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Class Notes
1954 Tom Jackson reported last February, “My wife, Robin, and I are living in Fox Hill Village in Westwood after having lived in Weston for 45 years. I’m retired but involved in several non-profit organizations. We have two children, Todd, who lives in Andover, and Wendy, who lives in Tampa, FL. They have produced five beautiful grandchildren, the oldest of whom graduated last spring from Dartmouth, while the youngest graduated from Phillips Academy Andover.”
1955 REUNION We’d love to hear from you! Please email news to alumni@fenn.org or enter it online at www.fenn.org/classnotes.
1959 Ben Riggs wrote in December 2018, “Briefly as possibly, here’s what I am up to. When not out sailing on my boat in Newport, I am occupied with other activities. I continue as president of the Newport Circle of Scholars (formerly Salve Regina University Circle of Scholars) and teach courses in International Relations and The Global Environment, and also run the Rhode Island chapter of the International Association for Near Death Studies (IANDS.org). I was also asked by the Osher Foundation to teach a course at the University of Rhode Island on ‘What Happens When We Die.’ Between that and grandchild visits, Lee and I are fully engaged and extremely grateful that our health so far allows us such pleasures.”
1960 REUNION
Reunion Committee Jon Wilbor, jwilbor2175@aol.com
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1965 REUNION
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1967 Tim Reynolds sent along a simple, straightforward message for his classmates last February: “Alcudia, Mallorca, June 2018. Go there.” See photo below.
1968 Nat Welch reported in February 2019 that the Class of 1968’s 50th reunion was a lot of fun, even if everyone couldn’t make it back to Fenn. He noted, “We didn’t look too bad for our mid-60s.” Following the reunion, Nat embarked on a marathon bike ride from Washington, DC, to Pittsburgh, PA, via the C&O [Chesapeake & Ohio] Canal Historic Towpath and the Great Allegheny Passage. His week-long trip covered 335 miles. See photos below.
1969 Harald Hovind lives in Norway, where he is an orthopedic surgeon. He reports that he got married in 1984, the same year he received his M.D. degree. Harald and his wife have three sons, born in 1985, 1990, and 1992.
1970 REUNION
Reunion Committee Charlie Denault, cadenault@gmail.com Gibbs Roddy, groddy@lwcotrust.com
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1971
Alumni Class Senator Jamie Jones, jbjones@seamanpaper.com
1972 Fritz Folts was elected chair of the Connecticut College Board of Trustees for a three-year term that began July 1, 2018. Previously, he served as a vice chair of the board, member of the executive committee and investment subcommittee for the college’s endowment, and chair of the finance committee. Fritz joined the Connecticut College board in 2012. Nick Wallerstein is in his 23rd year as professor of English at Black Hills State University in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. He noted that he appreciates all the Latin that was drilled into him at Fenn. “It has paid off grandly in my literature and rhetoric classes!” See photo below.
1973 David Ratcliff is still with American Airlines, flying domestically and internationally as a captain on the Airbus 320. He lives in Florida. See photo below.
1975 REUNION
Reunion Committee Steve Arnold, arnoldfam61@comcast.net George Janes, gwjanes@msn.com Blair Lyne, blairlyne@gmail.com
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David Ratcliff ’73 and his wife, Laura, enjoy living in Florida
1977 John Sheehan works as a part-time consultant to the U.S. State Department via US-AID, FSVC, and the Middle East Partnership Initiative to assist U.S. MENA allies and partners develop their economies, political institutions, and national security policies. These conferences are organized with a view to further stabilize these countries and bring them more tightly into the U.S. orbit. John suggests Googling “Dry-Port, Kingdom of Jordan” for the largest of these projects. He noted in February 2019, “My co-instructor and I worked with the JCI to create this infrastructure project to resolve Jordan’s economic development and trade dilemmas and to enhance the kingdom’s domestic economic development. The King and Parliament set aside the land, and the funding will come from the U.S., the World Bank, and other international investor-partners.” As a member of Harvard’s Asia Center, John also maintains a friendly and informal correspondence with Lord Michael Dobbs on the United Kingdom’s trade initiative with China, albeit from differing points of view. John explains that Michael is a former Concord resident, although their friendship began with Dobbs’ “House of Cards” trilogy, starring Ian Richardson. John is also working on three books: one on U.S. politics, the second on economics, and the third on U.S. national security strategy. See photos below.
1978 Last February, Ben Williams wrote, “It has been a tamer year on the West Coast so far. No fires or floods have driven us from our home. Joan Didion called the weather of California ‘the weather of catastrophe.’ In 2018, we learned what she meant. Still life goes on. My daughter, Grace, was married in September 2018 to a great guy. My youngest son, Carson, finished up his senior year at Cate and headed to Middlebury this fall. And I am in my 22nd year as a headmaster. Where does the time go? I am officially a writer as well, since the school published Words Matter, a collection of my work, in 2018. Not a bad reminder, especially in these somewhat turbulent times. Wish I could get back to Fenn more often, but the school remains very much with me despite the distance. Worthy memories all.”
