1990s
2000s
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class secretaries and alumni photos visit http://alumni.uvm.edu
1990
James Schaefer is currently working for Lehman Brothers as a senior
vice president in the energy/investment banking division in New York
City. James spends a lot of his time skiing or playing sports. He has
been in touch with several UVM classmates and former UVM skiers. If
youre in New York City, he hopes youll look him up. Last
summer, Katherine Dowley Chao and her husband, Jerry, relocated from
Scarsdale to Albany, where Jerry is a plastic surgeon. They moved from
Chicago to Scarsdale in the summer of 2002 so Jerry could complete a
hand surgery fellowship at Columbia. They are enjoying the East Coast,
and their five-year-old children, Madeline and Matthew, are doing great.
Sarah Montgomery Calatayud is living in Old Lyme, Conn., with her husband,
Fred 82, and son Frederick Sloan. Fred is chief operating officer
for the Pequot Pharmaceutical Network, a company owned by the Mashantucket
Pequot Tribal Nation in Ledyard, Conn. Sarah works part-time for Shoreline
Health Solutions, a small consulting firm serving the needs of non-profit
healthcare agencies. I am sad to pass along the news that Samantha (Sam
to her friends) Martin 89 died on November 30th from liver failure.
After graduation, Sam worked in ski event promotions for many years
before accepting a position as the director of business development
at Sno Country Worldwide in Lebanon, N.H. She loved the outdoors and
had recently competed in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic race in Colorado.
Class
secretary - tessa919@aol.com
1991
Class
secretary - suzannecabot@yahoo.com
lmdal@sympatico.ca
1992
Sue Faivre Cioffi wrote to say that she gave birth to twin sons Patrick
and Leo on September 11, 2002. She and her husband and the boys make
their home in Montpelier, Vt., where she is now a stay-at-home mom.
Sheila Mehta-Green received her doctoral degree in the field of sociology
from Northeastern University. She currently works for WebCT, Inc., as
an account executive. She also is an adjunct faculty member at Nichols
College and Middlesex Community College. Sheila and her husband live
in Massachusetts, and many local UVMers were on hand to celebrate with
her: Heather Renick Miller, Debby Dyson-Diaz, Lauren Garfield, Holly
Ripley, Jane Caron (91) Kimble, and Ellen Hinteregger (90)
Knowles. Kate Gilmore Walker wrote for the first time ever after a submission
to Vermont Quarterly from Kate Dodge brought back memories of the junior
year she spent in Canterbury, England, as a Buckham Scholar. She wondered
if the submission was from the same Kate Dodge who spent an academic
year with her at the University of Kent. She is curious to hear from
other members of that program and wonders what they are all doing today.
Did any follow the path of our great professors in the UVM English Department?
Kate Walker did not, instead deciding on law school. She has taken a
break from practicing law, hopefully a short one, to stay home with
her two delightful daughters, Abigail and Penelope. She lives with her
husband, Kevin, and two daughters in a wonderful home built in 1714,
which they have spent the last year renovating. They adore living in
Marblehead, Mass., but return often to the Burlington area to enjoy
the lake and mountains. Marc Carpenter is a licensed masters-level psychologist
working at the Community Access Program, a developmental services agency
located in Rutland, Vt. He has been married for 16 years and lives in
Sudbury, Vt., with his wife and six children, whom they home school.
Deborah Dyson wrote that on April 5, 2003, she married Jorge Diaz-Santiago
in his hometown of Mexico City. Keelin Smith Dawe was a bridesmaid,
and Jeffrey Nodine gave the toast. Other UVMers in attendance at the
wedding were Kristine Schroeder, Sheila Mehta-Green, Heather Renick-Miller,
and Eric Patel 91. Jorge and Deborah met eight years ago at Cornell
University while they were both getting masters degrees in electrical
engineering. They wrote that they moved into their new house in Wayland,
Mass., last February. Deborah works for IBM, and Jorge works for Intel;
both are engineers.
