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1980

Kimberley C. Fuchs kcfuchs33@verizon.net

Ralph J. Lamberto uticaeyedoc@icloud.com

Steven P. Veronesi sveronesi@cox.net

Ralph Lamberto writes: “Hello alums. I have added iridology to my optometry practice. Moving toward homeopathic care. Eat healthy.”

1981

Sue Ann Stanton sasroyale@yahoo.com

Allen Maxwell writes: “It was great to see everyone at the June 2022 reunion and catch up a little. I’m still living in

Utah and what a year it’s been for snow! We needed every inch. Unfortunately for me, I’ve been working too much and can’t stand being up there on the weekends with the crowds, so I haven’t skied much ... kind of criminal. I have been golfing a lot though (a little traveling with some friends to Palm Springs here and there). Life is amazing and I have a ton to be grateful for. Daughter got married in November (and we survived all of that!). Sons are doing well—both working in IT now. Dad passed away a year ago in January, which has been rough. Heading back to Connecticut to gather stuff in May. Wife is still talking to me, so I must be doing okay! Best wishes to you all!”

Buddy Ontra writes: “I was surprised and humbled to be presented with the 2022 Natural Stone Institute Person of the Year award: https://stoneupdate.com/nsiperson-of-the-year-buddy-ontra/.”

Tony Scheinman writes: “I am both absolutely thrilled and delighted that classmate and fellow former WBSL-FM employee Rob ‘Spider’ Graham has joined the ranks of audiobook narrators with his first audiobook, ‘The Illuminated Brand,’ released on February 9!”

1982

Andrew Champagne (802) 540-0717

James E. Demmert jamesdemmert@gmail.com

Rosemary G. Fitzgerald rose@spiderwebstudio.com

Jay K. Overbye jay@bhsusa.com

Gayle S. Saks gaylesaks@gmail.com

Andrew Champagne writes: “Hello from beautiful Vermont. I’m still very involved here in Democratic politics. I just registered my 1,685th Vermont voter. I stay in contact with two of my best friends, Alex Sumner and Blake Addison, ’Al Pal’ in NYC and ’Billy

Bones’ in Maui, Hawaii. I would also like to say hello to three of my friends from the Class of 1981 that I have not seen in many years: Annie Godfrey Clyne, Ennalls Berl, and Geoffrey Shutt. I would also like to thank and send my best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Kinne and Mr. and Mrs. Young. Great people who have done so much for our wonderful school.”

1983

Karen Schnurr Secrist karensecrist6@gmail.com

Elyse Harney Morris writes: “Hard to believe I celebrated my 40th Berkshire reunion in June! I’ve been living in Salisbury, CT, for the last 17 years and have taken over my mom’s real estate business, Elyse Harney Real Estate. I have had a blast working with many Berkshire graduates, including Jed Demmert ’82, Jay Overbye ’82, and Demi Osborn. So many great memories!”

1985

Mary Brosnahan Wachter mtbwachter@gmail.com

1986

Rhonda M. Bentley-Lewis teamwork72222@gmail.com

Anthony S. Clifford tclifford11@gmail.com

Lara Schefler McLanahan lara.mclanahan@berkshireschool.org

Ann C. Zimmerli-Haskel azh@me.com

Erik C. Zimmerman erikzimmerman46@gmail.com

1984 40 th

Debra Drucker druckerdeb@yahoo.com

Beth Kulas writes: “I’m still in Virginia Beach with my husband, raising my kids and playing some tennis. My husband continues to grow his dermatology practice and enjoys all the water sports the area has to offer. My oldest daughter took a gap year with the CongressBundestag Youth Exchange and lived in Dresden, Germany, for the year. Now at Syracuse, she spent her first semester in Florence, Italy. My younger daughter is at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts and expects to graduate next year. She hopes to study dance in college. Coincidentally, Susan Tiemeyer Horton has a daughter at the same school. We keep busy renovating our forever house and hope to settle in soon.”

Lori Fanning Smith writes: “I had a fantastic time catching up with everyone in the Class of 1986 at our Berkshire Reunion last summer.”

1987

Janna Klyver Cord jcord3214@gmail.com

Angela Lange Meredith-Jones ameredithjones@gmail.com

1988

James D. Watt, Jr. jdwattjr@gmail.com

David Gold writes: “So far, 2023 has been a year filled with achievement for the Gold family! Our older daughter is graduating sixth in her high school class out of 978 students and accepted an offer to attend the University of Wisconsin in the fall, studying genetics with a minor in data science. Our younger daughter, Laila, is a straight-A freshman in high school and made the school’s top band playing alto sax. I was promoted to IBM associate partner and my wife, Heather, celebrated her 25th year at Chevron. We are feeling very blessed!”

