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advantage of the location to travel extensively.They invite classmates goingthrough Hong Kong to visit. MartinaFalter begins her days happily sampling(er, munching) premium chocolate. It’sall part of her efforts to establish herchocolate shop, Cokolado Florado(cokolado.com) in gourmet circles — buyher chocolate so she can survive thetough first three years. AlexandraKlickstein Glazier had another baby girl,Lila Kate, last spring. With three daughters,life in the Glazier house is verypink. It calms them in the happy chaos,however. Alex is still doing public healthlaw (organ donation/transplant work) andcontinues to teach at Boston UniversitySchool of Law. Lori Julian Jazaeri andher husband Amir also added a thirdchild this past January, Elliot Wiley, whojoins Alec and Sophia. They are living inCharlottesville, VA. Lori says that she’sbusy enough with three kids not to haveanother job.1990Class Secretary: Robin E. DeRosa,rderosa@plymouth.edu; Sarah AmoryWelch, sarahawelch@yahoo.comBelinda Griswold is happily settled inSeattle in a sweet old house with herboyfriend Robert Lee. She is continuingto practice family law, especially mediation— an interest she and ChristinaWiellette share (that and surf camp,which they hope to attend soon).Belinda is “still doing the Buddhist thing,which lately involves a lot of fingercrossingfor the upcoming election!”Jessica Knight Hansen is enjoying lifein Guilford, CT, with Tim and their sonAlex. She welcomes anyone for a visitto the beach. Tom Doggett is living inthe Cascade mountains outside Seattlewith his wife Jenny and two girls, Lucy,4, and Bailey, 8. They enjoy fishing forsalmon and steelhead, taking hikes withtheir dogs in the Cascades, and enjoyingthe fine cuisine of Seattle. At the end of2006, Mary Sarah Baker moved fromCarnegie Hall to Lincoln Center, whereshe is now the director of booking. “Thejob is challenging but exciting, and it’s alot of fun meeting the musicians webring to the Lincoln Center campus. It’sbeen great reconnecting with AndreaCross, and I also enjoyed seeing SarahAmory Welch last October.” Andrearecently left NOVA and has moved toGermany with her fabulous boyfriend;she is reinventing herself like the gutsychick that she is! Jason Cook is still inArlington, MA, finishing his fellowship.He and Sonia had a brief visit withJeneye Abele out in Boulder, and hesees Ryan Kelley ’91 and Ben Conway’91 regularly. Samantha Halem had ababy boy, Jacob Ian Himelfarb, onJanuary 1, 2008. Sam writes: “His bigsister Maya, 4, is completely in lovewith him.” Robin DeRosa has been promotedto associate professor withtenure at Plymouth State University, andher second book, being published byMcFarland Press, will be out next year.Her daughter Ruby plays ice hockey forthe White Mountain Avalanche (she’s 4,so it’s all relative). Last November,Catherine Moellering was named presidentof Best & Company. LenaSchniewind’s life has changed a wholelot: “I’m in London doing an MA entitled“The Visual Language of Performance”at Wimbledon College of Art. I’m lookingat ways to integrate the presence ofvideo and sound-based artists into liveperformances so that our contributionsto the performance aren’t simply theoutput from the machines we’re operating.The way this has manifested itselfis me jumping back in front of the cameraand singing — something I haven’tdone consistently since high school! It’sbeen really challenging, interesting, andfun. I’ve also found myself with a wonderfulman (a big reason why I’m here!),with whom I am planning to continuedown the path of life. Things are prettyfantastic. NO idea where I’ll be this timenext year, but that’s what Class Notesare for, right?” Kate Vilter and her husbandare celebrating the birth of theirson, William Blakeley Sawyer (Will). “Hewas born July 12, 2007, and he is justamazing, the happiest little guy.” Theyalso bought a new home — more spacefor all the toys. The restaurant is doingvery well — 11 years now — althoughthey are looking for a new sous chef —so pass that along! Jason Weinzimerlives in Chelsea in NYC, happy to besingle (again). He works for a PR firmmanaging a global account that giveshim good travel opportunities to placeslike Singapore and Thailand — prettycool, huh? Also, he’s studying improv atthe Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.It’s the best stress-release activity he’sever had and way more interesting thanhe expected. Sarah Amory Welch andher husband Andrew welcomed daughterLily on June 3, 2007. Sarah is lovingmotherhood, but still figuring out howto balance it with her role as VP of marketingfor TripAdvisor, a travel planningWeb site. “If any more experiencedworking moms have cracked the secret,please let me know!” Tremaine Wrightreports that “my coffee shop, CommonGrounds, A Neighborhood CoffeeHouse, is celebrating its first anniversaryand had a favorable review in the NewYork Times. We’ve had a wonderful yearand are excited about the year to come.A bunch of CA folks have been by theshop: Jason Weinzimer, Carol Shoudt,Ann Houslin Winston ’89, TracyRandall ’91, Thandi Mbityana, RachelTremaine Wright ’90 hosted a book party for Janelle Greene ’91 at her coffeeshop. Janelle contributed devotional writings to A Drink from the Well:Refreshment for the Soul (by Donna R. Dyson).Grossman, Anne Givens ’91, andKeith Tashima with his family. I’m stillworking at Skadden as a staff attorneyand enjoying my life in Brooklyn.”1991Class Secretaries: Hope A. Egan,hope.egan@gmail.com;Stephanie Solakian Goldstein,steph.goldstein@comcast.netIt’s been great to connect with so manyclassmates via the Web and in personlately! I, Hope Egan, am still in LA(going on my 17th year here, much tothe chagrin of my family) and quitehappy as a staff attorney at O’Melveny& Myers downtown. I’ve been happy tospend some time with Dan Hendersonand his wife Bethany, and also withWinnie Kho ’94 and Sarah ThompsonEvans ’93. There are signs of intelligentlife in LA — you just have to find theChameleons! James Chiang is living inSan Francisco, teaching at the Academyof Art University in the graduate photographydepartment, and continuing towork as a commercial photographer(jameschiang.com). Liza Cohen Gateswas married to “a great guy” onSeptember 1 at the IntercontinentalHotel in Boston, with Stephanie SolakianGoldstein present. Liza and her newhusband, a Rhode Islander namedAndrew Gates, live in Boston. Liza’sgoing on ten years at Digitas in Boston.Writing from northern Virginia, NickEvans says: “Charlotte, 3, and Will, 18months, are keeping us very busy and(sometimes) learning to share books,toys, and other important things. I continueto do government relations workfor an IT consulting firm and get thepleasure of traveling to all sorts of funstate capitals in the southern part of thecountry . . . it’s a long way fromConcord.” Nick’s wife Moley has starteda business teaching after-school enrichmentclasses in area schools — hereports that it’s “fabulously successfuland I am already dreaming of earlyretirement!” Congratulations go to AnnGivens, who reports that William GivensGuzman was born December 24, ringingin at 6 lbs. 13 oz. and 19 inches long.Ann says he’s “a handful and a delight!”Ann and her husband Rafer live inBrooklyn, where she is a reporter forNewsday covering courts. Ryan Kelleysays: “I’m 35 and living with my momagain! My wife Una and I are anxious toreturn to our house in Arlington, MA,upon the completion of some majorhome renovations (converting our atticto a master suite). We are also anxiouslyawaiting the arrival of baby #2 — a boy(if the ultrasound technician got it right)to complement our wonderful 3-year-oldgirl, Abbey. I’m lucky enough to getto hang with old CA friends like DanHenderson, Ben Conway, Jason Cook’90, and Mike Sandler ’92, althoughnot nearly enough.” A few more newbabies to report for the Class of 1991:Lucy Perla Newman was born on July21 to proud parents Wendy AaronsonNewman and her husband Adam.Wendy reports that Lucy is bringingthem loads of happiness. On December26, Stephanie Solakian Goldstein andhusband Randall welcomed their secondson, William John, who joins big brotherAndrew, 2. Betsy Nicholson Thielscher75WWW.CONCORDACADEMY.ORG SPRING 2008