Class
secretary - lisa.kanter@ed.gov
1993
Amy Bernardini Schalk wrote from Colchester, Vt., that things have gotten
busier in her life since the birth of her first child, Braden, in March
2002. She was looking forward to getting together with Jenny Esty and
Staci Ballas Davis at Amy Gages wedding last October. David Pascussi
of Boca Raton, Fla., wrote that he and his wife, Jodi, welcomed their
new daughter, Isabelle Camille, into the family on June 27, 2003
Class
secretary - alumni@uvm.edu
1994
I hope everyone is looking forward to our 10th year reunion. Dont
forget to make your reservations if you havent done so already.
See you in Burlington! Claude Bahnik married Marie Russell on May 24,
2003, in Garden City, N.Y. Claudes best men were Ian Paisley 93
and Sean Gaffney 93. Other UVM grads in the couples wedding
party included Claudes sister, Miché Bahnik (97)
Mercier, Peg Leder 95, Chris Reiner 93, and Greg Trager.
Ken Barnes 93 did a reading at the ceremony. UVM alumni in attendance
included the brides brother-in-law Ross Rosen 92, Ken Bekampis,
Katie Walsh-Bugliari, Anthony Bugliari, Mike Coughlin, Kara Calace-Dowd
93, J.P. Dowd, Chris Jaynes 92, Brendan Lemoult, Eric Long
92, Tim Love 92, Marcia Lux, Paul MacNeill 91, Barrett
Prinz, Michelle Hiller-Range, Rob Range, and Stacey Violante-Cote. Claude
wrote, A great time was had by all! Claude and Marie live
in Oyster Bay, N.Y. Barrett Prinz married Barrie Rosenberg on September
20, 2003, in Boston. Barrie and Barrett live in Manhattan; both are
attorneys. Greg Trager, Brendan LeMoult, and Allen Sussman were groomsmen
in the wedding party. Other UVM alumni in attendance were Anthony and
Katie Walsh-Bugliari, Claude Bahnik, Mike Coughlin, Mike Mora, Stacey
Violante-Cote, Rob Range and his wife, Michelle Hiller-Range. Barrett
also wrote that Anthony and Katie Bugliaris little boy, William,
turned two last winter. Perry Fatuova wrote about an absolutely amazing
wedding he went to last May. Muffy Lake married Tad White on a perfect
spring day on the shore of Gloucester, Mass. Fellow UVM alumni in the
wedding included Jon Bennis, Greg Finkle, Chris Kimble, Beck Shakles,
Drew Shimomura, Deb and Eric Morris, Jen Gledhill, Amy Beth Skendarian
95, and Sonja Johnson Doherty. It was a phenomenal weekend,
and it was wonderful to get everyone together again, wrote Perry.
Wendy Klandl Richardson and her husband, Chris, are relishing the joys
of parenthood with their new son, Jared Christopher, born May 27, 2003.
Wendy also reported that she completed her PhD in human development
from the University of Maryland, College Park, last December. Clare
Threlkeld of Delray Beach, Fla. has run three marathons in the past
year. She competed in the Vermont City Marathon and the New York City
Marathon in 2002 and the Miami Marathon in 2003. She placed in the top
third in all of them, posting a best time of three hours and 49 minutes.
She heads north once or twice a year to visit friends Michelle Angelich
Josilo and Justyn Amarosa Constant.
Class
secretary - denyce.wicht@alum.dartmouth.org
1995
Carl Erickson and his wife, Kerin, are happy to announce the birth of
their second son, Connor Ryan, on August 14, 2003. He joins big brother
Carl Douglas, who recently turned two. The Ericksons are now living
in Chelmsford, Mass. Karen Tohl Moses wrote to tell us that she and
her husband, Justin, wanted to share the great news that they just welcomed
their first child, Brooke Amanda, on August 5. Karen and Justin also
helped celebrate the marriage of Wil Tidman and Jill Rosenbloom on September
21 in Strafford, Vt. Other Vermont alums in attendance were Brad and
Sarah DeLucia Bierman, John Benson, Jesse Cormier, Eric Meyers, Kurtis
Basallion, Greg and Lindsay Hall, Derek Samuelson, Chris Ward, Jody
Scharffenberger, Erica Nelson, Liz Patzolose, Jeff and Kerry Braverman
Drinkwater, Kip Levin, Alex West, and Scott Carter. In addition, Brandon
and Rory Schusler Whitaker have a beautiful baby girl named Devin Lindsay.
