Class Notes

1949 Martin Messinger (see ’89).

1951 Bill Lindquist’s daughter Rondi sends news of his death to Review, which, she says, he enjoyed reading most of his adult life. Bill was a World War II Navy veteran, teacher, national ski patroller, past president of Richardson Boat Owners Association, and author of The Richardson Story, a 190-page history of the boat company with 320 pictures, published in 1990. “We will miss his literacy, intelligence, woodworking skills, industriousness, humor, and all the love he had for his family, near and far,” writes Rondi. Bill raised five children and was married for 67 years to his wife, Deirdre, who survives him. . . . Dave Ocorr (see ’59).

1955Warren Erickson sends a photo of himself (left) with Barclay Ruhm taken at the Villa Tropical resort on the west end of Puerto Rico, a longtime winter getaway for Barclay and his wife, Nancy, and—for six out of the last seven years—for Warren and his wife, Betty, as well.

Medallion Reunion October 3–6

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1959 George Salemi writes: “The 1958 undefeated U of R football team was honored with a brick placement at Red Wing Stadium’s Walk of Fame as a “Team of the Ages.” The team was 8–0 without allowing a score in the first five games and allowed only 19 points for the entire season, scoring 257 points versus 19 for the opposition.” From left to right—starting second from left—are George Hole ’60, Jerry Winter, George Salemi, John Parrinello ’60, and Coach Dave Ocorr ’51.

1960 George Hole (see ’59). . . . Jeremy Leichtner writes that he is enjoying being retired and watching his grandchildren grow up. He adds that he is “recently widowed but carrying on,” and looks forward to the next reunion. . . . Judy Barker Lovaas ’61N, ’64N (MS) (see ’56 Medicine and Dentistry). . . . John Parrinello (see ’59).

1961 Carl Ellenberger published Theme and Variations: Musical Notes by a Neurologist (Sunacumen Press), which he describes as “a fascinating glimpse into the mysterious workings of music in the human brain.” Carl is a physician and a flutist and the founder of Gretna Music, a summer music festival taking place in Pennsylvania since 1975.

1962 Thomas Tiffany released a children’s book, My!Key Moments (Thomas Tiffany), in March. It’s the story of a boy who meets “a critter named My!Key Mugwump,” who discusses with him “the many ‘whys’” in his life related to interpersonal relations, health, family, and society.

Medallion Reunion October 3–6

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1964 Robert McMillen has been appointed by the New York State Court of Appeals to a seventh three-year term on the New York State Board of Law Examiners.

1965 Barry Libin published his second novel, The Vatican’s Vault (Milford House Press), in February. Barry is chairman and CEO of Sustained Nano Systems.

1967 George Shaw published Great Moments in the History of Life (Springer). He’s a professor emeritus of the geology department at Union College.

50th Reunion • October 3–6

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1969 Bill Eckert sends a photo of himself in Hawaii with his wife, Calina, and a guide. . . . Stuart Mushlin writes: “I have fully retired from the faculty of Harvard Medical School as of October 2018. Francine and I have moved full time to Longboat Key, Florida. I am in close touch with classmates Don Thomases and Howard Vipler and fortunately did NOT join them for a summer bicycle trip where it apparently rained every day. I recently ended a two-year term as my medical school’s alumni president, an honor for which I am most grateful.” . . . As the Class of 1969 approaches its 50th reunion this fall, we asked graduating senior and University Communications student writer Suzie Ziegler ’19 to catch up with George Hood, one of the cochairs of the milestone reunion class. In the Winter 2019 issue, she talked with cochair Alan Finder. As of early April, there is already a strong turnout among members of the class to attend reunion events during Meliora Weekend.

Suzie asked George to reminisce about his time on campus, his memories of getting ready to graduate, and his advice to a graduating senior. Here’s her report:

If George Hood could change one thing about his time in undergrad, it would be to stick with his passion. Originally a history major (and then an English major) at Bucknell, George transferred to Rochester his junior year to pursue psychology.

“I was interested in cognitive psychology,” he says, “but I didn’t have a focus or passion on what I wanted to do at that point.” He continued his search for a passion by enrolling in a doctoral program at the Warner School of Education after graduation. But after a year he changed course. “It wasn’t my cup of tea.”

Yet he never felt dispirited or lost. “I felt comfortable going into the world. For some reason I thought I could deal with anything it threw at me,” he says. He attributes that confidence to his undergraduate experience at the University. “I didn’t realize at the time, but a lot of the thought process I was practicing would help me later on. It was that willingness to look at different types of problems and not be intimidated by [them].”

