CLASS NOTES
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1950s
Susie Somerville-Hawes ’77 catches up with Stephany Smith Harper ’54 on campus.
1954
STEPHANY SMITH HARPER ’54 passed away last October. Longtime head of the Bellona -Gittings Community Association and Democratic activist, Stephany led
a considered and consequential life to the end. In addition to her community involvement, Stephany was one of Bryn Mawr’s greatest supporters. While a student at Bryn Mawr she was a member of the Student Government Association and the badminton and swim teams. She enjoyed watching her granddaughters, Cricket Lynch ’10 and Charlotte Lynch ’14 follow in her footsteps at Bryn Mawr.
1955
Always an avid traveler, SALLY FOSTER ’55 started going on travel photographic adventure trips in 20 17. From the Palouse in Southeastern Washington state to Patagonia, the Farne Islands, Katmai National Park and Preserve, and Japan, Sally has documented her adventures and now published a book, Looking
Names shaded in gold represent deceased alumnae. Additional alumnae are honored in our In Memoriam on page 61.
and Seeing: My Photo Adventures. Check out Sally’s wonderful photographs and stories!
Sally Foster ’55 with her book of photographs, Looking and Seeing: My Photo Adventures.
1956
BETSY ROYER HASKELL ’56 was profiled in Georgia Today for her work building U.S.Georgia business relations over the last 30 years.
1958
PAGE EMBRY CAMPBELL ’58 writes, “I had a wonderful two-week trip to New Zealand in December and reveled in the natural beauty of this friendly and eco-conscious island nation. I also enjoy being a member of Renaissance Institute, a lifelong learning program at Notre Dame of Maryland University, where I am currently vice president of the council that operates the program. Being a part of this community ever since I retired 14 years ago has been a great blessing. I am also grateful that my two daughters, three of my four granddaughters and all three great-grandchildren live in the area, and we get together often.”
GARI PITTS CARTER ’58 shares, “I am doing well, going back and forth from the mountains of North Carolina to the west coast of Florida to follow the good weather. My third book was recently published: The Bone Ring: Civil War Journals of Colonel William James Leonard It is from the writings of my great-grandfather, who had farms on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, led Maryland’s Purnell’s Legion for the Union in the Civil War, was captured in Virginia, put into Libby Prison in Richmond and released to Annapolis and Parole, Maryland. Few first-hand descriptions of life in Maryland at that time exist. See more at my website GariCarter.com.”
1960s
1961
Artwork by MONROE SAWHILL HODDER ’61 will be in an art show at Perry Lawson Fine Art this summer, a new gallery in Nyack, New York. Shares Monroe, “My husband and I plan to get a golden retriever this spring. I am looking at
No Matter the Distance
The Class of 1959 showed up in great numbers to celebrate their 65th Reunion in May! Thanks in large part to the enthusiasm and encouragement of Reunion Committee Chair Carol Wilson Garvey ’59, many members of the class returned to campus for Alumnae Weekend. Even those unable to attend in person joined the 1959 reunion tea by Zoom.
a site to get the retriever in Maine, as one of my classmates from Bryn Mawr, Mimi Edmunds ’61, lives up there and my husband and I would love to visit Mimi and Maine.”
CITA STUNTZ STELZER ’61’s third book on Winston Churchill, Churchill’s American Network: The Forging of the Special Relationship was published in February 2024. “I’ll be sending you a copy for the Bryn Mawr library of course!” shares Cita. Editor’s Note [BMS]: Thank you, Cita! “BTW, I loved getting the valentine card from a member of the Bryn Mawr Class of 2025!”
1962
Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassador Kate LeBoutillier O’Neill ’62
BETSY MASON BAKER ’62: “Five years ago, we moved back to Baltimore from Columbia, Maryland, where we had lived for 45 years, brought up our three children and where I had studied and practiced acupuncture for 35 years. We now live in a funky artsand-crafts-style bungalow one mile from where I grew up and walked to school for 13 years. Who knew! Now our three children and three grandchildren all live in Baltimore too. And because they think we are OLD at 80, they are around and helpful. And it was very helpful this fall when Timmy had a hiatal hernia repair and couldn’t lift anything for a while, and I had a back fusion in October and couldn’t bend, twist or lift (sounds like a dance). Looking forward to being in my garden this spring and going to Maine, where we have been spending many of our summers.”
HELEN LOCH BARBER ’62: “I am still here in the Sonoran Desert in Tucson and loving it. Life is full of lots of plants
outside, and I have access to multiple greenhouses with more plants and one filled with adeniums and orchids from around the world. Life is good and quiet (except when the cats decide to play in the middle of the night).”
LESLIE BEDFORD ’62: “I left in March on my umpteenth trip to Japan. My husband and I are research scholars, or some such, in a program at Tokyo University. The last time we went was five years ago and it was a piece of cake. This time, just herding together the 13 or so drugs I need for various conditions, serious and not so, is turning me into a total basket case. Not sure one should do such things approaching 80. But our kids, who lived there, and their kids are all coming for a short stay. In other words this is BIG, and under the anxiety can be found some genuine excitement. In any case, I am very lucky in this and many other ways.”
ANN THOMAS BRODY ’62: “I’m planning to celebrate my 80th in October with a trip to New Zealand with a friend. After that, a total knee replacement. A perfect synopsis of the future that lies ahead for us in our 80s. Let us hope the positive will outweigh the negative.”
SUNNY LEVERING BROWN ’62: “Life in Boulder, Colorado, is quiet and routine, which I like and my crazy/sweet cat likes as well. I am celebrating my 80th by putting my house on the market, expecting this will make some options more possible, such as travel to Botswana, where I think they still have wildlife and some safety. With all the required tests for the sore hip, the ticker, the teeth, etc. the old body is holding up quite well. My frequent walks in the foothills are a steady reminder of how much I like my home and the snow-capped Front Range. My son is a constant presence here and my go-to for most any
help I might need. He is a big, strong, gun-toting guy, who melts when my kitty lets him get close enough to stroke.”
BEV DAVIS ’62: “Thanks to all you cool old ladies for this beloved longtime connection. I’m holding together pretty well. COVID last spring smacked me hard in the head: a lot of sleepiness, confusion, not listening, not remembering; the usual, but much more so. It seems to be wearing off at last, back to a more familiar level of woolgathering. Plenty of therapeutic tramping around the woods at Cylburn, although a plan to walk Hadrian’s Wall won’t happen this year. (Maybe should have done that earlier?) In spite of ‘cat lady’ not fitting my self-image, a fifth not-entirely-socialized rescue feline has joined the household. Naturally Iris Bierlein ’01 is alarmed. Still favoring natural history over fiction. Recent good reads: Ed Yong’s An Immense World, and even better Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth’s Extinct Worlds (somehow comforting). Love and tolerable health to you all.”
ELEANOR FREY COUNSELMAN ’62: “First, 80 is still a little ways away for me, but Chuck (now 80) is an inhouse example of continued vitality. Moreover, we live in a retirement community (Brookhaven in Lexington, Massachusetts) where 80 is young! I retired at the end of the summer after 53 years of psychotherapy practice. I miss some of my clients, but I love having time to do other things and not having the constant responsibility. I have time to hang out with friends, volunteer and try new things: a biweekly Shakespeare class, a four-week online chemistry class (I never understood chemistry in college), and I just started a weekly watercolor painting class. Our two-state life continues: Massachusetts during the week and
Connecticut on weekends to hang out with our two grandchildren (ages 8 and 9).”
TINA JOHNSON DAALDEROP ’62:
“At this stage of my life the past has become front and center, and it feels so good to have this Bryn Mawr connection. I think often of how fortunate we were to have been raised in our generation. I was written up as a community elder in a well-respected local magazine and found it very exciting to be acknowledged. The town now runs our music café, creating more time for me to join our Bolton (Ontario) Probus Club, where I organize activities and excursions to discover new places in our area. Matt and I were about to take off for an amazing tour of Ecuador, but at the very last minute (as a new patient in a Stroke Prevention Clinic) he had an MRI that showed he’d recently had two small strokes. He is undergoing more extensive tests and, as disappointed as we were to have to cancel our trip, we are incredibly thankful to find this excellent program.”
PAT MORRIS FRANKLIN ’62:
“Great to hear how ‘young at heart’ we all are! Must say my body doesn’t seem to be in total agreement—and various parts complain about this aging process—but all in all doing well. I am hoping to get to Vancouver, British Columbia, with two Smith friends in September—one coming from New Hampshire and one from California—to celebrate our 80th birthdays. Trips are few and far between now. It all depends on how my almost-90year-old husband is doing by September—not very mobile but still with a good mind. We are so fortunate to have all six of our children living nearby, and are continually baffled about how fast grandchildren grow up! Good health, happiness and hugs to you all.”
BERRY MARSHALL HOAK ’62: “Last year, Dale and I moved from our house of 45 years
to Verena, a senior community here in Williamsburg, close to the library, friends, town and doctors (thanks to the unique design of our house it sold in less than 24 hours!).
At Thanksgiving our children and grandchildren claimed everything not marked ‘KEEP.’ Now, through FaceTime, it is fun to see our stuff of 56 years in their homes. Dale’s vascular dementia and vascular Parkinson’s had caused our sudden move. Unpredicted bump in the road: he is temporarily in rehab recovering from complications following a bad bout with COVID, but I look forward to lots of time
together to enjoy our new two-bedroom apartment with its balcony and new friends. Our couple’s book group of 45 years meets in two weeks; I hope they can join us there.”
JUDY TEMKIN IRVINE ’62: “Like Eleanor Frey Counselman ’62 (though she is a little younger than I am), I will not yet turn 80 this year, but I expect to benefit from reading how those of you who do will handle it. I guess I’m hoping for wisdom about aging, rather than denial (my own strategy, which is getting harder to maintain).
I still live in the house in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that my late
Singer, Writer and Athlete
Tina Johnson Daalderop ’62 was featured in an In the Hills article about her community life, including volunteering with the Humber Valley Heritage Trail Association, Orangeville Concert Association and Meals on Wheels.
husband and I bought in 1999, but I begin to wonder how long I’ll be physically able to stay in it, especially since I don’t have family anywhere near. Anyway, though retired from teaching, I am still doing academic work, just at a bit slower pace with somewhat less travel. I’m also still a bit involved in local theater. Health is not perfect but certainly could be a lot worse.”
CHARLOTTE KING LILLY ’62: “Since I have my 80th birthday coming up very soon, I have been reflecting on that a little bit. I think that overall I feel very grateful that things are as good for me as they are. I’m still active and able to do most things, although I have (I think) learned to appreciate the simpler things. I love seeing the birds at the feeder or in my birdbath. As the flowers grow and the butterflies and bees come, I feel good that I have somehow contributed to their well-being by providing the plants they need. Happy birthday to all of you as you turn 80. It’s not so bad. Love to you all.”
DORIANNE “DI” LOW ’62: “I enjoy my Unitarian Universalist church community in Harvard Square (likable people, varied and good music, comforting and understanding sermons, various groups and gettogethers). I belong to a writing group, which has shrunk from every Monday to once a month, and a monthly Bryn Mawr College alumnae book club. Another group, called WomenExplore, has planned spring and fall lecture series for the past 50 years. But as we have grown older (and fewer) our programs have grown more flexible and social.
I am grateful that when I was younger I was able to travel on four continents but sad that, since COVID, there are now fears about my balance (I need a cane on uneven surfaces).
I haven’t shared Christmas
with my brothers and their families in Baltimore. I have missed getting together with Bev Davis ’62 but happily enjoyed Thanksgiving with local cousins, and was able to share Christmas with my third brother and his family in western Massachusetts.”
DEBBY SHEPHARD JENCKS ’62: “Approaching 80 in June and I have to admit that I do feel older, so I don’t have as much energy as I did. This winter, the four Jenckses spent five days in St. Augustine, Florida, sharing a house with Ann Thomas Brody ’62 and her son Thomas. (The rest of the younger Brodys were otherwise occupied). Lots of history! I didn’t know that slaves escaped to the Spanish territory for freedom and how much back and forth there was between the Spanish and British. I am so despondent about the state of the world— Gaza, Ukraine and the possibility that Donald Trump might win—that it’s hard to send a cheery post. But I do love hearing from everyone.”
BUNNY GANS SALISBURY ’62: “This has not been a good year for me. Charlie died Oct 30 of progressive supranuclear palsy—miss him so. Debby Shephard Jencks ’62, Campbell Baker Whisnand ’62 and Francie McCabe McWilliams ’62 were at the service; it was a great comfort to have them there. I am now back in Naples, Florida, where we had moved to a wonderful retirement community, and I have wonderful support but am trying to figure out my future. My two daughters and I are going to Miraval in Austin, Texas, to be together and learn about ourselves and what lies ahead. My granddaughter is graduating from Calvert this year. Annie, her mom, went to RPCS, so I know she will end up there: she is a good student, leader and fantastic athlete with many friends at Bryn Mawr, which is good.
80 is coming up. Wow, can we believe it. Best to all.”
FRANCIE MCCABE MCWILLIAMS ’62: “It has been fun hearing what’s going on in everyone’s life since Bryn Mawr and remembering the time we spent there together. It has been three years since my husband died and a year since I retired from the Johns Hopkins University Press; both have been a bigger adjustment than I expected. I am now happily practicing retirement. My three kids are living out of town: Michael and his family are in Boston, Edelen will soon be in Brooklyn and James and his family are in New Jersey. It’s an easy train ride to visit all, so we get to hang out often. Debby Shephard Jencks ’62 and I had lunch with Bunny Gans Salisbury ’62 and Ann Thomas Brody ’62 when they were in town. It was great to visit.”
CAMPBELL BAKER WHISNAND ’62: “We are in Florida and things are fine. Super weather has made it great for family visitors; now the washing machine is happily grinding away. We go back to Rumson, New Jersey, just before Memorial Day and are planning a trip to Scotland (guess with a name like Campbell it should have happened sooner). Planning to be in Barcelona for some of the America’s Cup races. Children and grandchildren are doing well. One headed for law school, two in college and one at Saint George’s in Newport, Rhode Island. Recently had lunch with Bunny Gans Salisbury ’62. Hard to believe we are 80-year-olds talking about things and people 60 years ago. Wishing you all health and happiness. Loved Leslie Bedford ’62’s comment about packing the pills for travel. Who would have thought in 1962 that health would be the number one wish for all?”