1980 REUNION
Reunion Committee Jon Cappetta, jcappetta@concordps.org Tom Mottur, tom_mottur@yahoo.com
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1983
Alumni Class Senators Andy Majewski, amajewsk@fas.harvard.edu Scott Van Houten, smvccc01@gmail.com
Andy Majewski and his wife, Myra Garza, welcomed the arrival of their first child, son Hunter Rock Majewski, on December 6, 2018, at 2:59 p.m. See photos on p. 78.
1984 Chip Dinsmore joined the medical cannabis fund LeafCann, based in Los Angeles.
1985 REUNION
Reunion Committee Archer des Cognets, archerlimited@gmail.com
Jon Spooner married Leah Wichler on October 6, 2018, in New York, NY.
How Did Fenn Influence YOUR Life?
Six alumni from across Fenn generations answered this question in an Alumni Reflections video series that supported the 2018-19 Annual Fund. While the experiences of these alumni differed in many ways, there are common threads of Fenn influence and impact that each hold dear. Visit www.fenn.org/alumnireflections to hear their stories, and we welcome hearing your own too at alumni@fenn.org!
Ben Kitendaugh ’05 Senior Associate Nextlaw Ventures
Hunter Groninger ’90 Director, Palliative Care MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Tom Porter ’65 Senior VP, Production Pixar Animation Studios Bill Janes ’68 Managing Partner Iron Point Partners LLC
Jay Beaulieu ’06 Investment Management Associate BlackRock
Xander Manshel ’02 Assistant Professor, English McGill University
1987 Billy Hackett wrote last March, “During this last year-and-a-half, I have been working remotely out of my apartment for a friend from graduate school who started an educational software business, developing training programs used in virtual and augmented reality hardware in manufacturing, healthcare, and some traditional educational settings such as virtual laboratories for universities. It can sound exciting, although it is so different working through email and occasional phone conversations, rather than in person directly with students. I’m learning and growing in new ways, and these experiences will enrich my future teaching and coaching. In fact, I’ve had the pleasure of working with an adaptive
Andy Majewski ’83 with son Hunter Rock Majewski
sports program over the past few years, an awe-inspiring experience to feel the gratitude for life from the participants, young and old, and their families.”
1988 In 2018, Evan Zall was named a Paul Harris Fellow recipient by the Concord Rotary Club. The honor recognizes those who seek to give back to the community and support others in the pursuit of kindness and caring.
1989
Alumni Class Senators Matt Boger, mattboger@yahoo.com Brian Davidson, bw_davidson@yahoo.com
1990 REUNION
Reunion Committee Hunter Groninger, hgroninger@gmail.com Alex Zavorski, zavorski@gmail.com
We’d love to hear from you! Please email news to alumni@fenn.org or enter it online at www.fenn.org/classnotes. of Emergency Physicians. He wrote, “As my son turns nine, I start to wish I was living near Concord. When I turned forty in 2018, Deb and I celebrated by taking an amazing two-week ski trip to Hokkaido, Japan. The snow and the ramen were both amazing!” Alec Duncan and his wife, Megan, welcomed a second daughter to their family in 2018. Louisa Joy Duncan was born on December 12, joining her almost two-year-old sister, Alice. Matt Hershberger is the associate director of federal programs and system coordinator in the financial aid office of Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. He and his wife, Margaret Bomba, have two sons. Eren Tasar, assistant professor of history at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, had his book Soviet and Muslim: The Institutionalization of Islam in Central Asia published in December 2017. He plans to have his graduate students read it, but feels his undergraduates would revolt if he assigned it to them. In a nod to Jim Carter ’54, Eren always includes in his lectures some of the stories he heard in Fenn’s ninth grade Russian History class.
1995 REUNION
1991 During the summer of 2018, Aaron Joncas took over the role of athletic director for Concord-Carlisle High School. In addition to having previously served for nine years as the METCO director for Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle High School, Aaron was an assistant coach of the high school’s boys’ basketball program for ten seasons and also coached in the boys’ soccer and tennis programs.
1994
Alumni Class Senator Breman Thuraisingham, breman_t@yahoo.com
Garreth Debiegun continues to live and work as an emergency physician at Maine Medical Center and, in March 2019, started his tenure as president for the Maine Chapter of the American College Reunion Committee Rich Mucci, rmmucci@hotmail.com Andy Schannen and his wife, Jennifer Bishop, welcomed the arrival of their baby daughter Avery Schannen on November 2, 2018.
1996 Luke Colby is still living in Cambridge and running his engineering design, consulting, and prototyping firm. Colin O’Neill and his wife, Zora, are the proud parents of twin girls. Isla and Iona O’Neill were born on November 30, 2018. At the time of his February 2019 note to Fenn, he was a stay-at-home dad.
