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Kerri O’Neill Walter is an underwriting supervisor at AmTrust, handling workers’ compensation. Her oldest daughter, Ruby, turned 4 last April. Her baby, Rose, turned 2 on Aug. 8 (also Rebecca Poulo’s birthday!). “It was great to see everyone at Reunion!” Kerri doesn’t think we have aged a bit This class is looking for a correspondent. since we arrived on campus 24 years Please contact CC: Magazine at ccmag@conncoll.edu or 860-439-2500 if ago! you are interested in volunteering. Send Bettina Hempel-Gilbert’s first notes to: Class Notes Editor, CC: Magazine, weekend away from the kids was to 270 Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320 attend Reunion; she had a fabulous ccmag@conncoll.edu time reliving the campus experience with Jamie Brown Frattarelli, Lise Schaaf Barrows and Sasha Steinmetz Correspondents: Maggie Ruvoldt, Galantic. Souvenirs, souvenirs… mruvoldt@gmail.com; Dug (Donald) Stowe, On May 8, Colleen O’Hagan dstowe@lutco.com Maiberger and Chris welcomed sweet baby Vivian Claire, weighing in at 7 lbs., 4 oz., and measuring 21.25 inches. Correspondent: Michael Carson, P.O. Box 914, Older siblings Miles and Eleanor adore East Orleans, MA 02643, carson.michael@ their baby sister! comcast.net Daniella DeFilippo Garran had After seven years abroad, John a busy 2014, giving birth to her first Faigle and his family are moving back to the U.S. “We’ve had an incredible time in child, Eliza, in February and publishing Hong Kong and London, but the time has her second book, “Hello Mother, Hello Father: Celebrating Summer Camp” come for us to head back — two little in June. ones will do that!” John and Kimberly look forward to reconnecting with friends and family in Boston, where he will continue managing an international Correspondent: Stephanie Wilson Mendez, research group for Fidelity Investments. 5328 Oliver Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55419, starting to act my age! On to our 25th reunion on May 29!” That’s right, 25 years, May 29-31. If there was ever a Reunion to attend, this is the one.
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Amy Levin Gannon ’98 and her husband, David, adopted two daughters, 7-year-old Natalie and 4-year-old Lillie, on Sept. 26, 2014.
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In September, Elizabeth DuclosOrsello, associate professor of interdisciplinary studies at Salem State It was wonderful that the Class of University, was elected to a three-year ’94 was so well represented at our term on the board of directors of Mass 20th reunion! The weekend featured Humanities. The public humanities Daniella DeFilippo Garran ’94 and her husband, Jeff, welcomed daughter Eliza Rhodes Garran plenty of laughter and reminiscing, are a central focus of Elizabeth’s on Feb. 6, 2014. along with a good dose of ’90s work, realized through contributions memorabilia and music. Thanks to publications like Mass Humanities’ Correspondent: Toria Brett, 30 Washington study river/fish ecology — “I’m blog, The Public Humanist, and through Ave., Northampton, MA 01060, victoriabrett@ to the amazing Reunion committee pretty proud of him… Dr. Niering is of Jennifer Claire Scott, Ramsay service-learning projects with Salem comcast.net smiling from above!” Liz’s youngest Vehslage, Andrew Bogle, Jonathan State students and community partElizabeth Osgood Mayo works full is combating Crohn’s disease and Finnimore, William Furgueson, ners. In addition to teaching at Salem time in enrichment at an assisted-living celiac, as is Liz, who was diagnosed Jennifer Kerney, Neil Maniar, Jennifer State, Elizabeth has taught at Harvard facility in Portsmouth, N.H. She lives last spring. She has willingly given Lapan Mann, Shatika Martin, Chris University, Boston University and the across the river in Eliot, Maine, with up all kinds of foods “to be able to McDaniel and Julie Regolo Rodriguez. University of Luxembourg as a Fulbright husband Gene and daughter Kaitlin, bounce around, keeping the family who is a senior in high school. They’re On that note, Doug Lampart is thrilled Scholar in 2010. Her varied career fed, happy and all heading in the right to be Reunion chair for the Class of has included time spent as a social hosting an exchange student from directions… I’m spending my life as ’94’s 25th reunion! Our 20th was worker, a museum educator, a director Germany, Annika. Son Andrew is away an advocate for others, and it feels fantastic, and he is determined to rustle of the Teaching American History grant good.” Liz sends warmest regards to all for his sophomore year at Husson up a crew committed to making the program and a consultant for BostonCamels, “especially those with babies University. “Life is good!” Silver Reunion a stellar one. Interested area museums. Thad Ring had a blast being back ready to flee.” in being on the Reunion committee? Alix Davis Cummin has a new job as on campus last fall for Harvestfest, Have an idea for a Reunion activity? with activities running the gamut an information technology teacher at a Please email Doug at douglas@ from seminars to music and sports. Keri Sarajian, nonprofit, serving students ages 18-26. sboyle.com. And congratulations to our Correspondent: “Strategized with Paul Ryan (no, really, kerisarajian@gmail.com “New apartment, new school district, new class officers, President Charles My thoughts as I (Keri Sarajian) write new lease on life!” Alix enjoyed seeing the one that works on our campus now, Stackhouse and Vice President Jen over in Becker House) and also met this update: How many little Annas, everyone at Reunion. Lapan Mann! I (Daniella DeFilippo Alex Schwartzburg ’13 and Brett Duboff Elsas and Olafs will cross my doorstep Garran) am pleased to be your new ’14 at the party at the statue. I found this Halloween? Anyway, here goes ... class correspondent. I was repeating myself so I guess I’m Correspondent: Daniella DeFilippo Garran, dkgarran@gmail.com
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