From the May/June 2008 Issue

Class officers report: "It has come to our attention that some of you still communicate by 'snail mail' or have outdated email addresses on Brown's database. Given monetary and environmental concerns, Brown is now communicating reunion information by email ONLY. Please contact This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it with your updated information so that we can keep you informed about our 30th reunion and other class activities."

John Gevertz (see Susan Goldberg Gevertz '83).

Peter Lauro (see Elaine Berlinsky Fain '70).

David Shields's book, The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead, was published by Knopf in February. Thomas Lynch, reviewing the book in the Boston Globe, wrote, "There are paragraphs so finely wrought, so precisely tuned to the narrow-band channels between reader and writer, that the caught breath of inspiration and the sighs of expiration leave us grinning and breathless…." Contact David at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Debby Shulevitz writes: "I still live on Manhattan's Upper West Side with my family and am attending Columbia's graduate school part time, as well as taking care of two teenagers, Alex, 17, who will be graduating from high school this spring, and Rosa, 14, a freshman."

Earl Varney writes he is an insurance manager at Vanguard. His son continues to excel at Cornell working towards becoming a space engineer, and his daughter is leaning towards a small Massachusetts school. Contact Earl at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the March/April 2008 Issue

Jonathan Bell (see Bernie Bell '42).

Holly Hanson writes: "I am still at Mount Holyoke, now working on a history of the erosion of political accountability over the past 150 years in the city of Kampala. Trying to divide my life between Uganda and the United States is not easy! I would love to hear from friends." Holly can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Harry and Adrienne Masters Huang write: "Our son, Russell, has been accepted into the class of 2012, where he will join his sister Monica '10. Harry continues his private practice as an ophthalmologist in Bethesda, Md.; Adrienne manages Harry's practice and serves as chairman of the board for the Joy of Motion Dance Center. We look forward to visiting Brown with our youngest daughter, Marcy, 13." Contact them at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

David Shields's new book, The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead, has just been published by Alfred A. Knopf. Library Journal calls it "an elegant meditation on our blood-and-bones existence from birth through adolescence, adulthood, old age, and death."

From the January / February 2008 Issue

Susan Armington writes: “I am a roster artist for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Community Programs in the Arts, and I do art residencies throughout the state and beyond. My love of art, literature, and foreign languages come together in my work, which often includes texts and maps. My painting, Geography of Home, a large-scale map of the Twin Cities made out of the words and languages of people who live there, is hanging in the Minneapolis Mayor’s office and will be on view at the Minnesota History Center next year. Meanwhile, I continue to develop ‘Talking Suitcases,’ my art- and community-building project that brings together people from all walks of life to create art about their stories and what matters most to them. The work explores issues of immigration, grief, loss, spirituality, and identity, and currently focuses on building personal connection among residents in public housing. (See my Web site www.susanarmington.com).” Contact Susan at 5005 16th Ave. S. Minneapolis, 55417; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Lisa Arrowood was named cochair of the tort committee of the litigation section of the Boston Bar Association. The tort committee considers all matters relating to injury and damage to persons and property. Lisa is a founding partner at Todd & Weld LLP and a graduate of Harvard Law School.

Jonathan Bell (see Bernie Bell ’42).

Jayne Seminare Docherty writes: “I made full professor and achieved the Eastern Mennonite Univ. equivalent of tenure this year. I celebrated my 50th birthday by riding horses on a 4,000-acre ranch in Alberta. Life continues to be full of interesting peace-building work and travels: Lebanon, India, Sri Lanka, Jordan, and various places in Europe, as well as much work in the United States. The Shenandoah Valley is beautiful, and it is always nice to come home. Sorry to miss the reunion, but it is in the middle of our Summer Peace Building Institute. For more about what I do see: www.emu.edu/personnel/people/show/jsd636.” Contact Jayne at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Howard Feldstein writes: “I married Kathleen Flowers on July 7, 2007. We packed St. John Coltrane African Orthodox Church in San Francisco with family and friends, including Pak Chan ’79, then honeymooned in Italy. We live in Santa Cruz, Calif., with two wonderful cats—Hurricane Katrina refugees who were airlifted here by Doris Day! Kathleen is a bilingual kindergarten teacher and a poet. Part of our rich relationship includes her ongoing encounter with a rare form of cancer (urachal); anyone wanting to share information is welcome to contact me. Although I no longer work in public radio (I’m back in the natural-foods business), I still host a jazz program called Giant Steps every Sunday night. Trane lives!” Contact Howard at 320 Cleveland Ave., Santa Cruz 95060; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Jill Moser showed new paintings at the Lennon Weinberg Gallery in New York City from Nov. 1 through Dec. 8. Jill’s Web site is www.jillmoser.net, and her e-mail is This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Mark Reynolds (see Ben Gerhardstein ’04).

Michael Ursillo writes: “After a year of chaos, we’re finally settled in our new home in South Kingstown, R.I., and our sophomore and senior college girls have acquiesced to staying at the new nest every now and then. My firm has grown to seven attorneys so we’re looking for expanded space—the chaos thus begins anew!” Contact Michael at 214 Westcote Dr., Wakefield, R.I. 02879; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Lisa Solod Warren writes: “After living in France for two years, we returned in the summer of 2003. In January 2005, my husband and I separated, and our divorce was finalized a year later. I am fortunate to be married now to an amazing man, Michael Warren. This past summer we moved down the road to Staunton, Va., where my daughter attends Stuart Hall School. My son, after a year at Colgate, is now taking courses at the Univ. of Virginia and working in Charlottesville. My first book, Desire: Women Write About Wanting, was published by Seal Press in early November. Check out my Web site at www.lisasolodwarren.com for more information. I do hope to make it to reunion.” Contact Lisa at 101 Wetherwood St., Staunton, Va. 24401; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Marcia Zaiac Wasser writes: “All is well with the Wassers! Maddie ’10 is a happy sophomore at Brown, and Caryn is a freshman (also happy) at the Univ. of Maryland. Our baby, Melissa, is in 8th grade. We recently celebrated her bat mitzvah with dear Brown friends in attendance: Paula Condaxis Angell, Rob Angell, Lynn Steinberg Redd, Tracy Miller, and Randy Seiler Margulis. Dan Wasser ’76 still enjoys entertainment law, and I still enjoy advertising.” Contact Marcia at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the November / December 2007 Issue

Marcia Zaiac Wasser and Daniel Wasser ’76 write: “Greetings from the Wassers! We’re happy to report that Maddie had an awesome freshman year at Brown. Our second-born, Caryn, is heading the other way on Amtrak to attend the Univ. of Maryland. That leaves Melissa, 13, home alone with mom and dad. See you at our 30th reunion!” Dan continues to practice entertainment law at Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo P.C., and Marcia is chief marketing officer at Source Communications.

