ALUMNI PROFILES
John Tewhey '65
Land Mark

Jeff Potter '78
Cooking the Books

Lisa Perrotti-Brown '89
Good Taste

Zach Shapiro '92
Place of Honor

Kathleen Gillespie married Thomas Garvey in Brewster, Mass., in June 2002. Colby alums in attendance were Julia Farwell-Clay, Lori Berger '86, Jonathon Radtke '88 and Katherine Christie-Wilson '66. Kathleen and her husband honeymooned in San Francisco and returned just in time for Tom to start his internship in internal medicine at Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, Mass. Kathleen anticipates a J.D. from Boston College in May 2004 to add to her previously earned M.A. in English literature from Tufts. When she wrote, Kathleen and Tom were expecting a baby last summer. Congrats on all your terrific news! . . . Henry and Liz Eddy Griffin welcomed their third child in June 2002. Marguerite June joins Rose, 4, and Benjamin, 6. Liz celebrated her 40th with family and Colby friends Erica Baum Goode and her husband and three children, David Epstein '86 and her mother, Helen Jacobs Eddy '47. . . . Liz Johnson writes that she recently returned to work after a three-month maternity leave caring for her second child, Jacob. She and her husband, Titus Kao (RPI '83), also have 2 1/2-year-old Emily, and they live in Somerville, Mass. She adds that she is working as an executive director at a nonprofit in Cambridge, Mass., The Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House, which serves a multi-ethnic, low-income community with a multitude of services. She recently saw Heather Payson '88 and her son, Beck, now 5, while vacationing on Sebago Lake in Maine. . . . Tom Valinote and his family are still living in Thousand Oaks, Calif. They have two girls, 2 and 4, and "way too many dogs and horses." He adds that he has been surfing with Kevin Bruen in Mexico and San Francisco lately and running a home inspection business. Most important: visitors welcome! . . . Beverly Rice Tedeschi shared news that she received the 2003 Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for New Hampshire, sponsored by the National Association of Biology Teachers. Bev teaches biology (freshman and AP) at Plymouth Regional High School in Plymouth, N.H., and loves it! Congratulations! . . . Ben Lowry writes that after 10 years as managing partner of his father's law firm he has opened his own practice, Lowry Legal Services, in Portland's Old Port. Ben is enjoying being on his own and working with his wife, Kate, who specializes in media and marketing. He and Kate live in Falmouth with his two sons, Grey, 5, and Rhys, 3, whom he is trying to get up on skis this winter. . . . Julie Briggs and her husband started their own geographic information systems government contracting business four years ago. After the events of 9/11, things slowed down considerably, but now they say they are so busy it's hard to keep up. Most of what they do involves homeland security, a hot topic in Washington, D.C., and around the country. She continues to be heavily involved in volleyball activities and serves on the board of directors for the Chesapeake Region, is club director for the largest adult club in the Washington/Baltimore area and runs a series of popular outdoor tournaments. She often plays volleyball with Steve Brennan '86 and his wife, Sylvia, whose older brother is our own Stan Kuzia. . . . John O. Robinson writes that he finished up a summer of beaches, backyard grilling, fishing and boating and "girding his loins" to enter the classroom for his 15th year teaching history at Plymouth South High School (motto: We have more history than most!). The law practice remains a sideline to estate planning and other things that he doesn't have to go to court for. In addition to his regular classroom duties, this year he will be teaching an online class through the Virtual High School, which should be new and exciting. He hopes the mid-'80s crowd is aging gracefully! . . . Tom Claytor (tom@claytor.com) has been acting in a Thai movie called First Flight. "I am playing the role of a French pilot, Pierre, who comes to the Kingdom of Siam in World War I to teach the Siamese how to fly," he reports. "The film is about West meets East, and you remember what Kipling said . . . "Never the twain shall meet." It has been a fascinating experience because the script is in Thai, and I am speaking French, and most of the time I don't know what is going on. I am also flying and shooting the aerials for the film from an old Polish "Wilga" taildragger with the doors off. My favorite filming task so far has been to fly knife-edge between two coconut trees and then do a barrel roll over a rice field for the last scene in the film. The film will be released this December in commemoration of H.M. The King of Thailand's birthday and to celebrate the centenary of flight. I also made it back from my flight into Vietnam. In Hanoi, I was invited to have tea with General Vo Nguyen Giap. He gave me a copy of his book on Dien Bien Phu and told me that in life, Ôsometimes we win the war, but lose the peace' (how many times does that happen to all of us). Lots of love, and thanks for all your work on keeping our class in touch with each other." . . . If you have additional news, please send an e-mail to classnews1985@alum.colby.edu and it should come directly to me, or fill out the class news card in Colby magazine.

