mendelssohn’s Elijah and on January 19, 2016, Carnegie Hall will present me in a solo spotlight recital with legendary pianist Warren Jones as part of its annual art song celebration, ‘The Song Continues.’ And I’m still living in Brooklyn with my husband, James Lawrie ’00, and our two kids, Theo (6) and Owen (3).” Kudos to each of you!

Emily (Pollakowski) Harder welcomed a daughter during last year’s epic New England winter. “Our newest addition, Cecily Hope, joined our family in between snowstorms this past February. Big sister Elsa and big brother Ethan have enthusiastically welcomed her. Adam and I are smitten.” Kate (Mattern) McGee and husband Conner McGee ’02 had their third child, Cassandra “Casey” Elizabeth, on June 25. She joins big brother Jamie (3 1/2) and big sister Alex (2) in their busy N.Y.C. household. Kate added, “Conner has recently returned to financial advising and now works at Morgan Stanley, and I run marketing for the startup delivery.com.” Also on June 25, Clara Elise was born to Matt Wilkens and wife Julia (University of Virginia ’05). Matt says, “Clara’s an extremely laid-back, healthy and happy baby girl and we couldn’t be happier parents.” Ryan Heiberg and his wife, Suzanne Beauchene, are pleased to announce a new addition to their family, too: “Savannah was born August 1 and is heavily guarded by her older brothers Dorian and Drew and enjoying the exceptionally warm and sunny summer in Seattle.” Finally, Esther Freeman and Adam Young are delighted to announce the arrival of Amos Jonathan Freeman Young, born on August 11. Fortunately for Amos, Esther notes, “Our labradoodle Moosilauke isn’t so sure, but we think we’ll keep the baby!” Congratulations to all! And new babies, please be good to your parents. Maybe they’ll take you to Hanover next June.

—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com

Hey, ’01s! Have you marked your calendar for next year’s reunion? We’ll be celebrating alongside the ’00s and ’02s from June 17 to 19.


Alfred Valrie wrapped up a master’s in English at California State University, L.A., in December and is searching for night teaching opportunities while continuing his work in sustainability with the Los Angeles school board. And in March Jonathan Mingle published a book with St. Martin’s press. Fire and Ice: Soot, Solidarity and Survival on the Roof of the World “combines a scientific detective story about the health and climate impacts of black carbon (soot) pollution and the tale of a drought-stricken village in the Indian Himalaya in the process of reinventing itself.” You can learn more at Jon’s website, jonathanmingle.com. 


Joe McKnight is in his ninth year with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and recently took a role in management, working out of the company’s headquarters on East 42nd Street in New York City. How’s that going? Joe says, “So far, so good.” Life is treating Justin Isariyawongse well, too. He writes, “I just had as successful a 16-day stretch as I may ever have. On February 21 I passed my certifying exam for the American Board of Urology. Then on March 8 my wife, Joanna, and I welcomed our second son, Lincoln Connery, into the world. Two-year-old Parker is smitten. I’m now in private practice in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, so if anyone is in town and passing a kidney stone (or otherwise) look me up.” 


Alyssa Rower gave birth to a daughter, Emily Rose, on March 22. Emily joins big brother Oliver, who turned 2 on March 25, and the whole family is doing great. They continue living in Brooklyn suburb Cobble Hill, New York, and Alyssa practices divorce law at a boutique firm in Manhattan. Chris Miranda is finishing up his first year of medical school at Ohio University and he and his wife, Ashley, welcomed a new baby on March 20. Chris describes Foster Thomas Miranda as “healthy and wide-eyed.” Madison, 4, and Cruz, 1 1/2, are proud and excited big siblings.


“The Biggins Family, Gretchen (Bell) Biggins, husband Tom, and children Abby (6), Samantha (5), Tommy (3), and Ben (1) are excited to announce the arrival of their newest member, Andrew Philip, born February 5. Everyone is doing wonderfully now that the 110 inches of snow in Boston have melted and we can play outside again!” On April 27 Jeremy T. Ware and his wife, Christina, welcomed their third child, Benjamin Calvin. Older siblings Jonathan (3) and Sophie (2) are excited about their new little brother! 


Lydia (Dixon) Lawhon married Jason Lawhon (University of Washington ’99) in early April. They and their three dogs live in the mountains west of Boulder, Colorado. Lydia writes, “Many folks may remember my furry Aussie shepherd mix Targhee from his days looking cute in return for snacks on the Collis porch. He’s now 15 and his begging skills are still very much intact. I’m a Ph.D. candidate in environmental studies at the University of Colorado Boulder; my research investigates the role of local knowledge in wildlife conservation policy. Jason runs the wildland fire program for the Nature Conservancy in Colorado.”


Finally, Catherine (Nakai) Montoya emailed just as I was getting ready to send this column off to print. She and her husband, James, are expecting their third child on May 15. They have two sons, Jacob (7) and Justin (5), and are very excited to have a baby girl. 


—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com


Hey, ’01s! We’re full to the brim with news. Thank you!


Dave Chalmers and wife Margie (Van Orden) Chalmers ’00 have moved to Yarmouth, Maine, with children Jack (4), Eli (4) and Louisa (2). Dave works at Maine Medical Center and Margie is an English teacher. 


Jay Bregman started a new business—his third since graduation—aimed at making drones safe and reliable. His New York City startup has raised millions from high-profile investors around the world. 


After two years as a freelance journalist in Colombia Abraham Mahshie now works within the political section of the U.S. embassy in Madrid, Spain. 


Ali Rashid is halfway through his fellowship at Duke and “signed to start work in Ft. Lauderdale starting in September. It will be a combination of cardiac and general anesthesia, plus intensive care unit time.” He’s excited for the variety at work and to be returning home. He spent Christmas in London with his brother, Omar Rashid ’00. 


