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1990
Chad Hollister and his wife, Katie ORourke, welcomed their first
child, a daughter, Riley, on May 27, 2005. I saw Chad and his band, The
Chad Hollister Band, in July at a Tip-A-Canoe and Barbecue, Too. They
were great! You can hear Chads music on his website, www.chadmusic.com.
Carol Kallman Kane reported that she and her husband, Brian 88,
welcomed their first son, Ryan Dieter, on March 24, 2004. Peggy Doherty
Delong is a licensed psychologist with a private practice in Liberty Corner,
N.J. She primarily does forensic psychological evaluations with children
and adults regarding child abuse and neglect issues. She and her husband,
John, welcomed their third child, a son, Jamie, born May 13, 2005. He
joins his sisters, Carly and Morgan, in the familys Califon, N.J.,
home. Fran Daigle Van Geyte, husband Gary, and newborn daughter Julianna
Elise attended the wedding of Tanya Miller and Richard Rades in Montauk,
Long Island, last May. Julianna was born on May 7, 2005. Daniel Bokan
and his fiancée, Sherry Senior, live in Charlotte, Vt. He is general
manager of Shearer Pontiac, Cadillac, and Hummer. Kurt Weisenfluh and
his wife, Maura, welcomed their third son, Kurt Montgomery, into the world
on July 26, 2005. The Weisenfluhs, who have been married for 11 years,
live in Larchmont, N.Y., with their sons, Matthew, Owen, and Kurt. Maura
is a real estate salesperson, and Kurt is a fixed income trader at Lehman
Brothers in New York.
Send your news to
Tessa Donohoe Fontaine
tessafontaine@zoominternet.net
1991
Last January,
Timothy Copeland of Brattleboro, Vt., was named a director of the law
firm Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC. He will share in management and ownership
of the firm.
Send your news to
Suzanne Sammis Cabot
suzannecabot@yahoo.com
Laurie Robinson Dalzell
alumni@uvm.edu
1992
Barry Sheff was named a vice president with Woodward & Curran in Portland,
Maine, a consulting and operations firm integrating services in engineering,
science, and operations. Barry is a certified professional engineer and
a project manager with the company. He makes his home in Gray, Maine.
Send your news to
Lisa Askeroff Kanter
lisa.kanter@ed.gov
1993
David Prothero has moved his financial planning/CPA practice to Central
Square in Cambridge, Mass. His new website
is www.chilmarkadvisors.com. He would love to hear from any local (or
not so local) alumni.
Send your news to
John Gates
alumni@uvm.edu
1994
Jeff MacLellan lives in Boston and is a technical consultant for EMC Corporation,
covering Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and some of Connecticut. He has
been married to a wonderful woman for the past five years, and they have
two beautiful little girls, Lindsay and Annie. Jeff also fits in some
time to race in triathlons, water ski, and coach. Diana Jacobs Nelson
married Doug Nelson in June 2004 at Shelburne Farms in Vermont. She wrote,
It was a beautiful ceremony and wonderful day with all of our family
and friends. We try to visit Vermont often, but we live in Merritt Fla.
Doug and I both work at the Kennedy Space Center. It has been very busy
down here as we all prepare for Return to Flight. Our best to the class
of 1994! Inge Smith Luce wrote that she is living in Dorset, Vt.,
where she works as a critical care paramedic and an assistant medical
examiner. Inge married her husband, Mark, in September 2002, and they
welcomed twin sons Jason and Gabriel on March 26, 2004. Inge reports,
Life is hectic with twins, but I am back to work and loving it.
I am looking forward to getting in touch with some of my Kappa sisters
via email at ismith@globalnetisp.net. I am happy to report another
set of twins to members of the class of 94. Rob and Michelle Hiller
Range announced the birth of their sons Colin and Ryan on May 31, 2005.
The Ranges live in Reno, Nev., and they are all doing great. Michelle
and Rob are looking forward to enjoying eight hours of sleep in a row
at some point in the future, but they couldn't be happier about the boys.
