grant in 2012 and studied at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie in Arles, France. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, Duncan Hamilton. | Gabriel Blau joined the staff of Family Equality Council as deputy director of strategic advancement and opened the organization’s New York office. Family Equality Council is a national organization representing and supporting the three million LGBTQ parents in this country and their six million children. | Christi Mueller Caspe married Daniel Caspe in 2013. Christi is a certified yoga instructor and teaches classes in New York City. She is working toward her certification in Rolfing. | Toni Fortini Josey, Sarah Shapiro, and Lydia Willoughby ’03 hosted a Burlington Cities Party in April 2013. Vermont alumni/ae in attendance were David Jacobowitz ’65, George Chauvin ’94, Rebecca Chauvin ’97, Annie Lawson ’07, and Brandi Cahill. | Shaun Winter cultivated his own pepper variety, which is featured as the signature flavor of his new hot sauce company, Hot Winter. You can find it in Portland, Oregon, at New Seasons Market, and online at www.hotwinterhotsauce.com. Hot Winter will also soon be available at three area co-ops and one Whole Foods location.
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Jin (Xu) Feiszli recieved an M.F.A. in sculpture from Boston University, and worked as an upper school art teacher at Holderness School and Moses Brown School until 2006. She and her husband now live in New Haven, Connecticut, where she is a stay-athome mom to their 2- and 4-year-old children and a graphic-design freelancer for iPhone and iPad apps. They are trying to raise the kids to be bilingual. | Adam Lamas had his feature film Empty Rooms win best feature at the Thriller Chiller Film Festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He lives in Hollywood, California, with his fiancée, Kristina Leamy. | Jason MacArthur lives with his wife, Lauren, and their son, Milo, in Marlboro, Vermont. Together they run Whetstone Cider Works, producing hard cider from heirloom and vintage cider apples.
Michele Berger writes the monthly column, “My View,” for the Chapel Hill News. | Lily Prince was awarded a fully funded artist residency from the BAU Institute in Otranto, Italy. Her studio was in the Castle of Otranto and she stayed in a house on the sea with her husband, writer Richard Klin (who was also awarded a residency), and child. Visit www.lilyprince.com.
’96 Marta Topferova just released her seventh album, Milokraj (2013 Animal Music), for which she wrote music along with her dear friend, Czech bassist and composer Tomáš Liška. The album features original songs in Czech and a fabulous Eastern European lineup.
Cari Luna will have her debut book, The Revolution of Every Day, published by Tin House Books this fall.
’94 20th Reunion: May 23–25, 2014 To join the reunion committee of Andrew Choung, Nicole de Jesús, Mark Feinsod, and Peter Ulfik, please contact alumni@bard.edu or call 845-7587089.
’93 Meika Rouda lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband and two children. She is a writer and producer for the Telluride Film Festival.
’00 Julia Christensen won a prestigious Creative Capital grant, worth $90,000, for a new endeavor to build DIY video projectors out of discarded electronic waste scavenged around the world. | Leila Eckert completed her doctorate at Harvard and teaches education at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. She has a son, Alexandre, and spends her free time in the ocean.
’99 15th Reunion: May 23–25, 2014 To join the reunion committee of Amy (Foster) Parrella, Sara Handy, Jen Macksoud, Joe Stanco, and Devon White, please contact alumni@bard.edu or call 845-758-7089.
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To join the reunion committee of Sally Bickerton, Jane Brien, Peter Criswell, Rita Pavone, Steven Sapp, and Adam Snyder, please contact alumni@bard.edu or call 845-758-7089. Peter Criswell serves as the executive director of Big Apple Performing Arts, home of the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. He is the new president of the Bard–St. Stephen’s Alumni/ae Association Board of Governors and also serves as a member of the board of directors for Clowns Without Borders.
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Shaun Winter ’02. photo Rebecca Moore
’89 25th Reunion: May 23–25, 2014
’92 Ty Donaldson is the producing director for Greenway Arts Alliance and the Greenway Court Theatre, a nonprofit 99-seat theater in Los Angeles. His graphic design and marketing company, Buddha–Cowboy Productions, is currently designing the graphics for an off-Broadway show, It’s Just Sex! Visit www.buddhacowboy.com for more information. | Ruth Keating-Lockwood is program coordinator of Reel Grrls in Seattle, a nonprofit organization dedicated to media and film training for girls. She is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Bard Center for Curatorial Studies.
Jennifer Lupo is an attorney and managing member of Lupo Law PLLC, a business law, mediation, and coaching firm in Manhattan. Her St. Tula Films connect works with independent filmmakers to secure financing. She is married to Jose Ibietatorremendia, who is also an attorney. They have one daughter, 10-year-old Olivia.
’87 Kate Cherry directed the critically acclaimed, soldout production of Madame Butterfly for the New Zealand Opera. The production took place in Auckland and Wellington. | Dina Falconi, an herbalist and author, lives in the Hudson Valley with musician Timothy Allen ’84. Their 26-yearold son, Sam Allen-Falconi, is a filmmaker/actor/ photographer living in Manhattan. Dina is excited about her new book, Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook. More information is available at www.foragingandfeasting.com. This is her second book to be published.
’84 30th Reunion: May 23–25, 2014 To join the reunion committee of Reginald Bullock, Anne Jennings Canzonetti, Gina (Gonzalez) Collelouri, Diana Gongora, Kim Hoffman, and Sheila Moloney, please contact alumni@bard.edu or call 845-758-7089. Nelson Bragg was part of the 50th reunion tour of The Beach Boys in 2012. He has two CDs out; the latest is We Get What We Want.