ALUMNI PROFILES
Susan Woodward '64
A Lifelong Learner

Doug Smith '70
A Different Cargo

Janice Bispham '76
A Place to Come To

Caleb Dolan '90
A Worthwhile Struggle

Patrick Burlingame '00

David Heller writes, "Yes, you found me, one of those few people who have never written. It surprises me that even after 15-plus years of post-college life, I still benefit from the Colby experience and community. Recently a co-worker Colby grad joined our real estate development company, and, sure enough, we found our Colby memories to be the foundation of a new friendship." David adds that he is the financial officer of GFI Partners (www.gfipartners.com), a commercial real estate development company focused on the redevelopment of former manufacturing facilities. He sends a big hello to all those friends he has lost touch with since 1985. . . . Elizabeth Eddy Griffin sends word that she is still living in Portland, Maine, with her husband, Harry, and is an associate (part time) at the law firm of Pierce Atwood. Liz and Harry have two children, Benjamin, 4, and Rose, 2 1/2, and were expecting number three at the end of May. Liz keeps in touch with Erica Baum Goode, who lives in Boston with her husband, Chris, and daughters, Madeline, 10, and Lilly, 8. Liz also recently caught up with Stuart Johnson, who is an attorney and lives in the New Haven area with his wife, Carol, and their son, Eric, 3. Thanks for all the info, Liz, and best of luck with the new baby! . . . Michelle Linder Simpson writes that she and her husband recently made a big change in their lives: "We gave up good jobs and 10 years of friends in the Washington, D.C., area in order to move to Vermont. Why? We just decided to try something new and different before we got 'old.'" Mickie adds that they should be living in the Burlington area soon and hope that other Colby alums in the area will be interested in starting a Colby club. According to the quick online alumni search, there are about 400 Colby grads in Vermont! (Anyone interested can contact Mickie through the Colby Alumni Office.) . . . Sean Padgett sent happy news that he and Ann-Meg (White) "were blessed with the birth of our third child and first son on February 12." He adds that Colin is happy and healthy, as is Ann-Meg. In fact, she was out skiing on her due date. (Yikes!) Sean and Ann-Meg recently attended their 18th annual ski weekend with Colby friends--Rick and Kathryn Clarke Anderson, Linda Carroll Higgins, Mark Howard, Chris Murphy, Kate Lucier O'Neil, Eric Trucksess and Stephen Langlois along with a younger crowd of potential Colby men and women--classes 2014 through 2022. Mayflower Hill just sent word that Stephen was recently named to a four-year term as a Colby overseer beginning this fall. Congratulations, Stephen! . . . As always, please send news (any news!) through our class e-mail address, classnews1985@alum.colby.edu.

--Sue James Geremia

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Thank God for Wendy Lapham and her sage advice. She reminded me that I am a volunteer. After I reminded myself that I was a Big Fool for writing this column! Humor me, my friends. FYI: 3/15, 6/15, 9/15 and 12/15 are my deadlines. It's March, and I am writing this column for the September Colby. . . . Check out what's happening: kids! The answer to my last column's question--kids! I had the great pleasure to dine with Laury Shea and her husband, Bob Hill '80, over the holidays. Laury and Bob entertained me with quips about parenting Nora and Mason . . . and the peaks and valleys of organic farming. They live on Claybrook Farm in Vermont. . . . Heidi Arnao and her husband, Mark, visited me from West Virginia with Madeline and little Andre. Heidi filled me in: "This mothering thing can be all-consuming." . . . I heard Sue B. Whitney's voice for an instant at my new pad--enough for a Colby connection. Whit and her husband, Tim, radiate that new-kid glow through the phone lines when they talk about their daughter, Weezie. They live in Pittsburgh. . . . I was impressed with Kristin Giblin Lindquist's handling of three--count 'em--boys while at Uncle Dicky Deering's Birch Rock Camp for boys. Kristen and husband Jeff live in Wellesley, Mass. . . . Hey mate . . . my old roomie Jen Imhoff Foley and her husband, Brad, just returned from an Australian adventure with Jamie and Ben. They live in Bowdoinham, Maine. . . . Brian '85 and Kristen Feifert Clark have moved from Vermont to North Carolina and to a larger house, where they parent Taylor, Kaelen, Madison and Mackenzie. . . . Lindsay (Carroll '87) and Geoff Alexander are following in the Lindquist's tradition: they had their third boy. Garrett joins the busy Cape Elizabeth, Maine, household of his older brothers, Will and Curtis. . . . Sarah Whittle Stoffel moved to California five years ago. She works with her husband at a telecommunications company, and they parent Alex, Hailey, Courtney and Whitney. . . . Virgina "Gina" Bousum Sitz gave birth to Serena Agung, her third daughter, in Bali, Indonesia, as the sun rose from behind the volcano Mount Agung. . . . Andy Peer lives in Berkeley Heights, N.J., with wife Bobbie and Drew, Michael and Caroline. A trader at ITG Inc., in N.Y.C., he writes, "I see more of Jeff King than his wife, Jen (Douglas), does at times since his business brings him to N.Y.C. often." . . . We are waiting for our old roommate, Kevin Mead, to give us the call for the Colby Alumni Box at the next Victoria's Secret extravaganza. Kevin is vice president of store operations. . . . Send me some entertaining news. Over and out--The Fool.

