CLASS OF 2012 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE

Greetings from your new Class of 2012 secretary, Amanda Schwartz. A proud Angeleno as always, I’m currently getting my MBA at the USC Marshall School of Business, working at construction software company, Bluebeam, and continually perfecting my In-N-Out order.

Please enjoy the following updates from your classmates:

This year Miriam Berger, a reporter with The Washington Post, got the most adorable terrier, Charlene. She was also part of the team of female journalists at The Post awarded The International Women’s Media Foundation 2023 Courage in Journalism Award for coverage of the Ukraine war.

Noa Borkan and her wife, Danya, have recently expanded their family! They got three  new houseplants, another cat, and their daughter, Aviva, was born on April Fools’ Day! She recently got her first cold from her second day at day care.

After five years of living and working in the DMV area, Ashley Garrett moved home to Boston. Additionally, Ashley was selected by Boston’s mayor Michelle Wu to sit on the SPARK council to help boost civic engagement in the city of Boston among millennials and Gen Z. The SPARK Boston Council advises the mayor on city policies and programs affecting 20- to 35-year-olds. Leadership staff from the mayor’s team come to monthly meetings. The council has increased voting registration in the city and representation of Bostonians in city government. It also has served as a pathway into careers with the City of Boston. Ashley is looking forward to increasing the outreach and community building even more this year.

Tasmiha Khan writes, “I want to share that Rajeeta Iyer and I had a blast at Niagara Falls recently. I’m also working on some criminal justice projects.”

Chelsea Reutcke writes, “I have just begun a postdoctoral fellowship in British Studies at the University of Utah, where I will be teaching on early modern Britain and serving as the assistant editor for the Journal of British Studies. I completed my PhD at the University of St. Andrews (Scotland) in late 2020, focusing on Catholic print networks in late 17th-century England and will shortly be publishing my third academic article.”

Trevor Rhodes writes: “A couple of updates on my end: despite all odds, someone has agreed to marry me. The wedding will be in late August and we’ll for sure be celebrating in person with fellow [Cardinals], Dave Brunelli, Ana Alvarado, and J. R. Mannetta ’13. Also in August, I finished a master’s in global business administration from the Fletcher School at Tufts. I may be part Jumbo now but ya boi will fly as a Cardinal for life. I also visited Cameron Davila in February where I got to meet his new daughter, Lucy, and catch up with him over beers while lounging on the beach. Some things never change!”

Lizzie Simon is sad about her break ups and happy about her friends’ babies. She is entering year 12 in Seattle, year 16 of playing ultimate (thanks Throw Culture!), and year three as a nurse practitioner in community health, and plans on sticking with all three. Several of her best friends are still from Wes.

Thanks to those who contributed and feel free to pass along notes at any time.