2005, when her sister, Tereza Topferova ’95, gave birth to a son, Jonah Rey Bottman. For more information on Marta, visit www.martatopferova.com. Nicole Willis-Grimes and Jesse Wadhams were married at Lake Tahoe on August 13, 2005. Angela Bardeen ’97 was a bridesmaid and Helder Mira ’97 was the videographer. The couple recently relocated to Reno, Nevada, from Washington, D.C.
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entirely on images of buildings and spaces that no longer exist, was published by Arcadia this fall. Tracy LaGrassa is back in New York City after a tryst with biochemistry (Ph.D., Universität Heidelberg) and trying to figure out what’s next. Abigail Sachs Morgan has been living in Los Angeles for the past five years. She is finishing her fourth and final year in the master’s program in traditional Asian medicine at Emperor’s College in Santa Monica. In January 2007 (assuming she passes the board exams!), she will be a licensed acupuncturist, specializing in women’s health and gynecology. She continues to run her L.A.–based private practice in massage therapy. Jean Popovich (Doughty) is living in the mountains of western Maine with her husband, Boris, and their son, Sava. The couple runs a flute repair shop and yoga studio in their home, and travels often. Talya Rubin is writing a solo play based on a Grimm fairy tale called “The Girl with No Hands.” She teaches theater, freelances for magazines, and keeps creating dreams, no matter what. Best of all, she has married a very wonderful Australian. Emily Stuart graduated from Tufts Veterinary School in May. She is excited about being the third Dr. Stuart in her family. Marta Topferova has been living in New York City for 10 years, currently in Brooklyn. This spring, she finished her fourth CD, Flor Nocturna/Nocturnal Flower, which includes mostly original songs, plus two songs by the Argentinean songwriter Atahualpa Yupanqui. The CD was released in September on the World Village/Harmonia Mundi USA label. Marta returned from a tour of the Czech Republic, Germany, United Kingdom, and Spain, and will be touring the East Coast, West Coast, Canada, and Europe again later this year. She became an aunt on August 11,
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10th Reunion: May 25–27, 2007 Contacts: Angela Bardeen, albard99@yahoo.com; Josh Bell, joshua.bell@thecolbertreport.org; Lisa Jarvis, lmjarvis@gmail.com; Marina Kranz, marinakranz@yahoo.com; Aerin Tedesco, aerin@aerintedesco.com; Thu D. Tu, tudlez@yahoo.com; Brandon Weber, bweber@zbi.com; Adam Weiss, weiss@studioredarchitects.com Staff contact: Heather Deichler, 845-758-7663 or deichler@bard.edu Class correspondent: Julia Wolk Munemo, juliamunemo@charter.net Johanna DeBiase completed her MFA and traveled throughout Asia for six months. Anyone who would like to contact her can write to nineroots@yahoo.com (and write “this is not spam” in the subject line). Jennifer Hames teaches history at a small high school in Boston and started training as a high school principal this fall. Grace Judson has been living in Southern California for more than seven years now, but still finds herself amazed that she actually lives in a place so beautiful. She has her own business as a personal coach (http://svahaconcepts.com). In December 2005, Julia Wolk Munemo and her husband, Ngonidzashe Munemo ’00, welcomed their second son, George Morgan. Their older son, Julius, now 3, thinks his new brother is pretty great, mainly because “he is so soft.” The Munemos live in western Massachusetts. Aerin Tedesco lives in Chicago and works at the Old Town School of Folk Music. She performs in an electro-folk duo with her partner, Andrea Bunch. They released a new album this summer and took it on the road. When not working at the school or making music, Aerin goes bird-watching and takes care of her three guinea pigs, Pele, Magpie, and Gandalf.
’99 Heather Duffy-Stone lives in Rome, where she works as a high school counselor and English teacher at an international school. She is only a few thesis pages away from earning an M.Ed. in school counseling. Having visited Egypt, Heather hopes to travel more before returning to the States.