Notes from the Cornell Class of 1991 - 2017 July/August

Class Notes, 2017 July/August

July/August 2017

Greetings from Kennebunk, ME, the town that feels it’s important to say there’s "no other town so named." Spring has sprung, but it's still a bit chilly around the edges. It'll be steamy by the time this column is posted.

We can jump right into the professional news. David Nocilly has been appointed deputy co-chair of Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC’s intellectual property and technology practice, coordinating the practice’s patent prosecution services. David is an intellectual property law attorney and a registered patent attorney who has prepared and prosecuted numerous US and foreign patent applications in the biotech, medical device, and electromechanical fields. Robin Turner Feiner has joined Winston & Strawn LLP as a partner in the corporate department of their New York office. Robin’s practice focuses on securities and capital markets transactions. She represents issuers, underwriters, and financial sponsors in connection with equity transactions, particularly initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on offerings, and block trades. Amy Hillsberg Herzog recently started a new position as director of Visit Carmel, the destination marketing organization for Carmel-by-the-Sea.

Hallie Goldman Hohner (Chicago,IL) has taken a step back from being a lawyer to raise her two children, a 14-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter. She’s been taking acting and voice lessons, and hopes to be seen on stage soon. Her son, Nate, started high school at the U. of Chicago Laboratory Schools, and her daughter, Caroline, celebrated her bat mitzvah in August 2016. Cornellians present included Gail Hohner '86, MS '88, and Drew Rise '92. In addition to looking after her family, Hallie does Crossfit every day, taking strength from the intensity. Janet Sullivan Meaney retired in 2006 as senior staff social worker and clinical supervisor for MSWs. Since retirement she's volunteered, focusing on the health and safety of children, particularly as a water activist. She enjoys close relationships with her children and grands. She was inspired at Cornell by Connie Shapiro, who prepared her to be a master of social work.

Nicole Luecke and Chris Selley live in Annapolis, MD. Nicole works as an ob/gyn hospitalist at Anne Arundel Medical Center, and Chris runs a a small engineering company called Precision MicroFab. They recently purchased a home from a fellow Cornellian, Shirley Kerr Kennard '49, BArch '50, who pioneered women in architecture in Maryland. Their daughter, Kate Selley '20, is part of the sailing team at Cornell, and they were happy to host the whole team at their home this past spring. Karen Baase, MPS '00, has built a 5,000-sq.-ft. Vegetable garden, donating most of the harvest to the Brockport Ecumenical Food Shelf. During the day she is a financial consultant with NY FarmNet, headquartered in 415 Warren Hall. Karen mentioned George Conneman '52, MS '56, as a great storyteller and inspiration. Susan Rosenblatt's household is hyper-sensitive to the current political climate, as is mine. She'd love to be working on projects that either address that or reverse the aging process. She's also honing her vegetarianism.

All in all, it's been a great set of notes. We are a great class; keep the news coming! Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com; Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com. Online news form.