Karen wrote that seeing all the UVMers has gotten them excited for the
10th year reunion. Elsbeth Sklar Wick and husband Jeffrey 91 welcomed
their first baby, a boy, Alexander Jeffrey Wick, on August 24, 2003.
After working together at Legal Services, Mondana Nikoukari, Sam Charron,
and Chris Mahoney have established the law firm of Nikoukori, Channon
& Mahoney, PC, in Springfield, Mass. Congratulations to Kitter Spater
and his brother Gordon 92, who have started an industrial design
firm based out of Brooklyn, N.Y., called Motivation Design LLC. The
focus of the company is to design, develop, and bring to the market
products and services that tap into the force that drives individuals
to see more clearly, participate more actively, and live more richly
in order to create heightened experiences. Learn more about the products
at www.timetote.com. Tim Diette and his wife, Courtney, welcomed their
first child, Caroline, on December 22, 2003. The family lives in Durham,
N.C.
Class
secretary - vspappas@mindspring.com
1996
Hope you all had a wonderful winter! Jenny Joyce married Greg Buron
on August 1, 2003, in Rockport, Mass. Other UVMers in attendance were
Elly Downey Patterson, Trina MacDonald, and Talitha Peters. After the
wedding, Jenny and Greg drove around Ireland taking in the breathtaking
views, pubs, and Celtic castles. Greg is a computer graphics programmer,
and Jenny teaches high school science. They live in Bellingham, Wash.
Jolene Resnick is the manager of media relations for The Cooper Union
for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City. Amy Frankel
married Nathaniel Bowen in Newport, R.I., on October 4, 2003. UVMers
in attendance included Jill Hamilton, Ryan Wildes, Amy Pelletier Hainer,
and former UVM crew teammates Sage Laundon, Michael and Lisa Budd, Rick
Gherst, and Cecilie Rowitz Herring. Amy and her husband enjoyed a two-week
honeymoon in Italy. They live in Cambridge, Mass., and Amy works as
a marketing manager for an environmental consulting firm in Boston.
Amy also wrote that Cecile Rowitz Herring was married in Santa Cruz,
Calif., on July 19, 2003, and she recently moved to Cambridge, Mass.
Steven Gauck and his wife, LaLa, welcomed their first child, Andrew,
on May 30, 2003. They live in Washington, D.C., where Steven was recently
promoted to sergeant with the Metropolitan Police Department. Meridith
Ray Stevenson and her husband, Herb, MD 98, are living in Massachusetts.
Herb is an associate professor in family medicine at the UMass Fitchburgs
residency program as well as a sports medicine doctor. Meridith is a
nurse, working per diem at an urgent care center. They are enjoying
life with their one-year-old daughter, Hannah, and their basset hound,
Lucy. On August 3, 2003, Michael Werner and his wife, Marla, welcomed
twins Kaylee Hanna and Ethan Daniel into the world. Kaylee and Ethan
come from a long line of UVM alumni. Their grandfather is David Werner,
MD 73, of State College, Pa., and their great-grandparents are
the late Harry Werner 37, MD 41, and Anne Werner 42.
Michael, Marla, and the twins are living in Pittsburgh, Pa., where Michael
is practicing law and Marla is a project director for a non-profit organization.
Major Richard Roessler and his wife, Tami 95 are going to Hawaii
Eat your heart out! Rick was selected for an expeditionary
medical support fellowship at Hickham Air Base with a follow-up assignment
at Osan Air Base in Korea. Their daughters, Alison and Megan, are excited
and can only talk about building sandcastles all day. Rick
returned from Operation Iraqi Freedom last May after serving as director
of operations for an expeditionary aeromedical evacuation squadron at
a classified location. Tami is presently a stay-at-home mom. They can
be reached by email at tramr@earthlink.net. Laurie Lareau Canuto received
her masters degree in speech pathology from University of Rhode
Island in 2002. She has been living in Rhode Island and Massachusetts,
working and attending graduate school. Laurie met her husband, Damian,
in Rhode Island, and they moved to Vermont in the summer of 2003. They
were married on October 18, 2003, at the UVM Catholic Center. UVMers
in her wedding party were her sister Alison Lareau 03, who was
maid of honor, and bridesmaids Melissa Lowrey 95 and Jennifer
Prince. UVMers in attendance included Kristin Schutz, Elizabeth Rogers,
Sarah Conlon, MD 03, James Pamplin 97, Shannon Luzzatto
(97) Jones, Mark Yantachka 98, Beth Thibault 98, and
Duane Compton 03. Laurie and Damian spent their honeymoon in Bermuda,
and Laurie now works as a part-time RN in neurology at Mary Hitchcock
Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., and per diem as a speech and language
pathologist at Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin. She would enjoy hearing
from fellow nursing school classmates via email at laurievt@earthlink.net.