From the September / October 2007 Issue

Jonathan Bell (see Meryl Smith Raskin '66).

Robert Di Marzo is the president of U.S. operations for Pfizer Animal Health.

Celia Hartmann writes: "In May I completed a master's degree in library and information science and a certificate in archival studies from the Palmer School of Long Island Univ. Returning to the classroom after almost thirty years was an eye-opener. I'm now working as a project archivist for the Winthrop Group in New York. Our daughter, Emily Garfield, '09, is halfway through her Brown education; Alice is a senior in high school."

Andrea Udoff (see Andrew Goldsmith '99).

Carl Weiner writes: "I recently enjoyed attending the Boldly Brown gathering in Philadelphia and was particularly pleased to note that my name card designated me as Carl Weiner '78 and P '11, reflecting the acceptance of my son Scott into this year's freshman class. Besides being 'Ever True to Brown,' I have an even more compelling reason to visit Brown more frequently." Carl can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the July / August 2007 Issue

Rozan Stone Anderson writes: “In June 2005, I married Brian Anderson, an attorney here in Madison, Wis. Daughter Elissa is now a freshman at Carleton College, and daughter Shari is a freshman at the Univ. of Mich. We look forward to our next reunion!”

James V. Capecelatro and his wife have been in Colo. for twenty-eight years. Their oldest child, Maria, is part of the class of 2010.

Doug Climan writes: “I’m back in the western hemisphere after back-to-back tours of diplomatic duty in Pakistan and Afghanistan.”

Tad Devine writes: “My wife, Ellen, and I are living in McLean, Va., with our children Jackie and Thomas, who both attend Langley High School. Our daughter Anne is a sophomore at Brown. I am working as a media consultant on campaigns here in the U.S. and around the world. I am pleased that my firm was able to work on five winning U.S. Senate races this past Nov., after disappointments in both the Gore and Kerry campaigns. I plan to spend much of next year working on campaigns in Europe and Latin America, and look forward to continued success for Democrats in 2008. I can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ”

Lex duPont and his wife, Laurance, live in Los Angeles, where he is a director of photography for television and film. This spring he had two dramatic TV series on air: Lincoln Heights and Raines.

David G. Evelyn writes: “My family and I recently moved to Ithaca, N.Y., where I am the vice president for medical affairs at Cayuga Medical Center. Our oldest, Sarah, was just accepted at Brown and will be starting in 2008 after a year as a Rotary Exchange student in Brazil. We’d love to hear from anyone in the area.” David can be reached at 121 Cayuga Park Rd., Ithaca 14850.

Deborah Helfner Goldman writes: “I am a busy mother of three sons and have an active academic practice in pediatric gastroenterology. My oldest son is a law student in New York City, my middle son is a junior at Brown on the crew team, and my ‘caboose’ is a 10-year-old. I love to visit Providence and would welcome any contact with my classmates.”

Paul Gordon’s son, Ben, graduated from Brown in 2006, and his daughter, Miriam, will graduate from Brown in 2008.

Andra Barmash Greene will be listed on the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in commercial litigation.

Nancy Wiegers Greenwald lives with her husband, three children, three cats, and a dog in Madison, Wis.

David Hahn writes: “‘The Mask of Sanity,’ my new electronic piece, premiered Nov. 12 at the Electric Island Concert (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) and was also performed at the Bellingham Electronic Arts Festival on Dec. 3. In Feb., the premiere of ‘W Is for Weasel,’ my four-movement suite for violin and guitar was held in Minneapolis. On Jan. 18, 2008, my ‘Concerto Anatolia’ for solo guitar and orchestra will be given its world premiere performance by the Antalya State Symphony Orchestra in Antalya, Turkey.”

Brucie Harvey has loved catching up with former Brook St. housemates Kathy Buechel ’77 and Andrea Levere ’77 this year. Formerly president of Alcoa Foundation, Kathy has been commuting from Pittsburgh to work at Harvard’s Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations. Andrea, who is president of the Corporation for Enterprise Development in Washington, D.C., has been in Providence several times dropping off, visiting, and picking up her son, Alex Mazerov ’10. The BAM’s managing editor, Brucie lives near campus with her daughter, Nellie, 9. They’ve traveled a lot this year, with trips to South Africa, Wyo., Fla., and Washington, D.C., where they ran into a third Brook St. housemate, Kirk Purvis ’77, outside the National Museum of the American Indian last fall. Brucie can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Robin Denise Johnson currently owns a business doing multicultural leadership development and executive coaching. To get more information, visit www.drrobin johnson.com.

Benjamin D. Levine, was recently appointed to help lead funding efforts in space medicine research for the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI). NSBRI was created by NASA to research and help solve the health effects related to long-duration space travel—i.e., the upcoming lunar and Mars missions.

Leora Rosenberg Levy writes: “My twins are now 17 and looking at colleges. My younger son is looking at his brothers’ rooms, trying to decide which one he will get when they go to college! I am very active and on the board of the Bruce Museum of Arts and Sciences in Greenwich, Conn. I’m also on the board of Adopt-a-Dog, a rescue organization, and I chair a committee to build a new animal shelter in Greenwich. In addition to my three sons and my wonderful husband, Steve, I have four dogs—three Labrador retrievers and a Havanese. They are all show dogs, and my Havanese just won an Award of Merit at the Eukanuba National Championship Dog Show. This is very prestigious in the dog show world because of the level of competition. The next stop was in Westminster in Feb. and Crufts in England next year. Steve and I have also been involved politically, both locally and nationally, which is very interesting, to say the least.”

Seth Morris has been president of Carole Hochman Designs Group since 2001. He writes: “My daughter, Victoria, has just graduated from Oberlin College and has begun working at Viacom in the MTV division. We are very proud of her. My wife, Shelley, runs a very successful interior design company. I am looking forward to seeing some wonderful old friends in 2008.”

Wendy Finkel Moskowitz writes: “I am living in Rye, N.Y., with my husband, Dan. We have four children: Ari is graduating from Washington Univ. in St. Louis this year and is off to medical school; Deena is a sophomore at Washington Univ.; Rafi is in eleventh grade; and Maya is in ninth grade. I work part-time for a real-estate company in New York City.”

Esther Rolnick Nash ’81 MD is the senior medical director for Population Health and Wellness at Independence Blue Cross. Her twin girls are college sophomores, one at Brown and the other at Lehigh, and her son is in tenth grade.

