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Ross Shenker is living on the gorgeous Upper West Side of Manhattan where he is currently an associate casting director at Kate Geller Casting. Some favorite films he’s worked on that you can check out in theaters and on VOD include: Bob Trevino Likes It, Oh, Hi! (executive producer: Sabina Friedman-Seitz), Cora Bora, The Front Room, Omni Loop, Barron’s Cove, Cold Wallet, Drugstore June, The Wild, Molli and Max in the Future, and The Good Half. He has also cast for theater both on his own (The Art Tour @ Theatre Row; featuring Samantha Joy Pearlman); and alongside Taylor Williams as associate CD on Prince Faggot at Playwrights/SoHo Rep.

Evan Moore writes, “The first feature film I produced, Oh, Hi! got into Sundance and will be distributed by Sony Pictures Classics this summer. I am now working on my second: Late Fame, starring Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee.”

Kara Parez writes, “After 12 years below the Mason-Dixon Line, I moved back to Massachusetts and published my first book, Money for Change, in April 2025.”

Katie (Colasacco) Rowan writes, “Allie Rowan and I welcomed our second child, Louis, this May. We’re settling into being a family of four and getting used to running on very little sleep again. Louis has already had the pleasure of meeting all of our senior year Wesleyan housemates: Emma Lewis, Zuleikha (Hester) Gallup, and Devon Hopkins. We’re hoping to bring the whole family to our upcoming 15-year reunion!”

Emily Pontecorvo writes, “I recently won the National Magazine Award for service journalism for a series of stories in Heatmap News called “Decarbonize Your Life.” The stories walk readers through the most impactful actions they can take to tackle climate change and provide detailed guides for actions like getting solar panels and heat pumps. The series is available to subscribers of Heatmap.”

Sophie Ackoff writes, “Andrew Pezzullo ’13 and I welcomed our baby, Asa, this April. It was 15 years ago now that Andrew and I met at a Long Lane Farm meeting at Wes! We recently moved to LA from the Hudson Valley of New York where Andrew spent a decade farming organic vegetables while I was organizing farmers for policy change at the National Young Farmers Coalition. Now I’m at the 11th Hour Project, working primarily to support Black farmers and Indigenous land return. Andrew is planning to stay at home with Asa for a few years while he dreams up a farm-to-table culinary project. We can’t wait to show Asa Long Lane and Wild Wes. We love to visit the edible forest garden Andrew helped create that is flourishing in the WestCo courtyard!

In January, Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver was named Teacher of the Year by the state of Vermont. Congrats, Caitlin! The state’s website said this about this honor: “[Caitlin] creates powerful, culturally responsive learning environments where students feel respected, valued, and encouraged to embrace their full identities.” The Vermont secretary of education also said, “Caitlin’s ability to inspire, challenge, and uplift her students, makes her an exceptional educator, and a true leader in the field.”

Tim Morley and I returned to Southern California this past year after spending the last decade in Connecticut. Tim finished his minimally invasive surgical fellowship and took a job as a general surgeon in the South Bay. We welcomed our second child, Addy, this past June.

Thanks for all the wonderful updates!

Best,

Allie

ALLIE SOUTHAM | asoutham@wesleyan.edu