Class Notes 2019

Hi, everyone! Thanks to all who submitted Class Notes—via Instagram or in response to my direct requests. Your contributions and life updates are appreciated. Please keep them coming!

Mia Ali wrote in to congratulate Andrew Wright and Saphfire Brown ’18 on their wedding in Philadelphia last October. The pair are now lawyers in the Anchorage, Alaska, district attorney’s office.

Peter Mahoney contributed that Regina Yan and Sheppard Sommers got engaged in Maui, Hawaii. Congrats, Regina and Sheppard!

Margaret Jones shared that Wendell Beane got a new camera and has been testing out his photography skills in San Francisco.

Congratulations to Kasia (Rozalski) and Jimmy McHugh, who welcomed a second baby girl, Serena, in October. Best wishes to the happy family!

This year will mark a decade since our first term on campus back in the fall of 2015. For our next edition of Class Notes, please send in your memories from ’15 fall!

—Tara Burchmore, c/o DAM, 7 Lebanon St., Suite 107, Hanover, NH 03755; tara.f.burchmore@gmail.com

Hi, everyone! Thanks so much to everyone who voted for me in the unopposed contest for class secretary. It’s an honor to serve the class of 2019.

It was great to see so many ’19s at the five-year reunion in June, and it’s been fun to run into classmates around Washington, D.C. Margot Putnam and her cat Ladybug recently had a joint rooftop birthday party with many Dartmouth alumni in attendance, including Michael Harteveldt and Margaret Jones.

Congrats to recently engaged Dartmouth couples Joelle Park and Sean Oh ’17, Lily Hines and Ian Holland, Lucy Tantum and Marshall Harris, and Katie Toal and Ted Poatsy ’17. Also, congratulations to Julia Vallone and Guill Gomez on their September wedding.

We’ve had a lot of ’19s finish graduate school in 2024! Anneliese Thomas graduated from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Celeste Kearney graduated from Columbia Law School, Marlene Arias graduated from Yale Law School, Elise Higgins graduated from Columbia Business School, Amanda Sload graduated from Stanford Graduate School of Business, Hannah Pruitt graduated from Harvard Kennedy School, Io Jones graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law, and Billy Kosmidis graduated from both University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Chicago Law School. Congrats to all of the grads and to those who’ve started graduate programs this fall.

Please send in submissions about your lives and those of your friends, otherwise I may be forced to make things up! You can submit to me directly, at @2019.dartmouth on Instagram, or to dartmouth2019classnotes@gmail.com.

—Tara Burchmore, c/o DAM, 7 Lebanon St., Suite 107, Hanover, NH 03755; tara.f.burchmore@gmail.com

Hello, ’19s! As I write this column, we are gearing up for reunions and finalizing our plans for what will be a really exciting weekend! However, there’s still class news to report, so I’ll get right into it!

Greyson Cohen’s student note, Digital Purgatory and the Rights of the Dead: Protecting Against Digital Disinterment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,was published a few months ago in the Cardozo Law Review De Novo! Also, Greyson has been cohosting episodes of Pod Curiam, Cardozo Law Review’s flagship podcast.

Paolo Takagi-Atilano wrote in to congratulate Koby Gordon for finishing the 2024 Birkie. The Birkie is a cross-country skiing race held in Wisconsin!

Sarah Adelman’s solo comedy show, EGG, premiered June 4 at Ars Nova in New York City! Sarah has been a resident in the Ars Nova comedy program this year.

I also spied a large number of engagements (at least five) on Instagram but didn’t have a chance to ask every single one of you about Class Notes. Congratulations to all of the newly engaged couples!

I’m counting down to reunions and looking forward to seeing all of you soon! As always, feel free to email updates to dartmouth2019classnotes@gmail.com. You can also submit through the form in the bio of our class Instagram page (@2019.dartmouth) or contact me directly.