Matt Gagnon married Karen Albertson on a beautiful autumn day, October
11, 2003, in Topsfield, Mass. Karen and Matt thank their many UVM alumni
friends and family for helping them celebrate their joyous occasion:
Amy Miller Farley, Katie Gillis, Cheryl Cote Alden, Jon Alden, Philip
92, and Kimberly Fleming Albertson, Stephen Gagnon 02, Jason
Janicke, Jason Strongin, Jeremy Shubitz, Darren Keniston 97, Drew
Benescik 97, Mark Schneider, Rebecca Moulton (95) Schneider,
Mark Casella, and Scott Fleming 94. Matt and Karen are in the
process of renovating their new house in West Newbury, Mass. They are
looking forward to attending Jason Strongins wedding in Chicago
in September 2004. Jason recently became engaged to Lauren Oberman,
and they live in New York City. Susan Mercure recently got engaged and
is planning a September 2004 wedding. She lives and works as a physical
therapist in Beverly, Mass. Marlis Makocy Clingan and her husband, Bob,
are proud to announce the birth of their twin sons, Riley Brendan and
Aiden Skyler, on August 8, 2003. Katie Byrne Riordan was married to
her high school sweetheart Matthew Riordan in February 2003. Matthew
proposed to Katie on the Lake Champlain Bridge, which was symbolic of
all the long trips he took from New Jersey to visit her while she was
at UVM. UVM roommate Bonnie Babula Clark was one of her bridesmaids.
Katie lives in New Jersey and works for a small law firm.
Class
secretary - mrichards@viruoso.com,
jkgent@adelphia.net
1997
Brendan Neill of Burlington, Vt., was promoted to the position of broadcast
coordinator at Vermont Public Television. He will be responsible for
special programming projects and will assist with scheduling and acquisition
of programs.
Class
secretary - lee@dunhamroad.com
1998
Natalie Mead wrote to share the happy news that Addie May Spongberg
married Ryan Weiss 97 on October 4, 2003, in New York City. Natalie
was maid of honor. Other UVMers in attendance included a Tri Delta contingent:
Carrie Raisbeck Landstrom, Parrish Prell (97) Blaszka, Peggy Philip,
Candy Upson (96) Bignell, Allison Martin, Jennifer Wallace Myers,
Nicole Pelissier Butler, Christie Millard (97) Tully, and Kim
French (97) Perry. Other UVM guests were Demetrious Karoutsos
96, Kevin Quiros, Matt Myers, Christine Shea (97) Getchell,
Eric Getchell 95, Torq Perry 97, Jason Landstrom, and Keir
Kleinknecht 97. Natalie also let us know that Keir is engaged
to Jessica Carcaterra, and they are planning an April 2004 wedding.
Anne Conaway Peters was named the Peggy R. Williams Emerging Professional
by Vermont Women in Higher Education last November. Anne is director
of marketing for St. Michaels College. Carlos Costa married Martha
Emerich on October 5, 2002. They welcomed their first child, Christopher
William Emerich Costa, on September 26, 2003. Carlos is associate director
of McKenny Union and Campus Life at Eastern Michigan University.
Class
secretary - hlynch@hs-pr.com
1999
Megan Grant married Brendan Hall 01 on September 13, 2003, at
Shelburne Farms. UVM alumni in attendance were Caroline Bear, Jessie
Kraemer, Caitlin Russell, Dakota Casserly 02, Eric Smith 01,
Gregg Hall 95, Lindsey Hall 95, and Grant Hall 95.
