Andrejka Bernatova
I discovered my passion for finance soon after leaving college, not in small part due to its
interconnection with my other two professional areas of focus: energy and emerging markets.
Since then I have worked both as principal at Blackstone and Mubadala (a leading Middle East
Sovereign Wealth Fund) and as an M&A advisor at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse. My
energy focus brought me to Houston, Texas in the past year - I have lived in six countries and on
five continents, but Texas is so far the most exotic place of all! I have very much enjoyed
serving as a board member of my high school's - Aiglon College - alumni association where I
focused on scholarship programs. In my spare times I pursue my passion for ultra races which
culminated in finishing the 250 km self-sustaining Marathon des Sables race across the Sahara in
April 2011.
Michael Blickstead
Michael Blickstead married Amrita Singh on October 16, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. Michael
and Amrita met at Harvard Business School where they were both in the same section. A
number of Harvard 2005 and HBS classmates were in attendance at the wedding, including
Rupak Ginn, Elisa Palazzo, Arik Motskin, Ed Rogers, Greg Cook, Kern Chen, Christian Hordo,
and Sergio Della Zassa. Michael and Amrita live in Sydney where Michael works in private
equity for Archer Capital and Amrita works in cross border trade and seller strategy for eBay.
Audrey Boguchwal
I've worked in digital marketing for the past four years in New York and curated a participatory,
free, public art event called FIGMENT on Governors Island. Along the way, I picked up a
masters in museum anthropology from Columbia and worked for several museums.
After nearly seven years in Manhattan and Brooklyn, my bags are packed for Chapel Hill, North
Carolina. I will attend UNC Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler school to pursue an MBA in
environmental sustainability. I look forward to new adventures in a new part of the country.
Maura Boyce
Since our five year reunion, I completed my Master in Public Policy at UC Berkeley, traveled to
China, made the tough decision to leave sunny California and return to Boston, and am now
working at a public-private partnership in the city. I am currently the Data Strategy Manager for
Boston After School and Beyond, working to create a data platform to share data between the
public schools and out of school time program providers around the city. This would enable to
City to have a better understanding of how many youth are enrolled in these programs and
eventually how these programs are effecting student's school attendance and performance. It is
nice to be back in Boston, to run into PBHA staff at meetings, and explore the city outside of
Cambridge. I look forward to connecting to other '05's also back in Boston
Martha Casillas
I'm happy to report that I'm enjoying living in Los Angeles and planning a wedding with my
fiance Brent Kramer. I'm currently an attorney at an education law firm where I represent school
districts on various issues and provide counsel to improve education.
Andrew Chi
Though I spend too much time on airplanes going to Internet-related engineering meetings,
Harvard Square still draws me back every time. After over 10 years here, Cambridge has truly
become home. But it is also a launchpad for some of the most meaningful relationships and
mission trips of my life. In the summer of 2012, I will return to Pretoria, South Africa for the
fourth time to teach kids math in hopes of giving them a brighter future. Perhaps someday I will
go elsewhere, but the last decade in Cambridge, starting with the four years spent with all of you
at Harvard, has been a critical part of my journey.
Allison Colbert
Quick update: This year I branched out at Avalere to start a new team focused on the
Commercial Impact of Regulatory Policy, namely how the FDA's use of clinical evidence is
evolving. It's been a lot of work, but a lot of fun too! I snuck away in March to watch the
Crimson March Madness out in Albuquerque, which was a blast despite the game's outcome. I
still get back up to Cambridge frequently through my work with the HAA, so I'd love to see you
if you're in the area and/or hear your ideas on alumni engagement. Please let me know if you're
ever in DC; I'm also planning trips this year to NC, NY, CT, ME, FL, and hopefully somewhere
further-flung (suggestions welcome!)
Kelsey Corlett-Rivera
Kelsey Corlett-Rivera graduated with a Master's in Library Science from the University of
Maryland in May, 2012, and will begin work there as the Librarian for the School of Languages,
Literatures, and Cultures in June.
Angelica Crane
Annie Crane ('05) and Richard Dosik are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy Theodore
Eliot Crane Dosik. Teddy was born on December 19, 2011 weighing 7 lb., 10 oz. Mom, dad and
baby Teddy are doing very well!