—Morgan Lee, 417 Grand St., Apt. D1705, New York, NY 10002; morganwlee@gmail.com

Hi, ’19s. I hope everyone is having a good start to their spring! The class executive committee is so excited to be only a few months away from what is going to be an amazing fifth reunion. The reunion weekend is going to be a great opportunity to reconnect with friends, meet new people, and, most of all, have fun!

In December of last year Daniel Lein conducted fieldwork in Antarctica as an engineer on the Icefin underwater vehicle. He and his colleagues from Cornell University’s planetary habitability and technology lab are working as members of an international team, led by the Norwegian Polar Institute, to gather oceanographic data from beneath ice shelves. The team even camped on the ice for the next few weeks to deploy scientific instruments, after which they returned to civilization. Daniel was excited to be in Antarctica for the first time, and he confirms that while there, he stayed very warm!

Kate Landers and Jules Wheaton wanted to congratulate Alyssa Baker, who recently graduated with her master’s in environmental engineering from École Polytechnique in France. She is now working in sustainability in Toronto.

Finally, Reed Kuivila wrote in to congratulate Walker Schneider on his marriage to Marisol Meyer ’18 in December. It was a lovely celebration with many guests from the class of 2019 and Reed enjoyed catching up with classmates. Walker is also volunteering as the legal advisor-consultant for the Theta Delta Chi (TDX) national board. Walker was the class speaker for his graduation from New York University School of Law, and in the six months between law school graduation in May and his new job in November, traveled to various TDX national chapters to speak about his experience as a law student. Walker was also admitted to the New York bar in December!

Thanks to everyone who shared class notes! As always, if you have any class notes to share, please send them to dartmouth2019classnotes@gmail.com, reach out on the class Instagram, or contact me directly.

—Morgan Lee, 417 Grand St., Apt. D1705, New York, NY 10002; morganwlee@gmail.com

Hey, ’19s!

I hope you are doing well and enjoying the cooler temperatures. I can’t believe that in only a few months, from June 14 to June 16, 2024, we will be meeting in Hanover to celebrate our fifth reunion! The class executive council is planning reunions and will have much to share in the coming months ahead. In the meantime, let’s get into the Class Notes!

Wendell Beane wrote in to congratulate Sarah Kennedy and Freddie Polak on their wedding! They got married in Fairlee, Vermont, and a member of the British royal family attended!

Anabel Moreno-Mendez wrote in to congratulate Camille Johnson and Allison Tong ’20 on their engagement!

Also, best wishes and congratulations to Priya Sankar, who is moving to Switzerland! Priya is moving abroad to get her master’s in banking and finance at the University of St. Gallen.

Thank you to all who shared! Be sure to keep an eye out for additional communications about reunions. And, as always, if you have any Class Notes to share, please feel free to reach out to me, direct message the class Instagram @2019.dartmouth, or email dartmouth2019classnotes@gmail.com.

—Morgan Lee, 417 Grand St., Apt. D1705, New York, NY 10002; morganwlee@gmail.com

Hey, ’19s!

I hope everyone is having a great summer and is enjoying the warm weather! Let’s get right into the Class Notes!

Asaad Al Raeesi made it back to the States to represent his country Oman at the G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors meeting as part of the annual spring World Bank/International Monetary Fund meetings. He was happy to reconnect with all the Dartmouth friends who visited him in Muscat last year.

Jonathan Lu spent a week in Hanover recruiting analysts for Warburg Pincus. He ran into Mark Dominguez and Owen Page during the Cords’ 25th reunion and watched them sing at Dartmouth Hall!

Thanks to everyone who shared Class Notes! As always, if you have any class notes to share, please send them to dartmouth2019classnotes@gmail.com, reach out on the class Instagram, or contact me directly.

—Morgan Lee, 417 Grand St., Apt. D1705, New York, NY 10002; morganwlee@gmail.com

Hi, ’19s!

