'01 SPOTLIGHT        

Our class ROCKS.  It's the simple truth. We would like to spotlight '01 'mates on our website (so that we can cheer, applaud, and brag about you to non-'01 pals). 

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Kate Williamson has published a new book on Japan, entitled "A Year in Japan."  Reviewers have deemed it a compelling work of illustrations and observations based on her year in Japan
right after graduation.  Click here to see or buy her book on Amazon.com and to read the awesome reviews for yourself. 

Afam Onyema shares with us his gift of writing and his extraordinary work in Nigeria: 

From the moment I was able to grasp both a pen and the idea of how to use
it, I have loved to write. I wrote extensively throughout my time at
Harvard. It was actually my most prolific period, despite the mountains of
school work with which I had to contend. One of the great thrills of my
life was receiving the $1000 prize in Ebony Magazine's 2004 Gertrude
Williams Short Story Contest (announced in the March 2004 issue).  The
story focused on throny, complicated issues of abandonment, family
obligations, lost chances with loved ones, death, and a new chance at life.
 I greatly enjoyed writing the story, and to have my work recognized by
Ebony Magazine was a humbling honor.

While I absolutely love to write, I am more joyful that God has blessed me
with a great purpose in life.  Since I was a young child, it has been my
father’s dream to build a hospital in Nigeria, his homeland.  Moved by his
passion and selflessness, I have taken on this dream as my own.  Together,
we have created a foundation and have put together a dedicated, experienced
team.  We have made such great progress toward accomplishing our goal.  Feel
free to check us out at www.geanco.org.  I am so excited about this project.
 It is an amazing thing to work on.  The whole of the Class of 2001 is
invited to visit the hospital (and learning center and library we will
build along with it), though you might have to wait until our 10th reunion
year to see project in its final stage.  It will be worth the wait, I
assure you!

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MAKING 'EM HOWL

Did you know that every Thursday night you can catch our very own B.J. NOVAK on the new hit NBC comedy "The Office"?  Not only is B.J. an actor on the show but he's also a writer and producer.  For his hilarious writing, he just received not one, not two, but THREE Writers Guild Award nominations.  Don't miss out on the laughs B.J. is creating every Thursday, 9:30 p.m. E.S.T./P.S.T.  Check your local T.V. listings for more info.

