44 CLASSNOTES
Joel Bauman, MD ’96 was the first neurosurgeon in New England to perform a Mazor X robotic spinal fusion surgery.
Amanda Murray writes, “After the closing of Weinstein Books (the book imprint associated with Harvey Weinstein), I am now an executive editor at Hachette Books in New York.” Last year she also joined her parents as a member of The Murray Team at Corcoran real estate. She and her two children are busy and happy in Quogue, on the East End of Long Island. Alfred D. Watts led a team of 20 missionaries on a 12-day trip in October 2017 to Bangalore, India, where he built and dedicated a church, conducted a pastor’s conference, ministered to widows, lepers and orphans; and conducted several medical clinics.
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Kevin Day writes, “After 4 years in LA, I’ve recently relocated back to NYC. I also just launched a new real estate venture called Evopolis, Inc., which acquires and preserves affordable housing in D.C., and other markets. Looking forward to the reunion!”
1990s ’91 Daniel Langenthal lives in Cambridge, Mass. He is the Director of the Leadership Development Institute at the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston. Essentially that means he is an organizational consultant to Jewish organizations in the Boston area helping them with such issues as conflict resolution, board development, visioning work and change management. He is on the boards of MABAT (the non-profit he founded in Israel, www.mabat.org) and City Sprouts which incorporates urban gardening in local public school education. He volunteers with the local Hevra Kadisha. He spends his free time hanging out with friends, seeing live music and playing outdoors. Len Small and Bene Cipolla recently worked together when Len designed the logo for an event Bene produced at Chalkbeat, the nonprofit news organization where she is executive editor. Len is also the Co-President of ICON: The Illustration Conference, an international arts gathering happening in July in Detroit.
Paul Lantos writes, “I am currently Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Duke University School of Medicine and the Duke Global Health Institute, and I was recently awarded the Early Career Research Award by the Duke Division of General Internal Medicine. I do a combination of clinical work in infectious diseases and general hospital medicine. My research is focused on statistical mapping of infectious diseases. I have run workshops on disease mapping techniques for public health personnel in Mongolia and China. I live in North Carolina with my wife, Dr. Gretchen Green, and our two children Max (10) and Julia (8).”
Sarah Rand writes, “I moved from New York state to a lake community in Danbury, Conn., with mountain views with my two boys, Max (11) and Jack (7) this past fall. Happily enjoying my 11th year at Wooster School in Danbury as a middle school art teacher and dean of students. I continue to pursue photography on my own, and am looking forward to my second trip down to Cuba this spring to photograph for Full Court Peace, a non-profit organization founded by a friend and co-worker of mine that helps to connect communities through basketball in Cojimar and Havana. Looking forward to attending the Reunion this spring and reconnecting!”
’94 David Auerbach will publish Bitwise: A Life In Code (Pantheon) in August. It is a memoir and manifesto of how technology has changed the world, based on his twin experiences of being a software engineer at Google and Microsoft and studying literature and philosophy. Mercedes Falcon recently started a job in San Francisco as Senior VP in Valuation Research Corp. ’95
James Kaiser married Andrea Rincon in Cartagena, Colombia, on February 10, 2018. Classmates in attendance included Carlo Portes, Walter Parrs, John Lancefield, Derrick Raptis, and Andrew Gerber.
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Joel Bauman, MD was the first neurosurgeon in New England to perform a Mazor X robotic spinal fusion surgery. He writes, “I am currently a neurosurgeon with Hartford HealthCare, operating at Midstate Medical Center in Meriden and also at Hartford Hospital. I specialize in minimally invasive and robotic spinal surgeries.” Matt LaMotte recently re-connected with classmate and former roommate Dan Hang, at the American Music Awards in LA. Matt is currently living in Los Angeles, Calif., with his wife Jamie and daughter Ellie Rose. Mike Roberts writes, “My wild and crazy fulltime dad/part-time musician lifestyle has entered a new phase, with my kids (Hank, 9, and Eliza, 5) now both (finally!) in elementary school. With more time for music, I’ve been able to work on some commissions for choral works, including a pretty big one for the Oakland Symphony Chorus that will premiere in April 2019. Still teaching guitar, plus kindergarten music classes at the kids’ school – a hilarious and wonderful experience. Happy 40-ish birthday to the mighty class of ’96!”
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Randall Weidberg moved from Boulder to Washington, D.C. this summer for a tour of duty at the United States Digital Service, a tech startup at the White House using design and technology to deliver better services. He writes, “We’re looking for the most tenacious designers, software engineers and product managers who are committed to untangling, rewiring and redesigning critical government services. Please consider joining for a tour of duty and feel free to email randallweidberg@gmail.com with any questions.”
’99 Lauren E. Oakes is an adjunct professor in the Department of Earth System Science at Stanford University and a conservation scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society. She is working to build the organization’s Climate Change Adaptation Program across the Americas. Her first book, In Search of the Canary Tree, will hit the shelves later this year. For more information, see www.leoakes.com.