lacrosse program. She has a small but mighty group of around 20 girls in grades 2–6 and has been working with other clubs in Iowa to try to grow the sport. 1998 25th Reunion, June 2–3, 2023 Misha Body mishabody@gmail.com Tina Chen tina.chen02@gmail.com Eamon Griffin grifbear@yahoo.com Beth Birenbaum and I, Tina Chen , had a chance to catch up at the bat mitzvah of Beth’s eldest daughter, Arielle, on November 5, 2022. Mazel tov to Arielle! Christoph Hutchinson and his wife are still in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and are both physicians here. He’s at Penn in Interventional Pulmonology, and she’s at Jefferson Emergency Medicine. He’s happy to hear from any classmates swinging through town! Michael Fasano just completed a run of the play Lend Me A Tenor at Music Theatre of Connecticut in Norwalk. He’s looking forward to the holidays with his family, who now live in Westbrook, Connecticut. Eamon Griffin , Karla Heczkova DeMaio , Leo Connors , Lauren Levin-Epstein Odell , Amy Pawlak , and I, Misha Body , make up the committee for our… 25th Reunion! If you are wondering how it could possibly have been a quarter century since we donned our white and maroon caps and gowns, you’re in good company. Keep the dates of June 2–3 in mind and join us for some social events around town, reliving good memories and making new ones! Hey everybody, Eamon Griffin here! As I write this I’m sitting in my living room with my wife, Colleen, and our dogs, Murph and Fran. I’m looking at our tree and listening to Bing Crosby, getting into the holiday spirit, so I’d say things are pretty well with me. Additionally, I have had the good fortune lately of being able to see and catch up with quite a few of our Hopkins ’98 family. In fact, in October, my close family friend invited Coll and me over for a dinner party with her, her husband, and our old friend Fred Albee and his wife, Marissa. Such a small world… turns out they are
ABOVE: Tina Chen ’98 and Beth Birenbaum ’98 have some fun at Beth’s daughter’s bat mitzvah!
parent friends through Fred and Marissa’s daughters, Ansley and Alston. We had a great time reconnecting and sharing stories about the good times at Hop! It was like no time had passed. Fred is doing remodels of rooms/interiors. I saw some pics of the jobs he has been working on… some high-end stuff, buddy. Nice work! I look forward to seeing him soon now that we are back in touch. I also was able to see some other ’98s at the Hopkins New Haven Alumni Gathering in November. It was great to see Leo Connors , who is doing well after he began working on his own, helping his clients manage their finances. He and his wife, Courtney, and kids Leo III, Ava, and Roy are living it up in the great town of Hamden and managing to always have a ton of fun despite all of the responsibilities of being adults with kids. Marshall and Sarah Nadel Cox were there, too, and it was a blast catching up with them. They are now back living and raising their two little ones in the area. Michael Fasano was at the gathering as well. At the time, he was in the area while he performed the role of Max in Lend Me a Tenor at Music Theatre of Connecticut. Michael has been playing some major roles on stages all around— take a look on the world wide web. Way cool, Mike! Expect to hear from me soon if I didn’t mention you here, as I am going to be making some calls to see how life is for you! I’d also be remiss if I did not ask you to save the date for June 2–3, 2023, when we hope to see all of you back for our 25th reunion gathering on and around campus.
Until then, I wish you all the best. Cheers! 1999 Erica Schwartz erischwa@gmail.com Allison Grady alligrady2@gmail.com 2000 Robert Curry rccurry01@yahoo.com 2001 Marissa Black blackmarissa@gmail.com Daniel Zlotoff zlotoff@gmail.com Now 21 years (!) after our Hopkins graduation, the Class of 2001 continues to forge new paths and find new adventures. After 16 years in Boston, Massachusetts, H. Alex Harrison and his husband bought a house and moved to Jeffersonville, Vermont, in September. Vanessa Soto moved back to Connecticut from Florida in 2020; she writes, “I have now settled into living back north and the winters. Currently working with Long Wharf Theatre as their Company Manager, and have enjoyed reuniting with other local Hopkins folk, Lindsay Junkin , Josh Venter , and Becky Dow .” Ben Rubenstein shares: “This past summer, a bunch of the
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