Class Notes | 2010s

Hi everyone! Excited to share some updates from our fellow peers:

Zachary Obstfeld is working as a presidential management fellow for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Eliana Donner-Klein and William Geraldo Maldonado were married in February 2025 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. They celebrated with many Wesleyan friends and their extended family. They currently live in Washington, D.C., with their cat, Sansa.

A big thank you to everyone who sent in updates this time around! Keep an eye out for an email from me soon about the next edition.

Congratulations to Ivy Poon BA ’18, MA ’19 who got engaged to Bakar Hassan PhD ’23 in January and are planning their wedding for next year!

Also, congratulations to Abby Cahn-Gambino, whohas joined the law firm of Hollingsworth LLP in Washington, D.C., as a first-year associate. Abby is a graduate of Georgetown Law and will be working as a litigator. While at Wes, she double majored in chemistry and economics.

Annie Cooperstone teaches English at Stuyvesant High School.

Zander Porter completed an MA in choreography at DAS in Amsterdam in 2023. Their thesis, “Transindividual Equations/Matrices: Schizoid Therapeutics for a Post-neoliberal Cyber-worlding,” is published in volume eight of Performance Philosophy. Their work, 3M0T1NG{/n3tw0rk1ng}, explores techno-spiritual connections through movement, emotion, and inter-relational communication. Collaborators included Isis Andreatta, Raoni Muzho Saleh, Li Yilei (music), Dynno Dada (costumes), and others. Link to thesis: https://vimeo.com/990266355.

Nicky Antonellis, Aaron Stryker ’19, and Miles Bukiet ’11 are expanding Dharma Gates, a nonprofit offering donation-based silent meditation retreats for young people. Learn more at dharma-gates.org.

Mica Fisher is opening BOYFRIEND co-op, a café and bar in Bushwick, Brooklyn, designed to build community for queer women. The opening is planned for February 2025. Follow @boyfriendcoop on Instagram.

In case you missed it, Max Friedlich was featured in the digital Fall Issue of the magazine: “A DIY Path to Bringing Job to Broadway” profiles Max and his journey to becoming a playwright and getting Job from idea to the stage. Recently, Max said he wishes the most recent presidential election had gone differently.

Alex Garcia gained permanent residency in Taiwan, completed MBA coursework at National Taiwan University (with a thesis pending), and consults on transit data for cities like Sydney, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.

Marina King and Michael Glasser got married in Brooklyn this past September! Their officiant was friend Conor Hunt, and they had lots of Wes pals in attendance, including Marina’s brother, Aiden King ’14 and Trustee Emeritus Darryl Hazel ’70. They’re living happily in New York City with their rescue dog, Cashew.

Tim Israel writes: “Living in Oakland with the Jack Reuter and Ella Geismar. Come thru!”

As for me, I’m halfway through my first year of residency and still loving Albuquerque!

Stay well,

Mariam

Eric Lopez has tied the knot with Yuki Davis (of Brown University, the Wesleyan of Rhode Island). After a COVID date turned into a willingness to share space as the world ends, they affirmed their love with a double-feature Boston/Los Angeles wedding celebration—alongside Andrew Kang, Jasmine Masand, Emily Garvin, Antonio Robayo ’16 (honorary ’15), and Anders Dohlman.

Elaine Maskus feels like that person at 2013 senior cocks—the year they went too hard—who “fell down the up escalator. And continued falling as if in a perpetual motion machine,” (via The Atlantic).

Andrew Postman is newly single, if you know anyone. 😉

Hi Class of 2014!

We hope that 2025 is treating you and your loved ones well so far and that peace, joy, and connection continue to find you all as the year goes on.—Best, Christopher and Chelsie

Julia “Jay” Benedith writes, “In addition to running my business, J. Benedith Coaching Services, I am the director of Alumni and Network Engagement at Teach For America, and I am a career advisor at George Mason University. On a personal note, my fiancé, Ben, and I are getting married on June 28, 2025, in Washington, D.C.!”

In October Alyssa Bonneau married Frank Fineis ’13 in downtown Chicago, officiated by Jana Keaton (née Heaton). They were joined in their celebrations by Will Feinstein ’13, Charlotte Cottier ’12, Gus Spelman ’11, Kristen Raddatz ’13, Carlo Francisco ’11, Molly Stern, Lindsay Schapiro, Madalene Smith-Huemer, Sam McAllister, Adam Brudnick ’13, Jacob Eichengreen ’13, Nate Jacobs ’13, Ross Gormley ’13, Max Bevilacqua ’12, Sam Barth ’13, and Justin Pottle ’13. Not in attendance was the couple’s perfect Westie puppy, Lauda, who was not allowed in the building.

