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26 claSS noteS her dancing roots and is teaching ballet to kids and teens. Last year her group performed at the Kennedy Center in DC and performed The Nutcracker locally this past year. Of course, she is also kept busy by her family, son CJ in 7th grade, son Evan in 4th grade, and daughter Lauryn in 2nd grade, all at Wyndcroft School in Pottstown. MAURA EGAN, the travel editor for the for The New York Times Magazine, is spending her time a little closer to home. She recently purchased a house in Brooklyn, and is quite excited to renovate it and plant a garden. I’m excited for her, just thinking about it. Of course, what makes it truly great is the story of how she found it: “After nearly giving up on buying a place in New York because everything felt small and too expensive, JEN HOOPES found me my house. She is a location scout and had seen it for a television show she was working on...” Congrats, Maura, and enjoy. ANN HEATHERINGTON always has something interesting going on. I’ll be honest, I am going to take most of this wholesale from Ann’s email because there is just so much. She is the NY Executive Producer and Host of Literary Death Match, a competitive reading series where emerging and established writers go head-to-head reading their work in front of celebrity judges. the readings are judged on the bases of Literary Merit, Performance, and Intangibles. Two of the four writers then go on to the finals. LDM was created in 2006, and is held monthly in NYC, San Francisco, and London; additionally, it has been produced in 26 international cities, including Beijing, Dublin, Paris, Vancouver, and Toronto. Melbourne, Shanghai, and Amsterdam were slated for early 2011. In summer 2010 Ann got to co-host LDM’s debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as London’s 7th episode. Not just a pretty face, Ann is also LDM’s Executive Director, driving the business end in partnership with the series creator, Todd Zuniga. She has also joined the Board of Directors of Opium (a not-for-profit, and publisher of Opium Magazine). If that’s not enough, Ann recently left her job as head of Marketing at First Advantage Litigation Consulting, and has gone out on her own as a b-to-b marketing/business development consultant focusing on the Legal, Technology, Professional, and Financial Services sectors. Exciting times for ELAINE ROMANELLI, who recently released her second LP, Real Deal. Now that she is out of the studio, she’s playing many venues outside NYC, such as CT, NJ, upstate NY, and PA (including right on Lancaster Ave. at Milkboy). Elaine would love to reconnect, so check out her website, www.elaineromanelli. com, and say hello. WENDY ZALLES is enjoying life with her son Levi, who turned 2 in November. She, too, is returning to her roots – she reignited her passion for crew. Last May 2010, she won the gold medal in Dad Vail with her Vanguard Novice Crew (check out the article and photo at in the Philadelphia Inquirer at www.philly.com/inquirer/ local/pa/20100509_Corporate_strategies_tested_at_Dad_Vail.html). Wendy then went on to race in the head of the Potomac on September 26 with eight men from the University of Miami. The Miami alumni magazine was slated to feature the team by year-end. You can always keep up with Wendy on Facebook. After eight years, I finally had the opportunity to visit SARAH BARCUS STEINBERG’s Halloween extravaganza. As you may be familiar from prior listings or from her Facebook page, Sarah and her family (husb David, dtr and son Elizabeth and Harrison, both four years old) create an absolutely unbelievable attraction that draws locals as well as out-of-towners. They transform their front yard into a spectacular graveyard complete with lights, music, sounds, and vampires that rise and lower in inflatable coffins. While its popularity has been gaining momentum over the years, this year they reached a peak of 1,260 trickor-treaters. That zero at the end is not a typo. They’ve harnessed this wonderful energy and galvanized their visitors to make donations to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, raising $2,000.00 this year. You’d think an event like this would have garnered the attention