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Larry Sparks and his wife, Nancy, greeted son Daniel Christopher
in March 1996, which Larry describes as adding an incredible dimension to their
lives. He and the family live in Simsbury, Conn. . . . Amy
Burdan Schissler was expecting her third child in December 1996 and while
waiting was working as an oncology nurse at Genesis West in Davenport, Iowa.
She and husband Phillip are also the proud parents of Phillip, 8, and Hope,
7. . . . Steve Singer has changed jobs after many
years at the Kennedy School in Cambridge and is now in Boston as chief of
communications at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, home of the Jimmy Fund. He
and wife Kimberly have two sons, Nicolas, 4-1/2, and Matthew, 1-1/2, and live
in close-in Arlington, Mass. . . . Kristin West Sant also has
changed jobs, returning after several years to foundation work at the Broad
Foundation, a contemporary art institution. Kris also continues to work for the
Los Angeles Women's Foundation. Son John, 3-1/2, and husband Michael round out
a full life. . . . My able predecessor, Emily Grout
Sprague, teaches seventh grade English in Watertown, N.Y., and is learning
the violin along with daughters Caroline, 9, and Julia, 7. She, husband Philip
and the girls have been traveling recently and have seen Stacy Cox
Slowinski and Betsy Bucklin Gray (and family Peter, Maggie and
Emily). Emily asks, "Where is Beth Forsythe?"
. . . Mark Thomas teaches seventh and eighth grade
science in Chichester, N.H., and when at leisure takes wife Pam and children
Kelly, 9, and Bob, 6, sailing out on Lake Winnipesaukee in their home-made
catamaran. . . . David Vivian has changed jobs and is a
property specialist with the wireless arm of Sprint Communications. He and wife
Rachel have two boys, Daniel, 6, and Nathan, 1-1/2. The Vivians live in
Wilbraham, Mass., outside of Springfield. . . . Since the last
time we heard from Katie Cofsky Lemaire, she has taken a two-month trip
around the world, lived and worked in Hong Kong and Brussels and become the
managing director of the Hay Group's Boston consulting operation. She recently
married a Frenchman (Christophe) and has a year-old
son. . . . Melinda Edgerley Pearce is the
quintessential soccer mom, supporting the efforts of sons Ben (sixth grade) and
Jonathan (third grade). In her "spare" time she teaches swimming and part-time
third grade. She and husband Don recently saw Sue Fraser Sullivan and
Jan Morris Whelan in Sturbridge, Mass. . . . Lauren Wincig
Kline, husband Andrew and children Jacqueline, 8, Rebecca, 5-1/2, and
Danielle, 3, live in Potomac, Md., where Lauren recently opened her own
business, The Nail and Body Spa, after several years with Bell Atlantic. Call
for an appointment! . . . David Lemoine is in law
practice with brother John in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. He and wife Karen were
expecting child number two (son Joseph is 2) in December.
. . . Cheri Bailey Powers, husband Tom and daughters
Kayliegh and Meredith live in Colorado Springs and are looking forward to Tom's
retirement from the Air Force after another short tour of duty in Saudi Arabia,
They are enjoying life as homeowners. . . . Jane Venman
Ledebuhr and husband Dave, kids Wes, 9, and Rachel, 6, are still ensconced
in East Lansing, where Jane is a "Jane-of-all-trades." She recently saw
Jacie Cordes Hurd and Jean Sherwood Lynch at Jean's house in New
Jersey. . . . Dr. Amy Davidoff is assistant
professor of medicine at Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich., conducting
cardiovascular research. She still sails actively and is looking for a way to
move back to New England. Any ideas? . . . Kathy Perkins
McKechnie is an assistant district attorney in York County, Maine, and when
not prosecuting shares time with husband David and son Conor,
3-1/2. . . . My apologies for missing the last column. I
changed jobs on the eve of my last deadline after four good years at EPA and am
now practicing environmental law with a large New York-based law firm
in D.C. Life's been hectic, but fun. Child number two (a girl with no name,
yet) is due in May. I have a new e-mail address (rjkinney@llgm.com).
Ann Lyle Rethlefsen '71 received one of the 24 fellowships in the Bush
Educators Program for mid-career educators in
Minnesota. . . . Robert Diamond '73 was featured in
a Euromoney magazine article. He is director of the fixed income
division at the investment bank BZW. . . . Michael Roy '74
is the new president of the Maine Municipal Association.
. . . Gail Chase '74 was named treasurer of the Maine
Children's Alliance. . . . Elizabeth Knight Warn '76, has
been promoted to senior vice president in the retail mortgage department at
Peoples Heritage Bank. . . . Lynn Thommen '76 is
director of development for American Ballet Theatre. . . .
Steven R. Singer '79 joined the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as chief of
communications and principal spokesman.
Births: A daughter, Abigail Grace, to Neil and Donna Dee Genzlinger
'78.
Soaking Up Knowledge
The Flood probably won't do us in, but water--or
the lack of it--might. Thirsty big cities are expropriating more and more water
resources from rural agricultural areas and creating a wave of controversy in
the process.A century ago, rivers flowing from the mountains helped support year-round ranching in the South Park area near Denver. Today, says Cathy Kindquist '78, an assistant professor of geography at Radford University in Virginia, cities like Aurora, Colo., are buying up water rights to ensure their own growth, and ranchers are being devastated by the loss of their water. [CONTINUE]
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