class notes more amazing with each day. She was for the longest time a spitting image of me, but she has started to look more like my wife Kari, who actually had something to do with her arrival.” Congratulations Mark and Kari! Mehul Parekh sent a photo and explains, “The photo I sent in was taken at Pete Levin’s bowling party this past winter, with the sole intention of landing on the hallowed pages of the alumni section of the magazine. Think everyone wants to look at all of our beautiful faces?” I do think that, Mehul! Garrett Smith reports, “I was invited to four (count them, four!) Class of 1997 weddings this year: Rob Travieso was married to Sammy Williamson ’00 in St Michael’s on Memorial Day weekend with at least 30 Quaker alumni in attendance. Paul Masson was married to Krystal Boeren at his family’s home in Roland Park in July, though unfortunately I couldn’t attend. Brook Waldman married his long-time girlfriend Anna Price-Meader in a woodsy ceremony in Monkton in September. And my fourth class of ’97 wedding of the year was my own—I was married to Catie Lee on Martha’s Vineyard, MA in September.” That’s all the news that’s fit to print, folks. Keep it coming! As for me, Claire Cherlin Kosloff, my daughter Alexandra just celebrated her first birthday. She is such a joy and is keeping us quite busy. She has enjoyed meeting many of my special Friends friends. Most recently, Abby Owen Perry paid a visit with her son Sam, who may have won Alexandra’s heart forever. Abby just moved to Princeton, NJ, where her husband James is the new offensive coordinator for the Princeton Tigers’ football program. Finally, I look forward to welcoming another member of our class
to LA. Looks like Melissa Ciesla will be an “Angeleno” starting in the fall. Can’t wait!
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Justine Alger Forrester jalger1@yahoo.com
Hello, Class of 1998! It’s been a while. Thanks for sending in your updates—it’s nice to hear from you after COLLECTION’s hiatus this past spring. This fall brings us news from classmates around the country. Alicia Atkinson writes in from California with big news: “On August 20, 2010 my husband, Nathan Pereau, and I welcomed our son, Bishop Orion Aereaux, to our family.” Congrats, Alicia and Nate! Leslie Deutschendorf recently moved back to Baltimore from California with her husband
Hank Coleman and is working as an early interventionist and special educator for Baltimore County Public Schools. She also does consulting work with Maryland Therapy Network. Leslie and Hank are currently living in Owings Mills, while looking for property “to build our dream home in Annapolis.” She reports, “No children yet, but it is definitely in the immediate plans for the future!” Kim Hamilton Kasprzycki sent her update: “It’s quite an adventure owning a ranch in Colorado and dealing with the associated wildlife (snakes, coyotes, prairie dogs and other various animals). We’re undertaking many, many projects for the horses, maybe even some for ourselves if we have time…” Ashley Parrish is still living in NYC, but says that she and her husband often drive down
Justin Goldberg ’98 and his wife Sara at their wedding in May 2010. Collection Magazine
to Baltimore on the weekends. Ashley is currently the women and teen networks’ content director at Hearst Digital Media. “In short, I oversee the editorial for the Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Redbook, Town and Country, and Seventeen websites. I also recently became an adjunct professor at NYU and am teaching two classes on blogging and writing for the Web which, while daunting at first, has turned out to be a lot of fun!” I had the pleasure of reconnecting with Ashley this May at Alison Schwarzwalder’s wedding. Ashley commented, “It was so nice to see old friends at Ali’s wedding, although it reminded me of how awful I am at keeping in touch. If there are other alumni in the NYC area, I’d love to catch up.” Jamie Hubbard moved to Fells Point from Waverly and continues to tend bar at Jack’s Bistro. He’s also still doing some real estate work for Obsidian Realty in Fells Point. He tells us, “My niece and nephew (Lauren Hubbard Johnson ’94’s kids) are getting bigger and bigger. My other sister, Sara Hubbard ’96, is doing well, working as a chef in Mt. Vernon. She lives with her boyfriend Greg in Fells Point. I see Mike Malin and his wife Kathy as much as I can—they just had a little boy.” Jamie says he keep tabs on Jake Martin ’99 and Chris Murray ’97, “who both seem to have trouble operating modernday cell phone technology, although Mike says they are well. Jake recently got married in Georgia. Robby Travieso ’97 also got married, and when he was allowed by his new wife Sammy Williamson ’00 to come play, we dominated Tuesday night basketball at Friends— good to catch up with Mr. Watt.” Jamie regularly keeps up with Janine D’Adamo
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