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P A R K S C H O O L C L A S S O F 1 9 8 5 2 5 T H R E U N I O N B I O G R A P H I E SMilton, I studied international relations at Brown,with vague aspirations of living in Washingtonand becoming a diplomat. After Brown, I movedto Japan to teach English for a year, loving it somuch — and being so embarrassed to be told that Isounded like a seventh-grade girl — that I opted tostay a second year to study Japanese full-time. Ireturned home with only two firm ideas aboutmy next job: it wouldn’t be in New York and itwouldn’t be at a bank. So off I went to Manhattanto work for Lehman Brothers, helping coordinatewith their Tokyo and other Asia offices. Ijumped at the chance to work for Japan’s nationalbroadcaster at its United Nations bureau, whereI learned a lot about diplomacy and developed ahigh tolerance for cappuccino. Harvard LawSchool came next, after which I knew one thing:I would not return to New York. So off I went towork for Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonLLP’s New York office, in the Latin Americapractice. I left Cleary to take my current job as alawyer at the Treasury Department, working oneconomic and financial sanctions. Not a diplomat,but living very happily in Washington and workingon fascinating matters of national security andforeign policy.Along the way were any number of terrificinternational trips with my sister. Just one highlightwas being on safari in Botswana and watchinga tiny baby elephant trip and fall on its head(it was fine, if a bit embarrassed). So many otherhighlights, including seeing Gretchen Weissmanjump into a lake, fully clothed, about 45 minutesbefore her own wedding ceremony (for whichshe showed up lovely and on time). I look forwardto seeing all of you at the reunion (or inD.C., if you’re here).A.T. HoweI moved out to San Francisco about eight yearsago. I currently work in sales at Diageo here inS.F. I was married to Sherri Shaffer (whom I metout here about six years ago) in New Orleans onOctober 11, 2008. Finally, we just had a son,Andre, on March 3, 2010, and are managing—like all new parents—on very little sleep, but veryhappy to have a new member of the family.Nathan LamontI am a freelance web developer for small- andmedium-sized businesses (recent projects includeNational Endowment for Democracy’s site andDeval Patrick’s site). I live in Roslindale with mylovely wife, Chrissy. In our spare time, we performin non-professional local theater (where wemet), which is great fun. In my professional life, Ioften think of Mr. Smith, who was responsible forintroducing me to computer programmingthrough his “KidStuff” project. I distinctly recallmanaging to perplex Mrs. Williams with a complicated-lookinghandwritten page of code, amemento I have kept all these years. In my theatricallife, I will never forget Mrs. Kellogg’s productionof Twelfth Night, where our scene changeswere set to contemporary hits such as CarlySimon’s “You’re So Vain” and Kool and theGang’s “Celebration.”Abbott LawrenceI have always enjoyed reading the 25th Reunionupdates, but it is still with great shock this year Ihave been asked for mine. After Park, I went toGroton and then Harvard. I majored in history,which I think was directly the result of my enjoymentin studying the Second Punic Wars withMr. Conway and taking three years of historywith Mr. Cunningham.Next I moved to Hong Kong, where I wasintroduced to realities of the working world in thewaning hours of the British colony. Much to theamusement of anyone who has ever had to proofreador grade my papers, I got a job editing (andwriting) stock research reports. (Thank you Mrs.Haskell!) Pretty much since that time, I haveLeft: A.T .Howe married hissweetheart, Sherri Shaffer, inNew Orleans. Right: MelissaDaniels Madden, Diana Walcott,and Rachel Levine Foley celebrateat the 25th class party atAllandale Farm.been involved in investment research. I movedback to Boston for a several years before I wentChicago to attend Kellogg Business School. Afterwards,perhaps not shockingly, I moved back toBoston again, where I still am.Shortly after business school, I met my wife,Amanda, who is an architecture professor. Wecurrently live in Jamaica Plain about a mile fromthe school with our two kids, Amos (4) andEstelle (18 months). One of the many joys ofbeing a parent has been an excuse to revisit myown memories of childhood. When I think ofgrowing up, almost all experiences involve Parkin some way: a decade of carpools with Brognas,Butterworths, etc., getting in trouble repeatedlywith Mrs. Williams, playing kill the carrier andwearing the exact same costume in three consecutivePark plays.I am looking forward to seeing classmates atthe reunion and hoping my children have anequally positive educational experience as theygrow up.Melissa Daniels MaddenI really cannot believe 25 years have passed by soquickly. My fondest memories of Park all includethe friends that I made. I will never forget the40 The Park Bulletin | Fall 2010