ALUMNI
Ji Ho (Andrew) Jeon ’10 Andrew reports, “I am pursuing a master’s degree in mechanical engineering at Columbia.”
from seoul to pomfret
Justin Kim ’10 Justin reports, “I started pediatric dental residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC this July. I also recently got engaged and am planning to get married next summer.”
Justin Kim ‘10
Zee Krstic ’10 Zee reports, “I live and work in New York City and am fortunate to have a job I love. I try to make the most of every day!”
Miko McGuire ’10 Miko reports, “I live in NYC and work at BNP Paribas in the city.”
how yeo bi choi ’10 came to be rectory’s first girl boarding student By John Xeller, Alumni Relations Manager/Special Events Coordinator
Tim Haggerty ’10 Tim reports, “We recently became parents to our beautiful baby girl.”
Aleesha Rouse ’11 Aleesha reports, “I am living in Willimantic, CT, working as a farm manager. I am hoping to own my own sustainable vegetable farm shortly.”
Noah Woods ’11 Noah reports, “I am currently working in LA for a collaborative marketing agency. Through this, I run my own agency, Chess Never Checkers, which specializes in merchandising and creating chess programs for young kids in schools. We supply clothing to our chess programs within the NYC schools when hosting chess tournaments. We are now expanding into marketing and creative direction for different companies.” Continues on page 58... 56
THE RECTORY NEWS | FALL 2022
“Don’t take this the wrong way, but how does a kid from the literal other side of the world end up at Rectory School in Pomfret?” It was a direct but fair question from an alumnus to a current student that elicited a surprising response. “Rectory actually is very famous where I am from,” she said. For much of its history, Rectory has attracted students from near and far, but the paths students have taken to arrive in Pomfret are numerous and wide-reaching. Yeo Bi Choi ’10 was a self-described naive and care-free 13-year-old from Seoul, Korea, when her family decided, based on the recommendation of a relative living in New Jersey, to send her to school in New England. Once the region was determined, Rectory School appeared on their radar. Whether or not it was clear to the Choi family that Yeo Bi—if she enrolled there—would be Rectory’s first girl boarding student was uncertain, but what was clear was that it only took a few minutes on campus before Yeo Bi knew Pomfret was a place she could call home. >
