February 2003 T h e Standing B o n f i r e The Class of 1992 Newsletter Class of 1992 Officers President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Head Agent Mini-Reunion Chair Alumni Council Rep Web Manager Newsletter Editor Kerensa Zimmerman Kate Aiken Mike Mahoney Matthew Gilman TBA Anita A. Reithoffer Todd Donovan Siobhan R. Keenan Hee J. Ko Executive Committee Jennifer Ackley Bobalik Walter Florence Wendy Gruenberg Caroline M. Harris Allegra Kochman Elissa McMillen Brant Rose Nina Weber John-Patrick Bagnal Patricia Gagnon Cynthia J. Hansel James Harris Paul Larson Libby Peruchini Christopher Stahl Hello all ‘92s! Happy New Year to you all. I have officially taken over the Standing Bonfire for Siobhan Keenan, who graciously volunteered her services for a long while. I am sad to report that this year, we lost our 9th ‘92 – Justin Firestone. Kerry Zimmerman is working to set up a memorial for all of our departed classmates. Justin was a close friend of mine, and he had a heart of gold. Justin always inspired me to always pursue knowledge about far away places, history, the classics, art, architecture, etc. I would encourage you all to never stop learning and appreciating life. Justin’s passing also made me realize that sometimes we forget the important things in our lives. We are all getting married, living in cities near and far, having kids, changing careers, etc. It becomes harder and harder to keep in touch with our ’92 friends, yet memories of each other won’t fade away. I know some of the best people you have met have been at Dartmouth so let’s try to stay in touch with each other so that we can watch each other become “adults”! – Heej ------ NOTES FROM ‘92’s -----Shelley Bennett “Bruce Ellis and I got married on Sept 1. With 30 Dartmouth alums in attendance, we had a fabulous time. The reception was aboard the Berkeley steamship in San Diego and no one jumped overboard. We must be getting old! We highly recommend a Tahitian honeymoon--very relaxing and romantic. Bruce is finishing up his MBA at UCLA, and I'm an attorney at SAIC in SD working on M&A transactions. We spend much of our free time (unsuccessfully) training our 2 dogs to stop digging craters in the yard! We look forward to Sung Choi and Lei Wang's nuptials this coming Memorial Day weekend.” Katherine M. Brown “As usual I have been off the scene for months on end, performing on keyboards with various groups both in Jamaica and in the U.S.-NYC and Miami. I formed my jazz band this summer. It’s really fun, fulfilling and a lot of hard work! Yet I somehow find time to practice medicine. (Yes, I’m still a medical doctor!) between rehearsals and gigs. More later.” Katherine Aires Byrnes “I’m happy to report that I had a baby girl (Natalie) on 7/27/02. Reunion was fun despite being 35 weeks pregnant. Potter, my 2 year old, thoroughly enjoyed himself-geez there were so many kids. Full-time motherhood has its perks-I can’t be laid off! We see Val Worthington a lot in Chicago.” Mark A. B. Carlson “My wife Emily just had a baby boy, Elijah Parkes Carlson (6 lbs. 4 oz. & 19.5 in.) on January 11th. He was born three weeks early. In fact, 30 minutes before the start time for the baby shower that Caroline Horn was throwing for Emily in San Francisco.” Sung Choi “I’m getting married over Memorial Day weekend in Santa Fe, NM to Lei Wang (Princeton ’92). We met working together at the New England Medical Center, where we are both physicians. We both had a great time at reunion and look forward to seeing friends at our nuptials.” The Bennett-Ellis wedding: Alan Zerembo, Lou Bregou, Chris Bingham, Bill Scott, Jill Blumberg, Whitney Allen, Tommy Butler, Celia Corkery, Rhodri Davis, Kelly Kruse, Sung Choi, Matt Semler, Bruce Ellis, Shelley Bennett, Scott Gardner, Greg Goldfarb, Annie (Pieper) Kaskade, Julie Kenerson, Chitra Narasimhan, Matt LeBlanc, Ashley Campion ’94, Darius