On October 18 Evelyn Chen married Johnson Tang (UPenn ’98), whom she met through Willy Wong ’99, their officiant. They “celebrated with fellow ’01s Bernette Tsai, Hsin Lin, Ricky Wong (and Annie Chung ’03), Justin Campbell, Andrew Fitzgerald, Karin Goodfellow, Mel Kang, Arthi Reddy, Roshan Shah, Matt Curro, Handol Khym, Erika Cafarella, Masashi Kiyomine, Tara Dairman, Andy Cahill, Joyce Lee, Eugenia Choi, Debra Shigley (and Erich Shigley ’99), Andy Kim, and Candice Ling.” Other Dartmouth guests included Wendy Yu ’02, Hoi Ning Ngai ’00 and Holden Lee ’00. Also in October, Negarra Kudumu joined the staff of the Frye Art Museum in the education department. She plans adult education and exhibition-related programming.


In November Brooke Lierman was elected as a state delegate to represent Maryland’s 46th legislative district. A first-time candidate, she was the top vote-getter in her district. In December Dominic Germana celebrated his second anniversary of founding his product development consulting business, Impact Embedded, LLC. Meanwhile, it’s been 10 years since he and wife Sarah (Piecuch) Germana ’99 moved to Durham, North Carolina, where they’re really enjoying life with their twin boys, Carter and Max (5 in March).


As always, we have new babies to announce! Meg (Cahill) Becker and her husband, Todd Becker ’99, are enjoying life in the Connecticut ’burbs. They’re living in Rowayton and recently added baby girl Kacey to their family. Siblings Campbell and Billy are thrilled to have another playmate. Josh Holman and his wife, Kerri, welcomed their second daughter, Griffin Elizabeth Holman, in September. The family was “hunkered down in Denver for the holidays and looking forward to a white Christmas and a happy New Year!” Anjali Godambe is living in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she had a son, Sajan, in September. She is “back to work practicing pathology and loving it!” Katie Lyndon Kehoe and husband John moved last summer back to New York City, where their second child, Charlotte, arrived on November 20. Nick Kovner and his wife, Georgia, welcomed their second daughter, Savannah Pearl, on December 13. Her big sister, Paige Elizabeth, and the entire family are thrilled. 


Boulat Bash squeaked in at my deadline to share this: “I defended my thesis on the ‘Fundamental Limits of Covert Communication,’ thus completing my Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.” In February he’ll move farther east for a job at Raytheon BBN Technologies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. “I am looking forward to reconnecting with my many friends from Dartmouth who are now around Boston!”


Happy 2015, everyone! 


—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com


Hey, ’01s! Great updates again. Enjoy! 


Let’s all send good wishes to Amelia Kahl, as she and Alan Green are newly engaged! The couple and their daughter live in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and she works as the Coordinator of Academic Programming at Dartmouth’s Hood Museum of Art. And hearty congratulations to Ivan Cestero, who married Katie Hillier on August 2 in Julian, California. Christopher Taylor was there to celebrate with the happy couple and wrote in with this tidbit, as well as a fantastic picture I wish I could include here. In addition to Christopher ’01 guests included Andy Trief, Jon Mingle, Mike Gallagher, Minh Le, Craig Davis, Jocelyn Leavitt and KiMae Heussner. 


Kerri and Josh Holman live in Denver, where Josh works in the benefits administration industry for Businessolver and Kerri is a nurse for Craig Hospital, which specializes exclusively in spinal cord injury and brain injury rehabilitation and research. The couple and daughter Piper (2 1/2) were expecting a baby sister as this column went to print. I look forward to including a birth announcement in this space next time! Meanwhile, we can give a warm welcome to Josephine Marie Horst, born to Adam Horst ’00 and Kelly (Keene) Horst on July 31. Kelly said, “She looks just like her sister Rebecca, who just turned 2. She weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Adam is now comptroller of IU Health and I’m a pediatric radiologist here in my hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana. We are very blessed.” And congrats to Jackie (Lippe) Berecz, too! She wrote, “My husband, Steve, and I welcomed our son, Ryan Robert, and daughter, Bethany Gertrude, on July 2. Bethany was a peanut weighing in at 4 pounds, 11 ounces and Ryan was 6 pounds, 8 ounces. They were born at 34 weeks but spent only four days in the hospital!” I’ve seen photos and am pleased to report they are beautiful! 


Ellie Leahy and family have exciting relocation news: “After a decade living and working in N.Y.C. my husband, Eric, 18-month-old daughter Evelyn and I made the big move out of Brooklyn to Cleveland, Ohio. Love being part of the Cleveland renaissance—it’s really happening, people! I continue to work in the education world, now for TNTP. Would love to hear from any ’01s with northeast Ohio connections.” If you’re in or from that area, please get in touch with Ellie. If need be, I can connect you. Also beginning new adventures in a new spot is Corrie Francis Parks. “The news from me is I’ve moved to Maryland and am starting a new job this month as assistant professor of animation at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.” Corrie is “looking forward to reconnecting with East Coast friends again and living within striking distance of Hanover.” Xander Kerr Meise has no immediate plans to move, but would love return to New Hampshire where, she points out, it would be much easier to follow her beloved Red Sox. In the interim Xander lives in Washington, D.C., and travels to Africa often for work. We recently caught up via Facebook and I learned her role is “to teach companies and countries how to develop their natural resources mindfully and with respect for international human rights standards and treaty obligations.” How cool is that? She’ll likely be back in east Africa or central or southern Africa soon and would love to know if any other alums are living or working in the region. 


—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com


Hi! It appears warmer weather inspires people to share great updates. Thanks to everyone who contacted me with news! 


Jennifer Tlumak got engaged on New Year’s Day to Peter Westerholm. The two will wed in September in Nashville, Tennessee, with a few Dartmouth friends among the guests. Best wishes! 


We have some impressive career-related announcements, too. Negarra Kudumu relocated to Seattle at the beginning of this year and is the current artist-in-residence at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute. She continues her consultant work in the areas of arts, culture and social impact and looks forward to new projects and new adventures throughout the rest of the year. Minh Le signed a book deal with Disney-Hyperion for a debut picture book to be published in 2016. Starting in June Meg (Fuchs) Hastings will be the director of administration for the computer science and electrical engineering departments at Harvard University. Greg Fournier has accepted an assistant professorship at MIT in the earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences department. Mikah Soliunas has a new assignment: Cook County, Illinois, assistant state’s attorney assigned to felony review. Michael Holmes had a story, “The Boiling Point,” published in the April issue of Prick of the Spindle, a literary magazine. An experience he had while teaching in the Marshall Islands through the education department during the winter of 2000 had a part in inspiring the piece. And Mary Barensfeld has started her own architecture firm, Mary Barensfeld Architecture. Her work can be seen at Barensfeld.com and in the April issue of Dwell, a design magazine. 


