1990s – 2000s

1990
Amy Frazier Maikkula and her husband, Stephan, welcomed their third son, Samuel “Sam” Theodore, into the world on March 16, 2006. Sam joined big brothers Will and Jake at their home in Austin, Tex. Amy is a pharmaceutical rep for Merck. Linda Bretherton Hanzelko  and husband Rich ’89 had a mini reunion with many UVMers and their families on Cape Cod last August. In attendance were Scott and Pamela Alberico Wakefield, Joanna Kurtz Ingalls and husband Larry, Gina Serra Boutwell and husband Bryan, Shawn “Smoothie” Glidden and wife Beth, Joe Cerretani ’89 and wife LeeAnn, and Scott Rodgers along with their collective 12 children. It was an amazing day with a lot of laughs, great stories, and a few embarrassing pictures. They are already planning next year’s gathering. Andrea Croot Banyas and her husband, Joe, got together with Greg Barlage and his wife, Jen, and Alan Warner and his wife, Pilar, in Woodstock, Vt., last Labor Day weekend. Andrea wrote, “We all brought our kids and met at a playground, but we forgot how chilly Vermont can be in September, so we found a local bar to warm up in afterwards.” Andrea and her husband live in Newtown, Conn., with their son, Noah. Greg and Jen and their two boys recently moved to Massachusetts after spending more than ten years in the San Francisco area. Alan and Pilar live in Columbus, Ohio, with their son, Nicholas. Carol Kallman Kane, husband Brian ’88, and son Ryan welcomed a new addition to the family, Rachel Claire, in June 2006. They have lived in Chicago for nearly 10 years, and they welcome any UVMers who are newcomers to the area to get in touch.

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Tessa Donohoe Fontaine
class.notes@uvm.edu

1991
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Karen Heller Lightman
karen.lightman@verizon.net

1992
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Lisa Aserkoff Kanter
lisa.kanter@ed.gov

1993
Zachary Lipman traveled to Atlanta post-UVM graduation. He is working in the environmental field and attending the pre-med program at Georgia Tech. Following a stint of traveling (mostly to Aspen), Zachary graduated from the Ross University School of Medicine in the Caribbean and completed a residency in anesthesiology at the University of Rochester. He is currently in private practice with Shasta Anesthesia Consultants in Redding, Calif, where he lives with his wife, Valerie, and children, Aiden and Isaac. Zachary also let us know that Jonathan Pullis is living in Aspen with his wife, Rebekah, and new son Charley. Jonathan McLean earned an M.A. TESL from St. Michael’s College in 1996. He also has earned a Certified Financial Planning designation. Since 1996, he has been a language consultant at Yayasan Lia English School in Jakarta, Indonesia. Prior to that he was a financial consultant for Prudential Securities in Los Angeles and Smith Barney in Glendale.

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Gretchen Haffermehl
ghaffermeh.uvm@gmail.com
John Gates
alumni@uvm.edu
Jessica Ellis
go2siena@hotmail.com

1994
Jody Hauser and Jay Murphy were excited to announce that Nathaniel Joseph “Nate” Murphy was born on November 16, 2006. They wrote, “Nate is more wonderful than we ever could have imagined, and we are all doing great.” The family, including Nate’s furry older brother, Toby the dog, live in San Francisco. Lisa Baillargeon moved back to Vermont from Arizona. She  married Glenn Murphy, a Syracuse University alumnus, at Topnotch Resort in Stowe, Vt., in September 2006. It was quite a reunion with all of their many UVM friends from across the country. Congratulations, Lisa and Glenn! Scott Edwards and Kimberly Larson-Edwards ’95 welcomed their son, Miles Robert, into the world on November 8, 2006, in Seattle, Wash., where they have lived since 2003.  Kimberly’s parents, Robert and Karin Larson, were both professors at UVM for many years, and Kimberly’s brother is our classmate Jonathan Larson. For the past 11 years, Kimberly has been deputy political director for U.S. PIRG, the Federation of State PIRGs. Scott graduated from The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University in 1998. He currently is an intellectual property strategist for Microsoft. Finally, my husband, Tim O’Brien ’94/’95, and I are awaiting the arrival of our third child in May. Thank you for the updates. Please keep sending them. Everyone enjoys hearing what’s new with you.

