Sarah Smith, Alexis Steil Burwell, Eugenie Kim, Keziban Barry, and Chloe Lewis, all Class of ’02, were all smiles at Eugenie’s May wedding in Brooklyn, N.Y.
2002 Paul Crowley 919-724-5868 Skip.crowley@gmail.com Lauren Nickerson P.O. Box 711477 Mountain View HI 96771 Lauren9@gmail.com
Hello there, Class of 2002! Thank you again to everyone who took the time to submit updates and write cheerful e-mails that brighten the day of a certain class secretary. A special thanks to Ryan Coughlan, who even submitted a faux update! One of these days, Ryan, we’ll make the class notes a bit more salacious. Until then, here are some very true and wonderful updates from the Class of 2002. Naturally, the spring and summer brought many ’02ers matrimonial bliss, because it’s wedding season, kids! Two-time Olympic gold medalist Caroline Lind looked absolutely gorgeous when she married the extremely tall and equally muscular Brandon Shald in an intimate ceremony on Aug. 1 in West Windsor, N.J. Eugenie Kim stunned at her May wedding to Jarrod Scuglik in Brooklyn, N.Y. In attendance were Sarah Smith, Kezi Barry, Lexi Steil Burwell, and Chloe Lewis. Sarah Smith will soon have her own wedding, as she got engaged to her boyfriend of seven years. Sarah also recently graduated with an MBA degree from NYU Stern School of Business. April Atiba Swoboda was glamorous in a sparkling tiara when she married Henry Swoboda in June at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. After honeymooning in Aruba, the happy couple moved to Chicago, where April started a hematology/oncology fellowship at Northwestern
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Memorial Hospital. Benaldo Hernandez, Erin Kerrison, Erin McGirt Chantry, Elizabeth Thorndike, Sarah Newhall, and Diana Dosik were all in attendance to celebrate April and Henry. Kara Gaughen married Damien Smith on May 31 at the Red Lion Inn in Cohasset, Mass. Kara and bridesmaids Jessica Spradling Russell and Roxanne Beinart looked absolutely beautiful. Laurel Ingraham Aquadro, James Maffione, Michael Cashman, and Pamela Wessling were also there to celebrate. A few weeks later, many of the same wedding guests reunited to celebrate Michael Cashman’s wedding to Shana Platz. According to Kara, the pair had to brave a hurricane during their nuptials! In addition to Kara, Jessica, and James (who was Michael’s best man), Geoff O’Donoghue (also a best man!), Greg Martin, and Luke Basta were also in attendance. Lauren Nickerson and Robert Dugar got married in an intimate ceremony in Hilo, Hawaii, on Oct. 25. The ceremony took place on a gorgeous Hawaii day at a historic home next to a waterfall. Laura Miller got married on June 29 to Steven Stewart in Newport, R.I. Helen Spink Meier and Sasha Parr Corken were bridesmaids. Natalie Ho was also in attendance. In August, Laura completed a PhD degree in school psychology at Syracuse University, and in September, she began a postdoctoral residency in developmental neuropsychology at MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center in Salem, Mass. Congratulations to all of the Class of 2002 newlyweds! At this writing, Melanie Cyr was preparing for her upcoming October wedding to Eric Versteeg. Natalie Ho, Amy Galvin, and Stef Kovach all surprised Mel with a bachelorette trip to Portland, Maine, where the girls celebrated like dainty ladies by going lobstering, drinking craft
Caroline Lind ’02 and her new husband, Brandon Shald, are pictured here at their August wedding in West Windsor, N.J.
brews, and indulging in some amazing barbecue. Emily Robbins got engaged to Colin McGinnis. When the two marry next August in New Hampshire, Becca Wexler will be by Emily’s side as a bridesmaid. Andrew Ward found love in business school and is now engaged to fellow Wharton classmate Jacquelyn Lee. Andrew is working for Grovo, an education startup in NYC. First comes love, then comes marriage, and then what’s next? Babies, of course. Amy Padula Dobbins and husband Brian were blessed with an incredible Mother’s Day gift: new son Parker, who arrived in May. In July, Rachel Sobelson Tash and her husband welcomed their son, Charlie. In August, Charlie experienced his first ferry ride, when he and his parents ventured to Fishers Island, N.Y., along with Kate Planitzer. Virginia Frischkorn Edelson and her husband, Jeff, were expecting their first baby to make an appearance toward the end of 2014. Welcome to the world, new Andover babies! Adam Arguelles left his position at the White House and loves his new life in Palo Alto, Calif., where he is currently attending Stanford Law School. Erin Kerrison earned a PhD degree in criminology from the University of Delaware and has just begun a three-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. Alice Torbert Percy is the new head of the organic growers’ supply division at Fedco Seeds and in 2015 will be the board president at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. In May, Olive Stohlman took a position as a research aerospace engineer at NASA Langley Research Center, where she works on solar sails. In the market for a new home in NYC? Israel “Izzy” Matos is your guy. He began working as a real estate agent for Citi Habitats in May. Niki Roberts and her partner, Krisa Benskin, recently purchased their first home in Houston, after Niki passed the Texas bar exam! Following