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Take Note junior board for Education Through Music, which brings music programs to underprivileged students. She sees Sarah Heinemann ’00 and Meaghan McLean Boisfeuillet ’99 often, was excited to reconnect with Ipsita Das ’98 recently, and is looking forward to seeing everyone at Reunion. Emily Broidrick had a wonderful first trip to Ireland this past May and was recently promoted at her job. Jackie Harris Mercurio sends news,
“I can’t believe we are approaching our 15th-year Reunion. Time flies! I am still living north of Boston with my husband and my puggle, who is named Meatball. I expanded my skating school to two locations, in the north end and in Saugus! I happily reconnected with one of my favorite coaches over email this year, Sally Goodrich, and I am looking forward to catching up with our class at the upcoming Reunion!” Fujii Xiong Portanova is a new mom
to a beautiful daughter, and she and her husband, Michael, are making an exciting move from Massachusetts to Georgia.
1999 Vivienne Felix 113-33 201 Street St. Albans, NY 11412 646-597-0633 Viviennefelix@hotmail.com Vivienne Felix writes: “After spending the summer in New Zealand and Australia, I am looking forward to a brisk fall in Ohio. I love advising my undergraduate students and am busy preparing students for an upcoming leadership conference. In November, I will travel to Las Vegas; I’m also looking forward to spending the holidays with friends and family in Queens, NY.”
currently work at a global consulting firm, FTI, where I’m a director in our strategic communications practice. There’s never a dull moment in PR, and I really love it! Everything’s well, and I recently saw a number of EWS alums at the US Open and NYC Mixer events. I also just returned from Boston for the weekend, where I saw Traci Brinling, Jamiah Tappin ’00, and Erin Grimshaw ’00. I keep in touch pretty regularly with Frances “Fanny” Lee and, of course, I speak to Renelle Richardson Roberts every other day! I’m so excited for Renelle and her husband, Casey, who are expecting their first child very soon! I hope all of my EWS ladies are doing well!!” Lesley Northrop-Nelson writes:
Meaghan McLean Boisfeuillet
attended the NYC Walker’s alumnae gathering. She writes, “I recently baked for Ipsita Das’s ’98 employee ‘Fat Friday,’ when they bring in goodies to share! I am enjoying my new job at Diagnostic Endoscopy in Stamford, CT. I have been here four months and I LOVE it! Jon and I had our fourth anniversary on August 22! I have gotten back in touch with a lot of great EWSers like Sarah Heinemann ’00, Cerra Cardwell ’02, Ipsita, and Brooke Berescik-Johns ’98!” Nicole “Nikki” Dunson McAllister is doing well and is still doing bankruptcy law. She shares that she is, “Busy, busy taking care of this little one. I love being a mom! Calvin was born on April 10, 2012. I hope all is well with you!”
“Greetings from sunny Southern California! I’m living in San Diego with my husband, Jeremy (a Taft graduate), and my 4-year-old son, Isaac. Jeremy and I met freshman year at RPI where I earned my engineering degree. For the last nine and a half years I’ve been lucky to work in defense and for the last six years I’ve worked on the Predator UAV Drone and a Synthetic Aperture Radar for the predators and other UAVs/Aircraft. Last year I spent many weeks in the Australian outback testing the radar with the Royal Australian Air Force. I also have the privilege of working with personnel in Afghanistan and traveling around the country, supporting Department of Homeland Security UAV operations on the
Elizabeth “Lizzy” Heurtematte de Alfaro sends news from Panama: “I have
Lizzy Heurtematte de Alfaro ’99 with her husband and daughters
two little girls, Alessa (3) and Dahlia (2). Last year I joined a law firm as a name partner. Lopez, Villanueva & Heurtematte is now three years old and already named by Chambers and Partners as a leading firm in Panama. I am working hard to balance family and work, but overall everything is great! Un abrazo.” Nicole Madison writes, “I still live in New York and for the last eight years I have been working in public relations. I
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Lesley Northrop-Nelson ’99, her husband, Jeremy, and her son, Isaac