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Greetings, Class of 2010! Just two updates to share for this edition:

Shannon Sun-Higginson and Andrew Murphy live in Manhattan with their one-year-old daughter, Kira, and eight-year-old cat, Minerva. Shannon is currently producing two episodes of a true crime docuseries for Hulu, while running her independent production company, Shoes Off
Media. Andrew is in the third year of his psychiatry residency at Columbia Presbyterian, where he is currently doing research as a Leon Levy scholar in neuroscience. Shannon and Andrew recently took Kira on her first flight to New Orleans to introduce her to her uncle, Julien Burns.

And in baby news, Jonathan Killeen and his wife, Alisha, welcomed their first child—and future Cardinal—Kennedy Sterling Killeen on July 22, 2023. Congrats, Jon and Alisha!!

Thanks as always to those who contributed and, as always, feel free to pass along notes anytime at DavidALayne@gmail.com or dlayne@wesleyan.edu.

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

We have three publications to report!

Rebecca Turkewitz recently published her debut book, a spooky, literary, short story collection titled Here in the Night, with Black Lawrence Press. It’s got dark New England woods, a boarding school murder mystery, queer ladies telling each other ghost stories, and lots of people still awake when they really should be sleeping! https://blacklawrencepress.com/books/here-in-the-night/

Phil Singleton adds, “I published my first novel and made it an audiobook as well! Daybreaker is the story of the titular spaceship as it ‘tows’ the earth to a new star after our sun mysteriously goes supernova.” Phil’s book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/DAYBREAKER-Book-1-Phil-Singleton-ebook/dp/B0BX4SBBZK/

Carolyn Sinclair-McCalla recently published a children’s book entitled, We Can Walk Around with Everything. It is the Good News of Jesus Christ, penned to help parents and grandparents share their faith with their children, and beautifully illustrated by Kamar Thomas. It is available from Westbow Press, on Amazon, and wherever books are sold.

Shannon Sun-Higginson and Andrew Murphy were thrilled to welcome their daughter, Kira, in March of this year. Kira currently loves eating books, splashing around in the tub, seeing dinos at the museum, and shaking her shaky egg. Kira has loved meeting her aunts and uncles Yulhee Cho ’11, Gabriel Furtado, Samantha Sherman ’09, Tara Kahn Rooks,and Aaron Izakowitz .

Elizabeth Larner changed her last name to Leonard. She adds that she “finally got around to it after getting married more than four years ago.” And in more exciting news, she and her husband welcomed their second son, Adam, in August. 

Dan Heinrich Manuyag is currently based in Los Angeles and is fortunate to be still able to build community, travel, and create art with NYC–based Chelsea Rodriguez, Lorena Estrella, and Genesis Grullon through the Reading and Writing Rainbow Collective. This December he celebrated the adult Bar Mitzvah of Miles Tokunow in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mazel tov, Miles!

Lorena Estrella is back in the printshop dusting off old type, slinging ink, and learning the art of letterpress printing. She has also been advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza by making and distributing free posters and stickers, attending local protests, and reading Palestinian poetry. Dan Heinrich has joined Lorena in this effort by attending local rallies and sharing Lorena’s and other alumni’s protest artwork. Dan and Lorena are joined by Lex Horan, Leah Lucid, and Miles in encouraging alumni to move Wesleyan toward divestment from “companies profiting off Israeli occupation and apartheid.” Feel free to reach out to them for further details regarding a circulating alumni petition.

Thanks as always to those who contributed and, as always, feel free to pass along notes anytime to DavidALayne@gmail.com.

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

In our first of three baby updates: Woody Redpath and Eliza Newman welcomed baby number two this past October, this time a little girl: Bayley!

Kait Halibozek’s small company is turning four in June! Based in Los Angeles, she works with independent filmmakers to develop and execute social impact and grassroots marketing campaigns. Her recent clients include the award-winning Lyme disease documentary, The Quiet Epidemic (codirected/produced by Lindsay Keys ’11 and produced by Daria Lombroso ’11), [a] narrative-musical romance film, The Brink Of (directed by Patrick Meaney ’07), and the streaming educational program Brain Info Live, which she codeveloped at the start of the pandemic with her clients at BrightFocus Foundation. You can learn more by visiting her website: www.khalibozekconsulting.com.

Michael Pernick reports: “I’m overjoyed to share that on February 10, my wife Elizabeth Phillips and I welcomed our daughter Annette (‘Annie’) June Pernick. Annie is already proudly rocking some great Wesleyan onesies.”