1997
Alumni Class Senator Nat Carr, ncarr@fenn.org
Donny Belle and his wife, Rachel Schott Belle, welcomed a second daughter to their
family on February 19, 2019. Born at 12:42 p.m., Ella Rae weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz. and was 20 inches long. She joins her sister Elizabeth in the Belle family. Jon Gilboy married his wife, Ashley Blais, in December 2017, and they traveled to South Africa in November 2018 for their honeymoon.
1998
Alumni Class Senator Patrick Jones, patrick.jones.p@gmail.com
Christian Arcand, a sports radio personality on The Sports Hub (98.5 FM), visited All School Meeting in May to talk about his career choice and Fenn memories. He also let the boys (and Mr. Boonisar!) try their hands at delivering radio scripts. Alex Berlin and his wife, Maureen, celebrated the arrival of their first child on April 30, 2019. Evie Margaret Sarna Berlin was born at 1:34 a.m., weighing 7 lbs. 6 oz. and measuring 20 inches. See photo below. On June 6, 2019, Adam Kolloff and his wife, Mary, welcomed son Taylor Adams Kolloff to their family. Josh Meyer is a thirdyear resident at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in The Bronx, NY. Brendan McGuire and his wife, Ann, celebrated the arrival of son Chase William McGuire on November 16, 2018. He joined big sister Brynn in the McGuire family. Andrew Redmond and his wife, Julienne, welcomed a new baby, Lillian Redmond, to their family on July 21, 2018. Lillian joined her brother, Jack. Edward “Evan” Welles and his wife, Kate, are the parents of a third son, Sullivan Edward Welles, who was born on September 14, 2018.
1999
Alumni Class Senators Ryan Connolly, ryan.connolly@ms.com Sam Takvorian, stakvorian@gmail.com
Ryan Connolly’s wife, Kerryn, gave birth to their daughter, Isla Shea Connolly, on March 2, 2019.
Evie Margaret Sarna Berlin, daughter of Alex Berlin ’98
Lance Stratton ’00 (center) with Max Steinert ’16 and Nick Steinert ’15 on the slopes in Montana Carter Hedstrom, son of Matt ’00, loves his Fenn onesie!
2000 REUNION
Reunion Committee George Carr, gcarr4@gmail.com John McCormack, john.william.mccormack.jr@gmail.com
Brian Brew married Caroline Gibbs on August 25, 2018, at the Wychmere Beach Club in Harwich Port, MA. See photo to the left. The happy couple lives in Brooklyn with their miniature longhaired dachshunds, Obi and Penny. Brian is an account executive with Computacenter. Check out the photo at left of Matt Hedstrom’s son, Carter. Fenn would like to see more photos of alumni babies in their Fenn onesies! Josh Parker and his wife, Rachel Warner, welcomed the arrival of son Joseph Alexander Parker on September 16, 2018. Last March, Joe Robbins started working as a litigation counsel, defending and advising the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on mortgage and housing program issues. He was doing similar work in private practice. His daughter, Gabby, turned 3 in December. Ski Patroller Lance Stratton met brothers Max Steinert ’16 and Nick Steinert ’15 by chance in Montana during Fenn’s 2018 winter break, and they enjoyed exchanging memories of their favorite teachers. See photo to the left.
Scientist Turned Storyteller Documentaries by Alex Rivest ’94 Feature Groundbreaking Scientists
DURING HIS FENN YEARS, Alex Rivest was a self-described “outdoorsy, curious kid” who loved to explore and ask questions. School was something to engage with, and he adored the challenge of learning.
He vividly remembers one presentation in an all-school assembly by a man who had climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. “Here was a real person telling his story in a way that was beautiful, foreign, and different than anything else that was being presented to me in school,” Alex recalls. “Fenn presented a wide range of inspiration points, and this one grabbed me. You have to throw a lot of stuff at the wall to find what will resonate. It’s important to present that diversity.” Alex has since climbed Kilimanjaro twice. After Fenn, Alex went on to Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School, where he continued to excel at basketball after similar triumphs at Fenn playing for coaches Mark Biscoe H’95 and Peter Bradley, both equally inspiring faculty members during his years on Monument Street. Among other accolades, Alex credits Biscoe with helping him understand the true meaning of respect and Bradley with instilling his excitement for math. Then there was Tete Cobblah and the mood he created with music to motivate the artistic endeavors of Alex and his peers. Alex relies on music for inspiration to this day.
During his college and postgraduate years, science would inspire Alex—most notably, neuroscience. He would ultimately gain a Ph.D. in neuroscience from MIT, focusing on how to study the brain and specifically the entorhinal cortex, one of the first brain regions attacked at the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. During his MIT years, Alex would also meet his wife, with whom he would partner to establish
Tanner Davis, son of Katie and Brendon Davis ’98
Lochlain Sayles with his new sister, Jade Alia Sayles, daughter of Brigette and Iain Sayles ’00
the non-profit, Blue Kitabu, which was dedicated to sustainable educational development in sub-Saharan Africa. Before disbanding the organization, the two of them built a primary school in Central Ghana for over 120 kids who otherwise may not have had access to formal education.
