Cla s s Notes Kyle R. Eckel reports: “My wife, Tatiana Paravela, and I were married on July 2, 2010 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. We had a son on February 28, 2013. He’s big and strong and moving around great. His name is Leonardo Paul Eckel.” Rachael Garrett is a Giorgio Ruffolo Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sustainability Science at Harvard University; a National Science Foundation Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability Fellow; and a Fulbright NEXUS Regional Scholar. Her research focuses on agriculture, rural development, and conservation in Brazil. Rachael will be starting as an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Environment at Boston University in July 2015. Ben Rogers recently accepted a job at Citizens Bank as a corporate banking relationship manager in Wilmington, Del. His wife, Candice, four-year-old daughter Addison, almost twoyear-old son Henry, and newest addition Luke bought a house in Wallingford, Pa., and are excited to be back in the greater Philadelphia area again. Luke Baird Rogers was born at 6:10 p.m., October 18, 2014, weighing 8 lbs, 4 oz and 21.5 inches long.
2001 Class Agents: Evan Coughenour, Drew Crockett, Sarah Baker, and Pete Tedesco Katie (Spofford) Barrett and her husband, Ciaran, had their baby, Sean, baptized at the Episcopal Academy Class of 1944 Chapel on February 23, 2014. In attendance were: Bill Spofford ’70, Jim Spofford ’71, Eric Spofford ’23, Katie, Sean, Chelsea Marshall ’02, Jim Spofford, Jr. ’99, and Ed Spofford ’77.
The Spoffords
Drew Crockett was married to Katherine McVeigh on October 5, 2013. In attendance were: (l to r) Tim McVeigh, Maggie McVeigh, Maura McVeigh, Owen McVeigh, Maureen McVeigh, Katie, Drew, Ginny Crockett, Dave Crockett ’75, Tucker Crockett ’03, Max Crockett ’07, and Parker Crockett ’10. Evan Coughenour received his Masters in business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business on June 14, 2014. He and his wife, Liz, are moving to San Francisco in August, where Evan will be working for Bellwether Education Partners, a boutique consulting firm focused on the education sector.
The Crocketts
Rhonda Clinton ’84 reports: “Here is a photo of Lytia Fisher, Danielle Pakradooni, and I celebrating Lytia receiving her M.D. degree from Tufts University in May 2014.”
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Jessica Moyer reports: “I was married September 2013 to Andrew Tamaccio and was joined by (l to r) Jackie (Aronchick) Cox, Claire (Zipf) Giambastiani, and Sara (Weiner) Collis in my bridal party. We also welcomed our first child, a baby boy, on June 17, 2014. His name is Parker Julius Tamaccio. Here is a picture from our wedding day and one from Parker’s first trip to the beach. I am working as a director in accounting shared services in the treasury department at Independence Blue Cross and live in Ardmore.”