Class Notes
and has a daughter named Stella), Sara Flynn Murphy, Sharifa El-Okdah, who is a writer and filmmaker, Laurie Shapiro and Stasha Hughes, who is taking some time off from teaching to enjoy her baby daughter. Yi Wright and her husband, Tom, came up from Pittsburgh. That evening, Alan Rosenberg joined an assortment of the above cast of characters for a Korean feast in the Village. Afterwards we all got completely soaked in a rainstorm. But it was worth it! We had hoped to see Neelam Al-Angurli, Kate Webber, Daisy von Scherler Mayer and David Stott: You were missed! Alex had a post-reunion lunch with Juliet Mallory Rosenbaum, who was very sorry to miss all the fun. She is busy with her three girls and loving her new job teaching Spanish. Alex also enjoyed speaking with April Lerner, who is as funny as ever and living in NY. April heard from Tanya Vysotsky,who was sorry to miss reunion and lives in Boston with her family. Amanda caught up with Melissa Drachman Zarem, Jill Delacey Galigani and Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja. Jill was en route to Nantucket. She is teaching in France, where she lives with her husband of 16 years and their two daughters. Suzanne, who lives in Miami, was on her way to a party in Connecticut to celebrate her mom’s birthday and husband Jose’s business school graduation. Suzanne works in communications at a private school that she says is similar to Friends. Jose just got his MBA and has started an online business. They have a son, 6. Rebecca exchanged notes with Michele Ashley Johnson, who is Principal of Jesse Owens Elementary in Bedford Stuyvesant, two blocks away from where she grew up. Michelle writes: “This fall will be my fifth year. It’s an intense job, but I love it.” The same could be said of reunion planning. Amanda and Alex, thanks for getting so many of us together in three places. It was a wonderful weekend. If you can’t wait until the next reunion, join us on Facebook. Until then Class of ’84....keep on rockin’ it!
1985 Linda Baer (CS)
Philip Fisher (CA)
Anne Kner (CS)
Stephanie Olken Pullman writes: “We are doing well here in Southern California. My twins are turning 6. I am teaching and trying to keep my photography business afloat. Also having a lot of fun re-connecting with ‘Friends’ on Facebook!”
Eliza Siegler '88 and Jonathan Salomons '96 with son Henry.
1986
Leslie Werthamer Rottenberg (CS)
Schuyler Allen-Kalb (CS)
Nathaniel Caldwell (CS)
1988
Eliza Siegler and husband Jonathan Salomons ’96 have moved to Montreal for about 2 years for Jonathan’s job.
1989 Bess Abrahams (CS)
Kim Azzarelli (CA) Rachel Shapiro Axinn (CA)
Lida Moore Musso (CA)
1987
Cory Diamond (CA)
Alexander Kriney (CS)
Ellen Diamond (CS) Wyeth McAdam (CS)
Robin Weiswasser Markus (CS)
Jennifer Padgett Orser (CA)
Catherine Valentine '88 pictured at an alumni gathering in Boston earlier this year.
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