Class Notes 2005

—Ainslee Withey, 1750 Vallejo St., Apt. 303, San Francisco, CA 94123; ainslee.withey@gmail.com

Hi, ’05s.

I hope everyone has had a great start to 2024. A few updates from our class below.

Robin Rathmann-Noonan has been living in Brooklyn, New York, since 2005. Robin and her husband, Greg Close, a professional endurance athlete and coach, have two children, ages 5 and 2. After moving to N.Y.C. Robin went to Parsons School of Design and has since worked as an interior designer. She is currently the director of interior design at Elizabeth Roberts Architects.

Jonathan Davila wrote in with a few updates, the most noteworthy being that he got married! A number of Dartmouth alumni were in attendance, including Hernan Ortiz, Elkin Cabas ’06, Thiago Oliveira ’06, Rafael Mejia ’06, Jose Ojeda ’07, and Monica Rodriguez ’09. Jonathan and his wife moved to Rochester, New York, where he began a new job as an outpatient child and adolescent psychiatrist for Rochester Regional Health.

A reminder to make your plans for our 20th reunion June 14-16. Look forward to seeing many of you in Hanover this summer.

—Ainslee Withey, 1750 Vallejo St., Apt. 303, San Francisco, CA 94123; ainslee.withey@gmail.com

Hi, ’05s. I hope everyone had a wonderful summer.

First, some sad news. We learned of the death of Alexander M. Dinn, who passed in August 2021. Alex was a Presidential scholar at Dartmouth and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in economics. He was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation, Alex pursued a career in finance, first in N.Y.C. and later in the Washington, D.C., area as a managing member of The Dinn Group LLC.

For many of us, this year marks a milestone birthday. The world (at least The New York Times) has a lot to say about this—and I quote, “Millennials, the Data Says You’re Middle-Aged. What Do You Say?” (August 2022). In addition to your updates, I would love to hear your thoughts on how you feel about entering this next decade. On that note I share the following news.

Tommy Dickie wrote in to let us know that he celebrated his 40th birthday in August 2021 (two months before his actual birthday) in Cohasset, Massachusetts. Tommy gathered 30 friends—many of them Dartmouth ’04s-’07s—for a weekend full of games, including an epic scavenger hunt, talent show, and lots and lots of plaid.

Ashley (Donnenfeld) Shackelton also celebrated her 40th birthday early with Dartmouth friends in Hanover. The group canoed on the Connecticut River, hiked Mount Moosilauke, enjoyed the bread at Molly’s, brunched at Lou’s, and partook in an obligatory game(s) of pong at Kappa Delta Epsilon. Classmates in attendance included Victoria Corder, Brandon Charles, Christina Wolf, Jenny (Gapinski) Lucarelli, Kate (Schoener) Bellfy, Kelly (Thomason) Self, Lauren (Hoehlein) Joseph, Alex Dominguez, Genny Deppe Dominguez, Daniel Hassouni, and Ainslee Withey.

Kimberly Marable made her debut as Velma Kelly in the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking revival of Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre on Broadway in N.Y.C. Several classmates have gone to see Kim razzle-dazzle, including Kate Strayer-Benton.

Finally, save the date for our 20th reunion, June 14-16, 2024! Please consider getting involved as we plan for a fantastic weekend. If interested or with any questions, please reach out to dartmouth.class.of.2005@dartmouth.edu or contact me directly at ainslee.withey@gmail.com.

—Ainslee Withey, 1750 Vallejo St., Apt. 303, San Francisco, CA 94123; ainslee.withey@gmail.com

Happy belated new year, ’05s. We skipped the last submission, so there are several updates to share. First, we remember classmate Jodie Neukirch Elliott, who sadly passed away in August. A memorial page was established where you can share your memories: www.jodiesfund.org. The site also has details on a fund established at Duke University, which will ensure the continuation of Jodie’s work and legacy by supporting programs for young adults with chronic health conditions and related peer mentorship and leadership programs. The class of 2005 has made a contribution to the fund in honor of Jodie.

Next, we remember classmate Bob Bruce, who lost his battle with cancer in October. After time spent living and working in Alaska post college, Bob was accepted at the Tufts School of Medicine Maine track program and at the same time was commissioned in the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant. He received a combined diploma from Tufts School of Medicine and Maine Medical Center in 2013. Bob did his residency at the Army Hospital at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Washington, and then completed a fellowship in critical and pulmonary care at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. He then moved to Southern Pines, North Carolina, and practiced at Womack Army Hospital at Fort Bragg, reaching the rank of major. Bob is survived by his wife, Becky, and children Robert, Abigail, and Malcolm—his greatest joy in life. We will update the class on additional ways to remember Bob as they are made available.

In baby news, Allette Vayda and Mandy Yow welcomed baby Parker Vayda-Yow in August. They are celebrating 12 years of living in Nashville and are always interested in meeting alumni in the area!

Katie Bell Barnett lives outside Albany, New York, with her husband and two kids, Nora, 7, and Reuben, 4. After a decade as a journalist and nonfiction author she switched gears and became a psychotherapist and has been doing her part to address the pandemic mental health crisis, working mostly with teenagers and some adults in private practice.

Dartmouth celebrated the 50th anniversary of coeducation in Hanover in November. Our class had the largest group of young alumni in attendance, including panelists Kimberly Marable, Lis Smith, and Becca Heller, Dartmouth trustee Caroline Kerr, women’s initiatives subcommittee of the Campaign Executive Committee member Ashley (Donnenfeld) Shackelton, Kate Carolan, Kate (Lyon) Bustard, and Colleen Harrison. The celebration included panels, presentations, exhibitions, and gatherings including the rededication of Dartmouth Hall. Thank you to all for representing our class so well!

Lastly, Matt Heineman won three Emmys this fall for his film, The First Wave. Make sure to check it out, as well as his next film, Retrograde, which has been shortlisted in the best documentary category for the 95th Academy Awards as of the writing of this class update.

—Matt Nicholson, 5308 Yorktown Road, Bethesda, MD 20816; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Hope the summer was great, my fellow ’05s!

Callen Thompson wrote in from Los Angeles to say hi and let us know she is currently VP of design at Headspace, working on widening access for people to inclusive, effective, mental health, and well-being tools. She wrote: “We recently had a program giving Headspace for free to all teens in the United States and are about to do the same in the United Kingdom with nonprofit partners.”

Diana (Lee) Jones and Evan Jones welcomed Malcolm Odin Jones in March. Diana and Evan have been married 10 years this July and are living in San Francisco. Welcome, Malcolm, and congratulations, Diana and Evan!

Adam White’s debut novel, The Midcoast, came out in June and has been very well received by The New York Times and People magazine, to name a few. Adam’s book tour will be most of the summer and allow him to, he hopes, reconnect with many fellow classmates along the way. Congratulations, Whiteman!

Send more updates when you can everyone and happy fall.

—Matt Nicholson, 5308 Yorktown Road, Bethesda, MD 20816; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Greetings, ’05s, we’re back! My entire family had Covid during the holidays, so there was no December submission for DAM. This also means we have quite a bit to pack in here.

First, I hope everyone has now seen Matt Heineman’s latest film, The First Wave, which debuted last October. The film provides exclusive access inside one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems during the terrifying first four months of the pandemic. This film is a real must-watch given where we are today, almost two years later.

Next, Erin Fifield wrote in to let us know that Anna Cates ’06 came to visit in Eugene, Oregon, along with her third child. The crew ate persimmons, played arcade games, and bought a spatula from Tom Bonamici ’07.

Laura Nelson recently received her Ph.D. in environmental science from the University of Washington, where her work focuses on the impacts of climate change on fishing communities along the West Coast.

Meghan Hill has been elevated to counsel at law firm Pryor Cashman, practicing in its litigation and real estate group. Her practice focuses on representing clients from the real estate and hospitality sectors in general commercial and contractual disputes.

Kevin Goldstein wrote to let us know that he and wife Sarah Fox welcomed their third child, Penelope Edith Goldstein, in March 2021. Big siblings Madeleine (7) and August (3) have been thrilled with the addition of “Poppy” to the family.

Jess Blanch recently became a licensed architect. She’s a program director in the Seattle office of Enterprise Community Partners, a national nonprofit focused on affordable housing. Jess and her partner, Michael, live in Edmonds, Washington, with their dog and chickens.

Susie Dain-Owens and husband Will welcomed Miles Tanke Tyson in February. Susie and her family live in Squamish, British Columbia, and are enjoying getting to know Miles! Lastly, our class was a co-sponsor of a mental health alumni panel in February. Panelists included Lisa Glassman, Sanat Mohapatra ’20 (an ’05 grant recipient of our seed fund for social good), and Victoria Gibbs ’07. Several alumni-led groups have collaborated to launch a series at inspire.host.dartmouth.edu that features Dartmouth alums sharing their stories of balancing mental health and wellness, and it is our hope that others will also consider sharing their stories. Ashley (Donnenfeld) Shackelton is helping lead these programs as the chair of the vox clamantis fund to support student mental health and wellness at Dartmouth. We invite you to go to dartgo.org/voxclamantis to learn more about this important initiative.

—Matt Nicholson, 5308 Yorktown Road, Bethesda, MD 20816; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Happy holidays to all! Our class had a busy end to summer and only a few people wrote in to share news.

Katharine Norton checked in to tell us that she and her partner, John Pearson ’02, welcomed their son, Afton, in May 2020. Both Katharine and John are teachers in Atlanta and would love to hear from fellow alumni who are local or passing through the area.

Tim Millikin is still in San Francisco and working at TPG. His son, Wilder, is 2 years old and his daughter, Merrick, turned 1 in July. Please look Tim and his awesome family up if you are in northern California.

