May/Jun 2003

Just in time for spring, the latest news from members of the Class of '97. Amy Blye Cohen (apb5@lehigh.edu) plans to graduate in May from Lehigh U. with a master's in business administration and environmental engineering. Husband Jason graduates in June from U. of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and will begin his residency in emergency medicine. The couple married in July 2001, and their alma mater was well represented--about 50 Cornellians were in attendance. Amy's been in touch with Nikki Arvanites, Rachel Chansky, Rikki and Stu Bagatell, Rachel Laveman, Katie Fallon, and Eun Carl. David Lu (dlu.s@nyls.edu) began his first year at New York Law School. David married Ho-Shyuan Wu '98 and relocated from California to New Jersey.

Carrie Golash (Cgolash@opa.faseb.org) finished her PhD in reproductive physiology at Penn State last May and began work in June as a science policy analyst for the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, where she is involved in all sorts of hot-button issues, such as bioterrorism, cloning, and animal rights. Carrie and fellow Cornellian Lou Wolinetz '96 live in Silver Spring, MD. In January, Jennifer Jairala (jcj2@cornell.edu) reported she was starting graduate work in aerospace engineering at U. of Colorado, Boulder. She's worked for NASA on Edwards Air Force Base and also lived abroad, spending six months in Paris and a year in Japan. Ying Ma (yingma@stanford.edu) worked for a Congressional commission in Washington, DC, before relocating to California to study law at Stanford. Calling all Sin City visitors: there's a new restaurant in town! Elizabeth Blau (elizabethblau@lucm.com) has opened Simon Kitchen and Bar at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, with celebrity chef partner Kerry Simon. When she's not busy working, Elizabeth keeps in touch with Tori Rogers Klein '94, Mark Birtha '94, and David Corson.

Carisa Triola Shulman is living in Huntington, NY, and has been conducting graduate work in Costa Rica. She's a science teacher at Syosset High School in Syosset, NY. Andre Sierakowski, ME EP '99 (ajs16@cornell.edu) has been working in research and development for IBM Microelectronics. He's met people through Cornell Club events and has seen Seanna Thompson, a medical resident. Alan Yeung, BA '96, returned to Hong Kong for about two years; he's practicing as an attorney at the law firm Clifford Chance. Jessica Crolick (jac15@cornell.edu) is back on the Hill, this time as a member of the class of '04 at the Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Erin Davis sent in a ton of news (thanks, Erin!). She reports on several weddings last year. Vasantha Badari married Scott Kostojohn on May 17 in Newport, RI; the bride and groom both work for Microsoft in Seattle. Mary Anna Denman and Alex Ching tied the knot in Washington, DC, on May 11; both are in their second year of medical residency in Philadelphia. Citibank employee Eric Stevens married Reba Auslander on June 2 on the Connecticut coast. Lauren Hachmann married Gib Sansing on May 26 in East Setauket, NY. Bridesmaids included Rachel Kelly, Mary Alison Butterfield, Sally Librera, and Jillian Berman. Lauren is a neurology resident at Penn. Jordan Lisella married high school sweetheart Jenny Tu on September 28 in New Rochelle, NY. Dave Ellner '96, Seth Welborn, and Mike Schoenhaut were groomsmen. Erin also shared a "small world" story: running into Jen Cramer while traveling in New Zealand with Geraldine Carter '98 in March 2002. Geraldine works for Backroads Travel Company, which is based in Berkeley, CA, and has traveled all over the world, including Chile, Argentina, and France. Jen is living in Oregon.

In other wedding news, Kevin Bersofsky (kbersofsky@hotmail.com) wed Elizabeth Klein in Palos Verdes, CA, on July 7, '02. Darren and Julie Williams Thomas, Andrew Nocar, and Kevin Shea were among those attending the event. Kevin left his job at PricewaterhouseCoopers to be a chef at a French restaurant in Los Angeles; wife Elizabeth is an attorney with Gibson Dunn and Crutcher. Wendy Bensley married Brad Jaehn on June 15, '02 at Sage Chapel. The couple, who honeymooned in France and now live in Chicago, began dating two years after meeting freshman year. Brad is a product manager for orbitz.com, and Wendy (wjaehn@mwalliance.com) is a program director for the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance. She also is a part-time student at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. Sean Feller (fellersean@hotmail.com) and Holly Snyder tied the knot on Aug. 10, '02 in Beverly Hills, CA. Scott Malat '98 was the best man, and Rebecca Cannom '99 was also at the festivities.

Chris Zaccarelli (czaccarelli@yahoo.com) married Aisling Wade in Greensboro, NC, last June. Steve Wolmark '98 was a groomsman; other Cornellians in attendance included Josh Schrenker, Jordan Lisella, Patrick Dowd '98, and Adam Mikulka '98. Christopher Mix (chrmix@parlec.com) has been working as a controller at Parlec Inc. in Rochester, NY, since September 2002; on Aug. 26, '02, he married wife Janice.

The list of classmates who are now proud parents is growing. New additions include Jordan Ezra, born to Jason Eichenholz (jeichenholz@siebel.com) and wife Jennifer. Jennifer Adriance Ketchum(ketchum2114@comcast.net) and husband Randell welcomed son Jacob in 2001; the family has moved to Chambersburg, PA.

Karla Gebel Perrin (karlaperrin@yahoo.com) shared some news about herself and husband Jim (perrin215@msn.com). Jim was called to active duty in the Pennsylvania National Guard, where he is currently the company commander of Troop C of the 104th Cavalry at Camp McGovern in Bosnia. Jim, who completed his first year in the master's program in history at Villanova U. before he left, was scheduled to return in March. Karla is enjoying her work as an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia, and was recently commissioned as a first lieutenant in the Army Judge Advocate General Corps Reserves. She's serving in the 153rd Legal Support Organization in Norristown, PA.

Wedding season is upon us! Please send news to your class correspondents (we're always happy to get non-wedding news, too!).--Erica Broennle Nelson, ejb4@cornell.edu; Sarah Deardorff Carter, sjd5@cornell.edu.