Roger A. Ranz writes: “I am looking forward to the thirtieth reunion, because my son, Austin ’08, will be graduating from Brown at the same time. It’s been extra special cheering for him and his club soccer and table-tennis teams this year at national tournaments.”

Elizabeth Howlett Roberts writes: “On Jan. 2, I was sworn in as lieutenant governor of R.I., after having served ten years in the state senate. My husband, Tom, teaches at RISD. We have two daughters: Kathleen is a freshman at Carleton College and Nora is a freshman at Moses Brown School in Providence.”

Marcia Zaiac Wasser writes: “We’re thrilled to have our daughter, Maddie, at Brown, class of 2010! While she was a freshman, she lived two doors from my freshman room!”

Marc Wortman writes: “My book about the founding squad in the Navy Reserve and the nucleus of the Navy Air Service in WWI, The Millionaires’ Unit, came out last spring. It is in development as a feature film. On the family side, I’m getting it going and coming: my daughter, Rebecca, is a high-school senior and my son, Charlie, is in day care.”

From the May / June 2007 Issue

Elaine Sayers Buck writes: “My daughter Charlotte Buck ’07 will graduate from Brown in May, and we will all be there to help celebrate as history repeats itself.”

Nancy J. Hament writes: “My husband, Rick Scarola (Yale ’79, Univ. of Michigan JD ’82), and I are thrilled to announce the Sept. 7, 2006, birth of our second daughter, Caia Frances Maize Moon Hament Scarola. For all you late bloomers (like me), Caia was born from embryos we froze six—count ’em, six—years ago! She actually predates her five-year old sister, Avalon, by about six months. Technology is amazing! We’re so happy to have expanded our family, but now that we’re pushing 50, I think we’re done!”

John Kutz writes: “I was very happy with my life living in Rehoboth, Mass., working at Textron as a tax attorney, when suddenly I was seized with a massive stroke. Unable to return to work, I pouted for about two minutes until I struck on a new venture—the poetry business. The results were mildly surprising: publication from The Aurorean, Fighting Chance Magazine, Through Spider’s Eyes, Small Brushes, Poetic Voices, and South Boston Literary Gazette, among others. My spouse, Nancy (who is a gem), works, and Nicola, 10, teases her dad to death (which I love passionately), and I cook (my pork gratinée brings tears, I assure you). I would love to hear from you at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ”

Grace Laurencin writes: “After fifteen years in a group medical practice, I left to start a concierge medical practice, the first in Santa Cruz County. I actually like the challenges posed by being a physician-entrepreneur. Most importantly, I am now practicing medicine the way I want. With two kids applying to colleges, the home front has been hectic. We’re pretty much in the cross-your-fingers-and-see mode. I look forward to seeing everyone next year.”

Peter Norvig, director of research at Google, was recognized by the Association of Computing Machinery as one of their 2006 fellows for his contributions to artificial intelligence and information retrieval. Also named were John V. Guttag ’71, ’73 ScM, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, for contributions to algebraic specifications and abstract data types, and Stanley B. Zdonik, professor of computer science at Brown, for contributions to database systems and data management.

From the January / February 2007 Issue

Peter Bearman (see Joshua Bearman ’00).

Dr. James L. Frank was named director of surgical oncology at Saint Francis Medical Center in Hartford, Conn. He and wife, Leslie, live in Longmeadow, Mass., raising Margaux, Alessandra, and James— all future potential Brown undergraduates. James can be reached at 133 Pleasant view Ave., Longmeadow, Mass. 01106; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Robert Jones writes: “Like many of you, I turned 50 this year—a.k.a. the new 30! I’m actually healthier than I was at Brown. I quit smoking in 1983, drinking in 1999, and I am about twenty-five pounds lighter. I’m not retired yet, but thinking about it. The last kids go to college in 2010. I would love to hear from any of you. Go, Bruno!” Robert can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Willis Pember’s environmentally friendly design for Aspen, Colorado’s Wagner Park Edge project was featured in the September issue of Architectural Record in an article called “Selling the Light of Day.” The photovoltaic-powered project has received awards from the American Institute of Architects, the American Society of Landscape Architects, and the American Council of Engineering Companies.

Lauren Krantz Reiter writes: “After nearly twenty-five years of living and practicing architecture in New York City, I have moved with my husband and two children to beautiful coastal Maine, where a more relaxed and outdoor life has already swept us up in its many charms. Less people live in our town than lived on our block in New York!” Lauren can be reached at P.O. Box 275 Brooklin, Me. 04616; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Dr. Brad Sachs’s newest book, When No One Understands: Letters to a Teenager on Life, Loss, and the Hard Road to Adulthood (Shambhala), based on his between-sessions correspondence with a suicidal adolescent whom he was treating, was recently published. He and Dr. Karen Meckler recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary and continue raising their three teenagers (one in college, one in high school, one in middle school) and two dogs (both profoundly uneducated) in Columbia, Md. They can be reached at 8113 Sea Light Lane, Columbia 21045; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or karenmeckler@ comcast.net.

Don Share’s new book of poems, Squandermania, is available from Salt Publishing (www.saltpublishing.com), and his critical edition of the poems of Basil Bunting is in the works at Faber & Faber. In January he becomes editor of Literary Imagination, the journal of the Association of Literary Scholars and Critics, which will be published by Oxford University Press. Having lectured at Oxford University by invitation of Professor of Poetry Chris topher Ricks, he returns to Oxford in ’07 to speak about poetry in translation.

Marc Wortman’s book The Millionaire’s Unit, about a group of privileged Yale undergrads who formed a flying club that became the founding squad in the Navy Air Reserves and the nucleus of the Navy Air Service in World War I, was published in the spring. Working Title Films optioned it for development as a feature film.

From the September / October 2006 Issue

Linda Jaivin writes: “My fifth novel, The Infernal Optimist (Fourth Estate, Harper- Collins Australia), a dark comedy set inside an immigration detention center, appeared to great reviews. The Sydney Morning Herald called it ‘an Australian Catch-22.’ It came out of my experiences over three years of visiting asylum seekers in detention. It’s available from www.gleebooks.com.au.”

Susan Manchester was named the top real estate attorney in the state of New Hampshire by Chambers USA. Her law firm, Manchester, N.H.–based Sheehan Phinney Bass and Green, was named the top law firm in New Hampshire in real estate law as well.

