www.andover.edu/intouch daughter’s high school activities. Kristin had a great visit with Liz Symchych King and her family on Cape Cod. Sean Gottlieb has no updates about his latest reality TV shows, but, he reports, “I did have an excellent sandwich today. And if everything goes well, I plan to have another great sandwich or maybe a salad soon. That might be exciting! Who knows? Just feel blessed to live in a world where I have that choice.” At this writing, I was looking forward to attending the legendary Halloween party thrown by Elizabeth “Libby” Palomeque and her husband, Richard. Thanks to Richard’s job as a marine biologist, Libby’s family travels constantly and is reputed to have rare deep-sea octopi on site, as well as a beautiful daughter and a menagerie of pets. Stay in touch. Cheers.—Laura
1990 25th REUNION June 12–14, 2015 Regina A. DeMeo 1666 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 250 Washington DC 20009 240-621-0559 reginademeo@yahoo.com Thomas W. Seeley 1572 Heifer Road Skaneateles NY 13152 315-263-0052 (cell) 315-685-3416 (work) twseeley@gmail.com
Save the date: Our 25th Reunion begins at noon on Friday, June 12! That’s right, reunion starts Friday, so be sure to take the day off. Enjoyed catching up with classmates and alums at the Fourth Annual Todd A. Isaac Memorial Basketball Game and Reception. So hard to believe it has been 13 years already, but so grateful to have this event so we will always remember Todd. Special thanks to all who posted pictures and tributes to Todd on Facebook. If you haven’t already, please be sure to check them out on the FB page, and if you aren’t on Facebook (yes, I’m talking about you, Stacy Metcalf and Eric Older), please find a friend who is and check them out. I was especially thankful this year for the photo shared by Bruce Hamilton ’88 (from Todd’s brother). Many began the day with a tour of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, seeing firsthand the powerful and moving tribute designed in part by Jake Barton. Sadly, Jake was traveling and couldn’t join us but said he will put the fifth annual event, in 2015, on his calendar. Local Projects, Jake’s media design firm for museums and public spaces, has taken him across the globe this year, including trips to Hawaii, London, San Francisco, and LA. It was great to reminisce with Todd’s Andover roommate, Kent Strong ’89.
The memorial basketball game pitting Youth against Wisdom (a.k.a. us old folks)—the latter featuring, among others, Willie Tate and Sheldon Royal ’89—did not fail to entertain, although, sadly, Youth ended Wisdom’s championship reign (let’s hope that is not a sign of things to come). Enjoyed watching the game at Stuyvesant High School with classmates Rob Milton, Erik Moody, Richard Shin, and Seth Schiesel, as well as Amanda Adams ’93. If not for a few gray hairs, we could have been sitting in Borden gym watching varsity take on Exeter. Of course, the inimitable Imani Moody also graced us with his presence. Too many others were there that I did not get to speak with. Following the game, all gathered at the Palm Tribeca around the corner from Stuyvesant HS. Was thrilled to catch up with Cynthia Bing ’91. Cynthia and family recently moved to Nyack, in Rockland County, N.Y. She might not want to tell you this, but she really loves commuting over New York’s many bridges. Tenure awards are all around! Congratulations to Susan Antebi, who was awarded tenure at the University of Toronto, where she is a Spanish professor. Jonathan Phillips and John Berman ran into each other on the beaches of Wellfleet, Mass., last summer. Berman did not wade into the Atlantic, as Jonathan was not able to convince him that the shark from Jaws was merely an animatronic special effect. Exciting news from Tom Davidson. Tom’s company, EverFi, announced Future Goals, a partnership with the NHL and NHL Players Association that the company described as one of the largestever digital learning initiatives supported through public-private partnership in the U.S. or Canada. EverFi provides a digital platform that provides learning tools to classrooms with the goal of helping today’s students to be college-ready, career-ready, and life-ready. Tom’s company also announced a partnership with the White House for an initiative to prevent campus sexual assaults. Excited to hear more about this at reunion, Tom! (I’m not sure if I mentioned it, but we have a reunion coming up, and it’s kind of a big deal.) Speaking of the White House, Olivia Morgan proudly watched as First Lady Michelle Obama named the 2014 National Student Poets. The Sept. 18 ceremony brought five student poets to the Blue Room at the White House. Olivia, who serves on the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, created the program three years ago. After a great six-year-plus run, the Morgan-Plouffe family will soon be trading the Beltway for Silicon Valley, where Olivia’s husband will work for Uber. Which father-son duo has the best combined win-loss record while playing football for Penn State? That is the question being posed on a video board quiz at Penn State home football games by the Schreyer Honors College, the honors program of Penn State University. The answer, of course, is our very own Tony Pittman and his father, Charlie Pittman. I’m sure it comes as no surprise that in
addition to their excellence on the field, Tony and his father were outstanding in the classroom, both being named Academic All-Americans during college. I enjoyed another great weekend at the Carl Smit family compound, now located in Annapolis, Md. Carl, wife Jacquelyn, and children Olivia, Charles, and Jamie were gracious enough to tolerate the Seeley children for the weekend, including enjoying time on Chesapeake Bay in Carl’s new(ish) boat, which allegedly was previously owned by Jon Voight. Carl is settling in to his position helping Under Armour continue its meteoric rise. I still miss the Apple discount. Not as much news to report as I’d like to report, but the summer and fall have been focused on the Todd Isaac memorial and planning our 25th! Have I mentioned that our 25th is coming up in June? Planning commenced in earnest in August, while meeting with Stacy Metcalf over a cup of coffee at the Skaneateles Bakery. From that, we have assembled a reunion planning posse that promises the weekend celebration will be epic. Look for more details as the year progresses. Can’t wait to see everyone and relive our youth, at least for one incredible weekend. Of course, I haven’t changed a bit, but I won’t hold it against you if you have a little less hair or a little more around the mid-section, or are otherwise showing your age. —Tom
1991 Hilary Lerner Gershman 6124 SW 104th St. Miami FL 33156 305-467-6581 hilarygershman@yahoo.com Matt Fleming 221 Edgevale Road Baltimore MD 21210 410-375-8302 Mattfleming91@bluelink.andover.edu
Margot Grover reports that she is still living in Brooklyn, N.Y., with husband Mark Baillie and daughters Harper, 5, and Stella, 3. Juggling her family and her job as a senior partner at Ogilvy & Mather keeps her on her toes, but it’s lots of fun. Steph Pommez Djerejian recently stayed with the Grovers for a week with her two children, Isou and Sebastian, before moving to Hong Kong with husband Greg Djerejian ’90. The Grovers are planning a visit as soon as they can muster the courage for a 17-hour flight with two young children! Speaking of long flights, Taimur Hadi writes from Dubai that he is working hard and loving being the father of 2-year-old daughter Kinza. Taimur travels often to Panama, where he sees Frank Kardonski and Eli Mizrachi. He is also often in New York and catches up with Sasha Kipka. Andover | Winter 2015
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