Bronwen Everill
I've had a busy few years since reunion! I finished my PhD at King's College London in 2010;
got a postdoctoral fellowship at Oxford; spent more time in the archives in Sierra Leone, Liberia,
and Kenya; started running more seriously; and married Jonathan Gorrie (Oxford, '04 and '07) in
April 2011. A number of Harvard alumni were in attendance at the American reception,
including Julia Twarog ('05-'06), Amelia Lester ('05), Ruchi Saha ('06, MBA '11), Edgar Thomas
('05), Julie (Goldman) Weinfeld ('05), Dave Weinfeld ('05), Josh Barro ('05), Mike Abbriano
('05), Melissa Conway Abbriano ('05), and Max Nicholas ('05, JD '08). John Horsfield-Bradbury
(JD '08) and Simona (Topor Pop) Malton ('05) were in attendance at the London reception. We
still live in London, and I commute to work at Warwick University where I'm now Assistant
Professor in Global History.
Tiffany Fisher (maiden name Egnaczyk)
Living in Chicago raising two boys, Xavier, 2 years old, and Oliver born 3/13/2012.
Kaitlin Gallo
After 7 years as a proctor, I’m finally moving out of the Yard. Wigglesworth was great, but my
husband Chris and I are thrilled to move to NYC this summer, where I have a position in the
psychiatry department at Weill Cornell. At first, we weren’t sure if we were ready to live in
Manhattan, but then we remembered that famous saying about Wigglesworth: if you can make it
there, you’ll make it anywhere. We look forward to reconnecting with NY-dwelling Harvard
friends, so call me maybe!
Cat Gillespie
Since our last reunion, I have completed my Ph.D. in Classical Studies at the University of
Pennsylvania. I will be staying in Philly to teach, and look forward to seeing you all soon!
Zachary Goldman
Zachary Goldman will marry Stephanie Adamowicz on July 1, 2012. Beginning in the summer
of 2012, he will become the Director of the Center on Law and Security at NYU School of Law.
Luz Isabel Gonzalez (now De Anda)
On February 8, 2012 my husband, David, and I were blessed with our first child: Miguel Isaac
De Anda. A week before his birth, I was hospitalized with a blood infection. During my seven
day hospitalization, I thought, “I may meet my Maker today. Am I ready?” As I remembered my
sins, how I have broken the Ten Commandments, the fear of hell overwhelmed me. I opened a
hymnal and read a verse of “It Is Well with My Soul,” by Horatio Spafford: “My sin, not in part
but the whole, was nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more…” I had peace as God reminded me
I was forgiven and redeemed. The apostle Paul encapsulates what I was reminded of, the good
news, the glorious Gospel:
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say “No” to
ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this
present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and
Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for
himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good (Titus 2:11-14).
ARE YOU READY TO MEET YOUR MAKER? I pray you take the time to seek Him with all
your heart. I pray you would soon, very soon, ask for forgiveness and surrender your life to Jesus
Christ, for He is worthy.
Our fellow alum, Phillips Brooks, gave our Savior a fitting title: Jesus Christ, the condescension
of divinity and the exaltation of humanity.
Jacob Gordon
Graduated with M.S. in Biomedical Forensic Sciences from Boston University School of
Medicine
Stephanie Hendricks
Not too much to update from our 5 year reunion. I am still living in Boston; however, I did
transition to a new career and I am very excited about it. After working for J&J for almost 2
year, I realized I loved the company and the people, but not the actual job. I spent about 7
months speaking with a variety of people and finally ended up taking a job with a small
technology firm in the energy industry, PowerAdvocate. The company and people are wonderful
and I love my job! I am the liaison between the clients and the company. I get to work with
people from every department of our company as well as our clients. Every day is different and I
am really excited to be part of this firm!
Anna Himmelrich
I am getting married to Matt Kozlov '04 on May 27. We live in Los Angeles but are having the
wedding in my native Baltimore. At the wedding, we expect a robust Harvard presence,
including Laura Miller '05, Katie O'Brien '04, Clark Rosensweig '05, Matt Ferrante '05, Michael
Nitsch '04, Dave Stein '04, Marc Manara '04, Ganesh Sitaraman '04, Ethan Abraham '04, Peyton
Sherwood '04, Joe Green '05, Warren Adler '04, Jennifer Axsom Adler '04, Matt Mazzeo '05,
Beth Novey '05, Lauren Bettinelli Whitlock '05, Lauren Stefanchik Nervi '05, Frances Cheever
'05, Valerie Beilenson '07, and Caleb Rabinowitz (Columbia class of ’05 but began
undergraduate at Harvard)…And that's just our generation and includes no graduate degrees.
