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Welcome back, ‘Sixers! As you read this column, I am certain you are deeply immersed in 2005, and I hope it is off to a terrific start. Looking back at the year that was 2004, I feel it merits a solid rating–even better if you happen to be a Red Sox fan. Once again, classmates are up to some pretty nifty things, including parenthood, couplehood, some heavy duty work responsibility, and, of course, non-stop fun and hijinx. Read on to enjoy the happenings of the members of the Class of ‘96.

Sara Ende Masri and husband Aaron welcomed Julia Miriam into the world on October 25, 2004. Sara, Aaron, and Julia live in Providence, RI, where Sara is the Director of Planning and Allocations at the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island and Aaron is a financial analyst at Hasbro. Sara reports that Julia is already taking New York by storm to see her grandparents and great-grandparents, as well as visit with many Cornellians, including Mindy Goodman Sickle ‘95, Jodi Goroff Green ‘97, Elayne Heisler ‘98, and Adam Ross ‘99. Grandpa James Ende, JD ‘72, is sure she will be a proud member of the Class of 2026. Ava Kailey Rapkin was born on November 7, 2004 to proud parents Jonathan and Erin Rapkin. The Rapkins recently relocated from New York City to Wellington, FL. Jon writes that he ran into New York transplant LeslieMoskowitz Byck, who gave birth to her first child, Samantha Gabrielle, back in September.

The first-ever Classes of the ’90s Zinck’s Night event was a smashing success. Over 150 Cornellians joined in a drink to Theodore Zinck on Thursday, October 21, 2004 at Stir, a newly opened lounge on the Upper East Side of New York City. Heather Zeller ‘95 and Stephanie Cockerl organized the event in conjunction with the Cornell Metro NY Regional Office. Some ‘Sixers sighted at the event were Irina Rivkind, Stephanie Lessig, Roberto Suarez-Ojedis, ME ‘97, Becca Kornfeld, Clay Carol, Dave Feinstein, Boris Chernobilsky, Christina Cellini, MD ‘00, Lisa Drayer, Sundip Murthy, Gail Rosenberg, Karen Schnelwar,Matt Podell, and Erica Gantner.

Carin Lustig-Silverman writes that Eric Sinoway is currently executive vice president of marketing and development for After-School All-Stars. He is simultaneously going to school as an MPA candidate at the Kennedy School of Government. He lives in Newton, MA, with his wife Jennifer and new puppy Lady. Jeanine Schoen received her MBA from NYU in 2002. She is now the associate brand manager on the Choice Brand (over-the-counter diabetic care products) for Bristol-Myers Squibb and lives in New York City.

Melissa Davis, Bethany Meyer, Casey O’Looney, and Stevie Thompson ‘95 gathered in Tampa, FL, over Memorial Day to celebrate Erin Linehan’s 30th birthday. Bethany is a teacher in San Francisco; Melissa is an attorney for Kirkland and Ellis in D.C.; Casey is in advertising in Reno, NV; Stevie is still in the Navy and living in Pensacola with his wife Janet and son Drew; and Erin is living in Tampa and working as corporate counsel for Raymond James Financial Inc.

Ian Craig writes that he and wife Heather were married in June 2001 and have been living in the UK since 2002 (and enjoying their lives as DINKs, Ian adds). Ian is a lieutenant in the Navy, and the executive assistant to the commander of the US Intelligence Center in Europe. Ian and Heather were knocking around Spain for a bit on their holiday, but were able to see Brian Drumm and Robin Smith at Dan Passe’s wedding in August 2003. And speaking of weddings…

Karin Klapper and Jamie Orenstein (Harvard ‘84) were married on June 20, 2004 at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. Karin’s maid of honor was Jasmine Abdel-Khalik ‘97, a fellow alumna of U. of Michigan School of Law. Other Cornellians celebrating with the happy couple were bridesmaid Jonelle Bradshaw,Matthew Tobias, and Rachel Kurtz. Karin is an associate at Stillman & Friedman, a small law firm in midtown Manhattan. A few days before their wedding, Jamie became a federal magistrate judge, but no worries, Karin writes.”He’ll have to recuse himself if I ever show up in front of him.” Karin and Jamie live in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.

Many familiar faces have been appearing in the New York Times Wedding section. Ted Yu and Jan Woo were married at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan. Ted is an associate at the Manhattan office of Blank Rome, a Philadelphia-based law firm, and Jan is an associate at Hubbard and Reed, a Manhattan law firm. Douglas Chernack and Amy Powell were married on June 12 in Pacific Palisades, CA. Doug works in TV in L.A. and is an MBA candidate at USC. Amy is the vice president for interactive marketing at Paramount Pictures.

Susan Dunn and Robert Cunjak were married on August 7, 2004 in New York. Susan and Rob met at Harvard, where they both received their MBA. She is an analyst with Harvard’s real estate group, and Rob is an assistant vice president of Sankaty Advisors, a bond investment group. Alice Chang and Patrick Chu were married in New Rochelle, NY. Alice is a graduate of MIT, and is currently an associate in the asset-backed securities group at Merrill Lynch. Pat is an associate in the tax department of Skadden, Arps. Mary Abrams and Robert Beck were married in Dobbs Ferry, NY. It sounds like Mary has one of the coolest jobs in the world: she is director of marketing for Major League Baseball. Robert is a financial consultant in real estate finance at Credit Suisse First Boston in Manhattan.

Please continue to keep in touch and let us know about all of your good news. Or just give us a shout out here at Class Notes to let us know where you landed. Always great to hear from you.

Courtney Rubin, cbr1@cornell.edu
Sheryl Magzamen, slm1@cornell.edu
Allie Cahill, AlexandraCahill@aol.com