Bella Stabler (Stachowski) and Mason ‘10 had a baby girl in June and she is the highlight of their whole lives! Bella is back at school teaching K-5 Spanish (in-person, without any cases of Covid in 5 weeks!) and Mason is working as a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in Denver.
Nicki Lee (Krzeminski) and Aidan Lee ’15, despite having to cancel their large wedding, tied the knot in their backyard in September and they are moving to Portland, OR this October. They would love to connect with fellow Kenyon alums in the PNW!
Michael Burten got married, moved, bought a house, and lost his job over the last year. He is currently a stay-at-home dad to a 3mo old kitten named Steerpike. Grad school here he comes! (Eventually)
Kristina Miklavic is adamant Black Lives Matter.
Andrea Odegaard got engaged to William Giraldi in August, and they are planning to get married in May 2021. Andrea is currently taking her comprehensive exams for her PhD in Church History at Princeton Theological Seminary. As well, she is working as a TA in the Early and Medieval Church History survey course at PTS. Andrea had two recent academic publications accepted, one to the International Medieval Sermon Studies Society Conference 2020, and a second (a translation from French) was published in the Lutheran Quarterly Fall 2020 issue.
Anna Peery feels very lucky that she loves her job working as a software engineer at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Right now, she is developing a smart charging infrastructure tool for California utility companies to track electric vehicle charging stations and usage. Anna lives with her partner, Sam Loomis, and their two dogs in San Carlos, CA. Their dogs are active participants in her work zoom calls.
Catherine Lloyd just went surfing for the first time after 6 years living in California. She wasn't particularly good, but hang ten you know????
Rebecca Ogus was ordained as a transitional deacon in the Episcopal Church after graduating with an MDiv from Berkeley Divinity School and Yale Divinity School in May. (God willing, bishop ordaining, people consenting, and COVID permitting, she will be ordained a priest this winter.) Rebecca accepted a call to serve as the Associate for Youth and Young Adults at the Church of the Redeemer in Baltimore, MD. She and her husband, Zach, moved to Baltimore in July where they were delighted to find Joseph Wun, also in residence! Say hi if you're ever passing through!
Chelsea Kwan (Katzeman) graduated in May with her MA in Counseling from Loyola Marymount University. After graduation, she secured a job as a School Counselor at a high school in Portland, Oregon. She and Chris Kwan '16 are moving back to Portland with their 3 wiener dogs in December.
Darci Kern (Marcum) moved back home to St. Louis and started an art series where she recreates paintings and photographs of people knitting with her as the subject and share black history contemporaneous to the original art. You can find it on instagram@darcidoesit. Aside from that she is designing knitwear, demanding justice for Breonna Taylor and thinking about putting that master’s degree to work as a speech pathologist. She also got the cutest rescue pup named Saucy and she's a very good girl.
Natalie Thielen Helper currently lives in Brooklyn, where she still works in fundraising at the nonprofit Signature Theatre. She has continued and deepened her immigrant justice work with her Unitarian Universalist church and activist/abolitionist group Close the Camps NYC. She stands in solidarity with Kenyon student workers seeking to unionize.
Kelly Boland got married on September 4th to Devin Rodino. They celebrated with friends, family, and a lot of face masks and hand sanitizer. They were so happy to have Steph Ladman, who flew in from Boston, there to help them celebrate.
Emily Torrey recently accepted a Dean's Scholarship to attend Loyola University New Orleans School of Law and moved from all the way from Brooklyn to New Orleans mid-pandemic in August! She will be pursuing a law degree, focusing in Social Justice Scholarship and clinical experience. Despite the school year looking far different than she ever imagined, she is excited to begin this journey and is grateful for her education at Kenyon as it set her up for this academic challenge.
Max Dugan spent his summer reconnecting with other alumni through Kenyon Alumni Student Collective (KASC), an organization created to uplift BIPOC voices and support students at Kenyon while working to address Kenyon’s inadequacies. Kenyon has consistently failed to provide a safe and equitable environment for BIPOC, international, queer, trans, low-income, disabled, and first-generation students along with other marginalized groups. Most recently, the Business Finance Committee has given $0 in funding to several affinity groups this semester, including BSU, KAI (Kenyon Asian Identities), FIGLI (First Generation and Low Income), and Indigenous Nations at Kenyon.
