CLASS NOTES with a specialization in crisis, trauma, and grief. She also works with prisoners and victims of abuse through two Christian ministries. Emily’s book, Six Feet Above, is being published on Kindle this year. • Daisy Gonzalez writes, “I am living in New York City, working in business development, and getting my M.B.A. at Long Island University.” Daisy is now a certified kickboxing instructor and is doing lots of yoga in her free time. • Paige Landry had a great year traveling throughout the U.S. and spent some quality time with several NMHers along the way. She lives in Boston, working as a physician assistant in dermatology. • Ryn Flynn writes, “I’ve now been married to Adam Flynn (yes, he took my name) for three years. In June 2014, I graduated from University of Washington with my M.F.A. in lighting design, and am now working as a freelance designer in Seattle, Wash.” • “I have spent the past four years working in college admissions at Bowdoin College and Brown University,” says Taylor McCormack, “and recently made the switch to recruiting for a hedge fund in New York. It’s been fun re-connecting with many NMHers in the city!” • Ian Boll lives in Colorado, spending his winters as a snowboarder and filmmaker, traveling all over the U.S. and Canada to produce a snowboard movie each year. The summers involve some work for Ian, but it’s mostly road trips. • Jo Grubman writes, “I’m living in Boston and have been working at the New England Organ Bank as a recovery coordinator. I recover tissue and organs from deceased donors to be implanted in living recipients. It’s very interesting and rewarding work! Other than that, I spend my time going on adventures with my rescue pup and exploring the Boston area in my truck.” • Kimberly Royer works in Salt Lake City as an internal auditor with KPMG, and is taking full advantage of the proximity to the mountains for hiking and skiing! • Hickory Lawson is a freelance videographer. He has spent the last several years, after graduating from Emerson College, collecting adventures from the Caribbean, New York City, and Greece, among other places. • Chantal Palacci Sagnes moved to France in 2012 to pursue her M.B.A. and married Nicolas Sagnes in May 2015. She currently lives in New York and is director of growth for Co:Collective, a strategy and innovation consultancy. • Alice Hannah Ryu is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Connecticut. She enjoys yoga, traveling, and being a foodie. • Since graduating from NMH, Conor Shillen got a degree in film from Syracuse University and is now living in Brooklyn as a writer/ director. • David Engel moved in with his fiancée, Elizabeth Edwards, in Brooklyn Heights. He’s a senior associate in market research consulting at Sachs Insights. In February, David took a weeklong ski trip on the Powder Highway with fellow alum Chris Swoszowski. • Devin Hill is in the media
and entertainment industry, with a goal of working in brand partnerships. He still resides in Harlem, N.Y.C. • Monica Panwar says, “I am working toward my master’s in biomedical sciences at Marshall University (West Virginia), and plan to graduate in May 2017. Over the past year, I have been keeping in touch with fellow Wallace women Rachel Disbrow ’05 and Caroline “Kelsey” Dickey. Any NMHers in the West Virginia or Tampa area (my hometown), please do reach out.” • Rosa von Gleichen began her Ph.D. in social policy at the University of Oxford in England, where she currently lives. • Laura Carbonneau writes, “I started graduate school in the fall at Green Mountain College, studying sustainable food systems. And I started working as an assistant director in NMH’s advancement office in October.”
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From Dith Pamp: Hello from Oregon! I am working to create more NMH events on the West Coast. If you live out west and would like to help plan an event, please let me know! • Harrison Abry says, “I’m teaching IB environmental science at an international school in Costa Rica. Before that, I was teaching outdoor environmental education at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point, Calif. I taught marine biology/ecology on a research boat. I worked there for two years before going back to school to obtain my master’s in education at University of California-Santa Barbara. I graduated in June 2015 and then moved down to Costa Rica to teach. I spent a few years working/traveling after college as well. Went to Bali, Sumatra, Java, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Malaysia, Singapore, Tokyo, Hawaii, and a few other places.” • Carla Cevasco and Alex Oberg were married in a city hall wedding in August 2014, and celebrated their marriage with a big party at Carla’s parents’ farm in Bernardston, Mass., on 8/15/15.
From left: Karissa Scano ’08 and Emily Arena ’08 celebrate Karissa’s graduation from Boston Police Academy.
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Emily Jacke ejacke@middlebury.edu • Sarah-Anne Tanner tanner.sarahanne@gmail.com
It’s Emily Jacke this time, writing to you fireside in December 2015 in Vermont. By the time you read this, I will be living in San Francisco! My job at the Vermont Community Foundation is finally coming to an end, and I’m packing up my bags to see what happens in places that aren’t New England. Thanks to all who sent in your news — it’s awesome to hear what you’re up to! • Hannah Wentworth Rider got married to her childhood friend, Asher Sullivan, last August at City Hall in Manhattan; and this fall, Tim Liponis and his wife, Catherine, tied the knot in Lenox, Mass.! Congratulations all around! • Ben Weyers got a promotion to a new sales/client relations position at Geezeo in July 2015, and moved to a new apartment in Wethersfield, Conn., around the same time. The work lets him travel all over the country throughout the year, which he loves. He was planning to run a 10-mile road race on Martha’s Vineyard in February, and is still busy playing Ultimate Frisbee year-round. • Abby Zelenka is working her dream job at International Studies Abroad and living in Austin, Texas. She says, “I ran into Caitlin Sullivan ’07 randomly at a goingaway party for my boss. It was fun to see a familiar NMH face. So far, I adore Austin and am making it my mission to attempt to try every food truck!” • Christina McCausland is in New York City, working as a cultural consultant for TV networks. “I work with networks to help them make their shows more ‘culturally relevant.’ If it sounds vague, that’s because it is,” says Christina. “Basically, I just figure out how to make TV shows better.” Sounds like she’s getting to be really creative. She’s looking forward to catching up with NMH people at the New York City Vespers concert. • Britt Lilienthal just entered her third year working at Planned Parenthood in Burlington, Vt., which she loves. Outside of work, she is helping a local German goldsmith brand her business, and is pursuing her love of graphic design and photography. She is also enjoying being an aunt! • Katie Evans
Daisy Letendre ’09 (left) and Sarah Heist ’08 at the NMH “Welcome to the City” event in Washington, D.C.
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