Class Notes Fall 1996: Class Agent is Ben Pershouse Spring 1997: Class agent is Lauren Levin Epstein Odell Lauren Odell: Lauren and her husband Jamieson welcomed a baby girl (Harper) on November 8, 2012. Lexi Beach: Lexi recently got married. This August, she and her wife opened the Astoria Bookshop. David Jacoby: David writes: “Olivia Rose Jacoby was born in December, 2012 and she is already a great bundle of joy. She’s already a fan of CITYterm, and not sure if she wants to do Fall 2029 or Spring 2030. After a carefree year of traveling around the world, we knocked out two kids in under two years and life is, well, ummm, very different! We are quite domesticated now, but still loving living in San Francisco. We bought a home a couple blocks away from Golden Gate Park and the Presidio, and we have lots of room for CITYterm visitors, so all are welcome! In other news, WellCall, the company I’ve worked for over the last 10 years got purchased last year, so I’ve been enjoying a bunch of new challenges and learning curves as our company integrates with our parent company (Health Advocate).
Please send your updates to your Class Agent or email Lisa (lisa.doi@cityterm.org) still weird no longer having Melvoin as my last name.) I’m loving being a mom and am thankful to have the summer off to hang out with my little man. Including this big change, life at Deerfield Academy is wonderful. I can’t believe there are over 1000 alums from CITYterm considering there were less than 100 when I left. “ Katy (Hill) Harmon: Katy is living in Chattanooga, TN, got married in September 2011, and had a baby girl in August 2012. Her daughter’s name is Ellison Ava Hill Harmon. Sierra McLane: Sierra lives in Alaska with her husband, Denny. She works for Denali National Park and Preserve and is the coordinator for the Murie Science and Learning Center. They ski in the winter, hike in the summer, drive 5 hours roundtrip for groceries, and haul their water from the community well. Their neighborhood got electricity in the late 1990’s, but now they have internet speeds just as fast as anywhere else. Claire Kessler-Bradner: Claire lives in Oakland with her husband Alex and their new baby girl, Lita Madrid Krassner. She teaches high school art in San Francisco, and she’s sending her first student to CITYterm in the fall!
Fall 1997: Class Agent is Patrick Collins
Spring 1998: Class Agent is Piper Evans
Patrick Collins: Patrick had a baby boy, Patrick Ford Collins, August 8, 2012.
Fall 1998: Class Agent is Katiana Anglade
Becca (Melvoin) Sherburne: Becca writes “Things for me are going well and I just became a mom on May 1, 2013. My son’s name is Hunter Hugo Sherburne. (It’s
Spring 1999: Class Agent is Nikki Georges-Clapp
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Fall 1999: Class Agent is Zoe Winkler Carter
Zoe Winkler Carter: Zoe is the Assistant Director of Admissions for Boston College. She recently wrote a fantastic blurb for CITYterm outlining why CITYterm students are attractive to colleges. Erica Chapman: Erica is heading into her second year as the Director of CITYterm. She and her husband, Steve Kaell, are enjoying life in Dobbs Ferry and welcome former students to stop by for dinner. Last December they enjoyed a vacation to Israel. Doug Dunbar: Doug and his wife, Helen, live in Scotland! Spring 2000: Class Agent is Acadia Klain Fall 2000: Class Agent is Lainee Marz Flanigan Spring 2001: Class Agent is David Simons Louise Turner: Louise writes, “I’m living in Houston and am an escrow officer in residential real estate, and luckily I really love it! I bought a house this year, so that is my main excitement currently. I am addicted to home décor!” David Simons: David is currently exploring a new city, living in Chicago for the year while he clerks for a federal judge. But, he took the New York Bar exam so he’s heading back to NYC in to work at a litigation boutique. Lauren Ornelas: Lauren is back in New York! She is living in Manhattan and teaching kindergarten at a charter school in Crown Heights.
Email Lisa Doi (lisa.doi@cityterm.org) and we’ll send you a CITYterm onesie!
From right to left: Dean Elise, daughter of Eder J. Williams McKnight (faculty); Lauren Odell (S’97), with her daughter, Harper; Olivia Jacoby, daughter of David Jacoby (S’97); and Patrick Ford Collins, son of Patrick Collins (F’97) 22 • CITYTERM BRIDGES 2013