Fall/Winter 2010 - Pingry School

Arjun Seshamani.
Otolaryngology-Head and
Neck Surgery at Johns
Hopkins in January to finish
her medical training.
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15 th
Reunion
Proud mother Carol Baldwin
P ’96, ’01 called with the
news that Robert Baldwin
is engaged to Cheryl
Giambronie, and they are
planning an October 2011
wedding. Robert graduated
from Washington and Lee
University and Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute and is an
electrical power consultant.
Cheryl is the assistant director
of a day care center in Bound
Brook, New Jersey.
Bob Blackstone has transferred
to the U.S. Mission to
NATO, so he and his family
will get to stay another year in
Belgium. He, his wife Marcie,
and their son Tom are doing
their best to see as much of
Europe as possible before they
have to leave.
An avid outdoorsman with a life-long passion for the environment,
Marshall McLean ’98 is a corporate energy attorney for the
international law firm of Reed Smith, LLP. As an attorney,
Marshall works to facilitate the use of renewable energy across the
United States. For nearly five years, he has specialized in wind
and solar development—he represents equipment manufacturers,
independent power producers, wind farm developers, and solar
installers. His clients all work to build and operate commercial
renewable power plants around the world.
“Our clients are some of the world’s leaders in developing alternative
power. By drafting contracts and providing legal advice, I play
a small part in developing a long-term energy solution to climate change,” he says. Marshall is
also chairman and co-founder of the New Jersey Bar Association’s Special Committee on
Renewable Energy, Clean Technology, and Climate Change. In this capacity, he is working to
help make New Jersey a national leader in renewable energy.
Marshall works closely with Ferd Convery P ’02. In addition, he has crossed paths with Lauren
Callaghan ’02 and Matt Strangfeld ’02, both of whom work in the green field, noting Pingry’s
strong involvement in this burgeoning area.
Thomas Diemar has joined
Fiduciary Trust Company
International as a Managing
Director in New York City.
He and his wife Lauren
(Gruel) Diemar are looking
forward to catching up with
classmates at their 15th
Reunion on May 13-14, 2011.
Jennifer Lee Koss and her
husband Johann welcomed
their son Aksel Chung-Yul
Koss on September 2, 2010.
They still live in Toronto,
Canada, where Jennifer is
working in private equity and
Johann runs a non-profit organization
called Right to Play.
Aksel Chung-Yul Koss
1997
After nearly two years in New
York, Matthew Alexander
and his wife Vanessa were
transferred back to San
Francisco in July. They look
forward to getting in touch
with any ’97 alumni living in
the Bay Area.
Ellen Pellino Gittes and
Adam Gittes welcomed
their second son, Henry
Michael, on September 8,
2010. Henry measured 7
pounds, 6 ounces, and was
20.5 inches long. He joins
big brother David (2).
Chris Marzoli married
Kailee Ryan on May 22,
2010, at The Palace in
Somerset, New Jersey. Pingry
alumni in attendance were:
Casey Hannon, Nick Ross,
Palmer Emmitt ’94,
David Bugliari, and Miller
Bugliari ’52, P ’86, ’90, ’97,
GP ’20. Chris and Kailee
met while working for
Pfizer, and they reside in
Weehawken, New Jersey.
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From left: Casey Hannon, Nick Ross, Chris Marzoli, Kailee Ryan Marzoli, Palmer Emmitt ’94, David Bugliari, and
Miller Bugliari ’52, P ’86, ’90, ’97, GP ’20.
Marisa and Kevin O’Brien
welcomed Emma Marie on
June 2, 2010. She weighed
7 pounds and measured 20 3/4
inches. She joins big sister
Julia.
Kim Susko received an
M.B.A. from the Johnson
School at Cornell University
(Class of 2010). She is
also a member of the U.S.
Women’s Indoor Field
Hockey team, and they
received the bronze medal in
the Pan Am Indoor Cup held
in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
from August 7-16, 2010.