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Class Notes1995–1998birthday, and Amy notes that daughtersLauren, 7, and Claire, 5, are wonderfulbig sisters.Danya Krugler Harder andhusband Steve live in Charlotte, N.C.,with sons Dean, 5, and Cole, 3. Danyais a licensed professional counselor andworks for Wells Fargo as an employeeassistance consultant.Mark Bailey has lived in Denver forthe past 13 years. “Running marathons,keeping up with my 8-year-old son,youth volunteer work, and a life in realestate keep me busy,” he says.William and Christine Crane ’96Ventresca moved to Yardley, Pa.,with their two children. William worksfor Nissan.1996Incoming Correspondent: OpenPresident: Thomas A. DiGiovanniFund Managers: Lynne A. Cavanaugh,Rawle G. HowardReunion Chair: Stephen H. KonyaWeb Page Administrator:Audrey Twyman Langan,alangan2007@gmail.com1997 Eric S. Gollericgoll@alumni.lafayette.eduPresident: Kimberly A. LearyFund Manager: Timothy E. HerburgerReunion Chair:Michele Kaplan McMillanWeb Page Administrator:Shannon Gregg AginFourteen years ago, Shannon Greggand I went head-to-head in an intensecampaign to be class correspondent.Shannon won. After all this time,she decided to hand over the reins, soI am your new correspondent. I teachchemistry at Brookdale CommunityCollege in Lincroft, N.J. I was promotedto associate professor last year, and I havea year and a half left in my second termas department chair.I was able to catch up withsome Lafayette friends when MarkMcCann ’98 hosted an annual party. Alsoin attendance were Jay Rothkopf ’98,Ryan Trought ’98, Don Dinsmore ’98,Mike Minnerly and wife Rebecca,Jennifer MacMillan Doyle, TonyKomotar, Ted Hoffmann ’96,Melanie Seiden Lewin ’96, and JoshGlaser ’96 (see photo online).Nancy Rothberg Barnes and herhusband, Dave ’98, welcomed theirsecond daughter, Madeline Anne, inOctober 2010. The family’s busy yearincluded a move to Chatham, N.J., inApril 2011. The couple celebrated withfellow ’Pards at the wedding of Harry“Tobbs” Tower ’98 in Cape May, N.J.Laura Wooster Baldwin celebratedthe first anniversary of her marketing/communications/public relationsconsultancy, A Motion Response (www.amotionresponse.com), Arlington, Va.Rachael Steiner-Swiat and herhusband, Matt, welcomed baby boynumber three, Eli Benjamin, on Feb. 4,2011. He joins big brothers Evan, 5,and Eric, 2½, who could not behappier (see photo online). They arealready the “three musketeers.” Thefamily lives in Westfield, N.J. Rachaelworks for Novartis in the regulatoryaffairs department.After a productive run in Yale’schemistry department, Chris Incarvitojoined university administration in early2011 in the newly created position ofdirector of research technology. In thisrole, he oversees research operations,scientific infrastructure, and associateddevelopment at Yale’s massive expansioncampus, known as West Campus. Chrislives in Rocky Hill, Conn., with wifeMelissa and their two daughters,Samantha, 2, and Julianna, 1.Michael ’96 and Deepa PatelFrabizzio live in Newtown, Pa., withson Akshay, 5½, and daughter Anya,2½. Deepa bought a dental practice(Smile Philly!) in northeast Philadelphia.Chris and Kristin Anderson Hoppehad identical twin girls on Nov. 13, 2010.The family lives in San Francisco.Lisa Kelsey Pisano and her husbandwelcomed Ford William in March 2011,taking their gang to three, with Trip, 7,and Kelsey, 5 (see photo online).Ron Clark’s book, Surviving theEmergency Room, was published byCreateSpace in October 2010 (seephotos online). It explains how anemergency room works and tellspatients and family where to go, whatto ask for, and what to expect. Thebook is available on Amazon.com.Ron is a board-certified emergencyphysician and director of emergencydepartment risk management andassistant medical director at Hospitalof Central Connecticut.Phil Linker ’64, father of CarrieLinker Almskog, sent an announcementthat Carrie—mother of Abigail, 7, andHeidi, 5—“produced another futureLeopard,” Caleb Burr.In July, the Patriot League announcedits 26-player anniversary team. B.J.Gallis was one of three ’Pards honored.A two-time All-League selection and1996 Defensive Player of the Year, B.J.played three seasons in the CanadianFootball League with the BritishColumbia Lions and Edmonton Eskimos.Jim Werner hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh telecast party for Long Island,N.Y. He visited campus on Sept. 16for a meeting with Friends of LafayetteCrew and was excited to learn the teamnow has more than 100 members. Whilein Easton, he visited Greg Herr andDerek Jackson. Unfortunately, Jimcould not attend Greg’s recent wedding,because he and his wife, Kristen,welcomed twin boys, Colin and Sean,six weeks earlier than expected. As pastpresident of Oyster Bay (N.Y.) RotaryClub, Jim was involved with this year’sOyster Festival, an annual fund-raisingevent that draws 200,000 people andprovides monies for 26 nonprofits inhis community. In addition, Jim wasnominated for a 40-Under-40 awardfrom Long Island Business News inrecognition of his financial planningcareer and his role as a part-timeauxiliary instructor at Molloy College,where he teaches MBA classes ininvestments and insurance.1998Tarin Decembrino Cataldo(610) 688-3837tacataldo@verizon.netPresident: David A. CheneyFund Manager: OpenReunion Chair:Nicole Magnant MorrisseyWeb Page Administrator:Maureen Rafferty HopperOn Sept. 30, Melissa Grozinskimarried Ken Wolff in Radnor, Pa.Lafayette alums in attendance includedWill ’96 and Alison May Forbes,Karey Nixon Kelly ’97, AngieSyernick Plocinik, Siobhan O’BrienConlon, and Tarin DecembrinoSPRING 2012 • lafayette 75