CLASS OF 2005 | 2024 | SUMMER ISSUE
News from several ’05ers:
Kate Mitchell shared,“I’m now working for Arabella Advisors doing fiscal sponsorship work. Still living in Durham with my three-and-a-half-year-old, Ivy, and our mischievous cat, Rue.”
Tim Von Hollweg has been working as the director of operations of New York City’s appetizing legend Russ & Daughters alongside Emily Cintron ’04, who is the company’s director of communications. Tim also recently had a mini-Wesleyan reunion with Philip Marmon-Halm, Zach Hall, Jorge T. Torres ’04, Dave Sohn ’04, and Dan Timmeny ’04 in New York City.
Katie Walsh lives in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, where she works as a film critic, podcast host, and moderator around town. She was recently elected vice president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Brielle Rey traveled to San Diego to spend a few sunny days with Sam White and Anna Talman. They next plan to get together this summer at Sam’s place in Montana with Ruth Chaffee, where their four eight-year-olds will unite to take over the world. Brielle also had a long-awaited reunion with roommate Katie Hodel in Charlotte—it has been 19 years, but Katie looked exactly the same!
Anay Shah wrote,“After spending the last decade working in financial inclusion across numerous emerging markets, I have returned to the climate crisis.” He and his co-founder have launched an early-stage venture capital fund called Stepchange, investing in entrepreneurs who aim to make a “step change” impact on the climate. Anay still lives in Los Angeles with his wife and young son.
Doro Globus has just published her second children’s book in the How Art Works series. I Am an Artist is structured around a tour of an artists’ studio complex, the book introduces readers to street artists, ceramicists, conceptual artists, textile artists, photographers, glassblowers, and more! The artists share their working spaces and their techniques while explaining why they make art. Doro’s first publication, Making a Great Exhibition, published in 2021, was acclaimed by The New York Times for “demystifying the art world and making it accessible to budding young artists.”
Nora Bowman contributed,“My husband, Paul, and I welcomed a baby boy, named James, in October 2023. He made his first trip to Wesleyan in January for the Amy Posocco ’04 memorial/tribute basketball game and brought some joy to a very bittersweet day celebrating Amy’s life with the women’s basketball community.”
Finally, we received the news that Jesse Brenner passed away on April 24, 2024. Sivan Cotel wrote: “We sadly lost Jesse Brenner in April. Jesse had a brilliant mind and touched the lives of many. Eric Herman, Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky, Julia Lerman, Adam Tuck, Jenna St. Martin, Dave Ahl, Raquel Gutierrez, Greg Morril, Gabe Prager, Tacuma Bradley ’04, Andrew Aprile ’06, and I joined Jesse’s family to celebrate his life. A remembrance ceremony will be held during Wesleyan’s 2025 reunion.”