Alex’s love affair with science would ultimately lead him to an important revelation: Science is a human endeavor, building upon itself over years and decades. And, according to Alex, “In order to truly understand science, you have to understand the people who are doing it. Scientists are the modern day explorers. They go to places that are difficult, and I wanted to see what it felt like to be in those places where they’re tested externally and pushed to understand who they are and why they do what they do.” And thus began his most recent adventures in science storytelling.
Channeling his passion for travel and photography, Alex joined forces with Boardwalk Pictures and the producers of the Emmy-nominated Netflix docuseries, Chef’s Table, to develop a docuseries about the most compelling science stories from around the world. Armed with a development grant from the Alfred
“…To truly understand science, you have to understand the people who are doing it. Scientists are the modern day explorers. They go to places that are really difficult, and I wanted to see what it felt like to be in those places…” – Alex Rivest ’94
P. Sloan Foundation, Alex trekked to Belize to film a cave archaeologist with a previous life as an off-Broadway producer, to Kenya to meet a top lion biologist who had exposed corruption in the lion hunting happening there, to Bali to explore the inspiration of a snake venom scientist with the world’s largest collection of venom, and to the Sahara Desert to interview young female Middle Eastern paleontologists whose work was deemed unacceptable in their home country yet is now published and attracting international recognition. “These are the heroes, armed with passion, who show us what is possible,” Alex shared.
An equal labor of love that Alex is still working on, again with Boardwalk Pictures, is a feature-length documentary film called CANARY about a climate scientist from coal country West Virginia who became one of the first people to witness climate change firsthand in the remote mountains of Peru. It is an emotional, character-driven story that takes the audiences up over 18,000 feet, and Alex is aiming to have the film released in 2020.
“This film can change the way that people see climate change,” proclaimed Alex. “Instead of speaking to the head, CANARY speaks to the heart, helping audiences of many different backgrounds see climate change by way of an epic adventure, rather than a lesson.
“The film has already changed me. While filming last year, I spent 10 days on the largest tropical glacier in the world, which provides all the water and hydroelectric power for millions of people. By the time my daughter is my age, this glacier will be completely gone. I have trouble accepting the chaos my kids will inherit, and for me, I need to tell this story because it is the best way I can fight for my kids.”
It is clear that Alex has found his calling. “I am constantly inspired by so many of these scientists,” he shared. “I’m humbled to tell their stories, and I feel like I’ve tapped into something that will change the way that people see
scientists and the field of science.” He continued, “but you would be surprised, given the gravity of the challenge we face and the importance of scientists to help fix the climate crisis, how much of an uphill battle it is to find people willing to fund science programming.”
The path to finding Alex’s calling may well have begun on Monument Street. “Finding out who you are is a lifelong journey,” he remarked. “For me, some of the right seeds of learning to think in different ways through exposure to different experiences and inspirational people were planted for me at Fenn. That, to me, is a huge takeaway from my experience there.”
Now the Fenn community will watch intently to see when and how the fruits of Alex’s storytelling labors reach a broad audience to help change the perception of science and the entertaining and inspiring individuals who advance it around the world each and every day.
Anoff Cobblah ’01 and son, Kofi, welcome new arrival Roman (also at right)
Elizabeth Cobblah with grandsons Roman and Kofi
Roman Kwesi Ellis Cobblah
Family and guests at the Ghanaian naming ceremony for Roman Kwesi Ellis Cobblah, son of Anoff Cobblah ’01, include (l to r) former French teacher Bob McElwain, Mary Lou McElwain, Elizabeth Updike Cobblah, Kwame Cobblah ’03, Jerry Ward H’18, Anoff with Roman, former art teacher and Director of Diversity Tete Cobblah, and Dan Welch, also a former French teacher at Fenn.
Bob McElwain and Anoff Cobblah ’01
Tete Cobblah raises grandson Roman toward the direction of the rising sun in blessing.
2001
Alumni Class Senator Jimmy Hall, jkhall4@gmail.com
Bobby Atkins married Sally Brame on May 19, 2018, in Memphis. Anoff Cobblah and his wife, Jamie, welcomed a second son, Roman Kwesi Ellis Cobblah, to their family on December 30, 2018. Because he was born on a Sunday, he received the middle name Kwesi, which is one of the Ghanaian “day names” for boys. See photos on p. 82. Tim Wilson married Melanie Norian on July 14, 2018. The wedding took place at the First Armenian Church in Belmont, followed by a reception at the Four Seasons in Boston.
