Thistletalk Summer 2010 - Winchester Thurston School

class notesclass notes2 0 0 7Michael D’Emilio wasaccepted into the Oberlinin Italy program, where hewill play Leporello in theirproduction of Don Giovanni.“It’s a big role and really oneI’ve dreamed of playing, so I’mvery happy,” says Michael.2 0 0 6Jessica Schwartz writes,“The summer following myfreshman year in 2007, mysister, mom, and I volunteeredin Tanzania for a month. Theexperience compelled usto start a non-profit. Bricks+ Books= Foundation forLearning in Tanzania supportsrural government schools byinvesting in infrastructureprojects in villages thathave demonstrated interestand capability to workcollaboratively with us.and distinction in the liberalarts. In August, Andrew willbegin a year-long Master ofPublic Health program at TheDartmouth Institute for HealthPolicy and Clinical Practice.He is currently in the processof applying to medical schoolsand hopes to matriculate inthe summer of 2011. Andrewhas been active in creating theclass of 2006 page on mywt andwelcomes his classmates’ input.2 0 0 4Ian Sullivan was acceptedinto a master’s program atPitt’s Swanson School ofEngineering, where he intendsto study industrial engineering.He is still enjoying workingat Westinghouse and spendsquite a bit of time on the road.For fun, he is looking forwardto taking his first trip to NewOrleans in early June.2 0 0 1at an International PatentLaw Firm as an English andItalian Assistant, and Arturis working as a web designerand programmer. The weddingis planned for July 2010 inBuchenberg, with a smallreception to follow in the USthe following summer.Ryan Schulz resides inPittsburgh and is excited to befollowing her passion for artthrough photography as shedevelops her custom children’sphotography business. You cancheck out her work online atwww.rwschulz.com.began working as the AssistantCurator of Education at CarnegieMuseum of Art, managing schooland teacher programs. Sheenjoyed acting as guest educatorfor many students during WT’sTeenie Harris exhibition.Sally Allan, WT art teacher,and Becky Utech Gaugler ‘99We have successfully built oneschool, created sustainablepartnerships with three ruralschools, and have improvedthe quality of education forover 2,500 students.” Formore information: www.bricksandbooks.orgAndrew Wickerhamgraduated from ColgateUniversity, where he was acandidate for honors in historyAngela Ambroz writes, “I’vebeen working in Hyderabad,India, since June 2009 withMIT’s Poverty Action Lab.I'm currently managing ahousehold survey for a reporton the impact of microfinanceon the urban poor. I sold myfourth science fiction shortstory, which appeared inExpanded Horizons magazinein May 2010.”Emily Flechtner and ArturWachelka were engagedon July 31, while campingon a lake south of Munich,Germany. They reside inMunich, where Emily isstudying for a Masters inIntercultural Communicationand Cooperation and workingTara McGovern ‘00 andClaire Blaustein ‘00 inWashington, DC at WTHappy Hour in May1 9 9 9Becky Utech Gauglerand her husband, Jonathan,recently moved back toPittsburgh after living inBrooklyn for almost fouryears. In January, BeckyJonah Block, son of AziMasalehdan Block ‘98, bornNovember 29, 20091 9 9 7Meridith Deluzio Pettigrewwrites, “We are expecting a newaddition to our family! Kayla willhave a new baby brother or sisterin August. We are so excited tomeet our new little one!”1 9 9 5Kristin Trabucco writes, “I’mstill in LA doing the film thing,so if anyone’s out this way, lookme up!”26 T h i s t l e t a l k S u m m e r 2 0 1 0