Class Notes
2010
Chris Lipski was chosen to receive a five-year teaching fellowship from the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation. The teaching fellowships were created to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the U.S. Chris is enrolled in the Stanford Teacher Education Program and hopes to teach in the Bay Area.
2013
accounting operations at Accelerated Cure Project, a nonprofit dedicated to curing multiple sclerosis.
Top: Seeley ’08; left: Silver ’08
2007
Brendan Kelley, formerly data director for the Ohio Democratic Party, has been named campaign manager for state Rep. John Patrick Carney’s race for Ohio auditor. Since graduating, Brendan has worked on local, state, and federal races all over Ohio and has arranged winter-term projects and summer internships for many Obies—and is happy to help with many more.
2008
Katahdin Cook and Ryan Whitt were married September 14, 2013, in a celebration that included many Oberlin alumni. Pictured on previous page, left to right: Ryan, Kate, Travis Oman ‘06, Katie Au ‘06, Rita Kaplon ’10, Jerome Goings ‘10, Steele Hearne, Eric Goldman ’74, Noah Goldman ‘09, Ezra Goldman, and Anne Moxon Goldman. n Caitlin Seeley and Austin George of Denver were married September 9,
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2013, in Evergreen, Colo. Other alumni in attendance included Henry Schneider, Xander Woolverton, Marie Barnett, Maya Curry, Jeff Beem-Miller, Sam Lasser, Danielle KoplinkaLoehr, and Gabriel Golden ’05. n With her father, Maya Silver cowrote the book My Parent Has Cancer And It Really Sucks (Sourcebooks), a guide for teens whose parents have cancer. Based on Maya’s experience at age 15 with her mother’s diagnosis of breast cancer, the book includes interviews with more than 100 teens and experts.
2009 Conservatory grad Nikoleta Rallis made her Carnegie Hall debut at Stern Auditorium on March 17, 2013, as the soprano soloist in John Rutter’s Requiem.
Madison Goldman of High Point, N.C., is a White House intern working for the Office of the First Lady’s correspondence team. “I campaigned for President Obama before I was even old enough to vote, and I support the first lady’s initiatives to better the youth of our country,” Madison told the High Point Enterprise. “I admire their family values and the hard work they have completed during their time in the White House.”
30 UNDER 30
Three Oberlin alumnae were among Forbes magazine’s roundup of “brightest stars” under the age of 30. Emily Doubilet ’06, cofounder of Susty Party, makers of sustainable party supplies like compostable plates made from tapioca starch, made it in the food and wine category. Actress/writer/producer Lena Dunham ’08 appeared in the Hollywood and entertainment category. Political operative Audrey Gelman ’09, a strategist and spokesperson for Scott Stringer’s successful campaign to become New York City’s controller and who is now vice president at SKDKnickerbocker, made the list for the law and policy category.