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1956
RAYMOND MALLEY has published four books, focusing on his careers and travels as a diplomat and global businessman. One of them, Cold Waters: My Ship Adventures in the Arctic, Antarctica, and North Atlantic, is being considered for a movie adaptation by a major studio.
1960
Ambassador WINSTON LORD, see Club News: New York.
1963
RON GLANTZ and his wife, Gina, traveled the Rhine and Danube from Amsterdam to Budapest. Daughter-in-law Meredith Stern’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights portfolio will be featured at the new Obama Library. Fox Glantz, their 10-year-old grandson, has just published his second graphic novel.
1963
ROBERT LEGVOLD spoke last year at events in Moscow and Oxford. He is still writing, lecturing, and participating in nongovernmental U.S.-Russia dialogues. Best of all, he and his wife, Gloria, welcomed their first great-granddaughter in January 2025.
1964
PHILIP BROWN and FRAN HOPKINS IRWIN recently celebrated with ARSLAN MURADI, F17, the arrival into the United States of Arslan’s mother. Arslan and his brother and four sisters, all born in Afghanistan, are now living in the Washington, D.C., area.
1967
Ambassador MASAO KAWAI went to China twice last year. As a former Japanese diplomat, he was lucky to be able to travel through the westernmost region of China, the Uyghur District. He continues promoting student exchanges between Japan and China.
1967
WARD THOMPSON was on stage in his community’s Christmas show, but, after 17 years, he closed his local foreign policy discussion group because U.S. policy has become too mystifying.
1968
CARMEN DIANA DEERE published a book with Routledge Press: First-Wave Feminism and Women’s Civil and Political Rights in South America.
1968
JIM HUFFMAN and his son celebrated Jim’s 80th birthday in May by pedaling their bikes more than 1,000 miles from Land’s End, on the southern tip of England, to John o’ Groats, at the northern tip of Scotland. This summer, Cambridge University Press will publish Jim’s book American Factions: How the U.S. Constitution Can End Extreme Partisanship. He spends his winters in MT shoveling snow and cross-country skiing and his summers in NH with a massive vegetable garden.
1968
SALLY KYLE MILLER underwent a round of exams that revealed no recurrence of her cancer. Her family gathered to celebrate her 80th birthday last summer. What fun and joy! She volunteered throughout last year to support special elections in Virginia and found it exciting to work on a campaign that had such an impact nationally. She continues working with charities and traveling. The local library's two book sales, where she is one of the two main cashiers, rang up over $33,000 in sales to fund scholarships and additions to the library's equipment, outreach, and enrichment programming. There was little traveling last year, just one old-fashioned train jaunt down along the south fork of the Potomac River in West Virginia, where the river is about six-to-eight feet deep. She was treated to marvelous sunset views across the Blue Ridge as she drove home.
1968
PETER OLESON and Luuk Oleson went to Australia for the holidays to visit their youngest son, Lars, and his family and took a 30-day cruise around Australia. Lars has founded an AI vision company. Erik, their oldest, has decided to take a year to develop his own movie and TV shows rather than be the showrunner for others. Their daughter, Kirsten, continues to teach at the University of Hawaii and lead postdocs in their research. 2025 travels included a trip to Churchill, Manitoba, to see the Aurora Borealis and to Africa for a safari. Peter has completed his book, Across the Pacific: The Secret Intelligence War between the US and Japan, 1941-45. His latest article on Putin was nominated for a Pulitzer; he continues to lecture at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C.
1968
TODD POCH is in Tenerife looking at properties for alternatives outside the United States.
1968
KEITH STANLEY TENNY and his wife, Jackie, were treated by their extended family to a joint birthday and 58th wedding anniversary celebration in Tulum, Mexico. They combined the festivities with a 5,000-mile driving trip through Mexico, which included the Pacific, Gulf, and Caribbean coasts.
1969
Last year, after 35 years in his international law firm, preceded by more than 20 years in Mexico’s foreign service and in academia, Ambassador ALBERTO SZEKELY intended to retire. However, in this challenging time for international law, there is still too much interesting legal work in his portfolio to undertake. That work includes his current stint as a judge on the UN International Law of the Sea Tribunal. So, he is giving himself an extra year of legal practice ... with possibly another to follow.
1969
PHILIP COONLEY retired almost 17 years ago on the same day as his wife, Marilyn Mulllane. They both worked at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, a U.S. Department of Transportation federal lab in Cambridge, MA, Philip for nearly 37 years. Having lived in Winchester, MA, for 49 years, Philip has had much contact with Fletcher, the most rewarding being serving as a host for a Japanese student and his wife, a relationship that continues with visits. Since retirement, Philip and Marilyn have been activists in local or state-focused social and environmental groups. Their children are college professors, their granddaughter is in her first year of high school, and their golden retriever puppy is just 6 months old.
1969
BILL WILSON was adopted by an immigrant family in England and raised with high expectations to be the first in his family to go to college. He eventually joined the U.S. military and, upon completion of mandatory service, he resigned his commission and applied to Fletcher, which was a wonderful challenge, especially when he worked with Professor LEE GROSS, F81. Bill is now a regular teacher of English online to Vietnamese students, having completed his teaching degree at Saint Michael’s College in Vermont.
1969
RICHARD H.J. WYTTENBACH-SANTOS lives in Portland, OR. He has eight grandchildren; last June, on his birthday, his first great-great-granddaughter was born. He reflects on a well-lived life: He continued his naval career after Fletcher, eventually commanding a guided missile destroyer and running the Navy’s technical school. In 1975, he moved to Guam and worked at the University of Guam until his retirement in 2003. Afterward, he served as a senator in the Guam Legislature.
1969
GREGORY SMITH continues to advocate for a merit-based civil service. He also serves on several volunteer committees, mentors, and works as founder of the Vermont-based group Pickleball in Charlotte.
1970
JOHN CASWELL stays active with gym visits, gardening, golf, and walking. John continues serving as a deacon. Last year, he spent time on the western shore of the Chesapeake and in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
1970
PIETER FEITH feels like he’s watching America's democratic institutions, U.S. foreign policy making, and the international legal order break down. He hopes that the Fletcher community will continue to stand up in defense of its values and principles.
1970
TOM MARTIN follows national security and foreign affairs at the Washington Institute of Foreign Affairs and the Association of Former Intelligence Officers. His wife, Susan Farrell, manages admission applications at the Cosmos Club. Tom is a descendant of explorer Merriwether Lewis; he and Susan are planning a 10-day cruise along the Snake and Columbia rivers, following the Trail of Discovery his ancestor blazed.
1970
ROGER WALLACE and his wife, Mary, have been spending most of their time at their farm, trying to keep their balance in this astonishing world we are living in. Roger turned 80 in October and is in good health, as are Mary, their children, and grandchildren. He could go on a tirade or two about U.S. politics, but he doubts if he has anything original to say.
1974
MARIE-NOËLLE REY, see Club News: Paris.
1981
LEE GROSS, see 1969.
1981
ABDULKADER THOMAS has recently been appointed the Sultan Nazrin Shah Fellow on Islamic Financial Markets at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies.
1984
VALI NASR, a professor of international affairs and Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, has written extensively about comparative politics, global relations, and U.S. foreign policy. His most recent publication, Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History, was released last year. Vali was recently featured on Fletcher News in March. Read the full interview with Fletcher.
1985
TAKEO AKIBA returned to Medford, MA to be the Convocation speaker and received the Class of 1947 Memorial Award in the fall. Read his conversation with Fletcher. See more in Club News: Tokyo.
