HB Magazine (with Class News) - Spring 2023

Growing Philanthropy and Generosity

The seeds of philanthropy are sown by HB students and alumnae everywhere, and flourish into gardens that give back for generations.

Team Brown or Gold? The long-time Middle School tradition lives on. Fifth through eighth-grade students are assigned to the Brown or Gold team in a year-long friendly competition. (Did you know current students are assigned to the same team as their alumnae relatives?) A trophy goes to the team that earns more points from Brown and Gold days, physical education classes, and service initiatives.

Contents

Letter from the Head of School

5 Rising Boldly with a Spirit of Philanthropy

The desire to be a force for the common good beyond our campus remains an important part of HB’s mission News from North Park

12 School and Student News

The latest updates from campus

Features

16 Family and Leadership:

Clara Taplin Rankin ’34 and Helen Rankin Butler ’87

Celebrating a special relationship and a lifetime of love and leadership

18 GROWing a Passion for Philanthropy

Learn more about the student-led foundation that supports the Greater Cleveland area while inspiring students to develop an early interest in philanthropy

20 Learning by Doing: Marge and Dan Moore Makerspace

A new makerspace will expand innovative programming and inspire students through unique hands-on learning

22 Linking Generations

HB builds the future and optimizes campus with the opening of the Link Academic Center

24 Taking a Philanthropic Path

Four alumnae share what inspires them in their philanthropic careers

Class News

28 Alumnae Updates

84 Brides, Babies, and Memorials

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Head of School

The cover art was designed by Conzie Aris ’24 as part of her nine piece project entitled Homage to Albers which honors artist and educator Josef Albers. Albers is known for his work as a color theorist and for inspiring students in their understanding of how color is perceived. “This project gave me an opportunity to creatively explore the interaction of color using gouache paint,” says Conzie, who is a student in advanced honors art.

Sheri Homany

Associate Head of School

Interim Director of Upper School

Sharon Baker

Director of Middle School

Kendra Davis

Director of Marketing

Lauren Gibson ’01

Chief Financial Officer

Clarke Wilson Leslie ’80

Director of Advancement

LaShawna Adams Mitchell

Director of Infant & Toddler Center

Darrah Parsons

Director of Early Childhood

Elizabeth Pinkerton

Director of Enrollment Management

Kelly Stepnowsky

Director of Primary School

Rising with a Spirit of Philanthropy

Our mission has always empowered members of our school community to rise boldly to the challenges of our times. In 1893, seniors galvanized support from friends and families for a fellow Upper School student whose family was profoundly impacted by the unprecedented financial crash of the New York Stock Exchange. That first scholarship, 30 years before any other school in the region even thought of creating such a program, is proof that Hathaway Brown has always been a trailblazing institution dedicated to compassion and sisterhood. Later in life, that same student paid the generosity forward; she served on the board of trustees and was a major scholarship donor.

HB is nationally regarded as a defining voice in girls’ education, setting the highest standards for distinguished academics, for empowering girls, and for applying knowledge in action. This is due, in large part, to our community’s generous support and loyal investment in scholarships, educational programs, and our campus. Because of our community’s investment, we were bold in developing the vision of our 2023-2028 strategic plan.

Philanthropy inspires our students, too, as they engage in service and altruistic initiatives nearly every day. From Primary School civic engagement at the local food bank and animal shelter, to the student-run GROW foundation, to our cherished and longstanding Carnival tradition, HB students commit to causes larger than themselves.

In Ancient Greek, the word philanthropy literally means “love of humankind”– with philos roughly translating to “love” or “friend” and anthropos being Greek for “humanity.” The desire to be a force for the common good beyond our campus remains an important part of our school mission. We will continue to rise boldly and do so with a spirit of philanthropy that defines both Hathaway Brown’s past and our future.

Fondly,

Dr. Fran Bisselle Head of School

The Class of 2035 is learning for life. This year, they’ve explored world travel, bakeries, flower shops, and more. During a unit about health and the human body, teachers transformed the dramatic play space for girls to pretend to be doctors and inadvertently use the vocabulary words they’ve learned.

World travel was a theme in the unique Primary School Storyline curriculum. Each student had a passport and made a suitcase to collect souvenirs at each destination. While there, the girls learned about the country’s holidays and traditions.

The swimming and diving team are OHSAA Division II state champions! This is the first state title for the program and was celebrated with lots of pride and spirit. Goosebumps were felt throughout the natatorium when the student section joyfully sang the alma mater while their Blazer sisters stood upon the awards podium (back on campus, the celebration continued with Blazer Day!).

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The club ice skating team, coached by Jessica Pederson Pundole ’98, competed in the Ohio High School Figure Skating Championships and included girls of all ages including Nell Levy ’30, Marina Luttge ’28, Lydia Manuel ’26, Helen Qiu ’25, Julia Robinson ’30, Sonia Robinson ’25, and Hannah Rutherford ’24.

Matilda the Musical! was a must see! The Upper School Performing Arts department’s production of the Tony Award-winning musical told the story of childhood, the power of imagination, and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life.

Upper School students in the Fellowship in Global Citizenship traveled internationally to Spain, South Korea, and Italy. Traveling as part of this Fellowship promotes global understanding, fosters a deep appreciation for varying cultures, challenges students to think critically about world issues, and helps students understand how the United States fits into a global context.

Italy

Spain South Korea

NEWS FROM

Index

Alumnae featured in this issue

Family and Leadership, pg. 16

Helen Rankin Butler ’87

Clara Taplin Rankin ’34

GROWing a Passion for Philanthropy, pg. 18

Lauren Van Wagenen Harlow ’04

Learning by Doing, pg. 20

Leah Ridgeway Jackson ’99

Coral Frontini ’22

Taking a Philanthropic Path, pg. 24

Sloan Cargill ’11

Esther Cohen ’75

Amy Edelman Einhorn ’87

Kathy Goss ’74

Peggy H. Roberts is Incoming President, Board of Trustees

Hathaway Brown is pleased that Peggy Roberts will begin her new role as president of the board of trustees beginning July 1. Peggy is a longtime supporter of Hathaway Brown; she has served on the board since 2019 and is also a former HB parent association treasurer.

“I love the energy you feel when you walk through the halls at HB,” Peggy shares. “I am humbled by the opportunity to be board president and I’m excited to work hard as we continue implementing the school’s amazing mission.”

Peggy is managing partner of the Riverside Capital Appreciation Fund, a lower-middle market private equity fund investing in small private companies across North America. She has been with Riverside since moving to Cleveland in 2004 with her husband, Justin. They are parents to Molly ’23 and Ethan, class of 2025 at University School.

In her finance work, Peggy has always supported women in their careers, trying to attract and retain more women in the industry. “I am grateful to have had strong mentors and supporters and I am a strong believer in the power of educating girls and finding ways to empower each girl to choose her own path,” she says.

“We are extremely fortunate to have a leader like Peggy take on this critical role at HB,” says Head of School Dr. Fran Bisselle. “She is a critical thinker whose entrepreneurial spirit and vision will help HB achieve the bold goals in our strategic plan. I am thrilled to work closely with her.”

Peggy will succeed Helen Rankin Butler ’87 as board president. “We are immensely grateful to all Helen has done for HB through the years,” says Dr. Bisselle. “She has accomplished so much in her tenure, including an ambitious capital campaign to renovate and modernize the campus for generations to come.”

Read more about Helen and her grandmother Clara Taplin Rankin ’34 on pg. 16.

Hua Fang ‘23 is a Top 300 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar and Presidential Scholars Candidate

Senior Hua Fang is a top 300 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar based on her outstanding research, leadership skills, community involvement, commitment to academics, creativity in asking scientific questions and exceptional promise as a STEM leader. In addition, Hua is a 2023 Presidential Scholars Candidate — one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. She was selected based on her high ACT and SAT scores.

Senior Emily Wilson is a Coca-Cola Scholar and Presidential Scholars Candidate

Senior Emily Wilson is a 2023 Presidential Scholars Candidate. She was selected for the program based on her high ACT and SAT scores. Emily is also a Coca-Cola Scholar. Due to her outstanding leadership, academic achievements, and dedication to the community, she will receive a $20,000 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.

Gauri Gandhi ‘24 & Neha Sangani ‘24 are Academic All Americans recognized by NSDA

Our Five-Year Plan

As we continue to blaze trails in the educational landscape, our strategic plan answers the bold question, “What more should Hathaway Brown be and offer in 2028?”

Juniors Gauri Gandhi and Neha Sangani were recognized by the National Speech and Debate Association as Academic All Americans. The award is given to students who have earned the degree of superior distinction, completed at least five semesters of high school, demonstrated outstanding character and leadership, and earned a GPA of 3.7 on a 4.0 scale. This distinction is only given to the top two percent of students who contend in speech and debate.

Debaters Reach Top 64 in IPPF Competition

Five members of the debate team — sophomores Clare Hess ’25, Leyah Jackson, Mahee Shah, and freshman Shrividya Regadamilli ’26 — received a very prestigious honor when their International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) essays qualified as a Top 64 team internationally. The IPPF is an international competition of written debate. It is the only contest that gives high school students around the world the opportunity to engage in written and oral debates on issues of public policy.

Do You Have 40 Minutes?

Tune in to 40 Minutes with Fran! Head of School Dr. Fran Bisselle and special guests explore topics such as college counseling, athletics, and much more. 40 Minutes with Fran is a part of the Listening and Learning for Life series—vir tual events showcasing the skills, talents, and stories of Hathaway Brown School and alumnae.

Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

The annual Scholastic Art and Writing Competition recognizes creative achievement for students in grades seven through 12. The artists and writers compete for cash prizes, medals, and scholarship awards.

Art

Hathaway Brown Upper and Middle School students won a total of 66 awards at the 2023 Scholastic Art Award competition. Of the 66 total awards, there were 23 Gold Key, 20 Silver Key, and 23 Honorable Mention awards granted. HB had the most awards of any local high school.

Writing

Hathaway Brown students won more 2023 Scholastic Writing Awards than last year with 94 awards in addition to two American Voices nominations. The combination of Gold Key, Silver Key, and American Voices nominations totaled 30 awards. The following students were nominated for American Voices Awards.

Maria Flauto ’26: For her short story titled Pushing Daisies.

Zöe Nelson ’23 For her critical essay, The Trail to Cultural Conformity: A History of Native American Struggle in the 19th Century.

Zoe Bennett ’23, “What I See,” Silver Key

Alexis Everett ’24, “A Look Into Self,” Gold Key

Camden Kitchens ’23, “Balance,” Silver Key

Ella Rosenberg ’24, “Spherical Twins,” Gold Key

Jasmine Neumann ’25, “Everlasting,” Gold Key

Saija Shah ’23, “Self Portrait,” Gold Key

Reyna Verma ’27, “The Pretty Parrot,” Gold Key

Family and Leadership

In 2006, Helen Rankin Butler ’87 learned her next door neighbor was moving. She didn’t hesitate in quickly picking up the phone to call her grandmother, Clara Taplin Rankin ’34. “Would you be interested in moving next door?” she asked. “I’m ready,” Clara confidently responded. It had been several years since her husband, the late Alfred M. Rankin Sr., passed away and Clara was happy to move on from a home that required a lot of maintenance. Better yet, it would be closer to Helen with whom she shares a special bond. “Oh my goodness, I couldn’t do without her!” Clara says warmly.

The warmth and affection between the two women is quickly evident when they are together. “We’re a team,” Helen explains. “We’ve had a lot of adventures together.” Helen remembers fondly the sleepovers she had with her grandmother as a little girl, Clara teaching her how to drive, and even taking her on college visits. Through

the years, they have always exchanged ideas and asked questions of each other. “She’s a thought partner,” says Helen. Clara chimes in, “It’s a very easy relationship. I’m lucky. We’ve got a big family and we’re all close and easy together.”

Helen and Clara share numerous interests, one being their love of Hathaway Brown where both were lifers. They are part of a long line of women in their family to be part of the great HB tradition, including Beth Oldenburg Rankin ’68 , Alison Albert Rankin ’80 , Clara Rankin Williams ’89 , Chloe Rankin Seelbach ’95 , Julie Rankin Kuipers ’01 , Farnham Rankin ’09 , Marshall Rankin ’14 , Clara Butler ’16 , Taplin Seelbach ’23 and Isabelle Seelbach ’26. Even Clara’s five sons attended HB through kindergarten and all had the same beloved teacher, Charlotte Van Houten. (In later years, Helen was also a student of Ms. Van Houten to whom she honored with her first gift to The Fund for Hathaway Brown!)

Clara Taplin Rankin ’34 and Helen Rankin Butler ’87

Helen Rankin Butler ’87 shares a special friendship with her grandmother, Clara Taplin Rankin ’34.

A Lifetime of Love for HB

When it comes to her beloved alma mater, 105 year old Clara is full of memories and knowledge about HB and clearly remembers many of the teachers who impacted her. She recalls science with Miss Reeve where students grew bacteria on a gelatin pad and dissected a cow’s eye, challenging Latin classes with Miss Blake, and English with Miss Raymond who inspired young Clara’s lifelong interest and love of words. She laughs when remembering a funny reminder from Primary School teacher Miss Wheeler who told students, “No, you cannot borrow the ink because you cannot give it back. You may have some, but you cannot borrow some.”

“There’s no question that my teachers provided guidance and support,” says Clara. “They inspired us and showed us how to think, ask questions, and be curious. I’m deeply grateful for having been able to grow up at HB.”

Along with HB, Clara’s parents and brothers also encouraged her independence with forward-looking opportunities that planted seeds of curiosity, nurtured a passion for music, and gave her an awareness about the importance of helping others. She believes those opportunities gave her valuable experience to take forward as class president at Smith and with her numerous leadership roles at institutions such as the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Institute of Music, and the Cleveland Orchestra. Later in life, at the age of 70, Clara founded Hopewell, a therapeutic community for adults with serious mental illness.

Through the years, Clara has also had a tremendous impact on Hathaway Brown. She served 25 years on the board of trustees (1948-1973), and she was founding president of the alumnae council. In 1999, Clara received Hathaway Brown’s Alumna of the Year Award, and in 2013, the Clara Taplin Rankin Chair for the Center for Global Citizenship was established to honor her commitment to education and teaching excellence, which make profound differences in the lives of HB students. In 2016, she was honored with the Head’s Award for Exemplary Service. “It’s been a life full of variety stabilized by the clear guidance Hathaway Brown gave me in those early years,” she shared.

Inspiring Future Generations

No doubt Clara’s passion and commitment to HB has passed down to members of her family. Helen’s many years of service have included leading the search for the school’s 14th head of school, chairing the Student and Faculty Life committee, and, most recently, serving as president of the board of trustees. As president, she led the most ambitious capital campaign in school history to renovate and modernize the campus for generations to come. She has also represented HB on the national stage speaking at events hosted by the National Association for Independent Schools and the International Coalition of Girls Schools. Her time as board president will conclude in summer 2023 when Peggy Roberts assumes those duties.

“Helen, who also serves on the boards of the Cleveland Orchestra and the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation, is an amazing leader,” says Head of School Dr. Fran Bisselle. “She inspires excellence in all we do and creates a trusting sense of community where all are welcome to exchange ideas, challenge norms, and dream about what’s next for our school.”

Helen has always taken inspiration from Clara. “I’ve always watched my grandmother seek more knowledge, seek out other thought leaders, and have friends in multiple generations,” she shares. “She has always guided me to keep learning and have high standards.”

A lifetime of love and leadership has planted seeds throughout Hathaway Brown and Northeast Ohio that will continue to grow and bloom for generations to come. As Clara shared in her remarks after receiving the Alumna of the Year award, “My wish for you is that each one of you knows that you can surely make a difference for good and that it radiates out from you in circles, like a pebble dropped in a pool of water. Just keep on dropping a pebble. It can be as quiet as a smile and touch everyone around you.”

Members of the Rankin family - which totals 43 in all - gathered together over the holidays in December 2022, with four generations of HB women represented.

Clara Rankin was a “lifer” at HB and graduated with the class of 1934.

GROWing a Passion for Philanthropy

On a cold, snowy day in January, members of the Middle School GROW club filled the desks and lined the walls of a classroom, with snacks and iPads in hand, to make an important decision. Two charitable proposals were pending and the club needed to decide how valuable dollars would be used to create impact.

grant acceptances (and rejections), and then personally hand grant checks to nonprofit representatives.

“The students see the philanthropic process from start to finish,” says Middle School World Languages Department Chair and Spanish Teacher Lauren Van Wagenen Harlow ’04, who serves as a GROW advisor

Fundraising

GROW students elect peers to lead fundraising activities and find creative ways to encourage donations from their classmates. In the Middle School club, they’ve raised funds by painting and selling pumpkins at Halloween, face painting during school events, and coordinating a costume sale. Another special tradition is for families and students to make a GROW donation in honor of their teachers during the holidays. Everyone in the HB community is invited to participate and 100 percent of profits are distributed to local nonprofits through GROW’s proposal process.

Soliciting and Reviewing Proposals

GROW — Girls Reaching Others

Worldwide — is a Middle and Upper School student-led foundation that funds organizations in the Greater Cleveland area while inspiring HB students to develop an early interest in philanthropy. The girls fundraise, solicit, and review proposals, draft

along with Math Department Chair and Teacher Jen Oakley. “Teaching adolescents the importance of philanthropy opens their eyes to important issues and gives them opportunities to create change, one ripple effect at a time.”

Annually, in the fall, GROW solicits proposals from local organizations and then the review process begins in earnest. Students meet approximately six times throughout the process to discuss and review grant proposals. Experienced, older students assist new members with understanding

GROW students use a rubric to evaluate grant proposals.

Funding decisions are made after a robust review process.

grading rubrics used to evaluate grants and they all ask thoughtful questions of each other:

• Does the program fit into the GROW mission?

• Does it address a specific, real, and measurable need?

• Would our funding make a difference and cause a ripple effect?

• Does the project have a clear budget?

During a review session, students had a lively debate about an organization’s request to support an adult education program. Initially they weren’t sure it fell within their mission which supports programs impacting adolescent girls. But as they discussed the grant request, they recognized the importance of breaking the cycle of illiteracy and how children depend on older adults for help with homework or to sign school forms. They decided it was an important program that needed their support.

“It was a fantastic discussion,” Jen shares. “We remind each other that all of the organizations are doing good work and that it’s OK to disagree with one another about a funding decision while also respecting each others’ opinions.”

Awarding Grants

After funding decisions are made, the seventh and eighth-grade leaders write each acceptance and rejection letter to the organizations that submitted proposals. This requires students to practice the art of letter writing, editing, and preparing documents for a professional setting.

GROW hosts grant recipients on campus in the spring; during a presentation, each organization is presented with a check. Each year, the Upper School and Middle School GROW clubs grant approximately $20,000 combined to advance nonprofit missions.

“Our students love engaging with the organizations face to face,” Jen shares. “Students present each check individually and explain why the proposal resonated with them.”

It’s common for other connections to occur with recipients beyond grant awards; some of them return as guest speakers or invite HB students to conduct site visits to see foundation dollars at work.

“It’s wonderful to see Middle School students feel empowered and for them to see firsthand how mighty their voices are, no matter their age,” says Lauren. “We hope they are inspired to be lifelong philanthropists as they learn the importance of giving back to their communities.”

GROW is a student-led foundation that inspires an early interest in philanthropy.

“The rubric serves as the starting point for our robust proposal review process,” explains Lauren. “The students practice persuasion, advocacy, and respectful disagreement.”

Learning by Doing

Marge and Dan Moore Makerspace

When Dan Moore was 14 years old, he disassembled a motorcycle and put it back together again. It didn’t start.

His curiosity was piqued, and he was inspired to keep learning by doing it again. He learned from his mistakes, sought help when needed, and eventually got the motorcycle humming. The experience ignited a passion for innovation and creativity that led him to an entrepreneurial career working in a vast array of industries including automotive, military, aerospace, sporting goods, and healthcare. It also sparked a love for motorcycle adventures that would take Dan across continents and around the globe – from Cape Town to Cairo, the Arctic Ocean to the southernmost tip of South America, Istanbul to Xian, China and across Tibet.

As a student growing up in Cleveland Heights, Dan took traditional shop classes which allowed him to expand his interests and learn mechanical drawing, woodworking and welding. His parents encouraged him by letting him spread his projects all over the house and garage. Later as a young paint salesman, Dan developed an idea for a rustproofing material that General Motors incorporated into their manufacturing. After finding early success in the automotive industry, he expanded into polymers and plastics. He later began the Dan T. Moore Company in Cleveland, which serves as a holding company for his portfolio of start-ups, mature companies, and acquisitions, all of which create solutions for unmet industrial or consumer needs. Dan currently holds 38 U.S. patents.

Hands-On Learning

Dan believes that the opportunities presented to him at a young age to take things apart, tinker, create, and make mistakes were essential in nurturing his creativity and curiosity. “The whole idea of making things is really quite important,” Dan says. “Think of all the mechanical things around you — for example a car, computer, or cell phone. How do they work? How do you make them?” He thinks it’s important to demystify how products get made, saying that students who are granted an opportunity to peek behind the curtain of invention–from an idea scribbled on the back of a napkin, through the design process with its fits and starts, to a manufacturing process that needs to be optimized on the factory floor–are more likely to pursue STEM careers and feel confident in their ability to innovate.

Dan’s wife, Marge, is a former high school and middle school science teacher and high school science lab manager who also volunteered as a teacher for the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, where she has been a board member for 16 years. She particularly loves creating opportunities for hands-on learning and knows firsthand the importance of student exposure to unique experiences like welding, building electric circuits, and creating art with laser cutters. “It is critical to open the eyes of students early,” she says. “There are so many possibilities for students today to create solutions and invent new ideas.”

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, there were nearly 10 million employees in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) in 2021. The total number

Dan Moore’s love of motorcycles began at age 14 and has led to many adventures across continents and around the globe.

of STEM occupations is projected to grow by almost 11 percent by 2031 which is two times faster than the total for all occupations. However, in 2022, Logitech reported women remain underrepresented in engineering (15 percent), computer science (25 percent), and physical science (40 percent) occupations.

