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Danielle Bartone is the Director of Special
Projects and Business Development
at Jacob’s Ladder, a neurodevelopmental
learning center founded in 1999 in Atlanta
to treat children with neurological
disorders.
Ben Curtis wrote, “I’m living in Denver
now, working for a production studio out
of LA. I’m working on a Nascar Hotpass
on DirecTV as an associate producer.”
Front: Elizabeth Leary
(Soule) ‘98 and Conan
Leary. Back (L-R):
Mina Kaddis ‘98,
Lauren Mirel ‘98, Kate
McCourt ‘98, Brooke
Hegarty ‘98, Margaret
O’Conor Dean ‘98, Jill
Hoffmeister ’01, and
Becca Soule ’01
Max Praver e-mailed, “Life over here in
Kobe, Japan has been busy as usual but
Chiemi, Emma, and I are doing great! I
will be in Temple University’s doctoral
program in September at their Osaka
campus, pursuing a D.Ed. in Curriculum,
Instruction, and Technology in Education
With Specialization in TESOL. I’m looking
forward to the challenge.”
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Liz Leary, along with a number of Rivers
classmates attended Elizabeth Soule’s
wedding in August. Elizabeth and her
husband Conan met and still work as
teachers at Tabor Academy.
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Jeffrey Berman married Amanda Bromberg
on October 19th in Ojai, CA. Elissa
Hintlian and Esme Williams attended.
Chris Fuller e-mailed Jack Jarzavek, “I’m
currently working at Yahoo! selling advertising
which is going well. I finished
up my MBA from Babson in September
which felt good.”
Dave Garsh e-mailed, “The last ten years
have been flying by. I started a small company,
www.knotboardsetc.com with my
father, and started working at an advertising
agency. I have been working here
In Memoriam: Ian McVey ’03
Looking at photos of Ian McVey from his Rivers’ days is a study in contrasts: from a mud-splattered, triumphant football
player to a laurel-crowned Latin prize winner and graduation speaker. Ian’s interests and achievements ran the gamut
from sports to academics with a heavy dose of technology and jazz thrown in.
He kept adding to that list of accomplishments during his years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he was a dean’s list
student with a dual major in computer and systems engineering as well as computer science with a concentration in robotics.
While there, he was elected to membership in two national computer science honor societies, and was enrolled in the institute’s
ROTC program.
After graduation, Ian was commissioned in the United States Marines Corps as a Second Lieutenant. He was a Combat
Engineer Officer assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp LeJeune, N.C. His personal awards
included the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
Ian’s death last summer as a result of a motorcycle accident near his base was a blow to his family and the Rivers community.
Ian and his brothers Jeffrey ’95 and Evan ’05 had practically grown up on the Rivers campus where his father John McVey has
taught Latin for nearly two decades. His family has established a financial aid fund in Ian’s name, to give other students the
opportunities he had here at Rivers to develop so many facets of his personality.
“Ian was a lifelong athlete and an avid public servant who felt compelled to join the Marine Corps in order to help others,”
said John McVey. “Rivers helped him become that person, and we want others to have that chance too.” A memorial service will
be held during Alumni Weekend, on Sunday, May 17 at 2:00 p.m. in Corkin Auditorium.
Contributions to the Ian Thomas McVey Financial Aid Fund may be mailed to the Alumni Office at Rivers or given online at
www.rivers.org, (click on “Giving”).
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