She spends her days teaching yoga and filmmaking.

David Rankowitz is in Los Angeles, CA, “living hand to mouth” as an aspiring stand-up comedian. He lives with his “shockingly attractive” cat Manny the Mancat, whom he acquired after a long but failed relationship with another Skid- more alum. David spends most of his time thinking of ways to “go viral” and also enjoys thinking about exercising and then eating pizza instead. David has no children that he is aware of.

UWW grad Marna Grove teaches ap- plied piano and children’s book illustra- tion at Castleton State College in Ver- mont. She also teaches a piano course at Green Mountain College. Marna was thrilled to be chosen as assistant professor for a January art class on the US Virgin Island of St. John. She guided her class through a study of island landscape, lead- ing snorkel trips through the coral-reef preserve, and hiking the land preserve. Her illustration and design work can be viewed at marnagrove.com. She is the proud mom of a daughter who is study- ing naturopathy and acupuncture in Boulder, CO.

Rebecca Booker married Gregory Shenk- man in September 2011 in Staatsburg, NY; it was a beautiful day on the Hudson River! The couple was introduced by mu- tual friend and bridesmaid Kirsten Lewis Riemer and her husband, Tim. Other alumni who helped celebrate were brides- maids Abigail Janco and Dawn Pennis- ton Murray, groomsman Michael Zar- rilli, and guests Heather Wood ’01 and husband Nat Smitobol ’98, Amy Wach- enheim McCaffrey ’01, Sarah Sharpe ’02, Whitney Dolan ’05, Gabby Rosen- thal ’06, exercise science professor Jeffrey Segrave, Rozlynn Rozkuszka Desilets, Adriana Picariello, and husband Andy O’Dell ’02, Callie Works-Leary, and Linda Ricciardi Brenner ’72. George Brenner ’10 was also a guest, and he cus- tom-designed cufflinks for the groom and groomsmen. The newlyweds live in Soho and are enjoying life in NYC.

Annie Barron married Andrew Brill on August 11 at the Mansion Inn, just out- side Saratoga Springs. Sarah Olson, Annie’s freshman roommate, was the maid of honor, and Scott Hinden and Mike Greenhaus were also in the wed- ding party. Attendees included Jake Fisher ’02, Chris Guros, Neil Connolly ’05, and Kaitlin Walsh. The couple lives in Chicago, IL, with cats George and Martha, who were adopted in Saratoga Springs in 2003.

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bell on August 11 in Buzzards Bay, MA. Groomsmen included Ian Craig ’03, Andy Kingman ’05, and Brian Pienciak ’05. Other Skidmore guests were Scott Butler, Kate Fichthorn Butler, Ben Na- than, Leah Margolis Nathan, Steve Kus- sack, Lindsay Ludwig McNamara, Dave Charbonneau ’03, Christi Tritton ’05, and Amy Howard Kingman ’06. Emily Sussman, executive director of the Young Democrats of America, was proud to pro- mote youth voter turnout across the nation for the 2012 presidential election. The YDA, with chapters in most states and more than 200,000 members, stays active throughout the year. Emily encour- ages anyone interested to e-mail her: emily@yda.org.

Colleen Barber married Michael Hursh of Bedford, MA, on November 3 in Brant Lake, NY. On hand were Becky Schling Bonenfant, Kristen Massingham ’06, Eric Lewy, Carrie Caunter Lewy, Bond Caldaro, Julie Lutz ’05 , and Cassidy Gutner. Skidmore psychology professors Mary Ann Foley and Hugh Foley were also there. The happy couple currently resides in Jamaica Plain, MA. See their wedding photo in Facebook’s Skidmore College Alumni Group.

Adam Murphy received a JD with hon- ors from Emory University School of Law last May. Licensed to practice in Georgia, he is with Alexander & Associates, a small employment-law firm.

Julie Shulman Kupfer and husband Steve welcomed son Cole to the family in November. The trio lives in Brooklyn, NY, where Steve is an education consultant and Julie is a clinical psychologist. They look forward to introducing Cole to Saratoga for his first trip this summer!

Ariel Grossman is founder, artistic di- rector, and choreographer of NYC-based Ariel Rivka Dance, “committed to creating work that explores raw emotion in the context of strong technique and form.” The company specializes in collaboration with living composers and offers free com- munity performances and children’s pro- grams. They performed at the Greenspace Blooms Festival and SaratogaArtsFest last year. In March they collaborated with Riedel Dance Theater to stage a world pre- miere at the Ailey Citigroup Theater in Manhattan. Ariel is an alumna of the Joffrey Ballet School.

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elementary education and started a new job as a second-grade teacher in January. She lives in Cary, NC, with fiancé Samuel Harrell. Lisa is also assistant girls’ basketball coach for Green Hope High School; the team is ranked second in the state!

Marketing executive Erina Malarkey emerged victorious in the recent reality show and cooking contest Kitchen Circus, hosted by master chef Thierry Rautureau at Rovers, a premier Seattle restaurant. Erina wowed the judges with her wild- mushroom bisque with truffle shavings and sautéed chanterelles, served with a sage and parmesan popover. Videos of the competition are at kitchen-circus. com/press.html. You can follow Erina’s cuisine on her blog Shut Up & Cook at theattainablegourmet.com.

In October Megan Stuart Rodgers celebrated the first birthday of son Otto, whom she describes as “the ginger ninja.” She works as outreach and program coor- dinator for the Coastal Children’s Mu- seum in Rockland, ME, where her newly acquired skill of picking up toys is being put to good use.

After seven years in the Boston area and two years as an EMT, Emma Staatz relo- cated to Philadelphia to join Penn’s post- baccalaureate pre-med program, with the intention of applying to medical schools in 2014. In January she was proud to be in the wedding of good friends Becca Balder and Dan Pratt, with many Skid- dies in attendance. She was also excited about the summer wedding of Lora Moore ’06 to Dave Hardy. Emma wel- comes hearing from Philly-area Skiddies at estaatz@gmail.com.

Meghan Fair is working toward a PhD in English at the University of Rhode Island.

Janet Simone Parks lives with her fam- ily in Middletown, CT, where she teaches the Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth and attends births as a Bradley-certified doula. She is also on the faculty of New Haven Ballet and performs with a con- temporary company in Hartford. Daugh- ter Orion is 4, and son Alba was born at home on July 20. Janet’s spousal affiliate, Brian, is organist and music director at a church and is pursuing a second master’s at Wesleyan University.

Lindsay Tarnoff lives in the Providence,