Andres Reyes wrote to tell us that he and his wife, Maggie, welcomed their second son, Jack Lawrence Reyes, to the world in August 2020. Big brother Thomas is adjusting well and looks forward to “sharing” all of his toys with baby Jack.

Lastly, our class raised $118,579 for Dartmouth students in fiscal year 2021. We stayed strong with a 30.7-percent participation rate with more than 330 donors. Kudos and thanks to all who contributed. To the rest of you slackers, let’s pick it up and go big in 2022.

Happy holidays and new year to each of you and your families.

—Matt Nicholson, 5308 Yorktown Road, Bethesda, MD 20816; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Tricia Shalka and her husband, Steve, welcomed another daughter, Ella, in May. She joins big sister Harper, who is 3. For almost five years the family has been in Rochester, New York, where Tricia serves as an assistant professor at the University of Rochester Warner School of Education in the higher education program.

Brian Sylvester joined law firm Covington & Burling as special counsel earlier this fall in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. At Covington Brian is a member of the firm’s internationally leading food, drug, and device practice.

—Matt Nicholson, 5308 Yorktown Road, Bethesda, MD 20816; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Hi, ’05s! I am thrilled to report that our class raised $103,000 for the Dartmouth College Fund to support Dartmouth students in the upcoming academic year! It is $65,000 more than we raised in our reunion year last year. We’re so grateful to everyone who participated and to all who have helped to support Dartmouth students, especially during the last few months. We’re so proud of our class for showing up and giving back to future Dartmouth students.

That’s all, keeping it short. Let’s all try and write in a little more in the next few months and reconnect with our class.

—Matt Nicholson, 5308 Yorktown Road, Bethesda, MD 20816; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

I hope everyone has been well during these very unprecedented times. One silver lining in times of quarantine has been the outreach and sharing of news by so many of our classmates. Let’s continue to stay connected through these tough times and come out on the other side stronger and better for it.

Jetti Gibson wrote to let us know she left the U.S. Navy JAG Corps in March 2019 after eight years of service, ending with a final tour at U.S. European Command as the NATO agreements attorney, where she worked with legal counterparts in the NATO nations as well as the Israeli Defense Force. After taking a few months off to do some scuba diving and surfing in Bali, Jetti returned to the working world and began her current position in July 2019 as the international attorney for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Any time anyone finds themselves in Colorado, please reach out as she is always available for a meetup, preferably on the slopes.

Abi Ridgway wrote to let us know she finally moved back to her hometown of Jackson, Wyoming. She is grateful to be able to continue working remotely as a director for the social impact consulting company FSG and advising foundations that work on health. Abi would be happy to be a tour guide or local connection for any classmates on their trips to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.

Christopher “Zeke” McMullen-Laird wrote to give us a full catch up on the past 15 years. After graduation he moved to Germany on a fellowship at the Musikhochschule in Weimar. Halfway through that year he was recruited to teach in the jazz department, where he stayed for some time. After a few years as a gigging musician—first in Weimar, then Berlin—he joined the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. This is the top opera house in Germany, and it has been his artistic home ever since. He earned a master of music and married husband Sindre Fjetland Øgaard shortly thereafter. Professionally, he is now music director of the Jæren Symfoniorkester in Norway and joined the music department at King’s College London. He is still based in Munich and would love to show off Bavaria to any and all classmates passing through!

Josh Gault and wife Dominique welcomed their second, son John Selden Gault, in March. The family of four is doing well in Austin, Texas, and big sister Ellie loves her baby brother. Ayumi Rogers Tran and husband Alan welcomed their first, son Akiro Leo Tran, in April. Akiro represents the rays of light that pierce through the darkness at sunrise, bringing hope to a new day. Congratulations to all the families and new parents!

Stay well everyone.

—Matt Nicholson, 5308 Yorktown Road, Bethesda, MD 20816; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Happy almost spring, everyone. I write these updates as 2019 comes to a close, and there were many great things shared by our classmates during the holidays.

Sudeshna Chatterjee-Paer and husband Jesse Paer ’04 welcomed their second child, son Ayaan, in September. Baby Ayaan joins mom, dad, and big brother Jai as a new family of four.

Kyle Polite was presented with the Dartmouth Young Alumni Distinguished Service Award at the 219th Alumni Council meeting in October.

Steve Callahan and wife Lizzie ’07 welcomed their third child, daughter Hannah, in October. Hannah joins big brothers Will and Carter in keeping mom and dad super busy.

Molly Turner was elected to the Bridge Housing board of directors in November. Bridge Housing is a leading nonprofit developer, owner, and manager of affordable housing. Molly, an expert on technology startups and cities, is a lecturer at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Through her teaching at Haas and her work in the field, she has shaped the conversation about technology’s impacts on urban life and governance. At Haas, Molly teaches the popular class “Tech and the City: How to Get Urban Innovation Right” to graduate M.B.A.s. She is also the co-host and co-producer of the Technopolis podcast from Atlantic Media and CityLab.

David Kerem and wife Melanie Mayer Hilton welcomed their first child, daughter Leila Kerem, to the world in November. The new family of three reside in Naples, Florida, where David practices law.

Daniel Hassouni and wife Sarah ’08 welcomed their second child, daughter Maya Grace, in November.

I look forward to more updates from everyone in 2020.

—Matt Nicholson, 5308 Yorktown Road, Bethesda, MD 20816; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Happy fall, everyone. I trust all is well as the holiday season approaches. Class news was light toward the end of summer, so I encourage everyone to please send me and the executive committee more news and updates on one another.

One piece of unfortunate news I wanted to share was the death of classmate Sally Newman, who passed away on August 16 after a battle with cancer. Sally grew up in rural Montana and founded Charleston Legal Access after graduating from Dartmouth and New York University Law School and working as a federal law clerk. In a statement after her passing, Patrick Wooten, the board chairman of Charleston Legal Access, said, “Most of us spend our lives thinking of how we can advance our own interests. Not Sally. She devoted her life to fighting for others—for those who needed an advocate but could not afford one. To say that Sally was selfless, brilliant, and passionate is an understatement.” Our condolences go out to all who knew Sally.

—Matt Nicholson, 5308 Yorktown Road, Bethesda, MD 20816; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

It was great to see so many of you in Hanover for reunion. Many thanks to the entire reunion committee, particularly our 15th reunion chair, Victoria Corder, and treasurer, Kyle Polite. Well done guys! The next DAM issue should have good updates and scoop for the entire class, so stay tuned for a more meaningful update later this summer.

Congratulations are in order (again) for Becca Heller, as the College recently named her an honorary degree recipient. A doctorate of humane letters was given to her in June as a result of her work with International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), an organization she cofounded and stewards today as executive director.

Babies haven’t stopped in 2019. Kelly (Thomason) and Mike Self had baby boy Owen in February, and he joins big sister Emma in the new Self party of four. I’m sure there are many others just waiting for their parents to write in and announce their arrival.

Look forward to more news from all of you soon. Enjoy the summer!

—Matt Nicholson, 5308 Yorktown Road, Bethesda, MD 20816; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

I hope 2019 has started well for each of you and your families. The official countdown to reunion has begun, and your class officers can’t wait to see so many of you make the trek back to Hanover in June for our 15th reunion. Please be sure to look out for the flurry of emails and other communications from our class and the College this spring.

Keith Schuricht wrote in this past fall to share that he and his wife, Christine Terada ’07, welcomed second son Linden on September 1, 2018. Linden’s older brother, River, turned 3 in December. The Schuricht family lives in Honolulu, and would of course love to hear from any classmates who happen to find themselves on the island of Oahu.

Carolyn Parma married Kunjan Bhakta on September 21, 2018, in Newport Beach, California. Many fellow alumni were in attendance, including Louise (Pietrangelo) ElNaggar ’04, Elizabeth Acord, Brogiin Keeton-Nagin, Ashley Dos Santos, Carolyn Steinmetz, Danielle (Mohilef) Rudner ’06, and Fouad el-Naggar ’98. The newlyweds reside in the East Bay area of San Francisco, where Carolyn started a job as a breast surgeon specializing in the treatment of breast cancer and breast reconstructions.

Anne Merritt wrote in to share that she had recently published a book of poetry. Light through Marble Veins is centered around New Haven, Connecticut, where Anne lived and practiced medicine for a decade before moving on to Stanford. Her work can be purchased via Amazon.

Finally, I’m going to give my man Matt Heineman yet another plug for his film, A Private War. Not only will it be shown at the Hop in Hanover on March 1, but Matt plans to attend the screening and answer questions about the film. The film has garnered high praise since its release, with Rosamund Pike earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Drama for her portrayal of war correspondent Marie Colvin. There is quite a bit of Academy Award buzz surrounding her and the film as of the writing of these notes.

I look forward to hearing from more of you in 2019.

—Matt Nicholson, 5308 Yorktown Road, Bethesda, MD 20816; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Hope the summer was great for all of you as we wind down and head into fall. I, unfortunately, need to start the column with some sad news. For those that were unaware, we tragically lost classmate Marzuq Muhammad in May to an accidental fall from an Atlanta hotel balcony. Marzuq left behind his wife, Mary, their sons, Amir (3) and Amari (7 weeks), as well as a large and loving extended family. The Boston and Roxbury, Massachusetts, communities continue to mourn his loss along with many of you. We will keep the class apprised of any future celebrations of his life, as well as donation opportunities in his memory. Rest in peace, Marzuq.

