’97
Julie Costales Gooding and Nate Gooding ’97 were married July 10, 2010, at Asylum Hill Church, Hartford, Conn. Nick Bozzuto ’97 served as a groomsman, and among those in attendance were John Wedeles ’97, Chris DeLucia ’98, and Sarah Hickey DeLucia ’01. The reception was held at The Society Room, and the newlyweds honeymooned in Paris. They make their home in Norwalk, Conn.
1996 | Reunion From Amy Haberman Mahoney: “My husband and I welcomed our son, John Finney Mahoney, called Jack, in December 2009. What a joy! Six months later, we picked up and moved from northern Virginia to northern California for my husband’s residency at Travis Air Force Base. I’m learning that home is where the Air Force sends us, and I’m enjoying California while we’re here.”
1997
Megan Allyse Fuller-Deets, also known as Megan Allyse, is a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for the Integration of Research on Genetics and Ethics, a National Institutes for Healthfunded initiative located within the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics. Her research focuses on the political stabilization of technology, comparative civil ideology, and forms of constructive technology assessment.
’96 Lee Saunders Raynes ’96 and Josh Raynes welcomed the recent birth of their first son, Michael. Lee reports: “He is a big boy and hopes to lead the Pelicans to victory one day — and bring back the Spoon.”
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She is particularly interested in inter-cultural normative dialogue and the socio-cultural impacts of emerging technologies. In recent years, she has carried out field research in China, Japan, Hong Kong, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Megan is working on a book based on her doctoral research exploring the political stabilization of oocyte contribution to human cloning research in China, California, and the United Kingdom. Megan is the past recipient of a Wellcome Trust Biomedical Ethics Studentship Grant and a member of BIOS, a Chinese-European collaboration on the ethical governance of biological and biomedical research. In 2009–10, she was a visiting scholar at the Center for the Study of Law and Society at Berkeley Law School. She conducted her doctoral and master’s degree research at the University of Nottingham in England and received her undergraduate degrees in international relations and communications from Stanford.
1998
Former Loomis Chaffee Communications Department assistant Beth Sigman Somerset recently was named assistant
director of alumni relations at Williston Northampton School. Previously, she coached cross country and track at Mount Holyoke College.
as did Ashley Wade and Lucy Cox-Chapman ’02.
Oliver Milligan was born December 28, 2010, to Laura Richards Milligan and her husband, Chris. Laura is a member of the English Department at Loomis Chaffee.
Molly Flanagan Larkin writes: “It was great to be back on the Island for the graduation last year of my sister-in-law, Jean Larkin ’10. I saw lots of familiar faces and look forward to returning in June for Reunion. My husband and I remain in New York’s capital region, and I continue to work on the renovations and historical restorations of the roof, skylights, and interior of the New York State Capitol.”
1999
2000
John J. Callaghan is doing his second-year medical residency in New Jersey, specializing in orthopedic surgery. He lives in Hoboken and loves his career.
2001 | Reunion
Olivia D’Ambrosio recently appeared in the role of Abigail Williams in the Trinity Repertory Company (Providence, R.I.) production of The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. Olivia is a thirdyear student in the Brown/ Trinity Rep Master of Fine Arts Acting Program. She holds a bachelor’s degree in theater and dance from Amherst College. Olivia’s former advisor and dormitory head, Loomis Chaffee faculty member Betsy Tomlinson, attended a performance,
Lynn Kelly lives in Washington, D.C., and works for the Office of General Counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
2002
Nell Casey is an intern at Gothamist, the New York City e-zine (www.gothamist.com), for which she recently interviewed actor Richard Thomas. Additionally, Nell is researching bars, restaurants, and venues for a “Best of NYC” weekly feature. She emcees a live band karaoke group, Rock Star Karaoke, every Thursday night — and sings an occasional rock tune.