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From March 2000 AALFNY Newsletter

**Gaël Nouaille habite à Paris, Il travaille depuis 3 ans à TV5 ou il exerce la fonction de responsible de zone export. Il reste en contact avec Sebastien de Turkeim (marié avec des enfants) Dorothée Cavignaux (mariée aussi), Diego Colas (diplomate, récemment revenu d’une mission à l’ambassade de France à NY), et Benoit Chriqui (travaille dans une banque à Londres.)

From July/August 2001 AALFNY Newsletter:

**Rachel Viain writes: «I would love to reconnect with former classmates. Keep up the good work, it is always fun to receive information from the Alumni Association.»
**Sandra (Boulgaris) Somnolet et Eric Somnolet nous annoncent la naissance de leur fille Alyssa le 17 Novembre 2000. Ils ajoutent: «Bravo pour ce magnifique website!»
**Alexandre Schnieders writes: «I have been fortunate to spend the last 10 years since graduation pursuing a wide range of interests -- first studying literature at Harvard, then teaching English in Peru and finally working as an investment banker in London and Paris. And the adventure continues: I am now a second year student at Columbia Business School and will be joining Goldman Sachs this fall. More importantly, I am getting married this summer! My future wife, Allison, is a lawyer from Seattle, Washington. We are looking forward to starting a Franco-German-American family and sending the kids to the Lycée (maybe!). Class of 1990, please get in touch; I would love to hear from you.»

From November/December 2001 AALFNY Newsletter:

**Nicholas Weber married Robyn on August 30, 1998, in Princeton, NJ. Twin daughters: Stephanie and Taylor, born Jan 10, 2001 in London.
From March/April 2002 AALFNY Newsletter:
**Anne Loewenstein writes: ".....after many years in NY where I did a BA at NYU majoring in Psychology, as well as an MA in Early Childhood and Elementary Education, I decided to move back to Europe 3 years ago. I moved to Brussels because I already knew some people here, and so I could be closer to my sister Marie-Christine ‘88 . I am currently working in a British school as a first grade teacher... I am thrilled to have finally found the Lycee website!"
**David Damiba writes: ”After working for seven years as an equity trader in NY, I am back in France (Fontainebleau) studying at INSEAD for my MBA. (Nicolas Boulgaris ‘88 is also at INSEAD). I got married in February 2000 to Marina (2 years already, time does fly by!). Believe it or not I am still great friends with Anne Loewenstein, my best friend in Terminale and classmate at NYU. We talk regularly on the phone and have always kept in touch. I would love to know the whereabouts of Benjamin Regnier, my other acolyte! This website is just great! It’s good to read what some of you have been up to, after almost 12 years!”

From "Printemps 2002" LFNY Magazine

**Esra Ansay Munnell: “Depuis que j’ai obtenu mon MBA de NYU, je travaille chez Agnès B. USA. Le 27 décembre dernier,nous avons fêté avec mon époux Clark, le premier anniversaire de notre fille Olivia.”

From Winter 2002/2003 AALFNY Newsletter

**Esra (Ansay) Munnell writes: “Since I have been gone from the Lycée since quatrième, here is a quick recap of what I have been up to: after finishing high school at the Dalton School, I went to Brown University. I then worked for 2 years at Bloomingdale's in the Buying Offices before attending NYU to receive an MBA degree. I am now the General Merchandise Manager of agnès b. in New York. I am married to Clark Munnell and we have a wonderful 18 month old daughter, Olivia. I travel to Paris quite regularly and have many an occasion to see Vanessa Dubs ’90 and her 2 lovely daughters, Jeanne and Daphne. This website is truly a wonderful resource for all alumni! Thank you for setting it up.”
**Valerie Colas: Ater having studied French Medieval Literature and Environmental Science at Barnard College, Columbia University, Valerie continued on to graduate school at Brown University to study environmental policy. After receiving her Master's, she worked for the International Institute for sustainable Development, and wrote for the Earth Negotiations Bulletin, reporting on (and from) environmentally-related United Nations conferences all over the world. She is currently a Program Coordinator at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York, working with a partnership between four foundations and the World Bank called the Partnership for Strengthening Higher Education in Africa. She is also working with a decentralization program in Uganda, as well as performing research this summer on universities in francophone and lusophone Africa. Her parents are still in New York and her sister Marie-Noelle (Colas) Pierce ‘85 is married and living in London. The only other LFNY alumni she is still in contact with are Nevil Dwek '85, Christopher Atamian '84 and one of her closest friends for over 20 years (!) Paolo Audiberti '90.
**Coralie (de Viel Castel) de Clermont-Tonnerre nous écrit : « Quelle joie d'avoir des nouvelles des uns et des autres gràce au site. Aujourd'hui c'est mon tour! Je me suis mariée il y a deux ans et Joseph est né cet été en Grèce. Après avoir vécu à Paris depuis mon retour des USA, nous sommes arrivés l'année dernière à Athènes. Alexandre travaille au service culturel de l'Ambassade de France, et nous sommes là jusqu'aux Jeux Olympiques. Même si je ne suis restée qu'une année au Lycée Français, je me suis fait des amis pour la vie. Je vois et parle regulièrement au téléphone ou par mail à Alexandre Schnieders ‘90, Sandrine Cormary ’90 et Benoit Malraison ‘89. Et je suis en contact avec d'autres de manière plus épisodique.J'éspère que les élèves de la promo ‘90 vont plus se manifester sur le site. A bientôt tout le monde!»