Katherine Nagler writes: “After raising five sons (now ages 14 to 25), I have been named executive director of the Indian­apolis Museum of Contemporary Art. IMOCA is a small but lively place dedicated to bringing contemporary art to Indian­apolis. I feel like I am hanging out with my kids since I am the only employee over 35, but we have a good time exhibiting edgy art in the heartland. I would love to hear from my classmates.” Katherine can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Robin Spear and John Cleary are proud of their son Matthew Cleary, who was bar mitzvahed on May 20 in New York City. Leslie Goldwater Nelson and David Nelson and Jody Levine Mahr and Eugene Mahr attended.

From the May / June 2006 Issue

Lisa Christenson Caswell (see Jettabee “Chris” Christenson Edman ’54).

Peter Kovacs and Ruth Kovacs report that their oldest son, Jamie, will be a member of the class of 2010. After Hurricane Katrina, Peter writes: “We are back home in Metairie, having bought a house in Baton Rouge, fretted as our boys missed five weeks of school, and learned that a Brown education does not prepare you for the mysteries of floating sheetrock.” Peter can be reached at 5001 Cleveland Pl., Metairie, La. 70003; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Steven Miller writes: “After twenty-five years (twenty in our own boutique law firm), the practice remains exciting and demanding. Emma, 12, loves theater and writing; Aidan, 7, loves basketball and baseball. We all went to Suzanne’s Tufts reunion last year and we all look forward to our next visit to Brown!” Steven can be reached at miller@ goodmanweissmiller.com.

Annette L. Nazareth was appointed by President George W. Bush to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and sworn in on Aug. 4. She previously directed the commission’s division of market regulation, having joined the commission in 1998 as senior counsel to chairman Arthur Levitt. Annette is married to Roger W. Ferguson Jr., vice chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System. They have two children.

From the January / February 2006 Issue

Lawrence S. Benjamin is chief executive of the U.S. Foodservice division of international food giant Royal Ahold. He previously was the CEO of NutraSweet Co.

Kathleen Cote Bowling writes: “I am still practicing ob-gyn at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence. My husband, Bill Bowling ’78, died Dec. 11, 2001, after battling multiple myeloma. Our sons are well—Will ’07 is a freshman at Brown, Nate is a senior in high school, and Clark is in the eighth grade.” Kathleen can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Aaron Brandes writes: “I am seeking employment in bioinformatics or computational biology. Ilana is in first grade, and Tamar and Aviva have started preschool.” Aaron can be reached at 48 Marion St., Medford, Mass. 02155; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Lois Bryant writes: “I have moved from Long Island, N.Y., to Ann Arbor, Mich.” She can be reached at 1505 Sheridan Dr., Ann Arbor, 48104; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

George Caraberis has been recognized as a Knight of the Order of the White Rose of Finland for his role in strengthening Finnish-American economic relations. Finnish Consul General Jukka Leino decorated George in a New York City ceremony on October 7. Classmates Gerald Massa, Michael Wallace, John Klupka, and their spouses attended. George was chairman of the Finnish-American Chamber of Commerce from 1996 to 1998 and has been a managing director for the New York investment bank Fredericks Michael & Co. for the past seventeen years.

Keith Hemmerling writes: “Five of my CDs have been added to the library of MIT’s radio station, WMBR-Boston, and I am a featured artist on Weirdsville Web Radio.”

Anna Bobiak Nagurney ’80 Ph.D. edited Innovations in Financial and Economic Networks (Edward Elgar Publishing). Anna is the John F. Smith Memorial Professor at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the director of the Virtual Center for Supernetworks.

Susan Sampliner writes that she is company manager of Wicked, a big new Broadway musical at the Gershwin Theatre. She can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Brent Taylor writes: “I was promoted to global head of compliance for JP Morgan Chase, where I am also a managing director and associate general counsel. I’m having fun coaching the soccer team of my youngest daughter, Jackie, and am enjoying life with my wife, Carla, and my two girls.” Brent can be reached at 7 Saddle Ridge Rd., Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J. 07423; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Jan Zlotnick writes: “I was honored to direct and cowrite and produce (with Mike Wallace and Jerry Massa) The Magnificent Andersons, the story of the 1976 Ivy League Champions and 2001 Hall of Fame Team. The film was dedicated to the memory and inspirational lives of coach John Anderson; Lt. Charlie Margiotta ’79, a firefighter who was killed responding to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York City; and Dave Zucconi ’55. It also honors and recognizes Ron Dalgliesh ’91 and Artemis Joukowsky ’55. The 35-minute documentary was enjoyed by teammates, friends, family, and supporters of the 1976 team just prior to the 125th Brown Football Anniversary Dinner at the Westin, Providence, where ESPN’s Chris Berman was master of ceremonies. The film was made possible by contributions of thousands of print and video images and other reference materials, and by the financial support of alumni including Mike Sherman, Mike Prairie, Chris Berman, Jim Love ’78, Seth Morris ’78, Stan Maximovich ’79, Rich Riddle ’78, Bob Farnham, Brian Delle Donne ’78, Bob Forster ’79, Jan Zlotnick, Mike Wallace, Jerry Massa, George Caraberis, Gerry Muzzillo, and Wally Shields ’80. If you’d like a DVD of The Magnificent Andersons, e-mail me at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ”

From the March / April 2005 Issue

David Hahn writes: “My piece Passionate Isolation, a three-movement suite for guitar and mandolin, has won the 2004 composition contest sponsored by the Classical Mandolin Society of America (CMSA). The award carries a cash prize. The piece will be featured at the next CMSA conference in Denver 2005.” Listeners can hear a free MP3 of David’s audio animation Ooka Fookoo at davidhahnonline.com. His electronic piece “Goo Me”was released on Capstone Records’ 60x60 CD as a compilation of Vox Novus. David can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

John C. Plotkin joined Harry M. Sterling and James P. Gregory as a member of the firm’s Denver office. He has more than twenty years’ experience in complex commercial litigation and dispute resolution including property disputes, valuation, construction, securities, corporate governance, and bankruptcy litigation.

From the November / December 2004 Issue

Michael Blumstein left Morgan Stanley after thirteen years to try working in a smaller company. “I have become the chief financial officer of the Gerson Lehrman Group, a rapidly expanding, well-positioned provider of research expertise to institutional investors,” he writes. “I couldn’t be more pleased by the move. On the home front, Jonah, 17, is gearing up to apply to colleges this fall; Amanda, 13, is preparing for her bat mitzvah; and Cara, 6, is poised to enter the first grade. Eve and I have convinced ourselves that the tumult keeps us young.”