Sam Schilit completed her laboratory genetics and genomics fellowship at Harvard last June. Since then, she has focused on reproductive genetic testing including preconception carrier screening and noninvasive prenatal screening in her current position as assistant laboratory director of women’s health at Myriad Genetics. In November, Sam and husband Jeremy Rosenweig welcomed their daughter, Reese Schilit Rosenweig. Sam adds that “life as a family of four (with big brother Henry) is exhausting and wonderful!” 

Phil Singleton shares that “I’ve written and published my debut novel! Daybreaker follows the crew of the titular spaceship as it uses the gravity of a man-made black hole to ‘tow’ the Earth to a new star after our sun unexpectedly went supernova.” Phil’s book is available for purchase as an eBook or paperback at Barnes & Noble (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/daybreaker-phil-singleton/1142936745?ean=9798823184458) or on Kindle at Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/DAYBREAKER-Book-1-Phil-Singleton-ebook/dp/B0BX4SBBZK/).

Evan Perkoski contributes: “I recently published my first book with Oxford University Press titled Divided Not Conquered: How Rebels Fracture and Splinters Behave. It looks at how armed groups like Al-Qaeda, the IRA, and the Islamic State sometimes break apart and form new organizations. It’s available at all major bookstores, but since it’s written mainly for researchers and policymakers, don’t expect any sort of Tom Clancy intrigue.”

Finally, it is with great sadness that I report the September 2022 passing of our classmate Miguel Ramirez. Miguel was a proud Wesleyan alum and dear friend to many of us. A wonderful digital memorial can be found here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/new-york-ny/miguel-ramirez-10942106.

Thanks as always to those who contributed and, as always, feel free to pass along notes anytime to DavidALayne@gmail.com.

Greetings Wesleyan community! I hope you enjoy the following updates from the Class of 2010:

Syd Berkman contributes: “I just finished a PhD in behavior analysis at Western New England University. After many years of grad school and 12 years working in special education at the New England Center for Children, I’m taking what I’m calling a #sydbattical with my adventure dog, Buster. The loose plan is to travel around the U.S. then through Latin America (without Buster): backpacking, bikepacking, kayaking, sightseeing, and adventuring however I can. I’ve seen a few Wes friends—Justin Spring, Sam Kurtis, and Amy Lum—and I hope to see others! Undetermined where I’ll end up afterward. If you’re anywhere in the eastern two thirds of the U.S., in Costa Rica, or somewhere in the Andes, I’d be thrilled to meet up!”

Abby Blake and Chris Foley were married this past August in Portland, Maine, with lots of Wesleyan friends in attendance, including Anne Rosenthal, Charlie Kurose, Megan Nash ’09, Jamie Pesuit, Dan Charness, Jane Nestler ’12, Rick Maynard ’11, Julia Heffelfinger ’11, and Craig Ewer.

Abby and Chris also welcomed their daughter Sadie Blake-Foley on November 5th—their 13th dating anniversary! Congrats to Abby and Chris!

Thanks as always to those who contributed and, as always, feel free to pass along notes anytime at DavidALayne@gmail.com.

Greetings Wesleyan community! I hope you enjoy the following updates from the Class of 2010:

Jeremy Berkowitz reports that he has accepted the position of assistant professor of political science at Prairie View A&M University, a public, Historically Black University located just outside of the Houston metropolitan area. He will be starting his position in the fall 2022 semester. His research is focused on the study of terrorism, intrastate conflict, and political violence. His academic and popular work has recently been published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution and the San Antonio Express-News.

After almost nine years at the Tiffany and Co.’s NYC flagship store on 57th Street, Kathy Leung has found a new home just a few blocks away at David Webb on Madison Avenue. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Kathy for your jewelry needs!

Mary Lauran Hall “recently changed her last name to Hendrix and exacerbated the ‘great Class of 2010 reply-all email snafu of summer 2022.’” She also “recently moved to Somerville, Massachusetts, with her partner and baby and invites fellow alumni in the Boston area to get in touch!”

Jeff Katzin is pleased to announce: “This spring I completed my PhD in art history from the University of Pennsylvania, with a dissertation titled ‘Light and Black Magic: Alvin Langdon Coburn and the Potential of Abstract Photography.’ Over the last few years of my doctoral studies, I also began working at the Akron Art Museum in Ohio—I started as curatorial fellow, and I’ve now worked my way up to associate curator.”

Adina Teibloom and Amit Bob are delighted to welcome their first child, Lior Bob-Teibloom, born March 31, 2022, in Jerusalem. Lior is thrilled to have fellow Wes alum Anna Swartz ’13 as an aunt. “We can’t wait to drop Lior off at Freshman Orientation 2040!”

Thanks as always to those who contributed and, as always, feel free to pass along notes anytime at DavidALayne@gmail.com or dlayne@wesleyan.edu.