“I ran into Matt DeSarro in San Francisco at the Super Bowl by chance in the security line after not seeing him since graduation in 1996.” —MIKE GOOD ’96
lives in Belgrade, Serbia where she heads a Swiss web-development agency, Namics. Additionally she runs a not-for-profit educating women about location-independent work and entrepreneurship in Serbia. Catherine and her husband Igor Samardzija, a water polo coach, have three sons together: Luka (6), Nikola (4) and Marko (2). • After receiving his MBA from Norwich, Nick Connolly started his own company Suitebriar (www.suitebriar.com) with fellow KUA alum Bevan Riley ‘97. Providing Google apps to small and medium businesses, they now employ just fewer than 15 people. Nick and his wife Brittany (who just came back from a ski trip to Aspen, Colorado) live in Fairfax, Virginia with their daughter Olivia (2). • Megan (Maguire) Toomey had her third daughter with husband Michael Toomey, giving them: Madelyn (4), Maia (2), and Mariella (2 months). They live and work at Kents Hill School, a boarding school located in Kents Hill, Maine. Megan is the associate director of college counseling and the varsity head coach for girls’ ice hockey. Megan continues to be a formidable athlete, having completed 7 marathons and running her 8th in NYC this year. She hopes to get back to The Hilltop for a visit soon! • Congratulations to Jason Goodell and wife, Amanda who welcomed Henley Mae Goodell to their family on December 20, 2015. • Ben Hertzberg, who holds his Ph.D in political science from Duke University, is currently a visiting professor at Emory University teaching political theory and the history of political thought. Ben and his wife Amelia have three boys: Nathaniel (9), Samuel (7), and Arthur (4) who all “love Harry Potter, Power Rangers, and fighting with each other.” • Erin (Taupier) Klocek finds herself on campus regularly with her son, Jack and baby, Ruby. Erin’s father, Mike Taupier (former faculty) swings through the campus quite a bit himself and is enjoying the time that retirement has afforded him with both Anna (Taupier) Hood ’01 and Erin’s children. • Peter Mans has been busy with a recent remodel of the Subaru dealership in Claremont, New Hampshire. It looks great, stop in and check it out! I (Katie Mans) have been busy with our two girls at home Jane (3) and Louise (1). I am excited to be 1998’s new class reporter; what a nice reason to reconnect with classmates. (Translation: I’m coming for the rest of you!) Peter and I are looking forward to attending Ryan McGraw and Chentel Blackman’s co-ed baby shower in March, and Nick Martin and Kate Hamilton’s wedding in Arkansas in August.
1999
If you find yourself anywhere near Saxapahaw NC, be sure to stop by The Eddy Pub
and say hello to Claire Haslam. You can check out firsthand how she has helped to transform not just a building, but actually build a community. • Megan (Romigh) Jackler is a Navy JAG attorney currently serving as staff judge advocate to Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, MS.
2000 Kelly Millar
32 David Drive, Saugus, MA 02906-1214 kellyjanefarrell@gmail.com Frank Buttaravoli and wife, Jessica, are expecting their second daughter in April. They are putting the finishing touches on their 4th rental property while Frank continues to grow his junk removal business. Frank also enjoys keeping in touch with many classmates from KUA! • Jason Feitelberg and Dylan McGraw ’04 connected in Boston at a fundraiser for Crossroads for Kids, a non-profit close to Jason’s heart. Crossroads is an organization that provides at-risk youth a stable support network and the tools necessary to help them build confidence and ultimately, personal success. Jason was one of MassMutual’s 2015 Community Service Award winners, being recognized for his commitment to making a difference in his community through volunteer work. • After completing nursing school last year, Alexis Forman has moved back to the Upper Valley and is working as a nurse at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. • Kristien Kagen, Morgan (Milowski) Needs, Hart (Queeny) Peary and Lindsey (Wolter) Ratliff were recently spotted near campus celebrating the pending arrival of “baby Ratliff.” • It has been reported that Jenn (Lubao) Monsini has started homesteading in Massachusetts and that the Monsini Farm is off to a great start! • Fletcher Hall writes, “It has been a long time since I have updated the class. I’m happy to report that I was married Oct. 17th to Alexandra Oelsner (now Hall). The ceremony was held on Centre Island NY.” • Since retiring from his tenure as a KUA faculty member, Ben Sheehan has been working as a freelance web developer. This past fall, he trained with Ironhack in Barcelona to deepen his skills in Ruby on Rails, a popular and powerful web programming framework. Since returning from Spain, he has been coding, coding, coding! However, he did take a short break to return to The Hilltop to participate in Senior Ethics Day. The students were thrilled to see him.
