flee, Doug Carlson now finds himself living in Tribeca, working at a hedge fund and trying out a saucy British accent on the women of Manhattan. Chitra Gopalan is living in New York City, getting her master's degree in school and rehabilitation counseling and working at a school for blind and developmentally disabled students. Jenni Montiel is keeping it real, living on "Strong Island," and working at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in the research department. Stephanie Ng is also back to Long Island after law school in Michigan. Stephanie will be graduating in May and taking the New York bar this summer. Kerry l-lartz is living in Forrest Hills, ~eens, with her new husband and teaching at a local high school. Jess Rank writes in that she is in her last semester at Seton Hall Law School and will be taking the bar exam in July She reports that last summer she attended the wedding of Emily Queen and Bob Rekuc, Jenny Benjamin, Andy Copleman, Mara Keith and Lisa Lan1brenos '02 were also in attendance. Jenny Benjamin writes in: "I've bee n living in Brooklyn since we graduated. After I finished the NYC Teaching Fellows program and an M.A. in education, I decided that I didn't want to be a teacher, so I went back to school (again) for a master's of social work at YU, so that I can work with children as a counselor. I'm really happy at the NYU MSW program, and I'm graduating in May" Christie Phillips is also living happily in Brooklyn, NY, and working for a non - profit organization called Free Arts NYC. Olessa Pindak writes that she's still living in on the Upper East Side and is currently working as a writerfeditor at Natural Health Magazine. Olessa also has a new roommate, Matt Purushotham, who is working as a journalist after moving from D.C. last fall. Rob Wienke is living in Murray Hill with Phil Thompson '02 and working for a capital markets advisory firm . Phil was recently in Tampa for the Gasparilla Festival with Ben Cella and Fernando Borghese. Some of our classmates have even gone abroad during the last five years. Scott Wallach was living in Hong Kong. but will be moving back to New York in April. Alexandra !-!olden has bee n living in Berlin, Germany; with her fiance and will be able to attend th e reunion while in the States for her sister's graduation from Trinity in Jun e. After spending two years in Benin, West Africa, as a Peace Co rps Volunteer, Claire Moodie is back in the States. She spent last year in Baltimore, MD, getting her master's of public health at Johns Hopkins University and is now living it up in Hotlanta, where she works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention One of our classmates was unfortunately in the middle of the Katrina disaster in New Orleans. Justin Lafreniere's harrowing experience in Louisiana was included in the last issue
Michelle Maloney '01 and I spent the entire month of September traveling through Peru and ~cuador. We hiked the Inca Trail, spent two rather traumatic nights in the Amazon, and snorkeled with sea lions in the Galapagos. Despite some rocky encounters with bamboo rats, bird-sized moths, and biting flies, we had lots of fun. -Thomas C. Ticher, Jr. '01 of the Reporter, but he writes in that the city is getting better and improving every day He and his fiance continue to live in New Orleans and are due to be married there in May Both Chris Nicholas and Matt Schiller will be groomsmen at the big event. Our thoughts also go out to Jen l-lagel路 Smith, who tragically lost her husband this year. As a class, we offer our deepest sympathy for her loss. As for me? Well, I finished my master's in accounting and passed my C PA exam last year. I continue to work with my father as a tax accountant running our company out of my parent's home and trying to hold on to my sanity until he retires. I moved to the Upper East Side almost two years ago and I am fortunate to see Trinity friends almost every weekend. It has been my pleasure to write up these notes (despite the horrifying deadline in the middle of my tax season) and I hope this will not be the last time I can contribute. Please update me directly at triniry2oornotes@aol.com for future editions of the Reporter. Thanks so much for reading and I hope to see you all in June, Sharman Daly
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Hello All! I hope this edition of C lass Notes finds you all well and happy We have a lot of wonderful and exciting news to share, so here we go! The recently engaged Ellie Griffinger and Matt Guidi' 03 have relocated from San Francisco to the Philly area. Congratulations! Ellie reports that she will be starting the midwifery program at the University of Pennsylvania this summer and that Matt is working for his family's company Andy Cohen and Abbie Gross also relocated back to the East Coast. Andy is now at Tufts University studying for his master's in urban and environmental policy and plarming. Abbie is in ~to, Ecuador, volunteering as an English teacher and nurse. Ann Marie !=aria is studying for a Ph.D. in applied developmental psyc hology at the University of Miami. While she is having a great time in Miami, she notes that she misses her
Trinity friends of D.C. - Maggie Croteau, Rob Bohn, Nick l-lildebidle, and Lisa Lambrenos. Joanna Sandman is living in Washington, D.C., for the next three months as part of her Northeastern Law School co-op experience. Joanna is working with the D.C. Public Defender's Office and is looking forward to spe nding time with Julia l-lill. As Mollie Malick was one of my very first frie nds at Trinity; I am so happy to share that Mollie and Dave Bigley are engaged. Congratulations! Geraldine Aine passed the ew York bar and recently ran into Sarah Riolo in Boston. Tim l-lerbst is in his second year oflaw school at Pace University, is a member of the Environmental Law Review, and is looking forward to graduating next May Tim was recently re-elected to the Trumbull Planning and Zoning Commission and was also elected to serve as its chairman. Tim sends his best to the Class of 2002 and hopes to see you all next year at our fiveyear reunion! Chris Dunne graduated from Q__uinnipiac University School of Law in 2005 and is currently working as a law clerk for Justice Flemming L. Norcott, Jr., at the Connecticut Supreme Court. Next year, Chris notes that he will be holding a similar position with U.S. District Judge William Conner in the soumern district of New York before practicing law somewhere in New York or southern Connecticut. Chris also became recently engaged to Rachel Leitze, a mird-year law student at ~innipiac. They will be married this August 12 at the Trinity Chapel. Congratulations on your engagement! Whitney Olch reports from Park City; UT, that the skiing was amazing this winter and that the real estate business is still very strong. Whitney went to the winter Olympics to see Ted Ligety, her brother's oldestjbest friend win another gold medal. Amanda !-!olden reports that the wedding of Katey Ferguson to Scott Dyck was absolutely beautiful and a great time! Sarah l-luggins, Alexis Siekman, and Amanda were bridesmaids, and Maggie Griffith was me maid of honor. Chris Andreae also participated in the wedding as a groomsman. Adam Chetkowski visited Dave Bovino in Aspen in February and noted that me skiing was amazing. Adam is still living in San Francisco, running a mortgage company, and working on a few residential development projects. He sees a great deal of Adrian !=adrhonc, Rick Sheldon 'oo, Will Kneip 'o r, George Hume 'oo, Aaron Brill '03, Brian Westwater '03 and Duncan Ley trinit y reporter
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