HB is working to change these statistics with its dedication to STEM classes and programs. In fact, approximately 25 percent of the Class of 2023 are interested in studying a STEM-related field in college.

Innovative Learning

During the 2021-2022 school year, the Moores sponsored the creation of Hathaway Brown’s seventh and eighth-grade welding academy where students donned a welding mask commonly referred to as a “hood” and learned metalworking and soldering techniques. The girls loved it, and it was an indication that HB students had passion, determination, and curiosity just like Dan did at age fourteen.

Today, the Moores are supporting the construction of an additional makerspace for girls to explore more innovative programming. The space builds on the school’s distinguished academics allowing girls to learn and explore physics, engineering, science, and art in new ways.

“The makerspace is more than a classroom,” explains Dan. “It is an avenue to introduce students to concepts, industries, and career paths they may not have considered before.”

The creation of the Marge and Dan Moore Makerspace will expand the current footprint of HB’s IDEA Lab (invention, design, engineering, art). Here, students learn engineering concepts, work with high tech machines, discover creative ways to overcome obstacles, and bring their ideas to life. It is common to find Prime, Middle, and Upper School students creating art with 3D printers or laser cutters; or members of the robotics team manufacturing components for sensors to embed in their competition robot.

“Every student and faculty member has a standing invitation to use the lab to strengthen the application of coursework in other classes,” says Leah Ridgeway Jackson ’99, director of the

IDEA Lab & Fellowship Program. “This type of experiential learning allows users to combine their own creativity with tools and tech resources to bring an idea to life.”

Dan and Marge looked on proudly last year as their granddaughter, Coral Frontini ’22, graduated and joined the alumnae network. They watch two more granddaughters, HB girls Penelope ’26 and Adelaide Drake ’30 grow and thrive. “HB does a marvelous job preparing young leaders of tomorrow,” says Marge. “We hope the new makerspace is helpful in enhancing and expanding the school’s offerings.”

The Marge and Dan Moore Makerspace will inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs and inventors with the same adventurous spirit of Dan and Marge Moore. As for the love of motorcycles? Empowered HB women will travel new roads how they see fit, but no one will be surprised if one of them is on a two-wheeled machine of their own creation.

Dan and Marge Moore’s granddaughters Penelope ’26 and Adelaide Drake ’30 currently attend HB and oldest granddaughter Coral Frontini ’22 is an alumna.

Linking Generations

The start of 2023 signaled new beginnings at Hathaway Brown with the opening of the newly-renovated Link Academic Center! This space links the Classic Building, officially named the Adelaide Cobb Ward 1951 Academic Center, with the former dormitory/Primary School building that is now undergoing construction and renovations.

The newly-renovated Link Academic Center includes a new music and movement studio, a large muscle room, and six state-of-the-art

classrooms designed with our youngest learners in mind. “The children were thrilled to move into their new spaces,” says Darrah Parsons, director of Early Childhood. These updates are part of HB’s major campus improvement plan which began in 2020 with updates in the Adelaide Cobb Ward 1951 Academic Center. Next, the outdoor spaces were enhanced. They include two turf fields, six new tennis courts, and a state-ofthe-art maintenance building.

The focus has now turned to the Primary School, formerly referred to as the dormitory, which was constructed in 1926 and is original to campus. It housed boarding students until the 1970s when it was transitioned to classrooms for the youngest grades. The building holds special memories for many and efforts are being made to preserve its unique architectural elements while also modernizing it to meet the needs of future generations. This extensive renovation is expected to be complete in spring 2024.

The Link Academic Center includes six state-of-the-art classrooms designed with young learners in mind.

Construction is complete in the Link Academic Center

The newly-renovated spaces are part of the major campus improvement plan.

Taking a Philanthropic Path Alumnaeshare

what inspires them intheirphilanthropic careers

Sloan is incredibly grateful for the opportunities she received at HB and particularly thankful for the scholarships and tuition assistance she received.

Sloan Cargill ’11 Director of Annual Giving Howard University Washington, DC

Sloan Cargill ’11 believes in the power of education to change the world. “Access to education, and specifically affordable access, is crucial to lifting up marginalized communities and creating a better world,” she says. “Education is a key factor in improving economic insecurity, particularly for women and people of color.”

Through her work at Howard University, a Historically Black College/University in Washington, DC, she leads all aspects of annual giving programming, including overseeing direct marketing campaigns, reunion giving, and leadership annual giving.

“My goal is to ensure our alumni feel connected to the work of the university and are inspired to give back in support of the next generation,” Sloan explains.

“I am inspired to make sure more little girls like me can experience the transformative power of philanthropy,” she shares. “While education is not a magic eraser for combatting the multitude of complex and systemic issues our world is facing, it is a powerful tool for increasing the opportunities one has to succeed.”

“The sisterhood that was forged in the halls of Hathaway Brown has fortified me in adulthood and taught me the true importance of friendship,” Sloans says. “To this day, my very best friends are from HB. From young Black girls to incredibly successful and high-achieving Black women, these friendships helped to make me the woman I am today.”

Esther Cohen ’75 Chief Operating Officer Episcopal Relief & Development New York, New York

Esther Cohen ’75 oversees business operations for Episcopal Relief & Development, the international relief and development agency of The Episcopal Church. The organization works with local communities

throughout the US and around the world to develop long-term partnerships that address hunger, poverty, disaster and disease.

“International development is hard work, often risky work, and tangible results are often many years in the making,” Esther shares. “I am always astonished by the dedication and professionalism of our partners and our staff.”

Esther also sees the importance of philanthropy in her work. “It’s critical to understand that every donation is meaningful to both the donor and to the communities that benefit from these financial contributions,” she says. “A ‘small’ donation isn’t small to the person who made the gift.”

As a student at HB, Esther was involved in theater and music, and fondly remembers spending long hours in the auditorium rehearsing and performing plays.

“I didn’t know then how to turn my love of performance into a career, but

I always knew that I’d find a way,” she says. After college and grad school, she worked in theater administration. “Not-for-profit leaders require strong financial, administrative and collaborative skills so that their organizations grow, thrive, and boldly fulfill their missions.”

“My four years at HB taught me how to run things!” she laughs. “The great gift of attending a girls’ school was that no one ever told me that I couldn’t do whatever I wanted to do. You could play on a team AND be in the play AND write for the newspaper. My experiences at school and home supported my emotional and intellectual growth.”

impactful ways to make gifts that advance UH Rainbow’s mission.

“The caregivers I work with every day are committed to our mission and I can’t help but be inspired by their vision, their dedication and their hard work,” she shares. “And I’m equally inspired by the amazing donor community in Northeast Ohio who are incredibly generous to UH Rainbow and to so many other institutions. It’s astounding and makes a real difference for the patients and families we serve.”

Giving back to the community was a core value for Amy growing up and attending HB. “I know I left HB thinking I could be whatever I wanted to be,” she says. “ I didn’t know the world of philanthropy was where I would land but, looking back now, it’s not surprising that I did.”

Kathy is responsible for ensuring the sustainability of Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland’s treasured 154 year-old landmark. This includes preserving the grounds, horticulture and architecture across 285 acres so that families can use the space for generations to come.

Amy Edelman Einhorn ’87 Director of Development University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s and MacDonald Women’s Hospital Cleveland,

Ohio

Amy Einhorn ’87 says it’s easy to identify what’s most inspiring about her career in philanthropy. “The people!” she exclaims. She works closely with medical professionals and leaders to identify projects and programs in need of philanthropic support and then helps supporters find meaningful and

“I have so many great memories, mostly centered around my friends and the amazing teachers we had at HB. Whether it was Mrs. Behrman watering her plants with leftover tea as she taught us to dig deeper and really understand the complexities of a novel, hanging out in the senior room or walking the halls for IDEO, my memories always make me smile.”

Kathy Goss ’74 President and CEO

Lake View Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

Kathy Goss ’74 learned at an early age that anyone can give back to the community. “It’s not about how much money one has to give away. It’s time, treasure and talent!” she shares. “I think most of us have at least one out of three.”

“I love the multi-faceted nature of this historic cemetery,” Kathy says. “On any given day I can meet with an architect, work with a construction crew on a restoration project, talk with donors about ways they can help support our mission, and comfort families in bereavement. This work is never ever dull!”

“Hathaway Brown’s rich traditions are embedded in my DNA,” Kathy says. Her mother, Margaret Richardson Goss ’45 , also attended HB, and today Kathy feels like the sisterhood is like having a lot of cousins. “It’s a huge extended family and no matter how long it’s been since I’ve seen someone, we start right where we left off. My friends from that time are still my closest allies.”

Kathy believes that those special relationships and the rigorous curriculum helped position her for a unique career in philanthropy. “I am who I am because of HB,” she says. “Our motto ‘learn not for school, but for life’ says it all for my path in life.”

It happens when a calculus formula “clicks” for a student, when a reading assignment turns into a meaningful life lesson, and when a flash of inspiration in the classroom leads to a lifelong passion.

At HB, magic happens every day –and it is sparked by the teachers, coaches, counselors, and mentors who guide students, helping them raise their voices, discover the best parts of themselves, and grow into women who rise to the challenges of our times.

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week May 8-12, celebrate these Magic Moments with a gift to The Fund for Hathaway Brown in honor of a teacher, coach or mentor who made HB magical for you!

To give now, scan the QR code or visit www.hb.edu/give!

What happens when I make a gift in honor of someone?

When you choose to make a tribute gift in honor of a teacher or mentor who had an impact on you, that person is notified of your generosity! While your gift amount is never shared, your gesture is a meaningful way to make an impact on today’s students while celebrating someone you care about – and making their day!

As an HB alumna, you know magic happens on campus every day!

Class News

Blazers across the globe shared exciting updates in this issue. The following details milestones, loving memories, and many cherished moments shared with family, friends, and HB sisters.

In the recent Class News submission cycle, the Alumnae Office asked about hobbies, advice, and more. To be included in the next issue, submit your updates at HB.edu/ClassNews.

What are you currently reading?

“Lessons in Chemistry”

by Bonnie Garmus

“Our Missing Hearts: A Novel”

by Celeste Ng

“The Farmer’s Lawyer”

by Sarah Vogel

“L’Art de perdre”

by Alice Zeniter

What hobby do you wish to learn this year?

Quilting

Pickleball

Sewing

Puppy training

Favorite song to sing at HB?

“Bless This House”

“Let The River Run”

by Carly Simon

“Cinnamon Girl”

by Neil Young

“Imagine”

by John Lennon

Best advice you have received?

Be authentic!

Be the best listener you can.

Enjoy every moment. You’ve got this.

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CLASS OF 1951

Class Correspondent: Sarah Stevens Miller sallym5650@gmail.com

Karen Hazlett Brown shares, “Greetings from Miami Beach! I moved here in 2016 from Connecticut, where I had lived for 45 years. I’m enjoying the sun and warm water. I am living next door to my daughter and her husband, who insist on dragging me out on their adventures from time to time!”

not that yet. I meet with friends, go for a walk on a pretty much daily basis, go out for dinner, and see my kids and their families. I have one son within a 30-minute drive, and the other boys live further north but come to visit often. My daughter lives near Ottawa, so it is a long time between visits. Good health to all, MS.”

CLASS OF 1953

Class Correspondent Needed Please contact if interested! 216-320-8775

realty. Barbara and Harry lived together in a retirement community in Colorado for the rest of her life. She remarked to a caregiver, “He is my best friend’ and that she had “A wonderful life.”

CLASS OF 1956

Class Correspondent: Elizabeth Hornung Smith-Holmes esmith@nycap.rr.com

Our classmates continue to be engaged in our communities while prevailing over medical issues and dealing with loved ones’ decline and loss, and often settling into a new residence.

Linda Travis Arterburn checks in from Cooksville, Maryland, that her husband Bob died last June, two days before their 62nd anniversary. “Bob had been “disappearing” for a number of years — a prisoner of Alzheimer’s.” Lin now enjoys time with her eight grandchildren and one greatgranddaughter.

Mary Sue Powell Reid writes, “When you are pushing 90, there is not a whole lot of news except that you are still alive. I’m still mobile, with no cane or walker, and driving. I am a widow, four years and counting. Nine grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, and counting. I find it difficult to find a movie worth going to, and aside from the news on TV, I stick to PBS and BBC. I just reread this, and it sure sounds like a grouchy stick in the mud, but I’m

Barbara Weber Emrick passed away in July 2022. Her husband, Harry William Emrick, shared more details about her life. She attended Hathaway Brown School in middle school and went on to graduate from Shaker Heights High School. She met Harry as a student at Ohio University. After their wedding in 1956, they lived in many places for Harry’s military career including Ohio, Delaware, Libya, Washington, DC, Nevada, and Colorado. They had two daughters and Barbara had a career in

Last June, Lee Baldwin Dalzell lost her husband, Robert, just after their 62nd anniversary. They had moved to Cumberland Foreside, Maine, after many decades in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and also sold their New York apartment recently while keeping the cottage in Sweden, Maine. Lee herself had undergone an emergency repair to her aorta in August 2021, which started the chain of property changes. She enjoys being near Kay Dunn Lyman , who bought an independent living apartment in Brunswick, Maine, where she will live from November to April, driving back (about an hour and a half) to Sweden, Maine, for writing group or other town events.

“I’m a “coastal bunny,” but not a “snow bunny,” says Kay, who is keeping her house in Sweden.

Karen Hazlett Brown ’51 and her dog, Jack.

Barbara Weber Emrick ’53

One of our remaining classmates in the Cleveland area, Carol Minsel Sparker , reports enjoying life at South Franklin Circle (SFC) in Chagrin Falls. “I have found many old friends and acquaintances with links to my past years in Cleveland. A new chapter in my life. A great decision that many procrastinate making. I have an active needlepoint group that meets in the round room here at SFC every Monday, two weekly dinner groups, lunis, (ladies under ninety), and the old bags, a combination of residents and ‘outsiders.’ What fun!”

From central New York State, Beverly Schuemann Wirth recounts that, “Last year closed out by making 3,000 winter scarves for charity/shelter residents in Auburn, Syracuse, and Utica areas. Hand-crocheted and cut fleece scarves wrapped men, women, and children in the warmth of Jesus’ love. A very gratifying adventure!”

In Boston (and elsewhere), Katie Frum Buttenwieser checks in: “I’m just grateful that Paul and I have been well, and are slowly starting to resume our pre-COVID lives. We are wearing masks when we go to stores, concerts, etc., and of course, when we travel. In April, we went to the Venice Biennale with a group from the Institute of Contemporary Art, which sponsored the artist Simone Lee’s exhibit in the American pavilion. Aggie Gund was there also, and it was fun to be with her. We went to London to see our two oldest granddaughters who are living there.” (Personal note – Kate Halle Briggs and I both have grandchildren attending Goldsmith’s College, part of the University of London!) “In March, I’ll meet Allie Edwards Eilers in Fort Worth for a visit with my sister Emily.

Emily and I used to make annual trips to visit Allie in San Miguel, but as she is now 94 and not up for that trip, our gathering will be in Texas. Our son Stephen and his family live in Cambridge, Massachusetts, so we see them often. His daughter Maya will be off to college in the fall, so I’m busy making a quilt for her from her favorite T-shirts. Quilting continues to be a hobby, but arthritis has made my fingers less nimble, so I’ll just keep at it while I still can.”

Allie Edwards Eilers adds that, “I live in San Miguel de Allende full time now…the sun shines every day. I keep busy volunteering for The Feed the Hungry nonprofit organization, playing duplicate bridge, walking and swimming, and attending cultural events. Katie Frum Buttenwieser and I talk every week and we arrange at least one visit every year. I feel fortunate to have traveled to many countries. I also cherish my time with my daughter, Lisa, and granddaughter, Claire.”

Debbie Colborn emails, “This decade certainly has its medical and coping challenges. I am trying to practice more patience and self-compassion. I have been living for the past 22 years in St. Michaels, on Maryland’s eastern shore. It is easy to get around on foot or by car and I regularly walk my dog and perform “water maneuvers” at our Y. I have spent the last two years studying to be a meditation teacher and am now engaged in studying ancient scriptures. I go regularly to Washington, DC, to babysit my four-year-old granddaughter and visit with my kids. They are all doing well and living fulfilling lives. I am grateful! I am still painting and loving it, occasionally selling at an art co-op. It has been very meaningful to me to have

participated in our local community conversation on race. I have learned so much and met people outside the retiree bubble!

And I am currently developing a Zoom course on some of the ancient scriptural writings based on Karen Armstrong’s ‘The Lost Art of Scripture’. I would love to hear from our classmates.”

Here in Saratoga Springs, New York, Tim and I, Libby Hornung Smith-Holmes , remain active in the community. I am retiring from my chorus, Saratoga Voices, after the May concert, and stepping down from its board. Tim and I both serve on the board of a nearby historic house, which inspires my next project, which is to observe the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Saratoga by commissioning a chamber opera based on the dramatic story of Baroness Riedesel. Read her story at TheMarshallHouse.org. Does anyone know a good librettist and/or composer? As a final note, I urge any of you who ever smoked (and regrettably, so many of us did in the 50s) to get a lung scan. I did and had a small malignant tumor removed just before Christmas. Fortunately, no spread, and thus no further action is needed other than periodic scans. We carry on!

CLASS OF 1957

Class Correspondent: Lynn Voran Wood lvwood1939@gmail.com

Cornelia Manuel Ford writes, “My news for 2023 has not changed much from previous notes. As we live in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, which is also an island, we don’t see any classmates unless they are on vacation. Winter on the Cape can be very cold and windy, but we seldom have big snow storms. The advantage to winter on the Cape

is no traffic, no waiting to make a left turn, no lines at the supermarket, and no waiting to get in at your favorite restaurant — if it is open. It is very quiet here. I am a jigsaw puzzle fan so I have one puzzle after another going all winter. I also enjoy catching up on movies I have missed. Dan turns 90 this year, so we will be traveling to see our family who are all on the East Coast within driving distance. Sending love and God bless to all our classmates. - Camie”

Barb Candell Anderson , “Thank you, Lynn Voran Wood , for arranging the Zoom and encouraging our class of 1957 to stay in touch. Our 2022 was filled with special events and celebrations. We celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary, my husband Tom’s 90th birthday, two grandchildren’s weddings, and the birth of our second greatgrandchild. I continue to play tennis, take long walks, enjoy a book club, and do many activities with our family and friends. We enjoy our life in Madison. Although we are not continuing to take exciting trips, we are planning to go to Florida. -Barb”

Suzanne Williams Stratton-Crooke writes in, “I had a horrible fall off a shuttle bus at Chautauqua on July 31. I was home and off my feet for three months. I am almost healed but have been told it will take a year to completely heal. I am up and about now, but still on a cane. I exercise almost every day at the Cleveland Skating Club. I have lunch once a month with HB classmates Lynn Voran Wood , Barb Hall Nahra, Sue Harper Spring, and Marsha Brayton Everett . Tom and I go to Cleveland Orchestra concerts and just heard an incredible Mahler Fifth.”

Sue Harper Spring shares, “Made reservations to go to Daytona Beach, Florida, to visit my son Mark who lives in Ormond Beach. Their house has three bedrooms but because his daughter is living with them, we’ve decided to stay on the water at the Hard Rock Hotel. Can you believe it? That chain will be a first for us.

Stay well and safe. Love, Sue”

CLASS OF 1960

Class Correspondent: Brannon Heath bbrannonheath@gmail.com

Molly Bruce Downing shared, “I’m overlooking the new green buds sprouting from the trunk of my favorite sea grape tree in the front yard of my Sanibel Island house. Hurricane Ian’s storm surge wiped out much of the vegetation and more devastatingly, many residential buildings. Being on stilts and located back from the Gulf, the living area of my place is fortunately intact. Mounds of debris, the soggy remains of residents’ dream houses, line many of the streets. Enormous trash trucks ply the roads and major staging areas, but the mounds seem to replenish themselves. It will be quite a while before there’s a semblance of normalcy. There aren’t many people on the island right now; everyone here has a storm story that they willingly share with friends and strangers alike. There’s a sense of camaraderie — “we’re all in this together “ and “how can we be helpful? “ (Though the police report that robberies have increased from an annual average of three to 60 in the first two months after Hurricane Ian struck.) And we all volunteer to do the cleanup projects led by the Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge and the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation. It will be a

while before the island gets back to a feeling of normalcy. I guess we have to stay focused on the new green buds of change. Happy 2023 to all!”

Brannon Heath writes, “As many of you know, I moved from Tiburon, California, to Tempe, Arizona, last July. I moved into a continuing living facility on Arizona State University campus. This connection between ASU and Mirabella allows residents to take classes and enjoy theater and music events. The campus is huge, beautiful, and sometimes overwhelming. Plus, our building houses classes, full exercise facilities, and three restaurants. My dog, Annie, and I live in a two bedroom two bath unit, so many windows that I often pull some shades down. I have a flowered deck where I can watch the sunrise and sunset over mountains. I miss my children terribly and mourn my “horsey” days, but life changes. I also miss hearing from classmates, but we’ll see how this new method works.

Hugs to all!”

Kate Shockey Lafrance shares, “I became a great aunt through my brother’s son in December. In November, I came to Cleveland and had fun attending a baby shower for the expected child. In doing that, I met friends of my brother and his wife, his wife’s sister, and friends of the mom and dad-to-be. Their baby is a girl named Merlin born in early December. Her name has been a dream of her father since before he was married. Taking advantage of my being in Cleveland, my brother, Terry, and I spent an afternoon at the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) over lunch and enjoyed the Keithley Exhibit. It was a portion of artworks the Keithleys gave the CMA. Their gift was the largest ever given to the CMA.”