George offered some advice for new undergraduates: develop your passions early and stick with them. If you’re excited about something, stay excited. Don’t let others try and talk you out of your interests or into things you’re not interested in.

He has followed his own advice by returning to his first passion: history. In his free time, he travels with Road Scholar, an educational tour company that specializes in niche history around the world. He knows you’re never too old to keep learning or explore somewhere new. “Having gone to UR and met people from different backgrounds and countries, my wanderlust gets the better of me quite a bit,” George says.

1973 Philip Lewin sends a photograph of himself with his wife, Janice, in a recording studio, along with this update: “After a successful concert in New York City in January 2018, performing original music, the concert has been released as an LP (yes, vinyl!). Also, in 2019 look in theaters for an important film, titled Skin, by director Guy Nattiv. The film takes on the American Nazi subculture and, I’m pleased to say, features my original song ‘Watercolours’ and my performance of it from my 1975 album.” . . . Eileen Lewis sends a photo of herself (page 50) with Andrea DiGaetano Turner. She writes that they “marked 50 years of friendship with a trip to Antarctica early in 2019. Since being assigned as freshman roommates, we have traveled together in Mexico, Germany, Austria, Israel, Jordan, Ireland, and London and have now visited the penguins in Antarctica.”

45th Reunion • October 3–6

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1974 Kevin Feeney ’75S (MBA) writes that he and his wife, Carol Buttenschon Feeney ’76N, both retired at the end of December. He worked as a CPA in auditing firms and corporations and then capped off his 43-plus year career as an associate professor of accounting at Southern Connecticut State University. Carol, an RN, retired after working more than 42 years in hospitals, HMOs, and clinical practice. In January, they moved from New Canaan, Connecticut, to Abington, Pennsylvania. . . . Susan Heilbrunn Shapiro writes: “My husband, Rob, and I have the makings of our own boys basketball team. We now have five grandchildren, all boys! The last two were born three weeks apart in December and January. I’m putting up a hoop in our driveway in Honeoye.” . . . Richard Holober writes: “In the November election, I was re-elected to my sixth term on the San Mateo County Community College Board, and I just completed my fourth term as board president. In my day job, I’ve served as executive director of the Consumer Federation of California since 2001.” . . . Susan Lauscher writes: “I’m retired! After being a lawyer for 40 years, the last 24 at the Nature Conservancy, I decided that it was time to let other (younger) folks shoulder the burdens. It was a great career—the US Department of Health and Human Services, private practice representing nonprofits, and the Nature Conservancy. I did very few things that I was ashamed of doing and did many things of which I am proud—not a bad career. I live in a suburb north of Denver; contact me if you’d like to visit.” Susan offers her email address, susan_lauscher@yahoo.com.

1975 Joseph Hymes ’77M (MS) writes: “After a long career as a medical practice executive, I retired as the CEO of Anesthesia Associates of Ann Arbor this year. Lori, my wife of 38 years, and I plan to travel. Our oldest son, Tony, lives in Paris, France, and announced that he and his wife, Magali, will have our second grandson in June. Needless to say, we will be in Paris during the summer. One other annual trip I will make is to have ‘Dinner with Coach Stark,’ my UR football coach and 50-plus alumni who make the trip each year.”

1976 Barbara Suckle Boardman (see ’06).

1977 Alyson Buchalter was installed in January as the 2019 president of the Second District Dental Society. The SDDS is a component of the New York State Dental Association and the American Dental Association, representing approximately 1,500 dentists from Brooklyn and Staten Island. . . . Daniel Kimmel has published his eighth book and third novel, Father of the Bride of Frankenstein (Fantastic Books). Daniel writes: “While continuing as a film critic for NorthShoreMovies.net, I’ve branched out into humorous genre fiction. In addition to the novels, I’ve had some two dozen short stories published in the last few years.” . . . Joyce Wasserstein writes: “After two years of wedding planning (our son got married in November 2017 and our daughter in June 2018), my husband and I embarked on an amazing adventure visiting Antarctica. Ironically, the severe cold back home in Bethesda, Maryland, made the weather in Antarctica seem almost balmy much of the time—I never expected that going to the White Continent would be a good escape from the frigid winter up north! Kidding aside, the trip brought us face to face with the effects of climate change and pollution of the oceans and the impact on the habitats and lives of the animals living there . . . not to mention our own. Back home, I maintain my small private psychotherapy practice, volunteer at a no-kill cat shelter, and will be looking for more ways to take what I learned from the trip and translate it into some meaningful action.”

