Fall 2018 Alumni Bulletin

Back to celebrate the 20th reunion, the class of 1998 had a good turnout, many of whom were on hand
for Saturday afternoon’s photo. Standing, from left to right: Roy Ostrom, Greg Gesswein, Zoe Karafylakis
Sperling, Nia Hatsopoulos Jephson, James Rankin, David Mulvaney, Rob Wyckoff, Jason Hoag, Matt
Sommer, Tarajia Morrell. Seated, from left to right: Nick Schieffelin, Whitney Pearce Fitts, Deb Willis
Dowling, Anson Frelingheusen, James Southern.
A trip to Saint Paul, MN, would not be complete for Middlesex’s Dean of
Athletics (and Head Football Coach) Joe Lang without checking in with
Adam Johnson ’99, former wide receiver and cornerback.
Kristin DeMartino Hamilton
and her husband Rylan live on
Beacon Hill with their children,
Alice (6), Max (9), and Harry (11).
Kristin bumps into many Middlesex
friends in the neighborhood,
including Jackie Platten Bralower
’97 and Lisa Molvar ’97.
Nia Hatsopoulos Jephson
moved back to Lincoln, MA, last
summer with her husband John
and two boys, Jack and Teddy.
Jack is in kindergarten at Nashoba
Brooks in Concord, and Teddy
attends a French/English preschool
in Lincoln.
David Mulvany writes, “We are
coming up on two years of living
in Hong Kong. Currently, we reside
in Stanley on the south side of
Hong Kong Island. Our kids love
their new schools and are already
taking Mandarin and speak much
better than their parents. Hong
Kong is very well situated for travel
across Asia, and we continue to
explore new countries. I’ve enjoyed
the last two Middlesex alumni
dinners in Hong Kong and expect
the group to continue growing!”
Congratulations to Justin Oates,
who was inducted into Middlesex’s
Athletic Hall of Fame during the
2018 Alumni Weekend (see page 19).
Roy Ostrom has been living
and working between New York
City and Medellin, Colombia,
as of late. He is engaged to Julia
Bancroft ’10 and visited James
Southern at Lake Winnipesaukee
for a fun weekend last summer.
Chris Sahl lives in Acton, MA,
with his wife Rebecca and three
boys, Hank (5), Charlie (3) and
Ralph (three months).
James Southern is a commercial
real estate broker in New York
City. He continues to play bridge
as an ACBL (American Contract
Bridge League) accredited director
and achieved the rank of ACBL
Life Master about five years ago.
James runs four games a week with
the Honors and Cavendish bridge
clubs, writing, “I love the game,
and being a director gives me a
chance to give back to the community,
make a little money, and be
involved with some really terrific
people.”
Rob Wykoff writes, “Life in
Park City, UT, is great. I recently
celebrated my 12-year anniversary
at Backcountry.com, where my current
role is merchandise manager
for men’s apparel. I’ve been fortunate
to work directly with a few
Middlesex alumni who work for
brands we sell on Backcountry.com,
like Matt Sommer and Ian
Armstrong ’96, whom I see quite
often these days. I had a great rendezvous
with Nicky Crane Rettke
in Bermuda last fall to celebrate
her fifth wedding anniversary, and
we had an absolute blast! For anyone
who is heading to Park City
for vacation, don’t hesitate to reach
out—I would love to catch up!”
[Side bar from Deb: Backcountry.
com is my favorite gear site.]
’99
Class Secretary: Will Dore
william.f.dore@gmail.com
Big changes for the Dore family!
After seven years at Trinity-
Pawling, we moved back to St.
Kitts, where my wife will continue
to teach and continue her research,
and I will teach English at a small
private school. My children, Henry
(6) and Maggie (3), are already
enjoying a lot of beach time! Before
our departure, we enjoyed catching
up with Ben Herter and his family
and Chris O’Brien and his wife.
I also happened to be on vacation
in Williamstown while Liv Rooth
was preparing for a role with the
Williamstown Theatre Festival. We
met up for drinks and talked about
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