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From the May/June 2008 IssueNoera Ayaz and Maqsood Afag (Morehouse College '98, MIT '03) announce the January 13, 2008, birth of their son, Tihami. Both mother and baby are doing well. Noera writes: "I am currently on leave from my intellectual property law practice at the law firm of Baker Botts. I would love to hear from old friends and can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it " Martin Clapton writes: "I've recently moved to Ocean Springs, Miss., to help with the reconstruction of the Gulf Coast. If any Brown students or alumni would like to get involved through charity work or investment please contact me at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it " Naria Halliwell writes: "Peter Levine '95 and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our second daughter, Sofie Eve Levine. Her sister, Talia, is happy to have a constant playmate around." Charlie Herman and wife, Jennifer, celebrated the October 28, 2007, birth of their first child, Heidi Maria. Aleem Khan recently bought a condo with girlfriend Stacey and writes they have settled nicely into a bit less hectic life just across the river from Manhattan. Paula Kling got married in September 2006. She met her husband in graduate school for international affairs at Columbia. He's an economist and she is still writing. An excerpt of her book can be found at www.narrativemagazine.com. They live in New York. Hannah Burton Laurison and Daniel Laurison are happy to announce the Oct. 9, 2007, birth of Ingrid Beckett Laurison. Ingrid, Daniel, and Hannah are living in Oakland, where Hannah works as an urban planner. Dinan Messiqua is living in Cambridge, Mass., and working at the Carroll School in Lincoln, Mass. Contact Dinan at 35 Pemberton St., #3, Cambridge 02140; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Mara Mintzer wrties: "Harry and I are thrilled to announce the August 8, 2007, birth of our daughter, Kaya Madeline Surden. Right now, we are living in Palo Alto, Calif., where I am the director of Belle Haven Community School and Harry is a fellow at Stanford Law School. We will be moving in July, however, to Boulder, Colo., so that Harry may become a law professor at the Univ. of Colorado Law School." Contact Mara at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Liz Stoll writes: "Pamela V. Rajasekhar married Craig Bouchard (Middlebury '98) on October 6, 2007. The ceremony at San Diego's Balboa Park featured an exchange of garlands and a recessional set to Linus and Lucy. Brown alumni in attendance included Stephanie Boutin, Jamie Biggar '93, Amy Cook, Angus Davol, Nathan Fox, Rachel Friedman, Debbie Goldstein, Laurie Sia, Ernie Kim, Rachael Royal McDonald, Sarah McGee, Lydia Misch, Mark Schnittman, David Schwartz, and me. We made Pam proud by outlasting the Middlebury folks on the dance floor at the spicy reception held amid the dinosaurs and beneath a great white shark at the San Diego Natural History Museum." Dov Weinstein writes: "I am pleased to report that I was recently wed to the lovely and talented Razelle Holtz (Barnard '01, Teacher's College '03 AM) on December 23, 2007. Her father, Rabbi Avraham Holtz, performed the ceremony. In attendance were Jonathan Van Gieson '96, Alexis Robie '96, Michael Skerker, Susannah Melone '96, Doren Spinner, Bill Boonn, Akwasi Opoku-Dakwa, and Kiran Kattel. And, of course, my sister Sasha Weinstein '94." Contact Dov at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Mieka Freund Wick writes: "In September 2007 my husband and our daughter, Annabelle, and I moved to the D.C. area, where my family is located. We are happily settled in Bethesda, and I am leading education reform projects to support the work of the D.C. public schools for CityBridge Foundation, a D.C. based family foundation." From the January / February 2008 IssueMatt Di Guglielmo writes: “Christie Walters and I were sad to miss our 10th reunion this past spring, but we had a good excuse: Addison Grace was born June 4, and her impending arrival kept us at home. Big sister Charlotte is fond of giving her kisses. Over the summer we managed to connect with Marc Hildenbrand and his family, newlyweds Melissa Rollenhagen and Ryan Cristal ’96, and Doug Applewhite. We also made it to campus to show Charlotte around our favorite haunts. I have completed pediatric residency and began private practice in September. Christie continues as an associate for Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Any friends passing through Delaware should e-mail a hello and plan to visit!” Contact Matt at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Matt Harvey (see Naline Lai ’89). Kimberly Burkland Pray married David Pray (SUNY Buffalo ’95) on August 11 in Trout Lake, Wash. Rachel Mercer was the maid of honor. Kim is finishing her third year at Gonzaga Univ. Law School and will move home to Portland, Ore., in the coming year. Kim would love to hear from her Brown friends and can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Shintaro Okamoto was profiled in the New York Times Magazine (nytimes.com/2007/08/26/magazine/26food-t.html). He writes: “I founded and run Okamoto Studio, working with ice to create a wide range of designs for the event industry in New York City and beyond.” From the November / December 2007 IssueTej Desai writes: “My wife, Priya (Cornell ’96), and I are happy to announce the August 15 birth of Milan Ishan Desai. Big brother Armaan is still wondering what to make of it all. I am currently director of marketing at 20th Century Fox in Los Angeles and can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ” Susan Hsia Lew and Canyon Lew announce the newest member of their family, Jesse Daniel, born in January 2007. They write: “Together, Jesse and big brother Henry, 3, bring jovial extreme high-pitched screaming to a new level. We couldn’t be prouder.” Sarah McGee writes: “After cheering graduates and alums at