--Sue James Geremia

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It's early September in Athens and it feels like a clear fall Indian summer day in Maine. The ancient Acropolis looms majestically as seen from my veranda, where the sights, smells and sounds of the plaka beckon me to join the village atmosphere below. The Athenian people are preparing for the Olympic Games in August of 2004, life here is fast and chaotic, and, although school has begun, many foreigners crowd the ancient wonders with the excitement of resurrecting the past. . . . . Chris and Cindy Lloyd Brogan say that their son, Joseph Arthur Brogan, was born last May 8, and his big sister, Hannah, 3, couldn't be happier. . . . I received some great e-mails, one from Laury Shea and another from Lalyn Ottley Kenyon asking my whereabouts. Lalyn wrote, "I have been living in New York for 10 years. My husband, Norman, and I moved from Charlottesville, Va., where we lived while getting M.B.A.'s from UVA. We have two wonderful kids, Max who is 7, and Ellery (a girl . . . many people ask!), 3. In January '03 I started a hedge fund with two partners. We specialize in the dreaded junk bond asset class. However, these days it is more politically correct to call them high-yield bonds. I love it but find that I have very little free time between my family and my business. I do see a lot of Gage Foster Woodard '87, who lives in Boulder, Colo., with her husband, Rob, and two children, Luc and Caroline. We are lobbying for her to move back east but without much luck so far. She has a pretty ideal life out west. . . . I also spent 4th of July weekend with Cory Humphreys Serrano '85 and her husband, Dave, and two daughters, Marissa and Erica. They came to visit us at the beach in Long Island. . . . My husband threw a surprise birthday weekend for me in Florida. The Colby turnout was great. Kathy Hughes Sullivan '85 and her husband, John, and two boys, Slater and Tamer; Cory and Dave Serrano and their two girls, Peter Solomon and his wife, Gina, and their two kids, Will and Nell, and Gage and her family. . . . Dave Mace e-mailed, "Taking it easy this summer. Took a trip to the Midwest and planning another to Cape Cod and then to Acadia this fall. It's a slow season for our bureau: no campaigns in Vermont this fall means the only game in town (and in the U.S.) is our former governor, Howard Dean, and his presidential bid. I've picked up some of the Dean beat, just got back from covering him on the trail in N.H. As a reporter, I'm not supposed to root for any candidate, but it would certainly be fun if Gov. Dean went a long way in the primary race, since we'd be covering him as a home-state paper. Following him to Boston for the convention, maybe even on to the presidential campaign trail, would be an interesting ride. After watching Colby play our local Norwich University hockey team this spring, I'm looking forward to a rematch. And maybe even getting to Waterville for a football game this fall." . . . Scott Perry e-mailed that he and his wife, Lisa Kae, "are busy raising and home schooling their two sons, Spencer, 13, and Emerson, 8, on their 40-acre homestead in southwest Virginia. Scott has been making a meager living as a professional acoustic blues musician but is sure that the release of his latest album, Hero Worship, will catapult him to international fame!" Scott says that classmates "(no fund raisers please!Ñyou all can harass my classmates with Ôreal" jobs'"Ñcan contact him at ohpapa@floydva.net (or on the Web at www.ohpapa.com.) . . . Henrietta Yelle e-mailed, "My husband, Chris Engstrom, and I have just had our first long-awaited baby! His name is Henri Paris Yelle Engstrom, and he was born July 9, 2003Ñabout two months early at 3 pounds, 3 ounces. We're glad we took a big trip during Christmas 2002 as we probably won't get the chance again for a little while. We had a fabulous time visiting IndiaÑMumbai, Rajasthan, Agra and Delhi. We highly recommend a trip there. But be careful . . . you might come home and discover you're pregnant!" . . . In May, I had a wonderful visit with Jack '55 and Ann Burnham Deering '55 at the basin in the Sebago Lakes region. Our visit was filled with a lot of humor and friendship. In June, I visited with Norma Delaney and her husband, Patrick, in Yardley, Pa. Norma and I headed into the Big Apple and visited NBC studios, where we were able to give Matt Lauer of the Today Show a big smooch on the cheek! Was it real or was it maneuvered digitally? I also had a short but very memorable visit with Heidi Arnao and her husband, Mark, in Chatham, Mass. Heidi was vacationing with her family, and I was paying my respects to Colby alum Richard Creedon '52, who passed away recently. . . . Seems like these days Colby is everywhere and chance meetings are meant to be! Let me know your whereabouts.

