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Alumni Class Notes
Peter Weiller '52 and Bob Salomon '55 got together for a round of golf in the fall of 2021.
Distant Strains of Triumph: A Novel of the Civil War, the debut novel of John Relyea '67, was published in December 2021.
Gregory Perry ’71 graduated from Wagner College (’76) and Yale Divinity School (M.Div. ’79, S.T.M. ’82). He served as a chaplain and EAP Coordinator for the CT Dept. of Mental Health for 28 years before retiring in 2008. He is currently pastor of Greeneville Congregational Church and lives in Norwich, CT. He is married to Jayne, and they have three children and nine grandchildren. He has a passion for riding his Goldwing motorcycle, hand drumming and building gaming computers. He has served on many boards and has been recognized for his community service. He is pictured with the Mayor and other members of the Emancipation Proclamation Committee.
Faculty member and coach Pat Raff aele '88 was named this year’s recipient of the Edward B. Blakely Distinguished Faculty Award. The award, named after the School’s founder, is given to a teacher who exemplifi es Mr. Blakely’s founding values of excellence and character.
Chris Tassone ’92 received undergraduate and graduate degrees in Electrical Engineering from Bucknell University and an MBA from Babson College. He lives in the Boston area and works for California-based Arista Networks as a systems engineer. Chris work with a range of customers across multiple industries, environments and geographies—from datacenters and campuses/ offi ces, to television broadcast environments upgrading to IP-based SMPTE 2110. In September 2021, Cole Morrison '04 and Liz Stillman Morrison '04 moved to Boulder, Colorado where they are raising their two children, Ella (4.5 years) and Austin (18 months). Liz has continued to run her NYC psychotherapy practice remotely (www.LizMorrisonTherapy.com) and Cole has continued his work in live event production. In addition, Cole also started a woodworking business called Five Mile Woodworking (@fi vemilewoodworking on Instagram).
Andrew Hilboldt '09 and his wife, Kyla, welcomed their son Graham in August 2021
Steven Johnston ’11 graduated from Fairfi eld University and is now a basketball trainer for NODAT (No Off Days Athletic Training). NODAT provides holistic basketball training including skill development, game repetitions and IQ, performance training, fi lm breakdown, and mentality/mental health services! He’s trained St. Luke’s athletes as well as NBA players Carmelo Anthony, Trae Young, Donovan Mitchell, and Tyler Herro. He’s also worked with the Notre Dame and UConn women’s basketball teams, and the St. John's, Yale, Fairfi eld, and Boston University men’s basketball teams. As NODAT brings on more trainers, he hopes to one day expand his clinics worldwide, and he also plans to create an app soon.
Both Ali Jaff e '10 and Catherine Simonson Hannon '10 returned to the Hilltop in the Fall of 2021 as featured Lunch & Lead speakers. Ali, pictured with her former teachers, Susan Doran, Jeff Kress, Mitch Murphy, and Steve Flachsbart, shared the story of how she became a producer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. After working her way through several promotions at Colbert, Ali now fi nds herself talking weekly with celebrities to help them prepare for their interviews.
Catherine Simonson Hanson '10 partnered with the French department to kick off National French Week festivities. Upper School students gathered to learn about Catherine’s marketing career and, specifi cally, how her facility with French has helped her to advance.
Ben Klein '12 is a director and producer whose debut feature fi lm The Exiles won the Grand Jury prize for U.S. documentary at this year’s Sundance Festival!
Abby Goettler ’12 and Christian Langalis ’12
(pictured with their Portuguese water dog, Alma) were married on April 30, 2022 in New Canaan. They live in the Presidio of San Francisco. Abby is the Assistant Dean of Academics at The Bay School of San Francisco, and Christian is co-founder and CEO of Tirrel Corporation. Jojo Brame '13 was a guest keynote speaker at Stevenson University in Maryland for Women’s History Month to share some poems from Cocoa’s Palace, her debut poetry chapbook, which is available on Amazon.
Melanie Bow '14 and Music Department Chair Dale Griff a ran into each other at the train station in November 2021.
Charles Simmonds '16, Shannon McDonagh '12,
and Morgan Simmonds '14 bumped into each other in NYC. Will Bralower '16 will serve as a presenter at the MPS World Summit in New Orleans. The MPS World Summit is an international conference that will bring together microphysiological system innovators. Will received an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane University in 2020 and earned a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, also from Tulane, in 2021. He is currently a Research Associate at Aracari Biosciences Inc.
Jared Kuehner '16 graduated from Fairfi eld University in 2020 and is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson at William Pitt Sotheby’s New Canaan Offi ce. In February 2022, Jared was one of the listing agents that handled the sale of the highestpriced condominium in New Canaan’s history!
Jalen Latta '16 was added to the NC State women's basketball staff as the team's graduate manager after serving as a student manager for three years. Jalen received his undergraduate degree in Sport Management from NC State in May. He is now pursuing a Master's in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Communication, Leadership, and Sport.
Sydney Lowery '17 helped lead Fairfi eld University Women’s Basketball to earn its fi rst NCAA berth in 21 years after winning the MAAC Women’s Basketball Championship! Sydney graduated from Boston College in 2021 and is currently a graduate student at Fairfi eld, completing her Master’s Degree in Business Management.
Nate Phelps '18 is a junior at Princeton University. There, he is a member of the Varsity Heavyweight Men’s Rowing Team. In the Fall of 2021, Nate helped start Princeton’s chapter of STEM-to-Stern, which encourages participation by underserved youth by providing an introduction to rowing as well as a range of specific support in eight areas that STEMto-Stern sees as rowing's barriers to access.
Kate Stamoulis '18 directed the University of St. Andrews Gilbert and Sullivan Society production of The Pirates of Penzance in November 2021.
Siblings Phoebe Kurth '20 and Andrew Kurth '18 raced at West Mountain in New York in January 2022. Phoebe is a member of the Colgate ski team and Andrew is a member of the Cornell ski team! Andrew Lau '20, along with five other members of the Union College football team, was recognized by D3football.com with a spot on the All-Region 2 Team. Andrew, a sophomore punter, was named to the All-Region second team.
Abbey O'Meara '20 was named a 2021 NEWMAC Field Hockey Academic All-Conference Honoree. O'Meara, who is a sophomore at Smith College, started in every game this past season. She joined 84 other student-athletes from 11 different colleges and universities who were honored.
Kathleen Ehlers '21, Victoria Whitcomb '20,
and Lucy Ehlers '21 all attend the University of Alabama.
Audrey Magnusen '21 and Nicole Ayoub '21 are freshmen at Boston College. Audrey is a member of the TEDxBostonCollege group and the BC Residence Hall Council. Nicole is a member of CHAARG, an on-campus women’s fitness club. Ally Riley '20, Elyse Kim '21, and Eason Jones '22 got together with English Teacher Susan Doran (and one of her grandsons!) during St. Luke’s Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2021.
Lucy Ehlers '21, Kathleen Ehlers '21, Rex Jensen '21, Will Siverson '21, Anders Ernberg '21, Tigerlily Jensen '21, Oz Jensen '19, Austin Andersen '21, Jack Ellis '21, Louis Cropper '21,
and Jack Sanders '21 got together in November 2021 for a flag football game at the home of parent of alumni and former trustee Val Jensen.
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