Academic Achievements: Dartmouth Figure Skating

Victoria Lee	Class: 2005 Major: History and Sociology Victoria is currently pursuing a joint JD/PhD in sociology at Berkeley and Yale University. At Dartmouth, Victoria participated in the University of Copenhagen exchange program in Denmark and conducted sociological research on social movements and democratization as as a Presidential Scholar. Following her graduation from Dartmouth in 2005, she travelled abroad to Indonesia where she served as a school teacher in East Java on a Fulbright Fellowship. This past summer, Victoria returned to Indonesia where she worked for the William J. Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative in Jakarta.

Paola Peacock-Villada	Class: 2003 Major: Sociology While at Dartmouth, Paola studied in Siena, Italy on the Spring LSA of 2001. She was a research assistant and a lab manager in Professor Laura-Ann Petitto's Language Acquisition and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory. Paola graduated from Harvard School of Public Health in 2006 with a masters in Public Health, specializing in HIV/AIDS prevention and evaluation. She served as the Pediatric Program Coordinator for the William J. Clinton Foundation in Lesotho, Africa in 2007 and is currently a public health consultant in South Africa. Now based in Cape Town, Paola has joined the South African National Synchronized Skating Senior Team, is a member of the South African Figure Skating Association, and still trains in freestyle at the Grand West Casino rink. She is married and is now also known as Paola Peacock Friedrich.

Emily Schaller	Class: 2002 Major: Physics and Earth Sciences Emily completed her doctorate in Planetary Science at Caltech in 2008. She is currently a postdoctorate fellow at the University of Hawaii.

Cynthia Chen	Class: 2008 (grad) Major: Earth Sciences (PhD) Cynthia spent the fall term aboard the Aurora Australis studying sea ice in Antarctica.
Holly Ponichtera	Class: 2007 Major: Biochemistry Minor: Spanish Holly is attending graduate school at Tufts University. She studied in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the spring of 2006 on her FSP.

Cabray Haines	Class: 2000 Major: Biology Minor: Music Cabray did a music FSP in London. During her off term she worked for Senator Joe Biden in Washington D.C. during the Clinton trial. She was awarded the Phi Beta Kappa for her academic achievements at Dartmouth. She worked for three years at Related Captial Company and graduated in August 2005 from University of Chicago with a masters in Social Sciences and Public Policy.

Zoe Dmitrovsky	Class: 2009 Major: Middle Easter Studies Minor: Education Zoe spent her sophomore winter teaching in the Marshall Islands with the Education Department. She spent the 2008 winter studying in New Zealand and recieved a Tucker Fellowship to work at an orphanage in Ethiopia her junior summer.

Katherine Kalaris	Class: 2007 Major: Geography with Environmental Science Katherine is currently serving on the Peace Corps in Burkina Faso. In Spring 2005, she attended the Geography FSP in Prague. Katherine was a campus tour guide. Katherine will be inducted into the Wearers of the Green for her win at Nationals 2007.

Ariel Stern-Markovitz	Class: 2005 Major: Economics While at Dartmouth Ariel attended the German LSA in Berlin and Keble College exchange at Oxford University. Ariel was a research intern at Tuck, a teaching assistant in the Economics department, and worked at Kaagan Research Associates in NY. Her academic awards include the Edson Memorial Award for excellence in government and the Haney Prize for best econ honors thesis. She was inducted into Dartmouth Wearer of the Green and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She is currently Germany on a Fulbright scholarship.

Meg Thering	Class: 2005 Major History

Nicole Newman	Class: 2008 Major: Biology (pre-med) Nicole is pre-med and hoping to be a dermatologist in the future. Nicole will be inducted into the Wearers of the Green for her win at Nationals 2007.

Rachel Bloch	Class: 2007 Major: Psychological & Brain Sciences Minor: Neuroscience & Spanish Rachel studied abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina for her Spanish FSP. On her off-term she interned in the Activities Therapy office of the in-patient psychiatry wards at DHMC funded by a Tucker Foundation DPCS grant. She currently works for Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and is working to complete the remainder of her pre-medical requirements.

Severina Ostrovsky	Class: 2007 Major: Sociology 2006 recipient of the Dean of College service award for lasting contribution to the school; Co-founder and Director of Peer Academic Link (PAL), a peer advising program that centralizes all advising resources on campus; Participated in the LSA to Puebla, Mexico; Worked for Kaagan Research Associates and Nike Communications in NYC throughout all of Junior Year; member of Alpha Phi.

Hallie Damon	Class: 2008 Major: Government/Psychology Hallie quailfied for National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She works as an "Office Assistant" in Earth Sciences Department.

Jennifer Taylor	Class: 2001 Major: Biophysical Chemistry and German

Taylor Grant	Class: 2006 Major: Psychology Taylor studied Spanish abroad in Uruguay. On her off term she worked for jewelry designer Cassandra Goad in London. Taylor was inducted into Dartmouth's Wearer of the Green in 2005. She is conducting research on post-traumatic stress disorder with her psychology professor. Taylor is member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Celia Carmen Kujala	Class: 2007 Major: Economics Minor: Math Celia is currently a Fulbright Scholar in Finland. Celia studied abroad at Oxford University in Spring 2006. Celia is a Presidential Scholar Research Assistant in the Economics Department.

Dan Dittrick	Class: 2008 Major: Physics Minor: Classics Dan studied Italian in Rome in Spring 2006.

Amy Stetson	Class: 2000 Major: Latin American Literature Amy spent her abroad terms studying Spanish at Universitat de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. She was awarded a Tucker Fellowship to fund her work teaching reading, computers, english, and helping teachers in the Dominican Republic. Amy was inducted into Dartmouth's Wearers of the Green in 2005. She worked for IBM as a Consultant/Software Developer after graduation. She is currently working for ABC Sports/ESPN as a researcher for Figure Skating and Little League Baseball World Series.

Kelly Morr	Class: 2005 Major: Film/Television Studies Kelly spent her abroad term at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. During her off terms she interned at Florentine Films in LA and Brant Rose Agency and DiBonaventura Pictures. At Dartmouth Kelly was awarded the Maurice Rapf Award for Excellence in Film and TV Studies, the Richter Grant and a First Year Summer Research Grant. Kelly has worked as a tutor in LA and writing screenplays. She graduated Cum Lade with High Honors in her Major.

Tenley Brownwright	Class: 2010 Major: Environmental Studies Minor: African Studies Tenley is currently persuing a degree in environmental studies with a focus on global health and Africa. She recieved honors for the 2007-2008 academic year, and will be inducted into Wearers of the Green for her win at 2008 Nationals.
Natalie Falsgraf	Class: 2010 Major: Art History Natalie studied in Rome on the Art History FSP in the Spring of 2008.