Congratulations, Michelle and Rob! Caleb Daniloff of Middlebury, Vt.,
is the winner of the 2005 Ralph Nading Hill Jr. Literary Prize, awarded
annually by Green Mountain Power and Vermont Life magazine. The winning
essay is entitled, Urgent Conversations at 5 a.m. It will
appear in the fall issue of Vermont Life. Caleb received a master of fine
arts degree from Columbia University in 1999. A former reporter, he works
as a copy writer at Burch & Company in Burlington. He remains a freelance
writer who has written for The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and the
Rutland Herald. He also reviews books for Publishers Weekly and is a regular
commentator on Vermont Public Radio. More information is available on
his website (www.calebdaniloff.com). We love hearing what youre
up to. Please send me updates.
Send your news to
Abby Atkinson O'Brien
abbyao@sbglobal.net
1995
Our 10th Reunion was a fantastic time with a tremendous turnout. There
are too many highlights to list, but it was great to be back in Burlington
and trying to get into parties at Orchard Terrace. Ted Butler sent special
thanks to Chico for throwing an impromptu pool party for our class. A
big thank you to our reunion chairs Kelli Shonter and Chris Ford for hosting
so many of us in their home (including surprise guest Bill Wright) as
well as coordinating such a memorable weekend for everyone. Cornelia Tucker
67 wrote to inform us that Ron and Amy (95) Tucker welcomed
their son, Joseph Paul, on March 26, 2005. Michael Hickey joined the law
firm of Choate, Hall & Stewart, LLP, in their real estate group last
June. Gregory Pinter became a partner in his law firm, Cozen OConner,
in New York. Gregory practices with the firms products liability
and complex tort group. For more than five years, Jenny Estey has been
working at Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans, Vt., as
a correctional instructor, teaching high school English and history for
the Community High School of Vermont, the states largest approved
independent school. She is also an adjunct instructor at the local Community
College of Vermont site. Jenny married Dave Sicard in 1994, shortly before
finishing school. They have two daughters, Paige and Morgan, and they
recently bought a home in Alburg, Vt., where they see Amy Bernardini (93)
Schalk and Angie Gage (93) Charron regularly. They would love to
hear from UVM friends via email at esteysicard@ yahoo.com. Sara Dolan
became engaged to Greg Looby in June 2005, and she promises to have gravy
fries and kabobs at her 2006 wedding. Hannah Schwartz Wood and husband
David announced the birth of their daughter, Adah Jane, on April 12, 2005.
They own and operate an indoor skateboard park in Burlington, Vt.
Send your news to
Valeri Pappas
vspappas@mindspring.com
1996
Hello, classmates! Weve got lots of baby news! Your class secretary,
Jill Cohen Gent, and husband Richard are the proud parents of a baby boy,
Brian Richard, born April 28, 2005. Mom, dad, and baby are all doing great.
Anna Norgren Mahon and husband Sean of Orange, Conn., welcomed their daughter,
Grace Neala, into the world on May 18, 2005. She is named after Annas
good friend and Olympic teammate, Grace Upshaw, a long jumper. Her middle
name is Celtic for warrior/champion. Chris and Katie Maroney Walters of
Methuen, Mass., welcomed their second child, Abigail Page, on April 28,
2005. Kristen Barkocy Pierson and husband Michael have a new daughter,
Carly Ann, born January 28, 2005. The Piersons make their home in Centerport,
N.Y. Katie Thyng Varricchione and husband Glen 95 welcomed their
third child, Isabelle Grace, on February 4, 2005. John and Lindsay McKnight
(97) Flint welcomed their second daughter, Isabella Barbara, on
January 15, 2005. Sybil Sumner Mitchell wrote to share the news of the
birth of her daughter. Corinne Lydia, on June 24, 2005. She wrote, Big
sister Elizabeth is so excited! I reconnected with Kristi Tatro a few
months ago. It was great to see her, and we hope to get together again
soon. I also also had a quick visit from Antonia Ziegler Fiksdalstrand,
who was visiting from Norway for a few weeks with her children, Dillon
and Grace. Stephanie Pettis Sumner ran on my husband's relay team in the
Vermont City Marathon last May. The team did really well. Steph plans
to return to teaching in the fall. I also want to send a shout out to
Aunt Marcia Durham Weger 84. Jamie Sellers Pratt and her husband,
Jason, welcomed with love their daughter, Georgia Darren, on June 11,
2005. Jamie, Jason, and Georgia reside happily in Wilton, Conn. Both Jamie
and Jason are analysts in investment management. Thanks to Georgias
maternal grandmother, George Ann Sellers, for sending the news.
