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39. Tricia Carlson '94, Stacy Tattar '94, Bridgot Souilliard-Basile '94, Sarita Bhandarkar '94, Sonya Kim Heil '94, Baylah Tessier-Sherman '94 together in October 2016 40. Emma Beaulieu '14, Grayson Beaulieu '17, Erika MalapadTrentalange '14, Lexi Fielding '14 and faculty member Jill Verzino '12 volunteering with Simply Smiles in La Plant, South Dakota. 41. Sarah Cugini ’00 and Michael Cohen with their daughter, Emma Francesca Cohen, at her Hebrew baby naming ceremony.
Madeline Cantwell Miller and her husband Will announce the birth of their daughter, Dorothy Bliss, on August 2, 2016. The baby’s middle name is in tribute to our fellow classmate, Bliss Corcoran Burg, who sadly passed away on July 31. Madeline thanks everyone for the kind wishes and condolences she received and says they helped a great deal. She and Baylah Tessier-Sherman had a brief but wonderful visit after the baby was born. Sarita Bhandarkar is excited to be her own boss as she recently went into a small partnership with a couple of other attorneys in the Hudson Valley. Jennifer Kelly writes that her maternity
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leave ended after having Aaron in August 2015 and she is back at University College Dublin in the Connected Health Research department as research network administrator. Jen and Fergus brought Aaron to the States in April 2016 for his first transatlantic trip. It was wonderful to see so many of you at Ann Pollina’s memorial at Westover. Every time I am at the school, I am always struck by how fortunate I was to have the teachers and classmates I had at such a formative time in my life. In personal news, Chris and I are adjusting to having Allison away at college at Fairfield University. It is definitely a change, but I am grateful she is close enough to visit often. We were happy to see Jen and her family when they were here in April. Aaron is completely adorable! I hope everyone is well and that I will see you all again soon. — Trish
1996 KELLY MEDVIGY
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Greeting class of ’96! It was great to catch up with those that were
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able to make it back to campus for our 20th Reunion! Here’s what’s going on with our friends. Ann Clark Priftis writes, “In June I transitioned to a Senior BD position with the Amazon Campus team; still based in Seattle but traveling weekly to such glamorous destinations as the Universities of Michigan, Minnesota, and Kansas. In August, I completed the CORe program through Harvard Business School and have a new appreciation for teachers of crotchety old students like me. Loved seeing my classmates in the spring for our 20th Reunion. Harlan, my three and a half-yearold with my long-suffering life partner, Jon, is loving life at Pike’s Market School and all things soccer- and trucks-related.” Morgan Barry writes, “Still working in the telecom industry at Intelisys in Southbury; the company has really grown in the last year and a half and it’s been exciting to be part of it. I see Candy Achenbach and her family frequently. Candy and I ran into Dana Moretti Coe in Litchfield a few weeks ago and it was great to catch up. I had a great time catching up with everyone at Reunion! Can’t believe how much time has passed!” Katia Allexi Passari writes, “I got married in Sicily last year
with lots of family from all over the world. It was great to have everybody around for at least a week and to show them the home country of my husband. We recently managed to go on our honeymoon in Mexico, where we spent three weeks traveling around, mostly by car. It was such a great time with lots of nice people, good food, great nature, and amazing pyramids.” Stacey Dallas Zinn writes, “We have had an exciting year with the addition of twin baby girls this February, Madison and Morgan. Russell and William love being big brothers. I’m still working as a small animal vet and loving it. I enjoyed catching up with everyone who attended our Reunion this year; so much fun to reminisce about the old Westover days. I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time!” I’m still teaching but I have moved up in the world and am now enjoying 5th graders daily! Owen and Grayson are hilarious and enjoy coming to school with me. I stay connected to Westover through school fairs and I was lucky enough to be on campus in late September for my Governors’ meeting and the memorial service for Ann Pollina. It was a beautiful time that afforded me the ability