Sunday’s Commencement march with Pam Rajasekhar and her fiancé, Craig Bouchard, the three of us high-tailed it to the New York City wedding of Liz Stoll and Dave Schwartz that same night. The vegetarian wedding reception at the New York Hall of Science featured hands-on science during the cocktail hour and a klezmer/bluegrass band during the reception. Other Brown alums in attendance included Zach Franklin with his wife, Sofia Zander, and daughter, Molly Franklin; John McGreevy and Kirthi Reddy with their son, Isaac Zubin McGreevy; Angus Davol and his husband, Jason Casolari; Ernest Kim; Mark Schnittman; Deborah Goldstein with her husband, Steve Prince, and son, Avery Prince; Lydia Misch; newlyweds Rachel Friedman and Jordan Jacobelli; Devra Wexler with her husband, Jesse Pritts; Amy Cook; Shelley Goldstein Fishbach with her husband, David Fishbach; Ana Fox Chaney ’99; Ismail Lawal ’99; Peter Winch ’98; Seth Ludman ’99; and Jonathan Niborg-Speier ‘00. Asia Wong ’98 organized a midnight talent show to celebrate the couple, featuring acts of song and interpretive dance. Jeff Nussbaum and Deborah Swacker (New School For Social Research ’98) were married June 6 in Washington, D.C. In attendance were Jeff Shesol ’91; Rebecca Epstein ’92; Scott Mitnick; Paul Pasternak; David Refsland; Seth Stevenson; Rebecca LeGrand; Noah Rosenberg; Michael Corkery; Rachel Terrace; Jason Rogart ’01 MD and his wife, Rafaela Dancygier ’00; Owen DeHoff and Courtney Reilly DeHoff ’98; Michael Green ’98; Nick Yagoda ’98; Maura Pally ’98; Ariane Gauchat ’98; and Megan Rooney ’01. Jeff can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Valerie Weiss ’01 MD (see Anna Goldberg ’02). From the September / October 2007 IssueVani Konda ’01 MD writes: “Matt Albertson and I are doing very well. Matt works at a software company in downtown Chicago, and I am in my gastroenterology fellowship at the Univ. of Chicago. Work keeps us pretty busy, but we are busier with our daughter, Sonali, who turned 2 in July. We hope that everyone is doing well.” Reach Vani at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Pavlos Krontiras writes: “On May 26 I was married to Barbara Sigala in Athens, Greece. Emmanuel Trigenis ’95 (’99 MD Tufts) was the best man, and other alumni in attendance were my brother Nicholas Krenteras ’93 and Demetrios Latrides ’95. We are now back home in London, settling into our daily routines. We’d love to hear from old friends; we have plenty of wedding photos to share. Reach us at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ” Cristina Lampuri and her husband, Sean Fenton, announce the February 7 birth of their son, Ryan Nicholas. Reach Cristina at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it From the July / August 2004 IssueKatie Rusnak Herman writes: “2007 has been a great year for Laura Greenberg, Ariel Klein Sutton, and me. Laura got engaged to Dustin Chao in Altea, Spain, on March 7 and will be married in the fall of 2007. Ariel and husband Tom welcomed their son, Benjamin Jacob Sutton, on Apr. 11. My husband, Andrew, and I welcomed our son, Asher Rusnak Herman, on Jan. 21. You can reach us by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ” Raghav Sharma writes: “I married Neha Ghai on Dec. 22, 2006, in New Delhi, India. It was a traditional Hindu ceremony, with over 500 guests, spanning four days and more than a dozen events. Making the trek all the way over were Ryan Cristal ’96 and Melissa Rollenhagen, among others. Neha and I are living in New York City. I would love to catch up with folks and can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ” Amy Tunis Shinkman writes: “My husband, Matt, and I are thrilled to announce the Feb. 25 birth of John Bennett Shinkman, nicknamed Jack. Unfortunately this explains why we didn’t make the big reunion last May, but, as I am not returning to my job as a political risk underwriter until Sept., we welcome visitors to London this summer!” Amy can be reached at 36 Queens Rd. London SW14 8PJ UK; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Todd Waldman writes: “Better late than never... After a whirlwind nine-year courtship, starting when Greg was a senior at Brown and Mara was a junior, Greg Roth ’02 MD and Mara Lang ’98, ’02 MD, were finally married in a beautiful ceremony in Seattle in June 2006. In attendance were a number of Brown folk, including the groom’s mother, Leslie Brickner Roth ’67, David Hansen ’02 MD, Melanie Allen, Todd Waldman, Steve Izzo, and Seth Frenzen. After the wedding, both doctors promptly set sail for a stint in lovely Whakatane, N.Z, and they are showering their friends with love and lots of photos of them hiking and swimming Down Under. They can be reached in Seattle 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 ” From the May / June 2007 IssueSara Agniel and her co-owner, Martina Windels, will be permanently closing their exhibition space, the art gallery Agniel and Martina & Company, in Providence to pursue new opportunities. Johanna Bates and Colin J. Mitchell celebrated the October 23, 2006, birth of their son Emlyn Joseph Mitchell-Bates in Northampton, Mass. Emlyn’s grandfather, George V. Bates ’61, is elated. Arienne Clark writes: “On Friday, January 12, 2007, Rahman James Harrison (Wake Forest ’97, Yale Law ’00), my wonderful, irreplaceable boyfriend of two years, popped the big question to my complete surprise! Of course, without hesitation, my answer was yes. Rahman and I are planning to marry in Washington, D.C., where he works as an attorney and I am a public school principal. Our wedding date is scheduled for May 25, 2008. Among the bridesmaids are Cameo Cozart-Chance ’01 MD and Araina Jewell. I can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ” Matthew Harvey (see Jessie Ratey ’01). Ron Kiino married Dr. Diane Rodriguez (Univ. of Southern California ’03 PhD) on January 14 in Santa Monica, Calif. In attendance were Patrick Carey, Hanya El-Sheshtawy ’01 MAT and Gilberto Sustache ’96. The couple resides in Los Angeles. Ron can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Ernest Lampe (see Ernest Lampe ’62). Peter Sinn Nachtrieb (see Aurorae Khoo ’94). Masi Oka (see Nate Goodman ’84). From the March / April 2007 IssueJessica Purdy Axelrod (see Peter Robbins ’92). Amy Checkoway and her husband, David Meretta, are thrilled to announce the September 22 birth of their first child, Eli Sidney Meretta. They are living in Somerville, Mass. and would love to hear from classmates at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Cheri Dodge Chin writes: “Winky Chin ’96 and I joyfully announce the adoption of our daughter, Felicity Hye-Min. Felicity was born on September 13, 2005, in South Korea. We brought her home to Oregon on her six-month birthday. Felicity and big brother Pascal get along very well. I continue to work as a speech-language pathologist with a wide array of special-needs children. Winky is enjoying staying home with the kids while attending Multnomah Biblical Seminary part time and spending whatever time he has left as a Web designer.” Dena Connolly (see Peter Robbins ’92). Jonathan Conta and his wife, Allison, are pleased to announce the August 7 birth of their daughter, Madeline Alyse Conta. Robert ’67 and Barbara Saunders Conta ’67 are proud grandparents; Sean Conta ’00 is a proud uncle; and Jessie Hastings Conta’00 is a proud aunt. Jonathan and Allison currently reside in Atlanta, Ga., and can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Carolyn Glass and Naria Halliwell (see Peter Robbins ’92). Dan O’Keefe (see Danny Warshay ’87). Jeff King writes: “Despite the down year for the GOP, I was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives from my hometown of Independence. As the best part of a busy year, my wife, Kimberly, and I were blessed with our first child, Amelie Michelle King, on December 9. Amelie and her mom are doing well, and the three Kings are looking forward to reunion weekend.” Jeff can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Page Sargisson (see Peter Robbins ’92). From the January / February 2007 IssueMarty Clapton writes: “I recently got married to Megan Sones of Jackson, Miss., in Kiawah Island, S.C. Megan is completing her master’s at The Citadel, and I have hung up the skates and started a new career in commercial and residential real estate here in Charleston, S.C.” Marty can be reached at marty.clapton@agentowned. com. Sheila Curtis writes: “I married Christopher Nick in Sonoma, Calif., on June 3. Emily Barrett, Quentin Shuldiner, Larry Siegel, Dena Connolly, Annie Smith ’99, Page Sargisson, and Peter Robbins ’92 attended. We live in San Francisco with Simon the wonder dog. I’ll get my MPP from UC Berkeley in May ’07. I can be reached at sheila_curtis@ hotmail.com.” Jorge Intal writes: “My partner, Jonathan Duran, and I were happily joined in a commitment ceremony on Sept. 22 in San Francisco. It was a very intimate ceremony attended by our friends and family. Jon and I are living in the Mission District of San Francisco. I have been practicing acupuncture at two of the city’s community clinics, working with several populations including occupational sex workers and the transgender community. I am also a doctoral fellow in Asian medicine at the Five Branches Institute in San Jose, Calif. I can be reached at jorge.intal@ gmail.com.” Vivek Masson ’02 MD writes: “Geema Shetty Masson ’02 MD and I welcomed with love Kush Narinder Masson on July 26. I am finishing my radiology residency at Cornell, and Geema will be starting as an attending anesthesiologist at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Kush is already well known to many Brown alums in the area.” They can be reached at 435 E. 70th St., #10-K, New York City 10021; vivek_masson @yahoo.com, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it David Schwartz writes: “Angus Putnam Davol (of Accellerando fame) married Jason Mark Casolari on Aug. 19 in Waltham, Mass. The Brown-studded affair featured Lauren Bierbaum, Stephanie Boutin, and Jamie Biggar ’93, Kalbi beef with ginger and scallions, Tricia Brick and Dan Friedman, Katie Chase, and Manish Nag, blackened shrimp with mango salsa, Zach Franklin and Sofia Zander accompanied by Molly Franklin, Michael ‘Tex’ Horn and Diana Reed featuring Madeleine Reed-Horn, Gorgonzola pignoli puffs, Kevin Jewell, Ernie Kim, John McGreevy, and Kirthi Reddy, along with Isaac Zubin ‘Turtle’ McGreevy, pepper-seared tuna on cukes with wasabi cream, Dinan Messiqua, Lydia Misch, Pamela V. Rajasekhar, Talya Salz and Claude Platton, Mark Schnittman, brie, artichoke and leek toasts, David ‘Eric’ Schwartz and Liz(ard) Stoll, Erica Seidel, Kurt Smith, Maine crab mushrooms, Emily Weiss ’98, and a juvenile red-tailed hawk. Guests were regaled with Human Rights Campaign shot glass votives. The newly wedded couple lives in Palo Alto, Calif., and has a nice guest room with many lamps and a fully stocked kitchen containing a wide variety of breakfast cereals. Drop by.” Lauren Trustman married Craig Noyes (FSU ’99) on Sept. 2 in Raleigh, N.C. Jesse Marmon, Rachel Salguero Kowalsky, Kim Burkland, Rebecca Bellingham ’98, and Christopher Smith ’98 were in attendance. Lauren and Craig both practice law in Raleigh and will continue to reside there. Lauren would love to hear from Brown friends and is looking forward to seeing everyone at the 10th reunion this spring. She can be reached at lrtrustman@ yahoo.com. Gun Unsal writes: “Martin David Frankel (Carnegie Mellon Univ. ’95) and I got married on Sept. 10 in California. In attendance were Charlene Marini, Stephanie Schaaf ’98, Eric Wheatley ’94, Craig Risinger ’94, James Todd ’98, Katherine Blank Todd ’00, and Kari Dahlen ’96. I plan to come to the 10th reunion and look forward to seeing everyone! E-mail me with your reunion plans at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it P.S.