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Margaret McKelvy Speranza, 82 Main Street, Hopkinton,
MA 01748, 508.633.3760, msperanza@ hotmail.com
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Kristi Vainu Chenvainu, 66 Beveridge Road, Mahwah,
NJ 07430, 617.571.4801, Kristi.e.cv@ gmail.com • Maggie Bownes Johnson, 32 Bow Street, Plainville, MA 02762, 508.494.8655, mhbownes@yahoo.com
Nothing to report. Please send news.
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Jennifer Dryfoos, 2300 West Alameda #D5, Santa Fe,
NM 87507, 505.471.6361, jadryfoos@ gmail.com
Nothing to report. Please send news.
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Laura Bedford O’Donnell, P.O. Box 16, Castleton, NY 12033,
518.732.1308, huntersmom@hotmail.com 30th Reunion • Nothing to report.
Please send news. Reunion April 24–26,2015.
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Gamze “Gigi” Ilkay Horowitz, 4413 Silica Place, Bismarck, ND
58503, 917.817.2963, GigiIlkay@aol.com
The holidays will be upon us soon and the winter has come quick! A few updates from our classmates came in. I begin with Jennifer Smith. She writes: “Well, life seems to have quite different plans for my immediate future. I am going to be relocating my life back to Connecticut/ Westchester to help my bestie with her ‘growing-too-fast’ company. We are about to embark on a cross-country extravaganza in my little RV home and I will
be blogging about it along the way as well as teaching yoga classes. Although I am not super thrilled about the impending idea of winter and severe cold, I am keeping an open mind and looking positively towards the challenges of helping her expand her awesome interior design ‘workroom’ and working with an entirely different mindset of people with regards to yoga.” She hopes to be able to reconnect with some Emmies back on the east coast and hopefully will be back in Portlandia a year from now because this city has stolen her heart. Good luck Jennifer! And from Liz Dryfoos: Liz had a most terrific time with Galen Newman, Leigh Neville Tauber, and Laura Sprague. Laura picked Leigh and Liz up in upstate New York, and drove to Galen who lives on the north shore of beautiful Lake Ontario. They caught the tail end of the fall colors, hiked, went on a fabulous wine tour, ate delicious food, shopped, and hung out. She enjoyed hanging out with her Emma buddies. “Life is good! I’m still an RN helping deliver babies. Kids are awesome. My daughter just started at an all-girls’ middle school that reminds me a lot of Emma Willard. Go girl power. Hope all is well with our ’86ers. All are welcome at my house in Seattle if passing through.” Laura Rodormer wrote a quick report. She and her son have been living in the Boston area for two years now and are enjoying the east coast seasonal activities, proximity to family, and new friends. She is working at National Grid focusing on developing energy efficiency strategies to help homeowners save money on their utility bills and improve the comfort within their home. Recently at the fall Alumnae Association Council meeting, she had the opportunity to see Wendy Graham ’85 (Board of Trustees), Deb Geraghty ’88 (Board of Trustees), Deirdre Chiarmonte, Heather Wells ’88, Noel Nowicki Knowles ’88, and many other alumnae (several of whom live within the greater Boston area). In October, Marcy Taylor Pattinson ’64 made the trek from San Francisco to come to see them for the weekend. They enjoyed zipping around the Newton area and then going up to Mont Vernon, New Hampshire to visit Marcy’s sister at her
beautiful horse barn. Laura is still somewhat “new” to the Boston area, and says she would enjoy the opportunity to connect with other EWS alumnae. As for me, my daughter’s school is off to a great start with a wonderful first grade teacher, which makes all the difference. We are making plans in a year to move on from North Dakota, so I am excited to venture on to hopefully a warmer, friendlier, and more diverse place! In December my family will be off to visit BFF in Denver to enjoy what we hope is an awesome New Year’s flapper party, dress included. Best wishes and Happy New Year to all! Gigi
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This is my sixth year there. It’s a great place and I am so fortunate to have such intense job satisfaction. I’ve also been doing some freelance writing and editing on the side. I’m on Google and LinkedIn.” Monica Simms Van Horn built a home on Martha’s Vineyard and is just finishing up the deck. Look for an invite to visit in the next class notes!
Athena Nagi Mays, 424 Turnberry Way, Souderton, PA
18964, athena_nagi@yahoo.com
Nothing to report. Please send news.
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Kara Green, 6907 Clearview Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119,
kara.green@comcast.net
Nothing to report. Please send news.
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Jodi Kittle Carle, 306-902 Well County Complex 3,
Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 406-733 Korea, jodikittle@gmail.com
Only a few things to add this time around (partially because of a late shoutout on my part…oops), but let’s get started! This just missed last notes, so first off is Sharon Khanuja-Dhall: “[I live] in Bedford Hills, New York. Three dogs, one recently lost a leg but spirits are good. Closely in touch with Keri (lives five miles from me just like she did in Troy growing up). I work for JPMorganChase, a managing director in Information Technology in Corporate Investment Bank: I’ve been there eight years and am active in the local community. I was at GE Capital most of my career before that…and along the way I did two master’s (MBA and org psych)— still not sure what I want to be when I grow up. Married, no kids, not lucky there, but really good mentor to many beautiful children. I loved seeing everyone at reunion and there is something so special about our Emma experience. I feel
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