Class Note 2006
Hi, classmates! I hope this finds everyone well and eager for the holidays. My December wedding is fast approaching, so that’s what’s been keeping me busy lately. A few recent weddings to report on, so we’ll start with that. Sarah Friesen writes that she married husband Stephen Press on June 11—exactly 10 years from the day we graduated!—at Glen Island Harbor Club in New Rochelle, New York. She writes that it was a bit of a mini-reunion of sorts, and noted that many classmates were in attendance, including Sarah Givner, Gloria Sheng, Chelsea Carroll, Amanda Prentice, Sumintra Wood, Phyllis Lee, Caroline Ling and a number of others. Also recently married was Griffin Gordon, who wed wife Casey Gillece on July 30, in Annapolis, Maryland. Griffin notes that Lynda (Tricarico) Daniel initially introduced the couple and that Nina Fulmer was their officiant. Many ’06 classmates were in attendance, including Jamie Coffin, Katie (Wolf) Coffin, Forrest Hanson, Brad Heritage, Jared Hyatt, Alex Tonelli and others. Griffin reports that a particular highlight was singing the alma mater!
New family arrivals for some of our classmates: Adam Wilk and wife Kelly in June welcomed their second child, Meridon Shay Wilk, who joins older sister Evangeline Mara Wilk. Adam is a member of the faculty at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. Danielle Curley and her husband welcomed their second child, son Paul John Curley Jr., in May. Danielle also notes that the family will be traveling to Virginia to celebrate the wedding of Diana Bradford in October.
On the professional front, there’s a lot going on. Ron McCants is a staff writer for ABC’s Speechless. Ron also recently celebrated his sixth anniversary with wife Krystal, with whom he has two daughters—his “princesses”—Faye (5) and Eleanor (1). Zach Goldstein is making news with his startup, Thanx, which was written up in Forbes recently. Thanx operates in the customer loyalty space; it’s an app that tracks all of your loyalty programs while running in the background of your phone. The company is backed by VC behemoth Sequoia and counts Visa and MasterCard among some of its partnerships. Alex Tonelliwas recently written up in DAM for his entrepreneurship efforts, most notably for his latest venture, Vocate. A cofounder of Funding Circle, Alex started Vocate to help offer on-ramps for young people seeking their first professional experiences. The company’s mission is to connect students with internships in order to gain experience in three key areas: self-understanding, skills and professional development. Fun fact: Vocate’s first launch school was Dartmouth! Last but not least, congratulations to Dartmouth’s first-ever Stanley Cup winner, our classmate Ben Lovejoy! In June Ben won the Stanley Cup with his teammates from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ben, a defenseman, had a career-changing playoffs, where he recorded 10 points (four goals, six assists) to help the Pens take home the Cup. Ben is also the first-ever New Hampshire-born player to win the Stanley Cup, and so for his “day with the cup” on August 1 he and his wife, Avery Eyre Lovejoy ’05, and their two young daughters brought the cup back to—where else—Dartmouth! As Ben noted: “It would have been a huge highlight of my childhood to have something like that happen in New Hampshire. The fact that I get to be the one to do it at Dartmouth and Thompson Arena—I’m so excited and proud of that.” Congratulations to all of our classmates on continuing to make Dartmouth so proud!
Until next time! Secretary out.
—Jessica Tory, Schwab Residential Center, 680 Serra St., Stanford, CA 94305; jessica.e.tory@gmail.com
