Davis Richmond
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Davis Richmond
What direction did you choose for your career? What does work look like for you now?*
I have been a clinical social worker for the past 26 years. For the last 15 years, I have been working for the Granite VNA out of Concord, NH. I work in palliative and hospice care, supporting patients with terminal illnesses and their families.
What’s your favorite part of your job/work life?*
The opportunities I have every day to support patients who are “taking control” of their own health care and making decisions that are best for them.
What does “family” look like for you now?
I am a supportive uncle to five nieces and nephews who are now between 28 and 19 (two are graduates of Derryfield).
Do you still have a connection to the NH home you lived in while you attended Derryfield?
No. I’ve moved north and now live in Concord, NH
What’s one way that you are just like your high school self?
Tough question…
How do you feel about your high school experience, looking back at it now?
I think that I could have taken advantage of more social and extracurricular opportunities than I did…
What are your current passions?
I thoroughly enjoy writing and currently have three “novels” in different stages of development. I likely will never be a published author, but you never know. I volunteer regularly at the YMCA, supporting the summer camp I spent many summers at. I also like riding my mountain bike whenever I can.
Eileen Cremin Urquhart
Sarah Christian
- Update summary:
My husband Jim and I live in Wilder, Vermont. A village of Hartford, VT (close to Hanover, NH). Jim and I met in college, while he was attending UNH. On Monday, we will be celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary. We have two adult daughters, Emily and Katie.
I began and was the Director of the CCBA Preschool Programs for 30 years, where I also taught the Pre-K program. I retired in June of 2024. I work part time at the front desk in the fitness and recreation facility of the CCBA, and also help care for my 90 year old in laws.
Jim graduated from UNH as an electrical engineer but has specialized in telecommunications for over 30 years. He works for Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom and, also does contractual services. He is semi retired (so he says 😆), he will always have to do something to stay busy!
We are both very active and enjoy working out together as well as hiking, biking and traveling.
I am still very close with Lisa Mannion and stay in touch with some other DS classmate’s through social media.
Time sure does fly! Hope everyone is well!
Paige Roberts
Paige
- What direction did you choose for your career? What does work look like for you now?*
I’m doing archives and special collections at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass which means school history as well as rare books and early maps. It’s great but the commute from Portsmouth sucks.
- What’s your favorite part of your job/work life?*
Working with students is a highlight!
- What does “family” look like for you now?
I have been with my partner for ten years. He is a retired lawyer working part time. My parents are going into elderly care. My sister retired nearby, which is great as we try to figure things out with my parents.
- Do you still have a connection to the NH home you lived in while you attended Derryfield?
No
- What’s one way that you are just like your high school self?
I still enjoy history!
- What’s one way that you’ve changed significantly since high school?
I’m more interested in nature and walking outside.
- How do you feel about your high school experience, looking back at it now?
I feel grateful for so many wonderful people, classmates and teachers!
- What are your current passions?
I spent 15 years hiking every week in the White Mountains, which was fantastic for mental and physical health and which also made me passionate about being outdoors and the environment.
- Favorite memories that have stayed with you?
The emotions of extracurricular time, hanging out outside the classroom!
Submitted 4/15/26, 11:37 AM
Heather Koeber
Heather
- What direction did you choose for your career? What does work look like for you now?*
I have been a teacher of one kind or another for over 30 years, mostly all at the same independent school (Shady Hill) in Cambridge, MA. I spent 9 years designing and teaching a 5th grade math curriculum before switching to a newly-created position last year. I am now a full time Visual Art and MakerSpace teacher, which, it turns out, is what I’ve wanted to do my whole life. I teach knitting and other handwork to 5th graders. Sixth graders spend the year studying African history, culture, and literature and I have developed a curriculum based West African fabric arts. All of the research and exploration I did with African Textiles while on my fellowship travels in 1992-1993 has come full circle. I teach the kids indigo dyeing and resist techniques, wax printing, Adinkra symbol carving and printing – and sewing! I also teach ceramics, drawing and painting.
