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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Laura Senier
38 Pitts Street
Natick, MA 01760
508-653-7927
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I think the Class of 1990 has welcomed its first set of twins! Jill Cote Rakowski and her husband, Robb, are happy to announce the arrival of Mia Kathryn and Mitchell Robert, born on April 13. Mama and babies are doing well. Congratulations to all. I do really think this is the first set of twins among our classmates, but if I'm wrong, then I call upon the proud (and sleep-deprived) parents to let me know! . . . I recently heard from my freshman-year roommate, Deb St. Louis Terao '89, that she and her husband, Brian, had a daughter named Hannah. Their son is about 4 now. They live in Riverside, Calif., where Deb works for the university as a grants administrator and Brian is a student. . . . Kristen Pettersen wrote to let me know that she and her husband, David Miller, have moved from Anchorage to Juneau. Karen is an attorney and is working from an office in her home, and David is establishing a laparascopic surgery practice. . . . My fiancé and I had a great time working with the Colby Club of Boston's Habitat for Humanity volunteer event. There were so many Boston area alums who wanted to help out that they split us up into two teams to work on two projects in Providence, R.I. It was hard work, but it was interesting to learn more about Habitat's work and to make some small contribution to solving the problem of affordable housing here in the crowded and expensive Northeast. . . . As you've noticed, this column is short on news, so I want to hear more and from more of you! Why not drop me a note, even if it's just "what I did on my summer vacation," eh? Take care, and keep those cards and letters coming!
--Laura Senier
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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Jennifer Flynn
16 Lakeville Road #12A
PO Box 102
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
classnews1991@alum.colby.edu
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Lesley Eydenburg Bouvier
26 Swallow Drive
Hollins, NH 03049
classnews1991@alum.colby.edu
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I hope everyone's summer was filled with long, lazy days, fabulous adventures and good times spent with friends and family. I also hope it was filled with news you would like to share with your classmates! . . . A while back I ran into Christine Kerrigan and begged her to e-mail me some class news. Her report: "I was almost on my way to Thunderbird (international business school) when I had an epiphany and wound up in art school instead. I went to Mass Art (evenings) and then received a B.F.A. in graphic design from the Art Institute of Boston. I've worked full time and freelanced for a few design studios since graduating in 2000. Co-wrote, production designed and art directed my first feature film last year (to be released sometime next year). Worked on some short films and a music video project and will be starting an entrepreneurial venture with a life-long friend of mine in the months to come. I live in Davis Square, Somerville, and look forward to keeping the creative juices flow'n." Christine also filled me in on a few other classmates. Rabia Mirza was married about five or six years ago and now has a baby girl, Izra. She and her husband, Adnan, live in Houston, Texas. . . . Sara Vacco and Brian Carlson just moved to Maine from Colorado, where they've been living for the last several years. . . . Lynne Garrity-Ryan got her Ph.D. from Harvard in 1998 and is now living in San Francisco. She is working at the Engles Lab at the University of California, San Francisco. . . . Katherine Dauge-Roth lives in Maine with her husband, Alexandre Dauge-Roth. She is an assistant professor of romance languages at Bowdoin, and her husband is a visiting assistant professor at Bowdoin. Katherine teaches courses in French language, history, literature, culture and society. She and her husband are the proud parents of an adorable daughter, Claire. . . . Christine also filled me in on the whereabouts of two of the French exchange students who were with us at Colby. Sylvine Baumeister Pischel lives in London with her husband, Steve '90. Christine visited with them in the summer of '01. Sylvine is a scientist and works for a pharmaceutical company, and Steve is an investment banker at Societé General. Isabelle Derouet got married about three years ago (Christine attended their wedding in Normandy, France) and had a baby boy last year. She and her husband, Hubert, live a few hours outside of Paris. . . . In other news, Todd Ver Hoeven '92 has opened an import/export wine business from Croatia. . . . Chris Brown is taking time from his construction business to finish his own home in Richmond, Vt. . . . Becca Pratt has returned from the West Coast to become a doctor of Chinese medicine and will be going to school in the Boston area this fall. . . . Kurt Whited saw Carla Swanson in Providence as they worked on a housing project for Habitat for Humanity with the Colby Club of Boston. . . . Cory Snow and his wife, Sheila, have bought a house in Portland, Maine. . . . I heard through the grapevine that Margaret Mauran Zuccotti was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Brooks School in Andover, Mass. When I called the school to find out more details, I discovered that this was quite an achievement! The inductees spanned seven decades of accomplishments in sports at The Brooks School. Margaret was one of 15 people inducted in this inaugural celebration and one of only two women to receive this honor. Brooks celebrated Margaret for being a "dominant force in every sport she played," for possessing "that rare combination of tremendous strength with grace and control of motion" and for leading "with a smile and easy laugh that made her an asset on any team." Congratulations, Margaret! . . . It has been wonderful hearing about what everyone is up to, and Lesley and I look forward to receiving your news soon!
