1996

Apparently, my appeals for news are working. I have heard from some longlost souls in recent weeks. Bryon Baker reports that he recently celebrated his 13 th wedding anniversary. "It is our bakers dozen anniversary. Get it? Bryon Baker, baker's dozen." Very clever, Bryon. Bryon has two boys, ages 3.5 and 1.5. Ever the altruistic soul, Bryon, along with his family, has owned and operated a home care agency for the past 14 years; four years ago they opened a daycare center for children with medical needs.

Marc-Francois Bradley checks in from the great white North—Minnesota—where he and his wife, Jenni and daughters Amelie (4) and Annina (3) are braving the cold while Jenni finishes her ob-gyn residency. M.F. has been busy as the CEO of Sophrona a medical technology firm focused on improving communication between doctors and patients. "Sophrona has seen great growth in the three years since its founding. I continue to enjoy the rush of running a rapidly moving startup. Most recently, in the last year, the addition of Paul Seel '76, DMS'79, as medical director for our e-visit group has made for a lot of fun and Dartmouth humor." Check out the Web site at www.sophrona.com.

Winter in Minneapolis is not for the faint of heart, but M.F. and Jenni are raising a rugged brood. "We have been enjoying winter with regular skating sessions at the local park rink. That was until the temperature dropped to 6F." Amelie won a lottery spot into a public French immersion school program and will be starting kindergarten this fall. Far from family, M.F. reports that Minneapolis is a wonderful community but that they have still found time to visit both families in Vermont and Idaho—balmy destinations in comparison to Minnesota!

Matt Bailey and Kris Gendron will soon join the Bradleys in the twin cities. Matt reports that the couple has been gradually moving west as of late. "Kris finished her residency in Philadelphia last June and we're spending a year in Pittsburgh while she does a head and neck cancer surgery fellowship." In July Matt and Kris will move back to St. Paul, where Matt grew up. While Kris has been slaving away in the halls of medicine Matt has been working for the governor of Pennsylvania for three years. He recently joined Deloitte Consulting and is now consul ting with state and local governments. Matt also reports the sighting of several '96s in recent months at Jeremy Idjadi's wedding in San Diego, California, and Erik Borgen's wedding north of Seattle, Washington. He doesn't specify which '96s; you know who you are, I suppose!

Belated Congrats to Leigh Warren, who graduated from Columbia University Law School in May 2006. She then moved to Arlington, Virginia, and is working at an intellectual property law firm in Washington, D.C. 'After two? graduate programs (Ph.D. in chemistry and J.D.), its nice to finally have a real job!"

Keep the updates coming.

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