2012

Post date: Jan 23, 2018 2:55:39 PM

The Class of 1991 is very sad to report the death of Justin Ferrari. who was killed by a stray bullet in Seattle in May 2012. He was a devoted husband and father, and a friend to many Brown classmates, including his fellow water polo players. Here is Ferrari's obituary in the Seattle Times. The class extends its condolences to Justin's family.

Raymond P. Ausrotas announces the September 2011 formation of Arrowood Peters LLP, a boutique law firm located in Boston that is dedicated to civil litigation and trial work. Joining him in the venture are Jed DeWick '99 and Lisa G. Arrowood '78, the mother of Alex O'Neill '07 and Madeleine O'Neill '12. Visit their website at www.arrowoodpeters.com or contact Raymond at 32 Gold Star Rd., Cambridge, Mass., 02140; rausrotas@arrowoodpeters.com.

Kevin McCarthy writes: "I've been actively supporting the Friends of Brown Wrestling in its attempt to sustain our historic program as it enters its 100th year of competition. An inspired group of alumni, coaches, and student-athletes have been working diligently with the administration to find alternative measures to address the academic and athletic goals of the university while still preserving the wrestling, fencing, and skiing teams."

Daniel Newman, cofounder, executive director, and lead political money tracker at MapLight, a research organization that reveals money's influence in politics, has been named as a 2011–12 Edmond J. Safra Network Fellow at the Safra Network for Ethics at Harvard. Daniel's work has reached millions of people through stories and interviews on NPR, MSNBC, CNN, FOX, ABC, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, and more. He was also named one of Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business in 2010.

Scott Locke joined Brown alumnus Jonathan Nelson ’90 at Dorf & Nelson LLP, in Rye, N.Y., as a partner and head of the intellectual property and life sciences practice groups. Contact him at slocke@dorflaw.com.

Douglas MacDonald wrote Montana Before History. The book was released by Mountain Press Publishing Company.

Christian H. M. Albert, one of the authors of Ever True: The History of Brown Crew, would like everyone to view the book review posting at row2k.com. He also notes that Marcia Hooper ’77, a coauthor, and James Koven ’95, were just appointed cochairs of the National Rowing Foundation. He writes: “The NRF is the main support and fundraising vehicle for United States Rowing, and it is a tremendous honor to have two Brown alumni as cochairs.”

Amy Carden Suardi writes: “I am happy to announce the launch of the new Frugal Mama Makeover series on TLC.com. After two years of plugging away at my blog, www.Frugal-Mama.com and writing for other sites including Discovery's Parentables, I was asked to create a new kind of web series. The short videos, which are a hybrid between a reality show and coaching session, were a fun challenge to produce. It was great to see so many of you at the 20th reunion last May!” Contact Amy at amysuardi@gmail.com

NTanya Lee writes: “After 20 years of non-communication with Brown, I thought I’d send this: After three decades of nonstop activism and leadership roles working for social justice, I’m slowing down to reflect, reprioritize, and begin a new direction in my life that I hope leads, ultimately, to much deeper and sustainable personal and social transformation than I’ve experienced in my lifetime. In the short-term, it means more time with my amazing 4-year-old, Khalil, and my wife, Ayoka. I transitioned out of my 11 years of work at Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth last August. In the fall I had an incredible time working on the John Avalos for Mayor campaign and wrote a little piece about it in the San Francisco Bay Guardian. In January, I started as a new faculty member at the Univ. of San Francisco in the graduate program in public affairs and practical politics, teaching a course I’m calling ‘Race, Organizing and Policy Advocacy: Community Strategies for Urban Power.’ When I’m not dancing, playing with my family, reading, or teaching, I’ll be supporting my favorite organizations in some capacity. For the next few years I will be leading an effort I’m calling Project 2040 which is about dreaming, plotting, and planning for the year 2040.”