Ashley Horan
Ashley graduated in May 2012 with her Master of Divinity from Meadville Lombard
Theological School in Chicago, IL, and was granted fellowship as a Unitarian Universalist
Minister this year. After serving as the Summer Minister at the First Unitarian Universalist
Congregation of Ann Arbor, MI, Ashley will serve congregations in the Chicago area. She lives
in Chicago with her partner, Rev. Karen Hutt, and their daughter, Elizabeth (12).
Colleen Horan
I've switched cities yet again: I've been in Philadelphia doing my MBA at Wharton since the
Reunion, and am now gearing up for the time-honored post-graduation move to New York
(albeit seven years later than most of you).
Peggy Hsu
Graduated from University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine May 2012 with
DVM. Working on MPH and will graduate in July 2012. Comissioned as Captain in U.S. Army
Veterinary Corps and will be stationed in Fort Stewart, GA in October 2012
Joe Jackson
I ignored all of the reminder emails to write a five year update and immediately regretted it upon
receiving the famous red book. I'm not making that mistake again.
After spending five years in San Francisco following graduation, I returned to Harvard in the fall
of 2010 to get my MBA. As I write this, I sit in my apartment on the banks of the Charles River,
in the shadow of Dunster House (I now have some inkling of what college life might have been
like had I not thankfully been quadded), counting down the days until I graduate from this place
one last time.
Harvard has been good to me, even more so the second time around. It is here that I met my
wife-to-be! Her name is Kaelin Goulet, and she is a classmate of mine in the HBS class of 2012.
We met a couple of months into business school, and I knew very quickly that she was the
woman with whom I wanted to spend the rest of my life. She crushes me intellectually, cracks
me up, mesmerizes me with her grace and charm, and makes every day a joy. In short, she
makes me a better and happier person, and I could not be more excited to build our life together.
In just a few weeks, we'll be off to San Francisco, degrees in hand. We have obviously gotten
much more than we could have reasonably expected out of business school, and we're both
thrilled to get out to California, settle into our new home, and start our new jobs. It is an
immensely joyful time for us and for me, and I am savoring every minute of it.
Erica Jalli
I married John Doran ’00 on August 27, 2011 at the Harvard Club in New York City. Several ’05
classmates attended, including bridesmaids Alexandra Johnson Cercone, Heather Higgins, and
Ashley Ma, as well as Amanda Baird, Christina Chen, Andrew Fichte, Meredith Finn, Michael
Firestone, Colleen Horan, Teddy Jones and Felipe Velasquez. John and I are currently based in
London and I will be finishing my MBA at INSEAD in France in December. Please let me know
if you ever find yourself in London or Paris.
Aaron Joachim
Right now, I am living in Arlington, VA (right outside of DC). I am in the last year in my term
as a Presidential Management Fellow at the Office of Management and Budget, where I work on
a project to improve the management of the Federal Government's real estate inventory. Next
time you're in DC, give me a call (617-821-1046
....same number since college) and I will
take you around town to the places with the best burgers, the best shawarma, and the best
margaritas!
Teddy Jones
Teddy Jones graduated from the Darden School of Business in May and will be working on a
software project in Charlottesville, Virginia on a fellowship from the Batten Institute for the
summer.
Stephanie Kendall Kang
We welcomed twin boys - Sebastian and Theodore - last December. Their very different
personalities are starting to emerge, and we are loving being a family of four.
Joy Lin
Having covered Mike Huckabee for CBS News in 2008, I was once again a campaign embed this
election cycle, following Newt Gingrich's unconventional run on behalf of Fox News. I was
there with my camera rolling when Gingrich won the South Carolina primary, doubled down on
his vision of a moon colony at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Alabama, and pet an
elephant at the zoo in New Orleans. Newtisms, like promises to bring gas to $2.50 a gallon and
ideas to raise money by selling algae desk sets, made the every day filing experience memorable.
I never expected to hear about Saul Alinsky on a daily basis again after I graduated with a Social
Studies degree. Now that Gingrich has dropped out of the race, I'm a White House producer for
the network and I look forward to covering the president during the general election. Meanwhile,
with the help of my fiance and my parents, I've been planning a wedding in Seattle. I'm marrying
Trevor Chan on June 16 at the Arctic Club and look forward to celebrating the occasion with my
blockmates and fellow Cabot House alumni. Chaandi McGruder '05 Cabot is the awesome Maid
of Honor; Jennie Lin '05 Pfoho, Carla Borras '05 Cabot are the stunning bridesmaids.
