Class Note 2006
Hi, ’06s. Greetings from Charlotte, North Carolina! I recently moved here as part of the business leadership rotational program with Synchrony Financial. I join Jonathan and Stephanie (Cochran) Landsberg, who have graciously hosted me in their beautiful home on previous visits. If you also live in the area, let us know!
Don’t forget to visit our class website to see the Class Notes online and check out the photos that classmates have submitted along with their updates. You can access the website by visiting: 2006.dartmouth.org/classnotes.
I’m starting off this column with some exciting travel news: Vicki Allen and her partner, Sara Olson (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse ’06), took a recent trip to Watson Lake near Prescott, Arizona. She also adopted a 6-year-old dog named Fay, nicknamed “Tina Fey.” Vicki and the rest of the Flagstaff Dartmouth crew—including Lauren Edgar ’07 and Brett Carr ’07—welcome all Grand Canyon visitors to check in at Flagstaff along the way and smell the (not lone) pine trees.
Ben Schwartz and his foster son, Charles, hosted Sarah Ball in Ghana on the first pilot trip for his culture-meets-adventure travel startup. He and Charles look forward to introducing more Dartmouth guests to the splendor of West Africa.
In baby news, Jessica Alvarez and husband, Phil Klay ’05, welcomed their second child, Marcos Andres, on September 15. He joins big brother Adrian Felipe, who had a blast at the 10-year reunion.
Jonathan Vaccaro and his wife, Ashley, in June welcomed their third child, Jacob, who joins Lucas (2) and Delilah (1). They live in Vienna, Austria.
Will Pierce and his wife, Kristie, welcomed their second child, a boy named Ben Wentworth Pierce, into the world on September 10. Alex Tonelli and his wife Tscharner, Tu’17, welcomed a baby girl, Brannen Marie Tonelli, on September 2. Ben is already looking forward to escorting Brannen to her first sorority formal in 2036!
In September I visited Ryan Fuselier and his wife, Lara, and enjoyed a weekend with them and their Rottweiler Lolo in New York City. We also attended the baptism of Anthony Gargiulo’s son, Lucas, with wife Rachel.
Jesse Gero and Jane Cowan ’08 recently moved to Paris.
Bill Quirk says hi from New York. When he’s not at the opera, he’s losing sleep over never buying bitcoin.
And a huge congrats to Nick Taranto, whose e-commerce food business Plated was acquired by grocery chain Albertsons in September. Albertsons is one of the largest supermarket chains in North America, and this is the first purchase of a prepared meal company by a supermarket chain.
Looking forward to hearing from you all for the next column. Until then, happy holidays!
—Cindy Tsai, Synchrony Financial, 10840 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28277; cindaaay@gmail.com