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Abby Atkinson O’Brien
abbyao@sbcglobal.net

1995
Our classmates were so bothered that we had no entries in the summer Quarterly that I received a flurry of email messages. Keep ’em coming! As you will read, maybe we can redeem ourselves and welcome Dean Straber back into the class of 1995. Helen Harris McDevitt and her husband, Scott, welcomed their second daughter, Erin Harris McDevitt, into the world on July 19, 2006. She joins her big sister, Megan, in the family’s Portland, Ore., home. Helen is a physical therapist part- time. Carl Erickson joined Monster Worldwide as a human resources program manager last July. He lives with his wife, Kerin, and their sons Carl Douglas and Connor in Chelmsford, Mass. Adam and Lisa Schulman Cohen proudly announced the birth of their son, Jordan Tyler, on August 12, 2006. Jordan and big brothers Zachary and Luke are doing well and looking forward to destroying the Cohen household in Framingham, Mass. Seth Yablans hung out with Tom Shea ’94, Adam Spies ’96, Enrique Arrascue, and George Roberson on Manhattan’s Lower East Side to watch the Yankees in the World Series. Seth lives on Long Island with his wife, Nicole, and their daughter, Julia, who loves donuts just as much as dad. After finding no news from the class of ’95 in the fall 2006 Quarterly, Dean Strober has decided to become an alumnus of the class of ’90. He wrote, “They have so much more going on.” We’ll miss you, Dean. Susannah Ural Bruce’s book, The Harp and the Eagle, Irish-American Volunteers and the Union Army 1861-1865, can be found on Amazon.com. It’s a fantastic read. John Nicholson married Kate Comeau in central Maine last August. In attendance were Erik Maki, wife Amy, and sons Jonathan and Ryan; Mike and Kami Pepe and sons Ryan and Nolan; Mark Mayott, Joel Nevin, and Andrew Dirkman. The Nicholsons live in Centerville, Mass., and teach at Cape Cod Academy. Todd Meigs and Kelly Baast welcomed their son, Hunter Gibson Meigs, into the world on September 26, 2006. Scott and Syayna Goldfarb Nestor welcomed their first child, Carly Rose, into the world on April 22, 2006, in Boston. They have already started persuading her to be a member of the UVM class of 2027. Finally, Lindsey Ronald is organizing Run For Darfur, which will take place on October 28 as part of the Marine Corps Marathon or 10K run in Washington, D.C. For more information, contact Lindsay at lind sey@runfordarfur.org, 

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Valeri Pappas
vpappas@davisandceriani.com

