CLASS NOTES
more examples of my work, visit www.AylaRose.com. For my day job, I work as the Executive Director of the International Screenwriters’ Association, a resource website for screenwriters. Great to see alumni in LA again! Hi to Rachel Hirsch, Marilyn Del Donno, Tom Evans, Todd Bartel (my advisor), Liz Nee, Lisa Hirsch, Gustavo Brasil, J.Mo... Much love.”
Ben Barkan ’08
of which she spent working at the LA Weekly, Anna has moved back to New England and is now helping to start resquoo, Inc., a new data transfer and recovery business based in Peabody. Find them on Facebook and be sure to “like” them! “We transfer, restore, and recover lost and deleted data from broken smartphones, laptops, and tablets, remove viruses, and do computer upgrades. Never worry about losing important files again! Thank you so much!” Mary Bickerton, mother of Annie and Lucy Bickerton ’04 sent us this update about her daughters: “Lucy Bickerton ’04 is taking postbac pre-med courses at Hunter College. If you Google her name, you will see that she was the lead plaintiff in a class action suit against Charlie Rose for unpaid internships. Annie Bickerton ’04 is working on a project using food trucks serving locally sourced food to provide economic opportunity to young people in NYC. Google ‘Drive Change’ + Food Truck to find out more.” Annie Bickerton ’04 writes: “Hello fellow 2004 CSW grads! It’s officially 2014, which means it’s officially been 10 years since we
graduated from high school! I don’t know about you, but that makes me feel ever so slightly old. It would be amazing to see all of you the weekend of June 14–15 for our first double-digits reunion, so please save the date! If you’re no longer in the Boston area, you’ve got plenty of time to book your tickets, so please do come! Last reunion we had over half the class there. P.S. To get you in the reunion spirit, I’ve included an awkward high school photo.” Ayla Barreau ’05 writes: “I played ‘Brad’s Girlfriend’ in a National Bank of America commercial last year called ‘Portraits,’ which aired over 1,000 times. Along with commercials, I’m also auditioning for film and TV having just signed with a new theatrical agent. For
Annie Bickerton ’04
Amanda Hittson ’05: “I recently started work as a Site Reliability Engineer at Google in Mountain View, California.” Emily Sylak-Glassman ’05 writes: “I’m finishing my PhD in physical chemistry this May from UC Berkeley. My research is in the field of photosynthesis. In June, I’ll be starting work in the field of science policy in Washington DC. My husband and I are looking forward to the move back East!” Eric Ginsburg ’06 shares: “My colleagues and I are creating a new newspaper called Triad City Beat, that we will have much more control over and will allow us to experiment and be near the cutting edge of journalism. I couldn’t be more excited. I am the associate editor of the publication.” Eric is also at Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies and will receive a certificate in documentary arts upon completion. Ben Barkan ’08 writes: “Hey CSW! Since graduation, I have worked on over 30 farms in Massachusetts, Oregon, California, Hawaii, New Zealand, and Australia. Shortly after graduating from CSW and inspired by my travels, I started a landscaping business called HomeHarvest. We design, build, and maintain organic edible
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gardens in the Greater Boston area. www.homeharvest.biz. I remember taking Todd Bartel’s class as a senior and wondering how I could ever apply what I was learning to meaningful and profitable work. I loved making art, however the thought of being an artist for a career seemed daunting and impractical. Now, every day I work on growing the company I feel like an artist. Instead of a blank canvas and paint, I’m working with compost, mulch, and plants. I’m so excited about where the company is headed and I feel really lucky to have found a profitable and meaningful outlet for my artistic intuition. Check out the website and I’d love to hear from you!” Ben Lieberson ’07, Sofia Theodore-Pierce ’08, and Anneke Reich ’09: A trio of CSW alumni collaborated on Artists’ Theater of Boston’s production of Charles Mee’s “Trojan Women: A Love Story.” The theater company, co-founded by Anneke Reich ’09, is dedicated to artistic collaboration in the production of low-cost, accessible theater that critically deconstructs and recreates influential work. Reich reached out to Ben Lieberson ’07 for his expertise in lighting and set design and to Sofia TheodorePierce ’08 for video art and projection design. Lieberson also designed the set for the theater company’s debut performance of “Much Ado About Nothing,” staged last fall for free, outdoor performances at Carson Beach in South Boston. That production also included Max Kennedy ’07, who composed the score, and Serena Putterman ’07, who joined Kennedy in live musical performance. Reich graduated