Class Note 2007
Hello, ’07s! Back to word count-breaking submissions: You’re awesome!
Lindsey Dryden married Daniel Holzberger (Clemson ’08) on March 1 in a small ceremony with family and close friends in Greenville, South Carolina. She is enjoying being a wife and new mom of one dog, Mr. Bojangles. Lindsey is slowly working on a first novel. Any ’07 writers out there? Drop her a line!
Clara Aranovich was afforded a neat opportunity to travel to South Africa to direct a short documentary sponsored by Chevrolet. “On a whim I took Matt Cohn ’08 to co-produce for me. We had an amazing experience—both awe-inspiring and humbling. I’m excited to share the final film!”
James Finney finished a postbac in May and is applying to med school in June. In August he, his wife and his 1-year-old daughter will drive to southern Belize, where they will volunteer for a year at the Hillside Clinic, which serves Mayan people in nearby villages and the poor of the nearby town. Several classmates and professor friends are aiming for a visit, and James plans for Tim Noronha ’06, Th’08, to ride “shotgun” through Mexico.
Luis Dinnella-Borrego is wrapping up his second year at the Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary: “Holy Week was excellent up here in Boston, where I participated in a vigil Mass that began at 11:30 p.m. and didn’t end until 5 a.m.! On April 21 I went with a priest and two other seminarians to visit Dartmouth College for the first time in almost seven years. Afterward we took a leisurely hike to Gile Mountain in Norwich, Vermont, where we climbed up the fire tower and saw the White Mountains, including Mount Moosilauke and the spire of Baker Tower.”
Danny Hundert attended Paul Salipante and Alex Dalhman’s wedding. “Eric Trautman lit my hair on fire with a religious candle during the ceremony.”
Renee Cottle is engaged to Brandon A. Johnson, a colleague she met while pursuing her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. She and Brandon will wed on August 31 in Atlanta.
Tara Burns writes, “After more than six years I finally left my job at MedAssets and started working as a financial analyst at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. I’m looking forward to relocating to the Bridgewater, New Jersey, area in the very near future!”
Nicole (Mahr)Cannizzaro and husband George Cannizzaro (Fordham ’03) celebrated their first wedding anniversary on March 16. She also writes, “I am super excited for the wedding of Blair Burgreen and Chris Chan in June in Sonoma! Both Arielle Rodman and I will be Blair’s attendants.” In addition, “I got to hang out with Meaghan Ferrick in March when she was in D.C. for a conference. She is a woman of many adventures and has recently moved to Portland, Maine. If you’re ever there or in D.C. let us know!” Lastly, Nicole is making a career change after seven years of teaching.
Meredith (Wilson) Chang and husband Welton ’05 are moving to Philly this summer, as Welton was accepted into a Penn Ph.D. program. “I’m still going to be working Iraq issues for the U.S. Defense Department, just moving my home base to Fort Dix, so we will be on the lookout for Dartmouth alums in the area!”
Victoria Solbert will be heading to Bangladesh for the summer to work on the climate-resilient ecosystems and livelihoods project with USAID and Winrock International. “Any alums in the region?”
That’s it for now, ’07s! Wishing you a beautiful start of summer.
—Jesse Shaw, 733 Amsterdam Ave., #15H, New York City, NY 10025; jesseashaw@gmail.com
