C L A S S N O T E S LANDON ALUMNI
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Zeke Dodson ’69, Austin Dodson ’10, Evan Dodson ’09, Chris Dodson ’06, Jonathan Umanzor ’09, Gus Umanzor ’08 and Agustin Umanzor celebrated Evan and Jonathan’s graduation from Dickinson College this past spring. Andy Goldstein is currently the manager of Potomac Pizza in Chevy Chase, Md. Starting July 1, he also became general manager of Potomac Pizza in Rockville.
2006
Matt Harrigan is in his fourth year with CCS Fundraising and recently moved to Baltimore to help US Lacrosse with their campaign. In his spare time, he continues to play lacrosse and volunteer at his local Catholic church.
Christopher Dodson writes “I have been living and working in NYC since I graduated from Dickinson College in 2010. I am currently at an investment advisory firm called Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co as a client relationship manager and portfolio assistant. I have been spending time with my little brother, Austin Dodson ’10, who has been in NYC this summer interning for Cassidy Turley. I hope all is well in the 301!”
2005 Robert Morrison graduated from BUD/s/SQT in Coronado, Calif. His new rank is SO3.
Austin Bisnow and his band performed on May 4, 2013, in the Sweetlife Festival held at Merriweather Post Pavilion.
Robert Gelb says, “All is well here - am settling into a new role with the Careers Centre at University of St. Andrews, Scotland - I’m responsible for increasing U.S. resources and contacts for U.S.-based St. Andrews students and alumni. It’s pretty wide-ranging, but really good fun!”
In his well-received debut novel, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, Anthony “Hal” Marra ’03 tells the story of two doctors who risk everything to save the life of a child being hunted in war-torn Chechnya. In May, Marra read selections from his novel at D.C.’s Politics & Prose bookstore with several Landon faculty and students in attendance. Eric Pierpoint ’69 published his first children’s book, The Last Ride of Caleb O’Toole. It is a Wild West adventure about 12-year-old Caleb, who witnesses a murder and is forced to go on the run with his siblings across the Oregon Trail.
2007 After graduating from Landon, Graham Walling spent several years studying in China then transferred to Brown University. At Brown, he became interested in creative writing and used his background in the Far East as inspiration for his work. Since he graduated in 2012 with a B.A. in Literary Arts, Graham has traveled in Asia, worked different jobs and gathered insight from his experiences for his writing.
Alex Rhoads ’05, Mike Rhoads ’13 and Nick Rhoads ’08 pictured with Headmaster David Armstrong at Mike’s Landon graduation on June 7, 2013. Landon Magazine 39