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Danielle Brulotte Brogan has been named controller and chief


accounting officer for Spok, a global criti- cal-communications company serving government agencies and the health-care and public safety industries. Previously as VP of business analysis and support for software firm Primatics Financial, she played a key role in developing the com- pany’s corporate strategy. ANN MARIE PRZYWARA 45 CASTLEWOOD DRIVE SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866-5823 APRZYWAR@SKIDMORE.EDU


N.Y., bookstore to include more space for children’s literature. The funds were pro- vided by best-selling mystery writer James Patterson, who has launched a nationwide campaign to support independent book- stores and encourage childhood literacy. ALUMNI AFFAIRS OFFICE SKIDMORE COLLEGE 815 N. BROADWAY SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866


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Rob Condon was elected a part- ner at Sullivan & Worcester,


where he practices corporate and securi- ties law in the NYC office. Rob, who fin- ished the NYC Marathon last year, lives in Brooklyn Heights with wife Jennifer and their daughters, Eleanor and Clara. Angel Pérez was named vice president


of enrollment and student success at Trinity College in November 2014. He is helping Trinity expand its geographic reach, enroll a diverse and academically talented student body, and improve reten- tion and student achievement. Angel was previously VP and dean of admissions and financial aid at Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif. Meg Breuer is living in the Netherlands with husband Remco and their 3-year-old daughter, Annabel. Meg is a writer for a medical communications company based in Amsterdam and recently started her own freelance company, English Expert: Writing and Translation. In September I moved from Atlanta, Ga., back to Cleveland, Ohio, and then went to volunteer for a month in Costa Rica. That was an incredible experience: I spent two weeks working with children in a day-care facility and another two weeks doing turtle conservation. MICHELE ROTHSTEIN 1030 HIGHLAND LAKE CIRCLE DECATUR, GA 30033-3457 MDROTHSTEIN@GMAIL.COM


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Connie Brooks was awarded a grant to expand her Cambridge,


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Amanda Maddock-Weinstein served as puppeteer for one of the


giant animal mascots at the opening and closing ceremonies of the winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, last year. She then traveled to Beijing, China, where she puppeteered other large creatures in a live production of Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon. A theater major, she resides in southern Vermont and works in NYC. In upstate New York, Virginia Martin is Columbia County’s Democratic election commissioner, a job that keeps her very busy. She also recently joined the boards of the Friends of Taconic State Park and Classics on Hudson, which promotes clas- sical music in the Hudson Valley. Tracy West Miller and her family enjoy living in Saratoga Springs. They had a wonderful time last summer at their camp at Silver Bay on Lake George, swimming, kayaking, sailing, and fishing. Daughter Madelyn got off to a great start in second grade, and son Lucas was excited to be in kindergarten. After four years as a stay-at-home-mom,


Lindsay Miller McCormack started a new job as archivist for Lincoln College in Oxford, England. She takes pride in being the custodian of records stretching back to the college’s founding in 1427. Lindsay enjoyed hearing about Skidmore’s planned Center for Integrated Sciences at a London reception with President Phil Glotzbach and Marie Glotzbach in November. She also enjoyed the opportunity to meet other Skiddies living in the UK. Lindsay welcomes hear- ing from alumni in or near Oxford at lindsayamccormack@gmail.com. Elissa Schpero and husband David wel- comed baby girl Senna on November 5, 2014. The family resides in Brooklyn, N.Y. Elissa recently started a private psycho- therapy practice. Zack Aria and wife Kristyn welcomed their second son, Wesley, last June. Big brother Austin, 3, is elated to have a brother to play with. Zack and Kristyn were a bit sleep-deprived, but otherwise doing great. Zack was recently appointed a partner at the law firm of Blank Rome LLP in Philadelphia. Jon Preston is team leader for social media at Staples. CNN senior international correspondent


Arwa Damon was one of three journalists honored with a 2014 Courage in Journalism Award from the Women’s Media Foundation. Arwa has covered Iraq other Middle East news for CNN for sever- al years, including the US offensive against insurgents in Fallujah, the Iraqi


election of 2005, and the trial and execu- tion of Saddam Hussein. She also reported on the Arab Spring uprisings and was one of the first journalists to arrive on the scene in the aftermath of the 2012 attack on the US Embassy in Benghazi, Libya. Ceramic artist Jono Pandolfi has his own design company producing hand- crafted dinnerware for professional chefs. A finalist in last year’s Martha Stewart American Made competition, Jono has been featured in the New York Times, Food and Wine, and Bon Appetit. He has created custom stoneware collections for culinary standouts, including chef Daniel Humm for the opening of NYC’s Nomad Hotel. His Union City, N.J., studio houses five artisans, two pottery wheels, and six kilns. Jono is also on the product-design faculty at Parsons The New School for Design. NANCY MAGNUS 925 N. GARFIELD STREET, #519 ARLINGTON, VA 22201 MAGNUSNANCY@GMAIL.COM


graduated from law school in May 2014 and moved to the Washington, D.C., area in October. She recently met up with Nancy Magnus ’99 and her husband, Roy Geiser ’98. James Burrows and wife Emily started


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Vaalbara Designs, specializing in bags made from vintage and handwoven fab- rics, leather, and recycled materials. They design and craft everything at their Los Angeles studio. After six years of teaching preschool in Chicago, Sarah O’Farrell is now pursuing an MFA in printmaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Jonathan Micancin and wife Christine bought a house in the woods in Chapel Hill, N.C., last year. Their 2-year-old daughter, Eve, enjoys running with the big kids. Jonathan has kayaked several Class V rivers in the southern Appalachians as well as the mighty Sacandaga near Saratoga Springs. Ryan Makuck and wife Marcella Marchand Makuck ’01 live in Ellington, Conn., with daughters Avery, 4, and Claire, 2. Ryan is an emergency medicine, surgical, and hospitalist physician assis- tant at Johnson Memorial Hospital. Recently elected chair of its department of allied health, he is the first physician assistant ever appointed to serve on the hospital’s medical executive committee.


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