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S P R I N G 2 0 1 1Adam Freedman ’98 is pursuing his Ph.D at <strong>the</strong>Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Civiland Environmental Engineering.Libby Goddard ’98 spent last winter in LakeTahoe working as a children’s ski instructor atSquaw Valley, before heading back to graduateschool. She just started <strong>the</strong> first year of herPh.D in English Literature at <strong>the</strong> University ofMiami. One of her fellow collegues is JosephMendes ’97.Yi Liu ’98 started business school at StanfordUniversity this fall.OOsAndrew Gernt ’00 is living in Washington, DCand working as a staff assistant for Senator JackReed.McCurdy Miller ’00 is <strong>the</strong> Assistant Director of<strong>the</strong> Annual Fund at Portsmouth Abbey <strong>School</strong>.Courtney Spellman DeStefano ’01 (picturedabove with her bro<strong>the</strong>r Michael ’06) is inher last semester of her master’s program forModern Irish History at Boston College.John Harwood ’01 is <strong>the</strong> Coordinator of VideoRelations for <strong>the</strong> University of Rhode IslandWomen’s Basketball team.Jake Lippincott ’01 started chronicling his experienceliving and teaching English in Tunisiaon his blog http://methalif.blogspot.com.Jake and his experiences were featured in <strong>the</strong>Providence Journal this January. His interest in<strong>the</strong> political atmosp<strong>here</strong> began at HampshireCollege, from which he graduated in 2009,and wrote a <strong>the</strong>sis about politics in Iraq.Ash Wall, III ’01 is living in Washington, DCand working as a staff assistant for SenatorSheldon Whitehouse.Ethan Wolston ’01 writes: “I am traveling withmy girlfriend through Chile. We are headedsouth to Patagonia, <strong>here</strong> in Chile first beforeheading north to Bolivia (for <strong>the</strong> secondmonth). Besides that I am still living in Bend,Oregon. Last summer I took a different fire jobup in Alaska, working for <strong>the</strong> Chena Hotshotsfire crew. I am planning on working in Alaskaagain next summer on <strong>the</strong> same fire crew.”Kevin Korb ’02 is working on an organic farmin Massachusetts and focusing on <strong>the</strong> importanceof sustainable living.Jonas Mikolich ’02 accepted a job post graduationat Coyote Logistics, a 3PL logistics firm inChicago. As an account manager he will beworking with <strong>the</strong> sixth fastest growing privatelyowned company in <strong>the</strong> country. He will begraduating from Lake Forest College this Maywith a double major in Spanish and Economics.James Pinkham ’02 teaches Upper LevelHistory electives and coaches football andwrestling at <strong>the</strong> Forman <strong>School</strong> in Litchfield,CT. He is also a dorm parent and works withLaura Jenks ’96.Hea<strong>the</strong>r Liu ’03 writes: “I interned at Christie’sin New York during my winter break fromColby. I worked in <strong>the</strong> 500 Years of DecorativeArts Europe exhibit which included furniture,carpets, sculpture, and ceramics. I am now inmy last semester at Colby and am planning myown art exhibit at <strong>the</strong> Colby Museum of Art inMay. I will be showcasing several of my steelrod pieces that are inspired from plant forms.”Jamie Macdonald ’03 will graduate this Mayfrom <strong>the</strong> University of Denver. He has enjoyedhis experience and has been a member of <strong>the</strong>Men’s Varsity Lacrosse team since his freshmanyear.Gray Coale, beloved mo<strong>the</strong>r of Sam Coale ’96,passed away on February 25th after a courageousbattle with pancreatic cancer. She was a memberof <strong>Gordon</strong>’s Head’s Advisory Council andworked to streng<strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> school’s connectionswith alumni and <strong>the</strong>ir parents.Reflecting on her passing, Ralph Wales said,“Gray Coale embodies <strong>the</strong> spirit of <strong>Gordon</strong>:loving, open, positive and progressive. This is aprofound loss to <strong>the</strong> world of people in Gray’ssp<strong>here</strong> since all of <strong>the</strong>m, no doubt, were regularlyaffirmed by her. We must carry her spirit with usin our work and our worlds.”Donations can be made to <strong>the</strong> Gray E. CoaleMemorial Garden at Swan Point. Please makechecks payable to Swan Point Cemetery and sendto 585 Blackstone Blvd., Providence, RI 02906.Ben Freedman ’01 is this year’s commencementspeaker. After <strong>Gordon</strong>, Ben attended MosesBrown ’05 and Bowdoin College ’09. He spentsix months after his college graduation inJerusalem attending a Judaic studies program andserved as a research assistant at <strong>the</strong> WashingtonInstitute for Near East Policy. Currently, Ben isworking at <strong>the</strong> Pentagon as a project analystfor <strong>the</strong> Task Force for Business and StabilityOperations in <strong>the</strong> Department of Defense.<strong>Gordon</strong>’s 2011 Commencement ceremony willtake place on Wednesday, June 8th at 5:30 pm.15