Yes, it's a little late, you no doubt will catch a few winter references and stories that very likely have already made their rounds through the gossip grapevine, but nevertheless... I present for your reading entertainment and enjoyment, a newsletter compiled by a lowly editor containing tales begrudgingly penned by your colleagues and friends detailing their lives, their hopes, their aspirations, their jobs, and everything else they feel is worthy for your eyes, all sprinkled sparingly with some editorial review and commentary.
A companion website, hosted by the able Mike Keeley will soon be up and running at www.webexpert.net/cu95 containing copies of BCW Lite, addresses, birthdays, and whatever else Keeley feels like putting there. Stay tuned.
The following will no doubt help rekindle some old memories and may encourage a letter, an e-mail, or a phone call. Go with that feeling. Now, sit back, find a comfy chair and read on.
Sandra Sirota
sls112@juno.com
I am in NYC, working as a
social worker for children in foster care and as a counselor on a crisis
hotline for domestic violence, crime, incest, and elder abuse. What
an uplifting life I lead, eh? Well, I do love what I am doing.
But, although my job is going well and a lot of my friends are in the NYC
area with me, I have decided that NYC is not for me and I need to be somewhere
where the great outdoors are more accessible. So I am moving to San
Fran by August. And as far as I know, Jess Funk will be moving
there with me. I might be going to grad school at Berkeley.
Or I might get a job. Either way, I'll definitely be cycling more
(and maybe even rowing!). And I plan to go on another bike tour in
the near future. That is my life up to now. I hope everyone
is happy and healthy!
Erika Pluhar
2400 Chestnut Street
Apartment 1010
Philadelphia, PA 19103
eip@dolphin.upenn.edu
Right now, I'm in my second semester of course work toward my Ph.D.
in Human Sexuality Education in the Graduate
School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia,
PA). I'm living in Center City in a nice apartment with Jen Baccon
('97), currently a first-year medical student at Penn. Although rowing
is very convenient here, it hasn't been too hard to avoid getting started
in that again, as I was pretty burned out coming off of eight years of
it and a particularly tough senior year at Cornell.
I love my graduate program and couldn't imagine studying anything else.
I could go in three directions right now in terms of careers: research,
teaching, or counseling (or possibly combine the three somehow). To stay
afloat, I'm working some part-time jobs on campus, am a teaching assistant
for an undergraduate course at Penn, and got certified as a personal trainer
last fall. Currently, I have one client and am looking to expand
when I return next fall through advertising in my apartment building.
I'm heading to Atlanta this summer to work and/or take classes, and to
spend longer than a weekend here and there with Tyler. Yes, we're
still together and very happy, although dealing with the distance can get
lonely sometimes :( Well, that's about it for me. I'm looking
forward to some warmer weather here in Philly so that I can get back out
on my mountain bike again and off the Model B erg with no speed ring in
our fitness center!!
Lindsay Monge
oarpride@aol.com
Not too much going on out here in California. Professionally, I am
still working at the Westgate Hotel out here in San
Diego. Athletically, I reached the 2 million meter milestone on my
ergometer back in December, and I am currently reaching for the 3 million
meter mark before the end of this year. Outside of that, just weathering
the El Nino storms. I have not grown out my hair nor purchased a VW
bus.
Mike Wu
211 West 56th, Apt. 29F
New York, NY
mwu@nhl.com
Brian Myerholtz
2300 Overlook #618
Cleveland Heights, Oh 44106
H- (216)795-1354
brian.a.myerholtz@ac.com
I am still changing the way steel is made in Rustbelt, USA. Andersen
Consulting has me staffed on a project in Cleveland
designing and implementing a new production and accounting tracking system
for LTV steel. Mr. LePage witnessed my genius in the areas of custom software,
systems integration, and the year 2K problems while doing research for
one of his clients. I will continue to develop expertise in this
area until at least November of this year at which point I may continue
on to the next LTV steel project in a semi-leadership role. Otherwise
I will apply for a transfer to San Diego, buy an M3
and live a happy life cruising up and down the Pacific
Coast Highway at excessive speeds {Sources tell me this is Lindsay
Monge's current weekend activity}. In non-work related news, I have
recently returned from an amazing trip to San Diego to visit one Lindsay
Monge. I am also making the rounds about Ohio visiting Blockhead
{Jesse Perrault - JPerraul@freenet.columbus.oh.us}
and Scoot {Scott Christensen}. Basketball, my replacement sport for
rowing, turned out to be more dangerous as I partially tore some ligaments
in my left ankle in a heated game two weeks ago. Plans for the summer
include entering the Car and Driver
One Lap of America Road and Track race with Adam Hocherman. We are
currently attempting to gain Andersen Consulting sponsorship for the event
which includes over 4,000 miles of road driving and time trials at 14 different
race tracks across the country. All are welcome to visit beautiful
Cleveland anytime (though summers are recommended). Cleveland Rocks!
