class notes And finally, Heidi (Notman) Muccifori and husband Jay are thrilled to announce the birth of their first child, a boy, on July 2, 2013- Theodore Lloyd Muccifori, known as Teddy, arrived just in time for the fireworks! Teddy is 20 inches long and weighs 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Teddy, mom, and dad are settling in at home in Hoboken and doing great! Congratulations, Mucciforis- Auntie Alyssa can't wait to meet the new little buddy! Many congratulations and well wishes to all the new and repeat parents! That's the summer of 2013 news, my friends. Be well and enjoy the summer. Oh, and please put Reunion on your calendar for next June- 15 years- OMG! Hope to see you all there! Best, Alyssa Class Secretary: Virginia W.
Lacefield, 3504 Tates Creek Road, Lexington, KY 405172601; e-mail: virginia.lacefield.2000@trincoll.edu
Hey classmates' This column comes to you from the sourhern shores of lake Mendota, where tonight l discovered yet again what a small place the world can be. While visiti ng U Wisconsin - Madison on a work related trip, I wande red down to the pier at the student union and happened to cross paths with a young man whose sister is currently a jun.ior at Trinity, majoring in the new urban stud ies program. We chatted for a few minutes about the various opportunities afforded to her by attending a small urban college with so many public/ private partnerships and about my having been a student at Trinity while the learning Corridor was being built, and it was pretty cool to think about how some of the projects we helped start continue to benefit both Trinity smdents and the community outside her wall s. It feels too good to be part of the academic and urban circle oflife, and I hope that junior enj oys her internships and studies as much as I did! But enough about me- let's talk about you for a while. l have six short updates to share this month , starting with res ident noir storyteller Ann O'Connell, who released her second novella, The Eagle e1 The Arrow, in June. Published by Vagabondage Press, Eagle is a political thri ller and the sequel to her suspenseful first book, Beware the Hawk. Both titles are avai lable in print and digital versions on Amazon. For more information, visit Ann's Web site at www.ajoconnell.com. Next up we have a few career updates. Chris Unis is now senior vice president of the Wirehouse Division at Invesco in the Big Apple, while William Mansfield co ntinues to "protect entrepreneurs' passions" by securing their intellectual property through trademark, copyrights, design, and utility patents as well as establishing business entities for inventive entrepreneurs and drafting contractual agreements for early-stage emerging companies. William is currently splitting his time between Winchester, Boston, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, and says he would be happy to show visiting Trinity alumni around the area. Katie Wallack is also enj oying some professional success and has been indulging in a bit of the glamorous life recently. She writes, 'Tm attending the red carpet London premiere of The Frozen Ground, the film I did in Alaska with a couple scenes opposite N icolas Cage. It opens in Europe on July r9 and in 66
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theaters in the United States August 23- I have a few commercials running- Geico, C hase, Chevy, and wrapped my first lead in a mumblecore indie film that is currently in ed it. I [also] had a short film in Cannes film festival this year." Whew! Lest we think such well -earned atte ntion will go to her head, Katie wrapped her update by letting us know she still has to work for her supper: " Before returning to life in the Big Orange (aka Los Angeles) I'll be ocean fishing out of Seward this summer. The si lvers are running, and I'm goi ng to catch my limit." Sounds tasty- can we come with you? Of course, no Class Notes column is complete without at least one wedding or baby announcement, so here are two to wrap us up. First, Johanna Tighe recently became engaged to Peter Traven. Johanna works at the American Board of Medical Specialties in Chicago as program director, international , while Peter works for the federal government in Washington, D.C. The couple is planning a spring 2014 wedding in Boston, which we're sure will be beautiful. Don't forget to send in a photo! Last, but not least, our previous class secretary, Chris Loutit, also has some exciting news - his wife Lauren is due in November with their first baby girl' Chris was recently appointed to the North Carolina Industrial Commission, a part of Governor Pat McCrory's adm inistration, so he and Lauren are relocating to Raleigh. He writes that tl1ey would love to get together with classmates in the Raleigh/ Durham/ C hapel Hill area, so look them up if you're there! That's all I've got for this issue. Congrats to everyo ne on their accomplishments! To see your name in print in the next one, e- mail me anytime at virgquest@gmail.com. I hope to hear from many of you in the next few months and see you all again in wi nter! Until then, stay cool and hydrated and enjoy your fall! Class Secretary: Benjamin t: . Sayles, 45 River G len Rd., We llesley f-lills, MA 02481-1626; e-mail: benjamin.sayles.2001@ trinco ll.edu
In Boston, I recently visited with Doug Carlson, who has moved back to Boston after stints in New York and Philadelphia. Doug is working in business development for Collegium Pharmaceutical. They are curren tly living in Milton and look forward to reconnectiJ1g with any Bantams in the Boston area. Also in Boston, I recently ran into Matt and Leigh (Pendleton) Albrecht, who had just welcomed their second ch ild into the world. Blythe Marie was born April 26, and Matt, Leigh, and older sister Grae couldn't be more excited. Kim Grad reports that she married Tenny Field May 18, 20 13, at The Inn at Windmill Lane in Amagansett, New York. The couple was surround ed by wonderful friends and fam ily and lots of Trinity alums were in attendance! Those making the trip out to Amagansett included Scotty (Herron) Harris, Molly (Malgieri) Schiff, Brooke (Ronhovde) l=ernandez, Tina Couch, Chris Desiderio, Bobbi (Oldfield) Wegner, Ana (Holwell) Tassie, Mark Tassie, Chris Harris, Teddy Schiff, CJ Johnson '92, Michelle Theodat, and C hri s Parzych '96 Sl ightly further afield, Susanna Kise reports in
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KIM GRA D '01 and Tenny Field were married May 18, 2013, at the Inn at Windmill Lane in Amagansett, N.Y. Front row: Scotty (f-Jerron) Harris '01, Molly (Malgieri) Schiff '01, Brooke (Ronhovde) Fernandez '01, Kimberly Grad , Tina Couch '01, Chris Desiderio '01 , Bobbi (Oldfield) Wegner '01, Ana (Holwell) Tassie '01 , Mark Tassie 'Ol; back row: Chris Harris '01, Teddy Schiff '01, CJ Johnson '92, Tenny Fie ld , Michelle Theoda t '01, and Chris Parzych '96 five years ... and absolutely loving it! She is currently doing some art consulting and working as a personal assistant for a retired Fortune 500 executive while she studies accounting to qualify to sit for the C PA exam. Additionally, she is training for the Aramco Houston Half Marathon (January) and trying to make it out on the water a couple of times a month with the Bay Area Rowing Club. After two years chairi ng the Junior League of Houston's Museum of Fine Arts volunteer placement and representing them on the museum's Board of Trustees, she is changing it up and chairing the Houston Arboretum placement this year. She's made it out to Los Angeles a few times this year with her boyfriend where she's had the chance to catch up with various Bantams (Katie Bennett '02. Lucy Bennett '04, and Tyler Wolf 'o3). Speaking of Los Angeles, Matt Wikstrom and his wife Carey just moved back there from New York. Class Secretary: Kristin Hagan Sprincin, 60 Russell St., San Francisco, CA 94109-1916; e-mail: kristin.hagan.2002@trinco ll.edu
Geraldine Aine writes tl1at she is in New York City, loving li fe and working at liberty Mumal as counsel. She also reports on two Trinity wed dings: Shanya l=ernando married Clarence Perera October 20 in Scottsdale, Arizona. In atten dance were many Trinity fo lk, including Michelle Cruz, Nina Caballero, Rafael Martinez, Aroop Sanakkayala, Benson Chan, Geraldine Aine, Yiga
Josayma, Melanie Svalander (at that time) , Paul De Lucena, and JR Romano. The wedding was absolutely beautiful, as were the bride and groom. Shanya Fernando Perera lives in New York C ity with her husband. Three months later was the beautiful wedding of Melanie Svalander to Simon Haworth. The wedding was true to the bride's style: it was held in Verbier, Switzerland, where there was fresh powder for those wis hing to ski and enjoy the snowcapped mmuuains. The wedding, as well as the bride and groom , were absolutely stunning. In attendance from Trinity were Geraldine Aine, Yiga Josayma, Nina Caballero, JR Romano, and Shanya Fernando