1985
CHARLES ALTEKRUSE, see Club News: Bay Area.
1985
ANDRES MONTERO published his fourth book, Relatos de Seis Década, which includes 50 short stories about his life.
1985
CLAUDIA PIERECK DA CUNHA, see 1999.
1986
TIM JUDAH published a book: Life and Fate: All You Need to Know About the Changing Demography of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.
1986
PAUL SHAPIRO, see Club News: Madrid.
1988
SYETARN HANSAKUL, see Club News: Singapore.
1988
HIROSHI SUZUKI has been in London as Japanese ambassador to the U.K. since November 2024.
1989
KAREN (RADEL) AYLWARD, see 1990.
1989
STEVE LISTON, see Club News: Madrid.
1989
CIRILO GUILLERMO SOSA has three children and eight grandchildren; the youngest is a year and a half old. He worked in the government of Paraguay, where he was deputy minister of industry, minister of economic planning, and minister of labor and social security. He is currently the ambassador of Paraguay to the Republic of Turkey.
1989
CLAIRE VAN DER VAEREN retired from the United Nations Development Programme in December 2024, after 35 years in the service of the UN. She has returned to her hometown, Brussels, where she shares her time with family and friends and enjoys wellness and cultural activities, mentoring, and watercolor painting.
1990
SYED REFAAT AHMED retired from his position as the 25th chief justice of Bangladesh. He was appointed to the role after the student revolution of 2024. In his farewell address, he advocated for judicial independence and for safeguards against public corruption.
1990
STACY BERNARD DAVIS retired from the U.S. State Department in December 2024; her last position was deputy special envoy for Holocaust issues, an immensely rewarding job, both personally and professionally. She and her husband, Rich, hosted a minireunion with Class of 1990 friends in Washington, D.C., including Al Beitler, RUTH MICHELLE BEITLER, F90, FG93, MARK MONTGOMERY, LAURA CONTI, F92, KAREN (RADEL) AYLWARD, F89, BRUCE AYLWARD, F90, FG98, and MATTHEW DAVIS, F26. Stacy had a lovely, long lunch with PAMELA ROTNER SAKAMOTO, F90, FG97, last summer when Pam visited D.C. Stacy and Rich traveled to Greece in October and enjoyed a wonderful, warm reunion with KATERINA IOANNOU in Thessaloniki. They also had an excellent visit with KAREN (RADEL) AYLWARD, F89, and BRUCE AYLWARD, F90, FG98, in Edinburgh in December. Stacy is proud to say that her younger son, MATTHEW DAVIS, F26, will be graduating from Fletcher this spring.
Stacy Bernard Davis and Pamela Rotner Sakamoto, F90, FG97.
From left: Matthew Davis, F26, Stacy Bernard Davis, Ruth Michelle Beitler, F90, FG93, Mark Montgomery, Laura Conti, F92, Bruce Aylward, F90, FG98, and Karen (Radel) Aylward, F89.
1990
MARGIT BRUCK-FRIEDRICH is in her hometown of Vienna, serving as an ambassador in the Austrian Foreign Service after recent postings to Slovakia and Romania. See more in 1991.
1990
JINDRA CEKAN/OVA, ERIK SCHWABE, and Erik’s wife, Anne, got together in the fall when Jindra flew to Oslo, Norway, and made the keynote speech at the Nordic Carbon Finance Summit. Erik, who attended the speech, runs the mergers-and-acquisitions advisory company Alpha Corporate Finance in Oslo. Jindra heads two firms in Prague centered on sustainability and forestry. Erik has four sons; Jindra has two.
1990
CELIA DE ANCA-RAMOS, see 1991.
1990
CHARLES LEE, see 1991.
1990
DANIEL SATINSKY created The Satinsky Archive a free online resource hosted by The Russia Program at George Washington University and featuring oral history interviews with Americans involved with the USSR in the 1980s and with Russia in the 1990s. He is retired, but he wanted to build the archive to capture an era in which he was fortunate to be a participant.
1990
MAGALI SPINTHER, see Club News: Paris.
1990
MIEKE VAN DER WANSEM, see 1991.
1991
A.S. BABAR HASHMI met with MARGIT BRUCK-FRIEDRICH, F90, in Islamabad.
1991
After 25 years, EMMA DREW HODGSON met with MARGIT BRUCK-FRIEDRICH, F90, to have breakfast in London! Emma left her global advisory services firm in Australia to return to her hometown of London and has been with the London Business School for three years.
1991
SELINDE DULCKEIT lives in New York and leads global communications at the United Nations Population Fund.
1991
EDWARD HOYT and his wife, Anne, are well into empty-nesterdom. Their daughter Didi (25) works in publishing in New York City; their son Alex (22) finished at University of Chicago in June and liked it there so much there that he's working on a master’s degree at Chicago's Harris School now. The destruction of USAID disrupted Edward’s work in the energy sector, so last spring he and Anne left Washington, D.C., for Los Angeles. On the way there, Edward connected with GARY GRANT in St. George, UT. Later in the summer, he visited AMY SIEGEL, J88, F92, JOHN WILNER, A87, F91, MIEKE VAN DER WANSEM, F90, and Professor Bill Moomaw in and around Boston, as well as CHARLES LEE, F90, in LA. On a trip to Spain in September, he enjoyed a coffee with CELIA DE ANCA-RAMOS, F90, in Madrid.
Edward Hoyt and family on the shores of Lake Michigan for his son’s graduation.
1991
WENDY JOHNSON-VINCENT is keen to reach out to former roommates.
1991
JONATHAN POTTER’s grown-up family joined him and his wife in London for the holidays, coming in from Spain, Australia, and Northern Ireland.
1991
JENNIFER PRAH is the Amartya Sen Professor of Health Equity, Economics, and Policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice. She recently co-authored an article for The Lancet titled “Addressing post-separation abuse”, which was recently featured in Penn Today.
1991
ELENA SUÁREZ is enjoying her active retirement, living between Coral Gables, FL, and her home base in Bethesda, MD. She has been working on a cookbook, Food from the S.O.U.L. (Surviving Our Ultimate Loss): Favorite Recipes of Our Children Who Were Gone Too Soon, that will be available on Amazon. For the last five years, she has served as an overdose awareness advocate, focusing on overdoses caused by fentanyl poisoning. An interview/production she did with Telemundo on that subject won a Capital Emmy at the 66th Annual Capital Emmy Awards. She recently went to Greece with her dearest friend, AIXA PASCUAL AMADEO, and her wonderful Puerto Rican family. They had a blast!
1991
SCOTT ULREY left the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and started a new job with the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright in New York. Scott and LINDA YEUNG met up in New York.
1991
LINDA YEUNG completed her assignment as acting director for the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women. She has been the executive director for the Leadership Development Program for the City and County of San Francisco since 2022.
1992
PAULO BILYK, see 1999.
1992
LAURA CONTI, see 1990.
1992
KRISTEN PENDLETON had the pleasure of seeing SARAH LABAREE CHURCHILL in Stockholm in November. She was visiting from Geneva for her son's graduation.
1992
AMY SIEGEL, see 1991.
1993
CYMIE PAYNE is a professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey, and chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, World Commission on Environmental Law's Ocean Law Specialist Group. She encourages Fletcher classmates with law degrees who seek quality pro bono multilateral work to reach out and join the World Commission. To connect with Cymie, send her an email at cp@cymiepayne.org.
1994
SUKHEE HAN, see Club News: South Korea.
1994
LIZ MCCLINTOCK, see 1999.
