Class Note 2000

Nov-Dec 2019

Hello, ’00s! First, a mystery for us to solve: I got a sweet note from Emily Fletcher ’13, who related an encounter with one of our classmates in North Cascades National Park in July. She and her fiancée, Katie Adams ’13, were hiking and didn’t bring any insect repellent. As Emily tells it, “Finally, as we were getting truly desperate, a kind stranger offered us his 100-percent DEET (praise!) and he turned out to be a Dartmouth ’00 visiting from Minneapolis! We reminisced about Hanover, discussed rugby, and sang a line of the alma mater before continuing on our respective ways, and it was a lovely moment of Dartmouth fellowship in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest.” Mystery mosquito-vanquishing, possible rugby-playing Minneapolis ’00, reveal yourself, please.

Mike Lewis has a new venture, Onward, a secure ride service for seniors and others who need assistance. Onward drivers are trained to deliver passengers door-to-door and to fold wheelchairs and provide basic medical assistance, if needed. Mike’s cofounder and fellow serial entrepreneur is Nader Akhnoukh ’99—the two of them sold their prior tech startup, Kapost, for $50 million. Congrats to Mike and Nader!

Serin Houston recently published a book, Imagining Seattle: Social Values in Urban Governance. She examines the translation of sustainability, creativity, and social justice from concept into practice within Seattle’s urban governance and discusses why and how racialized and classed inequities often accompany such translations. Serin is a professor of geography and international relations at Mount Holyoke College.

Congrats are also in order for Kate (Graw) Lamond, who was inducted in the Chesapeake, Virginia, chapter of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame this year. Kate is a plastic surgeon and lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and two adorable young children.

Anne Mullins is the new president of the Association of Legal Writing Directors, and chaired its national legal writing conference during the summer. Congrats on the major recognition from your colleagues, Anne!

Did any of you celebrate class of 200(0)th day on July 20? I was lucky to be visiting Kate (Christiaanse) Fenwick at her new home in Woodside, California, along with Debbie (Godsoe) Rand, Meaghan (Fanning) Karczewski, Cabray Haines, Whitney (Hale) Gardiner, Catherine (Kahl) Miliaras, Brook Cosby, Caroline Hribar, Christina Dam, Charlotte (Zukowski) Sullivan, and Jessica (Margolin) Fenton.