44 CLASSNOTES
I am playing in an acoustic duo and gigging at farmers markets, fund raisers, etc. (thanks to George Colony for teaching me some early guitar licks on Hall 2!). –TIM BURDITT ’72
’72 Kiki Murray Schneider writes, “Dan and I just got back from our annual winter escape – Hawaii this year. We had a good visit with our son Ned, who lives in San Francisco with his girlfriend Amanda. No engagement news yet. Our daughter (also Amanda – Ned has no imagination!) and granddaughter Nina, who is just over 2, live in NYC. We try to get down there every few months, and wish they were closer. I’m very active with our local land trust. Each year, I organize a series of outings to visit newly protected properties.” Vicki Spang writes, “I saw Helen Halpin in San Francisco at a baby shower for her daughter; Helen flew in for a visit from France. I am still the CMO of a 750-attorney international law firm and spend a lot of time at our LA headquarters. To amuse myself, I go to award shows, get red carpet access, and get selfies with stars.” Sara Woodhull writes, “I have been married to Clyde Esch for eight years. Christina (my daughter) Moreno and her husband, Mark, just had a baby, Ellie Moreno. This is a miracle baby, as they had several mishaps with rare genetic issues - we are thrilled. Both of us are still working: I am at Wright State University (home of the first presidential debate on September 26), director of development for the College of Liberal Arts and love it. My territory includes New York City and LA – not bad work if you can get it. We are going to Spain in the fall for 2 weeks and this is a first for us so fun too. ”
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John Burditt reports that he will retire from Choate Rosemary Hall this summer after 19 years, first as the school’s VP for Finance and Administration, and subsequently as the school’s first Chief Investment Officer. He and his wife, Terri, (former college counselor and admission officer at Choate) will retire to their home in New Haven. Their daughter, Emilia ’02, works at the non-for-profit DonorsChoose nearby in NYC.
Chip Clowney writes, “I thought I’d give a little report about the Class of 1970’s 45th Reunion last year. Some classmates could not make it to campus so we had an off campus meet-up on Friday at Jim Berrien’s home in Fairfield, Conn. Jim, Charlie Miner, Bill McMahon, Bruce MacDougall, Chip Ryan and myself played golf and had dinner at Jim’s house, where Worthy Johnson made a surprise visit for dinner. My thanks to Jim, his wife MJ and Charlie Miner for their hospitality. Chip Ryan and I drove to campus on Saturday for the Reunion, where we met up with Tom Turnbull, John Faber, John Burditt, Todd Staub, John Ayres and Eliot Clauss. John Ayres told the epic story of how he and a crew hung the Mickey Mouse clock on the chapel. I saw Jay Moorhead a few weeks before the Reunion when he visited San Diego. He is doing well with his venture capital business. Jay was in Europe during the Reunion.” S. Christopher Scott has been executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust for the past 23 years. In 2015, the Board of Trustees elected him president. The Preservation Trust owns and manages more than 20 landmark properties on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. Robert C. Graham, Jr. ’59 was elected the trust’s chairman. Geoff Smith has spent the past 40-plus years as a teacher at the elementary and high school levels (1974-1980), as a college admissions officer and admissions dean at University of Vermont, Middlebury College, Vermont Law School, Golden Gate University, and Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center (1980-2004), and most recently as a dean of college and gap-year advising (2004-2016). He will retire in summer 2016, will continue to live in San Francisco, and hopes to do some traveling with his wife, Crystal Gromer, and may pursue some flexible, part-time work at the college or high school level. Peter Talbert played golf in Scottsdale with Jay Moorhead while he was on vacation.
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C Hans Farnstrom writes, “Next year will be my 30th year at The Landon School in Bethesda, where I am assistant head of the Upper School, teach English, and coach the varsity hockey team. I have been off the grid for many years now but I have been in contact recently with both Sid Gottlieb and Frank Gerold, and have kept up regularly with John Avery over the years, all from the class of 1971.” Bill Fuller published his eighth book of poems, Playtime (Flood Editions) last June. In his spare time he is chief fiduciary officer of The Northern Trust Company in Chicago. Bruce Mosbacher writes, “My wife, Nancy, and I spent the fall watching our daughter, Emily, play her final collegiate soccer season for Harvard, and visiting with our son, Jack, who is a performer living in New York. The highlight of our fall travels was a spectacular evening with Rob Minicucci and Tess at their home on the water in Darien.”
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Tim Burditt writes, “After being CFO for various start-up and middle market companies over the years, and getting the kids off into the world (all three working in NYC), I made the ’retirement’ decision in 2014. Lisa and I moved to Saunderstown, R.I., where we rehabbed a small 1925 summer cottage. Now I’m busy as ever doing what I have always wanted to but didn’t have the time, including advising and assisting three nonprofits: Rhode Island Historical Society, Greater Providence YMCA, and Social Enterprise Greenhouse (SEG). SEG has been the most fun so far, where I am teaching financial leadership to entrepreneurs in two incubator programs, all of whom have a positive social impact embeded in their business plan. On top of that, I am playing in an acoustic duo and gigging at farmers markets, fund raisers, etc. (thanks to George Colony for teaching me some early guitar licks on Hall 2!). Have not caught up with any other alums (other than my brothers) but hope to make the next big reunion.”