--Jennifer Flynn
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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
William Higgins
31 Colonial Road
Hingham, MA 02043-3638
781-749-4746
bill.higgins@ebinsurance.com
classnews1992@alum.colby.edu
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All right, classmates, here we go! A few months ago I received a piece of mail listing the nominees for class officers. Somehow my name showed up as the only candidate for class secretary, and rumor has it I won with a landslide vote tally of 4 to 0. I think I have Jess D'Ercole Stanton to thank for that one. That being said, I intend to approach this job with full vigor. As for me, two years ago I moved back from the Midwest and joined several friends at their employee benefit consulting practice. I am living in Hingham, Mass., with my wife, Lauren, and sons, Frank and Jake. As I took my son for his first haircut about a month ago I ran into Chris Ward and his daughter, Lilly, who are also living in Hingham. He informed me that Mark Boles is also living in our town, so the Colby Club of Hingham is well on its way. A few weeks ago I met up with Terry Reidy, who is now an assistant D.A. for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Also in attendance was Chuck DiGrande, an underwriter with the Andover Companies, who is living in Nahant, Mass., with his wife, Erin (Kelly '91), and daughters, Maggie and Grace. Rounding off our group was John Brockelman, now working with Fidelity Investments and living in Swampscott, Mass., with his wife, Theresa (Sullivan '91) and son, Jack. . . . Jim Brown, or I should say, Dr. James Brown, is living in Lynn, Mass., with his wife, Mary Kelly Brown (Bates '91), and is in his second year of residency at Salem Hospital. . . . As I write this, David Sullivan, a sales executive with EMC, is in the process of getting his tux fitted to get married Labor Day weekend, with a large Colby contingent expected. Mitch Rogers '93 was to fly in from Michigan, where he is the regional sales manager for Standard Insurance. He and his wife recently welcomed Kaleigh Marie, their first child, born on June 21. . . . Dan Connolly '93, a sales manager with Nortel Networks, is living in the San Francisco area with his wife, Kimberly, and his son and daughter, Ryan and Sarah Elizabeth. Dan has been great keeping in touch via his Blackberry handheld device. . . . Zach Shapiro and his partner, Ron Galperin, were married in Beverly Hills on July 21. Zach tells me that it was a wonderful ceremony with close to 175 guests . . . congratulations! . . . Pete Andrews, after four years in Colorado, has settled in the suburbs of Philadelphia with his wife, Heather, and two kids, Abigail and Alex. Pete is a lawyer with Marshall, Dennehy, Warner, Coleman & Goggin in Philadelphia and is practicing securities litigation. I am sure he is busy these days. . . . While reading the April 5 copy of the Morning Sentinel (I just embellished a bit . . . the article was sent to me) I noticed that Todd Alexander is working with the Portland-based economic development firm Maine & Company. Todd is currently involved with an effort to keep the doors of Waterville's CF Hathaway Company open for business. . . . Traci Marquis-Eydman, M.D., has recently joined the Madison Family Physicians. . . . Kristin Short is engaged to Dr. Jason West. A May wedding is planned. . . . Rebecca Birrell is engaged to John Smith. . . . Peter Hocknell has earned his Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. . . . As I finish this up I realize that we have all done okay . . . what a great feeling. Please keep the news coming and let me know what else is happening via e-mail or even a phone call.