CLASS OF 1961

Class Correspondent: Laurel Blossom laurel.blossom@earthlink.net

Suzanne Gheen Bennett shares, “2022 was a wonderful year for me as an artist. The work, plus lots of recognition, and a few prizes. That’s been very, very gratifying. This has been great for my self-confidence. And my determination to continue moving actively forward as a painter. My brother, Harley Gheen, died in March. He is sorely missed, but I have been able to develop a closer relationship with my niece, his daughter, Heather Gheen, who has been a marvelous caregiver and sacrificed a lot to step in and help her dad. The remaining living Gheens attended a burial service in Lakeview Cemetery in May. All the departed Gheens and Wilcoxs are now resting together. In late summer, I visited New Jersey, as always, staying with my dear friend, Eve Chamberlain, in Little Silver. Then I got COVID and came back to Shell Point to recuperate. Oy, what can I say? In late September, we had Category 4 Hurricane Ian here in Southwest Florida. All the Shell Point residents were evacuated to one of two hurricane shelters. I was in a shelter for 44 hours. It’s hard to explain to someone how impactful it is to go through a disaster like this. My personal losses were very few. My apartment and my car survived, but all around me, there are lingering effects of the hurricane. At Shell Point, there were 150 homes (apartments and houses) destroyed. It’s very hard to see some of my really elderly neighbors now living in various places around our campus. It’s dark at night: we have endured repeated electrical outages, water outages, and lost facilities. Luckily, our wonderful new arts building

is fully functioning, and we are having a great season of concerts and Christmas things to do. But there was so much destruction around us, and of course, Sanibel Island, where I used to go most days, was almost totally covered with water. During the holidays, it still looked like there was a war there. I have been very lucky. I think 2023 will be a better year. My son, William, and his wife, Tara Swenson, are going into their second year as residents of the beautiful Cozy Valley outside Olympia, Washington. This place is a forest paradise. William is working for Thurston County as a property appraiser and Tara works remotely for a large tech company located in San Francisco. My grandson, Remy Moon Bennett, is now in third grade at the Olympia Waldorf School. I am enthusiastic about the principles of Waldorf education. There are four members of his third-grade class.”

As for me, Laurel Blossom , I can hardly remember the first three-quarters of 2022 — aside from our reunion in May, which was so much fun. It has been a difficult last few months — my adored brother, Bing, died at 84 on October 7 (the same date as our father’s father, ironically) after being hospitalized in August, a health crisis he never really recovered from. I have his picture as my ‘wallpaper’ so I can see him whenever I open my phone. Then, in November, Leonard and I had to put to sleep our dear old cat, Flora. She was 17, deaf, arthritic, and on the last day of her life, she started bumping into walls and doors and furniture, trying to get where she knew she wanted to go. She crosses my mental path many times a day. Better news came at Christmastime when my granddaughter Eloise was accepted via early decision at the University of Chicago. I immediately went to the online campus store and

Suzanne Gheen Bennett ’61’s grandson, Remy, is pictured on the far left.

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bought her a knitted beanie to start her winter wardrobe. She has no idea what she’s in for!

Wendy Welch Ellertson and her husband Jon sent a jam-packed Christmas letter in 2022 that included news from 2021:

A long-delayed remodeling effort for their home started in June 2021. On the local level, the Highland Park Community Land Trust (LC), started five years ago, continues to add members as they seek to inform neighbors about how community land trusts work to steward community open spaces and expand affordable home ownership. Finally, after much organizing on their part, the city is awarding them their first parcels in partnership with URBANICA, a local developer, to build 18 affordable homes, all Energy Positive. Another neighborhood victory was securing landmark status for two structures threatened with demolition: the former home of Henry Hampton, creator of Eyes on the Prize, and the 1919 church built by Norwegian Evangelicals and later the home of the St. James African Orthodox Church. Their work forced the developer to negotiate with Historic Boston, a preservation non profit developer. Beyond their desire to protect the rich architectural diversity here, they also want to mitigate the loss of socioeconomic and racial diversity.

In-person school returned (eight grandkids are now in first, fourth, eighth, freshman, and senior in high school and second and third year in college). Wendy was able to return to in-person shows, though she has reduced the number of them, continuing to participate in the American Craft Council show in Baltimore. She created a new line of leather items and

proceeds went to efforts in Ukraine. The real blessing of the year was to be with family again. Wendy and Jon made a mid-December trip to Inga and family in San Diego, including visits with both Jon’s sister and Wendy’s sister Sherry. And then over Christmas weekend, they went to Brooklyn where the rest of the East Coast family gathered. “Nothing beats seeing everyone in person and marveling at the growth, interests, and insights of our children, their spouses, and grandkids. Our wish for all: May this year be filled with unexpected moments of joy, quiet times savoring nature’s wonders, good story sharing, fun times together, and strength and resilience to

face whatever 2023 brings.”

Judy Hickox Hybels tells us in her Christmas letter: “After COVID lockdown in March 2020, we spent a very hot and muggy summer in Naples, avoiding the virus exposure driving north. Never again! As a bonus, I got a knee replacement in June. Through 2021, we frequently visited favorite restaurants in Naples and Gloucester with outdoor service. After we migrated back to Gloucester in the summer of 2021, I continued riding my horse Farbough, playing with Holly, and gardening. That September, I did a dressage Century Ride with Farbough, where the horse

Wendy Welch Ellertson ’61 and family at the holidays.

and rider ages equal 100. I had done one five years earlier on my older horse, Davos. Not to be outdone in the bionic race, Roger got a hip replacement in December. January 2022 started with thunderstorms and tornado warnings, which sent Holly hiding in the shower. She visits friends for lunch at Bonjour, our neighborhood bistro. When I ride at Caryl’s barn, Holly and Farbough cuddle. We moved back to Gloucester for the summer, and Holly resumed her daily dock diving, and underwater rock retrieval. Granddog Dunkin was skeptical at first of his new lab brother Nash. Now they are swim buddies with Holly. Roger reached his 80th birthday on July 6. On July 31, the whole family gathered at the Annisquam Yacht Club to celebrate.

Both Judy Hickox Hybels and Suzanne Meckes Hartford report the passing of Marlene Redmond Lowe ‘49 , longtime assistant to former Head of School Anne Cutter Coburn. Suzie asks this question: “Do you remember when Miss Coburn had mounted a plaque with the Shakespearean quote, ‘Her voice was ever soft, gentle, and low – an excellent thing in woman.’ Can you imagine that in the front hall today?”

We also lost classmate Sophia Hauserman last year. From her Herald Times obituary: “Sophia Hauserman, 78, of Bloomington, died September 29, 2022. Sophia was an English scholar, landscape architect, organic farmer, nurse practitioner (at Planned Parenthood, Bloomington Jail, and a geriatric care facility), and senior rights advocate. She graduated from Vassar College, University of Massachusetts School of Landscape Architecture, School of Nursing at Indiana University, and later earned

nurse practitioner credentials. Sophia was one of the original produce sellers at the Bloomington Farmers Market, and during that time was a trustee of Marion Township in Patricksburg. In later years, she was on the board of the Bloomington Active Aging Coalition. During her first marriage, Sophia’s beloved son Benjamin was born in 1971. Benj was killed in a tragic accident in 1995 while visiting his estranged father in Israel. In 1994, Sophia met her future husband Gene Arnholt with whom she enjoyed the last 28 years of her life. Sophia maintained close relationships with her four siblings, Anne, Ellen, Martin, and Joel, and was a favorite aunt to her nieces and nephews David (deceased), Sarah, John, and Elizabeth.”

Judy Farrington Swartwood reports in her own inimitable style: “children and grands are all thriving and aging along with me. 80 (Judy), daughter Hellie is 60, and son Thayer is 50. Other children, spouses, and grandchildren range between 65-17 years old! Interesting to see the paths taken and the various journeys being traveled. I’m lucky to be able to observe or take part.”

Wishing everyone in the HB community a much better 2023! - Laurel

CLASS OF 1966

Class Correspondent: Marilyn Watts mnsky25@hotmail.com

As always, it was good to hear from our friends from the class of 1966. Here’s what our classmates have to report:

Kathy Williams Malone writes that “Nothing has really changed and that’s good news! I’m still working full time at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine as the special events manager, and since COVID we are all working remotely on a parttime basis. I am still serving on the HB alumnae council and we have quarterly Zoom meetings to catch up with all the activities going on at HB. It’s all very exciting to see all of the renovations that have happened inside and outside of the building. I’m very spoiled because all three of my kids moved back to Cleveland, so I get to see them and the six grandkids all the time.”

Pam Myers Morgan says that “Life in the mountains of Colorado has been a healthy, happy place for Rod and me. Outside of a couple of volunteer commitments (receptionist at the Yampa Valley Medical Center and board

Judy Hickox Hybels ’61 and family celebrating her husband, Roger’s, birthday.

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member at Steamboat Reading), I spend my time outdoors. We ski, hike, snowshoe, or play golf every chance we get. Lots of travel, too, to Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, the Bahamas, Florida, and California where our daughter, Liz, is a cardiac/pulmonary transplant nurse at University of California San Francisco Health. Her last several years have been incredibly stressful, and we are in awe of her tenacity and passion for caring for her patients. Our son, Tim, and his family live three hours away from us in the Aspen area; we are the luckiest grandparents I know since we get to see them regularly for the boys’ ski races and games and for weekend child-sitting gigs.

I have cherished keeping up with classmates during the pandemic; we are an awesome group of women!”

Maureen Magee has been busy on her little island, “I manage a bird rescue program working mostly with eagles, hawks, owls, and waterbirds. We capture, rehabilitate, and release. I’m in the process of exploring possible land donations and funding to establish a triage center here on the island. On another side of wildlife, I operate a spay/neuter program for feral cats, cutting the population dramatically, and raising awareness for the need to spay/ neuter. With humans, I work on projects with our local school (K-12) to engage students in ecological awareness through both art projects and field and boat trips into the amazing natural habitat in and around our island. As for getting away, I’m heading to Okavango in May. Look it up!”

Sally Ainsworth Anderson writes that “After decades off the slopes, my children have enticed me to join them

and their kids over President’s Day weekend for a few days in Colorado. Had to get new ski pants but will rent equipment. Everyone wears helmets now, so I guess I don’t need a new ski hat! Bringing back fond memories of Mayfield rope tow, trips to Ellicottville, Hidden Valley, and Boyne.”

Penelope Youngfeather says that “I recently pulled a first: first time to rent a VRBO when all three sons, two daughters-in-law, and three grandkids could all be together, up in ski country Colorado. Our youngest son, Nikolai, flew out from Oregon. He and I played with the wee ones while the two couples skied. Our middle son, Tai, and family live in ski country, Breckenridge. He’s been in Summit County for 16 years, teaches in the middle school, and coaches skiing, too. The oldest son, Raman, and his family live in Denver. (After living and working in six different parts of the country for 18 years, he landed in Denver several years ago, YAY!) I have not been on skis for over six years, but the dream persists. Maybe I’ll ski with my grandchildren, but it will be hard to keep up with Porter, who is five years old and already a jackrabbit on the slopes!”

Some sad news from Jan Tompkins

Pittman , but she’s been keeping busy: “I’m learning to live on my own after my partner died last year. It’s a challenge but I’ve been helped and supported by many beautiful friends and neighbors and, of course, family. I just wish I’d paid more attention to what Dave was doing around our farm. I keep telling him he didn’t leave me instructions! I’m involved in a scientific research project monitoring farm dams (there are two here), which I’m finding very interesting. I’ve counted 58 different bird species, from tiny wrens to emus, on the property. I’m also still doing my art and helping organize (and enter) a number of exhibitions, watercolor, and botanical art, and recently a miniature art exhibition, maximum size one inch by one and a half inches; now THAT’s a challenge. You should try it! It’s summer here and has been very hot, over 100 degrees for days on end, so I’m looking forward to the cooler weather! I’m organizing to sell Dave’s vintage cars, including a 1927 American (Durant Motors) Rugby. My three kelpies (Australian sheep dogs, but I don’t have any sheep so they are pets) are great company. They still look for Dave, which

Penelope Youngfeather ’66 with family in Colorado.

is poignant, but are such cheerful and friendly dogs, and of course, are my early warning system if anyone arrives! One of them, five years old, has just this month taught herself to swim in the dam. There’s no stopping her now so I think she’ll win every dog-paddle race at the Paris Olympics next year! Best wishes to all for 2023!”

As for me, Marilyn Watts , I finally went to Britain in September, using my (very good) airfare from April 2020, which was obviously canceled at that time. I was visiting my friend, Ruth, there, and we did some traveling around the east coast, which neither of us had been to in a long time. We were on a beach when someone told us the Queen had died. Interesting being there when that happened. In late December, Ruth came to visit me and we visited friends who have a place in Oregon. It was nice to get out and about. My area had heavy rains in early January. We always need rain, but not so much at once! As I write this, though, the wildflowers are coming up all over — love it! I hope everyone has a good year ahead, and that you have some good news to bring to the next issue of the HB Class News!

CLASS OF 1967

Class Correspondent:

Louise Dempsey McKean ldmckean@metrocast.net

Deecie McNelly Denison writes, “Hello all. I have found a new career as a developer! I’ve been acquiring buildings to turn into apartments or commercial spaces. Granted, it is only in my neck of the woods, but I am feeling satisfaction over helping to house people and build the economy. I have four wonderful partners; all cousins who own a quintessential Vermont store which has been in their

family for 150 years. Since Jock passed away two years ago, I have remodeled my house and am starting to entertain again. I continue to be actively involved with music, theater, and The Hubbard Brook Research Foundation. Two granddaughters, sisters, and children of my oldest stepson, have gotten married and one couple is expecting their first child. I will be a great grandmother! I still have dogs and horses and my beautiful property in Vermont. My sister, Cleo McNelly Kearns ’61 , lives only ten minutes away and she continues to be the most important person in my life. She just turned 80 years old and is the best big sister a girl can have. That’s brief news from my quarter. I hope everyone remains safe, well, and happy. Over the past years, it’s been hard to have all three at once!”

Molly Bolton Hooper said, “Jack and I sold our house of 40 years this past year in San Francisco. It was a

hellacious job moving out, but we now rent the cottage next door and divide the week between San Francisco and our family house in Inverness. Fortunately, two of our children and their families live nearby. The family that bought our San Francisco house has brought new excitement to our neighborhood. As progressive Democrats, they have held a series of fundraisers in our front yard for an assembly line of House, Senate, and gubernatorial candidates and, more recently, Vice President Kamala Harris. California is a land that has been a case study in climate change — suffering major wildfires, extreme drought, and now atmospheric rivers that bring high winds and flooding. So far, we’ve only lost a few trees and tree limbs, but we remain committed to life in the Golden State. For any classmates who come to the Bay Area, do look me up. I’d love to reconnect.”

Deecie McNelly Denison ’67 and Beth Body Armstrong ’67.

Deecie McNelly Denison ’67.

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Judy Quayle Iacuzzi writes in, “My stepmother, Peg, died January 23, 2023, at 99. Peacefully, pain and drugfree in her chair in her apartment in Delray Beach, Florida, surrounded by caregivers. Tony and I had just visited the week before. She said then she wanted to go home and four days later she did. Some of you may remember her. Judy Fogg Varty, Sue Files Conley , and I had fun in Michigan in August, same old laugh scene as we rode electric bikes around Harbor Springs and told stories into the wee hours. I am still involved in the toy library, still crunching out the novel, and rewriting stages now. Enjoying our one-yearold granddaughter who lives just five blocks away, miraculously. Hope you are having fun this year. I enjoy your social media posts - keep ‘em up!”

Toni Snyder Mann shares, “The big news from here is that I am living with cancer and have been for three and a half years. I haven’t wanted to put it in writing until now, but it seems like a good time. I have metastatic renal cell carcinoma. I am on the far side of the longevity curve, which is just fine with me! It’s a whole new world. I had a bucket list trip to Alaska with Gertrud Bosse Ahlrichs last summer, well documented in this forum. Since then, I have had COVID (very mild), a chronic cough of unknown origin, cellulitis in my arm, and digestive tract woes of several kinds. I think of it as a giant game of “whack-a-mole.” In the course of all this, I had a CT scan that showed the tumor as “significantly decreased in size.” This is the first time I have had such a positive result in that area. So I will savor that good news as long as possible. How does one “live with cancer”? I can only reply, “one day at a time”. I refuse to cash out

while still functioning. Think Alaska, and L.A., where my daughter-in-law lives, our 55th reunion, and London, where a college classmate has offered accommodations and guide services. Plus many of my ongoing activities, often on Zoom. You can really see how broad your social network is when you have an overwhelming need. It’s humbling. Cherish your friends and loved ones. Best wishes to all!”

“I realize that our class had agreed to only submit news once a year (in the summer), but maybe this new format will encourage some of you to stay in touch more often. Ted and I happily got back into traveling these past six months after nearly three years of staying close to home. We went to Ireland in late August and loved exploring the beautiful West Coast there. In November, we went down to San Miguel de Allende México to visit our son and family who have been living and working there since last July. Hoping to be able to discover more new places in 2023. Best to all!” – Louise Dempsey

McKean

CLASS OF 1968

Class Correspondent: Melissa Litton melissalitton@gmail.com

Margaret White Ziering has an exciting announcement: “Our big news is that our younger daughter, Pam, is getting married this June. She and Peter met online in the early months of COVID. The wedding will be in the yard at our summer house in Gloucester so we have been putting all the pieces together and keeping our fingers crossed for a beautiful day. Tents are on hand as backup! We’ve not traveled much recently. Went to London last fall for our usual catch-up with friends

at Asian Art in London week and will be headed to New York City for a few days in March also for Asian Art. We are slowing down in our collecting as we don’t have much space left. We should be downsizing!”

Jacquie Russell and her daughter, Summer, spent the holidays at Misoöl Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. She made the reservation to go here four years ago! From her Facebook page on her way there: “Hoping to see a healthy, protected and diverse marine ecosystem, the way it’s supposed to be.”

As for me, Melissa Litton , I had a wonderful time in Maine last September at a mini 50th Colorado College reunion in Brooklin, Maine, with four close friends. Ate lobster every day (feel so deprived in Chicago!), visited the WoodenBoat School, and motored over to the Upper and Lower Torrey Islands to hike and gather seashells. My brother Greg (University School ’70) joined me later for visits to our 95-year-old aunt and several cousins. Ferried over to Peaks Island and drove all around the island. More lobster, more fun!

Jacquie Russell ’68 and her daughter, Summer.

CLASS OF 1969

Class Correspondent: Linda Hadbavny Fernandez lfernandez44@hotmail.com

Laurie Frost Davis writes in, “ Kathie Bull Baudisch and I have kept in touch ever since graduating from HB. This photo was taken last fall when Kathie and her husband Paul joined our family reunion on Martha’s Vineyard. It was wonderful to have our whole family together. Kirby and his partner, Stephanie, from Portland, Oregon, and Blake and his wife, Ashley, from Kennebunkport, Maine. Jack and I are soaking up the benefits of retirement spending as much time as we can traveling. Over the past year or so we celebrated our 70th birthdays and 45th wedding anniversary with trips to St. Croix, Glacier National Park, a biking trip along the Great Allegheny Passage in Pennsylvania, and weekends with

Kathie and Paul at their home on Cape Cod. We attended their youngest son Jeff’s wedding in September, and their other son, Andrew, will be married in February. During January, Jack and I spent three weeks in Portland, Oregon, and in Texas touring Big Bend National Park. Between trips, Jack and I run an Airbnb in our 1793 home. If you’re coming through Portland, Maine, we’d love to host you (at a special rate for HB classmates). Whenever Kathie and I get together, we reminisce about our time at HB.

We hope more members of the great Class of 1969 will share their news.”

Mickie Bindley Fogg is, “Enjoying our life in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and we travel up to Cleveland a couple of times a year and visit with old friends and Dan’s daughter and son-in-law with our wild and fun grandkids! So the best of both worlds...just avoid those winter months. Our lives revolve around

Bean (choc lab) and Reagan (dane/ bloodhound mix). Unfortunately, I just lost my best partner, my thoroughbred Allegra and with her, she took a large part of my heart. We love our tennis, swimming, hiking, and more with the nice weather down here, get to enjoy the outdoors a majority of the year.... now I’m sounding like an advertisement for North Carolina!”

Binney Brown Fouts is retired and she and her husband, Dave, are Florida residents in Boca Grande, Florida. They also have a home in Orange Village in the Landerwood Glen residential area. All is good with them. They have four grandchildren under the age of six. Three girls and one boy make up the wonderful kids. Still an avid tennis player, Binney plays on two teams in Florida and plays in several games in Cleveland in the summer. Dave is also a good tennis player.

Laurie Frost Davis ’69 with her family.

Laurie Frost Davis ’69 and Kathie Bull Baudisch ’69 on Martha’s Vineyard.

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Lots of activities are keeping them busy in Florida as well as Cleveland.

Linda Hadbavny Fernandez shares, “We are now officially snowbirds (since 2019) with primary residence in Coral Gables, Florida (just west of Miami) where our son and family lived, and spend significant time in Minneapolis where our daughter and her family live. We have six grandchildren: three (two boys and a girl) were in Florida and three in Minnesota (two girls and a boy). I say our son was in Florida because in December of 2021 he accepted a two to three-year stint from his law firm to head up the Vietnamese office in Ho Chi Minh City (the old Saigon). During the pandemic, we missed going to Minneapolis. Lots of fun doing typical things, but lots of outdoor observation time as well. In Minnesota, we do lots of nature and outdoor things as well as classical concerts and other events. Fortunately, we do have family and friends in Miami-Dade and South Florida. Get to see Holly Strawbridge regularly. For a while I did some project work, consulting on transfer pricing documentation. Here in Florida keeping busy with the Coral Gables Dems Club, YPO — a group that supports the Florida Grand Opera and brings children’s operas to public schools, and writing letters to state and federal legislators in an effort to stop bad legislation. (Almost a full-time job in Florida.) Try to keep fit. Reading, writing (family history). We are now parents to a Havanese-Bichon Frise puppy, Chico. Much fun. Brushing up on my French and Russian. Hope to travel internationally in 2023.”

