www.andover.edu/intouch 1998 Zoe Niarchos Anetakis 658 Massachusetts Ave., #2 Boston MA 02118 781-475-9772 zbniarchos@yahoo.com
You know what I’m afraid of ? The concept of two children. I mean, I really know nothing about the topic overall, but at a glance, the first kid seems so fun. New adventures! New life lessons! New everything! When the second comes along, it seems like a little bit of new and a whole lot of busy, which is a polite word for…crazy. But you, my dear readers and classmates, you are embarking on this challenge with gusto. And so we have the first column dedicated to all the little brothers and sisters out there. May their parents not only survive, but thrive. Just like high school. To bring everyone up to speed, in the secondkid ranks we have Amy Mueller Christodoulo and Peter Christodoulo (Daphne and George), Clare Ferraro Johnson (Max and Grace), Lindsey Heller Lohwater (Peyton and Blake), Max Ventilla (Bina and Leo), Moses Kagan (Kingsley and Giles), Lia Welsch McNeely (Helen and Tess), Nate Kirk and Laura Kirk ’00 (Alex and Dylan), Caroline Pollak Marandino (Annabella and Susana), Chris O’Donnell (Ryan and Claire), and Erin Dougherty O’Connor (Adare and Jeremiah). We also have the overachievers, which include Ali Ghaffari, with three daughters, and Christy Tucker Dell’Orfano, also with three kids. Oh, and these are just the kids on my social media feed; believe me, I could go on. Joining the tribe, Andrew Butler, wife Anne, and 2-year-old Wyatt welcomed Liam Thompson Butler this past July. Now that Liam has gotten a good look around, the Butler family is headed to Austin, Texas, where Andy will serve on the faculty of UT Austin in the department of educational psychology. Kurt Spring, wife Holly, and son Walker, age 2, welcomed Kellan Dewar Spring this past August. Despite a brief moment of (perfectly understandable) skepticism, Walker is very much enjoying his built-in best friend and brother. The Springs recently moved to Winchester, Mass., where the boys can be nearly guaranteed proper Boston accents along with lovely farmers’ markets, play dates, block parties, and all the goodies of suburban living (the best part being the accent). Aside from having kiddos, Kurt has spent the past two years working with a real estate private equity firm in Cambridge, Mass., doing asset and portfolio management. Another classmate with a penchant for XY chromosomes is Sarah Zukerman Daly. This past spring, Sarah submitted her book manuscript and, within an hour of submission, gave birth to her second son, Sebastian. I know they say moms are super productive, but Sarah really takes the cake with this one! Sebastian joins big brother Weston in the category “Melt their mother’s heart.” This
Kelly Quinn, Neil Kumar (holding daughter Aria), Rob Kinast, Marc Hustvedt, and Shruti Haldea, all (except Aria) Class of ’97, enjoyed seeing one another at Rob’s Oregon wedding over Labor Day weekend.
January, Sarah will resume her work in South Bend, Ind., at Notre Dame, where she is an assistant professor of political science. The aforementioned book manuscript explores the postwar trajectories of rebel and paramilitary organizations. Like Sebastian’s birth, Sarah’s book is quite timely. Last but not least, we have a dynamic sister duo to introduce. Veronique Prado-Lacoste Smondack welcomed her second daughter, Noemie, in September. Noemie joins big sister Kiara. Both girls are “tout simplement, parfait.” Now that we have regaled the two-kid tribe, I want to make sure I’m not ignoring those in the one-kid group (no-kid classmates, I’ve got your back too). As such, please let me take a moment to congratulate Kim Ballard-Perrin Brewitt on the birth of her daughter, Penelope Ballard Brewitt, in August. Truly, dual congratulations are in order as Kim also completed a PhD degree in ecology at UC Santa Cruz this past summer. Another new parent, Abena Sanders Horton, and her husband, Alex, welcomed son Asa James Sanders Horton earlier this year. Around the same time Asa joined the picture, the Hortons also moved from Atlanta to Jacksonville, Fla. Clearly, despite being in the one-kid camp, Abena and Kim, like many of our classmates, can’t just take one challenge at a time. What is wrong with you people? (I kid!) Speaking of taking on challenges, Chris O’Donnell recently joined Emory University’s health care system as a hospitalist. To make sure that I emphasize an important point in Chris’s career, I would like to make it known that Chris moved from the Duke University system to, ahem, my alma mater, Emory University. Chris is researching “code blues”—kind of like what you see on TV shows, except that, in reality, the outcomes of coding are quite bleak. Chris is working on a predictive scoring system to evaluate which patients are at risk of coding and how codes are handled. He currently has two manuscripts under review. As part of the move, Chris and his family have built a home in the Brookhaven neighborhood. They are very much enjoying life in—I have to say it—Hotlanta. Last but certainly not least, a quick note to wish Abbey Goldstein and new husband Jared Moss a
happy and healthy marriage. They got things off to a good start with a perfect June day (a rarity in New England!) for their wedding in Harwich Port, Mass. The newlyweds are currently based in Washington, D.C., but may head home to Boston soon. We’re ready for you, Abbey! Though I have dedicated this column to all the second children out there (their parents don’t take photos of them, so they need someone to pay attention), no matter what path in life you are taking, I hope you are all happy and well. I love hearing from you, so keep writing!
1999 Kirsten Riemer 72 Connecticut Ave. Greenwich CT 06830 kirstenriemer@gmail.com
It was wonderful to receive so many updates from people regarding professional accomplishments, marriages, and new babies! It appears that the Class of 1999 is spread across the globe and is an extremely busy bunch. Without further ado, here’s what our class has been up to. Campbell Bromberg wrote while in-flight, completing his third transatlantic move. Campbell is once again living in Paris, where he assumed the role of director of events for Louis Vuitton. He promises to send more updates once he has landed and settled. On the other side of the pond, Heather Collamore Skalet was recently promoted to vice president, metropolitan hospitality, for the New York Mets. Heather and her husband, Ari, recently moved to Port Chester, N.Y. With her first submission to the class notes, Jenness Crawford reports that she completed a master’s degree in accounting and an MBA degree from Northeastern University. She is moving back to New York to start a new career as an auditor and will rejoin the Dessoff Choirs, with whom she has performed for the past 10 years. Dan Scofield wrote in to say that he lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., and works as a video experience Andover | Winter 2015
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