Ashley Ma
It's been wonderful being back home in New York, and I've recently moved into my own
apartment in Gramercy, a neighborhood where I seem to be surrounded by other recent grads.
I've now been at GCA Savvian Advisors for almost two years and was promoted to Vice
President in Jan. 2012. The firm is an independent investment bank focused on growth sectors,
particularly technology, consumer & retail, and healthcare, and I'm spending most of my time
advising on M&A transactions, as well as assisting with our business development efforts in the
digital meda and eCommerce segments. Outside the office, I'm active with the New York Junior
League where I currently serve as a Vice Chair of our biggest annual fundraiser, the Winter
Ball. Between banking and volunteering, whatever spare time is left goes to seeing friends and
taking advantage of the city.
Andrew Magliozzi
Andrew recently authored a guidebook about the college admissions process, titled How to Get
into (Your) Harvard, with help from a team of former Ivy League admissions officers at his
company, Veritas Tutors. You can purchase the book or download a preview
at YourHarvard.com.
ToniMarie Marchioni
ToniMarie Marchioni received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School in
May. In June, she also completes a 2-year fellowship in Carnegie Hall's prestigious program, The
Academy/Ensemble ACJW, a groundbreaking new initiative that combines chamber music
performance, leadership, advocacy, and work in New York City public school music programs.
Whitney Martinko
I'll be receiving my PhD in History from the University of Virginia in December 2012 and will
be assuming a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Museum of American History,
Smithsonian Institution, at the beginning of 2013. I look forward to reconnecting with
classmates in the Washington, D.C., area next year!
Arik Motskin
Arik Motskin received a PhD in Computational and Mathematical Engineering from Stanford
University in 2010, and has been at Google, working on the secret sauce behind its search
algorithms, ever since. He is engaged to be married to the wonderful Laura Garnick and
currently resides in San Mateo, California.
Matthew Mulder
For the last couple of years I have been a stay-at-home dad. My wife Amara and I have two little
ones now, Micah and Eliza. It has been a lot of fun and a lot of work learning how to be a
parent. We are living in Boston, in the Fort Hill neighborhood in Roxbury, and really enjoying
it. The zoo and the beach are favorite destinations, and we have discovered that the whole
family shares the same enthusiasm for ice cream. I have also been helping with children's
church, trying to help tackle the trash problem in our neighborhood, and keeping the books for a
group I belong to that raises money for a clinic in Kenya.
Sarah Inez Persing
Sarah and Oren Persing were thrilled to welcome their son, Liyam Judah, on April 27, 2012.
T. Josiah Pertz
I'll be moving to Strasbourg, France for a year in September to work at the European Court of
Human Rights. If anyone's in the area, come say hello.
Shanon Peter
I am starting my final year of internal medicine residency at Stanford, and having a great time
with some side projects including cardiology research and a clinical rotation in South Africa. I
am happily engaged to Tiffany Hogan, who I met the first day of med school in 2006 - but was
unfortunately too chicken to ask out until AFTER we both graduated to residencies in different
cities! While the SF-LA shuttling can be exhausting, we are looking forward to being together
permanently after our wedding next spring, in which fellow '05-ers JP Jacquet, Edward Sohn and
Rolando Perez will be my groomsmen. I love running into '05 folks, so please get in touch if
your find yourself in the Bay!
Joshua Rosenbloom
After an a wonderful 5 years in Cambridge, I am graduating from HMS in May 2012 and we are
off to Baltimore where I will begin residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of
Maryland Medical Center. My wife Judy (HSDM '11) will be working at a non-profit dental
center in downtown Baltimore, and our eighteen-month old daughter Nesya will be starting
preschool. We are sad to be leaving Winthrop House, where we have been resident tutors for the
past three years, but are excited to move back home. We'd love to catch up with classmates in
Baltimore or the DC area, so email me at rosenbloom@post.harvard.edu
Sam Sanker
I got engaged in April 2010, one month before our 5th Reunion, to Elizabeth Sanker (nee
Maguire ’08). We were married on August 28, 2010 at sunrise in Anza-Borrego Desert State
Park in Southern California. We spent our honeymoon hiking and camping in both AnzaBorrego and Joshua Tree National Park. In May 2011, I left Harvard Medical School and started
a new job as the Director of Planned and Major Gifts at the YMCA of the North Shore in
Massachusetts. I do fundraising for 6 YMCAs north of Boston. My wife and I are traveling to
northern England in June to hike a portion of the Pennine Way.