I hope everyone is doing well and is having a great start to their spring. Let’s get into the class notes!

First, Katie Toal wrote in to share that Jaclyn Engel has started medical school at Geisel!

Kierra Sweeney and Brandon Lee both wrote in to share that Jordan Swett and Kate French got engaged! Jordan and Kate got engaged in December while visiting South Africa. Also, Jordan got a dog and got into Tuck! Congratulations to Kate and Jordan!

In addition, Rachel Chen wrote in to congratulate Grace Caldwell and Max Frankel on their recent engagement! A true Dartmouth love story, Grace and Max met on their 2017 spring classics foreign study program in Greece! Congratulations to Grace and Max!

That’s all for now!

As always, if you have any class notes to share, please send them to dartmouth2019class notes@gmail.com, reach out on the class Instagram, or contact me directly.

—Morgan Lee, 417 Grand St., Apt. D1705, New York, NY 10002; morganwlee@gmail.com

Hey, ’19s!

I hope you are having a great holiday season! There is a lot of news to report for this edition of Class Notes, so let’s get right into it!

Alexis Colbert presented at the Guiding the Way to Inclusion conference for the National Association of College Admissions and Counseling. Their presentation covered gender-inclusive recruitment and evaluation practices in college admissions. The session was offered for continuing education hours to fellow admissions and counseling professionals. The topic was made in light of increasing anti-LGBTQ legislation across the country.

Asaad Al Raeesi has joined the foreign ministry of Oman. He looks forward to all classmates visiting Muscat, Oman, whenever possible!

Sander Kushen writes that he, Mara Stewart, and Dominic Giugliano will be acting in the roles of their lifetimes this October: All three will be professional scare actors at Knott’s Scary Farm, the largest and most immersive Halloween experience in the world!

Regina Yan, Celine Guan, and Theia Qu have moved out of their beloved northern Virginia townhouse and coincidentally now all individually reside in the greater New York City area. They currently range from the geriatric streets of the Upper West Side to the sunny shores of Long Island. Together, these ’19s share fond memories of Celine’s cooking, Regina’s embroidery, and Theia’s beast—I mean dog—Lami as well as their adored Yale roommate. Sometimes Sheppard Somers and Matthew Bough stopped by too, which was always a real treat. Goodbye, Balls Crossing!

Monika Gabriele wrote in to share that Charlotte Berry is absolutely killing it during her plastic surgery research year at Stanford! But she is much missed in Hanover. Also, Andrew Boghossian is joining the mass exodus to San Francisco to do autism research with the University of California, San Francisco!

Finally, a huge congrats to Sarah Kennedy and Freddie Polak, who were engaged in Plymouth, Massachusetts, at Sarah’s grandmother’s house!

That’s all for now! Thank you to everyone who shared! As always, if you have any Class Notes to share, please send them to dartmouth2019classnotes@gmail.com, reach out on the class Instagram, or contact me directly.

—Morgan Lee, 417 Grand St., Apt. D1705, New York, NY 10002; morganwlee@gmail.com

Hi, ’19s! I hope that you have had a great summer so far and are enjoying the warm weather. We have lots of exciting updates to get to, so I’ll get right to it!

I first want to congratulate Monik Walters for winning our class’s election for alumni councilor. Monik will represent the class of 2019 at Alumni Council meetings for the next three years. I also wanted to thank Kate Domin for doing a great job representing our class for the past three years!

Molly Rossman wrote in to give a shoutout to Casey Vaughan, who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a master’s in behavioral and decision sciences in May.

Sydney Kamen wrote in to share that she graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School with her master’s in public policy. She will be joining the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service after graduation.

Mark Dominguez left D.C. for a bit and journeyed out west. He had a lot of fun and saw lots of Dartmouth friends working remotely.

I also wanted to give a shoutout to all of the ’19s who ran the Brooklyn Half-Marathon and Marathon in April!

