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John D’Agostini started a leadership training business that uses sport, fitness, and virtues training to develop teams, groups and individuals into leaders. His deeply valued experiences at Choate were a driving force in his decision to form “Inside Out Leadership Training.” The business is mobile and growing quickly, with clients ranging from adolescents to adults. For more information, visit www. insideoutleadershiptraining.com.
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Jenny Bierce and Colin Judd will be embarking on the journey of a lifetime in July, driving a tiny car from London to Mongolia in an effort to raise money for Charity: Water. Over the course of one month, they will pass through more than 20 countries, raising awareness for Charity: Water’s mission to bring clean water to every person on earth. In order to make the trip possible, they are looking for sponsors and supporters to help get them there safely. Please visit their website www.khanquistadors. com or email khanquistadors@gmail.com for more information.
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Kaitlin Kunkler is getting her master’s in media, film and journalism studies at the University of Denver, where she is editing a documentary that focuses on empowering homeless youth in the city Denver. She is also working as a production assistant for Warren Miller Entertainment, a revered ski film production company.
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Emily MacLeod is currently in London studying at King’s College London for her MA in Shakespeare Studies. In the fall she will return to teach theater in Massachusetts.
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5 1 Hugh Patrick Keefe ’02
married Megan Conley at the Mt. Washington Hotel in June 2014. Currently, they reside in Atlanta, Ga. 2 Julia Fraser ’03 married Andrey Washington on Oct. 3, 2014, at the Prospect Park Boathouse in Brooklyn, N.Y. Choaties in attendance, front row, from left, Charlotte Fraser ’05 (maid of honor); classmates
Christine Leach; Julia, Rachel Attias; and mother-of-the bride, Lorraine Connelly. Back row, from left, stepfather and history teacher John Connelly, Shannon DeVore, Nick Cobbett, Catherine Tarasoff, and Lane Carpenter.
3 Jessica Martha ’04 married
5 Queenette Karikari ’05 got
Alexander Fennell on November 9, 2014. 4 Emma Iannini ’12, fourth from left, was a guest panelist on the Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. She was representing the organization that she founded, Georgetown Against Gun Violence.
married on September 12, 2014, in Roslyn, N.Y. and was fortunate to have four of her best friends from Choate there: LeAnne Armstead ’04 ( bridesmaid), Salima Tongo ’05, Shanellah Verna ’05, and Myescha Joell ’04.
Sara Kirshbaum was a White House intern during the fall semester of 2014, working in the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach. She is currently completing her final semester at George Washington University, where she is a Political Science major. Ifeoma Ozoma writes, “After graduating from Yale in May, I will be joining the Public Policy and Government Relations team in Google’s Washington, D.C. office as a policy associate.”
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Chloe T. Smith is a junior at New York University majoring in Social Work with a minor in Psychology.