2020 

Brody Marshall Childs has published his debut novel "Illegal Astronauts" under pen name Marshall B. McCloude. He shares, “It's a grounded, semi-hard science fiction adventure focused on the human experience, its words inspired by cyberpunk classics and the literary sci-fi they were published alongside. Readers will find deep lore, and an exploration of loyalty, power, and what it means to be free.” See the book’s cover here. Lyndsey Gates, DNP '20, a graduate of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and her husband William Gates, welcomed their son, William Gates, in September. He joins his older sister, Lillian. The family resides in Johnstown, N.Y. Dr. Gates is currently practicing as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and serves as associate director of graduate nursing programs at Norwich University. Grace King and Brian Zohn are engaged! They are thankful that so many experiences together at UVM gave them a foundation to reconnect after both moving to Denver in 2021. See a photo of the couple here. Daisy Louise Navin has been working in animal shelter foster programs in Atlanta for five years and wrote as she was celebrating her one-year anniversary managing its programs. She says that in that time she's "grown the animal fostering program exponentially, largely considered the largest foster program in the country, and am always implementing progressive ideas that I get to present at national webinars, talks, and more. We are a high-volume open intake shelter system that has made me fall in love with welfare and remind me of my roots in UVM's Animal Rescue club! I’m always reminded of UVM when a cow comes into the shelter and I get to reminisce on my CREAM days!" See Daisy with pups here. Andrew Lerch and Allie Olson got married on October 18th, 2025, at The Ponds at Bolton Valley. They are grateful for a beautiful day surrounded family, friends, and fellow UVM alumni. See a picture of the couple’s special day here. Taryn Sedon is working in the front office of Nantucket’s White Elephant Hotel in Nantucket, Mass, where she is the manager See her photo here. 

2021 

Colin Acton and friends have been reminiscing and shared a photo of Jeremy Nadler and Ben Caruso, who are marking eight years of UVM friendship this spring! In July 2025, Lizzy Grace Barish attended the Foodways artist residency at Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts in Maine, bringing together her passions for food and ceramics. In October, she moved to Brooklyn, N.Y. to further pursue her growing studio practice and started as a studio technician at Bushwick Ceramics. She continues to work as a marketing associate for Skida and says she's enjoying all of it! Benjamin and Maeve (Clinton) Black shared a terrific photo of Catamounts gathering to celebrate their marriage, supported by officiant Arthur Richard Godbout III. Jess Dudley G'21 writes: "It was a beautiful wedding weekend in Waitsfield, Vt. on a glorious September Saturday. Jess and John Loud Jr. (a St Mike’s alum) finally got hitched after six years of dating. They were celebrated by their closest family and friends, with many coming from Vermont and graduates of Vermont schools, including UVM and Saint Michael’s. They wouldn't have changed a thing. Oh, well actually... taking a photo with the UVM banner Sarah Lenes G’10 brought us would have been it!" See the couple’s photo here. Emma Staff excitedly shares that her good friends Helena Juntunen and Matthew (Matt) Voss got engaged this October in Denver. 

2023 

Holly Foster, Rowan Hayes, Calleigh Herren, Julia Lanz-Duret Hernandez, Claire Lennon, Hannah Kubinski and Sarah Kubinski reunited for the Philadelphia half-marathon in November 2025! (See the group’s photo here.) 

Zach and Lucy (Wing) Wellins met at UVM orientation in 2019. Now they’ve shared the lovely news of their wedding, which was celebrated by a large cast of Catamounts who graduated from UVM and the Larner College of Medicine. See their wedding photos here. 

2024 

Michael ’95 and Kami Pepe '95 announce the passing of their son, Ryan Thomas Pepe '24. He was a bright light who touched many people's lives and his absence leaves a profound void. The family asks that friends consider making a donation in Ryan’s memory to “ Connors’ Climb” or another mental health organization of your choice. Bjorn Westervelt, member of the United States Biathlon Association National Team and Craftsbury Green Team Member, competed in his first World Cup race in January in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic at the largest biathlon stadium in the world.  Bjorn is a lifelong Vermonter, a UVM Nordic ski team alumnus, and earned his degree in Mechanical Engineering. 

2025 

Kelsey Croft and Shawn Bear got married on July 11th, 2025 in East Burke, Vt. Holden Christian Larsen writes he is planning a trip to Japan to revisit the people he met while  studying abroad there, and suspects that “ other study-abroad students will get what I mean when I say that it's hard to leave after you make so many new connections in a completely different world."