After a relatively short stint in Vancouver, British Columbia, Georges Dyer and his family have relocated to the N.Y.C. area for his wife’s job. From the Garden State, Georges wrote, “We’ve been moving too much lately but are excited to be back East and seeing lots more Dartmouth people on a regular basis.” Welcome back to the States! 


Jane Parkin Kullmann and husband Jens welcomed beautiful baby girl Eleanor Julia on January 9. Jane said, “Ellie visited Dartmouth for the first time during Winter Carnival, her first visit as a prospie!” And shortly thereafter, at the beginning of March, the adventurous family packed up and moved to Sydney, Australia. Jens is doing a stint in the Sydney office of PwC and Jane is pursuing a Ph.D. in neurotoxicology at the University of Sydney. They would love to hear from any other Dartmouth grads Down Under! Sena Ku Saret wrote, “Jeff Saret and I added a daughter to our family. Her name is Isla Ku Saret and she was born on December 12, 2013. Her big brother Rylan is the cutest and most enthusiastic big brother that one might ever meet!” Jessica Wirth Strine sent this wonderful news: “My husband, Todd Strine, and I were thrilled to welcome Benjamin Ryan Strine into the world on March 28. He is pure joy. We are living in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and I work at Blackrock in Philadelphia, investing in energy stocks.” And I have one last update of my own: my husband, James, and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our daughter Eve Elizabeth Panettiere. Born April 25, weighing 9 pounds 7 ounces, she arrived just in time to be included here. I can’t express how happy we are! 


—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com


Hi, ’01s! Hope everyone’s having a great summer. Lots to report from our classmates:


Erika Doody married Dr. Leif Bohman in Ridgefield, Connecticut, on June 20. The wedding party was full of Dartmouth alums, including Alissa Golden, Jane Serene Limmer, Megan Anderson Macintosh, James Macintosh and Austin Williams. Jordana Phillips married David Allen ’97 in June. Meg Fuchs got married to Aaron Hastings on July 4th; the couple lives in Arlington, Massachusetts. Athena Lentini graduated with her Ph.D. in special education from the University of Connecticut; she’s planning a spring 2010 wedding to John McAlenney. Steve Hallowell got engaged to Johanna Visuri and is planning a wedding in December in northern New Hampshire. Steve is currently attending Tuck Business School and is heading to Hyderabad, India, in the fall on an exchange program to the Indian School of Business. Tara Dairman and Andy Cahill were married in Walpole, New Hampshire, on June 6. Anna Rudberg officiated the wedding and there were lots of Dartmouth alums in attendance: Kristina Duran, Jenn Tlumak, Sabrina Hepburn, Betsy Timbers, Jeff Birk, Jeremy Fineman, Jessica Webster, Nate Russo, Brian Maloney and wife Alice Gomstyn ’03, Mike Bern, Evelyn Chen, Allison (Murray) Brennan, Bill Burgess, Rachel Roth ’02, Nate Sabel ’02, Amy Pogoriler ’00 and Alice Hagens ’02. Andy and Tara are leaving on an 18-month round-the-world trip; you can follow their travels at andyandtarasworld.blogspot.com.


Pat Leslie traveled to Bangkok after finishing his M.B.A. at the University of Washington; he’ll be working for a large power utility in Seattle. Pat sees Nicho Dankers nearly daily and they recently skied Mt. Rainier. Michael Friesner received a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania and will be working at Université du Québec à Montréal.


Tai Antoine graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Jim Noonan’s theater company, Fabulous Productions, had a very successful run of Figgy Saves! It’s a fabulous drag cabaret show directed by Jim McNicholas as well as conceived by, written by and starring the two of them. Andrew Trief was released from the Israeli Army after more than a year of combat service; he is now preparing to sail from Israel to America during the course of five months. Corrie Francis is in New Zealand for the southern winter, working as a freelance animator and photographer. Sean Richardson is headed to the University of Pennsylvania Wharton M.B.A. program. Melanie Ellis Starks and her husband, Christopher Starks ’02, are living outside New Haven, Connecticut, and plan to celebrate Melanie’s 30th birthday with a group of Dartmouth friends, including Tiffany Gooden, InSung Cho, Joan Marc and Aviva Moss ’00. Joe McKnight recently purchased a home in Stratford, Connecticut, and has been working for Pfizer Inc. for the past two years. Bayard Russell lives in Manhattan working at Google and is a member of two rock bands—Negative Ken (negativeken.com) and The Botz (www.thebotz.com). He still hangs out with fellow Amarna alums Justin Bow, Dan Kotler, Elizabeth Licata ’02 and Nick Vogt ’00. 


Sarah Craft and James Lawrie ’00 are thrilled to report the arrival of their first child, Theo Harold Lawrie, who was born in November 2008. Eric Shoemaker and his wife, Kathryn Shoemaker ’04, are thrilled to announce the arrival of their second daughter, Michaela, who was born earlier this year. Betsy Parks-Stamm and her husband, Ben, welcomed daughter Pauline (Polly) Altz Parks-Stamm in February. Additionally, Betsy finished her Ph.D. in social psychology at New York University. Kevin Stanhope and his wife, Katie, welcomed their son Asher James Stanhope into the world in April. 


Please send news.


—Kerry Blum, 298 Mulberry St., Apt 3J, New York, NY 10012; kerry.blum@alum.dartmouth.org


Hi, ’01s! Thanks for all of the updates; it was a busy summer for our class.