Courtney Peck
cmp6@cornell.edu
...anyway, we returned on Sunday from another lovely journey to glorious
Camp Bob Cooper in S.C. We raced in the Augusta
Invitational Regatta on Saturday, and the varsity, jvarsity, one varsity
four, and both first and second nov boats won. While the competition
wasn't our normal dish, it gave all of us good racing experience and a
positive note with which to start the season. We have a race every weekend
from now on, and all but two are at home. So come on by! Besides that,
I have yet to hear any good news from vet schools, so I may be bumming
around home next year, working on upping the GRE
scores and making some dough. I'll keep you updated. Boyfriend Chris {A
new transfer from UVM, one of the two
infamous lightweight Vermonsters} is great, and spring is slowly making
an appearance although I lost feeling in my outside hand today during practice.
Oh yes, a very dead and bloated and frozen German Shepherd has made its
buoying spot in between the women's and lightweight docks. . . fun
fun. I can't believe that graduation is seven (?) weeks away. The crew
banquet is this Saturday night, and we race G.W. and Syracuse on Saturday
morning.
Geoff Butler and Deanna D'Arrigo
gmb6@cornell.edu
Deanna and I are happily waiting out the winter in Ithaca. I've been
seeking employment in NYC, with some success (6 interviews) and my first
offer came in last weekend. I'll wait to see what else I get before I make
any final decisions. Deanna is still working at a biotech firm in Ithaca,
and will remain until we get married. We officially booked the reception
and set the permanent date- August 21,1999. Deanna wanted September,
but the hall was booked, so August it is. My peers and I presented our
masters project in February, and were hoping for a lighter work load, but
it was not to be. May is a beacon in the torrential storm of work that
still needs to be done. Hope to see you all soon.
Dominick Montie
300 Montebello Cir, #4
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(804) 923-8758
dtm7e@romac1.mech.virginia.edu
I'm at the University of Virginia in a MS/PhD program taking courses
and doing research in magnetic levitation and control. I'm rowing with
the local club team during the summers, and enjoying the fact that there
are still leaves on the trees during the winters. Man, this sounds like
a dating service. I'm 5'10", single, poor, and I hate children and stupid
people. Anyway, stop by if you're in the neighborhood. The summers are
as nice as those in Ithaca (alas, sans gorges).
Ken Christensen
600 Warren Rd. #4-3B
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 257-0453
christensen.kj@pg.com
After spending slightly more than two years in Buffalo as an Account
Manager for Procter & Gamble, I was
blessed with an opportunity to leave western New York and my "luxury" apartment
at Kensington Village (in Cheektowaga). Although I have expressed
strong interest in returning to the NY metro area, turnover in P&G's
CBD (Customer Business Development) ranks in the NYC/NJ region has been
unusually low, and thus vacant positions have been few and far between.
This will likely change during the next several years as new business opportunities
arise, but I wasn't keen on waiting that long to move out of Buffalo.
To make a long story short, I was offered an Account Executive position
involving managing our paper and food/beverage businesses at a large Syracuse-based
customer, Penn Traffic, that owns several retail grocery chains (e.g. Big
Bear in OH, P&C in central NY, Riverside/Bilo in PA, etc.) throughout
the Midwest and Northeast. I wound up accepting the offer, but only
after confirming that the $100,000.00 signing bonus mentioned in the original
contract would be increased to $150,000.00 (kidding) and that it would
be OK to live in Ithaca and commute as necessary (1-2 times/week) to Syracuse.
Fortunately, the move went quite smoothly. I now have a nice two-bedroom
apartment on Warren Road (Warrenwood Apts.), just 1.5 miles from campus,
and a reinvigorated social life {Not to mention a new female companion}.
The new job is going very well and is keeping me busy, as there are plenty
of "opportunities" (otherwise known as problems) to address at Penn Traffic.
