Page 46 - Alumni Horae: Vol. 94, No. 2 Winter 2014

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Columbus, Ohio, and want to
go out for a latte on me, please
stop by for a visit. Best wishes
in 2014. Go Big Red!”
A January note from An-
thony Sehnaoui: “My father
and I visited SPS with the boys
on a perfect October afternoon.
Returning to the campus always
seems so invigorating. We spent
two hours walking around and
bumped into Mrs. Callahan in
the Admissions Office. She has
not changed a bit since she first
interviewed me, some 30 years
ago! A nice young man from
Deauville overheard me speak-
ing and introduced himself. It’s
a pity we weren’t able to enter
certain buildings (e.g., the Up-
per). My son, Zach, was duly
impressed and intends to apply.”
News from Laurel Abbruzz-
ese: “These are exciting times in
the Abbruzzese household and
at SPS. This is my seventh year
as a professor for the Physical
Therapy Program at Columbia
University. My kids are 15, 12, 9
and 4. The three girls are busy
with dance, robotics, Chal-
lenger baseball, soccer, crew,
and Girl Scouts. My son just
started preschool. It is also my
seventh year serving on the
SPS Board of Trustees. It has
been rewarding to serve while
so many exciting initiatives are
being implemented. It’s exciting
to visit SPS and see the new
math and science center in
full force. Right now I am busy
working with the School on the
Assessment of Inclusivity and
Multiculturalism, a newmaster
plan for grounds and buildings,
and a task force for the Center
for Teaching and Learning.
These are all integral aspects
of the new strategic plan led
by our Rector and school-
mate, Michael Hirschfeld ’85.
I love seeing formmates at SPS
events. I encourage everyone to
stay connected.”
Chrissie Unhoch Mason
shares: “I have been teaching
college writing and ESL at SUNY
Purchase College. The family is
contemplating a move back into
NewYorkCity after 16 long years
in Rye, N.Y. With our daughter
headed off to college next year
and our son starting high school,
this should be a possibility,
although it hasn’t quite hap-
pened yet. Maybe by the time
the formnotes come out!”
Mark Hsieh writes: “All’s
well in Taipei, where, via Face-
book, I am easily in touch with
quite a few classmates. In Oc-
tober, I was in Frankfurt for an
exhibition and met up with Jan
Eckstein and family. I ran the
Taipei Marathon in December
in rain and wind but happy to
have finished it strong and able
to walk (not limp) with ease
the next day. Work takes me
frequently to Tokyo, Shanghai,
and Jakarta. So, if anyone needs
anything, let me know. Happy
Year of the Horse!”
A January check-in from
Timmie Friend Haskins : “I’m
still doing interior design at
my firm (T. Friend Interiors) in
San Francisco. The fun event
of the last 12 months was that
we renovated our apartment
and put on a roof deck so now
effectively have a back yard in
the city (just without the grass).
Our daughter, Lucia, is six and
in kindergarten, and Scott and
I hope to possibly take a trip
with her to northern Spain and
southern France this summer.”
This from Lent Howard :
“Aloha to the Form of ’86! I
just got back from my annual
holiday season on Maui under
the guise of ‘work’ – a little land
development, a little roadside
retail, husking coconuts, etc.
Now, back to mainland grind.”
1987
Mona Gibson
monagibson@aol.com
Mona Gibson reports: “At the
Teton Valley Ranch Camp this
past summer, four daughters
of SPS alumni attended at the
same time. Unbeknownst to any
of us, they ended up together
in the Yearling cabin! The girls
included Diana Dean, daughter
of Lisi Bailliere Dean ’85, Alyx
Carifa, daughter of John Carifa
’88, Georgia Cook, daughter of
Wilkie McCoy Cook ’88, and
my daughter, Mai Seay Gibson.
Yee-haw!”
Timothy Lukens shares this:
“I’m currently executive vice
president at Affinion Group in
Connecticut.”
News from Minot Maser :
“I’m back from six months of
travel to Australia, New Zea-
land, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and
the Galapagos. I’m settling back
into life as an attorney in Mon-
tana and glad to be eating more
than just chicken and rice, the
staple foods during five months
in South America. I climbed
Chimborazo (Ecuador’s highest,
20,564’ ) and Nevada Sejama,
Bolivia’s highest (21,463’). I also
caught some weird bug, as yet
to be determined – possibly
dengue fever.”
A winter report from Silas
Neilson: “I am working on
the NBC show Grimm (Fri-
days at 9 p.m.), playing Mon-
roe, a reformed (read: vegan)
blutbad (werewolf). We are in
the middle of shooting season
three. We work out of Portland,
Ore.; for anybody who has
never been there, all I can say is
you’re missing out on a helluva
town. Feels like New England
again! I stay in touch with Nick
Paumgarten and Don Pills-
bury a bit, but mostly I’m just
keeping busy. Thank God.”
1988
Sarah Bernstein Jones
sarahbjones@gmail.com
Sarah Bernstein Jones writes:
“I’mso pleased to be starting out
my term as form director this
year (and sitting back watching
the Form of 1989 get ready for
their 25th). As you’ve heard
via e-mail, Scott Davidson
has taken over as main form
agent. He has big shoes to fill
after Laura Keeton McVey’s
amazing work in that role for so
many years. Luckily, Laura will
stay on the form agent team,
as will Blair Pillsbury Enders
and Fred Jones . David Schaaf
is also a new form agent for
us. Thanks to the entire team
for your hard work on behalf
of SPS!
“Six months after the re-
union, I’m pleased to report
that we’re still connecting. In
December, Sally Horchow
Several Paulies gathered recently in London to celebrate the
birthday of Meredith Meeks, wife of John Meeks ’91 (l. to r.):
Benito Moyer ’92, Adam Herrmann ’91, Howard Walsh ’92,
Meredith, John, and Stephen Hermsdorf ’91.
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