Bill Lichtenstein and his company, Lichtenstein Creative Media (LCM), received several broadcast journalism honors for recent programs, including a Media Award from the United Nations for the special report “War,” hosted by John Hockenberry, which aired on the national weekly public radio series The Infinite Mind. The program was also honored with a Gold World Medal from the International Radio Awards of the New York Festivals, which also awarded the show the Grand Award, designating it the “best news and information programming for 2003.” LCM also won a Grand Award from the American Women in Television and Radio for The Infinite Mind program on domestic violence, and a Gracie Allen Award for the documentary film West 47th Street, which aired on PBS’s P.O.V. LCM also won an award from the National Mental Health Association for an episode of The Infinite Mind series titled “In Any Language: Immigrant Mental Health.” Bill lives in New York with his wife, June, and four-year-old daughter, Rose.

From the September / October 2004 Issue

David Hahn completed a three-movement suite for mandolin and guitar called “Passionate Isolation” and is working on some electronic music and compositions for choir. He writes: “The past season has been a busy one. On June 1, I saw the performance of my percussion ensemble ‘Mbira’ at Seattle’s Kane Hall by the Univ. of Washington’s percussion ensemble. In April, my friend, guitarist Cem Duruoz, played my ‘4 Short Pieces for Classical Guitar’ as part of his Carnegie Hall debut program. In March the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra gave a series of three performances of my ‘Concerto ala Barocco.’ ” For more information and music excerpts, visit www.davidhahnonline.com.

Fred Jacobs (see Michael J. Hutter ’67).

Randall Kaplan was elected chairman of the board of Hillel, the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, after serving as the chairman-elect for the last year. He is the owner and CEO of Capsule Group and a resident of Greensboro, N.C.

Roosevelt “Robby” Robinson III writes: “After thirteen years owning a Ford dealership, I have decided to complicate my life even more by buying a second dealership on the north side of Dayton, Ohio. That, and two high school students at home, makes life exciting. It was great to see so many people at our 25th reunion last year.” Robby can be reached at roosevelt3@earthlinknet.

Elliot Steger writes: “I released my fourth CD of original jazz compositions for piano and trio, Joyful Blue, and performed at a CD-release concert for an audience of 700 people. I donate profits to the American Cancer Society, the Alzheimer’s Association, and the MS Society.” For more information visit CD?Baby.com/elliotsteger.” Elliot can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the July / August 2004 Issue

Doug Climan is a U.S. Foreign Service officer posted as economic counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad. He writes: “Post-9/11 Pakistan has emerged as a key ally in the global war on terrorism, and while security threats make day-to-day living a bit of a challenge, it has been an extraordinary opportunity on the cutting edge of U.S. foreign policy.” Doug administers a multibillion-dollar economic assistance program focused on education, health care, and democratization initiatives. This fall he begins a year at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Diane Heller writes: “Los Angeles is well infiltrated with Brown alumni. There are Brown groups for every interest. I joined all of them in 2004 and can attend at least two Brown events a week, assuring me that, at least twice a week, someone will understand me. In Los Angeles we have (1) the only alumna group outside Providence, (2) the regular Brown Club, (3) the Brown Entertainment Group, (3) a Brown subgroup within Siggraph (computer graphics), and soon (4) an all-Brown supermarket featuring a take-out facility called The Ratty and built right next to the No-Carb Market. (The latter is actually real.) Around the turn of the century, I was employed by non-Brown people (I am very liberal) in documentary filmmaking—Celebrate the Century, for CNN. Happily, during those years technology finally caught up to me, making animation all the more enjoyable. Thus my new Web site: www.dianimation.com, which shows film clips and takes the place of a demo reel. It’s great to be back in animation, as I can work from Los Angeles or back in New Hampshire. I need plenty of free time for Brown events. See you soon.”

Hilary Kacser is pleased to continue her collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History as part of the new exhibit, “America on the Move.” She portrays Flossie Mae Harp Haggard, mother of singer-songwriter Merle Haggard. Bringing to life the true story of one family’s 1930s migration from Oklahoma to California along the famed Route 66 (an actual piece of the US Highway forms part of the exhibit), this ten-minute, one-woman installation within the larger exhibit will be performed on “Route 66” on select Saturdays between April 10 and July 31. Hilary can be reached P.O. Box 717, Washington, D.C. 20044; hilarykpk.com.

Newton Key and Robert Bucholz coedited Sources and Debates in English History, 1485–1714, and cowrote Early Modern England, 1485–1714: A Narrative History.

M. Carell Laurent writes: “I am back in the United States after nearly twenty years of living and working overseas. The culture shock and adjustment is harder for me than for my two children, Nicholas, 16, and Caitlin, 11, who are both thrilled to be experiencing Washington, D.C. I am with the Office of Food for Peace in the U.S. Agency for International Development and would love to hear from old friends.” M. Carell can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Steve Narr writes: “My move to the corporate offices of Dominion Exploration & Production Inc. dictated relocation to Houston in the past year. The weather is good but traffic is terrible. I travel regularly to Oklahoma City; New Orleans; Richmond, Va.; and Calgary, Canada. Anyone up for dinner? My wife, Susan, has joined the pediatric cardiovascular surgical team at Texas Children’s Hospital.”

David Shields has published Body Politic: The Great American Sport Machine. Two earlier books Remote: Reflections on Life in the Shadow of Celebrity and Heroes: A Novel, have been reissued in paperback.

Erroll G. Southers is an adjunct professor of terrorism, homeland security, and public policy at USC. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has chosen USC as the first Homeland Security Center of Excellence. The university is expected to receive $12 million over the next three years to study risk analysis related to the economic consequences of terrorist threats and events. Erroll can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May / June 2004 Issue

Abby Cohen writes: “Despite the drenching rain, I had a great time seeing wonderful friends at our 25th reunion, including Missy O’Hayer Towne; Villu Maricq; Dan Tisch and his wife, Robbie; Elliot and Marlene Fantucchio Steger; Michael Gevelber and his wife, Michele; Chuck MacFarland and his wife, Jane; Alan Mills and Karen Zaccor; Mandy Stearns Merullo; Gary Maltz; Harold Ginsberg; David Slepian; Marjorie Swig; and many others. The only person missing was my roommate at Brown, Nancy Bell, who died in a fire a few years after graduation. Her absence was truly palpable. We searched for the tree we planted in her memory at our fifth reunion but weren’t sure which one it was. David Mantell did the investigative work to locate the tree, and with the incredible assistance of Dorcas Baker at Brown, we were able to install a plaque in August in memory of Nancy. Steve Shorofsky, who wasn’t able to attend the reunion, joined with us to fund the plaque.” Abby can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Catherine J. Golden’s recent publication, Images of the Woman Reader in Victorian British and American Fiction (University Press of Florida, 2003) is in fact her fifth publication and not her first as incorrectly stated in the March/April ’04 issue.

