Class Note 1988
After a brief stint in N.Y.C. post-graduation, Pete Gleason moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked in consulting. While there he earned an M.B.A. from Virginia Tech and married his wife, Stephanie (UVA ’88). After a stint with EY in Dallas—daughter Claire (nearly 18) was born there—Pete returned to D.C. in 2000 and has been there since. Shortly thereafter, he joined the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)—a membership association for corporate directors and their boards—and son Carter arrived in 2001. Pete became president of NACD in 2015 and became CEO this year. Pete sees Dartmouth alumni who are members of the association, including classmates Joe Raver and John Scott. A few times a year Pete and first-year floormate Jay Kumar get together with their families. He sees Sloane Anders Wildman ’87 and her husband, Pat ’90, who live nearby, and keeps in touch with fellow lax players Burgie Howard ’86, Larry Pederson ’87 and Mike Kidd ’91. “I travel often around the country for work, but try my best to maintain a healthy work-life balance. My wife, who has two master’s degrees and her own company, is an inspiration to my kids and me. We love living near D.C. (despite the traffic) with the kids, rescue dog Maggie and two rescued cats.”
Ed Landers lives in North Reading, Massachusetts, with wife Lynn, Th’89, daughter Megan (17) and son Ryan (16). Ed earned his J.D. from Boston College Law School in 1992 and has been practicing in Boston since, including over 20 years at Morrison Mahoney LLP. “We spend a lot of quality time together as a family, particularly playing tennis and traveling. Recently we traveled to Anguilla and Hawaii to celebrate birthdays and our 25th wedding anniversary. Our kids are active in sports, which keep us busy as well.”
Diane DePriest Cokerdem and her husband, Shayne (Connecticut College ’91), have two sons, in grades 7 and 5. Diane and Shayne both are international high school teachers. “I started teaching math stateside, then went international in 2012, teaching in Venezuela and now Poland, at the American School of Warsaw. I love my job and students, who give me hope for the future. I love swimming, the outdoors, traveling, learning and most of all enjoy spending time with family. I am profoundly aware how fast 18 years can go by and try to savor every moment with my boys.”
Susan Danley Baker married husband David the fall after graduation and moved to Maryland to work for Westinghouse (now Northrop Grumman). “We thought it was a temporary move but here we are almost 30 years later! I am a program manager for the company but have held positions in business development and human resources. Outside of work, I spent six years on the board of directors for the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Maryland—a cause near and dear to my heart since I lost my father to this terrible disease. David is a graphic designer and has worked for design agencies, a publishing company and most recently a sign shop, plus doing freelance work. We have two children. Our oldest son, Kyle, is in his final year at Worcester Polytechnic Institute studying interactive media and game design. (If anyone has contacts in the video game industry, please let me know!) Our youngest child, Keaton, is in seventh grade. Yes, our kids are 10 1/2 years apart but it has worked out well and we like to believe it has kept us young!”
Finally, please remember to save the date for our 30th reunion: June 14 -17.
—Jere Mancini, 34 Wearimus Road, HoHoKus, NJ 07423; d88correspondent@gmail.com