1996
Kristen Barkocy Pierson and husband Michael welcomed their second child, Gavin John, into the world on March 30, 2006. He joins his sister, Carly Ann, in the family’s Chicago home, where they moved last January for Michael’s job.  Cary Mecca Rubbo gave birth to her first child, Dana Cate, on September 27, 2006, in Stowe, Vt. Amy Ferrara Alberti was married on September 23, 2006, in Stowe, Vt., and Sarah Buggee Haney was married on Cape Cod last July. John Fanning and his wife, Tonya, welcomed their first son, Noah, into the world on June 6, 2006. The family makes their home in Stockbridge, Ga., near Atlanta. On September 1, 2006, Krista Velentino Long married her husband, David, who is from Melbourne, Australia. They met in New York City in October 2002, and they were married in Manhattan with a fantastic reception at the Central Park Boathouse. UVMers in attendance included Israel and Tony Ann Sacco Maynard, Jody Citrano, Christie Casey, and Michelle Murphy. David’s family traveled from Australia, and friends came from Seoul, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and London to share in the celebration. Krista and David live on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, and they travel yearly to visit David’s family. She would love to hear from UVM friends via email at kvalentino@gmail.com. Lee Torregrossa has been living in Orlando, Fla., for the past nine years, working for a technology company, Etech (www.etechav.com). He is also starting a new sunglass company, Hot Buttered, and they have already expanded to 22 countries. Lee and his girlfriend welcomed their son, Liam Francis, into the world on November 22, 2006. Scott and Jen Bulger Mitchell welcomed their second child, Samantha Jean, into the family in August 2006. Her big brother, Peter, turned three in January. Jen is taking a year off from teaching kindergarten in Armonk, N.Y. Scott works for Sydney Frank Importing in New Rochelle, N.Y. Megan Kelton-Rehkopf and her husband, Jon, welcomed their son, Hans Kelton, into the world on April 16, 2006. The family lives in Seattle, Wash. Eric Weber graduated from Suffolk Law School in 2002, and, following the bar exam, he joined the Air Force. His first assignment was at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Neb. In February 2006, he was reassigned to the Royal Air Force in Mildenhall, near London, UK, where he is the chief of military justice, handling disciplinary matters from courts martial to discharge boards. He recently received orders to deploy to Baghdad to assist with the prosecution of the insurgents.  Being in the UK has been great for Eric both professionally and recreationally as he and his wife Robin have traveled quite a bit. Eric married Robin Lloyd of Gadsten, Ala., in Barrnstable, Mass., in August 2005.  Patrick Riordan and Sean Casey ’97 were in the wedding party. Other UVMers in attendance were Jason Fitzgerald ’98, Dave Tepper ’98, Leslie Pippin ’99, Dave Rous ’98, and Alex Schmidt ’98. After the wedding, Eric and Robin had a delayed honeymoon on the Caribbean island of Anguilla. Robin is an accountant working in Deloitte and Tooche’s London office.

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Michelle Richards Peters
mpeters@eagleeyes.biz
Jill Cohen Gent
jcgent@adelphia.net

1997
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Lee Carstensen Genung
lee@dunhamroad.com

1998
On December 2, 2006, Brian Sommer married Holly Houston in Pittsburgh, Pa., where they make their home. Tom Woodruff and his wife, Carrie, welcomed their  first child, John Christian, whom they call Jack, into the world on November 19, 2006. He’s a healthy little guy who is already strengthening his legs for ski season. The Woodruffs live in Ipswich, Mass., where Carrie is a Spanish teacher and Tom build boats. Matt Dubious worked with Tom a while back, and Tom has also been in touch with Tyler Case, Doug Kunreuther, and recently Mike Ruben. Tom would love to hear from classmates via email at ctwoodruff@ juno.com. Jodi Condon married David Begala on September 16, 2006, in Positano, Italy. In attendance were Elizabeth Hermann ’98 and Christina Caturano ’98. Jodi and David make their home in sunny Florida. Deborah Finkelstein Lenchus and her husband, Dr. Joshua Lenchus, are proud to announce the birth of their first child, son Isaac Joseph, born September 19, 2006. Chuck Olney married Sarah Fracchia in Saratoga, N.Y., on September 16, 2006. Drew Tornga was best man, and Dan Morrison, Matt Bernier, Eric Marrus and Adam Gurry were in the wedding party.  Other guests included Jim Downes, Todd Gochman, Todd Kathan, Mark Rosen, Gary Ball, Reygan Smith and Sarah Lounge Tornga. Chuck and Sarah make their home in Denver, where Chuck works for the Denver Outlaws Lacrosse Team and Sarah works for Action Marketing Group in Boulder. Please continue to email and send me your news. I’m looking forward to hearing from you all.

