Class of ’94 alumni Chris and Karin Rohn reconnected with Sasha Levy Griffin at her husband, Colonel Greg Griffin’s, promotion ceremony in February.
Jordan Mahone ’95 with Kim Davis ’94, Eileen Parrish ’94 and Maisha Yearwood ’94.
16, welcomed daughter Anna Jessica Schoellkopf Neil on Sept. 16 and moved to a new house in San Francisco. “So come and visit!” Sarah’s book chapter on the Argentine human rights group Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo (which was her undergrad thesis topic, her CISLA project, her Fulbright topic and her UC Berkeley doctoral dissertation topic) has been included in the book “Mothers in Politics and Public Life” (Demeter Press, June 2017). The title of her chapter is “The Disappearing of the Disappeared in the Plaza de Mayo: Who Will Hold the Space of the Madres Once They Are Gone?” Sarah is excited to see everyone at Reunion: “I cannot believe it has been 20 years!”
to poverty that Alex founded in 2014, were highlights of her award. Alex’s travels keep her close to some of her favorite ’03 friends and their future Camels: Pam Geiger and her 7-monthold son, Teddy; Caley Boyd Sayre and her adorable kids, James and Ellory; Serena Johnson Gervreau and Julien Gervreau and their little nuggets, Bodhi and Ayla; Katie Dubendorf Genova and her little ones, Anna Grace and James Aldo; and Mike Hasenauer and his growing brood, who are based in Dallas.
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Correspondent Alec Todd, alecrtodd@ gmail.com Last fall Christina Noe Martin was very busy as volunteer coach of her daughter’s soccer team (first grade girls) and assistant coach of her oldest son’s team (third grade boys). “Saturdays were exhausting, but I discovered that I truly loved the experience.” Children Jackson (9), Sophia (7) and Lincoln (4) keep Christina busy. “Sophia became the rock star of my mornings when I accidentally discovered that she knew how to make my coffee!” In January, Christina and husband Brian had dinner with Erin McKenna Franzo, Meghan Changelo Siket and their spouses. “We enjoyed a lively conversation and finally had to drag ourselves from the table to go home.” The next day Christina attended the Women’s March for America in Boston—“I found myself energized by possibility. I’ve been getting more involved in grassroots work that hopes to influence future decisions out of D.C. as well as locally.”
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Correspondents: Melissa Higgins, melissa_higgins13@hotmail.com; Leslie Kalka, lesliekalka@gmail.com In a ceremony held on campus in February, Alexandra Fiorillo was awarded the CISLA Distinguished Alumni Award for achievement in her professional field and in the wider world. She was acknowledged for her work in international development and social impact, designing products and services for people living in poverty. Alex’s work at the World Bank in mobile money and digital financial services, as well as her leadership of GRID Impact, the social impact consulting firm dedicated to innovative solutions
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Correspondent: Julia Jacobson, julia.jacobson@gmail.com Meghen DeSanta and Kenneth Brown welcomed their second child, Sienna Rae Brown, in October. Sienna’s 4-year-old brother, Leo, loves being a big brother. Laura Deming married Todd Galaida on Oct. 22 in Washington, D.C. Camels in attendance included Matthew Molberger, Timna Trajman Molberger, Lindsey Watt Alami, Bryanne Robson, Katie Stanne Chin, Margi Schwartz ’86, Merrill Swig Genoa, Alix Werner, Abby Hochstein Hughey and Anne Bider McQuaid. Joseph Ramos married Zeynep Gundogdu ’08 on Feb. 3 in NYC. Senay Tarhan ’08 attended the ceremony. Richard Zbeda married Stacy Sadove on Oct. 12, 2013, in Tarrytown, N.Y. Paul Carter, Greg Vetter, Kevin Spiers, Jeremy Klein and Daniel Ehrlich attended. Richard and Stacy moved to Irvington, N.Y., in 2015. On Oct. 28, 2016, David DiGiammarino and wife Kelly welcomed their daughter, Eleanor Allyn DiGiammarino, who is named after David’s grandmother. David and Kelly are overjoyed with baby Ella. Adam Freed and Avery Block Freed ’07 welcomed their second son, Jared, on Jan. 21, 2017. He joins older brother Ryan, who was born in June 2015. Elise LaPointe Kohan started a new job as a fifth grade teacher at Bullis School in Potomac, Md. She is enjoying being a classroom teacher near her home in D.C. Elise also started a small business on Etsy selling organic, natural, handmade lotions and candles. You can find ELK Apothecary on Etsy.com. Emily Whipple moved back to her hometown of Aspen, Colo., this year to start a pop-up bone broth company, The Broth-el Aspen, with two other partners. Her sister, Candace Whipple ’09, also lives in Aspen and has been helping with the business. You can follow her on her Instagram @Thebroth_el Aspen.
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Class of ’94 alumni Dan Levine, Todd Maguire, Geoff Goodman, Ken Frankel, Dana Rousmaniere and Jon Finnimore.
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Matt Magida ’07 and Julia Bianco ’07 with Julia’s boyfriend, Liam Shaughnessy enjoying the sun in Naples, Florida.
Class of ’08 (L-R): Elizabeth Bennett, Courtney Mayer, Emma Stratton Bray, Colby Tallman Bartro, Jackie Wade Bright, Catherine Flint, Courtney Smith, and Alexandra Krotinger celebrated their 30th birthdays on vacation in Grand Cayman last May with their Starfish Beach tour guide, Jean-Michele.
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Elizabeth Bennett, Courtney Mayer, Emma Stratton Bray, Colby Tallman Bartro, Jackie Wade Bright, Catherine Flint, Courtney Smith and Alexandra Krotinger celebrated their 30th birthdays on vacation in Grand Cayman last May with their Starfish Beach tour guide, JeanMichele. In October, Alex Krogh-Grabbe
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