DUTCH KENDALL TYLER ’62: “It has been quite a different life for me over the past four
years. In March 2020 my husband of 42 years died just at the beginning of COVID lockdowns. I made it through with the help of my daughter Leslie Furlong ’87 and her husband and son. I was part of their ‘pod’ and had dinner with them most nights. After a year and a half, I decided that I needed to go out and meet more people. The result is that I am now a bride! John Coale and I got married at the Towson courthouse last November 7 with my three daughters, John’s brother Joe and his sister Nancy in attendance. We will be going on our honeymoon to Italy next month. It’s been fun and exciting and, of course, I have a new lease on life!”
MARY HASSETT MILES ’62: “Well, Dutch Kendall Tyler ’62, you do beat all! Little did Bev Davis ’62 know in her message just how cool one of the ‘cool old ladies’ really is! Congratulations and all the best wishes to you, John and your new family! All is well here with Bill and me, considering our age and stage in general. We are off to the left coast soon for his mother’s 10 1st birthday, followed by a visit to Portland for the 43rd birthday of daughter Evelyn Miles Thompson ’99 and to celebrate my 80th before returning in early April. Time just keeps on passing! Looking forward to another summer on Cape Cod, and maybe getting back to Canada too. Despite the decades, it seems we all still have a lot ahead—avanti!”
SUE NAQUIN ’62: “Life in central New Jersey continues to be interesting. My recent (academic, long, expensive) book, Gods of Mount Tai, won this year’s Association for Asian Studies prize for the best book on China Before 1900. It’s hardly a Pulitzer but still gratifying.”
VI GRAVEURE PATEK ’62: “Luckily, I am enjoying good health as is my husband
Mark as we approach our 57th anniversary! Our daughters live in Maine, North Carolina and New Mexico, and their families are doing fine. The six children and grandchildren love to visit us because there is so much to do here in Nahant, Massachusetts, a tiny town on an island connected to the mainland by a tombolo—a natural sort of causeway. One square mile of New England charm with sailing, swimming and bicycling. My mother died at age 102 last April. It was time. After the Ivory Tower Falls by Will Bunch is a revelatory examination of the history of education in our lifetimes. I led discussions of it in two different book groups and it proved to be an outstanding book for discussions.”
LINDSAY SCHUYLER (CAROLYN SMITH) ’62: “Still in Bangkok, I have no immediate plans to walk across England, or to marry, etc., so I will live vicariously through my ’62 classmates. Backstory: I had not had seasonal flu for 35 years. This past year I have had it twice, also nasty bronchitis (sounded like a seal), two episodes of sinus infection affecting my balance and an old shoulder injury being a sore nuisance. My horizons, however, have been widened from hours of watching nature and travel documentaries, rugby, Formula One racing, grand sumo wrestling and news broadcasts from eight countries. I am slowly regaining my energy and will return to regular yoga and swimming soon. I have much concern for the future of the United States and the coming election. If Orange Man escapes the short arm of the law and wins, I will (once again) have to tell people I meet that I am Canadian, eh?”
DONNA WHITELEY SIEVERTS ’62: “Things are going well. We go back and forth from Fenwick, Delaware, to Charlotte, North Carolina, to Towson,
Maryland. Still trying to decide where we want to land. Three grandchildren and a black lab are keeping us busy. John has finally retired and we are adjusting. I look forward to a Class Zoom.”
ALEX VON STACKELBERG STARR ’62: “When asked about how we are, Peter and I answer, ‘We’re vertical!’ Our perspectives have changed a bit as we’ve aged. Peter is on a very expensive medicine that stops the continued spread of his prostate cancer. So far so good. We’re now more behind the scenes with the League of Women Voters, training the younger generations on non-partisanship—not well practiced in today’s political scene. Our daughter continues her work treating trauma victims with equine therapy, while our son has the perfect job for him as a habitat biologist. We still have fun with our two Chesapeake Bay retrievers (ages 2 and 11) and love living on the ranch, with views of San Francisco and the hills to our north and east. After a big snowfall we can see the Sierras, which resemble a large vanilla ice cream cone.”
KATE LEBOUTILLIER O’NEILL ’62: “Sending birthday hugs to my wonderful classmates. Since 1963, you’ve made gathering the news interesting and fun. You’re the best! Sometimes I feel like the Road Runner, dashing straight off the cliff then running in midair (until he looks down!). So far, so good though. No splat. Our grandson and granddaughter live right around the corner: learning and growing fast, challenging us to board games and beating our pants off every time. I dance with Jazzercise four hours per week, read (usually) good stuff with two very different book groups and serve on both our local planning board and the master plan study team. Still singing tenor in our community chorus and excited about three spring concerts: a multi-group
fundraiser for the Trenton Children’s Chorus; then our own spring concert featuring the Fauré Requiem (which I sang with the Bryn Mawr Glee Club!) and ‘Out of the Ashes of Holocaust,’ by Baltimoreborn composer Josh Fishbein, based on his family’s true story first told in The Baltimore Sun; then in June, the grand finale singing the Requiem again, this time at Carnegie Hall!”
1963
LOUISE ROYSTER BROWN ’63 is finally “retiring, having spent 33 years as executive
director of the Shadyside Hospital Foundation and 20 before that as director of the Pittsburgh Department of Parks and Recreation! Not sure I will know what to do with all this free time! Jim and I are enjoying wonderful meals at our son Jimmy’s restaurant (Frick Park Tavern) in Pittsburgh. We don’t get back to Baltimore much, but still keep in touch with best friends and classmates from Bryn Mawr: Fritzi Farber Kallop ’63, Brooke Carrick Widen ’63 and Rosalie McCabe ’63.”
What Was School Like?
Fourth graders asked alumnae questions about their Bryn Mawr years during Alumnae Weekend. What has stayed the same? A deep love for the school and classmates!
1964
KIM MEANS BEARD ’64 is still living in Free Union, Virginia, outside of Charlottesville.
“John and I appear to be intending to stay put in this house as long as is humanly possible. Given that he is something of a hoarder, and the sort of person who always needs to be doing something outside—involving building or repairing something—the idea of moving simply doesn’t fly. The most interesting thing that has happened in the past year is that our eldest offspring is now our daughter, being we are the parents of a 48-year-old trans woman. She is part of a group of friends who have opened a store on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall called The Beautiful Idea. The store is doing well, and is indeed a beautiful idea. And she is very happy with her identity. Our other offspring is a part-time actor, and a general handyman who does odd jobs for his neighbors.”
“It’s been a year of adjustments for me,” shares DOTTIE DOWLING ’64. “Howard has been on assisted living at Brightview in Towson for 18 months. He is dealing with several health issues but he is doing well and has made lots of friends there. I’m living in the house and looking after my little family of foxes who have been visiting daily since 2005. I go to the gym every day and walk 5 miles on their track. My only grandchild is a senior at Princeton University and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation this May she will be working for Goldman Sachs in New York. My daughter Lisa and her husband live about a mile from me.”
Dottie Dowling ’64 and her granddaughter, who is a senior at Princeton University.
“Steve and I still live in Montpelier, Vermont,” writes CAROLE NAQUIN ’64, “and we hunkered down during the pandemic, only going to the Maine coast and South Wellfleet. We did a lot of Zooming with our two children and friends. In 2022 and 2023 we began traveling again and went to Morocco (where I had been in 1970) and to Portugal and France last fall. We escaped COVID until this past Christmas, when our town had a surge and we finally both got it. COVID stole a lot of our remaining travel time, so there are many places to travel to before we can’t. This spring we’ll go to Culebra, Puerto Rico, during Vermont’s mud season for the turquoise water and tropical greenery. I spend my time painting landscapes and people in oils and pastels. My studio is bursting and I am so grateful for being able to paint with my artist friends inside and en plein air. Looking forward to our 60th reunion and seeing all my childhood girlfriends.”
BARBARA TAYLOR
SCHOFIELD ’64 is “happily still living in my family home in Lake Falls. My daughter and family are in the main part of the house. I have a nice attached apartment. It’s a perfect setup. I am still working in the hotel business four half-days a week.
I love what I do and it keeps me busy. I have no plans of completely retiring as long as I still have all my marbles. Life is good for this old lady.”
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MARIANNE COOPER LEE ’66 lives in Antigua, Guatemala, (a UNESCO World Heritage city) six months of the year from November to May. Writes Marianne, “We have an amazing Antigua International School that Wyllys Terry, my partner of 27 years, helped found 12 years ago. We have an exchange program with Bryn Mawr where students from here spend 3 weeks over
Thanksgiving in Baltimore, and Bryn Mawr students come here for our world-class Easter celebrations. So wonderful to be meeting the next generation of Bryn Mawr girls in our adopted country with so much culture to experience. Definitely a small world.”
DAWN VICTORIA OBRECHT ’66 writes, “I continue to love hiking and hunting the Colorado mountains and spending time with my husband (who still works from home, for himself, in real estate investment). I enjoy my (very busy) six grandchildren, two of whom live close enough to walk to our home. Last year we visited our 3 extra grands
Family Counts
Dawn Victoria Obrecht ’66 and her husband enjoy spending time with her children and grandchildren, and hiking the Colorado mountains.
from our former exchange student in Brazil, staying with their family as we have in the past. Much of my time for the past 40 years has been filled with mentoring women and participating in recovery from addiction. Hoping to see any classmates who are around in Baltimore in May for my 50-year medical school reunion, the same time as Alumnae Weekend.”
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Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassador Carroll Rowland Barrett ’68.
“For much of my life, I have been fortunate to be able to travel,” writes Class Ambassador CARROLL ROWLAND BARRETT ’68 “I alternate between land tours and river cruises. I have loved everywhere I’ve been and can’t say which trip has been my favorite. I am going to Turkey and France this year. Also, I visit my son in Florida and daughter in Maine several times a year, and have a daughter in Baltimore. Those of us local Bryn Mawr grads meet a few times a year for lunch, and we always include Ellie Adams Lewis ’68, Sophie Cadwalader Hayes ’68 and Mike Chesser, husband of Susan Faust Chesser ’68, who has passed.”
Shares LINDA KOCH HEDDLESTON ’68, “I’m enjoying my post-May 2022 retirement living and getting involved in my new community here in Lakewood, Ohio, in various ways. Somehow I have managed to be involved in four book clubs (lots of overlapping titles) to different degrees, including being the leader in one of the groups. I am knitting like crazy and have added pickleball to my normal workout routine. And I volunteer at an array of nonprofits in the area.
My primary focus is on my family as my three children continue to live in Lakewood, and I am still amazed and grateful that they are all so close by. I enjoy spending time with my two grandsons, ages 2 and 4, with lots of one-on-one time.”
In October 2023, TERRY INMAN CONLON ’68 finally had a much-needed knee replacement. “All went well and I’m finished with physical therapy. I still need surgery for my right knee, but I can wait a bit. My wonderful sister Gail Inman Prather ’65—who is a registered nurse—took care of me, making fabulous meals and helping me with home therapy. I also want to thank many of my classmates for encouraging phone calls, cards and visits. I have enjoyed Bryn Mawr luncheons and Zooming with classmates. We are all so lucky to have each other! I love retirement and love being close to my wonderful granddaughters! Life is good!”
KAREN MARBURG ’68 reports that all is relatively good, considering…Grateful for her good health, fortunate circumstances and opportunity/ desire to share hardships and joy with friends and family. She credits her parents foremost, some of her female role models, Roland Park Public Elementary School teachers and Bryn Mawr for their major influence in how she “handles” what life brings. Happy to be an Oregon resident for almost nine years now. Her mantra these days is to take agency for causes that support voting rights and promote equality and communication, while grabbing the positive every day. “Carpe diem!”
“I never thought I would leave New York City or retire,” writes DEBBIE EPPLER MACINTYRE ’68, “but after both my children moved out west a few years ago, I decided how important their proximity was! So last year I retired and moved to
Littleton, Colorado, a lovely suburb of Denver, where my daughter Amanda lives. The most exciting news is that I am now a grandmother to Cole (my eldest) and Dani’s son Roy, currently 15 months old, and to Amanda and Brian’s son Everett, almost a year old.
A whole new world has opened up to me! I can finally spend time with Cole and his family in Los Angeles, and be there for Amanda and her family, who live a few miles away!
One of the best parts is that Roy and Everett are only 3 months apart and our families have already been on some fun adventures together.”
“My husband Bob Douglas, our cat Lovey Dovey and I live on the Magothy River in Pasadena, Maryland,” shares CANDY CHANDLER ’68
“We enjoy gardening, boating, crabbing and just sitting on the patio enjoying the view. We like traveling to Hawaii a couple times a year. We have two daughters who both recently moved to North Carolina.
I am happily retired and plan to resume volunteer work soon. Another fun activity is our Bryn Mawr friends group Zoom every few weeks, also luncheons twice a year.”
ERIN BUTLER-SENKEL ’68 lives in Arnold, Maryland, with her husband Art, two cats (Gus and Tweaks) and many thousand bees. Both her son and daughter’s family live nearby and they enjoy getting together as often as busy schedules allow. “Hoping to travel West with the group to Grand Teton and Yellowstone this summer. Still Zooming and enjoying semi-annual lunches with the local Bryn Mawr classmates.”
“I still have a practice as a marriage and family therapist, and I love the work,” reports LAURIE BROOKS ’68. “I’m also on the faculty of a nonprofit organization in Georgetown. I’ve been married for nearly
35 years, have two grown adult children and a brilliant 8-year-old grandson lol. We’ve lived in Columbia for 28 years and we love the area.”
