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Force and loves the travel and ski opportunities. If there are any NMH alums in the Frankfurt/ Rhineland-Pfalz area, she would love to be in touch. Chessie Shaw gave birth to Leila Julia Chihade on 6/24/11. Chessie and husband Robert also have son Oliver (3). Chessie works part-time as a school social worker in a suburb of Boston. She recently saw Sharon Price when she was visiting Boston. Amy Sparks has been living in Washington DC since ’04, working at the Peace Corps headquarters in various capacities, most recently in the personnel security unit. In May ’11, she married Steve Stasiowski in Saint Paul MN. Sister Carolyn Sparks was the maid of honor. Other NMHers there were dad Richard Sparks ’60, uncle Robert Sparks ’64, Pam Ching, and Schuyler “Sky” Lee. In Aug, the couple moved into a new apartment, and son Benjamin was born in Sept. She hopes to bring him to our 25th reunion. Matthew Williamson married Alaina Kipps on 10/1/11 at the San Francisco Zoo. NMHers in attendance included his brothers Daniel Williamson ’88, Charles Williamson ’96, and Tim Williamson ’98. Alaina is a pediatric cardiologist with the U of CA San Francisco Medical Center. Matt is a mechanical engineer at Arup, an engineering-consulting firm.
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DAIRO MORENO 3102 Durand Dr Los Angeles CA 90068-1614 demoreno@post.harvard.edu
From the Alumni Office: Kira Zielinski married Nathan Blaesing on 9/23/11, the fall equinox, in a stone circle in Clarkdale AZ. Kira writes: “I am overjoyed to have had the opportunity to introduce Nathan to so many friends over reunion. We both enjoyed intimate, quality time with friends at NMH and afterward in Boston and NY.” Nathan and Kira plan to move to Cremona, Italy, in ’12, where they look forward to luthier school (guitar making and repairing), playing in period music ensembles, and entertaining many guests.
’90s publishing and earning degrees in history, I made a transition in ’00 into health-care administration. I am now with the NW region of Kaiser Permanente as the region’s health-care informatics manager. Still love Portland OR.”
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METTA DAEL Box 4804, One Lamplighter Way Mount Hermon MA 01354-9638 metta.dael@gmail.com
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NEL ANDREWS 120 S Bouldin St Baltimore MD 21224-2201 nel_andrews@hotmail.com LAURA SNYDER CRAFORD 2015 N Jantzen Ave Portland OR 97217-7812 laurascraford@hotmail.com
From Nel: I’m writing from the DR. Totally unplugged but borrowing an iPad. I don’t want to miss the deadline, even though I have very little to share. Lauren Siegel Wiernasz and husband Michael welcomed Graeme Michael on 11/22/11. Yasmin Vossoughian Barrie ’96 sadly lost her father in Sept but found the strength to join me and the fight against cancer as we ran the NYC marathon together in Nov. Nel writes: “We ran for Fred’s Team of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, though specifically, we ran to support the research for a rare form of liver cancer called fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FHC). Friend and fellow NMH alum Tucker Davis ’00 succumbed to FHC in ’10, at the age of 28. His strength and spirit during his grueling battle was totally inspiring. Yasmin and I joined Tucker’s family in NYC for the marathon and were honored to run in his memory. Outside of completing the race, the 2 of us managed to raise just under $8,000. Please visit www. fibrofoundation.org to learn more about Tucker, his story, and the fight against FHC.”
From Laura: One of the nice things for me about requesting news for the alumni news is that I get to hear from old friends. Andrea Putnam received a PhD in population genetics at UC San Diego and now works as a population biologist at the San Diego Zoo. She conducts research on the genetic management of endangered species and prepares the breeding plans for about 70 species that live in zoos across America. Andrea and her husband welcomed a baby girl last spring. “We’re looking forward to getting her on a surfboard as soon as she can stand up.” Aaron Rutz says: “I’m still building with stone, dry-laid construction. Got hammered here in western MA in the hill towns with an epic 27" snow. Even though I can’t wait for winter and playing in the white stuff, I’m mentally not prepared and can’t wait for it to melt. I saw Matt Verson this summer and climbed with him before he went back to Japan with wife and kiddo. I was able to connect with Titiana Shostak-Kinker up in Rumney NH and do more rock climbing. I’m still young at heart and using my hands every day to build my world (thanks D L Moody) and head and heart to further digest it. Besides stonework, I teach as adjunct at UMass Amherst in the landscape architecture department for 1 or 2 classes.” Sarah White Albertyn teaches middle and high school math and economics at the American School in London. Daughter Zanna’s godmother Julia Cohen ’97 and her family were planning a post-holiday celebration in London mid-Jan. Sarah loves living in London but now that she has Zanna it feels farther away than ever. Sarah saw Sarah Margola Klumpp ’94 over the holidays. She teaches and coaches field hockey at Williston. Her son is in kindergarten, and her daughter continues to supply Zanna with adorable hand-me-downs. Kt Doud says they finally sold their house in Ecuador. She and her family are looking to buy a house and make Ann Arbor a permanent home. Wanda Vargas works at the Family PEACE Program of NY Presbyterian Hospital as a psychologist, treating families affected by domestic violence. On a personal note, she writes: “I’m happy in a new relationship.”
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JENNIFER SADULA DE VORE 2830 Brook Dr Falls Church VA 22042-2302 devorejr@msn.com INI OBOT 297 Sickles Ave New Rochelle NY 10801-3700 iniobot@yahoo.com
Jonathan Berkman writes: “After spending the
Laura Snyder Craford ’94 with husband Kent, Lillian (6), and Jack (4).
Lauren Siegel Wiernasz ’94 and Graeme Michael born 11/22/11.
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