Alumni Class Notes

LA alumni and community members supporting their classmate Jamas LaFreniere and his family as they attend his yearly golf outing in support of Sophie, all while raising money for Glycogen Storage Disease Type 1b (GSD1b). L-R: Ben Rogers ’02, Cam Finch ’02, Kevin Wiercinski (current faculty), Jamas LaFreniere ’02, Mark Pandolfo ’02, Sean Sheehan ’87 (current faculty), and Adam Geragosian ’02.

1999

Kate (Deasy) Vizen ’99 sent this update: “In November of 2021, I left LA and became the director of auxiliary programs at Inly School in Scituate, Mass. — where I get to see alumna Hallie Smith ’88 regularly, as her daughter attends Inly! October of 2022 I received SPARC's (Summer Programs and Auxiliary Revenue Collaborative) 2022 Excellence in Auxiliary Programming Award at their national conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. I love that for the past two summers I’ve had the honor to team up with LA Faculty member Chris Margraf for a couple weeks as he brings his summer role as co-founder of New England Fishing Academy to Inly Summer Camps. Love working alongside Chris as he teaches Inly campers all about fishing and sharing his passions with our campers. Excited to be on campus and celebrate our 25th reunion this spring!”

2003

Kate (Walker) Hernandez ’03 tells us, “This fall marks the beginning of my ninth year at Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, N.H.), where I have taught biology and chemistry, served as dorm head of two different girls’ dormitories, and worked on various committees. While I will continue to serve as dorm head and teach 1/4 time, the balance of my time will be spent in a new role: associate dean of residential life. I’m excited for this new work in a community I love!”

2005

Veronica Barila ’05 sent this happy news: “In October of 2022, my husband, Tim Kowalczyk, and I welcomed our son, Nathaniel Walsh Kowalczyk. He joins his big brother; Cameron, making us a very happy family of four. In the fall, I will begin my eighth year working at St. Mark’s as a school counselor.”