If you would like to help affinity groups have funding you can donate to KASC’s mutual aid fund at https://kascmutualaid.carrd.co/. To join his efforts in holding Kenyon accountable for its continued neglect and the harm it inflicts upon students you can contact kasckenyon@gmail.com.
Note from editor: There are myriad resources at Kenyon that exist specifically to address the needs of our BIPOC and other underrepresented students and the Division of Student Affairs is always available to address any concerns brought forth by current students. In a typical year, what student affinity groups receive is consistent with the percentage of student organizations they represent on campus, not 10 times less. This year, many requests from numerous organizations were denied because they did not meet specific health & safety guidelines that the College has established due to COVID-19. A gift to the Kenyon Fund is the only way to make a safe, secure and tax-deductible gift to the designation of your choosing at Kenyon.
Daniel Druffel married his best friend, Laura Krull, in May, in a beautiful socially distanced ceremony in which Rehan Bhatti recited a reading about love. In August, he and Laura moved to Green Bay, WI, as Laura accepted a professorship at St. Norbert College. Since finishing up his Ph.D. in chemistry in 2019, Dan is working as a post-doc, now remotely, researching materials for next-generation batteries.
Annette Covrigaru spent their summer reconnecting with other alumni through Kenyon Alumni Student Collective (KASC), an organization created to uplift BIPOC voices and support students at Kenyon while working to address Kenyon’s inadequacies. Kenyon has consistently failed to provide a safe and equitable environment for BIPOC, international, queer, trans, low-income, disabled, and first-generation students along with other marginalized groups.
Most recently, the Business Finance Committee has given $0 in funding to several affinity groups this semester, including BSU, KAI (Kenyon Asian Identities), FIGLI (First Generation and Low Income), and Indigenous Nations at Kenyon. If you would like to help affinity groups have funding you can donate to KASC’s mutual aid fund at https://kascmutualaid.carrd.co/.
To join their efforts in holding Kenyon accountable for its continued neglect and the harm it inflicts upon students you can contact kasckenyon@gmail.com.
Note from the editor: There are myriad resources at Kenyon that exist specifically to address the needs of our BIPOC and other underrepresented students and the Division of Student Affairs is always available to address any concerns brought forth by current students. In a typical year, what student affinity groups receive is consistent with the percentage of student organizations they represent on campus, not 10 times less. This year, many requests from numerous organizations were denied because they did not meet specific health & safety guidelines that the College has established due to COVID-19. A gift to the Kenyon Fund is the only way to make a safe, secure and tax-deductible gift to the designation of your choosing at Kenyon.
Michael Kengmana spent his summer reconnecting with other alumni through Kenyon Alumni Student Collective (KASC), an organization created to uplift BIPOC voices and support students at Kenyon while working to address Kenyon’s inadequacies. Kenyon has consistently failed to provide a safe and equitable environment for BIPOC, international, queer, trans, low-income, disabled, and first-generation students along with other marginalized groups.
Most recently, the Business Finance Committee has given $0 in funding to several affinity groups this semester, including BSU, KAI (Kenyon Asian Identities), FIGLI (First Generation and Low Income), and Indigenous Nations at Kenyon. If you would like to help affinity groups have funding you can donate to KASC’s mutual aid fund at https://kascmutualaid.carrd.co/.
To join his efforts in holding Kenyon accountable for its continued neglect and the harm it inflicts upon students you can contact kasckenyon@gmail.com.
Note from the Editor: There are myriad resources at Kenyon that exist specifically to address the needs of our BIPOC and other underrepresented students and the Division of Student Affairs is always available to address any concerns brought forth by current students. In a typical year, what student affinity groups receive is consistent with the percentage of student organizations they represent on campus, not 10 times less. This year, many requests from numerous organizations were denied because they did not meet specific health & safety guidelines that the College has established due to COVID-19. A gift to the Kenyon Fund is the only way to make a safe, secure and tax-deductible gift to the designation of your choosing at Kenyon.
