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Enjoying the June wedding of April Atiba ’02 and Henry Swoboda in Philadelphia were, from left, Benaldo Hernandez ’02, Erin Kerrison ’02, Joey Atiba ’09, Annamarie Atiba ’03, the groom and bride, Erin McGirt Chantry ’02, Elizabeth Thorndike ’02, Sarah Newhall ’02, and Diana Dosik ’02.
2001 Misty Muscatel 203-569-9713 mistina.muscatel@gmail.com
Another quarter full of fabulous ’01er updates. New partners, new babies, new schools, and new cities! Update of the quarter goes to Nickole Rucker Teel, who gave birth to her third son, McKinley Fitzgerald Teel, in July. On top of managing a house of four men, she is also completing her final year of an anesthesia residency at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. Liesl Beecher-Flad has passed all qualifying exams and is now officially a licensed clinical psychologist. She has been offered a staff psychologist position at the VA Maine Healthcare System and plans to stay in Maine for the next couple years, until the gravitational pull of the West grows too powerful. In the meantime, she looks forward to many more weekend trips down to Boston and NYC, and welcomes visitors in the great state of Maine! Speaking of the great state of Maine, Sarah Kline, Rachel Weiner, and I got a chance to catch up with Chris Weiner while we were in Portland, Maine, for Greg Sherman’s wedding this September. Chris is absolutely crushing life in Portland as a commercial fisherman and living the dream. If you don’t follow Chris on Instagram, you’re missing out. Some of the most amazing pictures you’ll ever see are from his boat. Greg married Anne Martin, a fellow “Yalie,” and the wedding was an absolute blast on a picture-perfect weekend. Also in attendance were groomsman Charlie Alovisetti (who rocked the Andover banner as a cape on the dance floor), Meredith Hudson Johnston,
Carl Dietz ’00, and Laura Sanders Wyatt ’00. September was a busy nuptials month for ’01ers, with Patty Kent marrying Todd Robertson ’99 on the same weekend as Greg, also in Maine (Guilford). Andrew Tucker celebrated his wedding in early September, with Ramesh Donthamsetty, Eric Newman, Adam Sklar, Bryan Haughom, and Matt Miller ’00 all present. Although not in September, Joe Lemire married Penelope Sharrock in Vermont on a postcard-weather day in June. Joe was thrilled that Eric Bakkensen, Parag Goyal, Harris Ackerman, and Jeff Heighington ’00 were there to join the celebration. Katy Nassberg and husband Isak are doing well; they’ve bought a house in Cambridge, Mass., and have been spending time with Jen Crawford ’99 before she moves back to NYC. Matt Cohen left the NYC ’01 crew and started business school at McCombs at UT Austin. Matt loves Austin and runs into Alex Thornton a lot, as Alex is in the class above Matt’s at McCombs. James Wylie is about to finish his time in Fremantle, Western Australia. James’s wife, Lillian, has accepted a job in Scotland, and James is looking to start a PhD degree in philosophy and economics with the move. Lizzie Heroy Donnelly and her husband moved from Dallas to the Detroit area in October 2013. Lizzie is continuing her work in exhibitions, this time with the University of Michigan Museum of Art. The Donnellys welcomed their first child, Hugh Terence Donnelly, in June. Daniel Ahn recently moved to Washington, D.C., to work for the U.S. Department of State. Dan’s looking to network with the DC alumni, so ’01ers, make sure to reach out. Andover Class of 2033 continues to grow its fan base, with Liz Edmonds and husband Alan Rosinus welcoming their first baby, Mary Alice, in May. She is a great, calm baby, and they love being parents.
Joe Maliekel and wife Lindsey are great. They live right around the corner from me in NYC, so I see them occasionally walking their son, Gil, who will be close to 2 years old by the time these notes come out. Exciting Maliekel family news: They are expecting their second child in February. Julie Papanek has finished business school at Stanford and joined Canaan Partners, a tech and healthcare venture fund, as a principal focused on digital health and life science startups. The job keeps her connected, seeing classmates from Stanford and PA who are working on startups and at law firms. Lex Renwanz had a career change, moving from nursing to writing! Franny Ritchie and husband Ian conquered a “Tour de Grandparents,” showing off their son, Theo, throughout the month of August. During their travel adventures, they also saw Will Braff, Georgiana Kuhlmann, and Adrea Lee. Maternity leave in the UK is glorious, so Franny is enjoying some time off until January. Raquel Leonard Moreno and husband Orlando are doing well and just moved into their new home in Philadelphia. Raquel is also getting ready to pursue an MBA degree and is looking for a program with a strong concentration on socially responsible business. PA classmates, please reach out to me for Raquel’s contact info if you have any recommendations. As for me, I’ve been traveling a ton, working late nights, and attending weddings as a part-time job. The fall kicked off in an exciting manner when I received one of the most prestigious awards at Google, called the “Great Manager Award.” The award is given to only nine managers within the sales organization globally. It was definitely a career highlight to date, and it has been surreal to see the late nights and hard work pay off! Keep the notes coming, keep being awesome, and let’s get some ’01 reunions on the books for this spring! Andover | Winter 2015
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