Raji, David Ellis ’83, Andre Gauri, Melissa Rich, Bill Kipp, Krista Klein. Nancy DeSa writes in that Christine McCann Jennings “gave birth to a baby girl Arden on December 26, 2002.” Jill Dixon “Jeff Dixon and I had a wonderful time seeing everyone at reunion. I was impressed with how child-friendly it was. Our daughter had a great time. We are doing well in Seattle. Jeff is at Amazon.com and I am busy with our 2 year old. We are expecting our second child next spring. We don’t fly east often but stay connected through West Coast alumni events. Looking forward to our next reunion!” Jeff Givens “My wife, Sarah, and I are expecting our first in Jan. and look forward to life with baby. I continue to enjoy CA and, despite a career change into real estate, still find some time to enjoy morning surf sessions before heading to work. I keep in touch with: Dave Mckeand ‘Starky’ is back east working with AOL in Virginia; Jeff Barker is an attorney in Colorado Springs; and Bill Corts is at Duke getting a PhD in something way beyond my comprehension. That’s all from Surf City!” Todd Gorman “Greetings from the Northern Tundra. I completed med school (Cornell ’96), then residency in Internal Med at Mass General, where I met my wife, Nathalie Turgeon (an infectious disease MD). A Quebecoise, Nat convinced me to move north to Montreal where we live with our daughter EmmaGabrielle (D’23) and baby #2 (D’25, gender NA), due in Feb. I’m starting a fellowship in critical care, having done primary care work for the past 3 years. Gregory York and Kelly McMann are both doing well in Ohio. Kelly is working as a professor in the gov’y dept of Case Western Reserve Univ. while completing her PhD at U. Michigan. Greg is working in biochemistry while completing his PhD at MIT. Scott Miller is soon to marry Lisa Cosimi (Cornell ’91). Scott continues to design robots and surf year round and Lisa (a physician at Brigham and Women’s) keeps him healthy. Thanks!” Caroline Harris “Nina Weber Neulight and Joe Neulight (D ’91) had a baby girl, Olivia Skye Neulight, on Jan 7, 2003.” James Brodbelt Harris “I enjoyed seeing old friends at the reunion, as well as all the new faces, wives, husbands and children. I look forward to many more reunions.” Howard E. Jeffries MD “has been appointed to the staff of the Pediatric Critical Care Unit at Children’s Hosp. of NJ at Newark Beth Israel Med Ctr. Jeffries, who lives in New York City, most recently served in Pediatric Critical Care for Valley Presb. Hosp. in LA, the division of Emergency Transport at Children’s Hosp. of LA. He received his medical degree from Tulane Medical School in New Orleans.” Ashley Roberts Isé “Thought I’d send an update! Our new daughter, Lindsey Tyler Acklin, arrived June 24th, joining big sister Natalie (now 2). I left my job as VP-Legal at Raymond James investment bank and am ‘on sabbatical’ from working for a while. My husband Jon (Wharton ’87) works for Citigroup in Dallas, TX, so I single parent during the week.” Hee Jung (Heej) Ko “I am little behind in contributing news! Got married Oct. 7, 2000 to Jim Doughman (D’85). Since he attended Dartmouth before I did, it was ironic that we met through mutual Dartmouth friends back in ’95. Between us, we had Dartmouth alumni classes ’83-’95 at our wedding! Highlights included Kristel Dorion, Deborah Koh and Sabine Clark (D’91) as members of my wedding party. Honeymooned in Provence and now we live in a great apartment in the East Village. Don’t go out as much as I used to (do you notice that your liver just won’t take it anymore?) but I still enjoy exploring New York. Recent ’92 sitings: Just saw Kristel in Nov, who popped up from her new home in Arlington, VA to run the NYC marathon. When not jetting to South Africa, Brazil, Costa Rica and Scotland to adventure race, she works in DC managing energy renewal projects. Deb Koh keeps Kristel company in Arlington, where