1994
VLADA TKACH, see Club News: Frankfurt.
1994
PAUL VALLET has been teaching English as a foreign language to adult learners at Ifage, in Geneva, for more than a year. He continues to work at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. He recently published his third article in Diplomatie Magazine on the current state of U.S. politics.
1995
STELLA CUEVAS, see Club News: Colombia.
1995
OLAF GROTH is working with classmate JOSH LINCOLN, F95, FG00, on high-level foresight and strategy at the crossroads of tech, competitiveness, and geopolitics across Central Asia and the UAE. Josh now serves on the advisory board of Cambrian Futures, a company that offers clients AI support, alongside ERIN CONATON, TOM ANDERSON, F98, and STEPHEN GOODMAN, F00. Olaf was appointed to the president of Kazakhstan’s AI council, reappointed to the prime minister of Malaysia’s AI office expert community, and named adjunct professor of AI strategy at the University of Tsukuba, Malaysia. On a trip to Washington, D.C., for the Transatlantic AI Forum, he had a joyful Fletcher reunion with LARRY HANAUER5, ELIE FARHAT, F96, and EVELYN FARKAS, F95, FG99. The Fletcher Club in the Bay Area is alive and well under the leadership of SKYLER SCOGGAN, F18. See more in Club News: Bay Area.
1996
RUSTY BARBER; his wife, Ana; their son Lucas; and their dog, Nipper, returned to Washington, D.C., in the fall after a sabbatical year in France's Haute-Savoie area (where Tufts has its European Center). Rusty has found himself with extra time on his hands because the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency shut down his organization, the U.S. Institute of Peace, so he’s supporting former colleagues in their job searches, volunteering at his local food pantry, and remaining politically active.
1996
LEE CLANCY, see Club News: Madrid.
1996
ELIE FARHAT, see 1995.
1996
ADAM GLENN is deputy editor for Freedom of the Press Foundation, co-founded in 2013 by the late activist Daniel Ellsberg. Adam is entering his 20th year as a journalism instructor in New York and continuing his long-standing role as consulting editorial director for publications at the Society of Environmental Journalists. He is proud that his daughter, a recent Tulane graduate, is a video podcast producer who plans to join him in the journalism profession.
1996
NGAN NGUYEN and JONATHAN SHULMAN continue to make New York City their home. After years in international development, Ngan transitioned into the corporate sector and now works at Citi’s global headquarters, while Jonathan is at Mapbox. One of their three kids, Khai, is a student at Tufts, and did a semester abroad at University of St Andrews in Scotland. Ai Vy, a first-year student at Princeton, spent the last school year in Costa Rica for Princeton’s bridge year program. Luu Ly, the youngest, won a national writing contest sponsored by the American Immigration Council.
1996
ANDREA RAUBER SAXER is at the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, where she is heading the division for bilateral economic relations. She chairs approximately 30 joint economic commissions with other countries. Her group is responsible for organizing and managing all ministerial contacts. Her three boys are grown, one having become a banker (typical Swiss) and the twins in training as a software engineer and interactive media designer. Her husband is still in real estate and serves as a part-time judge.
1996
VENTZESLAV SABEV, see 2000.
1996
SUZANNE WHITE joined the research staff of the Institute for Defense Analyses.
1997
KUNIKO ASHIZAWA continues to teach courses on global governance, Asian order, and women in Asia at American and George Washington universities.
1997
JEROEN COOREMAN moved to London in January 2025 to take up a position as ambassador to the Court of St James. ALEXIA LATORTUE had the pleasure of seeing him twice in London, including for a drink at his beautiful residence. Jeroen was happy to see RICHARD PONZIO and KUNIKO ASHIZAWA, F97, FG05, at the Doha Forum in December.
1997
AGUSTIN ESCARDINO MALVA lives in Brussels with his wife, Nicole Monter. He is with the European Commission, where he oversees the Scaleup Europe Fund, a large investment fund set up by the commission and private investors. They have three children: Isa, Alex, and Alicia. Isa and Alex are already at university, studying engineering (in Eindhoven and Munich, respectively), while Alicia (13 years old) is still at home. In 2025, they were very happy to receive YANNICK MIREUR, F98, FG00, ENRIQUE HIDALGO, F98, FG01, (who is Alicia’s godfather) and his son, and LARRY ESIN, F98, in their home in Valencia, Spain. In Brussels, Agustin sees NATHALIE ISHIZUKA from time to time; two of their children are good friends.
1997
After 30 years with the federal government, ROMY GALLEGOS is enjoying a second career as an educator, teaching aeronautical science classes at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, which brings together all his experiences: air traffic control, air navigation, and diplomacy and international relations. This year, Romy will take his classes abroad to Ireland, Belgium, and Portugal. He enjoys living in Florida, where he has many lifelong friends; his girls come to visit often.
1997
JULIO GARRO-GALVEZ, see 1998.
1997
After four years with the Biden-Harris Administration, ALEXIA LATORTUE is now a distinguished nonresident fellow at the Center for Global Development; she also heads the secretariat of the Future of Development Cooperation Coalition. In addition, she is on the boards of Suez and of ODI Global and is a senior advisor to the Trade & Development Bank. She is thrilled to have had many personal and professional opportunities to engage with Fletcherites in 2025.
1997
GENEVE MANTRI, see 1998.
1997
CHRISTINE MAURER-VOSS, see Club News: Frankfurt.
1997
CAMI MAZARD got engaged to Wayne Marshall last year in the Red Room of the White House. The couple will marry this fall in Bethesda.
1997
At the annual Doha Forum in December, RICHARD PONZIO led two sessions on the forum's theme: Justice in Action: Beyond Promises to Progress (including this related Future of International Cooperation Report 2025).
1997
MALIKKAH ROLLINS lives in Washington, D.C., and, in 2021, transitioned from careers in education and social work to follow her longtime love of filmmaking. She now runs the industry and education program at DOC NYC, the largest documentary film festival in the U.S. She also consults with documentary teams about the ethics and care practices of their crews and participants.
1997
BRYAN TENNEY retired from the Department of State in July 2024, after 27 years. For the last 21 years, he worked as a special agent in the Office of Inspector General, investigating white-collar-fraud-related cases. He is now a full-time writer, and his novel, The Founders, is selling well.
1997
MARKO VELIKONJA retired from the State Department in September 2024, after 25 years. He is engaged in the usual new-retiree mix of travel, parenting, and domestic projects as well as reading a lot about fascism and reflecting on the principles of rule of law and such. Marko is the proud parent of four kids; his older twin sons graduated last spring from McGill and Dartmouth. His daughter is a senior in high school, and his youngest son is a sophomore.
1997
GRETA (SRULEVITCH) ZEENDER, see 1998.
1998
TOM ANDERSON, see 1995.
1998
RICHARD CORRELL, a career submariner, was nominated to receive a fourth star and to serve as commander of U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.
1998
PHIL CUMMINGS completed his three-year U.S. Foreign Service assignment to the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi last summer and will eventually return to the uncertainty of Washington, D.C. Phil enjoyed briefing Fletcher faculty and students on U.S.-India economic relations during their visit to the New Delhi American Center this spring.
1998
LARRY ESIN, see 1997.
1998
TIMOTHY FROGGATT moved from Rhode Island to London. His son and daughter both live in Colorado, the former working in a ski shop in Denver and skiing and the latter finishing up her biology degree at University of Colorado Boulder. Tim spent Thanksgiving with three Fletcherites, PAULIUS VILEMAS, KARA MACDONALD, ambassador to Lithuania, and her husband GENEVE MANTRI, F97. Tim sees Paulius in Lithuania often and is working on a few projects with him in the biotech field.
