Andes, the Atacama Desert, or in southern Germany—excavating and sampling hu - man remains and running genomic analy- ses. She still manages to rock-climb “like a fiend.” JACQUELINE VERNARELLI 1909 N. OAK LANE STATE COLLEGE, PA 16803-1316
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Lasell College in May with an MEd in moderate disabilities. She is teaching sixth-grade English language arts. Meghan Fair completed the first year of
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her PhD in literary studies at the Univer - sity of Rhode Island, and is teaching a short-fiction class on “otherness.” Matthew Christoph is a second-year
trial attorney for the Committee for Pub - lic Counsel Services in Massachusetts. Jonah Lobe spent more than six years
as a character artist for the video game company Bethesda Softworks. His spe - cialty was monsters, and during his time there he created dragons, giants, trolls, mummies, mutants, and giant insects for big-title games, most notably Skyrim (2011) and Fallout 3 (2008). Recently he quit the job and moved to NYC to live with his fiancée. Searching for a new pro- fessional challenge, he has begun writing and illustrating a fantasy book, which he expects will take about two years to complete. Jon Ford graduated from Albany Medi -
cal College’s Physician Assistant Program in May and is now a hospital PA. Lauren Mandel’s book Eat Up: The In -
side Scoop on Rooftop Agriculture was pub- lished internationally by New Society Publishers (a carbon-neutral publishing house) in April. Eat Up is the first full- length book about rooftop food produc- tion, and remains the most comprehen- sive resource to date on the subject. Susan Horowitz married Porfirio Gon - zalez ’03 and they became “Mr. and Mrs. Gonzowitz.” They married on the 10th anniversary of their first date, which was at the Spa at Skidmore. Ashley Goldsmith completed a master’s
in marriage and family therapy and is now a registered intern working toward her license. She is interning at a middle school in Berkeley, CA, and loves the work. She has also been hiking in the Bay Area and is an active Skidmore alumna, going to events and interviewing prospec- tive students in the Berkeley area. Sophia Avants completed her first year as a doctoral student in Hebrew Bible,
Joanna Caliman, who lives in Stoughton, MA, graduated from
with an emphasis in Rabbinic texts, at Claremont Lincoln University. This sum- mer she was able to join Tammi Schnei - der’s archaeological dig at Akko, Israel, through a grant she received from the Biblical Archaeological Society. I now live in Somerville, MA. In May
I graduated from Tufts medical school and am staying to complete a residency with the Tufts University Family Medicine Resi dency at Cambridge Health Alliance. ROBERT CAIAZZO 120 JOSEPHINE AVE, APT. 2 SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
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New York Chiropractic College last July, Elizabeth Sobel has moved to Boston, MA, and opened up her own business, Wholesome Healing Chiropractic, in the city’s Back Bay. Lizzie specializes in treat- ing pregnant women and children but has patients of all ages, sizes, and shapes. While at Skidmore, UWW alumna Dona
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Williams started working full-time for Hudson Valley Community College as a testing coordinator for students with dis- abilities. While she was completing her degree, Dona’s three children were also in college; another daughter graduated in 2006. Dona worked at HVCC until 2009, when she became the full-time adminis- trator of Good Ground Family Church in Cohoes, NY. In 2012 the church began building the Connect Center for Youth. Emily Copeman is executive director
of marketing and development for Girls Leadership, Organized Women (GLOW), an all-volunteer Boston nonprofit that aims to empower and educate women leaders of all ages. She helped organize its third annual Ignite the Night fundraiser, held at the Artists for Humanity Epicenter in March. Drawing more than 300 guests, the event raised $50,000 to fund scholar- ships for 10 high-school girls from at-risk communities who submitted action plans to change the role of women in their city or school. The finalists also received tablet computers and the opportunity to take part in a GLOW leadership development program. The grand-prize winner received $1,000 to make her plan a reality with the support of the GLOW network. Ashley Stoddard graduated from the
Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, in 2011. She interned at Nickelodeon, worked at Titmouse Inc. on the Adult Swim cartoon Metalocolypse, and free- lanced for Walt Disney Imagineering. Ash - ley now lives in Boulder, CO, and works
After graduating with a doctorate in chiropractic medicine from the
for Backflip Studios doing character de - sign for DragonVale (find it in the top charts in the app store). She goes adven- turing with Katie McClanahan, Adam Altschuh ’08, and Al Stafford ’05 when- ever she can. This past year Ashley Morrison married Matthew Zink. The couple bought a house in Lancaster County, PA, and welcomed baby Caroline in April. They are enjoying their time together as a family, and Caro - line is keeping them busy! Ashley re - turned to her job as a disaster-response coordinator at Wellspan York Hospital this summer. In 2012 Gabrielle Moshier took a posi- tion as adventure specialist and teacher on a mule-driven wagon train in the Ari - zona desert with a company called Vision - Quest. It offers an alternative to jail for adjudicated adolescents and provides hik- ing, canoeing, and horseback riding across the country. She recently accepted an offer to serve as principal of its New Directions School in Philadelphia, PA. In addition, Gabrielle is in charge of a VisionQuest residential program where youth can learn vocational skills and complete their GED or high school diplo- ma. Gabrielle is so happy to have finally found a career she is passionate about. NYC artist Andrea Bergart recently completed her second mural on a cement truck, a project funded by the Queens Council on the Arts. A short documentary about the mural was produced and direct- ed by Simon Biswas, with sound design provided by Jesse Flower-Ambroch. Peter Brock ’09 served as an artist assis- tant. Check it out at
http://vimeo.com/ 69339853. Alex Smith is in his fifth year as online engagement producer at San Francisco’s Exploratorium, a world-renowned, hands- on science and art museum and leader in informal learning. He is helping the mu - seum move from its location of 44 years at the Palace of Fine Arts to Pier 15 along the city’s waterfront. Alex is also wrap- ping up a yearlong term as VP of the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club. Jimmy DeLeon was married in April
at a destination wedding in Punta Cana. Dominican Republic. Best friends Jason Menzel and Philip Anstey were his groomsmen. Also in attendance were Laura Renz Odato, Mikayla Nemes, Alissa Mun, and Brandy Wilson Menzel. Amy Howard married Andrew King -
man ’05 in Congress Park in Saratoga Springs in September 2012. The maid of honor was Christina Hanley Becker- Birck, and bridesmaids included Alison
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