Laura Hart is excited not only that daughter Emma ’17 will be a third-generation legacy (Laura’s mom is Evelyn Zoda Shippee ’59), but that she will get to visit Saratoga for four more years! Laura had a busy year with college searches and Superstorm Sandy’s damage to the business she co-owns with her mom, the Jolly Tar gift shop in Bayhead, NJ. Although its doors have been closed for a year, Laura is determined to renovate the property and “come back better and stronger!” While dealing with the sub- stantial renovation work, she is the moth- er of four active teenagers. Laura joined Class of ’88 friends marking their 25th reunion this past June. Emily Lansbury and husband George Lansbury ’85 think daughter Elizabeth ’17 will be very happy at Skidmore. She is a fine artist, photographer, and compet- itive horseback rider. They are looking forward to Parents Weekend already! Younger daughter Natali is a freshman at the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY. George is a TV executive at Fusion, a new channel that is a collaboration between ABC and Univision. Elizabeth just fin- ished a project for the Center for Repro - ductive Rights, making short films for an online campaign for
Drawtheline.org. This past spring Scott Hamilton Kennedy’s documentary Fame High made its California debut and was also screened in NYC. It earned high praise from Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan, who observed, “Fame may be fleeting, but the kids in Fame High will stay with you! Kennedy manages to make their problems feel piercingly real and individual, not teen generic.” Gary Bader got together with Scott Buckley and Laura Hart fol- lowing our reunion last fall for the screening of Fame High. This sum- mer a large group of alumni gath- ered for the NYC premiere and a Q&A with Scott. Ceci Zak, Anne Bennett Byers, Barb Short, Antonia Calzetti, Gary Russell, and Laura Hart were all on hand to celebrate. In the Boston area, Alex, son of
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Matt Santangelo and wife Berna - dette Uy Santangelo ’88, is a Bel - mont High School sophomore who’s already committed to playing la - crosse at Brown University. Steven Kaplan is one of Alex’s teachers. Rob Finlay had a blast getting together for our 25th reunion last year. He looks forward to introducing Saratoga to his wife, Ann, and
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daughters Audrey, 13, and Laurel, 12, some time before they have to decide on a college. The family lives in Portland, OR, where Rob works for JDSU Corpora tion, spearheading its cloud strategy and busi- ness development. Rob travels a lot for work and gets to catch up with friends all over the country. This summer he en joyed surfing, windsurfing, kite surfing, and standup paddle-boarding in the Pa cific Northwest. During the winter he coaches his daughters’ ski team on Mt. Hood. “It is hard to believe we gathered a year ago for our reunion,” says Gregory Rut - chik. He has returned to law, focusing on partnership litigation and business trans- actions in Japan, and is very happy to be getting paid to “fight for a living.” Greg encourages classmates to check out his new Website
rutchik.com and give him feedback. Both he and wife Erin love life in Santa Monica, CA, where they can be outside most of the year. Tara Greco loves Cambridge, MA, and encourages fellow classmates to stop by for a visit when in the area. She lives with her son, who is mastering the art of sail- ing and loved his summer experience at - tending MIT’s science, technology, engi- neering, and math program. Tara loves
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her job as marketing VP for BoomWriter, a great, free digital-literacy resource for teachers and kids. Gideon Berger celebrated six years with JPMorgan Chase and is the proud new owner of a summer home on Lake Michi - gan near South Haven, MI. He visited with Carin Young ’85 and JR Hussey ’85 in San Francisco, CA. Amy Shore is working toward a master’s
in education, focusing on community counseling, at the University of Houston. She is a regional birth-parent caseworker and the community education coordina- tor for the Gladney Center for Adoption. Amy’s oldest daughter is a senior at Tu - lane University, and her youngest daugh- ter is in fifth grade. The family lives in Houston, TX. Lisa Randall lives in Santa Fe, NM,
with Brenda Dominguez, her partner of 11 years. Lisa enjoys her new position as energy and water conservation coordina- tor for the Santa Fe Public School District, where she taught fifth grade for 10 years. Environmental education and conserva- tion have been Lisa’s passion since her days at Skidmore. She says she couldn’t be happier to work for the school system in this capacity: “Directing taxpayer dol- lars into the classroom and reducing the district’s carbon footprint, while increasing organizational responsibil- ity toward both natural and fiscal resources, is the perfect fit for me.” Wendy Leighton lives in Sante Fe,
NM, with her longtime partner, Thea Gondek. Wendy teaches middle- school history and film at a local charter school where she is a found- ing faculty member and advocate for LGBT youth. Wendy and Thea enjoy hiking with their dog Mia on the mountain trails of Sante Fe. Lance Gardner graduated from the
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary, with a PhD in marine science focused on marine biology. He lives near Rich - mond and is seeking a job at a field station or in academia. Ceci Zak relocated to Morristown,
NJ, after the death of her father and her recent divorce. She took a sab- batical from her job and skied Whist - ler Blackcomb Mountain in Canada before consulting on a number of health-care projects. One project is a five-year strategic plan for Julia’s Butterfly Foundation, a nonprofit that helps terminally and chronically ill children in the tri-state area by providing services not covered by
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