DA ALUM NI
Class of 1991
DA and I’ll be Kaufman Lynn Reunion back to being Construction/ DURHAM ACADEMY a school mom. Owner Moonlight FALL ALUMNI WEEKEND Bring it on!” SEPT. 23 & 24, 2016 Management Cory Johnston Restaurants Spread the word. reports that Register at www.da.org/alumni. operating he is still out Calavera, Oak in Hood River, Oregon, with City Meatball Shoppe, Moonlight his wife Pippa, 2-year-old son, Pizza Company, Esperanza Rocky, and another on the way. Empanada and Tequila Bar, Cory is working as a general The Shoppe: Bar and Meatball surgeon. “Ski, cycle, sail, paddle, Kitchen; COMING SOON (Bottle dig, burn stuff and try to keep Session and Hokee Pokee)/Travels up with the tykes. That’s about (anywhere with wacky foods). it.” After spending the last 11 Christy Sporleder Rosas is years overseas, Andrea Banes working for State of North Carolina Picon’s family returned after Parks as a parks planner. N.C. a short hiatus to the Charlotte Parks is celebrating a centennial area. They will be moving to year. Sons, Logan and Lucas are Minneapolis in June. She invites playing soccer, swimming and are anyone who likes ice fishing to active boys. “We are planning a trip drop her a line. She hopes to come to Indiana to visit Julie (Pellomback to see everyone in September Sporleder) and attend our 25th class for the 25th reunion! Virginia reunion for Carmel High School Reves Hall says she’s reached near the Colt stadium.” Danielle the point where she has nothing Pedersen Holland reports life’s new to report about herself since been pretty hectic down in New she is still teaching and coaching Zealand. “We have recently moved at DA (since 1998!). “I’m a fullto the family beach house while we ABOVE: Miles Hall ’91 enjoys the sea, sand and sunshine with Bridget, fledged soccer mom to two girls are building our new house. Google Everett and Madeleine. — including Allison (age 10), who ‘Whangamata’ if you get the chance. beat me in a 5K this fall, and It’s a beautiful part of the world. I’m Shipman ’92, Hilary Carson ’92 fall! After two years living abroad Catherine (age 8), who had Libby still working in sports broadcasting and all the Brodie boys. Happy in Singapore, Laura Horton Lang as her second grade teacher and have started in a new role hours have turned into play dates Virkler is heading back to Durham this year! A highlight this where I’m in charge of all the replay and we are enjoying watching with her family this summer. Her spring was attending the Duran operators (we do the slow motion all the kids grow up. Allison oldest will be attending the Upper Duran concert at the Durham replays on live sporting events) McWilliams continues to enjoy School at DA in the fall! Laura says Performing Arts Center and here in NZ. We are currently in the her work at her alma mater, Wake that Singapore’s been amazing. I urge anyone who hasn’t been middle of our rugby season (that Forest, as director of mentoring “We’ve explored 11 countries while back to Durham in a while to tough guy sport with no helmets or and alumni personal and career here and the kids have hopefully come and check out the amazing shoulder pads!), so travelling around development, which also gives her really started to understand how transformation of Downtown a lot. I head to Rio in August for the opportunity to travel to fun others live and the issues they Durham! And be sure to stop by the Olympics where I’ll be working places like N.Y.C., D.C. and Boston may face. We lived out on the DA’s middle school campus to see on the Rugby Sevens, Triathlon to work with great WFU alumni. farm for 10 years, then moved to me.” Nicole Epstein Ramsdell and Ocean Swim so starting to She loves getting to catch up with a high-rise condo in a big city for is still in Charlotte working as get excited with it now being quite Clint Acrey, Jason Lang and two more and now we are going in-house counsel at Dollar Tree/ close! I caught up with Christa Kathy Oakes in Winston-Salem, back and going to try ‘town’ living Family Dollar and trying to (Smith Goldoni) in London while as well as getting back to Durham in Durham — love being parts keep up with her 4-year-old son I was there for the last Olympics. to visit with her family. Looking of each of them. The kids will be and 8-year-old daughter. Hans Unfortunately my work hasn’t forward to seeing everyone in the in ninth, sixth and third grades at Huang is the chief legal officer for c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 74
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