CAROL DANDY BECKLEY ’68 continues to be very involved with over 60 Afghan refugees “who were brought here after the Taliban took over their country in August 2021. This past fall I was asked to speak at the Walter Dandy Neurosurgical Lecture series at Johns Hopkins Hospital. A young neurosurgeon from Khost, Afghanistan, joined me on the trip. This gave him the unique opportunity to meet Johns Hopkins Hospital physicians, who invited him to scrub in for two days of neurosurgery. This opportunity changed the trajectory of his life and he is now hoping to move his family to the United States in the next few years. In my spare time, I hang out with Drew, our boxer Pippi and our son and his wife and two boys in Austin. And I visit my 98-year-old mother, Anne Allen Boyce Dandy ’45 in Baltimore and my daughter State Representative Robyn Beckley Vining and family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Whenever possible, we head up to the western slope of Colorado to hike and play in the mountains with my sister Nancy Dandy Patz ’72. Our beloved classmate Sally Dixon Isaacs ’68 passed away from cancer in fall of 2022. We had been friends since first grade at Calvert. My heart is still broken over her death, as are the hearts of all of her Bryn Mawr classmates. Carroll Rowland Barrett ’68’s mother (Barbara Burns Moorhead ’45) and my mother (Anne Allen Boyce Dandy ’45) graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1945.”
MARY EBERHARDT
HOLTZMAN ’68 enjoys the “monthly Zoom calls with Bryn Mawr friends set up by Candy Chandler ’68. This way I get to hear from friends I rarely see.
And catch up on their lives and their news. We had some good news over the summer. In July 2023, my husband Allan had successful heart surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital to repair a heart valve. Afterwards he also had a good experience in their cardiac unit where he got great care from the nursing staff as well as the doctors. Both Allan and I are retired and we enjoy walking, reading, movies and keeping up with the news. We enjoy visiting with our friends. We also enjoy visiting with our daughter Elizabeth. And we also enjoy visiting with our son Matthew, our daughter-in-law Emily
and their daughter, and our granddaughter, Zulma. This summer we hope we can take a trip north and visit friends and family, including our son Matthew and his family who live in Maine in the summer.”
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“Hello everybody,” starts LINDSEY FRYER BRAMWELL ’69
“I live in San Miguel de Allende, in the high desert of Mexico. I love my life here: circuit training, gardening, building projects, loving the dog and great friends. Hope you are all well.”
Louise Woods Eaton ’69, Polly Gorman
Welliver ’69 and Jenifer Almond ’69 at the Alumnae Memorial Gathering, recognizing those alumnae who have passed away.
Lindsey Fryer Bramwell ’69 loves life with her dog in San Miguel de Allende.
“It was the honor of a lifetime,” shares SARA KLEPPINGER FORNACIARI ’69, “to be inducted into the Mid-Atlantic Tennis Hall of Fame during the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Mid-Atlantic Section on December 1, 2023. Fifty years in the tennis industry, starting as the first woman attorney/agent in that world and continuing involvement full-time in women’s tennis, has certainly had a major return.”
“All’s well here on the Eastern Shore,” reports KATE EDMUNDS LAMOTTE ’69. “I’m still working full time for the University of Maryland Medical System, but have a lot of flexibility and am mostly in my home office. Spent a week in Philly last August and was able to have a great catch-up with Bridget Murnaghan ’69 and Hugh over lunch. Otherwise, Matt and I enjoyed a trip to France and London in 2022
where we spent time with his French cousins (my 12 years of French at Bryn Mawr was revived!) and with my London cousins. Looking forward to a trip to northern Italy in late May. My girls Grace (30) and Elaine (29) live in Easton and Cambridge, respectively; the former is an interior designer in St. Michaels and the latter has recently started a new job in development for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. I see Leighton King Wheeler ’69 and Anne King ’69 as much as busy schedules permit, and keep in frequent touch with Beth Barker White ’69 I’m always happy to see Bryn Mawr alums who are passing through Easton on their way to the beach!”
Reports COLLEEN DONAHUE LORENZEN ’69, “Last year we sold our house in Towson and moved to the Pacific Northwest. After we sold it, but before we moved, my husband was told he needed urgent open heart surgery. While waiting for that, I lost vision in my left eye and had to have a vitrectomy (surgery and recovery was the stuff of nightmares—look it up). We had to live in an extendedstay hotel for two months before going west. Then six weeks living with my son and his family before we finally found a house. It’s 720 square feet, built in 1942 by the Army Corps of Engineers during the war. On a flight path of Boeing, Renton Municipal Airport and Sea-Tac. It’s beautiful here but they didn’t lie about the rain. Still happy to be near our two boys, so it’s worth it but has been quite an adjustment.”
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Shares MARK ALLEN
HOFFBERGER ’70, “My husband Michael and I continue to run our business and enjoy some traveling and gardening at our
home. I still love to hike and climb mountains and look forward to trying out my new knee several times this year. Hoping to see my classmates at our next big reunion in 2025!”
DAISY HOPKINSYOUNGQUIST ’70 reports that in June 2023, she did “finally retire from Maharam (a premier supplier of fine textiles, rugs, wallcoverings and leather to the design community)” where she enjoyed working as their Maryland-D.C. rep for over three-and-a-half decades. “I certainly enjoy a more relaxed lifestyle,” shares Daisy, “but decided that a few days a week of work would be good for me, so I went to work for Betty Cooke at The Store Limited in Cross Keys. It’s good to stay busy and connected. Going forward, Gavin and I hope to enjoy more travel, golf, gardening and being with friends and family.”
MEG TIPPER ’70 writes, “Imagine my surprise and delight when Mallory Harris Kubicek ’70 told me that Anne Legg Reigeluth ’70 was living in Vermont, just 25 minutes from me! It has been a great joy to reconnect after so many years, to reminisce about our younger selves, going to Bryn Mawr and growing up around Lake Roland, and to get to know the women we are now. We have so much in common.”
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Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassador Margaret Perry Daniel ’71
Shares MARY ELLEN BECKELHEIMER PORTER ’71, “It’s been a little tough since my husband David passed away in September 2022, but I’m doing my best to adjust to life without him. I am still working in the development office at Gilman (now called the Office of Advancement)
as associate director, securing major and planned gifts for the school. My current plans are to work for at least another year. I’m still living in the same old Victorian house in Glyndon, replacing knob-and-tube wiring and renovating rooms that haven’t been touched since we moved in 1985 (Nan Nelson ’71 will understand better than anyone, and I still want her contractor). My older daughter Maggie Porter Geraghty ’04, her husband Patrick and their daughters Maeve and Cassidy live 15 minutes away in an equally-old Victorian on Cottage Lane, off Hillside Road in Stevenson. Cassidy will be 3 in January, Maeve will be 5 in April and they are expecting a little sister in mid-February. The girls are a delight and keep me on my toes; I am very fortunate to have them all so nearby. My younger daughter, Grace (Garrison Forest ’11), moved home after David died and is living with me. She works remotely as assistant general counsel for a company in Raleigh that helps drug and medical device manufacturers navigate the Food and Drug Administration approval process. It’s an interesting job and she seems to like it. And no billable hours! Grace brought along her dog, who joined my dog and two cats —it’s nice to have company and fortunately all the animals get along. In the future, I hope to do some traveling if I can find someone to travel with me. Nan Nelson ’71’s adventures in Africa looked amazing, and at some point it would be nice to visit Europe again. We’ll see. In the meantime, I hope all of my classmates are healthy, happy and enjoying life.”
LUCY CHILDS BASKAUSKAS ’71 reports, “Ed and I are moving to West Bath, Maine, this summer and into a brand new and sturdy house. It will be cozy and set towards the back of our two acres, where the builders discovered a very old,
iconic rock wall that travels into the woods quite a ways. Researching its intriguing history is a future project. My sister Anne Childs ’68 lives down the road and other Bryn Mawr friends and acquaintances live in the state or visit during summers. When our address is official (not just ‘lot’), I’ll let you all know. Baltimore is a 1.5-hour flight down and I’m excited to be able to make visits! Hoping everyone is healthy and thriving!”
MERRY LYCETT HARRISON ’71 writes, “For the last four years I have worked with the prestigious Moab Music Festival to establish a summer string camp for youth in Moab, Utah. (Yes, I still play my violin.) We started with twelve campers and this year we think we will have 50! It offers me a way to pay it forward in memory of our beloved violin teacher at Bryn Mawr, Anne Lane Vosough. I also enjoyed a visit from Muffy McCosh Vasale ’71 and her sisters.”
From CAROLINE LAMB ’71: “Poet and novelist Leonard Cohen said: ‘70 is indisputably not youth. It’s not extreme old age, but it’s the foothills of old age.’ I am consciously trying to navigate this age thing judiciously and positively and remind myself to feel thankful every day for another day on planet Earth! This has been a good year for us. My biggest news is I got married! Twice, in fact, to my wonderful partner of 15 years, Peter Jump. This past June we went to the courthouse in Charlottesville, Virginia, and exchanged vows in a court square across the street. It was lovely. My son Nick came as our witness and photographer. The second time was just as moving and lots of fun with almost all our respective children present at the beach in South Carolina over Christmas. My other news, I am still working part time at my old job for an
experiential graphic design fabricator. I get to play tennis several times a week (and just signed up for a United States Tennis Association league this spring, which I can’t believe I did!). And finally, I’ve started oil painting again. Family news: my son Nick lives in Charlottesville, where he works in sales for a homebuilder. We have lunch together every week, which I relish. And my other son Chris is a firefighter and paramedic living in Detroit with his lovely new wife Moria. My love and warmest wishes to all of you septuagenarians!”
NAN NELSON ’71 writes, “biggest news is that I had an amazing three-week trip to Kenya the fall of 2023. Most of it was ‘on safari,’ but I ended the trip with three days on the Indian Ocean, just swimming and relaxing under the palm trees. The safari experience was beyond my expectations. I had no idea that I would be so impacted by the landscape and seeing wildlife as it should be, with all the beauty as well as danger. Seeing the animals in their natural habitat was breathtaking. The birdlife was also incredible. It makes me think my backyard supply of starlings and sparrows needs an upgrade. I’m already trying to explore ways to get back. “Otherwise, life is ‘as usual.’ While I retired from teaching, I am still tutoring. I currently have three students. Now that most of them are in high school, they keep me on my toes. My kids are mostly gifted students (working with me for enrichment) and talented musicians. I am NOT involved in their musical education as I have no sense of rhythm or ear of any sort. I’ve had all of them since either the second or third grade. It’s been so fun to see them evolve into young adults. At the moment, I am also vice president of a land trust and a small island library as well as a horticultural co-chair in my garden club. I am looking
to reduce my responsibilities. I guess I’m getting lazy. My 1756 house also keeps me on my toes. I’m currently having all my second-floor windows converted to double-paned. What is awesome about my contractors is they preserve the window sashes rather than replace them. During the fall of 2022, I met up with Lena Sjöberg Westman ’71 in Sweden and then we traveled together in southwestern France. As always, we had a blast. So that’s me at the moment.”
MARGARET PERRY DANIEL ’71 reports, “My husband Dabney and I are both fully retired but stay busy. I’m in two book clubs, take a weekly French class and do a fair amount of volunteer work. And Dara and Irish, our two rescue dogs, are great company and keep us exercising, as they need lots of walks! We are finally traveling again as COVID seems to be less threatening. We’re going to Scotland this May and to Lake Tahoe in June for our nephew’s wedding, which we’ll follow with a few days at Yosemite. Dabney and I had a fun visit last spring with Tina Crocker ’71 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Tina gave us a great tour of Lancaster, which is a lovely spot and well worth a visit. Tina got together with Sydney Hopkins ’71, Liz Franke Deford ’71 and Connie Imboden ’71 in Baltimore to celebrate their 70th birthdays. We had a good visit with Carol Goldsborough Jarrett ’71 and her husband Bill, who are still in Atlanta but travel frequently to Maryland and Virginia to see family. I’ve really enjoyed hearing what the Class of 1971 is up to these days. Please stay in touch!”
LENA SJÖBERG WESTMAN ’71 shares, “My family is expanding by my two daughters. Our fourth grandchild, a girl named Klara, was born October 2023. So now both daughters have two children, and they and their ski-crazy husbands have
decided to leave Stockholm for the north, which offers the outdoors, nature and more affordable housing. They discovered, as many young adults have, that working can be done from anywhere… And bringing up kids got easier too—except the extra space needed for both these new lifestyles. For us this means a long ride to get to them. But since I’m from the north originally, I congratulate them since their kids will grow up learning to ski, which I also still enjoy, both alpine and cross country. My twin sons are still bachelors and in Stockholm (one lived five years in New York working for Square); but since they love surfing, they are now in Sri Lanka for a long vacation. My husband and I live calmer lives ��. We are busy keeping ourselves healthy (an issue becoming more important every year, especially when so many around us start having problems). We are still fit and enjoy being a back office to our grandchildren. We meet them and our kids (in total 12) over the summer at our summer house, which we finally extended and upgraded. We visited Estonia last summer and its capital Tallinn has an old town centre, which is World Heritage and worth seeing. We also took a ferry from the harbor town Pärnu to a tiny island Ruhnu, close to Latvia in the Baltic. It has only 50 inhabitants today but was inhabited by Swedish seal hunters for centuries. They all fled during Nazi occupation or otherwise got killed. It’s a history we never got to know about in school. My school friends, who were secondgeneration Estonians, never mentioned their background or avoided it to melt in. So we only talked about fun things like our future, etc. Having been working with the Baltic countries, I now admire them all for their strong national pride and bravery to stand
up against Russia. They know what can happen if we don’t all stand up more for Ukraine. So let’s hope peace will have a better chance in 2024 and that also the United States (still such an important part) will be able and willing to stand by them and us, even if struggling with its own issues. I never thought I would be pro-NATO, but now we see a need for it after 250 years of peace in our country. Nan Nelson ’71 and I still travel and Skype together after 52 years of friendship, thanks to AFS and Bryn Mawr. Lots of love and hope to you and all of our ’71 class.”
