marriages program for Health Services Administration. Whitney graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Management and Policy with a minor in Psychology... As president of the Student Association, Whitney hopes to foster strong communication and transparency from the Student Association to students, faculty, and alumni.”
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Arden Barlow’s parents tell us that she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wheaton College in May 2012 with a B.A. in Creative Writing and Studio Art. She was an active member of the Wheaton community, recognized with several awards for her leadership and student outreach work. This past September, Arden began her graduate work in Illustration and Animation at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and is extremely busy! She’s juggling illustrations for the Cambridge Open Stories Project, an internship at the Museum of Science, had her first gallery show on April 9, and showed her animation work at the MFA this summer. It’s a busy but wonderful time and she’s enjoying every minute of it. ▪ Nicholas Bryan returned to his alma mater, George Washington University, to coach the Colonials’ men’s lacrosse offense after one of the most decorated midfield careers in Colonial history. In the 2012 season, Nick led the Colonials in points and was named the team’s 2012 offensive MVP. ▪ An update from Charlotte Evans, “I’m
Charlotte Evans ’08 at the Chengdu Panda Reserve
Becky Grosso ’79 to John Robinson in May 2012 Elspeth Faiman ’00 to Mansij Hans on August 18, 2012 David Henry ’01 to Elizabeth Turnbull in September 2013
Charlotte Flagg (Steven ’03) with proud grandma, Derryfield Registrar Sue Flagg
starting year two working at NYU, Shanghai as a Global Academic Fellow in the Writing Department. This four-year degree-granting university opened its doors in August of 2013. My job as a GAF is to help in the writing center and also work with my fellow GAFs to create different student life opportunities. Living in Shanghai has been tons of fun, as well—it’s a great hub for traveling the rest of Asia, the perfect place to practice my questionable Mandarin skills, and to meet both expats and Chinese nationals alike who have a spirit of exploration. If anyone is ever in town, send me an email—I would love to show you around my new home here in Shanghai!” ▪ Jesse Grodman reports, “After graduating with my Master’s in Computer Science from Stanford in June 2014 and taking the summer to travel, I am working in the West Village of New York City at Palantir. Palantir is a Silicon Valley software company that makes data analysis platforms for a wide variety of clients, including government agencies, banks, and many others. With a title of Forward Deployed Software Engineer, I will be interacting directly with clients to customize the Palantir platforms for specific use cases and support their technical needs. While still a role dominated by software development and related work, I will have the opportunity to interact directly with clients and understand needs first hand.” ▪ After graduating from Johns Hopkins, majoring in chemical and biomedical engineering in 2012, Kelly Schwarz enrolled in a Ph.D. program at Northwestern University in Chemical and Biological Engineering. ▪ Hannah
Andrea Schwartz ’01 to John McCullough on May 25, 2013 Kevin Finefrock ’03 to Karen Ladr on May 25, 2013 Jose Maldonado ’03 to Haley Stone on April 27, 2013 Hanna Melnick ’03 to George McLean on July 23, 2013 Nicole Nijhuis ’06 to Will Tourtellot on October 27, 2013 Lindsay Desfosses ’06 to Nick Dupuis ’05 on April 20, 2013
Nicole Nijhuis ’06 on her wedding day W W W. D E R RY F I E L D.O R G