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Jeanna Emert (2001, COL) Jeanna L. (Emert) Kinnebrew (2001, COL) and John S. Kinnebrew (2001) are happy to announce their marriage on October 24, 2009 in Nashville, TN. Members of the wedding party included best man Damon I. Rainie ’01, Daniel J. Rhodes ’01, and Rachel E. Sexton ’00. Other Harvard alums in attendance included Ryan T. McGee ’98, John B. Kirkpatrick ’00, Melina C. McTigue ’00, Morgan A.L. Goulet ’00, Jorge Alex Alvarez ’01, Michelle Capasso ’01, David Mihalyfy ’01, Jack C. Miller ’01, and Courtenay L. Kessler ’01. The happy couple enjoyed a romantic trip to Boston and Cambridge for a honeymoon and the Harvard University Band’s 90th Reunion. John and Jeanna currently reside in Nashville, where John is finishing his Ph.D. in computer science at Vanderbilt and Jeanna is a fundraiser for a nonprofit hospice. Submitted on Nov 2 2009 Anna Piotrowska (2001, COL) Anna Piotrowska (2001, COL) and Raphael Renaux are happy to announce their marriage on September 18, 2009 at the Gruissan Town Hall (Languedoc-Roussillon, France). The religious ceremony followed on September 19 at the Church of the Assumption in Gruissan. David Salvage ’01, Jotin Marango ’01, Pawel Swiatek ’99, Wojciech Domanski ’02, and Samuel Palmer-Amaning ’05 were among wedding guests. Raphael and I first met in April 2007 in Paris, where I was conducting doctoral research on 18th-century French painting. We honeymooned in Dubai and liked it so much that we decided to settle here for a couple of years. Submitted on Oct 18 2009 Francis de la Cruz (2001, COL) Francis de la Cruz (2001, COL) and Christina Hwang are happy to announce their marriage on May 9, 2009 in St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York. Lowell House roommates, Joseph Llanes '01 and Kunal Merchant '01 served as best men. Teammates from the track team - Arthur Fergusson '01, Brenda Taylor '01, Kate Ousley '01, and Carrie McGraw '02 attended. Juliet Wei '01 was a candle sponsor during the ceremony. We held our reception at the Harvard Club of New York City and honeymooned briefly in Miami, FL, with our full honeymoon planned for Hawaii in 2010. We graduated from Columbia Business School in 2008 (where we met) and re-started our careers on Wall Street. Francis is an associate with J.P. Morgan's Finance Executive Leadership Program, while Christina is an investment banker at Credit Suisse. We currently reside in Manhattan and look forward to re-connecting with friends at the next Harvard-Yale weekend. Submitted on Sep 15 2009 Mark Lee (2001, COL) Mark E. Lee (2001, COL) and Jennica Reneé Lee (no relation) are happy to announce their marriage on May 30, 2009 in Frederick, Maryland. They currently reside in Santa Monica, CA. Members of the wedding party included father of the groom Keat-Jin Lee '62, groomsmen Kenneth E. Lee '89, Lloyd E. Lee '92 and ushers Bryon E. Boone '01, Adam B. Scheuer '01 and Frederick H. Turner '01. David Liang '00 performed during the ceremony. Also in attendance were: Anne Lee '01 (no relation to either bride or groom), PJ Osvald '01, Henry Kim '01, Carrie (Larkworthy) Simpson '01, Georgeann Roye '01, Erica St. John '01, Valerie Edmondson '00, Stephanie (Greenman) Stone '00, Nick Stone '00, Jennifer (Crusius) Stetson '01, Chess Stetson '01, Michael Petrillo '01, Carolyn (Szal) Guard '02, Matthew Guard '02, Bill Kang '03, Morgan Wolbe '03, James McKeever '03, Ryan McKnight '04, Alexander Schemmer '04, Mikel Colson '05 and Timothy Cha '06. Mark and Jennica spent their honeymoon traveling to Fiji, New Zealand, Sydney, Hong Kong, London, Cairo, Madrid, and Portugal before returning home to Los Angeles where Mark has launched a new film production company, Halo Media Group. Submitted on Aug 26 2009 Mark Lee (2001, COL) Mark Eng-Chen Lee (2001, COL) and Jennica Renee Lee (no relation) are happy to announce their marriage on May 30, 2009 in Frederick, Maryland. They currently reside in Santa Monica, CA. Members of the wedding party included father of the groom Keat-Jin Lee '62, groomsmen Kenneth E. Lee '89, Lloyd E. Lee '92 and ushers Bryon E. Boone '01, Adam B. Scheuer '01 and Frederick H. Turner '01. David Liang '00 performed during the ceremony. Also in attendance were: Anne Lee '01 (no relation to either bride or groom), PJ Osvald '01, Henry Kim '01, Carrie (Larkworthy) Simpson '01, Georgeann Roye '01, Erica St. John '01, Valerie Edmondson '00, Stephanie (Greenman) Stone '00, Nick Stone '00, Jennifer (Crusius) Stetson '01, Chess Stetson '01, Michael Petrillo '01, Matthew Guard '02, Bill Kang '03, Morgan Wolbe '03, James McKeever '03, Ryan McKnight '04, Alexander Schemmer '04, Mikel Colson '05 and Timothy Cha '06. Mark and Jennica spent their honeymoon traveling to Fiji, New Zealand, Sydney, Hong Kong, London, Cairo, Madrid, and Portugal. Submitted on Aug 26 2009 Jeanna Emert (2001, COL) Jeanna Emert (2001, COL) and