--William Higgins
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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Beth Curran
64 Dane Street #1
Somerville, MA 02143
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Friends, I am really light on news this time around. Please take a moment to e-mail me at classnews1993@alumni.colby.edu and tell me what you are up to! Pronto-like! . . . Speaking of Spanish, Jessica Graef Anderson and her husband, Gary '92, have lived for almost three years in Mexico City and are the proud parents of twins, Grace and Garrett, born July 17, 2001. Gary is a professor of economics, and Jessica went back to work part time at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in the American Embassy. They planned on moving to Washington, D.C., this summer. . . . I owe a big thanks to Scott Reed for sending along a barrelful of great news--most important, his marriage to Jen Comstock, which 35-plus Colby guests joined in celebrating. The newlyweds currently live in Westport, Conn., with their yellow Lab, Timber. Scott recently went to Jazz Fest in New Orleans for Marshall Dostal's bachelor party. Other Colby attendees included Mike Rosenblum, Bill Michels, Ed Ramirez '94, Dan Harris, Sandy Graham '92, Josh Steinberger '92, Torin Taylor '92, Chris Wilder, Aaron Davis '92 and Mike Gosk '92. Po'boys all around, and laissez les bons temps rouler! Marshall recently moved to Los Angeles, and Mike, Bill, Dan and Chris all live in N.Y.C. Scott also filled me in on some baby news: Ed and his wife, Cara, recently had a baby and are living in the Boston area; Heather Bucha became a mom recently as well; Lisen Biersach Kern and her husband live in N.H. with their 2-year-old son, Caleb; and Molly Bach Marston lives in Newport, R.I., with her husband and baby girl, Emma. . . . Sarah Nagle Spataro lives in Corona del Mar, Calif., with her husband, Perry, and their son, Ryan. They were ready to welcome their second child into the world in July, though they didn't know if it was to be a boy or a girl. . . . Kate Mackenzie Gerdsen was born to Cassi and Rod Gerdsen in Pennington, N.J., on March 16, 2002, and Rod wrote that mom, dad and baby are all doing great. . . . Kathryn Steele got married to Ken Zoldan in October 2001 in Philadelphia, Pa., at the Hotel Sofitel. Colby grads in attendance were bridesmaid Laurie Girard Eidt, Laura Moore '95 and Shawn Keeler '94. Kathryn and Ken honeymooned in Australia and just bought a house in suburban Philadelphia, where Kathryn has been with Capital Resource Advisors for six years. A management consultant, she designs strategic plans and compensation plans for investment management firms. Ken is from Montreal, Que., and graduated from McGill University and Temple University Law School. He is a lawyer in Center City, Philadelphia, specializing in civil litigation and immigration law. . . . Lenny Baker was to marry Dawn Cunningham in August. Lenny is a science teacher at Smithfield High School in Rhode Island. . . . Dev Tandon just finished a joint program at the graduate business and film schools at NYU. He is now working as VP of product development at Crown Media in New York City (e-mail: devtandon@yahoo.com).
--Beth Curran
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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Tracy K. Larsen
1821 Pacific Coast Highway #1
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
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Some news that couldn't fit in the summer issue leads off. Maria DeSimone was to marry Wayne Carlson in the spring or summer. She is the manager of information systems at Environmental Health and Engineering, an air quality consulting firm in Newton, Mass. Wayne is an industrial engineer at EH&E. . . . Paulo Marnoto and Sheri Petelle '93 planned a winter 2002 wedding. He is an attorney, and she is a teacher at Manchester Essex Regional High School. . . . Alison Meyer Hong was appointed to the faculty at Newton (Mass.) Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. She is the director of college guidance and the faculty advisor to the yearbook committee. . . . Karlene Burrell-McCrae is the associate director of the intercultural center at the University of Pennsylvania. . . . Josh and Laura Pavlenko Lutton are living in Cambridge, Mass. Josh finished his M.B.A. at the University of Chicago in June 2001 and is now working at an alternative energy company called Nuvera Fuel Cells in business development and strategic planning. Laura is telecommuting for Morningstar, the stock and mutual fund research firm that she has worked for since the fall of 1999. She is an editor and mutual fund analyst for the company. They regularly see Adam Zois and Ken Dupuis. Laura is also in contact with Jonathan Kaplan, who taught a Jan Plan course at Colby last winter on politics and the media. He and his wife are living in N.Y.C., where he is working as a freelance writer. He recently had a story published in The New York Times about an Olympic short-track cyclist who is now competing in longer road races. . . . Congratulations to Ted and Missy Fraser Gramer! They had a baby girl, Abigail Melissa, on April 12. Abby weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz., and was 20 inches long. Abby and her mom are doing well. . . . Tracy Karsch married Tony Palumbo in Garden City, N.Y., on April 27. Barbara Coulon and I were bridesmaids. Other Colby attendees were Christy Lynch, Marika Schwartzman, Brooke Skulley, Soy Ahn and Alex Bici. Tracy and Tony went to St. John for their honeymoon. Marika is living in Cambridge and working in finance for Boston Scientific. Alex and his fiancée, Danielle, got married in June in Washington, D.C. Barbara is living part time in Boston and part time in New York City working for a market research company called Youth Intelligence. She and I went island hopping in the Greek Islands for 10 days in May. . . . Ethan Spencer was to marry Erica Templeton in August in Vermont, and Matt Trudeau was to marry Claire Valle over Labor Day weekend in Portsmouth, N.H. . . . Aram Goudsouzian got his Ph.D. in history from Purdue University. . . . Pat and Brooke Porteous Skulley bought a house in Bedford, Mass. . . . Rebekah Freeman recently became engaged to Louis Schulze when he whisked her away to Bermuda for the weekend. The wedding is planned for September 2003. . . . As always, thanks for all of the information.
--Tracy K. Larsen
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