Send your news to
Michelle Richards Peters
mrichards@virtuoso.com
Jill Cohen Gent
jcgent@adelphia.net
1997
Jeff Cantara works as a wildlife ecologist for a consulting firm on the
New Hampshire seacoast. He and his wife, Renee, also own and operate New
Roots Farm, a certified organic vegetable farm and CSA on the web at www.newrootsfarm.com.
Hed love to hear from old friends who live in the area. Britta Macomber
and John Hallisey were married on April 24, 2005, at the Chatham Bars
Inn on Cape Cod. In attendance were many UVM alums, including Rob Slocum,
Pete Rand, Chris and Sarah McGuirk, Steve Losordo, Tim Walsh, Brendan
and Jen Burke, Steve Gilarde, Chris Sullivan, Gordon Allen, Andrew Cho,
Eben and Jen Thurston, Adam Tischler, Ben Fischer, Darren Blasko, Trevor
Smith, Susan Wahlen 96, Chris 96 and Emily Wyner, Chris and
Allie Wendel Craytor, Pete and Debbie Walker Boylan, Sara Hutchinson,
Vanessa Howard, Mike and Sarah McGuirk 01, Kristie Donahue 98,
and Kelly Burke 98. They currently live in Boston, where Britta
is a kindergarten teacher, and John is in medical sales. Chad Euler of
New York City, a graduate student at Rockefeller University, received
the David Rockefeller Fellowship during the universitys commencement
ceremonies last June. Chad is pursuing a PhD in bacterial pathogenesis,
focusing on how bacteria infect people and cause disease, particularly
the earliest points of infection.
Send your news to
Lee Carstensen Genung
lee@dunhamroad.com
1998
Jennifer Ollington of Alhambra, Calif., advanced to second place in the
William H. Spong First Amendment Moot Court Competition last spring. She
had principal brief-writing duties and was an oralist for one round.
Send your news to
Heather Lynch
hlynch@jcrew.com
1999
Brad Rosenheim successfully defended his PhD thesis in marine geology
and geophysics at the University of Miami. He received his doctorate last
May. His thesis involved studying marine paleoclimate data stored as chemical
signatures in sponge skeletons. He has several options for employment
and postdoctoral studies as well as an offer of tenure-track professorship.
Congratulations to Matthew Frank, who married Johanna Freicht, a 1999
graduate of Ohip University, in Santa Monica, Calif., on August 29, 2004.
UVMers in attendance on their big day included groomsman Adam Levinthal,
G.W. Westervelt, Saad Khawaja, Matt Salzmann, Catlin ONeil, and
Alissa Bor. Matthew and Johanna met at Loyola Law School. Johanna has
a practice in criminal law, and Matthew practices entertainment law. They
make their home in West Hollywood, Calif. Jennifer McManus married Joshua
Agnew at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa., on June 25, 2005.