John Kinnebrew (2001, COL) are happy to announce their engagement. The wedding ceremony will take place on October 24, 2009 in Nashville, TN, almost twelve years after the couple first met in Weld Hall. Submitted on Apr 15 2009 Chuck Nwokocha (2001, COL) Chuck Nwokocha (2001, COL) writes, "my brother, Prosper Nwokocha (Columbia, '06) and I have launched a new service -- SwapU.com SwapU is an online classifieds, like Craigslist- but limited to college students who want to connect with other students in order to buy, sell, and swap items. SwapU is a website designed to serve as a link between sellers and buyers within the college community. Its primary objective is to create an easy way for students to buy and sell goods. SwapU will connect students with the common interest of finding and advertising products. In a diverse and dynamic environment, such as a college/university campus, students face the challenge of interacting with each other efficiently in order to enhance their campus lives. If you’re trying to buy, sell, trade goods, or just make money, SwapU is here to make that as easy as possible. With time and resources being limited, students can benefit from a service in which their commerce reaches a wider market, with minimal labor. At SwapU, all students have to do is post items that they are selling or search for the items they want to buy and they will be available to the registered members of the website. Additionally, students have the option to Swap goods. For each item posted, a user may indicate whether he will accept swap offers and may list specific items he is willing to swap for. Although the site is live, SwapU will have its official launch on Thursday, August 14th, 2008. Columbia University is the charter school for SwapU. SwapU is also available at Arizona State University, Harvard University, University of North Texas, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas Women’s University, Texas Tech University, However, Arizona State University will be the flagship. " Submitted on Aug 12 2008 Chloe Cockburn (2001, COL) Chloe Cockburn (2001, COL; 2007, LAW) writes, "Chloe Cockburn has published a book of her recent oil on canvas abstract paintings. Chloe has maintained her painting practice throughout law school and now as a lawyer. She makes and sells paintings from her studio in New York. The book is available at www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/244231" Submitted on Jun 9 2008 Ray Courtney (2001, COL) RAY Allen Courtney (2001, COL) and Katherine Allen Courtney (2001-02, COL) are happy to announce their marriage on April 12, 2008, in San Francisco, CA. The couple were joined in matrimony by the bride's mother, Doris Allen, during a small bash at Absinthe Brasserie. Also in attendance were Dr. Robert Kalin (1948, GSE), Marty Thiry (2000, COL), newlyweds Angie Peluse (2001, COL) and Kevin Delaney (2001, COL), and the recently engaged Lin Chin (2002, COL) and Peter Santina (2002, COL). Submitted on Apr 29 2008 Erin Solovey (2001, COL) Erin (Treacy) Solovey (2001, COL) and Ed Solovey are happy to announce their marriage on May 27, 2007 in Salem, MA. They currently reside in Brookline, MA. Alums in attendance were Barbara (Backman) Treacy '74 (GSE '99), Steven Backman '72, Lauren McLaughlin '01, Sara McInnes '01, Benjamin Dorr '01, Heather Brome '00, Virginia Fuller '00, Christine Siu (HBS '05). They had a wonderful two and a half week honeymoon in Israel. Submitted on Jan 7 2008 Chinweze Ahaghotu (2001, COL) Chinweze Ahaghotu (2000, COL) and Jennifer (Franks) Franks (2002) are happy to announce their marriage on August 4, 2007 in the Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesa, MD. They had a beautiful outdoor wedding and an exciting reception replete with Nigerian Igbo ceremonial customs. The bridesmaids included Vanessa Carr '02, Maleka (Donaldson) Gramling '02 and Jennifer's college roommates for four years, Maria Catilo '02, Helen Gilbert '02 and Ashley Tessier '02. Obiefuna Chikelue (HBS '07) was the bestman, and Adeyemi Delbridge '00 (HBS '06) and Victor Udoewa '99 were groomsmen. Jennifer and Chinweze met as undergraduates in the Kuumba Singers, and two of their wedding party members and fellow Kuumbabe alumni, Maleka and Victor, also sang during the ceremony. In addition, the couple was thrilled to be joined by guests Laura Ascenzi-Moreno (GSE '99), Blayre Britton '02, Amy (Berliner) Carson '02, Traci (English) Clarke '99, Sylvan Clarke '00, Quincy Curry '03, Jonathan Gramling '98, Okwudiri Onyedum '02, Mwashuma Nyatta '02, Chartey Quarcoo '02, Johanna Paretzky '03, and Kamala Salmon '03. Immediately afterwards, they went on a marvelous two-week honeymoon in Italy with stops in Positano, Capri, Naples, Rome, Florence, Pisa, Venice and Milan. Jen and Chin currently reside in Brooklyn, NY, where Jen is a 2nd grade English-Spanish Dual Language Teacher. Chin received his MBA from