Charles Buice
charlesbuice@hotmail.com
A family portrait of Jeremy Ward ’90 with his wife, Drey, and daughters, Sabi and Mali.
Please e-mail me or go to https://www.sps.edu/1990 to find more information about our coming 30th reunion the weekend of May 29-31, 2020. We will gather for dinner on campus on Friday night, enjoy a party at Pats Peak on Saturday night, and a host of other events on campus and around town over the course of the weekend. It’s shaping up to be a great weekend.
Jeremy Ward writes: “I’m still at Middlebury College in the Department of Biology (17 years now) and teach classes from intro bio through advanced genomics. Most recently, I began a research project and class on coral reef diversity and resistance to bleaching. Our study area is in the Caribbean, just off the outer islands of the Bahamas (Abaco and Eleuthera primarily). During Middlebury’s January term, we take 10 students to the Bahamas for 10 days of reef surveys via scuba. Once back in Vermont, we analyze the data and do some genetics on the samples we are allowed to collect. The long-term goal is to identify corals that can survive warming oceans. My wife, Drey, and I live near Middlebury with our daughters, Sabi (16) and Mali (13). Happy to have visitors and if anyone has kids looking at Middlebury, I’m happy to give you the inside scoop.” NOTE: Jeremy updated this posting in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, which severely damaged much of the area from which his research is conducted, urging folks to support the relief efforts of the HeadKnowles group or Bahamian Red Cross, and to keep the Bahamas in their tourism thoughts, as the islands rely so heavily on visitors and need them to come back in order to recover.
Chris Buccini shares: “Back at SPS nearly 30 years later with a son who just started his Third Form year in Foster House. Father and son couldn’t be more excited! It’s been fun to relive so many amazing memories.”
From Katie DePree Belcher: “I am back in Chicago (Lake Forest) and booking my trip to Family Weekend to see son William ’20. He is at SPS with four cousins and a number of children of SPS classmates and friends.”
Tilke Elkins checks in: “This spring, I founded Wild Pigment Project, an online platform that promotes ecological balance by connecting artists to the land through a passion for mineral and botanical pigments. We offer resources and counseling to people interested in incorporating natural pigments into studio palettes. It’s a hub for artists, researchers, and foragers and is off to an exciting start. We also offer a monthly wild-foraged pigment subscription.”
Jose Leos writes: “Pelican Launch continues to move forward. For those who haven’t yet heard about this exciting initiative, its mission is to open new channels for the SPS alumni body to support and invest in each other. For now, please reach out to me, Marcy Chong, and Tamsen Williams to learn more. I’ve also been in contact with several classmates: Phil Cho and I get together for lunch on occasion; Pete Vasquez ’90 and I have chatted a bit and he’s moving to the East Coast; Jeff Townsend ’90 and I have been talking about getting a podcast off the ground; Geno Sung is still in Minneapolis, but I am trying to convince him to come back to San Francisco; Jamal Johnson ’94 and I had a margarita and tacos a few weeks ago while he was in San Francisco; Chris Kelly ’94 and I had a drink with Arelis Batista Mussell ’94 when work brought her to San Francisco.”
Trevor Patzer
trevor@littlesistersfund.org
Rob Toomey writes: “My wife, Carly, our two kids, and I will spend another year based in Barcelona. If you find yourself in the area, it would be great to connect.”
Phoebe Lindsay
pde.lindsay@gmail.com
From Helene Lesterlin: “My family and I have been in Saugerties for eight years now. We are loving the Hudson Valley, living in the foothills of the Catskills. I’m involved in local economy projects. I work with startups and at a VC fund. I also co-founded a cooperative co-working center. I’d love to connect with classmates if you’re passing through the area.”
The latest work of Katherine “KT” Taylor, ARTic Creatures, is showing at the Skoto Gallery in New York City from October 24, 2019 to January 10, 2020. This show is inspired by KT’s residency with the Arctic Circle Program, which brings together international artists, scientists, architects, and educators to learn and collaborate in the field; her time with Project Puffin, a volunteer effort of the National Audubon Society to restore nesting grounds to the puffins of Maine; and her examination of specimens at the American Museum of Natural History.