—I am keeping my last name.” Hilary Vandam (see Albert Vandam ’60). From the September / October 2006 IssueHannah Burton Laurison reports that she happily married Daniel Laurison (Swarthmore ’00) on June 3 in beautiful Anderson Valley, Calif. Kate Blumner ’96, Peter and Jes Ellis ’98, Jessi Hempel, Marissa Maier ’96, Lyssa Mudd ’96, Julie Russo ’08 AM, and Nikola Smith attended. Daniel and Hannah live in Oakland, where Daniel is working towards his PhD in sociology at UC Berkeley and Hannah is an urban planner with the Public Health Institute. Hannah can be reached at hannah. This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Natalia Baltazar Churchward and John Churchward proudly announce John Nicolas Churchward to the Brown community. The future Brown Bear was born in March. Mom and li’l John are healthy and doing well.” John can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Adrienne Hunter Strothers and Bruce Strothers ’93 dated in New York City and were married in Atlanta on Oct. 8, 2005. Friends in attendance included Zarifa Brown ’98, Brickson Diamond ’93, John “Jazz” Francis ’90, Lesley Stephens Hanes ’98, Walter Harper ’96 AM, Grace Yoon Kilroy ’97, Stephen Kilroy ’95, Richard Perryman ’93, Ryan Roberson ’92, Nate “SK8” Taylor ’93, Gerald Taylor ’93, Guillermo Todd ’93, and Pamela Mallari. The newlyweds reside in Atlanta, where they both practice law. They can be reached at 740 Sidney Marcus Blvd. N.E., #8310, Atlanta 30324; bstrothers@mmmlaw. com; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it From the May / June 2006 IssueJonathan Boutelle (see William E. Boutelle '62). Mehul Dalal married Anita Karne (Yale '02 MD) on July 3 in Knoxville, Tenn. Manish Nag, Katherine Chase, Aubrey Ingraham, Boris Pavlin, and Mark Schnittman were in attendance. Mehul and Anita live and work in New York City. Both are physicians at Bellevue hospital. In July, they will be moving to New Haven, where Mehul will pursue health-care system research as a clinical scholar at Yale. Mehul would like to hear from classmates, especially those in the New Haven area. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Michael Jones married Dana Wallach (Harvard '97) at the University Club in New York City on November 19. Tom Charles, Henry Lee, Jay Grandin, and Julian Baring were groomsmen. Other Brown alumni at the wedding included Jaime de Bourbon Parma, Caroline Cruise, Isabel Greiner, Jason Merrin '98, Daniel Schmitz, Bo Sundius, Jeremy Ward, Andrew Butters '96, Kenny Fields '96, Andy Goodridge '96, Alex Maderazo '96, Fred McCarthy '96, Chris Miller '96, Blake Myers '96, Shabnam Noghrey '96, Caspar Ouvaroff '96, Michael Overman '96, Michael Shore '96, Michael Soussan '95, Alda Tam '96, Eric Weld '98, and David Stonehill '91. Laura Lee writes: "Jan. 4-6, I married Vikram Gupta (Penn '98; HBS '03) in Jaipur, India. We were blessed to have Judy Tai, Anitra Brooks Kocyba, Patrick Ugeux '96, Daisy Wademan '96, Tod Ford '96, and Seneca Mudd '93 join us at the marathon festivities. Vik and I have settled back into New York, where he is working for Citigroup and I am working for MTV. I can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it " Joyce M. Oen-Hsiao and Allen Hsiao '94, '98 MD announce the Nov. 29, 2005, birth of Jacqueline. Big brother Timothy likes to play with his new sister. The Hsiaos can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Jordan Roter writes: "My first novel, Girl in Development (Dutton), came out in May. To find out more information, to contact me, or to buy the book, please go to www.jordan roter.com. Would love to hear from old Brown friendsÑnot that we're old, of course." From the March / April 2005 IssueOlivia Dawson writes: “On Sept. 5, Douglas McElroy (from Acton, Mass.) and I were married in Seattle, where we live. Brown friends in attendance were Denise Bilbao ’99, Amy Dula, Rob Tumarkin ’95, Anna Dvorak, and Stephanie Westcott ’96. I am in a master’s program in aeronautical and aerospace engineering at the Univ. of Washington, and Doug is a software developer. Our group of friends had two reunions this year, as Anna was also married on May 29, in Houston, to Dr. Asad Kirmani. The Kirmanis are both residents in New York City.” Matt Di Guglielmo writes: “2004 was a great year. Charlotte Rose arrived May 7—my last day of medical school. Christie Walters Di Guglielmo and I are very much enjoying parenthood. I started residency at DuPont Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Del., six weeks after Charlotte’s birth. Christie is associated with Weil, Gotshal & Manges and a full-time mom. We caught up with Lani Habibullah Siddique and Vicki Haddixwhen they came by for a visit and met Charlotte.” Matt and Christie can be reached at mdigug@yahoo. com or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Jon Fasman’s novel The Geographer’s Library has just been published by Penguin. Much of the book takes place in fictionalized versions of Providence and Brown. Gina Fusaro writes that, after six years in grad school she received her PhD in pathobiology at Columbia in May 2003, and is now assistant medical director at Health Science Communications, a medical education company. “Last, but certainly not least,” she writes, “I married Conrad Leung on July 17. We were both grad students at Columbia. Our wedding was a big, fat, Italian-American- Chinese bash. We began with a tea ceremony in the morning, followed by a church service, and ended with a reception where we danced to American classics, Brazilian favorites, and of course our beloved tarantella. Brownies in attendance included Heather Fox, Erica Seidel, Cynthia Yablon, Bradley Schleyer, Ashley Minihan ’98, Maria Fusaro ’01 (yes, my lil’ sister). Conrad works as a research scientist at Columbia, and we live in Manhattan.” Gina can be reached at 60 Haven Ave., #13F, New York City 10032; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Susan Hsia Lew and Canyon Lew announce the July birth of their first child, Henry David. “We love living in Providence, taking little