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Heather Lynch McAuliffe
heather.mcauliffe@jcrew.com

1999
I hope 2007 is a great one for all of you! A group of UVMers kicked the New Year off together in Boston. Lyssa Sher, Erin Wilson ’01, Jared Schuler ’01, Aimee Bode ’01 and I threw a New Year’s Eve party. What a night! A big group of UVMers were there, including Mary Vadnais, Craig Peper, Rob Basile, Brad Sheperd, Tara Kolenski, Graham Bless, Lindsay Truesdell, Sarah Brennon Schuler ’01, Tim Flannery ’01, Lindsay Cutter ’01, and many others. Casey Hall Armstrong and her husband, Mac, welcomed a new addition to the Armstrong household, their son Henry Hall, on November 14, 2006. Heather Barr married Alan Eisgrau of East Meadow, Long Island, in 2004. Natalie Mead ’98 was maid of honor and Alli Martin ’98 was a bridesmaid. Heather and Alan bought a beautiful home in Owings Mills, Md. The newest addition to their family is Ari Spencer Eisgrau, born last September. Last November in Boston, a team of UVMers, including Phil Signoroni, Stefan Frey, Ben Smith, Jimmy Fruscio, Dave Fine, Michael “OB” O’Brien ’00, Brad Sheperd, Josh Blank, and Justin Kittredge, husband of Lindsey Cronin, won the Battle for Boston Big Kids Dodgeball Tournament. Way to make us proud! Gwyneth Carsten married Efrain Sanchez-Sanchez on October 13, 2006, on the beach in Malibu, Calif.  Brenda Mercure ’00 and Jessica Carsten ’00 were in attendance. Gwyneth and Efrain live in Denver, Colo. On July 22, 2006, Joanna Finch married Fernando Ossa, a Chilean whom she met while pursuing her MBA at HEC in Paris, France. Kate Kozik and Lauren Daley attended the wedding, which was held in Columbus, Ohio. Fernando and Joanna live in Santiago, Chile, where she works for Trammell Crow Company on the ExxonMobil account. Joanna would like to hear from UVM friends via email at joanna.finch@ gmail.com. Coalter Powers married Andrea Marino on October 27, 2006, in St. Louis, Mo., the night the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series against Coalter’s Detroit Tigers. The reception was a few blocks from Busch Stadium. Spencer Mallozzi was co-best man, and Caroline Andrew was also in attendance. Coalter and Andrea spent their honeymoon on Nevis, West Indies. Jess Porter finished her master’s degree in public administration at Suffolk University last December. Ted and Patti Mahan Welsh welcomed future UVMer Lachlan James Welsh into the world on Dec 21, 2006. They are all doing great, despite the sleep deprivation.  Hope to hear from more of you for next time!

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Sarah Pitlak
spitlak@hotmail.com

2000
Happy Spring! I have two weddings and a baby to announce this time around. Keep your news coming my way. Gwyneth Carsten married Efrain Obed Sanchez on October 13, 2006. They had a beautiful wedding ceremony on the beach in Malibu, Calif. Jessica Carsten and Brenda Mercure were also present. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon in Anaheim, Calif., and they enjoyed visiting Disneyland before they returned to Denver, Colo., where they make their home.  Melissa Chiasson and Karlis Skulte were married in Canton, Mass., on June 11, 2005. UVM attendees included Lisa Maksymowicz, Amy Buckley, Adam Wernig, Geoff Muir ’01, Andrew Egan, and Chris Wilson. The happy couple live in Las Vegas, and they were recently blessed with their first child, Charlotte Ella. Melissa earned her master’s degree in nursing, and she works in the ICU at Summerlin Hospital. Karlis is an engineer, working as a project manager at WRG Design.

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Sara Kinnamon Fritsch
sarakfritsch@yahoo.com