From Winter 2003-2004 AALFNY Newsletter

Anne Loewenstein writes: “Bonjour tout le monde!!!!! It's always such a pleasure to read about what the others are doing!!!! I am still in Brussels and will be for a while too.... since I am marrying a Belgian on April 5th 2003!!!! Lots of joy, lots of preparation, lots of excitment!!! Je suis toujours en contact très régulier avec David Damiba, et Muriel Pagani qui habite à Londres maintenant. Je vous embrasse tous très fort et espère vous revoir très bientôt!!!! A quand une réunion de l'année 1990??”
Valerie (Reyser) Bartelmess writes “I got married in May 2002 and am expecting a child in August. Professionally, I now work for the European Commission’s website, in the Opinion Polls sector.”
Anne Loewenstein '90 was married in Belgium on April 5th, 2003.

From November 2004 AALFNY Newsletter

Rachel Viain writes: "My spouse Patrice and I welcomed our first child, daughter Romane Marie Goyer on June 10th, 2004. Romane and parents are doing extremely well. She is the light of our lives. My best friend Myriam Damdami (1990) is Romane's Godmother. I am enjoying a well deserved maternity leave with her. Here in Canada we are lucky enough to receive a complete year off. I plan to return to my job as Marketing Coordinator for Roche Diagnostics Canada, next spring. Hello to my 1990 classmates, hope all is well. Please feel free to write. Best regards."

"Nick Weber and his wife Robyn and girls Stephanie and Taylor (3 year old twins!) and son Cole (2 years old) relocated from Hong Kong to London this in January 2004. They live in Cobham, Surrey, where there is plenty of space for the kids. Nick commutes to London and continues to work at Goldman Sachs where he has been since graduating from college. Robyn, a former attorney, is currently serving as 3rd Vice President of the American Women of Surrey, in charge of welcoming. The kids are attending Downsend, a nearby British school and are enjoying it. Nick's brother Scott ('93) is married to Cathy Boule (also '93). They currently live in France close to Geneva with their lovely daughter Clara (3 years old). Scott works at the United Nations. Nick's youngest brother, Eric ('97), is also married (to Annie who he met at Vanderbilt) and has recently moved to Illinois to complete his PHD in Philosophy."

Vanessa (Muller) Himmer nous ecrit: "Après avoir quitté New-York, je suis partie vivre en Suisse où j'ai obtenu un diplôme en Sciences Politiques. Puis j'ai travaillé dans une agence de pub pendant 3 ans. Aujourd'hui je vis à Londres avec mes 3 enfants (9 ans,7 ans et 2 ans) et mon mari qui travaille dans la finance. Grâce à votre association, je viens de rentrer en contact avec deux de mes anciens amis: David Damiba et Anne Loewenstein.Salutations. A bientôt.

Laure (Hernandez) Geffros nous ecrit: "Bonjour à tous,
quel plaisir de découvrir ce que mes camarades de classes sont devenus. Stéphane, mon mari, et moi avons fété nos sept ans de mariage cet été. Notre petite Laura va sur ses trois ans et est fière de ses petits frères qui nous ont rejoint cet été, Loïc et Titouan. Nous vivons en Seine-et-Marne tous les cinq. J'ai récemment repris contact avec Ingrid Doerfler qui a deux petits garçons et Valérie Reyser. J'aimerai beaucoup avoir des nouvelles de Béatrice Varichon et Dorothée Cavignaux. Merci de faire passer le message. A quand une réunion des anciens de 1990 sur Paris? Grosses bises à tous et à bientôt. Merci pour ce super site qui ne nous rajeunit pas mais qui procure tant de bonheur."