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classnotes
After several years of living in Wisconsin, I’m thrilled to be moving to a place where I can actually feel a part of and be more closely connected to a Choate community.
–SHANTI MATHEW ’05
was matched and donated to Choate's Varsity Ultimate Frisbee team. During the week, Mazur works for Ogilvy and Mather as a music producer in New York City.
’05
Shanti Mathew writes, “I currently work as a researcher at an innovation consultancy group in Madison, Wis. We primarily do product design and I work in the front end – doing research in order to understand user needs and pain points. I’m moving to Chicago to start the Masters of Design program at the Institute of Design. Can’t wait! Plus, after several years of living in Wisconsin, I’m thrilled to be moving to a place where I can actually feel a part of and be more closely connected to a Choate community. I’ve gotten to do a few Choate things here and there (including Beijing!) and have gotten to interview a few prospective students, but I can’t wait for that connection to be more consistent.”
’06
Sydney Lapeyrolerie joined Jonathan Fanton ‘61 and Roger B. Vincent ‘63 at a Yale minireunion in April. Jaleesa Murrell and a number of Choate alums attended the Lilac Ball on June 10, 2013. The Lilac Ball is an annual fundraising event for the Prep for Prep program, an academic nonprofit that prepares high-achieving students of color for placement at the top day and boarding schools in the country. Members of the Prep for Prep program who are also Choate alums: Chijioge Nwogu, Jaleesa Murrell, Kenny Hernandez ’05, Julianna Hernandez ’08, Alexandria Bautista ’06, Jessy Trejo ’02, Anthony White ’07, Xenia Zayas ’07, and Amara Omeokwe ’04.
Lauren Vespoli graduated from Dartmouth and began working as an associate for creative agency of the year RF Binder in New York City. She is eager to catch up with any and all '09s in the city that never sleeps! Teddy Woodhouse writes, “I was elected in a university-wide election to serve as the next director of representation (DoRep) within the University of St Andrews Students' Association. The DoRep is a paid sabbatical position – one of the five full-time leadership positions within the student government here – covering the specific remit of academic representation, student welfare, and national campaigning.”
’10
Jack Vaughan and his best friend, Harley Brown (Deerfield ’10), co-founded LAXtrainers.com which helps players and trainers partner with one another. In July the co-founders rode 400 miles to support Bridgeport Youth Lacrosse.
also work as an undergraduate research assistant for the Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture (www.ijpc.org) and as an Annenberg Ambassador for the admissions office. This spring I had a YouTube video of a former member of 'NSYNC singing to my sorority go viral, and it was covered by several news sources.
’12
Eva Kerman is working at a sleep away camp for low-income and special needs kids outside Buffalo, N.Y. Ryan Tveter made his Formula Renault 2.0 NEC debut in April at one of Europe’s most famous tracks, Hockenheim (Hockenheimring). Ryan, who is taking a leave of absence from his studies as an engineering student at Lehigh in order to race in Europe, faced a field of 37 other drivers from 17 countries who entered the 2013 opener for the 20-race NEC. He qualified 16th, just a second off the pole, at a track he’d never competed on.
’11
Elisabeth Roberts writes, “I am currently a junior at the University of Southern California, majoring in broadcast journalism and minoring in cinematic arts. I work for USC's student-run news show Annenberg TV News (ATVN), entertainment network Trojan Vision, and write for USC's online multimedia website magazine Neon Tommy. I
’08
Jin Ha graduated from Columbia in May with a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian languages and cultures. He is thrilled to have joined the NYU Tisch family this year in pursuit of his Master of Fine Arts degree in acting.
’09
Britta Roosendahl graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Southern California, with Department Honors. She was the founder and Editor-in-Chief of "Adsum," USC's literary magazine, and is now working as an analyst at a consulting firm specializing in export finance administration.
Lacrosse players Lauren Berestecky ’13, Brooke Hodgson ’14, Kate Hodgson ’12, Grace McVey ’12, Maddie Patch ’13, and Lexi Lersch ’13 cheered on Kate and Grace at the Middlebury versus Colby NESCAC semifinal game held at Trinity College.