lean Warblers and other species of conservation concern to timber harvests.” Christopher Pierce Bunnell and Elizabeth Dalton Bunnell ’03 welcomed their first child, Topher, on May 9, 2013. Send your news to— Jennifer Khouri Godin jenniferkhouri@yahoo.com
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Sara Mercanti Lowe shares, “My husband, Cory Lowe, and I are proud to announce the arrival of our son, Carson John Lowe. He was born in Aspen, Colorado on June 10, 2013. The family is doing well and looking forward to the upcoming ski season. Jon Kantor and Wendy Grossman Kantor celebrated the birth of their son Samuel Leslie Kantor last December. Samuel was born in Arlington, Virginia.” Jordan Marsh says, “Hello from Utah! After several years working in the outdoor industry, I recently took a position with Discrete, a Utah-based mountain-lifestyle brand, as vice president of business development and sales. Who knew all those days skiing in Vermont would pay off? UVM is amazing in so many ways!” Alexa McInerney started Healthy and Real, a holistic health coaching business. “I help people find their happy and their healthy by looking at all areas of their life. I am living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and recently completed the 2013 New York City Marathon.” Sandy Bermanzon is a happily-married, new mom of a baby boy who is currently eight months old, and the college analyst for the College of Arts & Sciences at UVM. “Burlington has been good to me!” Send your news to— Korinne Moore korinne.d.moore@gmail.com
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Send your news to— Kelly Kisiday 39 Shepherd Street, #22 Brighton, MA 02135 kellykisiday@hotmail.com
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Rob Duguay ’05 writes, “I’m living in New York City working as a musician and involved in many aspects of the music industry including booking, band-leading, artistic direction of a jazz outreach organization (About the Swing), and maitre d’ of New York’s top jazz club, Jazz Standard. I also look forward to opening up my own music/bistro one day. I’m a bassist/composer and I toured with my trio this year to Northwest Territories, Canada; Paris, France, and an east coast tour that included the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival in good ole’ Vermont! I visited old professors and friends and always take time for my favorite spots to eat around town... Looking forward to crossing paths with UVM alumni around the world! www.robduguay.com” Cameron Nugent says, “I am excited to share with you that I just got accepted into the 2014 Boston Marathon as a member of The South Boston Neighborhood House “Ollie” Team. This will be my first full marathon, but I am running for a cause well worth it! The South Boston Neighborhood House provides services for the underprivileged in South Boston, the place I call home. The foundation relies most heavily on the generosity of individuals, businesses and foundations for support. My goal is to raise $8,000 for the Ollie! Please consider supporting me in my fundraising efforts on crowdrise.com. And of course...go Catamounts!” Ray Li Rui Wanli was the scholarship winner in 2001 from the Green Mountain Postmaster and graduated from UVM on the dean’s list with a bachelor’s in biological sciences. Ray is now a customs and border protection officer at San Francisco International Airport after eight years with Customs and Border Protections. Send your news to— Kristin Dobbs Apt. 333 5415 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC 20015 kristin.dobbs@gmail.com
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Brit Redline completed his master’s in business administration at the University of Vermont in 2011 while working for Ryder System, Inc. and then moved shortly after to Portland, Oregon. He now works for CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. as a key account manager and leads the food and beverage vertical consisting of 11 dedicated account managers and operations analysts. Caroline Walsh Guzman writes, “My husband, Jonathan, and I just recently welcomed our first child, a sweet baby girl named Virginia Rose! She is a healthy and happy baby and we are very blessed! The girls of 38 have been very lucky the past few years with weddings and wonderful spouses, houses and new babies! We have our time at UVM to thank for great friendships and successful futures!” Alexandra Mumaw and Stewart MacLean were married August 3 in Chatham, Massachusetts, after meeting in 2002 at UVM orientation and dating throughout their time in Burlington. Other UVMers in attendance: Jane Trivett, Brittany Bell, Lindsay Lord, Matt Traister, Heather Traister, Scott Littrell, Sam Blazar, Nate Gagnon, Elliot Rocheleau, Nick Rotker, Derek Siegler, Lauren Scribi ’08, Mackenzie Leonard and Steve Lutz ’09, and Josh Hogan ’10. Annie Canu Vanslette writes, “This past October I got married to my best friend, Neil Vanslette. I am so grateful to have had my bridesmaids be my best friends Stephanie Hainley, Maegan Olsen, Adrienne Dicerbo Card, and Nina Marsie Soriano. We all met and lived together our freshman year on Wills 1! Thank you UVM for bringing us all together.” Benjamin Jones, 2013 graduate of New England Law/Boston, received the prestigious 2013 Adams Pro Bono Publico Award presented by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. This award, bestowed annually upon a select law firm, private attorney and one law student, honors those who have committed an extraordinary amount of time and energy to provide volunteer legal services to poor and disadvantaged clients. In his presenting remarks, Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice Ralph Gants highlighted Ben’s dedication to Pro Bono work including his leadership and management of the CORI Initiative, work with The Innocence Project, Greater Boston Legal
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10TH REUNION OCTOBER 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Hello friends! I hope you are all doing well and getting excited for our 10-year reunion weekend October 10-12, 2014! Save the date and I hope to see you for the festivities! Here are some updates from our classmates: Katie Bengtson Jones, her husband, Jonathan, and big sister Annelie, welcomed Jonathan W Jones III (Tripp)
at home on June 22, 2013. Herschel Douglas Collins, Jr. writes, “I am pleased to report I retired from nursing at the VAWRJ and I am off to new adventures. I trekked a section of the Appalachian Trail from Connecticut to New Hampshire with an additional hike through the Bigelow Range in Maine that overlooks Sugarloaf to the south and Flagstaff Lake to the north. Then I was off for a month journey through Colorado, tenting at night and exploring that awesome state. This fall I built a wood frame camper for my truck and it was more involved than I imagined. However, I am close to done, using mostly recycled material. I always have joy in visiting with my children, and Jane and I share much together. Happy trails.” Jessica Later currently resides in downtown Boston with her dog, Luego. She just completed a 200-mile bike ride across Massachusetts to raise over $7,000 for cancer research. She is an active realtor in the Boston residential real estate market and has been so for nearly a decade. She would like to invite and encourage you to view her website, jessicalater.com, where you can better understand her business and past activity. Nancy Morin Sunderland has been married for ten years to a fifthgeneration dairy farmer (Bob Sunderland), has five children: four daughters and one son, and started her own business this past July called Poésie Tissée, selling woven baby wraps. Steph Knisley received her master’s in global social sustainable enterprise in December 2012. She now serves as the Customer Service/Marketing & Outreach Manager for Great Divide Ski Area in Marysville, Montana. Steph became engaged to Erik Hystad of Great Falls, Montana, and has plans for a 2014 wedding. Dan Seitz married his longtime girlfriend, Alaina Wertman, on October 12, 2013. Dan is a writer whose work is often featured on the popular culture Web sites Uproxx and Gamma Squad. The couple lives in Somerville, Massachusetts. Gabriel Rothblatt, who was featured on the summer 2004 cover of VQ, during the bicentennial commencement has announced his candidacy for United States Congress in FL-8. Gabriel and his wife, Tiffany, live in Melbourne Beach, Florida, with their four kids. “Honest Gabe,” as he is known, is planning to restore visionary leadership for the Space Coast of Florida.
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