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Erin E. Hart ’03 erinhart03@gmail.com
“Welcome to your Happy Place!” In an effort to share her enthusiasm for jewelry, Anita Somayaji ’03 has created an oasis that highlights jewelry fashion trends for women of all ages. Sunshine + Bluebirds is a locally owned company located in the Walden Galleria Mall offering everything from scarves and books to fun yoga wear. The affordable prices and exciting shopping experience has proven to be a desired destination for people around Western New York. As of July 1, we just expanded the brand and opened up a pop-up shop in the East Hamptons! Alexandra Logel ’09 is joining Anita Somayaji as marketing manager.
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Max Brown and his wife, Christine, welcomed their second son, Jackson, into the world in March 2014. He is loved by his older brother, Cameron, 2 ½. Max is director of sales for Garrett Leather Corp. in Buffalo.
Jennifer Grace completed her law degree at Georgetown University this spring.
Laura (Tubbs) Maher married Devin Maher at the India House Club in New York City November 8. Many Nichols alums, parents, and faculty were in attendance! Pictured left to right are: (Row 1) Stephanie Perna Celani, Tess Alberts ’05, Darcy Zacher ’88. (Row 2) Eli Tubbs ’70, Laura and Devin Maher, Mike Walsh ’70, Bill Gisel ’70, Brendan Burke ’03. (Row 3) John Celani ’03, John Mascari, Dena Tubbs, Mary Rockwell, James Kalec ’03, Rick Zacher ’86, Nancy Cheyney P’05,’07,’09. (Not pictured: Carlie Wopperer ’05) In response to an alumni communication from faculty member Larry Desautels this year, Marykate Oakley writes, “I had every intention of giving [to Nichols] anyway, but I wanted to reach out personally and let you know how much I enjoyed reading your words and how the veracity with which you spoke (wrote) reinvigorated the great pride I have in the opportunities Nichols afforded me. It’s hard to believe I graduated nearly nine years ago, and though I don’t make it back to Buffalo nearly as much as I’d like, not a day passes that I’m not grateful for the ways Nichols shaped me into the person I am today. From the field, to the ice, to the classroom, my Nichols experiences instilled in me the importance of being a loyal teammate, a diligent student, and most of all, a good person with integrity and strong
character. And for all of these things, I am forever indebted. It was not until I went on to other academic institutions that I could fully appreciate the solid foundation Nichols provides its students. As you know, I did my undergraduate work at Princeton. I then went on to get my master’s from Columbia, and I am pursuing a doctorate in clinical psychology at UMass Amherst. The point (aside from catching you up on my life) is to share that, to this day, I have never felt more engaged in and challenged by my academics than I was at Nichols, and for this, I fully credit the teachers and administrators for creating an environment that encourages intellectual curiosity and fuels a passion for knowledge. So I hope your students are taking full advantage!”
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Jane K. Arcadi ’05 jane.arcadi@gmail.com Jesse E. Baier ’05 jesse.baier@gmail.com Annmarie R. Cellino ’05 arcellin@buffalo.edu Patrick M. Hanley, Jr. ’05 patrick.hanley.jr@gmail.com
Alicia D’Alba recently accepted a new job in Boston, Mass., as a lawyer for McDermott Will & Emery LLP. Matt Felser is still teaching Spanish and coaching soccer and lacrosse at Vail Mountain School in Vail, Colo. Kenton Muscato moved to Hong Kong with Ralph Lauren and is the buyer for women’s luxury labels for Asia Pacific.
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