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tains photographs of the paintings as well as full-color reconstructions created by Heather and partner Leonard Ashby. ALUMNI AFFAIRS OFFICE SKIDMORE COLLEGE 815 N. BROADWAY SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866
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magazine, a national weekly with a read- ership of over 7 million. The veteran jour- nalist formerly served as news editor of Essence magazine, and before that, provid- ed daily news content for
Essence.com. Wendy won awards for best investigative magazine story and for best investigative reporting. She serves as diversity chair on Skidmore’s alumni board. Eleanor Beck is a reporter at WBIR tele- vision in Knoxville, Tenn. After leaving Skidmore, she completed a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism at Indiana University in Bloomington. She covers Knox County politics and general news. Kelly Van Zile welcomed Dabney on September 9. He joins big brother Leopold, 4. Kelly works for Exec-Comm, a communications training firm in NYC. She also directs plays at various schools in New Jersey. ANN MARIE PRZYWARA 45 CASTLEWOOD DRIVE SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866-5823
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communications at global consumer- information firm Nielsen in January. A 20-year marketing and PR veteran, she was most recently global chair of public affairs at PR firm Edelman. Prior to that, Katie also worked as director of television news in the White House and for several political campaigns, including former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani’s presidential bid and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s reelection cam- paign.
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Skidmore anthropology professor Heather Hurst contributed to The Spec-tacle of the Late Maya Court, published in July by the University of Texas Press in conjunction with the Instituto Nacional de Antro- pología e Historia in Mexico. The book explores Mayan murals in Bon-ampak, Mexico. Richly illustrated, the book con-
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Katie Burke was named executive vice president of marketing and
Wendy Wilson was recently named managing editor of Jet
Jenny Thomson Dobert and hus- band Michael enjoy life in Raleigh, N.C., with son Lucas, 1, and Nathan, 4. MICHELE ROTHSTEIN 1030 HIGHLAND LAKE CIRCLE DECATUR, GA 30033-3457
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husband Dan reside in the Atlanta, Ga., area with their 5-year-old daughter, Claire, and 2- year-old son, Jacob. Sarah is in her 10th year at Atlanta Legal Aid, where she recently became managing attorney of the Health Law Project, which helps low-income people living with HIV, cancer, and other serious illnesses. The family made it to back Saratoga for a few hours during Thanksgiving this past year. Sarah hopes to see lots of classmates at Reunion! Kristin Sciacca married Paul Doucette
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Philadelphia, Pa., residents Tanner House Benson and hus-
band Andy welcomed Chatham last May. He joins his 3-year-old brother, Sumner. After her maternity leave, Tanner took a new part-time position as a staff psychol- ogist at the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center. She is an outpatient psychologist at Einstein Medical Center. After more than four years in Afghanis-
tan, Nabila Alibhai has returned to the United States as a fellow in MIT’s Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies. She is exploring how urban design affects social and political issues and how to engage the private sector in urban devel- opment. Nabila has worked with govern- ments and multilateral organizations in fragile states. In her work to address rural development, public health, and emer- gency preparedness, she has held posi- tions in the Aga Khan Development Network, the United Nations, and the International Organization for Migration, taking her to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kenya, Tanzania, the US, and Switzerland. She holds a master’s in public health from Yale University. LAUREN GRANAHAN 514 BERRY CHASE WAY CARY, NC 27519-6497
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on August 16 at Smolak Farms in North Andover, Mass. The blue skies and warm summer breeze set the tone for a beautiful wedding. Skiddies in attendance were Mariel Walls Bentley and husband Tom, with their son (and Kristin’s godson) Ryan, who escorted the flower girl; Marco Cappabianca and wife Christine; Rob Charney and wife Carrie; and UWW grad Sam Vaughan ’06 and wife Ireen. A photo booth captured all the fun! Angelique Jenks-Brown received the
State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship in October. She is an academic librarian focused on psychology, geology, and envi- ronmental studies at SUNY-Binghamton. It is time to pass the baton of class scribe on to another classmate. I enjoyed this role immensely and was grateful to help keep classmates connected. If you are interested in serving as class secretary, please contact Mary Monigan, class notes editor, at
mmonigan@skidmore.edu. NANCY MAGNUS 9300 PRETORIA PLACE DULLES, VA 20189-9300
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as the assistant to the executive director of the Goodman Theatre full-time. After a short stint back in the US, Edward Mills and Anna Kole returned to Paris, France, to make their home. The couple welcomed their second child, Severin Quimby, in April 2013. Edward accepted a new position as director of stu- dent life and advising at Parson’s Paris. Greg Johnson married Stacey Ducharme
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on August 25. Yoga instructor Randi Zinn launched a
new network to bring together NYC moms online and at in-person events to “inspire wellness and enliven communi- ty.” Check it out at
www.RandiZinn.com. She loves being an entrepreneur and a mom to son Micah, 2. Alexsandra Ivanac and Stephen Varela
are owners of NYC restaurant Villa Berulia, located at East 34th Street and Park Avenue. They encourage alumni to stop in. JANINE GELLER JONES 7 GEORGE STREET STONEHAM, MA 02180-3906
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