of local media a few years ago, but it wasn’t until this year that their local paper The Morning Call ran a story about them. The story got picked up around the country and ran in the likes of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times. Check it out http://articles.mcall.com/2010-10-19/ news/mc-bethlehem-township-halloween-20101019_1_halloween-inflatablesvampires-morticia-addams. It really was incredible and just so much fun. As for me, my husb Neil and I are enjoying life in NYC with dtr Vera, age three, and son Seth, who will turn one at the end of February. Vera started preschool this year and just adores it; Seth is fast on the heels of his sister, trying to keep up with her and keep her in his line of sight. She is easily his favorite person. When the two of them put their heads together, we have visions of all the mischief they are going to get into together, and I just can’t wait to see it. On a more sentimental note, these class notes will be my final ones. If anyone is interested in taking the helm please contact the Alumnae Office. I’ve loved keeping in touch with all of you these past many years, and I hope you’ll allow me the privilege of acting as your class secretary at some point in the future. Thank you all for sharing glimpses of your lives with me. Be well and please stay in touch. 1990 Jeannine Tsukahara Palm jeanninepalm@yahoo.com 1440 Walnut St. Western Springs, IL 60558 Alicia Skubick alicia.skubick@gmail.com 3 Warrington Road Richmond, London TW10 6SJ Hey, Everybody! Winter #2 for me in Chicagoland has been quite unusual. My husband decided to buy a snow blower (closeout price, if you can believe it) the weekend before Blizzard of 2011, and I told him that was probably the wisest decision of his life (besides marrying me)! Then came the subzero weather. Now, less than 3 weeks later, we are supposed to have temperatures in the mid- 50s. And that, my friends, is the most interesting aspect of my life right now. Fortunately, several of you responded to my pleas for news. TIFFANY KELLER- FRITZ has probably the best update one could possibly have: “My 3 month PET scan showed cancer free and I am hopeful my 6 month scan in 2 wks will be clean too! My daughter Riley will be 1 year old in March. Can’t believe it has almost been a year since I was diagnosed with cancer. Crazy!! Anyway my boys are great!! Danny will be 4 in March and Jackson is an active 2 year old. Life is wonderful and I am just so psyched to be around to see my little ones grow up!!” We are so happy for you, Tiffany, and hope you continue to have health and happiness! SUZANNE DILENGE KRAUS told me that her sons are “tickled pink” by their new baby sis, Alexandra. On November 13, 2010, Suzanne said STACEY JACOVINI was “radiant” when she married Phillip “Jay” Storm in Philadelphia. Other Baldwin people attending the wedding were JOANNA JACOVINI ’88, STEPHANIE BODY WOODRUFF, JEN GRANITE MA- TUNIS, JESSIE WILLIAMS BURNS ’87, and HELEN BRADBURY from England. Stacey’s new husband is an attending pediatric neurosurgeon at CHoP, so she has moved back home to Philly. Stacey commutes to NYC a few times a week where she maintains her architecture firm, ASCAPE, but she’s opened a satellite office in Center City. Congratulations, Stacey! A few months later, the new Mrs. Storm and Stephanie flew out to the west coast to visit Suzanne. They checked into the Beverly Hills Hotel the weekend of the Golden Globe Awards, where for 2 nights and 3 days they had “pampering, relaxing and celeb sighting galore.” They had so much fun they may make it an annual event. ANNE COLE SCUDERI is still running races, the next one being the Big Sur marathon in May. Her family goes skiing a lot on the weekends, so her kids Kate (8) and Pete (7) have become great skiers, while Anni (3) loves the snowplow. Anne continues to grow her home business making monogrammed and decorative pillows out of felt. Her website is www. etsy.com/shop/abacusathome. She also makes personalized baby pillows that make great gifts. Perhaps someone should send one to MARYELLEN KOENIG-RIGGIO, who welcomed her third child, Zachary Andrew, on Jan 24, 2011. Mark (7) and Rachel (4) are excited about having a baby in the house and can’t wait for