2001
Thanks to everyone for continuing to send updates! Kelley O’Donnell and Danny Ruane got engaged last Thanksgiving weekend. Martin and Sarah Laidlaw Wilde moved to Cortina, Italy, for the winter. Martin plays hockey for SG Cortina, and they are hoping to do a lot of skiing and traveling while they are there. Martin and Sarah will be coming back to Burlington in the spring. Jenn Bronson lives in Lake Tahoe, Calif. She is guest services coordinator for the Squaw Valley Lodge, a ski in/ski out hotel/condominium complex at the base of Squaw Valley Ski Resort. Brooke Alexander started graduate school at DePaul University in Chicago to earn her master’s degree in secondary education. She would like to teach business, economics, and social sciences. Katie Slavin Rangnow married her college boyfriend, Doug Rangnow of Montpelier, Vt., on November 11, 2006, on the beach in Anna Maria Island, Fla. UVM alumni in attendance were Lou-Ann Jettie Wood, Daniel Wood, Holly Newton, Tonna Vaccaro Hession, and Cathy Carter.  Doug and Katie live in Saint Petersburg, Fla. Katie is an RN in the emergency department while pursuing adult nurse practitioner graduate studies at the University of South Florida. Doug is an airline pilot with Atlantic Southeast Airlines, based in Atlanta, where they planned to move in February 2007. Katie Greene wrote, “Since a bunch of us couldn’t make it to the reunion we held one of our own in September. Carmen Maron, Colleen Purcell, Megan Clark, Sasha Posner, Brad Frith, Mindi Maneck and I met in Burlington for a weekend of catching up and visiting our favorite places, Shelburne Farms, Mount Mansfield, and lots of great restaurants.” Katie lives in Louisville, Ky., with her husband, Joe. She is the executive director of Blackacre, a nature preserve and historic homestead. T.J. Doton has been living in Phoenix, Ariz., since graduation. He spent three years as both a business writer and product manager at Verusmed, a pharmaceutical/medical information publishing company in Scottsdale, Ariz. Currently, TJ works in new business development at Sapphire Technologies, based in Woburn, Mass. He works with clients such as Charles Schwab, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and Accenture in the Phoenix area. TJ gets together with John Zurbruegg ’02 regularly, and he let us know that Shaun Quirk ’02 lived in Arizona for three years before moving to San Francisco. TJ visited Burlington last reunion weekend, but he was the best man in a wedding so he missed out on our class festivities. He did manage to run into Lisa Calandrelli, Brian Litwinowich, Jenn Bronson, Mike Dias, Luke Williams, Eric Malloy, Dan Farnham, Nick Perkov and others on Church Street. Jill Hriniak and Chris Stevenson were married last summer, and they live in Maine. I was recently on boston.com, and they had a special section on twenty-somethings’ influencing Boston, and our classmate Filiz Soyak was listed as one of them. Filiz is an artist, and you can check out her work at: www.filizsoyak.com. Aimee Bode, Jared Schuler, Sarah Pitlak ’99, Lyssa Sher ’99 and I hosted a New Year’s party in Boston. It was a fun night to say the least, and we had  lots of Catamounts in the house, including Tim Flannery, Lindsay Cutter, Sarah Brennon Schuler, Mary Vadnais ’99, Lindsey Truesdell ’99, Craig Peeper ’99, Dylan Stableford ’99, Brad Sheperd ’99, and Rob Basile ’99 to name a few. Enjoy the spring and please stay in touch!

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Erin Wilson
ewilson41@hotmail.com