1989 35 th

Andrew D. Allen andrewdrexelallen@gmail.com

1990

Natalie Bradley Clarke ninabclarke@gmail.com

Katharine Cutler Coughlin katecoughlin1@gmail.com

Natalie Dillon natdillon28@gmail.com

1991

John K. Fretz jfretz@outlook.com

1992

Abram W. Duryee III bduryee@hotmail.com

Connie Lui writes: “After college, I lived in Hong Kong for many years. In 2021, I moved back to New York with my family and settled on Long Island.”

Andrew Mueller writes: “I officially retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after 20 years of service on February

1, 2023. We are very excited to make McLean, VA, our permanent place of residence after jumping around every two to three years with the military, and to create some stability for the family. I have started a nature-based carbon project origination firm that focuses on forest properties in Indonesia and Latin America. Excited to have more time for family and to be a more active Berkshire alum. Go Bears.”

1993

Hilary Ivey Mueller hilary@schoolsuitessoftware.com

Tenley E. Reed tenley@mac.com

Terry Baum writes: “I was very proud to have attended the wedding of Levi Norton’s daughter in Fredericksburg, VA. In addition to the nuptials, Levi and I had a great time reminiscing about fond

1996

Katie C. King katiecking@yahoo.com

Jules A. Lemire juleslemire@gmail.com

Dylan B. Mattes dylan.mattes.nyc@gmail.com

Seth J. T. Sanders sjtsanders@gmail.com

Nakia Howell-Turner writes: “I was honored as an Educator Making a Change by the Rochdale Village Civic Association and New York State Senator James Sanders Jr. I also received a State Senate Proclamation for my hard work as a principal in NYC. Crystal Mendez-Covington ’98 attended the awards ceremony.” tropical fruit—all of which abound in The Gambia.”

1997

Kristina Thaute Miller kthaute@yahoo.com

Julie Rubinstein Bronder writes: “As of this writing, my husband and I have (with our dog) been living abroad in Barcelona, Spain, for close to a year. While our language skills have only slightly improved, we’ve enjoyed the experience while taking short trips to other cities, including Amsterdam. Looking forward to returning to Chicago, IL, soon and seeing what’s ahead for us.”

1998

Malinda L. Lareau mlaurenlareau@gmail.com

Lauren Levin Budz lauren98@aol.com

1999 25 th

Terry memories spent under the Mountain.”

1994 30 th

Joan H. Frantz jfrantz8888@gmail.com

1995

Bradley P. Hunt colgate1399@gmail.com

Siiri Morley writes: “I’m excited to share that I will be moving with my family to The Gambia in West Africa this summer after leading local and international nonprofits and social enterprises in the Boston, MA, area for 14+ years. I will be working as a Peace Corps country director. My husband, Jeremy, and 6-year-old son, Indigo, are both really excited for the adventure ahead, especially since they are all fans of kayaking, surfing, music, and

Michael D. Gutenplan michaelgutenplan@aol.com

George S. Scoville III gscovillempp@gmail.com

Michael Gutenplan writes: “It’s been a season of Bears for me. In Savannah, GA, I had the lovely pleasure of a lunch with Cassie George ’00. Then, in Los Angeles, CA, I had an awesome dinner with Don Blanquito (as himself, Alex

Cutler) and his amazing wife Yasmin. Alex has also been busy keeping the Berkshire spirit alive with dinners with Julian Delacruz and Justin Orgel in Los Angeles and with Rebecca KimuraGreen in Tokyo, Japan.”

Joey Rodriguez writes: “I hope everyone is doing well. I am finishing a craniofacial surgery fellowship in San Diego, CA. I will also be going into private practice in plastic surgery here in San Diego. I’ve been married for the past eight years and have two boys: a 6- and 5-year-old. If any of you are ever in San Diego, CA, it would be great to catch up.”

2000

Matthew D. Boynton boynton_matt@yahoo.com

Sarah Scheinman Hulsey sarahscheinman@hotmail.com

2001

Shannon M. Flynn flynnshannonm@gmail.com

Peter A. Kearney, Jr. pkearneyjr@gmail.com

2002

Jaclyn Brander Marshall jbrander@gmail.com

Matthew P. Sposito matthew.sposito@gmail.com

2005

Matthew G. Crowson matthew.g.crowson@gmail.com

2006

Stephen W. Piatelli steve.piatelli@gmail.com

Courtney Kollmer Siemborski courtney.j.kollmer@pwc.com

Chris Drake writes: “I would like to report that fellow classmate Ben Weil beat the final boss of PlayStation’s God of War video game. Way to go Ben!”