A big congratulations to all of our newly married and engaged classmates! Kristin Verdiani and Patrick Rowe were married in a beautiful mountaintop ceremony in Chittenden, Vermont. Dartmouth alums were well represented at the wedding and of course on the dance floor as well; it was a strong one all around! Chiara Grabill was engaged to Dave Garonzik (Duke ’01) on the shores of Lake Tahoe, California, this summer; they are planning a wedding for next summer. Jared Fry married Jenny Moyer in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in July; a great time was had by all at their wonderful wedding weekend. Emily Littlefield was married on Cape Cod in June. Leah Threatte was engaged to John Bojnowski (Rutgers ’01) earlier this year; the couple lives in Albany, New York, and are planning a wedding next April. Jane Parkin married Jens Kullmann (Cornell ’99) in Palatine, Illinois, this past summer; Jane was also elected to be the president of the Dartmouth Club of Greater Boston for 2009-2010. Josh Holman married Kerri Weaver in early September; the couple lives in their new home in Denver. Caleb Moore and Katie Gayman were married in August in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Julie Calderon married Mike Rizzo in June; the couple met at law school.


And another big congratulations to all of our new (and soon to be new) parents: Travis Meek and his wife, Katie, are thrilled to announce the arrival of their son Colvin, born in June. Ryan Heiberg and his wife, Suzanne, are expecting their first child in late October. Kim Lenox Rockers and Joe Rockers are thrilled to announce the arrival of their daughter. Tim Wright and Abbey Nova welcomed their son Alexander Nova Wright in May. Amy Salomon and Matt Deninger are the proud parents of daughter Norah deVore Deninger, born in July. Robin DeGracia and her husband, Siva Sankaranarayanan, are expecting their first child, a son, in early December. Kevin Stanhope and his wife, Katie, welcomed their son Asher James Stanhope into the world April 14. Halsey Morris and wife Laura are thrilled to announce the arrival of their son Pierce Jackson Morris, born August 15. Thomas Leatherbee and Jill Cusack ’03 welcomed their newborn Evan Joseph Leatherbee on July 8. Denise McBeth Marshall and her husband, Dustin, welcomed their second child, Jackson Garrett Marshall. 


Elizabeth Sullivan graduated with a master’s from Columbia’s arts administration program and works with American Ballet Theatre in New York City. Jessica Marshall spent the summer in Kenya researching for a post-colonial African literature course; she’s returning to the Bronx, New York, to teach high school special education humanities. Chance Hill is adjusting to civilization after his Iraq experience with the armed services; he’s attending a master’s program at Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service.


Karl Baumert, Dave Floren and Conor Grimes met up for a vacation in Colombia; a great time was had by all! Rich Harvell sold his first novel, The Bells, in September and is a new father to son Anatole, who was born in 2008. Adrian Loehwing is still living in London and has made a few trips back to the States to catch up with a number of Dartmouth friends. Sarah Rubenstein is starting the M.B.A. program at Columbia Business School. Gene Long is a first-year medical student at Georgetown University Medical Center; his preceptor is Dr. Jon O’Brien ’46, S.J. Andy Hoke started his first year at an electrical engineering Ph.D. program focusing on renewable energy. 


Please send news.


—Kerry Blum, 298 Mulberry St., Apt 3J, New York, NY 10012; kerry.blum@alum.dartmouth.org


Hi, ’01s! Thanks for all of the updates, looks like 2010 is off to a good start for our classmates!


Jenny Alden is engaged to Tyler Barth. The couple has been dating for three years and is planning a wedding for next spring. Kristina Duran got engaged to James Panettiere (Boston College ’93); the couple is planning a November wedding. Last December Laura Enomoto got engaged to Harrison McGrath (William and Mary); they are both medical students at Virginia Commonwealth University. Congratulations to Melanie Ellis and her husband, Christopher Starks ’02, who recently celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary. They also met up with Aviva Moss ’00, InSung Cho and Andrew Park ’00 to celebrate Aviva’s engagement to Jeff Lewis, a friend of Christopher Stark’s from medical school. 


Negarra Kudumu is back in the Netherlands since May 2009 working in the operations department of a small international research institute in The Hague. Seth Button finished his Ph.D. in archaeology at the University of Michigan and will spend the next few months in Egypt as a member of the Penn-Yale-IFA Expedition to Abydos. Rachel Richardon’s first book of poems, Copperhead, was published in January.


Jenna Goldberg recently passed the licensed independent clinical social worker examination and is now working an as an adult day healthcare coordinator at the Veterans Administration in Boston. Christian Larsen is now working for the LEGO Group as a senior business developer within the new business group; Christian, along with his wife and their newborn child, has relocated to Copenhagen.


Gabe Horwitz and his wife, Jessica, are proud parents of Grant Alexander, who was born on February 5, hours into a blizzard that shut down D.C. Luckily the nurses and docs were snowed into the hospital with them and everyone made it through happy and healthy. Allison (Murray) Brennan and her husband, Marty, are thrilled to announce the arrival of their first son, Martin Joseph Brennan III, born January 5. Margaret (Grace) Mills and her husband, James Mills ’00, welcomed Hayden Paul Mills, born December 27, 2009. 


And to finish we have a request from one of our classmates, Jennifer Kay, who covers Haitian and Caribbean communities in the United States for the Associated Press and tracked various relief efforts as they came through the Port-au-Prince airport in the first days after the earthquake. She is back in the United States now and trying to keep up with the ongoing relief efforts supporting the Haitian community. Please reach out to Jennifer at jnkay@ap.org if you have taken on any projects related to the ongoing Haitian relief efforts, including things such as immigration questions, adoption problems, insurance issues or social services for survivors or families.


Please send news!


—Kerry Blum, 298 Mulberry St., Apt 3J, New York, NY 10012; kerry.blum@alum.dartmouth.org

Hi ’01s, hope everyone has been enjoying the summer! 


Congratulations to all of our new parents! Roxanne (Stahl) O’Hara and Chris O’Hara welcomed their son Jackson Forrest O’Hara on June 3—big sister Madeline is (mostly) thrilled about the family’s new addition! Gretchen (Bell) Biggins, husband Tom and daughter Abigail are excited to announce the arrival of the newest member of the family, Samantha Ann Biggins, born April 2. Spencer Meyer and his wife, Joanna Lisker Meyer ’02, had their first child, Andrew Francis, in February. They’ve been enjoying the summer of “firsts” with Andrew at their home in Maine. 


