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1990

Tammy Blake
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Tracy Adler and her husband, photographer John Bentham, are the proud parents of son Luke. Tracy is curator of Hunter College Art Galleries.

Michelle DeMonte Bene and husband Chris Bene live in Tokyo with children Robert, 13, Sarah, 12, and Anna, 10. After14 years with General Electric, Chris is an operating partner with Steel Partners Japan. He enjoys his new position and being invested in Japan. Michelle does freelance work for the United Nations University and occasionally substitutes at the American School there. But it’s the children and their various activities that keep them busy. Michelle encourages any Skidmore alumni planning to pass through Tokyo to look them up. They have lots of great tourist tips!

Tim Clemmey attended the August 2007 wedding of Gary Gray to Kathryn Heilbron in Los Angeles, CA. Tim and Randy Edgar were ushers. Tim and Randy spent some time together in Saratoga Springs this past summer when Randy, wife Kristin, and son Jack, 2, arrived for a visit. The Clemmeys see John Doolittle ’91 and his wife, Erica, often; son Jackson, 2, was recently joined by twins Hunter and Isabelle. Tim, who works in Skidmore’s office of advancement, urges us to mark our 20th reunion on our calendars now, saying, “Make the trip to Saratoga Springs and check it out!”

Elsie Daidone Pallotta and husband Art moved their family back to Bay Shore, Long Island. Elsie is retired from a career as a fundraising consultant and is happily at home with their three kids. No one told her that staying home would be busier than working full-time, but she wouldn’t trade a minute of it! Art has started a local orthopedic surgery practice.

During half-time at a NY Giants game in September, Ken Freirich launched a new magazine called Health Monitor with the NY Giants, to help men and their families be proactive about their health. The Giants’ partnership with Health Monitor, which is Ken’s online health-care information and resource firm, is the largest sports health venture in the country. A million copies of the magazine were distributed to 10,000 doctors’ offices in the New York and New Jersey area, plus 80,000 fans and season ticket holders. Ken is also involved with Stand up to Cancer, the national cancer advocacy and research campaign.

Wilson Kimball’s jewelry company is up and running with the help of Rebecca Rothstein, who created the company’s “spunky girl” logo. With jewelry in two stores, 52 Canal in NYC and Saratoga Trunk in Saratoga Springs, Wilson is working hard to keep up with demand. Niece Lindsay Pino ’12 is among her most faithful customers.

Ann-Marie Long Skinner was married in September 2007. She and her husband live in Alpharetta, GA, and have three dogs: Ninja, Haley, and Pebbles.

Danielle Lorenzo (dlorenzo­99@aol.com) graduated from Tufts Cummings Veterinary School in 2007. She works with dogs and cats at a clinic in South Windsor, CT. She and husband Jake live in Southampton, MA, with their two cats.

Virginia Neale Lombard and husband Daniel are living in Chicago and enjoying son Daniel, 8 months. Ginny works at BMO Capital Markets; Daniel is a member of the Chicago Police Department’s gang and narcotics tactical team.

Michael and Lane Gruber Rose hosted an end-of-summer party with guests including Peter and Cathy Salvo Harris, Michael Schwab, Cliff Kahan and wife Leslie, Jon Fox and wife Laura, and Jeffrey and Rebecca McFarland Cerutti ’89. Michael Schwab’s wife could not be there because she is the lead in Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. Everyone looked great and is doing well. All the guys still had all of their hair! Lane is a child and adolescent psychiatrist; Michael is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. They have three boys: Harrison, 8, Gordon, 6, and Alden, 3.

Heidi Roy-Hubbard is happily living in Minnesota with her husband and their four kids. She is a part-time pediatrician. She hopes to get together with housemates Melissa Phelan Roessler, Patrick Janin, and Emma Ross this year.

In Boulder, CO, Jon Torizzo and wife Christina Lekas Torizzo ’93 welcomed daughter Ella last January. They are enjoying everything that their bundle of joy has to offer.

Mike SanClemente and wife Katarina welcomed their first child, Mia, last April. They live in Nash­ville, TN, where Katar­ina works for Wells Fargo and Mike is with M&M/Mars Petcare.