Class Note 2009
Happy new year, ’09s! Christopher Blankenship married Sasha Kelemen in Charlottesville, Virginia, on September 22. High school friend DeVan Ard, brother Jon Blankenship, Brice Acree, Steve Durham, and Matt Beale ’08 were groomsmen, and sister Jennifer Demoff ’99, Alex Barsamian ’04, Daniel Belkin ’08, and Sandra Levy ’11 made sure Dartmouth was well represented at the party. Courtney Collins and her husband, Dan, welcomed identical twin boys, Teddy and Rafa, in September. They are hoping to introduce them to old friends at the reunion next summer. Alex DiBranco and Emily Carian ’11 cofounded the Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS) in October 2019 with four collaborators from the United States and Europe. IRMS is committed to exposing and challenging common narratives that provide shelter to male supremacist movements, advancing new theoretical understandings and practical analyses of contemporary threats, and providing resources for media and activists to improve their ability to challenge male supremacism and misogyny. The website can be viewed at theirms.org. Sarah Leners has been elected and appointed to the auxiliary board of the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Let her know if you are in town and would like a tour! In November Nat and Christine Wells moved to Park City, Utah, from Washington, D.C., with their daughter, Yardley! Ryan Wilson is happy to report that he married Heather Estby up on top of a mountain at Jay Peak, Vermont! He is currently completing his clinical neurophysiology fellowship after finishing a neurology residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. He will be working in Burlington, Vermont, where his wife is a resident in radiology. He would love to hear from any ’09s passing by northern Vermont! Joanne Nachio married Harrison D. St. Germain (Wake Forest ’09, Notre Dame Law ’12) on October 19, 2019, in Plantation, Florida. Stefanie Zychowski was the maid of honor. Also in attendance were Angela Chou, Alexandra Gakos ’11, and Cynthia Terzakis Gakos ’81.
—Liz (Doolittle) Kahane, 7 Chatmoss Road, Henderson, NV 89052; (617) 909-7669; elizabeth.d.kahane@gmail.com