--Andrea Sarris

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It's reunion time--let's hope we had great weather to go along with all the fun events planned. The next column will fill you in on how it went and news of the attendees. And new class officers will be chosen. If this is my last column, thank you for letting me be the recipient of all your news, and keep it coming for the next person. I know we all love to read about each other and share in our collective accomplishments and updates. . . . Samuel Carter Ashley was born August 5, 2001, to Michael Ashley and his wife. . . . Marianne Campbell Hockenberry writes, "My husband, Tim, and I are still living in San Francisco with our two boys, Maxx and Jack. They are in second grade and kindergarten at Town School for Boys here in the city. I still represent commercial photographers, and Tim is still playing and recording music. We have a place in Sonoma County where we spend most weekends. I see Kathy Gates Karlik fairly often, though she now lives in Darien, Conn., with her husband, Greg, their daughters, Emily and Isabelle (my goddaughter), and their son, Nick. I also see Gingy Harris, who graciously introduced me to her hometown of SF when I moved west 15 years ago. My brother, James Campbell, lives just a few blocks away, too." . . . Bill Girard is living in Weston, Mass., and teaches math and science at Curry College, runs a science education outreach program at Harvard Medical School, and is writing a Russian-English dictionary for CD-ROM (may take 10 yrs.)! . . . Rob Rosenthal '88 is working on a commercial pilot's license at Flight Safety in Vero Beach and is currently residing in Las Vegas. He invites any classmates coming to town to please call at 702-565-8719. . . . Tom Tompkins is still living in Marblehead, Mass. It's good times: "Skiing with my 4-year-old son, Buck, at Sugarloaf is a blast. Getting used to my 18-month-old daughter saying 'no' to me. We just spent 10 days with my father-in-law on his boat in Antigua, English Harbour. Four adults and two children on a 38-foot boat is great motivation to get up in the morning and earn enough for another 15 feet the following week.". . . Heather C. Anderson married Louis A. Silvestro on April 14. They live in Medford, Mass. . . . Jennifer Carroll Schildge wrote, "My husband of seven years and I and our children, Jack, 4 1/2, and Carlin, 2 1/2, still live in Westfield, N.J., where Dan is fully entrenched in the family importing/distributing business. I am a full-time stay-at-home mom and am expecting our third child in late May! When I am not tending to my mothering duties, I am very involved in my church and community. I serve on the board for Mother's Morning Out (at play school) and on the board of the Junior League of Elizabeth-Plainfield (in my capacity as chair of our 'Signature Project,' which defines our league). I am involved with a women's retreat group at our church and recently sang with Cynthia Lloyd Brogan '86--a fellow Colby Chorale gal--during a church function. Kate Mulvehill '89, one of my Colby roommates, also gets together regularly. She lives in nearby Princeton, where she is studying for her Ph.D. in Japanese art history." . . . Linda Richard Ryan had a baby, Colin Richard Ryan, on July 31, 2001. He shares his father's birthday! They also have a 3-year-old, Emma Elise, who is a great big sister. Linda says she just returned to work from maternity leave. After 10 years, she still works for Yale University Health Services as family nurse practitioner taking care of graduate and undergraduate students. . . . David Wolfson e-mailed me while he was in South Africa filming for a month and said he was able to take a break from work and visit the CBB Center in Cape Town. In February, David, his wife, Lauren, and son, Caleb, 3, sold their house in L.A. and moved to Austin, Texas. . . . Victoria Briggs Oxholm, husband Tom '86 and daughter Hannah, 4, live in Saxtons River, Vt. Victoria works for two local hospitals as a clinical audiologist, and Tom is director of development at Vermont Academy. . . . An interview appeared in Worcester Magazine last October with Greg Ciottone, who had just come back from 12 days on duty at Ground Zero. Greg is commander of the Central Massachusetts Disaster Medical Assistance Team as well as on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. Greg's team set up the only four federal disaster medical treatment tents expecting to see casualties, but as we all know, there were very few. They did see patients, though--200 to 400 a day. Greg said Ground Zero was "the most horrifying scene you could imagine." Mental health work became as important a part of the mission as administering medical care. . . . From the newswire: Ted Pappadopoulos of North Ferrisburg, Vt., joined Caleidoscope Communications as a network consultant. After Colby, Ted received a master's degree in Internet strategy management from Marlboro College. . . . I hope this finds you and your family well. Keep working hard and having fun!