1978 Rob Herbstman ’82M (MD) reports that he is president of the New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons. He had served on the NJSPS board for several years and is the medical director of Contemporary Plastic Surgery, with offices in central New Jersey. He has been in practice for 28 years and was among the pioneering group of nine students admitted into the original Rochester Plan, the integrated and then novel approach to medical education that started in 1976.

40th Reunion • October 3–6

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1979 Lloyd Fremed ran, promoted, and hosted a comedy performance for six straight Friday nights in Ridgefield, Connecticut, last September. Lloyd writes: “We had so much fun. It was not my Rochester training, though it was better than taking organic chemistry; that’s for sure.” . . . Earl and Tamara Schanwald Norman ’80 send this note and two photographs: “A group of 1979 alumni and their spouses convened on New Year’s Eve in Boston at the home of Bob Pais and his wife, Rhonda. We celebrated with Carl Blahut and his wife, Maryanne; Larry and Halee Day Burg; Dave Fraenkel; and Dave Hammond and his wife, Sue. We send a before (1979) and a now (2019) photograph.” In both photos are (front row, left to right) Earl, Bob, Carl; (back row, left to right) Larry, Dave Hammond, and Dave Fraenkel.

1980 Steven Lapham published the article “Ten US Churches Now Sanction Israel—To Some Degree, and with Caveats” in the March/April 2019 issue of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs magazine. He’s a volunteer with Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East, Voices from the Holy Land Film Series, and Freedom 2 Boycott in Maryland. . . . Tamara Schanwald Norman (see ’79).

1983 Nine members of the Class of 1983 met for a bacon-themed brunch in New York City in March. The “U of R Brunch Bunch” reconnected in 2008 at their 25th reunion and have been meeting ever since for brunch several times a year in the Manhattan area, according to Rosie Zaloum Foster. “Not everyone in the group knew each other well when we were in college, but everyone knew at least one other person well—and over the years our bonds have strengthened,” writes Rosie. Also present for the bacon reunion were Leslie Harf, Illyse Kaplan, Jill Bachman Cheriff, Mariko Sakita, Claire Cohen Lerner, Helene Bergerbest Weinberger, Sue Trachtenberg Paula, and Wendy Jackelow.

35th Reunion • October 3–6

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1984 Bob Glowacky ’85M (MS) and his family were joined by Rocky on a recent ski trip to Deer Valley, Utah. Pictured with Bob (page 53) are his wife, Janney; daughter, Alexandra; and son, Will. Bob writes that he looks forward to seeing his classmates in October at their upcoming 35th reunion. “I’m not quite sure where the years have gone, but I hope you all are well. See you at Meliora Weekend!”

1985 Jennifer Donnelly published the young-adult novel Stepsister (Scholastic Press) in May.

1988 Brian Sweeney is CEO of the digital commerce platform Collide, which launched in January. Based in Culver City, California, Collide is a subscription service that connects users online with their favorite content creators and generates income for creators without relying on advertising revenue.

30th Reunion • October 3–6

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1989 Andrew Rehfeld was elected the 13th president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. The HUC-JIR board of governors elected him in 2018, after a national search. He succeeds Rabbi Aaron Panken, the late son-in-law of Martin Messinger ’49. Andrew was previously president and chief executive officer of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, an associate professor of political science at Washington University in St. Louis, and a prominent leader of the St. Louis Jewish community. . . . Dave Wasser has founded a nonprofit in Austin, Texas, called Cruelty Free Investing, designed to promote animal rights by researching corporations and providing relevant information for investors.

1991 Alonzo Borja sends a photo along with this update: “I completed my first full Ironman in Haynes City, Florida, in 2018. It was on my bucket list of things to do before I turned 50.”

25th Reunion • October 3–6

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1994 As the Class of 1994 approaches its 25th reunion this fall, we asked graduating senior and University Communications student writer Caitlin Davie ’19 to catch up with Betsy Carroll and Jim Newton, cochairs of the milestone reunion. As of early April, there is already a strong turnout among members of the class to attend reunion events during Meliora Weekend.

