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Mae Thornton Mehra is producing a documentary film with her husband, Atin Mehra, who is also the films director. Currently in post-production, the film is about prostitution in India’s Banchara tribe, where caste traditions have forced girls into the sex-trade for generations (www.bulbulthedocumentary.com). Recent transplants from NYC to LA, they’re soaking up the California sunshine with their three-year-old daughter, Alope. Michael Rhodin and his wife, Elyse, welcomed their second child, Emma Susan Rhodin, on March 3, 2015. Big brother Adam is very excited to have a little sister. Michael was promoted from scientist to senior scientist at Enanta Pharmaceuticals in Watertown, Mass., where he works in R&D developing antiviral therapeutics. Cait Unites moved from Rwanda to Haiti last year to continue working for Population Services International on sexual and reproductive health programs. She writes, “My Choate French classes are coming in handy here, though I have yet to find an opportunity to discuss existentialist literature or art history. One of the best things about being back in North America is that it is much easier to see people. I spent time with Genevieve Croteau and her family over the holidays, and I will soon be on a beach in Mexico with Amanda Lucier, Christen (Eddy) Hadfield and Bianca Ferro. Genevieve Croteau is the Senior Director of Personnel at Sirens Media in Silver Spring Maryland. Amanda Lucier recently moved to Portland Oregon, where she is working as a documentary photographer. Christen (Eddy) Hadfield lives in the Bay Area with her husband Tom and 2-year-old son Elliot. Bianca Ferro is an Art Director for television and film and lives in LA with her daughter, Mila.”
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selected as one of the “2014 Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong.” The award was presented by the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong. 2 Jessica Goldstein Malzman ’02 and her husband, Ari, welcomed their daughter, Quinn Sadie Malzman, on February 13, 2015. Also celebrating the newest addition to the family were proud aunt Vanessa Goldstein ’04 and uncle Parker Goldstein ’16. 3 Amanda Todd Lynch ’98 and
husband, Barclay, welcomed their third child, Sadie Hathaway Lynch, on November 5, 2014. Sadie joins her older brother, Redington, and big sister, Mia. Amanda and her family live in Greenwich, Conn. 4 Katie Murphy ’97 married Patrick Foley on October 18, 2014 at Jacob’s Pillow in Becket, Mass. Classmates in attendance from left, Jacqueline (Blair) Telgheder ’97, Diana White ’97, Jack Downey ’98, Ann-Marie (Lawlor) Hyatt ’97, Suzy Gibbons ’97,
Stephanie Mauterstock ’97, the bride, Patrick Foley, Mary Hatch ’97, Aaron Rak ’97, and Lee Clark ’97. 5 Kimberley Chien ’97 married Eric Schwesinger on June 21, 2014, at the Palm House at Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Brooklyn, NY. Seventeen years after graduation, she and her Choate classmates are still great friends. From left , Thuyanh Luong ’97, Kim, Christine Durongapidya ’97, and Marie Suwannukul ’97.
6 Damarie O’Toole Ocasio ’99,
and her husband welcomed a son, Caleb O’Toole, on December 2. Caleb’s sister, Alessandra (2.5), is a wonderful big sis! 7 Jim Vitali ’99 married Melissa Ganias on November 2, 2014, at Magen’s Bay on St.Thomas, USVI. Choate family and friends in attendance included Katie Vitali Childs ’95, Lisa Vitali ’93, Matt Kokoszka ’99, Brendan Cullinane ’99, and Kate Witherspoon ’00.
Mary Farnsworth is currently living in New Haven and is the Strategic Planner for the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, a newly formed state agency. Lauren Oakes defended her doctoral dissertation at Stanford’s Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources. Her research focuses on adaptation to climate change through a social-ecological approach and centers on yellowcedar decline, a tree species dieback associated with climate change in the Alexander Archipelago, Alaska. Lauren has written about her work for the New York Times Green Blog.