CLASS NOTES
DAN MUNOZ ’03 welcomed twins Olivia Luz (left) and Lucas Simon Muñoz on
Dec. 7, 2013. MAYA KUMTA GILBERT ’01 and husband Cam Gilbert celebrate daughter
Priya Neroli Gilbert’s first birthday in New Zealand.
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Carrie Runde Paddock Carrie.Runde@gmail.com Hello to the Class of 2001! From all of the wonderful posts that I see on Facebook, there have been lots of adorable babies born, more members of our class getting married and other important life changes. Please keep us up to date on these events by sending me an email so Friends can make sure to track these great milestones and share in your joy. Emily Kleeman writes that she is currently living in Baltimore City and working in Laurel as the transitional housing manager for Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services, a nonprofit organization. She also works with a private mental health and substance abuse clinical practice in Laurel. Emily is currently working on her LCSW-C and enjoys her work with adults and children with mental health and substance abuse difficulties. She runs life skills groups for mothers, covering financial budgeting, credit repair, housing issues, anger management, self-esteem building and parenting. With her career she works directly with clients, interfaces with politicians and local officials and sometimes get to travel and advocate for those who cannot do it themselves. Emily tells us, “I love being a social worker and always am available to speak with Friends School students about a career in social work or therapy.”
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Camille Powe Camille.powe@gmail.com
Christopher Wright cswright@gmail.com Arielle Goldman writes to say, “I’m getting married this April!” Irene Donnelly is helping longtime
boyfriend, Dylan Salmon (Gilman Class of ‘02) open an oyster bar in Mount Vernon, called Dylan’s Oyster Cellar while simultaneously “holding it down” in the floral design business. “I am excited to do flowers for Friends alumni. The company I work for, Local Color Flowers, will be doing Lisa Gabriel ‘03’s wedding flowers this spring!” Becca Fogel Erwin and Carter Erwin ‘03 have bought their first house in Medfield, Mass., and are excited to be moving in April! Becca graduates from Tufts master’s of occupational therapy program in May and is excited for her internships at a local school for the deaf and at a dementia care hospice. Auden is now almost 4 and Deegan is 2. Both boys are anxiously awaiting the upcoming move and the chance to finally have their own rooms! After finishing her master’s degree in glass at the Australian National University, Nicole Muniz decided to take up residence in Long Beach, Calif. She has just opened her own studio, business and Etsy store. Check it out at etsy.com/shop/NixStudio. Brian Doctrow shares, “I just defended my Ph.D. thesis on Feb. 21. I’m applying for a mass media fellowship from the American Association for the Advancement of Science and looking to go into scientific journalism.” My co-class secretary Chris Wright and his wife Samantha just moved to Caldwell, N.J. after Chris finished his M.B.A. and accepted a consulting position.
a move to France, where they will live in a small town near Aix-en-Provence from July 2014 until July 2015. Ben shares, “Let me know if you’re in the south of France next year!” He adds that the family’s main motivation is the experience and exposure, both culturally and linguistically, for the kids. He will be working for Middlebury Interactive Languages as a high school virtual French instructor and is currently researching other telecommuting jobs, possibly with Apple!
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Abby Seiler aseiler8@gmail.com Yana Demireva is pursuing a master’s degree in applied anthropology at University of Maryland, College Park, focusing on community health and program evaluation. She is still living in Baltimore and interns for the Community Greening Resource Network at the Parks & People Foundation. Laura Zager graduated from physician assistant school in August and started working as a PA at Mercy Hospital in September, primarily with breast and
ALEXANDRA NELSON ’04 and husband Michael Squires were married on Oct. 25, 2013.
plastic surgery. She also recently bought a house in Canton. Kathleen Gorman is a first-year pediatric resident at University of the North Carolina’s Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill. She travels when she can and in June will be making her third trip to northern Peru to work in a clinic. Amira Mohamedosman has been working at a school for autistic children. She lives in Charles Village and apparently doesn’t care to use the Internet. Katie Ray is living in Manhattan in the ever-so-cool East Village while working in marketing. Her many accomplishments include recently getting her name on the Jumbotron at Madison Square Garden. If only we were all so lucky. Loren Kagan lives in Philadelphia on Rittenhouse Square, where he owns an apartment and boutique financial planning firm. He also sits on the board of his junior boarding school, Rumsey Hall. Since graduating Friends, he’s been traveling plenty, including trips to England, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Scotland, Ireland, Mexico, St. Lucia, Dominican Republic, Jamaic, and Italy. Eli Dresner moved to D.C. this fall to start a new job consulting with hospitals around the country on their strategic KATE KOPPELMAN CALLAHAN ’04 with husband Charlie after exchanging vows on Oct. 5, 2013.
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Jessica Vanderhoff jessicavanderhoff@gmail.com Ben Pittman and his wife Jackie are happy to share two exciting new family developments: Josie Diane Pittman was born on Jan. 5, 2014. She was welcomed home by her big brother, Nico, and is doing great. The blooming family of four is now prepping for
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