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Mark Wong ‘92, Lauren Lok ‘99, and Howard Kwong ‘99 in Hong Kong with
Jim Bastis.
week at Camp Belknap, just outside of Wolfeboro.
Beth attended her 20th Reunion last June and “loved
seeing everyone and have gotten together with
friends since. Brewster has made such an impact on
my life and continues to be a reminder of how many
wonderful people I made friends with – such a great
experience keeps on giving!”
Lesley Grinberg and husband Gyl welcomed Isabella
Rose on January 21. “She joins her two big brothers,
Ari and Max, in our wonderful family.”
Laurence Seiterle lives in San Antonio where he
works at Zurich US Properties. Laurence looks
forward to visiting campus this spring with wife
Jeannie and son Sebastian to watch a boys’ lacrosse
game and speak with the Brewster Business Club
about his entrepreneurial ventures.
Pick up Those STX
Sunday, May 20 at 2 p.m. is the annual
alumni vs. boys’ varsity lacrosse game.
This springtime tradition brings alumni,
parents, and friends back to campus for
an afternoon of friendly competition on
Palazzo Field. A player BBQ follows at the
Pinckney Boathouse.
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Sebastian “Bastian”
Smallegange and wife
Heather live in Jupiter,
Florida, with their two
daughters, Alivia, 10, and
Isabella, 4. Bastian writes
that he is living in fantasy
land, building “monster
estates for the 1 percent
of the population that can
afford them!”
1992
Timothy Keating works
for American Eagle Airlines
at O’Hare International
Airport in Chicago.
Gregory McLean, wife Elizabeth, and children Declan,
2, and Mason, 1, live in Melrose, Massachusetts. Greg
still has “fond memories of the people I met, the
experiences I had, and the structure that Brewster
put in place for me to set goals and work hard to
achieve them.”
Ilya Musicante lives in Vail Valley, Colorado, running
her own recruiting business, and says “Life is good
working from the chairlift.”
Stephen Spanger, wife Susan, and son Gavin, 2, live
in Weehawken, New Jersey.
1993
Mark Carlson still lives on Beacon Hill and works in
fixed-income management. “I’m engaged, and we have
a great older dog we adopted from a rescue league.”
Daniel McCoy is working on his master’s in adult
and post-secondary education at the University
of Wyoming. “While I work, I still run the outdoor
program and have been busy with elk hunting;
hoping for a great ski year.”
Elizabeth (Palmer) Traverso’s newest baby, daughter
Isla Elizabeth Traverso, was born on November 4,
2011. Elizabeth writes: “Hugo, 4, wanted a sister! We
are happy, blessed, and excited. We look forward to
being in Wolfeboro in June, 2013.”
Justice Rines is a J.D. and MBA candidate at the
University of New Hampshire School of Law, Class
of 2014.
1995
Molly (Kirkpatrick) Abrahamson writes: “Things are
wonderful in North Carolina, though we had a very
hot summer. I was married in 2005, and my husband
and I (and our then 5-week old daughter) moved
from Rhode Island to North Carolina in 2006. We
now have three toddlers (ages 4, 3, and 2)! We live
just north of Charlotte in the Lake Norman area and
love it.”
A. Alexis and Mat Roberson ‘93 and daughter Mikel,
5, live in New Hampshire with their cat, Tuna. Alexis
writes: “It’s great to hear how old friends are doing.
Life is so busy it’s hard to keep in touch. We are
enjoying watching our daughter grow and are trying
our best to slow down and treasure these times.”
1997
Jessica Ridgeway writes that she and Seth bought
a house in Aptos, California, in January 2011 and
were expecting their second child in February 2012.
“I still run the Live Earth Farm Discovery Program,
teaching kids of all ages about local food systems
and sustainable agriculture.”
David Simon and wife Jennifer live in Richmond,
California, with their two dogs, Sutro and Ellie.
1999
Ramsey Cotherman writes: “2011 was super busy
for me. I turned 30, got engaged, bought a house,
graduated from college, and had another baby. Ha
Ha! Best year yet!”
Gregory Douglass writes, “I was featured on
National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” on
December 28, 2011, and it was, quite frankly, a
dream come true. The interview really told my story
as an independent artist and it may have been the
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