Finally, in March Mark Daniels, Trevor Dorman, Abigail Buckley, and Elise Higgins traveled to Dartmouth’s campus for a weekend of calling and texting in support of the Dartmouth College Fund. The Dartmouth College Fund plays a huge role in supporting financial aid to make sure Dartmouth is economically accessible to all students. Our class tied for the most donors during the weekend and won our bracket, earning another $5,000 toward financial aid. The class agents want to thank all of the ’19s who contributed!

Thanks to all who shared exciting news! As always, feel free to update me on changes in employment, graduate school, engagement, weddings, get-togethers with other ’19s, and other news! You can reach out by email or through our class Instagram, @2019.dartmouth.

—Morgan Lee, 417 Grand St., Apt. D1705, New York, NY 10002; morganwlee@gmail.com

Hey, ’19s!

It’s a short Class Notes this time around, so I’ll also keep my intro brief and just get into the notes!

Asaad Al Raeesi completed his master’s in diplomatic studies from the University of Oxford. In November he began a new job at the Oman Investment Authority, the sovereign wealth fund of his country.

Henry Cawthorne and Liz Michel are living in San Francisco. Henry is a sales executive with Paycom and Liz is an engagement manager with Scale AI.

Finally, a small update on the previous Class Notes (and a recent source of amusement). It seems that the troll submission for last month’s column attributed to John Lazor regarding Jordan Swett wasn’t actually submitted by John (Sorry, John!). The real culprit was Chris Bertasi!

As always, feel free to share your updates by emailing dartmouth2019classnotes@gmail.com. You can also submit through the form in the bio of our class Instagram page (@2019.dartmouth).

Thank you to all who shared their news. I look forward to hearing more of your updates for the next edition of Class Notes!

—Morgan Lee, 417 Grand St., Apt. D1705, New York, NY 10002; morganwlee@gmail.com

Hi, ’19s!

I hope you are staying warm and having a joyous holiday season spent with family and friends! I am writing this column in August and can’t even imagine cold weather at this moment, but look forward to the autumn and cooler temperatures that come in November and December. Let’s get into the class news!

The class of 2019 has a lot of future lawyers! Three ’19s wrote in for this edition of Class Notes to share that they were starting law school. Marlene Arias started at Yale Law School, while Celeste Kearney started at Columbia Law School.

After Billy Kosmidis spent the past two years in public sector consulting in Boston, primarily working on guiding the states of Vermont and Massachusetts through the Covid-19 pandemic, he is returning to his midwestern roots to attend the University of Chicago Law School. Alongside his J.D., Billy will also be completing a dual program at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Billy would love for any classmates who are considering law school and might have questions or any alumni who have attended law school and have any advice on surviving the next three years to reach out to him.

Switching gears, this summer Camille Johnson and Milla Anderson picked up rugby again and started playing with the Scion Sirens in D.C. Their team took first at nationals in Seattle and Tatjana Toeldte ’16 and Morgan McGonagle ’18, fellow Dartmouth women’s rugby alumnae, came out to cheer them on!

After two incredible years working at Dartmouth—first with Rauner Special Collections Library, then for the first-year student enrichment program, and most recently at the Collis Center—Alexander Cotnoir is moving to Washington, D.C., to pursue his master of arts in teaching with a concentration in museum education at George Washington University. In D.C. he’ll be volunteering at Iona Senior Services and training for his first marathon and is excited to connect with fellow Dartmouth ’19s in the area! Alexander wants to congratulate friends Miranda Worl for beginning her master’s at Brown, Hanover Vale ’20 for entering a Ph.D. program in geography, and Yolanda Huerta and Dalia Rodriguez Caspeta ’18 for beginning their next adventures after an impactful few years spent supporting Dartmouth’s sustainability office.