Leah Threatte married John Bojnowski (Rutgers ’02) on April 2 in Albany, New York. Lonnie Threatte ’02, Vanessa Long ’00 and Mary Anne Mendenhall ’02 were in the wedding. Ben Mandelker, Katie Stewart, Eleanor Leahy, Julie Calderon, Pamela Cogut ’02 and Summer Craig ’97 were also there! Katie Stewart married William Sanford on June 5 in Middletown, New York. Everyone enjoyed celebrating with the couple, including Leah Threatte Bojnowksi, Brooke Lierman, Eben Hansel, Jason Hamilton, Judy Huang and Amanda Taplett. Peter Leckerling is engaged to his girlfriend, Grace Zheng, and is planning a wedding in Madison, Connecticut, in June 2011. His retail consulting business has gathered steam over the past few years and recently added another Dartmouth alum, Imani Payne ’99, to the company.


Kristin Luckenbill is in her last season of professional soccer, playing for Sky Blue FC in New Jersey. She is attending UVA’s Darden School of Business in the fall. Jessica Marshall is returning to Chicago after teaching for the last four years in the Bronx. She is also getting married in Davenport, Iowa, to Meredith Bawden, sister of Ben Bawden ’99 and sister-in-law to Allison Brugg Bawden ’99. Xander Meise is living in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where is he is clerking for the extraordinary chambers of the courts of Cambodia. He plans to return in the fall to New Hampshire, where he’ll spend the following year clerking for a judge on the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals. Negarra Kudumu is still working at The Hague at a Dutch foundation focusing on globalization and international law. In her spare time she writes on her blog, wanderlustlive.wordpress.com, is a member of a wine club and is planning mini-adventures in Europe and its environs. Isaac Edson graduated from New England Law with a J.D. on May 28. Rafael Rosengarten completed his Ph.D. in molecular, cellular and developmental biology at Yale this spring and has relocated to the Bay Area for a postdoctoral fellowship. Weekends are full of hiking, climbing, camping and wine tasting in the company of Alexis Jhamb ’03. Marissa Wong moved back to New York in March to begin a job as director of strategy at Saks Fifth Avenue. She spent time in Boston after finishing her M.B.A. at Columbia Business School in 2009. Sasha Kraev will be finishing a general surgery residency this year and starting a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Yale University next year.


Please continue to send me updates!


—Kerry Blum, 298 Mulberry St., Apt 3J, New York, NY 10012; kerry.blum@alum.dartmouth.org


Hello, ’01s! I hope you’re all doing great and enjoying 2014. After you read these updates, please send along your own! 


First up, we have big news in a small package: Kate (Mattern) McGee and husband Conner McGee ’02 welcomed a daughter on August 20. Kate rightfully says hers is “quite a crowded household in N.Y.C.,” as baby Alexandra joined big brother Jamie (2 years old) and the family’s two dogs, Bailey and Chester (both 6 years old). Congratulations to the whole family! 


And best wishes to Jessica Webster, who is enjoying life as a newlywed. She wrote in with this update, “Yay! Brought in on a rowboat by my mom and dad, I got married in September to Edward Nevraumont out on the gorgeous Olympic Peninsula, surrounded by lots of Dartmouth friends: Jen Taylor and Naz Dana, adventurous bridesmaids who came in on canoes, Tommy Avery, who sang in the ceremony, and other awesome ’01s who could make the trek out there, Tara Dairman, Andy Cahill, Lauren Emerson, Jess Penchos, Debra Brodksy, Adrian Loehwing and Bryan Russel!” 


Finally, just before my deadline, I heard from Chance Hill. He’s in his third term at Michigan Law (in Ann Arbor) and will be working in a prosecutor’s office in Billings, Montana, this summer. He hopes to hear from anyone who will be in the area then. If you live there or even plan on passing through, please drop him a line! 


—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com


I hope you all enjoyed the summer! Georges Dyer moved to Vancouver, hometown of his wife, Michelle. They miss New England and the friends they left behind but “are loving the mountains, forests and coastlines of British Columbia and getting to see ‘The Tis’ (Dory Tisdale) and his charming fiancée, Melly, on a regular basis.” Georges and Michelle’s daughter Hanna is 18 months old and loves being close to her grandparents. 


Greg Frank, newly elected president of the Dartmouth Club of New York, joined a new law firm, Frank & Bianco LLP, in January. In August Dave Castleman received a Best Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transexual Lawyer (LGBT) Under 40 Award from the National LGBT Bar Association. Congratulations! 


Miena Meek Hall matriculated at the University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine. Meanwhile, her eldest, Xander, entered middle school. Good luck to both! 


Lindsay “Mac” MacIndoe is “neck-deep in a new musical project set to launch later this year.” She promises more info soon, and I know we’re all ears. We’ll need to keep our eyes on Brooke Lierman too, as she’s running for Maryland state delegate (from Baltimore City). “My website is www.brookelierman.com. So far my Dartmouth friends have been instrumental in getting the campaign up and running (financially) and my husband, Eben Hansel, has been a huge support. We have an 8-month-old son now as well, who we think is cute enough to win me a few votes!” Best of luck! 


Congratulations to Carolyn (Roth) Fiuza, who married Pedro Fiuza on June 15 at the University Club in Chicago. Joining in the celebration were several Dartmouth pals (and tennis teammates): Aki Naito, Ashley (Zielinger) McMahan, Chiara (Grabill) Garonzik, Whitney Stevens ’02, Carly (Bashleben) Partridge ’02 and Sarita (Yardi) Shoenebeck ’02. The happy couple held a reception in Rio de Janeiro, the groom’s hometown, on August 30. 