Although some may find it hard to relate, I'm pleased to be back in the
Ithaca area... there are a lot more young people here than there were in
Erie county, there are plenty of things to see and do, and I will now have
the pleasure of witnessing first-hand the practices/races of the soon-to-be
1998 Jope Cup winners! I expect that this assignment will last roughly
two years, at the end of which I hope to secure a new position in the NY
metro area and begin to pursue an MBA (part-time). Miscellany...
Gruber, Keeley, Lopez, Wu, Eric, and I spent five days in Jackson Hole,
WY, around New Year's. The trip was terrific... no broken bones,
improved skiing/snow-boarding (i.e. knuckle-dragging) skills, a snowmobile
adventure in Yellowstone, etc. Saw Rob "Mr. Marine" Kohrs last month...
he's doing very well and is preparing for reassignment to San Diego.
Hope all's well with all of you!
Andy Miner
601 West California
Urbana, IL 61801
(217)337-1632
aminer@s.psych.uiuc.edu
http://www.psych.uiuc.edu/~aminer
Greetings all from the cosmopolitan {debatable} urbanscape of Champaign-Urbana.
All is well with me out here. I'm busy grad-schooling away here at
the University of Illinois, where there isn't a hill or water for many
many miles. I find life somewhat more bland without the physical
and social landscape of Cornell, but then again it'd be hard to duplicate
after only one semester away. Only four more years if I'm lucky!
Other than school I've been eating, sleeping, and doing lots of drugs.
I've found a few interesting interactions if anyone needs advice.
I spent my Christmas month (ahh to still be a student) back east and in
Hawaii. I hope to make it out for Sprints this spring, so hopefully
I'll see some of you all there!
Cheryl Tourney
tourney.cheryl@kpmg-ct.com
...see - we do these 3 weeks demos from hell where we tell the customer
- "hey look what awesome shit we can do in ONLY 3 weeks as a pilot for
you - now why don't you fork over a couple million dollars and we'll do
the real project". but it's over and out now and it went smooth as butta,
so we have a week of documentation and then we get to start building the
real deal! ok, to answer your inquiries: yes, I'm alive. right now, I'm
in the Netherlands fah fah away from that little country of yours... so,
my life consists of work work work, then hanging out with the same 5 American
boys in little coffeshops around the Hague. we sometimes go to the
local hockey games (excellent fun), ska concerts in Amsterdam (I force-fed
them ska until they started actually liking it...), or the euro-trash dance
clubs that are open till like 7 in the morning, but mainly we just hang
out together at night and smoke and cook. I should be traveling more
- I mean I am like sooooo close to absolutely everything, but I've only
been to Paris, Rome, and Brussels - next weekend we're going snowboarding
in Switzerland so I feel a little bit better about having been here 6 months
and only having gone to 3 places!!
Brian Gruber
48A Lester Dr
Orangeburg, NY 10962
(914) 365-6414
102535.3163@compuserve.com
After about a year and a half spent making molecules in the oncology
section for Wyeth-Ayerst Research, I have decided to move on to a different
career path - the law. I've applied at 12 schools and so far have
been accepted to a few of them. If all goes well, I will be a poverty-stricken,
sleep-deprived caffeine junky by September, working my way toward a career
in environmental litigation. With the meager winter we're having
in the northeast, my snowboarding pursuits have been infrequent.
I'm spending a bit of time learning the sport of orienteering, which is
the art of getting lost in the middle of the woods while carrying a compass
and map. It's a good mental and physical challenge, and hopefully
will be an outlet for my competitive energies someday soon, because, in
all honesty, erging every other day at Gold's Gym is just not cutting it
any more.
David V. Lopez
lopezda@umdnj.edu
As for my endeavors, I am still enjoying the luxury (or poverty?) of
being a student, while some of my classmates dabble in the lucrative, but
high pressure, industry of toiletry (Kenny C.). The most recent exploit
was skiing with a group of the Oak St. rejects from the Class of '95 in
Jackson Hole, WY. A little rocky at times, but when one rents skis,
who cares? Looking ahead, I embark upon my fourth, and last, year
of medical school at NJMS in a few months with the intent of going into
surgery. I figure it is a natural extension of my 'choppy' rowing
technique from the CU days...
