class notes Julie Grossman has published a book, “Literature, Film and Their Hideous Progeny: Adaptation and ElasTEXTity.” She is also the co-editor of a new book series at Palgrave Macmillan called “Adaptation and Visual Culture.” Her co-authored book on Ida Lupino’s directing will be published soon, as well. Julie’s daughter is a high school junior, and she took her to CC to check out the school.
of Cox Communications, in Omaha and Sun Valley, Idaho. Rena and husband Ted traveled to the Pacific Coast of Mexico with Maggie Hug and her husband in January. Peter Bakkala completed the New York City Marathon last November—his second marathon in 2015. He ran to support Keep a Child Alive, whose CEO is his freshman year roommate, Peter Twyman. Keep a Child Alive is working for children and families around the world who are fighting the physical Correspondent: Bradley Wade, 14 Davis and social impacts of HIV. Peter’s No. Chapel Rd., Candler, NC 28715, colewade@msn.com 1 fan, Jenifer Kahn Bakkala, joined Rodney Woodley is one of the prinhim for the event by cheering from the cipal owners of the Portland Craft Beer sidelines. Festival, which takes place in Portland, Margaret Van Patten (RTC) still Ore., during the first weekend of July: works for Sea Grant, University of Con“We have more than 60 breweries necticut at Avery Point, as communicahere in Portland and our event features tions director. Peg took up figure skating about 100 beers, wines and ciders—all four years ago and sometimes skates produced in Portland. Come out to visit at Dayton Arena with friends. She plans and I will buy you a beer!” to be in two competitions this year. She Kirsten DeConti Ziotas and Angelo was looking forward to a Northeast Algal Ziotas are the proud parents of CC soph- Society meeting in April, which was omore Sophia DeConti Ziotas ’18. organized by Carl Grobe ’88. Peg occaChris Fray was looking forward to sionally sees her botany professor, Sally seeing classmates at our 30th reunion. Taylor, and enjoys spending time with her All continues to go well for Chris at husband, daughter Anne Van Patten Kelly Staples High School in Westport, Conn., ’91, son Fred and three granddaughters. where he’s in his 20th year of teaching. In July, he and husband Chip will take 23 students from Chris’s Mandarin Chinese Correspondent: Mark Howes, 41 Montezuma program on a 17-day trip all over China: St., San Francisco, CA 94110, “Brave, crazy or both?” mark@howestax.com Julie Coltoff Adler, Dodie Sutro Crawford, Jessica Levinson Kethledge, Karen Lloyd, Tracy Smith Correspondents: Jenifer Kahn Bakkala, 51 Joseph and Mary Haffenberg gathered Wesson Terrace, Northborough, MA 01532, jkbblue@gmail.com; Jill Perlman Pienkos, 103 in San Francisco for a weekend of Barn Hill Lane, Newington, CT 06111, drinking, shopping and catching up. jrperlman@snet.net Mark Howes saw Dodie and JessiRena Whitehouse moved to Omaha, ca at the end of their weekend; crossed Neb., last year for a job promotion. She paths with Jamie Forbes on the same is now the vice president of media sales flight to San Francisco from Boston; and for Cox Media, the advertising sales arm reconnected with Massimo Messina in
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Michael Leibert ’92 and Laura Manzano Leibert ’93 welcomed son Joshua Mitchell Leibert.
their home city of San Francisco. Speaking of Jamie, he got together with Frank Suher, Mike Hartman and Jonathan Schwartz in December in Chatham. Kristin Masturzo Cuddihy, Stacey Xanthos O’Brien and Cheryl D’Souza reunited for a weekend on the East Coast. Allen Rozansky and Tony Rey met for their usual gathering in Florida. Gusty-Lee Boulware and Ann McGuire Wortman reunited in Seattle. Jamie Lenfesty, James Donahower, Jesse Casman and Roland Carfagno got together in Harwichport last year. Karen DiLisio Ondrovic and Paul Clauss reconnected in Palm Springs, and Karen also met up with Michelle Matthes, Jamie Glanton Costello and Anne Mickle at the end of last year. Helen Dewey and Paige Margules Tobin took New York City by storm and attended the College alumni event. We have two new doctors in our class—congratulations to Nichola Minott (international relations) and Bob Calhoun (art history)! Mary Haines Severn’s son joined the College as a freshman this year. Go Camels! Some classmates have joined the 1989 Facebook family to keep up-todate on each other year-round. Search “Connecticut College Class of ’89.”
1990 ——— Correspondent: Toria Brett, 30 Washington Ave., Northampton, MA 01060, victoriabrett@comcast.net
Lisa Addario and Joey Syracuse still live in Los Angeles with their two teenagers, “fighting for our piece of the movie industry.” Their film “Amateur Night,” which they wrote and directed, comes out in June: “It’s about Joey
Kim Laboy ’94, Laura Manzano Leibert ’93 and Maki Ushiba Katoh ’94 gathered with their families for lunch in New York City.
driving prostitutes in Hollywood when we first moved here and were pregnant with our daughter. It stars Jason Biggs as Joey and Ashley Tisdale as one of the prostitutes. We hope everyone goes to it or downloads it! Most of the story is (sadly) true!” Joey and Lisa also wrote the 2012 family favorite “Parental Guidance,” starring Billy Crystal and Bette Midler. Speaking of movies, congratulations to Kate Churchill, co-producer of the movie “Spotlight,” which won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay! Randy Suffolk was chosen, after an international search, as the new director of Atlanta’s High Museum of Art. New York glitterati photographer Miles Ladin is teaching at CC and had an exhibition last winter at Cummings. In Minneapolis, Deb Landon lives with her husband and son. She sees Ariel Apte Carter ’91 regularly in Minneapolis and, last Christmas, they enjoyed a mini-CC reunion with a visit from Moira Crouch and her family. Deb also visits Alicia Hesse Cleary regularly in Boston and loved seeing so many other friends at Reunion. Thad Ring wrote: “Another winter weekend and the mailman has dropped the latest CC: Magazine through the front door mail slot here in Alexandria. Nothing says Sunday morning at home like ‘Brandenburg #3,’ the smell of Jiffy muffins and the papers. It’s a joy to read people’s reflections on their reunions. But meanwhile, I’m still thinking: Who is this Josie that Steely Dan sings about, and does she go back for her reunions?”
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Derek Fisher ’95 and Andrew Bogle ’94 traveled to Melbourne, Australia, to see Men at Work in concert in March.
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