Columbia Business School in May 2007 and is a Pharmaceutical Portfolio Manager at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Princeton, NJ. They welcome visitors in person and online at jenandchin.com. Submitted on Jan 7 2008 Robert Doherty (2001, COL) Robert Doherty (2001, COL) was captain of the Yale School of Management team which won the CNBC Fast Money MBA Challenge. The MBA Challenge was a game show designed by CNBC to challenge students from 8 of the top business schools across the country." Submitted on Aug 24 2007 Miranda Worthen (2001, COL) Miranda Worthen (2001, COL) and Brian Shillinglaw (2001, COL) are happy to announce their marriage on July 28, 2007 at Tomales Bay State Park, California. They currently reside in San Francisco, CA. Guests included '01 friends Senta Burton, Mandy Davis, Aaron Goldberg, Jessica Greenberg, Erica Lebow, Jotin Marango, Emilou Maclean, Marc Romanoff, and Jen Wagner and other Harvard grads Tom Blair, Eleanor Benko, Elizabeth Hagan, Jon Natchez, David Plunkett, Keramet Reiter, Elizabeth Thornberry, and Kevin Yip. Miranda and Brian met as first years, dated throughout college, broke up soon after, and got back together in May 2006. They're very happy. Submitted on Aug 18 2007 Candi Henry (2001, COL) Candi Henry (2001, COL) is clerking for Justice William C. Koch, Jr., of the Tennessee Supreme Court. She previously clerked for the Justice when he was the presiding judge of the middle section Tennessee Court of Appeals. Submitted on Jul 24 2007 Amy Bucher (2001, COL) Amy (Trahan) Bucher (2001, COL) and James Bucher are happy to announce their marriage on April 28, 2007 in St. Patrick's Church, Stoneham MA. Amy and Jim currently reside in Ann Arbor, MI. Harvard friends who attended the wedding included Lisa Herman '01, Dan Bress '01, Susan Gim '01, Lisa Blades '01, Dawn Lee '01, Sean Boyland '01, Brian Sandoval '03, and Mike Capuano '03-04. Bob Trahan '04 was a groomsman and Melissa Trahan '07 was the maid of honor. The honeymoon will be in Paris in May 2007. Submitted on May 2 2007 Caille Millner (2001, COL) Caille Millner (2001, COL) writes, "Caille Millner has published a memoir, The Golden Road: Notes on my Gentrification (Penguin Press). The book combines Millner's experiences growing up in Silicon Valley with her time at Harvard and abroad. The New York Times says: "She is capable of enviably precise observations and lyrical descriptive turns....Such clear-eyed, breezy recollections, delivered with a light touch, win us over." For more information, check it out on amazon.com or at www.caillemillner.com. Submitted on Mar 11 2007 Jeanne Cawse-Lucas (2001, COL) Jeanne (Cawse) Cawse-Lucas (2001, COL) and Randall Lucas (2001) are happy to announce their marriage on May 13, 2006 in Pittsfield, MA. They currently reside in Seattle, WA. Lauren Cawse (GSD '06) was maid of honor, and roasted the couple by excerpting emails exchanged freshman year. Sonia Glinski was the bridesmaid. Steve Hamilton was the best man and John Neumann (2001) was the groomsman. Ashley Filip (2001) sang in the ceremony. Many other Harvard friends attended. Jeanne and Randall are settling into life in Seattle. Jeanne is a first year family medicine resident at Swedish-Providence hospital and Randall is an analyst at Voyager Capital, a Seattle-based venture capital firm. Submitted on Oct 3 2006 Linas Alsenas (2001, COL) Linas Alsenas (2001, COL) has written and illustrated his first picture book, "Mrs. Claus Takes a Vacation," published by Scholastic Press. The book is available in bookstores nationwide, or online at www.linasalsenas.com (click on the cover). Submitted on Oct 2 2006 Rachel Wroe (2001, COL) Rachel (Cheung) Wroe (2001, COL) and David Wroe are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Kaitlyn Elizabeth. She was born on May 26, 2006 in Newport, RI, and weighed 6 lb., 14 oz.. Says mom, "And I thought I was sleep-deprived in college!" Submitted on Aug 28 2006 James Pasquariello (2001, COL) James Pasquariello (2001, COL) writes, "Hi Everyone, I am the founder and Executive Director of Adoption and Foster Care Mentoring. As someone who was personally in foster care and adopted, I know the value of providing a consistent positive adult to foster/adopted children through times of transition. Much research demonstrates that one caring adult often makes the difference--leading to a resilient, successful future, rather than a negative one. Perhaps this was even true for you. If you are in the Boston area, and are interested in building a positive relationship that can make a real difference, please e-mail mentor@afcmentoring.org or call (617) 224-1302. If you have ideas to help us raise needed funds to help more children, please e-mail justinp@afcmentoring.org or call (617) 224-1305. To learn more, please visit www.afcmentoring.org." Submitted on Jun 12 2006

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