Class Notes

still loving single mom life with my two daughters. I’m doing a bunch of community theater and am grateful for the humbling experience of Theater Activity while at KUA. It prepared me well.”

2004

Jessica Macleod ’05 and Bryant Harris were married in August in Negril, Jamaica. Harris teaches and coaches at KUA and the newlyweds reside in Annie Duncan House.

2005

1999

Natalie Philpot (802) 681-6376 • nataliephilpot@hotmail.com

Kevin Stoney reports that life is good.

Scott Kaplan writes: “After working in film sales for more than a decade, I’m excited to have started a documentary production company called CoverStory (www.cvrstory.com). Our next film, Queenmaker, will be premiering on Hulu in early 2023.”

Katie (Taylor) Pierce writes: “Hello, fellow classmates, from sunny Canton, Mass. This past year has been an amazing and joyful and difficult year between saying goodbye to working full time (which has been my identity since I was 22) and deciding to put my family and me first and being a stay-at-home mom. It was one of the most difficult decisions in my life (so far), but my mental wellness has never been better! Coming from someone whose nickname has always been ’Smiley,’ postpartum was a hard pill to swallow. Benjamin is now 19 months old, and Mike and I can’t remember what life was like before he entered our lives. If any of you are passing through the Boston area, please don’t hesitate to reach out and connect (smileykatie03@yahoo.com).

As for me (Natalie), things are great in southern Vermont. I am doing well and

Erin Frisch Newton of Boston writes: “My husband, Peter, and I welcomed our first child, son Lovell Ryan Newton, born on September 6, 2022.”

2008

Tai Nixa Peterson (603) 731-4055 • nixatai@gmail.com

On the sunny afternoon of June 25, 2022, Sophie Bodnar married Tim Halteman in Huntington, Vt. It was an absolute joy to share the ceremony and festivities with beloved KUA friends Julia MacDonald, Kalin Gregory-Davis, Liv Fauver ’09, Liv Townsend ’07, and Rachel Stern ’09 Juliet Taylor relocated to the Woodley Park neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., from Southie in Boston at the start of September with her dog Bronn. She is volunteering at community theaters and historical associations in her spare time.

I’ve had the incredible opportunity to dance a lot over the past year. In August 2022, I performed several shows as an ensemble member in The Quarry Project. I also performed in Farm to Ballet and other pop-up shows throughout Vermont. My daughter, Verona, just turned 1 in November and is keeping me busy. Besides that, I am still working for Ballet Vermont and serve on the board of the Kellogg Hubbard Library in Montpelier, Vt. I look forward to seeing everyone at our 15-year reunion in 2023.