Liz Reuter Larwa shares, “I retired in 2013 after teaching fourth grade for 39 years. It was a very successful career where I won several awards including

the Presidential Award for Mathematics and Science Teaching, Elementary Science Teacher of the Year for Michigan, and I was a JASON Argonaut teacher on expedition with Dr. Robert Ballard. Since retirement, my husband and I have walked the Camino de Santiago numerous times, and walked across England, France, Spain, and Portugal. We’ve also hiked up Machu Picchu and to a base camp in the Himalayas. I also have been studying Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) and am an associate master and instructor at the Ichiyo School. We have three daughters and five grandsons between the ages of 8 and 13.”

Mickie Bindley Fogg ’69’s dogs, Reagan and Bean.

Binney Brown Fouts ’69 and her husband, Dave, in Normandy, France.

Phyzzie Page is, “Still happily in Vero Beach, Florida. A few years ago I moved onto the mainland into a lovely assisted living community. I live in a cute little golf cottage with a surprisingly huge yard which my two little Scotties tear around chasing lizards or birds and the odd golfer...”

Holly Strawbridge writes in, “I’m still working full time as a writer and editor,. Regular projects include a monthly newsletter called Cleveland Clinic Heart Advisor, writing for a Cleveland Clinic physician-to-physician website called Consult QD, and updating four to five books every year. Not all my writing is medical, however. I am working on the history of a private club in preparation for its 100th anniversary in 2025, and a few years ago, I wrote a book on dog food for the Bil-Jac folks in Medina. I’ve never had so much fun! I love writing and don’t intend to stop until I have to. I am also in my 10th year as president of the board of our symphonic chorus, the Master Chorale of South Florida. We are on the verge of hiring professional staff to assist our fabulous all-volunteer staff. Check us out on YouTube. I’ve also sung with the group and its predecessor, the Florida Philharmonic Chorus, since 1989. Life in Fort Lauderdale is great. I never expected to like living here so much. I’m addicted to the sunshine and warmth, and since I work at home, I get out to walk my dogs four times a day. I’m so happy that I can see my childhood friend Linda Hadbavny Fernandez and Gaston regularly since they moved to Miami, and Ruthie Swetland Eppig and I meet at least a couple times a year when she’s in Palm Beach. My sister moved here about eight years ago and lives one house away. I see her every day. I don’t have family left in Cleveland, yet I still consider it home.”

Linda Hadbavny Fernandez ’69 and her family on Christmas in 2020.

Holly Strawbridge ’69.

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CLASS OF 1970

Class Correspondents: Katherine Albrecht

kalbrecht@yahoo.com

Sally Lansdale

slansdale@icloud.com

Deri Perkins Beard says, “Hi Babes. Not too much new to report since our fantastic October 50+2 year reunion. Thanks to everyone who really outdid themselves! We flew out to Washington State in January to surprise number three son, CJ, on his 40th birthday. He was really blown away, and we all had a great week together - in spite of the incredibly cold winter! Having lived in South Carolina for about 15 years now, everything below 40 degrees is too cold for words! One extra treat for me was spending a little time with Cindy Albrecht Durham ’77, and talking to Katherine Albrecht on the phone when I flew out and back from Charleston. Thank you, Cindy! Deri shares a photo of CJ’s 40th birthday party with her grandkids Stephen, Kaila, Dylan, & Ava.

Anne Westcott Bryant , “I was sorry to miss the Babes’ reunion last October. That was when Craig, Molly, and I flew to Vermont to visit my Westcott family: my two older brothers, kids, and partners. In May of 2021, I visited Peacham, Vermont, to see them all, but due to COVID risks, we could not attend my nephew’s wedding that fall. Very sad. On this trip, we all drove through New Hampshire at the height of the beautiful foliage in order to be at my nephew and his bride’s housewarming party in Waldoboro, Maine, near Friendship. Molly and Craig had not seen the Westcott clan in four years and we celebrated Molly’s 31st birthday with everyone. She’s the one wearing lobster claws on her head. She had to

return early due to work and Craig and I went on to Kennebunkport to spend a few days with Nancy Batchelor and her husband, Rob Harriman. They would have taken us sailing, as they had during previous visits, except that there was a formidable gale. Rob and Craig have so much in common and we all had a great time. I am kind of amazed that Craig and I have escaped COVID so far, as everyone we know has had it. I have returned to in-person singing with a community chorus (masked) which really lifts me up. Continuing to volunteer weekly at a local food bank, taking writing classes, and engaging with other climate activists on local/ regional issues. We have had some important wins and I have met some wonderful people on this path.

Leslie Carr shares, “Our son, Sam Levy, not only got his first job as a full editor (after serving as an assistant editor for Noah Baumbach and Ari Aster), but the film he worked on, “The Starling Girl,” was accepted to compete at Sundance. It didn’t win, but it did sell! My riding

Anne Westcott Bryant ’70’s daughter, Molly Jane Bryant. Anne Westcott Bryant ’70

Anne Westcott Bryant ’70 with Nancy Batchelor ’70 near Biddeford, Maine.

Deri Perkins Beard ’70’s son, CJ, and her grandchildren on CJ’s 40th birthday.

continues to progress and luckily, my horse has become a bit easier to deal with now that he’s hitting middle age. Riding remains key to my mental and physical health. We are lucky that our two grandsons, and their parents, live just a short walk up Central Park West from us. We also have two large dogs who keep us active: Eubie, a Doberman, and Cooper, a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog. We adopted both around the same time; Eubie from a shelter in Georgia so he could be treated for heartworm and Cooper from a breeder after the

young couple who owned him couldn’t find housing with such a big dog when they moved to DC and had to return him to her. I’d never had two dogs at once before, but it has worked out fine. They keep each other company and us entertained. My husband, Harry Levy, M.D., and I still run two health websites — one for medical professionals and one for consumers. It keeps us busy and we’ve been able to help ourselves and our friends through some of the health challenges that come with being older.

Carmen Kaufhold Castillo’s family had a surprise 70th birthday party for her in February.

Almost everybody came. Carmen’s husband has 10 brothers and sisters and just two of them couldn’t come, and just one of her nieces wasn’t there. The top photo shows Carmen’s children; Vicente, Felipe, Sofia and Augustin, along with Carmen’s husband, Tatin (with glasses), and their seven grandchildren.

Leslie Carr ’70 with her dogs, Eubie and Cooper.

Carmen Kaufhold Castillo ’70 was surprised by her family with a 70th birthday party.

Carmen Kaufhold Castillo ’70 was surprised by her family with a 70th birthday party.

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Laurie Horsburgh Herman wrote in, “2022 wasn’t the best year. Hurricane Ian almost destroyed Fort Myers Beach. The 155 MPH wind and torrential rain tore off our condo on the beach and water destroyed the entire interior. We are rebuilding but it is a slow process. We are staying in an RV very close to our condo for six weeks and will hopefully be a part of the rebuilding. Hopefully by 2024, we will be back in our refurbished condo. Tom and I are going to the grandkid’s basketball games on the weekends. We still get the kids off the bus on Tuesdays and spend Tuesday evenings helping with dinner and homework and enjoying the kids close by. Excited to get back to Florida in January 2023 and help with the reconstruction of the beach condo.” The first photo is of Laurie, Tom, and their grandkids from Christmas 2022, the second is from a family cruise in October 2022 celebrating Laurie’s 70th Birthday. Laurie’s six children, their spouses, and 11 grandchildren all joined her and Tom in the Bahamas. The last photo shares one of the activities Laurie is most thankful for these days, running 5Ks on the weekends!

Betsy Biggar Hellmuth shares,“I miss my Dad, who died October 28. And I’m grateful he had such a long life and he lived it well, enjoying every single family member that came along during his almost 94 years. Hopefully, he’s now finally catching up with those that passed before him. Mom. And so many others.”

“On February 2, Ava Peterson, Liza Cameron Eckstein ’71, and Emily Hartwell Taylor ’74 spent a magical evening at The Clague Playhouse. We ventured to Westlake for the production of “Fireflies” by Matthew Barber from

the novel “Eleanor and Abel.” What a wonderful story! Molly Cornwell, who taught, encouraged, and guided HB drama students for 30 years, was the main reason for our pilgrimage. Molly (Grace Bodell) was one of the four actors in “Fireflies,” and she was an absolute STAR. Every minute of the play was a delight and Molly was a huge reason for the evening’s success! What a TALENT! All of us were so grateful to be together for our shared experience!

BRAVO, Molly! Good Show!”

Karen Kaighin shares, “My husband Barry and I are enjoying spending time with family and especially grandchildren. Retirement has given us plenty of time to swim and do artwork.

We’re both feeling very lucky.”

Melanie Kosich, “Since college, I have had the great fortune to have a group of girlfriends that have been true friends through thick and thin. In our 20s we did everyone’s birthday every year. In our thirties and forties, we celebrated every five years. After 50, we moved to celebrating decade birthdays. So 70 was a really big year, especially trying to find an activity that each person had never done before. Mine was easy. On a cloudless summer day, we did a leisurely boat ride up the Ipswich River followed by a fabulous lunch of lobster rolls at a restaurant on the water. It was a beautiful day and a great way to spend time with such great friends.”

Laurie Horsburgh Herman ’70

Laurie Horsburgh Herman ’70 with her husband and grandchildren.

Laurie Horsburgh Herman ’70 and her family in the Bahamas.

Former HB Theatre Director Molly Cornwell. Liza Cameron Eckstein ’71, Molly Cornwell, Ava Peterson ’70 and Emily Hartwell Taylor ’74

Helen Veale Gelbach ’70 and her husband, Bob Gelbach, enjoying their grandchildren.

Ava Peterson ’70 with her son, Beau, in South Beach.

Melanie Kosich ’70 with her birthday treat. Karen Kaighin ’70 with her youngest grandchild, Ruth.

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Catherine Kuss writes in, “I am not being photographed these days, but I am on Weight Watchers, something I’ve been doing since Barb Arthur and I joined in 1968. “Those were the days you could go to the meeting, stop for strawberry cheesecake at the Manner’s drive-thru, in Barb’s Firebird, and still lose three pounds the next week. I miss EVERYTHING about that adventure in dieting.”

Mary Lightbody shares, “Since the reunion event I attended I won reelection to a third term in the Ohio House of Representatives by a very comfortable margin. Now that the term has started, I have committee assignments and am ready to get to work. I managed a quick trip to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to attend an event at Harvard University to encourage current undergraduates to get involved in public service. I confess that the greater lure was helping my youngest granddaughter celebrate her second birthday! Her parents (my son John and his wife Emily) have the good sense to live in the area so I could enjoy time with them as well.”

Sharon Rogers Lightbourne , “Hi all, we just got back in February from a month-long trip to the Galápagos Islands. We stayed in hostels on four different islands. Our favorite island was Floreana which only has 150 inhabitants. We highly recommend this destination. Southport, North Carolina, is still a great place to live and we love all of our volunteer activities.”

Gail Thompson Lundberg writes in, “All’s well here in Central Wisconsin. We’ve always learned how to manage winter...from the deep snows, subzero temps, and mid-winter thaws. On a sad note. I lost my sister, Cee Cee Thompson Herndon ’67, in August of last year after a very long battle with cancer. She was strong and courageous for so long. Wishing all my classmates and family a healthy year.”

Elizabeth Blossom Meers , “…was pleased to be invited to speak with HB’s strategic horizons task force in the spring of 2022 about higher education legal issues relevant to independent schools. I continue to work as senior counsel in the education practice at

Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C., as well as engaging in various volunteer activities. My younger son, Kevin, and his wife, Amanda, welcomed their first child, Juliette, in June 2022.”

Ann Prosser shares, “Since last summer we have been staying close to home working on home improvement projects. We did enjoy one big event – a birthday celebration for my husband with friends and family. People we hadn’t seen in a few years came from Madison, where we used to live, and we all had a great time. We are about to leave for Mexico on our annual two-week winter vacation and are looking forward to the warmth of the sun and the ocean breeze. Once we return, my daughter, Caitlin, and I will be leaving shortly on a 10-day trip to Sicily. I continue to walk through the winter and have listened to a number of great books on tape which I highly recommend; “Hamnet and the Marriage Portrait” by Maggie O’Farrell, and “Horses: A Novel” by Geraldine Brooks. I hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy.”

Mary Lightbody ’70.

Mary Lightbody ’70 and her horse, Roundabout Katydid.

Sharon Rogers Lightbourne ’70 on her trip to the Galápagos Islands.

Elizabeth Blossom Meers ’70’s grandchildren, Mila, Novella, Juliette, and Rowan.

Ann Prosser ’70 with her husband, David, and their children and grandchildren.

Ann Prosser ’70 and her husband, David, at his birthday celebration.

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Candace Wright Stevens shares, “2022 was a year of transitions. My 96-yearold mother passed away and I was in Cleveland in July for her service. Sorry to miss our class reunion in the fall. We were in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with my sister and best friend, Peggi Seelbach Mizen ’71 .” Candace is pictured in Sante Fe in October 2022 and shown with her husband, Patrick, sister, Pamela, and her husband, Ric Izquierdo, Peggi, and Michael Mizen at the Santa Fe reunion.

Sara Stevenson writes in, “I missed our October gathering, but my trip to India was magnificent! My most impactful experience was going to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. It is the most celebrated spiritual site of Sikhism. The Temple itself is awe-inspiring! It is completely covered in gold leaf so it absolutely shimmers, especially at night! The perimeters of the temple are what I found most astonishing! Volunteers from India and all over the world were preparing food and keeping up the huge enclosure. They feed over 100,000 people every day! The wealthy and the poor regardless of caste, creed, or race eat, bathe, and sleep for free. People were dancing, singing, chanting, and praying throughout! I would love to go back, stay there, and volunteer!”

Becky Sylvester shares, “Maine in winter is no fun, especially in February. It may dump a foot of snow and two days later rain leaving a layer of ice. A day later it will snow for a bit, hiding the ice until it’s too late. I decided to hitch up my 13-foot camper and take a barge trip down the coast. A barge trip is when I barge in on friends who will take me and my dog Callie for a night or two. The other nights we are in KOA campgrounds like Williamsburg, Virginia, Charleston, South Carolina, Orlando, Florida and,

then, across Florida to Gulfport near St Petersburg. Next, I am heading to the Big Easy and visiting Sara Stevenson in New Orleans. I will be there for a week and helping her claim space to create a clay potting studio and place for her donated Kiln. She is turning her tool shed into a studio and I am helping her build a small tool shed for her tools.

Susi Taylor Scherbel and her husband, Dean, rented a house in Carmel Valley, California, for a month and all the kids went to visit them over a long weekend.

Mara Unger shares, “Hello Babes! I was so sorry to miss the reunion. It sure was great seeing all the reunion photos. Everyone looks great! With COVID and wildfire season, Adrian and I have kept close to home now for what seems like the longest time. Jazz, our Black Lab, goes with us everywhere because she is Adrian’s service dog. She has been out of practice these last two quiet years. To keep busy, I am enjoying my time being a volunteer at our Center for the Arts. We’ve had some big names come here to perform and they love visiting our small town of Grass Valley. Great shows! Also, I enjoy singing again in the Sierra Master Chorale (SMC). Next year, SMC will have a newly purchased “home” with a state-of-the-art concert hall being built into the existing building. This is a huge deal! Finally the BIG topic: this year’s BIRTHDAY as we enter our new decade! Hearing someone mention our age of 70, still sounds so foreign to my ears. Yours, too? Oh oh, speaking about getting older, I’ve started playing the “remember when?” game. Avis Rosendale Miller and I have a great time reminiscing about our younger days growing up in Shaker Heights. Remember the kids’ treasure

chest at Clark’s restaurant at Shaker Square? Yes, Betsy Biggar Hellmuth , we remember eating at Stouffer’s too! How about a summer at Red Raider Camp in Novelty — anyone? This year we’ve also had sad moments of losing loved ones and of too many dear people leaving this earthly plane lately. Never easy, is it? My heart goes out to all of you experiencing these difficult losses. Meanwhile, I wish all good things to come to each of us this year and so glad we have each other! Hugs and be well!”

Candace Wright Stevens ’70.

Candace Wright Stevens ’70 in Sante Fe with her husband, Patrick, sister, Pamela, Pamela’s husband, Ric Izquierdo, Peggi Seelbach Mizen ’71, and Michael Mizen.

Becky Sylvester ’70 and her dog, Callie, pictured kayaking down the Rainbow River in Donnelly Park.

Becky Sylvester ’70 and Sara Stevenson ’70 together in New Orleans in February 2023.

Picture from Sara Stevenson ’70’s trip to India. Susi Taylor Scherbel ’70 and her family at Holman Ranch Winery.

Mara Unger ’70.

Mara Unger ’70 and her dog, Jazz.

Sally Lansdale, “Spent a delightful four days with my granddaughter, Emma Lansdale Adkins, her husband Nick, and my two delicious great-grandchildren in January. And was overjoyed to be one of the first to learn they are expecting again in September 2023! Grandpa Stan and I are enjoying semi-retirement (I still work two days a week in human resources at a local Target where I have worked for 12 years). I love condo life, while Stan misses his house (but not the mowing and snow blowing that goes along with it)! The October reunion was the best yet. I hope to see everyone again in 2025!

Katherine Albrecht shares,“I am so very pleased to have finally retired on January 6! My boss asked me to stay on another year, but I had to say no...it was definitely time! Kevin and I enjoyed dinner with Catherine Kuss and hubby Danilo Purlia soon after. My first official ‘activity’ is to have total left knee replacement surgery and I look forward to no more pain after a few months. I hope I am a star patient like Becky Sylvester and Deri Perkins Beard were (and perhaps others in the

class?) and am up and active again in the shortest time possible. Kevin and I are chomping at the bit to travel again and finally shake off the COVID stay-athome precautions. Here’s wishing you all excellent health and safe wanderlust in the months, and years, to come!”

CLASS OF 1971

Class Correspondent: Cassi Conlin Bauman cassibauman@gmail.com

Cassi Conlin Bauman shares, “Things are much the same here on Miller Road Farm for the Bauman family. John has been mastering his woodworking skills with cutting and charcuterie boards and just finished a new dining room table for us — black walnut with a cherry strip. I continue to quilt and have recently been doing a lot of English paper piecing, which is by hand and involves a technique we refer to as fussy cutting to achieve different looks from the same fabric. I’m involved in community Bible study and love the friends I’ve made there. Daughter Kirsten enjoys her nursing work at a skilled nursing facility in Lexington,

Kentucky, but recently was on the other side of the bed with sepsis and renal failure. A few scary days but she’s slowly recovering. Our son, Chad, was promoted to detective last summer and occasionally terrifies me with his experiences. His wife, Tonya, started as a reading specialist at our local elementary school, where Lady is in kindergarten. Lady is on a gymnastics team and would prefer to be doing that all day rather than be “bored” at school. Jack is in sixth grade, on the robotics team, playing trumpet, and excelling with his grades. Our Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, granddaughters are Kendall, a freshman on the varsity soccer team, an avid reader, and an outstanding student. Kaelyn is a sixth grader and loves her time competing with her new horse. Our condo in Naples survived Hurricane Ian but the grounds, garages, and pools were significantly impacted by the storm surge. All will be restored soon!”

Raye Howells Koch writes in, “Since COVID made our in-person 50th impossible, I haven’t seen many classmates in person lately. Did manage

Sally Lansdale ’70 with her grandchildren, Michael and Elaina.

Sally Lansdale ’70 and Katherine Albrecht ’70 at the 50th reunion in October 2022.

Catherine Kuss ’70 and her husband, Danilo Purlia, with Katherine Albrecht ’70 and her husband, Kevin Osbourn.

to see M.A. Steingass Miller ’72 and Cassi Conlin Bauman in Naples last March and also see M.A. a fair amount in Chicago. Speaking of Chicago, we have a condo downtown so we go back and forth regularly from Plano, Texas, where I occasionally, but not often enough, see Marilyn Hitchcock Weymer . An interesting and very fun HB thing in Chicago is that I’m part of a breakfast group of ladies who met at a reception for current Head of School Dr. Fran Bisselle five or so years ago and have been getting together once a month ever since. We’re all from different classes and most of our talk is about current events, but we do feel a very strong HB bond. The one closest to our class is Ellen Rosendale ’72. I do have to make a shout-out to Barb Wolfenden Frey ’73 who is responsible for getting me to go to that reception. Personally, I’m still a physical therapist but mostly do osteopathic manual therapy and energy work in Texas, Illinois, and California. My husband of 41 years, Paul, retired from corporate but started an LLC connected to his love of flying and our plane. We have two girls, Erica (38) and Jackie (34). Jackie is a critical care nurse educator and Erica and son-in-law, Ben, are raising our four-year-old grandson, Cameron, with a girl expected in June. All live in the Dallas area so we are very lucky! Kids, grandkids, fun travel, and meaningful work sum up our lives at the moment. Couldn’t ask for more than that!”

Nan Rochelle McNicholas shares, “Grandson, Teddy, was born on September 24, 2022 and joins his older sister, Olivia (three), and I am beyond grateful that they live here in town! On any given day, when she isn’t Elsa or Minnie, Olivia is Shania Twain, with all the moves! I retired last spring and am

Nan Rochelle McNicholas ’71’s granddaughter, Olivia. Nan Rochelle McNicholas ’71’s newborn grandson, Teddy.

Cassi Conlin Bauman ’71 granddaughters, Kendall and Kaelyn Riley, when they visited their great grandparents’ grave at Arlington National Cemetery.

Peggi Seelbach Mizen ’71 on her recent ski trip.

Cassi Conlin Bauman ’71 is pictured with her family; from left, Jack, Chad, Tonya, and John’s dogs, Emmie and Millie.

awaiting knee surgery in Boston this spring. Not an injury, just crumbling cartilage. Since New Year’s I’ve gobbled five books, “Chemistry Lessons” being my favorite so far. We lost my 97-yearold mom last February. While we didn’t wish another day for her, it’s still hard, as most of you know. We are working on clearing out her home (of 55 years!), but it’s difficult from 700 miles away. If anyone is interested in her lovely Tudor on Fairmount Boulevard, let me know!

