Class of 2005
Class Chair:
Mae Shadinger Turley, 765/983-1421; Email 
Class Notes:
Elizabeth Bonny
Hello from Kansas! For the past year, I have been working with developmentally disabled individuals through a non-profit in Lawrence. In the fall I will begin work on a Masters in Social Welfare at the University of Kansas, and hope to have a career working with youth. I continue to create in various mediums, mainly fiber and beads, and sell my pieces at http://www.harvestrybyhand.com and at local fairs. I love spending time with my brother and his family in Kansas City, and enjoy time with new and old friends who come through to visit.
(Posted April 22, 2009)
Jessica Castleberry
Things are wonderful in California-good food, good friends, good weather. I am living in Nevada City with Christopher Nicholson '06 and teaching environmental science to juniors and seniors at the Woolman Semester. (Some of them have even gone on to attend Earlham!) Much as I love Woolman, Chris and I will be leaving CA this June to go work as interns at Meeting Place Farm in Lucknow, Ontario with Katrina McQuail, Nathan Henderson, and David Peake. We're still working on convincing Miles Gurtler '06 and Gabe Fuson '04 to join us. Next spring, Chris and I will be assisting the EC off-campus program in New Zealand with Peter Blair. There's a lot to get organized between now and then, but I'm really looking forward to an exciting year ahead!
(Posted April 20, 2009)
Kefah Crowley
Living and working in Chicago as a freelance theater artist. Recent credits include the Midwest premiere of Pangs of the Messiah at Silk Road Theatre Project.
(Posted April 20, 2009)
Katie VanSpeybroeck
I am currently working on getting my Masters in Social Work at NYU.
(Posted April 16, 2009)
Elly McKenzie
I will be finishing my Occupational Therapy Masters program this May and start on my fieldwork rotations in June. The first internship is at the Seattle VA Medical Center and the second is at the Waisman Center in Madison.
(Posted April 16, 2009)
Ann Laake
I am graduating this year from med school at the University of Chicago. I matched in Internal Medicine at George Washington University Hospitals in Washington DC so if anyone is in the area and needs a couch feel free to call.
(Posted April 16, 2009)
Aimee (Joey) Owens
I finished a tour in Iraq as a transportation officer in the Army and now a year later I just finished my service and will be moving onto a Department of the Army civilian job most likely.
(Posted April 16, 2009)
Kim Bache
I did it! I quit my day job and on January 16th I'll be flying to the island of Hispaniola to tour the Dominican Republic and return to Haiti. Finally!
Since my 2003 Haiti May Term I've been dreaming of the day I'd be back in Port-au-Prince speaking Creole, slurping mangos and joking with my Haitian brothers and sisters. After hiking, dancing bachata and seeing where my grandmother grew up in the DR, I'll soon cross the border to go visit and volunteer in Haiti. I'll definitely keep you all posted on this exciting adventure! P.S. If anyone has recently traveled to, or has volunteered in, Haiti or knows someone who has, I'd love to hear from you. Just use the alumni search to email me and I'll respond when I have an internet connection. Thank you for sharing!
(Posted January 13, 2009)
Sameer Khatiwada
After finishing a Masters degree in public policy from Harvard, Sameer moved to Geneva, Switzerland to work for the International Labour Organization (ILO). Sameer writes, “I was just in New York for a short vacation and it was great to be back in the states for the presidential elections. I am thrilled that the Americans made the right choice! How often do you see the American flag being waved by foreigners with respect and admiration? Last time I checked, people were burning them. So kudos to every American out there who made the right choice.... Lastly, drop me a note if you happen to be in Geneva or around here somewhere, since every other city in Europe is very close to Geneva.”
(Posted November 25, 2008)
Christina Elliott and Nathaniel Bass
Christina is teaching high school math in Clinton, Tennessee (and loving it!). Nathaniel began his chemistry Ph.D. at University of Tennessee in Knoxville this fall after working for a couple years at a company called Nucsafe. Elisabeth is in preschool--she's absolutely wonderful and beautiful, but is growing up waaaayyy too fast!
(Posted November 6, 2008)
Emmy Lang-Kennedy
Emmy will be finishing up her two years of Peace Corps service in Senegal in November ‘08 and will be heading back to Boston for the near future. She says, “Get in touch if you are in the area!” While in the US on vacation in May 2008, she attended Susan Scantland's ('05) wedding to Rob Littleton in Cincinnati, Ohio. Other Earlhamites in attendence were Katie deButts '05, Suzannah Hoover '05, Chris Sloan '08, Justin Brown '05, Peg and Alan Scantland, '74, and Tricia Gill '74 and Doug and Carol Burks '74. “It was great to see everyone, share this special day with Susan and mark three years since graduation, time has flown!"