--Andrea V. Sarris

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I attended the wonderful Columbus Day Weekend wedding of Joy Pratt to Rick Schiffman in Warrren, Vt. The wedding took place at Joy and Rick's recently renovated house and barn during the peak of foliage season (perfect timing) and brought together many classmates from all over the country. A great time was had by all as we shared in Joy and Rick's special weekend! Guests included Elizabeth Warren Bogo, who was visiting from East Grand Rapids, Mich., and loving life as a mother to three and the president of the PTA. Also there were Eric Green and his wife, Katie, who live in Dedham, Mass., with three girls and a baby boy, Peter. Eric is busy working for IBM, and his business travels include regular trips to Minnesota, where he gets to catch up with Jeanne (Morrison '88) and Mitch Cook. Tom Hubbard flew in from San Francisco and kept us all entertained with tales of life out west. Blushing summer bride Mary Reineman and her husband, Paul Kappel, were in town from Providence, R.I., where they recently renovated a home and have settled into marital bliss. Brian Low and his wife, Natasha, drove up from Massachusetts and shared tales of life with three kids, Brian's work at Lotus and some fun stories regarding Brian's volunteer hours for the local EMS. RB Klinkenberg and his wife, Anne, were lucky enough to be only a short ride away in Burlington, Vt., and we were all lucky enough to enjoy some wonderful treats from RB's company, Harrington's Ham, during the weekend celebration (check out their catalog or Web site for some great Vermont treats!). Scott and his wife, Karen (Croff '88), shared fun tales of life with son Andrew in Concord, Mass., and the construction business for Scott in the Boston area. Bridesmaid Mary McCarty rounded out the Boston-area contingency and kept us all laughing with stories of the banking world in Boston and her recent travels to Italy. And maid of honor Jane Nicol Manuel and her husband, Dave, hopped a plane from South Carolina to share tales of warm weather and good times in their new community. All in all, it was a wonderful chance to catch up with some dear old pals. (Thanks Joy and Rick!) It sounds corny, but get-togethers with classmates remind us all of how special our time at Colby was and how strong the bonds are between friends, even if some people have not seen each other in more than 10 years. . . . Kudos to Elizabeth Sedor Nordlie, who is living in Wayzata, Minn., with her husband, Thomas, and their two children, Christopher and Ella. Elizabeth went to Tuck for her M.B.A., has been working at General Mills for seven years and was recently promoted to marketing director. All in all, Elizabeth says, "Life is great!" . . . Connie Gallagher Loescher wrote that her daughter, Caroline, was born on December 11, 2002. She and her husband, Peter, are living in Hanover, N.H., where he is a sports medicine doctor and she is tutoring students in high school biology and "loving being a mom." . . . Congratulations to Carol Tegen and her husband. Their summer wedding was featured in The New York Times, and many copies were forwarded my way. . . . Congratulations to Noriko Miyakoda Hall, vice president and director of pre-construction services at Tishman Construction Co., who was recently selected by The Boston Business Journal for its sixth annual "40 Under 40," 40 of Boston's brightest business and civic personalities under 40. More than 200 nominations were received from BBJ readers and staff members, and the selections were made by a team of editors that assessed each nominee's influence on industry and local business. Also important in the selection process were contributions to the civic health of Greater Boston through volunteer work and other forms of philanthropy. . . . Thanks for the updates, and please keep the news coming.