she is programming some kind of code for some three-letter agency (I have tried to get it out of her but she says she would have to kill me if she said!). Anne Kobayashi is a hard-working attorney at Davis Polk and Wardwell in NYC. Just saw a bunch more ’ 9 2 s and ‘91s over the holidays, including Jay Harris, Steve Schlemmer (and wife Tanya), Jenny Wesselmann, Linda Chung and Mike Arad.” Allegra Kochman “In addition to practicing architecture here in NYC, I'm competing in an International Latin Ballroom competition - the Manhattan Amateur Classic at Columbia U. next weekend - where I'll be wearing hot pink and false eyelashes, so watch out!!” H. Merrill Matschke “I finished my residency in urology at Northwestern in June 2002. Instead of actually getting a job that pays decent money, I am moving to Houston for a year to complete a fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine Surgery (Male Infertility) at Baylor. Beginning in July, I hope to begin practicing in the same group as Kris Atzeff in Lake Forest, IL.” Andy Peay “Just released our first wines! I’m out hustling and preparing to build a winery in Sonoma County. Recent ’92 sitings: Ben Wang is in L.A. getting his PhD in Ecology/Ornithology. Chris Schin is a proud father of a beautiful girl, Madeleine. Joe Bizarro still swims with the fishies in Monterey. Alan Shabel studies evolutionary bio in Berkeley. I live across the street from David Stern and his family (recent addition is cute as a bug!). Ben Farrell married a fine lass, Tanya, and works in public relations in S.F. Karen White ’91 just got hitched at a raucous event in Tahoe. Jeff Cole ’91 splits time between NYC and SF still chasing the dot.com dollar. Taylor Keen ’91 works for the Cherokee in Tulsa while he sees the engaged Kevin Brown often. And if any of you are interested in fine wine and want to learn more, email me or check out our web site: [email protected]. Cheers!” Libby Peruchini writes: “Anita Reithoffer was married Dec.31 2002 to John Tucker, Jr. (‘Jay’) in Maine in a lovely 1890s summer lodge. Her bridesmaids included Christina Caroe Wunderle, Molly Benz Cindy Hansel Sherlock, and me! The wedding transformed into a fun New Year's eve party complete with hats and horns. After the honeymoon, Anita and Jay will be living in York, ME. Cindy Hansel was married in Oct 2002 to Michael Sherlock in Concord, MA. ’92s in the bridal party: Christina, Anita, and Molly, who all live in Arlington, VA.” Carolan Magnoli Prisco “My husband and I moved into a new house on Labor Day and a few days later, I was in labor! Our first child, Samantha Eve, was born on Sept. 5, 2002. What do you think–Dartmouth Class of 2024?” Elizabeth Ptacek “I'm living in Pittsburgh with my husband, Chris, our son, Peter (17 months), and our two dogs. Not sure how we ended up here, but we're enjoying it. I'm working in real estate finance at PNC.” Anita A. Reithoffer (Anita R. Tucker) “Hello everyone! It’s been a busy fall. I recently was part of Cynthia Hansel’s wedding along with Christina (Caroe) Wunderle and Molly (Bradley) Benz on Oct 12 in Concord, MA. Her new husband, Michael Sherlock, and Cindy had a beautiful wedding and then flew off to Greece for their honeymoon. It seems weddings are in the air. On New Year’s Eve, I will marry in Yarmouth, ME to a long time friend, Jay Tucker. We are looking forward to celebrating the New Year with family and friends and then off to Hawaii to relax.” Margot Sharapova “Hello from California! This fall we packed up the kids and headed west to San Jose. If you’re in the Bay Area, shoot me an email: [email protected]. I miss snow, but I suspect I’m secretly enjoying the mild winter. It was great seeing folks at reunion. -Warmly, Margot.” Kenta Takamori “We've been transferred back to Tokyo again in August. I'm still with Goldman. Our daughter Mika just turned 5 in December. I can't believe