Christopher, works in retail and talks about going back to college. She recently bought a condo in Bonita Springs, Fla., as a retreat from the cold New Jersey win- ters. She welcomes hearing from any classmates in the area. Bob Perez’s daughter, Carley, is a senior


at Union College who spent a miniterm in India. Bob and wife Deborah look for- ward to Reunion and hope that Bob’s brother, Paul ’84, will attend as well. I too am looking forward to Reunion


with old Moore Hall pals Lisa Ochs Arnold, Martha VanGelder, Maura Connelly, Migs Schuchart Wright, Linda Winnard, and Abbie Swift Kennedy. I spent a weekend in Charleston S.C., visiting Maura this past February. I am proud of my niece Jamie Scherzer ’17, for getting through her MB107 presentation with an A! DEBBIE MONOSSON 16 PERRY STREET CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139-3912 DEBBIE@BFEC.COM


celebrated 25 years of wedded bliss, which he insists “is easier if you don’t have those optional children.” The couple’s newest toy is a Bell 206 Jet Ranger heli- copter. Neil works full-time as a psychia- trist focusing on psychopharmacology and forensics. Steve Morrow enjoyed hearing Chris Deininger and Steve Schwartz perform an acoustic set in NYC last year. The per- formance included a newly discovered Jacques Brel song that they sang together in French, wearing berets. “It was great stuff!” After Don Lindsay suffered a brain


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injury, he had to start his life all over again. The former merchant marine cap- tain got an entry-level job as a cheese wrapper for a Whole Foods Market. He began stocking and ordering beer and was eventually put in charge of beer sales. Don soon started shattering sales records, all the while studying and teaching class- es on craft beer. He parlayed this knowl- edge into a much sought-after achieve- ment: winning second place in the World Championship for Sommeliers of Beer in Munich, Germany, last year. Over the holidays, I heard from Mitty Frenzel, Pam Richardson Swensen, and Kathy Coulter Steeger. It is time to start thinking about our 35th reunion, May 28–31, 2015. All ideas and assistance will be welcome! Just contact me at the e-mail below.


Neil Kaye says he is “the luckiest man alive.” He and wife Susan


PERI SNYDERMAN P.O. BOX 122 CHESTER, NY 10918-0122 SPECIALCAT@MSN.COM


Sometimes I Feel Blue, which helps kids feel comfortable expressing their feelings. Daughter Julianne, a 2011 graduate of Endicott College who holds a master’s in expressive art therapy from Lesley Univer- sity, illustrated the book. Margi has been running her own media services business for the past 27 years. She is a member of two book groups and co-founder of a book club for middle school girls at Esperanza School in Lawrence, Mass. Julianne is interning at the VA Hospital in Bedford doing art therapy and running an open studio Saturday mornings. She also is a nanny for two families. Squeezing in this illustration project was “such a gift” to her mom. KAREN BRADLEY MCELROY 8415 NE 122ND STREET KIRKLAND, WA 98034-6000 425-820-6145 BKCCAMAC@GMAIL.COM


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annual summer get-together with Eileen Kelly-Reed, Rob Girvin, Bruce Zutler, and Joe Frem in Rockport, Mass.. Liz then met up with Denise LaSorte, Amie Schwartz Drahos, and Robb Blake in Saratoga Springs for the Travers! The Hochbergers’ daughter Colleen ’14 will graduate from Skidmore in May. Daughter Marjie ’12 lives in Brooklyn and works at Disqus, a San Francisco-based software company. Daughter Kathy is a senior at Loyola University in Maryland. Son Andy had a fantastic senior year playing tackle for his high school football team. Fred works at Northcoast Seafoods, and Liz helps people to relocate with Century 21. Susan Nitke married Kenneth Schedel in April 2013. The couple resides in Crystal River, Fla., where Sue sells antiques and collectibles at her shop, Dayz Gone By. After Skidmore, Sue attended business school in Tampa. She teaches bible studies and enjoys singing alto in her church choir. In December Cora Michelle Conde traveled from her North Carolina home to Japan for the wedding of her oldest son, Thomas ’09. Her youngest son is apply- ing to colleges. In search of a mountainous environ- ment like Vermont but without all the


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Fred Hochberger and Liz Russell Hochberger enjoyed hosting their


Margi Whiting Smith has pub- lished her first children’s book,


snow, Kay Olsen and longtime partner Doug Coombs moved from Connecticut to Asheville, N.C., in 2012. Last year, Doug converted their two-car garage into a wood crafting workplace and they par- ticipated in 20 craft shows. Kay runs the Spirit of Hartford, the marketing, sales, consulting, and logistics company she founded in 1999 to assist companies wishing to enter the spirits industry. The company is working with T1 Tequila Uno, Lemon Soprano Cream, Kahakai Tiki Rum, and Metcalfe’s Vermont Maple Cream. Sally Miller Wallace sends a hello to classmates from Jakarta, Indonesia, where she and husband Timothy have lived for two years. The couple is able to take short trips to surrounding Asian countries. They love going to Australia and New Zealand to enjoy clean air and respite from the teem- ing streets of Jakarta. Sally, who volunteers in the community, finds learning from and passing along aspects of American culture to the natives very rewarding. Most of all, she appreciates the great friendships she and Timothy have forged with other expats from all over the world. ANGELA FOSS 371 HARVARD STREET, #3B CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138-4119 ANGELARFOSS@GMAIL.COM


addition to her family. Her new lhasa apso puppy, Rosy, is very friendly and gets along great with Nancy’s daughters, both of whom are in middle school. Barrie Davidson Deschaine says recon- necting with classmates at Reunion last summer was a wonderful experience. Barrie has worked in the construction industry for nearly 30 years. Recent trav- els with husband Carl include Germany, Belgium and France, with a trip to Alaska planned. Debbie Tyczenski celebrated 25 years working for Hewlett-Packard’s electronic data systems. Children Elizabeth, 10, and William, 5, are growing like weeds. Husband Eric, with the National Labor Relations Board, loves joining William to play with Legos. Debbie and her family frequently see Amy Wertheimer, who recently celebrated 10 years teaching in the Washington, D.C., public school sys- tem and was honored with the district’s Rubenstein Award for highly effective teachers last year. Jennifer Wolff Savrann’s daughter, Lindsay ’17, loves being a Skidmore fresh- man—and a third-generation alumna:


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Nancy Wagner Schaffer is pleased to announce a soft, fluffy


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