Alumni N o t e s 1981
This May, Bev Agler graduated with a PhD in fisheries from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In response to the hooding ceremony, she writes, "It was sort of cool when they officially introduced me as Dr. Agler." Jean Hoekwater '80 (pictured far right) attended. Bev's thesis was on chum salmon and climatic factors. "It only took 10 years, but I have a full-time job! Now I'm not quite sure what to do with all my free time, but I went off to Madagascar for a birding and lemur trip in October." Janet Biondi has been living in northern California since 1997, after seven years on the island of Kauai where her daughter Tessa, 19, was born. In 2009 she went to Tuscany for certification in Active Release Techniques, a type of myofascial release/sports therapy, and now has the practice Biondi Sports Therapy in her home office in Mount Shasta. She writes, "I am continuing to paint, play my fiddle a bit, fly fish — and I have a great circle of friends. I'm feeling grateful for this wonderful life!"
1982 Andy Bennett and wife Dorothy are nearing their 30th anniversary. Isabel, their oldest child, attends Bard College while twin daughters Iris and Lilly are in eighth grade. Having practiced architecture in Boston for 15 years, Andy recently joined the renowned design firm Perkins+Will. College of the Atlantic Magazine
He writes, "I am quite excited as P+W fully embodies sustainable design, encourages material health in the built environment, and created many recent LEED platinum-certified projects. My work services many leading companies contributing to the rich and dynamic growth of biotechnology in the Boston area and beyond. I am feeling a lot of the same headiness and participatory potential that I enjoyed 30 years ago when I stood with 30 (or so) others to receive our COA degrees, ready to tackle the great challenges." Liz Cunningham and husband Charlie celebrated their 10th anniversary and are enjoying life in the Berkeley, California hills, taking comfort that
1985 After 18 years, Jim Senter and partner Glaeshia O'Rourke completed their house, the latest addition to Potluck Farm, an intentional community 25 miles north of Durham, North Carolina. Adding photovoltaic panels and modern materials to a traditional vernacular farmhouse, their new home is something old and something new.
1988 Dorie Stolley has opened a new business, Three Birds Consulting, specializing in communication needs for conservation and environmental organizations, including social media, science writing, and behavior change campaigns.
1989
when the deer and gophers graze in their garden, at least the wildlife are eating local. Liz is completing a book on ocean conservation. Entitled Ocean Country, it looks at conservation issues in four key regions of the world. Liz awaits travels to Indonesia to write about marine biodiversity in Raja Ampat and the Bajo Sea nomads in Sulawesi. Read more at lizcunningham.net.
1983 Cara Guerrieri writes, "Three kids and nearly 30 years after graduating, I've earned an MFA in creative writing from Western State Colorado University." Cara will be an adjunct faculty member at WSCU this fall.
In April, Dina Petrillo installed an exhibit of her prints at Castle Galeazza run by Clark Lawrence '92. Jim Cole and Noreen Hogan '91 joined her for this trip to Italy. Their visit overlapped with the travel of faculty member Ken Cline and staff member Jen Hughes. Due to May's earthquake damage to the castle, Clark has relocated Reading Retreats in Rural Italy to Corte Eremo, Mantova.
1992 Lelania (Prior) Avila writes "A series of workshops I offered last winter on The Toolshed of My Heart were well received, and I've recently accepted the title 'Self-Care Queen.'Â I'm discovering what continual effort it is to practice mindful consumption, and have become a NIABY (Not In Anyone's Back Yard). I'm steadily trying to ensure my brainwashing is done with biodegradable soap, preferring Dr. Bronner's All-One to the green-washing substitutes. I'm finding comfort in my recent alignment with 39