1977
Kevin Kanarek,
who taught at Cathedral from 1990–94, has been working to bring his mother’s 1956 novel Chocolates for Breakfast back into print. The book was just reissued by Harper Perennial with a foreword by his former Latin and French student, the writer Emma Straub ’94. Read Emma’s words online at http:// www.tinhouse.com/blog/26676/ chocolates-for-breakfast.html. Stephanie (Anderson) Wanek
is a proud member of Cathedral’s first coeducational graduating class. “I remember my classmates Kerry, Jessica, Anna, and Sharon,” she said. “I have always had fond memories of mealtime in the Great Hall, chasing peacocks, exploring the corners of the church, gym classes in the crypt, French cooking lessons, and especially the full choir singing in the Cathedral.”
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I have always had fond memories of mealtime in the Great Hall, chasing peacocks, exploring the corners of the church, gym classes in the crypt, French cooking lessons, and especially the full choir singing in the Cathedral. — ST E PH A NIE (A NDER SON) W ANEK ’77
1979
Mark Hildesley runs a consulting company in New Zealand. He is the proud father of two daughters, Emma, 13, and Sophie, 12. He recently finished his master’s degree in engineering, and his thesis was published as a book. He enjoys “the fun of doing something that lets me use what I have learned to make the world better.”
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Karyn Seroussi lives in Norway, where she works as the marketing director for a European fitness company. “I am grateful to Cathedral teacher Bob Lopez for making us memorize all of the countries and capitals on a blank map of Europe,” Karyn said. “That is really coming in handy!”
1982
Candice Belanoff
lives in Boston with her husband, son, and two dogs. She teaches maternal and child health at the Boston University School of Public Health. “Thanks to Facebook, I’m back in touch with many Cathedral alums,” she said. “I always look back at my Cathedral days and friendships with a great deal of nostalgia and love.” Laura Hildesley Bartsch lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with her husband and two sons. She works for Advanced Energy Economy, an organization that works to transform public policy in support of clean, secure, and affordable energy technologies, and is currently pursuing her MBA in Global Management. John Williams recently celebrated his 23rd year of living in Seattle and 14th year of marriage to his wife. They have three children. John runs his own public relations firm focused on sustainability and clean technology startups, and he enjoys staying in touch with his classmates via Facebook.
1983
Hope Subak-Kaspar
(née Subak-Sharpe) lives in Prague with her husband, Filip, and daughters, Ema and Anezka. She teaches first and second graders at a local public school. “After studying Russian literature and law, I had to learn some new skills to teach children and really enjoy it,” Hope said. “Life in a big Czech city is not too different than in a U.S. city—kids, school, and after-school activities, weekends in the country . . . but some
things are different. We like to go mushroom-picking in the forest. Our bike trails take us through parts of the Czech-Austrian border that used to be part of no-man’s land. We are surrounded by Baroque churches, Renaissance palaces, Art-Deco apartment buildings, and Soviet-era prefabricated buildings. We are far away but visit often. My daughters look forward to visiting the Cathedral (and V&T’s and the Hungarian Pastry Shop) every year.”
1988
Fileve Palmer is a
Ph.D. candidate in anthropology at the University of Indiana. She looks forward to defending her dissertation and graduating in May 2014.
1992
Alice G. Walton is a health and science writer who has written for Forbes, The Atlantic, YogaGlo, Yoga Journal, the University of Chicago, and the American Psychological Association. She earned a Ph.D. in Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience from the CUNY Graduate Center and loves writing about anything brain-related. She lives in New York City with her five-year-old son and their dog. Her son’s “early school days make me think very fondly of my days [at Cathedral],” she said. “What an amazing, unique place it was—wouldn’t trade that experience for anything.”
1996
Linara Davidson just
finished working as Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr.’s re-election campaign manager. She previously served as his Special Assistant for External and Community Affairs within the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. She came to the office having served on Vance’s 2009 campaign as the Northern Manhattan Political Director. Prior to her work with Vance,
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