I had a very restorative visit to Mom’s condo last February, but another visit won’t be for a while. Fort Myers Beach, north of Naples, took a direct hit from Hurricane Ian. While the condo stands, sewage, water, and power were just restored last week. No pool or elevator for months yet. Celebrating my 70th this summer on Nantucket with my son and his little family, following my knee repair. I’m also hoping to visit Jeanne Wagenlander Motichek ’72’ s farm in Tennessee when I’m not in Cleveland Heights working on Mom’s home. I remain busy at my church on their board of deacons and on our search committee to replace our pastor of 31 years. Quite the process. I’m also hoping to see many of you at whatever belated 50th reunion we pull together! Stay well and strong.”

Peggi Seelbach Mizen writes in, “We had a great RV trip in September to the Southwest meeting my best friend ever – Candace Wright Stevens ’70 from HB – in Santa Fe. We were gone for approximately five weeks, did 4,800 miles, and made 17 different stops. We visited places we have been to in the past, but also lots of new places. My other very exciting news is that our younger daughter, Jennifer, and her husband, Joseph, and their almost twoyear-old little boy have relocated back

to Lakewood from the Washington, D.C. area. She works for the United States Geological Survey and they offered full time remote work so they decided to move back to Lakewood to be with family. Now, both of our daughters and their families are within walking distance of us! Jennifer and Joe are expecting another baby in the spring, so it will be lots of fun to have them so close. The picture is from our most current ski trip to Colorado — it’s a great way to spend one’s 70th birthday! I can’t believe our class is all turning 70 this year! We will be celebrating 11 years back in the Cleveland area and absolutely love being back — everything is so accessible and we are having so much fun. Would love to connect with some of the HB ladies and have you over to our house on the lake.”

Sandra Smythe Moseley shares, “Vince and I are doing fine in small town McClellanville, South Carolina; a small shrimping village right on the coast. Enjoying retirement from working as a paralegal for the county district attorney’s office, keeping busy with housework, bookkeeping, and family activities along with four grandkids. God is good and we have been blessed.”

CLASS OF 1972

Class Correspondent: Nanci Fox Taylor

nftaylor@earthlink.net

Susie Owen Bookshar loves the new job she started in December 2021 heading up a sales team for the Better Business Bureau in Cleveland. Her family grew in 2022 with the birth of her grandson, Bennett Moreland Bookshar, last March. She says Bennett calls her “Grammie.”

Jane Hadden Geisse shares, “It was great to see a few of you at the 50th reunion. How did we get so OLD?!? Everyone looked great and seemed productively busy. The 50th reunion book was amazing! Kudos to those who compiled all that information and photos. I learned so much about all of you – mostly that when I left for boarding school in tenth grade, I had no idea how smart you all were and how much you would accomplish. Truly a remarkable group of women! I’m still deeply involved with our local animal shelter and competing on my quarter horse in cow sorting. Lots of travel to see family and friends (so far, I’ve managed to dodge most of the airline carnage!) I’m also continuing to make my twice-a-year trips to Montana to herd cattle. It’s completely off the grid, remote, and spectacularly beautiful — a welcome break. I also attended my 50th at the Ethel Walker School, which was a hoot. My class gets together every two years on our own, so we have stayed very tight over the years. I’m always struck by how alike my two class groups are — must have been the times that shaped and molded us a lot. It certainly was turbulent! Hope you all are well and that I’ll see more of you at the 55th.”

Missy Kilroy writes, “We are now officially snowbirds – we have spent the last three winter seasons in West Palm Beach! I never thought I would do it, but it has been pretty great. What’s not to like about sunshine and warmth all winter?! We had a great New Year’s Eve down here at the Flagler Museum with our girls and future son-in-law. Our daughter, Quellie, and Will Halle will wed on May 13th!”

I, Nanci Fox Taylor , and my husband spend as much time as possible with our three granddaughters in Vermont. Ski conditions have been challenging at our home resort in Central Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, but we’ve been fortunate to ski this winter at our “sister” mountains in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Colorado. We spent the last week of January visiting our younger son in Grand Junction, Colorado, where we skied at Powderhorn and also spent a glorious day cross-country skiing up on the mesa. More trips are in the works to see family and friends, although as we all know well, travel in 2023 is not an original idea.

Susie Owen Bookshar ’72 with her grandson, Bennett Moreland Bookshar.

Joan Marshall Losee ’72 in her studio in Camden, Maine.

Missy Kilroy ’72 with her family - Jay, Dolly, Quellie, and Will - on New Year’s Eve.

Liz Watkins Rosenberger ’72’s holiday family photo.

Nanci Fox Taylor ’72 and her husband, John, at Colorado National Monument.

Mary Alexander Smith ’71, Sally Crossman Stratton ’72, Pam White ’72, Lila Meacham ’72, Josie Lowden Chapman ’72 in Tucson.

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CLASS OF 1973

Class Correspondents: Annie Morris Tait annie@mgsprofiles.com.au

Thank you to everyone who responded to my request for Class News. I’m VERY happy to have heard from some longlost friends.

First of all, I don’t “do” any social media and HB’s database is missing a fair number of contact details. If anyone has email addresses for the following, could you please let HB know: Cathy Carlson, Cathy DesPrez, Gay Farmer, Alison Felsenthal, Susie King Harris, Darcy Hitchcock, Barb Smythe Jones, Deb Gordon Widra , and Debbie Wolf Hutton.

Very happy to hear from Nannie Kirk Carroll who is happy and well. She is still working full time in residential real estate in Vermont and New Hampshire and loving it. She and her husband, John, recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Her greatest joy is seeing and hosting family, including nine grandchildren. She wrote that “going to HB was one of the gifts I appreciate more now than I did then.” Nannie is happy to welcome visitors to Vermont.

Candy Spring Clancy writes that she is still the publisher of The Valley Friends and Neighbors magazine. She and Bob have fallen in love with Tubac, Arizona’s history, arts, and beauty. “Bob is on the board of The Tubac Presidio and is very active in helping guide the historic site to continued success. Lauren, Rick, and our grandchildren, Grant and Neve, live in New Canaan, Connecticut. Regan and Simon live in London with their children, Alexander, Owen, and Eva. Charlie and Ali are in Charlotte, North Carolina, with

our daughter, Katie. Peter and Maggie are in NYC. For over 30 years, we have spent the summers back east and spend the month of July in Maine. Come visit us in Tubac!”

Karen Ekelman Tucker writes that she and Bob are great. Their joy is the family they have raised and spending as much time as they can together with them and their families. In addition to their three daughters, they have five grandchildren who are the center of their world. They’ve done a fair bit of traveling over the years including Costa Rica, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. They plan to head to Croatia this Fall.

Laurie Frankel writes that she and her husband have retired to the Sierra Foothills in California and love it. Her husband, Terry, was a biochem professor and Laurie was a researcher/ lab manager. They studied the oxygenevolving system in plants! They bought their California homestead named The Sanctuary when they weren’t even looking to buy. However, it was a fortuitous purchase before the pandemic as Laurie has been recovering from a brain injury (a fall at home) as well as a ruptured disk. She writes that it is a healing place. “Each morning, Terry and I look out our curtainless windows to view snowcapped mountains and green hills and valleys.” Laurie has resumed piano lessons after 32+ years and has a beautiful greenhouse.

Laurie, we wish you a full recovery and continued joy in your happy place!

Kathy Weeks Cadwell is still living (since 1981) in the small rural town of Fayston, Vermont. She and her husband, Jared, are life-long educators. She recently stepped down from 40 years

of high school teaching and is now teaching teachers/graduate students at Saint Michael’s College. Kathy has a website, Strategies in Classroom Dialogue, which describes her work. She has also given a TED Talk. She and Jared have two children: Celia Rose (31) and Parker (29).

Barb Wolfenden Frey’s happiness with life fills me with joy. She still makes me laugh. She is back and forth between Chicago (grandchildren and extended family) and Phoenix where she is the principal caregiver for her 99 years young mother. She finds the positive in everything and we can all learn from that. She loves reading and golf. She caught up with Candy Spring Clancy last November in Tubac while participating in a golf tournament and had a wonderful time.

Betsy Mlakar Nakamura never did retire as she thought she might. She remains the librarian at her local elementary school and still enjoys it. But, she says retirement is definitely in the picture in June 2023. Daughter, Megumi, was home for a week for Christmas which was great fun. Betsy and Jon are doing some home renovations at present — a happy mess, but they’re excited about the outcome.

Wonderful to hear from Jane Tracy Ahrens who, with her husband Ace, have lived on Fishers Island for 11 years. Jane is the editor of www.FishersIsland. net, the island’s website, and volunteers for various island nonprofit organizations. They have two children, Ted and Annie. Ted and his wife, Fe, have two daughters. Jane writes, “I am always proud to say I went to HB. How could I not be grateful?”

Nita Banerji Spielberg wrote that she and Josh spent family time with their

children and grandchildren throughout the holidays. It was a joyful time. Nita presented a series of donation yoga classes during the holiday season to benefit organizations in their community that serve those in need and advocate for social change. “I wish everyone health, happiness, hope, and peace in this new year.”

We lost two mothers last year: Cheryl Morrow-White’s and Libby Siegel Hill’s . Libby’s mother, Julie Smith Siegel ‘49, was a member of the Class of 1949. Our heartfelt condolences are extended to our friends.

Libby Siegel Hill wrote that she and Tom continue to enjoy living in Shaker with their rescue dogs and are very happy they moved to the area. They love being near their grandchildren, David and Ella. They have lots of walks in the Winslow Historic District. Their Sussex Courts community hosts Mah-jongg, book clubs, and Friday happy hours. They attend plays and performances throughout the Cleveland area. Four of Libby’s six tai chi classes are in Cuyahoga County these days.

Fiona Brown Reilly wrote that she did not have much to report since the last alumnae magazine issue. Her two sons (Brook and Travis) were married in 2022 and her daughter, Lindsey, will be married this September (2023). Fiona and Mike enjoyed a week away in Miami in January and hope to get to Italy in the fall of 2023 to belatedly celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary.

Was very happy to hear from Libet Schumacher whose life is so busy. She has been in the Boston area since the early 1980s. Her career has been “a wonderful blend of psychotherapy and bioenergetic analysis (the oldest body-oriented psychotherapy in Europe, the U.S., and New Zealand), consisting of movement, drama, and art therapy with kids, teens, and adults.” She presently works for Mass GeneralBrigham (Partners) Hospital as an outpatient mental health/behavioral health therapist while still maintaining her private practice in North Reading, Massachusetts. Libet loves living in Reading and involves herself in community and environmental groups.

I have tracked down Sue Gottfried Christian who is still living in the Dallas area with her husband, Tom. Their daughter, Katherine, and her husband are nearby and Sue sees them often. Sue wrote that Tom hiked the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage last summer, but Sue took a pass. Smart move!

Betsy Reinartz Cutler wrote that life in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is good and they are all healthy. Bob is doing well after his heart surgery. They are taking their family on a cruise around the Hawaiian Islands in June and looking forward to it. Betsy is still playing lots of bridge and doing some traveling to play.

Holly Boyer Scott writes that there is, “no more fun news than the arrival of Reed Felson on August 1, 2022.” Reed’s mother is Sarah Scott Felson ’04 . Reed’s older sister, Amelia, has welcomed him with open arms. Holly and Jane Elliott Pinkas jointly find a unique project in the community for which to volunteer. Most recently it was sorting books for the book bank. They are enjoying the opportunities they find in the area.

Liz Fritzsche ’73’s art exhibition invitation.

Laura Johnston Studders ’73 and family.

Liz Fritzsche ’73, Laura James Fallon ’73, and Wren Withers ’73.

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Eileen Griffiths Consolo wrote that she and Mark welcomed a new granddaughter in November. Her nickname is Winnie — side note, “love it.” They have a total of five grandchildren in Chicago, Charlotte, and Charleston.

Eileen and Mark are often traveling to one city or another. The Chicago family was with them for Christmas with their 80lb labradoodle. Eileen said she had her hands full making sure her threeyear-old grandson and the labradoodle (both unfamiliar with steps) remained in one piece.

Wren Withers, Laura James Fallon, and Liz Fritzsche recently reunited in Albuquerque for the opening of an exhibit featuring Liz’s porcelain vessels and cast iron sculpture.

Laura James Fallon wrote that she was contacted by a historian in Wadhurst, England, who discovered an ancestor of hers had built a large mansion the historian was researching. Laura’s photos and references comprised the entire first chapter. The book is titled, “Wadhurst’s Pincely Mansion: South Park.” Laura says it was quite a project!

Laura Johnston Studders writes, “It’s been a year of journeys. I moved from Chicagoland to Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 12 months ago to be closer to my son Ian’s family. I sailed Patriot from Wisconsin to Lake St. Clair in late July via the Race to Mackinac. I moved into a condo in mid-November, which I continue to renovate.

It’s nice to be a mile from my grandkids, Bonnie (eight), Gemma (five), and Bruce (one). I’m enjoying the DIA and Eastern Market. Continue to sail, play tennis, and now pickleball. Any HB gals in the Detroit area?”

Great to hear from Nancy Wolf . What an exciting path she’s led and continues to lead. For her Ph.D., she studied coral reef fish, open ocean sharks (mostly Makos), and air-breathing fish. Then, a significant switch into medicine, first studying pathology and then combining it with genetics. Her focus was ovarian cancer. She taught at Case Western Reserve University’s Medical School. Since retirement, she has been involved with various nonprofits, including the Open Medical Institute of the American Austrian Foundation, which her father helped start, the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. The Open Medical Institute helps provide higherlevel education to physicians worldwide who would not otherwise have access to advanced training in their specialties. Nancy also wrote that she planned to get together for dinner with Cheryl Morrow-White and Libby Siegel Hill in the days ahead. Nancy’s husband is still working as an oncologist at the Cleveland Clinic, and she has one daughter in Cleveland and the other in New York. Thank you, Nancy!

And I, Annie Morris Tait , can hardly believe January 2023 is already ending.

I want to thank everyone who responded for taking the time to share. As I read of my classmates’ distinctions, my news is mundane, but I am happy, feel very lucky for the love of family and friends and find joy in both. Holly Boyer Scott and I are honored by our Distinguished Alumnae Awards and regret we cannot be in attendance for our 50th Reunion. We hope it is a memorable gathering and look forward to our 55th.

CLASS OF 1974

Class Correspondents: Emily Hartwell Taylor emmyyouknowho@yahoo.com

Linda Alexander-Cowdery

linda.alexander28@gmail.com

“I wanted to share a few thoughts and memories about Suzanne Irwin Emerson. I felt a close connection with her as we both joined the class as first preps and we looked so much alike (tall, thin, had big blue pop-eyes, and long hair, as did just about the whole class back then). Her dark brown hair got lighter (and shorter) as she got older and then people would often mistake us (even her mom!). I loved her slight southern accent. She was also part of my (hi-jinx) group in our chapel line-up (Gorman, Goss, Hartwell, Hildt, Irwin). Never a dull moment around Suzanne! She could tell the funniest stories. I remember her red Vega (with an 8-track). Back then we were enthralled with the West and listening to the Eagles, Pure Prairie League, New Riders of the Purple Sage. No one looked as good in a cowboy hat as Suzanne did! I just loved that our “free-spirited class of 1974” was mentioned in her obituary....” -

Emily Hartwell Taylor

Cathy Eckstein shared, “I haven’t contributed to class news in many years and thought, what the heck, why not? I retired from being a physical therapist in May 2021. I was more than ready to stop working! I started doing ceramics at Cuyahoga Community College and have become obsessed with handbuilding and the wheel. I devote about 20 hours a week to doing pottery, and I’m in the process of setting up a studio in my home. Ceramics is a process and I am not yet that good, but slowly getting better. Life is so good as a retiree! I will

start traveling again, and I’m planning a trip to Morocco next fall with Intrepid Travel. I have been on their trips to India and Bali and I love using this company for overseas travel. That’s all for now; still in Cleveland and enjoying life!”

Jill Stevens Keith writes, “I remember my dear friend, Suzanne Irwin Emerson’s, bobbing pigtails with her bright eyes and constant smile at St. Christopher’s By the River nursery school in Gates Mills. I can still hear her wonderful mother, June’s, comforting southern welcome. Suzanne was the best part of every birthday party, too!”

Holly Entenman Kennedy contributed, “Our oldest child and his wife gave birth to their first child and our first grandchild in September 2022. She was named after her two greatgrandmothers. Jane is on the maternal side and Salt is my middle name, and the paternal great-grandmother’s maiden name. The parents live in South Lake Tahoe and, as of four months old, baby Jane has been out cross-country skiing with her parents a dozen times. Meanwhile, we have lived in Sarasota, Florida, for a year after over 25 years in Rye, New York, and are enjoying the

arts, lectures, kayaking, golf, pickleball, and many new friends.”

Audrey Nash Knight has moved. “I’ve moved to Texas but return to Ohio for a few months during the hot summer months. I love living in the west, with big skies and great sunrises. I’m involved in land conservation and prairie restoration.”

Betsy Maloney Kolber shares, “I retired in June 2022 after practicing as an occupational therapist for 40 years. I now volunteer at the Children’s Hospital of Colorado one day a week transporting patients to radiology and working in the gift shop. Our beloved town of Louisville, Colorado, (where we lived for 18 years) experienced a terrible fire on December 30, 2021. About 1000 homes were lost. We have several friends who lost their homes. Very sad. We are thankful that the fire did not reach us in Broomfield, but did do some evacuation preparation, just in case…”

Cary Hildt Mathews writes, “It has been a year of creative exuberance for me. I have been writing music and performing with my five-piece band Cary & The Dissidents, as a jazz

duo with Chris Chapman (University School Class of ’68), and as a solo artist. My husband, Jim, and I will celebrate our 40th in 2023 with a plan to travel to Ireland in September. I see Ann Weatherhead often. We share a passion for music and New Orleans and I hang with her pretty regularly. My dog, Gus, is my muse and inspires me to be present in nature and my daily photography that I share on Facebook and Instagram reflects the beauty I seek in our world. The loss of our forever friend Suzanne Irwin Emerson brought up memories of the band we had in fifth grade with Suzanne, Margaret White, Ely White, and Amy Bassett. June Irwin would call down to us in the basement, “Shoozanne! You girls come upstairs. I toasted some PopTarts for you!” Drawings we did of ugly feet would make us laugh so hard we’d be crying. We were so naughty. She was a huge part of my childhood. Such fabulous memories!”

Katie Conway McGlade shares, “Hard to believe that our ‘high-spirited’ class of ‘74 is now Social Security-eligible. But that doesn’t mean we are sitting around eating bonbons all day. I, for

Cathy Eckstein ’74 on the throwing wheel at Cuyahoga Community College.

Jill Stevens Keith ’74’s birthday party in 1967: Kate Oliva, Pam Stevens, baby Suzi Stevens, Suzanne Irwin, Lynn Vail, Cary Hildt, Lynn Bearden and Jill Stevens.

one, am happily ‘rewiring’ after a very nice investment marketing career. I have happily returned to my first love: making art! After coming to Philly to pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree, I stayed, married dear Frank, and now have two adult sons, Dan and Chris. I started a little late on the family business, so I am just finishing up the college years when Chris graduates this spring. Now, I spend my days making photomontages with my quirky photos and imagery from the public domain. My “Adverbly’’ series brings an adverb into the mix to spur the imagination and connect seemingly disparate ideas. After displaying my giclee art prints last summer, I was encouraged to offer them also as greeting cards. So, my website was born to support that endeavor (katiemcglade.com or vivathecircle. com). The handwritten note is such a great way to stay connected - and it makes snail mail fun again in my opinion. I’d love to hear what you think about my work. Oh, and if you know any bookstores in your area interested in carrying the cards, please let me know (fearless promotion, I know.) Happy rewiring, everybody!”

Lucy Clough Nichols writes, “2022 turned into a monster year on many levels – personal and professional. Most fun was the lead up to, and the actual wedding, of my son, Gardner, and his fiancé, Darby, in the Dolomites, Italy. The wedding was a small family affair in a Refugio on top of a ski hill in the resort of Colfasco/Corvara. We managed to tack on two and a half weeks of travel while we were across the pond: Munich, Zurich, Lucerne, Riva del Garda, Venice, Bologna, Lerici, and Milan. So much fun. I’m ready to do it again! Maybe Portugal and Spain in the fall of 2023! Any recommendations? Even though I’m still

a gung-ho skier and “uphiller,” we are back and forth to Punta Mita, Mexico, north of Puerto Vallarta, several times a year. A welcome break from the long winters. Professionally, it felt as though my decades of focused, determined work paid off with my most successful year yet, a top-20 broker out of more than 700 in the Aspen-Snowmass market. I am beyond grateful for the amazing and interesting clients I have been fortunate to serve, especially in the last few years.

What comes next? Who knows! Hugs to all my HB peeps and see you at the next milestone reunion.”

Lucy also shares,” In memory of our dear, feisty, passionate classmate, Suzanne Irwin Emerson . We had big fun, often naughty and challenging our HB teachers and counselors. It was all worth it! Rest in peace, our courageous warrior, Suzi-mo.”

Emily Hartwell Taylor continues, “Dear ’74 Beauties...I love this streamlined way of doing class news and hope you all do too! It has been so rewarding watching my son’s vision, PopLife, come alive. We are creating a collaborative

community for art and wellness as we promote higher consciousness and celebrate sobriety. I am down there (our building is on Waterloo Rd. in Collinwood) just one day a week to catch the vibe and meet with our terrific director, enough to keep me involved, but not to feel any pressure. We are funded by money from Jack/Joda’s estate and, anything I cannot handle, I hand over to my wonderful lawyer. One project I am working on now is to create “transformational tri-folds” (brochures) to offer at PopLife. I’ve created one for “A Course in Miracles” and am working on one based on CG Jung, “Journey Toward Wholeness”, and another on “Living the Principles of Aikido: The Way of Harmony”.

