ALUMNI PROFILES
Roman Dashawetz '70
Medical Mission

Deanna Cook '88
Cooking the Books

Peter Sekulow '90
Ballpark Figure

Carolyn Szum '01
Air Cleaner

Staff Sergeant J.J. Lovett '96 & Sergeant Eric Anderson '98

Thomas Curran '02

Correspondent did not submit any notes for this issue.

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My travels took me north to Cape E. Peter Ingraham '84's wife, Annie, hosted what seems to be an annual girly-girl weekend in February. While Pete was way north with the Colby male contingent checking their ice fishing holes at 35 below, the girls kicked back with some Cosmos and fireside chats. Jen Imhoff Foley entertained us with Mrs. Foley stories at the Bowdoinham middle school lunch table while Norma J. Delaney strategized her next marketing mogul move. Dicky Deering arrived just in time to feed the fire. "Tiera Tour 2004" is on the next agenda! . . . "Life is good!" e-mailed Lisa Poulin Marr. She finished her M.S.W. at Columbia a few years ago and is a clinical social worker. Her son, Matt, 12, is serious about his hockey. She says, "I've convinced him, however, that he has a better chance of getting into Colby or Bowdoin if he puts more emphasis on schoolwork than on his slap shot." Meg, 10, is a serious student, piano player and soccer player. Anna is 8, and Olivia is 4. Lisa sees Andrew Davis '85, who is often in N.Y.C. Lisa says that he and her husband, Billy, have become very close friends. . . . Scott "HB" Baxter is in Derry, N.H., with wife Beth and son Griffin and manages to juggle his American Express duties out of N.Y.C. with aplomb. . . . Jonathan Greene made a three-week family trip to Israel and London. . . . Colette Cote Mayerhoeffer migrated in early December to Melbourne Beach, Fla., where she is serving as WW director, marketing communications for AuthenTec, an advanced biometrics leader in fingerprint sensors--an exciting new industry and opportunity for her. . . . Laurie Clark Cornwall e-mailed, "I am a Sweet Adeline in the Royal River Chorus of Yarmouth, Maine. We are the current international champions of the mid-size division and will be competing for the first time in the overall international competition in Phoenix this September with 30 other choruses from all over the globe. Singing has helped keep me sane being a substitute teacher and at-home mom with our kids, Caitlin, 11, and Alex, 9. Husband Brian is currently working in Portland integrating accounting systems for CMP. We took the kids to Homecoming this past fall, and they decided they wanted to go to Colby too!" . . . Gretchen Bean Lurie e-mailed, "Like most moms with active kids (Hunter is 12 and Paige is 10), my Mobil bill is outrageous! With the glorious sunshine here in Southern California, I manage to run, bike, swim and play tennis year-round. I am dabbling in some business opportunities this year but still traveling a bit to visit my husband on his movie locations." . . . Genevieve Hammond (gen.hammond@att.net) checked in for the first time. She wrote, "is it mid-life crisis a.k.a. 40th birthday just past, or radical career change, or just deep need to procrastinate grading a mountain of essays, as career shift was into teaching, trying humbly to follow in footsteps of superlative Colby teachers--Bassett, Jane Moss, etc. Eleven years in HR at MIT was enough. Love kids, their energy and (relative) lack of cynicism, love colleagues at sensational Acton-Boxborough (Mass.) Regional H.S., especially fellow Colbyites Susan Serino '89, Kim Olson '98 and Erika Blauch '99 of my very own English department. Presently living in Newton apartment, which I enjoy pretending is an airy Paris garret. Think often and fondly of Tracy Weiner '84. Wonder what Burr Johnson '83 might be up to." . . . In his 17th year of teaching high school history, Michael Marra is chair of the history department at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, R.I. He wrote, "AP United States history and economics are my most enjoyable teaching duties. Every May I run an overnight trip to New York City so my economics students get a firsthand look at the New York Stock Exchange and Federal Reserve Bank. Our front row tickets to the Blue Man Group usually dominate their trip memory. So much for Econ! Planning to teach in Europe with my wife, Maria, and family of three children (Matthew, Kate and Andy) in school year '05-'06--preferably in Rome, Italy. The Colby workload taught me to juggle much more than I thought possible. The long-term positive effects of this kind of preparation have paid tremendous dividends. I am grateful for having had the opportunity to attend such a dynamic college." . . . Katrinka and Tom McCallum sent a birth announcement for Lachlan Ellsworth McCallum, born October 2002 in San Francisco. Tom said, "Life is good. I am working at Levi's. Cary Hills came by for a visit. He is a vet in Oregon and doing quite well." . . . The Islip Bulletin, a Bayshore weekly, reports that Dan Guluzio is Brookhaven town's new planning, environment and development department commissioner. A resident of Huntington, Dan worked his way up the ranks in Islip's planning department from intern to commissioner since 1986. . . . The Lincoln County Weekly reports that Ken Jackman of Damariscotta will teach sixth grade at the Bristol Consolidated School in Bristol, Maine. . . . In 2004 I am planning to relocate to Greece, where Athens will host the Olympics. Really, this is an adventure of a lifetime! . . . Peace Out and Happy 40th, early or late!

