Class Notes

Hey friends! I’m sad to have missed our 15-year reunion this summer. Those who went said it was a blast! I started my 14th year teaching in September and am challenged with having a class of 12 second-graders and 12 third-graders. Keep me posted on what’s going on with you. Facebook has made it easier to stay in touch. If you haven’t joined our group, come find us!

Lisa Prillaman and partner Heather welcomed baby Ava to their family in June. In October, Melissa Smith Allison and husband Tim welcomed baby Violet, who had heart surgery when she was 6 days old and was recovering well. Jamie Wasserman added to his family this year, is now the dad of three, and planned to move to a bigger house in Columbia, Md. Jamie published his first novel, and his second book was accepted for publication this year. Kari Neckel Mitchum started a new job with the American Bankers Association in Washington, D.C. Both of Kari’s sons are at the school where I teach, so we see each other often!

April Tofanelli, who lives in San Francisco with husband George, took a self-imposed three-month break between quitting her job in October and starting a new consulting gig with Mercer in January. Erin McGintee, husband Dave, and children Nora, 7, Kieran, 5, and Patrick, 2, moved back to Erin’s hometown of East Hampton, N.Y., in 2009, after nine years in Pennsylvania, where Erin worked at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She is now an allergist for ENT & Allergy Associates. Erin looked forward to seeing Kevin Cooke of Northern Virginia when he returned to Long Island for a fall visit.