Alison Devine Bardeen
devinebardeen@gmail.com
Kristen Connolly shares: “I somehow packed five weeks of vacation into the past few months, plus the amazing weekend in Millville with all of you. After such a crazy summer, I’m excited to hunker down and have some chill time at home in Somerville, Mass. And maybe a Boston-area mini reunion this fall?”
1994 formmates (l. to r.) Charlie Koven, Dave Coggeshall, Barclay Howe, Tim Wallack, Tacy Connell, Stacey (Wagner) Knapp, Lucienne Papon, Sarah (Card) Moles, Kristen Connolly, and Isabel (Smith) Margulies during the Anniversary Weekend crew races.
Chris Gates ’94 (l.) and Jamie Douglass ’94 in a serendipitous reunion on Capri, while celebrating their respective wedding anniversaries.
Morgan Stewart
morganpstewart@gmail.com
From Jennifer (Long) Gatti: “Abigail Sara arrived on March 26, tiny but mighty at just under 5 lbs. She is thriving (getting used to daycare), and I’m back to teaching this fall.”
Caroline (Sehnaoui) Cook writes: “After many years in Switzerland and a few in the U.S., I am finally back in Paris, where I have not-so-secretly been longing to return.”
A note from Sarah (Carley) Thompson: “Greetings from Maine! You may remember that I had some health issues a few years back. I just celebrated my fifth rebirthday on July 9, which makes me officially out of the woods following my bone marrow transplant. It’s an exciting milestone, one that has had major ramifications in my personal and professional lives. I’m looking forward to seeing many of you and catching up at our 25th.”
Morgan Stewart writes: “We went to Sun Valley for Labor Day and got to see Alessia Carega, her husband, Trent Smithers, and their amazing (and tall) children – daughter Tea, 5, and son Luca, 3. It was way too short of a visit, but loved every minute and can’t wait to go back and visit them in their new home.”
Jennifer (Long) Gatti ’95 and daughter Abigail.
Margaret Smith ’98, Amanda Wynn ’98, and Katie Marsh ’99 connected at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
Morgan Stewart ’95, Alessia Carega ’95, and Alessia’s daughter, Tea, and son, Luca, met up in Ketchum, Idaho.
Will Dick
wcdick@gmail.com
From Margaret Smith: “I had the opportunity to attend the Aspen Ideas Festival in June, where I linked up with Amanda Wynn and Katie Marsh ’99 for a fun evening of reminiscing. Katie’s daughters are adorable and it was awesome to reconnect with old friends after 20 years.”
Javier Hidalgo writes: “It has now been just over a year since the Hidalgos relocated to San Antonio, Texas. We are settling into this new reality nicely, but miss Brooklyn whenever anyone mentions pizza or bagels. I have spent the past year working with detained asylum seekers – individuals and families. If anyone wants to learn more about the work my program in RAICES does, or if you are in town and want to grab a drink/bite, reach out.”
Arielle Greenleaf
greenleafarielle@gmail.com
Sheerin Vesin shares: “Last summer, our family migrated a few miles north from D.C. to Bethesda, Md., where we now enjoy a little more space for our two boys (Philippe, 6, and Félix, almost 3), a slightly shorter commute for me, and taxation with representation. We get to see other D.C.-dwelling Paulies with varying regularity (Adele Bruce Shartzer, Mish Brown, Cybil Gregory Roehrenbeck, Olivia Millard Davis, Lucy Stringer Rojansky, Meghan Sullivan ’98) but never nearly as often as we’d like. I’m still at the International Youth Foundation, where I run product strategy and commercialization of the NGO’s educational products and services globally. This summer, Philippe proudly sported his mother’s St. Paul’s hat for an entire week as we hiked through the Swiss Alps, but he lost it while at a playground in Paris a few days later. A little French child is now probably trying to figure out what the heck St. Paul’s is and likely getting no help from the gazillion Google search results!”