Jul/Aug 2006

It is the regional edition of your class column! Pacific Northwest: Blakely Lord (BAL6@cornell.edu) checks in from Seattle,WA. Blakely is currently a claims manager for Alaska Airlines and is preparing to take the Washington State Bar exam. In her free time she has been taking ski lessons and getting to know Seattle. She welcomes any friends to let her know the next time they are in the area!

Southeast: Viktoria Sveinsdottir (viksv@juno.com) sends news from Orlando, FL, of her marriage to Jeremy Seymour in July 2004. Viktoria and Jeremy hosted the wedding in beautiful Iceland. She currently works in acquisitions and development for Starwood, focusing on mixed-use resorts. She and Jeremy also started www.orlandobootcamp. com, a fitness business. She invites any classmates visiting Orlando to stop by for the workout of your life!

Also in Florida is Jeanette Arango Dorfman (jarango629@aol.com). Jeanette and husband Richard enjoy working on their house in Miami and expanding the family business. She also recently finished a master's degree in education and works as a preschool teacher. She would love to hear from Yesim Yetis '95. Not too far from Miami is Ivan Irizarry. Residing in San Juan, PR, with his wife of a year, Lisgelia Santana, Ivan is an internist in various hospitals on the island.While he would much rather be sailing in Puerto Rico or skiing in Colorado, he and Lisgelia, also a doctor, plan to move to New York soon for specialties in anesthesiology and cardiology.

Mid-Atlantic: Donald Megliola (don@h2oinvestments.com) and wife Amanda welcomed son Donald Thomas in October 2005. Don keeps busy as the owner of a retirement income planning firm in Reston, VA. Don would love to hear from Adam Hills, so Adam, drop Don a line!

Northeast: Class president Robert Klein (robert@northstreetpartners.com) and wife Anissa (Karp) '98 celebrated the birth of their first child, Jake Phillip, on December 2, 2005. Robert is enjoying time with Jake and being back in New York City. Robert and I agree that the hectic pace at Cornell definitely prepares you for the real life juggle of work, school, and family! Also in the Big Apple is Marshall Kim, PhD '97 (glaucomacenterofhawaii@hotmail.com).Marshall informed us that he is completing a fellowship in glaucoma at the Weill Cornell Medical Center and will soon be starting a private practice in ophthalmology in Honolulu, HI. Best of luck on your move cross country,Marshall!

Based out of Fort Drum, NY, but currently serving in Afghanistan with Operation Enduring Freedom is Captain Jason Matyas (jason.matyas@gmail.com). Jason is an air mobility liaison officer with the 10th Mountain Division. He spends his time in upstate New York working on his house and picking up hunting. Jason fondly remembers all those hockey games at Lynah and spending time in Barton Hall with ROTC. Thank you, Jason, for your service to our country.

Samara Friedman (samarafriedman@hotmail.com) recently published a book entitled, The Anatomy of Motherhood. Samara said she was inspired by the birth of her son to compile this book of black-and-white photography depicting the hopes and dreams of mother for child. You can find the book on Amazon.com. Congrats, Samara! Finally, future Cornellian Sofia Isabel Perez entered the world on March 2, 2006. Dad Rafael and mom Nicole Cuda Perez are head over heels for Sofia.Welcome to Sofia, as well as Donald and Jake, our other Cornell babies from this column.

Our news is running low. Please send Erica or me updates on your lives. Loves, births, promotions, moves--whatever it is, we want to know. There is a lot more going on with our classmates than listed here. Don't be afraid to toot your own horn! -- Sarah Deardorff Carter, sjd5@cornell.edu; Erica Broennle Nelson, ejb4@cornell.edu.