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1960

While attending a November 2019 conference in Washington, D.C., Head of School Dr. Mike Davis met alumni for lunch. Joining him were Garry Mitchell ’60, Patsy Helmetag, John ’65 and Pam Korbel, and Stacey Mitchell ’85.

1961

Kent Drummond reports “Life pretty much continues the same for me. Hiking just about every day, but I have a new passion now, which is a fat-tire e-bike. I acquired it in February 2019 and have over 1,700 miles on it. It has really put fun back into cycling.” Cito Fredrickson, his wife Amy, and their three children continue to do well. Up until the pandemic, Cito continued working two jobs, as the owner of a historic seasonal hotel in Williams, Ariz. and a flight attendant with 20 years of experience. These are temporarily on hold. Cito remembers, “I am saddened by our collective loss of Chuck Froelicher, our friend and mentor. In 2011, I was able to attend our 50th class reunion. I can tell you how pleased I was that this collection of late 60-year-olds were all still gainfully employed. Our group was, and are, nothing exceptional, except we were some of the early classes under Chuck’s vision. If you are reading this, you have been influenced by Chuck as well.”

1965

Tom (Marcus) Wynbrandt writes, “Here in New York City, Judy and I are at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s like living through Defoe’s A Journal of the Plague Year. My world stretches from the lobby of my building, where I pick up deliveries, to the roof—my exercise yard. It’s not an uncomfortable prison, and I know I’m fortunate compared to many. I work, write, play guitar, and watch news and Netflix. I’d be surprised if life goes back to what it was, at least until there’s a vaccine. In the meantime, let’s all stay safe!”

Tom (Marcus) Wynbrandt ’65

1968

After his sabbatical in Colorado, Fred Morfit returned to Marin County, only to recover from a year of medical emergencies which sidelined him from action. Fred broke a foot in a “stupid” household accident in June 2019, which put him on crutches for most of the Summer. This was followed quickly by an emergency appendectomy and then the discovery of atrial fibrillation and a surgical procedure to correct it. Happily Fred writes, “I’m back at the helm now, tan, rested, and ready; making the world safe for the American homeowner from my desk at Guarantee Mortgage, where our motto is ‘We steal from the other guy and pass the savings on to you!’ Operators are standing by.”

From Left: Stacey Mitchell ’85, Mike Davis, Garry Mitchell ’60, John Korbel ’65 Kent Drummond ’61 with his e-bike

Bruce Bistline reports that the last year brought many changes to his household, punctuated by a new home with a rapid cash sale of the old home and all of the associated downsizing, packing, and unpacking trauma associated with the move. They now live in a smaller, newer, single-level home out of the foothills. His wife Susan retired from motorcycle drag racing. “Anyone want to buy a sweet little ten second Sportster?” Bruce retired from practicing law after 44 years. He says, “This is well over enough to crush idealism and foster a healthy dose of cynicism, and thanks to a single class action case, a decent retirement account.” Bruce checked off a bucket list item, to see the Aurora Borealis. For Bruce it was such a moving experience that it went back on the bucket list for a repeat visit somewhere down the road. Bruce’s long overdue acceptance of the need for total knee surgery scheduled for April was unfortunately postponed due to the pandemic. With motorcycle racing moving off the horizon, autocross racing seemed like a logical alternative, so Bruce and Susan are PCA members, and had scheduled a 3-day Porsche Track Experience, also in April, which also became a victim of COVID-19. Instead, Bruce is getting in some flat water paddling every day and starting to rebuild his strength so that he can head back to white water. While Bruce and Susan have suffered inconveniences and some medical issues, on balance, they “have had more than our share of good fortune.” Jana and Don Dodge sheltered in their Arizona home during the Spring, occasionally golfing, taking long walks, reading, exercising, and watching Netflix. Before the pandemic, Don and Jana traveled to South America.

1970

50th Reunion Rescheduled for

May 21-23, 2021

Classmates held a mini-reunion in Santa Fe, N.M.

1971

50th Class Reunion

May 21-23, 2021

Peter Theodore moved to Leesburg, Va. two years ago from New York. He is mostly semi-retired; however, Peter still teaches music, guitar, bass, and ukulele. In addition, he plays small jazz gigs at local venues. Peter continues to concentrate on building his O scale model railroad and living a “pretty mellow life.” Sad news to report is the loss of his second golden retriever of eleven years due to cancer. The dog was Rio, as in Grande, since Peter is from Colorado. Like many alumni, Peter is lying low due to the virus, which he feels will affect all of us in one way or another.