Caitlin asked Betsy and Jim to reminisce about their time on campus, their memories of getting ready to graduate, and their advice to a graduating senior. Here’s her report:

As Betsy Carroll reflects on her postcollegiate journey, she now believes that a successful life does not depend on what you do—it’s the happiness that you find in your work that makes a fulfilling career.

When Betsy graduated from Rochester with a degree in religion and classics, she didn’t have a specific track to follow or a particular goal in mind. “I had a couple of corporate jobs,” she says. “And every day I thought, ‘Why do I bother going to work?’”

After realizing that her current path was wrong for her, she went on to work at two dance companies in New York. She immersed herself in the local arts community, and she was once again excited about her professional achievements. “Even if you’re not making a lot of money, being a part of a community is fulfilling,” she says. “I needed to have a values-based career.”

Betsy continued to work in what she found rewarding. She earned her MBA from Binghamton University in order to help the institutions within her artistic community to grow. She then transferred to York College of Pennsylvania as the director of institutional research and assessment, and later stepped into her current role as the director of institutional research and effectiveness at the Culinary Institute of America.

According to Betsy, it’s all about finding what matters to you. “You create your own track for yourself, even if it doesn’t have a simple name like ‘teacher’ or ‘doctor,’” she says. “So everyone has to do some self-reflection: ‘What are my five-year goals? What skills do I need? Where do I want to go?’”

She has a message for those who are soon to create their own path: “Sometimes things will go great, and sometimes things will be hard. There’s no getting around it. But if you got accepted to the U of R, then you’re going to be OK. You’ll find your way.”

When graduating college students earn their diplomas, they are often struck by several daunting questions: “Will I be able to find a job? Is this career right for me?” But when Jim Newton obtained his degree in political science at the University, he felt no anxiety about the future. He knew that he was ready.

“I felt prepared when graduating. I had such outstanding professors, and I learned a lot from my peers,” he says. “Rochester really was a transformative experience for me.” So when he made the transition to Cornell Law School with the goal of becoming a lawyer, he felt confident that he had the tools he needed to succeed. “I found it to be very difficult, as I was raising the caliber of what I was trying to do. But my Rochester education served me well.”

Jim went on to work in corporate law for several years, but he later decided to make a career change. He took a job at the University at Buffalo School of Law, plunging into unknown territory. “I had a young family at the time. It was a risk to move to higher education, which I hadn’t done before,” he says. But he knows that he made the right choice. He advises younger professionals: “Always be mindful that, particularly with your career, you can’t be focused on other people’s perceptions. You have to take risks and make the move if it feels right for you, even if others may not understand or agree with it.”

Jim’s move to higher education has paid off, as his work at Buffalo led him to a position at the Simon Business School at Rochester. He started as the executive director for alumni and advancement and quickly became the assistant dean.

“It’s a really exciting opportunity to be a part of an organization that I think is constantly improving and is making a tremendous impact, on students in particular,” he says. “I’ve held a variety of administrative positions, but I’d always thought it would be great to come back to the University of Rochester, because I received such a tremendous education here. I wanted to be a part of it.”

His advice to graduating students is “to put the work in, but not to worry too much. Rochester really prepares you well to make an impact on whatever field you choose.”

1995 Wayne Kiedaisch Greenfield ’08S (MBA) writes that in 2016 he launched a small brewery, the Seattle Kombucha Company, with the help of friends and family. In 2018 they began selling kombucha flavors at local farmers markets and at the world-famous Pike Place Market on weekends. “Now in 2019, we will expand production, complete our first angel seed round, expand sales to more than 200 Pacific Northwest stores, and launch Seattle’s first kombucha bar in Pike Place Market!” he adds. He invites classmates to check out the brewery’s website at seattlekombucha. com—or stop by, if you’re near Seattle. . . . Tom Stone has been busy promoting his book, Now Taking the Field: Baseball’s All-Time Dream Teams for All 30 Franchises (ACTA Sports). He writes: “The biggest boost recently came from my appearance on the MLB Now show on the MLB Network in February. I was on for the entire show as an analyst alongside Joe Girardi, Dan O’Dowd, and Scott Braun as we discussed various baseball topics of the day.”

1997 Rabbi Malka (Melissa) Packer-Monroe writes that she married Mercy Packer-Monroe in northern Georgia in October 2017.