I also, unfortunately, have some difficult news to pass along. Andrew J. Laub passed away in the early summer. Andrew grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut, and attended New Canaan Country School and St. Luke’s School. He was a physics major and computer science minor at Dartmouth. After graduation he moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to work at CACI, where he worked on a team that managed the Air Force’s global array of satellites and earth stations. He was an avid hiker, leading overnight camping trips on campus with the DOC’s Cabin & Trail sub-group. He was certified as a wilderness first responder and obtained his pilot’s license. Andrew also conducted research on campus with professor Hans-Reinhard Müller. His family described him as a kind soul, blessed with an insatiably inquisitive mind. He attended St. Luke’s School with fellow ’19s Malcolm Joung, who described the world as “worse off without Andrew,” and Monika Gabriele, who described Andrew as a “special, special friend.” He is survived by his parents, George Laub and Heidi Farrish Laub ’84, as well as siblings Nick, Kristin, and Elizabeth and dogs Roger and Blake.

Be well, ’19s! As always, if you have any Class Notes to share, don’t hesitate to reach out.

—Morgan Lee, 417 Grand St., Apt. D1705, New York, NY 10002; morganwlee@gmail.com

Hi, ’19s!

I hope you’re enjoying the nice summer weather and are spending a lot of time outdoors in the sun! Let’s get right into the Class Notes!

First off, in early March the class executive committee hosted a ’19s Zoom trivia night. Thank you to Tara Burchmore and Regan Gore for organizing the event. Congrats to the winners—Regan Gore, Rebecca McElvain, David Wong, and Clifton Jeffery!

After a year and a half of working at a newspaper in Charlotte, North Carolina, Amanda Zhou is moving to Seattle to join The Seattle Times as a reporter. Amanda is excited to explore the Pacific Northwest outdoors and would love to connect with any Dartmouth alumni in the area!

Joelle Park wrote, “I recently started a new position at BuzzFeed as a video producer, so if I can channel Michelle Khare ’14 in any way, I’m ready to grind.”

Joelle also had a book recommendation, writing, “I recently started reading Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. It’s presented as a Hollywood screenplay satire while highlighting the devastating reality of poverty, particularly among the senior citizens of Chinatown’s single-room occupancy hotels in America. It hits particularly hard in light of recent current events and definitely shares an aspect of the Asian American experience that is easiest for people to ignore in popular media. Charles Yu is an incredible writer, and the book has already made me cry and I’m not even halfway through.”

Charlotte Berry reported that Monika Gabriele will be heading back to Hanover and attending Geisel for medical school this fall!

Tara Burchmore shared that she will be moving to Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fall to get her master’s in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. She also wants to congratulate Megan Clyne, who has been selected as a Fulbright scholar, and Anneliese Thomas for committing to attend Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.

Finally, Reed Kuivila reported, “Struan Coleman and Max Heffron (Omicron Deuteron ’19s) have joined the Theta Delta Chi [TDX] national alumni board. They plan to travel to different TDX chapters this fall to ensure new member education carries out traditions of yore. Here’s to Old Lady Minerva!”

Thank you to everyone who submitted news! As always, if you have any Class Notes to share, please send them to dartmouth2019classnotes@gmail.com, reach out on the class Instagram or contact me directly.

—Morgan Lee, 417 Grand St., Apt. D1705, New York, NY 10002; morganwlee@gmail.com

Hey, ’19s!

I hope you are having a good start to your 2021! This month we have a short and sweet Class Notes, due to a lack of submissions. However, I was able to wrangle a few updates from our class, so let’s get into them!

Congratulations to Rachel Inman, who has been accepted to Drexel University’s master of science in nutrition and dietetics program as a dean’s fellow. Rachel will begin her route to become a registered dietician this fall!

David Jelke has spent the break applying to graduate programs in human-centered design. He has also begun volunteering with his local Salvation Army food pantry, packing and distributing bags of food to those who need it. He has also begun teaching himself the coding languages of web design for free through Mozilla Development Network website.

