www.andover.edu/intouch Scarborough, Maine. He’s near the beach and has lots of room, so look him up if you are in the area. Ty Alevizos says: “I’m coming up on 20 years in the software industry. I’ve worked for four companies and have gone through three IPOs and one M&A. This year I watched the bell ring on the floor of the NYSE while Tableau Software went public. My two sons are 15 and 13, and we are all happy and sane up here in Seattle.” Justin Blake is a veterinarian living in Maine with his wife, Danielle, 4-year-old twins Kennedy and Olivia, and baby Alexis, 1. He saw Tim Alperen at a Michigan vs. UConn game and spoke recently with Tsune Watanabe, who is living in Hawaii with his wife and two children. Notorious underachiever Rob Patrick lives in Alexandria, Va., and works at the Pentagon. This spring he was expecting to be promoted to captain and become commodore of a maritime patrol wing. The job will have to wait, however, because he has also been selected to become deputy executive assistant to the chief of naval operations, a posting that will last a year. Oh, and he is ranked number one on the Pentagon squash ladder. As for me, Matt Lavin, I hang out in the District with Terri Stroud sometimes so our dogs can bark at each other. About once a week I let Rob Patrick beat me at squash. And I recently received a $25 Starbucks gift card at my office’s white elephant holiday party. So I’ve got that going for me, which is nice. Happy spring!
1989 25th REUNION June 13–15, 2014 Emily Muldoon Kathan 18 Laurel Terrace Somerville MA 02143 emily@kathandesign.com Christian Parker 11 Berkeley Place, Apt. 3 Brooklyn NY 11217 cparker39@nyc.rr.com Gina Hoods 400 Chaney Road, No. 1024 Smyrna TN 37167 423-892-7140 404-667-4939 ghoods@yahoo.com
I do not have much news to share with everyone this time around. In the era of social media, the good news gets shared pretty rapidly. I want to offer congratulations to Miranda Frances Spieler, associate professor of history at the American University of Paris. She has been selected as the winner of the 2013 J. Russell Major Prize and 2013 George L. Mosse Prize for her book Empire and Underworld: Captivity in French Guiana
(Harvard University Press, 2012). The J. Russell Major Prize is awarded annually for the best work in English on any aspect of French history. The George L. Mosse Prize is awarded annually for an outstanding major work of extraordinary scholarly distinction, creativity, and originality in the intellectual and cultural history of Europe since 1500. Both prizes were awarded during a ceremony at the American Historical Association’s 128th annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Jan. 2 to 5, 2014. I also wanted to share a reflection offered by Sam Royal, starting with lyrics from a song by Whodini: “‘Friends. How many of us have them? Friends. Ones we can depend on.…“Friends” is a word we use every day. Most of the time we use it in the wrong way. Now you can look the word up, again and again, but the dictionary doesn’t know the meaning of friends.’ “Despite the distances between us and the years and circumstances that have changed, the Class of ’89 manages to stay connected. I am truly amazed and fortunate to be able to still call some of the best people in the world my friends. Unfortunately, we lost one of our classmates (Tammie Simon), but she will never be forgotten. Her loss is a testament to how short life really is. “I will continue to cherish the memories of our times together and look forward to making more memories with my Andover friends.” I look forward to seeing you all for the best reunion ever! —Gina
1990 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
Can you believe our 25th Reunion will be next year? For those über planners, now is the time to let us know if you want to be a part of the reunion committee. Alexandra Radocchia Zealand has returned to her artistic roots of late. Alexandra was commissioned by the New Republic to create an “ampersand” image out of film for an article commemorating late film critic Stanley Kauffmann in the Nov. 11, 2013, issue. And when we last heard from her, she was preparing an installation for an exhibition at Gettysburg College. Regina DeMeo was happy to feature Meredith Persily Lamel on her TV show, Making It Last, this past winter. One of Meredith’s projects in DC, Working Mama, helps new moms find work-life balance so they can excel both in their careers and
at home. This segment is now on Gina’s YouTube channel, GenXSmartie. During the holidays, Gina also heard from Lynne Langlois Hunter, who is juggling two little ones while managing her PR business in Massachusetts. Gina ended her year with the honor of being named one of the best lawyers in DC by the Washingtonian, and although the reception was postponed due to weather, she celebrated with her son, Preston, by going snow tubing at Ski Liberty on New Year’s Eve. —Gina & Tom
1991 Hilary 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
Greetings, Class of 1991! I hope everyone is well and had a great fall and winter. As usual, there is much to report. Shafika Khayatt is back in the U.S. after spending the past four years in Cairo. She is now working in development at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. Work travel takes her frequently in and out of Boston, where she sees Mike Day and his family. This summer she spent a week on Martha’s Vineyard with the Days and Brendon Guthrie and his family. They all had a great visit with former PA faculty member Bobby Edwards, who was in the neighborhood and stopped by. Sounds like I missed a great trip! Elena Giammarco has been equally busy. When she is not keeping after son Roman, who just turned 4, and 2-year-old daughter Vivian, she can be found at Moët Hennessy. She was recently promoted to Northeast region marketing manager, where she focuses on the Chandon and stillwine products. She also recently celebrated her 40th birthday with Hilary Driscoll Price, Mara Raphael, Ali Fitzgerald Dodwell, and their families. Sounds like she was trying to re-create a hotel party that never actually took place in Cambridge around spring 1989! Erin Eggert Brenner also has her hands full, as she and her family are relocating to Versailles, France, for two to three years. She just started a new position leading the development and commercialization of a new product within GE Healthcare’s women’s health business. Juliet Sorensen Jones reports from Chicago that work and life with Sophia, 8, Hugh, 4, and Thea, 1, keep her on her toes. She is grateful for the wonders of Facebook in keeping up with so many from our class. Still in Brooklyn, Lucie Flather seems to have Andover | Spring 2014
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