’02
Bridget Zakielarz Duffy
classnews2002@colby.edu
A blink and 20 years. Many of our classmates were able to reconnect on Mayflower Hill at our reunion last summer, and I have the pleasure of sharing news from classmates to keep us connected until the next one. ✹ Sally Hall Bell attended reunion with a gaggle of classmate pals: Jess Bennett Shah, Piper Elliott Abodeely, Anna L’Hommedieu Boyer, Mariah Hamel, Katie Harris Solms, Katie Rausch Bailey, Blake Hamill Nichols, Vanessa Wilson, Megan Thomas Tanous, Fraser Ross Maloney, Chris Collopy Kendall, Molly Currie Heaney, Leila Porteous, Mike Ames, John Shea, Chris Prendergast, Grant Swisher, Sean Skulley, David Friedman, Shawn Burnell, Carl Tugberk, Rob Belcher, and more. An incredible turnout. They re-lived their glory days and reconnected with parts of themselves that can truly only be found in Waterville, Maine. ✹ Tammie Sebelius Pelletier was bummed not to be able to make it to reunion, but she was able to get together with Kristy Malm, Nicki Shoemaker McNair, and Kathryn Kosuda in late July with their kiddos when Nicki and Kristy’s travel overlapped for about six hours in Massachusetts. They all ended up at Nicki’s parents’ house for a pool party. Tammie’s son, Bryson, did great on his first flight last year, so they’re planning more trips. Next up is Ann Arbor, Mich., where Nicki and her family recently relocated. ✹ Eric and Tara Lantz Strome welcomed their new baby in January 2022, Silas Hall Strome. Tara, now chief operations officer, continues to serve the Milbank Memorial Fund and its population health journal, The Milbank Quarterly. Eric defended his history dissertation on the transatlantic 19th-century university at Teachers College, Columbia University. ✹ Last June Devin and Jennifer Coughlin Haran welcomed their first child, a daughter, Caroline Frances Haran. ✹ Kathryn Dalton opened her own practice called Cape Cod Surgical Arts and MediSpa and is completing a cosmetic surgery fellowship. She has three kids, 15, 11, and 7, and lives on Cape Cod. ✹ Chris Hale got married in Maine last October to his now-wife, Marjorie, with Oliver Sabot, John Sullivan, and Mary Kathryn Brennan in attendance. Marjorie is a widow, so he was lucky enough to hitch his wagon to her children; Claire, 13, Austin, 11, and Tommy, 8, whom he legally adopted. They all moved to Medellin, Colombia, where he’s continuing to work remotely for his company, Ideas United, as well as doing some consulting around the Colombian peace process until July when they return to D.C. ✹ David Manning lives with his wife, Nicole, in Ontario, Canada, where they’re busy with children Libby, 7, and Levi, 5. He’s a teacher, assistant athletic director, hockey program leader, and coach at St. Andrew’s College. Coaching, he’s in a rink every day! Brian Chisholm ’04 and he are coaching their kids together. ✹ Victor Cancel and his family recently survived Hurricane Ian. They will celebrate daughter Yesenia’s seventh birthday in Puerto Rico, which will be the first time she boards a plane. His son, AJ, started his freshman year in high school, where he plays soccer. ✹ Jon Weber and Ed Jastrem met up with their respective families for a walk around Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, Mass. Ed was quoted in a CNBC article about year-end tax-planning strategies. ✹ Loryn Traversi Irwin earned her brown belt in kempo karate and is near the end of a doctorate of social work program. She works in private practice and is developing a mobile app for incorporating exercise into mental health treatment. She is busy with her three boys. ✹ Patrick ’01 and Bliss Woolmington Bernal are in Boulder, Colo., where she serves as CCO of Crestone Capital. While their children were away at camp, they worked remotely while visiting Italy, Sardinia, and France with a stop in Paris, where they caught the end of the Tour de France as the riders approached the Champs-Élysées.
