and family live in Danvers. race boat from Richmond to He sells printing paper Norfolk, Va., on the James and packaging supplies for River. This was Scott’s fourth Lindenmeyr Munroe. Tom time participating in the race, Weber, his wife, Sarah, and his first as captain. Matthew their daughter, Leah, welcomed Russell and his wife, Meghan, a new baby boy, Robert, to the are the proud parents of a son, family in September. Tom says Kieran, born in January. As Robbie is looking forward to his photo indicates, he loves meeting all of his SJP “uncles.” being the tallest person in Darrin Berard is in his 11th the room. Chris Messinger, year as an English teacher at executive director of the Lowell High School. He and his nonprofit Boston Mobilization, wife, Linda, have four children: helped teens publish the Jason Navarro ’94 and family. Matthew Russell ’95 with his son Kieran. Molly (7), Benjamin (5), Speak Up! Anthology, a book Jason (3) and Aiden (1). of stories about race and Prep classmates Tucker Gibson, Marc Gregory Pyne and his wife, Erin, are racism in independent schools around Lefkowitz and Marc Dionne. John and expecting their first child in April. Greg the country. The book is available at Amanda honeymooned in South Africa, teaches English in Florida at West Orange www.speakupstories.org, and includes spending their time on safari and in High School and Erin is a dolphin trainer a number of great resources to help Cape Town and Mauritius. They live in at Discovery Cove at Sea World. Recently, students, teachers and administrators Manhattan, where John is vice president Greg won a scholarship for teachers to improve the climate of their schools. The of sales at Federated Media. Brendan attend a 2010 summer graduate study teens are also available to lead peer O’Brine has returned to his home town program at Oxford University. He studied workshops in New England this year. of Salem after ten years in San Francisco. Middle English and Victorian literature He has taken the Massachusetts bar at Exeter College, Oxford, under leading exam and is awaiting the results, due Gautam Khattak has relocated from scholars in those areas. He reports that in November. He is a graduate of the Phoenix, Ariz. to Hong Kong to accept Florida has been his home for the past University of California’s Hastings School a position as a software engineering 14 years, but he still misses New England. of Law. Jason Navarro and his wife, Justin Faro and his wife, Shanna, welMandy, recently celebrated their 10th comed a son, Cole Patrick, to their family wedding anniversary. They have two in March of 2010. children, Ava (8) and Tyler (5). Jason was made a full partner at New England Wealth Management, LLC. Greg Morse and his wife, Melissa, are the proud new parents of a son, Andrew, born in August. Aspiring writer/actor Scott Sanborn and family rented an RV Jeff Cross was a finalist in the 2009 this summer to travel from their home in Exposurama screen writing contest Mobile, Ala., to their new Coast Guard sponsored annually by the International duty station in Port Angeles, Wash. They Gautam Khattak enjoyed the view of Hong Kong’s Screenwriters Association. His script, now have the Olympic National Forest in skyline after hiking to the peak on Hong Kong entitled “Gumrunners” was in the field their backyard and can see the mountains island. of comedy. Will Murray works for of Canada across the Strait of Juan de manager for Emerson Network Power. Blackboard in Washington, D.C. as an Fuca in their front yard. He reports that Nick Hall and his wife, Melissa, welinterface and experience designer. His the hiking is incredible and that the kids, comed their first child, Lyla, into the family goal is to make their products more Emma (8), Joshua (6) and Luke (3), love in July. The family enjoyed the summer attractive and easy to use, especially for their new home. Scott flies search and by the beach at their home in Revere. those users with disabilities. They recently rescue duty as an instructor pilot and his Jason Frasca and his wife, Alyssa, have received Gold Level Certification (a first first mission was to rescue an injured been married for four years and in March in the industry) and the annual Dr. Jacob hiker from a mountain and transport her to welcomed their first child, Nathan. The Bolotin Award for “groundbreaking a hospital in Seattle. Scott Verdonck, his Frascas are living in Stoneham. Luke work in accessibility” from the National wife, Susie, and classmate Mark Ponikvar Conlin is writing his dissertation in Federation for the Blind based on the participated in the Jammin on the James pursuit of a Ph.D. in science education at work he has been a part of. Blackboard River Poker Run for Shriners Hospital in the University of Maryland. He recently has taken the $10,000 award money, July. They raced Scott’s Active Thunder became engaged to Anna Lavelle of more than matched it, and will redistribute Marblehead. Jason Balich reports that it as five $5,000 Blackboard Access he is embarking on career number four. Grants which will support work enabling Since his graduation from Princeton, education for students with disabilities. he has been a chemical engineer, an So as not to be all work and no play, Will internet marketer and, most recently, a travelled to Sweden in September to visit real estate developer. He is now a first friends and then went on to Oktoberfest year law student at Quinnipiac University in Munich. John Schneider and Amanda School of Law taking all sorts of fun Jones were married on May 8th, 2010 at first-year courses including contracts, the Ritz-Carlton in Palm Beach, Florida. criminal law, civil procedure and torts. Brett Schneider ’90 served as best Scott Verdonck racing his boat on Virginia’s James River. He says it requires more reading than man and joining the celebration were
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