Jana and Don ’69 Dodge at Machu Picchu

Peter Theodore ’71

Bruce ’69 and Susan Bistline at Whitehorse, Yukon, August 2019 From Left: Dan Newman ’66, Bob Jacobs ’70, Jeff Lowdermilk ’70, Tom Miner ’70, Rob Tallmadge ’74

Karl Soderstrom ’73 receiving the Minouri Yasui Community Volunteer Award Class of 1975, Top Row (L to R): George Looms, Linc Jackson, Peter King. Second Row: Tom Woolley, Reed Myer, Peter Sherwood

1973

In February, Karl Soderstrom received the Minouri Yasui Community Volunteer Award for his work at the Humane Society of South Platte Valley. Anne Clinger Bley ’72 attended the ceremony. Karl acknowledged the distinction, saying, “It was an honor to get the award, which recognizes volunteers in the community who, in all fairness, do much more than I in terms of financial contributions to the various causes in the area. I do feel that by helping to get dogs adopted out to worthy families, the shelter is perhaps providing two benefits. Yes, it helps the dogs, but if the dogs, being the social lubricants that they are, can help someone get out for more exercise, or help the children learn about empathy or responsibility, or even help people overcome their loneliness and isolation, then perhaps we are helping the people in the community as well as the animals. The award came with a cash amount that I was able to donate back to the shelter’s general fund.”

1974

A Reunion Paddle Trip for the Class of 1974, planned for May 2020, has been postponed until May 2021. Jenny and Rob Tallmadge, Katie and Clancy Burson, Jacira Harper Paolino, Bev and Dick Gast, Chuck and Mary Sawyer, Chuck Willyard, Tee Cowperthwaite, David Matthews, and possibly Jeff Kleiner were eager to run the Yampa and Green Rivers. With the change of date, Melanie DeMouth Ball might now be able to participate. Rob asks, “Is anyone else interested? It will likely be a three- or

Class of 1974 Zoom class meeting, Top Row (L to R): Will Matthews, Rob Tallmadge, Chuck Sawyer. Second Row: Matthew King, Dick Gast, Clancy Burson. Third Row: Susan Boxer. four-night trip. Will and I will research the best deals, but the cost should be around $1,000 per person. Partners/spouses and adult children are welcome.”

1975

Linc Jackson and Casey love their new post in Phuket, Thailand. Casey is the College Counselor at British International School, and Linc is the computer teacher for the lower grades at a newly built school in the south of the island, also BIS. Linc commutes an hour by mountain bike each way, including a mountain pass with very little busy traffic. They live across the street from Casey’s school, so swimming and tennis are easy to access when they are not in lockdown due to the pandemic. Despite that, they can mountain bike dirt roads and single track in the mountains right behind the school. Some of that riding is through rubber or palm oil plantations, but higher up it just turns into jungle. Linc recently came across a king cobra, over a meter long, that raised its head to take a look, then slithered off into the brush. Linc and Casey also love being so close to the ocean and hope to do more snorkeling. Their son Cable is taking a gap year from DU and is with them. Inspired by the lockdown, Linc has had video chats on Zoom with several classmates from 1975, including Peter Sherwood, Peter King, Reed Myer, George Looms, and Tom Woolley. Linc writes, “It was really great to catch up. We have actually met twice and we plan to meet again.”

Randy Stein ’75 and Blitz From Left: 1978 Classmates Gery English and Schuyler Grey practice social distancing in Boulder, Colo.

Randy Stein is now a commander with the Colorado Rangers K-9 Unit. His dog Blitz is a German shepherd certified in narcotics detection and patrol. According to his bio, Blitz loves playing in the water and snow and finding drugs and missing children. He really dislikes bad guys who try to assault his fellow police officers. In addition, Blitz appeared on the first season of the television show “America’s Top Dog.”

1978

Read about the 1978 CA production of the Pirates of Penzance on page 32, also the first musical performed in the then-brand-new Froelicher Theatre.