RANDY WAGNER ’71 writes, “I am still working on the little house near my mother’s home in Baltimore. It’s no longer tiny, just little. George and I are headed back to Baltimore mid-April to check on things and then will take a 44thyear anniversary trip. We’re headed to our niece’s wedding in Vermont, so we’ll take a road trip through Quebec and environs, and get to practice French! I am so busy all the time. How did I ever work? I’m doing work with my community association and a garden group called Maui Green & Beautiful. We’re trying to get people to let their parking lot trees grow for shade. We’re really enjoying our grandkids. All three are here on Maui. We’re so lucky.”
ELLEN WHITE ’71 has an “illustrated history of Key West coming out November 2024 called Key West: Paradise Found published by Pineapple Press/Globe Pequot. You can pre-order on Amazon now! Otherwise, my husband, a saltwater fly fishing guide, and I divide our time between Montauk in the summer and fall, and Key West in the winter, following the migratory patterns of fish (though I don’t, in fact, fish). I am on the board of the library in Key West, where we produce an author speaker series each season.
I recently interviewed Jean Hanff Korelitz, who wrote The Plot and The Latecomer Real page-turners. Afterwards, Judy Blume joined us for dinner…she owns the bookstore in town. Where else do you get to shamelessly brag but in Class Notes (though I don’t think I’ve actually ever submitted anything until now. I guess I was waiting for Judy Blume)?”
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Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassador Natalie Wexler ’72
WENDY POWELL FEAGA ’72: “2023 was the year of trying to recover from being a parttime pastor of a small church for the last six months of 2022, as well as a part-time veterinarian while doing some ministry work in my primary church. I always had respect for the hours pastors work, (and hint: it’s not just one hour on one’s Sabbath—these pastors usually work over 60 hours a week when full time). I had hoped to retire fully from veterinary medicine on January 1, 2024 (my 70th birthday) but losing three springs to surgery made me rethink this. We are still open but limiting the work to what I can do. My area of specialty is working with the family to see the whole picture, and often my question is: this is available, but do we really want to put the pet (and the family) through these procedures? So I do a lot of hospice and pastoral care that is different from the corporate practices. My oldest daughter Laura has added medical billing for acupuncturists. Insurance companies are now covering acupuncture and love to deny benefits. Laura’s knowledge of how to perform acupuncture is gaining her acupuncturist customers who pay her to get the insurance companies to pay them. My younger daughter
Heather and her husband Brooks continue their tenuretrack assistant professorships at Cornell, doing research, teaching and lecturing. Both daughters have furry fourfooted children. I’m not kidding when I say veterinarians are the new pediatricians!”
BETTY VAN METRE
DOMOWSKI ’72: “Bernie and I often go to Belize, where he teaches and I label, catalog and shelve books for the library. The college is about 10 miles from Guatemala, in a rural area. The first four students have graduated and two of them now teach at the college; they also are assistant pastors at their churches. What a joy this is to see. Our youngest daughter just got married. We are expecting our tenth grandchild (arriving March 2024)!”
ELLEN ROWLAND CAYER ’72: “We are still living in Savannah and loving the city and the weather. We are traveling more. In 2024, we are doing a cruise around New Zealand and Australia, and a cruise from Paris to Normandy. Roger and I have three beautiful grandsons. Two are in New York City and the other in Montclair, New Jersey. Being a grandmother is such a joy. I am on the board of The One Hundred Children’s Foundation, serving children in need in Georgia and South Carolina. This past year, we were able to grant a total of $152,000 to eight worthy nonprofits through our annual fundraising events. The newest in the area is Tharros Place which has 12 beds for girls ages 12 to 17 who are victims of human trafficking. We are having a family reunion this summer at Lake George, New York, where my family used to go in August for many years. With our six children (blended family…I was not pregnant six times) and their families, we expect a total of 18 of us! Very special to Roger and me.”
Ellen Rowland Cayer ’72 finds joy in being a grandmother.
GEORGIE SMITH ’72: “In full retirement mode, I feel busier than ever. Our daughter Carey Fetting-Smith ’01 has three daughters who now all go to Bryn Mawr. In addition to working a full-time job in education, Carey will be the Bryn Mawr head varsity field hockey coach (full circle!). Our oldest son Conor and his husband Kevin had a baby girl in October. They live in Los Angeles, while our youngest son Noel and wife Julie, who live in London, had a baby girl last week. So we now have five granddaughters!! While I will retire from the Bryn Mawr board in June, I will begin to chair the board of a land trust in New Hampshire…just trying to keep my mind working!”
ANDIE YELLOTT ’72: “My mom, Ann Benet Yellott ’47, passed May 2023; she was ready, but I was not. She is sorely missed. Thanksgiving 2023, I got a 2-month-old bluetick beagle pup. He’s wicked smart and I’m having a blast training him. I’m also enjoying renewed friendships with certain members of the Class of ’72.”
MEG ROSS ’72: “Shari and I just returned from a week in Mexico to celebrate my 70th, and I plan to keep celebrating! In January I went to Northern California to see my daughter Clare and her girlfriend. They live pretty close to Point Reyes, the beautiful area where Lila Purinton ’72 lives, so we drove down and had an absolutely delightful dinner with Lila.”
NATALIE WEXLER ’72: “I’m still busy traveling around the country—and appearing on Zoom—to talk about my two education books, and I just turned in the manuscript for a third. Mostly these travels take me to places that aren’t particularly exciting, but in October 2023 I was invited to speak at a conference in Santiago, Chile, which became the excuse for a South American tour with my husband that also took us to Patagonia, Buenos Aires
and Montevideo. Our daughter Sophie recently got married. She and her husband now live in Brooklyn, New York, about a block away from our son Sam and his wife. I’d rather they were all closer to me in Washington, D.C., but at least it’s easy to see everyone in one visit!
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The past year has been an exciting one for SALLY WATERS SOUTHARD ’73! Writes Sally, “Bob and I became grandparents for the first time! Last April, our daughter and her husband had a baby boy and named him Knox. They live about 30 minutes away so we get to see him often. Last October, our son was married at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club! I loved being back on the bay for this exciting event. Eric and Jackie live in Arlington, so unfortunately we don’t see them as often. We are looking forward to warm weather and spending time at our home at Smith Mountain Lake.”
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FRANCIE HICKS APOLLONY ’74 is still working at Bryn Mawr in the Head’s Office and for the school’s board of trustees. On the side, she raises money for brain cancer research at the University of Maryland, in memory of her daughter-inlaw Clare Grover, who passed away November 2021. Creating beautiful oyster shells for this cause, along with Clare’s mom and twin sister, has become a passion. You can see their creations: @livelikeclare on Instagram. She and Bill still live in the Homeland home that her grandparents lived in. Francie was also this year’s winner of the Anne Edmunds Croker ’58 Alumnae Service Award. You can read more about her and other award winners on page 11
Meg Ross ’72 shows off an Owl Gate T-Shirt. You can get your own at The Brynmawrket!
Francie Hicks Apollony ’74 (center right) accepts her award alongside daughter Karen Apollony ’03 (center left), son Andrew (right) and Director of Alumnae Engagement Deanna Boyd ’05 (left).
“I’m still living in our home of 24 years in Woodbrook,” reports SUSAN DIGGS GRAEBER ’74
“I continue to maintain my studio in the Mill Center in Hamden and exhibit in several galleries in Maine and locally. My husband is an art dealer and daughter is an illustrator who now lives in Roland Park with her husband and two young children. Our son lives in Westport, Connecticut, with his two children and wife, and is in finance. I’ve had the good fortune of reconnecting with several Bryn Mawr alumnae in my art world. We continue going to Mt. Desert Island several times a year, as well as Sanibel and the Eastern Shore. It’s hard to believe this is our 50th year! Being all together again reminded me of the story of my first child being born in Boston 39 years ago. I was at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and had to have an unplanned C-section. When I was brought into the operating room I was introduced to the pediatrician on call as Dr. Sullivan. I looked at her eyes and mask and recognized her as my old Bryn Mawr classmate Kathy Martien Sullivan ’74
The delivery was more about us catching up on old classmate news than delivering a baby. Just one example of why we should never underestimate our bonds made at Bryn Mawr.”
VANESSA PATERAKIS ’74
wrote from her home in New Zealand: “We come here twice a year and love this beautiful country. Our family is growing as my seventh grandchild is expected in August. I retired from dentistry during COVID, but maintain my license. Thrilled to celebrate my 50th and reunite with classmates.”
BEE NEILL PECK ’74 has been working as an orthopedic physical therapist at Towson Sports Medicine for 40 years! Susan Diggs Graeber ’74 had the “pleasant surprise” of seeing Bee before her knee replacement. Bee and her husband have eight grandchildren and are fortunate to be able to visit both of their daughters’ families in Connecticut and North Carolina often. Her husband works at Janney Montgomery with their son and they see his children in town. They also have three Jack Russell terriers who keep them entertained. Bee continues to play paddle and tennis.
After a career in international women’s health, SUSAN RICH ’74 turned her focus to the U.S. when the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade. She started the Health Access Fund to support litigation in the states and increase access to medication abortions. Susan is this year’s Senior Alumna Award winner. Read more on page 11
MARTHA SCHLENGER ’74 retired from her nursing career and is working part time in retail. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and enjoys biking in her spare time.
GINNY SCHMIDT ’74 retired after 30 years at Lockheed Martin and continues to live
on the water of the Chesapeake Bay. She looks forward to attending her cousin and classmate Elsa Hale Mintz ’74’s daughter’s wedding in Charleston this spring.
“A big hi to all my classmates!!” writes MEG BARTON WEST ’74
“My husband David and I have lived in Crozet, Virginia, for the last 38 years and love this part of Virginia. I make a living selling my plein air landscape paintings of the local region, Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive. I don’t get back to Baltimore but once or twice a year. Sorry to miss this year’s Alumnae Weekend!!”
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Writes HOLLY BALLARD KREUTTER ’76, “My husband Steve and I continue to love living in Old Town, Alexandria. I’m having fun working part time at a neuropsych clinic, hanging out with our grandchildren and serving as co-chair of the service and social justice board at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill.”
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BLAISE GATELY DUSENBERRY ’78 is happy to report she finally realized one of her ambitions. “I took a horse-riding tour of the Loire Valley and toured several châteaux, including Chambord, Chenonceau, Amboise (Da Vinci’s last home) and Beauregard. At Beauregard, the builder had painted a gallery of important Frenchmen and women, and the floor was tiled in handpainted Delft tiles, each representing individual soldiers in an army of thousands. The ceiling was adorned with lapis lazuli paint, which for the time period was more expensive than gold. It was an impressive scene! I hope my French did not embarrass Miss Fitzpatrick and Madame Molling!”
“This year will mark 65 years of age,” writes KATHARINE FINNEY ’78 “and while many people dread aging, I feel like things have only gotten better for the most part. I have more life experience, I am wiser and I more readily accept my strengths and weaknesses. The best part is that I plan to cut back my work hours next year. I love my job, but I have so many other interests and hobbies that I would like to have more time for. Life is an adventure and I want to pursue other things while I can. Just my 2 cents…”
SYLVIA ROTHE GRABKA ’78 shares, “This last year has been quite challenging with some serious health issues for my husband and me, but we are in a good way now. Nevertheless, we have done some traveling to Spain and various Spanish Islands, and also to Cornwall in the summer. It was a sabbatical for the two of us and we tried to make the best out of it. I really enjoyed ‘island-hopping’ from Tenerife to Lanzarote to Gran Canaria. We had learned and practiced Spanish before traveling so that it was even nicer for us being able to communicate in Spanish! Our girls have found good jobs in Berlin: the younger one as an AI programmer in the field of robotics; and our older daughter has become a lawyer, but since she likes coding (just like her sister) she works in the field of legal technology.
I still give qi gong classes in rehabilitation centers and I like it a lot. For the next year I hope that the war between Ukraine and Russia will come to an end. We are affected by all the evils of this war. It is quite close when you live in Berlin! And I am worried about the election in your country with probably only two very old men being presidential candidates…Well, I hope for the best and send you best wishes!”
Sylvia Rothe Grabka ’78 and her husband enjoyed traveling this past year around Spain and to Cornwall.
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Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassador Geraldine Gray Binns ’79
“2023 was a year for expanding my horizons in the world of horses and healing,” writes JESSE WITTICH ANDERSON ’79. “I have been concurrently working on a horse rescue ranch in Longmont, Colorado, and studying partnering with horses to assist people who have traumas in their lives and are open to different avenues of therapy and learning about themselves. I am continuing to paint watercolors and I have derived much joy from this later-in-life hobby. We traveled to the Dalmatian Coast in Croatia last fall and enjoyed cycling through the islands and meeting the wonderful people of that country. My husband Baily is retiring in the near future, and we are looking forward to having more time to travel.” “I have continued to teach a chronically-ill student, for whom I have developed ninth grade English and history curriculums,” shares GILLY OBRECHT BABB ’79. “In addition, I tutor two dyslexic college seniors, whom I have
taught since sixth grade. My first grandchild is due in April, my husband and I are celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary in June, my dad turns 90 years old in July and my parents have their 65th wedding anniversary in August. What a special time! This is Bob’s 45th year as the baseball coach at Johns Hopkins University. As team owner, I have been pretty pleased with his many successes. My middle child Olivia is part of a fascinating study at Baylor. She will not know the outcome until the end of the study, which concludes next November. Andrew works for PayPal. When he feels well enough to do so, he helps Bob coach. Lastly, Gillian teaches in a public school in Calvert County and will continue to do so after the birth of her son. Sending much love to my fellow classmates.”
Shares Class Ambassador GERALDINE GRAY BINNS ’79, “I’m still walking regularly and adjusting to my new life. I enjoyed hearing from you all again this year. Will we try harder to stay in touch? Be safe and be well!”
Reports HELEN BOWIE
CAMPBELL ’79, “My farmer/ florist business, Helen’s Garden (helensgarden.net), continues to grow. Our last reunion was at our new property where we had recently moved, and there has been a lot of expansion of growing space since then. Ted and I have found time to start doing some traveling: Puerto Rico, sailing in the British Virgin Islands and Montana in the past couple years. We’ll be headed to Las Vegas in June to catch Dead and Company with our daughters’ future in-laws. Eliza recently got engaged, so the wedding planning is in the works. She and her fiancé currently live in Baltimore, as does our son Mason, who is a landscape architect.”