1998
2025 was a deeply rewarding year for IRINA GORBMAN. Her abstract metaphysical oil paintings were featured in a solo exhibition at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture in New York, as well as in an installation at Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire. Outside the studio, she enjoys time with her 2-year-old grandson, who is charming everyone around him and growing up bilingual in English and Russian. Irina lives in Dover, MA, and encourages you to view her work at iGorbman.com.
1998
KRISTINA HARE LYONS is especially grateful for all of you in times such as these. She’s bouncing around between Boston, Martha’s Vineyard, Miami, and Cascais, Portugal, in this new(ish) empty-nest chapter. Lucy, who was born while she was at Fletcher, lives in London, where she runs a climate tech startup. Lucy’s brother, Wyatt, who just graduated, lives and works in New York City. Kristina is active on three nonprofit boards and continues to develop impact-oriented media and pursue angel investing while waiting for the world to stop spinning. Her husband, Patrick, is opening an English gastropub on Beacon Hill: Harry Hare’s, in honor of Kristina’s late father.
1998
ENRIQUE HIDALGO, see 1997.
1998
LIZ (HUDSON) KERTON says that the apple didn't fall far from the tree: Her daughter is working on her international development and economics undergraduate degrees.
1998
YANNICK MIREUR, see 1997.
1998
Since last summer, KUNIKO (SAKADO) OGAWA has served as deputy secretary general of the Secretariat for Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC) in Japan and is responsible for policies relating to personal information protection.
1998
Last year, GWENETH REHNBORG and her husband, Rod, launched Burl, a wine brand exploring the links between flavor, nutrient density, living soil, and growing practices on an organic farm and vineyard in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. They put some former classmates to work in the vineyard for a few days, including ENA LALIBERTE and her husband Pete, CHIP LAITINEN and VALERIA SCOTT LAITINEN, and SARAH RABASCO and her husband Mike.
1998
ROGER RIGAUD was nominated for promotion to the rank of minister-counselor within the U.S. Department of State. He and his family are doing well as they enter their second year in Guatemala City, after a great summer visiting the in-laws in Turkey. They’re trying to take in some of the natural wonders in Guatemala beyond the volcanos of historic Antigua, starting with a visit to the volcanic Lake Atitlán last September.
1998
DOUGLAS SHUSTER is still living and working in northern Virginia, heading up a local civic association there. Work nearly ground to a halt with the stop work order on foreign assistance and then the government shutdown, but his firm, Tuatara Group, is back at it. The youngest of his three kids starts college this year, and he is looking forward to traveling to Vietnam, Thailand, South Africa, and Saudi Arabia.
1998
ANDREW SRULEVITCH, VERONIQUE (BELL) AUBERT, SILVI LLOSA, LAURO LOCKS, F99, and GRETA (SRULEVITCH) ZEENDER, F97, are all based in Geneva, and while COLLEEN THOUEZ, FG99, was visiting in September, they welcomed Peru’s new ambassador to Switzerland, JULIO GARRO-GALVEZ, F97. Kudos to Colleen for organizing a delightful evening by Lake Geneva with fine wine, delicious food, and fond memories of their student days.
1999
OLEG KAGANOVICH took his first trip to Japan last year and explored the country, food, and culture. Professionally, he continues to enjoy growing his innovation advisory business, Sustineri Ventures.
1999
CARLISLE LEVINE is super excited about the Strengthening Evaluation Contracting Partnerships Initiative, a global, evaluation-focused program she is co-leading with a colleague, aimed at centering the work of evaluators who are closest to the context, cultures, and communities where changes of interest are taking place.
1999
LAURO LOCKS, see 1998.
1999
WENDY MACLEOD and TODD CHAPPELL are enjoying retirement in Plymouth, NH, where they’ve been busy restoring and updating a 1775 farmhouse and barn. For a second season, they boiled sap collected from their own sugar maples, increasing production from one to three gallons. Daughter Halla will graduate from St. Lawrence University in May with majors in global affairs and business and minors in French and European studies. Sophie is in the 4th grade, learning to ski like a native and keeping everyone young. They discovered that they are practically neighbors with CHRISTINE KLINK and have enjoyed reconnecting with her; they’ve also enjoyed visits from Wendy’s former housemate and dessert party co-host LIZ MCCLINTOCK, F94, FG16, as well as JEN LEONARD.
1999
DANIEL SONDER and a group of Fletcher community members, including PAULO BILYK, F92, ALBERTO PFEIFER, F02, CLAUDIA PIERECK DA CUNHA, F85, LEONARDO SHINOHARA, F04, BERNARDO SILVA, F11, and SILVIA DE TOLEDO FAGNANI, met with Fletcher Dean and Professor Daniel Drezner in São Paulo, Brazil.
1999
TANIA TESCHKE will be running a tour to Bordeaux in May, with a focus on women in wine, as well as a hiking and culinary tour to Switzerland and to the Aletsch Glacier, Oeschinensee, and the Lötschental Valley. She would love to have Fletcher friends join her. She and husband TOBY WOLF are currently studying Italian with a posting to Rome coming in late 2026, as well as tours in Italy in 2027. Contact Tania at tania@bordeauxkitchen.com or learn more on her website.
1999
COLLEEN THOUEZ, see 1998.
2000
Welcome to the newest unofficial Fletcher club: Tashkent, Uzbekistan! ANNA BALOGH, MARIANA NEISULER, and PETER NEISULER, F02, are located at the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent. Anna ran into VENTZESLAV SABEV, F96, at a conference in Tashkent and hopes to have a proper Fletcher get-together when he next comes to town from Geneva.
2000
MARCUS KING is a professor at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service, where he created and directed a one-year STEM-focused degree called the Master of Science in Environment and International Affairs (MS-EIA). The program welcomed its second cohort of students in 2025. He often has the chance to collaborate with HASSAN ABBAS, F02, FG08, who is a distinguished professor at National Defense University in Washington, D.C.
2000
STEPHEN GOODMAN, see 1995.
2000
Dean KELLY SIMS GALLAGHER, see Club News: Singapore.
2001
In August 2025, RICKLEF BEUTIN presented his credentials to the secretary-general of the United Nations as the new German permanent representative to the United Nations.
2001
EUNHA CHANG, see Club News: South Korea.
2002
HASSAN ABBAS, see 2000.
2002
HILDAH L. BIRUNGI, see Club News: Uganda.
2002
PETER NEISULER, see 2000.
2002
ALBERTO PFEIFER, see 1999.
2002
CYNTHIA RAY, see Club News: Washington, D.C.
2002
JON ROSENWASSER’s time in federal service came to a close at the end of September. He greatly enjoyed the challenges of being the intelligence community chief financial officer but is now looking to pursue other professional opportunities. He created an LLC focused on intelligence and national security and serves as adjunct faculty in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. He and his wife, Jennifer, recently celebrated 20 years of marriage. They have a first-year student at Purdue University, studying integrated business engineering, and a high school junior with ambitions to do international relations.
2003
CHOO PIN ANG, see Club News: Singapore.
2003
HIND ABOUD KABAWAT, see 2010 GMAP I.