- What’s your favorite part of your job/work life?*
I have lots of favorite parts. I teach at the same school as my spouse of 30 years, so we totally understand each other’s daily experience and can laugh and lament together on the way to and from school. I LOVE teaching fiber arts. For the most part, kids have very little experience with textiles so the activities we do always invoke curiosity and delight and often allow kids to redefine how they think of themselves as artists. I love having a big, beautiful studio for my classroom. My role in the MakerSpace includes spending every recess there helping middle schoolers develop design-thinking skills while they pursue their (sometimes ridiculous) ideas. One day I might be helping someone figure out how to make crutches out of cardboard that actually hold body weight and another I might be helping someone figure out how to crochet a potato. While my work life certainly has its share of challenges – these are middle schoolers in 2026, after all – there is so much joy in my daily work life. I feel very lucky indeed.
- What does “family” look like for you now?
Kids are grown! Hadleigh is almost 29, Emmett 26, and the youngest, now going by Eddy, is about to turn 23. Jake and I are not feeling like the nest is empty, however. We are quite happy being the only two who live here now. Parenting (as advertised) has brought some of the greatest joys and plenty of heartache. Two of our three have struggled with significant mental health issues. Our family relationships and dynamics are continually evolving . I’m always trying to convince myself I am a “good enough” parent 😉
- Do you still have a connection to the NH home you lived in while you attended Derryfield?
Yes. Susan and Ken are still in that giant, crumbling farmhouse in Dunbarton which has only become more sprawling and decrepit over time. My mom has Parkinson’s disease, so navigating the space is becoming quite difficult, but neither of them want to move, of course. My dad is still a passionate gardener. He says he still occasionally comes across old champagne bottles in the back field from the 1984 grad party.
- What’s one way that you are just like your high school self?
When I last saw Steph (at our 30th) she laughed and said “Heather still does that thing where she bounces up and down when she’s excited.” I think that’s still true. My high school passions (theater, singing, athletics, sewing) are still strong and big parts of my life. My work habits are also similar. I hate feeling “behind” and, as a rule, do not procrastinate since it stresses me out too much.
- What’s one way that you’ve changed significantly since high school?
A few years after college I started drinking coffee (which I hated in high school) and will never go back. And I am a lot less interested in alcohol, unsurprisingly. Ah, the 1980s in NH. I marvel at how small our world was, how culturally biased and ignorant I was. Happily, I have evolved a lot since then, and at least am aware of how much I don’t know and don’t understand.
- How do you feel about your high school experience, looking back at it now?
I still feel very lucky to have had all the opportunities, experiences, and friendships that I did. At a recent professional development day, we middle school teachers were asked to share something about their middle school experience. Almost everyone shared a classic middle school horror story. I shared about how much I loved middle school dances. One of my favorite memories is singing Sweet Home Alabama with Cathy, Jay, Elena, and Richard, dressed in a black sequined dress from the 1940s I found in the costume closet.
- What are your current passions?
Art making – most recently landscape quilting (like painting with fabric).Singing and performing with Cambridge Revels (I often get to perform as a dragon!), anything fiber arts, growing dahlias, hanging out with friends, cycling, swimming, travel, reading fiction and behavioral biology research…so many things.
- Favorite memories that have stayed with you?
So many! All the sleepovers on school nights, road trips, Polyphony, the green room at the Palace Theater, hanging out in the hallways. I prefer to skip over the ones when I was a pathetic idiot. Again, I feel very lucky to have had such a positive high school experience.
Gail Cole
Gail
- What direction did you choose for your career? What does work look like for you now?*
I write about transaction tax policy, mostly sales tax and tariffs, for a tax automation company. No one is more surprised by this than me, but I love it.
- What’s your favorite part of your job/work life?*
I find tax policy fascinating and have a lot of autonomy over what I research and write about. I work with smart, dedicated people, and when I go to the office, which I do about three times per week, I commute by ferry.
