Thistletalk Summer 2010 - Winchester Thurston School

class notesmy teaching career. It’s beengreat to reconnect with manyWT friends on Facebook. Allthe best to everyone!”1 9 9 2Rupali Kotwal Doshi ‘96and her husband, SaumilShailesh Doshi, are proud toannounce the birth of theirson, Arjun Kotwal Doshi,on April 29, 2010 inAtlanta, GA.1 9 9 4Erin Herward Thurstonwrites, “I am still livingin Northern VA with myhusband, Adam, and our twowonderful sons. Patrick isthree, and Liam is one. Thethree of them are the joy ofmy life. But I am also blessedto have 44 curious andenthusiastic Kindergartenerswith whom I share my daysat Churchill Road ElementarySchool, part of the FairfaxCounty Public Schools. Itis great to be back teachingKindergarten again aftermy time in Pre-K andKindergarten at WT early inPam Scully ‘81 and ErinHerward Thurston ‘94 inWashington, DC at WT HappyHour in MayAndria Barnes writes, “Iam currently living in thehistoric city of Nuremberg andworking as a Business andTechnical English trainer forSiemens. I received my Mastersin International Businessand Management from theUniversity of Applied SciencesOsnabrueck in 2007 and havebeen living and teaching inGermany for five years now.I am still single and have oneson, Saif, 11 years old, who isattending the Bertold BrechtGymnasium (public collegeprep school) and playingsoccer for the local team herein Nuremberg. I have happilyreconnected with some of myold classmates recently and stillhave many fond memories ofmy years at WT, where I wasvery much supported in my firstexchange abroad to Germany.”Jan Kniffen and KathleenMetinko ‘91 with their newdaughter, Alexandra RoseKniffen1 9 9 1April Lee and Ralph Mazzolaare proud to announce the birthof their third child, Paola LeeMazzola, on December 17, 2009.Brennan James Gabler, son ofJennifer Deklewa Gabler ‘94,born May 1, 20101 9 8 4Bari Weinberg Philips hasbeen living in Columbus, OH,for the past 20 years with herhusband, David, and threechildren—Noah, 18, Cody, 15,and Zoe, 12. Her eldest childgraduated from high school inJune and starts college in thefall. “A big hello to all of myformer WT classmates!Allyson Baird Sveda is livingin Pittsburgh with her husbandand two sons. Both boys, Drewand Robby, are students at WT!1 9 8 2Sharon Reidbord writes,“I moved to Lexington, MA,and am launching an onlineJosie Poldosky ‘84 and LoriFineman ‘84 in WashingtonDC, at a May WT Happy HourTara Furigay Keppler ’87and Nina Coslov A’89 coauthoredthe book Food forThoughtful Parenting—12Must-Have Lists forNew Parents and YoungFamilies, in 2009. Theymet in Boston where eachlives with her husband andchildren.business. If you have thankyou notes to send, check outTrueThanks.com, and we'llsend your thank you noteselectronically with 24% of thelow payment going to a charityyou choose.”1 9 8 1Beth Morrow Katz had lunchwith Edie Hommel Cowan ’60and Gaylen Westfall in Marin,CA, in February. Beth is takinga break from law, serving as anactive volunteerin her twins’Kindergartenclass. She saidthat WT, grades3-12, was veryinstrumentalin her life, andremembers JaneScarboroughfondly.w w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g27