--Kathleen Harnett Linger

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Garret Hinebauch and Susan Maddock returned to London after two months of vacation visiting family and friends in the States. While in the U.S., Garret completed his master's in English at UNH. When vacationing in Jackson Hole, Wyo., they spent some time hiking with Jonathan Selkowitz, who has been living and working there (and wherever his photography takes him) since graduation. In London, Garret is teaching at the American School, and Sue is at home with their son, Oliver. . . . Zach Abrams and another general partner just started a new private equity fund, Lake Street Capital LLC. Having acquired a large portfolio of investments from a Fortune 500 technology company, the new funds portfolio consists of 48 companies with more than $220 million invested. (Be on the lookout for a call from the Colby Development Office, Zach.) Zach and his wife are expecting their second child in February 2004. . . . When he isn't running marathons, Stewart Richmond finds the time to practice law and help his wife, Tanya (Goff '89), raise three children, ages 6, 4 and 2. . . . Tricia and Rick Angeli welcomed their third child, Rick III, in November, joining sisters, Emily, 5, and Katelyn, 3. Rick started a new job in December at Organon Pharmaceuticals USA as the regional account manager, managed care for the Northeast. . . . Pat and Betsy Lockhart Casey are the proud parents of Peter, who turned 3 in December and started school last fall. . . . Rick and Patty Cirigliano Kohn are in Connecticut with their daughters, Patty, 6, and Mary Alice, 1. The elder Patty works at Greenwich High School and just finished directing 42nd Street. . . . Kristin Shea King and her husband, Joe (who apparently spent four years in Lewiston), live in Marblehead, Mass., with their sons, Gavin and Andrew. Kristen is working for Coldwell Banker in Marblehead in between changing diapers and visiting the park. . . . David Mitchell earned a Fleet Bank Excellence Award for his excellent work in health care and institutionsÑassisting hospitals, universities, private schools and nonprofit organizations. Dave's wife, Leslie (Migliaccio), just lounges about, selling real estate, running her own business (LJM Cookies) and looking after their daughters when David is off collecting awards. . . . Congrats to Jennifer Massengill, who married Gary Henkel in Laguna Niguel, Calif., last May. . . . Emily Isaacs is an assistant professor at Montclair State University. She and husband Paul have a son, Jamie Isaacs Modiano, who was 1 in November. Emily and Paul's Quaker wedding, by the way, was officiated by David Rosen, who served as rabbi; also in attendance were Matt Burke '89, Carol Anne Beach, Meredith Carter Magie and Allison Murray Valley. Meredith is dividing her time between chasing after 18-month-old Nicholas, renovating an old carriage house and directing an alternative high school. . . . For the past four years or so, Jeff Bruce has been working at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer as a page designer; before that, he was at the Seattle Times for five years. A self-professed "rabid Vancouver Canucks fan," Jeff has season tickets and regularly makes the 140-mile international drive to watch games. . . . Toby Bell and his wife, Vickie (Caron), traveled in August to Seoul, Korea, where they adopted their second son, Carson. Toby joins us all in congratulating Coach Stokes and the women's crew team for winning the NCAA Division III Championship last spring. . . . Megan Davis Collins is living in Billerica, Mass., and working as a geriatric social worker; she and her husband, Jeffrey, have two children, Olivia, 5, and Henry, 1. Megan's cousin, Abigail McGuire, is Colby Class of '05!