Last, but not least, we have many new babies to welcome! Will Hughes and wife Gray added a daughter, Whitney Rothwell Hughes, to their family in February. She and brother Peter, now 3, are doing great. The Hughes family also moved from Boston out to Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and are enjoying the extra space and bigger yard. Will sums it up well: “Life is great.” Ali (Waggener) Boyd and husband Brewster Boyd (Middlebury ’00), along with their two daughters Keagan and Cora, were delighted to welcome Brewster “Rew” Boyd on June 17. “We have fun catching up with Josh Holman and his family a few times a month for backyard games, and I got to spend a night with Katie (Reichardt) Bishop picnicking by a Colorado creek while waiting for little Rew to arrive. Life is good in the Colorado summertime!” Greg Chittim and his wife were pleased to add a second son, Aiden John, to their family on the first day of summer, June 21. He is already adored by his 3-year-old brother Liam, who thinks Aiden “is just the coolest thing.” Halsey Morris and his wife, Laura, welcomed their third boy, Grant Kellogg, on July 16. He joins big brothers Pierce, 4, and Teddy, 2. Gretchen (Bell) Biggins and husband Tom now have a family of six! Benjamin Walter Biggins was born on July 17. Big siblings Abigail, Samantha and Tommy are loving life with a new little brother! In August Jonah Stulberg and Dana Parnes Stulberg welcomed their daughter Maya Isabelle, who shares a birthday with her 4-year-old brother Ethan. Jonah continues his training at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, as a fourth-year general surgery resident.


—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com


Hey, ’01s! I hope you’re all enjoying the summer. As I write, the Fourth of July is just around the corner; by the time you read this, Labor Day will be sneaking up on us. How did you spend the stretch between those holidays? After you’ve read these updates, please take a moment to send me one of your own! 


As has become the norm, we have many babies to celebrate. Georges Dyer is thrilled to announce the birth of his baby girl Hanna (Mary Hanna Dyer). “My wife, Michelle, and I are loving being parents and have had a great time introducing her to Dartmouth alums and spouses, including Casey and Charlie McElligott, Marci and Scott Kinum and Sierra and Brad Crevier.” The family is moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, this summer and would love to connect with any alums in the area. Josh Holman is also the proud dad of a new daughter. He and wife Kerri welcomed Piper June Holman to the world on March 12. Josh is opening a satellite office of Businessolver in Denver this summer and looks forward to growing the business in the West. Katie Lyndon Kehoe and her husband, John, just moved to Chicago with son Ollie, born December 24, 2011. Katie hopes to connect with any ’01s living downtown. Robin DeGracia writes, “My husband and I welcomed Indira Elizabeth Sivakumar to the world on June 15. Mom, dad and big brother Santiago are all excited to add a girl to our growing family.” And Kelly (Keene) Horst is a new mom, too. “My husband, Adam Horst ’00, and I welcomed baby girl Rebecca Ann Horst on June 20. She is our first. I recently finished a fellowship in pediatric radiology at the University of Michigan and Adam is both the Indiana State budget director and office of management and budget director under Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana.” 


Jennifer Taylor Veneris graduated from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine with her M.D. and Ph.D. in June. She is staying on in Chicago for her residency in internal medicine and always looking forward to meeting other alums in the area. Meg (Fuchs) Hastings also shares graduation news: “I graduated this March from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education with an Ed.M. in higher education administration. I currently work in faculty affairs at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences as the academic appointments manager.” Congratulations to both of you! 


Last, but not least, we have a fun tidbit from Alric Lam. “At the time of this publishing I should be engaged to Amanda Price (Northeastern ’10). Assuming she said yes, we should also be under way on a road trip of epic proportions. After spending a long time of saving and planning, we are traveling the United States in a 30-foot Keystone fifth-wheel camper with our cat and dog, Mac and Chibby. I hope we’ve met up with lots of old friends already, and are planning to meet up with many more. During this time, we will be updating our blog regularly: www.roamdaily.com. Check it out and if we are swinging your way and you want to meet us, just let us know!” Best wishes to the happy couple! 


—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com 


Hey, ’01s! 


I hope each of you had a wonderful summer. Around these parts it seemed to pass very quickly. Fortunately, as you all know, fall in New England has its perks. Homecoming is just around the corner, so if you’re heading to Hanover for the festivities, have a great time and be sure to write in and tell us about your visit. Also, keep an eye out for Amy Salomon and Matt Deninger, as they and their girls will be making the trip from North Reading, Massachusetts. This will be 3-year-old Norah’s fourth bonfire, but it’s only the first for little sister Barrett Caroline Deninger, born June 6. 


Amy and Matt are not the only ’01s with a growing family and school spirit: Rupa Magge writes that she and husband Kurt Cross are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter Kareena Lakshmi Cross. Born April 30 in Los Angeles, where the family resides, Kareena is already sporting some Big Green duds, courtesy grandfather Bruce Cross ’64. Andrew and Karilyn (Saunders) Heisen welcomed their second child, Thomas Carl Heisen, on April 7. He joins big sister Kalae. Amelia Kahl and Alan Green had their little girl Eleanor Jaina Kahl-Green on August 21. Eric Kelley, wife Loreen and daughter Sofia added a baby boy, Alden, to their family on July 8. Erin Roeder and husband Jay Spader had daughter Hollis (Holly) Roeder Spader on January 26. Lubna Ammar and husband Shayan Habib were joined by son Zeyad Ammar Shayan Habib on May 2. Josh Morey and wife Christine Kornylak had daughter Isobel Pepper Morey on July 13. Kelly Fisher and husband Matt Walker welcomed daughter Savanna Ruby Fisher Walker on July 31. And Melissa Miranda and husband Dick Brouwer had daughter Aria Miranda Brouwer on August 7. 


In other news Ed Bialas, wife Kate and their two girls, Phoebe (3) and Milly (1), recently relocated to Houston.


Last, but not least, let’s all congratulate Abby Gillard, who recently completed the New York City Ironman in August, meeting fellow alum and first-time Ironman Chuck Rosenwasser ’06 on the bike portion of the race. Way to go, Abby! 


—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com 


Thanks, ’01s, for all the news! 


Congratulations to Karyn Brudnicki and Mark Landis ’97, who met in Boston in 2007 and married at Rollins Chapel last May. The College was heavily represented at the wedding: groomsmen included Elijah Cocks ’97 and Phil Currier ’97; Adam Mirick ’99 and Steven Wiesenthal ’00 were ushers; Malini Mukhopadhyay, Jennifer Gillcrist ’00 (Wellesley/Dartmouth exchange ’00) and Jeremy Siegel ’97 served as readers; and Christie Jackson ’97, Jen Siegel ’97, Dave Coleman’97, Tu’03, Michelle Coleman ’99, Craig and Dawn Allen ’97, Evan Koch ’97, Dan and Abby Kempf ’00, Robert Hallenbeck, Eric Bielke and Michael Friesner were guests.