Geoffrey Hoffman
gch2@cornell.edu
http://www.pobox.com/~hoffy/
Inspired by Roock's fat cat rowing club for Princeton alumni to do
races like the Head of the Charles and the Hawaiian challenge, JTM '94
{John the Manager} and I have created the BMA Boat Club. This is
now an official and insured USRowing club, and can therefore enter races,
and gain all of the perks of being "official" anyway, Roock said
he would offer equipment at any race in which he was there, and thinks
it is a great idea. We plan to enter the Head of the Charles and
the Head of the Ohio, and will enter as many boats as people who seem interested.
There is a cost for maintaining this club, but the costs will be divided
up amongst those who race, and will be trivial after a couple people join
up. Anyway, the deal is that anytime you race in anything, put that
down, and we can start getting recognition. Sean and I went as it at the
CRASH-B's. If or anyone else has any races you want to row in, let
me know, cause I want this to be as big as possible. Anyway, pass
this along to as many people as you can.....
Christopher Sacht
22 Surrey St.
Brighton, MA. 02135
(617) 782-9618
sacht@moa.bc.edu
Currently I am finishing up the last month of my first year at Boston
College Law School. Things are going well at the law school.
I earned 3 Bs as my first semester grades (the other two classes being
year long), and so have continued a somewhat mediocre academic performance.
Similar to undergrad at Cornell, I am working at the Law Library as a work-study
job. This summer, I (so far) have the option of working at the Barnstable
District Attorney's Office (on Cape Cod) or working for the Massachusetts
Attorney General's Office in Boston. Both jobs sound pretty good.
Mostly research and writing. I recently broke up with my girlfriend
Julie, of 2 and a half years - a fact which is probably only of interest
to those who met her - namely Brian, the Christensens, Keeley, and perhaps
a couple of others. If anyone visits Boston, all are welcome to stay.
Adrian Gall
I think most know that I shipped myself off to the Midway Atoll National
Wildlife Refuge as a volunteer for the last five months of 1997.
I had a rough life counting birds, snorkeling and trading in oars for a
net and a ball and dedicating myself to hardcourt and beach volleyball.
Cheryl would've been proud. While birds do often look alike, I got
to develop close relationships with many of them and had deep conversations
about life on the ocean, which made distinguishing them for the purpose
of census much easier. In addition to their striking personalities,
paint, markers, nailpolish and metal bands all came into play. Sadly, my
stint ended and I am back home here in DC with Mom and Dad. I have
Davy G. to keep me company and on occasion, Ed Connoly. Amber is
no longer with us, having bailed back to Texas. I'm amusing myself
full time at the Rock Creek Park Horse Center as a riding instructor, trail
guide and horse trainer while I wait to hear from jobs in Alaska.
If all goes as planned, I will be moving up above the Arctic Circle for
the next 2-3 years. I'll keep y'all posted, but until then if you
are in the area and would like to tour historic Rock Creek Park, feel free
to give me a ring.
Tyler Tatum
2190 Woods River Lane
Duluth, GA 30097
(770) 497-8318
TTatum@rapidlearner.com
I am still working for Rapid Clip Neural Systems, Inc in HOTlanta,
GA. It has been quite a wild ride. We have gone from two full-time
staff and two part-time to 6 full-time and 4 part-time. The sales
are starting to come in now, too. Erika and I are doing the long
distance romance. We see each other about every three weeks.
We are headed to south Florida for Spring Break/vacation which should be
some good fun in the sun (sorry to all you poor Northerners). We
are planning to live together over the summer in Atlanta. Lately,
I have been working out about five times a week. Mostly beach muscles,
though I try to get in as much aerobic as possible. {Mike} Woodmansee
{Currently working towards a PhD at Georgia Tech} is working out about
twice a day, and I do the afternoon workouts with him. Woody and
I are planning to row a double at the Atlanta Rowing Festival. It
should be pretty interesting, since the only time I have been in a boat
was last weekend (2/28) and the race is sometime in April. We might
try to do some Triathlons this spring, too. Well, that is all from
HOTlanta. If any one is in the area, you always have a place to stay.
Aaron Todd
act4@cornell.edu
I have accepted a job with Kurt Salmon Associates and will be based
out of Princeton, NJ. This doesn't mean that I will live there at
all, just that my card, mail, etc will be routed through that office.
I will travel for the first 3 years about 6 months- 1 year per location.