1998 Nathan Bickel ’99 (MS) writes that he and his wife, Fengyuan Chen, welcomed a son, Zachary, in November 2018. “He is a welcome addition to our home in Ithaca, New York.” . . . Nicholas Brandt published a graphic novel, Joshua Jace: Minimum Wage Henchman Vol. 1 (Reasonably Epic Productions), in January. Nick also wrote the book for the musical Glass Ceilings, which will premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June. . . . Jennifer Kouzi writes that after 14 years as a divorce attorney in New York City, she’s added divorce coaching to her services. “Divorce coaching is not legal in nature, but I draw on my significant experience when aiding clients.” She coaches globally and “enjoy(s) helping people overcome the feeling of being overwhelmed pre-, post, and, of course, during divorce.”

20th Reunion • October 3–6

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1999 Jennifer Farmer recently launched a new public relations and strategic communications consultancy, Spotlight PR. She writes that she represents “clients as varied as Michael Render, aka Killer Mike; former Ohio senator Nina Turner; Bernie Sanders’ legacy political organization, Our Revolution; Funders’ Collaborative for Youth Organizing; and many more.” . . . Mitchell Kalmar writes: “It is with great joy that my wife and I welcomed twins Zoe Juliette and Julian Zachary last December. We also moved this year to STL!”

2000 Christie Scotty Totten has been promoted to partner in the Portland, Oregon, office of the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine. Christie is an employment litigator who defends employers against claims of all types while also maintaining an active advice and counseling practice. She works with employers of all sizes and from all industries, with a particular focus in the health care, technology, and agriculture/wine industries.

2002 Monique Terry writes that 2018 was “a busy and adventurous year of traveling, teaching (English), and studying (Mandarin and finance) in Asia for me. While 2019 will be filled with more of the same, no two days were alike. From adoring the majestic views of Purple Palace in Beijing; to revering the Ming Palace Ruins in Nanjing; to meeting uniquely interesting people from South Africa, Cameroon, London, Kansas, New York City, Scotland, Ireland, and China who were also exploring Asia; and, of course, spending time with family and friends as they prosper—2018 was another year of blessings. Speaking of family, my two sons—Jalen and Xavier—are blossoming in Rochester and in the Rochester City School District under the undeniably supportive coordinated efforts of their teachers and administrators! I hope YOU found ways to GROW and enjoy beauty, honor, and the mystical glories the world has to offer in 2018. If so, send me a note about it. If not, send me a note; we’ll work out fantastic plans for 2019 and beyond together. Cheers and Meliora!” You can email Nikki at monique.nikki.terry@gmail.com.

2003 Todd Hildebrandt sends an update: “I started a new job as director of education at Colorado Document Security in Grand Junction, Colorado.”

15th Reunion • October 3–6

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2004 Ben Cross ’06W (MS) was promoted to assistant coach for the Columbus, Ohio, Major League Soccer team Columbus Crew Soccer Club, first team. Ben was the club’s under-19 head coach before being named to the first team coaching staff earlier this year.

2005 Jedd Sereysky ’06 (MS) died last October, writes his father, Andrew Sereysky. Jedd had earned his MD and PhD at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and completed a general surgery residency at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. Last fall, he had just begun training in the Harvard Combined Plastic Surgery Residency Program in Boston. Jedd and his wife, Jessica, were expecting a child at the time of Jedd’s death. Jedd’s father writes: “Jedd and Jessica’s only child, Benjamin, was born in January 2019. The family has asked those who knew and loved Jedd to come together to support Benjamin’s education. For that reason, the JBS Memorial Scholarship has been created to ensure that Benjamin has every opportunity to pursue higher education in honor of his dad. Donations can be made at fundly.com/remembering-jbs.” Jedd is also survived by his mother, Joan, and his brother, Brett ’10.

2006 Kathryn Harvey Boardman sends a photo along with this announcement: “Jeremy Boardman and I, along with our children Lillian and Winston, are pleased to announce the birth of our third child, Harrison John Boardman, in November. Harrison is also the grandson of Barbara Suckle Boardman ’76 and the nephew of Andrew Boardman.”

