takeaway: Brinley Furey ’95
my way through history? To learn not only about the hobby but maybe, just maybe, about the past too?’”
1996 Reunion 2016, June 10–12 class co-presidents Ayesha Farag-Davis faragdavis@aol.com James D. Lowe jameslowemaine@yahoo.com
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Beth Whitten Anderson ’96 read about the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon 10 years ago and thought, “I’d like to do that someday.” In 2012, she finished 52nd of 391 women.
who:
Brinley Furey ’95
media outlet: Mass High Tech
headline:
2012 Women to Watch
date:
April 20, 2012
takeaway: A good scientist must be able to ask the critical questions. Brinley Furey ’95, senior director of oncology and neurobiology at Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Cambridge, Mass., was named one of the “2012 Women to Watch” by Mass High Tech. She has been “instrumental” in crafting the strategy for cancer research for the firm, working her way up from a laboratory scientist when she began in 1999 — without a master’s or Ph.D. “Instead, she has relied on tremendous focus, dedication, teamwork, leadership skills and just plain hard work.” Furey, whose inspiration to work in the medical field came partly from her older sister, who had leukemia, tells Mass High Tech that “being a good scientist is a lot more than education.” While it’s important to pursue an advanced degree, you have to have “what it takes to ask the critical questions.”
Amy Geller is now the artistic director of the Boston Jewish Film Festival. She was its associate director from 1997 to 1999 and has produced feature, documentary and short films.... Kristen Puryear and Sean Donohue welcomed Morgan Rose Donohue on Feb. 3, 2012.... In Halifax, Nova Scotia, Katie Vaux Aven and Andrew Aven Gillis welcomed Lora BrightStar Aven Gillis on Dec. 24, 2011. She joins Molly (4). “I am enjoying a year of paid maternity leave, which our government (Canada) provides to all new parents. My two great friends from Bates, Margaret Schroeder ’95 and Ellen McDevitt Saksen, had their babies about the same time, and it’s lovely to share this journey with them.”... Beth Whitten Anderson not only survived the 32nd Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco, regarded as one of the most difficult triathlons in the world, but she finished sixth in the women’s 35–39 age division and 52nd among all women finishers. “The swim was great, but the bike ride was a very demanding course with a lot of ups and downs, which is what you’d expect in San Francisco,” she told the Bangor Daily News. The former Bates swimmer and veteran triathlete, who lives in Northport, Maine, “first read about the Alcatraz triathlon 10 years ago, and I thought then that if I ever got the time I’d like to do that someday.”
1997 Reunion 2017, June 9–11 class co-secretaries Chris Gailey gaileycj@gmail.com Leah Wiedmann Gailey leah.gailey@gmail.com
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class president Larry Ackerman larryack@hotmail.com Heather Alcock Sekiguchi, Shuhei, and son Kaito (1) now live in Sydney, Australia....Jennifer Allaire Shagensky and Corey opened a veterinary practice, Progressive Animal Wellness — PAW....Christy Christy Ballantyne Doxsee and Josh welcomed Amelia (Mia) Elizabeth on Jan. 13, 2011....Allyson Boyle Tornatore and Albert welcomed Alexa Marie on April 3, 2012....Heather Chichester Pettis and Phil ’95 celebrated their 11th anniversary. She ran the Reach the Beach relay race with teammate Ellen Sampson Moore ’95 two years ago and Rob Moore ’94 last year....Colby Connell Balazs enjoys working in the equestrian industry as VP of marketing at SmartPak Equine, an etailer and cataloger based in Plymouth, Mass. She’s a competitor in eventing, an equestrian triathlon. She and Ken live in Scituate, down the street from Courtney Vreeland Jones....Patrick Cosquer is proud to coach the Bates men’s and women’s squash teams....Heather Davies Bernard says life in Austin is great, and if you don’t believe her, ask Kyle Flaherty. She’s an assistant general counsel at the Texas Department of Agriculture, administering federal child nutrition programs....Sharleen Davis does legal work for Fidelity on a contract basis....Sean Donohue works in clinical research for Genentech in bio-oncology. He and his wife welcomed Eabha (Irish for Ava) Lillian Donohue on March 3, 2011....Kimmochi Eguchi started a Ph.D. program at the Univ. of Leeds....Chris and Leah Wiedmann Gailey live in Freeport. She’s the director of the Bates Fund and oversees Mount David Society giving, and he manages online merchandising at L.L. Bean....Jason and Amy Starer Gifford ’95 now live in Richmond, Vt., with their two children.... Rebecca Grossberg has lived in France for 15 years and worked with European public funding for eight....Billy Billy Hayes was promoted to a global role at Nissan (NML) as divisional general manager of global sales operations....Aaron Hewitt and Neha now live in Portland, Ore. He took an inhouse counsel position with Intel, and she relocated to the USDA’s Portland office. They welcomed their second daughter, Priya. They see Aaron’s former roommates Greg Scott and Doug Miltenberger regularly....William Innis enjoys his ENT practice in Needham, Mass., and the Faulkner Hospital....After three years in Darfur as head of field office for the UN Refugee Agency, David Karp moved to Geneva, Switzerland, to do protection work....Ellen Lazarus Golden works part time at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in social