CLASS NOTES
a Massachusetts resident! Sarah, her husband, and their son, Tommy (5), moved last year from New Jersey and
and about his ability to experiment in different mediums while at Walnut Hill. He thinks fondly of Jim Woodside and
BELOW Wendy Law ’96
currently live in Lexington. Sarah is working at a local independent school as a part-time counselor. She said she loved her first year there, being in a new position with a lot of room for creativity and exploration.
the friendships made while at Walnut Hill. Gavin was thrilled to hear that students at the School still collaborate across disciplines and that Walnut Hill is committed to finding more ways to include that collaboration in our curriculum.
1992
1993
ALBERTO LOPEZ’s group Quetzal, the L.A. band that weaves together funk, rock, and regional Mexican folkmusic varietals such as son jarocho, won the Grammy for Latin Rock, Urban, or Alternative Album in 2013 for its release Imaginaries (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings), a characteristically ambitious foray into cumbia, neo’80s-style R&B, Cuban charanga, and Brazilian pandeiro, charged with the band’s collectivist political passion. It is the band’s first Grammy. GAVIN RUSSOM and Jillian Kohl met for tea and tapas this summer in NYC. Gavin has a fascinating career in visual art and music. He reminisced about the School
Fall 2013 & Winter 2014
CHRISTINE KRENCH-RETZER and CLARKE RETZER welcomed their baby girl, Charlotte, in January 2012 and their son, Austin, this fall. They are living in Los Angeles, where Christine just finished directing and choreographing 85 kids in an after-school arts enrichment program. Clarke works as a consumer architect at YP.com.
1994
GINA BALSAMO WYMAN is currently the coordinator of teacher education at Smith College in Northampton, MA, where she works with student teachers entering the fields of elementary and secondary education. She has two children, Julia (7) and Elliott (4).
1995
DR. JENNIFER CAUDLE is a board-certified famiy physician. She is also assistant professor of family medicine at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine in New Jersey. Her article, “Bullying Among Today’s Youth: The Important Role of the Primary Care Physician,” was published in the July 2013 issue of the journal Osteopathic Family Physician. Also in July, she appeared on CNN to discuss a few health topics in the news. XENA GROSSMAN had a baby girl, Sierra Sanchez-Grossman, on September 21, 2013.
Notes from the Hill
Lindsay McAuliffe ’15 in Spoleto, Italy
Lindsay McAuliffe ’15 was selected to attend the Spoleto Study Abroad 2013 Arts & Humanities immersion program in Italy, where she participated in the vocal music program and enjoyed excursions to cultural centers around the country.
1996
BIANCA CARRAGHER BRYAN recently moved to the suburbs of Richmond, VA. She appeared as Fruma Sarah in Fiddler on the Roof this fall at Virginia Repertory Theatre and will appear as Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire at Firehouse Theatre Project in the spring. She is teaching for Drama Kids. Her daughter, Annella, turned a year old in July, and her son, Trace, turned 3 in October. WENDY LAW was named Artist Associate with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta in July. ERIN O’HALLORAN WEAVER is president of Pennington Gray, a fundraising firm specializing in membership and annual fund programs. Clients include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, and the American Museum of Natural History. She lives outside of NYC with husband Chris and
Andrew Ramsey ’14 in Almost Maine
Theater major Andrew Ramsey ’14 played Phil in Almost Maine at Weston Drama Workshop and also participated in three staged readings as a part of the organization’s new Friday’s @ 3 program. Theater student Mara Wilson ’14 starred as Eponine, opposite Broadway veteran Ivan Rutherford as Valjean, in the Reagle Music Theatre production of Les Misérables. Peter Mill ’10 was also cast in the production in the role of Bamatabois. Wilson also performed the
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