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Thanks to everyone who wrote in! Always great to hear from you, but especially these days where reminders of your integrity, creativity, and kindness are most welcome.

Joanna Weaver reports that she was lucky to be visited by her three 19 Fountain housemates one right after another this summer. Lisa Kagan, Ali Stumacher, and Jess Firestone all made the trip to Boston to see Joanna, her husband, their two sons, dog Sparkle, and the beautiful city they’ve called home for the past three years. Joanna was recently promoted to associate teaching professor of psychology at Northeastern University, where she often wonders whether blue books will make a comeback. Her most recent adventure was cycling the Camino de Santiago on the Portugal to Spain route. She hopes to see everyone at the 25th Class Reunion in May.

Congratulations to Maria McKee, who received a SPUR Good Government Award this year for her work at the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department. “I am truly humbled and honored, especially when good governance and justice system reform is under attack.”

From Chris Saenger: “After an amazing 16 years in the USAID Foreign Service, I’m ‘DOGEd’ out of a job as of September 2. Not sure what’s next, but I’m hoping to stay in the world of service-minded international affairs. In much happier news, it was a blast to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Nietzsch Factor men’s ultimate with ’01ers Justin Brant, Steve Munno, and Oliver Platts-Mills (among many, many others) on campus in May. I also caught up with classmates Avi Stopper and Ben Kramer at Avi’s son’s Bar Mitzvah in Denver in June. And our 80 Home alumni group chat is full of smiling kiddos and not-a-day-older-than-we-used-to-be parents. I’m grateful for the many enduring Wesleyan connections in my life.”

From Andrea Donnelly: “The past few years have been a whirlwind. I moved to Philadelphia in 2022 and find myself particularly fond of the rivers and trees. When I’m not taking long walks around the city or serenading my 13-year-old cats, I continue building the shamanic healing practice I launched in 2020, which has expanded in some very cool ways. My work has been featured in places like Bustle and Homes & Gardens, and I’ve shared my story and vision on podcasts like Third Eye Awakening, High Vibin’ It, and In My Non-Expert Opinion.

“I’m in my second year of teaching other people my modality, which is an absolute dream come true. I can’t wait to see how things continue to blossom on that front. I’m always looking to collaborate and help people cultivate their spiritual intelligence. If any of that sparks an interest, you can find me at wearehere2remember.com and on YouTube @birdtvdotcom.”

After nine years of teaching and chairing the performing arts department at Vermont State University Johnson, my beloved Wes housemate Isaac Eddy and his family (Lucia, three kids, 19 sheep, and lots of other animals) moved to Granby, Massachusetts. Isaac is the artistic director of a new theater in Springfield called the Hope Center for the Arts, which is focused on free arts education for youth in the area. “We have also begun processing the wool from our Shetland sheep, so if you are interested in a blanket or yarn hit me up!”

Best,

Mara

ARYN KALSON-SPERANDIO | arynsperandio@yahoo.com

MARA VOUKYDIS | maravee@gmail.com