--Dean A. Schwartz

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I might nominate Stacey Mitchell as class correspondent when I retire. She sent me a very news-filled e-mail, which I threatened to copy verbatim but will have to paraphrase. Stacey is living in D.C. and working at the Department of Justice in the environmental crimes section. She learned to white-water kayak on the Potomac last summer. Stacey reports that her Colby roommate, Ferrall McMahon Dietrich, and Ferrall's husband, Mike, also live in D.C. and had their first child, William "Liam" Francis Dietrich, in April. Ferrall runs a corporate good neighbor program for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In July, they all made the trek from D.C. up to the Adirondacks, where they met up with Nick '90 and Sue Bratone Childs and their two children, Olivia and Tracy, aka "Spike." Sue is working with the New School as director of business development for their online university. Ingrid Kasaks-Moyer met them for a few days with two of her three children. Quinn Moyer stayed home to make sure the family business was still running. Earlier this summer, Stacey had lunch with Dr. Alexandra "Sasha" Carey, who was in D.C. for the weekend. Sasha and her husband, Steve Foster, and their two children, Alana and Daniel, live near Goshen, N.Y., where Sasha is working part time in pediatric practice. Sarah Maddox Rogers, her husband, Peter, and their three children, Hannah, Lily and Joe, are back living in LondonÑthe Los Angeles weather was just too nice for them. Bill '87 and Callie Knowles Clapp and their three children, Ben, Caroline and Ainsley, live in Maine and have been enjoying skiing at Sugarloaf. Callie is job-sharing the social work position at Wells Elementary School and loves it. Stacey also sees Courtney Ingraffia from time to time. Courtney works at Arnold & Porter and bought a town house in an up-and-coming neighborhood in D.C. Sarah Geiger and her husband, David Muldoon, left San Francisco and moved to the D.C. area for a few months but then quickly moved on to New York. They had their first child, a girl, Devon, in June. Thanks for the news, Stacey! . . . Dr. Paul Stanislaw wrote in for the first time. He and his wife, Dr. Lynn Czekai, had their first child, Alexandra Marie, in July. They live in Connecticut, where Paul has a solo practice in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Paul reports that Erin (DeChristopher '90) and Scott Turtel recently stopped for a visit. They live in Portland, Ore., and have two little boys. . . . Dave Fogel moved to Los Angeles and is director of marketing for an optical component company. . . . Kim (Gilbo '90) and Steve Warner live in Kalamazoo, Mich., with their two kids. . . . Eric Hanson e-mailed from Craftsbury, Vt., where he lives with his 5-year-old son, Anders. Eric is the loon biologist for the state of Vermont and uses his experience on the Colby ski team as the chief trail groomer at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. . . . If you need advice on wine, call Lisa Perrotti-Brown. Lisa lives in Japan and just sat for her master's of wine exam, which sounds unbelievably grueling. . . . Also living overseas is Laura Wood McKeever. She and her husband had their first child, Cameron James, in May, and Laura is on maternity leave from her job as an account director at a PR firm in London. Last year, Laura visited Brett and Leslie Norton Rankin and Christin Haight Barnett. . . . Maria Douglass and her family are back in the States after almost 10 years in Russia. Maria works as a consultant for the State Department and just enrolled in a biotechnology program at Maryland. Maria, her husband and two daughters were planning a trip back to Russia this summer to visit friends and were looking forward to a break from school. . . . Bob and Sue Banta Gallagher had their second child, Jack Fletcher, in May. They live in Scituate, Mass., where Bob works for PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Sue works for Talbots in the catalog visual department. . . . Jon Nash moved back to Duxbury, Mass., a few years ago and is starting his 12th year at ChildLife, Inc. He finished his M.B.A. at Babson, and he and his wife, Laurie, expected their second daughter in October. . . . Kirsten Sherman Cervati married last year and continues to work in the pharmaceutical industry in N.C. Kirsten is an avid bicyclist and planned to do her first 24-hour solo race this fall. She'll be at the reunion in June, so you can ask her all about it. . . . Catherine Andrew Rogers is a labor and employment attorney at a firm in N.Y.C. She and her husband, Roland, have two kids; Roland is a stay-at-home dad and runs a computer consulting business. Catherine reports that in June she and Roland traveled to St. Croix, USVI, where Laura Thornton Pellegrino and her husband, David, were hosts for their 10th wedding anniversary bash. . . . Jennifer Joseph keeps me jealous with tales of her travel adventures, most recently kayaking in Georgian Bay, Ont., and a trip to Glacier National Park during the horrible recent fires. Jennifer started working in December 2002 for Management Science Associates. . . . Jennifer Johnson Muse wrote about her "annual pilgrimage" to Montpelier, Vt., where she meets Sue Downey Heston at the Capitol green. The kids play while Sue and Jennifer catch up. . . . Ed '88 and Jennifer Pierce Barr survived the blackout in N.Y.C. this summer. Jennifer is still deputy editor of Travel & Leisure. Their two kids keep them on the run, and they recently moved to Bronxville, not far from Catherine Andrew Rogers. Jennifer warns that a Castine cocktail party may be in the works for June '04.

--Anita L. Terry

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