daughter back, but we are helping other families prevent the tragedy of suicide.” If you know of someone who may be in need of mental illness and suicide prevention services, Sara strongly recommends www. afsp.org. Keep it going, Sara. You are doing amazing work toward helping others. Sara Tedesco Tagget and family on her son Blake’s wedding day
Corinne Corrigan Daniels and Beth Shapiro Lewyckji reunited in Washington, D.C., at Corinne’s last Dana Hall function in her role as director of Alumnae Relations. We are grateful for all of the wonderful work Corinne brought to her role at Dana and to our class in particular. We wish her continued success in her new position as director of Development at the International School of Zug and Luzern in Switzerland. Don’t be a stranger, Corinne. Spontaneous or planned still works for getting together stateside or in Switzerland!
easy way to stay in the loop with our class. Have a wonderful summer!
do a lot of movies, opera and plays when possible.
Class of 1978 [Editor’s Note: Due to an error by the Dana Hall Advancement Office, not all of your responses appeared in the Winter 2017 issue. They are printed below.]
Alexandra (Xanda) McCagg is engaged! She writes, “After many years, he surprised me on Valentine’s Day with a ring! His name is Tim Quinn; a chef and wonderful man! We are enjoying the engagement.” Xanda continues to paint and exhibit (www. xandamccagg.com) while running her art tour and events business (www. artintroduction.com) in New York City!
Carol Craig Rohall writes that this past school year, her life consisted of helping navigate her daughter, Hailey Rohall ’17, through her senior year at Dana.
Lisa Chamberlain Schimmel’s daughter, Sarah Schimmel, married Brian Hall on Aug. 13, 2016. Kelly Schimmel ’12 was the maid of honor.
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Liz Tierney Scallion saw Carol Craig Rohall and Stacey Cushner on many of her monthly visits to care for her critically ill parents. Sadly, it was a very long road, but Liz was honored to be able to be with them and is missing them very much. She was also able to fit in a quick dinner with Ellen Meisel Barrett and Lauren Henderson Bak. Thankful that her daughter, Brianna, could be with her and catch up with Carol’s girls over the summer. Liz writes, “All my Dana friends gave me the strength and courage to push on. I am forever thankful and blessed to have them in my life.”
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Lisa Aronson Altman is getting used to being an empty nester. She writes, “My daughter, Madison Altman ’16, finished her freshman year at Union College in New York. Alexis Altman ’11 finished up her second year of graduate school at Boston College.” Margaret Harper Barnett has wonderful news! She and Martin D. Tighe were married on April 22, 2017. They celebrated this beautiful event with friends and family in Marietta, Ga.
Carol Craig Rohall and Liz Tierney Scallion with their daughters
For me (Kelly), my daughter Courtney McDermott ’04 and I are having a blast planning her upcoming fall wedding together. Very exciting times for our family. I’m also looking forward to getting together for dinner with Joy Haywood Moore and Nansi O’Leary Widen soon. Going forward, let’s try to stay connected via our Dana Hall Facebook page or however you choose to keep in touch. If you’d like to be added to our Facebook page, just let me know. It’s such a fun and
Lisa Chamberlain Schimmel and family on her daughter Sarah’s wedding day
Ann Holton Jenne and her husband Kirk just bought a home in mid-coast Maine. After 30 years in Washington, D.C., they felt it was time to return home to New England. They bought an old rectory and Ann is working full-time at the Farnsworth Art Museum. Diane St. George Whitney got her instructor MA teaching license and is riding horses in some amazing places, including Vermont hunting a large Belgian named Libby she helped train. She is also successfully conditioning a great haflinger named Wiley—so much fun! Her mom remains strong with her at the helm. They
Class of 1979 Lynn Phillips Hernandez lynn.hernandez@comcast.net Lynn Phillips Hernandez writes, “My youngest daughter and I spent a week at Disney World for her college spring break and while we were there we had dinner with Shari Godfrey Haushalter. Although it was a brief visit, it was great to see her and so much fun to get caught up.” Jenifer (Jeni) Lane Ogilvy writes, “I spent last fall in Austria and Germany teaching Bikram yoga, which I’ve been doing for about four years. I spent some time in