2002 Aaron Colby went on a transatlantic cruise with his family, bought a two-family house in Watertown, and became engaged to his fiancée, Elyse, last year. Together with his brother, Luke Colby ’96, and friends, they are renovating the house during the evenings and weekends. During the day, Aaron is pushing forward his three biotechnology startup companies. The technologies include a lung cancer therapy, a novel bandage for burn victims, and a new antioxidant important to healthy aging, and are expected to begin clinical trials in 2020 or 2021. Aaron still enjoys dancing, and he and Elyse attended holiday-themed West Coast Swing events the past two Decembers (see photo below)! Will Howerton married Caroline Le Goff on June 29, 2019, in Dinard, France, a coastal town in Brittany where Caroline’s mother’s family has roots dating back generations. Family and friends were able to congratulate the bride and groom at a reception last August hosted by Will’s parents. Caroline and Will met about 12 years ago when Will spent his junior year of college in Paris at Sciences Po, but only reconnected about 3½ years ago. She works for Roche in South San Francisco. Last March, Xander Manshel was appointed assistant professor in the English department at McGill University in Montreal. He began teaching twentieth-century and contemporary American literature in September. The Scholarship Fund of Concord and Carlisle announced its 2018-2019 officers in November 2018, with Travis Minor now serving as assistant chair of the organization’s board of trustees. After 8½ years at Progress Partners working on technology mergers and acquisitions advisory and venture capital, last February Davis Rosborough joined Amobee, a marketing technology firm owned by Singtel, a Singapore-based telecommunications company. Based out of New York, he serves as global chief of staff to the chief executive officer and chief operating officer. David Rubin wrote in December 2018, “I was inclined to share an update in the bulletin after bumping into Mr. and Mrs. Boonisar at Logan Airport. I was lucky enough to convince my beautiful wife, Maria, to marry me in October 2018! We had 49 of our closest friends and family at The Inn at Hastings Park in Lexington (see photo below). It was awesome. We’re doing great living in Delray Beach in South Florida, but have aspirations of moving back to Massachusetts in the next few years. I’m working as a strategic account executive at Salesforce, and Maria is a manufacturing strategy consultant at Accenture. Life is good.”
2003
Alumni Class Senators Jack Carroll, je.carroll10@gmail.com Bronson Kussin, bronson.kussin@gmail.com Christian Manchester, christian.d.manchester@gmail.com Mike Spiak, mspiak06@gmail.com
Wai Lee Chin Feman married Amelia Hay on November 2, 2019. Congratulations, Wai Lee! In September 2018, Kwame Cobblah joined the faculty of the Carroll School in Lincoln, MA, as dean of students. Sajeev Popat received his M.B.A. from Dartmouth’s Tuck School in 2019 and will earn his master of public administration degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government this spring. Pete Stone married Jill Gramolini in the Boston Public Library on September 8, 2018.
2004 David Abadian-Heifetz lives in Washington, D.C., and is the director of communications for New Politics, a non-profit organization that seeks to change the political landscape by bringing fresh, service-oriented leaders to politics by recruiting, developing, mentoring, and electing servant leaders who exemplify courage, integrity, and empathy. On September 21, 2019, KC McCarthy married Samantha Morris in Harwich Port, MA.
2005 REUNION
Reunion Committee Ben Kitendaugh, bkitendaugh@gmail.com Spencer Lovejoy, slovejoy424@gmail.com Will Stone, william.l.stone12@gmail.com
Ben Kitendaugh married Heather McAuliffe on January 26, 2019. A reception at Artists for Humanity in Boston followed the service. On April 25, Patrick Mara will marry Katie Williams. Trip Smith received his M.B.A. in May 2019 from Washington University in St. Louis.
2006
Alumni Class Senator Tyler Davis, davist.boston@gmail.com
The class of 2006 mourns the loss of their classmate and friend Luke Rogers on December 27, 2019.
Malin Adams married Dasha Godunova on June 23, 2018, in Sun Valley, ID. Tyler Davis, JB Henderson, and Luke Rogers attended the ceremony. See photos to the right. Those summer months were busy for the class of 2006, as Luke Eddy shared news of his engagement to Megan Evangelista and Beau Henderson met up with Jerry Ward H’18. See photo below.
2007
Alumni Class Senator Will Joumas, wbjoumas@gmail.com
Coral O’Connor received his J.D. from the University of Michigan’s law school in 2019 and is currently an associate with Milbank LLP in New York City. During this first year, he is rotating through the firm’s transportation & space, leveraged finance, and project finance practices.
2008 In 2018, Winston Pingeon achieved the rank of Private First Class after thirty months of service as a police officer with the U.S. Capitol Police. See photo to the right.
2009
Alumni Class Senators Sam Doran, saminthenewsroom@gmail.com Thacher Hoch, thachmo94@comcast.net
Wedding guests celebrated with Malin Adams ’06 and Dasha Godunova in Sun Valley, ID, with Bald Mountain in the background.