In happier news, spring and summer continued the expansion of our ’05 family. Haley Peckett Woodward and husband Greg welcomed their second son, Mateo, in March. He joined big brother Ilan, who is 3. Haley also wrote in to report that Cliff Orvedal and his wife, Haley (a different Haley), welcomed their second son, Edison, a few weeks after Mateo was born. The Orvedals have son Ben (2), and they live very close to the Woodward family in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Don Wyper and wife Ashely welcomed their first child, son Donnie, in March as well. Finally, Caitlin (Sherry) and Dan Yacey welcomed their third child, daughter Claire, to their family in June. Congratulations to all the parents and siblings!

In other news, Becca Heller went on The Daily Show in June to dispel the myths about refugees in the Trump era. David Gardner recently launched a podcast called The Big Jump that is focused on human reinvention. It features pro athletes who have leveraged their athletic minds for success beyond sports and is available via Apple Podcasts. Jason Moore recently moved to Portland, Oregon, to take a new job with Nike.

That’s all for now though, so please send more updates and stories this fall.

—Matt Nicholson, 79 Potomac Ave., SE, #345, Washington, DC 20003; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Happy spring, everyone. My apologies for not having a submission in the previous issue, but that just means more to update you all on this go around.

First, we have several baby announcements. Jason Edgar and wife Julia ’06 had a daughter, Evelyn Blair, in September. Jane (Viner) Lanier and husband Addison, Tu’12, welcomed daughter Emery Cyrena in October. Victoria Corder and husband Tony had a son, Charles Ellis, in November. Jenny (Kunkel) Calder and husband Ben had a second daughter, Georgia Eleanor Calder, in November. Justin Bain and wife Lauren, Tu’12, had son Henry in November. Nicole Valco and husband Kyle Thomas welcomed Charlotte Mae Thomas in January. Josh Gault and wife Dominique had daughter Ellie Perrett in January. Chris Grimm and wife Lacey welcomed second child Davis Alexander in January. Nick Crofoot and wife Elizabeth welcomed their second child, Anne Chatham, to the world in February. Our fearless class leader, Ashley Shackelton, had daughter No. 4, Lily, in February. Finally, Brian Zurhellen and wife Elizabeth welcomed daughter Presley in February. Congratulations to all parents, new and old!

In terms of weddings, Kate Lyon married Chris Bustard ’10 in Hanover last August, while Andy Rankin married Ally Fleming in San Francisco in February. It sounds as if both weddings were heavy green and attended by too many friends and fellow alums to name.

Here are some other quick updates. Karen Zook moved back to the Upper Valley and opened a craft store in downtown Lebanon, New Hampshire. Kate Mulley’s musical Razorhurst premiered at Luna Stage in New Jersey in February and got great reviews.

Our class is continuing its mentorship program with the class of 2015. We will be matching ’15s with ’05s for one-off mentorship calls as well as scheduling mini-reunions in select cities. Please reach out to our class officers if you’d like to participate.

It’s never too early to plan for our next reunion—15th to be exact. Start making your Hanover plans now to join the ’05, ’04 and ’03 classes from June 14 to 16, 2019.

—Matt Nicholson, 79 Potomac Ave., SE, #345, Washington, DC 20003; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Happy holidays everyone, hope all is well. I skipped the fall submission, so there is quite a bit to catch everyone up on.

First, the class of 2005 unfortunately lost two beloved members of our class, Luke Gilroy and Joe Rago, this summer.

Luke Gilroy passed away on June 24 after a lengthy battle with cancer. For those who did not know him, Luke graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa and was an Academic All-Ivy rower while at Dartmouth. He joined Fidelity’s fixed income division post-graduation, where he worked for eight years and became one of the youngest research analysts in the division’s history. Luke received his M.P.P. from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Public Policy in 2016 and hoped to pursue a path in public policy. Luke is survived by his wife, Meredith, parents, family and friends. A website, thelukelegacy.org, has been created in his memory and his family and friends encourage all who knew him to visit the site and share their remembrances of Luke.

Joe Rago passed away on July 20. While at Dartmouth Joe was a proud member of Phi Delta Alpha and served as editor of The Dartmouth Review. Post-Dartmouth Joe began his career as an intern for The Wall Street Journal in 2005 and became an editorial board member in less than 10 years. Considered a prolific journalist and generational talent, Joe covered a wide range of topics, becoming best known for his expertise on healthcare reform. His exceptional work in journalism would go on to earn him a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing in 2011. The Dartmouth family and world of journalism will miss Joe, and his gift of writing, dearly. We will keep the class informed on the many gatherings and tributes planned in Joe’s memory.

In happier news, there were several weddings to report on the last several months. Adam Cohen married Ryan in May. Pete Simpson married Alice Dickinson, also in May. Lastly, Brian Zurhellen rounded out the month of May, marrying Elizabeth. In June Parker Lewis married Allison in Big Sky, Montana. Rob Freiman married Ashley Slobodkin in July. Lastly, Vanessa Green married husband, Keith, in Nantucket, Massachusetts, in August. All weddings were attended by too many classmates and other Dartmouth alums to name.

We also had some new additions to the ’05 family these past few months. Tim Sullivan and wife Kim (Rosensteel), along with daughter Hannah (2), welcomed Mary Erin Sullivan to their family in March. Lucas Nikkel and wife Julie recently welcomed a daughter, Maren, to their family. Lucas also completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Rochester and this summer moved to Durham, North Carolina, where he will be completing a fellowship in hip and knee replacement at Duke University.

Anne Marbarger and husband Scott welcomed daughter Quinn in June. Ben Grinnell and wife Courtney welcomed a second son, Oliver, in June shortly thereafter. Ollie waited a little over a month to be joined by future teammate Leo White, son of Adam White and his wife, Erin. Steve Daley and wife Leah weren’t too far behind in the month of August with their third child, a girl, Linden Johanna. Julia (Hildreth) Pothen and husband Randy also welcomed a third child, daughter Priya, to their family in August. Congratulations to all the new and repeat parents!

Finally, Elisabeth (Kreter) McKibben wrote in to let us know she moved to Dallas in June for one year with her husband, Max, and their three small humans, Cordelia (5), Daphne (3), and Reeve (1). Max will be completing his final year of urologic training and Elisabeth will continue to work in biotech.

—Matt Nicholson, 79 Potomac Ave., SE, #345, Washington, DC 20003; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Hope 2017 is off to a great start everyone! We had a few updates from classmates trickle in toward the end of the year.

Dongha Yang was featured on China’s Central Television Network (CCTV) in December for her efforts to help the surviving Chinese “comfort women” through the establishment of a charity fund called 22 Friends. The fund is very close to Dongha’s heart, as she worked on this same issue during her Dartmouth senior fellowship. Congratulations on all of this well-deserved publicity and recognition, Dongha!

Megan Dague and husband Jason welcomed baby boy Benjamin Christian Dague into the world this past June, further helping to expand the ’05 baby contingency.

Welton Chang recently cofounded a startup called Grove Ave, which aims to help people achieve personal growth through self-assessment and knowledge. Welton also published two e-books this year that you all can check out at www.groveave.co.

—Matt Nicholson, 79 Potomac Ave., SE, #345, Washington, DC 20003; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Hi, ’05s, I hope fall has treated everyone well and you’re gearing up for the holiday season. Summer ended with a flurry of updates so let’s get to it.

Kiran Talluri wrote in to let us know of a recent get together of the Dartmouth Forensic Union, which formally gathered to celebrate the retirement of longtime head coach and director Ken Strange. Ken has been at Dartmouth since 1979 and guided the Big Green to unprecedented debate success throughout his time at the helm. Close to 60 alums from the classes of 1964 through 2016 were present to honor Ken, and the ’05 class was well represented by Kiran, Sandeep Ramesh and George Wukoson.

Kim Pelak also wrote in to let us know that she moved to San Diego earlier this year for a new job opportunity. Kim is now a scientist at Human Longevity Inc., which is a 2-year-old company that is looking to use genomics to help us understand human health, disease and lifespan questions. She’d love to meet other Dartmouth alums in the area and you can best reach her at kim.pelak@gmail.com. 

Our class has continued to see a flurry of engagements, weddings and new arrivals. In terms of engagements, Parker Lewis wrote to let us know that he and Allison Brandenburg were recently engaged this past April and are planning a June 2017 wedding at Rainbow Ranch in Gallatin Gateway, Montana. The couple currently resides in Minneapolis, and Parker is always looking to reconnect with fellow Big Green alums.

Recent ’05 newlyweds include Sean Sullivan, who married Kelley O’Brien in Burlington, Vermont, in July. Anne Marbarger married Scott Marchand in Rancho Santa Fe, California, this August. Both weddings were attended and celebrated by many of our classmates and other Dartmouth alums.

July and August were again big months for Big Green babies. Jordan and Kelly (Sennatt) Esten welcomed son Robert to the world on July 26. Dan and Caitlin (Sherry) Yacey, along with big sister Jane,welcomed son Nicholas on August 10. Betsy Williamson and Jesse Klempner, along with big sister Katherine, welcomed daughter Leah to the family on August 23. Brendan Day and wife Jean welcomed a son, Thomas, into the world on August 26. Last, my wife, Casey (Hazel) ’06, and I welcomed our son, Thomas, into the Nicholson family on August 19. He arrived four weeks early, but is excited to embark on a journey that his mom, dad, uncles, great uncle and grandfather all hope includes another four years in Hanover.

Please write in and send updates when you can. My Facebook and other social media-stalking skills are really starting to plateau. I mean, happy holidays everyone!

—Matt Nicholson, 4545 MacArthur Blvd. NW, #201, Washington, DC 20007; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Hey, ’05s, hope summer is going well for all of you! Thankfully, many of you checked in with us this spring to provide some updates on you or our classmates.

To start, Lee Stempniak was traded from the New Jersey Devils to the Boston Bruins at the NHL trade deadline in late February. He had 10 points in 19 games for the Bruins this winter after coming over in the trade.