2003
LIV HALPERIN’s book, Hope and Contemporary Israeli Peace Movements: The Emotional Dimension of Collective Peace Politics, has been published by Routledge Press. The book investigates and compares two contemporary Israeli peace movements, Standing Together and Women Wage Peace, through the angle of collective emotions, and specifically of hope. It is a tribute to the peace activists of Standing Together and Women Wage Peace, and to all peace activists in the Middle East and beyond who tirelessly resist violent patriarchal trends and leaders and remind us of all that another way is possible. Liv is a feminist peacebuilding practitioner and scholar whose work and research focus on peace, conflict transformation, nonviolent resistance, and gender in Israel/Palestine. She currently serves as the senior advisor for peacebuilding during peace negotiations at PeaceWomen Across the Globe and as a visiting professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva.
2004
PAOLA AMADEI returned to the EU headquarters in Brussels after a four-year tour of duty as ambassador to Lesotho. She will retire in the summer and plans to live between Italy and Germany. She’s happy to connect with Fletcherites, especially Fletcher women in Europe.
2004
BRANDON EDWARD MILLER completed his service with the U.S. Agency for International Development. In September, he started as senior counsel for institutional and administrative law at the Asian Development Bank in Manila, Philippines.
2004
SARA POSADA, see 2025 GMAP.
2004
LEONARDO SHINOHARA, see 1999.
2006
ADAM DAY published a new book in 2025: The Forever Crisis: Adaptive Global Governance for an Era of Accelerating Complexity.
2006
DÉBORAH VOUCHE, see Club News: Paris.
2006 GMAP I
KHASSIM DIAGNE was appointed special representative and head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. Read more about the appointment.
2007
BENEDETTA BERTI was appointed secretary general of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Until taking this role, she served as director of policy planning for two NATO secretaries-general.
2007
LESLIE PALTI-GUZMAN hosts the Energy Vista podcast, a platform for expert-driven discussions on energy markets, global trade, and geopolitics. This is a podcast to: 1) make experts great again, and 2) contribute actively to the public debate and policymaking around commodities, the geopolitics of energy, and trade. Available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts, the show features high-level guests from government, industry, and academia.
2007 GMAP I
After a career in sales leadership, DONALD BEST is focusing on two pursuits: health care and music. For nearly six years, he has worked in a hospital emergency room on the clinical logistics team, meeting ambulances and flagging critical cases for the nurses. He also has completed six years of classical voice training and studied music theory. A baritone, he sings everything from classical to jazz to contemporary music and has performed as a soloist in small venues. Next on his to-do list: snagging a few paid gigs.
2007 GMAP I
At the suggestion of DENIS KUNDJE, who has been a senior policy advisor at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in New York since 2023, the GMAP I Class of 2007 created a new WhatsApp group to stay in closer touch. Nearly half the class has already signed up, and the group has dived into GMAP-worthy discussions on politics and other topics. Any members of the class who would like to join should email the class secretary at gerilouisesmith@gmail.com.
2007 GMAP II
UMAR HADI was named as Indonesian ambassador to the United Nations. Learn more about the appointment.
2007 GMAP II
At the end of October, FABIENNE STASSEN and Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum, published Thriving and Leading in the Intelligent Age: Mastering Change with Purpose. In December, they published Longevity and Retirement in the Intelligent Age: Opening New Horizons in Later Life.
2008
ELIZABETH BENNETT, see Club News: Bay Area.
2008
LUCAS GERMANOS is building a digital bank in London, Zopa Bank, which has already acquired 1.7 million customers. In October, Lucas was elected as trustee at Switchboard, the U.K.’s national LGBTQ+ helpline. Connect with Lucas at Loukas.germanos@gmail.com.
2008
JEN (KENNEDY) GELLIE is now a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, focusing on national security compliance, investigations, and defense.
2008
SANDHYA GUPTA, see Club News: Delhi.
2008
COREY O'HARA finished his Ph.D. at the Friedman School and spent two interesting but challenging years working on community resilience and economic development in northern Mozambique. He went to Nepal to run a large USAID agriculture and food security project on January 15, 2025—and had a great week meeting his new team before he had to let them all go. Staying in Nepal, he has registered a company that provides operational, design, IT, and marketing support for businesses and NGOs, and he is embracing his new role as a Nepali business owner.
2008
AARON VAN ALSTINE, see 2013.
2008 GMAP
In 2024, Judge JOYCE ALUOCH reported on the recommendations she made for reforming the judiciary of the Republic of South Sudan under the Revitalized Agreement for the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan. The two-year assignment reflected the country’s complex postconflict context, following nearly two decades of war prior to independence on July 9, 2011. In 2025, she continued mediation work in Kenya and internationally. She is the patron of Women in Alternative Dispute Resolution (WADR) in Kenya, which promotes alternative dispute resolution and mentors students.
2009
Last spring, SARAH LABOWITZ became a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she publishes the Disaster Dollar Database and writes about climate adaptation through disasters. She also helped start the largest team of Afghan women refugee soccer players in the United States, Houston Shine FC.
2009
JEREMY LEONG, see Club News: Singapore.
2009
TARA MOCK, see Club News: Paris.
2009
KIRBY REILING and COURTNEY KEMPS, F10, moved to Brussels with their two kids for Kirby's three-year assignment at NATO with the State Department.
2009
HOWE WAN, see Club News: Singapore.
2010
KIRSTIN ELLISON, see Club News: Madrid.
2010
MARCIA KAMMITSI, see 2011.
2010
COURTNEY KEMPS, see 2009.
2010
HANUL KIM, see Club News: South Korea.
2010
FRANZISKA SCHMID, see Club News: Frankfurt.
2010
POOMSANTI WAIRITH, see Club News: Frankfurt.
2010
In September, CHIH-HSIANG WU started a new role as director general/consul general representing Taiwan in San Francisco.
2010
TAKAHIRO YAMAMOTO, see Club News: Singapore.
2010 GMAP I
In August, BUJAR HOXHA, country director for Save the Children in Syria, met with HIND ABOUD KABAWAT, F03, the minister of social and labor affairs in the government of Syria, to discuss solutions for unaccompanied minors and children in Damascus who need child-friendly spaces.
2011
HECTOR BROWN, see Club News: Paris.
2011
MICHELLE KWAN was named to the Asian Hall of Fame Class of 2025, one of 11 notable inductees.
2011
ELISE CRANE and SUZANNE (ANDREWS) KORFF met up in Chamonix, France, in September for a week-long writing and running retreat in the French Alps. Elise is the public affairs officer at the U.S. Embassy in Moldova and was delighted to run into MARCIA KAMMITSI, F10, at the international preschool their kids attend. Marcia is a program officer at the EU delegation in Moldova. They enjoy frequent play dates and kids’ birthday parties, aided by Moldova’s excellent wine.
Elise Crane and Suzanne (Andrews) Korff in Chamonix, France.
Marcia Kammitsi, F10, and Elise Crane in Chisinau, Moldova (with Elise’s 6-year-old son and overly friendly dog).
2011
PATRICK ELLIOT bought a house in Arlington, VA. He’s the unit chief for Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru at the State Department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Patrick Elliot and family.
2011 GMAP I
SANDRA COYLE, co-authored one chapter “Chapter 13: Funding the Network of Networks Model” within Continued Moral Pressure for Responsible Globalization, Volume II, which was published by Brill in July. The full volume is available through Brill.
2011 GMAP II
BERNARDO SILVA, see 1999.
2012
CHARLES CALDI, see Club News: Paris.
2012
PAOLO COZZI’s wife, Allison, died of breast cancer in May. Her mother, who lived with them, died shortly after. ALEX LEIPZIGER, SADE CAMPBELL, A07, F12, and JULIE YOUNES, F13, came to Allison's visitation, which was very kind. He is figuring out what to do next and where to go and is accepting recommendations.