him to get big enough to play with them. Baby Zachary decided to arrive 4 weeks early and during a big snow storm. Looks like you have a little troublemaker on your hands, Maryellen! My co-secretary, ALICIA SKUBICK, is looking forward to a trip to Morocco, getting geared up for her sister’s wedding in Belfast in June, and is planning a Baldwin UK alum event for sometime in the spring or summer. KIM BURNS CASE will be celebrating her 40th birthday this July with festivities and a banquet at a beautiful Italian villa. As I write this, I’m trying to get my act together to figure out how to go! And finally, I’ve learned through the grapevine that after years of law firm life, HEATHER ANNESLEY HOYT now works in-house as Senior Counsel, Employment at Siemens Medical Solutions. Way to go, Heather! Thanks to all who reported news or simply said, “Hi.” Those of you who didn’t, I do take it personally, so keep that in mind before you reject me again next year!
1991 Sonia Kurtz-Grasse soniag@gyroworldwide.com 223 Delancey St. Phila, PA 19106 1992 Monica Moran monica.moran215@gmail.com 1245 S. Longacre Blvd. Yeadon, PA 19050 Jennifer Meredith Shields jmshields@gmail.com 28 W. Circular Ave Paoli, PA 19301 Hello friends from 1992. So glad to hear from you for this edition of Echoes. If you are not getting reminders to send in your news, please email Jen and me and we will add you to our email lists. We’d love to keep in touch, but many of our addresses are outdated, so drop us a line to be sure we have your correct information. First, news that is hot off the presses – JULIE BOYER is engaged! Her fiancé’s name is Gianpaolo Gentle. As she tells it “The name’s Italian but he’s not, and we call him Gian (John).” Congrats Julie, wonderful news - keep us posted with those wedding plans! In offspring news, the kids keep on coming and growing! ADRIENNE ORLANDO BELL wrote in that her kids Gavin (1) and Ava (3) are growing and doing great - he’s nearly as big as she is - a real chart topper! She went back to work full-time in the fall as an associate at Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check in Radnor and is still in disbelief how exhausting two kids close in age can be. BECKY HARLAN HOLLANDER can understand that one - her son Tomer Idan Hollander was born November 8th, 2010 and joins big brother Nadav, who just turned 3. JESSICA WACHTER also has her hands full - her third son Benjamin was born January 25, 2011 and he joins big brothers Nathan (4) and Joseph (2). KELLEIGH JOHNSON PARKER writes that she and her husband Brian are thrilled to be expecting their first baby this July! She sees JENNIFER MEREDITH SHIELDS all of the time and is looking forward to having play dates with her and her daughter Lydia. LAUREN SKUBICK will be visiting from London this March and both she and Jen are looking forward to seeing her soon. And from STEPHANIE BODEN WENSTRUP: “I delivered my 3rd child, a son, William Boden Wenstrup, on Nov 12th. He is a cutie and is learning the ropes from his older siblings Elle and Brudy. Life is chaotic, but I wouldn’t have it any other way...well, I would take more sleep :)” It was lovely to hear from KARIN WACHTER too: “Three and a half years later…and I’m still in NY (not sure how that happened). Our daughter, Anika, is a year and a half old and showing every indication of being a real character (!). I still work for the International Rescue Committee, focusing on violence against women and girls in humanitarian contexts. Constantly learning, which is both great and challenging but mostly great. I’m just back from Congo, but in general my travel schedule has reduced Traffic gives you a headache. Gift Planning should not. dramatically, which has helped me with my ever-continuing quest for life/work balance.” Also a pleasure to hear from ARIELLE COHEN MCKEE, who wrote in from a trip to Cabo San Lucas. She is between contracts, and enjoying the balmy weather on a well-deserved winter vacation! Keep us posted, Arielle - your work is so fascinating! And finally, HOLLY HOBYAK HOFFMANN wrote that “in July we celebrated the marriage of my brother-in-law, Peter Hoffmann to the lovely SARAH CHRISTMAN ‘96. Yet another wonderful thread connecting us all... Through all the