2007

Casey A. Larkins casey.larkins@gmail.com

Allison A. Letourneau aletourneau@berkshireschool.org

2008

Christopher J. Buonomo cjbuonomo@gmail.com

Erica Ginsberg Murphy eginzie@gmail.com

Mary E. Pace maryelizabethpace@gmail.com

Abigail I. Tufts abigail.tufts@gmail.com

Our annual girls trip in Nashville, TN: Julie Hansen Lynch ’02, Kate Daigh Berry ’02, Andrea Caicedo ’02, Libby Murfey ’02, Jaclyn Brander Marshall ’02, Jill Meyer Miller ’02, and Courtney Pierce Philippou ’02

2003

Robert Morgan Ralph robertmralph@gmail.com

2004 20 th

Faye Abrams Klein fayevklein@gmail.com

William C. Stern wcstern1@gmail.com

Kraig D. Strong kskraigstrong@gmail.com

Helen Pearsall Galvin writes: “Wylie and I were married this past September outside of Chicago, IL, at his grandparent’s farm. We had the time of our lives bringing together our friends. Also, I am overjoyed that Wylie’s cousin is a fellow Berkshire alum. Go Bears!”

Abby Tufts writes: “I was recently promoted to vice president, sports at public relations firm DKC News, where I will continue to lead U.S. PR efforts for Formula 1®, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, BIG EAST Conference, and more.”

2009 15 th

Kelly Wallace Abbott kellyjwallace5@gmail.com

Gregory T. Piatelli gpiatelli@gmail.com

Molly Ryan Rubins mollyrubins1024@gmail.com

J.J. Jemison writes: “Berkshire will always have a special place in my heart. I feel blessed to have both attended and worked at such an amazing institution. I will be forever grateful for the many opportunities that being a member of this community has afforded me in life. Hopefully my son, Jalen, will one day have similar opportunities!”

2010

Charles B. H. Brey cbrey11@gmail.com

William R. Hearty wrhearty@gmail.com

Christopher B. Landry landrycb@gmail.com

Kelsey A. Markiewicz kelsey.markiewicz@gmail.com

Shannon E. Nelson senelson913@gmail.com

Tyler J. Reighley tyler.reighley@gmail.com

Alexandra Colbert Roselli alexbroselli@gmail.com

Yuan Shen shenyuan1991@gmail.com

2011

Arthur M. Copstein acopstein@gmail.com

Margaret A. Fiertz maggiefiertz@gmail.com

John C. Krueger jckrueger19@gmail.com

• Personalized feed of alumni updates: stay up-to-date with contacts

• Full Berkshire directory: Re-engage with alumni, parents, and students

• Mentorship program: Network and give/receive professional advice

• Job board: Post openings and find job leads

• Events: Stay in-the-know about gatherings across the country

Stéphanie Quintin ’11 had the pleasure of having two of her Berkshire friends, Marissa Lavigne ’11 and Maggie Fiertz ’11, attend her wedding last fall. Stéphanie was so happy she got to celebrate with them! Marissa, Maggie, and Stéphanie posing with a Berkshire T-shirt to immortalize the moment.

2012

Samuel C. Maher smaher@mxschool.edu

Sophie Le writes: “Hey Bears! I was fortunately accepted into the Northwestern Kellogg MMM program (2-year MBA/MS in Design Innovation). If all goes as planned, I’ll take a year off before starting the program in June 2024. I’m excited to spend this time to recharge, pursue my passion projects, and reconnect with family and friends, as well as build new connections with other Berkshire Bears and Northwestern Wildcats!”

2014 10 th

Jacob A. Grant jkgrnt12@gmail.com

Emily M. Hubbard emilymhubbard1@gmail.com

2015

Andrej P. Bogdanovics andrebogdanovics@gmail.com

Jeffrey A. Erazo erazo.jeffrey@gmail.com

Hannah Z. Honan hannahzhonan@gmail.com

Grayson G. Keith graysonkeith203@gmail.com

Mackenzie Lancaster Keith mackenzie.lancaster13@gmail.com

Chelsea A. Leeds chelsea1101@gmail.com

2016

Peter D. Bahr peteydb@gmail.com

2013

Harriet F. Waldron hattiewaldron@gmail.com

Natalie C. Harrington natalieharrington17@gmail.com

Lane W. Mayher lane@mayher.com

Anne M. van ’t Wout annemijn@vantwout.net

Karin M. Vantine miavantine97@gmail.com

2017

Andrea L. Cass cass.and@northeastern.edu

Margaret P. Curran maggiecurran99@gmail.com

Benjamin W. Dixon benwdixon@mac.com

Juliana L. Kokot julielkokot@gmail.com

2018

Charlotte B. Childs charlottebchilds@gmail.com

Isabelle W. Maher isabellewmaher@gmail.com

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