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1999–2001
1999
Pamela Perez
11660 Church St., Apt. 65
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
pamelaperez99@alumi.lafayette.edu
President: Amanda Alpert Knight
Fund Manager: Amanda Alpert Knight
Reunion Chairs: Taryn Boland,
Megan Sweeney Waite
Web Page Administrators:
Adriana Franceschini Casey,
Jennifer Padgett Ferrie
2000
Diane Pisseri Lindemann
dmpisseri@yahoo.com
President: Joshua W. Ruthizer
Fund Manager: Daniel Turrentine
Reunion Chair: James E. Abels
While it is hard to believe that we
graduated from Lafayette 10 years ago,
it was great to make the trip back for
reunion. I met up with fellow alumni
Keri Grunther Brady, Marianne
Gawler, Janelle Maginnis, and Josh
Ruthizer.
Heather Stoltz was excited about
her two-person exhibition, “Text and
Texture: Midrash through Making,”
at Park Avenue Synagogue, New York
City. The exhibition, which ran through
early November, featured Heather’s
fiber art and the ceramic art of Jo
Kamm.
Bryce Murray opened his own
law practice in Metairie, La., where he
was named one of the top 50 attorneys
in the Greater New Orleans area by
CityBusiness magazine. Bryce’s firm
focuses on civil rights, small business
advocacy, and representation of
nonprofit organizations.
Keri Grunther Brady gave birth to
Meghan Jean Dec. 19. She was 7
pounds, 10 ounces, and 21 inches
long. Meghan joins big sister Kayla,
who celebrated her second birthday
in June. Sara Hoffmann Joy was
preparing to welcome her second
daughter at the end of August. Sara’s
2-year-old daughter, Madeline, cannot
wait to be a big sister!
Sarah Ferraro was set to finish her
postdoctoral in late August.
James Abels writes that he has
launched a web video news network,
Three Minute Media (www.tmmnews.
com). As the network’s anchor, James
targets stories toward consumers who like
media and are interested in its future.
Holly Baseski Shackman and her
husband, Jonnie, trained for a half
marathon during the summer heat
wave! They also adopted their third
Shih Tzu this past spring, Emily, who
joins Chloe and Baxter. Emily came
from the nonprofit that Holly and her
husband volunteer for, Shih Tzus &
Furbabies. In April, Holly and Karen
Kainer took a girls-only trip to Atlantis
Resort in the Bahamas.
Heather McCormick was
promoted to vice president–cash
management sales officer for TD Bank.
She covers Philadelphia and the South
Jersey Shore.
Dan Turrentine joined TechNet in
its Washington, D.C., office as vice
president for emerging technologies
and special initiatives.
Karl Klingmann II was married
Aug. 14, 2009, to Candice Hardy in
Lancaster, Pa., and honeymooned in
Spain for two weeks. Karl is in his fifth
year of owning his own investment and
insurance agency, Penn Rise Benefits
Inc. His practice provides investment
and insurance services to individuals
and small businesses. The couple lives
in Coatesville, Pa., with their black l
ab, Riley.
My family spent a great week up in
Rangeley, Maine, with Keri Grunther
Brady’s family. My son, Trent, and
Keri’s daughter Meghan have become
fast friends, and we seem to have a
love connection blossoming.
Thanks for the updates; cannot wait
to hear from you next time!
2001
Paige Olek Ingelsby
1321 Statesman Road
Norristown, PA 19403
paige.o.ingelsby@gmail.com
President: Sara Viehman Diehl
Fund Manager:
Rebecca Waxman Kaufman
Reunion Chair: Nicholas M. Groch
Please keep the wonderful updates
coming. Feel free to friend me on
Facebook or email me.
Michelle Bastinelli Cuvo reports:
“In May 2009, I completed my
master’s program at DeSales University.
I wrote my thesis on the correlation of
students reading aloud and their
confidence levels. My focal groups were
English-language learners and students
with learning disabilities in seventh and
eighth grades, both groups I am still
teaching during the school year. This
marks my eighth year in teaching. On
June 12, 2009, my husband, Joe, and
I welcomed a baby girl. Her name is
Alexa Michelle. My son, Joey, is now 4
and loves being a big brother.”
Nancy Berrier Andreski and her
husband, Adam ’00, welcomed their
third child, Lucie Josephine, March 30.
Nancy is at home with Lucie and their
other children, Rose, 5, and Ben, 3.
The entire family attended Adam’s class
reunion in June.
Sarah Bellows Upbin announces
the birth of her daughter, Olivia Elaine,
July 2. Olivia weighed 8 pounds, 3
ounces, and was 21 inches long.
Jake Ruggles writes: “I left Wells
Fargo Advisors in January with a partner
to start our own investment firm, KMJ
Financial Group in Whitehall, Pa., just
outside Allentown. The name represents
the first initials of our kids’ names. It has
been going great and better than what
we could have expected. There is
nothing better than being your own
boss! This past year, I served as an
Alumni Admissions Representative for
the College and assisted in two
enrollments for the new class. I could not
have done all of this if not for the
support from my family, and especially
my wife, even though she is a Bucknell
grad!”
Jessica Calaman Snyder reports:
“The name of the company where I
work is now Dow Chemical instead of
Rohm and Haas Co., which got bought
out. I am at the same manufacturing
facility in Croydon, Pa., as Dan
Connolly ’02.”
Jessica also writes that she and her
husband welcomed their second
daughter, Claire Elizabeth, May 11.
She weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces.
Jessica talked with a few fellow alumni:
Kathy Gelato is finishing her postdoc
in Germany and will be there at least
until the end of the year; Christine
Kelleher Childress is expecting her
first child; and Becky Chmielowski is
engaged to her boyfriend, Tim.
Bruce Edwards writes: “I practice
child welfare law in the Baltimore, Md.
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