2001
15th REUNION Faith Larsen writes, “This has been an ex-
citing and crazy year for sure. My husband Keith and I bought our first home- a 1920’s bungalow in Medford, MA (thankfully not too far from my sister and brother-in-law). There’s a lot to do but we are enjoying just living in the house for a while before making any changes. I also changed jobs at the very end of 2014. I am now working for The Catered Affair based at The Boston Public Library, planning gorgeous weddings and corporate events throughout the building.” • Robin Liston was married to KUA faculty member, Erin Mellow in September. There were many members of the KUA community in attendance, including, Robin’s brother, Scott Liston ‘00 as his best man and his two groomsmen, Ray Sprague ‘01 and Chris Farrell ‘01. His sister Alexis Liston ‘03 was one of the bridesmaids. The ceremony and reception took place at Camp Ogontz in Lyman, NH. • Melisse Hinkle and Brad Landers have both been back on campus within the past few months. Melisse performed a Flick Gig for the students with her Boston-based semipro A Cappella group, Sound Off, in February. Brad came with some fellow dancers to do a master class for KUA students, speak at All School Meeting and to perform a Flick Gig. • Congratulations to Liz McNamara and Justin White on their wedding this past September.
2002
Nicole (Gilbert) Williams, Jessica Clem, Alison (Schubert) DiGangi and Susie (Tarrant) Carrier enjoyed getting together for
a mini-reunion over lunch in Burlington, VT while they were home for Christmas. • Andrew Robb writes, “My wife Cristin and I celebrated the birth of our daughter Adriana Catherine Robb on 3 March 2015. Watching her grow this past year has been the best time of our lives. If I’m not at home with the girls, I am at work running my wooden boat building and restoration shop, North Country Boatworks, located in Stratford CT.” • Scott Sparks is excited to share that he recently got engaged to Rachel Matheson. • Erin (Garnsey) Mann and her husband are living in Redondo Beach California, where she works as a registered nurse. In September 2014 they welcomed son, Sawyer into the world. Susie (Tarrant) Carrier lives less than 5 minutes away, which they both enjoy!
2003
Craig R. Blanchette
571 George Washington Turnpike Burlington, CT 06013-1534 Jon Silverman writes, “My fiancée Jessica Radtke and I got engaged on December
16, 2015 at the top of the World Trade Center Observatory, in NYC. The company I work for, xAd, Inc has headquarters there We also moved to Pflugerville, Texas in the Austin area in between Christmas and New Year’s--exciting times ahead. We plan to wed in the spring of 2017.” • Congratulations to Sarah O’Neil Belin her husband, Brad and big sister, Madison on the birth of Hannah Park Belin in October. • Jadihel Taveras and his wife, Kelly also welcomed a little girl, Zuri Carmela Taveras, in December.
2004 Lynn M. Gray
12 Harrington Street, Newtonville, MA 02460 603-809-6246 • lmg.gray@gmail.com Congratulations to Josh Laurie and his bride, Ashely Libitz on their wedding, September 12, 2015 in Provincetown, MA! Jake Laurie ‘02, Julian Casey, Calder Gage, Jadi Taveras ’03, and Bryan Thompson ’03 all attended the wedding. • Benjamin Rivard writes, “I am still at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine about to begin my clinical year and planning on pursuing a veterinary radiology residency after graduating in 2017, and I just had a research manuscript published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. On June 27, 2015 I married Jane Leao Gomes of Newton, MA at a ceremony in Dexter, MI.” • Whitney Flores writes that she “fell in love and got married August 26, 2012 to Server Kemac in NYC.” She gave birth to a baby boy, Kartal Storm Kemac on October 12, 2015, 7 lbs 8 oz. They just purchased a home in Bayonne, NJ. She is very happy and will begin dancing again soon. • Bryan Frates writes, “Since my Nexus days at KUA I have been working hard on writing my own original music and finding my unique sound. I put out my first solo album called “From the Ground Up” in 2012. Since then I have been building a fan base in Salt Lake City, Utah where I lived for 6 years and now down in the Southern Maryland and DC area. I have been very fortunate to meet some amazing musicians along the way that have directed me to where I am today. Starting with the boys from Nexus, to Collin and Tad Davis, Lisa Hillary, Mic Edser and most recently Cecil Freeman and the Sam Grow Band. I am currently finishing up my second solo album which will be released in June. I look forward to sharing it with all of you and thank you all for making this dream come true! It all started in the Flickinger Art Center at Kimball Union Academy.” • Jackie (Guerin) Filiault and her husband Jesse are living in Woodstock, VT with their two boys, Tucker (7) and Hunter (3). • Kemper Pierce and Meg Bennitt were marSPRING 2016
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