1987

Did you make it to reunion but depart wondering about all the classmates you didn't see? Or did you miss reunion but really want to track down a classmate? If reconnecting with classmates made your list of New Year's resolutions, know that you have a team willing to help. After a glitch that resulted in a hiatus of '87 Class Notes for the past few months, Wendy Becker (wendy.becker.87@alum.dartmouth.org) and I, Melissa Wallshein Smith (melissaj@optonline. net), stand ready to broadcast news or initiate a search. We live in two time zones on two continents, so you can reach us any time. I have been living in New Canaan, Connecticut, for the past 10 years. I left a career in Latin American equities to raise my children Alex (9), Abby (7) and Jamie (2).

Perhaps it was a bit of wishful thinking but I noticed at reunion that many classmates are, in the words of one, "taking career pauses" as they contemplate the next 20 years. There isn't a discernable sense of midlife crisis, just a lucky chance for many to launch new endeavors that can make a difference. Liz Maclntyre, former Olympic moguls silver medal-winner, retired this summer as moguls head coach for the U.S. team. She writes, "The last 20 years in competitive skiing has been exciting. I was very lucky to have been able to parlay a passion into a career that includ- ed three Olympics as an athlete and two as a coach. I loved the traveling and the coaching, disliked being away from partner Paula and dog Lille November through March. My career was very fulfilling and challenging, but I often pondered where competitive mogul skiing fit into the grand scheme of things. Now I am considering going back to school for an engineering degree with an eye toward alternative energy and conservation. Good luck to all others transitioning to a second career—I understand Tuck has a new program for us!"

Please share your change of career story; you are in good company. Others among us are charging ahead in their careers. Michael Keller, chief brand officer for International Dairy Queen Inc., was named national Brand Marketer of the Year by PR News. Under Kellers management Dairy Queen, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, recorded almost three years of consecutive same store sales increases. I am still waiting to hear from Keller how Minneapolis winters compare with Hanover's.

Upon hearing that David Wachen had changed jobs, he filled me in on the rest: "I joined Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, a 90- plus-lawyer firm in the Washington, D.C., area as a partner, and will continue work in my specialty area of media and IP litigation as well as general commercial litigation. I have two great kids, Allison (6) and Robert (4). My wife of 11 years, Kimberly (Duke '88), is also a lawyer at a big DC. firm. We live in Potomac, Maryland. Also, I see Dan Crisafulli and Austin Wiehe on a fairly regular basis. Both are in Washington, D.C., working for the World Bank and Department of Treasury, respectively, and living in D.C. and northern Virginia, respectively."

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