taco at the OP. I made the visit with my old friend, Chad Hochman, who now lives in Philly, and who thought that seeing the campus sights via skateboard would be a good idea. I went along trying to act younger than my gray hair would suggest. A few funny looks for sure, but most gave a nice UVM smile or wave when this old timer came wobbling by. In any event, a great visit. I look forward to the 25th and doing it again, if not before then, minus the skateboard mind you.” Laura Scott says, “Nick Orem and I are living in Boston with our two kids, ages 13 and 8, but still miss life in Burlington. I’m working at Wayfair.com, an e-commerce company that is growing by leaps and bounds. We keep in touch with a bunch of ’93 and ’94 alums but would love to hear from more folks who lived at Slade in the early 90’s.” Send your news to— Gretchen Haffermehl Brainard gretchenbrainard@gmail.com
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Erica Ludlow Bowman writes in, “It was wonderful to reunite this summer with Nell Ryan, Jen Hughes, JJ Jacobs, and Erika Mark not once but twice! We had a grand blast with our children up in Vermont and then met again (sans E. Mark) down in New Jersey for an encore. My sides still hurt from the laughter. Yay for 40!” Rachel Hillman is pleased to announce the opening of her own real estate firm, Hillman Homes. Rachel and her team help buyers, sellers, and renters in the Greater Boston area. For more information, take a look at www.HillmanHomesMA.com” Laurie Spindler writes, “On November 6, my husband and I welcomed our first child, Xander. Coming in at 10 lbs. on the nose, he continues to be a very healthy and happy baby. We are currently living in Providence, Rhode Island, and I’m excited to spend some quality time at home with my son before heading back to work at the YMCA. Send your news to— Valeri Pappas vpappas@davisandceriani.com
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Grey Lee has just celebrated one year as executive director of the United States Green Building Council for Massachusetts. He recently attended the UVM Entrepreneurs Alumni Group in Boston with fellow ‘96ers, Greg Dorsey and Anu Yadav. He is starting the “Green Cats” alumni affinity group for envi-
ronmental, sustainability, and clean tech professionals. Drop him a line at greylee@usgbcma.org. Julie Coffin Scanio is just writing in to say, “Hello UVM! Kurt Scanio and I are doing well. We moved to Arizona in 2004 and are loving the sunny warm days. Kurt earned his master’s in leadership and public administration from Northern Arizona and is using these skills as a sergeant for the Mesa Police Department. I earned a master’s in business administration and MSIM from Arizona State and joined IBM as a supply chain consultant. Last year we met up with Fraser Walsh and his family who were visiting Arizona and this year we had a visit from Heather Weschler Luxenberg. Tracy Spigleman can be found swimming or biking the East Coast and Amy Carroccio McNeil is busy with her husband, two children, and dog. Kurt and I miss the beautiful Vermont fall colors but do not miss the long Vermont winters! If anyone needs to escape the cold of the East, feel free to give us a call out here in the West!” Send your news to— Jill Cohen Gent 31760 Creekside Drive Pepper Pike, OH 44124 jcgent@roadrunner.com Michelle Richards Peters mpeters@eagleeyes.biz
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Molly Haislmaier Bradford is proud to announce the official release of her online community event calendaring software, Gather Board. After five-plus years running community events calendars in the Northern Rockies, she and her business partner, Colin Hickey, have recoded their product for sales as SaaS. See their software in action on their flagship site, www.MissoulaEvents.net. Jen Torino shares, “My partner Jenny and I were ‘officially’ married in Iowa after being together for over ten years. We live in Madison, Wisconsin, with our daughter, Nora, who celebrated her second birthday in June. We hope to relocate to Massachusetts soon. Looking for news from our med tech classmate Travis Jewett and others.” Send your news to— Elizabeth Carstensen Genung 362 Upper Hollow Hill Road Stowe, VT 05672 leegunung@me.com
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Meredith Thomas Mansfield and her husband, Marc, welcomed a daughter, Madison Elaine, on July 5, 2013. Craig Rothenberg is busy building a brand new state-of-the-art boutique dental office in Derry, New Hampshire. He recently had an opportunity to see classmates Jon Greene and Eugene Greenberg. He mountain bikes with Jon Alden ’96 and trains at Jon’s wife Cheryl Alden’s ’96 studio (Symmetry Pilates in Bedford, New Hampshire). Glenna McMahon writes, “Since graduating from UVM and leaving the great state of Vermont, I have been living in southern California. I found a great job with a very reputable engineering and environmental firm (Dudek) a couple blocks from the beach! My focus has been on investigation and remediation of contaminated sites. I am frequently in touch with Megan Tifft, Laura Maricic Warren and Sara Welsford Ozuna, and occasionally ‘see’ some other UVMers on Facebook. I usually get back to Vermont for my annual dose of winter, although it’s been a while since I’ve been in Burlington. I look forward to getting back there soon and walking around the campus!” Send your news to— Ben Stockman bestockman@gmail.com
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15TH REUNION OCTOBER 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Hello UVMers! Some fun updates but please keep sending them along! Allison Hodge married Joseph Giordano on September 1 in Bethesda, Maryland. Sven Eklof and his wife, Irma just welcomed their third child, Finn Eklof. Tom Johnson and Susan Johnson would like you to welcome two new little Catamounts: Lillian Hope and Connor Thomas born on August 16, 2013. Chad Ryan recently passed his certification as a board certified behavior analystdoctoral and has been working as a school psychologist in Sharon, Massachusetts. Livy Beecher Riddiford and her family have left the Gulf Coast! Livy and her husband, Dave, and their son, James, have moved to Boulder, Colorado. Livy is currently
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20TH REUNION OCTOBER 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. The second half of 2013 was very busy and eventful for Clare Threlkeld Conway. “I switched jobs in July and moved from NuVasive to Alphatec Spine (both in San Diego County). I still manage meetings, events and tradeshows but I’m much happier at my new job, plus it’s very close to home. This summer I made the trek from California to Vermont and visited friends in the Burlington area. It was great to be back. Then I went to New York City for a high-school friend’s wedding and met up with Michelle Angelich Josilo afterwards for one day/night. It was great to catch up with her at her house in White Plains with her husband, George. I also got to see Justyn Amarosa Constant in New Hampshire when I was traveling around Vermont. It was nice to visit the East Coast and I will get to keep traveling all over the country with my new job.” Narric Rome was recently promoted to vice president of government affairs at Americans for the Arts. “I’ve been with the organization for nine years and am pleased to now be in charge of our lobbying, advo-
cacy, and arts education programs.” Laura White McIndoo just started a new position as full-time faculty at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I teach English as a second language to students from all over the world. I’ve been teaching there for 11 years, but just recently was offered a fulltime position, for which I am very excited.” Greg Trager writes, “In January of 2013 my wife, Sarah, and I had our fifth child, Griffin, who joined his siblings Grace, Miles, Jane, and Sadie. I am now working as the vice president of programming at CBS Sports Network in New York City and still residing in Riverside, Connecticut. Send your news to— Cynthia Bohlin Abbott 141 Belcher Drive Sudbury, MA 01776 cyndiabbott@hotmail.com
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