(Posted October 31, 2008)
Heather Hoey
After graduating from Earlham, Heather spent some time inventorying caves at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. Then for two and a half years or so, she participated in and led front and back country trail crews all over the US for the Student Conservation Association. Working for SCA gave her the chance to live in some amazing places from the deserts of Southern California to the mountains of Eastern Utah to the beaches of the US Virgin Islands. Heather says, “As much as I loved the work and the people, living the life of a nomad can get tiresome, so after spending a few months visiting my sister in Bolivia, I found myself back home in Arkansas.” She’s been there nearly a year, and is currently working for the Arkansas State Park Service as a park interpreter/naturalist.
(Posted October 29, 2008)
Rachel Houtman
Rachel and Leah Houtman ’06 (formerly LeSuer-Mandernack) got hitched in July of 2008 in the California Sierras. They are currently living in Philomath, Oregon, where Rachel is working towards her Master of Forestry degree at Oregon State, and Leah is involved in herbal studies.
(Posted October 29, 2008)
Kate Kidder
Kate Kidder was married to Adam Light on June 15th. Several Earlhamites attended the wedding, including Kevin Carr (‘05), Nichole ‘Dudley’ Carr (‘05), Aine Casey (‘05), Ben Kidder (‘03), Nancy `Richman’ Rodriguez (‘05), Nick Shuler (‘05), and Emily Whiston (‘05). Kate & Adam live in Boulder, CO with their dog, Ramona. Kate began a Master’s program in Linguistics at the University of Colorado this fall. Hopes to have Master's degree by 2012.
(Posted October 29, 2008)
Brian Navarette
Brian just started his first year at Vermont Law School. He is in the J.D. program and will graduate in 2011. He plans on practicing environmental law.
(Posted October 29, 2008)
Emily Whiston
Emily Whiston and Nick Schuller ’05 are engaged and live in Oakland, California with their dog Fenway. They are getting married in Massachusetts in August, 2009. Emily is in her second year of a microbiology Ph.D. at Berkeley, studying fungal evolution. In her free time she volunteers at the local animal shelter. Nick teaches middle school English and plays lots of tennis.
(Posted October 29, 2008)
Susan Scantland Littleton
After graduation, Susan became a nurse. She is working on a neurology floor at Cincinnati Children's, and also working on her master's at Ohio State to become a nurse-midwife. In May 2008, she married Rob Littleton, who was an old friend from high school. She says, “Our wedding was a great Earlham reunion! Earlhamites at the wedding included my parents, Alan and Peggy Kral Scantland (1974), my grandma, Ann Stedman Scantland (1953), my uncle, David Scantland (1973), Tricia Gill (1974), Doug and Carol Arnold Burks (1974), Emmy Lang-Kennedy (2005), Katie DeButts (2005), Suzannah Hoover (2005), Justin Brown (2005), and Chris Sloan (2007). It was a wonderful chance to see some of my best friends!”
(Posted October 29, 2008)
Joy Hodges
Joy Hodges lives live in Asheville, NC. Swinging by her yard-work-for-rent arms, she manages to dance, plots to perform, and hopes to teach. She performs with the Asheville Playback Theatre and has fingers crossed to teach in a prison. Her bodyspirit stretches and grows through various improv movement forms. Recently, she has both enjoyed and bored of (but persevered in) making applesauce and hummus. She hopes sales of her poetry books and t-shirts kick up a notch, and that her warrior meditations keep kicking her butt daily.
(Posted October 29, 2008)
Jessica Castleberry
Jessica is teaching Environmental Science for the Woolman semester at Sierra Friends Center in Nevada City, CA. Check out the website below! It’s been great living in California, taking advantage of the long growing season to try to eat as locally as possible. She is still dancing and playing ultimate Frisbee, at least when she’s not out of town with students. She manages to see other Earlhamites who live in the Bay are, which she thinks is wonderful! Feel free to get in touch with her if you are around the Sacramento/Lake Tahoe area!
www.woolman.org
(Posted October 8, 2008)
Annika Taylor
Annika is going to Antarctica for two month of field work for her Masters thesis in geochemistry/hydrology from the University of Illinois Chicago. She will be working in the McMurdo Dry Valleys from mid-October to mid-December, 2008. She then plans to spend around three weeks traveling in New Zealand before returning to the states. She will complete her degree by May 2009.
(Posted October 8, 2008)
Brooke Sachs
Brooke’s company, Republic ITS, is sending technicians to Houston, TX to rebuild intersections that were damaged due to Hurricane Ike. She was asked by the company to work in a temporary office in Houston for about 6 weeks to help manage the emergency response. If you are in the area be sure to look her up!
(Posted October 8, 2008)
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