Class Notes 1984 Class Agent – Communications: Sydney Hall, sydneyhall@mac.com Victoria Larroca left The Richards Group last
January after almost nine years and is now on her own after 20 years of working for “the man.” She is a freelance marketing consultant and copywriter. Carolyn Herkimer Cooper is working at Hockaday this year. “I am teaching Lower School Spanish. I team-teach with Marcela Gerber (the other Lower School Spanish teacher) and love every minute! My duties include kindergarten, primer and 1st grade Spanish as well as assisting Señora Gerber with 2nd and 3rd grade Spanish classes. It’s really strange being on the other side as a ‘faculty member.’ As I stroll through the halls and eat in the lunchroom, I have lots of déjà vu’s of my own days as a student.” Chesie Hortenstine Breen writes: “We recently moved from Houston to East Hampton, New York. I launched an e-magazine, Clover (www.clovermag.com), which is devoted to design, art, fashion and culture. I’m also a contributing editor for House Beautiful.” Katsy Boyd continues to work with her mom and sister at Boyd & Taylor Resources, a temporary- and permanent-placement agency. Kay Wills Wyma writes: “Our family has grown since I last saw you. We have five kids, ages 2 through 13. Jon works at Ernst & Young. The kids are in school at Cambridge & Providence. In February I started my own blog, www.themoatblog.com. It follows our family as I try to move my kids from ‘enabled’ to ‘equipped’ – all the things a human needs to know in order to function independently. It’s pretty funny. I have guest bloggers (including local and national speakers) each week who share wisdom on tween/teen issues.” Lynne Page Clarke writes: “I have gone back to work practicing law on a part-time, contract basis. I continue to stay busy with my three boys.” Stacey Lane, husband Steve, and daughter Julie Ma (4), are still living in Boston. Stacey and Steve work in marketing for TJX Companies (parent company of T.J. Maxx, Marshall’s and HomeGoods). Leslie Stoneman Cornog writes: “My husband, Bill, works for the private equity firm KKR and was given the opportunity to head up the team in Europe to structure it more like their US model. So after four years in Menlo Park, California, we are in London for a bit. Our children, daughter Quinn (7) and son William (5), have both been accepted to The American School in London. I am excited and overwhelmed at the same time, and look forward to traveling around Europe and showing my kids another part of the world. Given the smaller geographic area, my husband should also be traveling less, which will be a lovely thing for all of us.” Karen Sheinberg Pollock writes: “My daughter, Katherine, graduated from Lamplighter and is now in the 5th grade at Hockaday. Matthew will be a senior at Lamplighter next year. Katherine has loved being in school with Candace Campbell Swango’s daughter Campbell Swango and it has been fun watching the girls play together over the hockaday magazine – Winter 2011 50
last seven years.” Elizabeth Nicholson King and her family are in Tucson. “Funny thing – at last year’s Hockaday get-together, I met a woman named Tamara Stern Hundley ’80. Not only did she go to Hockaday, but she went to Camp Longhorn as well – small world! When I’m not shuttling kids from one place to another, I’m leading a Girl Scout Daisy troop, co-chairing the local Symphony Cotillion, helping our church in the search for a new rector and spending a lot of time in classrooms.” Jill Robinowitz Clay writes: “All is great over here. I’m enjoying life in Fort Worth and staying busy with family, friends and kids’ school.” Alyssa Gilmore writes: “I have lived in Austin for the past 15 years. I have been in the healthcare industry for about 20 years and currently work as a medical supply sales rep for facial cosmetic surgery products. I’ve been with my boyfriend, Matt, for four years. I’m very involved in the Austin music scene, volunteering for music organizations such as Austin Music Foundation. I’m also pursuing my own musical interests on the side. I saw Julie Mayer Turnbull, Laura Henderson Spikes ’83, Leslie Henderson Harrell ’89 and Denise Paul Shavandy ’88 at the end of April. We hosted a synchronized
swim team reunion at Julie’s house. Most of us hadn’t seen each other in 20 years. Pam Rowlett McIntosh writes that their “biggest news this year was welcoming Foster McIntosh into our family. We adopted her from the Military Working Dog Program. Check out the website if you are interested in adopting, www.militaryworkingdogs. com.” Kim Martin Grant has been living in Austin for six years after moving back from the Atlanta area. “I live five minutes from my sister, Joanie, and Rob and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary in September 2009. I play and work for Austin’s USTA tennis association as the adult leagues coordinator.” Kelly Welborn and her family moved to Edina, a Minneapolis suburb last summer. Jennifer Hocking writes, “The H boys keep us on our toes and there is never a dull moment. Sam continues to travel a lot, as he now works for the French bank, BNP Paribas. We
really like living in San Francisco and all the Bay Area has to offer. We also like to spend time in Glen Ellen, where we have a home – it’s a perfect venue for sun and country air. Juggling the three boys, along with a husband who is on the road all the time is more than enough to keep me busy, but I’ve met some nice friends through schools, church and various groups. I can say that I miss the warmth and good manners of Texans. We have been able to connect with Leslie Stoneman Cornog and her family over the past few years. I have had the opportunity to see Amy Spence ’87 and Headmistress Jeanne Whitman on their trips to SF and it’s always nice to catch up on Hockaday news. I even run into Kate Mullen Banfield ’86 every once in a while, though usually at the bus stop, 7:15 a.m., me possibly in a bathrobe and both rushing to get kids to school on time!” During the summer, Candace Campbell Swango’s children went to Camp Longhorn, and the family spent the rest of the summer in Coronado, California. As for me, Sydney Hall, I have done a lot of community service work with my daughter Sydney, a freshman at ESD, and I have really enjoyed spending that time with her. Like Pam, my biggest news is that our family has a dog now – her name is Charly and she is a 2-year-old Mini Australian Shepherd. – Sydney
1985 Class Agents – Communications: Tracy Bassman Kaye, tracy@kbic.com Elise Black Parteli, tiaparteli@aol.com
The illustrious class of 1985 celebrated its 25th reunion last April. The weekend was jam-packed with events from start to finish. The festivities began on Alumnae Day. Many of us enjoyed tours of the campus and a few got to chat with their most favorite teachers. Linley Young got to visit and take pictures with several teachers – Madame Cavitt, Mr. Long
Members of the Class of 1985 celebrate their 25th reunion, from L to R: Irene Stalcup Forero, Laura Bonnett Lohr, Stacey Scott Schmier, Cappi Copeland Northcutt, Kelly Bryan, Tracy Bassman Kaye, Amy Castle Gray, Brenda O’Neal and Elise Black Parteli.
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