Class Notes, September-October 2003
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Having lived in the Bay Area for five years (gasp!), I constantly forget the admonishment of my mom and my streetwise New York City friends about talking to strangers. On my last NYC trip, I generally minded my manners and kept to myself. However, all bets were off when I spotted someone wearing an “Ithaca is Gorges” T-shirt walking down Broadway. Of course I run up to her and say, “Ithaca is Gorges! I have that bumper sticker on my car!” (Thanks to Katie Butler for the bumper sticker!) We had a great chat about Cornell, even though she graduated in 2002, which made me feel as old as salt. No matter. I was happy that Cornell bonds obviate normal rules of conduct on the street.
This month’s column is jam-packed with good news and good times-thanks to everyone who wrote in to share. Here we go! On June 2, ‘02 Stephanie Schwarz married Scott Sailor at The Carltun in East Meadow, Long Island. Guests included bridesmaids Lauren Kalter Hass, Hope Levin, Jessica Katz, Joy Guidi, Julie Schwartzman, and Jessica Schwarz ‘99. Dave Hass, MD ‘01, who actually introduced the happy couple, served as Scott’s best man. Other Cornellians in attendance were Marni Kanofsky Fink, Heather Salomon Zeitz, Robyn Smith Carter, Sharon Flicker ‘97, and Adam Wexler ‘03. Stephanie and Scott are living in New York City, where Stephanie is practicing optometry.
Andrew Brief and Jessica Molk (Michigan ‘95) were married in a beautiful ceremony on Jan. 4, ‘03 in New York City. Cornellians sharing in the festivities were James Brief ‘01, Ben Rubin, Elan Irom, Alex J. Gershenhorn, Todd Kashdan, Marc Turner, Darren Senzon, Jared Brandoff, Evan and Vita Craine Cohen, Kenneth Goldstein, Ali Best, Lori Solomon, Rachel Ravitz-Goodman, Jennifer Hale Rackoff, Jason Abfier ‘95, Joe Shumofsky ‘95, Stella Kalnitsky ‘00, Randy Marrinan, and John Toufanian. Andy and Jess are living in New York City, where Andy is an orthopedic surgery resident, and Jess has recently completed her master’s in education, and will begin teaching in the fall.
Thanks to Kate Zumbro (UNC ‘95) for giving the class column props for our compelling and entertaining writing! Kate wrote in with her own good news: she and David Rickell were married on May 10, ‘03 near Wilmington, NC. Props right back to Kate for remembering the seemingly endless group of ‘Sixers that celebrated with her and Dave, including Terry Koza, Ned Burke, David and Alexa Cardile Krauter, Carlos Montemayor, Brad Lensing, Daniel Wolff, Jason Pieroni, and Chris Whitney. David is VP of operations and division manager for Waffle House Inc. David and Kate recently relocated to Spartanburg, SC, from Atlanta, GA.
On June 21, ‘03, Seth Schneider and Karen Jaffe (Hamilton ‘97) were married at the beautiful Raphael Winery on the North Fork of Long Island. Josh Babbitt, MS I ‘97, was Seth’s best man, and was joined by Brian Waldbaum for the festivities. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon in Spain, and will return to living in Brooklyn, where Seth is an environmental engineer with Malcolm Pirnie, and Karen is a graduate student in sociology.
Matthew, ME C ‘97, and Maureen McCafferty Stanton, MPA ‘97, shared news of the arrival of their son Connor Patrick, born Oct. 16, ‘02. Maureen writes, “Connor looks forward to becoming a member of the Cornell Class of 2025.” Maureen is currently taking time off from her position as a Congressional Liaison at the Dept. of Homeland Security to spend time with Connor. Proud poppa Matthew has completed his service with the Navy as a lieutenant. He is now employed as a civilian with the Navy and is working in their Naval Reactors program.
Rachel Effron-Barkin and Howie Barkin welcomed son Jordan Foster into the world on Jan. 23, ‘03. Rachel, Howie, and Jordan live in West Orange, NJ, where Rachel works as a project manager for a pharmaceutical software company. Evan and Vita Craine Cohen welcomed new family member Mia Isabelle on May 13, ‘03. Vita, Evan, and Mia live in Brookline, MA. Apparently, one go around wasn’t enough for Jamey Edwards-Reich, MBA ‘03. He returned to Ithaca and received his MBA from the Johnson School in May 2003. Jamey has relocated to New York City, where he will be working for Lehman Brothers.
My general tagline for the column still holds true: The success and accomplishments of our class continue to amaze me, and make this column a blast to write. Please continue to share your good news and celebrations with us.
-Sheryl Magzamen, Class Columnist