10th Reunion • October 3–6

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2009 Luke Rosiak, a reporter for the Daily Caller, published Obstruction of Justice: How the Deep State Risked National Security to Protect the Democrats (Regnery) earlier this year. . . . Julie Shin Reback ’11N, ’16N (MS) and Maxwell Reback, ’15M (MD) were married in May 2017 in Bridgewater, New Jersey. More than 30 Rochester alumni and Strong Memorial Hospital nurses attended. Pictured are (left to right, top row) Luke Paddock ’16N, Emma Lo ’15M (MD), Ashley Slaughter ’14M (MD), Mudit Chaand ’14M (PhD), Ishmael Applewhite ’16N, Jalisa McCullough, Michael Costa, Asia Todd ’17N (MS), Dayo Lukula, Fola Ogundiran Lukula ’11N (BS), Cynthia Arvizo ’08, Sandra (Stephanie) Garcia, Zainab Alwan ’08, Dinisha Fernando Nitkin ’10, Rob Balme ’14N; middle row: Brian Bartlett, Caitlin Mucenski ’16N, Karen Schuster ’15N, Diana La Torre; bottom row: Rahul Shah ’15M (MD), Jesse Doran ’14M (MD), ’18M (Res), Andrew Klein ’14M (MD), Jacqueline Brown ’14M (MD), Maxwell , Julie, Brenda Bagnato ’12N, Mia Lytle, Laura Kozak ’08, Brittany Crowley Miller ’10, Trevor Miller ’11, Dev Master ’08; and, lying in front, Behdad Bozorgnia ’14M (MD). . . . Sarah Stelma writes: “I am completing an orthopaedic surgery residency in 2020 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.”

2010 David Maystrovsky (see ’12). . . . Brett Sereysky (see ’05). . . . Leana Jelen Tapnack writes: “I got married to Sandy Tapnack in December 2018, and this is the first time we alumni friends have all been in the same place in almost a decade! What a great excuse to reunite.” Pictured (page 55) from left to right are Esther Witte, Lauren Schleider ’11, Rebecca Weiss, Leana, Olivia Pedersen ’09, Griffin Pahl, and Alyssa Wojciechowski.”

2011 Adina Rubinoff Karantza writes: “In November 2018 I married Alex Karantza, not a UR alum but an RIT alum, so in the neighborhood! We were lucky enough to have many UR friends at the wedding.” Pictured are (front row, left to right) Jasmine Florentine, An-hoa Giang, Pamela Agbu; (second row) Darcy Chen ’13 (MS), Jay Voris ’12, Nate Zuk, Alex, Adina, Raisa Trubko ’10, Chase Hermsen ’10, Darcey Riley ’12, Ben Steiner, Erin Dick Over, Robin Hill, and Ryan Over. . . . Milagros Rodriguez Mendoza was married in February to Franchel Mendoza. Milagros went to work for the Department of Education as a bilingual/bicultural special education teacher after graduating from Columbia University Teachers College in May 2017. Franchel also graduated from Columbia. The couple lives in New York City. Milagros writes, “I am proud to have attended U of R for my undergraduate degree, which propelled me to be where I am today, and Franchel and I are looking forward to a lifetime of happiness together.”

2012 Caitlin Olfano writes: “David Maystrovsky ’10 and I are engaged! David popped the question in Geneva, New York, in front of Belhurst Castle. We’re currently residing in Rochester and are excited to start planning a Rochester wedding!”

2013 Jonathan Richardson, director of development for the Albany Damien Center in Albany, New York, was recognized as a 2019 Outstanding Young Professional by the Association of Fundraising Professionals at the association’s annual conference in San Antonio in April. Jonathan is one of three fundraisers receiving the award this year; it recognizes exemplary fundraisers and campaign managers under the age of 31. As president of his AFP chapter, Jonathan is one of the youngest chapter presidents in the organization’s history. He earned master of social work and master of public administration degrees at University at Albany, SUNY, focusing on nonprofit management and social welfare policy.

5th Reunion • October 3–6

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2014 Stephanie Jordan writes that she completed an MS degree in developmental psychology from Maastricht University in the Netherlands. . . . Sarah Skinner writes that she and Shawn Burke were married in Webster, New York, last October over Meliora Weekend. “Bridesmaids included Bridget Hannon and Colleen Blanton, with many other Yellowjackets in attendance!”

2015 Ivory Stokes sends an update: “After going on to earn my master’s degree in acoustics from Penn State, I accepted a job with Emerson Electric as a sound and vibration engineer. I now live near Dayton, Ohio.”

2017 Rashad Moore ’18W (MS) is working as an intern to Ranking Member Sen. Patty Murray of Washington on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, as part of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Internship Program. Rashad previously worked for the Learning Policy Institute and the Rochester City School District. He’s pursuing research on educational equity for black students and gentrification in high-poverty neighborhoods.

2018 Matt Bent (see ’18 Eastman).

2019 Adrian Eldridge ’19E (see ’18 Eastman).