Class Note 2009
Hello, ’09s! I hope you have all had a wonderful summer following our Commencement this past June. With any luck the intervening months have given you enough time to process the stark reality before us—we have joined the ranks of Dartmouth alumni. Fortunately, along with that rank comes our very own section in the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine! This column will provide you with important class news, as well as highlight the astounding things that ’09s are doing all around the world. So let’s see what our classmates have already been up to since graduation.
Tiger Rahman started working at AmeriCorps VISTA in the beginning of August. He is serving as the civic engagement coordinator for the National-Louis University in Chicago and living with Kalina Jakymec ’08.
Mark Harris moved to Washington, D.C., in July to research autism at the National Institutes of Health. He tells me he loves his job and the city thus far.
Raymond Rodriguez wrote to me recently to report that he will be “moving into a gorgeous apartment with Reem Hannun and Justine Blum in Boston and starting as a legal assistant at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, but only after making a trip to San Francisco and L.A. to visit Gaby Davila, Danny Gomez and Riley Doyle ’08 at the end of August.” Have fun and good luck to all of you!
Claire C. McConnell recently joined Turner Investment Partners as a quantitative analyst, becoming the fifth member of the quantitative investment team. She will be living and working in her hometown of Berwyn, Pennsylvania.
Kendall Reiley is currently doing trail work with the Student Conservation Association at Mount Rainier in Pierce County, Washington.
Congratulations to Ellie Hicks, who is expecting her first child with husband Jon! Their son, tentatively named Henry Allen, is due in September. They are currently living in Granville, Ohio.
Many adventurous ’09s are living and working abroad this year. Julia Plevin is currently living in Hanoi, Vietnam, and working in communications for an environmental NGO at the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Ravi Segal and Aulden Kaye will both be teaching English in France this year. Ravi will be in Corsica and Aulden will reside in Lyon. They encourage everyone to visit them as often as possible.
Jennifer Murray landed a job in Kenya working for the Lwala Community Health Center, founded by Lwala natives Milton’04 and Fred ’05 Ochieng. She will be working on an HIV/AIDS education program, assisting with surveying for a maternal health study and teaching jump rope to local youth.
Chris Lim reports that he is working for the Singapore government, serving what he calls “my end of the deal after they paid for me to go to Dartmouth.” He is working on scientific policy and planning, “and somewhat missing the footloose lifestyle that Dartmouth affords.” We hear that, Chris!
Sam Stimmel is going on a three-week archeological dig in Menorca, Spain. She hopes to pick up some Spanish before she heads to Costa Rica in the winter for a volunteer opportunity. She starts medical school next summer at Mount Sinai in N.Y.C.
Finally, Nathan Empsall reports that he has Honey Nut Cheerios for breakfast most days. A bold choice, Nathan, though I prefer Waffle Crisp.
That’s all for now, but there is much more to come in the next issue. Keep an eye out for the class of 2009 newsletter, the class Web site and mini-reunions coming up in major cities. Please continue sending me any and all updates on your lives, and good luck out there!
—Peter Rothbard, 2000 Via Tuscany, Winter Park, FL 32789; (407) 421-4676; class.of.2009@alum.dartmouth.org
