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Constance (Lily) Haydock writes, “I am currently studying at Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne in the Executive MBA program (Sept 2015 - Sept 2016). The experience is great so far, and I would love to connect with any Choaties (if any) in Switzerland. Upon graduation, I am looking to work for a hotel asset manager or work in hotel portfolio management.” Briana Fasone received her MFA in creative writing from Columbia’s School of the Arts. She dedicated her thesis to the late Zachary Goodyear. Barrett LaChance was married on November 25, 2015 to Yuna Sakuma. Yuna is originally from Tokyo, Japan and the couple held a traditional shinto ceremony at the Atsuta shrine in her grandparents’ home town of Nagoya with about 35 family members and friends in attendance. Yuna attended Phillips Exeter Academy and the couple met on the crew team during their freshman year at Princeton University. The couple will be holding another wedding ceremony and reception in Old Saybrook, Connecticut in July 2016.
Claire Preston is living in Los Angeles and recently started her own company called The SunnyLion! It’s an active, beach lifestyle offering tangle-free earbuds all handwoven locally. She gives a special Choate discount! A portion of all profits goes to organizations supporting women in the Congo who are victims of the conflict mineral crisis. Check her site at thesunnylion.com
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Ian Chan recently relocated from New York City to London with Bain & Company after spending a year working in the New York office. Ian has loved exploring the city of his birth, and recently hosted fellow alum Kristine Yamartino ’10. Ian is keen on getting involved with the Choate community in London, starting with the Winter Wonderland outing. Feel free to give a shout if you would like to organize a Choate meet-up in London! Shira Knishkowy is the Director of Publicity at Matador Records (home of Yo La Tengo, Pavement, Cat Power, Kurt Vile, Belle & Sebastian, Savages, etc.) based in NYC.
Vincent Nero in Brooklyn on March 21, 2015. Pictured here are her classmates, from left, Rana Searfoss, Maggie Boissard, Kate Deming, Rachel Levenson, and K.C. Maloney. 2 Madeline Ruskin ’06 and Alexandra Schwartz ’14 cheered on McClatchy Ruskin ’11 and Ellison Taylor ’13 as Claremont McKenna Mens Water Polo won the SCIAC Championships in California last November. 3 Barrett LaChance ’07 married Yuna Sakuma on November 25, 2015 in a traditional shinto ceremony at the Atsuta shrine in her grandparents’ home town. 4 Ashley McGeary ’08 with Michael Hsu ’08 and his mother in Taipei, May 2015. Ashley met up with the Hsu family while traveling in Taiwan. 5 Claire Preston ’07 is founder of The SunnyLion, a beach lifestyle company offering tangle-free earbuds all locally handwoven. 6 Annie Oxborough-Yankus ’08 and Paul Braude were married on June 21, 2015 on Cape Cod.
From left, Alex OxboroughYankus ’10, Tom Yankus ’52, Annie Oxborough-Yankus Braude ’08, Paul Braude, and Julie Oxborough. 7 Maggie Nixon ’09 married Joe Caron ’09 in Old Lyme, CT on August 7, 2015. In the wedding party were maid-of-honor Sofia Garcia-Garcia ’09 and groomsmen David Hollister ’09, Mike Yowan ’09, and T.C. Nixon ’11. In attendance were Nancy Miller (Dean and English teacher), and classmates Sarah Gallalee, Adam Stasiw, Kristen Raddatz, Kayla Restifo, Melissa Rybacki, Guy Dupont, and Harrison Gale. 8 Ato Bentsi-Enchill ’12, a student at Hobart, visited Choate classmate Rafiq Chatani ’12 and former prefect Matt Cheng ’10 at UPenn. 9 Caitlin Farrell ’15, a freshman at Georgetown, has been named as a unanimous selection to the Division 1 Big East 2015 All-Freshman Team. Pictured here in a game against Virginia Tech.