2012
After a nerve-racking period of unemployment (like so many Fletcherites—solidarity!), CATESBY HOLMES started a new role this summer as editorial director at Rewire News Group, which covers reproductive rights. She recently hosted JENYA SHANDINA, visiting Brooklyn from abroad, and they joined CLEIA NOIA, CATALINA QUINTERO, and KATIE WALSH, F14, AG14, for a fun dinner in Manhattan.
Catesby Holmes, Jenya Shandina, Cleia Noia, Catalina Quintero, and Katie Walsh, F14, AG14, met for a fun Fletcher dinner in Manhattan.
2012
KIM JINA, who serves as vice foreign minister for South Korea, led a task force of senior officials to Cambodia in an effort to combat online fraud operators based in the country. She negotiated new commitments from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, earning widespread international news coverage.
2012
ERIN KIMSEY has expanded the Fletcher family with her marriage to Cody Rickert on June 7. Several Fletcher friends in the D.C. area joined the celebration. Erin and Cody remain in Washington, D.C., and hope to take another Foreign Service assignment abroad in the coming years.
2012
RIZWAN LADHA reconnected with MEGHAN LUECKE and her family in San Francisco. He and his family also spent time with LULU CHENG MESERVEY, F13, and JOSHUA MESERVEY, F14, in Baltimore, where the kids all had fun riding the dragon boats and exploring the Science Center. Rizwan is at C3 AI, deploying large-scale AI solutions for government, and Nashila is still at Capital One.
2012
RACHEL FREDMAN LYNGAAS and SEAN LYNGAAS welcomed Raphael Victor Lyngaas in April 2025. He is enjoying sampling any food put in front of him and laughing at his big sister Talia. Rachel is at RAND Corporation, and Sean is with CNN.
2012
PAUL MAIDOWSKI is based in Berlin, looking after a lively 2-year-old with his partner Ling-Yu. Besides that, he works for the Ministry of the Economy, Labour, Energy and Climate Mitigation of the state of Brandenburg in Potsdam on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and emissions trading.
2012
BARRY MATTSON stepped into the role of CEO at the Brian Hamilton Foundation, carrying a simple conviction forged in war zones, classrooms, and quiet conversations with people the economy forgets: Entrepreneurship should belong to everyone. He is driving a movement to throw open the gates for those who’ve been pushed to the margins. Learn more at Brianhamilton.org.
2012
AARON PULTZ has good news: In the fall, a classmate from the Air Force Academy reached out to their grad community because he developed an autoimmune disease that had destroyed his liver. A few of his classmates threw their names in the hat, and Aaron was selected to be his liver donor. It was a bit scary, but he feels blessed to have been able to help save his friend's life. Thankfully, he has his wife to help his recovery and two sons (6 and 8) to keep him entertained.
2012
URSULA ROJAS WEISER, see Club News: Bay Area.
2012
HYUNGKEUN YOON, see Club News: South Korea.
2012 GMAP I
PARI JHAVERI, see Club News: Delhi.
2013
LULU CHENG MESERVEY, see 2012.
2013
ARIEL JAHNER met LAUREN EADES, A11, F18, and CHELSEA HANLON, F21, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, last spring and in Washington, D.C., last summer. She also saw JULIANA BEDOYA CARMONA and AARON VAN ALSTINE, F08, in August; their kids had a great time playing together. In a stroke of serendipity, Ariel bumped into RACHAEL PARRISH in D.C. just before Rachael and her family departed for their next diplomatic assignment in Nairobi, Kenya. Ariel and her family will be in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, until summer 2027.
2013
STEPHEN MONROE has lived for the past six years in Singapore, where he is a professor of political science at the National University of Singapore. His first book, Mirages of Reform: The Politics of Elite Protectionism in the Arab World, was named one of the best books of 2025 by Foreign Affairs. For more, see Club News: Singapore.
2013
JULIE YOUNES, see 2012.
2014
NIHAL CHAUHAN, see Club News: Singapore.
2014
JOSHUA MESERVEY, see 2012.
2014
KATIE WALSH, see 2012.
2015
DEEPTI JAYAKRISHNAN, see Club News: Bangalore.
2015
EASWARAN NARASSIMHAN returned to Fletcher as an assistant professor of climate and energy policy in September. Learn more about him in a recent profile on Fletcher News. See more in Club News: Singapore.
2015
THOMAS POLS has been appointed chair of the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. As a global health leader with extensive experience in clinical medicine and health management, Thomas will guide the faculty’s mission to deliver on the college's purpose by strengthening health care in remote, rural, and humanitarian settings.
2015
WAIYEN WONG, see Club News: Singapore.
2015
In December, pianist and U.S. Arts Envoy PAULINE YANG made her Bulgaria debut on tour in Varna, Burgas, and Sofia. Amidst a packed itinerary, which included performing concerts, coaching young musicians, and discussing her life in music and diplomacy with a range of media outlets, she also attended a ballet performance at the Sofia Opera House with former Foreign Minister of Bulgaria H.E. Nadezdha Neynsky!
2015 GMAP
IMAN KAMEL published a book: Quantum Leaps and Lost Socks: Your Playful Guide to Transformation. Learn more about Iman and her work.
2016
TAPISH BHATT, see Club News: Delhi.
2016
After serving two consular tours, first in Kyiv, Ukraine, and then in Almaty, Kazakhstan, S. ELLIOTT ESTEBO converted from the Foreign Service to the Civil Service in June 2025 to join the Boston Passport Agency as a supervisor. He has thoroughly enjoyed returning to Massachusetts 10 years after leaving Fletcher and looks forward to connecting with more alumni in the area!
2016
SANGEETHA MADASAMY, see Club News: Singapore.
2016
NADEZHDA KAZAKOVA, see Club News: Frankfurt.
2016
ADITYA SARKAR, see Club News: Delhi.
2017
JOHN BIDWELL, see Club News: Paris.
2017
ABRAHAM CHERIAN, see Club News: Bangalore.
2017
ARSLAN MURADI, see 1964.
2017
Last year NATALIA PRIETO-NINO represented Colombia in the water ski Panamerican championship in Santa Rosa Beach, FL; she and her family realized Santa Rosa Beach is a hidden gem. They are still in Miami, so if you happen to pass by, their house is your house, as Colombians say.
Sunset on Santa Rosa Beach, FL, with Natalia Prieto-Nino and family.
2018
PULKIT AGGRWAL and his wife, Ankita Bansal, have made Toronto their home since 2021. Pulkit works with Grand Challenges Canada, where he invests in high-impact health-tech organizations across emerging markets.
2018
LAUREN EADES, see 2013.
2018
SOOKRIT MALIK, see Club News: Delhi.
2018
Last year, DAVID MOULTON welcomed baby Madeleine into the world. In 2026, he will finish law school, take the bar exam, and serve an apprenticeship at the Crown Attorney's Office in Toronto.
2018
OXANA PADURARU, see Club News: Paris.
2018
SKYLER SCOGGAN, see 1995 and Club News: Bay Area.
2018
In February 2025, KAREN TAYLOR and THEO TAYLOR welcomed their third child, Grant, and Karen wrapped up four years at the State Department, where she coordinated and managed funding for humanitarian assistance programs across the Middle East. Theo started a new role as associate director for Deloitte UK. The family moved across the pond to Richmond Upon Thames, just outside of London, and they are having a quintessential English experience.
Karen and Theo Taylor with Annika (6), Arden (4), and Grant (1).