1979

Lisa Harrison Ellsworth and her husband

Buzz and Lisa ’79 Ellsworth Buzz joined alumni and parents of alumni at Back-to-School Night, where they enjoyed Latin dance, beer tasting, and a lecture on healthy eating. 1980

40th Class Reunion Rescheduled for

May 21-23, 2021

1981

40th Class Reunion

May 21-23, 2021

Tanya Muftic published her first book of poetry, Two Souls Collided: A Poetic Journey. In July 2019, Tanya married Linda Wheeler in Winter Park. Classmate Bobbi Tolchinsky Smith attended the

From Left: Tanya Muftic ’81 and Linda Wheeler on their wedding day wedding. Tanya is currently teaching in the Boulder Valley School District at the Community Montessori School. She teaches an upper elementary classroom with fourth and fifth grade students. Tanya also started a nonprofit supporting LGBTQ educators, their colleagues, students, and community members, The Tie Tuesday Project. Anyone can follow it on FB and @thetietuesdayproject.

1983

Suzanne Lippstreu Dugan’s son Zachery graduated with his A&P (airframe and power plant) Mechanic License and was hired as an airplane mechanic for Frontier Airlines.

1985

Read about Stacey Mitchell on page 48.

Zachery Dugan, son of Suzanne Lippstreu Dugan ’83

Indigo Prasad, daughter of Che Prasad ’87

1987

Lee Feldshon is still loving living in NYC. In addition to growing his entertainment law practice (feldshonlaw.com), he is excited to be a co-producer of the new Broadwaybound (fingers crossed for luck), stage musical Austen’s Pride: A New Musical of Pride & Prejudice (austensprideamusical.com). He says it has beautiful music and is really funny, moving, and romantic. “It sparks joy in a weary world.” The developmental production of the show at The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle last October was terrific. “The audiences loved it, and we got great reviews!” Drop him a line through his firm’s website to catch up. Che Prasad’s daughter Indigo won a national award, Humane Student of the Year, from Animalearn for her seventh grade science project on humane alternatives to traditional frog dissection. She was interviewed by Psychology Today for her work. Che is very proud of his daughter’s contribution to science and the ethical treatment of animals.

From Left: Kimsey, Locklyn, and Colin Gumm ’94 enjoy the annual Alumni Skating Party. Erik Kreider ’93 in March 2019 in Antarctica

1990

Read about the Class of 1990 Virtual Reunion Party on page 58.

30th Class Reunion Rescheduled for

May 21-23, 2021

1991

30th Class Reunion

May 21-23, 2021

1993

Erik Kreider has shifted gears and production capacity with Kabana Skin Care toward producing personal protective equipment, specifically a neurotoxin-free hand sanitizer formula called C19. He’s gone from product concept and formulation to product launch, including packaging design, modern website, and FDA NDC product registration in less than two weeks, in order to address the shortages. Erik donated C19 to Colorado Academy for use by faculty and staff once campus opens. The C19 Antimicrobial Hand Sanitizer is made with food-grade ingredients (unlike the competition, which almost universally uses poisonous denatured alcohol) and is the latest addition to the Kabana line of products. You can check it out both on Erik’s primary site, kabanaskincare.com or the dedicated site, C19USA.com that launched in early April. For Erik, it’s been a very busy 2020 despite the economy, and quite a contrast in terms of activities compared to his travels last year of sea kayaking the Antarctic peninsula (and the compulsory polar plunge into 30° F seawater), Philippines for diving, and exploring Australia with his dad in December. Erik writes, “Though I have no wife/family of my own, I’ve been having a blast.”

From Left: Fletcher, Charlotte, and Julia Emerson ’94

1994

Julia Emerson and her family stayed in Taos, N.M., during the COVID-19 crisis to be close to her parents. In between her three CA children’s remote learning, the family is hiking.

1995

25th Class Reunion Rescheduled for

May 21-23, 2021

1996

25th Class Reunion

May 21-23, 2021

Meagan Gold, a CA parent, has been working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in Denver. She is an anesthesiologist at St. Joseph’s, Rose, and Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospitals in emergency surgeries and labor and delivery. Meagan also holds an MPH in epidemiology, which has been very useful.

From Left: Noa and Meagan Gold ’96 at the annual Alumni Skating Party From Left: 1997 alumni at Back-to-School Night, Alex Barton, Kendall Dennis Slutzky, and Jenni Hohensee Skeen

1997

Jenni Hohensee Skeen led a large group of alumni in the art of floral arranging and helped them create a unique custom centerpiece at Alumni Back-to-School Night in February. Jenni is the founder and owner of Goodnight Violet, Denver’s only floral design studio specializing in memorial floristry. Her mission is to provide clients with a visual voice for their final goodbye. Jenni provides services for Celebration of Life events, traditional memorials, green memorials, pet memorials, sympathy arrangements, and “goodnight blooms” for a loved one’s final moments. You can find her at goodnighviolet.com.

