a conversation about the geology of the moon that never stopped,” Gene said. The NASA profile noted that Noah, as a first-time father, “is looking forward to introducing Liam to the fun in science with the help of his wife,” Jennifer Giblin.
02 l reunion 2012, June 8–10 l
Class Secretary: Drew G. Weymouth, 7 Briarwood Rd., Rutland MA 01543, drew@weymouthtech.com Class President: Jason M. Surdukowski, Apt. 2, 91 School St., Concord NH 03301, surdukowski@ hotmail.com Rachel Beckhardt Hinchliffe is a project manager in the Environmental Defense Fund’s Corporate Partnerships Program, based in the organization’s Massachusetts office. She works with market-leading companies to create environmental improvements that make business sense.... Elizabeth Berkey, who has an M.B.A. and a master’s in public health from UC–Berkeley, started work with Monitor Group doing strategy consulting, then moved from New York to Paris where she’s living semi-permanently. Most of her work is within the healthcare industry.... Gabe Clark, owner of Cold Spring Ranch in North New Portland, was a panelist at a Maine economic development forum. He and others noted that more people are starting farms in Maine. “All you have to do is manage it right, and what you have sitting on the ground is a source of income,” said Gabe, whose farm raises grass-fed beef cattle and relies on Maine businesses for nearly all components of its operation. “Ninety percent of the money I spend goes to businesses in Maine. I want to directly support jobs with my business,” he said.... Kaiulani Kaneta is a manager in the academic marketing department at Random House Inc. Her husband, Jonathan Bowen, works as an associate production manager at the Guggenheim Museum.... Meg Nakamura recently helped open the World Seido Karate Organization’s newest location in Westchester, N.Y., an organization founded by her father, Kaicho T. Nakamura. “The essay I wrote for my Bates application noted the influence that my father had on my life through his karate philosophy and humanitarian side, and now I’m a part of it,” says Meg, who is the assistant to the managing director of the pro tennis operations of the United States Tennis Assn. in White Plains, N.Y. Last year she married Aaron Bouska, director of government and
community affairs for the Botanic Garden.... Jake Riley is a project scientist on the environmental science team of Stantec in Topsham, Maine.... Jen Stankiewicz survived Texas, tutoring teen parents to pass the high school TAKS exams and working at a museum, and now lives in upstate New York.... Moriah Taylor and Christopher Hess, married last year, have careers in the extreme-sport and hospitality industries, including repeated seasons as scuba instructors in the Caribbean.... Drew Weymouth is an assistant principal at Wachusett Regional High School. He and wife Lauralynn’s son, Tyler, is 1.... Tony Zerilli was named head coach of the Gloucester (Mass.) High School football team, one of the top high school football programs in New England. A Gloucester native, he was a Fishermen football captain in 1997.
03 l reunion 2013, June 7–9 l
Class Co-Presidents: Kirstin C. McCarthy, 1334 13th St. N.W., Washington DC 20005, kirstinmccarthy@ yahoo.com; Melissa Wilcox Yanagi, Unit 1, 20 Braddock Park, Boston MA 02116, melissa.yanagi@ staples.com Staci Bafford and her husband live in Baltimore.... Joseph Cleary teaches high school social studies in Brentwood, N.Y., and is the chief delegate for the Brentwood Teachers Assn.... Yuko Eguchi Wright is finishing her Ph.D. dissertation on Japanese geisha music and dance.... Danielle Matteau is executive director of marketing and public affairs for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. She oversees all marketing and community relations efforts, sells sponsorship opportunities, runs the internship program, and handles team related issues. Danielle has been nominated by the Eastern League as Rawlings Woman Executive of the Year the last three years.... Liam Ryan says he is “living the dream.”
04 l reunion 2014, June 6–8 l
Class Co-Presidents: Eduardo Crespo, Apt. 714, 33 Gold St., New York NY 10038, ecrespo@alumni .bates.edu; Tanya M.L. Schwartz, Unit 612, 1225 13th St. N.W., Washington DC 20005, tanyaschwartz@alumni.bates.edu
Stephanie Borges is a learning specialist at the Maret School, a K-12 college prep day school in Washington, D.C. “I’m dedicated to effectively contributing to the development of education policy that will empower teachers and students in all areas of education.”... After seven years with Bates admission, Jared Cash is now the scholarship director at the Sen. George J. Mitchell Institute in Portland.... Ramon Garcia moved to the Boston area to continue his career search.... Carrie Masur Gillispie is a contractor to the U.S. Department of Education working on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.... The Brattleboro (Vt.) Reformer praised the work of printmaker and painter Helen O’Donnell, who had an exhibit at the local Through The Music gallery. She learned her trade in Florence at the renowned print studio of Il Bisonte, and her most recent work shows “a great fluidity and ease of line, especially in the monotone prints.” Her Hay Field, one of the largest prints in the show, is “richly textured with warm blacks, umber or sienna. Some of the smaller prints in the show accomplish remarkable evocations of depth and atmosphere.”... After completing a master’s in public administration at Norwich, Michael Philbrick started training to become a full-time police officer with the Montpelier Police Department.... The Vermont weekly Seven Days featured the eclectic musical ensemble Wooden Dinosaur, co-founded by Michael Roberts, the principal songwriter, and vocalist-fiddler Katie Trautz. The group’s 2010 debut album Nearly Lost Stars boasts an array of stylistic touchstones. “When we explore country and folk music, all of the other music we listen to is never really far from mind,” Mike says. Wooden Dinosaur employs guitars, strings, horns, and organs to accent what the profile described as Mike’s “esoteric” songwriting. Katie and Mike have been playing together since meeting at Bates. She is a driving force behind Montpelier’s Summit School of Traditional Music and Culture, a communityoriented folk-music academy. Mike has been influenced by travels to Mongolia on a Fulbright, where he immersed himself in its rich folk heritage. “Just being around folk musicians in Mongolia and seeing how they approach their own music and musicianship made me look into American music more deeply,” he says.... Noah Sabich is completing a Ph.D. in Francophone literature with a specialization in indigenous Tahitian (Ma’ohi) works.... Congrats to class co-president Tanya Schwartz, who received the Distinguished Young Alumni Award from the
Growl. Moo. Love?
Bride Carrie Masur ’04 and her Bates buddies adopt the Bobcat fighting pose, while groom Sean Gillispie, Williams ’04, and his Eph friends flash an impromptu Purple Cow hook ’em sign at their wedding last October.
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