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back a number of photos. Annie Clarke married Kia Bowman on 9/3/11 in Greenfield MA. Kia had been battling Stage IV nonHodgkin’s lymphoma since March ’11, and after their wedding, they returned to CA, where Kia was undergoing an experimental treatment at Stanford Medical Center. Unfortunately, the treatment was not successful, and Kia passed away on 1/28/12. Their story can be found on the blog Kia maintained at www.californicancercation.blogspot.com. Annie writes: “We encourage people to join the National Bone Marrow Registry via Be The Match.”
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DEE GUO 143 Separatist Rd Storrs Mansfield CT 06268-2003 deedith@gmail.com MIRA SHARMA 350 Prince Arthur West, Apt 1105 Montreal, QC H2X 3R4, Canada mira.sharma.mcgill@gmail.com
David Ghormley married Courtney Hasanbasic ’04 on 6/4/11 at the chapel on the Mt Hermon campus followed by a reception in West Hall (Alumni Hall). They live in Franklin MA and work in Boston.
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BRENDAN MYSLIWIEC 1207 N High St Unit 2 Columbus OH 43201-5000 brendan.mysliwiec@gmail.com JAMIESON BAKER 636 North Hayworth Ave, Apt 3 Los Angeles CA 90048-2338 jamieson.baker@gmail.com JANE WARREN 1800 Pickering Rd Phoenixville PA 19460-2133 jlillyw@mac.com
campaigns intended to help kids get a safe and healthy start, including efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect. Since 10/11, he has been president of the Lambda DKE Alumni Association (Kenyon College), which advises the active chapter and holds a chapter reunion each fall. Courtney Eustace lives in Boston and teaches history for students with language-based learning disabilities at the Landmark School in Beverly MA. She enjoys the community and describes it as similar to NMH. She is also pursuing her master’s in moderate special needs at Simmons and recently had brunch with Becky ’07 and Elizabeth Donald ’07 after reconnecting at an NMH event. Becky and Elizabeth were her residents in Merrill-Keep. Scotlan Ryan is back in NY after a brief stint in the San Francisco Bay Area and a trans continental road trip with brother Harry Ryan ’06. Scotlan received her undergraduate degree from the Pratt Institute of Art in Brooklyn in ’11 and plans to continue working in the fashion world of NYC. Meg Eldredge is enjoying the cultural inspiration of NYC. A visual artist and designer, she is preparing for her first solo art exhibition and developing a line of handbags. You can see her work at www.megeldredge.com. Annie Lynch is recording her 3rd record with her band, Annie and the Beekeepers. She lives in Brooklyn and has been touring the US and UK. Pooja Desai married Maithil Patel on 5/29/11 in NJ. She works at J Christopher Capital and has helped launch 2 brands: C. Wonder and Monika Chiang, doing everything from merchandising to marketing to e-commerce. Nina Scheinman is in the Coro Fellows Program, a 9-month, graduate-level leadership training program that prepares committed individuals for effective and ethical leadership in the public arena. Nina is one of the NYC fellows and will be re-entering the workforce in May. Allison Jones works at the Studio Museum in Harlem and enjoys living in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with longtime friend Rumman Hossain, a financial counselor at the East River Development Alliance.
Brendan visited them over the holiday break, as well as Justine Shakespeare, who is getting her master’s in European studies at the London School of Economics, and Gabby Torres, who was visiting from Oakland CA. Christmas Vespers ’11 was a wonderful experience. Brendan saw a lot of classmates, including Hayley Cutler, Allison Boyd ’03, and Alison Falb ’03. Alison and Brendan worked in DC last summer and saw each other and Ahrielle Cook ’03 frequently. Alison is in her 3rd year at Fordham Law School; Ahrielle just finished her 1st year at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Hayley Cutler founded darlingdance company in ’10. The company recently premiered its 2nd major work in Washington DC to great reviews, rounding out a 1st season that included a tour in Chicago and multiple commissions. Hayley has also kept the NMH Dance Company love alive with Cait Nordehn ’05 as a company member. Hayley made it to NYC for Christmas Vespers and spent the weekend with Brendan Mysliwiec, Kira Manso-Brown, Andrew Ness, Dana Inglehart, and Max Maxfield. Andew works in DC as an analyst at the Avascent Group. Max works in Denver, filling his free time with rock climbing. After 3 years directing a service-learning internship program in Nablus (West Bank), Chelsey Berlin received a ’11–’12 Dorot Fellowship in Israel. Chelsey lives in Jaffa, where she does independent research, volunteer work, and professional leadership training, but she still finds time for the beach. Before returning to Columbus OH for the 2nd year of his JD/MPA program at Ohio State, Brendan had a New Year’s brunch with Matt Jackson ’03, who is a platoon leader in the Army Rangers based out of Fort Bragg NC, Rumman Hossain, Drew Remiker (non-NMH friend), Nina Scheinman,
An NMH gathering after Vespers in NYC included: Brendan Mysliwiec ’04, Max Maxfield ’04, Hayley Cutler ’04, Maddy Patenaude ’05, Kira Manso-Brown ’04, Rumman Hossain ’04, Justine Shakespeare ’04, Dana Inglehart ’04, Gabby Torres ’04, and Allison Jones ’04.
Matt Jackson ’03, Rumman Hossain ’04, Drew Remiker (non-NMH friend), Nina Scheinman ’04, Kate Schulman ’04, Nate Louras ’04, Sacha Green-Atchley ’04, Richard Colligan ’04, and Allison Jones ’04 got together for a New Year’s brunch.
Kate Schulman, Nate Louras, Sacha GreenAtchley, Richard Colligan, and Allison Jones. On 11/12/11 Sadie Childs married Eric Cora at the First Congregational Church in Hadley. Rachel Spector was a bridesmaid and gave a moving rendi-
tion of “At Last,” made famous by Etta James, during the ceremony. Sara Martin attended along with
DANIELA FRIAS 779 Ave E Apt 2 Bayonne NJ 07002-4051 daniela8_5@hotmail.com
From Brendan: Courtney Hasanbasic and David Ghormley ’03 were married on 6/4/11 in the Mt
Hermon chapel. They had a reception in West Hall (Alumni Hall) on a beautiful day. They live in Franklin MA and both work in Boston. Ted Eismeier works with Fight Crime: Invest in Kids (www.fightcrime.org) as assoc director of communications. He coordinates law enforcement
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