Maggie Shipstead
I'm sending this update two weeks before my first novel is published, which means, classmates,
that I'm spending a lot of time hiding fearfully under the bed. I plan to stay there at least until it's
in paperback. The book is called Seating Arrangements. It's also being published in the UK,
places that used to be British colonies, and some other European countries. In France, the title
is Plan de Table, and in Italy it's Festa di Nozze, and I'm pretty excited to find out what it'll be
called in German and Dutch. Maybe there's a German word for when you have to sit next to
someone you don't like. Barnes and Noble chose the book as their summer B&N Recommends
selection--bless their hearts. Otherwise, since I finished a two-year fellowship at Stanford in
June, I seem to be in a nomadic phase. I spend a month in Bali in the fall, then I was in Paris for
three months on an artist residency at the Cite Internationale des Arts and in Edinburgh for a
month after that. All of these places are very nice places, and during that time I wrote a second
novel that's mostly about ballet. On a whim, I came back from Europe on the Queen Mary 2.
Steaming into New York Harbor and seeing the Statue of Liberty after six days of nothing but
ocean was a thrill. The travel has been wonderful, but I miss my Harvard friends something
fierce. Best wishes to all.
Emily Stapleton
I was happy to return to Cambridge this spring for my 1-year Harvard Business School reunion,
and I am glad the Class of 2005 can at least catch up virtually! Last summer I started working for
an HBS-founded start-up called RelayRides, which is a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace. We
recently launched nationally, so I hope you sign up and try sharing a car with their neighbor.
Not only does my move to San Francisco enable me to pursue my passion for passenger
transportation, it also provides a playground for all the sporty things I enjoy: triathlon, camping,
dancing, and yoga. I'm looking forward to visiting London for the Olympics this summer and
would love to catch up with anyone else who's attending. Will be thinking of my swimmer
friends while I'm there and will likely be sending real-time updates to my 10 blockmates, who
I'm still in touch with frequently, and for whom I am so grateful!
Stephen Stromberg
After three and a half years in an editor's chair, I was appointed to The Washington Post's
editorial board as a full-time editorial writer, which means I should be in D.C. for a while. If you
are ever in town, drop me a line.
Brandon Terry
I have been appointed as a Prize Fellow in History, Economics, and Politics at Harvard,
beginning July 1, 2012. While at Harvard, I will be working on my first book, a philosophical
interrogation of the historiography of the civil rights movement and the force of its example in
contemporary political theory. I will also be serving as a resident tutor affiliated with Lowell
House and living in DeWolfe. In 2014, I will conclude my fellowship and begin a tenure-track
appointment as Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago where I will
be running the university workshop on African American Studies. Please be in touch if you're
ever back visiting Cambridge!
Noah Welch
Got married June 18, 2011. Extremely blessed to be married to Alissa Postma from Red Deer,
Alberta Canada. Since graduating played professional hockey for 3 American Hockey League
teams, 4 National Hockey League teams, and 2 Swedish Elite League teams. In the hockey off
season my wife and I split time between living in the country riding horses and quads, in Alberta
and in the North End, Boston eating Regina Pizza. Pursuing business ventures in Ghana, West
Africa with good friend and classmate from Harvard. Considering going back to school for a
Masters in Theology. No kids yet but God willing we will have them. We are hoping to have
enough for a little league baseball team or at least to fill the infield.
Kanoe Lum Williams
Thanks for reaching out to all of us. Ben Williams '04 and I got married last summer in Hawaii.
Other Harvard people in attendance: Daryk Pengelly '03, Will Holmgren '04, Ravi Mehta '03,
Shantanu Dhaka '07, Pia Desai '07, and Katherine Gelber '07.
Damien Wint
My wife and I welcomed Ella Harper Wint into the world on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 3:16
AM. At birth, she weighed 6lbs. 12 oz. (just like her father) and was tall (most certainly not like
her father) -- stretching the measuring tape out to a full 21 inches. Mother, father, and their pride
and joy are all happy, healthy, and adjusting to new sleeping patterns. (N.B.: If you don't want
me to annoyingly shove wallet sized photos of Ella in your face, stay at least 100 yards away
from me at all times. You have been warned.)
Minhua Zhang
Minhua Zhang ('05 Leverett) and Beidi Gu ('05 Dunster) gave birth to their first
child Guyang Charlie Zhang in the early morning of September 11th in New York City. The
parents enjoy bringing Charlie to meet their classmates over weekend brunches from time to
time.