2018 GMAP
In April 2025, after a successful 1.5-year assignment working in the Republic of Moldova for the Moldova minister of defense, PATRICIA MANZKE received the Republic of Moldova's National Army Medal for Cooperation. Patricia and OXANA PADURARU met in Paris in December.
Patricia Manzke with the Republic of Moldova's minister of defense.
2019
NIHARIKA BETKERUR, see Club News: Bangalore.
2019
KUDRAT KONTILIS, see Club News: Bay Area.
2019
CONOR SANCHEZ, see Club News: Bay Area.
2019
SAMUEL SCHLEIPMAN lives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and works as a project manager for Insuco, an international consulting firm.
2019
AMBARIN SULTANA and MATTIA BALSIGER tied the knot on June 5, 2025, in an intimate ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland; their love story began at Blakeley Hall during their Fletcher days.
2019
DANNY TOBIN spent last year at the University of São Paulo. He graduated from Duke University with a doctorate in environmental policy in July and began a postdoc. He is on the lookout for a permanent research home starting in July 2027, hoping to teach and use impact evaluation to study sustainable development projects.
2019
After leaving the civil service at the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration in September, CARMEN WILKE got married in Washington, D.C., and started as a senior consultant at Guidehouse in the Defense, Diplomacy, & Intelligence division.
2019 GMAP
FELIPE GARCÍA LANDA was appointed head of Political Affairs at the Embassy of Mexico to the United States in Washington, D.C.
2020
EXEQUIEL CACERES, see Club News: Paris.
2020
ANURADHA HERUR, see Club News: Bangalore.
2020
RICHARD HILL, see Club News: Singapore.
2020
In a profile on the Fletcher website, Ph.D. student BETHANY TIETJEN reflects on COP30, the United Nations climate change conference held in Belém, Brazil, in 2025. A predoctoral research fellow at the Climate Policy Lab, Bethany connects the conference’s focus on implementation to her work on climate adaptation and global climate finance. Read her reflections on COP30.
2021
KIELEY (TAYLOR) FILEPP founded Kielstar LLC, where she serves as principal consultant, with an emphasis on supporting brands, technologies, and media owners as they navigate through periods of transition.
2021
MICHAEL GRADUS, see Club News: Washington, D.C.
2021
CHELSEA HANLON, see 2013.
2021
JD KRISTENSON acquired an e-commerce business, Puzzle House, and he is offering a dedicated discount code ALUMNI15 for any Fletcher alums.
2021
JAYASHRI LOKARAJAN, see Club News: Singapore.
2021
LUCIA LOMBARDO, see Club News: Washington, D.C.
2021
MATT REITZ, see Club News: Washington, D.C.
2021
CAMILLE TISLER, see Club News: Bay Area.
2022
CHELSEA NEELY joined the Solar Energy Industries Association, the national trade association for the solar and storage industry, as director of cybersecurity policy. Chelsea lives in Broomfield, CO, with her wife, Helen and dog, Bee.
2022
AARON SPITLER tied the knot with his longtime partner, Rebecca Hall, on April 27, 2025. The ceremony, held in Powhatan, VA, brought together family and friends from across the world, including several Fletcher alums.
2022
ISAAC TAN, see 2023.
2023
TAEHEE LEE is a research associate at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies (Hyundai), a leading private think tank in South Korea; she focuses on North Korea, regional security, and international relations. At Fletcher, she served as a passionate co-leader of the North Korea Working Group, organizing a number of meaningful events to deepen understanding of the Korean Peninsula. Follow her on LinkedIn. See more in Club News: South Korea.
2023
NICCI MATTEY, see Club News: Washington, D.C.
2023
TINT TEL MAY and ISAAC TAN, F22, celebrated their wedding in Phuket, Thailand, in October. About 40 members of the Fletcher community turned up from across the world to witness their union. See more in Club News: Singapore.
Tint Tel May, Isaac Tan, and their friends.
2023
SHRUTI RAO attended the wedding of TINT TEL MAY and ISAAC TAN, F22, a quintessential Fletcher couple: diverse international backgrounds (May is Burmese while Isaac is Singaporean Canadian), polyglots in their own special ways, and, as you would expect of Fletcher alums, the kindest of souls. It was a wonderful reunion for many Fletcherites, who caught up on all the interesting and impactful work they are doing across the globe.
Shruti Rao caught up with many Fletcherites at the wedding of Tint Tel May and Issac Tan, F22.
2023 GMAP
HARALD BIEDERBICK, see Club News: Frankfurt.
2024
SHIVANI DESAI, see Club News: Bay Area.
2024
DIANA HARTFORD, see Club News: Washington, D.C.
2024 GMAP
MARK NELSON was recently appointed the co-chair for Guadalajara for the Albuquerque Sister Cities Foundation.
2024 GMAP
CANDICE PITTS continues her dedication to public service in her new role as city administrator for her hometown of Belize City, Belize. In this capacity, she manages the daily operations of the city council, liaises between the council and the general public, and implements policies crafted by the mayor and elected councilors in collaboration with city council staff.
2024 GMAP
CHARLIE COSTANZO moved with his family from Germany to Washington, D.C., and assumed the role of military legislative assistant for North Dakota’s at-large representative Julie Fedorchak. He also co-authored a book: Military Theorists: A Deskside Guide to the Most Important Military Strategy Thinkers.
2024 GMAP
WILL LEE celebrated his first anniversary as assistant town clerk for the town of Hopkinton, MA, in September. In July, he attended the New England Municipal Clerks’ Institute, where clerks from all over New England gather to learn from each other. In November, he was elected to the Planning Board as an associate member for a four-year term in Franklin, MA, where he lives.
2025
After pursuing a rigorous undergraduate and graduate path in cybersecurity, AUSTIN BROWER pivoted out of a 25-year career in telecommunications and joined Palo Alto Networks. He and his fiancé, Jeremy, set a date for their wedding and are busily planning a warm welcome for friends and family this spring.
2025
GARY SAMPSON, see Club News: Washington, D.C.
2025
DESMOND WONG, see Club News: Singapore.
2025 GMAP
TATUM ALBERTINE and her family are settled in Portland, OR, after 13 years overseas. She is an active member of the Japanese American Society of Oregon and the World Affairs Council of Oregon. She maintains a global consultancy strengthening international business associations, promoting U.S. trade and export readiness, and developing sustainable foreign direct investment strategies in emerging markets for clients. She greatly enjoyed connecting recently with SARA POSADA, F04, also in the Portland area.
2025 GMAP
The Fletcher website recently featured NICODEMUS AJAK BIOR, who used his GMAP experience to develop a plan to transform public transportation in South Sudan. Read about his experience on Fletcher News.
2025 GMAP
Air Force Col. ATHANASIA SHINAS received an appointment to the grade of brigadier general, and STEPHANIE WOODS and CHRIS ROTH were there to support her. She was serving as mobilization assistant to the director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Read the press release.