Liza Williams wrote to let us know that, “This spring I am graduating from Brown University with a Ph.D. in political science. My dissertation explored immigration ethics and democratic thought. While I am excited to be moving on from my graduate student years, I will miss the vibrant city of Providence, Rhode Island, and the many close friends I’ve made here. I am also thrilled to announce my recent engagement to Davis Moore (Harvard ’10), who works as a portrait artist and community educator. We are planning a summer wedding in Maine for 2017!” Congratulations, Liza and Davis!

In baby news, Kate (Schoener) Bellfy and husband Matt welcomed daughter Elizabeth Schoener Bellfy to the world in March. Lindsey (Horton) de Beer and husband Marc also welcomed a daughter, Emilia “Mila” Marie de Beer, to the world in March.

Finally, Matt Oppenheimer and his company, Remitly, raised a $38.5-million Series C round and launched service in Canada this April. Remitly’s existing business has now passed $1 billion transferred annually—very impressive, Matt and team!

—Matt Nicholson, 4545 MacArthur Blvd. NW, #201, Washington, DC 20007; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Hi, ’05s. Hope you all are well. Thankfully there is quite a bit to report on the post-holiday season. First, classmate Callie Thompson wrote in to provide us all with an update. She is currently a senior interaction designer at Chaotic Moon, a large creative technology studio that was recently acquired by Accenture. Based in Austin, Texas, Callie also runs her own art and textile line, Beam (callenthompson.com), and is in the middle of a new collection—a woven line of fair-trade scarves and upholstery fabric through Kara Weaves’ weaving cooperatives in Kerala, India. Callie was married in Austin last October to her partner of 8 years, Eli Robinson. Eli’s dad, grandfather and two aunts are Dartmouth alums and many Dartmouth friends attended the wedding. Eli’s aunt, Justice Beth Robinson ’86, officiated the wedding for the couple. As many of you may know, Beth was one of the key activists for same-sex marriage in Vermont, kicking off the nationwide push for same-sex marriage. Callie said it was especially awesome to see Beth’s 15 years of devoted legal work allow her and Eli to be legally married.

While on the topic of weddings, Jeremy Keyes was recently engaged to Jillian Redner. A wedding in Stamford, Connecticut, is set for June. Margot Langsdorf and Drew Levine were also recently engaged in the future bride’s hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, this past December. Congratulations to both couples, we wish you all the best!

Finally, there are two new Dartmouth family additions to report. Sudeshna Chatterjee-Paer and husband Jesse Paer ’04 welcomed son Jai Kamuela Paer into the world this past November. Jai joins Ashley and Joe Workman’s second son, Wesley Joe Workman, as the latest Big Green family additions. A big congratulations goes out again to the moms and dads!

Keep sending updates, folks. Look forward to checking back in this spring.

—Matt Nicholson, 4545 MacArthur Blvd. NW, #201, Washington, DC 20007; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Class of ’05s, I hope fall has been great for all as the holidays readily approach. To start off, the class executive committee would like to again spotlight the class of 2005 Seed Fund for Social Good, which was launched earlier this year. We hope to create an endowment of $50,000 by March of 2016 that will provide a $3,000 grant every year in perpetuity to a student in the Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network. Please help us be the youngest class in Dartmouth history to create an endowment by visiting 2005.dartmouth.org and clicking on “class dues.”

Alex Nunez wrote in to let us know that he and Rebecca Scully got engaged in the Dominican Republic this past March. Becca recently completed her second year of general surgery residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and started an M.P.H. program at the Harvard School of Public Health. Alex, a management consultant, earned an M.B.A. from NYU’s Stern School of Business last year and joined a new firm in Boston, Slalom Consulting, shortly following the couple’s engagement. They currently reside in Charlestown, Massachusetts, with their 2-year-old redtick coonhound Jack and plan to be married in 2016.

In other news, there have been several additions to the Big Green family in the past year. Phoebe Edmonson was born to Brian Edmonson and wife Kari in December 2014, William Callahan was born to Steve Callahan and wife Lizze (Culvahouse ’07) in April, Hannah Sullivan was born to Tim and Kim (Rosensteel) Sullivan in July, David Grinnell was born to Ben Grinnell and wife Courtney in July, Max Nielsten was born to Matt Nielsten and wife Meghan in July. Congratulations to all the new parents!

The year 2015 was also a good one for weddings. Classmate weddings include Lindsey Horton to Marc de Beer in April, Clementine James to Darren Smit in May, Josh Gault to Dominique Pearsall in May, Nick Crofoot to Elizabeth McDerrmott in July, Adam White to Erin O’Brien in August. All were attended by way too many Dartmouth friends and family to name.

Keep sending more updates folks and have a very happy holiday season.

—Matt Nicholson, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., NW, #201, Washington, DC 20007; mtnicholson3@gmail.com

Hope all is well, ’05s! Quite a bit went on since our last full column was published, so let’s get to it.


Matt Heineman and his documentary Cartel Land starred at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in February. Matt took home the Best Director, U.S. Documentary award, while the film also received a Special Jury Award for Cinematography in the same category. The film went on to receive rave reviews at the Tribeca Film Festival and will debut to the public in theaters on July 3. Congratulations, Matt! Speaking of awards, our own Kabir Sehgal won a Grammy Award in February for Best Latin Jazz Album for The Offense of The Drum by Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. Kabir served as the album’s executive producer and wrote the liner notes. Kabir and Arturo actually met at Dartmouth, when Arturo was the resident musician with the Barbary Coast. 


Neel Shah and Skye Chatham recently published Read Bottom Up, a New Age novel about falling in love, or like, in the digital age, told in an inventive, creative style. Told essentially through emails and text messages, the story should resonate with any recent Dartmouth alum. Congratulations, Neel!


In other news, after successfully building and managing a development program for the performing arts at Stanford, our own class treasurer, Kyle Polite, has left the continent. Kyle embarked across the Pacific in January to oversee the fundraising for and opening of a new art museum at the University of Sydney in Australia. Continued best of luck, Kyle!


Courtney Chandler recently started a new business. After two years of learning the trade she opened a dog training business called Waggly Dog (wagglydog.com) serving Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan in New York City. If you’re in the area definitely head over and check it out!


Kevin Goldstein wrote in to let us know that he and his wife, Sarah Fox (not Dartmouth), welcomed a daughter Madeleine Jean Goldstein on August 9, 2014. They have also recently relocated from New York to Washington, D.C., and are having an amazing time as parents. Congrats, Kevin!


Speaking of kids, Micah Dortch and family welcomed Maya Josephine Dortch to the world on April 4. Micah’s mom, Bonita, made the trip from the states to Shanghai and word is that baby and family are all doing well.


Send more updates and be well, everyone.


—Matt Nicholson, 4545 MacArthur Blvd. NW, #201, Washington, DC 20007; mtnicholson3@gmail.com


Hope everyone’s winters are going well as spring, new family additions and more weddings draw near. I’d like to start off with a few general class updates in case you missed any of these announcements around the holidays. First, if you have not already done so, please welcome Mindi Laine as the newest addition to the class of 2005! We’re excited to adopt Mindi, who has worked tirelessly with our class for the past three years in her role as a managing director of the Dartmouth College Fund. “I’ve made wonderful friends in the class through our shared love of Dartmouth and giving back,” Mindi shared with us upon learning of her adoption. Congratulations again, Mindi, we are lucky to have you in our ranks!


As many are aware and wrote in to share, classmate Phil Klay won the National Book Award this past November for his first collection of short stories, Redeployment (Penguin 2014). He joins the ranks of distinguished alumni who have also won the award, such as Louise Erdrich ’76, Annette Gordon-Reed ’81 and David Brion Davis ’50. Described by New Yorker critic George Packer as “the best literary work thus far written by a veteran of America’s recent wars,” the stories in Redeployment reflect how war can indelibly infiltrate the psyches of soldiers and the people to whom they return, post-combat. Started in 1950, the National Book Award is among the most prestigious American literary prizes. Congratulations again, Phil, you have made Dartmouth and our entire class extremely proud!


Keeping in the spirit of previous class notes, there are several wedding and baby announcements to update you all on. In terms of weddings, Mark Sweeney married Alexis Hawley ’04 in November in Mark’s hometown of Richmond, Virginia. Alum attendees included Ting Lu, Jeff Cooperman ’06, John Wilson ’07, Mark Henle ’07, Kerry Snow ’07, Mike Greene ’07, Matt Staffier, Katie Crawford Yarger ’04, Sarah (Hess) Mackenzie, Eric Crawford ’08, Dan Weinberg, Adam White, Matt Hoisington ’04, Chris LaForgia and D.J. Gelner. Andrew Chen married Rebekah Bowling in New York in late December. To be expected, there was a large Dartmouth contingent, including Ben Cassady, Tim Millikin, Rawson Daniel and Lynda (Tricarico) Daniel ’06, Jason Edgar and Julia (Baxter) Edgar ’06, Scott Blumberg ’04, Peter Chalmers and Anna (Weinberg) Chalmers, Tom Tungusz ’04, Jon Hetzer ’04, Marco Adelfio, Deane Somerville, Kevin Carmody and Luke Gilroy. Congratulations to both couples!


The classes of 2036 and 2037 also continued to grow with the arrivals of James Harris Jones, first child of Kristen (Reeves) Jones and Will Jones. James also has the distinction of being the first grandchild of Harris Jones ’66. There was also Jack Wright, first child of Laura and Brandon Wright, and Owen Daley, second son of Leah Anderson and Steve Daley. Congratulations, moms and dads!


Finally, one last plug for our renewed social media campaign. Please make sure to like “Dartmouth Class of 2005” on Facebook and follow us on Instagram @DartmouthClassof2005. Regardless of social media platform, remember to use our hashtag #Dartmouth05 to keep our class updated with news and announcements moving forward. Thanks all and happy spring!


