Christiane Cullens continues to teach high school on an island off the coast of Downeast, Maine. She just bought a big old farmhouse and has discovered a strange affinity for power tools. She is glad to report that Ariel, her oldest cat, is still spry and kicking, and has done fair justice to the stamina and cheek that are indigenous to the rare breed of Tivoli cat that she is. After 15 years of talk and no walk, Julian De Marchi finally moved to Amsterdam. He’s still working as an engineer, but is now rounding off his 10th year of fantasizing about becoming an artist, so who knows what will happen in another five?
Jane Andromache Brien ’89 with son Burt
After graduation, Kamran Anwar worked in a bank in New York for five years before moving back to Karachi, his hometown, in Pakistan. Returning to Pakistan was a challenge at first, as he was 18 when he left and 27 when he went back. When the harsh reality of what it would mean to thrive in a developing country hit him, it was his Bard zest and vision that carried him through. After some time in Karachi, he moved to Dubai. While there, he visited Amman, Beirut, Bahrain, and Qatar. Now he is in London—with the same bank. Still single, his family continues to exert tremendous pressure on him to “settle down.”
Ty Donaldson lives in Los Angeles and produces films through his company, Buddha-Cowboy Productions. He coproduced/line produced Soldier of God (www.soldierofgod.net), a historical epic set during the Crusades, which was accepted for the 2005 Stratfordupon-Avon International Film Festival. His short film RewinD, directed by Jonah Salander, was accepted for the same festival, and was chosen for the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival. He is in postproduction with the film Love, Fear and Rabbits and in development for a number of feature films, most notably The Hootch (www.thehootchmovie.com) and another film with David Avallone ’87. He enjoys watching movies and scuba diving. His son, Ross, 14, is starting high school, and boy does that make Ty feel old. After completing a five-year doctoral program at Bastyr University, Dr. Laura Eastman has earned her degree as a naturopathic doctor (ND). NDs are trained as primary care physicians who use natural medicine to aid the body in healing itself. Laura will serve as a resident for two years at Emerald City Clinic in Seattle, where she has lived since she graduated from Bard. She is overjoyed to be practicing naturopathic medicine, and welcomes all communication from fellow Bardians at laura.eastman@bastyr.edu.
’92 Class Correspondent: Andrea Stein ’92, AJS630@aol.com Throughout May and June 2005, Mallory Catlett directed the company Banana Bag and Bodice in a production titled Panel. Animal, presented at The Collapsable Hole in Brooklyn and OntologicalHysteric Theatre in Manhattan. For information about Banana Bag and Bodice, contact www.bananabagand bodice.org. For information about Mallory Catlett, visit http://homepage.mac.com/mallory catlett/ home.html. Morgan Cleveland is still living in Oakland (“the best city on Earth”) with her husband and two children (a son and a daughter, ages 7 and 4, respectively). She works as an independent consultant in the field of education. Last summer, she and her family rediscovered the joys of baseball (“Go A’s!”), skimboarding, and sea kayaking. She would love to hear from any Bard friends. Her e-mail address is nnebe4@yahoo.com.
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This sculpture by Linda Ganjian ’92 is titled Ode to Disappearing Smokestacks (2005; mixed media)