Annette Nazareth (see Delores LaPorte Nazareth ’55).

Tom Turnbull II is still enjoying running Soccer Skills and Drills Inc., now in its fifteenth year. His wife, Ann, is breeding toy poodles and Chinese crested dogs. They can be reached at 943 Prospect Ave., Plainfield, N.J. 07060; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Pam Weisberg announces the April 11, 2003, arrival of her second son, Kalman Jacob Weisberg. “Big brother Simon, 5, and I are both thrilled,” she writes. “Sorry for the belated notice; Kal has been an easy baby and Simon is a very helpful older brother, but the trials of being a working single mom allow for some things to fall through the cracks.”

From the March / April 2004 Issue

John Blebea just moved to Philadelphia as professor of surgery and chief of the section of vascular surgery at Temple. He writes: “After six years at Penn State and Hershey, the traffic takes a bit of getting used to!” John can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Christopher A. Freiberger has been promoted to vice president/director at St. Mary’s Bank, Manchester, N.H.

Catherine Golden is now professor of English at Skidmore College. In November 2003 she published her first book, Images of the Woman Reader in Victorian British and American Fiction (Univ. Press of Florida). Catherine writes: “The book explores the vibrant reading debate during the nineteenth century on both sides of the Atlantic.” She can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

David Hahn attended the premiere of his Concerto alla Barocco for four guitars and orchestra in November at the Riverfront Theater in Owensboro, Ky. The piece is scheduled for performances with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in March. On Dec. 4, 2003, the Univ. of Washington Singers premiered David’s Christmas carol, Tirlee, Tirlo, and in January the same ensemble premiered his sacred choral work, De omnibus apotolis. In March, guitarist Cem Duruoz will perform his 4 Short Pieces as part of his Carnegie Hall debut, and in June, the Univ. of Washington’s Percussion Ensemble will perform his Mbira. David can be reached at david.hahn@ stanfordalumni.org; davidhahnonline.com.

Nathaniel Philbrick (see James W. Hanner ’58).

From the January / February 2004 Issue

Kenneth B. Ain ’81 M.D. writes: “Much has happened in more than two decades. Although I started out as an endocrinologist in the late 1980s at the National Institutes of Health, I joined the faculty of the University of Kentucky in 1991 to start the thyroid oncology program. My two sons, Jacob, 8, and Maxwell, 10, are doing well. Both they and their dad have been blessed by my recent marriage to M. Sara Rosenthal, who has joined the U.K. faculty as an assistant professor of bioethics. Sara combines her academic pursuits with her role as a health writer and publisher.” Kenneth can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

John Blebea was appointed section chief of vascular surgery at Temple University Hospital and professor of surgery at Temple University School of Medicine. He will also serve as director of Temple’s Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory and director of Temple’s Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program. John previously was a professor of surgery and radiology at Penn State College of Medicine.

Attilio Cecchin writes: “Sophia Rose Cecchin was born on May 31. Sophia, Susan, and I reside in Brookline, Mass.”

Sid Good and his brother Bruce ’85 run Good Marketing, Inc., a product development and consulting firm specializing in the kids market. They have worked with Fisher-Price, Hasbro, and Mattel, among others. Sid and Bruce report that their nephew, Josh Miller, will be graduating from Brown in May and is this year’s co-chair of the Entrepreneurship Program.

Frederick. J. Jacobs has been appointed to the new government relations team of Hodgson Russ. He advises heath care and other business entities on matters involving governmental relations at the federal, state, and local levels.

Stephen Keefe writes: “I want to let my former classmates and friends know that I was interviewed for a History Channel documentary titled Dracula’s Family Tree. My involvement grew out of a trip I took in the summer of 1972 with a Romanian friend whose father, Boston College history professor Radu Florescu, has spent several decades researching the links between his family and the 15th-century Wallachian prince Vlad Tepes, whom the Romanians refer to as Dracula. In July 2002, thirty years after our first visit, my friend and I returned to Romania to be interviewed by a British journalist for the documentary.”

Andy Revkin is the winner of the National Academies Communication Award for Newspaper/Magazine. Andy, a science reporter for the New York Times, was recognized for his insightful, comprehensive coverage of the complex science and policy issues of global climate change. He received a $20,000 cash award during a ceremony on Nov. 14 at the National Academies’ Beckman Center in Irvine, Calif.

From the November / December 2003 Issue

Patricia Howell Geyer (see Maxwell Howell ’51).

Peter Lauro joined Edwards & Angell as a partner in the intellectual property practice group in the firm’s Boston office.

Wendy Yondorf’s new play, I’m Peggy Guggenheim and You’re Not, was given two staged readings at the Mint Theatre in New York City in June.

From the May / June 2003 Issue

Don Share writes that his third book, Union (Zoo Press/Univ. of Nebraska Press), a collection of poems, received a glowing review in Publishers Weekly.

Lisa Solod writes: “We have been living in Paris, where my husband is on leave from his university professor job. Our two children are in a bilingual school and are now fluent in French. I am still writing fiction, essays, and articles and am very much enjoying living abroad again. We will return to Virginia this summer.” Lisa can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the March / April 2003 Issue

Class secretary Beth Davis writes: “Ready, set—our 25th reunion is around the corner. We have a fun lineup of events planned for our classmates and families over the weekend, including a reception with President Ruth Simmons on Friday afternoon, a gala dinner under a tent on the College Green before Campus Dance, a family picnic on Saturday afternoon, and a champagne-and-dessert reception at the Pops Concert on Saturday night. Then on Sunday, we’ll have our class meeting and a wonderful seminar featuring Tom Binet, followed by a clambake, which will be hosted by leadership gifts committee cochair Sam Mencoff and his wife Ann, at their home in Newport. Monday, of course, is the Commencement march down the hill—a highlight worth staying for. You can get more information from reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947, or e-mail This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Don’t forget to check out all the latest class news on our Web site, alumni.brown.edu/classes/1978. Come, enjoy, and catch up on the changes in Providence, at Brown, and, of course, with our classmates.”

Bill Barnert writes: “After taking a year off, I decided to finally pursue the degree everyone thought I already had—a master’s in computer science—at Tufts University. I’m hoping to see lots of familiar faces at our 25th reunion this May.

Laurie Rocchio ’78 (see Nancy Dee ’82).

From the November / December 2002 Issue

Clint Andrews writes that he teaches planning at Rutgers University and has published Humble Analysis: The Practice of Joint Fact-Finding (Praeger, 2002). He and his partner, Ellen Cotter, will spend a sabbatical next year in England. Find them at clintandrews.com.