UVMers in attendance included James Findlay-Shirras, Jamie McCarthy, Tristram
Millard, Meg Spadinger 00, Jeremy 00 and Linda Jones Dostie,
and Kathleen Sassi 00. Jenn and Josh make their home in Los Angeles
with their dog, Shoelace. Jenn works in public relations, and Josh is
a television writer. Best wishes to Casey Hall, who married Mac Armstrong,
a Princeton University graduate, on June 18, 2005, in Napa, Calif. The
weekend was filled with nothing but the best for the wonderful couple,
including some Go Cats Go chants from the UVM guests. Bridesmaids included
Kristen Garner, Allison Hodge, Jenny Grossheim, Beth Young, Katie Bell,
Laura Spence, and me. Doug Jordan, Nick Myer, Greg Hollander, Karena Zornow,
and Celene Verkerk were also in attendance. Katie Bell married Doug Jordan
on July 9, 2005, in Burlington, Vt. UVMers in the wedding party were Devin
Zeller, Nick Meyer, Jason Spaulding, Jenny Grosshelm, Kristen Garner,
Casey Armstrong Hall, Laura Spence, Elizabeth Young, and Jeff Henry. Other
UVMers in attendance included Rachel Stinson Henry, Amen Teter, Mark Speno,
Joanne Whitman Valenca, Cris Amanti, and Chris Frier. Emily Cumming recently
married a non-UVM alum, Klaus Ullmann, on April 30, 2005. The wedding
took place on Cape Cod, where she grew up. Erin DaCosta Warren and Jaime
Bergin were in the wedding party. Others in attencance included Chris
Pereira, Mark Allen (and Brie), Colleen Farrell Kamrad, and Amanda Marcou.
After a honeymoon in Jamaica, Emily and Klaus now live in Natick, Mass.
Congratulations to all the happy couples! Hope to hear from more of you
for the next issue.
Send your news to
Sarah Pitlak
spitlak@hotmail.com
2000
Jenny Denison and Heather Radtke Duhamel are happy to announce that their
friend, Laura Richards, married Rob Jacques on June 5, 2005, on the Nonatum
Resort Green in Kennebunkport, Maine. Laura and Rob live in Boston and
work at Fidelity. Both are working on graduate degrees. Their wedding
party included Jenny Denison, Heather Radtke Duhamel, Kelly Cuddyer, and
Katie Nobile Brunell. Other alums in attendance included Sandy Rosen,
Becca Schneiderman, Kate Noonan, Deming Coates 05, Maren Christensen
Holmes, Andrew Holmes 99, and Joe Vincent 99. The couple went
to St. John for their honeymoon. Thanks, Jenny and Heather, for the update.
Send your news to
Sara Kinnamon Fritsch
sara.k.fritsch@accenture.com
2001
Preston Junger 00 wrote from New York City to let us know that he
and Jen Dwyer are engaged, and they are planning to marry next spring.
Preston and Jen met at Liela Figleafs wedding last June. They also
saw Heather Johnson, Annie Carlson, Becca Cohlan, and Maggie Sposato there.
They are also on a kickball team with other UVMers. Preston and several
other UVM Catamount fans created a website, catamountcountry.com, with
coverage of games and players. Sarah Lane of Lyndonville, Vt., received
her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry.
At the graduate awards dinner, she received the Vision Development Award
of Excellence in Vision Therapy and Honors in Clinical Practice. Sarah
will complete her residency in vision therapy and rehabilitation in the
SUNY College of Optometry in New York City. After completing her residency,
she plans to return to Vermont.
Send your news to
Hilary Dixon-Streeter Daly
hilary.f.daly@dartmouth.edu
2002
Greetings to the class of 2002! I hope you all enjoyed your summer and
are looking forward to a chilly winter. I dont know about any other
cities, but I know the Boston UVMers have been busy with lots of well-organized
alumni events, including golf outings, a night at Tias, and Red
Sox games. It is always great to see everyone. First and foremost, I would
like to congratulate Michael and Stephanie Geider Nelms on their marriage.
