Anna Reeser ’07

I’m honored and excited to share that my short fiction piece “Octopus VII” was selected by guest editor Curtis Sittenfeld for The Best American Short Stories 2020! The anthology will be published on 11/3/20. In other news, my husband and I moved to San Francisco (Inner Sunset neighborhood) in September. We’re enjoying the city and […]

Chris Gordon ’07

Chris is pleased to announce that he married his partner of 10 years, Leah Abrahams, last October in Hopland, California. The wedding served as a mini reunion as there were four different CdeP’s in attendance: 2008, 2007, 2003 and 1960. Chris and Leah live in San Francisco and would happy to welcome any Toads into town! […]

Leslie Sligh ’07

After serving in the Peace Corps in Namibia from 2015–2017, I returned stateside accompanied by Mukwetu, a sage, sweet bush dog who adopted me in the village. Her name means “friend.” Mukwetu and I now live in DC where I’m pursing a Masters in Global Human Development at Georgetown’s School of Foreign service. Leslie Sligh […]

Anna Teague ’07

I just finished my PhD in clinical psychology in June. I’m now embarking on a 2-year fellowship in neuropsychology at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, where I work primarily with patients with epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, early-onset neurodegenerative diseases, and those seeking lung, kidney, or liver transplants. Let me know if you’re […]

Lanlan Jin ’07

Hello from a magical Japanese spring! Are you well? I am visiting my Japanese hometown in the countryside of Nara Prefecture. Walking amidst drifting cherry blossom petals, I am reminded of the wonderful walks under starry night skies at Thacher. There’s a Japanese saying “ichi go ichi e”, which translates to “each encounter, precious encounter” […]

Redgie Collins ’07

Kathryn Padgett (CdeP 2007) and Redgie Collins (CdeP 2007) got married on August 19th, 2017, in Tahoe, California. Kathryn and Redgie started dating during their senior year at Thacher (just after Fall EDTs) and have been together ever since. They live together in San Francisco where Kathryn works for Saha Global, an NGO that focuses […]