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says. In the fall, he travelled to Europe, including
the U.K., Switzerland, Hungary and Poland. He also
had plans to visit Montreal. He is living between
Brookline and Allston and hopes to start taking
classes for his master’s in the spring or summer.
Ellen Doble
, who was an admissions counselor
at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, N.H.,
decided to drop the ‘Sawyer’ and move to Maine
to work at Colby College. She will be continuing
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new challenges and opportunities.” Congratula-
tions to you both!
In other job news,
Dana Bisbee
has a new job
at the Durham Community School in Durham,
Me., teaching middle school Spanish. “I’m often in
touch with classmate
Nicole Aronski Vernon
to share teaching ideas and get together every
now and again,” she says.
In March,
Mallorie Rulison
was admitted to
the NewYork State Bar. Shortly after that she was
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ester, N.Y.
We have a number of classmates who are now
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Brendan Lynch
and
Carly Sargent
were married in mid-June.
Lou-
ise Gava
married Josh Carter on July 9 in Her-
mon, N.Y., near Canton. “It was a lovely, sunny,
bug-free afternoon/evening,” she notes. “It seems
we hit the perfect balance of our desires and our
guests’ wishes (complete with my father ‘giving me
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all on the banks of the river and under the pines.
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There is lots of baby news to report as well (I’m
feeling old, are you?).
Tiffany Illsley Peña
wel-
comed her second child, Carter Michael Peña, on
July 14, 2011. Her 2-year-old daughter, Maria, has
already adjusted to her oldest sibling role. “Maria
loves being a big sister and we couldn’t be hap-
pier!” Tiffany says.
Stephanie LaBonte Navrat’s
family also
grew over the summer. She and Pavel welcomed
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August 5 in Portland, Me. “We are all enjoying
getting to know each other!” she says.
Lindsey
Wetmiller Furnary
visited the mom-to-be in
June for her baby shower.
Kendra Horton Peaslee
also welcomed a
baby girl into the family when Abigail Grace Pea-
slee was born July 30. “Everyone is doing well and
is healthy,” she shares. Big congratulations to these
new families!
Keep the news and photos coming year-round.
It’s fairly easy these days with email, Facebook, and
other outlets. Don’t be shy! Toot your own horn a
little bit and pass along new career moves, engage-
ments, weddings and birth announcements! I hope
to hear from you soon.
2008
Justin Lynch ’08
331Woodbine Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13206
Mobile Phone: 585-506-5592
JustinRyanLynch@gmail.com
Next Reunion: 5th, 2014
(cluster with ’09, ’10)
Greetings from Central NewYork! I’m hopeful that
everyone in our class is well and in good spirits.
my schedule so my (paid) internship will be at the
magazine! Other than that, I’ve been traveling a lot
(all of Delaware; Portland, Ore.; the Adirondacks;
Rocky Gap, Md.; New Orleans; Philadelphia; Ha-
waii), and as many of us are these days, hitting up a
lot of weddings!”
Brittany Coons Noble
wrote that onApril 3,
2011, she marriedAndrewT. Noble in Puerto Rico.
“We had 75 friends and family members travel
to the Caribbean for a full weekend of fun,” she
reported. Among them were Laurentians Kerry
Walter ’06, bridesmaid, Kelly O’Connell ’08, Janina
Sullivan ‘07, Clare Joscelyne ’07, Ali Boulanger ’08,
Eileen Svendsen ’06 and Casey Coons ’11, grooms-
man.“We were all members of the volleyball team,
except Casey, my brother, who was a lacrosse
player,” she explained. She and Andy moved from
San Francisco, Cal., to Attleboro, Mass., last sum-
mer, when she accepted a promotion with Amica
Mutual Insurance.“We are in the process of buying
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reunion in the near future!” she said.
Spencer Homick
is living in Budapest for a
year, studying Hungarian and making art. He ex-
tends an invite to any classmate passing through
Europe to reach out if they want to see Budapest
and need a place to crash.
Ben Lee
graduated from Albany Law School
last May. He took the New York and Massachu-
setts bar exams at the end of July, and started
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Carter, Conboy, Case, Blackmore, Maloney & Laird,
P.C. where he works with several other SLU grads
(carterconboy.com).