Raymond Gonzales, F50
April 11, 2025
San Diego, CA
Marcia R. Gardiner, F51
October 16, 2025
Santa Rosa, CA
Antonie C.A. Dake, F55
July 22, 2025
The Hague, Netherlands
Ralph E. Fretty, F59, F60, FG75
August 21, 2025
Lexington, KY
Paul M. Hohenberg, F59
July 23, 2025
Troy, NY
John Sydney Neville Drew, F61
June 19, 2025
London, England
Lorne David Dyke, F62
August 24, 2025
West Vancouver, BC
William B. Ford, F65, F66
November 13, 2025
Nashua, NH
Sandra Louise Vogelgesang, F65, F66, FG71
September 5, 2025
Bethesda, MD
Harry Joseph Petrequin, F70
November 21, 2025
Black Mountain, NC
John E. Darling, A70, F71
July 4, 2025
Danvers, MA
Schuyler Foerster, F72
July 25, 2025
Colorado Springs, CO
Professor Klaus E. Scharioth, F74, F75, FG78
October 30, 2025
Berlin, Germany
Michael Capaccio, F82
September 12, 2025
Waynesboro, VA
Robert A. Kinn, F84
January 15, 2025
Arlington, VA
Anne G. Campbell, F90
May 7, 2025
Colorado Springs, CO
Vera Eccarius-Kelly, F96, FG02
December 6, 2025
Delmar, NY
Professor Richard “Dick” Shultz
November 22, 2025
Medford, MA
BAY AREA
The Fletcher Club of the Bay Area has two new co-leaders: SKYLER SCOGGAN, F20, and KUDRAT KONTILIS, F19. They kicked off with a happy hour event in Oakland in October, and additional attendees included CHARLES ALTEKRUSE, F85, ELIZABETH BENNETT, F08, SHIVANI DESAI, F24, OLAF GROTH, F95, FG97, URSULA ROJAS WEISER, F12, CONOR SANCHEZ, F19, and CAMILLE TISLER, F21. The club also hosted a holiday party at the Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco in December. There was a complimentary mezcal and tequila tasting, and more than 25 Fletcher alumni attended.
MINNEAPOLIS
The Fletcher Club of the Twin Cities had a happy hour gathering in September and a trivia night in December.
NEW YORK
The Fletcher Club of New York, Fletcher’s Office of Development and Alumni Engagement, and the Asia Society co-hosted Ambassador WINSTON LORD, F60, H87, for a fireside chat titled “Are U.S.-China Relations at the End of the Line? Winston Lord's China Odyssey.” Daniel Drezner, academic dean and professor of international politics at Fletcher, and Orville Schell, vice president and Arthur Ross director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society, joined in the conversation.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Fletcher Club of D.C. has a new board of directors.
MATT REITZ, F21 is the director, LUCIA LOMBARDO, F21 is the co-director,
MICHAEL GRADUS, F21 is the treasurer, DIANA HARTFORD, F24 and
NICCI MATTEY, A21, F23 are the events co-chairs, and
CINDY RAY, F02 and GARY SAMPSON, FG25 are the communications co-chairs.
Club members enjoyed their annual alumni fall picnic at Rock Creek Park in September,
networking happy hour at Wunder Garten in October, and holiday party at The Admiral in January.
Please write to
fletcherdccomms@gmail.com
to be added to the Washington, D.C., alumni email distribution list.
BANGALORE
The Fletcher Club of Bangalore held a prospective students and alumni reception in November. NIHARIKA BETKERUR, F19, ABRAHAM CHERIAN, F17, ANURADHA HERUR, F20, and DEEPTI JAYAKRISHNAN, F15, attended the event and shared their Fletcher experiences.
DELHI
The Fletcher Club of Delhi held a prospective students and alumni reception in November.
TAPISH BHATT, F16, SANDHYA GUPTA, F08, PARI JHAVERI, F12, SOOKRIT MALIK, A18, F18,
and ADITYA SARKAR, F16 attended the event and shared their Fletcher experiences.
FRANKFURT
HARALD BIEDERBICK, F23, CHRISTINE MAURER-VOSS, F97, FRANZISKA SCHMID, F10, and POOMSANTI WAIRITH, F10, met for lunch in June. The club also had a gathering in November. Attendees included HARALD BIEDERBICK, F23, NADEZHDA KAZAKOVA, A14, F16, AISHWARYA RAMANI, F20, FRANZISKA SCHMID, F10, and VLADA TKACH, F99.
INDONESIA
Fletcher and Tufts alumni had a holiday get-together at AWkitchen Pasta House in Plaza Senayan, Jakarta, in December.
MADRID
In October, the Fletcher Club of Madrid met at Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa Exhibition Hall to see a stunning photo exhibition celebrating 100 years of Leica, the iconic German camera brand. Afterward, LEE CLANCY, F96, KIRSTIN ELLISON, F10, STEVE LISTON, F89, PAUL SHAPIRO, F86, and MARIELLE DE SPA LECERF, J93, went for drinks and a bite at Club Financiero Génova, which has a restaurant and terrace with a fabulous view.
PARIS
After a well-deserved summer break, the Fletcher Club of Paris celebrated “back to work” with a relaxed plancha event on a boat on the scenic Canal de L’Ourq in September. Club members dived into world topics with a discussion on the future of nongovernmental organizations, hosted by Catherine Cudré-Mauroux, Swiss ambassador to OECD (the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development), in October. Thanksgiving drew a lively Fletcher and Tufts crowd to the annual American Club of Paris gala dinner with EXEQUIEL CACERES, F20, TARA MOCK, F09, MARIE-NOËLLE REY, F74, MAGALI SPINTHER, F90, and IVY VO, A09. The club also had the pleasure of co-hosting with the Tufts Club of Paris a book signing and wine tasting event featuring PETER HAHN, A86, and his book about leaving the corporate world to revive an ancient vineyard in the Loire Valley. The club closed out the year with a lovely Christmas dinner with JOHN BIDWELL, F17, HECTOR BROWN, F11, EXEQUIEL CACERES, F20, CHARLES CALDI, F12, OXANA PADURARU, F18, MAGALI SPINTHER, F90, and DÉBORAH VOUCHE, F06, at an Ethiopian restaurant in December.
SINGAPORE
Dean KELLY SIMS GALLAGHER, F00, FG03, Professor EASWARAN NARASSIMHAN, F15, FG21, and Professor Alnoor Ebrahim hosted an alumni reception in Singapore in August. Alumni attendees included CHOO PIN ANG, A02, F03, NIHAL CHAUHAN, F14, SYETARN HANSAKUL, J87, F88, RICHARD HILL, F20, JEREMY LEONG, F09, JAYASHRI LOKARAJAN, F21, SANGEETHA MADASAMY, F16, TINT TEL MAY, F23, STEPHEN MONROE, F13, HOWE WAN, F09, DESMOND WONG, F25, WAIYEN WONG, F15, and TAKAHIRO YAMAMOTO, F10.
SOUTH KOREA
Last summer, EUNHA CHANG, F01, SUKHEE HAN, F94, FG98, HANUL KIM, F10, TAEHEE LEE, F23, and HYUNGKEUN YOON, F12, met for dinner.
TOKYO
The Fletcher Club of Tokyo welcomed TAKEO AKIBA, F85, senior advisor to the Cabinet of Japan and former national security advisor and vice minister for foreign affairs, for an insightful and inspirational speaking event in October.
UGANDA
Fletcher Club of Uganda has restarted with HILDAH L. BIRUNGI, F02, as the club leader. Hildah leads Swift Assist Global Enterprises, a digital marketing, development, and strategy support organization based in Kampala. Email fletcheralum@tufts.edu to join the elist.
FLETCHER WOMEN’S NETWORK–D.C.
During the second half of 2025, the Fletcher Women’s Network–D.C. enjoyed a hike and picnic at Theodore Roosevelt Island and a women’s history tour in Washington, D.C.’s, Dupont Circle. Through these events, members sought to support each other as they each navigate this time of upheaval and uncertainty. New members are always welcome. To learn more, please email fletcherwomensnetworkdc@gmail.com.
