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2002
Margaret Lee Sayen Schmucker 7102C Sladek Road New Hope, PA 18938 marleeschmucker@gmail.com
Kiran John Thottathil Gardner, son of Sapna Thottathil ’00, from December “in a serene sleeping state!” Sapna Thottathil is happy to announce the arrival of Kiran John Thottathil Gardner. He was born on August 8, 2015 in Oakland, California.
Aviva Perlman shared: “Last August I took a job in White Plains, NY as the Program Director of a small organization called J-Teen Leadership. We provide community service and leadership development opportunities, programs, and trips for Westchester County Jewish teens. I am still very much living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, I am now just one of those crazy people who has a car in the city. I recently reconnected with fellow UWS resident, Morgan Weed ’03; we spent a LOT of time reminiscing about our experiences in the PAP, as well as talked about her role in an upcoming Broadway show. I am looking forward to being in the audience, rather than backstage, to see her perform!!” Grant Schmucker reported: “Things are going great! My wife Margaret Lee (“Marlee”) Sayen Schmucker and I found an old farmhouse to move into in Carversville, PA and
we just had coffee with former history teacher George Sanderson.”
Margaret Lee (“Marlee”) Sayen Schmucker shared: “I ran the NYC Marathon in November and raised $8,100 for the Cancer Research Institute, an organization dedicated to cancer immunotherapy research. I dedicated each mile of the race to loved ones (of mine and of my supporters) who have had a cancer diagnosis. Among the list of names were a few PDS friends: mile seven was in memory of Wendy Fruland Hopper ’64 (donation made by Betsy Bristol Sayen ’69 and William Sayen ’65), and mile ten was ‘in honor of all the wonderful PDS faculty/staff, parents, students, and alumni who have died, or been touched by loved ones who have died of cancer” (donation made by former Head of the Upper School Carlton Tucker and his wife Kathleen), and mile 17 was in memory of Genevieve Lescroart ’03 (donation made by Elizabeth Sayen ’03), It was a privilege to run such an incredible race for such an amazing cause.
Class Notes
Natasha Jacques Nolan reported: “Last July, my family moved to Atlanta, GA, as my husband was offered a new job at Holy Innocents Episcopal School. Since moving here I have been pretty busy. I have managed to catch up with some old classmates (Morgan Perkins, Julia Cataldi Ziaylek and Ted Ziaylek). Piper has adjusted well to her new school and Lauren Welsh Sparrow’s ’99 bridal party: Alley Welsh ’01, Reese will be starting school next fall at HIES, Betsy Welsh ’04, Sharon Herbert ’99. Lauren, Amanda Kolb, commuting with her Ann Shorling ’99 and Alex Wang daddy. I am still heavily involved in GiGi’s Playhouse, a Down synAll members of the Class of ’99… although we drome achievement center, and was offered the are all connected through Facebook, and other position of Educational Director in the fall. ways, it will still be nice for past teachers, and I’m in charge of the one-on-one literacy and classmates you are not in contact with to know what you’ve been up to. Please feel free to reach math tutoring programs, and have started a “Handwriting Without Tears” program (which out any time to let me know about any excitI learned from working in the PDS Pre-K ing news that you’d like to share in our next classroom). I feel like life has a very interesting Journal. Hope all is well! way of coming full circle. I will always have From the Alumni Office: The New York Times fond memories of my time at PDS as a student reported the marriage of Lawrence Miller to and as faculty member. I don’t think I would be Ann Marie Yoo on August 15, 2015. Lawrence where I am without them.” is a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch and Ann Marie is a Manhattan based actress, comedian and violinist. 2001 Carolyn Yarian Morgan 2000 223 East 61st Street Natasha Jacques Nolan Apt 2G 200 North Falcon Bluff New York, NY 10065 Alpharetta, GA 30022-5922 609-638-7249 nkjphoto@hotmail.com carolyn.morgan2012@gmail.com Sapna Thottathil Wilson Weed 4127 Bayo Street 25 Swan Street Oakland, CA 94619 Lambertville, NJ 08530 sapna.thottathil@gmail.com wweed1@gmail.com
2003
Allison Marshall 1717 North 35th Street, Apt. 9 Seattle, WA 09103 amarshall220@aol.com
Greetings class of 2003! I moved to Seattle, Washington in January and enjoyed some great Northwest skiing this past winter. I also traveled to Peru in March and visited Machu Picchu. In addition, I’ve had the pleasure of reconnecting, after many years, with classmate, Robert Jellinek, who contributed the following: “Hi Class of 2003, long time, no update! Much has happened in the past years. I went from studying Russian and political science in undergrad, to living in Russia doing research and translation, to then returning to the US to switch gears and study computer science in Boston and then at U Wisconsin-Madison. Most recently I moved to Seattle to start work for Amazon, and between the people, the city, and the surrounding nature, life out here is amazing. I’m still playing sax these days, and am working on getting a new band going and playing more around Seattle. If you’re ever coming through Seattle, shoot me a message on Facebook/email, I’d love to meet up!” Morgan Weed made her Broadway Debut in American Psycho; performances started in New York City on March 24, 2016. Justin Revelle and Will Dewey found the time to visit Hawaii in between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Erich Matthes wrote: “Our son, Henry, was born in June 2015. I’ve been spending the spring semester on parental leave from Wellesley, and am having a fantastic time hanging out with the little guy. Jackie was recently hired as an Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Wellesley, so we’re looking forward to working together, and moving back to the Boston area.”
Ben Johnson wrote: “Hi everyone, things are great here in New York. Recently took a job at new start-up, The Drone Racing League, which SPRING 2016