J.P. Manoux and Tom Cole (CdeP87) celebrated their 50th birthdays with pickup soccer in Tanzania and a summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. The adventure introduced eight of Tom’s buddies to some of the wonders of Africa, where he and his wife have worked to better the lives of thousands for many years. J.P. Manoux CdeP 1987
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Sarah O’Brien ’86
Raul Pacheco (CdeP ’86) and his band Ozomatli gave an amazing benefit concert for Tom Cole (CdeP ‘87) and his wife Linda’s nonprofit organization African Women Rising on Saturday, September 15. It was great to see Tom Hale (CdeP ’86) who flew down from San Francisco along with J.P. Manoux (CdeP ‘87) and his wife, Valerie, […]
Thomas Cole ’87
Great to have a strong Thacher showing at the Music in the Garden benefit to support African Women Rising—the NGO founded by Tom (CdeP 1987) and Linda Cole which helps to empower women affected by war in Sub-Saharan Africa. The evening was headlined by Raul Pacheco (CdeP 1986) and Ozomatli. www.africanwomenrising.org Thomas Cole CdeP 1987
Henry Field ’12
Henry is receiving an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army after a term of service that spanned several years, including a humanitarian rotation to North Africa and a combat tour in Afghanistan. SPC Field served as a senior combat medic on patrols in Eastern and Southern Afghanistan. He intends to return to coastal Maine and […]
Christian Dietrich ’93
Christian Dietrich works in Nairobi, Kenya, as a Criminal Intelligence Officer for the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), heading a project to combat ivory trafficking within and from Africa. He previously served with United Nations Security Council Panels of Experts investigating arms trafficking to embargoed African conflict zones including Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Sudan and the […]
Nick Cunningham ’46
Hello classmates and other beneficiaries of Thacher’s exceptional growing up environment: Choosing between Thacher, Harvard College, and Johns Hopkins med school as my #1 priority in terms of loyalty is easy: it’s Thacher. I was SO fortunate, and am everlastingly grateful to my Thacher brothers Ty (’39) and Larry (’42) for telling my parents that […]
Adam Geyer ’89
I just completed a 155 mile, 6 stage, self-supported ultramarathon through Madagascar (Racing the Planet). The run took us through breathtaking terrain, ranging from tropical beaches to red rock canyons, vast rice patty fields to rural African villages. It was physically challenging but I felt good through most of the race and I definitely drew […]
John Busterud ’72
Last spring marked a changing of the guard for the Busteruds as we celebrated our son Tommy’s graduation from West Point (USMA 2013). Tommy was commissioned a Lieutenant of Infantry and is now in Ranger School. I was fortunate to have just returned from a nine month deployment to East Africa in support of the […]
Abby Volkmann ’08
I have recently received a fellowship position for the upcoming fall with a nonprofit corporation, Community Water Solutions (CWS), a group that partners with rural communities in developing countries to establish sustainable water treatment businesses. These businesses are owned and operated by women in the communities that they serve, and use simple, affordable technologies to […]
Mark E. Masthoff ’71
A note to anyone who remembers me from my freshman year at Thacher (Class of ’71) . . . After leaving Thacher, I graduated from Laguna Blanca, attended Santa Barbara City College and graduated from UCSB. I spent seventeen years in the airline industry, domiciled in Washington, DC, Puerto Rico (briefly), Texas, and California. During […]