Aubrey Powers is a trade and investment manager at the British embassy in Washington. She focuses on the healthcare and life science industries. She is working from home in Logan circle and enjoying camping and park hang with Kenyon neighbors. Before lockdowns swept the US, she celebrated the nuptials between Heather Brennan and James Dennin ‘13 in New York.
Jeremy Peck agrees 2020 has been no 2014, so let’s not beat around the bush here. He doesn’t know if a PSA is allowed in the class notes, but PSA: in Taiwan, there has been virtually no covid and no quarantine or anything like that at all. Life has been completely normal. There has been something of a Kenyon community here over the years, too (especially Taipei.) If you want to try a new country, Jeremy feels it is his duty to shepherd you. Please feel free to contact him. He can find you a job teaching English in 2.5 seconds. This is not a joke. He sends love to you all and hopes you are staying safe. (Jeremy is doing great, just got a new job at a bougie skin care company and can hook you up with lip balm).
Oli Olufemi spent her summer reconnecting with other alumni through the Kenyon Alumni Student Collective (KASC), an organization created to uplift BIPOC voices and support students at Kenyon while working to address Kenyon’s inadequacies. Kenyon has consistently failed to provide a safe and equitable environment for BIPOC, international, queer, trans, low-income, disabled, and first-gen students along with other marginalized groups.
Note from the Editor: There are myriad resources at Kenyon that exist specifically to address the needs of our BIPOC and other underrepresented students and the Division of Student Affairs is always available to address any concerns brought forth by current students. In a typical year, what student affinity groups receive is consistent with the percentage of student organizations they represent on campus, not 10 times less. This year, many requests from numerous organizations were denied because they did not meet specific health & safety guidelines that the College has established due to COVID-19. A gift to the Kenyon Fund is the only way to make a safe, secure and tax-deductible gift to the designation of your choosing at Kenyon.
Brielle Giomini is currently living her best SoCal life while also trekking through her psychology doctoral internship. After finally making her way out of the closet (gosh, it was dismal in there!) she is blissfully engaged to the love of her life, Lindsay, and they are proud fur-baby moms to three pups and a kitty. Weekends are typically spent beach hopping and soaking in those Cali vibes, protesting racial inequality, making gemstone bracelets, seeking out live music, and recently, learning to roller skate. Catch us skating down that sparkling coastline and escaping the unfathomable mess that is 2020.
Bronte Kastenberg is currently pursuing her Masters in public health and humanitarian assistance at Columbia University. Silver lining of COVID is that hopefully people stop asking her what public health is and why it's important. She is also doing research on health practices being implemented in a few different countries in Africa. “I think my family deserves an award for most creative quarantine, which included: building and racing boats made from recycled materials, murder mystery games, Xmas on May 25th, and a HP book club.” Bronte would be remiss to say that despite all of this, this year has been extremely difficult in a myriad of ways and she wants to encourage everyone to take care of themselves and others, to speak out when you see injustice, and to vote.
Syd Lindblom is settling into Nashville, TN and has started work as a 9th and 10th grade English teacher at Battle Ground Academy (not a military school) in Franklin, TN. As it turns out, the 10th graders are not really any more mature than the 8th graders she used to work with, but now they've been given the responsibility of driving. She hopes to run into some famous musician (preferably Taylor Swift) at some point, but the pandemic makes that challenging.
Leland Holcomb has been isolating through COVID as best he can in the woods of Connecticut. While most of his travel heavy life has transitioned to a far simpler in place lifestyle, it has meant that he has spent much more time trying to connect digitally with family and friends.
Some of our fellow 2014'ers (and many other alumni and current students) have spearheaded a new movement you all should check out! The Kenyon Alumni Student Collective (KASC) is an organization created to uplift BIPOC voices and support students at Kenyon while working to ensure a safe and equitable environment for BIPOC, international, queer, trans, low-income, disabled, and first-generation students along with other marginalized groups at Kenyon. If you would like to help fund affinity groups, you can donate to KASC’s mutual aid fund at https://kascmutualaid.carrd.co/. To learn more or join this effort you can contact kasckenyon@gmail.com.