--Jane Nicol Manuel

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Jo Welton Guthrie is living in London and claims to be feeling a little homesick. No doubt this is affecting her ability to get things done, as she was still trying to get Christmas cards out in March. . . . Norm Navarro started a solo private practice in obstetrics and gynecology in Carlisle, Pa., after spending 18 months working away from his family. Norm is joined by his wife, Sarah, and their daughters, Emily and Madalyn. Norm was board-certified this year, and he recently traded in his golf clubs for a fly fishing rod. . . . Megan Davis Collins is currently director of social services for a nursing home in Lexington, Mass. She is married to Jeffrey Collins, who is a legislative analyst for the Massachusetts House of Representatives committee on commerce and labor. The two met in law school and have one daughter, Olivia, and another child due in August. They live in Lexington. . . . Peter Weltchek and his wife, Sara, are the proud parents of Charles Starr Weltchek, a handsome little boy who, I am told, was seen following his dad's lead and making lists 15 minutes after he was born. . . . Debbie Burke Marshall is married to Bruce Marshall and has three children (8, 6 and 3). She spends her time raising the kids, volunteering daily at their schools and caring for a menagerie of pets. The happy family currently lives in Littleton, Colo. Before "retiring" to raise the family, Debbie was working in a small clinical research office with two other Colby alums. . . . After 12 years of living the boarding school life down at St. Andrew's School in Delaware, Mel Brown Bride and her family moved to New Hampshire. Mel's husband, Jim, is the director of alumni and parent relations at Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield, Mass. (Hilary Seward's alma mater), and Mel is taking the year off from teaching to be with their kids, Phoebe, 3 1/2, and Ollie, 2. Mel saw Garret and Sue Maddock Hinebauch and their son, Oliver, 2, last summer before they moved to London. . . . I, your humble class scribe, at this writing am in final countdown mode to my April wedding. The ever-wonderful Ann and I are set to wed on April 20 in North Wales. . . . Thanks for the news and please stay in touch.

--Dean Schwartz

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You know you're getting older when one of your classmates is called "Your Honor." Congratulations to Paul Argazzi, new mayor of Berlin, Conn. Paul sent a nice letter commenting on the recent slew of Republican victories, his included. If only I could agree, Paul. (Just kidding!) . . . On the other side of the continent, Linda Wrigley recently opened her own ob/gyn practice in Alaska. She reports that she passed her boards in November and had research published in December. She and her dog, Keetna, spent the winter ski touring, and she coaches junior nordic skiers in her spare time. . . . Laura Johnson wrote with news of the birth of her fourth child and third daughter, Hollis Madison Bridges, last October. . . . The Medford Daily Mercury had a long feature on Guy Prescott, who has coached football at Malden Catholic for 11 years and is in his third year as the head of the phys ed department. I have a copy of the article if you want to see it. . . . Jennifer Johnson Muse e-mailed me about the joys of three children. Her third, Thomas Adams, was born in November. Jennifer sent an update on Sue Downey Heston, who just added a son, William Blake, to complement her three daughters. . . . When not begging all of us for money, Bill Bullock and his wife, Bebe (Clark '90), keep busy in Vermont with Adelaide, 5, and Liam, 3. Bill has a new job at Orvis Company, and Bebe just completed a $1-million campaign to bring a state-of-the-art child development center to southern Vermont. In her spare (!) time she finished an M.Ed. at USM. . . . Jeff Koch recently returned to Maine after teaching in Japan, western Massachusetts and England. He spent four-plus months last year on the Appalachian Trail and is now teaching at Thornton Academy. . . . Sue Chaffee Cuyler wrote from Newton, Mass., where she recently started her own company, Wynridge Consulting, which provides organizational development consulting services. Sue has a little boy, Matthew, who turned 1 in April. . . . I love getting e-mails that start "It's been a great year for me," which is how Marc Rando began his missive. Marc and his wife were expecting baby number two in April, he continues to coach and teach at Thayer Academy, and he got to see the Pats win the Super Bowl. Marc writes that he sees a lot of Colby folks, including Jen (Cos '91) and Jim Brayer, Randy Catlin '88, Roger '88 and Danielle Archambault Nowak, Stuart '88 and Tanya Goff Richmond, Andy Schmidt, Matt Sotir and Dave and Cindy Cohen Fernandez. Marc recently saw Dave and Leslie Migliaccio Mitchell '88 and also met up with Whit Marshall '88. . . . Lawrence McGrath is newly engaged and living in Connecticut. He writes that he is a "partner in a private equity firm working in emerging markets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions" and that he'd love to hear from friends. . . . The happy wanderer, John Semple, finally got back to the U.S., after five years abroad. He's working for the Colorado Historical Society, but as he says, "life gets boring when one stops moving." . . . Shaun Dakin is working at Fannie Mae in D.C. He and his wife got another standard poodle, and they recently took a quick trip to London, reminding Shaun of the wonderful London theater Jan Plan so many years ago. . . . By the time you read this, I will be ready to have my second baby. Wish me luck! And keep the news coming.

--Anita L. Terry

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