Felice Mueller Graves ’08 , is helping me with layout and design. I am excited to meet Felice’s first baby, my first granddaughter, at the end of February!!

Lynn Rogers Vail wrote, “I had a great summer in Chagrin Falls. The village is booming with activities and fun events again after the COVID delay. I have loved being involved with the Valley Art Center. They offer fabulous classes in

HB chorus from 1973-74, shared by Betsy Maloney Kolber ’74.

painting, ceramics, art therapy, beading, fiber arts, and wonderful juried art shows that spotlight artists’ creations. They have a great gift shop where I sell my polymer artwork. Had a fun dinner on Shirley White ’78’s patio with Polly Bruch White ’46, Deedy Augustus ’74, Linda Augustus ‘79 with a visit from Cindy White Halle ’71 . So great to catch up with old friends. Bob and I are living the dream. So grateful for him and everyday together. Life is good!”

Rhonda Fuerst Voos , “In loving memory of our classmate, Suzanne Irwin Emerson . Some photos from our senior year! Although it has been since our last reunion that I saw Suzanne, I have watched her family grow via Facebook. And what a beautiful family! I can imagine the delight she took in her granddaughter, Lennon. Suzanne was always full of energy, looking to have fun and maybe make a little mischief! We won’t forget you E!”

Ely White is, “…semi-retired and sussing out how to marry quiet time and productive time in a contented relationship. I’ll really need to carry what I learn into my 2023 traveling. I’ll be meeting my sister, Laura White, in Ganeshpuri, India, where we’ll attend a meditation retreat called “Pilgrimage to the Heart,” and then we’ll go to Auroville, where she lives. Next, I’ll hang out with some Buddhist nuns, getting strong while helping restore the paths and bridges of their Buddhist peace park in Maryland. Then, if I’ve got it in me, and my friend from Australia has it in her, we’ll meet in Hawaii to just be together. I long to make it to Cleveland this year to spend time with our dear classmates who live there, but I think 2024, our class reunion year, will be the great year for connecting with the love

in our friendships. ” In remembrance of Suzanne Irwin Emerson , Ely shares, “Wherever she is, I know she’s got them laughing.”

Ann Weatherhead includes a special memory of Suzanne Irwin Emerson , “I ran into Suzanne at IDEO years ago and a few times at Canine Meadows, the huge dog park in Lake County. She was there with her Lab, and we swapped dog stories. It was such a treat to run into her.”

Betsy Maloney Kolber ’74 shares Suzanne Irwin Emerson ’74’s Specularia senior page.

Katie Conway McGlade ’74’s art print, Fairly.

Katie Conway McGlade ’74 with her husband, Frank McGlade.

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Lucy Clough Nichols ’74 and her husband, Curtis, in Venice.

Lucy Clough Nichols ’74 and her son at his wedding.

From left, first row: Suzanne Irwin, Emily Hartwell, Lynn Rogers. Back row is Lynne Taylor, Rhonda Fuerst, Margaret White, Lucy Clough.

Lucy Clough Nichols ’74 with her husband, Curtis, along with her son, Gardner, and his wife, Darby, at their wedding in Dolomites, Italy in September 2022.

Rhonda Fuerst Voos ’74 shares this photo of Emily Hartwell and Suzanne Irwin taken at graduation.

Emily Hartwell Taylor ’74 and Ann Weatherhead ’74 at IDEO 2022.

Front row: Margaret Rose, Margaret White, Rhonda Fuerst, Lynn Rogers. Second row: Ginger Brown, Suzanne Irwin, Emily Hartwell, Claudia Strong, Nina Strnad, Kathy Goss at Lucy Clough Nichols ’74 wedding in 1988

A gathering at Nighttown in February 2014, from left to right: Mary Marshall ’74, Musette Vincent ’74, Jayne Nyman ’74, Suzanne Irwin Emerson ’74, Cary Hildt Mathews ’74, Claudia Strong Fulton ’74, Ginger Brown Van Wagenen ’74, and Ann Weatherhead ’74. Ely White ’74 with her sister, Laura, and canine friends.

Suzanne Irwin and Lucy Clough on Sanibel Island, Florida, during spring break in their high school days.

CLASS OF 1975

Class Correspondents: Jane Corrado Biggar

jcbiggar4@gmail.com

Beth Petrequin

bpetrequin@yahoo.com

Amy Adler Becker writes, “The Becker household is growing. Jimmy and I are so fortunate that our family is increasing by a granddaughter and a future daughter-in-law, all in 2023. Our oldest son, Benjamin, and daughter-in-law, Katie, blessed us with a granddaughter on February 1. Louise joins her big brother Levi who is so excited to have a sister (could HB be in her future?). Our younger son, Mitchell, graduated medical school last May and is in his first year of a family practice residency at Ascension St. John in Detroit. Mitchell is marrying the love of his life, Gabi, this August. Aside from that, Jimmy and I are both busy working, but more importantly we are loving being grandparents to Levi and Louise (girls are new to us having raised two boys, so any advice is welcome).”

Karen Perme Bruch wrote in February, “This afternoon, I was going through my recipe box and found this recipe for strawberry dessert. Marcia Gilbert, did you serve this at the graduation lunch or dinner you had at your house? I remember being at your house. I don’t remember eating strawberry dessert. I think I have to make this.”

Marcia Gilbert shares, “After a contentious sale of my co-op apartment and search for a new home, I landed in Woodside, New York, last October. Oops, now the October before that. Anyway, settling in, getting used to being retired, and gleefully able to do my artwork full time now. The middle of February, I’ll be going to Florida for a weekend book

conference where I’ll be selling copies of my book, “Women of Cubbyhole A to Z.” Then on March 15, I’ll be opening a one-person, three-month art exhibit at a bar/restaurant in NYC’s West Village. And I’ve included a photo of one of the pieces. In July, I’ll be in Lakewood for my niece’s wedding and may extend my visit a bit. Maybe an opportunity to catch up with local Clevelanders?”

Sue Crane Kesey writes in, “I thought I would share some anti-highlights along with the highlights. (Shout out to Brené Brown and authenticity. Lol.) This year was not a great year for me! Why? No cancer or deaths in the family. Just painful relationship trials, yet ongoing. I imagine I’m not unique. Life is a mixed bag for most of us. On the positive side, my website, gratefulsue. com, has been a creative outlet that brings me joy, as well as spending time in nature. Instagram enables me to have a free, mini “photo album” filled with reminders from my nature walks (@ gratefulsuepoetry). More joy! If you’re having a hard year, I hope you have outlets that bring you joy! In addition, good friends and a good therapist can help. I’m blessed to have both.”

Tyler Feather Whitmore , “A year ago, I made a pivot from home staging and transformed 2,000 square feet of my warehouse into a furniture shop, specializing in upcycled and reimagined furniture. It’s been a long and winding creative road that has led me to this point, and I could not be more happy. I am not splitting atoms, but I strive to inspire creativity and support women-owned businesses in my community. And now, the HB plug: I did not fully understand the impact HB would have on my life until 1987, when I became an entrepreneur. I never looked

back and thank HB for instilling in me the confidence to take risks. A simple equation: an HB education = a happy me! Let me know if you’re ever in the DC area. I’ll wrangle Chris, and we’ll have a toast to ol’ times.”

Marcia Gilbert ’75’s recipe for strawberry dessert.

Chris Files ’75 and Tyler Feather Whitmore ’75 at Tyler Whitmore Interiors.

Marcia Gilbert ’75’s art show submission.

CLASS OF 1976

Class Correspondents: Julie

Hambleton hambleton.julie4@gmail.com

Michelle Renee Rybka mrrybka@yahoo.com

Terry Anderson shares, “My Daisy (blonde labradoodle ) passed away in late December at nearly 14 years of age. She was my van companion. I sold the storyteller mode van last year as Daisy was getting up in age and had a myriad of health issues. Baxter is the new guy on the block. He is now 13 months (mini bernedoodle ) and Abby is 15 years old. I have been so grateful to have these beautiful companions. Daisy is seen in the back of the van. I had just removed the Murphy bed and put in new seats in the back of the van. The van was named sunset pearl. I got a new Ford Transit Connect which was modified by Contravans in Denver. It is a very minimalistic van with just a bed and sink and just enough room for some adventures with Baxter when he matures.

Baxter is very energetic. We are looking into agility training for him so he can burn off some of his mental energy.

Candy Freeman Carleton writes, “We ‘retired’ several years ago and have started a small farm with dairy goats, some chickens, and dogs! Our eight children are mostly done with college now and starting on or continuing careers and families now. We have a small cabin on our hillside and love visitors — if anyone would like to look out their door in the morning to see goats, then come visit!”

Kathy Moss Guilbert shares “2022 will be remembered for my many transformative home projects, reflecting my inner-healing over the last several

years. My 26-year-old daughter and I created delightful home improvements to the 34-year-old house near Seattle, that late-hubby and I built and got married in. From a new kitchen sink, to outdoor furniture, to gutting daughter’s moldy bathroom, and replacing with a nourishing, updated space, to ripping out dog-stained living room carpet, to designing a new magical front door of possibilities. All this has allowed us to offer our bi-monthly “HeartSoul PlaySpace.” These are in-person healing gatherings of Meditation, Movement (African Dance and Qigong), Tarot card, nourishing food and Yoga Nidra, a guided meditation nurturing well-being with multi-level deep relaxation (I got

certified in 2020). I’ve cut back work hours, only weekends at Trader Joe’s. I’m grateful for this job because it keeps me active and connected with both unique food and an amazing community. September 2023 is incredibly 20 years since my beloved hubby peacefully died. Key lesson from grief: love lives on, love never dies. I’m now gratefully living in harmony, vibrant health, and joyful empowerment. Sending Love.

Julie Hambleton is, “…semi-retired, working to move into full retirement over time and still living in San Francisco. I sit on several biotech company boards and serve as advisor for a few VC funds. Beyond part-time work, I have enjoyed increasing travel

Terry Anderson ’76’s dog, Daisy.

Terry Anderson ’76’s pups Daisy, Baxter, and Abby.

Amey Case Callahan ’76 and family at her son’s wedding. Candy Freeman Carleton ’76’s farm animals.

with my husband, skiing, swimming, spinning, taking ballet lessons, and learning to sew! Our daughter lives in LA, which is essentially in our backyard, while our son moved from the UK to Toronto, motivating us to travel more in Canada in the near future. No grandkids on the horizon, beyond three cats!”

Pamela Halle is, “Enjoying life in Los Angeles! Working in residential real estate with Douglas Elliman, which keeps me very busy. Come visit!”

Elisabeth Schön-Gisinger shares, “Dear class of ´76, I send you a picture with my children Leopold (36) , social worker and teacher in the spare time for children between 6-20, Monika (33) a middle school teacher for English and she is also studying Ph.D. in

English linguistic, Margaret (almost 29) Bachelor for occupational therapy, then you can see my grandsons, Moritz three and a half years and Linus one and a half years who are the children of Verena (dentist) and Leopold; one to two times a week I gather the two boys at the kindergarten and take care of them until one of their parents get home at night from work. This February, my youngest child Margaret will get her first child, so far everything is perfect; she is living with Markus (social worker for children who have to be taken away from their parents and live in little units together). Monika has a female fiancée named Tegan from Great Britain who is in her master studies for Biology-IT. We all live in Vienna, Austria and try to

meet as a family once a month. I have retired as a medical doctor, but do unpaid work for a social organization: also I am still active in AFS, the organisation that brought me to HB; in the time of COVID restrictions we had to do quite a lot and it is still not so easy to find families (also due to the war in Ukraine). If you come to Europe I would love to meet you, especially naturally the most here in Vienna, and I really planned to come to the reunion two years ago, I hope it will work out for the 50th. Thank you for helping me to stay in contact, much love.

Jen Watson , “On a recent trip to Cleveland, my sister, Jone Watson Guerin ‘80, and I went to dinner to celebrate our aunt’s 93rd birthday.”

Candy Freeman Carleton ’76 and her husband, David. Christie McAfee Osmond ’76’s holiday card.

Kathy Moss Guilbert ’76 on vacation.

Kathy Moss Guilbert ’76 home renovations.

Candy Freeman Carleton ’76’s farm animals.

Kathy Moss Guilbert ’76 home renovations.

Julie Hambleton ’76 with her husband, Harry, and their son, Zachary.

Julie Hambleton ’76’s sunny vacation.

Jen Watson ’76 and her family.

Julie Hambleton ’76 visiting her daughter, Daniele, in Los Angeles.

Elisabeth Schön-Gisinger ’76 and her family.

Elisabeth Schön-Gisinger ’76 and her family.

Julie Hambleton ’76 and her husband, Harry, on vacation. Sally Biggar Terrell ’76 with her husband, Steven, and their grandchildren.

CLASS OF 1977

Class Correspondent:

Liz DeMarco Novak liznovak77@gmail.com

Hello, Class of 1977! I sent my usual allcall for class news, and the responses immediately came pouring into my email box.

Molly Perkins lives in Gates Mills and says she stays out of trouble by running her gift store in Chagrin Falls. She has a second home in Beaufort, South Carolina, and spends time there doing nature hikes, kayaking, and sporting clays. Susan Holmes-Bercheck visited Molly at Brays Island and Molly spent the day with Cindy Albrecht Durham in nearby Charleston, South Carolina.

Maggie Calkins wrote “My sweet 16 and a half year old golden, Aquila, crossed the rainbow bridge this summer, but Tici and I are managing. I seem to have gotten the stepkids in the divorce, so I welcomed my fourth great-grandchild, Zayne, in April. This miracle (having multiple great-grandkids) is possible because my daughter is only ten years younger than me and both she and her oldest started having kids early. They all live in Indianapolis, so I travel there with some regularity. I am still working, doing research on environments for people living with dementia and was honored to be awarded the prestigious Changemaker Award for 2022 by the Center for Health Design.”

Sally Nungesser Aubrey wrote “We leave tomorrow to spend three weeks in Florida and two weeks in the Bahamas to get out of the Cleveland weather. John retired two years ago, but worked part time last year so we could both retire at the same time in July 2022. I love to spend all summer at

our summer places in the Adirondacks and in Canada and enjoy traveling a lot. Both sons got dogs within a month of each other, so besides traveling we also dog sit for them. I started playing pickleball this summer and have been able to play at the rec center when I am home. I’m really enjoying it. It’s hard to believe our granddaughter is 10. Where did the time go? She enjoys color guard and our seven-year-old grandson loves sports. They live in Dayton, so it’s easy to go down and spend time with them. We went down to the Florida Keys in December, which was a lot of fun. We are headed to Alaska in August for our 40th anniversary. Should be a lot of fun. More traveling expected in 2023, but nothing planned yet except Alaska.”

Marcy Finn Brooks’ big news is that all three of her sons have stepped to new levels of “adulting.” Two will be married in September to wonderful women she would have chosen as friends, and the third son is now a homeowner, complete with a dog and an outstanding partner. Marcy and her husband have accelerated their global travel to new heights, with Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands, Iceland, Morocco, Ireland, Algeria, Oman, UAE, Sweden, France, UK, Israel, Egypt, Jordan Palestine, and India all in the last year. Marcy continues to work with CARE on global poverty issues, some corporate board stuff and plenty of fun.

Cindy Albrecht Durham wrote “late 2022 provided two visits with Molly Perkins (as she has a beautiful home in Beaufort, South Carolina); a trip to Charlotte, North Carolina, for Thanksgiving with my kids, their significant others, my stepmom, and my sister, Sandy Albrecht Wurzburger ’86 , and her family; a Christmas trip

to Englewood, Florida to be with my sister, Beth Albrecht Downing ’72, and her husband; and a trip to Savannah, Georgia, for New Year’s Eve. Unfortunately, the new year began with a bout of COVID which took me a month to recover from. In January, I did get to go to Arizona to visit my stepmom and had two visits with Deri Perkins Beard ’70 (Molly’s first cousin and my sister Katherine Albrecht ’70’s best friend at HB) as she came through town to fly out of the airport. The spring will entail visits from multiple friends and I look forward to showing off beautiful Charleston and trying some of the delicious restaurants the Holy City offers. In April, I’ll be at the Kannapolis, North Carolina, multiple sclerosis (MS) walk and in May I’m a team captain for the Charleston MS walk (my sister Sandy has been living with MS for 27 years and I have several friends with it). In late May, I will take a 10-day trip to Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming to see sites like Bryce Canyon, Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone, and other gorgeous spots I’ve always wanted to visit.”

Liz Mellen O’Toole wrote “we are doing well now. The last couple years have been a bit tough with long-term accidents and prostate cancer, but thank God we are looking forward to a healthy year. Our greatest news is that we are going to become grandparents! Our first, a little girl, to be born April 2023 to our first daughter and sonin-law in Chicago. Looking forward to retirement as well in approximately one and a half years. We are indeed blessed!”

Lisa Tracy Jenkins wrote “we spent most of our time at our Mountain Home B&B in Front Royal, Virginia, in

2022, (MountainHomeAT@gmail.com) hosting guests from all over the world. Hiking continues to be our theme with visitors hiking the whole Appalachian Trail, sections, day hiking in nearby Shenandoah National Park and local and state parks, and doing short hikes as they drive down Skyline Drive. I made progress on two bucket list items: hiking the Shen 500 – over 500 miles of trails in Shenandoah National Park (I’ve done about 20 percent), and visiting all 50 states (11 more to go). In August, we had a wonderful trip to Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks via Amtrak from Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, with fun layovers in Chicago each way. We stayed in a yurt, hiked the Highline Trail, photographed a mountain goat, hare, mule deer, grizzly, plenty of wildflowers, hot springs and mineral deposits, and experienced Old Faithful and having bison walk near our car. I also finally visited the Grand Tetons! Our son Tracy is in Knoxville, Tennessee, busy with archaeological work, old house ownership, and Celtic music. Our daughter Marina is working in Longview, Texas, and is a single mom to Alexei (now five) who came to visit us for 10 days in July. Did we have fun!

Beth Ekelman wrote “I am still working! Lots of changes for me at work — college reorganization has presented me with some great opportunities. Our new occupational therapy doctorate program at Cleveland State received accreditation — the process took years so we are so glad that we successfully transitioned our master’s program to the OTD. Occupational therapy is now its own department which is great as now I am a departmental chair and have a direct line to our college dean. This is huge for my group. I am lucky to work with many talented faculty. With all this

said, I am very close to retiring. I can do so leaving a program and department in very good shape. Personally, my husband, Peter, retired this year. Well deserved. We plan on traveling a bit this summer. We hope to do more traveling once I retire. My bucket list is long!”

Kim Moses and husband Michael were in Scottsdale, Arizona, for a month to get away from the cold and snow. They spent their time golfing and hiking.

Barb Barker Schulze wrote, “I am looking at one and a half years left of teaching science at a rural, low-income public school and, then, retirement. It has been a great experience, but my husband (of 40 years) and I want to explore some of our national parks while we are still able. We are blessed with five grandchildren: two in California, two in Massachusetts, and one in Maryland. We were all together for our first Christmas in our new house in Deerfield, Massachusetts (December 2021), and again in June 2022 in Monhegan, Maine. My 91-year-old mom, Sandy Rittinger Davis ’49 , and, sister, Cindy Barker ’75, joined for both. This year, I have learned to play pickleball. I love the opportunity to meet other active locals and get some fun exercise. Sorry I couldn’t make our 45th reunion, but I plan on being there for the 50th.”

Susan Holmes-Bercheck wrote “Road tripping down to South Carolina with Molly Perkins mid-February. Her house down there is so peaceful, nestled among huge old live oaks smothered in hanging garlands of gray moss, the camellias in magnificent technicolor bloom, and the dolphins and egrets carousing in the slow-moving Low Country estuaries. We have no fun together. Nope, none. Not us, no sir. Soon to be a grandmother (Nonna)

again to number two, another boy, sometime in late July via daughter Samantha, a veterinarian in Akron, who married her wonderful Ron in late August. Nope, not excited at all. No sir, not I. Yawn....David Jr., age three, lives five minutes away and, needless to say, we see him a lot. Everyone told me how wonderful being a grandparent is, and boy, were they right! It is the best. Trying to arrange a get-together with Kimmy Smith-Tuthill and Katarina Mesarovich sometime this summer in Maine, where Katarina has just moved. Again, we have no fun together. None whatsoever. Nada. Looking forward to spring, however, with this crazy warm/ arctic winter weather, the bulbs are on a crazy stop/start ride, about as erratic as teaching Annie Whitney Brock how to drive a stick shift on our way home from college one Christmas break! Love and hugs to all! PS: Anyone wanting to work on our 50th reunion, contact me or Molly Finn Brooks or Polly Duncan Collum (Polly & Finn, you do remember our talking about this last May?) Xoxoxo to all of you...Holmes”.

Carol Morrison Bingham and her husband, Bob, became grandparents for the second time in June 2022 with a happy little baby boy and are enjoying their babysitting gigs. Their winters are spent in Florida, next to Debbie Nash (remember, our guidance counselor?!). Carol has taken up golf with a vengeance and is mucking her way through the master gardener program.

Kim Smith-Tuthill and husband, Will, celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on October 10th and took a lovely road trip to Prince Edward Island. Then, in mid-November, they met their daughter, Abby, in Iceland for a week of adventure. They spent their honeymoon

there in 1987 and a lot has changed. Abby is in her freshman year at the Parsons School of Design in Paris and when they took her there in August it was fun, but very hot and crowded. Kim is returning to Paris for her birthday week in early March with our oldest daughter, Annie, who lives in Newport and is a freelance graphic designer and helps run two incredible local farmers markets. Kim is in New Hampshire for the winter enjoying cross country skiing and snowshoeing. Her husband, Will, is still the president of the World Ice and Snow Sailing Association and just returned from Estonia.

