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1977

Kathryn A. Gregory
jbhkag@rcn.com

Karena Bernard married Jonathan Reiter on January 20. Karena is VP of sales at Argus Research. Her husband is an attorney at Broder and Reiter. Karena’s stepdaughter Sophie Reiter ’09 spent
her first freshman semester participating in Skidmore’s London program; she is now on campus in Saratoga.

Valerie Shepard Cortalano is director of admissions and security coordinator for a New York State foster-care computer system. Certified in help-desk and various other software programs, she is pursuing certification in computer art and applied art. Husband Bruce is a Yonkers public-school teacher. Son Charles graduated from SUNY-Oneonta in 2005; Geoffrey graduated from SUNY-Plattsburgh and plans on teaching math; and Nicholas is attending Westchester Community College.

Lucie McAllister Regensdorf was a medical malpractice trial lawyer in Miami for 16 years before retiring in September to become a full-time innkeeper. She and her husband purchased the Grady House Bed & Breakfast in High Springs, FL, a locale known for its natural beauty and water sports. She loves the lifestyle and spends her time redecorating the inn and getting it ready for the holidays. She cooks breakfast for as many as 14 people. Lucie invites any classmates canoeing on the Ichetucknee River, diving in Ginnie or Poe Springs, or just antiquing in the area to stay at the inn. She promises to “fortify you with a wonderful breakfast and make you comfortable in our home.” For details, visit www.GradyHouse.com.

Yvonne Elliotte-Lawson, a 29-year veteran of the New York State Department of Family and Children Services, was promoted to child and family specialist in the enforcement unit at the Bureau of Day-Care Services in Albany.

Victor Moreno lives in sunny San Diego, CA, not far from the city zoo. A motivational speaker,
he is working on a book. Victor spends time working with his 24-year-old son, who has cerebral palsy. He gives lectures to parents who care for children with disabilities. He also counsels Hispanic parents of children involved in substance abuse. Victor is very excited about a new travel business he started (www.ytbtravel.com/bigi1953).

Having sold her cultured-marble products business, Peggy Sunshine Lane hopes to start another small business in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her children are 20, 16, and 14. She hopes to get
to our 30th reunion while accompanying her daughter to look at colleges on the East Coast.

Ruth Loomis lives in Los Angeles and visits the Northeast every year. An executive search consultant for nonprofits, she is currently working for an organization in the Adirondacks of
New York State. Her husband, Josh Silver, manages talent (actors, writers, directors) in the entertainment industry and produces movies. He recently started his own company, Silver Mine Entertainment. Daughter Bella, 9, had a busy summer of art, rocketry, and ballet last year.

Peter Weisman is a partner at Guggenheim Real Estate, working in large commercial and industrial real estate. He expects to acquire $100 million worth of assets in the Northeast over the next year.

Margot Levinson can’t believe how time has flown by and would love to see classmates. She has stayed in touch with many of them. She and husband John Gantz and their dog, “the revered and adored” 15-pound Tashi, live in White Plains, NY.

Janice Schnelling Cattano lives in Annapolis, MD, with her husband, a gastroenterologist, and their son, 12, and daughter, 9. She earned a master’s in nursing and then worked in medical and pharmaceutical marketing and product development. When the children arrived, she became a stay-at-home mom. Now that they are in school, she conducts clinical trials for her husband’s office. She stays in touch with Anne Chalemin, a dentist in the Albany, NY, area.

After graduation as a French studies major, in 1984 I received a master’s in accounting and worked in public accounting long enough to become a CPA. After nearly 20 years in that industry, I am the controller of an environmental engineering firm with headquarters in the same town I live in. My attorney husband, Joe Harrington, works for himself. We have two sons, ages 13 and 9, and an old house that always needs something repaired! I try to keep my French language skills from getting too rusty and, to celebrate turning 50, took my family to visit my cousins in France.