“I’m working as assistant manager at the J. McLaughlin store in Greenwich, Connecticut,” shares ANNMARIE CAPPIELLO GRAHAM ’79. “I’m enjoying being on the retail side of the business, after being on the design side for many years. My two adult sons are doing well, one living in New York City, and the other in Washington, D.C.”
Writes VERNITA HAIRSTONMITCHELL ’79, “In December 2023, I bid farewell to the University of Kansas Department of Neurology, where I had been affiliated in some capacity since 200 1. Prompted by my former chairman, I ventured across the state line to embrace a new role as an associate professor of neurology at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, starting in February 2024. The transition has been a blend of excitement and humility. I find particular joy in mentoring residents; however, the dreaded latenight calls for duty disrupt my precious sleep! Who can predict how long I’ll persist in this role before formally and conclusively retiring?”
“I have been working at the Kennedy Krieger Institute for almost 31 years!” reports LOUISE BOND HECK ’79
“Now that staffing is somewhat settled in the social work department, I am back on the neurobehavioral unit that I was on for over 20 years. When I returned in early 2023, it took a minute to reorient myself to the extreme needs of the patients on this unit. I took a refresher course in Sibshop facilitation, and I still offer Sibshops (recreational support groups for siblings of kids with special needs) via Zoom. Somewhat of a ‘sibling consultant,’ I continuously remind all my colleagues not to leave out the sibling when they are looking at how the family is coping. I also see patients
via telehealth on Saturdays for a little extra money. My husband Bob manages our household with patience and humor. Again, he enjoyed himself immensely playing Santa Claus at a resort in Western Pennsylvania during the holidays. Thomas, now 26, is finishing his second year at Virginia Tech Veterinary School and has adopted his own cat. His first clinical rotations begin this summer, and one of them is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! Michael spent a little over a year in his recruiting job out of college. He just had shoulder surgery to repair a shoulder that has been dislocated a few times. Making it through the worst of the pain, he is now in the midst of rehab. He and
Bob watch a lot of movies and sports together during the day. I remain in touch with Annmarie Cappiello Graham ’79 and run into other classmates who live in the Baltimore area.”
“My husband Mark was transferred from Washington, D.C. to London last October, and we have been living there ever since” writes CLARE MCHUGH ’79. “While I have often vacationed in England, I have never lived full time in the land of my birth. It took some getting used to! But I have found some new friends, renewed other friendships and established a good routine. I’m still writing full time, reviewing books and penning my own. My second novel The Romanov
At The Ivy
Kim Long Riley ‘79, Clare McHugh ‘79 and many local alumnae reunited at The Ivy Bookshop in Baltimore to talk about Clare’s second novel, The Romanov Brides.
Brides came out in March, and I was gratified to appear at the Ivy Bookshop, alongside classmate and fellow historical fiction fan Kim Long Riley ’79.”
“Life is good in Carmel-bythe-Sea, California, with the steady rhythm of the Pacific, my constant companion,” writes ANNE MITCHELL ’79. My daughter Maeve remained in Colorado after graduation and now works for the University of Denver in development. I recently birthed my first collection of poems, Fog Totem, and am working on the next book. Work at Meals on Wheels keeps me busy as our team cares for homebound seniors aging in place. Outside of work, I volunteer as a docent at Tor House (the home of poet Robinson Jeffers) and as a board director at The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts.”
PIA PINKNEY MORALES ’79 shares, “I am still working at Ft. George G. Meade in Maryland, but hopefully that will be coming to an end. I’ve worked as a mobilization and deployment specialist for 16 years there, but I have recently applied to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and have received the tentative offer for a position in their training and development program. Not quite sure exactly what they will have me doing, but I’m excited for the new opportunity. It is a promotion for me, and I’m still on my 5–7 year retirement plan! I mean it! Instead of hosting the family Christmas dinner, my husband and I went to Portugal and Spain for Christmas and New Year’s. It was great! Being the loyal Baltimore Ravens fans we are, we stayed up to watch the playoffs at 4:00 a.m. Yes, I usually spend my fall and winter Sundays down at the Ravens stadium, screaming my head off ��. I’m gearing up for another exciting season this year (can we get to the Super Bowl??) I’ve gone back to swimming recreationally,
but would love to meet up with someone who likes to do laps for exercise. That would help motivate me because I seem to stay unmotivated. Often, I laze around with my dog and take long walks because that is my go-to for relaxation. I spend the summers as a swim mom; I am still involved with my 9-year-old nephew who is on a summer swim team. I volunteer for our club as a swimming turn-and-stroke official, which means early Saturday mornings on the pool deck in the hot sun. This will make my third year doing that. Last fall, my nephew won VIP tickets to the Jonas Brothers, so I was able to take him to his very first concert!”
“Recently, life has presented me with a few unexpected challenges,” shares KIM LONG RILEY ’79. “Last year my dad died, so I had a sad end to the year. In addition, soon after my dad’s passing, my mother-in-law began dealing with some health issues and my sister-in-law and I became her full-time caregivers for a while. Despite life’s challenges, I have managed to accomplish some goals. In December, I began organizing our 45th class reunion, with Gilly Obrecht Babb ’79 and Mary McDaniel Chapman ’79 agreeing to join me as hosts. Also, I finished a rough draft of a murder mystery I have always wanted to write, set at The Bryn Mawr School for Girls! Finally, I participated in an event in April with Clare McHugh ’79 at the Ivy Bookshop. I interviewed her for her new book, The Romanov Brides, a novel about women in the Russian royal family. I’m so impressed by my classmates— in the sense that we all face challenges, but everyone is really handling them!”
HELEN VAN METRE WEARY ’79 is still living in Topanga, California. “My son Brandt had been living with me, but he moved to Northern California in February 2023
for a new job at University of California Berkeley’s Museum of Entomology. My older daughter Evelina then moved in with me over the summer 2023, along with her adorable dog. My son has now left the museum job and is coding as a digital nomad. My middle daughter Taylor continues with her lengthy graduate program getting her joint DVM/Ph.D., specializing in primates. I have been traveling a lot. I just recently returned from my second month-long trip to India, having spent my first month there in 2022. Both trips were magical and transformative. I am still processing everything I experienced and learned. In August 2023, I went to Switzerland for my niece’s wedding and added on sightseeing. She and her husband live and work in Zurich as professors. In November 2023, my daughter Evelina, Rico the dog and I took an epic road trip. We drove north to Oakland, California, to visit my son, then farther north to Mt. Shasta. Then we drove across Oregon to Boise, Idaho, to visit my sister and her family for Thanksgiving and her birthday. Next, we drove back across Nevada to Lake Tahoe and finally back south again to Los Angeles. It was a stunning drive with many memorable experiences.”
1980s
1980
Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassador Carrie Armstrong Montague ’80
Many members of the Class of ’80 enjoyed gathering at the Annapolis home of REID NORRIS BUCKLEY ’80 last spring when ANDREA FRINDT ’80 came to visit from Chile. Andrea writes, “I had a great
visit in April with my Bryn Mawr classmates and friends in Maryland! I’m still living in Chile and am adding another grandchild every year.” Her most recent, Vicenta, is her sixth. She also wrote that her youngest daughter is now a fulltime teacher at a high school in Charlotte, North Carolina. Andrea says, “It takes me back to those wonderful moments living with the Donner family while an AFS student in 1980.”
SARAH LEVY ’80 writes that she’s still a nurse practitioner and is now working for the school district in Philadelphia, where she moved last July. She says she’s enjoying more time with her boys and has made a few trips to Baltimore to play with old friends. Sarah also writes, “Kiel Farley Quinn ’80 and I went on an amazing and eye-opening civil rights bus tour at the end of October. This was a collaborative effort hosted by the Maryland Lynching Project and Common Power. Common Power is a group of activists and educators out of Seattle dedicated to both enhancing voter participation as well as expanding accurate education regarding Black history in America. Kiel and I have made commitments to continue efforts with voter registration and education. I will participate in voter registration in Philly in April. I also have a goal to work with both the Bryn Mawr administration and the mid-Atlantic private school coalition’s admin to review and adjust the history curriculum with regards to Black history. Lastly, Common Power has a goal of opening a health clinic in Selma, Alabama, over the next few years, and I hope to be a part of that.”
TREMAIN SMITH ’80 is still living in Philadelphia. She describes her studio as “rich and full with art” and invites our class members to visit. She writes, “I’m back in school studying trauma and trauma-informed
care and hoping to use my skills as an artist in a more collective healing way. My children are carrying forward healing creative paths. Daughter Sarah continues with her fashion brand, Sarah Tremaine Design, using my artwork printed on fabric to create sustainable and unique clothing. Part of the proceeds go to support services for women who have experienced sexual trauma. My daughter Maya continues as an art teacher in the Philadelphia School District and my son Gus is a mental health clinician. I’m happy to connect anytime and wish everyone much love.”
STEPHANIE NOVAK HAU ’80 writes that, in addition to launching America’s Commerce Corps, she has published a book under the advantage label of Forbes called Sprocket: The Mechanics of Business Success.
MELISSA MOCK RIORDA ’80 writes that the 2024–25 year will be her last year teaching in Baltimore City because she has “so many trips to take, adventures to be had and organizations to serve. My next gig will be with Chesapeake Outward Bound School where I can work to get more urban youth out into nature providing them with transformative experiences.”
She says, “Last year Kiel Farley Quinn ’80 and I did our first REI trip (strongly recommend!) to Bryce Canyon and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. This spring, Kiel and I are heading back to the Grand Canyon to camp and whitewater raft down the Colorado River, undertake many side canyon hikes and ultimately to hike the 8,000 feet out to the South Rim! This trip was on our bucket list for our 50th birthday…it only took us 12 years to make it happen! LOL!” Later this summer, Melissa and her husband are heading to Portugal and then to Scotland.
HILARY JACKSON ’80 writes that her biggest news is that she retired in August and is
hoping to buy a camper so she can “hit the road and move from Baltimore to the mountains—destination TBD—to do lots of hiking.”
She says she’s playing a lot of pickleball these days and loves it. She loves meeting new people through playing and has also run into several Bryn Mawr alumnae.
KATE RANDALL ’80 writes, “After about 30 years of co-owning and running a bookstore in Tucson, Arizona, my business partner was ready to retire so we decided to sell the store to three young staff members. After working for the new owners for a year, my life partner and I moved to Durango, Colorado, a fabulous town in the Four Corners area. I’m loving it here, working part time doing bookkeeping for a small business, taking classes and enjoying biking around town and hiking in the mountains. Having so much fun!”
HILARY SULLIVAN LAING ’80 writes from Minnesota, “I am nearing the end of my federallyfunded position as a literacy specialist in the Minneapolis public school district and am contemplating what my next career adventure will be… I have ideas but no plans yet. I continue to treasure the (virtual) time I spend with Paula Fleisher ’80, Tremain Smith ’80, and Melissa Schaffner ’80 as I attempt to be an agent of change against racism. We welcome anyone who is curious to join us in this work. All three of my kids will soon be living in California, so thoughts do wander to the notion of leaving Minnesota and heading to warmer, sunnier California!”
MICHELLE HARVEY HILL ’80 writes from Michigan that four out of her five children live nearby and that she sees the fifth when she travels to the East Coast. She has returned to her theatrical roots in her
retirement and says, “I had so much fun singing and dancing (yes, at 61!) in a local production of Chicago: The Musical. I played ‘Go-to-Hell Kitty’ and joined the board of that same theater. I’m still on the board of Baltimore’s Young Victorian Theatre Company (thank goodness for Zoom). I recently joined the Clinton County Arts Council as treasurer.”
JANICE BUSEN
CARAMANICA ’80 writes that she and her husband Joseph are splitting their time between Northern Virginia and Lincoln, Nebraska, where the rest of her family has settled.
She says, “I am still working as an attorney in the Department of State’s Office of Civil Rights but anticipate wrapping up my career and retiring in December. Joseph retired from federal service as a petroleum engineer at the end of 2021. Our older son is married and working as an administrator at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Our younger son is working on his bachelor’s in economics at George Mason University. We hope he will graduate in May 2025 and allow us to return to being empty-nesters. I have really enjoyed being a member of the discussion group among
Class of ’80 Strong
Each year Janice Busen Caramanica ‘80 and Kim Hicks Dye ‘80 make it a point to attend Gym Drill. All alumnae are encouraged to join in the Banner March every year!
our fellow 1980 grads on the topic of systemic racism in our country. I can’t join all of the sessions, but I love reconnecting with them and on such an important issue. My family continues to follow closely the discourse on global events and are particularly attuned to the upcoming presidential election. I enjoy following Jamie Raskin in particular, because he was my law school advisor at American University. The goings-on at the Supreme Court, Congress and the White House make living in this area both fascinating and frightening at the same time. As a federal employee, I feel acutely the effects of major changes in administration policy on issues of diversity and equal opportunity, and every failure to pass a budget has real-time impacts on my job and my life. I can say for sure I am happy that I will not be on the ‘inside’ going through the next presidential transition.”
MARTHA CAPLAN ’80 is busy doing college visits with her daughter Liv CaplanMohler ’25, almost a Bryn Mawr senior. PAM MILCH JOHNSON ’80 and SUSAN HOWE BARON ’80 checked in to say hello with no news to report.
Class Ambassador CARRIE ARMSTRONG MONTAGUE ’80 continues to enjoy her farm as well as her work in land preservation and animal welfare. Her favorite volunteer pastime is working in the adoptions center at the Maryland SPCA. She wishes she could pass the Planned Parenthood torch to a younger generation, but threats to its existence compel her to stay involved at both the local and national level. Despite challenges, she enjoys working with people who share a passionate commitment to providing equitable health care. She thanks her Bryn Mawr education for building the foundational belief that women can control their own destinies.