I have been really impressed with the people I have met in the company
and am looking forward to working for them. Of the offers I received I
believe this one was the best. Tory and I are still dating, in fact
she just got a job offer, and it even has a higher salary than mine, but
I am not sure if she will take it.
Scott Christensen
11755 Norbourne Dr. #612
Forest Park, OH 45240
(513) 742-1298
gobigred@cinci.infi.net
Dear Friends,
Life in Cincinnati rolls along. Like much of the Northeast, we
had a mild winter here. The one major storm that roared through dumped
12-18 inches of snow (which then melted within a week). Other than
that, no luck. Alas! Now it looks like spring is ready to move
in with some warmer weather, so I really can't complain. On the work front,
things are moving along well. My responsibilities have recently expanded
to include some work in Diapers, so I should be well prepared when someone
becomes a parent! As for travel, I've been grounded in Cincinnati
recently but will once again hit the road towards the end of this month,
with trips to Detroit, Portland (Maine), Scranton, and Baltimore all in
the works. Overall, I continue to enjoy the challenges and responsibilities
of my job, but perhaps the biggest plus is the quality and variety of people
with whom I interact. This helps to keep the learning curve steep!
Looking at the long term, I remain convinced that I'll return to further
my education before hitting the "big 30". On other fronts, I would like
to return for graduation but haven't yet established my schedule around
that. A rafting trip in wonderful West Virginia, an "Ohio boys"
weekend, and that summer reunion are also in the works -- I'll try to keep
folks updated. In the meantime, if the road of life ever drops you
in Cincinnati, don't fail to call, as the door is always open. Stay
well and best wishes.
Ally Brown
189 Parsons St.
Brighton, MA 02135
(h) (617)787-4212
abrown@shriver.org
I spent the summer volunteering as a teacher/health worker in a rural
village in the Dominican Republic and I am currently living in Brighton,
MA, a borough of Boston, and working at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center
in Waltham, MA, a non-profit research facility associated with Harvard
Med. I work as a laboratory technician in a biochemistry-based neurobiology
lab studying neuronal migration during development in specific brain areas.
I am also taking organic chemistry at night at Harvard and plan to apply
to grad schools for the fall of '99, hopefully doing an about-face and
heading for the West Coast. I can't really think of anything else extremely
exciting that's going on, other than seeing Steve and Alex frequently at
Mexican restaurants, of course. Amy Lyttle and I are planning a trip to
visit Cheryl Tourney in Amsterdam in September, and I was in Greece this
fall for a while bumming around with Colin Cushing when I should have been
studying chemistry. I love my job, love Orgo a little bit less, and hope
to be published by the end of the year.
Mike Keeley
63 Hill Street #2F
Morristown, NJ 07960
home: 973-292-6329
mkeeley@lucent.com
mck1@webexpert.net
Greetings from Morris County! With the gracious help of Misters
Gruber, Kinsey, LePage and Wu, my recent move to Morristown was virtually
painless. Spring was ushered in this weekend with several inches
of snow, the first accumulation I have seen in New Jersey this season.
Fortunately, the Garden State's Dept. of Transportation is as efficient
as the farmers of the state and the roads were clear for my now much shorter
commute to work. (If you would like a free mobile phone, you are
about twentieth in line... don't hold your breath!) By the
time this publication goes to press, I will have nearly finished by first
semester of an MBA at NYU (only
nine more to go!). My advice for anyone finishing up a degree and
considering further education: stay a full-time student!
Sarah Snelgrove
445 E. 69th St. #834
New York, NY 10021
(212) 717-8151
smsnelgr@mail.med.cornell.edu
As most of you know, I signed on for another four years at Cornell--
this time at the medical college high above the East River waters!
School is fun and interesting, and the people here are fantastic!
Right now, we're studying anatomy and physiology. We're also learning how
to do the physical exam and working in doctor's offices once a week.
I'm now the proud owner of a white coat and the same stethoscope used on
ER! Life in the concrete jungle of Manhattan is never dull, and running
in nearby Central Park keeps me
sane. When the hustle and bustle becomes unbearable, I escape with
Alex and Steve to the exotic lands of Stowe, VT and Boston. For spring
break, I plan to hike part of the Appalachian Trail with a friend and then
head to Boston to run the marathon and catch a day of the American Medical
Women's Association conference. Pop in if you're ever close the Big
Apple!