Adam Hogg
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tion to their family onAugust 14, 2011, in Loveland,
Col. Jackson Adam Hogg weighed in at 9 lbs., 12
oz. and is still doing very well. Julie and Adam are
very happy, and recently completed a move to Fort
Worth,Tex. Congratulations,Adam and Julie!
Denise Gonyo
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ish history at the University of Brighton in the
U.K. She has a 17-month-old son, Kai, “so my life
is never dull!” she says. “I’ve been able to meet up
with
Emily Sheldon
,
Tom Hathaway
and
Mia Hutchins-Cabibi
in between her time in
Australia and New Zealand.”
Thank you to everyone who sent in notes this
time. It was great hearing from some classmates
who have been quiet for a while. Please take a few
seconds and send me an update so we can keep
up to date with the important milestones in each
other’s lives.
2007
Megan Bernier ’07
12 College Street, Apt. 1
Canton, NY 13617
404-617-7851 (cell)
megan.bernier@gmail.com
Next Reunion: 10th, 2017
Many of our classmates work at colleges and uni-
versities across the country as admissions coun-
selors, and two of them have made some changes
recently.
John Gursky
, who was a senior assis-
tant director of admissions at St. Lawrence, took
a job as the assistant director of international
admissions at Boston University. “BU has one of
the largest international student populations in the
country, so I have my work cut out for me!” he
2006
Adam Casler ’06
Hennepin Road Apts.
515 Loudon Road
Albany, NY 12211
518-782-6582
adam.casler@gmail.com
Next Reunion: 10th, 2016
Hello Class of 2006! It was nice to hear from a
large group of classmates this time, and I am ex-
cited to report some great news in the lives of
our classmates.
Emily Crispino
graduated from St. Lawrence
in May with her M.Ed. and relocated to Boston. She
works at Cengage Learning in their online learning
department.
Kate Burdick Graft
wrote in to report that
her wedding on September 10 was a great suc-
cess. Kate’s husband is a Miami (Ohio) alumnus
who she met at the wedding of Dan Lee ’05 and
Kelsey Cochran. SLU alumni from the classes of
’69-’08 were in attendance at their ceremony in
upstate NewYork.
Kate moved to Chicago over a year ago and
works in relationship development and events for
the National Alzheimer’s Association. Kate adds,“I
have been fortunate enough to be involved in the
planning of some of the Association’s major fund-
raising galas, including the Rita Hayworth Galas in
NewYork City and Chicago as well as ‘A Night at
Sardi’s’ in Los Angeles.”
Emily Bearse
is in her second year teaching
history and coaching outdoor education at The
Woodhall School in Bethlehem, Conn. Over the
summer, she completed a 30-day Backpacking and
Whitewater Canoeing Outdoor Educator NOLS
program in theYukon, Canada.
Colleen Callahan-Panday
was married ear-
lier this year to Prajjwal Panday ’05. Colleen actu-
ally had two ceremonies, one a Nepali ceremony
(Hindu temple, red sari, etc.) and one a traditional
American ceremony. She notes that “the recep-
tion had a mix of rock and roll and Bollywood
music—fun for all!”
Colleen was recently promoted to assistant di-
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scholars at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in
Worcester, Mass., where the college welcomed
their largest class of international students ever in
September 2011. Congratulations, Colleen!
Theresa Petray
has accepted a perma-
nent job at James Cook University in Townsville,
Queensland, Australia, although she is hoping to
apply for a postdoctoral position for the next
three years. Theresa did some extensive traveling
this fall, including visits to Hong Kong, Switzerland
and Scotland, and then visiting family back in the
United States. Theresa also was on campus as
part of the Laurentians-in-Residence Program in
October.
Rachel Henderson
checked in from Morgan-
town,W.Va., where she writes, “I am still plugging
away at my master’s in professional writing and ed-
iting atWVU. In May, I was promoted at
WV LIVING
magazine from intern to assistant editor and have
been working full-time since then. We recently
launched what was the biggest project of our sum-
mer: www.wvliving.com. Ironically, for my master’s,
I am enrolled this fall in an internship (in lieu of
having to write a thesis) and I managed to arrange