Hosted by Dr. Peter Cressy \u201959 at the Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS) headquarters on Tuesday, November 18, the event featured a scotch and bourbon tasting. Marc Belanger \u201986 and Brittany Weiss \u201907, who represented Williston Northampton School at the event, said the DISCUS staff did an amazing job of educating and entertaining the guests.<\/p>\n
During a brief presentation Marc showed the Surface<\/a>, part of Williston Northampton’s CTI program, and Brittany walked the crowd through downloading and using the EverTrue App<\/a>.<\/p>\n The first guest to arrive was Michael Gaubinger \u201905, who is living and working in Arlington, VA as a government relations specialist. Ray Ahearn \u201967 came with his spouse Kerry Dumbaugh. He has an interesting job in Congressional Research at the Library of Congress.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sandra Blake (Diehl), widow of Ron Diehl \u201961, came later and connected with Peter Cressy \u201959 who had been at Williston around the same time as her late husband.<\/p>\n Robert Broeksmit P \u201916 came with his brother Sam, and said his son is having a fabulous experience at Williston Northampton. Henry played football this year and was part of the heartbreaking bowl game when the Wildcats lost by 1 point.<\/p>\n Peter Cressy \u201959 was a wonderful host, and talked about naming a classroom in Scott Hall in honor of his parents. He also said he was impressed by a recent email from Athletic Director and Football Coach Mark Conroy\u2014one of the strongest communication he said he has ever received from the school.<\/p>\n William \u201cBill\u201d Coughlan \u201986 mentioned he\u2019s still making films both at work and on the side and has even started teaching script writing, which he enjoys.<\/p>\n Joe Dion \u201975 and his wife Kris came in from Reston, VA. Joe is excited about his 40th<\/sup> reunion coming up next year and also said his business is going well, and that Kris is in start-up mode for her Christian daycare.<\/p>\n Several classmates connected at the event, including Michael George \u201998 and Joe Maloney \u201998 and Robert \u201cBob\u201d Greneir \u201972 and Charles Ross \u201971. Bob had a fascinating career in the CIA before retiring in 2006. He has written a book about his experiences which is due to be published in 2015. Charles Ross \u201971 is still working as CFO of the NFL Players Association.<\/p>\n Roy Henwood \u201965 and John D. Sullivan \u201971 attended; Barbara Krohn Lieber \u201980, and her husband Andy, made it as well. Barbara was thrilled to be celebrating her 35th<\/sup> Reunion next year. Chris Rissmiller \u201995 said he had enjoyed the evening and mentioned that he\u2019s also planning to come back to campus for his 20th<\/sup> Reunion next year. Lindsay Dudbridge \u201996 and her husband Sean Hendershot also attended.<\/p>\n Next up:<\/p>\n New York City Alumni and Admission Event on December 11, 2014<\/a><\/p>\n Alumni Co-Ed Ice Hockey Game & Family Skate on December 13, 2014<\/a><\/p>\n Ft. Lauderdale, FL Alumni Event in February 2015<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hosted by Dr. Peter Cressy \u201959 at the Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS) headquarters on Tuesday, November 18, the event featured a scotch and bourbon tasting. Marc Belanger \u201986 and Brittany Weiss \u201907, who represented Williston Northampton School at the event, said the DISCUS staff did an amazing job of educating and entertaining the guests. During … Continue reading Washington DC Alumni Reception<\/span>