--Andrea V. Sarris

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As I sit here typing this update (please keep them coming!), my family and I are packing to move to Shelburne, Vt. I have lived most of the time since graduation in New York City and Connecticut and am excited about starting a new chapter in life. Please look us up if you find yourself in our new neck of the woods. I am lucky enough to count RB Klinkenberg and his wife, Annie, as my new neighbors! . . . James Canfield has been named a partner and executive vice president of McCall & Almy, a Boston real estate advisory firm that he's worked with for 13 years. He is involved in institutional and tenant advisory real estate services in connection with commercial lease and sale transactions. James is a member of the executive committee of the Real Estate Finance Association of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, and he is the treasurer of the Business Associates Club. . . . After 15 years as a junior varsity basketball coach, Rick Hastings has stepped to the front of the bench as head coach of the Lunenburg High Blue Knights. To say Rick has a tough act to follow is a classic understatement. He's 37, which equals the number of years Dick Stachowicz was the head basketball coach at Lunenburg before retiring last season after winning 426 games in his long tenure. A superb athlete in his own right, Rick graduated from Lunenburg in 1983 and later played at Colby. In his spare time, Rick is a real estate lawyer who practices in Hudson, Mass. . . . Paul and Leslie Chin Burke, who live in North Andover, Mass., report that their second son, Owen Padraig Burke, was born Feb. 12 and joins his older brother, Liam Thomas, 3 1/2. Owen's godmother will be Leslie's college roommate from our Colby days--Paula Williams Friedrich. Paula will fly back east from Grosse Ile, Mich., located just outside Detroit, for the christening some time this spring. . . . Louisa Bell Paushter e-mailed the following update: "My husband, Rob, my 4-year-old son, Jackson, and I had a once-in-a-lifetime trip to South Korea in November to bring our daughter home. Annabelle Sun Paushter was born on June 6, 2002, and she joined our family on November 6, 2002. We are now a happy family of four, living in Concord, Mass. I am enjoying staying at home to take care of the kids."

--Kathleen Harnett Linger

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Ann Fillback was married to John Riley on October 12, 2002. Colby '88s in attendance were Sara Dickison Taylor, Joyce Joseph Mundt, Kristin Shea King, Demetra Giatas and Donna Perrine. Ann works in N.Y.C. at AXA Financial as a market research director and just bought a house in Cos Cob, Conn. Sara Dickison Taylor and her husband's first girl, Emily Parsons Taylor, was born December 9, 2002. The family ditched city life in Boston and now live in Hingham, Mass. Sara is still recruiting in Boston and will be doing that part time to allow for some great family balance. . . . Kristin Sween Landeis and her husband, along with two dogs and many horses, live in Lovell, Wyo. (near Yellowstone Park). Kristen is a licensed clinical social worker at the local community mental health center. She runs a juvenile drug court treatment program and also provides mental health counseling through the center. Kristen's husband, Rick, has been laid up most of the past year due to a back injury. We wish him a quick recovery. . . . Sean Collins moved to N.Y.C. four years ago to be a partner at Ogilvy & Mather and now oversees all IT and telecommunications content for the City of New York, including N.Y.C. government, all agency Intranets, the city cable channel (Crosswalks) and a new 311 call center. . . . Megan Davis Collins and her husband, Jeffrey T. Collins, welcomed son Henry Thomas Collins, who was born on July 9, 2002. He joined sister Olivia Mair, 4. Megan has been dividing her time working as director of social services for nursing homes and taking care of her children while Jeff recently accepted a position at the Office of the Attorney General as director of intergovernmental affairs. Megan's cousin is Abbey McGuire '05. . . . Patty Cirigliano Kohn and her husband proudly announce the arrival of Mary Alice Kohn, born last June 21 (Patty's birthday, coincidentally). Mary joins sister Patty, who is 5. The elder Patty is teaching theater at Greenwich High School, where she's been for 11 years. . . . My old sophomore roommate, John Morgan Whitacre, has resurfaced with an update. He just got married to Caitlin Slockbower, who is a deputy director of the A.G. Bell Foundation in Georgetown (they raise money for deaf awareness and education). They were married on February 15 in La Jolla, Calif. (Andy Schmidt '89 was at the wedding), and honeymooned on the beach in Mexico. Morgan is a director at Fannie Mae, where he's been employed for the past six years. . . . Sue and Greg Lawless were joined by son Brendan Clarke Lawless on January 6, 2003. . . . Greg Cunningham recently was named a shareholder at the Portland, Maine, law firm of Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson. Greg is a member of the firm's municipal and governmental services department and its environmental practice group. . . . John Radtke is putting his Harvard master's degree to good use by teaching social studies at Falmouth (Mass.) High School. . . . Todd Jepson is the executive director of Pineland Farm. . . . Last I read, David Brooks has left Miramax and joined Focus Features as president of marketing. While at Miramax, David was on the Hollywood Reporter's list of "35 Promising Executives on the Rise." At Miramax he co-directed marketing of various films, including Bridget Jones's Diary, The Shipping News, 40 Days and 40 Nights, Gangs of New York and Chocolat. His big break was when an ad he did for Strictly Ballroom caught Harvey Weinstein's eye. That is just so cool.