1981
Since last report I’ve bought a townhouse at Cross Keys and am loving all the fun and exciting new plans for Cross Keys!” writes ANN RUSSELL ASHTON ’81. “I still have my own dog rescue and am still assistant to the head of school at St. John’s Parish Day School in Ellicott City!”
1982
Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassador Mimi Gatchell Rodgers ’82
HADLEY HUBBARD FEISS ’82 sends this update: “Our family traveled to Maine to celebrate our son Carter’s college graduation last May and we gathered in the mountains of Wyoming last September for our daughter Anna Feiss Round ’12’s marriage to Ian Round with her sister Julia Feiss ’15 by her side. I am glad for good health and am enjoying more time for current hobbies and passions, including skiing, hiking, pickleball, knitting, travel and gardening. And I love it when I can do so with Bryn Mawr friends!”
REBEKAH LORD GARDINER ’82 relays this news: “2023 was quite the year for my family and me with the passing of my mother and selling her Baltimore house she had lived in since 1957 with all of the stuff that goes with those many years. I have my Bryn Mawr crew to thank for making a hard time so much better, whether it was being picked up at the train station, getting fed, taking stuff or connecting with amazing professionals to get it all done—THANK YOU! But 2023 ended on a great note with the expansion of the printmaking studio, Shepherd & Maudsleigh Studio, that I run with Liz Shepherd in West Newton, Massachusetts.
We now include book arts and are looking to add papermaking later this year. If you are in the region or are passing through, please let me know and I am happy to show you around 11,000 square feet of fun.”
LAURA WHITE GROSECLOSE ’82 has this to share: “I am enjoying my children and my dear grandson growing up. It is a true pleasure and an honor to be able to spend time with him; my heart sings! I am continuing to run two major runs: one to celebrate life, the Celtic Solstice (a 5-miler) and the Baltimore 10-miler, which I have run 15 years consecutively, each one since its beginning. Lee Lafferty Broh-Kahn ’82’s husband inspired me, having run 19 Baltimore marathons since 200 1. Page Ward Seville ’82 was kind enough to introduce me to F45; it is great for building strength. If an opportunity arises, check it out! I am finishing my 22 years of teaching at The Odyssey School. I am grateful for the people I work with, it is like being on a girls’ weekend all week long. It is a pleasure to work alongside Rachel Arnot Rockwell ’97 I am excited to say that the RPCS swim team that I coach, along with Toni Armstrong, won the ‘B’ championship which had not happened in seven years. It is fun and exciting to watch the swimmers’ success!”
There was lots of excitement for ANNE GROSS HAMEL ’82 and family. This included a wedding in December and another one planned for June 2025. Anne started the celebration of her 60th birthday year with a Paris weekend where she was joined by her best friends from college. “Lots more travel is on the horizon. Happy Chinese Year of the Dragon, everyone!”
Anne Gross Hamel ’82 celebrates a family wedding.
BETH GEESEY HOLMES ’82
shares: “I am still working as a librarian at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, but hope to retire in a year or so to pursue other interests. I’m an alto in the Providence Singers and love performing with them several times a year, including Verdi’s Requiem with the Rhode Island Philharmonic last May. I continue to get to Maryland to visit my dad and my sister as often as I can. This past year I was at my dad’s in Snow Hill, Maryland, several times planning and preparing for my daughter Emma’s wedding which we held there on September 30, 2023. One of Emma’s bridesmaids and a college roommate Avery Riedel ’17 is also a Bryn Mawr alumna, and we enjoyed sharing our Bryn Mawr stories. It’s a small world!”
Beth Geesey Holmes ’82, sister Katherine Geesey Blazek ’85 and bridesmaid Avery Riedel ’17 at Beth’s daughter’s wedding
MAIJA BURNS JACKSON ’82 reports that 2024 is starting off rough but hopefully will soften when she turns 60 in April. Tim and her sons are doing well, as are the family pets. She is looking forward to some international travel and general relaxation in the coming months.
CAROLINE GILBERT MOORE ’82 sends this update: “After 4 years in New York, Ben returned from a solo escapade in New Zealand and moved to Boston to start a new career in the northeast. Henry has been at Flywheel, a Baltimore-based digital advertising company that has grown exponentially since he
started. He lives in Federal Hill near several school and work friends, and keeps us in the know on the best Baltimore hideaway spots. Willy and I are still settling into the empty nest, finding the right mix of work, family adventures and new hobbies together. Willy completed the Great Race over eight days, from St. Augustine, Florida, to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in a 1951 Chevy Tin Woody with Hal Burnett as his navigator. They were all smiles at the finish line and even won a rookie award. Willy kept a daily blog that developed a devoted following: 1951hippo. com/2023/06/14/hello-world. 2023 was a sad year for the
Gilberts. My brother Stephen died at 64 after struggling with pulmonary hypertension. His son Grayson, who survived pancreatic cancer at age 5, died 3 months and 2 days later at age 33. We have spent lots of time with family which has been the best healer of broken hearts. Willy and I escaped to Spain for a spontaneous tour around the Costa Brava and Catalonia region. If anyone wants the cliff notes to a great adventure, give us a ring.”
It is a milestone birthday year for BETH FREISHTAT RAMI ’82; she can hardly believe she is 60 with two teens, one having been launched off to college. She loves that Santa Barbara, California, is so close to Los Angeles so she can see Tali all the time. Though still enjoying her work at the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, Beth is chomping at the bit for fall 2025 when her son will head to college and she can begin a year (or lifetime?) of global travel; she is interested in checking out the nomadic life. She has been getting her feet wet with recent trips to Peru, Morocco, Costa Rica, United Arab Emirates and Mexico. It is hard to think of a better way to spend the next few decades. If anyone else has the travel bug, Beth suggests a Bryn Mawr reunion somewhere along her journey!
After 25 years of living overseas, Class Ambassador MIMI GATCHELL RODGERS ’82 and her husband Jared have finally made the transition back to the United States. They have settled in Williamsburg, Virginia, which they love.
Daughter Sophia is about to graduate from University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and son Sam is making his way through his early twenties. If anyone is passing through the area, Mimi is happy to show them around—biking deliciously flat trails, live music in the warm months and fun water activities abound.
PAGE WARD SEVILLE ’82 writes that son Peter is living in Santa Monica working at a talent agency and loving the California lifestyle, with the exception of the cost of living. Daughter Sarah Seville ’18 graduated from Northeastern and is working in intelligence analysis. Page is finishing up her first year as part-time director of development for a rural land preservation nonprofit in Baltimore County. She also keeps busy with ad hoc catering and flower design for weddings, etc. She recently celebrated her 30th year anniversary and is still plotting where to go to celebrate— the bucket list is long!!
ISABELLA PENNA SLEDGE ’82 and her husband John are settled into life on the westside of Los Angeles. They are celebrating being DONE with tuitions, with one daughter settled in Brooklyn and the other about to start grad school in physics (which they were pleasantly surprised to learn is fully funded!) Isabella splits her time between work in biotech and a clinical practice as well as socializing a new mini dachshund puppy who arrived in December.
CARLA ULGEN ’82 tells us that her daughter was married in September 2023 and that she plans to retire this year. Congratulations on both milestones!
Nina Colhoun Wilson ’84 carries the Class banner alongside Karin Walser ’84 and Lisa Lebow Kaufman ’84
1984
Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassador Karin Walser ’84.
SONYA BORGAONKAR
COSTANZO ’84 writes, “My husband and I are emptynesters now and he is enjoying working from home and not commuting. As my classmates might recall, I have osteogenesis imperfecta which has started to cause fractures again the last few years. I am spending winters in Nice, France, to avoid ice and snow. I enjoy the walking lifestyle to help my bones. I loved being at Bryn Mawr and thanks to my French
teacher, nobody can tell I am a foreigner. I’ve always loved the language. Sending you warm wishes and good health!”
1986
LAUREN BERKOW ’86 is “still serving as chief of the division of neuroanesthesiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine and just published my second medical book entitled Emergency Anesthesia Procedures with Oxford University Press!”
APRIL RIEDNER GAMBLE ’86 and her husband Harry continue to enjoy life in their Ohio town. “Come say hello if you are in Wooster!” Their son Henry will be in Peace Corps Cambodia
Higinbothom Opening
Patricia Rhee ’90, partner at Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects in Los Angeles, cuts the ribbon at the opening of Higinbothom Hall last September. Read more on page 2!
this fall and their daughter Sophie will be teaching in Brooklyn public schools.
1988
ELIZABETH ENGLISH ’88 has been teaching at MICA for several years, and recently joined the board of the Bard Graduate Center (BGC). The BGC offers Master’s of Arts and Ph.D. programs, as well as programs and exhibitions that explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history and material culture.
1990s
1991
MICHELE KLARMAN CANAPP ’91 wants to make sure everyone knows she’s in Orlando now. She would love to see you if you’re in town! She met up with Erika Eason ’91 in April. Writes Michele, “I’ve been keeping busy volunteering for Junior Achievement and travel, as well as reallife stuff like health issues and parents aging. Not to mention almost emptynester syndrome. Thankfully our eldest Alex moved back home to finish college. Hope everyone is well and see you at our next reunion!”
Michele Klarman Canapp ’91 visits with classmate Erika Eason ’91 this past April.
1992
Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassador Jenny Greene ’92.
JENNY SCHUBERTH BESS ’92 writes, “I’m in Nashville and my husband Danny and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary last fall. We have two children, Mary Helen who is in eighth grade and Sam who is in seventh grade. We have two dogs, Lulu and Daisy. I’m an internal medicine physician in private practice.”
MEGHAN FLANIGAN ’92 shared, “I live in Bogotá, Colombia, where my husband Mario Rosero and I run a restaurant, Prudencia. We live right in the center of the city in the historic district near the museums and central square. Our daughter Suli is almost 11 and attends a Montessori school on the mountainous edges of the city. With running a restaurant, we don’t usually have a lot of time for travel, but this past year was an exception and we were able to visit Washington state, Alaska and California. Suli and I usually spend most of the summer in Baltimore where Suli loves attending Creative Workshop at Bryn Mawr. We often catch up with Sarah Jencks ’92 and Melissa Jencks ’96. And last summer we all spent a few days exploring the Eastern Shore of Maryland together. I’d love to see any classmates here in Bogotá if anyone travels this way!”
JOY SAKELLARIS
GASLEVIC ’92 reports that she’s been appointed to the role of associate dean for administration at the University of Baltimore School of Law, her law school alma mater. She’s enjoying her work with students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners.
SARAH KURZ ’92 writes in, “My husband Ed Barker and I live in
Belmont, Massachusetts, with our daughters Phoebe (8) and Charlotte (6). We’ve learned to embrace winter and are delighted that the girls are now alpine and nordic skiers. I stay busy as an executive at a private biotech company while Ed is becoming more and more involved in community initiatives. I cherish my Bryn Mawr friendships and am looking forward to celebrating 5-0 with several Bryn Mawr ’92s this spring!”
LYNN SANDERS MANTHY ’92 says, “I am enjoying more time on the Bryn Mawr campus as my daughter Caroline is in the Class of ’28, along with several other alum daughters, including Dana Kelly Christo ’90 and Sandy Cho ’92. My son Will is in the Class of ’25 at Gilman, so we are about to jump into the dreaded college search phase of parenting. We took a fun cruise to Alaska last summer and have some more adventures on the horizon, especially since I’ll be hitting the big 5-0 milestone this summer. I am still a commercial lender with Wells Fargo and after a lovely four years working from home, we are now back in offices downtown—so if anyone else works downtown, let’s meet for lunch! I’m also always up for planning ’92 mini reunions/ meet-ups for dinner, etc. if anyone else is interested and/ or coming into town for a visit.”
Francesca Christo ’28, Maddie Navaleza ’28 and Caroline Manthy ’28, share Gym Drill with their alumnae mothers.
KIRSTEN BECKER ’92 writes, “I’m still at RAND in Los Angeles as the director of the survey research group. Have been doing a lot of back-andforth to the East Coast to spend time with my dad, since my mom passed away in 2021. I suppose one fun piece of news is that Jessica Wolf Suriano ’92 and I took a ridiculous trip in November to celebrate our 50th birthdays. We went to the Greenbrier, which was decked out for Christmas, wore lots of sparkles, got spa treatments, learned pickleball, ate great food, lost money in the casino, bowled and laughed a ton.”
Kirsten Becker ’92 and Jessica Wolf Suriano ’92 celebrate their 50th birthdays at the Greenbrier.
SARAH JENCKS ’92 reports,
“This past year has been a full one with adventures and changes. In March 2022, I left Ford’s Theatre after almost 15 years and took a job working for a startup nonprofit that focused on transforming history education. I traveled all over the country and to Lithuania during my 15 months with them, and ultimately decided to start my own consulting business, Every Museum a Civic Museum, last September. It’s been a wild ride, and though I’m working more often than I might like, I love what I’m doing and the people I get to help. I’m finding I like the challenge of setting everything up, but the
business development and lack of certainty are definitely testing me. One of the projects I’m working on is helping states to plan for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, which is proving to be more challenging than one might imagine, given the current political climate. My parents and sister remain in Baltimore and I come over pretty regularly. As my parents age, I am trying to be present for them. Sarah Kurz ’92, Sharon Wolfe-Schwartz ’92 and I are busy planning a little trip to celebrate our 50th birthdays in the fall—the goal is to go someplace like Mohonk Mountain House, but we’re still trying to figure it out. Hiking, spa time and beautiful scenery are the goals—along, of course, with togetherness.”
I, JENNY GREENE ’92, am still teaching in Baltimore and living in West Towson. Joy Sakellaris Gaslevic ’92, Elizabeth Merrick Phelan ’92, Samantha Poffel Buhl ’92 and I are looking forward to getting away with a few friends this fall to celebrate that big birthday! It was fun to catch up with Kishia Powell ’92, Sandy Cho ’92 and Elizabeth Merrick Phelan ’92 at the Alumnae Bingo event this winter—organized by our own Jenny German Nugent ’92 and the Alumnae Board.
Elizabeth Merrick Phelan ’92, Jenny Greene ’92 and Sandy Cho ’92 reconnect at the Alumnae Association’s inaugural Bingo Fundraiser.