They were wed on June 19, 2004, in a ceremony at UVMs Newman Center,
followed by a reception at the Sheraton. They spent their honeymoon in
Puerto Rico, and they currently make their home in Watertown, Mass. Stephanie
attends Tufts Dental School, and Mike works at IBM. There were many UVMers
in attendance at the wedding, including Jessica Kulis, Jessica Powers,
Elizabeth Pecoraro, Valerie Leous, Andrea Barber, Emily Kolpa, Elyse Stoller,
Ilana Levin, Jake Fournier 00, Jon Ernest, Anthony Fecteau 03,
Chris Van Cott, Sarah Cohen 98, Matt and Tracy Horne, Andy and Megan
Rubman, Scott and Katie Stoddard, Jason and Carrie Landstrom, Matt and
Jenny Myers, Adam Gurry, Todd Kathan, Webb Thompson, Kim Hussels, Tod
Sargent, Patrick Strom, and Jillian Geider, maid of honor. Congratulations
also to Justine Rogan and Laura Bean,who trained together and completed
the 109th Boston Marathon on April 18. I have also heard from Laina Malm-Levine,
who was an art major with an art history minor at UVM. She wrote to let
us know that she is now writing her thesis for the museum studies program
at the Harvard Extension School. She also just recently started her own
business, Private Collections Management, which caters to people with
private art collections. She photographs and catalogs their collections,
then does the necessary research on specific pieces. She is moving to
New York City this fall and is hoping to acquire more clients there. Scott
Radimer wrote to let us know what he is up to. He just completed his first
year at Florida State University in the higher education masters
program with a major in student affairs. Scott is enjoying the warm winters
but not looking forward to his first Florida summer. Thank you to everyone
for the updates. I would love to hear from more of you for the next issue.
Please feel free to send me an email message at the address below.
Send your news to
Jennifer Khouri
jenniferkhouri@yahoo.com
2003
Dusty Scheuch wrote, I am teaching biology, environmental science,
and anatomy and physiology at Green Mountain Union High School in Chester,
Vt. Dusty also gave me a few updates on our classmates: Jocelyn
Fletcher is teaching English at Hartford Memorial Middle School in White
River Junction, Vt. Ryan Cactus Quinn recently came home from
China after teaching English there for a year. He is now using his business
degree and his fluent Chinese to work with Chinese businessmen. Dan Driscoll
is working in Boston at MFS Financial, and Liz Mattes is working in New
York City as a real estate agent. Ross Feitlinger wrote, Small worlds
collided this spring when Jen Guimaraes 04 and I started working
together. We both work at Ferry Beach Ecology School in Saco, Maine, teaching
kids from New England about the natural environment and how to protect
it. Michael LoSchiavo also gave me updates on our classmates in
the Philadelphia area. He took a job with the contract division of Staples
that was featured in an Apprentice team challenge. Michael wrote, Working
as a contract sales representative in center city for the past two years,
Ive had the opportunity to experience a very competitive sales environment.
My performance and track record with Staples thus far has earned me a
number of awards, including recognition as top sales associate in the
country for 2004. Don Much, Nick Antell, and Ben Diazlo also live
in Philadelphia. Next January, Michael and Don will be relocating to Washington,
D.C., where Michael has accepted a management position in that area. Don
will be completing his MBA at St. Josephs University in December,
and he plans to take a paralegal position at a corporate law firm in Washington,
D.C. Korinne Moore is working for the American Cancer Society in Boston
and is moving into an apartment with Janine White in Somerville. Cara
Linehan loves her job in the development office at Harvard Law School.
She lives in Boston with friends. Ive had the opportunity to catch
up with several classmates these last few months. First, congratulations
to Emily St. Germain! She became engaged to Phil Perrinez in March, and
they are planning a December wedding. Emily and Phil are both finishing
graduate school this year, and they plan to apply to medical school in
the spring. On June 23, the New York events committee planned a gathering
at Yankee Stadium when the Yankees played the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. While
there were nearly 400 alums in attendance, I did have a chance to catch
up with a few of our classmates. Alexa McInerney is living in Westchester
and working as a real estate agent while pursuing an MBA at Pace University.
