grow into a wonderful event for SeasIt over time.” If you’re interested in participating in the Burlington, Vt., event May 30, contact Jerrod at jdeshaw4@hotmail.com. Check out SeasIt at www.seasit.org.
1998
Brian Gill classnews1998@alum.colby.ed Congratulations to Harris Eisenstadt and his wife, Sara Schoenbeck, who welcomed their first child, Owen Eric Eisenstadt, June 13 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Y Congratulations to Mike and Tracey Keefe Sharis, who expected another little girl to join Kate, 3, in late March. Y Andrea Bassi-Morales and her husband welcomed their first baby, Gabriella Isolina, Dec. 7. Andrea’s father, a naval officer, was able to come home from his deployment in the Middle East for Gabriella’s birth. Y Stephen Ewing and his wife, Jenna, and had a baby girl, Sarah Chandler Ewing, in November. They’re all doing well. Y Andrew Whittemore Littell and his wife, Margo, welcomed a baby girl, Lucia. In his spare time Andrew has been modeling part time for Eddie Bauer. Y Maggie Drummond tore up her roots in Maine after being there since 2001 and joined her boyfriend in Indianapolis, where he works at a law firm. She found a job working for the South East Neighborhood Development Corporation. She misses Maine but enjoys the urban life and living in sports-town USA. If anyone plans to attend the Superbowl in 2012, let her know! She went to the Indy 500 last year for the first time and thinks all New Englanders should experience that at least once. In July 2009 she went to Kate Westhaver and Eric Drotch’s wedding at the public library in Boston. It was absolutely beautiful. In attendance were Kari Hoose and Amy Piantedosi. Y Andrea Doucette is leaving Brooklyn, N.Y., in April and moving to Costa Rica, which she fell in love with after a Christmas trip. She can’t wait to get back to the rainforest and the beach! Since she studied French at Colby she has some Spanish to learn. Y Sara Eno Felmly completed the Philadelphia marathon on her quest to run a marathon in each state. Y Congratulations to Chris and Kristina Smith Gates, who welcomed a baby boy, Charles Alexander Gates, Nov. 10. Big brother Soren, 2, is adjusting pretty well. Their dog, however, is quite sad to have moved into third place. Y Clay Surovek happily reports that all is well in sunny Palm Beach! Clay and his wife, Jessica, are incredibly blessed with three children: Chelsea, Brady, and Coley, as well as a golden retriever, Moe. Y Raj ’99 and Jen Spiess Gupta moved to Bedford, N.H., with their two boys. They’re settling in and anticipating the arrival of their third child in June. Y Thanks for all the news.
Old Meets New | Joshua Eldred ’96 How does an art and antiques dealer keep his third-generation family business relevant in a world where consumer goods are just a click away? Cape Cod native Joshua Eldred ’96 believes that technology and consumer education will play a vital role in growing his business. Eldred recalls a time when the parking lot at Eldred’s Auction Gallery in East Dennis, Mass., was filled with cars on auction day. While the capacity crowds of yesterday may never return, he believes the industry and his business are making positive strides to attract the next generation of fine art and antiques buyers. “The Internet is the most compelling piece of technology in a lot of ways because it allows [a much broader audience] to interact in the auction. They can sit there and watch the entire auction and participate without being there.” After Colby, Eldred moved to Boston to work in finance, but he never lost his passion for art and antiques. Fascinated by the potential to couple the antiques trade with emerging technologies, he left his position to work for a start-up antiques portal, Antiques America, and eventually a company, Artfact. com, that offers buyers access to a global database of fine and decorative arts, antiques, and collectibles, as well as live auction bidding in real time. In 2006 Eldred decided to bring his experience back to Eldred’s Auction Gallery, which specializes in antiques, Americana, fine art American paintings, and Asian art and antiques.
1999
Lindsay Hayes Hurty classnews1999@alum.colby.edu Read the class notes for the Class of 1999 online at www.colby.edu/mag.
2000
Meg Bernier Boyd classnews2000@alum.colby.edu Jason St. Clair lives in Pasadena, Calif., and is in the middle of a postdoc at Caltech, focusing on atmospheric chemistry. Y Becky Rasmussen Dalrymple’s family saw Sarah Church Murphy and Jen Usher Kilduff in Boston this Christmas. They also showed their five-month-old son (Class of 2032!) a frozen Colby campus on their trip back to Maine. Y Gilda and Tom Matzilevich welcomed their first child, Lucian Paul. They reside in Bangor, Maine, where Tom is an attorney at Willey Law Offices. YAmy (Piaseczny ’99) and Tim McGee now live in Pelham, Mass. Amy practices veterinary medicine at the Lichtenberg Veterinary Hospital and Tom works from home for the Biomimicry Guild based in Montana. They
His biggest challenge? “There used to be more people buying at the bottom,” Eldred said, “even it if was just an inexpensive piece of furniture.” Chains like Pottery Barn and IKEA are capturing a large share of the entry-level market. Glossy catalogs and efficient websites make it easy to place an order instantly and have it shipped the next day. Eldred believes that younger buyers overlook his corner of the market because of misperceptions about pricing and a general lack of exposure to fine art and antiques. He urges young buyers to get their feet wet but advises against buying art and antiques simply for investment. “You should buy a piece,” he said, “because you love it.” —Colleen Creeden ’02
expect a baby girl this April! Y Mark Edgar welcomed a daughter, Rudy Elizabeth, July 5. Y Will Barron ’01 and Karen Macke welcomed their second daughter, Ellis Emily, Jan. 3. Will works in industrial sales and Karen is finishing her Ph.D. in sociology at Syracuse. Y Nick and Jessie Davis Keppeler welcomed a baby girl, Sloane Elinor, Dec. 14. They enjoy life at home in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Y Frank and Whitney Lawton Linnenbringer and Alexander, 15 months, celebrated the birth of son James Sept. 18. Whitney has gone back to work at Cheshire Medical Center as an OB/ GYN nurse with Jeremy Donovan’s wife, Jessica. Jessica and Jeremy welcomed a baby girl, Burke, a few days before Whitney’s son was born. Whitney enjoys play dates with Reba Frederics Libby and her daughter, Naomi. Y Christine Casey Hutchinson is expecting baby number two, who is due July 3. Y Josh and Kim McCarron Camuso celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary. Kim enrolled in the M.B.A. program at Whittemore School of Business at UNH and looks forward to moving into an operations management position at The Allied Group, where she has been a senior client manager
for seven years. Y Bryan and Erin Darling Bibeau left California in October for a twomonth, 12,000-mile, 31-state trip across the country. After a month in Maine and a snowy drive across the northern states, they are settling into their new home in Colorado. Y Phoebe (Lehmann ’01) and Jay Zarnetske live in Christchurch, New Zealand, working for the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research, a Crown Research Institute, participating in a six-month research experience. They will do extensive backpacking on many of New Zealand’s world famous “Great Walks.” Y Noah and Rebecca Solomon Letwin expect a baby in March. Y Jason Straziuso and Katie Moulton moved from Kabul, Afghanistan, to Nairobi, Kenya. Jason is the chief of bureau for the Associated Press in East Africa, and Katie is transitioning from Deloitte Consulting to Chemonics, a development consulting firm in Nairobi. They are pleased with the transition. Y Kelly Fanning and Reed Bundy welcomed their first child, Reece MaryAnne, Oct. 11. Jon ’98 and Melanie Guryansky Olinto, Greg Hanson, Chris Greenfield ’96, and Alexis Fine Greiner were there to welcome Reece. Alexis and husband
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