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Andy Mittleman ’04 and Stephanie Shui ’04 celebrated their graduation fromMiddlebury College in May.Leif Jacobsen ’08 won this year’s New England PGA Junior Championship, heldat Brookline Golf Club in July. The accomplishment earned him a trip to theNational PGA Junior Championship held just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio.Michael writes, “She was bornon June 7, 2008, at 2:34 a.m.and weighed nine pounds andtwo ounces at birth (a chubbymonkey!). Mom, Dad andbaby are doing great. We livein Los Angeles, where I workfor Overbrook Entertainmentand Kim works for PlannedParenthood of Los Angeles.Friends and well-wishers canemail me at michaelasilverstein@gmail.com.”Nate Dewart married Solana Ricein Saint Louis, Missouri, on May25, 2008. In August, they movedto Oakland, California, whereNate started his first year in themaster’s of public policy programat University of California,English faculty member MariaGerrity visited with two young Miltongrads on her recent trip to China,Julian Fu ’07 in Shanghai and JiemingSun ’07 (pictured here) in Beijing.Berkeley, where he will focus onenergy and the environment.Solana is working for a nationalnonprofit. They welcome anyand all (re-)connections fromMilton grads and can be contactedat natedewart@gmail.com.1998Congratulations to Chris Cheeverand Whitney Cheever, who weremarried on September 15, 2007.Milton alums celebrating withthem included Robert Higgins’99, Prentiss Higgins ’57, RogerCheever ’63, John Reidy ’56,David Sclar, Nicholas Hobbs andFranklin Hobbs IV ’65.1999Andrew Houston married KatieAlexander in Chicago, Illinois,on June 7, 2008. Other Miltonalumni in attendance wereArmen Sarkis, James Tracy andAdrian Rossello-Cornier ’02.Andrew and Katie will continueliving in Chicago, where bothhave careers in the insuranceindustry.2000Julia MacIntosh and her husbandwelcomed a baby girl,Jacqueline MacIntosh, on April7, 2008. Julia reports, “Sheweighed eight pounds and nineounces. Nine weeks later, mysister, Sophie Koven ’92, and herhusband welcomed their thirdchild, a baby boy named Charlie.My parents now have eightgrandchildren! I am also startinga new job as a computer studiesteacher at the local middle schoolhere in Derry, New Hampshire.”Daniel Weisman is living inBeverly Hills with his dog, Brady,a Hurricane Katrina rescue. Hehas started his own management,consulting and marketingcompany, Elitaste, and is managingthe D.C.-based hip-hop artistWale. Daniel connects with fellowMilton grads Brian Foley andAndre Hardaway ’02 weekly intheir basketball league.2002Caroline Carlson and ZachPezzementi were married in Julyin Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.Laura Faulkner, Sara Perkinsand Momoko Hirose did doubleduty as proud Milton representativesand courageous bridesmaids.Caroline and Zach livein Maryland, where Zach isworking toward a Ph.D. at JohnsHopkins and Caroline is an editorat an educational publishingcompany.2003Thomas Coleman graduatedfrom Temple University’s Schoolof Communications and Theaterwith a B.A. in Theater and isheaded to Glasgow, Scotland, inSeptember to attend the RoyalScottish Academy of Music andDrama for graduate school.2004Peter Colombo has beennamed a Fulbright Scholar to ElSalvador for 2008–2009. Aftera lengthy civil war, El Salvadorwent through a series of monumentalchanges in regard togovernance. Peter’s research willfocus on the peace process thatfundamentally shifted a oncemilitary-dominated governmentto a functional democracy. Hewill also be working with anNGO in San Salvador that educatesSalvadoran people aboutdemocratic values and the role ofcitizens in a democracy.Albert-Hyukjae Kwon graduatedfrom M.I.T. with a B.S.in Biology. He will continuehis studies at Harvard MedicalSchool this coming fall.2008Leif Jacobsen won this year’sNew England PGA JuniorChampionship, held at BrooklineGolf Club in July. Leif shotrounds of 71 and 74 to finish thetwo-day tournament at three overpar. Tied with another player, hemade a two-putt par on the 18thhole to clinch the trophy and atrip to the National PGA JuniorChampionship.Milton Magazine 91