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The Class of 2008 continues to check in with exciting updates.

Elissa Gross started the first psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy program in the Caribbean. Located in Grand Cayman, in the Cayman Islands, she is co-founder and lead clinician working with trauma, grief, depression, and other issues to support deep healing and transformation. Come visit!

Dana (Powell) Buchbinder from Toronto still loves trees and libraries. She had a musical visit with Ruby Corbyn-Ross in Virginia, while swapping kid updates with Erica (Belkin) Allen and Tanya Llewellyn’s families.

Lyz Nardo Levy writes, “This year marked a big milestone for our family as Mila and Sofia have both entered Livingston, New Jersey’s public school system. Navigating public school for the first time has deepened my appreciation for the education I received at BB&N. I’m grateful to be able to carry forward what I learned as chair of the school’s Multicultural Night and through my work with Livingston’s Committee for Diversity and Inclusion and Wait Until 8th. We feel incredibly grateful to be raising our children in a community that seeks to share more than just a zip code!”

Matt Ball was elected to the Colorado State Senate, representing his community in central and eastern Denver.

Asli Sonceley tells us: “This is my very first note since graduation. I’ve been based in LA ever since, though my career refused to stay in one lane. I wandered from the film industry to start-ups, from climate activism to psych. Today, I head up marketing at a tech company. It’s ICPs and CTAs all day. For the most part though, I am bossed around by my 14-year-old dog and two kids who regularly add items to the shopping list such as ‘giant remote control monster truck,’ ‘poop,’ and ‘unicorn.’ Sleep update: I average about seven hours, which is up by an impressive 1.5 hours from last year. I think often and fondly of Casey Otto and Dave Harris [who passed away in 2024 and 2008 respectively]. I would like nothing more than a message from an old classmate. So, if you’re reading this, don’t be shy to say hello on socials. Hope you’re all safe and well!”

Finally, Marianna Foos tells us: “This year I finally made it to Mexico, which has been on the list for a long time. At Wesleyan, I took a Mesoamerican art history class and despite loving it, I was struggling with the writing requirements. I’ll always remember how the professor let me (a bio major) write my term paper on maize domestication to keep me in the class. Thank you, [visiting] Professor Carrasco! I drank so much atole in Oaxaca!”