Note from the Editor: There are myriad resources at Kenyon that exist specifically to address the needs of our BIPOC and other underrepresented students and the Division of Student Affairs is always available to address any concerns brought forth by current students. In a typical year, what student affinity groups receive is consistent with the percentage of student organizations they represent on campus, not 10 times less. This year, many requests from numerous organizations were denied because they did not meet specific health & safety guidelines that the College has established due to COVID-19. A gift to the Kenyon Fund is the only way to make a safe, secure and tax-deductible gift to the designation of your choosing at Kenyon.
Morgan McClure spent her summer reconnecting with other alumni through Kenyon Alumni Student Collective (KASC), an organization created to uplift BIPOC voices and support students at Kenyon while working to address Kenyon’s inadequacies. Kenyon has consistently failed to provide a safe and equitable environment for BIPOC, international, queer, trans, low-income, disabled, and first-generation students along with other marginalized groups.
Most recently, the Business Finance Committee has given $0 in funding to several affinity groups this semester, including BSU, KAI (Kenyon Asian Identities), FIGLI (First Generation and Low Income), and Indigenous Nations at Kenyon. If you would like to help affinity groups have funding you can donate to KASC’s mutual aid fund at https://kascmutualaid.carrd.co/.
To join our efforts in holding Kenyon accountable for its continued neglect and the harm it inflicts upon students you can contact kasckenyon@gmail.com.
Note from the Editor: There are myriad resources at Kenyon that exist specifically to address the needs of our BIPOC and other underrepresented students and the Division of Student Affairs is always available to address any concerns brought forth by current students. In a typical year, what student affinity groups receive is consistent with the percentage of student organizations they represent on campus, not 10 times less. This year, many requests from numerous organizations were denied because they did not meet specific health & safety guidelines that the College has established due to COVID-19. A gift to the Kenyon Fund is the only way to make a safe, secure and tax-deductible gift to the designation of your choosing at Kenyon.
Hillary Yarosh lives with Amanda Hoster '12 in DC and recently bought my first car!
Abe Nelson is currently pursuing an MPA at NYU's Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service while working as a graduate intern in the National Political Advocacy Department of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). In that role, he conducts research and provides strategic support for advocacy efforts on a team advancing nationwide criminal justice reforms. In addition, he is a co-director of NYU VOTE 2020, an effort dedicated to increasing NYU’s voter turnout and civic engagement. Abe lives in Brooklyn with fellow Kenyon alum Caroline Pearl who recently started a new job as manager of learning & development at a tech company. They are lucky to live with a black lab mix they rescued during quarantine.
Christopher Wright spent his summer reconnecting with other alumni through Kenyon Alumni Student Collective (KASC), an organization created to uplift BIPOC voices and support students at Kenyon while working to address Kenyon’s inadequacies. Kenyon has consistently failed to provide a safe and equitable environment for BIPOC, international, queer, trans, low-income, disabled, and first-generation students along with other marginalized groups.
Most recently, the Business Finance Committee has given $0 in funding to several affinity groups this semester, including BSU, KAI (Kenyon Asian Identities), FIGLI (First Generation and Low Income), and Indigenous Nations at Kenyon. If you would like to help affinity groups have funding you can donate to KASC’s mutual aid fund at https://kascmutualaid.carrd.co/.
To join our efforts in holding Kenyon accountable for its continued neglect and the harm it inflicts upon students you can contact kasckenyon@gmail.com.
Note from the Editor: There are myriad resources at Kenyon that exist specifically to address the needs of our BIPOC and other underrepresented students and the Division of Student Affairs is always available to address any concerns brought forth by current students. In a typical year, what student affinity groups receive is consistent with the percentage of student organizations they represent on campus, not 10 times less. This year, many requests from numerous organizations were denied because they did not meet specific health & safety guidelines that the College has established due to COVID-19. A gift to the Kenyon Fund is the only way to make a safe, secure and tax-deductible gift to the designation of your choosing at Kenyon.
Joseph Wun spent his summer reconnecting with other alumni through Kenyon Alumni Student Collective (KASC), an organization created to uplift BIPOC voices and support students at Kenyon while working to address Kenyon’s inadequacies. Kenyon has consistently failed to provide a safe and equitable environment for BIPOC, international, queer, trans, low-income, disabled, and first-generation students along with other marginalized groups.