Hank for walks around campus and telling him about all the studying we did in college.” Susan can be reached at susan This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Nahanni Rous writes: “In August I married Ned Lazarus, and we are living in Washington, D.C. We returned from Jerusalem last summer (I lived there for two years, Ned for eight). I work for the Just Vision Project, creating a documentary film and Web site to promote the work of Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers. Our wedding, outside at our friends’ farm in New Hampshire, included music by Maria Costa ’99, Fred Jodry (faculty), Minna Choi ’96, and Sebastian Ruth. We were toasted by Jeremy Eichler ’96, and two of our four chuppah (marriage canopy) poles were held by Shirley Woodward and Eric Fitz ’95.” Caitlin Shetterly and Jethro Berkman ’96 also attended. Nahanni can be reached at 1818 Kalorama Rd. NW, #20, Washington, D.C. 20009; nahanni@justvision. org. From the November / December 2004 IssueRobin Alper (see Frederic M. Alper ’60). Amy C. Gray married Peter Buchanan-Smith on July 31 at Pitcaple Farm, the home of the groom’s parents, in Guelph, Ontario. Amy has published a memoir, Spygirl (Villard), which recounts her experiences as a private investigator in New York City. From the September / October 2004 Issue
Leilani Barnett was appointed to the city of Watsonville (Calif.) planning commission in June. Leilani is a real estate broker and owner of Bridge Real Estate in Santa Cruz County, serving residential buyers, sellers, and investors in the San Francisco Bay Emily J. Caplan married Jamaal A. Stephenson on May 8, at Strathmore Hall in North Bethesda, Md. In attendance were Jaya Agrawal ’03 MD, Paloma Adams Allen ’95, Travis Allen, Jeremy Caplan ’95, Amelia Demopulos ’90, Khari Joseph ’98, Greg Parker, Roderic Parson ’99, Caryn Prime ’98, and Krista Rochon. The couple resides in Alexandria, Va., where Emily is an attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Jamaal is a regional scout for the Minnesota Vikings. Joyce M. Oen-Hsiao writes: “Allen Hsiao ’94, ’98 MD and I welcomed our first child, Timothy, on May 24. Brunonians who have already seen our little one include Douglas Idelson ’92 and Raj Saini ’94, ’99 MD and his wife, Shefali.” Joyce and Allen can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Sarah Ruhl ’01 MFA won the Susan Smith Blackburn Award for her play The Clean House. From the July / August 2004 IssueCathy Dechert Bernath writes: “Mike Bernath and I were married on June 7, 2003, in downtown Philadelphia. In attendance were Martha Dechert Zeger ’93, Joe Bernath ’00, Andrew Bender, Jen Bird, Tricia Brick, Jon Conta, Maria Costa, Seth Feldman, Will Harris, Tom Kirchofer, Chris Porter, Evan Schiff, Anna Schissel ’96, Dan Trelogan ’03 ScM, Amy Tunis, and fellow married Brunonians Tim Curtis and Alison Seale Curtis and Jay Laudenbach and Valerie Plati Laudenbach ’99. Our wedding was followed by an amazing two weeks in Spain. We continue to live in Somerville, Mass., while Mike completes his PhD in 19th-century American history at Harvard and I work in financial administration at Harvard Law School. Cheri Dodge Chin and Winky Chin ’96 announce the arrival of their first child, Pascal Kyoo-Min, in Korea on July 11, 2003. He came home to his forever family on Feb. 17, 2004. The family lives in Portland, Ore. Cheri works as a speech pathologist, and Winky is pursuing a master’s of divinity at Multnomah Seminary. Lisa Davidson writes: “David Goldberg ’98 and I were married on Dec. 21 in New Rochelle, N.Y. The matron of honor was my sister, Kerith Davidson Lawrence ’94, ’98 MD, and we were honored to have Amy Checkoway, Leah Gordon, Mallika Kapur, Kira Paniagua, Larry Siegel ’02 MD, Kristen Zecchi, Joel Begleiter ’98, Peter Carpenter ’98, John Hale ’98, Larry Lee ’99, Kathy Kew Lee ’00, Jubin Meraj ’98, Steve Moy ’98, Jeremy Schenof ’98, Dani Simons ’99, Annie Smith ’99, Karen Van Ausdal ’98, and Gordon Wright ’98 in attendance. Although David and I overlapped at Brown, we met at Johns Hopkins, from which we received our PhDs. We live in Manhattan, where I am an assistant professor of linguistics at NYU and David is a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell Medical College.” Seth Feldman, of Maplewood, N.J., writes: “My wife, Lisa, gave birth to our baby girl, Samantha Nechama, on Jan. 28. She is getting more adorable each day. Guests at the baby-naming celebration included Michael Bernath, Christopher Porter, William Harris, and Andrew Bender. I graduated from Columbia Business School in 2002 and am working at Merck & Co. in the new products division of Merck’s Worldwide Human Health Marketing.” Lisa, Samantha, and Seth can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Matt Harvey writes: “I’ve just bought a new house and started a new job at Tazz Networks in Providence, and I’m getting married to Rachel Spaulding ’00 in September. But enough about me. Jon Lincoln and his wife, Robin (Trinity ’97), welcomed Charles Stewart Lincoln back in November. Sources tell me he weighed seven pounds and was twenty-two inches long. They’re living in Deep River, Conn., and were all doing famously when last we checked in on them.” Matt can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Liz Krieger (see Lewis L. Krieger ’59). Greg Schwartz and Ann Syljebeck were married at the Port Royal Clubhouse at Hilton Head Island, S.C., on Aug. 30, 2003. Jeff Ellenbogen was best man. Other guests included Paul Ellenbogen ’69, Noah Lehrman, Daniel Gold ’98, Peter Dixon ’99, Rebekah Liebling ’00, Michael Olson ’01, Jane Olson ’00, and Amy Lieberman ’00. From the May / June 2004 IssueMegan Bourgeois Dougan (see Dana Cook Grossman ’73).Karen Emma writes: “I have been working at Smith Barney in Providence as a financial consultant for the last five years. I spent much of last summer at weddings, including the nuptials of Danielle Solari, Lauren McLennan, and Becky Kellar. Those in attendance included Katie King and Kelly MacKinnon ’98, just to name just a few.” Karen can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Kayle Nochomovitz’s painting of Israel’s first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, who was killed in the Columbia space shuttle explosion in February 2003, has become part of the collection of the Israeli Air Force Foundation in Herzliya, Israel. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, including at the National Arts Club in New York City and the Gallery Upstairs in Great Neck, N.Y. Torri Still writes: “I married Mike Cafarella ’96 on Aug. 16 in a beautiful garden ceremony in North Carolina. Our wedding party included Dima Reda, Meggan Craft, Ben Boer ’96, ’98 ScM, and Drew Davis ’96. Mike Palmer ’96 and Tiffany Scanlon served as readers, and many other Brown friends were in attendance. In September we moved to Seattle, where Mike started work toward a doctorate in computer science at the Univ. of Washington. I am a freelance editor and also work at a nonprofit.” Torri and Mike can be reached 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 Valerie Weiss ’01 MD writes: “I am living in Naples, Fla., and have started my own medical art company. I do medical illustrations of all types, which can be seen at valerieweiss.com.” Ignacio Zulueta is looking forward to the premiere of his play, Apocrypha, which he developed at the Ashland New Plays Festival. The show opens on May 14 at the Phoenix Theatre in downtown San Francisco. Ignacio can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it From the March / April 2004 IssueAmy Checkoway writes: “On Sept. 21 I married David Meretta (Michigan ’93, Michigan Law ’96) in Waltham, Mass. We were thrilled to share this special day with Kristen Zecchi, Kira Paniagua, Kathleen Viveiros ’01 MD, Mallika Kapur, Lisa Davidson, David Goldberg ’98, Lawrence Siegel ’02 MD, David Chambers, and Carolyn Hahn. We live in Cambridge, Mass.” Amy can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Matt Di Guglielmo writes: “In May, Christie Walters Di Guglielmo ’97 graduated summa cum laude from Penn Law. She won two prizes at graduation. Christie is working as a law clerk for the chief justice of Delaware. After successfully defending my PhD dissertation in June 2002, I’m poised to graduate this June with a combined MD/PhD degree. I hope to match in March for a position in pediatrics. This summer we spent a few days with Deb Alexander ’96 while we vacationed in the Pacific Northwest. Toward the end of the trip I had a chance to visit with Doug Applewhite ’97. Christie and I happened to meet Sarah Jane Lapp ’94 at her booth in Pike Place Market, Seattle, and this fall Marc Hildenbrand ’97 visited us at our home in Delaware. The most recent news is the impending birth of our first child, due in early May.” Christie and Matt can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Jessica Hatfield Guaragna writes: “On Sept. 20, David Guaragna and I were married in Gloucester, Mass. In attendance were Kristen Marshall ’99, Whitney Taylor ’98, Ell Gurney ’98, Melissa Panchuck ’98, Amy Broadhead ’98, Vanessa Zimmerman-Wise, David Wise ’96, Laura McLoughlin, Emily Westheimer, Nanita Yung, and Zac Cherry. I received my RN and master’s in nursing in May 2003 from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions. I have been working as a nurse practitioner at an internal medicine practice in Massachusetts.” Jessica can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Elena Juris writes: “I’m doing Spanish medical interpreting and have just finished my first book, Positive Options for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: Self-Help and Treatment (Hunter House). My brother, Stephen Juris ’94, is a white-collar-criminal lawyer in New York City. He and his wife, Rachel, are enjoying their five-month-old little girl, Lillian Parker Juris. I recently ‘road-tripped’ with Soojin Park, who is living in Boston and completing her neurology residency. I just moved to Washington, D.C.” Elena can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Jason Rogart ’01 MD married Rafaela Dancygier ’00 this past summer in Manning Chapel, five years after they met on a beach in Jamaica. The reception was held at Bella Vista in downtown Providence. Guests included Nadine Cohen ’01 MD, Michael Corkery, Seth Frenzen ’01 MD, Roni Mintz ’01 MD, Scott Mitnick, Paul Pasternak, Dave Refsland, Jeff Nussbaum ’98, Valerie Bockstette ’00, Sean Conta ’00, Sarah Courtright ’01, Charlotte Eichna ’00, Erin Hooks ’00, Elliot Jerud ’00, Alex Nelson ’00, Gabe Shapiro ’00, Alyssa Soares ’00, Claudia Townsend ’00, Andy Veit ’00, Tom Pepinksy ’01, and Jason Slosberg ’03 MD. Peter Scoblic has been named managing editor of the New Republic in Washington, D.C. From the January / February 2004 IssueMegan Kathleen Bourgeois married Steven Dougan on March 8 in Acushnet, Mass., Megan’s hometown. Janice Kim ’98 writes: “The wedding, which incorporated themes from the groom’s Scottish roots, was a great celebration with friends and family. Alumni in attendance included groomsman and brother of the bride Sean Bourgeois ’93; co-maids-of-honor Leah Stein ’98 and Janice Kim ’98; Holly Hargroder Ortlund ’96; Karen Tumlin ’96; Justin Pritchard ’95; Heather Field; Brad Watkins; Emily Grossman Reilly ’98; Kristy Robinson ’98; Carroll Trainor Stein ’59; and Robert Stein ’59. Megan is an elementary school teacher in Wilton, Conn., and her husband is a golf pro in New Canaan, Conn. They reside in Fairfield, Conn., with their black laborador puppy, Paisley.”Paul J. Choquette III has been named business development manager of Gilbane, where he will lead sales and marketing activities in R.I. His father, Paul Choquette Jr. ’60, is CEO. Amy Lo writes: “I married Steven Warwick in July in a ceremony in Northern England.” Amy can be reached at amy@ astro.ucla.edu. From the November / December 2003 IssueNicole Ayotte writes: “I am working in Boston as a sales representative for Amgen. I am also applying to part-time nursing programs, hoping to eventually work as a nurse practitioner. I love living in Boston and keep in touch with Brown friends regularly.” Nicole can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Eric Briggs writes: “After a four-year stint as senior associate at the L.A.