Alex LePage
178 Flax Hill Rd. #C-101
South Norwalk, CT 06854
(203) 831-8598
alepage@capconres.com
I continue to reside in South Norwalk, CT, just around the corner from
Westport and my lovely friend and neighbor Martha Stewart. I am employed
at Capital Consulting & Research, a small management consulting firm
that specializes in business strategy and information technology, our clients
being the professional services firms and Fortune 500 companies.
I have worked on a variety of different projects so far including a prospective
acquisition of an interactive media startup firm in "Silicon Alley" in
NYC. We are located in quaint New Canaan, which offers little to no social
life, as Stephanie Solomon can attest to, she having grown up here.
South Norwalk, however, has many great bars and restaurants and is home
to the famous Oyster Festival every September. Last fall I rowed with the
New York Athletic Club lightweight eight, finishing second behind the national
team boat (coxed by Nick Anderson) at the Head of the Schuykill.
This winter I have made it a point to get up to Vermont to ski, most recently
having skied with Steve, Anne, Ally, Maria and Sarah at Stowe. Steve,
Ally, Maria, Keeley and I also ventured into the elite ranks of snowboarding
(or "riding" as Andy would call it) after taking a lesson or two and completing
many face-plants and other assorted "moves." I have been lifting
quite a bit and hope to complete a few triathlons this summer at my new,
post-lightweight state of 180 pounds, and gaining... {A point of interest,
many of us former lightweights seem to be expanding ever so slowly.
I recently broke the 170 barrier for the first time in my life and Scott
recently clocked in at a traumatic 188, sans-clothing. As I have
mentioned before, there is nothing wrong with post-college weight optimization}
Eric Christensen
1445 Slaterville Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 277-6118
erc2@cornell.edu
Greetings from Ithaca, the social hotbed of the northeast. Currently,
I am finishing up the last required classes of my lifetime, and I will
be entering the clinical portion of my education in late April. If
there are no drastic changes in store, I will be graduating in May of 1999
as a James Herriot wannabe. Though my aspirations are diverse, I
hope to establish my own mixed animal practice {we all know what this means,
wink-wink} within the next 6-10 years built on funding from my well-to-do
and extremely generous brothers, teammates, and friends. Let it be
known that, if business is good, I may be able to guarantee a higher
percentage return than a reasonable stock on the S&P 500 {yeah right,
the S&P 500 from 1929 maybe}. I ask that all interested investors
stay tuned. Until such capital is available, I plan to either
pursue an internship at Cornell or another veterinary institution (UC Davis,
Penn, Colorado State, Tufts), or enter veterinary practice directly as
an associate within a large, modern mixed or small animal practice.
Life in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region is terrific, as always.
Outside of school, I participate in intramurals and Ithaca League sports,
camp, fish, ski, and frequently dabble in the culinary arts. Sundresses
are beginning to emerge as the frozen grounds of Cornell start thawing,
and little hints of spring are evident. I occasionally row on the
ergometers, but I've been focusing more on less painful exercises such
as lifting and running. Having recently moved to the area, Ken (affectionately
known as "plentiful" or "tubs") has been joining the vet school crowds
in a lot of our athletic activities. He also has been known to partake
in some of our social events, and has already found a nice young lass to
keep him company during cold winter nights. I recently adopted a
young golden retriever (6 mo) named Ford - I have raised him since he was
two weeks old as part of an exercise physiology research project with the
Cornell Sled Dog teams. He is an excellent athlete, has made many
friends within the Ithaca canine community, and is particularly popular
among the female population, due in part, to his "in-tact" status.
Social life is great, when it is possible, and I have few complaints.
In less than a month, I will be performing my first surgeries, and from
then on, it's a straight shot to graduation. I hope all is well with
everyone, and I look forward to visiting some of you during my time off.
Best of luck to all the Cornell crews! We want to see you on the
medal stands come May.
Anne Snelgrove
(617) 547-4986
I am still really enjoying my job at C-Bridge Internet Solutions in
Cambridge, MA, although I am still racing to keep up my technical skills.
We are starting a branch of our company over in Amsterdam with the possibility
of a few big projects at the start of the summer. Currently I am on-deck
as part of the first team to go over there for a month or two. I
am excited about the opportunity and the possibility to catch up with Cheryl
in the Hague. The contracts are still up for grabs, however, so I
am not packing my bags quite yet! A friend from work and I are planning
to run the Chicago Marathon in the fall, so I am starting to run seriously
again and hoping to gain some motivation and inspiration from watching
Sarah run Boston in a couple of weeks
{author's note- Sarah ran on April 20 and finished in a blazing 3:29!}.
