CLASS CONNECTIONS
Andrew have a son, Desmond, and twin daughters, Ada and Leia. Nick Manheim and Lisa Marshall Manheim are excited to announce the arrival of their second daughter, Josephine Marie Manheim, born Feb. 25. She and her older sister, Naomi, are already the best of friends. Nick, a litigation associate at Perkins Coie, and Lisa, who will begin as an assistant professor this fall at the University of Washington School of Law, recently moved to Wallingford and are very much looking forward to introducing Josephine to their former classmates at this year’s reunion.
1999
Jennifer Lawson and her husband, Steve Sheahan, welcomed daughter Ava Simone into the world Dec. 8.
Devin Erhardt ’97 married Luke Bruckner in August. Classmates Mayumi Matsuno ’97, far left, and Theresa Wagner ’97, third from the left, were part of the wedding party.
Vanessa Brewster Laughlin joined fellow classmate Brad Alexander at the Seattle-based management consulting firm SwitchPoint, LLC earlier this year. SwitchPoint consultants help health-care and nonprofit clients make the most of strategic opportunities through a unique blend of analytic rigor, deep functional experience, and organizational sensitivity. Learn more at SwitchPointLLC.com.
2000
Catherine Buck married Chau Le on Sept. 8 at the Alderbrook Resort in Union, Wash. The couple met while working at Microsoft in Toronto and moved back to Seattle in October 2011. Catherine reports that classmates in attendance did the Lakeside “Gimme an L! Gimme another L! Gimme an L-I-O!” cheer when the “Lakeside” photo was being taken. Ciara Brady Stewart and Ryan Stewart welcomed a beautiful, healthy baby boy into the world Feb. 5. Hawthorne Eric joins big sister Juniper Olivia, age 3.
2001
Alana McGee’s business Toil & Truffle was featured in a February Seattle Times piece about the use of trained dogs in harvesting truffles. Alana works with her trufflehunting pups to track down the valuable fungi used in cooking, and supplements her income by training other canines.
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Spring/Summer 2013
Classmates at the September wedding of Catherine Buck ’00 and Chau Le included, from left, Chris Loeffler, Natalie Phelps Martin, Jenny Mowrer Womack, Jane Nussbaum, Catherine, Chau, Spencer Harris, Cooper Offenbecher, Nick Echelbarger, and Kathleen Ferguson. Eve Russell ’01 served as groomsmen/ groomsgirl. Katie Furia ’05 was a bridesmaid. Kaci and Dan began dating in 2009 after reconnecting at the alumni soccer game at Lakeside’s Homecoming.
2003 – 10th Reunion
Nick Istre and Emily Cramer ’05 were married on New Year’s Day in Telluride. See 2002 notes for news on Dan Benedetti.
2002
Kaci Callahan and Dan Benedetti ’01 were married Sept. 22 in Union, Wash. Trevor Jensen ’01, Noah Jaffe ’01, and
Several members of the Class of 2003 traveled to North Adams, Mass., to celebrate the wedding of Josh Weiner and Lily Gray at MASS MoCA on Oct. 7. Lydia Gulick graduated from Yale University last May with her MA in East Asian studies, focused on Japan, and is now working at Japan Society in New York City.
2005
Emily Cramer and Nick Istre were married in Telluride, Colo., on New Year’s ➢