Class Notes, January/February 2006
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One of the biggest differences between living in Washington, DC, where I used to live, and London (my current home) is that in D.C. I’d see people on the street and think I knew them and it would turn out that I would. In London, I see people I think I know, squint at them through the rain, get splashed by a bus because I’m looking in the wrong direction, only to realize I’m staring at a stranger. Except sometimes I’m not. The other day I was crossing Waterloo Bridge and bumped into Dominique Lazanski, who I have not seen since graduation. (We only spoke when she squinted and read the name on my employee ID.) Dominique has recently moved to London, where she’s working on a master’s degree at the London School of Economics. Unlike me, she has seen Monica Lewinsky twice. “She is a very short woman, “Dominique reports. “I had no idea!”
Speaking of Monica, if you’re wondering why the news you sent in has vanished faster than her handbag business and her Weight Watchers deal, I invite you to cast a vote on whether to blame the US Postal Service or the Royal Mail—but more importantly, to send it in again. Pretty please. We really don’t like having the column be an all-you- can-blather night at the word salad bar in an attempt to fill space any more than you do.
From our Boston bureau, Carin Lustig Silverman reports that she traveled to Las Vegas in May for a few days with Jeanine Schoen, a marketing innovation manager for Unilever Foods. Jeanine is currently living in NYC, and often can be seen running or rollerblading along the West Side Highway. After finishing a one-year mid-career master’s program at Harvard focused on the intersection of the public and private sectors, Eric Sinoway recently accepted a strategy job at the university. Carin writes, “Eric’s wife Jennifer is an elementary school teacher and we get to see Eric and Jen and their dog Lady on a regular basis.” She adds, “As for us, Josh just began the second year of his otolaryngology residency at Harvard and I am spending some time at home with our 17-month-old daughter Abigail and 4-year-old dog Maddie before re-entering the job market.”
Wedding Watch. Wedding One: Amy Heusinkveld, MAT ‘00, and David Baer ‘00 were married in July 2004 in the chapel at Anabel Taylor Hall. Cornellians included in the wedding party were Miriam Solomon, DVM ‘00, who is working as a vet in New York City, Jennifer King Fadla, a lawyer in NYC, and Peter Wang ‘99. Other classmates in attendance: JulieWu, MS ‘00, who is living in Maryland, Vivek Puri, who works as a consultant in Boston, Carin Lustig Silverman, Matt Hill, who’s still working outside of NYC, and Scott McDonough, who’s finishing up his PhD from UCLA and has moved to NYC. Amy and David are living in Arlington, MA, where Amy is working as a seventh grade science teacher. David just completed his Master of Divinity at Yale.
Wedding Two: Albert Pizzica married Meghan Walsh on April 16, 2005 in Malvern, PA. Cornellians in attendance included a number of freshman friends from the Class of ‘18 Hall such as Eric Sinoway and his wife Jennifer, Josh Silverman, Carin Lustig Silverman, Jeanine Schoen, Edie Marshall, and Gina DiMartini, as well as Bill Hander, Fred Mischler ‘94, and Joe Adiletta. Al and Meg honeymooned in Switzerland, where they spent several days skiing in the Alps. Al is currently the COO for Pizzica Health Systems in Philadelphia, and Meg is a sales representative for Pfizer.
Wedding Three: It was a dark and stormy night in August 2003 when James Edwards met Elise Wuhl. Actually, it was seriously hot and humid—and Jamey brought two girlfriends with him for backup, and Elise brought her ex-boyfriend. An auspicious beginning indeed. Fast forward to 2005, when the couple—who’d met through Karen Schnelwar—married on Sept. 25 at Shadowbrook on the Jersey Shore (owned by a Hotelie, no less). Cornellian witnesses included Ari Nagler (co-best man), Karen Schnelwar (of course), Gail Rosenberg, Tanya Boone, Andres Gonzalez, Eric Gershenbaum, Alejandro Luna, and Mook Cho. Also the groom’s sister Jessica Edwards-Reich ‘94 and Dan Shur ‘94, MBA ‘03, plus a bunch of Jamey’s Cornell business school friends. “It was definitely a Big Red event,” he writes. The couple honeymooned in Australia before returning to NYC, where the bride is a reality TV producer and the groom is at Lehman Brothers.
Wedding Four: Meredith Resnick married Ed Rerisi on Aug. 21 at the Garden City Hotel on Long Island.Meredith’s matron of honor was Andrea Fuhr Saporito (who came to the wedding with husband Alex ‘97). Other Cornellians in attendance included Matt and Kerry Klein Atlas, MPA ‘97, Jason ‘95 and Lori Schwartz Frischer, Toby Reiter, Emily Luskin Schonbraun, and Vinny and Lisa Scaccia Salerno, as well as her and Ed’s fellow Duke Business School classmates who are also ‘96ers: Eric Hession, Alexandra Jaritz, and Mike Intravaia. “Ed is looking forward to his first trip to Ithaca for our 10th Reunion in June,” Meri writes.
And on the subject of reunion, we bring you the following public service announcement: Erin Sullivan Caimano, Rob Cunjak, Karen Fadden Fabbri, and Marilyn Mawn are leading a committee of more than 20 classmates for our 10th Reunion Campaign. Our goal is to raise $130,000 from 625 donors, including 100 Giving Society members and six Tower Club members. Thanks so much to those who have already supported our efforts by making a gift to Cornell. If you haven’t had a chance to make your gift yet, please join us! Gifts can be made online at http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/giving.htm or by calling (800) 279-3099. See you on the Hill—save me some corn nuggets and a turn at the Dunbar’s jukebox!
Courtney Rubin, cbr1@cornell.edu; Sheryl Magzamen, slm1@cornell.edu.