Dean A. Schwartz

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As I write this in mid-March, I just heard Gerry Hadden on NPR on my way to work--a good reminder that the column was due. Gerry was reporting from Havana and doing a great job. . . . I owe an apology to Dana Hollinshead. A couple of columns ago, I wrote all about her life, only I called her Dana Boston. Sorry! . . . Got a card today from Meg Christie. She and her husband, Will Cheever '85, welcomed twins, Max and Zoe, on Christmas Day. Everyone is healthy and happy, if a bit sleep-deprived. . . . Jeff Hall reports that he and daughter Laina had a happy holiday in North Carolina with his parents and that Laina was a doll for her first plane trip. My mention of Jeff in a recent column sparked Krisan Evenson to write. She is at Syracuse U's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, managing internship programs on every continent. She has her Ph.D. in political science and teaches Canadian politics in English, in French, in person and online. Krisan keeps in touch with Carol Lockwood '90 and Franc-Eric Wiedmer '90. . . . Mark Cosdon is also ensconced in academia. He last e-mailed from the middle of putting together a theater production at Allegheny University in Pa., where he is a tenure-track professor in the drama department. . . . In the last column I mentioned that John Reynolds would soon be appearing in ESPN ads. If you watch any college basketball, you've seen him a million times, tossing a ball onto a shelf and wearing a stylish short-sleeved dress shirt. John also has filmed several other national ads (I accidentally deleted the e-mail where you told me the companies, Johnny P) and recently teamed up to put out what he calls a "naughty" comic book. If you're interested, let me know and I'll tell you where you can purchase it. . . . Maria Douglass is back in the U.S. after almost 10 years in Russia. She is an independent consultant in the area of biotechnology and biological weapons technology nonproliferation. She got her master's at Texas last year and says she looks forward to connecting with Colby friends stateside whom she hasn't seen in years. . . . Steve Wilson lives in Virginia with his wife, Kristin, a producer for Fox News, and daughter, Faith, who is 3. They are expecting another child in July. Steve works in D.C. as director of finance for a conservative nonprofit that investigates government corruption and abuse of power. . . . Chris Tompkins reported from snowy Pa., where he says that life in admissions at Mercersburg Academy is great. He's teaching AP U.S. Government and Comparative Politics and was soon to jet off to Costa Rica for board meetings of the Cloud Forest Foundation, which supports the Cloud Forest School in Monteverde, a group dedicated to sustainable development and reforestation. Chris reminded me that our 15th is coming up and that we need volunteers to help plan the reunion. If you're interested, let me know and I'll pass the word along. Finally, please be patient if you send in news and it doesn't appear in the next magazine you receive. There is a three-month delay between my submission of a column and its publication. Your news will make it in! And if it doesn't, please write and remind me. Keep those e-mails and cards coming, and I hope to see you all in June 2004.

--Anita L. Terry

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