Dasha Godunova joined the ranks of the Class of 2006 with (l to r) JB Henderson, Luke Rogers, husband Malin Adams, and Tyler Davis in a showing of Blue and Gold pride.
Middlesex classmates AJ Lucchese and Billy Olson are sharing an apartment in New York City. Both are investment banking analysts; AJ is at Barclays Investment Bank while Billy works at Lazard in their Middle Market Advisory group.
2010 REUNION
Reunion Committee Gabe Arnold, gabriel.arn33@gmail.com Drew Coash, drewtcoash@gmail.com Will Crowley, crowleywi@gmail.com Chris Ryan, cryan@fenn.org
Julian Baeza Hochmuth graced the pages of Vogue last winter, in a photo taken while modeling during New York Fashion Week.
2011
Alumni Class Senators Matt Boudreau, m.boudreau@ymail.com Nate Sintros, nathaniel1756@gmail.com
Mark Gallant ’15 (r) playing for the Langley Rivermen in the British Columbia Hockey League
Hunter Arnold is working for Holder Construction as a safety coordinator in Ashburn, VA, and living in Arlington. He encourages anyone in the area to look him up. Hunter graduated from Keene State College having played four years of varsity lacrosse and going to the NCAA D3 playoffs each year. A four-time First Team All-Conference honoree, he was selected as Offensive Player of the Year by Keene State in May 2018. Hunter writes, “I miss school and lacrosse, but I’m happy to be working in my field and exploring D.C. and Virginia.” Jack Bierwagen is living in New York City, where he works as a finance analyst for the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation in Jersey City. He’s excited about connecting with Fenn alumni in the New York City area. Matt Boudreau graduated from George Washington University’s School of International Affairs last May with a double major in international affairs and economics and a minor in history. After interning in Fenn’s Advancement Office for the summer, Matt departed for England and the London School of Economics, where he’s pursuing a master’s degree in the history of international affairs. Zack Burling graduated from Providence College with a B.S. in finance in 2018 and is working as a market analyst for Crayon, a provider of market and competitive intelligence tools for businesses.
2012 Gates Dupont began a Ph.D. program at UMass Amherst in September. He’s working with Dr. Christopher Sutherland on statistical modeling of the first range wide density and population estimates of snow leopards. He wrote, “It’s going to be a fantastic opportunity to further develop my quantitative skill set and start my first venture into the field of international conservation. I spent the summer as a research fellow at the San Diego Zoo’s Institute for Conservation Research working on a similar project with jaguars, which I intend to also incorporate into my graduate studies. Nevertheless, birds will always have a special place in my heart.” Austin Galusza graduated from Emerson College in June with a bachelor’s degree in visual & media arts. Adrian Huertas graduated from Skidmore College in 2019 with a B.A. in psychology. He also minored in Latin American studies and management and business. Just prior to his graduation from Colby College in May 2019, Matt Richman received a well-deserved honor. He was named the National Football Foundation College Scholar-Athlete for the state of Maine. Matt was the only college player honored in the state and will get his name in the College Football Hall of Fame. He played all four years at Colby and was a threeyear starter. Along with NESCAC AllAcademic and Sportsmanship awards, Matt graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in economics and mathematics, earning the Faculty Prize in Economics. He is now working in Boston as an analyst at Analysis Group, a firm specializing in economic and strategy consulting. Andreas Sheikh also graduated from Colby College last May, having majored in philosophy, political science, and literature.
2013 This past school year, Jackson Boyle enjoyed a year abroad from Middlebury College studying in Berlin. Gordon Hargraves was named a 2018-2019 community liaison for the Manic Optimists, a student a cappella group at Bates College, where he is now a senior.
2014
Alumni Class Senator Chad Arle, chad.w.arle@gmail.com
Kamran Zolfonoon is in his third year at UMass Amherst, majoring in computer science in their Commonwealth honors program. He stays in touch with friends from Fenn and likes spending his spare time rock climbing, playing ultimate Frisbee, and pursuing world travel (on a youth hostel budget). Malcolm Zuckerman is a sophomore at Tufts University.
2016 alumni (l to r) Matt Kirkman and Matt Sanders following a 4-4 ISL game between Nobles and BB&N in 2018
Tyler Arle ’16 in his class picture from Concord-Carlisle High School
Patrick Lessard ’16 playing lacrosse for the N.H. Tomahawks.
