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Sarah Burkett and Christian Schneider tied the knot in Houston, Texas, this June! They celebrated their big day with fellow Wes grads Richie Starzec, Jenna Robbins ’13, Matthew Krakaur, Christine Bolzan ’92 (aunt of the groom!), Zoe Broad, Amanda Sonnenschein, Alissa Goldberg, Michelle Agresti,and Scotty Shoemaker ’13. Sarah and Christian are living in Los Angeles with their two orange cats, teaching, writing, and performing.
Andy Gottlieb wishes the class well, but kindly requests that everyone stop getting married and having children before he does. In the meantime, proposals can be sent to agottlieb@wesleyan.edu.
On June 28, 2025, Dr. Julia “Jay” Benedith married her longtime partner, Ben Williams! Her fellow 2014 classmates were there to celebrate: Gianya Breland, Alex Mehner, and Remi Mehner! Go Wes!
After eight years in the Office of Communications at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the NIH, Elizabeth Deatrick was abruptly sent home in April, as her entire office was shut down as part of a federal reduction in force. Happily, she has since begun a new job at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, where she is excited to continue her communications career.
Alex Cantrell recently relocated from Boston to Providence, Rhode Island, where he works as a UX designer at Boston Scientific. His wife, Lexi, is beginning her family medicine residency at Brown University, and they’re raising their two-year-old daughter, Shaiya. Alex also founded Bach & Boogie (bachandboogie.com), a joyful music program that brings toddlers into retirement homes to connect with seniors through classical music and movement. He’s now working to expand it nationwide, aiming to launch 300 intergenerational chapters across the U.S. in the next three years.
Emily Weitzman is a lecturer in the Undergraduate Writing Program at Columbia University, where she teaches courses on writing about performance. She wrote and performed a solo show, Furniture Boys, which premiered off-Broadway at SoHo Playhouse in 2024 and went on for a full run with Underbelly at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Chris Delaney | Christopher.Delaney@wellsfargo.com
Chelsie Green | ctgreen@wesleyan.edu