ALUMNI/AE
Class Notes Class of 2007 AJ Links helped to cast the upcoming movie Trash Mountain, staring Caleb Hearon, Zooey Deschanel, Kyle Marvin, and Jaboukie Young-White. Pardis Zahedi and her husband, Matt, welcomed their second child, Griff, in January. He was born during Winter Storm Fern in Rhinebeck, New York, even though their home is in the Virgin Islands. The family is currently living in St. Croix, where Pardis continues to work for the National Park Service, and Matt works for the Nature Conservancy.
Class of 2009
mental health care for veterans, active-
with his knowledge of construction
duty service members, and their families.
operations. In 2022, he returned to
At CVN, AJ was responsible for evaluating
Pennsylvania to join his family’s company,
and sourcing real estate to be acquired and
P.L. Walman LLC, a construction business,
refashioned as hospitals and clinics within
where he has focused on bringing operational
the network, blending his finance experience
efficiencies and integrating new technology.
Class of 2008 After many adventures around the world, Devin Hardy is happily settled (for now) in Boulder, Colorado, in a three-year graduate program in clinical mental health counseling at Naropa University. When not in classes or studying, she works with families and young children at an occupational therapy clinic. Otherwise, she spends as much time as possible outdoors, in her yard gardening or in the mountains trail running and when there’s snow, riding/skiing/hiking. She loves where she is and yet dreams of landing back on the East Coast someday.
Allison Smith recently relocated to New York City after six years in Napa Valley, where she worked in wine marketing. Now living on the Upper East Side, she is enjoying being closer to family, including her sister, Isabelle. In addition to foundation work, Allison is a talented commission artist specializing in pets and wildlife. She looks forward to visiting campus soon, hopefully for a volleyball game in the fall to cheer on sister Isabelle’s niece, Soniya, Millbrook Class of 2027!
Class of 2012 Holden Jaffe released his third album, Chasing the Chimera, on November 7, 2025. In December, he delivered a surprise performance with the Jonas Brothers, collaborating on his song “How to Live.”
Class of 2012
Class of 2013
Chloe Gbai received two Academy Award nominations for her documentary work at Netflix. The Perfect Neighbor was nominated for Best Documentary Feature, and All the Empty Rooms was nominated and won for Best Documentary Short Film!
Dana Foote released a new album, Swallow the Knife, on August 22, 2025. In January, she joined The Last Dinner Party on their tour of Australia and New Zealand, performing across six stages from Perth to Auckland.
Class of 2013
Class of 2014 AJ Wallace began his professional career working with Steven Cohen’s hedge fund, Point72, before transitioning to work in Stamford, Connecticut, with the Cohen Veterans Network (CVN), founded by in 2015 with a $275 million commitment to
Lena Hardy is happy in her new position at Partners for Climate Action, based in Hudson, New York. Lena continues to paint and sculpt, working primarily with handmade raw materials and found objects, while also devoting time to her two horses, Holden and Gus. Lena’s professional path has been multifaceted leading up to her current role: from artist fabricator to manager of horse farms to a client relations manager at STAIR, a fine art and antiques auction house.
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