Amanda Cook will marry Zak Mazeika this fall and recently left her corporate job to focus on her own business. As a certified health coach, Amanda works with stressed out professional women, a demographic she knows all too well! You can keep up with her via vintagesavoirfaire.com. 


Elizabeth Sullivan has consolidated her health coaching practice and wellness curriculum into a new company, the Dancer’s Toolkit. She recently launched thedancerstoolkit.com and enjoys coaching students and their parents on dancer health, nutrition and career prep. She remains grateful to Tuck professor Gregg Fairbrothers ’76, who, at a Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network meeting last fall, urged her to take her curriculum to market. 


Xander Meise Bay spent Christmas and New Year’s Eve in Zambia with Chris Hummel, Allison (Schumitsch) Hummel ’02 and the couple’s adorable daughters. Soon thereafter Xander became president of the Dartmouth Lawyers Association (DLA). Concurrently, Greg Frank assumed his post as chair of the DLA’s Young Lawyers Committee. Kudos to both!


In May Chance Hill will relocate from the Washington, D.C., area to pursue a degree at the University of Michigan Law School. He writes, “If any classmates are passing through Ann Arbor this summer, by all means let me know.” 


Tom Campbell and wife Meghan Palmer (Holyoke ’01) recently left Colorado for the Seattle area and an opportunity with LMI Intec, which is expanding its manufacturing of composite components for the aerospace industry. Tom says, “The area is nice even though the weather can be dour!” and reports having already run into Kathryn Knight, who is working to develop the field of impact investing. 


We have lots of births to celebrate, too! Veronica Mae (Ramsey) Carney and husband Michael (St. Joe’s ’00) welcomed daughter Brennan Delia Carney on November 17. “Older sister Nola Mae is loving being a big sis, as well as hanging with her friend Marshall (son of Liz Kleinerman) in the Boston area and Nora (daughter of Sarah Lodewick) via Skype from Ohio!” If you plan to be in Norwell, Massachusetts, Veronica would love to hear from you. Julia (Gertsberg) Scharf, husband Jon and big sister Eva, 2, welcomed Isaac Lawrence to their family on January 23. Jeremy Ware and wife Christina welcomed their second child, Sophie, on January 31. Carrie Hoverman Colla and husband Geoff Colla ’04 had Juliet Elizabeth on February 9. Carrie writes, “We live in Hanover and I am enjoying my maternity leave from my work at the medical school!” Debbie Bernstein Foster, husband David and big sister Abby, 2, welcomed Madeline Anne on January 23. Spencer Meyer and wife Joanna Lisker Meyer ’02 had their second son, Silas Robert Meyer, in January. Spencer adds, “His big brother Andrew, 3, is quite smitten but wishes Silas would do more than ‘just sit there.’ We’re still in the Bangor, Maine, area and would love to have visits from anyone headed to Acadia National Park or the end of the earth.” 


—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com


I am so sad to report that our classmate Josh Morey passed away in December. On behalf of the class, I express our sincere condolences to his wife, Christine, and their daughter Isobel. 


Harlan Thompson was named Partner of Pulvers, Pulvers & Thompson, LLP, on October 4, 2012. He and his wife recently moved to Westchester, New York, where their identical twin sons, now 2 1/2, keep them very busy. 


Mamie (Fitzgerald) Marcuss has been named chief of staff for the Washington Attorney General’s Office. Mamie previously served as a legislative analyst for the King County Council’s operating and capital budget committees, analyzing a budget of $5 million. She and husband Aidan Marcuss have son Luke (3) and live in Seattle.


Matt Lazar, MALS’09, has published a young adult novel with coauthor Amanda Thomas. Warrior Girl explores the coupling of reality and gaming fantasy for a Korean student at Oxford who gains strength from escaping into World of Warcraft. You can find the title through Amazon: http://amzn.com/B009WCPH6Y. Matt currently resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and works in business development for ConsumerAffairs.com. 


I look forward to hearing from a record number of ’01s in 2013. Until then, best wishes to everyone for all good things in the new year.


—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com


Hi, ’01s! Hope everyone has been enjoying the New Year.


Brad Crevier proposed to his girlfriend Sierra Rosen, who grew up in the Upper Valley. Brad proposed with a ring as well as a vintage motorcycle, and Sierra agreed to ride off into the sunset with him. They are planning a summer wedding in Vermont. Melissa Miranda recentlymarried Dick Brouwer and has started three companies, including listcharming.com and kokodex.com. Soon Hyouk Lee married Michelle Choi in November at a ceremony at the Riverside Church in New York City. Many Dartmouth friends helped the couple celebrate at the reception in West Orange, New Jersey. David Tatkow is recently engaged to Heather Christopher.


Chance Hill graduated from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service with a master’s in security studies and plans to start working full time in Washington, D.C., after the new year. Jenny Alden is engaged to Tyler Barth and is having great success with her new brand, dessertdarling.com, where she critiques and reviews desserts with a five-cherry system. Robin DeGracia and her husband, Siva Sankaranarayanan, enjoyed their first year with their son Santiago Kesavan, taking him to New Jersey, Canada, India and Las Vegas all before he was 1. John Leyba got married in December 2008 and welcomed his first child, Barbara, in December 2009. He and his wife, Marisol, are expecting their second daughter in April. 


And Boulat Bash has now seen Dartmouth hockey play at every arena in their conference. It took a few years (and thousands of miles of driving), but he’s now seen the Big Green at all 12 ECAC arenas. His final game was a Big Green win at Princeton on November 20. 


Please continue to send me updates.


—Kerry Blum, 298 Mulberry St., Apt. 3J, New York, NY 10012; kerry.blum@alum.dartmouth.org


Hey, ’01s! It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since the 10th reunion. Our 15th will be here before we know it. Yikes! 