-based investment bank Houlihan Lokey, I have decided to join several media-industry vets in founding the Salter Group. I’m also delighted to announce that I am engaged and planning a September 2004 wedding.” Eric can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Monique Cadogan writes: “I started my preliminary year in internal medicine at the Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospitals (UPMC). Next year I will move to Boston for training in anesthesiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Leah Greenhill is also a resident here at UPMC.” You can reach Monique until June 2004 at cadoganm@ upmc.edu. David Chambers writes: “I’ve been living in Washington, D.C., for the past two years, running a research program at the National Institute of Mental Health. I came here from Oxford, where I spent four years working in health-services research. I am singing and playing guitar in a band called Chance Gardener (chancegardener.com).” David can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Edmond Coletta, of West Lebanon, N.H., is engaged to Elizabeth Carmouche of New Orleans. He is finishing his M.B.A. at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. Tej Desai writes: “I graduated from business school in June and married Priya Vasudev (Cornell ’96) on July 5. Priya is working as an ophthalmology resident at UCLA, and I am working at Warner Bros. in international marketing.” Tej can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Mieka Freund writes that she left New Profit Inc., a Boston-based venture philanthropy fund, where she spent more than two years. After a little time off to play, she started business school in September. Mieka can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Everett Gong writes: “Since graduating from the Anderson School at UCLA in June 2002 with my M.B.A., I have been living and working overseas. I am a volunteer business adviser with the Pragma Corporation, a global consulting firm specializing in development work. I am presently in the Osh office in the Kyrgyz Republic, a former socialist republic in Soviet Union. After my contract expired on Sept. 30, I traveled in Central Asia and Thailand.” Everett can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Shermay Lee writes: “I’ve moved back to Singapore from Hong Kong, and after four years of investment banking, left to pursue my truer passion: cooking. I’m publishing a cookbook this year and starting a cooking school.” Shermay can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Ajay Maker writes: “I have been enjoying living in Boston for the last two years but will be taking a fellowship at the National Institutes of Health for a few years before returning to Boston to complete a surgical residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.” Ajay can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Taylor Margis-Noguera writes: “I graduated from Harvard Business School in June and joined Citigroup in New York City. I can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Other classmates who also graduated from HBS this year are Laura Lee (llee@ mba2003.hbs.edu), Daniel O’Keefe (dokeefe @mba2003.hbs.edu), Kira Paniagua ( This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it edu), Doren Spinner ( This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it edu), and Vuk Djunic ( This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it edu).” Ly Nguyen writes: “Chris and I are happy to announce the May 12 birth of Aaron Minh Truong, at Kapiolani Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii. I recently started my ophthalmology residency at the Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute.” Ly can be reached at nguyen This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Jennifer Cook O’Toole writes: “My husband, John, and I welcomed our first child, Maura Ann O’Toole, on April 19. I celebrated with Jen Schettino and Karyn Stern at a baby shower several months beforehand. John and I are all still living near Charlotte, N.C., where I am in the process of starting a Brown Alumni Club, so if you know any alumni in the area or are thinking of heading this way, please be in touch!” Jennifer can be reached at jcdancer This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Julie Petropoulos writes: “I am still living in London with Andrew ’Drew’ Burrell. Our neighborhood has turned into a mini-Brown campus with Rupert Roxburgh, Julian Baring, Elisa Bosque-Oliva ’99, and Caden Williamson ’99 all living just a few blocks away. We are hoping that David Filippone ’95, another former neighbor, will come back here soon!” Julie and Drew can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it and This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Terence Poon writes: “It’s been a while since I’ve heard from many of you. I received my M.B.A. at Columbia in May, and started work at Bain & Company in October. While my original summer plans to study Mandarin and travel in China were scuttled, I still traveled to southeast Asia this summer.” Terence can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ; terence.poon@alumni. brown.edu. Matt Rho wrote this summer: “Jen Koo Rho and I are spending a year in France where I am pursuing an M.B.A. at INSEAD. Our son is due in September.” Matt and Jen can be reached 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 Jen Schettino writes: “I am pleased to announce my engagement to Marc D’Angiolillo, a fellow attorney here in New Jersey. We are planning a wedding for May 2004. I am still practicing law in the New York and