Friends from Colby-Sawyer meet to celebrate the wedding of Amy Sichler- Baringer ’97. (L to r) Christopher House ’97, Amy Cheney ’96, Regan Loati ’97, the bride, Erica Wells ’97, and Erik Daly ’97.
Jennifer Gagne Finch ’97 with three friends on her wedding day. (L to r) Kelly Steele ’96, Jennifer, Rebecca Bussiere ’98, and Dalia Bussiere ’00.
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Amie Pariseau 41 Tremont Road Concord, NH 03301 (603) 227-9695 Email: pariseau75@aol.com Jolene Thompson 30 Bunker Road New London, NH 03257 (603) 526-7381 Email: nh_phish_head@hotmail.com I, Amy, am writing solo this time and do not have much news to report. Jolene was busy throughout Jan. in FL. She was working at the Phish New Year’s bash. I will start coaching a HS tennis team in Manchester, NH in March. Donna Studley is working full time in accounting. She plans on going for her MA but is not quite sure in what yet. Lauren Smyrl is very busy at the Barn and at Proctor Academy. She is a dorm parent, riding coach, JV girls basketball assistant, and a learning skills substitute. Beth Chartier Tower is enjoying motherhood with son Adam Chandler. Lauren Calverese completed her MBA in
Dec. and continues to reside in AZ. She is the interim Director of Marketing and Promotions at No. AZU. Congratulations to Douglas “Doug” Bennett who will be getting married in the spring of ’01. He continues to work on his MBA and is an admissions counselor at Fairfield U. Brian Morrisey is working as a graphic designer in CA. He is also doing some freelance journalism. Julian Walker and Kathleen McLaughlin are both living and working in Boston. Congratulations to Jennifer Strong and Jeffrey Rain ’96. Wedding bells will ring Sept.30, ’00. Jennifer is an education specialist at Parent Child Development in Greenfield, MA and Jeffrey is the manager of Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Brattleboro, VT. Good luck to Ian Mentasti who will be living in Australia for a year and to MarcDamian Hartley who will live in Germany for two years. Amy Sichler-Baringer married Michael Baringer in June ’99 and they reside in Virginia Beach, VA. Christopher House, Regan Loati, Erica Wells, Erik Daly, and Amy Cheney ’96 attended their wedding. Jennifer Gagne Finch also got married and her bridesmaids were Kelly Steele ’96, Rebecca Bussiere ë98, and Dalia Bussiere. That’s all the news from us for this issue. Please send or call the Alumni Office with your current address, phone number, and email if you’ve moved (603-526-3727 or alumni@colby-sawyer.edu). Thanks, take care.
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Kelly Ervin 3 Lothian Road, Suite 45 Brighton, MA 02135 Email: ervink@bc.edu The following news missed the last deadline, but better late than never. Christopher G. Quint is living in Denver now and working as Volunteer Director of the Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. He lives with Nate Kelley ’99 and Taylor Larson and they are having a blast. Nate is a sales rep for Sprint, and Taylor is an assistant golf pro at the Denver Country Club. Jill Bishop wrote, “I’m getting burnt out from school but I’m glad I went right away. I plan on taking a couple of years off, go to work after May and then go back to school for something. I have lots of ideas in my head but not sure which direction to go in. My field placement is in an emergency room at ME Medical Center this year. I’m working the graveyard shift and looking forward to the education I’ll get there. Right now I’m working for the ME Bureau of Health, assessing domestic violence and sexual assault services throughout ME. It’s been really interesting. My summer was busy
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with work and some traveling. I went to St. Maartin with Sarah Prescott and with Colleen Shea to TN, and on several small weekend trips. Colleen still works for Interactive Data in Bedford and recently moved to Salem, MA. She is planning to take some classes this fall in finance. Sarah is engaged, still lives in Old Orchard Beach and works for Child Development Services out of Arundel. I spoke with Heidi Smith and she is in Houston, TX in the Army. She is stationed there taking courses to learn to be an operating technician. She is anxious to get her classes done and be stationed permanently. James “Jamie” Pedersen is living in NJ. He recently bought an 1100 Honda Shadow and is busy putting miles on the motorcycle and finishing up a ’51 Chevy truck he received for graduation. I am also in contact with Rachel Woodbury.” Kim-Laura Boyle is in her second year working at Dartmouth Medical School as a lab technician. This fall was also her second season as an assistant soccer coach. Christopher Cousins is a news reporter for the Times Record newspaper in ME. He reports on four communities as well as on regional economic and consumer issues. Most recently, Chris was a reporter for the weekly Advertiser Democrat in his hometown of Norway. Robert “Rob” Gagnon finished grad school in MI. Nathan “Nate” Camp and Elizabeth “Beth Bryant ’92 became engaged on