2017 classmates (l to r) Nico Bowden and Ian Moore in May 2019
Fenn alumni at the 2019 Concord Academy graduation: (l to r) Max Boyle ’16, Ali Sheikh ’15, Jake Pine ’16, Owen Elton ’16, Lucas Ewing ’15, Sam Breault ’16, Colin Regenauer ’16, and Kadin Ali ’16. (Not pictured: Erik Abele ’16)
2015 REUNION
Alumni Class Senators Walker Davey, daveybolts28@gmail.com Ben Zide, benjaminzide@gmail.com
Christian DiPietrantonio graduated from Noble and Greenough School last May and is now attending Union College. Jack Eames began his undergraduate studies at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, this past fall. Patrick Ryan is attending the United States Naval Academy, after graduating cum laude from Groton School. Ali Sheikh graduated from Concord Academy and matriculated at Bates College in Lewiston, ME. As seniors last year, three members of the Class of 2015 served in leadership roles at their respective schools. At Lawrence Academy, Mickey Feeney was president of the student body. He reports that he continues to play drums and various other musical instruments and planned to travel during a gap semester before starting at Middlebury College this winter. Matt Hart served as school president at St. Mark’s School, while Alex Hill displayed his leadership skills as school president at Dexter Southfield School last year. Rob Brower is a sophomore at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, where he is studying mechanical engineering. Also making the move to Illinois was Alan Zhang who is in his second year at the University of Chicago. Jake Dudley also joined them in the Midwest, where he’s enrolled at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Lucas Ewing graduated from Concord Academy last spring and now represents Fenn on the West Coast while studying at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, CA. Mark Gallant graduated from Malden Catholic High School in May 2018 and played hockey with the Langley Rivermen in the British Columbia Hockey League (see photo on p. 85). Mark played in 56 of 58 games, tied for the team’s highest, and was the top 4 scorer for the second half of the season. In the March 2019 playoffs, Mark played first line center. Dartmouth College asked Mark to enroll in September 2019 to be available for this winter’s hockey season. He is the youngest player on the team and the only 2000 birth year. Mark is 19, while the team average is 23. Cam Parker is attending Dartmouth College, and fellow Ivy Leaguer Jalen Winstanley is enrolled at Cornell University. Ted Pyne finished his senior year at Middlesex School in May 2018 as an ISL All-Star in wrestling and is currently a sophomore at Harvard College. In July 2018, Charlie Hibben traveled to Corpus Christi, TX, to participate in the Youth Sailing World Championships. He is hoping to qualify for the 2024 Olympics. Charlie is now enrolled at Tufts University. In April 2018, Zander Kessler was named a Dual County All-Star for his performance on the Concord-Carlisle High School varsity track team and now runs cross country and track for Middlebury College. Patrick McGann attends Kenyon College and is joined in Ohio by Sid Modur, who attends Oberlin College. Sid graduated in June 2018 from the Cambridge School of Weston, where he was awarded the Presidential Merit Scholarship. David Nerrow graduated from Boston College High School in the spring of 2018, winning a Concert/Chamber Choir Award at a senior assembly. He is now at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Farther west, Elliot Stevenson is a sophomore at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. Elliot’s years at Kimball Union Academy were busy ones. During his junior and senior years, he served as a dorm proctor and captained the rugby team. Elliot graduated as a Global Scholar, having spent two years studying global/international issues. His academic work culminated in a capstone project, which included a paper on conservation photography and a gallery exhibit of his own wildlife photographs. Additionally, Elliot won the Senior Environmental Science Award at Prize Day, and at graduation received the Royal Burnham Townsend Award, which is presented to “the senior who is most deserving because of courtesy of conduct and cleanliness of life.” Willie Swift graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 2018 and now attends Boston University. Clem Tarpey also remains on the East Coast, where he is a sophomore studying at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
2016
Alumni Class Senators William Locke, wlocke2000@comcast.net Tad Scheibe, scheibetm@gmail.com
Kadin Ali began his tenure at the College of the Holy Cross last fall. Tyler Arle graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School in January 2019 after the end of the first semester and spent the spring working with Berklee College of Music professor Rene Pfister and Berklee alumnus Chris Cho. In addition, Tyler had a music directing job at the Concord Youth Theatre. He is now attending New York University Steinhardt, majoring in music composition, with a concentration in contemporary songwriting and production. See Tyler’s senior picture on p. 86. James Bernene is a freshman at the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business. Ethan Bondick is a senior at Noble and Greenough School, where he has been a member of their varsity alpine skiing team. He was honored as an ISL AllStar in 2017. Owen Elton served as school
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Founding Festivities Honor Fenn’s Rich History Celebrating 90!
Founder’s Night 2019
90. A milestone in Fenn’s history, celebrated with a Founder’s Night gathering of more than 150 alumni, alumni parents, and current and former faculty and staff at Boston’s InterContinental Hotel on April 11 and a Founder’s Day celebration on-campus the next morning. Smiles, laughter, and reminiscing were abundant at the InterContinental that Thursday evening, and guests enjoyed greetings from Headmaster Derek Boonisar and Harris Rosenheim ’02, Alumni Association member and co-chair of the 2019 Founder’s Night Outreach Committee; a presentation by faculty member Liz Wei, mother to Harrison ’20 and Alec ’22, on her 20+ year Fenn journey; and a re-enactment by Liam Brown ’20 of his winning W.W. Fenn Public Speaking Contest recitation of “Audiobook” by Neil Hilborn. Board of Visitors member and close friend of the School, Ethan Fenn, was also in attendance as a special guest representing the Fenn family.
