ALUMNI NEWS 1980s Congratulations to Lisa (Schneider) Freudenheim ’86, J.D., who was named Dean of New England Law Boston, where she has served as Professor of Law, Director of Academic Excellence, and other positions since 2010. In addition, she founded Legal Writing Consultants to market her specialty—legal analysis, predictive and persuasive legal writing and research skills. Lisa has also taught at Boston College Law School and Suffolk University.
Congratulations to Anthony and Karissa (Soby) Giovannini ’08 on the birth of their son Lincoln Joseph, born in September. (And, congratulations to uncle Josh Soby ’08 too!) Karissa said, “Creating this little life is one of our greatest accomplishments, and we love getting to know him.”
2010s 2012 classmates Allisa Dalpe, Ph.D., and Marney Rathbun connected at Falmouth Academy on Alumni Networking Day. Allisa was a comoderator of the Engineering table. She works at WHOI as a research engineer in the Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department. Marney taught 11th grade English during the 2021–22 school year at Falmouth Academy.
1990s Seth Ament ’99, Ph.D., Associate Professor at University of Maryland School of Medicine, co-authored 3 of the 17 papers in the October 2021 issue of the scientific journal Nature. The issue focuses on the BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network, which aims to identify and catalog the diverse cell types found in mammalian brains. The papers present a comprehensive cell census and atlas of the mammalian primary motor cortex, a region of the brain responsible for movement. The atlas defines the molecular, anatomical, and physiological identities of specific cell types, while also revealing where they reside in the motor cortex tissue. Seth leads a research group within the Department of Psychiatry and Institute for Genome Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. His group researches genetic and genomic mechanisms of brain function and brain disorders.
2000s Kristin (Jochems) Montville ’05, has served in the U.S. Air Force for nearly 13 years, 8 of which have been in the Air Force Reserve. She was recently selected for a 3-year Active Duty tour at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. She will pursue her second Masters degree, her first being a Masters of Arts in Strategic Intelligence Studies from American Military University. In 2022–2023, she will earn an accelerated Masters through the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in Leadership and Counseling and will follow that with a 2-year tour as an Air Officer Commanding at USAFA. In her role at USAFA, she will be in command of approximately 100 cadets and responsible for guiding them as they develop as "Leaders of Character" on their path toward commissioning into the Air Force. 20
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Congratulations to Jane Earley ’18, who helped her Middlebury lax team win its 8th national title. Jane set season records for Middlebury in points and goals and was named National Tournament MVP, in addition to First Team NESCAC and Player of the Year, and First Team All American. Way to go, Jane! Jillian Igoe ’18 graduated Magna cum Laude from College of the Atlantic and is now working at Associates of Cape Cod as a laboratory technician. Earlier this year she interned as an undergraduate researcher at the Marine Biological Laboratory. The scientist she is working with, Loretta Roberson, was Jillian’s own FA Science Fair mentor. Coincidentally, a current FA student, sophomore Evan Freedman, worked on his project in the same lab. Jillian’s research interests lie in bridging multiple disciplines to assess the interconnectedness between marine environments, cultures, policies, and the histories of coastal communities.
2020s Congratulations to Isabelle Santamauro ’20 on being awarded the Ellert-Brauner Essay award from UMASS. A double major in Biology and German in the UMASS Honors College, Izzy won the award based on an essay she wrote in German.