festivities, I had the pleasure of getting to know her dear friend GAIL CUNNINGHAM ‘97 better. In the fall, we came to see Gayle’s paper art show at Baldwin and fell in love with her work. As it turned out, I walked in to the show with only my nearly 5 yo daughter, Sylvie, as Daddy stayed in the car with the two sleepy boys. It was a beautiful, clear day and I started directly in to the school, by way of the steps. Sylvie stopped me in our tracks, taking in the majesty of the Residence. “This is a castle!” she exclaimed. “You went to school here??” It hadn’t occurred to me how significant it was for her to see where I went to high school, and for her to imagine me then. Nor did I realize in my hurry, how remarkable the school looks. Inside, enjoying her sweet Aunt Sarah, Gayle’s inspiring artwork, and hearing me name for her my many treasured friends who Visit us at www.baldwinschool.giftplans.org • Learn about the tax benefits you’ll secure from various types of gifts. • Read about how – and why – others have supported Baldwin with a planned gift. • Use Baldwin’s Life—Stage Gift Planner to develop a strategy that fits your philanthropic goals and lifestyle needs. Or Contact the Development Office at 610-525-2700 ext. 309. also went to Baldwin, her eyes grew wide with awe and recognition. Then, the clincher... Someone mentioned that Baldwin is a school only for girls. “You mean, no boys are allowed to go here?” Sylvie asked, already breaking in to a smile. “When I’m a teenager, I’m going here!” We’ll see...” In closing, I do have some very sad news to report. DIANA DISILVIO passed away on October 30, 2010. She had lived in Washington, DC for the past 18 years. She is survived by her husband Jeffrey Randall, her mother Grazia DiSilvio, and her sister Marilena DiSilvio Young. She was a loving “Auntie” to Samuel and Alexander Young and a granddaughter, niece, and cousin of many loved ones. She was buried near Cleveland, OH on November 5, 2010. Her family, friends, and colleagues miss her terribly. Unfortunately, her memorial service at Rosemont School of the Holy Child had to be postponed because of bad weather, but will be rescheduled at a time when her family is able to attend. I will be sure to send an email out when the reschedule happens. The entire community extends deep sympathy to Diana’s family and friends - she was a beautiful person in heart and soul, and a good friend to many of her sisters in her Baldwin Family. Thanks to all who wrote in - it’s such a delight to hear your voices in my mind when you do. It brings back so many great memories. Bust out your yearbook if you dare, dear friends, and reminisce. Can you believe that next year is our 20th reunion? There must be some kind of error - we can’t possibly be this old - right?! Hope you and yours are well, and enjoying a healthy and happy 2011. Love from Monica. RAKHI GUPTA WILLIAMS writes, “I recently joined United Media UK as senior vice president for international strategy and business development.” 1993 Laura Livoy McDonnell LLTigra1@yahoo.com 2720 Wisconsin Avenue NW, #305 Washington, DC 20007 Happy Spring/Summer everyone! Congratulations to JESSE BARRA- BEE PARRY, who welcomed a healthy daughter named Grace Albina on 2/22. Mom and the newest member of the Red Head Club are doing well in Seattle WA, along with daddy Zach. LINI FEAVER ANDERSON welcomed second daughter Sara Jane Anderson on 11/8. Sara joins big sister Julia, age 5. RENNI GREER POLITE just experienced her first Mardi Gras down in the big easy. She is very much enjoying the Southern life. NICOLE KOFFEY MCNICHOL is still living in Seattle with her husband, Bill and two children, Claire (3) and Colin (1). Nicole says “I recently started working at Starbucks in their Consumer Insights group and I am loving it. Yes, it is definitely completely possible that I only got the job because of my former last name”. heeheehee! Whatever helps! PAMELA PLUMMER HARRINGTON says that the new Gramercy Cellars tasting room is on its way to completion. “We are renting the former tasting room space of another winery whose prized possession and focal point were two wagon wheels - um, we have a lot of work to do”, says Pam. 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