CLaSS NOTES
JOE JOhNSTON ‘98’s son Eli was born in
November 2014.
KiM haMiLTON WENDEL ‘98’s daughter
Elle enjoys her first birthday.
the Vassar college dorm. now that allan is tenured, we figured it was time to buy a house, which is just two miles from campus. our year has been centered on home improvements, moving and getting the kids settled in their new schools. after living in eight different places since we got married in 2000, we are glad to finally be home!” kevin and Johanna Shear Swanson are thrilled to have adopted their second child in october. aaron was born on october 10, 2014. Emily Pelton lives in north Baltimore city with her daughter chloe, 13, and her son isaac, 10. she has continued to be busy as a doula and childbirth educator and, in october, became a doula trainer. she’s been traveling around the country (and canada!) leading doula training workshops. this summer she hopes to launch a doula agency — doulas of Baltimore! she says she loves connecting with and sometimes
working with the many Friends alumni around town. Chris Baughman is in san diego. he says, “my son sam started tee ball and i am assistant coach. i’m starting a Ymca adventure circle (dad and son thing), and we have some camping planned, including a trip to catalina island.” Sarah Standiford sent in this update: “Jeff and i are still enjoying life in south Portland maine, though my job as deputy national field director for Planned Parenthood Federation of america, based out of d.c., means i’m on the road a lot. i enjoyed comparing epic snowfall amounts with carrie mallonee and new england friends this year!” it’s true! i braved the coldest winter yet here in Buffalo, where i live with my husband and two sons. keep in touch, class of 1993!
1994 rich Santos Richie1124@gmail.com
1995 Trevor Soponis tsoponis@gmail.com
Taylor Smith MaDELiNE fraNKLiN GrOSS ’96 and the
newest addition to her family, Violet Franklin Gross
taylor.c.smith@gmail.com
1996 andy Dale Andrew.Dale@tdameritrade.com Madeline franklin Gross sent a photo of her new addition, Violet Franklin gross. Violet, madeline’s second child, was born nine weeks early weighing 2 pounds, 7 ounces, and spent 45 days in the nicU. she is
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WiLL SaLE '03 shares a big smile with his son Walker, born in March 2015.
doing wonderfully at home now with her 2½ -year-old brother Brayden.
1997 Claire Cherlin Kosloff clairekosloff@yahoo.com
1998 Justine alger forrester jalger1@yahoo.com hello again, friends, just a quick update this time. thanks, as always, to those who took a moment to send in a note. it is always a pleasure to hear from our classmates. it was so nice to receive an email from Jesse Swain, and congratulations are in order! Jesse and his wife, amity ching-Yee cox, welcomed baby boy rilke everett swain on July 1, 2014. soon, the three of them will be moving to claremont, calif., where Jesse will continue his work as a psychotherapist. Elena Johnson has news of a big career change. elena left her nonprofit job at the end of 2014 to start her own company, nourrie cuisine. she says, “We offer catering, personal chef and prepared food services,” which brings me flashbacks of elena in a chef’s hat and apron…maybe sixth grade halloween? of course, she was also splattered with blood then, so some things have changed. it is really cool to see her living out her dreams, and to think we knew her way back when. check out her website at: NourrieCuisine.com. similarly, i love
Kim hamilton Wendel’s update because it is so “kim!” When i think of kim, i think, of course, of her passion for horses and horseback riding, which has been the essence of kim as long as i have known her (lower school, Pre-Primary?). now, kim’s daughter elle can share that with her. elle turned one in march (“amazing how time flies”). Following in her mother’s footsteps, elle is already riding her pony, Princess, and her parents are enjoying her so much. kim adds, “horse competition season is starting, so we are super busy with [husband] tom’s vet clinic and my show season.” Joe Johnston also writes in with happy news: “my wife Jennie hart Johnston and i are pleased to announce the birth of our son, eli hart Johnston. eli was born on november
PauL GrEENfiELD '04 and his wife Sarah Wilson at their April 2014 wedding