Class Note 1985
I am miraculously enjoying the warmth of sunshine out my window—perhaps one of the first days in the entire month of June that has been devoid of rain. I never thought that would seem like such an accomplishment but as most of us in the Northeast can attest, this past month has been all too damp, dreary and dull. A challenge to try focusing on outdoor activities, the break from the routine of the school year, summer travel adventures when your daily hope is that your raincoat has dried out from the night before. I am happy to report that drier skies appear to have finally arrived, and I have (surprisingly) enjoyed a modest deluge of classmate news since our last column. Here’s the news.
Rich Lindahl broke his code of silence—described as an unintentional reluctance to put “fingers to keyboard” (the current age version of putting pen to paper)—and shared the following: “I’ve just been appointed CFO of the Corporate Executive Board in Arlington, Virginia. The company bills itself as ‘the indispensable source of best practice research, decision-support tools and executive education for the world’s top corporations and not-for-profit institutions.’ This new role follows an 11-year run at Sprint Nextel, most recently as senior vice president and treasurer. I’m still living in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with my wife, Noni, and our daughters Annie (16), Jane (14) and Zoe (11). We love living in this area, having been here now since 1991. Noni and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary in April. She keeps busy as a preschool teacher and nonprofit board member. All three girls go to National Cathedral School and lead very active lives. After work and family I enjoy getting in a few rounds of golf, the occasional tennis match, playing a little guitar, skiing when possible and trying to keep up with old friends as best I can. I hope my classmates are well and would love to hear from anyone (rich.lindahl@yahoo.com and on Facebook).” Rich assured me that he has June 2010 booked to be in Hanover for our 25th reunion.
Patty Milon was hired as executive vice president and chief legal counsel for Scottrade Bank in St. Louis, Missouri, in May of this year. Prior to joining Scottrade Patty was involved in various consulting capacities to financial institutions on TARP (you know, that financial assistance plan all of us taxpayers “agreed” to dole out to those ailing financial institutions). I am confident Patty was on the good side of all of that stuff, given her previous positions also included VP and deputy counsel to Fannie Mae and senior counsel for financial institutions for the Treasury Department.
Other news falls under the broad category of “sightings,” which are always a welcome addition to our column news. Rick Kleeman was spotted (not by yours truly—this is one of those two-degrees-of-separation sightings but it still counts) at Lincoln Center toasting Dartmouth’s outgoing President Wright. I am sure my invite got lost in the mail. Mark Engel was spotted in Lax Unlimited in Old Greenwich, Connecticut (adjacent to his home in Stamford), with three of his four kids, outfitting some combination of them with gear. And in keeping with the lacrosse theme, Linda Cooper Marshall was spotted in the stands of Southington (Connecticut) High School watching her youngest, Claire, play lacrosse. No doubt following in the footsteps of dad Jenkins ’84 and older brothers Jenkins and Henry, Claire will give Linda plenty more opportunities to be a spectator!
Send news! All the best to all of you!
—Leslie A. Davis Dahl, 83 Pecksland Road, Greenwich, CT 06831; (203) 552-0070; dahlleslie@yahoo.com; John MacManus, 188 Ringwood Road, Rosemont, PA 19010; (610) 525-4541; slampong@aol.com