Shortly after their 10th wedding anniversary, Maureen Gorman and her husband, Aurélien, celebrated the arrival of their son, Frédéric Gabriel Grèzes Gorman, November 25, 2024, in Paris.

Clemence Kim writes, “Hi all. First time updating (I think) and like a lot of people, life has been wild the past 10 years with many events (both good and bad). But I am doing great these days working as an attorney in D.C., living in a lovely Eastern Market townhome with Emily Hilton ’18 and the legendary black cat of 202 Cross, Gweng. Yes, Gweng is alive and well. She has beaten cancer (twice) and is turning 13.  

            “I dunno how many Wes alums would come to D.C. over the next four years, but please let me know if you are in the area and want to hang or need a couch to crash in.

            “Speaking of which, I will be in France with Emily, who will be attending INSEAD, from August 2025 until June 2026. Feel free to ping if you are in the area during that time period and want to hang.”

Leslie Lai writes, “This fall, my humble abode transformed into party central as I got together with Marianna Silva Ilagan ’15, Xian Hui Ang ’15, Michael Leung ’15, David Mai ’15, Ka Ya Lee ’13, Reese Sy ’13, Angela (née Lo), and Paul Hanakata. The seed for this shindig was planted way back when I visited Marianna in San Francisco (good times!) Next thing I know, the universe worked its magic and brought our amazing friend Xian Hui back to the U.S.—and right here in Boston! It was too much laughter and food; it was the perfect way to reconnect and make new Wes memories.”

Please write to your class secretary.

Greetings, Class of 2012!

Please enjoy the following updates from your classmates:

Raghu Appasani writes, “I’ve been living in San Francisco since 2022, running my own concierge integrative and addiction psychiatry practice, [and] continuing to support mental health initiatives like MINDS Foundation. Recently launched a new start-up and raised a successful pre-seed round that is focused on helping teens and families flourish in the digital world.”

Miriam Berger has been based in Jerusalem with The Washington Post covering the Israel-Gaza war since October 2023.

Emily Gershen is living in Detroit with her husband, Dion, her two toddlers, Milo and Naomi (Wesleyan Classes ’43 and ’44), and her two dogs. Life is typically chaos but is almost always fun. In her free time, she’s working in e-commerce consulting for interior design and home brands.

It has been great to visit with Wesleyan friends like Adam Fishman, Lizzy Steiner ’14, and Brigitta Glunk when they’ve come to town and she was overjoyed to celebrate the wedding of Victoria Garcia and Terrence Word ’11 in Colorado a few years back alongside many fellow Wes alums! If you come through Detroit, feel free to reach out!

Marjorie Romeyn-Sanabria writes “I graduated from law school in May, and I am currently clerking for a state judge in New Jersey. I’m learning a lot and looking forward to joining this profession!”

Sarah Schorr married her partner, Eric, in April in Pasadena, California, after three cross-country moves and almost a decade of dating. The wedding was awesome and attended by Alex Kinney, Emily Steck, Francesca Buzzi, Adrienne Leach, Haley Baron, John Snyder, Lowell Wood, and Caroline Fox. Everyone is even hotter and cooler than they were in college. Sarah lives and works in Pasadena as a mental health therapist and Pilates instructor.

Sarah Wolfe and Chip Gianfagna welcomed Charlie Alfred Wolfe to their family in September. He joins big brother Emmett (age three) in their household in Watertown, New York, where they are enjoying paddling on all the beautiful lakes and rivers in the area.

I’m happy to share that this past January I got married to my now-husband Travis at a beautiful ceremony in Westlake Village, California. We met in our MBA program at USC, which we’re excited to be finishing up later this year. We had an amazing time and got to celebrate with family and friends, including Ashley Garrett.

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

Please write to your class secretary.

Greetings, Wesleyan community!  Please enjoy the following updates from the Class of 2010:

Aaron Freedman andNikole Yingerhad their first baby, Ishai W. Freedman, and got some great hand-me-downs from Zeke and Dame (children of Sarice Greenstein and Erica Rome, respectively). They are looking forward to entering the Class of 2046 together. 

D’or Seifer and Eoin Callery MA ’10 live in Limerick, Ireland. D’or’s first poetry collection, On Being Un/Able to Walk Through Walls (with cover by Eoin) was published by Revival Press in February. D’or’s website can be visited at www.dorseifer.com.

Finally, Jon Killeen and his wife, Alisha, welcomed their second daughter, Meredith Jane Killeen, on December 26, 2024!

Thanks, as always, to those who contributed, and if members of the Class of 2010 ever have a note to share, please pass it along to DavidALayne@gmail.com.