Class Notes Stephanie’s sister, Sara Frankfurt Gail ’99, were bridesmaids in the wedding. Stephanie’s fiancé, Erik Weinberg, is from Baltimore, and they will continue to live in Chinatown with their dog Hef after the wedding. Ashley Gaulding graduated in May from the University of Minnesota with a second undergraduate degree, earning a BS in chemical engineering. She previously earned a BS in radiotelevision-film from The University of Texas in 2004. She is now doing a master’s/PhD program in material science engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interest is in renewable energy technologies. Merritt Denton was recently promoted to the Director of Trade Development for Texas at Glazer’s Wholesale. She now manages Glazer’s wine and champagne business in restaurants and hotels across Texas. She was also sworn into the Dallas Chapter of CASA, an organization that works in conjunction with CPS and the courts to advocate for foster children. As for me, Amy Meyer Stoneham, I am still working at Hirzel Capital Management, a hedge fund here in Dallas. I am a new proud owner of a yellow Labrador retriever named “Higgy” (short for my husband’s mother’s maiden name, “Higginbotham”)!
2002 Class Agents – Communications: Heather White Linburg, hlinburg@gmail.com Anne Miller, anne.miller2@gmail.com Margaret Elizabeth Perry, margaretelizabethperry@gmail.com Jacquie Braun is working on her MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and is enjoying the California weather after three cold years in Minneapolis. Meghan Titzer is currently a second-year student at Harvard Business School, where she is in a baroque orchestra. She made it up Mt. Kilimanjaro in January – three days ahead of Justin Timberlake, who was also climbing! Liz Gibson is a commercial producer for Uproar!, a marketing agency in downtown Dallas. She lives with her boyfriend in Addison and in her spare time manages and reviews local bands. Leann Parey is in her last year at the Cumberland School of Law and is applying to receive an LLM in estate planning. Laura Ginsburg, Stefanie Smithey, and Emily Tang grabbed a delicious Sunday brunch on October 18. If anyone else is in the D.C. area, let them know so they can set another one up! Kristina Kiik graduated from SMU Dedman School of Law in May, has published two law review articles on counterterrorism, and will be practicing commercial litigation in Dallas upon graduation. Lindsey Noe recently received an MA in religious studies with a concentration in ethics from Yale University, and has accepted a full-time job in Yale’s Office of Development. In addition, she serves as the Assistant Cheerleading Coach. Sandy Barnett is living with Callan Blount in New York City. Sandy works for a start-up organic baby food company called HAPPYBABY. She often sees Heather Winn, who just started her own clothing line in Brooklyn, Hedo. Callan Blount hockaday magazine – Winter 2011 64
writes, “I am still working at J.P. Morgan’s Private Bank, and the only major accomplishment of my past year is that I ran the 2008 NYC marathon.” On April 18, 2009, Jennifer I. Law-Henry married her college sweetheart, Jeffrey D. Henry. The ceremony was held at Perkins Chapel on the campus of SMU, and the reception was held in The Empire Room. Longtime best friend and fellow Daisy Talibah Newman was a bridesmaid. The newlyweds honeymooned in The Maldives and Dubai, U.A.E. Jennifer resides with her husband in Jersey City, New Jersey, where she is a PhD candidate at New York University in the Center for Neural Science and owner of Lavish Couture Designs. Talibah Newman is studying for an MFA in film directing at Columbia University. Candace N. Williams-Gamble was married June 19, 2009, to Rasmi Gamble. Mary Ann Bitter was a bridesmaid, and Courtney Brown and Chiamaka Acho attended. The couple currently resides in Sugar Land, Texas. Candace graduated from medical school at UTMB and will do her residency in pediatrics. Alice Sverdlik is in London, studying housing policy and urban economics, but hopes to go back to Nairobi as soon as possible. Chi-chi Acho is working in Dallas and is applying for an MBA with an emphasis in health administration. Elizabeth Norris is in her third year of teaching kindergarten in Southlake and living in Dallas with Anne Miller, who is continuing her PhD in clinical psychology at SMU. Leslie Moore married Bryan Pusateri in June 2009, and is now serving as the president of the Feline Practitioners Club in her second year of veterinary school at Texas A&M. Meg Bartos recently finished her MS in finance and is still living in and loving Paris, still financing energy projects in Africa, and may soon be living in Johannesburg! Stephanie Snell is in Dallas teaching kindergarten at Highland Park Presbyterian Day School. Caroline Stevenson passed the Massachusetts bar (phew) and is enjoying her new job in Boston. Mary Israel West is still in medical school and loves chasing after Benedict Thomas, who was born on January 17, 2009. After three years as an analyst in investment banking at Morgan Stanley, Gigi Garmendia is now at Wharton Business School getting an MBA in finance and public policy. Megan Gompf is working as an account executive at TPN in Chicago; she will continue her shopper marketing work on the Clorox account. After graduating with her master’s of divinity from Duke University in May 2009, Jessica Wong began a theology and ethics PhD in Duke’s religion department. She is currently focusing on the intersection of identity formation, Christian Scripture, and Jewish philosophy, as well as political and literary theory. Meghan McDonald graduated from Southwestern Medical School and will stay there for her anesthesia residency. Jill Migicovsky is working for 20th Century Fox in their Deal Analysis group in Los Angeles. Lesley Russell married George O’Leary this summer at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. She also received her master’s in chemistry from Rice University in December 2009 and is currently pursuing a PhD in chemistry. Frances Schendle and Lisa
Megan Lacerte ’02 and Joseph Oliver Barrie-Schwarz on their wedding day, September 25, 2010
Whitaker traveled this summer to Morocco, Spain, and Greece. Frances joined Gigi Garmendia and Jennifer Wallace at the Wharton School of
Business, and Lisa moved to NYC. After receiving a nursing degree from The University of Texas at Austin, Jennifer Gaulding has spent the past two years in the critical care unit at St. David’s South Hospital in Austin. She received certification from the Red Cross and Wilderness First Responders (WFR) this past spring. During the summer she helped at a mission school in Pemba, Mozambique. She also traveled to Israel. Maryam Khan left the Senate Commerce Committee in D.C. to return to Texas this summer. She is attending medical school and business school at Texas Tech University. Margaret Elizabeth Perry graduated from Texas Tech Law School in May and is working at Buckner International. Hannah Simpson graduated from Harvard Law School in 2009 and is now living in Islamabad, Pakistan. She is working for the International Rescue Committee to improve protection and the rule of law for people who were displaced during the recent insurgency. Meredith Vesledahl passed the Texas bar exam in November and is currently working in Dallas as an attorney for a public international energy company. Olivia Jennings graduated from Harvard Law School in 2009 and is currently working for a federal judge in Dallas. Heather White Linburg married Barrett Linburg in Grand Cayman in November 2009. Meredith Vesledahl, Megan Lacerte and Olivia Jennings were members of the wedding party. Heather graduated from UT Southwestern with a master’s in counseling in 2009 and is currently working in Dallas. Last July, Kathryn Swygert moved with her fiancé to Charleston, South Carolina to begin her dermatology residency. Margarett Coleman moved www.hockaday.org