Earlier in the summer on July 5, 2003, Caroline Bear married Jared Carver
on the Cape in Massachusetts. UVMers in attendance at their wedding
included Megan Grant, Jessie Kraemer, Caitlin Russell, Lindsay Cronin,
and Ben Smith. Eric Snyder asked Michelle Welch to marry him over the
Christmas holidays. They plan to marry this summer on the Oregon coast
with a reception there and on the East Coast in western Pennsylvania.
They are also planning a European bike adventure honeymoon. Eric has
lived in Ashland, Ore., for the past three years, working for an engineering
firm. He is currently studying for his professional engineering exam.
Michelle is launching a wholesale business, Kharmic Creations, selling
sculptures and other items imported from Southeast Asia. Phil Signoroni
and Chris Rose hosted a mini-99 reunion at the Junction in South
Boston last fall. What a turnout! Some of the UVMers in attendance were
Brian Waters, Michael OB OBrien, Brendan Chiou 98,
Ben Smith, Lyssa Sher, Jason Gluskin, Craig Peper, Josh Blank, Steve
Finnern 00, Brad Shepard, Jess Snyder 97, Stephanie Corley
97, Kelly Desmond 97, Lauren Flannery, Corey Levy, Stacey
Williams, Amy Buckley, Melissa Buckley, Amy Curran, Kristen Frank 01,
Kevin Wiley 89, Roberto Beall 91, and me, just to name a
few. Good times were had by all. Tara Kolenski and Graham Bless are
getting married on August 22 in Nashua, N.H. Lindsay Truesdell, Lyssa
Sher, and I will be bridal attendants. Tara will make a lovely bride.
Justin Carr has finally blessed Boston with his presence. Welcome! Brendan
Wheeler shipped off to Iraq for an undetermined period of time. He is
hoping to be back for Reunion. Good luck and take care of yourself!
Mary Vadnais Berger, soon to be Dr. Berger, will graduate from the UVM
College of Medicine in May, and, hopefully, she will be doing her residency
in the greater Boston Area. Mary, we would love to have you here. Mary
also plans on attending our reunion. Kevin Chipman is still kickin
it in St. John. He has been doing some freelance photography. Check
out his website: http://www.caribbean photos.com/. Cris Amanti will
be attending medical school at UVM this fall. Congrats, kid, we are
all proud of you! I do hope you are all spreading the word about our
5th year reunion. Five years fly by; its time to catch up. Take
care and see you in June!
Class
secretary - spitlak@hotmail.com
2000
Hello, classmates! I hope that everyone had a wonderful winter and a
happy, healthy holiday season. We received news from Jonathan Stahl
that, after having had a positive experience with student leadership
positions at UVM, he decided to make student affairs his career. He
is pursuing a masters degree in education at UMass Amherst and
working with the new student programs. He worked on designing a wilderness
orientation for UMasss new student program, based partly on UVMs
TREK program. He also will be an intern in the office of orientation,
transition, and retention services at Northern Arizona University in
Flagstaff. Please send me an email message so that I can let everyone
know what you all are up to. Your class would love to hear from you!
Class
secretary - sara.k.fritsch@accenture.com
2001
Ill begin this edition with a bit of information about myself.
I have just been accepted into the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
for the class of 2006. It looks like I will be joining at least two
other UVM alumni currently at Tuck, Andrew Thompson 96 and Adam
Von Reyn 00. Jodi Lauzon Braida wrote that she is currently living
in Carlstadt, N.J. She was married in July 2001, and she now has a two-year-old
daughter. A graduate student in education at New Jersey City University,
she just completed her internship, and she is now certified to teach
K-8 in New Jersey. She is currently a private-in-home tutor in Bergen
County until she finds a permanent teaching position. Lindsey Cutter
completed her masters degree in December. She currently teaches
first grade in Brookline, Mass. Sarah Novick 02 was in the same
masters program and is teaching first grade in Newton. Mike McGuirk
and Sarah recently got engaged, and they are planning a July 2004 wedding.
As for other news from Boston, Ryan Angell is working for Merrill Lynch.