1999

Shane Fuhrman was elected Mayor of Silverton, Colo. in April 2020. During his campaign, Shane said, “I care deeply about our community and will work hard to focus on Silverton’s efforts on affordable housing, job opportunities, access to meaningful health and social services, economic diversification, and history preservation.” As thrilled as they are to be planning for their wedding in September 2020, Aaron Goldhamer and Tess Vigil ’00 are weighing the effects the pandemic might have on guests coming from out of town and gathering in a large group. They were looking forward to Shane Boris ’00 officiating their ceremony. Stay tuned! Aaron and Tess got engaged over New Year’s 2019. This romance rekindled almost twenty years after their 1999 CA Prom date! Scott Hills moved back to Colorado with his wife Michelle in late 2019. He is working at Ball Aerospace in Boulder/Broomfield after 15 years with Boeing. Michelle has continued with Northrop Grumman. On January 5, 2020 Scott and Michelle celebrated the birth of their first child, Josephina Lillian Hills, weighing 6 lbs. 11 oz. The couple lives in Westminster and enjoys their new role as parents to a very sweet baby girl. In January, Ben Skeen received the Donald E. Cordova Distinguished Service Award from the Faculty of Federal Advocates, for his participation in the FFA’s Bankruptcy Pro Bono Program. This program provides free legal representation to low-income debtors in lawsuits that arise in the context of a bankruptcy filing. During the pandemic, Ben and his daughter Imogene have been creating art together. They were featured on Colorado Public Radio’s “Colorado Matters” in April in a story about Coloradans taking up “crisis crafts” to get through the

Shane Fuhrman ’99 Aaron Goldhamer ’99 and Tess Vigil ’00 From Left: Scott Hills ’99, baby Josephina, and Michelle Hills

From Left: Imogene and her father Ben Skeen ’99 creating art

From Left: Finn, Fiona, and Olivia Crane, children of Maggie Ruddy Crane ’00

The daughters of Megan DuBois Loucas ’00, From Left: Elliot (4 ½ years) and Olive (2 years, 4 months)

Julia Richman ’00 Betsy Wagner ’00 with her foster dog Montgomery

stay-at-home order. Ben reports, “Imogene was already a very active and talented artist before this started. I’ve been inspired by her to get over my insecurity about not being able to make something that looks exactly right, and to just create.”

2000

20th Class Reunion Rescheduled for

May 21-23, 2021

Shane Boris, producer of the Edge of Democracy, won a 2020 Academy Award nomination for best documentary. It is available to view on Netflix. Maggie Ruddy Crane and her husband Eddie are excited to announce the birth of their third child, Fiona Mae Crane, born on December 20, 2019. Maggie and Eddie’s son Finn (5) and daughter Olivia (3) are excited to have a baby sister. Emily Dubin and her husband Chris had a great reason to miss the annual Alumni Skating Party. She delivered a baby boy, Remy, on the day of the party. Big sister Josie loves her new brother. Megan DuBois Loucas’s first project at Trillium Architects, a small boutique architectural firm, was featured as the Fine Homebuilding House of 2020. The house is an 80-year-old home located in Greenwich, Conn. It is Megan’s first passive house project and it has been an insightful learning experience, not just in the importance of very technical design, but also in the thoughtful selection of materials that have minimal impact on our environment. Helen Phillips received two awards in the past several months. First, Time magazine listed her book The Need, in the top-10 best fiction books and one of the 100 must-read books of 2019. This Spring, it was announced that Helen had received the 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship. The Fellowships are grants to selected individuals made for a minimum of six months and a maximum of twelve months with the purpose of providing Fellows with blocks of time in which they can work with as much creative freedom as possible. The grants are made freely with no special conditions attached to them, and Fellows may spend their grant funds in any manner they deem necessary to their work. Helen will have the Fall 2021 semester off from teaching. This is very much appreciated at this time of the pandemic. Helen has had little time for creative work, between trying to teach remotely this Spring and homeschooling her children. She is thrilled to know she will have a pool of time in the future. Helen and her family spent the quarantine period hunkered down with Adam’s parents in Maine. She writes, “What a hard time for NYC and for the country, and I’m filled with grief for our city and world. Many of my students are very directly affected. We are healthy and together and filled with gratitude for that.” Julia Richman was recently named by the State of Colorado’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) as its new Chief Strategy Officer. She will focus on the convergence of strategy, product management, business architecture, and marketing and communications. Julia spent her last two years working for the city of Boulder, Colo., as Chief Innovation and Analytics Officer, and then as Boulder’s Chief Technology Officer. Betsy Wagner has made a career move, resigning from her job at Wagner Equipment to focus on her passion for philanthropy and product/app development. Still living in Denver, she is currently developing an app to help people understand and identify healthy patterns in romantic relationships (stage5.app). Betsy continues to be involved in nonprofits that help the Colorado community thrive. Additionally, she is fostering dogs and

