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Several alumni and their spouses were in attendance when Jamie Bologna ’04 married Alex Wolniak at Cochran Chapel on the PA campus, with a reception following in Andover Town House, in October 2014. From left are Karen Yates and husband Taylor Yates ’04; Tyler Frisbee and husband Travis Green ’04; Finn Donaldson and wife Amanda Green Donaldson ’04; Jamie and Alex; and Margaret Pyle ’04 and husband Laert Rusha.
the country in Carmel, Calif., wedding bells were also ringing when Britta Schell married Jonathan Stasiak. Abby Lavin and Chloe Marsala were both in attendance, as was the bride’s godfather, Steve Finnegan ’77. Tina Wadhwa is happy to announce that she married Christopher Charles Dods in a multiday Indian-English wedding celebration in Tuscany, Italy, in June. In other wedding news, Liz DeLacy was excited to be a bridesmaid in Brooks Teevan’s Maui, Hawaii, wedding in June. Christina Landolt, who is a current music instructor at our dear alma mater, mentioned that any musicians who live nearby should reach out to see if there might be opportunities for performances on campus. Also, keep an eye out for a PA Music Facebook page, where you can find information about music tours. An Andover tradition lives on! Laura Miller, Amy Galvin, Sasha Parr Corken, and Melanie Cyr saw the movie Furious 7 together. They have seen all of the Fast & Furious movies together. Bali Kumar recently purchased a condo in Los Angeles and looks forward to getting together with any classmates in the area. Kwadwo Acheampong continues to have his ear on the ground and his finger on the pulse of ’02 updates. He wrote in to share news of many classmates. He met up with Gabe Cuthbert and Greg Chang for Moroccan food in the East Village of NYC. Greg continues to enjoy his role as CEO of a tech startup called for[MD], which builds private online communities for medical societies and alumni associations. Gabe is thriving in his role with Accenture and lives in Brooklyn. Malik Lewis recently moved to Princeton, N.J., from DC, taking a role with Educational Testing Service. Kwadwo also ran into Matt Peltz at an investor conference in DC. Matt’s doing well at Trian. Finally, Kwadwo reported that he took a vacation in the Dominican
Republic. According to him, the highlight of his trip was “laying down a ill freestyle verse—in Spanish—during an impromptu street cipher… still reppin’ the Bishop crew.” Kaitlin McCann recently ended a two-year sabbatical and will be starting in a role out in California with SpaceX. The award for “least lazy two years” easily goes to Kaitlin. During this time, she backpacked through seven countries in South America, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, completed a 10,000-mile solo road trip around the U.S., and raced in her first Ironman 70.3. Whoa! For another round of my favorite game, “Where in the World is Pablo Durana?,” I received news from Chelsea MacDonald that she, Pablo, and Jordan Harris spent some time together in Bogota, Colombia, where they discovered Jordan’s incredible dance skills. Shortly thereafter, Pablo made an appearance on my home turf when he traveled to the Island of Hawaii to film a canyoneering documentary. He swung by my little bungalow for a steak dinner and some puppy kisses. Always nice to see you, my friend! Where will Pablo travel next? Speaking of global travels, Shani Hogarth Goodson and her family moved to Abu Dhabi, UAE, in August. And finally, the news you have all been waiting for: Dan Shvartsman was tasked with updating us on the latest from the Class of ’02’s very own fantasy baseball league. Brought me back to my good ol’ days as the varsity baseball manager (speaking of which, David Frisch, we never get notes from you—I’m calling you out). Because I do not understand the majority of it, I will quote Dan directly. Dan reports that “Pete Glenn has maintained his grip on everyone’s nerves by mounting a quixotic effort to make ‘It’s coconuts!’ a viral meme (nobody gets it), while Justin Eberlein has bombarded everyone with inappropriate GIFs and inappropriate trade offers
as he tries to shed his status as preeminent league also-ran. Eli Flouton and Jeremy Kellogg look primed for a race to the bottom of the league standings, though Jer has impressed league members with his continued ability to remember his account password. Zack Smotherman is lurking as a sleeper contender to knock off the unholy triumvirate of Matt Roman, Dan Cote, and Ben Chang at the top of the league, while Dan Shvartsman managed to come up with a clever punning team name [which is...? The name was not reported] for the first time in, well, ever. Andrew Tonelli reports that he continues to enjoy playing fantasy sports as a way to make charitable donations to his friends.” Keep up the shenanigans, gentleman. See? We really do take any and all updates. Until next time, ’02, go Big Blue.
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It’s been a great first half of the year for the Class of 2003. From coast to coast, many of our classmates have reconnected over the past few months. The groundswell of classmates in the San Francisco Bay Area has continued. I ran into— literally—Alex Minasian on a run in San Francisco in April. This spring, he and his wife, Mimi Butler, moved to San Francisco, where Alex has started work for Texas Pacific Group. I caught up with Tom Oliphant recently. He and his fiancée, Dana LaMendola, are planning a wedding this fall in Northern California and hope to catch up with a few classmates along the way. Tara Gadgil visited San Francisco this spring. She and Michael Ruderman met a handful of classmates for dinner, including Andover | Fall 2015
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