Class Notes
EVA, daughter of Erich and Esther Moran Hamm ‘93.
you (or someone you know from our class), please be in touch! TALLY, daughter of Ken and Libben Pries Schwartz ‘93.
1994. driving by this summer. Wow! Time goes by quickly! My husband Rodney just graduated from American University with a second degree in business.
1993. Elizabeth Leonard Clifton elizclifton@gmail.com Hello again, ‘93 friends! I hope you are well and enjoying the fullness of life. I’m always happy to know how you are doing, so please keep writing with your news! Here’s the latest. Dana Oppenheim Chodos and her husband Marc welcomed their second child, Sarah Layne, on April 25, 2011. Dana writes, “She is a wonderful addition to our family, and big brother Noah adores her. We are still living in San Diego and loving it. Marc is very busy with his practice and I am enjoying staying home with our kids and watching them grow!” Vanessa Coe moved back to Baltimore last fall and works in product marketing for Millennial Media, an advertising company based in Canton. She says, “It’s really great being back.” Esther Moran Hamm and her husband Erich welcomed a daughter, Eva Moran Hamm, on June 11, 2011. Says Esther, “I am really loving being a mom.” Libben Pries
Schwartz writes, “My husband Ken and I are happy to have celebrated our daughter Tally’s first birthday in May. Her 15-year-old brother Grigsby and 12-year-old sister Marika were also there for the celebration. I was a veterinarian at a hospital near Palm Springs, Calif., but am enjoying time off to be with Tally. I hope to visit friends in Baltimore this winter.” Johanna Shear Swanson reports, “My husband Kevin and I adopted a little girl, Isabelle Juliet. She was born in Texas in January 2011. Motherhood is amazing and we are enjoying every moment with her. We live in Parkton, Md.” As for me, I am still enjoying life with my family in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where I am filling my days with lots of singing activities to complement my mothering activities. This fall, I’m adding a class for big kids (5- to 7year-olds) to my Music Together teaching schedule. Should be fun! Earlier this year, I ran into Kathy Cushman, former FS music teacher, when she came to Vassar to see a former student sing in the college choir here. She now teaches at The Harvey School in Katonah, N.Y., and it was really wonderful to see her. Thinking ahead to our next Reunion in 2013, I know we are missing updated contact information for some classmates. If that’s
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your class secretary, Trevor Soponis, all converged on Cape Cod for lobster rolls and dramatic games of croquet overlooking the water.
1997.
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Claire Cherlin Kosloff John Renner is working on a mixedincome, earth-friendly housing project in eastern Rwanda. He is partnering with Ted Rouse, father of Katrina Rouse ‘00 and Amy Rouse ‘02, and Daisy Barquist, mother of Meg Baldwin ‘02. Myles Perkins is an investor and Matt Bonds is an adviser in his capacity as a researcher for Harvard and Partners in Health. See the article on pg. 25 for more.
1995. Taylor Smith taylor.c.smith@gmail.com
Trevor Soponis tsoponis@gmail.com Heather Mied Clark is in the Ozarks in Missouri, where she is enjoying raising a family and putting down roots. Her husband Dan is a first responder, so they’ve both been active in the clean-up after the Joplin, Mo., tornado. Susie Park is in Baltimore, where she has started in the nursing program at UMB and is hoping to be done next year. Over the summer, classmates Heath Shapiro, Adam Dougherty, Jennifer D’Agostino and
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Garrett Smith garrettmichaelsmith@gmail.com Hello, everyone! Hope that you all had wonderful summers. The news this go ‘round is pretty light, so I’d (Claire) like to make a request. If you are reading this right now, please take a moment to send me your current email address so that I can make sure you’re getting reminders from Garrett and me about sharing your news. And if you’re on Facebook, friend me and I’ll add you to our class group: “Friends School of Baltimore — Class of 1997.” And now, on with the reports from classmates! Hugh Peterson writes, “Last winter I worked on Discovery Channel’s ‘Flying Wild Alaska’ and then went back up to Alaska for National Geographic’s bush pilot show ‘Alaska Wing Men.’ It took place in Nome, and we got snowed in for two days while covering the Iron Dog Snow machine race. You can see me and my cameraman dodging a fuel fire in the background here if you like: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=dTjPwPErKng.” Erica Winters shared that she started nursing school in August. Best of luck, Erica! And
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