Elliot Steger writes: "My third CD, Making Time, made up of original jazz compositions for trio and solo piano, was recently released. I was featured on WICN-FM's Jazz New England program and have played several benefit concerts. All profits from the CD go to the American Cancer Society, the Alzheimer's Association, and the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Sample or purchase the CD at cdbaby.com." Elliot can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the September / October 2002 Issue

Kim Brown Fader writes: "With great sadness I report the loss of my husband, Bruce Fader, who died suddenly in February. Survivors include my two children, Ben Fader, 17, and Sophie Fader, 12; three adult children from Bruce's previous marriage, including Anna Fader, Emily Fader, and Alexander Fader; and his mother, Beulah Rothman." Kim can be reached at 64 Alta Ave., Yonkers, N.Y. 10705; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

David Shields has published Enough about You: Adventures in Autobiography (Simon & Schuster). David can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the July / August 2002 Issue

Jayne Seminare Docherty writes: "I am now associate professor of conflict studies in the Conflict Transformation Program at Eastern Mennonite University. My book, Learning Lessons from Waco: When the Parties Bring Their Gods to the Negotiation Table (Syracuse University Press), was published in November. We love living in the Shenandoah Valley." She can be reached at 575 Second St., Harrisonburg, Va. 22802; jayne.docherty@ emu.edu.

Josh Elbaum (see Rhona Edelbaum '84).

Felicia Moreland Robinson writes: "I'm living and working as a nurse-midwife in southern New Hampshire. Son William, 7, and my husband, David, and I are all eagerly awaiting our trip to Russia to adopt Tanya, 11." Felicia can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May / June 2002 Issue

Bill Barnert writes: "After almost twenty years at the same company, I decided to take a sabbatical. I am volunteering with Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, working with homeless kids, tutoring high school students, doing more public speaking on gay rights with SpeakOut, and performing in a musical."

Nancy Hament and her husband, Rick Scarola (Yale '79), celebrated the Nov. 30 birth of Avalon Grace Hament Scarola. Nancy writes: "All friends with good advice on parenting (for us latecomers) are welcome to e-mail." Nancy can be reached at W. 81st St., #709, New York City 10024; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Eve Simon Oettinger (see Marilyn and Bill Simon '54).

Jeffrey Prudden writes: "I am tennis director for several children's camps. Classmates, please look me up." Jeffrey can be reached at 116 Pinehurst St., #541, New York City 10033.

Herb Schultz writes: "In 1997, after fifteen years in New York, my wife, Denise, and I decided to move to sunny south Florida to open our own insurance business. We have three children: Matt, 19, is a freshman at the University of Florida; Michelle, 16, is a junior in high school; and Eric, 10, is in 5th grade." Herb can be reached at 236 Landings Blvd., Weston, Fla. 33327; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Erroll Southers is a security consultant for Arnold's All-Stars, a program supported by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger to help inner-city schoolkids. Erroll, a former FBI special agent, is president and CEO of Risk Management Consultants International.

From the September / October 2000 Issue

David Hahn writes: "I was awarded a 2000 GAP grant from Seattle’s Artist Trust. The grants support the composition, creation, and recording of an original-music CD of experimental electric guitar and samples. My project, with the working title StopShots, will have as its theme the epidemic of gun violence that is gripping our country." David can be reached at 9524 20th Ave. N.E., Seattle 98115; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Judith Wainger Johnson writes: "Deciding that twenty-two years between degrees was enough, I graduated in May from Simmons College with a master’s in communications management. I also experienced graduation from the other side of the podium as one of the commencement speakers. I have been in Rhode Island for ten years, working for the past eight at Johnson & Wales, where I am executive director of communications. I live in Warwick with my two teenage children, Alexis and Ian, and would love to get in touch with classmates in the area." Judith can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Tracy E. Miller was elected chair of the New York State Bar Association’s 1,100- member health-law section. She is a clinical associate professor at the department of health policy at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

From the July / August 2000 Issue

Martin Carr ’81 M.D., of Fullerton, Calif., writes: "My wife, Mary, and I enjoy raising our sons: David, 6; James, 41Ú2; and John Patrick, 21Ú2. Classmate Brian Margolis ’81 M.D. visited us last summer with his wonderful wife, Rachel, and their four children. We scanned a photograph of ourselves and e-mailed it to Ken Bloch ’81 M.D. We hope our classmates are having a great year." Martin can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Cathy Gill Oulighan (see Diana Coates Gill ’54).

Joshua Hammerman writes that his book, thelordismyshepherd.com: Seeking God in Cyberspace, will be published in September. A preview is online at www.thelordismyshepherd.com. Josh is rabbi of Temple Beth El in Stamford, Conn. His previous publications include three personal essays for the New York Times Magazine. He and Mara Aisenberg Hammerman ’81, a psychologist and adjunct professor at Norwalk Community College, have lived in Stamford for thirteen years. Josh, Mara, and their children – Ethan, 9, and Daniel, 7 – would love to hear from Brown friends. They can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Nancy Librett lives outside Philadelphia with her husband, Jeffrey Lindy, who is a criminal defense attorney, and her two children: Isaac, 8, and Olivia, 41 1/2. After working in advertising and living in New York City for ten years, Nancy is now a freelance copywriter.

From the May / June 2000 Issue

Robert Aaronson writes: "It’s been a big year. My wife, Anne, and I had our first child, Jonah Lucas, on May 5, 1999. We spent most of the fall in Toronto on the set of my first film as an independent producer. Two of Us, starring Aidan Quinn as Paul McCartney and Jared Harris as John Lennon, was broadcast on VH1 in February. I have since returned to the film-executive ranks as vice president of acquisitions and coproductions for Seven Arts Films, a domestic film-distribution and international-sales company." Robert can be reached at work at 421 S. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210; (310) 854-2429; (310) 854-2436 (fax); and at home at 1013 S. Curson Ave., Los Angeles 90010; (323) 937-9704; (323) 857-1241 (fax); This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Donna Osborne Bradley writes: "After practicing law for a number of years, I have changed careers. I am director of the Job Alliance of St. Louis, a twelve-week biblically based employment program. Job Alliance is one ministry of World Impact, which has ministries in many inner cities in the United States. I finally love my job! Over the years, I have lost touch with many classmates and would love to hear from them." Donna can be reached at 3914 Greer, St. Louis 63107; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Bob Fertik, of New York City, writes that he and David Lytel ’80 have launched Democrats.com to provide Internet services for Democratic candidates and voters, and to transform politics for the digital age.

John Paul Grandy, of Hockessin, Del., writes that his daughter, Samantha, 13, is back in the U.S. after studying for two years in Southern India. His son, Robert, 7, is in the second grade.