1993
Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassadors Camille Chatterjee ’93 and Courtney Ulmer ’93.
Class Ambassador Camille Chatterjee ’93 was thrilled this year to fulfill a longtime dream of compiling Class Notes and hearing from much-missed classmates. She learned that KATIE CHASE ’93 has been busy living out her professional dream—working half-time as a youth services librarian, and the other half as an archivist at a local historical society in New Jersey (dreamy, indeed). Meanwhile, Katie says, “I’m raising my two 14-year-olds with as much patience and wisdom as I can, and reading, writing and crafting with the rest of my time. I loved getting back to campus last May, and I’m hoping to be there more often in the future.”
VARSHA VIMALANANDA ’93 reports: “I’m currently blindsided by the dramas of having two teen daughters, one of whom (16) is looking at colleges right now and the other of whom (13) is embarrassed by my husband and I in public.” Varsha is an endocrinologist and health care delivery researcher in the Department of Veteran Affairs and at Boston University; working mostly from home, where she recently restarted piano lessons after 32 years off the keys. “Loved seeing folks at the last reunion and can’t believe our class is starting to turn 50…!” Editor’s Note [Camille]: You and me both, VV! Though, I’m still 48 and may remain that way for a few years…
LEAH ANGELL ’93 lives with her husband and children in a rural county about 45 minutes west of Richmond, Virginia. She is the director of the fellows program at Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia, but continues to teach
one section of ninth grade English. Her children, Vivian and Reuben, both play ice hockey year-round, so Leah spends a lot of time cheering them on—and shivering!
Speaking of children, MARIE BULLAMORE ’93 is proud to announce a new addition to her family: a puppy named Thistle! Explains Marie: “In addition to all the usual work stuff (26 years in business immigration, 22 at Seyfarth Shaw!) Peter and I have added a second black lab to our pack and have been trying to make it up to her big sister Tally ever since! In other doggie news (my favorite kind), I joined the regional board of
Dogs for Better Lives, whose mission it is to raise, train and place service dogs at no charge to its clients. And Tally and I completed our certification as a K9 Therapy Team to make monthly visits to care facilities with the Companion Animal Program on Cape Cod… anyone remember Magic Me?!” Editor’s Note [Camille]: Honestly, not until your email, Marie! Over in California, MOLLY SCHUBERTH CASEY ’93, is still “living the good life,” she says. She’s switched gears professionally from organizing Himalayan treks to designing Galapagos adventures. (Editor’s Note [Camille]: Future class trip?)
She also shared that her dad Ken Schuberth, M.D., finally retired last year after a long and storied career that included serving as pediatrician to yours truly. Hats off, Dr. Schuberth, for being gentle with the ear cleanings and liberal with the lollipops.
As for me, CAMILLE CHATTERJEE ’93, I’m living the good life Brooklyn-style with my kindergartner Ivy and my husband John-Paul. I work in communications for the Massachusetts-based medical devices company Boston Scientific but, like Varsha Vimalananda ’93, mostly from home. I do get to Baltimore as much as I can to see my dad, but really to harangue Dorsey Mills ’93 and Jenny Floam ’93 for the local news. Jenny and her husband are back in the United States after a few years in Hong Kong, and I’ve loved getting to hang out with her, her son Finn and their Yorkie Lily in person.
Also back in Baltimore, where she’s excited to teach history at Bryn Mawr this fall, is fellow Class Ambassador COURTNEY ULMER ’93 Editor’s Note [Camille]: Thanks for letting me join in on the Class Notes action this year, Courtney—it’s been a fun trip down memory lane!
1994
Seniors in this financial literacy program take a New York trip to visit alumnae in the field: here they are with Julia Murphy ’94 and Alex Burkhardt ’10 of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
“I have a great comeback story” writes DANIELLE CONYERS ’94 “While working as the lead government auditor for the Oregon Department of Education, I suffered a stroke and heart attack in September 2023. Now in March 2024, I am recovered and serving as a lead auditor for California Fish & Wildlife. My duties focus on cybersecurity and developing the zero emission vehicle infrastructure for the agency. This is a comeback after a serious health episode six months ago. My healing is due to God and my husband and sons.”
Danielle Conyers ’94 celebrates her comeback from a serious health episode earlier this year.
Thank you to JULIA MURPHY ’94, partner at architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), who hosted seniors in the Cents & Sensibility financial literacy program at Bryn Mawr for a visit to SOM’s New York offices. Fun fact: Alex Burkhardt ’10 also works at SOM. The two Mawrtians love working together!
“This year has certainly been an adventurous one,” writes JENN KALISH ’94. “We traveled to the Galápagos Islands, which has always been on my bucket list. We were able to spend a week island-hopping and exploring the unique animals that live there. My personal favorites were the giant turtles. Professionally, I have continued to grow my clinical practice as well as my research enterprise in order to best care for patients and find answers to fundamental scientific questions.” Jenn is this year’s Distinguished Alumna Award winner. Read more on page 11
ALLISON RASKIN SAYERS ’94 was appointed a district court judge by Governor Hogan in 2023. Congratulations, Allison! Allison serves in Howard County, where she resides with her husband and daughter.
Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassador Hillary Hollander ’96
PHAEDRA EASON ’96 decided it was time to end her time in Colorado after 11 years and move back to the East Coast. She now resides in Monroe, New York, (about an hour or so northwest of New York City), and, once the aftermath from the strikes is sorted, plans to return to the world of film production as a rigging electrician. In the meantime, she is continuing to work as a voice actor (a skill she’d always wanted to add to her wheelhouse and was able to during the pandemic) mainly doing corporate narration and narrating audiobooks for the Library of Congress’s National Library Service for people with reading disabilities. She also continues to care for animals as a dog walker and pet sitter and keeps up with her dance training and aerial training. When she has downtime, she loves going to the movies and out to eat with friends and relaxing at home with her cat, Hagrid. Though she misses the abundant sunshine of Colorado, she loves being back on the East Coast and closer to Baltimore. And she loves being able to experience the city and country parts of New York.
Phaedra Eason ’96 works as a voice actor, narrating audiobooks for the National Library Service.
CINDY LIMAWARARUT GUNJA ’96: “Keirston Woods’96 and I have been seeing a lot of each other this year, so we thought it warranted a Class Notes shoutout ��. Keirston and I have found our lives overlapping once again, now that her daughter Nura attends the school where I teach in Washington, D.C.! I never know when Keirston and I will bump into each other, either at carpool or even just in the hallways. Sometimes she shows up with special friends, as in the photo below! Michelle Monroe ’96 was visiting one day so we had to memorialize the Class of ’96 moment. It’s been fun to reconnect and we hope to do it more frequently and less randomly!”
Michelle Monroe ’96 (center) visits with Cindy Limawararut Gunja ’96 (right) and Keirston Woods ’96 and her daughter (left).
JEN COSTANZA SHOPKORN ’96 is living on Cape Cod. “A dream come true, since I came here every summer as a kid and lived here briefly as a young adult,” shares Jen. “My wife and I have three dogs who keep us very busy. One got a new pair of legs last year which required several surgeries and many months of activity restriction. He was a champ about it and now he’s running on the beach so it’s been worth it. One is an older gentleman now who has his limitations, but still loves the
beach and sniffing out of the car window. The third became a therapy dog last year after giving us endless hints that he was meant to be one. He and I go to ‘work’ together and it is his most favorite thing. I also volunteer with the marine mammal stranding network here on the Cape which has, unfortunately, had a very active year. But the work is very rewarding and the people are spectacular. Last year, I rode my first century (100 miles on a bike) after wanting to do one for many years. It was amazing to train for and ride it on Cape Cod—every turn brings a great new view. I also did a guest DJ hour on MVYRadio (if anyone doesn’t know it, check it out). I still work in strategic and crisis communications but really just want to be a stay-at-home dog mom! If any Mawrtians are on the Cape, give me a ring!”
2000s
2002
Congratulations to Bryn Mawr Board member NICOLE FOSTER ’02 and her husband who welcomed their son Wesson this spring.
Nicole Foster ’02 enjoys time with her husband, son Wesson (and her dog!)
2004
STEPHANIE FINE ’04 is a senior counsel at Apple, where she handles antitrust, privacy and securities litigations. Shares Stephanie, “I recently moved from California and now live right outside Washington, D.C., with my husband Ted, my son Ben (6), my daughter Adina (4) and our puppy Cali (maybe we miss California a little?).”
MAGGIE HOFFMAN NOLAN ’04 who is Founder and CEO of Living Radiant Photography, visited the Upper School senior portfolio class in December, sharing her experience as a working photographer and artist.
Maggie Hoffman Nolan ’04 speaks to an advanced Upper School art class.
2005
Class Ambassador MAGGIE FARRAND ’05 and her partner Foster Boone welcomed their daughter Rory Margaret Boone on March 12. They currently live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
HANNAH FETTING ’05, a nurse practitioner at Johns Hopkins, enjoyed returning to campus to speak to students about her work in the medical field during a Career Day for 10th graders.
Hannah Fetting ’05 with sister, Upper School Dean of Students and incoming Upper School Director Emily Fetting ’02 at Career Day.
2006
Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassadors Carly Donnelly Bereznay ’06, Cady Clapp ’06, Lauren Hickey Cummings ’06 and Jasmine Myers-Duncan ’06
STEPHANIE STEVENSON AKOUMANY ’06 is on a fun-filled adventure, homeschooling her future astronaut, 8-year-old Zoe! Together with her husband, they’ve launched Zoe into astronaut training, while also scoring goals in soccer, mastering yoga poses and having fun on learning longdistance running. In between, she loves whipping up tasty, healthy meals, organizing their space station (home!), and innovating new ways to thrive. Plus, she’s reshaping her business and exploring new frontiers of self-discovery in this exciting chapter of life.
CARLY DONNELLY BEREZNAY ’06 was accepted in 2023 to Rocky Mountain University of Health Profession’s clinical speech pathology doctoral program and by December 2025 will graduate, with hopes to be a professor, specializing in autism, and a clinical director.
Carly Donnelly Bereznay ’06 networks with current parent Ericka Symonette P’25 at the annual Career Day where alumnae and parents offer guidance and advice to 10th grade students.
JULIA BURKE ’06 and her husband welcomed their first child, Charlie! Born on January 1, 2024 at 12:10 a.m., he was the first baby born in the Washington, D.C., area!
LAUREN HICKEY CUMMINGS ’06 and her husband welcomed a baby girl, Aubrey, right before Christmas. “We are over the moon and soaking up all the baby giggles. She is a big fan of books, mostly Clifford, so will certainly be ready for Bryn Mawr soon.”
Lauren Hickey Cummings ’06 celebrates each and every milestone with her new baby, Aubrey.
KATE LYNN FEENEY ’06 has moved to Summit, New Jersey, and started a new role in wealth management and financial planning. She keeps busy with her two boys, Declan (4) and Conor (2) and perpetual puppy, Penny.
LINDSAY HAMILTON HILL ’06 and her husband had their second child and first girl, Molly Paige Hill. She was born on January 25, 2024, weighing 9 lbs 7 oz and 21 inches long. “We are enjoying a nice long maternity leave together.”
On February 3, 2024, LAURA PAULSEN ’06 finished 95th at the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon held in Orlando, Florida, as a new, 6-months postpartum mom. Laura writes, “This race is held every 4 years to select the 3 men and 3 women the U.S. sends to the Olympic Games in the marathon—typically the top 3 male and 3 female finishers. To qualify for the race, women had to run a sub-2:37 marathon (avg <6:00/mi) which I qualified for in 2022 in Houston running a 2:36:14. It was an honor to qualify and line up to such an outstanding field of men and women—many of whom are professional runners— and to place in the top 100 on a hot, sunny day, as well as to see my 6-month-old daughter on the course and finish area. Additionally, in April 2025 I was inducted into the Johns Hopkins University Athletics Hall of Fame where I was a four-time All-American in cross country, indoor and outdoor track. While at Bryn Mawr, I ran on the varsity cross-country, indoor- and outdoor-track teams all four years of high school. We live in Minnesota, but Addie and I spent a few months in Baltimore this past winter while I returned to work and my mom watched Addie.”
Laura Paulsen ’06 celebrates crossing the finish line, greeted by smiles from her husband and 6-month-old daughter.
BLAKE SHEEHAN ’06 took on a new role at work last summer, co-head of Baltimore private client at Brown Advisory.
MARJORIE FOLEY WALSH ’06 and her husband welcomed son Zenon in June 2023. Emmet (3) is the proud older brother. The family resides in Leonardtown, Maryland.
Marjorie is a National Board Certified Teacher and serves as English department chair at the Great Mills High School.
Marjorie Foley Walsh ’06 welcomed son Zenon in June 2023.
2008
Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassador
Brooke Rubin Berman ’08
In September 2021, KRISTEN ALLEN ’08 successfully defended her dissertation on statistical methods to estimate individuals’ mental health risk based on samples of their writing, receiving her Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Engineering and Public Policy. In June 2023, she married her partner of 10 years, Matthew Bruchon. Congratulations, Kristen!
Congratulations to Kirsten Allen ’08 and Mathew Bruchon who got married in June 2023.
KELLY NEWMAN CROWN ’08 shares that all is well in sunny SoCal! She is loving her job as director, Change and Agility, Transformation Services at City of Hope. Kelly and her husband Kyle traveled a lot this past year: Mexico City, Scotland, London, Big Sur, Montana, San Francisco, New York, Baltimore and most recently, a baby moon in Anguilla! Kelly and Kyle are expecting twins in April and are so excited to meet them!
ERIN DUBNOW HUNT ’08 is currently living and working as a primary care pediatrician in Norfolk, Virginia, with her husband and nearly two-year-old twin girls!
Erin Dubnow Hunt ’08 has her hands full with her twin girls.
HANNAH KENNEDY ’08 just celebrated five years working as a software engineer at Microsoft. She currently resides in Quincy, Massachusetts. She feels very lucky to keep in touch with a number of fellow Bryn Mawr alumnae, and has enjoyed the opportunities to travel and visit these friends and their families.