—Matt Nicholson, 4545 MacArthur Blvd. NW, #201, Washington, DC 20007; mtnicholson3@gmail.com


Hey, ’05s! Hope all is well since we gathered in Hanover back in June. Reunion was such a great time, so thanks again to those who helped plan and put on such a great weekend. As a class, we set a new Dartmouth record for Dartmouth College Fund participation for a 10th reunion and won the Harvey P. Hood ’18 Award thanks to approximately 400 donors who raised $105,000. Can’t wait to do it all over again for the 15-year!


In terms of news, I actually want to first thank outgoing secretary Lindsey Horton for all of her hard work through the years. Lindsey recently got engaged to Marc de Beer (Stellenbosch University, South Africa ’00) in June on a trip to Alaska. Lindsey, Marc and his 5-year old daughter Olivia live in Decatur, Georgia, where Lindsey works in international environmental health for the Centers for Disease Control. Lindsey says, “Please let us know if you come to Atlanta! We love visitors and will gladly show you the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coke and a good bit of southern hospitality.” Congratulations and thank you again, Lindsey! 


Based on the news that has trickled in from fellow classmates, 2014 has been quite the year for engagements, weddings and babies. Let’s start with another engagement: Nick Crofoot and Elizabeth McDermott (Colgate ’05) were engaged in June while hiking in Aspen, Colorado. Both reside in Denver. 


In weddings news, Brian Edmonson married Kari Malk in Chicago in May; Jonathan Urban married Alexis Ettinger in Washington, D.C., in May; Justin Bain married Lauren McCullough (UNC ’05) in Warren, Vermont, in June; Ben Grinnell married Courtney Finley (Duke ’05) in Glen Ellen, California, in July; Kelly Sennatt married Jordan Esten in July; Lisa Glassman married Andrew Caspary (’06) in July; Matt Oppenheimer married Emily Patton in Seattle in August. All of these wonderful weddings were naturally filled with way too many Dartmouth alums to name. Congratulations to all of you!


The following members of the Dartmouth class of 2036 have arrived: Keira Van Abel to Katie (Sullan) and Brian Van Abel ’04; Reese and Lucy Stempniak to Lindsey (Moyer) and Lee Stempniak; Patrick Keeley III to Jessica (Halenda) and Pat Keeley; Jay Pothen to Julia (Hildreth) and Randy Pothen; Jane Yacey to Caitlin (Sherry) and Dan Yacey; Maggie Shackelton to Ashley (Donnenfeld) and Chris Shackelton; Katherine Klempner to Betsy Williamson and Jesse Klempner; Wyatt Workman to Ashley (Choren) and Joe Workman; Preston Hebert to Kristin (Hayden) and Marty Hebert; and Charlie Daniel to Lynda (Tricarico ’06) and Rawson Daniel. Congratulations to all the new moms and dads!


Other news: Bryan Feinstein just started his first year of medical school at the University of Washington. Bryan spent the last nine years working as a first responder, most recently as a critical care flight paramedic in central Wyoming. In May Jed Sorokin-Altmann received the American University, Washington College of Law’s 2014 Outstanding Research and Writing Award for a paper he wrote during his law and government program. He graduated with dual concentrations in administrative law and regulatory practice and in civil and constitutional rights, as well as specializations in health law and policy and in law, politics and legislation. After spending five years as a regulatory lawyer at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Brian P. Sylvester joined the Washington, D.C., office of international law firm Keller and Heckman LLP, where he focuses his practice on food and drug regulation worldwide.


Keep the updates coming everyone, and I look forward to hearing from more of you this fall!


— Matt Nicholson , 4545 MacArthur Blvd., NW, #201, Washington, DC 20007; mtnicholson3@gmail.com 


Hi, ’05s. I can’t believe it is almost the holidays already—this year has flown by! Our 10-year reunion is just around the corner and I can’t wait to catch up with many of you in Hanover then. In the meantime, here are some updates from fellow classmates.
Along with bridesmaids Lindsay Ferstandig and Kate Strayer-Benton, I had the wonderful pleasure of standing beside Margot Laporte as she said, “I do,” to Kieron Bryan ’04 on August 3. The Laporte-Bryan wedding was held at the historic Meridian House in Washington, D.C. Guests enjoyed celebrating with a mix of French and Jamaican culture along with plenty of Dartmouth flair. Groomsmen in the wedding included Andy Aranda, Aaron Goss ’03, Brett Martin ’04, Tim Spellman ’04 and Jordan Cooper ’04. There was also good representation from both Tri Delt and Chi Gam alums—each performing a signature song on the dance floor!
Phil Klay’s soon-to-be released book Redeployment received a rave review from Library Journal this September. The review calls Klay’s compilation of short stories a “taut, in-your-face collection from former marine captain and Iraq veteran Klay…[who] lets us feel what life is like on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan.” The release date by Penguin Press is set for March. You can read more online at http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2013/09/prepub/picks/fiction-from-kays....
Meg Thering wrote with an update that she officially visited 30 U.S. national parks before her 30th birthday, with help from travel companions Kelly Morr, Ames O’Neill, Lily Zapata, Emily Liu and Sara Friesen ’06. She is trying to visit all of the national parks during the next two decades. Meg also traveled to Croatia, Finland, Bosnia and Montenegro with Jenny Cabot ’04. According to Meg’s update, travel is not the only thing she and her friends have been doing to keep busy. Meg, Emily, Ames and Sara also play together on a Dartmouth dodgeball team that has turned into quite a New York ZogSports sensation. Congrats, guys! 
Kappa Delta Epsilon (KDE) sorority had its 20-year reunion in Hanover during Homecoming Weekend October 11-13. Carolyn Centeno, Lauren Hudgins, Katherine (Heyman) Saunders, Kelly Sennatt and Marina Thompson represented the class of 2005 at this “charmingly (or not so charmingly…) irresponsible” reunion. They wrote, “We did all the normal fun things: walked around Occom Pond, went to Lou’s and Alice’s, played pong at KDE and enjoyed some good New England fall leaf peeping. It was great to be back in the KDE house and a good number of alums made the trip up. Most notably, there were about 15 ’96s who had lots of entertaining KDE lore to share!”
A mini-reunion also took place in New York City in late September when Tricia Shalka visited from out of town. Classmates Ames O’Neill, Victoria Lee, Robert Hankins and Omar Amir ’04 met Tricia for a leisurely brunch and some good Dartmouth camaraderie. 
If you happen to be in the Dallas area, you should definitely check out Plate and Platter (http://plateandplatter.co). Becka (Duvall) Brown runs this culinary business that offers cooking classes, personal chef-prepared catering and private dinner parties. Her food has been described as having “incredible, rich flavor…[and] striking a balance of tastes that complement each other from the start to the end of a meal.” Becka also teaches group cooking classes at Sur la Table in Dallas and writes a fabulous culinary blog that can be accessed through her website.
—Lindsey Horton, 423 Georgia Ave., Apt. 302, Atlanta, GA 30312; lhorton27@gmail.com



Hello, ’05s! Lots of great news to report on this time!


David Hankins is working on a post-baccalaureate premedical school program at Harvard.


Peter Fleming is living in Boston and working at a consulting firm doing consulting work for financial services firms. 


After living in London for two years getting a master’s in playwriting from Goldmiths College and working at a boutique theater publishing company, Kate Mulley is now living in New York City working at a drama bookshop. Last summer she “had two plays produced by Odyssey Productions, a Dartmouth-affiliated theater company. One premiered at the Capital Fringe Festival in D.C. and then had a two-week run in New York.” 


For the past year Fang Li has been working in private equity temporarily living in China. He just moved to Connecticut and is in the job market. 


Congratulations to Kaitlin Bell, who got engaged to Michael Barnett in August. They met after graduation (he’s a George Washington alum) when they were both newspaper interns in D.C. They’re planning a wedding in the Berkshires for Labor Day. 


Kirstin Ellison is always doing something exciting. This past summer she worked at the U.S. embassy in Bosnia. Afterward she traveled around Eastern Europe with Chanda Myrick and Kristen Reeves. The three went to Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. Now she’s in her second year at the Fletcher School. 


Speaking of Kristen Reeves, she’s excited to report that she is in her third and final year of law school.


Delano Brissett just moved to the Bay Area to get an M.B.A. and master’s in education from Stanford (welcome to the neighborhood, Delano!). 


Also in the Bay Area, Misa Grannis is at the California College of the Arts getting her master’s in architecture. 


Nina Sethi wrote in: “I am a teacher (I was certified through Dartmouth) and have been living and working abroad for the past three years. Last year, from September 2008 until July 2009, I was working with a charity organization in New Delhi. I specifically had my own charity project that involved raising money for plastic surgery for a little girl. Details are here: http://secureafuture.blogspot.com. This endeavor was very successful and a lot of Dartmouth alums supported me. A documentary is currently being made about my project and will most likely be shown at Dartmouth when it is completed.”


Kate Lyon is working for local integrated media at NBC, the group that manages the mobile and digital properties for NBC’s owned and operated stations. She’s also been traveling a good deal—including to her 10th Jimmy Buffett concert in D.C. over Labor Day. She’s headed to Argentina for a week in November. And with a brother (’10) and sister (’13) on campus, she’s been traveling up to Hanover a fair amount!


Kate also tells me that she saw Taylor Duvall a few weeks ago. Taylor started school at Wharton this year. 


And planning has been ramping up for our five-year reunion! Get pumped! You should all become a fan of the Dartmouth class of 2005 page on Facebook and stay up to date on plans for our reunion next June! Search for “Dartmouth 2005” on Facebook and become a fan.