Trevor Colby is living in San Francisco working as a full stack web-developer as well as doing freelance work and fun tech projects on the side. In February he plans on moving in with his trippee and former track-and-field teammate Alec Eschholz, who is moving to San Francisco for work. Trevor has taken up cycling during quarantine and has used it to get to know the beautiful Bay Area as well as a safe socially distanced way to connect with friends such as Reed Horton and Bridget O’Neill ’18.

As always, feel free to share your updates by emailing dartmouth2019classnotes@gmail.com. You can also submit through the form in the bio of our class Instagram page (@2019.dartmouth).

Thank you to all who shared their news. I look forward to hearing more of your updates for the next edition of Class Notes!

—Morgan Lee, 417 Grand St., Apt. D1705, New York, NY 10002; morganwlee@gmail.com

Hello, ’19s! I hope you’ve been having a great fall and a great beginning to the holiday season! Due to the publication world’s schedule, however, I am writing this column in late August. This means that all I have been thinking about is ways to enjoy the outdoors. To celebrate this summer weather I asked our class to share favorite outdoor memories, either more recent or from our time on campus.

Jonathan Lu wrote, “It’s been more than a year since we graduated, and I must admit that’s the same amount of time since I’ve done something crunchy. Being quarantined has helped me recognize how special the great outdoors are at Dartmouth. I’ll always remember the awesome kayaking trip that Manny Akosah, Ryan Monasch, and I went on during senior week.”

We also have some personal updates from several ’19s.

Julia Feinstein started medical school this fall at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Julia has been spending time with several other Dartmouth alumni who are first-years, including Kevin Xu ’18 and David Oh ’18.

Zachary Bygum was recently accepted to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to pursue a master of education in curriculum and instruction. He will also be teaching full-time at Providence Day School this fall.

Congratulations to Victoria McCraven, who has joined the Saint Louis Art Museum as the 2020-21 Romare Bearden graduate museum fellow. The fellowship aims to expand the number of underrepresented professionals working in art-related fields in museums, galleries, nonprofit organizations, and universities. Victoria was also selected as a 2019-20 U.S.-U.K. Fulbright postgraduate grantee to complete her master’s in history of art at the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies. The class of 2019 can’t wait to see the amazing things you’ll do in the art world, Victoria!

Madeline Omrod shared that she was laid off from her job working for an education company in early May due to the company’s loss of revenue caused by the coronavirus. She spent the summer nannying two wonderful young boys during the day and waiting tables in the evening. Madeline learned a lot about human nature and how to treat others with kindness in the wake of a worldwide pandemic while waitressing. Thank you, Maddy, for sharing your story and reminding us to look for the positives in all situations!

Finally, Sarah Kennedy shared updates about a bunch of friends: “Happy birthday to Io Jones. Sadly, 23 will not be the same celebration as 20 during Sophomore Summer. Tara Gallagher has been diligently informing her friends on the progress of her sourdough starter via a daily livestream. Whatever keeps you going, Tara! Julia Krass cannot wait for Zoom class this fall. Sera Tuz is doing a great job training for her upcoming half marathon, even if it will be virtual! On the other side of Zoom class, Chloë Conacher is heading into another year of teaching. Lindsey Renner accomplished her summer goal of memorizing the tasting notes of Harpoon’s Hazy IPAs. Olivia Lantz continues to impress us with her surfing skills, which get better each day. I’m just waiting for more friends to get some sense and move out to Colorado.”

Thank you to everyone who shared updates! If you have news to share, you can always reach me at dartmouth2019classnotes@gmail.com, send a message to my personal email, or contact me through social media.

—Morgan Lee, 417 Grand St., Apt. D1705, New York City, NY 10002; morganwlee@gmail.com

Hey, ’19s!