Chase Thomas, son of Brian Fisher ’02 Laura Goldhamer ’02 Phoebe Coleman ’03 introduces Kevin Kwan at the Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress.

From Left: 2004 alumni at Austin Nunn’s wedding, Nick DePetro, Brian Pushchak, Sarah Olsen, Candace McLellan Nunn, Austin Nunn, Austin Haugen, Travis Sawyer, Andre Delsol

helping them get adopted throughout the Front Range region. Betsy currently owns three dogs and fosters a one-year-old dog with special needs. Montgomery was born without part of her brain. Betsy writes, “She’s the sweetest pup in the world, but it’s been a challenge as well as fun!”

2001

20th Class Reunion

May 21-23, 2021

Louise Hills Davis is enjoying her work at Lockheed Martin in their planning department.

2002

Brian Fisher and his wife Jamie are thrilled to announce the birth of a son, Chase Thomas Fisher, in March 2020. Big sister Riley is excited to have a baby brother. As Spring set in, from her front porch, Laura Goldhamer shared a video of a season song she wrote called “One Day at a Time.” People she did not know were walking by when she played. They were smiling and waving at the music. For Laura, it was a sweet connection with strangers. The song is a sing-a-long and very fitting for our current conditions.

Take Care and Take Heart

Underneath the stars,

Enjoy every night, anywhere we are,

It is there we’ll be, making a great team,

It’ll be alright, one day at a time. Laura has been very creative and productive during the pandemic, producing new music which will be released soon. So stay tuned to lauragoldhamer.com for her new compositions. Brendan Ruddy and his partner Christy Soran welcomed Cecilia Ruddy into the world in January 2020 in San Francisco. Their older son Julian couldn’t be happier.

2003

Nic Cary is offering support to thousands of underserved young adult entrepreneurs during the challenging times of the pandemic. He is the founder and chairman of a tech nonprofit 501(c)(3) Skysthelimit. org. The organization offers one-on-one support, resources, and mentors, so that job seekers become job creators who can help build a stronger economy for everyone. His team currently supports vulnerable and hard-hit small business owners in America. Nic writes, “Everyone is struggling to adapt to COVID-19. While other nonprofits are canceling classes, programming, and closing their buildings, our digital service delivery model for small business owners is more relevant than ever. In fact, we’re built for this moment.” Over the past weeks, Skysthelimit.org has launched a comprehensive response to the crisis: a small business relief fund, entrepreneur marketplace, emergency hotline, and guide for young entrepreneurs operating under pandemic conditions. Phoebe Coleman is the president of the Library of Congress Asian American Association. She organized the 25th anniversary of the LCAAA, which included a commemoration of the completion of the transcontinental railroad and the appearance of Kevin Kwan, the author of Crazy Rich Asians. Phoebe is Grants Management Specialist in the office of COO for the Library of Congress.

2004

Austin Nunn married Candace McLellan in Vancouver, Canada on September 28, 2019 and was lucky enough to have CA classmates in attendance. Austin met Candace through a colleague at a tennis

Cali Pfaff ’04

From Left: Ben, Marisa, and Grant ’04 Tallmadge

From Left: 2005 alumni, Sam Allen, Sam’s wife Laken, Karl Koch

From Left: Logan Brown ’07 and Katherine Crowley at the annual Alumni Skating Party Poone Shoureshi’s wedding

tournament in Palm Springs, Calif., where they hit it off. Austin writes, “The wedding was a blast and a lot of fun.” Cali Pfaff launched her own landscape architecture studio in Denver. She has a field office in Oregon. The firm takes on residential and commercial projects, focused on outdoor living and natureinspired design. Get in touch at info@ studio-campo.com or studio-campo.com. Lisa “Tana” Sharp, has her master’s in Education and is an extern at the Air Force Academy. She is a Doctoral Extern in Clinical Psychology at University of Denver Peak Performance Center, USAFA. Lisa served briefly in the Navy, but is no longer in the service and was a member of Senator Bennet’s Service Academy Panel. She is happy to speak with current CA students who are interested in the service academies and might either to talk to them or guide them through what they may face in interviews during the selection process. Each panel runs quite differently. Grant Tallmadge and his wife Marisa are happy to announce the birth of their first child, Ben. He was born on January 14, 2020.

