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S P R I N G 2 0 1 1Adam Freedman ’98 is pursuing his Ph.D at theMassachusetts 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 the first year of herPh.D in English Literature at the 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 the Assistant Director ofthe Annual Fund at Portsmouth Abbey School.Courtney Spellman DeStefano ’01 (picturedabove with her brother Michael ’06) is inher last semester of her master’s program forModern Irish History at Boston College.John Harwood ’01 is the Coordinator of VideoRelations for the 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 theProvidence Journal this January. His interest inthe political atmosphere began at HampshireCollege, from which he graduated in 2009,and wrote a thesis 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, here in Chile first beforeheading north to Bolivia (for the secondmonth). Besides that I am still living in Bend,Oregon. Last summer I took a different fire jobup in Alaska, working for the Chena Hotshotsfire crew. I am planning on working in Alaskaagain next summer on the same fire crew.”Kevin Korb ’02 is working on an organic farmin Massachusetts and focusing on the 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 the sixth fastest growing privatelyowned company in the 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 the Forman School in Litchfield,CT. He is also a dorm parent and works withLaura Jenks ’96.Heather Liu ’03 writes: “I interned at Christie’sin New York during my winter break fromColby. I worked in the 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 the 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 the University of Denver. He has enjoyedhis experience and has been a member of theMen’s Varsity Lacrosse team since his freshmanyear.Gray Coale, beloved mother of Sam Coale ’96,passed away on February 25th after a courageousbattle with pancreatic cancer. She was a memberof Gordon’s Head’s Advisory Council andworked to strengthen the school’s connectionswith alumni and their parents.Reflecting on her passing, Ralph Wales said,“Gray Coale embodies the spirit of Gordon:loving, open, positive and progressive. This is aprofound loss to the world of people in Gray’ssphere since all of them, no doubt, were regularlyaffirmed by her. We must carry her spirit with usin our work and our worlds.”Donations can be made to the 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 Gordon, 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 the WashingtonInstitute for Near East Policy. Currently, Ben isworking at the Pentagon as a project analystfor the Task Force for Business and StabilityOperations in the Department of Defense.Gordon’s 2011 Commencement ceremony willtake place on Wednesday, June 8th at 5:30 pm.15