As I’m writing this, it is May 1 and I have been social distancing for about seven weeks. I hope by the time this Class Notes column appears in your mailbox or your inbox we will have returned to some form of normalcy. Throughout these difficult times there’s been a blessing: being able to utilize technology to stay connected with ’19 friends. I asked the class to share how they’ve been staying connected with other ’19s in this time. I also asked whether anyone has picked up some new hobbies or skills given the extra time that some of us have.

First off, I’m sharing information on an important cause, with the hope that ’19s can help out. Michael Sun is the national logistics coordinator for MedSupplyDrive, a nationwide volunteer group delivering personal protective equipment donations to healthcare workers. Every donation counts, he says: “Each day I receive requests from nurses, doctors, and hospitals asking for even a box of gloves, not to mention masks and gowns.” If you want to help, you can donate through medsupplydrive.org or contact Michael at mjsun97@gmail.com.

Alice Hsu, who has been working as a chemistry teaching science fellow at Dartmouth, shared with me a screenshot of a Zoom gathering she was having with Jian Dong, Arvind Suresh, Josephine Kalshoven, Heather Flokos, and Joe Leonor. Alice and her friends have been sharing dinner recipes and have been playing Jackbox, Codenames, and other games that have an online interface.

Charlotte Berry reported that she and Abigail Buckley, Caroline Gonzalez, Amanda Royek, Sophie Montgomery, Monika Gabriele, Ellen Smalley, and Paulomi Rao have been working tirelessly on their synchronized swimming choreography.

Regan Gore wrote in, “Since social distancing, I’ve really been enjoying being back in Baltimore and spending more time with my family. My mom and I were avid bakers before this, so we’ve been spending our extra time together trying more challenging recipes and working our way through Great British Bake Off reruns. It’s also been fun catching up with other ’19s as we all have a little more time in our schedules now for Zoom happy hours!”

Monik Walters shared, “I have been social distancing in the comfort of my Brooklyn apartment with my roommates and while working from home. I am really lucky that I have their company in the midst of all this, but I still miss Dartmouth besties. We have been keeping hope alive with frequent group FaceTime calls and by using the multiplayer feature on a lot of gaming apps. However, dealing with different time zones, work schedules, and environments means I have a lot of time left to myself.” Monik began working at ViacomCBS at the beginning of February. Monik says that with extra time on her hands and motivation and desire to create at an all-time high, she started working on a YouTube channel. She is planning on launching this YouTube channel in May. We look forward to seeing your videos, Monik!

Casey Vaughan was recently admitted to the master of behavioral and decision sciences program at University of Pennsylvania and is enrolled in the program for the upcoming fall semester.

Elise Higgins moved to New York this past fall and is the development assistant for operations at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Before lockdown she was enjoying exploring the Met exhibits and meeting up with friends at the Dartmouth club.

I hope that you, your families, and your friends stay safe! As always, if you have class notes to share, send them to dartmouth2019classnotes@gmail.com.

—Morgan Lee, 417 Grand St., Apt. D1705, New York, NY 10002; morganwlee@gmail.com

Hello, ’19s! Welcome to another edition of updates from the class of 2019!

For this issue, I asked classmates to share how Dartmouth changed them. Huge shout-out to Jonathan Lu for sending me such a thoughtful response. He wrote, “Dartmouth changes you, oftentimes for the better! We’re different from the young first-year men and women who arrived at trips four years ago. I remember the freshman version of me—quiet, unsure, and silently wondering whether I belonged in this college full of athletic geniuses. Four years later, I’m still wondering how I got into this college full of athletic geniuses. But a few things have changed: I’m more talkative, (overly) confident, and grateful to have learned alongside such brainy, fit, and downright inspirational people. Dartmouth introduced me to some of the most accomplished, inspirational, and exciting people I’ve ever met. I’m so grateful for their friendship and all the lessons they’ve taught me. They’ve inspired me to be better, and for that I’m so grateful.”