Hope all is well with you guys, and remember that you always have a place
to stay when you are in Boston!.
Amy Lyttle
1-12 Hunters Glen Dr,
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
(609) 716-6997
I sit at my desk every day staring out at the national team row by
on Carnegie Lake, instead of testing the chunks of skin that I am supposed
to be analyzing. But when there is no one to mesmerize me I study
various properties on every kind of material, from the polymers in McDonald's
shakes, no seriously, in diapers and casts to hair from nuns in Italy and
skin from dead people. I really like my job, but I was about to throw
myself down to my knees and beg a man who is visiting here from Patagonia
Inc. today for a job. I some how managed to keep my dignity though
and just smiled at him as he passed by. anyway other than that I took a
job waitressing, for fun. granted it does also help pay the bills.
I guess I didn't get enough of waiting on snobby ivy-leaguers while working
at Aladdin's that I figured I would go wait on the most pretentious ones.
other than my jobs, there isn't too much going on in my life. I go
to NYC a lot on the weekends to hang out with Kelly-bow, or to philly to
keep in touch with my friends from high school. I just got back from
a vacation to Colorado (I will gladly move there with anyone who wants
to). it was incredible. I went snowshoeing through the mountains
and camped out at night. nothing like sleeping outside in 5 degree
weather. the stars were incredible. I also got a little skiing
in, as well as taking some boxing classes. I perfected my jab.
practice for Carnegie lake rowing started up this week, but I have been
too sick to make it so hopefully I will get back out on the water next
week. I can't wait.
Carly Ferguson
61 Story St.
South Boston, MA 02127
(617) 268-4943
(In Bostonics) Wow, How the fuck ah you guys?!? Life here
in Bawston is never boring, to say the least. In a nutshell:
(1) Southie is the shit. My appatment is three blocks from Good Will
Hunting's L Street Taven, and two blocks from the ocean. All of my
neighbas ah Irish Catholic alcoholics who really kick a lawt of ass and
play bagpipes fa Guinness in the pubs on Sataday nights. (2) I fucked
up my cah. I reah ended an indestructible tank of a Cadillac and
my aih bag popped. $1,800, a personal loan, and my poah Shadow will
never be the same. (3) Work is wicked good. The kids heeah
rock and we ah doing great things for theyah lives. I am essentially
running owa business with two otha directas. I am lehning a lot,
but putting in a ludicrous amount of owahs for the jack shit that I am
being paid. Next week I am becoming the mannagah of all of owa paht
timmahs, which puts me in charge of training, developing, and motivating
a group of 10 people, along with any futah hiring and firing. I'm
the Funky Boss. Yeeah baby. (4) I am going west, young man.
Soon. Within the yeeah I will be opening a Scoah Leahning Centah
in eitha California or Colorado. (5) This summah I am mostly Cape
Cod bound on the weekends, hopefully. Court will be around and will
be my pahtnah in crime again, thank Gawd. And that otha one currently
residing in Queens might head to Cali with me in Septemba to do the Tanquray
AIDS Ride for San Fran to L.A. - ok Sandra? Kelly and I plan to staht
3 AM rides through Bawston and to the Cape as soon as the nights get balmy
around this place. (Epilogue) So that's the abbreviated lowdown.
I hope that everyone is smiling a lot these days, making good things happen,
and taking the bullshit with a grain of salt. I miss you guys...
Tak cayah of yoa bad selves, and if they have Movie Phone where you live,
call it- that's funny shit.
Randy Davies
58 Anderson St. #5
Boston, MA 02114
home: 617 227 7929
RDavies@adventinternational.com
Here's to almost three years in Boston, MA and life keeps getting faster
with each one that goes by. Boston is booming and more vibrant than ever,
making it a hell of a place to be. Having finally seen the light that kids
our age shouldn't be out there telling corporate America how to run companies,
I left the consulting industry in September 1997 and after a nice long
three day weekend of unemployment, began working at Advent
International Corporation, (global private equity). Advent is taking
the concept of venture capital/private equity around the world. We're
in 16 countries with headquarters in Boston, and will be moving in July
to 75 State Street (the Fleet Center skyrise). It's great paying only a
fraction of my attention to the overpriced public markets and spending
most of my time talking to entrepreneurs and searching for the next Microsoft.