JENN ROGERS PEARSON ’08 got married last summer in Newport, Rhode Island, against a backdrop of sailboats on the water. Her mother, Christine Rogers (Bryn Mawr second grade teacher), walked her down the aisle and her sister, Samantha Rogers Fosco ’10, was her beautiful matron of honor!
Jenn Rogers Pearson ’08 got married last summer in Newport, Rhode Island.
JENNA FELDMAN SHAPIRO ’08 is living in Miami, Florida, with her husband Evan and two boys, Hayden (4) and Graham (1). After several years of practicing law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry, she is now in-house legal counsel for DRI Healthcare, a company that invests in pharmaceutical royalties.
2009
JULIA MITCHELL CONSTANTINE ’09 and her husband Ryan welcomed their first child, Charlie, in November. They will be moving back to Dallas from Denver this summer to be closer to family, including Carol Bruggman Mitchell ’73. While Ryan continues his plastic surgery training, Julia will be working as a physician assistant.
MADDIE SOCOLAR BENAVENT ’09: “My husband and I moved off our sailboat and into our first house in time to have our son Harry. We had lived and traveled on our boat for eight years, so it was a huge change to move onto land and set down roots. Becoming parents has been our greatest adventure yet.”
Maddie Socolar Benavent ’09 enjoys traveling with her husband and son.
SOPHIE CROOK ’09 reports, “After a decade in the classroom, I left to become a science educator with
LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory) in Louisiana, where I get to teach students and teachers about the cutting edge science research being done on understanding the ripples of space-time.”
BRITTANY KATZ DION ’09 has had an exciting year. “In the last year, I started a new role as director of supply chain for the Americas at Christian Dior Couture, traveling frequently to global headquarters in Paris, France. I also got married in September in Nantucket and look forward to an African safari honeymoon this summer.”
ANNIE THOMAS ’09 recently moved from Denver, Colorado, to Richmond, Virginia, and is working as vice president of strategy and operations at Rickhouse Media, a performance marketing company.
2010s
2012
Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassadors
Caitlin Maloney Haus ’12, Nadia Laniyan ’12 and Anna Feiss Round ’12
LANEY MANN BERMAN ’12 and her husband Matt just welcomed their first child, baby girl Nomi Hayes, into the world on February 19, 2024!
KASSANDRA BOWLING ’12 and fiancé Ryan are excited about their recent engagement and looking forward to their May 2025 wedding!
ELIZA CAPLAN ’12 recently moved to Baltimore and purchased a home in Locust Point! She’s excited to be back and is working at Washington Place Equities.
JOSIE GEORGE ’12 lives in Telluride, Colorado, with her boyfriend Rob and dog Ivy,
and works remotely for Accenture. She is excited about the 2023 launch of Josie George Designs (josiegeorgedesigns.com), including getting to work with so many Bryn Mawr alumnae on their design and stationery projects since launching!
CATHERINE GOLDBERG ’12 earned her master’s in public policy in 2021 and works as an international climate change negotiator at the U.S. Department of State. She lives in Washington, D.C.
CAITLIN MALONEY HAUS ’12 and her husband Rob recently moved to the Orchards, right by Bryn Mawr, and are expecting their first child in May! Editor’s Note [BMS]: Caitlin and Rob’s daughter was
born, happy and healthy! She is loving living in Baltimore, being on the Bryn Mawr Alumnae Board and working as an energy transactions attorney at McGuireWoods.
Congrats to Caitlin Maloney Haus ’12 and Rob on the birth of their daughter Grace!
Back to School
Brianna Walker ’10 (left) and Nadia Laniyan ’12 shared a special video message from United States Senator Cory Booker and spoke about their public service careers at the annual Come Back to School Day.
NADIA LANIYAN’ 12 currently serves as the health legislative assistant in the Office of Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey where she leads the legislative health portfolio. Nadia is going on three years of working on Capitol Hill and living in Washington, D.C. Nadia was recently recognized as a member of the 2023 class of the University of Maryland Terrapins Club 30 Under 30. Congratulations, Nadia!
Nadia Laniyan ’12 and Eliza Steiner ’12 catch up at Career Day where they both served as panelists.
CHECCA MARCHESE ’12 and her husband Tommy live in Washington, D.C., and work together at Insight Global. They recently welcomed a new puppy, Bear, into their life!
ERICA MATZ ’12 and her husband Brady are excited about their recent move to Florida!
NATALIE HAMILTON
MCGLYNN ’12 has lived in Raleigh, North Carolina, since graduating college, and continues to work in marketing at a financial tech company. She and her husband Patrick got married this past fall and love to spend time with their dog Hootie.
GABRIELLA MILLER ’12 graduated from University of Maryland Medical Center residency in emergency medicine in June 2023. She is a clinical instructor at the University of Maryland School
of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine and works as an attending physician at two local hospitals.
KRISTI MURRAY ’12 lives in Brooklyn, New York, and works as a literary agent at The Wylie Agency.
RUBY NITZBERG ’12 lives in Washington, D.C., and works as a producer in documentary film and television. Her most recent work was on Deadlocked, a four-part series on Showtime about the modern history, people, decisions and conformations of the Supreme Court of the United States.
JAIME O’DONNELL ’12 recently moved to Paris, France, to continue working in finance and pursue her passions for French language and culture. She currently serves as vice president of investor relations at Vauban Infrastructure Partners and helps support the firm’s fundraising, marketing and branding efforts.
ANIYSA PULLIAM ’12 has enjoyed living as a digital nomad for the past 3 years and is moving to Paris, France, long term in March.
MAGGIE ROGERS ’12 is an oncology research nurse at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson, Maryland, with a special interest in clinical trials with breast cancer patients. She was a travel nurse for a few years prior to her current position and especially enjoyed her time living in Denver, Colorado. She enjoys going to concerts, and hiking on weekends, and lives with her boyfriend Cam, dog Tucker and kitten Layla.
ANNA FEISS ROUND ’12 finished her master’s in education entrepreneurship in June and is excited to continue working at Folio Collaborative, supporting the organization’s growth. She got married last fall in Jackson, Wyoming. Anna lives in western Colorado with her husband Ian and dog Sephy.
KATE WALKER ’12 lives in New York City where she works in corporate strategy for JPMorgan Chase, enjoys spending time with friends and her boyfriend Dylan, taking walks in Central Park and cooking new recipes.
MOLLY WOLF ’12 is in her third year as assistant athletic director, head varsity lacrosse coach and ninth grade chief advisor at Bryn Mawr. Molly is also the recipient of this year’s Garro Cup Award, given in honor of Larry Garro, father of Kristen Garro ’95. The award is given to an individual for their dedication to the school, their team and their sport, while coaching with honor and sportsmanship. That is certainly Molly, who coaches with infectious enthusiasm, genuine care, high expectations but also heartfelt support. Congrats, Molly!
A big thank you to Molly Wolf ’12 who served as the caller for this year’s inaugural Alumnae Association Bingo Fundraiser. And congrats on winning this year’s Garro Cup Award!
2013
COURTNEY ROSS JONES ’13 started a new job in June 2023 as a senior software developer at WeInfuse. “Outside of work, I am enjoying life with my husband and now 2-year-old.”
2014
NAT RYANN RAUM ’14 will graduate with their Master of Fine Arts in creative writing and publishing arts from the University of Baltimore in May 2024. Congratulations, Nat!
2015
ANNA HART ’15 enjoyed watching her younger sister, and current Bryn Mawr student, Perry Hart ’25 and the rest of the Bryn Mawr varsity squash team win the Division III United States High School Squash Championship this February! Editor’s Note [BMS]: Fun fact—Anna was a member of the Bryn Mawr squash team the last time they won the Championship!
Anna Hart ’15 congratulates her sister Perry Hart ’25 on the squash team’s win of the Division III Championship.
2016
Alumnae Board member
Serena Patel ’16 and her mother, former Little School teacher Ina Patel P’16, returned to campus together for Alumnae Weekend.
ALI REGAN ’16 is a multidisciplinary performing artist based in New York City. A graduate of New York University’s (NYU’s) Tisch School of the Arts, Ali can be seen in the national tour of Girl from the North Country through October 2024.
2018
ALICE BALL ’18 is getting a doctorate in earth sciences at Cambridge University, where she often sees Hannah Brecher ’19, who is pursuing a master’s of philosophy in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic.
The Class of 2014
Members of the Class of 2014 made the most of their 10th reunion! Many spent all day on campus on Friday, participating in classes and enjoying the 120th Gym Drill.
ELLIE CITRON ’18 writes, “JJ Citron ’16 and I have been applying our skills honed in mock trial with Ms. Cullen and Dr. Riley (Kim Long Riley ’79), as she finishes up her 3L year at the University of Virginia School of Law, and I wrap up my 2L year at the University of Chicago Law School. We both always look back on our times in Bryn Mawr’s mock trial as the catalyst for our careers!”
HANNAH SAWA ’18 visited campus as the alumna speaker for Women’s Week at the invitation of Community Service Learning (CSL).
Track Stars
Former teammates Sophia Hood ‘20 and Marina Miller ‘21 catch up at the Boston University indoor trackand-field meet earlier this year.
She spoke about being a woman in sports marketing through her role with the Washington Nationals baseball team.
Hannah Sawa ’18 catches up with her former advisor, Monia Cheikh.
This past year, CAMILLA SCHREIBER ’18 moved from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to attend the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine. Camilla shares, “I am about to finish my first year and it has been a wonderful experience so far!”
2019
HANNAH BRECHER ’19 has had an exciting year. Her show Squires (which she wrote and directed) was selected to be performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this coming August (the venue will be theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall should any of you be in Scotland). Prior to performances at the Fringe Festival, Squires will open at Cambridge University’s Corpus Playroom for five nights in May—sort of like an off-Broadway run, to get the bugs out before going to the bigger venue.
Alice Ball ’18 and Hannah Brecher ’19 are both studying at Cambridge University.
Squires, a show written and directed by Hannah Brecher ’19 will be performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August!
After graduating from Case Western Reserve University in May 2023, HELEN DAWSON ’19 took a gap year and will be attending the Long School of Medicine at University of Texas Health San Antonio starting this July. Helen shares, “I can’t wait for all the adventures a career in medicine will bring! I also adopted a dog this past June…Crazy thing…he is FROM San Antonio! It was all meant to be, lol.”
Helen Dawson ’19 celebrates the new year with her boyfriend and new puppy.
2020s
2021
Two Mawrtian alumnae (and former Bryn Mawr teammates) competed against each other in the 400-meter event at the Boston University indoor track-and-field meet! SOPHIA HOOD ’20 placed third for Davidson College, and MARINA MILLER ’21 placed sixth for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)!
2022
Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassador Lana Milman ’22
College Counselor Kate Klein caught up with TULEH JENNINGS ’22 and ANNA ZIVKOVICH ’22 at Trinity College Dublin.
2023
Notes compiled and edited by Class Ambassador Arreyelle Wilson ’23
AMARI ADAMS ’23 loves Rutgers and is glad she chose it. “I am studying biomedical sciences and minoring in Spanish. I will be doing something like my senior project back at Mercy Hospital in the summer and working.” Amari is also looking forward to
A Dublin Reunion
College Counselor Kate Klein met up with Tuleh Jennings ’22 and Anna Zivkovich ’22 at Trinity College Dublin.
coming back for Bridges at Bryn Mawr’s summer camp!
In addition to spending time in class, MILO ANTONIADES ’23 worked at Oberlin’s pool as a lifeguard during the school year. Milo has also taken up biking as a new hobby.
LUCIA AYALA ’23 is on the rocket team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where she worked on the team’s rocket for the Spaceport America competition in June!
MAKENZIE FISHER ’23 is a biology major at Villanova University where she is also playing on the women’s lacrosse team.
“I’m studying biochemistry at Wellesley College,” shares
CLARE GIBSON ’23, “and will be conducting research in a formal biochemical lab this spring!”
BETH HETRICK ’23 is majoring in anthropology and minoring in social justice and social work at Case Western Reserve University.
MERRIWETHER KING ’23 is a studio art and math double major at Wesleyan University.
KELLSIE LEWIS ’23 is studying ethics, politics and economics at Yale University. Kellsie shares, “I’m working at Vector Marketing firm and starting a modeling organization at school, FLY: Fashion Lifestyle at Yale. I hope to study abroad in Spain or Peru.”
MAGGIE LYNCH ’23 is studying biochemistry and is on the pre-pharmacy track at The University of Maryland.
SABRINA MACARTHUR ’23 is excited to announce she has been accepted into Hill Communications— the Newhouse School’s student-run, public relations firm—as a freshman intern. She was also accepted as a writer for University Girl, a magazine empowering college students to be confident, inspired and fearless.
“I am studying industrial engineering at Penn State,” reports LIZZIE MILLS ’23 “I am enjoying my first year in college!!”
“I’m studying biochemistry and molecular biology at Boston University on a pre-
dental track,” reports CHRISTINA SOUSOU ’23. “I have shadowed dentists and am very excited for where I am heading!”
JJ SURIANO ’23 is studying public health science and playing lacrosse at The University of Maryland.
Hey Fish!
Classmates Makenzie Fisher ‘23 and Sue Yim ‘23 caught up at the United States Naval Academy when Makenzie’s Villanova lacrosse team came for a game.
OLIVIA WEST ’23 is majoring in marketing with a minor in psychology at William & Mary. Class Ambassador ARREYELLE WILSON ’23 is at Morgan State University. Arrey shares, “I am continuing my path of study as a biology pre-med major and I am currently working with the nonprofit organization Red Equity as an intern. I am learning about ways to advocate for menstrual equity while also thinking about ways to help those in period poverty in the state of Maryland.”
GRACE WOODS ’23 is studying business analytics at The University of Denver and managing the women’s lacrosse team.
YASMINE WORLEY ’23 is studying biology at Boston College. “I also play on the Women’s Ruby Football Club team,” shares Yasmine. “This summer, I will be working in a lab at Johns Hopkins University.”