how fast she is growing up. She is going to an English-language Montessouri school, but she is picking up Japanese as a second language very quickly now that we're living in Japan. I miss NYC a lot.” The Hansel-Sherlock wedding: Molly (Bradley) Benz, Anita Reithoffer, Jennie Bracken Jaffee ’94, Cindy Hansel Sherlock, Laurie Gill ’91, Dave Voss ’90, Christina (Caroe) Wunderle, Laura (Stack) de Ramel ’94. Not Shown: Libby Peruchini . Jamie Rosen “The biggest news is my engagement. For everyone reading the newsletter, it's just another engagement. But when you're on this end, it's pretty major, and very exciting. Knowing that our engagement was a possibility, I dragged my fiancee Jeanine Strickland with me to reunion. We look forward to being wed sometime in the fall. We'll have a small intimate family wedding in CT in Sept., then a more celebratory bash with friends at a surf/eco/low-key adventure resort in Mexico. I envision a ceremony with friends on the beach in top hat, tails, and surf trunks. We'll see if my vision comes to fruition! More exciting news–a handful of ’92s – Frazier Miller, Kate Stone, Marianne Bocock, Evans McMillion and partners – are heading to Ecuador to visit Joaquin Ribadeneira in February. And that's the news from Berkeley, CA.” Gregory R. Rush “has been named CNC’s assoc. publisher and COO. Rush, who joined CNC in 2002, will be responsible for daily operations of CNC, a Herald Media unit that publishes four daily newspapers, 87 weeklies and numerous specialty publications in eastern Mass. Rush spent nine years in investment banking at Sun Trust and Tucker Anthony and two years in commercial lending at Fleet Boston Financial. Rush and his wife, Kathleen, live in Wellesley with their three children.” Andrew Tolson “Lots of changes in the Tolson household. On Dec 21, my wife, Ingrid, delivered our second set of twin boys, Solomon and Benjamin. Mommy and babies are doing well. Sol and Ben’s older brothers, Gabriel and Adam, are ‘excited’ for the new arrivals. In about a month, we will move from our rential flat in San Francisco to the house we have been renovating, in Mill Valley-across the Golden Gate Bridge. I work at Merrill Lynch, selling equity derivatives to institutional investors. 10 and a half years! Other than that, everying is just as normal as can be!” John Wack “Greetings from Richmond! I’m sorry that I missed everyone at Reunion, but unfortunately I decided to have my mid-life crisis this summer. I separated from my wife (a certain ’93) in May, changed employers (I now work as the Revenue Analyst for the City of Richmond), grew a beard, and got a tattoo (the word RAGE in red ink, of course). I’m closing in on a divorce, and have a fair amount of visitation with my young daughter Julia. I’m certain that wedding bells will ring again in the near future. Anyways, I lost all my old email files in the settlement, so anyone who cares to hear the details, please email me at [email protected]. I’ve kept up somewhat with the following ’92s: Leigh Hubbard, who now lives in Alaska; Joe Young, now back in San Francisco after hiking the Appalachian Trail; and Erich Hester, now in Seattle. I lost track of Edwin Hong when he went back to Europe on a business development gig, and would love to get contact info for Edwin, Manny DeLucca, and Greg Schwartz.” Ali Ward “It’s hard to believe, but I’ve lived in New Orleans for 9 years. Upon the birth of our son Nathaniel (now 2 years), I quit my job as an attorney for Mondon Market insurers and have been a stay-at-home mom ever since. My husband, Andrew, and I are expecting our second child in late January.” The Standing Bonfire now gladly welcomes news AND photos via email to: [email protected] Please attach your photo to your email - ONE PHOTO PER EMAIL 8 Mb maximum file size. Don’t forget a short caption or description. 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