looking forward to getting back to Holderness next
Joint Operations Center. Basically I am on call for
tries to form-tackle tourists in midtown, but other
spring for a visit. If anyone makes it down to San
when issues arise that the commanders need legal
than that they are all doing great. Was in Dallas a
Diego, let me know, and keep those notes and pic-
advice on. I will be here until March/April 2010 and
few weeks ago and caught up with Sam Glasgow.
tures coming. Don't forget you can also reach me on
then I head back to Fort Lewis." … Sophie Moeller
He has left the hedge fund biz and has taken up his
Facebook. Keep in touch.
writes: "I was living in Lake Tahoe for the past year
ballet career full time, which he is pretty ecstatic
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with Amanda French. I also ran into Ally Keefe on
about." … Kellan Florio writes: "I returned home in
a regular basis. I worked at a restaurant on the top of
June after spending 10 months in South Africa
Northstar ski resort, as well as taught skiing for
working for Grassroot Soccer, a non-profit that uses
Disabled Sports U.S.A. Far West at Alpine
the power of soccer to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. I
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Meadows. Loved it there, but decided to mosey on
was involved in various projects including Grassroot
Andrew Sullivan '00
along. I just recently moved to the LA area. I LOVE
Soccer school programs, HIV-testing soccer tourna-
780W. G St., Apt. 184
my little apartment. I am only a block from the
ments, tutoring high school math, and working with
San Diego, CA 92101-1813
beach, which means I am just a block away from
youth in a social entrepreneurship competition. It
E-mail: myireland20@gmail.com
some purdy nice lookin' surfer duuudes. Still haven't
was very difficult to leave my second home in Port
Holiday Gathering: 12/20, 4:30-6:30 – Weld Hall
found Matthew McConaughey though. But anyone
Elizabeth, SA, but it was also nice to come home
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is more than welcome to come and visit! I am still
and start life again in New York, where I'm back
doing the acting thing. Just did a theater gig in
working in investment banking at Goldman Sachs –
as a graphic designer in Manchester, NH. Trying to
Fullerton, CA, last week and am going to continue
a difficult transition, to say the least."
enjoy this 'summer', if you can even call it that. I
to try and break into the LA scene. If anyone out
Hello, all! Well, a quick update on my life. I'm still living in Dover, NH, and working
recently met up with some Holderness alums, Anne
there wants to help, please let me know. It's always
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Palm Mormina, Joey Mormina, Betsy Cornell,
hard being the newby! Tomorrow I leave for Camp
Holiday Gathering: 12/20, 4:30-6:30 – Weld Hall
and Anthony Aceto. Anne and Joey are expecting a
Ronald McDonald for Goodtimes, to be a volunteer
little girl at the beginning of October. They are both
camp counselor. It is a camp for children who have
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really excited about their new arrival, but that isn't
been diagnosed with cancer and their siblings. I am
Karyn Hoepp '01
all the news they have. Joey got signed by the
thinking it is going to be a pretty profound experi-
21A Ham Street
Philadelphia Flyers! He is headed down there in
ence. Other than that, I am livin' the good life." …
Dover, NH 03820-3152
September for training camp, so congrats and good
Tyler Stubbs writes: " I got engaged in June to the
E-mail: karynhoepp@gmail.com
luck to them! Betsy and Anthony are living in NYC
lovely Rachelle Reichert. We are tentatively schedul-
loving the city life. Betsy still works at Price
ing the wedding for September, 2011, in Newport,
Adam Lavallee '01
Waterhouse Cooper and Anthony is working at Bank
RI. A long engagement, I know, but we are young
227 W. Baltimore Ave.
of America. … Chris Grace writes: "I'm currently
and in love so what is the hurry? I will be able to tell
Lansdowne, PA 19050
in France, but I will be in Poland this year studying
you all about it at our ten-year reunion. Scary that it
E-mail: a.l.lavallee@gmail.com
for a master's in international relations at the College
is around the corner." … Pat Gannon has been hik-
of Europe's eastern European campus, outside of
ing the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine.
Warsaw. The College of Europe is the EU's universi-
He writes: "I finish the 2178 mile journey on 19
Greetings, everyone! Thanks for getting
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back to me with all of your various notes;
ty for international relations/diplomacy, economics,
August and get ready for another ski season in
it's always a pleasure to hear what everyone is up to.
law, and history. Which will make it the sixth coun-
Montana. Hope all is well with you. I drove by
As a reminder to all, don't forget to update your
try I've lived in in four years (Spain, India, US
Holderness late last year and it looked like they were
email address on the Holderness Alumni website (or
[Texas], Guatemala, France, Poland)." … Joy
practically rebuilding Weld; always building some-
email Tracy White at alum@holderness.org). This
Domin writes: "My daughter Grace is now 10
thing I guess." … Ali Power is starting her MFA in
will ensure that everyone receives my prompts for
months old and cuter than ever. She gets around via
poetry this fall at the New School, and is still work-
your messages! … Christopher Nielson writes: "I'm
the 'crab crawl' and is minutes away from walking.
ing as an editor at Rizzoli International Publications.
currently writing from the Juno airport, on my way
We bought a place up north in Pittsburgh, and look
A small collection of her poems, YOU AMERICANS,
back to Anchorage, AK, from Skagway, where I have been working for the Park Service. My sister
forward to spending weekends away fishing, snow-
was published by Green Zone Press last December,
mobiling and ice fishing the lakes. My PT business
and she read with poet Bernadette Mayer at the
is doing well. I now do 'mommy and me' personal
Ladder Poetry Reading Series in New York in May.
training; doing push-ups with baby is the new
… Sung You writes: "I am currently on a vacation,
favorite workout." … Jarret Hann has some big
visiting my family back in Korea. My last day at
news! He recently got engaged to a fellow
Mass General Hospital was last Friday. Yay – I am
Holderness alum, Jess Ippolito '03! He writes:
enjoying my newly retired life! I will be going back
"Jarret Hann is training hard in hopes of defending
to school at the end of this month. I will be doing a
his 2008 Newfoundland Beermile title this
dual degree program (MBA/MS) at MIT Sloan busi-
September, and also wishing Joey Mormina best of
ness school and at Harvard Medical School. It
luck in the fall premiere of Dancing With The Stars
should be fun. I am very excited." … Evan Kornack
Canada." … Joey Mormina wanted to let me know
is still living in Boston, but has "finished up with my
that he recently ran into Jarret Hann and his fiancée
investment banking job and will be traveling to
Jess on a trip down to Massachusetts. They had
Nicaragua in mid-September for two months to
lunch above Biedermans, and just talked about Jess's
build a school with two friends. We are working
big move to Newfoundland and their upcoming
with BuildOn, which is an organization that has built
wedding. Jarret continues to shave his legs and still
over 300 schools worldwide." … Baer Denniston
enjoys playing board games in his spare time! …
writes: "All is well with me. I'm still kicking around
Pat Regan is currently deployed to Baghdad, Iraq,
NYC and working in the jewelry business, trying to
with I Corps out of Ft. Lewis, WA. He writes: "My
take over the world one rock at a time. I have been
wife and son moved out to Washington with me in
hanging out a bunch with Alex 'Smitty' Smith,
May, and after getting settled for a few weeks I left
Rachel Goldberg, Nick Choremi '02, and Lillian
to join I Corps in Baghdad. I am serving as an
Nigro '02, who are also roaming around the city
Operational Law Attorney in the Current Operations
these days. Smitty still gets confused sometimes and
Ariana Nicolay '04, Elizabeth Norton '01, Erin Maroni '02 and Betsy Pantazelos '02 in Napa Valley.
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