class notes
Josh Raeben ’01 married Sarah Boutilier in a wedding ceremony at the Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park, NJ, on October 13. Aaron Gelband ’01 and David Tunick ’01 both served as groomsmen, with Peter Concannon ’01, Alex Gelband ’05, Lizzie Tepper ’01 and Paloma Woo ’01 also on hand for the festivities. Josh and Sarah went on to honeymoon in Fiji. Whitney Ferguson ’03 left her job at Saks Fifth Avenue in December to head to Macy’s, where she is now an associate planner for women’s neo-sportswear. Whitney is responsible for managing and growing the Macy’s private label studio, handling the allocations and financial plans for more than 200 stores. She says, “It’s a big change in volume from Saks, and a huge challenge. I am really excited about taking this on. So far, my team is great!” Ali Green ’03 is serving as general manager at 83 1/2, a new, contemporary American restaurant on the Upper East Side that “seeks to provide fresh, local ingredients in the height of their season, in the true nature of farm-to-table.” Yokasta Tineo ’03 is working at the Columbia University Medical Center on 168th Street as a research assistant for a study on epilepsy and well-being. Simultaneously, she is in school part-time for massage therapy, expecting to complete that program in December 2013. Grace Tuttle ’03 completed her
MFA last summer at Parsons the New School for Design in the new trans-disciplinary design program. This fall, she co-taught a class in the same program, partnering with the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA to develop ways to educate young people on disaster preparedness—specifically,
water disaster preparedness in New York City. Michelle Schindler Williams ’03
is working as a designer at the Disney-ABC Television Group and also maintains a blog, Coffee & Champagne, about her everyday adventures and experiences. In September 2011, she married her high school sweetheart, Franklin Williams, at the Central Park Boathouse. Classmate Alex Sanchez ’03 served as one of her bridesmaids. (coffeeandchampagne.com)
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Join us for the
Cougar Career Symposium Friday, February 22, 2013 12—3:30pm | 81st Street, 4th floor Alumnae/i panelists speak to alums and Upper Schoolers about career paths and opportunities. Chef Bobo lunch included! Find out who’s on this year’s panel, see videos from last year and RSVP to attend: www.calhoun.org/careersymposium
Emily Deutchman ’04, a talent analyst by day at The Talent Business, had a solo exhibition of her artwork Presidents with Boob Faces at The Living Gallery in Bushwick, in November. Classmates Rosanna Volchok ’04, Blake Brie ’04, Stacey Anderson ’04 and Maddy Thaler ’03 all attended the exhibit. Subsequent reviews and interviews with Emily appeared in numerous online magazines, and in New York magazine’s “Approval Matrix” (Dec. 31, 2012). Check out her project at www.presidentswithboobfaces.com. Jesus Reina ’04 married Anna Margrethe Nilsen, a Norwegian violinist whom he met at the Manhattan School of Music. The wedding, which was last May, began with a ceremony in Norway and then continued with a second wedding in Málaga, Spain. Adam Bass ’05 is working
part-time at video game retailer GameStop while also continuing to pursue his degree in film and media studies at Hunter College. Owen Rosenblum ’05 has launched his own full-service production company, Betterdays Media, where he works with creative agencies, brands and artists to produce engaging digital content.
A festive gathering of Calhounders celebrated the wedding of Josh Raeben ’01 in October. (Back, L–R) Aaron Gelband ’01 and Alex Gelband ’05 (Front, L–R) David Tunick ’01, Paloma Woo ’01, Josh, Lizzie Tepper ’01 and Peter Concannon ’01 (Timothy Glenn Photography) Angie Bonilla ’06 lives in Portland, OR, with her husband, Jay Coolman, whom she wed in March 2012. The couple paid a visit to Calhoun and reconnected with classmates at Alumni Pub Night when they came back east for Thanksgiving. “I’m still working on my BA at Portland State University,” notes Angie. “I am ready to graduate, work in early childhood and help families better prepare their children for school.” Alex Checkman ’06 is doing well in the teaching field, where she is now an assistant teacher at the Horace Mann School in New York while also
working on her graduate degree at Bank Street College of Education. Jenna Fortunato ’06 transitioned from Washington, DC, to San Francisco last winter, where she’s now working in media production as an event coordinator for Bay, Inc., a promotional advertising and marketing firm. Sophie Harris ’06 has been keeping
busy as a freelance fashion and documentary photographer, but she caught up with many classmates at Calhoun’s annual Alumni Pub Night just before Thanksgiving.
winter 2013