2003

2003

Dear, ’03s, I’m sorry to start this column with sad news. Our classmate Jeremy Cobin passed away on May 6. A memorial was held for him in his hometown, Ridgewood, New Jersey, on July 18. Dartmouth alumni including his brother, Jon Cobin ’95, John Apostolides, Joe Calandrelli. Josh Cushman, Courtney (Anderson) DaCosta. Jason DaCosta, and Tim Whelan attended. A full remembrance will be posted on the DAM website and our class has made a donation to the College Fund in his memory. Our condolences to the Cobin family and Jeremy’s friends.

Lisa (Goodman) Marin reports that she recently began a new job. She’s now a senior statistician at Adelphi Research. Congrats on the new gig, Lisa!

I heard from Jillian (Rockoff) Sykes, who had lots of news to share. She started her own physical therapy practice, Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy Services LLC, in November 2019. She welcomed her third child, Eden Ruby, on August 14, 2020. Eden joins big brother Washington Ellis (7) and big sister Sceery Laura (5) and arrived just in time for the family’s move 10 days later from Boston to Scituate, Massachusetts. For her 40th birthday Jillian received a surfboard and reports you can follow her adventures with it @ inamedmysurfboardzoloft, where she discusses women’s mental health activism. Thanks for all the updates, Jillian!

Robert Cotto checks in with the news that he and Viana Cotto ’05 welcomed their second son, Ismael “Izzy” Oscar Cotto, on June 12. Izzy joins big brother Bobby (4), and the family is doing well. Congratulations on the new addition!

In more baby news, Ashley Nowygrod and husband Jeff Doane, UVM ’07, announce the birth of their second son, Jack Everett Doane, on June 21. Jack joins big brother Ellsworth (23 months) while Ashley and Jeff try to remember how to function on three hours of sleep or less. Good luck with that, Ashley!

Justin Johnson sent me a note to share the news that he was promoted to senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of his company, Jacobs, a publicly traded engineering and professional services firm based in Dallas. Congratulations on the promotion, Justin!

Alexis Jhamb sends in news from afar—she, husband Rafael Rosengarten ’01, and their two children have relocated to Atyrau, Kazakhstan. She’s taken a position as a secondee to an energy joint venture, leading the commercial group. Her new hobbies include ice fishing, testing her (poor) Russian skills in local markets, and long runs along the Ural River. Despite the continued challenges ofthe pandemic, the family is settling in nicely and enjoying the new adventure. Congrats on the new j ob and the big move!

That’s it for this time, ’03s. As usual, please send any updates to the email below.

—Megan (Riley) Kenney, 3408 Quebec St. NW, Washington, DC 20016; dartmouth2003notes@ gmail.com