Many thanks to Diana Vernazza, who tells me Andrew Allport won the 2011 New Issues Poetry Prize (http://newissuespress.blogspot.com/2011/05/winner-of-2011-new-issues-poe...). Andrew’s book, the body | of space | in the shape of the human, came out in March and has received incredible reviews. With more literary news, Tara Dairman writes, “I’m thrilled to announce that my debut novel, The Delicious Double Life of Gladys Gatsby, will be published by Penguin/Putnam Books! It’s about an 11-year-old foodie who secretly becomes a restaurant critic for The New York Times. I’ll be sharing the publication date when I get it and other news at my website, taradairman.com.” Anne Wadlow also has something to celebrate: “Two kids and a few extra years later I have finally finished my Ph.D. in the classics at the University of Virginia!”


Andrew Trief just finished up his first year of rabbinical school in Jerusalem and is back in N.Y.C. for four more years. He adds, “Spending this summer traveling around the States, so hit me up if you’re up for a road trip.” Also in New York, Elizabeth Sullivan has just wrapped up a pilot program of her wellness curriculum for young performing artists. “The 16-week pilot at the Gelsey Kirkland Academy in N.Y.C. has been a great success and I am hoping to expand into more schools this fall (creativecompass.org). Also, April marked the six-month anniversary of my marriage to Sandro Pasquali, a software developer from Toronto. We are happily ensconced in the hippest neighborhood in Brooklyn, Williamsburg. We saw fellow ’01 Patrick Francis and his lovely wife, Bulbul, in the city a few months ago and caught up on old times. It is always such a pleasure to see Dartmouth people!”


After five years in London Adrian Loehwing was granted indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom, which means she can now spend the rest of her life in Europe. Next up, dual citizenship! Karl Polifka is enjoying life on this side of the Atlantic. “Having lived in both N.Y.C. and Chicago during the past 10 years, my wife and I decided we had enough of the bright lights/big city and recently moved to Burlington, Vermont, with our 4-year-old, Henry. I’m now on the corporate development team with Dealer.com. I’d love to connect with any ’01s who are in northern New England.” 


By the time this issue reaches you Jackie Lippe and Steven Bercez will have wed at the Metropolis Ballroom in Arlington Heights, Illinois. At press time Jackie expected Aseem Gandhi, Isaac Berniker, Matt Curro, Randy Choiniere and Gyvonne Pinkston ’99, an old basketball teammate, among her guests. Best wishes, Jackie and Steven! 


Finally, congratulations to all the new and repeat parents among us! Steve and Nicole (DioDato) Park welcomed their second little girl, Ivy Abigail, on November 25. Kate (Mattern) McGee had an especially memorable New Year’s Eve: “My husband, Conner McGee ’02, and I welcomed a son, James ‘Jamie’ Palmer, on December 31, 2011.” Colin and Melissa (Mangan) Fox have added to their family, too. They and big brother Jeffrey welcomed Nicholas Colin on March 2. Ryan Heiberg and wife Suzanne Beauchene write from Issaquah, Washington, to announce their second son’s arrival. Born March 18, baby Drew joins big brother Dorian, now 2 1/2 years old. Also in March Lily (MacLean) Bennani and husband Chris welcomed their first child, Austin. The family recently settled in Concord, Massachusetts. 


—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com 


Happy holidays, ’01s! 


This column is going to print on the heels of Homecoming, but 2013 will be just around the corner when you read it. I hope 2012 has been good to you. It has been very memorable for some of your classmates! 


Sarah Hamilton married Greg Lucas ’03 in June during “a fun-filled weekend of sailing, beach parties and endless dancing” in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Many ’01s and ’03s were guests. The newlyweds live in the Bay Area, and Sarah says, “Our door is always open to any alums passing through!” 


Stephen Forster married Suzanne Skinner (Colby College ’03) in Alexandria, Virginia, in October. His best man was Steven Hsu and his groomsmen included Jason Lioon, Patrick Francis and Justin Johnson ’03. Other Dartmouth alums in attendance included Kendall Lioon, Allison Murray, Sarah Warlick and Laura Hsu ’04. 


Carolyn Roth will marry Pedro Fiuza and host a mini Dartmouth reunion of her own in her hometown of Chicago next June. Pedro proposed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August, and Carolyn writes, “We met in Brazil a few years ago (but live in N.Y.C. now), so it’s amazing to get engaged where it all began.” 


Anna Rudberg Speiser and husband Pete are traveling as part of a fellowship he was awarded through their seminary. “His proposal was for a year exploring the way people’s faith lives are lived out through their relationship with the land and its resources, justice issues of land, water and food production and use, and care of creation. We’ll spend the year exploring all of this in Japan, South Africa, Armenia and surrounding areas. We feel super blessed by this opportunity and are excited to spend our second year of marriage exploring and adventuring.” To follow along, visit petespeiser.wordpress.com.


Esther Freeman and Adam Young are still in Boston. She is finishing up a dermatology residency at Harvard and has signed to stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital next year. Esther says, “My work is letting me mix together my two academic loves, global health and dermatology, by working as a consultant for the World Health Organization in the area of HIV dermatology. Adam is teaching seventh grade at Park School in Brookline, Massachusetts, and spent the summer in Vietnam leading a high school student community service trip.”


Mike Levy and wife Nichola (Wisconsin ’02) welcomed their first child on September 29 in Chicago. Ethan Isadore is a big boy, weighing 9 pounds, 13 ounces at birth. Mike is a loyal alum, having already outfitted Ethan in his Dartmouth baseball gear. Karl Polifka writes with fun baby news, too: “Ruby James showed up on our front doorstep on the morning of September 22. Now a month old, her cheeks and second chin appear to be on track to be plump enough for her relatives to munch on during the holidays. Her older brother Henry is adjusting well enough to the new reality of the world not revolving around him. Heather and I are coping relatively well with the sleep deprivation.” Rosemary (Riley) Dempsey and husband Deron added a son to their family in August. “His name is Michael Deron Dempsey and he’s one sweet guy.” Gloriana (Gallegos) Trujillo and husband David are the proud parents of a baby girl named Soledad. The family lives in San Diego. Scott and Alisa (Beck) Harrison welcomed their second son, Colden James Harrison, on September 5. Alisa writes, “ ‘Big’ brother Timmy (only 19 months older) is enjoying him, as are we!”


Happy New Year! 


—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com