Most recently, the Business Finance Committee has given $0 in funding to several affinity groups this semester, including BSU, KAI (Kenyon Asian Identities), FIGLI (First Generation and Low Income), and Indigenous Nations at Kenyon. If you would like to help affinity groups have funding you can donate to KASC’s mutual aid fund at https://kascmutualaid.carrd.co/.
To join our efforts in holding Kenyon accountable for its continued neglect and the harm it inflicts upon students you can contact kasckenyon@gmail.com.
Note from the Editor: There are myriad resources at Kenyon that exist specifically to address the needs of our BIPOC and other underrepresented students and the Division of Student Affairs is always available to address any concerns brought forth by current students. In a typical year, what student affinity groups receive is consistent with the percentage of student organizations they represent on campus, not 10 times less. This year, many requests from numerous organizations were denied because they did not meet specific health & safety guidelines that the College has established due to COVID-19. A gift to the Kenyon Fund is the only way to make a safe, secure and tax-deductible gift to the designation of your choosing at Kenyon.
Pádraig Dúna is midway through his MBA at Babson College, where he’s recently been hanging out with Steph Ladman in the Boston area. Padraig will be moving this summer to take a role with Accenture in Columbus, Ohio.
Heather Brennan is working in project management at Bustle Digital Group. She married James Dennin '13 in March 2020 in New York City with many Kenyon friends present. Shortly after they adopted a pug puppy, Dolly.
Stephanie Ladman is celebrating her 6th year in Boston at Education First, a private global education company. This year, she has the honor of taking on the responsibility as Program Manager for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) for her division, Educational Tours. In this role, Stephanie manages a dedicated task force to help implement strategy and DIEB initiatives within the business that create positive and impactful change for employees and customers. In her spare time, she enjoys connecting with fellow 2014 classmates, Maria Narvaez and Padraig Duna, as well as Zeta Sorority Sisters in Boston, Zoë Frazier ’16, Heather McBurney ’10, and Zina Kayyali ’11.
Hugh Wilikofsky spent his summer reconnecting with other alumni through Kenyon Alumni Student Collective (KASC), an organization created to uplift BIPOC voices and support students at Kenyon while working to address Kenyon’s inadequacies. Kenyon has consistently failed to provide a safe and equitable environment for BIPOC, international, queer, trans, low-income, disabled, and first-generation students along with other marginalized groups.
Most recently, the Business Finance Committee has given $0 in funding to several affinity groups this semester, including BSU, KAI (Kenyon Asian Identities), and FIGLI (First Generation and Low Income). Other groups, including Sisterhood, received significantly reduced budgets ($600 for the whole semester). One group, Indigenous Nations at Kenyon, has stopped asking for money altogether because they have been rejected so many times the past few years. For perspective: The Equestrian Team in recent years has consistently received an average of $16,000 every semester. If the fact that the school neglects to support marginalized groups while spending ridiculous amounts of money on horses bothers you as much as it bothers Hugh, you can donate to KASC’s mutual aid fund at https://kascmutualaid.carrd.co/. This money will go towards directly supporting student affinity groups.
To join our efforts in holding Kenyon accountable for its continued neglect and the harm it inflicts upon students you can contact kasckenyon@gmail.com.
Note from the Editor: There are myriad resources at Kenyon that exist specifically to address the needs of our BIPOC and other underrepresented students and the Division of Student Affairs is always available to address any concerns brought forth by current students. In a typical year, what student affinity groups receive is consistent with the percentage of student organizations they represent on campus, not 10 times less. This year, many requests from numerous organizations were denied because they did not meet specific health & safety guidelines that the College has established due to COVID-19. A gift to the Kenyon Fund is the only way to make a safe, secure and tax-deductible gift to the designation of your choosing at Kenyon.
Caroline Hesse is excited to announce her recent engagement to her very best friend and soulmate, Caroline Hesse. She is registered at Neiman Marcus and William Sonoma. Cash is also fine. Your invitation may have gotten lost in the mail, but she's positive she sent it.