McKenna Kane, daughter of Emma Harrington Kane ’07

2005

Adrian Michael Green

has written a new book, He Was Taught to be This Way. Carly Jones lives in Denver and is the VP of Talent Acquisition for Salesloft. She travels back and forth to Atlanta. Karl Koch went skiing in Jackson Hole, Wyo. in January 2020. He was able to ski with Sam Allen and his wife Laken.

2007

Poone Shoureshi married James Bierbower II in Portland, Ore. on July 27, 2019 at the Waverly Country Club. CA alumni from 2007 attended the wedding, including Kalin Hennegan, Meg LaFarge, Kelly Wehrle Anderle, Lauren Barrows Duncan, Alec Devereaux, and James Nelson. The happy couple met at a New Year’s Eve party during Poone’s final year of medical school at George Washington University. She is currently completing her urology residency at Oregon Health and Science University. James Hills started his sixth year as a mechanical engineer with Lockheed Martin. He recently moved to a new program and works just down the hall from his sister Louise Hills Davis ’01. Emma Harrington Kane and her husband

Tate Quinn, daughter of Anne Quinn O’Donnell ’07

Eddie are thrilled to announce the arrival of their first child, McKenna Kane, born on March 17, 2020, St. Patrick’s Day. Emma reports, “We feel very lucky to have such a great distraction at this tough time and that we were in and out of the hospital at the beginning of the virus. We are extremely fortunate that Eddie was able to be in the delivery room.” Anne Quinn O’Donnell and her husband Ryan welcomed daughter Tate Quinn O’Donnell on March 25, 2020, at 8:06 p.m. Tate weighed 9 lbs. 9 oz. and was 21.25 inches long. “Everyone is doing well!” PJ O’Neil, Hannah Kleiner O’Neil, Molly O’Neil ’14, and Jeff Kleiner ’74 attended Peter O’Neil’s retirement party in early March 2020. Peter served as the Colorado Outward Bound School’s executive director for years, bringing the organization back to its core values and financial stability. Chapin Jackson Rebbe and her husband Tyler are delighted to announce the birth of Charlie Grace Rebbe born on March 15, 2020. Charlie weighed 7 lb. 2 oz.

Charlie Grace, daughter of Chapin Jackson Rebbe ’07

2008

Georgia Grey INHC moved her holistic nutrition business, WBH Nutrition Co. into the new shared wellness space, Nurture, located in the Highlands. She meets with her clients one-on-one in person (when possible) or on phone/video chat, teaching what to eat and how to heal through food. Georgia specializes in autoimmune nutrition, weight loss, athletes, and kid/ family nutrition. Follow Georgia on Instagram @wholebodyhealing and subscribe to her newsletter through the website wbhnutritionco.com. Farrah Peek now lives in the greater Salt Lake City area, working on the

Georgia Grey ’08

Farrah Peek ’08

From Left: Will O’Neil, Molly O’Neil ’14, Peter O’Neil, PJ O’Neil ’07, Hannah Kleiner O’Neil ’07, and Jeff Kleiner ’74 Class of 2008 alumnus Trip Stoddard is the ultimate Nikola Jokic fan.

Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Shaw ’08

Jon Davis ’08

Cody Shultz ’09 Facebook Data Center builds with Mortenson Construction. Max Shaw married Chelsea Roseri on February 15, 2020 at the Woodlands in Morrison, Colo. CA groomsmen included Walker Shaw ’06, Paul Britton ’08, Louis Talesnick ’08, and Andrew Spickert ’09. Max and Chelsea enjoyed their honeymoon in Telluride, Colo. The couple lives in Denver, where Max works in hospital administration at UCHealth, University of Colorado Hospital, and Chelsea is an accountant. Check out the latest feel-good recording by Jon Davis, “Easy!” Listen on Apple Music, Google Play, or Spotify. Expect to hear more new songs from Jon as he quarantines in New York City. Read about Christina Bradley on page 44.