Thanks, everyone! Keep sending in the notes, and I’m looking forward to catching up with you all in Hanover in June!


—Sue AnderBois, 2030 California Street, Apt. 23, Mountain View, CA 94040; sue.anderbois@gmail.com


Hello, ’05s. A reminder to all that you should be checking out our reunion page on Facebook—don’t forget to register! It’s going to be an amazing time and you wouldn’t want to miss it. 


Congratulations to Marty Hebert and Kristin Hayden, who were married on November 7 in Miami. Jeff Speights, Brian Edmonson, Blair Dickinson ’04, Patrick Nailer ’04 and Jason DaCosta ’03 were in the wedding party, and lots of other ’05s were in attendance: Matt Potts, Stu Leung, Stephen Clarke, Puja Dutt, Josh Bailey, Nate Gorence, Brandon Wright, Matt Nicholson, Mike Madson, Liz Hunneman and Brian Zurhellen. Also attending were Diana Bellonby ’04, Rowan Smith ’04, Courtney Anderson DaCosta ’03, Bob Josefsberg ’59 and Stan Beiley ’58. Kristin says, “It was wonderful to have so many alums there for such a great Dartmouth wedding!” 


Congratulations also to Marisa Clementi, who married Ignacio Arimany this past summer in “the beautiful mountains north of Madrid, Spain.” Attending were Vanessa Vega, Becca Scully, Chris Prentice, Courtney Chandler, Juliet Coffey ’09 and Kamil Walji ’03 along with Marisa’s brother Alex ’09, sister Erika ’02 and father John ’72. “Celebrating love in the universe”—congratulations!


And congratulations to Dan Yacey and Caitlin Sherry, who were married at Aquinas House and celebrated at the Hanover Inn last May. Caitlin says, “We’re lucky it didn’t rain and were happy to have some of our friends and family in attendance.”


Nicholas Manners wrote to say that he recently returned from deployment in Afghanistan and is transitioning to the private sector. He is planning to move to California. 


Sally Newman finished law school this past December—now on to the bar exam!


Thanks to everyone for the notes! I hope you all had wonderful holiday celebrations and I look forward to seeing every last one of you at our reunion in June!


—Sue AnderBois, 2030 California St., Apt. 23, Mountain View, CA 94040; (908) 337-1639; sue.anderbois@gmail.com


Hello, ’05s! I trust you’re all at the reunion and that we’ve broken every record on attendance. Go ’05s! As I write this in April I’m super-excited to see everyone there—and we’ve just about beat the attendance rate for the ’04s!


Lots of great news to share.


Ilya Abyzov will be moving to the Bay Area this summer and will begin attending Stanford Business School in the fall. Good luck, Ilya! He’s also been working on his comedy. He wrote the following sketch and shot it with some of his friends. www.collegehumor.com/video:1933617.


Former Big Green hockey captain Lee Stempniak has been all over the sports news. Lee was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes earlier this year, and as of April 2 had scored 13 goals in 14 games, leading the NHL. Coach Dave Tippett was quoted in the Canadian press as saying of Stempniak, “He’s been tremendous. He’s meshed very well with our guys. He’s kind of a quiet personality, which is not bad having a quiet personality and carrying a big stick.”


Kabir Sehgal released a new book, Walk in My Shoes: Conversations Between a Civil Rights Legend and His Godson on the Journey Ahead with Andrew Young on May 11. Andrew Young was an aide to Martin Luther King Jr. and an important civil rights leader. Actor Jamie Foxx reviewed the book as “engaging, raw and impactful, this book should be a required reading for us all. Ambassador Young imparts wisdom on his godson with an organic humor and sensibility that can make you laugh and cry at the same time.” Kabir has been working in emerging market equity sales at JP Morgan in New York City. He is also the author of Jazzocracy: Jazz, Democracy and the Creation of a New American Mythology, which was released in 2008. 


Jane Viner wrote to say, “I am in the second half of my third year of medical school at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. Still figuring out what residency to pursue. Enjoying hiking, running and skiing in the Midwest but I’m eager to get back to New Hampshire for our reunion in June!”


Christina Yu wrote in to say that she is the founder and publisher of a new national literary journal, www.myliterarycouture.com. 


Congrats to Megan Escherich! Her sister Katie reports Megan “married Gregory Evans on February 13 overlooking the ocean in beautiful Hermanus, South Africa. Dartmouth alums making the trip included Jennifer DerYuen, Laura Randolph, Felicia Yu and Megan’s dad, Rick ’74, sister Katie ’02 and brother John ’08. The happy couple lives in New York City.”


And a big congratulations to Matt Bell, who married Katherine Brill ’06 in early April!


I recently caught up with Sylvia Chi in Washington, D.C. She’s on track to finish her J.D. from University of Maryland this spring and is in the job market. 


Thanks, everyone!


—Sue AnderBois, 2030 California St., Apt. 23, Mountain View, CA 94040; (908) 337-1639; sue.anderbois@gmail.com


Hey, ’05s! I hope all of you are doing well, loving life and making a difference wherever you are. I am honored and excited to be your new class secretary until 2015! As Sue AnderBois mentioned, I finally returned to the United States in 2008 after three years in the Marshall Islands, and am working as an environmental health scientist at Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. I graduated with an M.P.H. from Emory last May and spent time working with Blacksmith Institute, Philippines, on research to prevent heavy metal poisoning. Thanks to Sue for all her hard work over the past five years, and I will do my best to fill those very big shoes!


In recent ’05 news Clinton Hedges opened The RailYard, a neighborhood bar located at 4200 San Felipe in Houston, Texas, on June 18. He is co-owner and manager and says he is “ready and willing to receive constructive criticism about [his] role in the service industry.” Stop by for a visit or e-mail him at clinton_hedges@yahoo.com for more info.


Those of you who follow the music scene may have read about Eric Lindley’s new album Oh, Light (recorded under the name Careful) in the July 4 “Critic’s Choice” section of The New York Times. Lindley’s music is described as part of “a tradition of unnervingly confidential, light-voiced male singers [with] bare but surely played acoustic-guitar patterns.” Any nonfiction fanatics may have seen Kabir Sehgal on Book TV for his recently published Walk in My Shoes: Conversations Between a Civil Rights Legend and His Godson on the Journey Ahead. Congrats to both of you for making it big!


Belated congratulations are also in order for Elisabeth (Kreter) McKibben, who got married in October 2009 in Annapolis, Maryland. She wrote, “My father, Charles Kreter ’78, walked me down the aisle and more than 20 Dartmouth guests attended, including my maid of honor Elizabeth Hyon.” Elizabeth and husband Max are off to Mombasa, Kenya, for a year of medical research and volunteering.


Trevor Jensen also got married—twice! Once outside of Seattle and once in Sri Lanka, home to the family of his wife, Tushani Illangasekare. Matt Bartek wrote to say that, “Brandon Charles, Matthew Oppenheimer and Trevor’s sister Lisi Jensen Simmons ’03 were there by his side, and Eve Russell, Matt Bartek, Vikash Reddy, and Meeke Droese ’08 supported him from the crowd and on the dance floor.” Both Trevor and Tushani are currently attending medical school. 


Matt Bartek himself is spending a year in Peru as a Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholar between his third and fourth years at UMass Medical School. According to his e-mail, “Anyone passing through Peru is welcome to stay for a night of pisco sours, ceviche and the like.” I suggest taking him up on that offer! Matt also wrote to say that, “Christian Weeks graduated from Harvard Business School in the spring and is working in Boston for EnerNoc and also for his family: Rebecca Weeks ’02 and Virginia Weeks (future Dartmouth ’31).”


John Urban spent the summer working for the Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C., and is entering his final year of law school at Boston University. Anne Marbarger, also a former employee of the Department of the Treasury, traveled to South Africa this summer before starting her first year of business school at George Washington University. Anne also completed the Ironman Louisville last year!


It is great to hear from so many of you, and I hope to hear from even more in coming years. Please send all news and life updates to me.


Thanks and take care!


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


Hello, class of 2005. Fall is finally upon us, bringing with it great memories of Homecoming bonfires, Dartmouth football games and the brilliant colors of Hanover leaves. I hope you and yours enjoy many similarly beautiful and enjoyable moments this season. 


We would first like to correct an error from the most recent Class Notes column. Class of ’05s Alexis Ettinger and Jonathan Urban got engaged in March. Classmate Jason Edgar got engaged to Julia Baxter ’06 in May. Congratulations to both Dartmouth couples and best wishes for your upcoming weddings!


Congratulations also to Haley (Peckett) Woodward, who married Greg Woodward (Columbia ’05) on June 23. Haley wrote, “We got married in a beautiful outdoor ceremony at a summer camp outside of Boston. We were honored to have a fabulous Dartmouth crowd in attendance, including Elana Bannerman, Lindsey Beck, Katie Bell Barnett, Claire Cage, Kim Pelak and my uncle Jon Ingersoll ’67. The Dartmouth Ultimate ’05s also traveled from near and (very) far, leading songs around the campfire, jumping in the lake before the ceremony and joining Greg and me in the ‘Salty Dog Rag!’ ”


In baby news Lexie (Otto) Morrison and her husband, Michael, welcomed daughter Maeve in July. Their 19-month-old son Luke is very excited to be a big brother. Congratulations, Lexie and family!


Erin Bingham is currently working on her bachelor of science in nursing at Penn State University. She wrote, “I have cultivated my interest in health through getting certified as a yoga instructor, working on various farms around the United States and becoming a certified health counselor. I hope to bring more holistic and homeopathic practices into the traditional healthcare setting.”