Fred Jacobs writes: "In January I was named a partner and head of the health-law practice in the New York City office of Greenberg, Traurig." Fred can be reached there at 200 Park Ave., New York City 10166; (212) 801-9230; (212) 801-6400 (fax); This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Saul Shapiro writes that he made the jump from old media to new when he left ABC to join Gist Communications as C.O.O. in December. Gist (www.gist.com) provides TV listings on the Internet. "Make us your home page," Saul writes, adding: "Our twins, Frances and Spencer, 4, are in preschool here in Manhattan. Soon enough, I suppose it’s off to the ’burbs." Saul can be reached at saul. This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the March / April 2000 Issue

Charlotte Bruce “Brucie” Harvey writes that she traveled to China last spring to adopt her daughter, Nellie Ting, who turned 2 in February. After a five-month leave, Brucie is back at work part-time helping to edit Boston College Magazine. She can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the January / February 2000 Issue

Julia Bady married Robert McGuigan (Carleton College '64) on Aug. 21 in Greenfield, Mass. She is now stepmother of Abby, 17, and Gabe, 19. "Instant family!" she writes. They live in Turners Falls, Mass., where Julia teaches piano. She also performs concerts throughout New England. Robert is a mathematics professor at Westfield State College, an amateur violinist and violist, and an avid Go player. Since 1992, Julia has been studying and teaching the Taubman technique, a method of piano playing that she reports dramatically improves fluidity, ease, and interpretation, and can also heal and prevent technique-related injuries. Julia and Robert would love to hear from friends at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Bill Hamlin (see Marty Lawyer '63).

Susan Jacobson has published Communication Skills for Conservation Professionals (Island Press). She is an associate professor in the wildlife ecology and conservation department and director of the program for studies in tro- pical conservation at the University of Florida at Gainesville.

Don Share writes that he was awarded the Premio Valle-Inclan from the U.K. Society of Authors for his work translating Miguel Hernandez. The prize is tentatively scheduled to be presented in London by the Spanish ambassador.

David Shields has published Black Planet: Facing Race During an NBA Season (Crown/Random House). An excerpt appeared in the New York Times Magazine. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the November / December 1999 Issue

Cathy Gill Oulighan (see Diana Gill '54).

Paul Stoddard (see Marshall H. Cohen '54).

From the September / October 1999 Issue

Fred Meyers, his wife, Sue, and sons Alex and Zachary are keeping busy in Chester County, Pa. Fred is finishing his eleventh year in private practice in gastroenterology and is finally learning how to surf the Web. He would be thrilled to hear from old friends at 206 Autumn Dr., Exton, Pa. 19341; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the July / August 1999 Issue

Marc D. Machlin, Silver Spring, Md., has joined the board of editors of the Antitrust Report, a monthly journal. Marc is a partner in the antitrust group of Pepper Hamiliton.

Annette Nazareth, Washington, D.C., is the new director of the market regulation division at the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. Her mother, Dolores LaPorte Nazareth '55, reports that Annette is the first woman to hold this influential position. Annette will be the principal regulator of the securities markets, the clearance and settlement system, and the investment banking community. She is married to Roger Ferguson, a Federal Reserve Board member. They have two children. Annette and Roger were delighted to meet President E. Gordon Gee at Renaissance Weekend in December.

David Paul, Hermosa Beach, Calif., and his wife, Leyla Woods, announce the birth of Lazlo Samuel on Feb. 4. Sylvia Aranka, their first child, will soon be 3. David is senior international counsel for Honda at its Americas headquarters in Torrance, Calif., and welcomes e-mail at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Russell Wasley has a law practice in San Luis Obispo, Calif. He can be reached at 1160 Marsh St., Suite 221, P.O. Box 12658, San Luis Obispo 93406; (805) 549-0200; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May / June 1999 Issue

Jonathan Blake and his wife, Lisa, have returned home and settled on the North Shore of Chicago after three-and-a-half years in Singapore, where Jonathan was a regional account director for McDonald's Restaurants. Jonathan writes: "We left as a couple, but have returned as a family, having produced two adorable little boys while living overseas. Adam Fairbanks, 2, and Andrew Harris, 9 months, are adjusting admirably to their new surroundings." Jonathan has begun a new assignment with the Leo Burnett ad agency as the vice president and international account director on Hallmark Greeting Cards. "Singapore was terrific, affording us the opportunity for extensive travel and adventure throughout the Asia/Pacific region, but it's equally great to be back home, closer to family and friends." They can be reached at 138 Sterling Ln., Wilmette, Ill. 60091; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Debbie Brown writes: "Employing procrastination skills honed at Brown both in the event and the reporting, I married Gene Gindi in August 1993." Many Brown alums attended. Debbie is an associate professor of biochemistry and cell biology at SUNY-Stony Brook.

Paolo B. DePetrillo '81 M.D. and Mark McDonough have published The Alcohol Withdrawal Treatment Manual, the first full-length work on the subject. Paolo is a senior investigator at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Mark is a Web applications designer in Reston, Va. Their book has a Web site at http://www.sagetalk.com/. They're already hard at work on their second book.

Celia Hartmann (see Ruth Bains Hartmann '43.)

Erroll G. Southers writes: "I have had a blessed year. After serving for five years as chief of protective services at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, I have been named assistant vice president of visitor services. This came at a crucial time as we prepared to host 'Van Gogh's Van Goghs' earlier this year. Last spring I completed a master's in public administration at the University of Southern California. While serving on the board of directors of the Western Museums Association, I was named chair of the American Society for Industrial Security's international standing committee for libraries, museums, and cultural properties. I spend a great deal of time traveling and conducting seminars and workshops on visitor services, emergency preparedness, and risk management. As the saying goes, 'You can rest when you are dead!' During a recent visit to the National Gallery of Art, I was able to catch up with Eliot Battle and Charles Watkins. It was great to see and hear that our classmates are all doing well." Erroll can be reached at (323) 857-6568; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the March / April 1999 Issue

Karen Berlin Ishii moved from London to Boston last summer, and is settled in Brookline with her sons Jun, 14, and Kei, 9. Karen writes: "The children are very much enjoying their first experience living in America and going to school in English, having been born overseas and raised abroad all their lives until now. Brookline is very charming, and I, too, am thrilled to be back in the United States after sixteen years living abroad." Karen is a Web designer, with a showcase site at http://www.macpros.net/dgrl. Any Brown alums in the field are encouraged to get in touch, as are, of course, any long-lost friends. Karen can be reached at 59 Beaconsfield Rd., Brookline, Mass. 02445; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it