2009

Katarina Niparko is now working as an attorney at Fisher Phillips LLP in their Denver office. Her practice focuses on trade secrets protection, employment discrimination claims, and general employment counseling for employers, including crafting employment policies and handbooks and advising employers on compliance with federal and state laws. Since her law school graduation, Katarina is coaching one of CU Law’s mock trial teams. She competed for the CU mock trial team in national competitions and was president of the program. Jordan Loyd is excited to share his newest venture. September 2019 marked the last month with the Tiësto team as tour manager. Jordan was thankful for all the experiences and projects they accomplished together. Now he’s launched TWENTYFIVE/SEVEN. His company aims to create a new industry standard by optimizing the entertainment space globally, using strategic partnerships to create a truly all-encompassing platform. His flagship partners include TripActions, a four-billion dollar travel management company revolutionizing travel; Expensify, the world’s leading application for expense management; and VisaHQ, the leading online visa and passport application solution. Learn more at twentyfiveseven.com. Cody Shultz graduated from Worcester Polytechnic University in Worcester, Mass. with dual BS degrees in Computer Science and Robotics Engineering. During college he held leadership positions in his fraternity, Sigma Pi, and continues to remain involved by helping to charter the Eta-Sigma chapter at CSU and serving as their Chapter Director. Cody works as an engineer at the family business, the RoCaam Corporation, which is a manufacturer’s representative for large industrial equipment based in Northglenn, Colo. Most recently, Cody joined the Marine reserves and graduated from basic training at the MCRD in San Diego and was recently promoted to Lance Corporal. He will continue his combat and occupational specialty training this Spring and will take his orders at Buckley Air Force Base while continuing his career at RoCaam.

Maria and Sam Stein ’10

2010

10th Class Reunion Rescheduled for

May 21-23, 2021

Sam Stein married Maria Sanchez-Calzada at her family’s home in the small town of Malinalco, two and a half hours outside of Mexico City, on November 9, 2020. The estate sits below a cliff holding a historically significant Aztec temple. Sam felt fortunate that family and friends joined the celebration from around the world, including CA alumni Josh Hursh, Logan Bowen, and Ben Weiner.

Joel Berdie ’11 in San Mateo Rio Hondo, the southern mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico

2011

10th Class Reunion

May 21-23, 2021

Joel Berdie left his job working at the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless in May 2019 before leading field studies trips for high school students in Tanzania, walking with the Maasai, service learning with an orphanage/school, and summiting Kilimanjaro twice. Joel then moved to Oaxaca, Mexico with his partner, where he facilitated business/money management and empowerment classes for Zapotec women entrepreneurs and artisans in small indigenous villages. Joel also worked as a food tour guide to make money on the side and share the depth of Oaxacan cuisine and culture with Mexican and international tourists. Joel is now back in Denver amidst COVID-19 and helping to build a community garden with Village Exchange Center alongside Spanish-speaking community members. Meanwhile, Joel has been accepted to and is contemplating a degree program for a Master of Social Work in Durango this coming Fall. Read about David Kessler on page 46. Paige Roth and John Pederson have enjoyed a complicated engagement due to the ongoing pandemic and have hopes of marrying in the Summer of 2020. Seven members of the wedding party are classmates from the class of 2011, Petra Jans Pederson, Karlee Rajaniemi, Caroline Cramer, Austin Holmes, Alex Rajaniemi, Cody Behan, and Thomas Pederson. The couple is hopeful they will be able to see everyone.

2012

Brooklyn Batey is the Director of Advocacy and Partnerships of the national nonprofit organization, Honored. They are dedicated to keeping great teachers in the classroom and inspiring a new generation of teachers. Brooklyn is currently working to adapt programming to be as responsive and supportive as possible to teachers, students, and schools across the country during school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to help boost morale during a trying time for students and educators. Honored hopes to celebrate the amazing teachers going above and beyond to serve students through remote teaching. They will feature dozens of these teachers from across the country in upcoming months, but they need your help in finding them. Please nominate a CA teacher at honored.org. Or tag Honored on Facebook and LinkedIn as @Honored.

2013

Anjali Mehta is a consultant at Marsh McLellan & Co. in Boston, Mass., a leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy, and people. Maeve L. Moynihan has been in England during this time of the pandemic. She is a researcher of Europe’s stories at University of Oxford and a Project Administrator with the Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Center for International Development.