Matt Salhuana is living in Armonk, N.Y., and working at a country club
in New Jersey as a chef. Rachel Froehlich is moving to Boston this fall
to begin a masters program in nutrition at Boston University. On
a recent road trip to Charleston, S.C., I stopped by to see Heather Fifield
at her apartment in Raleigh, N.C. Heather is currently working for JTL
Advertising, but she hopes to find a job teaching. Recently, I learned
that a colleague of mine, Mike Robinson 62, is also a former Catamount.
We had a great time reminiscing about Burlington, and I had the opportunity
to hear what the UVM football team was like when there was one.
I hope to see all of you in Burlington over Homecoming Weekend and that
all of you have a great fall. Email me any news or updates anytime.
Send your news to
Jillian Giardina
jgiardina@universitypublications.com
2004
Hello, friends! I hope you are all doing well. Heres what some of
our classmates have been up to: Alison Mitchell is moving to Colorado,
where she will attend graduate school at UC Boulder. Lindsay Davis is
also moving to Colorado to work. Christina Massari is finishing up her
master's degree in Cleveland and hoping to move to Colorado, too. Alison
Maslack has finished her first year at Tufts College of Veterinary Medicine.
She is enjoying herself, but wishing she lived it up a little more at
UVM. Mary Kate Bennett finished her first year of vet school at the University
of Iowa. She was able to meet up with Alison when they both attended the
National Veterinary medical Conference in College Station, Tex., last
spring. This summer, I was delighted to be able to attend the beautiful
wedding of Brittany and Michael Csaszar in Ridgefield, Conn. Other UVMers
in attendance included Meagan ONeill and Whitney Jones, who were
bridesmaids. Jessie Rosenfeld, Megan Makowsky, Cara Linehan 03,
Rachel King, Kelly Brown, Lee Reynolds, Anne Lero, Kerry Sullivan, Erin
O'Neill, Pat Asseli, Bob Assell, and Ryan Schroeder. It was a wonderful
wedding and reception, and it was so much fun to catch up with everyone.
Congratulations and best wishes to Brittany and Mike! I also was able
to meet up with Julia Dreher and Cailin Rarey in Cuernavaca, Mexico, where
we, along with the other members of Julias bridal party, celebrated
Julias last days as a bachelorette. A good time was had by all,
and we cant wait for her wedding in October. If anyone has any news
to share with classmates in the next issue, please let me know.
Send your news to
Kelly Kisiday
kkisiday@uvm.edu
2005
Hello, class of 2005! Can you believe that it is already time for us to
be in the Class Notes section of the alumni magazine? I hope
you are all adjusting well to post-collegiate life. It seems as though
it was just he other day when we were all on the Green, struggling to
stay dry. As you all jet off to your next adventures in life, I have had
a chance to catch up with a few of our classmates. My former first-year
roommate, Leniece Flowers has returned home to New York City, where is
teaching through the Teach for America program as well as working on a
masters degree in education at Columbia University. Samantha Curtis
also returned home, and she is working towards a master of science degree
in industrial relations and human resources at Penn State. Kendall McPeters
has returned to Tulsa, Okla., to work as an environmental engineer. Heading
westward is Anna Boardman, who will be attending the University of Washington
to earn her PhD in chemistry. Also pursuing a PhD is Kevyn Lenfest, who
will be studying English at Johns Hopkins. Lindsay Davis is out west working
in marketing and public relations in San Francisco. Heading to New York,
Lisa Adornetto will be working in a forensic lab, researching DNA for
the state. I hope you are all having an amazing time, whether you are
back in school, starting that first job, bumming around the U.S., or traveling
abroad. Send me an email and let me and your fellow classmates know what
you are up to now. I cant wait to hear from you!
Send your news to
Kristin Dobbs
kristindobbs@alumni.uvm.edu
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