Anne Brownell Ames spent the winter in Florida escaping Cleveland’s cold, winter weather. She enjoyed lots of time in the sun and really enjoys time in the sun when the grandbabies come down.

Gail Stennies decided to retire this year after 29 years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 27 years as a medical officer in the U.S. Public Health Service. She said she had a memorable career in academia, private practice, and public health and will now become the chief medical officer at her house. It will be pro bono work, but she won’t have to get approval to take leave. Also, she is looking forward to spending time with her husband, trying pickleball, and traveling.

Martha King McKay wrote, “Like many of us approaching age 65, I am thinking about retiring. It is like Christmas: I am happy, but it takes some planning to go well. So, I am happy to be thinking of longer times with projects and my schedule being more independent from my job’s schedule. Like many of us, I have been eyeing a camper, the leader at this time is an Airstream. But

I do not yet own a truck. So that, too, at some point. And if I go see my kids and friends, when are they available? Where do they want to camp? And how much time will I spend helping with the grandbaby. Little ones need 24-hour care, how do we figure a work/life balance around the little princess? The other event that comes with Christmas and retiring is a time of adding up the year’s (or the workcareer’s span) accomplishments. If I look back at the 10 years after grad school, I did nothing. Or maybe I did everything. I did not chair any committees or learn Cantonese. By HB standards, was I doing anything? I was raising three kids in Appalachia. Time and accomplishments are measured differently here. The kids survived and I was part of the community. Hard to come up with metrics for that. I did work after the youngest was 10 and after the kids left the nest. Standard metrics for that. So, onward to retirement. Here we go”.

Joe and I continue to winter in Sarasota playing pickleball, golfing, and getting together for dinners and parties with friends. My sister, Karen DeMarco Converse ’79, also spends her winters on the west coast of Florida. We have a chance to catch up with each other at our respective homes and we also pop over to visit our parents who continue to spend their winters in Palm Beach. I continue to serve on the HB board. As always, it is very rewarding to be involved with our alma mater. The Classic and Link buildings have been renovated and now work is underway to bring the Prime building into the 21st century. There is great energy in the halls of HB. Come visit! Fondly, Liz DeMarco Novak

CLASS OF 1978

Class Correspondent: Stephanie Skylar Hench stephanieskylar@gmail.com

Mary Bailey shares, “I continue to write fiction and my short story “Sun in a Box” recently appeared in the Slippery Elm Literary Journal published by University of Findlay in Ohio. I also have a story coming out in the 2023 Connecticut Literary Anthology, and recently finished an as-yet-to-be published speculative fiction novel JUST START SCREAMING NOW. (You can read all of my published stories at www. mkbaileyauthor.com) Big family news is that my son, Henry Bailey Welles, is a senior at University of Rochester and graduates this spring with a B.S. in computer science and a minor in math. (He definitely got his father, Toby Welles’, smarts in that category although I continue to be fascinated by all things biological and fondly remember studying biology with HB’s much-loved science teacher Mrs. Cortese.) Although I still live in Redding, Connecticut, I spend a good chunk of my summers in Chautauqua, New York, so stop by for a visit if you’re in the neighborhood!”

Gwenn Baldwin writes in, “Judith and I are adjusting to the commute that comes from bi-state living (me still in Oregon for work and Judith at our home in New Mexico.) In July, I fully moved to our new home in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, and I cannot wait! After three years of pandemic postponement, big travel plans are back on the calendar. We are finally heading to Korea in the fall, and hopefully will take a few camper van hiking trips through New Mexico, too.”

Class News

Stephanie Skylar Hench , “…continues to serve as an HB trustee. I am happy to be involved and proud of our wonderful school. I am in my 45th year as class agent! The summer of 2022 was not our best. I was treated for breast cancer and Eric had open heart surgery to repair valves. Our goal was to be healthy for a trip to Asia in January/ February 2023. Happy to report we made it! I am counting on seeing many of you at our reunion in May 2023. Life is short, let’s get together!”

Kathy McNeely , “…now directs the nutrition team at Mary’s Center, a federally-qualified health center in Washington D.C. and southern Maryland. We serve mostly Spanish - speaking and underserved adults, children, and older adults living in the D.C. metropolitan region. My husband, Rick Ruggles, and I live in southern Maryland, very close to the D.C. border.”

Karen Lindseth Parker ,“I hope the whole class of 1978, family, and friends are thriving! My husband and I recently sold our industrial distribution business after 20 years of hard work - mostly for Steve. Our 11 employees (including us) now proudly work for an Ohio company. My hope is to retire in the next few months and have a bit more travel time. I’m often in Ohio seeing my parents, or sometimes in Denver or Oakland visiting our three kids. Someday, Steve and I plan to split our time between Park City and Chicago. We bought e-bikes and love to cruise along hilly roads!”

Jennifer Tucker Rosenberg shares, “I am still working in private practice in psychiatry. My husband still works in interventional pain management at Metro. We celebrated 35 years of marriage. Our son, Eitan, got married October 2021 in Brooklyn, NY. Our

daughter got married in Puerto Vallarta on February 25, 2023 and Raquel is getting married Memorial Day of 2024. I have been blessed to live near my parents. My dad turned 100 in July and was awarded the Guinness World Records for oldest practicing neurologist. My mom still sees a couple patients a week as a psychoanalyst. They still live in their home in Cleveland Heights. Life is great and I hope to see everyone at the reunion. Thanks for reaching out. All the best!”

CLASS OF 1980

Class Correspondent: Pam Drucker Gross filhound@aol.com

CLASS OF 1982

Class Correspondent: Michelle Rogers michellerogers2@yahoo.com

Mary Reynolds Miller writes, “Hello, class of ‘82! I’ve nothing of value to report about my own coming and goings, so I will respond to Michelle Roger’s prompt - What is the best advice you were given and would like to share? I don’t believe I have

received one singular piece of advice that I live by. Nonetheless, I have had a lot of wisdom bestowed upon me that can be synthesized into what has come to be my guiding principle which is, “Recognize yourself in others.” It isn’t always easy for me to put into practice, but for me, it means when I am faced with someone who frustrates or annoys me, I must remember they do so because there is something about them that I share, therefore, perhaps I should forgive us both (and work a little harder to do better). Of course, it must then also be true that when I’m faced with someone I greatly admire, I should remember, perhaps, I share some of their pixie dust and give myself a little pat on the back as opposed to giving in to the inclination to feel that I could never be like them. I hope everyone is well and, as always, I look forward to reading all the news!”

Clarke Wilson Leslie ’80 with her husband, Jim, and her daughter, Olivia Leslie ’16, at Olivia’s 2020 graduation from Williams College.

Michelle Rogers ’82 and Pam Heinen Haag ‘83 catching up in Chagrin Falls.

CLASS OF 1987

Class Correspondent: Sara Whitner sarawhitner@gmail.com

Monica Ramsey Jordan shares, “Greetings from snowy Cleveland, Ohio. I postponed my trip to summer in the southern hemisphere to surprise my mom for her birthday. As a full-time nomad, I am headed to Australia and New Zealand for the month of February. Hopefully, I will be able to enjoy some time in beloved South Africa before the end of the summer. My daughter, Krystina, married Victor Collins at Walt Disney World on April 2, 2022. I am enjoying my freedom to travel the world until my grandchildren arrive. On my 2023 list are Columbia, Peru, Costa Rica, and a family vacation in Puerta Vallarta.”

CLASS OF 1986

Class Correspondent: Sue Rauschenbach Meek susanmeek@gmx.com

Sue Rauschenbach Meek , “Hi HB sisters. Please go to HB.edu/ClassNews to submit your class news, photos and donations. If you’d prefer personal contact, please send me a quick message. Thank you and keep being fabulous! Love, Sue”

Missy Vertes Butler shares that, “All is well here! We have our last HB graduate, Morgan Butler ’23, graduating from HB this June! After being a lifer myself, all three of our girls and my niece were also lifers in addition to my mother, Merle Schumann Vertes ‘54, who graduated with the Class of 1954

and two nephews who attended the Early Childhood Program. Our family has had a long run at HB!

“Hi from Carolyn Stys Hommel . Our oldest, Tommy, graduated from high school and is now at California State University Northridge, having an amazing time. Chris started high school, and Mary is finishing out elementary school — our 14 years with the school, and now on our fourth principal! My job at HBO Max keeps me busy, as does my role as Girl Scout cookie co-chair for Mary’s troop. My husband Ken started a great new job.

My dad sadly passed away in November 2021, still miss him and do our best to keep his memory alive.”

Heather Kelly , “Hopes everyone’s new year is getting off to a great start! I had the pleasure of hosting Grace Offutt overnight in August when she came into town to see her older daughter, Mimi, who worked in Boston over the summer, and then got to see her again in the fall when she came to see her younger daughter, Elizabeth, play in a Princeton rugby match against Harvard! Then over Labor Day weekend, I got to have breakfast with Helen Rankin Butler when she, J.C. and Clara Rankin Butler ’16 were in Boston to do some sightseeing. In October, I participated in the final year of my three-year stint on head’s council, which was very interesting and rewarding; I’d encourage anyone to consider doing it. (For those of you who don’t know about it, it’s an alumnae body that exists to learn and provide insight to HB leadership about various issues, concerns, and initiatives.) So it was an “HB-rich” summer and fall! One last

Renee LaRue Manuel ’86 with her daughter, Lydia Manuel ’26, at Lydia’s HB eighth-grade graduation in June 2022.

Renee LaRue Manuel ’86, Missy Vertes Butler ’86, and bagpiper at HB’s August 2022 convocation where Missy’s daughter, Morgan Butler ’23, and Renee’s daughter, Lydia Manuel ’26, processed in on the first day of Upper School classes.

thing: this form for submitting news is great and will hopefully make it much easier on the poor class agents who have had to chase down derelict classmates! BIG thank you to Sara Whitner for doggedly, but cheerfully pursuing us all these many years!”

Betsy Helf Mateu , “My family and I vacationed in 2023 in the French Alps. We spent a week skiing Chamonix and then later explored Switzerland. Lots of chocolate and cheese! My older boys are sophomores at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Florida. The best part of vacation is being all together again. Still teaching at University of Miami. I would love any HB students who attend this university to stop by and visit me. I think there have been a couple recently. On a personal front, I just completed my 13th consecutive Miami half marathon. I’m committed to a few more years until I retire my laces. Wishing all my classmates a wonderful 2023!”

Grace Offutt says, “I hope everyone in ‘87 is doing well! I have enjoyed joining HB’s board of trustees and seeing Helen Rankin Butler’s impressive leadership

in action. It is wonderful to be more connected to HB and see it thriving. I have also loved seeing Heather Kelly twice in Boston. Once she hosted me in the beautiful house she and Nick built in Cambridge when I dropped my older daughter, Madeleine, off for a summer internship and later in the fall Heather came to watch my younger daughter, Elizabeth, compete in a rugby match in Cambridge. Hugs to all!”

Sara Whitner, “Hi classmates: I continue to be at home in White Salmon, WA/Hood River, Oregon (Columbia River Gorge), an hour east of Portland, Oregon. I work three and a half days a week, however, in east Seattle. I am once again a human ping pong ball. Taking a cue from “Trapper John, Maryland” I bought a camper van and stayed in the parking lot while up there (while also enjoying the facilities at a very nice club nearby).

I am home each Thursday to Monday to stay sane(ish). As much as I loved teaching nursing students, I was going in the hole each month doing it so I am back in the clinical nurse specialist role (one of the four types of APRN) and again love the variety of it. It’s the

right job in the right hospital, but the wrong location. I am considering some entrepreneurial ideas that let me build something closer to home. Any of you who have built side businesses while also working your main job, I would love to pick your brain! I got back in the pool this week and will go to my first kayak roll session next weekend since shoulder surgery last May. It’s been about two years since I was paddling whitewater, so this is scary-exciting. I miss being on the river. I have plans to do a four-day river trip in Montana in August. Nephew Charlie graduates from University School on May 21 and I would love to see any of you who are in town in the days prior (I fly in Wednesday night). Speaking of Charlie, he learned that he is a National Merit FINALIST — super excited for him!”

Classmates at Helen Rankin Butler ’87’s home in May 2022. Front row: Celeste Glasgow Ribbins ’87, Betsy Helf Mateu ’87, Helen Rankin Butler ’87. Back row: Sara Whitner ’87, Betsy Schumann ’87, Lissy Rand ’87.

Sara Whitner ’87 at Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau. It was her 50th state visited!

CLASS OF 1988

Class Correspondent:

Lisa Kroeger Murtha lisamurtha@fuse.net

Heather Strom Areklett , “We moved to South Carolina last year where it is currently 75 and sunny. Don’t miss the Cleveland snow/gray at all. Daughter Catherine Areklett ’17 is in Global Development for Disney in Orlando. It really is the happiest place on Earth and close enough that we see her a lot. Son Eric is 20 and a junior at Stanford.”

Laquita Blockson writes in, “WHEW! It has been a busy year for me! Late last summer, I relocated from Atlanta to Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley area to become the inaugural Dean of the School of Business and Economics at Moravian University in Bethlehem. Launching a new business school has been a huge undertaking; nonetheless, I am certainly up for the challenge!

After living in the South for the last seventeen years, I am SLOWLY reacclimating to cold wintry weather (I can’t wait to get back to the beach!). I will say that I like living within a short drive to Philadelphia, New York City and

Baltimore/DMV, which enables me to see my bestie Stephanie Sims Brown and other fellow HB schoolmates (like Juli Davis Harkins ‘85 ) more often. I look forward to seeing my fellow ‘88 classmates for our 35th reunion during Alumnae Weekend!”

Stephanie Sims Brown says, “I have quit my job as a full-time physician to be a full-time entrepreneur. I provide life, executive, and mentor coaching at Stephanie Brown Coaching LLC. Additionally, my husband and I were able to travel to South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe in September 2022 and had an amazing time. It was my first trip to the continent of Africa. Both my sons also participated in a rites of passage training over ten months time with other young men called the Ahki Circle and had to demonstrate their knowledge and resolve at a final ceremony. Photo included.”

Lisa Kroeger Murtha shares, “Matt and I will be sending our youngest off to college this fall at Auburn University! It’s bittersweet, but after 25 years with kids at home, we are looking forward to a new chapter of travel and fun

adventures. I visit college journalism classes and speak regularly there, and I’m still writing — now as more of an investigative journalist for the Ohio Press Network. I’ve also recently helped my mom self-publish a book aimed at helping women in crisis pregnancies discern a path forward. We still live in southwest Ohio, but have our eye on the Carolinas. And we got a new puppy last Valentine’s Day. A miniature Australian Shepherd whom we have affectionately named Coco — the first girl in the house besides me!”

Marci Kehres Schwab shares, “Not sure the last time I wrote in for this, so a quick update. Jeff and I are still living in Chagrin Falls, although trying to spend more time where there is sunshine. Always love seeing CCIS alums, young and old, in the area. My oldest son, Jamie, is getting married in October. (Yikes). My daughter, Libby, is an ER nurse in Boston and Kyle is a sophomore in college.

I have enjoyed coming back to HB to watch my niece, Anna Mee ’23, a senior at HB this year, play her sports and looking forward to her graduation 35 years from when we graduated!”

Laquita Blockson ’88 and Stephanie Sims Brown ’88. Stephanie Sims Brown ’88 and her family at a special ceremony in Zimbabwe.

Laquita Blockson ’88 and Juli Davis Harkins ’85.

CLASS OF 1989

Class Correspondent: Adrienne Jones

adriennemjns@gmail.com

Greetings and Happy 2023, Class of 1989!

I was thrilled to have a chance to have dinner with Kate Phelan this year when she visited Atlanta to work on a commercial for Bravo. Hillary Oppmann , who knew we would be in the same city, made sure that we connected, and on short notice. We had a lovely time over burgers and beers reminiscing, talking, and laughing about our lives.

Erna Pinnix Pulley and I almost got to go to a Mary J. Blige concert! Unfortunately, Erna and her husband ended up having a funeral and couldn’t come, but she still hooked me up with the VIP box seat where I had a chance to scream my head off singing “Real Love” and other hits while enjoying tasty food and drinks. Even though we didn’t go together, it still seemed like we did since we had a chance to reconnect over a long phone call on which we checked in about our lives, and about being half a century old! This year we have plans to make it real; in 2023 we will get to dinner and a concert! I’ll report on it in next year’s class news.

When we got to connect, Erna told me that she is house hunting in Chesapeake, Virginia. Erna’s daughter, Milena, turns 21 this year and she and her husband, Mike, will celebrate 28 years of marriage in June. Erna’s mom, Antoinette Pinnix, just turned 75. Erna is at work doing medical billing, painting furniture, home organizing, and tutoring. She has over 30 plants and is active in the local Buy Nothing group. Erna and

Mike make regular trips to Duke for games and have a wonderful time going to games at Old Dominion University where Milena is co-captain of her dance team. Erna recently celebrated 31 years as a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. with her line sisters at Lake Austin Spa in Austin, Texas. “God hears your words!” Erna told me. After casually mentioning to Mike that she was tired of going to funerals and not weddings, the two have attended six weddings in the last six months! Erna said she also had a wonderful time celebrating Christmas in North Carolina this year with her family, even though it is not the same without her dad,

Ernie Pinnix, who passed away in April 2020. The holiday was topped off with a chance to go to Rockefeller Center to see the tree and a drive around Dyker Heights to see the Christmas lights.

Allison Schneider Takaoka shared that her daughter, Kailey Takaoka ‘22, graduated from HB in 2022. Kailey is studying Neuroscience at the National Cancer Institute! She has already published three manuscripts in the Journal of Neuro-Oncology and is the first author of one about choroid plexus brain tumors, and she is continuing her research at Tufts University! Allison’s twins, Chase and Parker, are freshmen

Erna Pinnix Pulley ’89 with her husband, Mike, and daughter, Milena.

Erna Pinnix Pulley ’89 and her sorority sisters celebrating 31 years as members.

at University School. Allison is still tutoring math and has worked for the last year as a senior financial analyst for CVS Corporate.

Christina Marshall said she is thrilled to report that she was elected in February 2023 to Equity Principal at Miller Canfield, where she has been a principal since February 2016! Congratulations, Christina! Christina’s practice primarily focuses on the automotive industry on a nationwide basis these days, but she still handles class action work, catastrophic excess cases, and appellate matters throughout the Midwest region. Christina also continues to work on several pro bono matters with her firm’s support such as cases that entrenched her in the Ohio redistricting cases in 2022. Christina is proud to coach University of Akron Law School students in the trial team and moot court competitions, and she is an Adjunct Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law where she teaches Trial Tactics to second and third-year law school students.

Amber Granger Maiden aka “Amli” (her new self-given nickname) wrote to say that in 2022 she spent almost all year

in Cleveland. Last year Amli got to go to Paris and Versailles. “Shout out to HB on that one!” Amli said, “I wouldn’t even have known that Versailles existed if not for the two years of dreaded European History we had to take at HB.” Amli reports that she loves Paris and has to get back there and so she is learning French. Shout out to Mrs. Nelson.

I, Adrienne Jones , am still living in Atlanta, Georgia, and am still teaching at Martin Luther King Jr.’s alma mater, Morehouse College. I have been expanding my reach as a voting rights and voter suppression expert.

I regularly appear on Political Rewind on Georgia Public Radio, a panel show where we talk about politics and policy. During the pandemic, I became the first Black woman to testify as a voting rights expert in federal court and have had the opportunity so far to testify in two cases – one for Fair Fight Action about Georgia voting laws and another for the ACLU and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity about the Georgia redistricting. The work is rewarding and allows me to apply my scholarship, hopefully, to make the nation a better place in these perilous and polarized times.

We were all extremely saddened to learn last year that Niveen Malek Mulholland lost her husband, Tom. Tom was an honorary member of the Class of ’89 and we enjoyed having him participate at reunion events over the years. We were able to send flowers and send condolences to Niveen as a class and we continue to hold Niveen and her children and family in prayer and send our constant energetic support.

Until next time, Non scholae sed vitae!

-Adrienne

CLASS OF 1991

Class Correspondent: Abby Klausner Elmúdesi elmudesi99@yahoo.com

Meg Burgess writes in, “Highlights of my summer 2022 include a marvelous visit to Xanthe Tabor’s beautiful Manhattan flat where we spent several days gallivanting around the city — check out the photo she took of me at the MET! And I included a photo of the two of us enjoying a walk around “Little Island” at Pier 55 on the Hudson River. Another big milestone of the summer was my son, Peter, turning five! Peter started at University School this fall and Jeffrey and I couldn’t be more proud!

Abby Klausner Elmúdesi shares, “Last August, together with close to a dozen friends, we celebrated Michael’s 50th birthday in his favorite vacation destination, Las Vegas! Shortly thereafter, Mike headed back to Tallahassee to start his sophomore year at FSU. At the same time, Jack started his sophomore year of high school, and Patrick, seventh grade. Michael’s father passed away in February 2022. Michael, our boys, and I miss him dearly.

Caitlin Killian shares, “My family visited the southwest last summer. Greg and I

Kate Phelan ’89 and Adrienne Jones ’89.

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went in 2021 ourselves, but in 2022 we took all four children. We went to Zion, Bryce, the Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, Santa Fe, Sedona, the Hopi reservation, and Las Vegas.

Alexandra Speck Slater is publishing a new novel in May 2023 by Greenleaf Book Group/River Grove Press called “Friends with Boats.” It is a beach read that opens with news of an accident: “Mack Taylor has been in a rollover. Sadie wonders if he deserves it. She and her best friends, Ada and Charlotte, have more in common than they thought: they’re all in love with Mack.”

Tiffany Orlando-Weber shares, “Just busy with life like everyone else. My daughter, Marchesa Weber ’26, is a ninth grader at HB and is loving the Upper School. My son, Milo, is a fifth grader at US and loves it as well. I started working part-time as a podiatrist at Balance Foot and Ankle in Chardon in addition to my assisted living facility work. The biggest change is that my dad has had to move into an assisted living facility due to dementia. As you can imagine, he is well loved there and is charming as always.”