New Jersey area, though I am considering moving into a less traditional aspect of the legal profession.” Jen can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Kevin Silva graduated from Tufts School of Dental Medicine on May 18, and delivered the graduation address to his class. He married Kristen Zitterell on June 15 in Long Island, N.Y. Jared McCrorie, Paul Falcone ’97, and Mike Kobrin ’98 were in attendance. He began a hospital dentistry residency on July 1 at the Ohio State Univ. College of Dentistry.” Kevin can be reached at 1556 Electra St., Columbus, Ohio 43081; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Jonathan Stein writes: “On June 22 I married Mollie Mandel (Rutgers ’00) at a ceremony in Temple Beth Am in Springfield, N.J. Joshua Stein ’01 was best man, and Babu Kaza and Sean Griffin ’01 were groomsmen. Tabitha Suarez Kaza ’98 also attended. My wife and I reside in Manhattan. I am in my second year of law school, and I have made the dean’s list.” Jonathan can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Bhavan Suri writes: “Matthew Neujahr ’98, Kendrick Jones ’00, and I have just launched an independent film production company, Dark Stranger Productions.” Matt can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it and Bhavan can be reached at bhavan_ This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Emily Westheimer writes: “I’ve just graduated from the Harvard School of Public Health and have taken a job in New York City at a nonprofit specializing in reproductive health research.” Emily can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it From the May / June 2003 IssueNatalia Baltazar and John Churchward will be married on Sept. 6, 2003, in San Francisco.Paige Cokos writes: “I married Francis J. Rienzo (Georgetown ’89, Stanford’97 M.B.A.) on Oct. 27 in Philadelphia. Brown friends in attendance included Margaret Hartigan, Rachel Griffiths, George du Pont, Julie Bauman du Pont, Martina Jerant ’95, Ellen Lenihan ’96, Jody Buckley Keating ’94, Jen Shaw Finch ’94, and Shonica Tunstall ’92.” Paige can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Kathy Colville writes: “Choreo Collective performed my first work of modern dance choreography, The Firm Believer, at the North Carolina Dance Festival on Jan. 31. One of the dancers, Carey Storan, is married to Sasha Finn ’96. Their daughter, Sofie, is due in in May. The Independent Weekly featured The Firm Believer in its article ‘Dance: The Best of What We Saw 2002.’ I’m completing a yearlong fellowship at Eagle Rock School, a residential school for former high school dropouts, among others. I’d like to talk with others working on being better teachers and school reformers.” Kathy can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Garner Gollatz writes: “Tricia Khleif and I returned to the United States after spending several years in Damascus, Syria, practicing our Arabic and relishing our all-too-temporary escape from ‘reality.’ Now back in Washington, D.C., I work at the Brookings Institution.” Garner can be reached at 1613 Harvard St. N.W., #142, Washington 20009; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Susan Hsia writes: “I married Canyon Lew in Providence in June 2002, nine years after being placed in neighboring rooms in Perkins Hall. The wedding party included maid of honor Elizabeth Connor, bridesmaid Julia Berkman, best man Alex Lew ’02, and groomsmen Dave Jesser ’96 and Andrew Werhane. Also in attendance were Anne and Bob Rothenberg ’65, ’67 M.A.T., Daniel Aaron ’98, Rene Abdalah ’95, Robyn Shepherd Abdalah ’01, Chris Bettencourt ’99, Beth Dever, Eva Ros, Michael Jordan ’99, Ujval Kapasi, Michael Lynch ’94, Jeff Nord ’99, Chris Porter, Ava Cato, Tim Baldwin, Clare Burson ’98, Stephen George ’94, Pat Kouwabunpat ’01 M.D., Nancy Lee Fitzpatrick ’83, Jack Fitzpatrick ’81, ’85 M.D., Kate Mason, Aoife Meehan ’99, Anne Morriss ’97, Chris Ruggiero ’98, Claire Tichi, and Libby Schroeder ’02. We moved to Providence and are enjoying more of the city now that we are not on student budgets.” Susan can be reached at susan This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Patricia Hughes, Danya Keene, and Kristine Helene Williams (see Geri and Don Williams ’70). Michele King writes: “I married Philip Petteruti on June 15, 2002, at the Wequassett Inn in Chatham, Mass. We had a great time celebrating with Phil’s father, Joseph Petteruti Jr. ’69; bridesmaid Amy Rosoff; groomsman Ryan Ma; Christina Perez; Peter Vessenes; and Mike Condouris. We are living in West Newton, Mass. Phil works in biotechnology research in Waltham, and I am a school psychologist in Sharon.” Michele and Philip can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Maria Pacheco Rumsey (see Jeremy Hushon ’93). From the March / April 2003 IssueHillary Gross ’98 reports that Brown has established the Matthew A. Balthazar Memorial Scholarship Fund. More than half the amount necessary to create an endowment has already been raised. Send contributions to Erica Eccleston, Brown University Office of Development, Box 1893, Providence, R.I. 02912. Matthew died on May 8, 2002, after a three-year battle with cancer. Kristin Williams (see Geri Lemoi Williams ’70). From the November / December 2002 IssueLeilani Barnett writes that she is busy running her own real estate firm, Comprehensive Real Estate Company, which offers land development consulting services, as well as brokerage services for home buyers and sellers. Leilani was previously vice president of real estate development for a home-building firm. She serves on the Santa Clara County Housing Advisory Board. She can be reached at (408) 273-6696; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Jason Rogart '01 M.D. writes that he and Rafaela Dancygier '00 were engaged this past May in Newport, R.I. Jason is completing a residency in internal medicine at Yale, while Rafaela is a doctoral candidate in political science there. They can be reached at |





