Jim Senter ’85 received the 2004 Forest History Society’s Theodore C. Blegen Award for his article “Live Dunes and Ghost Forests: Stability and Change in the History of North Carolina’s Maritime Forests.” The Blegen is awarded yearly in recognition of the best contribution to forest and conservation history. Senter lives in Durham, North Carolina and continues his freelance work on the historical ecology of the Outer Banks. Karen Wennlund ’85 writes, “Four lives later, I am once again starting a new one. This time in a new house, making my living as a gardener, clinical herbalist and carpenter. Just me and cat Silas. It’s a wonder all the changes that come to one’s doorstep.” Jamien Jacobs ’86 writes, “I got married to a special man on September 21, 2003 and just adopted a wonderful little boy, Dylan, who’s now six weeks old. I am an educational consultant on school ground greening projects for Portland Trails, an urban land trust in Portland, Maine. Life is great!” Laura Cohn ’88 writes, “I’m still happily living in the Philadelphia area while maintaining a strong connection traveling back to Indonesia every year. Visit my website to see how I created a way to weave my art, travel, family and teaching into a small but viable living: www.frombalitobala.com.”
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Kevin Geiger ’88 is living in North Pomfret, Vermont with his six-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter. All are doing great. Lisa Norton ’89 writes, “After a recent career in television advertising, I am currently working as a freelance adventure travel writer and photographer. I recently returned from an odyssey during which I hiked and dove in the South Pacific Islands of French Polynesia, then explored the history, culture and cuisine of Corsica and later traveled a thousand nautical miles by boat up the Inside Passage from the San Juan Islands of Washington to Juneau, Alaska. Now, back in my hometown of San Diego, California, I’m embarking on a new career as a life purpose coach helping women in various states of transition. On the near horizon are volunteer teaching stints in Sweden and Peru, as well as a spiritual journey backpacking through Vietnam and Thailand with my son, Fielding, nineteen, and daughter, Tiffany, twenty-one. Would love to resume contact with my classmates! I can be reached at: lisanorton@post.harvard.edu.” Gregory Milne ’91 writes, “Life is extremely busy here in Cape Cod. I continue my political life as I was re-elected to the Barnstable Town Council in 2003 to a second four year term, defeating a prominent fellow incumbent in a unique two-incumbent race due to redistricting. My run in 2002 for county commissioner as an independent was not successful, but a remarkable experience nevertheless. Recently, I completed a super energy-efficient addition to my home. Yes, I even did some framing. As I write, the heat I enjoy—the only heat source in my house—is from my Minnesota-built corn-burning stove, very inexpensive. Lastly, I continue running and expanding my hospitality business.” Joshua Winer ’91 writes, “I have changed jobs. I am now an adjunct faculty member at The Art Institute of Boston and recently showed work in a small group show at the Photographic Resource Center in Boston: www.bu.edu/PRC.” Jeffrey Miller ’92 led a local campaign and raised $190,000 for the Kennebec River Rail Trail in Augusta. He writes to tell us he is working on a $10 million trails bond, is single again and biked the full park loop and up Cadillac Mountain, taking Craig Greene’s son, Will, up for his first time. Jennifer Mazer ’93 writes, “I attended the Green Party convention as a delegate last summer. I became a political activist four years ago, after the World Trade Organization demonstrations in Seattle. Can anyone give me advice on how to start an anti-genetically modified foods initiative in Massachusetts? Call or write me at 617-629-2936 or butterflymazer@netscape.net.” Jennifer Daczka McEnerney ’93 and Dan had their first child, Jackson James McEnerney, on December 23, 2004.
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