From Left: Slide Kelly ’13, Tyler Kelly ’15, and Susan Andrews

2015

Mac Connolly departed Deloitte Consulting in June to work for Metis Strategy in Washington, D.C. as an Associate Consultant in the IT sector. His startup, Agentless, was acquired in the Fall of 2019 by a fellow Y Combinator company called Open Door. Justin Connerly feels fortunate to be doing well during this pandemic. The only tangible impact is that he is now working from home, which is still in California. Justin is currently enrolled at the National Test Pilot School as a graduate assistant, which is a scholarship program through which he works as engineering support for the school part-time and attends classes parttime toward a master’s degree in Flight Test Engineering. Justin has been able to keep up with a handful of his friends from CA. Tyler Kelly rode his bike across the USA and met up with his brother Slide Kelly ’13 and former Lower School teacher Susan Andrews in front of the U. S. Capitol. Ellicia Tovar came to campus in November

From Left: Meg Hill, Lisa Todd, Ellicia Tovar ’15

From Left: Justin Bassey ’16 and Susan Andrews

From Left: 2016 classmates meet at the Young Alumni Lunch in December, Nick Schneck and Nick Fuselier. Annabel Collins ’17 From Left: 2018 classmates Thomas Messner and Jayne Kay

2019. She was headed to basic training in the U.S. military on December 2.

2016

5th Class Reunion

May 21-23, 2021

Former Lower School teacher Susan Andrews was able to see Justin Bassey play several basketball games last year when Harvard was playing in the Washington, D.C. area vs. Georgetown. Susan wrote, “What fun to follow his games!” Angelina Leonardi graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Skidmore College and was named the recipient of the 2020 ACS Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry, in recognition of her success in courses and her achievements in research. Thank you to Suzie Jekel for her influence and impact on Angelina’s love for and desire to learn science! Max Messner graduated from the United States Military Academy West Point and is stationed at a NATO training base in Bavaria, Germany, the post he had been hoping for.

2017

Annabel Collins is enjoying her animalscience related activities. She placed first in the UC Davis intercollegiate horse show in the Fall of 2019. For the second consecutive quarter, Annabel has had an internship at the UC Davis goat facility, where she assists with births and care for the newborn babies. She was one of few students remaining on the Davis campus over Spring Break and was helping the barn manager with pretty much everything. Annabel has gotten a lot of hands-on veterinary experience, including vaccinations, blood draws, bottle-feeding, and ultrasounds. She has helped care for over 50 babies so far, is definitely thinking about veterinary school, and is currently on the pre-vet track.

2018

Thomas Messner is attending the United States Military Academy West Point and asked CA classmate Jayne Kay, who attends the University of Georgia, to the 2020 West Point Winter Military Ball. Jayne also had the opportunity to stop in New York City and visited with Will Bomgaars, who is attending NYU.

2019

Margarita Diaz met Cathy Nabbefeld at San Diego State. She is enjoying her time at SDS and her studies in the civil engineering program. Sachin Mehta is a freshman at Johns Hopkins University, which is a perfect fit for him. He continues to fence for the Division I Blue

Alumni at the Young Alumni Lunch in December, Alex Kim ’19, Kim Jans, and Eric Bear ’18 From Left: Margarita Diaz ’19 and Cathy Nabbefeld Ben Freeman ’19

Jay team. Unfortunately, the NCAA Fencing Championships were cancelled this year. Makayla Sileo still loves CU and is studying Speech, Language, and Hearing Science with a minor in Sociology and Leadership Studies. During the past semester, she had an internship doing Colorado outreach for Girls Leadership. This Summer Makayla will work in San Francisco, also with Girls Leadership. Makayla reports she has made lifelong friendships through the Presidents Leadership Class, with countless conferences, backpacking trips, and realworld exposure that has really developed her confidence, relationships, and life. She will live in an apartment next year with sister, Sophie ’17, and two good friends. Ben Freeman was named the Centennial Conference Most Outstanding Rookie of the Year for Men’s Swimming. Ben swims for Swarthmore College and made three NCAA qualification times. Unfortunately, the NCAA meet was cancelled due to the pandemic. Stuart Mills has been hosting a Zoom Advisory Meeting with his 2019 advisees who are home finishing their first year of college. n

Mr. Mills’s 2019 Advisory, Top Row (L to R): Davis Ebel, Stuart Mills, Máire McHugh. Second Row: Mari Annest, Will Smart, Carter Coatsworth Third Row: Alex Ford, Nina Hall, Charlie Selby.