We received word that Dartmouth hockey star Lee Stempniak was featured in the August issue of New York Hockey Journal. The article praises Lee for his athletic ability as well as his intellect. Lee is in year two of a $5-million deal with the Calgary Flames, and he and wife Lindsay (Moyer) Stempniak have recently found a new home in Calgary. You can read more online at www.nyhockeyjournal.com/news/2013/08/13_from_nyhj_stempniak_eyes.php. 


Meg Thering wrote, “I’m continuing on my quest to visit all of the national parks with help from my Dartmouth friends. In February Ames O’Neill and I went to Mammoth Caves National Park. In April Kelly Morr and I went to Petrified Forest National Park and Sequoia National Park.” 


Andrew Goldstein was highlighted in the Windy City Times this July as a member of the inaugural class of inductees for the National Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame. He is an anti-bullying advocate who speaks to high school students regularly and, along with his husband Jamie T. Duneier, Andrew published his first book, Ten Ways to Rescue Your Soul, in May. Congratulations, Andrew! Find the article at www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Andrew-Goldstein-shines-on-off-lacrosse....


Please continue sending news and updates my way. It is always great to hear from you!


—Lindsey Horton, 423 Georgia Ave., Apt. 302, Atlanta, GA 30312; lhorton27@gmail.com


Hello, ’05s.


We have quite a few updates this time around so I will skip the lengthy introduction. First, congratulations to Ashley (Donnenfeld) Shackelton and husband Chris, who moved to New Canaan, Connecticut, in October and welcomed daughter Alexandra Paige on May 5 at Greenwich Hospital. We wish you all the best for your new life as a family of three!


Congratulations are also in order for Anne Ladenburge, who graduated from the University of Colorado School of Medicine on May 25. Following graduation Anne moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she began a residency program in obstetrics and gynecology. Alex Bochicchio also graduated in May from Harvard Business School, but says, “I still have no idea what I want to do when I grow up.” Alex is currently living in Boston working on a startup company. Finally, congratulations to Lindsay Earls,who graduated with a J.D. and a certificate in Native American legal studies from the University of Tulsa on May 5. Lindsay wrote, “I will be moving to the bustling metropolis of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, soon where I will work in the office of general counsel for the chief of the Cherokee Nation.”


A number of classmates wrote this month with news of their flourishing careers in the world of medicine. Kelly (Gloor) Clements just completed her residency in pediatrics in Albany, New York, where she recently began a fellowship in neonatology. Carolyn Parma is finishing up her second year in the general surgery residency program at York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania. Liz (Acord) Maribito was named one of the “Top 40 Under 40” in the Phoenix, Arizona, area by the Phoenix Business Journal for her work as an associate vice president with Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Liz and her husband live in Cave Creek, Arizona, with their two horses, Mr. Chippy and Izzy, and their two bulldogs, Thelma and Louise. Kristina Rodriguez recently finished a residency in periodontics at Columbia University and is beginning work at several dental practices in New York City this summer. Kristina also got engaged to David Salaverry (UC-Berkeley ’98) this spring. 


Beginning this fall Scott AnderBois will serve as a visiting assistant professor of linguistics at the University of Rochester. He begins this new adventure after spending the past year as a visiting professor at the University of Connecticut.


Adam Corrado is currently living in San Francisco, doing business development at a mobile, social, gaming startup called Heyzap. He wrote, “I have had the pleasure of seeing a continuous stream of familiar faces moving to the area, with the most recent additions including Jeff Iacono and Paul Rosania.”


Katie Van Syckle is currently splitting time between New York and New Orleans working as a freelance reporter. She covered the New Orleans Jazz Fest for the Times-Picayune this spring and is currently writing for Zagat New Orleans.


Sally Bette Newman works as an environmental lawyer in Charleston, South Carolina. She wrote that practicing law “supports my side career as an acrobat!” Susan Wise is also an active environmentalist, working in San Francisco for a home solar company called Sunrun. Susan got engaged to fiancé Jeff in May. Andrew Hoffman and his wife, Kate Krizan ’04, also live in San Francisco, where Andrew works at EnerNOC, a cleantech company that uses Internet technology to help businesses make smart choices about electricity use. Andrew has recently started evening classes at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and in his free time plays on an ultimate Frisbee team with Doug Hannah.


I hope everyone has a wonderful summer and continues to do impressive and influential things. Send updates!


—Lindsey Horton, 423 Georgia Ave., Apt. 302, Atlanta, GA 30312; lhorton27@gmail.com


Hi, ’05s.


I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer. I had the pleasure of spending last weekend in Washington, D.C., with Margot Laporte, Lindsay Ferstanding, Kate Strayer-Benton and Kieron Bryan ’04. We enjoyed reminiscing about our time at Dartmouth and sharing updates from fellow classmates and friends. If you have participated in any mini-reunions of this sort, please let us know so we can include you in upcoming issues of DAM.


Congratulations to Michael Madson and Elizabeth Hunneman, who were married on the beach in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on June 30! The Rev. David Glendinning ’58 officiated the wedding. The wedding party included Charlie Brown, Brian Zurhellen, Matt Gurensey, Dana Haffner and Elizabeth (Kreter) McKibben.


Amar Manvar married Nitasha Shetty (Columbia ’05) on September 8 at the Hempstead House in Long Island, New York. These high school sweethearts enjoyed an elegant reception at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Dartmouth alumni at the wedding included best man Ravi Sutaria as well as Mana Moriarty, Anca Tohaneanu, Alvin Black, Swathi Reddy ’02 and Pallavi Manvar-Singh ’03. Congratulations, Amar and Nitasha!


I received an interesting e-mail from Meg Thering describing her quest to visit all of the national parks before her 30th birthday. She wrote, “I am currently on a flight to San Francisco International Airport as next week I will be visiting Lassen Volcanic National Park, Redwood National Park, and Crater Lake National Park with Kelly Morr.” To date Meg and Kelly have visited Rocky Mountain National Park and Death Valley National Park together. Meg also visited Everglades National Park, Dry Tortugas National Park and Biscayne National Parks with Ames O’Neill. In May she met up with fellow ’05s Emily Liu and Lily Zapata to tour Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Carlsbad Caverns National Park. We wish you all the best with your travels!


Devin Dwyer is in his third year at the ABC News Washington bureau covering the White House as a reporter and producer, working closely with ABC’s senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper ’91. Devin wrote, “We will be spending lots of time on the campaign trail this fall covering President Obama’s re-election campaign. Follow me on Twitter @DevinDwyer to get the latest dispatches!” Devin also informed us that Lis Smith is heading the Obama campaign’s “rapid response” effort in Washington.


Kim Pelak completed her Ph.D. in human genetics at Duke this year, focusing her research on the genetic basis for why people respond differently when they are exposed to HIV-1. Kim moved back this summer to Boston, where she works as a scientist at MolecularMD, a small cancer diagnostics company. She wrote, “I loved living in Boston before I started graduate school and I am looking forward to reconnecting with Dartmouth folks in Boston again!”


Finally, I received an update from Joshua Valdez, who is working as director of business operations and strategy at Wildfire Interactive, a Silicon Valley startup that helps companies use social media for marketing and advertising purposes. Josh wrote, “Wildfire Interactive was recently acquired by Google and we’re really proud of our accomplishment!” Josh works alongside fellow Dartmouth alum Derek Draper ’02 and can be reached at joshua@wildfireapp.com. 


Please continue to send me your updates on weddings, babies, personal and professional accomplishments, Dartmouth reunions or anything else of note!


Take care.


—Lindsey Horton, 423 Georgia Ave., Apt. 302, Atlanta, GA 30312; lhorton27@gmail.com


Hello, ’05s. I don’t know about you but I was floored when I saw a save-the-date for our 10-year reunion in my inbox last week—can we really be almost 10 years out of college? Life seems to be moving more quickly than ever these days and we all have exciting things going on. Weddings, babies, new jobs, publications, movie showings—please don’t forget to share your news with us so we can stay connected and congratulate you on all your wonderful achievements!


Speaking of achievements, Mallory Fosdick and Moira Sullivan ’07 climbed Mount Kilimanjaro earlier this year to raise money for a victims’ advocacy organization called Victims for Justice. They raised a total of $2,400 while ascending approximately 19,300 feet. Congratulations, ladies!


Another exciting ’05 accomplishment is the recent publication of Caitlin Farrel’s book Choice and Challenges: Charter School Performance in Perspective by Harvard Education Press. Caitlin wrote the book while working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California at Berkeley after graduating with her Ph.D. in urban education policy from the University of Southern California last July. For more information about Caitlin’s book, please visit www.hepg.org/hep/book/177/choicesandchallenges.


Caitlin also wrote that classmate Stephanie Mathews Kazantsev is starting her second year at University of Chicago medical school. Stephanie’s son Noah celebrated his first birthday in December 2012. Congratulations, Stephanie, and happy birthday to your little one!


We also received word that Jennifer “Jen” (Coffey) Lingle recently joined the Tampa, Florida, office of GrayRobinson, P.A. as an associate in the firm’s real estate practice group. Prior to joining GrayRobinson Jen worked as an associate at Arent Fox LLP in New York.


Congratulations to Kristen Reeves, who married Will Jones on March 1 in Fairfax, Virginia. Kristen and Will met while students at George Mason University School of Law. Class of 2005 Dartmouth attendees at the wedding included Sue AnderBois, Chandra Myrick, Phil Klay, Pradine Saint-Fort and Kirstin Ellison. The father of the groom, Harris Jones ’66, is also a Dartmouth alum. Best wishes, Kristen!


Kirsten Ellisonis currently living in Kabul, Afghanistan, where she works for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). ISAF supports reconstruction and development in Afghanistan and helps local government establish rule of law to promote human rights.


I hope the rest of you are doing equally exciting things and enjoying life to the fullest. Please be in touch when you can! Take care.