Moving on to general class updates, my trippee Dominic Arcona shared what he has been up to since graduation. During the summer Dom spent time hiking in Spain with his mom. They started in Irún, on the French border, and hiked westward through the coastal cities of San Sebastián, Zarautz, Getaria, Zumaia, and Deba during the course of five days. In July Dom started working at AQN Strategies in Tysons, Virginia. Dom is currently living in Arlington, Virginia, with Sheppard Somers, his freshman year roommate, who is currently working at Mastercard. Dom is also spending time with his girlfriend, Grace Ryan ’18, who is also living in the area. Dom cooks nachos every Tuesday night, usually with Shep or Grace, and is sometimes joined by other Dartmouth friends in the D.C. area. Dom also recently bought a Nintendo Switch and has played far more Super Smash Bros and Pokémon Shield than he cares to admit. Next year Dom hopes to go to graduate school somewhere warm and by the beach, as four brutally cold Hanover winters were enough for him.

I also want to congratulate Colleen O’Connor and Danny Li on being named Schwartzman scholars, which will allow them to study at Tsinghua University in Beijing fully funded.

That’s all for now! I hope everyone is having a great 2020! Please don’t hesitate to contact me with updates, either through social media, my email, or the Class Notes email: dartmouth2019classnotes@gmail.com.

—Morgan Lee, 417 Grand St., Apt. D1705, New York, NY 10002; morganwlee@gmail.com

Hello, ’19s!

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season! I was lucky enough to visit campus earlier this fall term for Homecoming, and was reminded of Dartmouth’s traditions and my freshman fall. I remember the anticipation of starting my first classes, my first time braving the King Arthur Flour line in the library, becoming friends with floormates I consider some of my closest friends to this date, and, of course, running around the Homecoming bonfire.

After a bit of my own reminiscing, I wanted to hear what others remembered about our freshman fall, ’15F. Our class shared memories of our first term on campus.

Jovanay Carter shared, “When I think back to ’15F, I just remember feeling so free and happy and hopeful! I could fly off the adrenaline that I had pumping into my body the day I finally moved into my dorm. I remember setting up my room right after trips and all but pushing my parents out the door because I could not wait to take it all in. I had been hearing for so long about this ‘future’ that was oh-so ‘promising,’ and I felt myself on the precipice of realizing that promise. That term I met my closest friends, had the best roommate I could have imagined, ate a whole lot of Food Court cookies and pizza, and truly surprised myself with my work ethic in classes. It was only the beginning of a long journey of successful terms and joyous occasions.”

Sally Sandoval wrote, “I remember my freshman fall thinking that the seniors were so much older than us and we were so far away from being in their position. My friends and I would get across campus on razor scooters, giggle non-sensibly on first-floor Berry, and gather together every night at 6 for Collis pasta and Family Feud. Four years later and after becoming those seniors I thought were so old, memories such as those stick out in my mind when thinking about ’15F.”

David Jelke shared, “The bonfire. I loved how our whopping 40-foot pile of burning oak (or whatever wood they used) literally set part of the campus on fire. Watching people walk, run, meander, giggle, and crutch around the fire like the cloak of a whirling dervish was trance-like. Almost made you want to touch it! This was also a momentous marker of the fact that we could now enter Greek spaces de jure for the first time.”

The class of 2019 has also been up to exciting things this fall!

Regan Gore recently moved to New York to start her new job as a healthcare associate at Skillcapital, a British consulting and executive search firm. She hopes to see a lot of other ’19s this fall, either in New York or up at Dartmouth!

The class of 2019’s resident international master in chess, Michael Bodek, competed at the U.S. Masters Chess Tournament.

Finally, I’m excited to announce that ’19s for Financial Aid, the senior class gift, reached a participation rate of 48.1 percent and raised a total revenue of $26,009 when combined with a challenge supported by the class of 1969.

Thank you to all who shared updates and reflections!

—Morgan Lee, 417 Grand St., Apt. D1705, New York, NY 10002; morganwlee@gmail.com