Any of you in investment banking, consulting, or hot young companies should
give me a ring and we can talk shop, and who knows...maybe get a deal done!
Outside of work I've been doing a lot of hiking and skiing in New Hampshire,
and am now making the transition to the ocean for the summer months. I
am in contact and sometimes even getting out with Matt & Shay Pokress,
Mattison Crowe, Mike O'Hara, Ted Haffner, and other Cornellians in the
area, of which there are actually quite a few. The Cornell Club has done
a pretty good job of getting us out to happy hour once a month and keeping
a good list of all the alumni in town, so I would recommend giving them
a call.
I hope I can now safely say I will be in Boston for a few more years,
so please give me a ring if you're looking for a contact here, or are coming
to visit, live, whatever. Hope to see you soon!
And myself, Steve Kinsey
123 River Rd.
Flanders, NJ 07836
(973) 584-7354
skinsey@worldnet.att.net
I remain a dedicated employee at Primedia Magazines in New York City
(I think we went over this in the last newsletter, but my original employer,
K-III Magazines, changed its name in November.). I am still involved
with subscription marketing (known as circulation to those in the know)
for Seventeen, Modern Bride, and American Baby magazines. Unlike
a few lucky fellow '97 grads, I don't travel all that often on the corporate
bill, my job mainly sticks to my office, but have found myself with a management
team fond of fine food and corporate expense accounts. I may sit
at the same desk every day, but once or twice a week I dine at establishments
where the "waitstaff are outfitted by Tommy Hilfiger." At my salary,
I fear I couldn't afford the salads on my own. A Mets game or two
may appear as well if I develop the right relationships with the right
vendors at the right time. We shall see. I have visited a few
off-site vendors and clients, Connecticut, Colorado, New Jersey, and all
over Manhattan, all spicing up things once in a while. I rather enjoy
my job - good boss, nice people, generous supply closet policy, all kinds
of branded mugs and t-shirts, and all the magazines a young man could want
(don't read too far into that one, that was not designed to be a reference
to my subscriptions to 'Teen, Teen People, YM, and All About You.
Those are for competitive review purposes only). I briefly entertained
an interview with a publishing consulting company in NYC after a down period
in the corporate hum-drums, but decided to stay at Primedia. It just
didn't feel right. There's a good reason?! Oh well. But
yes, Primedia is most enjoyable and definitely growing. As you read
above, I have been visiting many and traveling with some. I went
skiing at Stowe, VT with Alex LePage, Anne and Sarah Snelgrove, Ally Brown,
Maria Westberg, and a few of Anne's co-workers. Andy, Alex, Scott,
Keeley, and I spent New Year's eve at the LePage estate in SoNo (South
Norwalk) and were able to once again determine the true value of a chocolate
chip pancake. I've seen a few crew races this Spring and hope to
see a few more. Sprints and Slope Day also may appear in my calendar.
We shall see. I remain living at home with the 'rents. Such
idle and cheap digs have grown tiresome, not to mention such resembles
a lifestyle bordering on welfare, and Hoboken beckons. I have spoken
to a former fraternity brother about rooming together this summer, Liz
and Geoff Hoffman (more details to follow) are coming down to 'boken and
may entertain a third roomie, and other opportunities pop up once in a
blue moon. If anybody is looking for a roommate in Hoboken (both
near NYC and Northeastern NJ) let me know. I don't bite, I promise.
Let me also fill you in on a little more news that has been made available to me after the above tales were submitted to me. Geoff Hoffman recently accepted a job with Lucent Technologies (Keeley's new employer) in NJ and Liz Healey had the arduous task of choosing her fate amongst 27 (It was something ridiculous like that) job offers and ended up deciding on Deloitte & Touche consulting in Parsippany, NJ. The Cornell lightweights and the Cornell women rowers have had a slow start but look good and should plan on coming on strong and finishing on top at Sprints. I haven't heard much about the Heavies, but they seem to have had a strong start with a few wins. Details can be found on the web at www.row2k.com.
Keep in touch!!!
Al Tricomi
albert.tricomi@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu
Rob Kohrs
rkohrs@aol.com
Stan Klotz
fortydog@ix.netcom.com
Tim Larson
twl3@cornell.edu
Paul Terranova
pst4@balista.com
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