Laura Main Webster writes, “Still teaching at HB and loving being the vocal arts director. I’m hoping to see friends at Alumnae Weekend — especially at the alumnae Solo Voice event on Friday! One of my former students, Archer Frodyma ’18 , came back to visit me and we got a cute photo with my daughter, Violet Webster ’21.

Abby Klausner Elmúdesi ’91 and her youngest son, Patrick, at Disney’s Magic Kingdom in March 2022.

Abby Klausner Elmúdesi ’91 and sons, Jack and Mike, at their home in the Dominican Republic.

Abby Klausner Elmúdesi ’91 and her husband, Michael Elmúdesi, in Las Vegas.

Meg Burgess ’91 and Xanthe Tabor ’91 in NYC.

Meg Burgess ’91’s son, Peter, in the Bahamas.

Meg Burgess ’91 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Tiffany Orlando-Weber ’91 with her husband, Stephan, and children, Marchesa ’26 and Milo, in Cleveland’s Little Italy.

Meg Burgess ’91’s son, Peter, at the park. Alexandra Speck Slater ’91

Caitlin Killian ’91 with stepson, Harrison, and son, Noah, at Meow Wolf in Santa Fe.

Caitlin Killian ’91’s son, Gabriel, stepson, Harrison, stepdaughter, Stella, and son, Noah.

The cover of Alexandra Speck Slater ’91’s new book.

Laura Main Webster ’91 with Archer Frodyma ’18 and Laura’s daughter, Violet Webster ’21.

CLASS OF 1992

Class Correspondent: Anisha Durve anishayogini@gmail.com

Anisha Durve shares, “I just moved to Miami this winter — the city of my dreams! Living in this upbeat vibrant downtown is an amazing experience close to the water, parks, fabulous restaurants. I moved to be close to work at the University of Miami where I have been now for the past year. It is thrilling to be part of a startup wellness center at the hospital and university. We just recently launched a fourweek integrative medicine elective to teach third and fourth-year medical students at University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine about integrative health. It is an honor to be part of this cutting-edge movement to re-imagine healthcare and shape new learning platforms for medical education. I’ve also started an initiative as part of the Osher Collaborative that exists in 11 centers across the country, including Harvard, Northwestern, UCSF, University of Washington, University of Utah, University of Vermont, University of Cincinnati, and more. I lead a group of

30 acupuncturists across our 11 centers where we are looking to advance the standards in our profession, collaborate on multi-site research projects, and launch community acupuncture clinics to help make it more mainstream and affordable for the public. If anyone is visiting Miami please reach out! I would love to connect with you!”

Bonnie Plottner writes, “Totally switched careers over the past few years and opened an ice cream store in Woodinville, Washington, in April of 2022. Swanky Scoop makes and sells premium ice cream with lots of nondairy and gluten free options. While we were waiting on the store buildout, I rented space in a commercial kitchen and made and sold ice cream pints and was featured in the Seattle Times. It has been 18 months of ups and downs (its ice cream...summer is up, winter is down), but super proud to be a great job for local teens (including two of my own daughters). We also won best new ice cream flavor (passionfruit brittle) for the Western Region from the North American Ice Cream Association in November. Stop in and say hi if you are in Seattle!”

CLASS OF 1993

Class Correspondent:

Erikka Bettis Williams

ebettis@yahoo.com

Joan Kornblut, mother of our late classmate, Marci Kornblut , shared the following update on her daughters, Ali and Catie. “Ali is 20 years old now and Catie is almost 18. They are happy, healthy girls and still attend Monarch School for Autism on the Bellefaire Campus next to John Carroll. Ali is nonverbal and loves her horticulture and cooking classes. Catie is very talkative, making up for Ali. She loves spelling and has a large vocabulary. They both love their iPads when they are home. They also attend Friendship Circle, which is for children of all disabilities, overseen by adults and run by caring teens. We moved to a new house last June, which is pretty much all on one floor (still in South Euclid), but has the girls’ bedrooms, bath, and a loft upstairs. Because Grandpa and I have mobility issues now we have aides 24/7 for the girls when they are home. Hard to believe it’s been 16 years since we lost Marci and Ali and Catie moved in with us. Thank you for remembering us and keeping in touch. We really appreciate it. Hope all is well.”

Erikka Bettis Williams shares, “I am really excited that our class will be celebrating our 30th reunion this spring. I am hoping that many of our classmates will return. I am still working as an associate attorney alongside my husband, Clarence, at the Williams Law Group. I handle criminal and juvenile dependency cases. I also serve as a part-time municipal prosecutor for the Warner Robins Municipal Court. My children, Charleigh and Clarence, are in the sixth and fourth grade and enjoying

Bonnie Plottner ’92 at her newly opened ice cream store.

school. Both are playing basketball and enjoying volunteering with their parents.”

Stephanie Gale Winterer writes in, “Hello! Life is full and busy for us. JJ is in first grade and has been learning how to ski this winter and he continues with his swimming during the week. I have so much love and gratitude in my heart when I see life through his eyes. I continue to work part time as an adult nurse practitioner at University Hospitals. My time there will be drawing to a close as my collaborating physician is retiring at the end of the year. I am going to start a new online training program for intuitive healing which will hopefully be the start of new and exciting things to come! I am looking forward to celebrating our 30-year HB reunion in May and reconnecting with classmates.”

CLASS OF 1995

Class Correspondent: Anuja Durve Katyal anuja114@gmail.com

Courtney Wilson Jonke , “…is once again accepting changes as her oldest, Caitlin, will be graduating from Orange High School and attending Wake Forest University in the fall of ‘23! She got ahead of the somewhat empty nest situation by going back to teaching part-time at Valley Christian Preschool in Chagrin Falls in the afternoon as well as her barre studio, The Wright Barre. Pearce settled into his freshman year at Orange, a big change from middle school. He enjoyed traveling, band, hockey (a new sport), and skiing when time allowed! He will enjoy another

working summer caddying at Sankaty on Nantucket, for nine long weeks. His excitement is appreciated, but hard knowing nine weeks is not the same as a college year, but change is good… mostly?! Fall will be an adjustment when he comes home as a sophomore and can get his driver’s license. The Jonkes are still in Pepper Pike with their two small doodles, Wrigley and Bunker, and love entertaining, traveling, and visitors!”

Catharina Reinke-Kretzer shares, “Our three daughters (Florentine, Filippa, and Filomena) are 16, 13, and 11 years old now. My husband, Tobias, and I are working as radio oncologists in Germany, he works in Offenbach and I am in Bad Kreuznach.”

Stephanie Gail Winterer ’93’s son, JJ, learning to ski.

Stephanie Gail Winterer ’93 and her son, JJ, enjoying Florida for spring break.

Courtney Wilson Jonke ’95 with her family during the holidays.

Catharina Reinke-Kretzer’95 with her family in Thailand.

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CLASS OF 1996

Class Correspondent: Alex Kung Dugan alexandra.kung@gmail.com

Missy Iredell Gebhardt shares, “It has been an exciting fall in the Gebhardt household as we bought a house in Lyndhurst, Ohio, in October and have been busy with remodeling and renovations. It’s a big project, but we love our new neighborhood and the easy commute to HB. Our son, Bo (three), has adapted well to the move to Ohio and loves his new house and the Cleveland snow! He attends HB’s preschool and absolutely loves it. The highlight of my day is when I see him in the Atrium during lunch, it is so special to be here with him. It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a year since I accepted the role of director of alumnae engagement at HB, but I have enjoyed every minute. It is very rewarding to connect with all of you and I encourage everyone to get involved in the many new opportunities we have for alumnae.

This past September, I joined my fellow 96’ers, Katy Doggett Burgess, Amanda Casgar, Alex Kung Dugan, Katherine Barr Hollingsworth , myself and Blair Rumpeltin Licht, (from right to left in the photo) for a much-needed girls’ trip to Amelia Island, FL. It was the perfect opportunity to relax, restore, and rejoice in our HB friendship.”

Katherine Barr Hollingsworth and her husband, Adam, are thrilled that their daughter, Alice Hollingsworth ’26 (14), started at HB in ninth grade last fall. Alice has been learning a ton, making lots of new friends, and has played soccer and basketball so far this year. Katherine has been having lots of fun being back on campus as a parent and HB athletics fan! Katherine and Adam have also had the opportunity to cheer on their son, Duncan (12), as he played sixth-grade football at University School and was onstage for US’s middle school play in the fall and musical in the winter. Finally, after not traveling for too long during the pandemic, the

Hollingsworths have taken several travel adventures over the past year, including a wonderful Thanksgiving week trip to Ireland. The family is looking forward to many more family trips over the next few years!

Leslie Klug , “…is the co-creator and producer of ‘Matters of Fact’ a limited series about documentaries and documentary filmmaking for SiriusXM. The most recent episode presents interviews with all five directors whose films are nominated for this year’s Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. She is also a producer of ‘The Perri Peltz Show’ for SiriusXM. Subscribers can listen to both shows on channel 132 and the SiriusXM app. She lives in New York City with her daughter, Alice (11), and son, Max (nine).”

Annaliesa Place is proud to share that she is joining the pit orchestra as a violinist for New York, New York: a new musical opening at St. James Theater on Broadway. Previews begin March 24 and opening night is April 26!

Missy Iredell Gebhardt ’96’s son, Robert “Bo” Gebhardt.

Blair Rumpeltin Licht ’96, Missy Iredell Gebhardt ’96, Katherine Barr Hollingsworth ’96, Alex Kung Dugan ’96, Amanda Casgar ’96 and Katy Doggett Burgess ’96.

Katherine Barr Hollingsworth ’96 with her family visiting Ballynahinch Castle in Ireland.

Missy Iredell Gebhardt ’96, Bo, and her husband, Jeff Gebhardt, on Halloween 2022.

Alex Kung Dugan ’96 with her family.

Katherine Barr Hollingsworth ’96 with her husband, Adam, in Ireland.

CLASS OF 1997

Class Correspondent: Kate Bennett katherine.t.bennett@gmail.com

Julia Barrett shares, “No notable life changes other than I spontaneously bought a property in Florida and now have bananas.”

Kate Framke Broome , “In honor of our fellow classmate, I wanted to take a moment and tell you about one of my favorite memories involving Kate Bennett . While in school, we got along, but I wouldn’t say we were very close. Through her work collecting our updates I got to know her a bit better, and we would correspond more often from time to time. Around the mid 2010s there was a year we spoke quite frequently. We both had a lot going on and this connection I held very dear.

Kate was always very kind and these

interactions reinforced that.”

Cresta Cavanaugh shares, “Finally broke through the glass ceiling and got the title to match the work I’ve been doing! I am serving on the company’s board, overseeing initiatives that promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Finally admit that Omaree is my boyfriend after living together for almost ten years. We mapped the Iran Contra Affair for vacation in October.”

Rachael Moran Lu writes in, “I am enjoying life in Bay Village, staying very busy with family. We have a seven-yearold Juliet and 14-year-old Caroline, who is starting high school next year. We are looking forward to more travel in the coming year. I was sorry to miss the reunion last year.”

Lara Smetana writes, “After taking a 20-year hiatus from the pool, I joined a masters swim team about six years

ago and am loving being back in the water and competing! I am so grateful for fabulous teammates and coaches who make even the 6 a.m. practices something I look forward to.”

Carla Walker-Smith reports, “My son, Caden, is playing basketball this winter. At his first game, I ran into Emily GentGallucci and our sons played each other! Finn plays for Chagrin and Caden for Kenston.”

Lauren Oviatt Brennan enjoyed being home from the D.C. metro area in Ohio for the holiday to celebrate her dad and mom, Cynthia Henrich Oviatt ’69, on their 50th wedding anniversary in December. She was happy to catch up with Kate Bennett, Lara Smetana , and Erin Mullin Shank during that visit too! She continues to work with Project Knitwell to help those facing challenges find the comfort of knitting.

Carla Walker-Smith ’97 and Emily Gent-Galluci ’97. Carla Walker-Smith ’97 and Emily Gent-Galluci ’97’s children.

Cresta Cavanaugh ’97 with her partner, Omaree, in Costa Rica.

Kate Bennett ’97 with her mother on vacation.

Meredith Hermann moved from NYC to the small mountain town of Livingston, Montana, where a slower pace of life, outdoor recreation, and making music have become priority. She does all these fun things while working for a community-minded developer out of Bozeman on a few commercial projects.

Thirteen years ago I, Kate Bennett , wrote my first HB class column. In that column, I shared that I was not engaged, pregnant, or employed. My how things stay the same. Ha! You thought I was going to say “My, how things have changed,” right? Well, I’m still not engaged, nor have I ever been pregnant, but I will admit that there has been abundant flux within the similitudes. To do a quick recap, since 2010 I have moved multiple times within the state of Ohio, worked at six different companies, dated three guys, and had two dogs. So much more has occurred within the past 13 years, as I imagine it has for all of you, but this isn’t the best place for me to share. If I were to zoom into the present and reflect on my life now, I’d say that I’m in a transitional phase. My father turns 80 next month and I see myself becoming more of his “caretaker.” I’m in the process of becoming a certified foster parent, so a child might be in my home by summer; I signed up with a personal trainer so I’m hoping to finally lose some weight and I’m ending my role as a co-class correspondent. It has been fun, this role (although the occasional lack of verbal/ written vomit was trying). Seriously though, it was great to hear from those of you that I did. And I wonder how those of you that I didn’t are doing? Like it or not, we shared a very interesting experience at Hathaway Brown, and I’m honored to know you all. I’m happy to be turning the writing reins over

to Alice Ours , and I am sure that she will do a wonderful job keeping us all informed about one another’s lives. Thank you, again, and if you’re ever in the area, look me up. There’s always more to share!

Peace. Love. Happiness- Kate.

CLASS OF 2000

Class Correspondents: Katie Redeker Mendolera katie.mendolera@gmail.com

Kate LaMantia Sherwin katelsherwin@gmail.com

Margaret Marshall Philp shares, “At the end of 2022, we moved our family of four to Cumberland, Maine! We couldn’t be happier to start our next adventure in a place we love!”.

CLASS OF 2001

Class Correspondent: Allison Biggar Brown abiggar@gmail.com

Kate Simpkinson Kalas accepted a job as the Director of Marketing for main campus programs at Georgetown University last fall. She’s helping to build a new marketing team for the university that will focus on lead generation and recruitment efforts for graduate programs. She lives in nearby Silver

Spring, Maryland with her husband Bobby and their three children.”

Amy Saltzman Porter has moved to Boston for a fellowship in pediatric palliative care at Boston Children’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She, Steve, and their girls are having fun exploring the city. The fellowship has been wonderful, and she is looking forward to combining research and clinical practice in pediatric complex care and pediatric palliative care in the coming years.

Margaret Marshall Philp ’00’s children, Harriet and George.

Maggie Ginn Rooney ’07 and Betsy Ginn ’01 with their daughters, Julia and Cora, who were born an hour apart.

Amy Saltzman Porter ’01 with her husband, Steve, and their children; Beatrice, Ivy, Olive and Eloise.

CLASS OF 2003

Class Correspondents: Jamie Stein Atlas jamie.s.atlas@gmail.com

Katie Hill katie.hill2@gmail.com

Calley Marotta shares, “My daughter, Ella, has lived an adventurous life — three states in her four years. We are grateful to friends and neighbors who have made us feel at home in all the places we have lived and visited. We are now thrilled to have landed in Denver where I joined the writing faculty at the University of Denver and am still close enough for frequent visits to Alex Kern in LA. Sending warmth to all the friends and faculty who helped me in early writing and learning.”

CLASS OF 2004

Class Correspondent: Victoria Myhal Ham victoria.myhal@gmail.com

Naomi Rosenblatt Mandel shares, “After many years living in Washington D.C., we moved to West Hartford, Conneticut, where we became new parents to our beautiful daughter, Kira.”

CLASS OF 2005

Class Correspondent:

Hadley Pennington Keefe hadleypennington@gmail.com

Holly Hoffman Kirkpatrick is, “Excited to share that Duncan and Maisie (twins!) were born in June of 2022. Jeremy and I are so happy to be living in Shaker; close to so many friends and family to help with the babies. I kept my DC job and am still an attorneyadvisor for the Department of Homeland Security.”

Sarah Shemory Zimmer writes in, “We welcomed Matilda Stone Zimmer on November 7, 2022. Life is crazy at home with my two under two!”

Anne Shaughnessy Marchetto and her husband, Anthony, welcomed their daughter, Maira Jean Marchetto, on February 19, 2023.

Naomi Rosenblatt Mandel ’04 with her daughter, Kira.

Holly Hoffman Kirkpatrick ’05 with her husband, Jeremy, and newborn twins, Duncan and Maisie.

Sarah Shemory Zimmer ’05’s newborn daughter, Matilda Stone Zimmer.

Anne Shaughnessy Marchetto ’05’s newborn daughter, Maira Jean Marchetto.

Sarah Shemory Zimmer ’05 with her husband, Sam, and children, Matilda and Marigold.

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CLASS OF 2007

Class Correspondent: Khaki Hermann khaki89@aol.com

Tabitha Bowen Mensch is pictured at home, on December 15, 2022, Tabitha together with her husband, Martin, and son, Merrick. They have since welcomed Evelyn Maree to the family.

Maggie Ginn Rooney , “…moved back to Cleveland in fall of 2021 with her husband, Patrick, and daughter, Julia, and has been enjoying living close to immediate family.”

Khaki Hermann , “…recently graduated with a Master’s of Education, and is the director of a local Cleveland arts education nonprofit.”

CLASS OF 2008

Class Correspondent: Kelsey O’Hearn kelseyohearn@gmail.com

Kate Shaughnessy Biggar and her husband, Bob, welcomed their son, Robert McCrea Biggar, IV (Mickey), in December 2022.

Hope Shiverick and her husband, Patrick Adair, welcomed their son, James Lincoln Adair, on September 13th in Los Angeles, California.

CLASS OF 2009

Class Correspondent Needed! Please contact if interested! 216-320-8775

Samantha Stahler Barbara and her husband, Matthew, welcomed their son, Richard David Barbara, in January 2023.

Tabitha Bowen Mensch ’07 and her family.

Tabitha Bowen Mensch ’07’s newborn daughter, Evelyn Maree Mensch.

Samantha Stahler Barbara ’09’s newborn son, Richard David Barbara.

Hope Shiverick ’08 with her husband and their son, James Lincoln Adair.

Kate Shaughnessy Biggar ’08 with her husband and their newborn son, Robert McCrea Biggar, IV (Mickey).

CLASS OF 2010

Class Correspondent: Jacqueline Nahra jmn65@georgetown.edu

Francesca Piccirillo welcomed daughter, Daphne Elizabeth Gedeon, on January 6, 2023.

Rachel Gross Rothman and her husband, Jacob, welcomed their daughter, Alissa Evie, in October 2022.

Becky Sebo recently became engaged to Michael Hirsch. They live in Lakewood and are planning a wedding for October 2023.

Francesca Piccirillo ’10’s newborn daughter, Daphne Elizabeth Gedeon.

Becky Sebo ’10 and her fiance, Michael Hirsch.

Rachel Gross Rothman ’10 and her newborn daughter, Alissa Evie Rothman.

CLASS OF 2011

Class Correspondent: Miriam Rossi miriamrossi05@yahoo.com

Nell Patterson Parker married Cam Parker in October 2022. The bridal party included many HB Alumnae! Lucy Taft ‘12, Chase Healey ’11, Madeline Horner O’Connell ’11, Cait Patterson Haught ‘06 , and Annie Kleinhenz Favret ’11 were all there supporting Nell on her big day.

CLASS OF 2013

Class Correspondent: Colleen Lavelle clavelle178@gmail.com

Maya Ahuja shares, “Since graduating from Emory University in 2017, I have been working in enterprise technology sales, most notably spending three and a half years at Salesforce. I recently started a new job as a director at Mastercard and have relocated to Miami for the weather, although I still split my time between there and New York.”

Sara Spain is now working as the national press secretary for EMILYs List.

CLASS OF 2015

Class Correspondent: Sarah Gonzalez 1996sarahe@gmail.com

Catherine Mullen catherinem9497@gmail.com

Sam Keum writes in, “This May I will be graduating from Colorado State University’s Veterinary School! This has been a long time coming, and I am so grateful for all of the support I had when I was at HB when pursuing this dream of mine.

For the time being, I will remain in the state of Colorado, and I will be pursuing a career at Horizon Veterinary Clinic as a mixed animal practitioner treating all creatures great and small!”

Ronda Kyle works in creative development at MTV/Paramount+. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her two dogs and many plants.

Skylar Luke graduated from Georgetown Law in May 2022.

She has since moved to New York City where she is an associate at Milbank LLP. Skylar is engaged and is excited to get married in Cleveland during Summer 2023.

Morgan Sutton-Folz married Michael Folz in June 2021 and has welcomed their son, Emmett.

CLASS OF 2016

Class Correspondent: Katy Kaufman kkaufman16@icloud.com

Katie McCarthy katie31mccar@gmail.com

Madeleine Danes shares that she will be attending Georgetown Law as a JD candidate in the Class of 2026.

Izzy Catanzaro shares, “I got engaged this past August to James McGrath while on vacation in Portugal. We are looking forward to our wedding which will be next June in Boston!”

Claire Xu married Blake Campbell on December 17, 2022.

Nell Patterson Parker ’11’s wedding party.

Nell Patterson Parker ’11 and her husband, Cam, at their wedding.

Morgan Sutton-Folz ’15’s son, Emmett.

Skylar Luke ’15 graduated from Georgetown Law.

Sam Keum ’15 will soon graduate from veterinary school.

Maya Ahuja ’13, Annie Brockett’13, and Ally Levy’13.

Izzy Catanzaro ’16 and her fiance, James.

Izzy Catanzaro ’16’s proposal.

Clair Xu ’16 with her husband, Blake.

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