Rob Freeman left Nantucket to move to Brookline, Mass., where he lives
with Jenn Welch. He runs a drywall business, which has expanded beyond
Nantucket to the mainland. Also in the Boston area, Laura Waske is teaching
science in Milton and living in Brookline. Gibbs Rehlen was recently
accepted into the Peace Corps and will be heading to Costa Rica for
a rural community development project, including community and organizational
development, economic opportunities, and educational activities. Heather
Scott moved to Washington, D.C., last September. She works in the Georgetown
University Law Center. Charlotte Cowen moved to Washington, D.C., at
the same time, and she is a staff assistant for Senator Jack Reed from
Rhode Island. Eric Fenton has agreed to be the first guest writer for
the 2001 column. He wrote a great update about his friends, though he
included nothing about himself. Eric wrote, Matt Dias moved to
D.C. and is working for Senator Joe Lieberman. He has also acquired
a new wardrobe, including a suede jacket and several roll-neck sweaters.
He likes working in the Capital and is trying hard to shake his image
from UVM as the worst-dressed male. Kate Dwyer and
several other UVM business school alums co-founded Cassiamor, a Boston
event-planning company. She wrote that they wanted to put their classroom
knowledge to the test, and its working. Kip Edwards started JKE
Fish Tours, a deep-sea-fishing charter business in Ocean City, Md. He
operates two boats and runs charters that go after big fish and sharks.
If anyone is interested, hes looking for people to come aboard.
Believe it or not, Ian Hooper is working part time at the Playboy Mansion
in Los Angeles, mostly doing event coordinating and security. He is
a bartender at The Viper Room and is still pursuing a career in acting
or modeling. Jeff Agne continues to work for Factset Research Management
in Stamford, Conn. He recently moved to Greenwich, and he claims that
he does absolutely nothing but work and watch ESPN and occasionally
the History Channel. He hopes to move to Boston this spring. Tim Thalmann
is in Hawaii with his girlfriend, Danielle Rochette, but he will be
returning to his position at John Hancock in Boston in six months. Danielle
is a traveling nurse through Mass General Hospital. Eric Smith lives
in San Diego and works for a Hedge Fund as a research analyst. He coaches
youth lacrosse in his spare time. While coaching, he often reflects
back to his first year at UVM when he was cut from the lax team, but
he then went on to become captain his senior year due to hard work and
perseverance. If you would like to be the next guest writer,
please send me an email message.
Class
secretary - hilary.dixonstreeter@ey.com
2002
I want to thank everyone who took the time to drop me an email. I will,
however, ask that those who send me news via email write class
notes for Vermont Quarterly in the subject line so I can tell
that it is not spam. Ill start with congratulations to Thom Firlik
and Beth Shoenfeld on their engagement. Beth and Thom are living in
Washington, D.C. Beth is a creative talent recruiter for Boss Staffing,
and Tom is in accounting with the American Council for Life Insurers.
Elsewhere in D.C., Andy Rosenstock is working at a law firm, and David
Cordeau is working in the marketing department at Canon. Jordan Buda
wrote that he is living in Greenwich, Conn., and working at Factset
Research Systems as an investment consultant. He works with fellow UVMers
Jeff Agne 01, who is a consultant, and Dennis Ladd 95, who
is the vice president of sales. Kim Bennett is working in advertising
sales for Parenting Magazine. She was planning to move in with Kathy
Kertez in Manhattan in February. Kathy informed me that Matt Tomabene
is also living in Manhattan and working at Acker, Merrill, Condit Wine
Auctions. Meagan Williamson is living in Burlington, Vt., and he recently
began working at Enterprise. Jenny Kendall is living and working as
a teacher in Newport, Calif., near L.A. Kate Wagner-Friel is in her
second year of teaching in New Orleans for Teach America. Thats
it for this issue. Again, thank you to everyone who sent updates, and
I hope to hear from more of you soon. Happy Spring!
Class
secretary - jenniferkhouri@yahoo.com
2003
Shawn Clarke wrote, I am a 2003 UVM graduate in Mechanical Engineering.
Today, February 24, 2004, I attended the funeral of Wayne Golnazarian,
who was a professor in the mechanical engineering department. Wayne
died after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Right up to the
end, Wayne used his sense of humor to comfort those around him who were
suffering with the prospect of losing him. I would ask that everyone
remember in their prayers Waynes wife, Cecilia, and his two children,
Kayla and Sevan, during this very difficult time. Wayne was a very caring
and charismatic teacher who will be greatly missed by all those who
had the privilege to be one of his students.
Class
secretary - jgiardina@universitypublications.com