Founder’s Day
Fenn icon Mark Biscoe H’95, faculty member from 1958-1995, kicked off the Founder’s Day program on Friday with a presentation of Fenn history in Ward Hall, punctuated by piano accompaniment from wife Jane. Fenn’s Marching Band then took the musical reins as they wound their way through campus to the headmaster’s house, proudly clutching Fenn banners, flags, and instruments and sharing their musical and marching talents as a rehearsal for Concord’s Patriots’ Day parade. Faculty and staff members Ralph Giles, Ellen O’Neil, and Jon and Marilyn Schmalenberger were parade honorees as they prepared for retirements and departures from Fenn. Founder’s Day festivities aptly concluded with trays of blue and gold cupcakes!
vice president during his senior year at Concord Academy and matriculated at Colby College this past fall. Matt Kleiman attends Johns Hopkins University, where he competes as a member of their cross country and track and field teams. A 2019 graduate of Concord-Carlisle High School, Matt was named a Dual County League All-Star in track and field three times. Patrick Lessard is a senior at Holderness School. Last winter, he wrote that he “is (still) happiest when playing sports, including varsity football, snowboarding, and lacrosse at Holderness, as well as wake surfing and lacrosse with the New Hampshire Tomahawks in the summer.” See photo on p. 86.
2017
Alumni Class Senator Nico Bowden, nicobowden@gmail.com
Last winter, as a sophomore at St. Mark’s School, Ian Moore, enjoyed a 16-goal, 20-assist season and committed to Harvard University for hockey. Cole Pascucci served as a captain of the Concord-Carlisle High School varsity football team as both a junior and a senior. A running back and linebacker, Cole was unable to compete either year due to a pair of devastating ACL injuries.
2018
Alumni Class Senators Sammy Agrawal, sagrawal21@groton.org Sam Remondi, slremondi@gmail.com
As a freshman last year, Carter McCray was honored as an ISL All-Star as a member of the Middlesex School varsity alpine skiing team. This fall, he competed for Middlesex on the varsity football team. Carter is again skiing for their alpine team and will row on Middlesex’s varsity crew this spring.
Faculty and Staff News
Chris and Cri-Cri Gorycki shared the following family update, writing, “In July of 2018, Chris was appointed Interim Head of School at Gould Academy. It’s a two-year commitment, which means that we will be making a move again shortly, but, in the meantime, we are taking advantage of all that this beautiful area in Maine offers us. One of the nicest things about being here is that we were able to meet up with Mark and Jane Biscoe for lunch in Freeport last year! As for our kids, Taylor graduated from Hobart & William Smith Colleges in May of 2018, then set off to Bra, Italy to pursue a Masters in Gastronomic Sciences. She enrolled at the University of Pollenzo, where the ‘slow food movement’ started, and, after an internship at a local farm here in Maine, she returned to Italy to defend her thesis and graduate. We are excited to see where her studies and passions take her next. Chris Jr. was a rising junior at High Point University in North Carolina when we moved to Bethel. It didn’t take much to convince him to take a gap year to explore and enjoy the great outdoors, both here in New England and across the pond in Europe where he travelled extensively for a couple of months. We think back on our days at Fenn with great fondness and would love to hear from any students or faculty and staff who wish
Hayes Ann Irwin
to reconnect!” Former Assistant Director of Admissions Dave Rouse and his wife, Hilary, welcomed the arrival of Charles Scott Rouse, who was born on September 10, 2018, at 8:23 p.m. Charlie weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz. and measured 19 inches. Ann Marie Maguire, who chaired Fenn’s social studies department from 1986 to 1990, lives on Swan’s Island in Maine. She writes, “I keep busy with the historical society, Lobster and Marine Museum, as an editor of the Island Reader, and writing, among other things. I am currently working on a book based on the diary of a 15-year-old Maine farm boy in 1888 that I found at a yard sale. It is somewhat reminiscent of a book I used with my 6th graders at Fenn. My son, John ’90, and I also published the biography of Helen Nicolay, daughter of Lincoln’s private secretary, John Nicolay. Island life is good, and I am quite content here. Below is a picture of my view, and off to the right would be the inner harbor with all the lobster boats. We fortunately still have a strong working waterfront, even though we have yachts and schooners in the summer.” David Irwin, Upper School Head and Director of Secondary School Counseling, welcomed daughter Hayes Ann Irwin on March 13, 2019. Congratulations to Dave, wife Mandy, and big sister Willa!
2019
Alumni Class Senators Adam Ewing, adamrewing@comcast.net Noah Lippa, njlippa@gmail.com Ishan Narra, ishannarra@yahoo.com Surya Rajamani, suryabrajamani@gmail.com Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse, Swans Island, ME