2002
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Jennifer Khouri
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2003
Looks like our classmates have been very busy this last year, traveling, teaching, and planning weddings. Kate Rago has been living in Manhattan for the last two years. She  recently became engaged to Nat Lanfer, who proposed on Mount Mansfield. Their wedding is planned for September 2007. Kate wrote, “We’re psyched to have all our UVM buddies there with us, including Mike Seely, Evan Lang ’04, Dave Lewis ’04, and Elise Gaffney.” Erin Socha received her MBA from Bryant University in May while also working for Fidelity Investments’ corporate information security group. She is currently living in Somerville, Mass., with Josh May who is a personal trainer at Boston Sports Club. They attended the wedding of Nicolle Clemente and Colin Miller ’01 at the UVM Catholic Center. Nicolle received her MS/ MPH degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in  2005. She is a clinical dietitian at Jersey City Medical Center. Colin received his J.D. from New York Law School in 2005, and he practices law in New York City. They make their home in Jersey City, N.J. UVMers in attendance at their wedding were Leora Barry, Kate Driscoll Bean, Jud and Lori Dinsmore, Brett Garamella, Karri Cathrall, Jen Shaw, Michaela Conway Weldy and Nils Weldy (’02). Michaela and Nils also celebrated their marriage this summer in Narragansett, R.I. In addition to Erin, who was also a bridesmaid, Nicolle, Colin, Karri and Jen, other UVMers included Nick Dearnley ’02, Sean Larkin, Alex Van Gerbig ’02, Alex Kent ’02, Kris Courtney and Keith Anger ’02. Michaela and Nils continue to live in Boston and work for Citizens Bank and the TD Banknorth Garden, respectively. Erin has also run into Spencer Brennan, Jillian Smith, Adam Nichols ’04, Katherine Meyer, Duffy Moran, Ryan Carrigg and Sasha Bonakdar since being in Boston. On July 29th, 2006, Mary Lauscha married Michael Bleier in Brookfield, Vt. Fellow Catamounts in attendance were Dori Borrelli ’02, Mandy Smith ’02, Angie Smart ’02, Gabe Kretchmer ’00, Kate Dewar, Ben Davis ’01 and Meg Gawrych (’01) Hathaway. Currently, Mary is in her first year at Vermont Law School working towards a JD degree. On September 3, 2006, Ryan Walker married Kelly Strathy in Sheboygan, Wisc. Ryan and Kelly had a small UVM reunion at their wedding: Maggie Samuels, Lauren Parente ’02, Magda Shulkin, Sue Gill, and Adam Wigdalski. Ryan and Kelly live in Jericho, Vt. Kelly worked ski patrol at Smugg’s last winter, and Ryan finished graduate work at UVM in December ’05. He now works at General Dynamics in Burlington. Heather Hawkes and Nicholas Wolfe were joined in marriage on August 6, 2006, during a lakeside ceremony at Murphy Farm in Quechee Vt. Katie Cross was maid of honor, and Erin Loskutoff ’01 was a bridesmaid. A special reading was given by Megan VanderVliet. UVM classmates in attendance included Ben (Martin) Reist, Luke Lecuyer, Melissa Wright, and Chris Aher.  Heather is a dietitian at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, and Nick teaches social studies at Hartland Elementary School. The couple spent their honeymoon in Ogunquit, Maine, and they now live in White River Junction, Vt. Congratulations to you all! Meghan Capozzi has been living  in Key West Fla., for the last two years, and she was accepted into a European master’s in professional photography program to pursue a degree in photojournalism. She will be moving to Paris in September. Meghan also ran into Mike Weand and a few other PIKE brothers while they were vacationing in Key West. Aron Stephens wrote from Oregon that she is completing her master’s in public health and has an opportunity to work with the local health department. Aron also completed her first marathon in October 2006. Maren Spitz completed her masters in education degree, and she is teaching at a local elementary school, and Meredith Shield is working for the Oregon League of Conservation Voters as a field organizer. Nick LeMon moved to Oregon last year and is currently manning a bar at the Lucky Labrador Brewing Co., and Adam Oransky is working as a loan officer. And last, but not least, Dana Beckman wanted to share her story of a chance meeting in Texas. Dana moved back to Texas, and she has been living in Austin for the past two years. As a Jazzercise instructor, she had become good friends with one of her students, Sheila Lerma, who regularly attended class with her husband. They all belonged to a larger group of friends who go out to dinner once a month. During one of those dinners, while Dana was telling a story about UVM, Sheila revealed that she too, was a UVM graduate.   Sheila Crosby Lerma not only graduated from UVM in 1969, 34 years before Dana but was also a native Vermonter. They’ve since shared many stories from Vermont, and both are amazed at the chance meeting of alumni graduating 34 years apart in a Jazzercise class in Austin. Thank you all for sending in your stories—keep them coming, and, Happy Spring!

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Jillian Giardina
jillian.giardina@gmail.com

2004
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Kelly Kisiday
kellykisiday@hotmail.com

2005
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Kristin Dobbs
kristindobbs@alumni.uvm.edu

2006
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Katie Kasarjian
katiek163@yahoo.com

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