been practicing law, coaching youth sports, learning to play the piano, enjoying volunteer service on city boards and commissions, and generally enjoying life. We’ve been blessed with good health and a great place to live... and it was a great year to ski Vermont.” Joanne Kaplan Tuckman, Karen Moseson Phillips and Brian Acrish went to the Neil Diamond Concert at Barclays Arena Brooklyn on March 26, 2015. A photo is posted on the Alumni Association’s website photo gallery. Jennifer Marra Cronin died April 5, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. Jen was the captain of her women’s basketball team. Following graduation, Jen was employed by American Cancer Society in New York City and then Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in Georgia. She is survived by her husband, Jay Cronin, daughter Madelynn, 13, and son Jack, 10 all of Atlanta and her parents Suzanne and Richard Marra of Port Washington, New York. Send news to— Karen Heller Lightman khlightman@gmail.com
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Gwen Parker tells us, “When I’m not being instructed on the finer points of wrestling,
the old facility. Please congratulate her when you see her this October! John Gorman and his wife Andreana (Andi) Lemmon and their dog are moving to Putney, Vermont. They are super excited for their 20th Reunion in October and can’t wait to see everyone! Todd Schneider shares, “I’ve been in Los Angeles since 1998 working as a stuntman and stunt coordinator. Married to Debra Lewin’90 and have two children. Loving the warm weather and our trips to Mammoth Mountain to visit the snow. Have not run across too many UVM grads out here. I’d be psyched to run into some. toddschn1@me.com.” Send your news to— Valeri Susan Pappas vpappas@davisand ceriani.com
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Jackie Levin writes, “Greetings from the Pacific Northwest. My nursing career and life have taken me to the grandest places, internally and externally. My work now is as a holistic nurse coach, mindfulness teacher and the patient advocate at our local critical care hospital. Please check out my website: www.leadingedgenursing.com. My focus is to transform health care into truly being a place where everyone heals—nurses, doctors as well as the people we are in service to. Would love to hear from you and what you are up to!” Send your news to— Cynthia Bohlin Abbott cyndiabbott@hotmail.com
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20TH REUNION OCTOBER 2–4, 2015 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Plans are in the works for our 20-year reunion! Hope you are all making plans to be in Burlington October 2-4. My daughter and I headed to Mexico in April with Peter Keith, Holly Keith ’96, Kelli Shonter and Chris Ford and all of their kids, to re-live college spring break with this crew (who remembers Key West 1995?), except with a much earlier bedtime. Kelli Shonter, the development director of the King Street Center in Burlington, was instrumental in raising $5.1 million for a new building that nearly doubled the size of
Ben Stigler writes, I am excited to share that I was recently appointed captain of the Lawton Park Realtors softball team in Seattle for the 2015 season. Send your news to— Jill Cohen Gent jcgent@roadrunner.com Michelle Richards Peters mpeters@eagleeyes.biz
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James Sulikyan Curtis tells us, “A year ago, my family relocated from Westborough, Massachusetts, to Livermore, California, where I am now the director of shortage control for Ross Dress for Less. Send your news to— Elizabeth Carstensen Genung leegenung@me.com
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I recently joined the law firm Venable LLP, where I counsel employers on labor and employment law and human resources issues. I’m still living in Brooklyn and always looking to catch up with alums for updates in this notes section! Send news to— Ben Stockman bestockman@gmail.com
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Zachary J. Cohen, esquire, partner at Lesavoy Butz & Seitz LLC, was recently elected president of the Bar Association of Lehigh County at the association’s annual meeting. Zac, a litiga-
tor, focuses primarily on business, real estate, and banking disputes. He’s also successfully handled numerous tax appeals, zoning matters, emergency injunctions, employment cases, and bankruptcy and estate litigation. Zac was selected for inclusion in the 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, a distinction reserved for no more than 2.5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania. In 2011, he also was named Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal’s Top “20 Under 40” people in business. Dr. Amber (Fisher) Rich successfully defended her doctoral dissertation in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at UVM, and is now a double UVM alumna. Audrey Learned and her long-time boyfriend Keith, welcomed a baby girl with so much love into their lives on December 31. Emily Elizabeth is already wearing her UVM gear proudly! Kate O’Leary shares, “I had my second child in May 2013, daughter Brenna who joins older brother Rowen (4). I completed my doctorate in higher education administration at Northeastern in September 2014.” Send your news to— Sarah Pitlak Tiber spitlak@hotmail.com
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15TH REUNION OCTOBER 2–4, 2015 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Hinman Straub, PC, Principal Janet Silver was elected president of the Albany County Bar Association, becoming the youngest woman to preside over the association in its 115-year history. Silver has been an active member of the Albany County Bar Association for 12 years, holding positions such as chairwoman of the Public Policy Committee, co-chair of the Young Lawyers Committee as well as the Continuing Legal Education Committee. She is a delegate to the New York State Bar Association. Among Silver’s priorities is to attract young attorneys to the association, just as she was pressed into service when her career began. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association alumni@uvm.edu/classnotes
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Adam McCarthy shares, “I am president of McNamara Salvia Structural Engineers in Boston. We also have offices in Miami and New York City and I am having a lot of fun designing the structures for several exciting buildings. I recently celebrated my 20th wedding anniversary to my wonderful wife, Liz, and our three fantastic children. Philip (14), Anthony (12) and Mariana (7)) are growing like weeds. Hope all is well.” Bob Piper shares, “After nine years at Microsoft I have left to help launch a startup company in the Healthcare space: MPIRICA scores hospitals nationwide on their surgeries, based on the historical outcomes they have achieved. We incorporated in April 2014, launched our public service (www.mpirica.com) in January 2015 and received our Series A funding in April 2015. Please take a look at the product and give us feedback via the link on the site, and please look me up the next time you are in the Pacific Northwest.” Send your news to— Lisa Kanter jslbk@mac.com
video games, and animal trivia by my boys (ages 3 and 8), I have the privilege of teaching classes in environmental law and land use regulation at Wake Forest University School of Law.” Jessica Atkins Hernandez, her husband, Jose Hernandez, and big brother Grant welcomed Spencer Nolan Hernandez on July 2, 2014. In March of this year, the family moved back to Bethesda, Maryland, after almost three years in New York City. Jessica continues to work at Morrison Foerster LLP as the attorney development manager for the firm’s East Coast and European offices. Jessica looks forward to reconnecting with D.C.-area alums! Send your news to— Gretchen Haffermehl Brainard gretchenbrainard@gmail.com
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