2008

Laura Nielsen Lammers and her hus- band, Devin Lammers ’07, recently bought a house just uphill from UC Berkeley,where she works as an assistant professor.

Cyrus Attia just started medical school at Co- lumbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. Ethan Handel finished his M.B.A. at NYU Stern School of Business. To celebrate he and his wife, Mor- gan, hiked in the Swiss Alps for two weeks. Pam Phojanakong is moving back to Philadelphia next month to start her Ph.D. in epidemiology. Anne Liu joined MIT Media Lab this fall and Will DeKrey is across the street in the Sloan School of Business. “Friends in the neighborhood should holler at us.” Brian Fortin got his master of fine arts from NYU Tisch in lighting design for theater.

Jimmy Zhuang married Michelle Matzko and is finishing up his third year of law school at Yale. After law school Jimmy will be clerking in D.C. for a year before rejoining Michelle, he hopes some- where within driving distance of Dartmouth.

Chris Barth, Sean Walsh and Zack Dorner came into town for Ben Davis’ wedding to Elena Weiss- man. They met up with Craig Breslawski to try the desserts Brian DeGrazia has been cooking up for his pop-up Italian dessert stand, Yes We Cannoli. Look for the Kickstarter soon!

Chrissy Vu and Edward Son got married in June. The wedding was in Pleasanton, California, at Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery with several ’08s in at- tendance. Evan Chriss married Elizabeth Robertson in Baltimore. Ilissa Samplin married Michael Behr in November, with Jennifer Garfinkel, Brenna O’Neill, Katherine (Gorman) Denby and Annie Greengard as her bridesmaids. Michael Simoni got engaged to Kellie Jurado, whom he met at Harvard when he was in med school and she was earning her Ph.D.

Neil Willis’ wife, Lilly, gave birth in October to their baby boy, Asher. Lyndsey Girod Ramsey and her husband, David, welcomed their first child, daughter Audrey Michelle, in July. They are over the moon and also extremely sleep deprived. Lynd- sey is brainwashing her with green!

James Kim writes from his home in Portland, Oregon, where he is a filmmaker. His recent short, After Her, was selected to be shown on Oregon Public Broadcasting as part of a series on North- west filmmakers. It won an award from Art With Impact, a California nonprofit with the aim of re- ducing the stigma of mental illness.

Adria Buchanan started a business after grad school, Seespotrunllc.com. Adam Belanich was fea- tured in Forbes’ “30 under 30” for the “fabulous cold brew” made by his startup Joyride Coffee.

Mike Milne moved to Ottawa to join his girl- friend after a couple of years of long distance. He now works as an associate with Cassidy Levy Kent LLP, a law firm that practices international trade law. He hopes to spend some time in their Wash- ington, D.C., office.

David Lamb enjoyed a Five Loko at Devin Fal- lon’s apartment. That’s a Four Loko with an extra shot in it. Dexter Mackie headed to his first tennis major (U.S. Open) ever in September. He’s hoping to attend all four majors by 2019 and would love to travel with a cohort of other crazy tennis fans.

Andy Blancero gave Lindsey Wolf, Alex Howe, Hayley Kennedy and her fiancé, Andy Townshend, a tour of Staten Island. They hiked along the trails of the Staten Island Greenbelt—something in be- tween a Jane’s Walk and a DOC trip.

Major shout out to Conor Frantzen, Edward Son and Anne Liu, who agree that Inside Out was a fantastic movie.

-Jon Hopper