—Lindsey Horton, 423 Georgia Ave., Apt. 302, Atlanta, GA 30312; lhorton27@gmail.com


Hello, ’05s. I hope you are all enjoying the first few months of a new year. Life in Atlanta is fabulous, particularly now that Katy McCarthy is a permanent resident of my hometown! Katy moved to Atlanta at the end of February, giving me the long-awaited opportunity to host Dartmouth and KDE reunions at my house. If any of you care to join us for a tour of the sunny south, you have an open invitation to stay in my guest room.


I am happy to report that we have two more intra-Dartmouth weddings to update you on this month! Kelly (Storer) Thomas married Bryan Thomas on August 21, 2010, in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Bridesmaids included Jennifer Der Yuen, Ashley (Choren) Workman and Jess Thomas ’08 while Neel Shah, Dan Madigan and Tim Katz were three of Bryan’s handsome groomsmen. 


Ashley (Choren) Workman married Joe Workman in Beaver Creek, Colorado, on July 24, 2010. Kelly (Storer) Thomas was the maid of honor and Vik Tiku was the best man. The obviously large crowd of Dartmouth alumni in attendance included ’05s Aaron Brown, Patrick White, Ryan Delaney, Derham Cato, Chris Little, Andy Rankin, Brendan Day, Sarah Rhodes, Nicole Valco, Alley Welsh and Lexie (Otto) Morrison. Following the wedding Joe and Ashley moved to Chicago, where Joe started law school at the University of Illinois and Ashley continues to work as an associate at the law firm Seyfarth Shaw. 


Congratulations also go out to Caitlin (Bell) Barnett, who married Michael Barnett during Labor Day weekend in the Berkshires, Massachusetts, where she grew up. Caitlin wrote, “We had lots of Dartmouth alums in attendance, including my dad, Robert Bell ’67, and Claire Cage, Elana Bannerman, Haley Peckett and Lindsey Beck, who were all bridesmaids.” Michael is now working at a law firm in New York and Caitlin is camping out in Brooklyn coffee shops while finishing the manuscript of her first book.


Nick Chukiat recently got engaged to Candy Singhakowin ’06 at the Banyan Tree Hotel in Bintan, Indonesia. We wish you both a wonderful wedding and a lifetime of happiness!


Morgan Brown wrote to say that he is currently studying for his M.B.A. at the University of Texas at McCombs School of Business and will be working at Boston Consulting Group in Dallas for the summer. His lovely wife Becka (Duvall) Brown completed her culinary arts program at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City last fall and is now interning for the Wine and Food Foundation of Texas. Morgan says, “We’re both loving Austin and are happy to host anyone looking for nice weather, live music or good ole Texas BBQ.”


Meg Thering recently moved cross-country from Los Angeles to New York City, where she took a job in the employment litigation group at Epstein, Becker and Green. Sue AnderBois is also relocating from San Francisco to New Haven, Connecticut, where she has been accepted into the Yale School of Management class of 2013. Congratulations to both of you and good luck with your moves!


In other recent news Kate Strayer-Benton recently realized her dream to be an intercollegiate athlete as she defeated other business schools in an alpine ski race wearing full hockey goalie gear at this year’s Tuck School of Business Winter Carnival. Katie (Sullan) Van Abel graduated from Jefferson Medical School and, according to classmate Caitlin (Sherry) Yacey, is “happily freezing her butt off in Rochester, Minnesota, for her residency to become an ear, nose and throat doctor.”


Thanks to everyone who has sent in news this year. Keep the updates coming!


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


Hello, ’05s. It seems the holiday season has gotten the best of us, as very few updates have come in since November 1. I do hope you are all well and preparing for a fantastic start to 2011 wherever you may be. Here’s to health, happiness, adventure and continued success in the coming year!


To begin this month’s column I want to send a congratulatory note to Jennifer John and Joe Gaul, who got engaged during the summer of 2010, representing yet another lasting union within the class of 2005. Jen and Joe plan to marry in Guilford, Connecticut, this spring. Bridesmaids will include Dartmouth classmates Nicole Valco and Becka (Duvall) Brown, while groomsmen Chris Snizek, Darren Gastrock ’04and Daniel Yacey will represent the Big Green. I feel certain that the men and women of Dartmouth will make this a weekend to remember for the bride and groom.


In other wedding news Magdalena Panz was married in Krakow, Poland, this fall. The ceremony was held in Magda’s hometown of Wilieczka, which is famous for having one of the world’s oldest operating salt mines. According to classmate Christopher “Zeke” McMullen-Laird, “A traditional Polish all-night wedding party included dancing to live music and more food than I care to remember.” Zeke notes that he was the only Dartmouth friend in attendance and was very proud to represent.


Zeke McMullen-Laird himself recently joined the music staff of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich in May 2010. He says he is looking forward to the downhill skiing as much as the superb singing. We wish you well in your new career!


I received a note from Callie Thompson in early November letting us know that she currently lives in Austin, Texas, where she works as the graphic designer and marketing coordinator for an Austin HIV/AIDS housing and hospice nonprofit. She says, “I moved to Austin in 2007 with my sweetie Eli Robinson. Most of Eli’s family members are Dartmouth alums. Her aunt Beth Robinson ’86 is a wonderful gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual-rights activist.” Although Callie has not written as much poetry in recent years as she did in SoulScribes during her Dartmouth days, she continues to produce art on a regular basis. Check out her new website at http://cargocollective.com/callenthompson.


During the holidays I had the pleasure of spending time with Dave McCune and Virginia (King) McCune ’04, who have recently moved to my hometown of Atlanta. Dave graduated from Columbia International University in December with his master’s of divinity in intercultural studies. He and Virginia keep busy with work, friends, church life and their adorable 1-year-old daughter Hannah Snow McCune, who is sure to have a bright future in Hanover someday!


A mini-reunion of Dartmouth ’05s was held in Boston on December 31, as Aekta Shah, Haley Peckett, Doug Hannah, Rory Gawler, Saul Kliorys, Cliff Orvedal, Ariel Dowling and Mike Beilstein rang in 2011 together. Assuming no more blizzards or snow delays, I hope you were all able celebrate the New Year with family, friends and fellow Dartmouth grads in your respective parts of the country and world.


That’s all for now, but I look forward to hearing more news from everyone in 2011. Be well and do great work!


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


Well, ’05s, summer is upon us and I hope that means a bit more time for mini-reunions with Dartmouth friends around the world. Thank you to everyone who participated in the 05/05 Facebook reunion! It was great reading all of your updates. In case you didn’t have a chance to participate, I will include highlights in the next few issues of Class Notes.


I would like to congratulate journalist Kaitlin Bell Barnett for her recent publication titled Dosed: The Medication Generation Grows Up. Kaitlin’s book chronicles the history of the first generation to come of age taking psychiatric medication through the stories of five young adults now in their 20s and 30s. You can find a copy of Dosed at all major bookstores. 


Congratulations are also in order for two ’05 women who brought beautiful baby girls into the world this year. On January 5 Emily (Hess) Levine,Bob Levine ’01 and big sister Violet welcomed Zoe Belle to the family. And on January 21 Elisabeth (Kreter) McKibben and husband Max were delighted to announce the birth of Cordelia Ruth. Elisabeth and Max plan to move from Ohio to North Carolina for Max’s medical residency. Elisabeth will continue her job in biotech consulting and looks forward to enjoying a warmer climate for the next few years. Congratulations to all of you!


A number of ’05s gathered in Haleiwa, Hawaii, on March 17 to celebrate the marriage of Keith Schuricht and Christine Terada ’07. Joe DiMaria wrote, “The beachfront wedding was well-attended by many Dartmouth alumni who were happy to take spring break on the north shore of Christine’s native Oahu. We enjoyed a beautiful sunset ceremony, traditional luau-style dinner and plenty of old fashioned Dartmouth fun. A groom’s cake shaped and frosted like a pong table was a great finishing touch!” Attendees included groomsmen Mat Brown, with wife Pam (Cortland) Brown ’06, and Dan Hassouni and Alex Middleton ’06, along with Morgan and Becka (Duvall) Brown, Brandon Charles, Vikash Reddy, Nate Saperia, Anca Tohaneanu and Tom Zangle. Christine’s father, Keith Terada ’77, walked her down the aisle.


Antonio Valla wrote with an update on his urban planning work at Teacher’s Village in Newark, New Jersey: “This is an effort I have been working on for more than three years, which exemplifies the reason I decided to go to graduate school: to create and foster the redevelopment of unique urban places.” A groundbreaking ceremony for the first two buildings in Teacher’s Village was held in February. According to Antonio, “The first two buildings will be home to four educational users (three charter schools and a daycare) that will serve approximately 950 students.” You can read more about the Teacher’s Village project in The New York Times real estate section: www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/realestate/commercial/newark-project-aims-to-....


Many of you are probably aware that classmate Evelyn “Evie” Stevens began her career as a pro cyclist in 2010, leaving Wall Street and the world of investment banking to train and win race after race around the world. What you may not know is that on April 18 Evie became only the second American in history (Lance Armstrong being the first) to win Flèche Wallonne Femmes, a prestigious race in Belgium. According to Velo News this win “all-but-assured her a trip to the London Olympics in July.” The article quotes Evie saying, “It’s the biggest win of my career. Way more humbling than Wall Street.” You can read more online at http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/04/news/stevens-qa-this-is-the-bigge... and in the “Seen & Heard” section. Huge congratulations, Evie—the class of 2005 is cheering for you!


I hope everyone has a fantastic summer. Be safe, enjoy the sunshine, take time for vacation and send updates.


—Lindsey Horton, 423 Georgia Ave., Apt. 302, Atlanta, GA 30312; lhorton27@gmail.com


Happy fall, ’05s.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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