now in paperback. Called “a suspenseful, thoughtprovoking fantasy” (Booklist), and “a lively blend of whimsy and unsettling mystery” (School Library Journal), it has been named a 2012 Kansas Notable Book. | Bob Weissberg spent 12 days in Portugal this spring, and July and August in the Catskills; he is planning trips to Montana and Europe. He still writes for various websites. | Dalt Wonk (Richard Cohen) and his wife Josephine Sacabo (Marialice Martin ’67) live in New Orleans. She is an actress and photographer. They run a limited-edition publishing operation called Luna Press. Nocturnes, the first book, is already out; the second, French Quarter Fables, will appear soon.
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Ellen (Moskal) Mayne retired from being an educational media specialist for the Englewood Public Schools District. Her son, Bradford Forbes Mayne, died this past spring at the age of 33. He was an
60th Reunion: May 24–26, 2013
Diane (Miller) Himmelbaum retired in 2010 as a full professor of art from St. John’s University, New York, after 41 years of teaching. She now works full time in her studio.
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Patrick DiCiaccio interned at the White House’s Office of Management and Budget in the Executive Office of the U.S. President this summer, researching the Environmental Protection Agency’s water programs and policies as they relate to the federal budget. In the fall, Patrick enrolled in the Master of Science in Finance Program at the University of Buffalo. | Rachel Savain started her new job in Haiti as policy advisor for VNG International, focusing on waste management policy. VNG is a Dutch nongovernmental organization concentrating on municipal infrastructure and capacity building. | Bartosz “Bartek” Starodaj is working for the German Marshall Fund of the United States as a program assistant in the Urban and Regional Policy Program. | Lucille Van Hook‘s graduate
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work focused on energy efficiency programs in the residential sector. She is now fisheries program coordinator for the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association in Brunswick, Maine.
50th Reunion: May 24–26, 2013
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(We know many of you celebrated last May with the Class of ’62, but if you want to come back and celebrate in 2013, we’d love to see you.)
Michelle Handelman exhibited Dorian, a cinematic perfume at the 53 Art Museum in Guangzhou, China, from December 2011 to March 2012. It was featured on the cover of the Chinese publication Gallery Magazine.
Prapti Bhandary is working for the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, D.C., in the Environment and Production Technology Division as senior research assistant.
expert in Internet security and hacking, and assisted the FBI.
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Joan (Spielberg) Rich ’63 is retired from teaching art at the high school level. She still paints, makes baskets, and creates high-end crafts. Her baskets have been displayed at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and at the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. Joan enjoys living both in the Washington area and in Delaware, and has three grown children and seven grandchildren.
’54 The art of Louise Odes Neaderland was exhibited at the Stevenson Library in August. Her work uses the photocopier as “camera, darkroom, and printing press.” Her work has been shown nationally and internationally. Neaderland founded the International Society of Copier Artists in 1981 and published the I.S.C.A. Quarterly from 1982 to 2003.
’10 ’94 Robin Guarino, who was hired in 2008 at the Cincinnati College–Conservatory of Music as the J. Ralph Corbett Distinguished Chair in Opera, was recently appointed coartistic director of Cincinnati’s Opera Fusion: New Works.
Michel Wahome is living in New York City and working for the New York Academy of Sciences as a program associate in innovation and sustainability.
’08 Andrew Lance works at Lorain County Community College, Ohio, as an associate member of the faculty in the science and mathematics departments. Andy is an instructor of introductory biology and ecology courses.
’07 Kristen Wilson and husband Miguel are pleased to welcome Alegra Elspeth Alvarado Wilson to the world. Alegra was born on her mom’s birthday, April 18, 2012.
’06 Louise Jensen began serving as the executive director of the Lassen Land & Trails Trust in Susanville, California, in October 2011. | Todd Olinsky-Paul has a new position as project director of Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA), in Montpelier, Vermont.
’05 The Nuclear Fan (©1984, reprinted 1992), Louise Odes Neaderland '54, artists book, photocopied paper
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Aubrey McMahon is a senior environmental analyst in the department of natural resources at