- What does “family” look like for you now?
My husband (Tom) and I have a daughter (23), a son (21), and a funny, quirky, black lab (10 months).
- Do you still have a connection to the NH home you lived in while you attended Derryfield?
My brother lives in Canterbury, NH, so I still have a connection to NH. My parents are deceased.
- What’s one way that you are just like your high school self?
I am still quick to laugh (even though much that is happening in the world right now saddens me)
- What’s one way that you’ve changed significantly since high school?
I know what sales tax is!
- How do you feel about your high school experience, looking back at it now?
I think I had my head up my ass during high school (college, too, but that’s a story for a different reunion). I also think my classmates were smart and interesting, and I feel fortunate to have shared that time with you all.
- What are your current passions?
My family. Walking (up mountains when possible). Traveling to places I can walk. Good books/shows/movies/performances. Sales tax and tariffs (really).
- Favorite memories that have stayed with you?
Let’s remember them together in May.
Jay Kamborian – FB
Jay
- What direction did you choose for your career? What does work look like for you now?*
I followed in my dad and uncle’s footsteps as an Entrepreneur. I have owned 4 different business in my life and still looking to learn and do more. I love a challenge and taking risks.
- What’s your favorite part of your job/work life?*
Being a Restaurant owner and a professional musician. Working for myself.
- What does “family” look like for you now?
I have 2 boys Jake & Johnny. Jake is graduating from Liberty University and starting a job at Fidelity in Finance. Johnathan is a senior in high school and heading to Bryant College to study business.
- Do you still have a connection to the NH home you lived in while you attended Derryfield?
No but I wish I did. All my friends have moved out of the area.
- What’s one way that you are just like your high school self?
Full of energy. I still like to laugh, joke and play music.
- What’s one way that you’ve changed significantly since high school?
With age comes wisdom. I have learned to be a great dad to my boys and support them so they don’t have to struggle as much as I have.
- How do you feel about your high school experience, looking back at it now?
High School was amazing. I miss my class mates, the sports, the teachers. It really gave me a solid education for college. The support group I had was incredible at Derryfield.
- What are your current passions?
Cooking, entertaining, playing music, traveling
- Favorite memories that have stayed with you?
All the musicals and plays I was in. The sports I played and getting thru Algebra because Mr, Holland was my basketball coach. All my class mates and the relationships I had with them.
Kay (Karen) Callahan
Kay Callahan
- What direction did you choose for your career? What does work look like for you now?*
I have always been in education, with many years in the Clark County School District (Las Vegas, NV) including a decade as a middle school Math teacher, but I now have the privilege of teaching undergrad and grad students in the field of Public Health at UNLV (University of NV Las Vegas). I mostly teach asynchronous online courses, but occasionally do an in-person class. This means I primarily work from home and create my own schedule, which is amazing. My favorite course to teach is Epidemiology, the science/mathy underpinning of public health.
- What’s your favorite part of your job/work life?*
At this stage, my favorite part is that I paid into a pension which will allow me to retire from full-time work in Las Vegas and start collecting when I turn 60! I’m anxious to move to Seattle! That said, I have always found inspiration and satisfaction in teaching, and especially during these “dark” times, being able to facilitate critical thinking about the world for young adults keeps me optimistic about the future, (AI notwithstanding!)
- What does “family” look like for you now?
My daughters, Abella (36) and Makeba (34) are best friends and have settled a few miles apart from each other in Seattle after bouncing around the country in their 20s. I am OBSESSED with my granddaughter Nora, born Jan 2025, and have been privileged to spend a lot of time with her, even though it was necessitated by Abella having multiple foot/ankle injuries in Nora’s first year. Most of my birth family moved to Las Vegas, except Kevin who remains in NE. I have 5 sweet nieces and nephews, and my Mom and Dad are still alive and relatively healthy at 82! Aside from these bio folks, I also have some very close friends that I consider my chosen family, including some of my DS classmates.
- Do you still have a connection to the NH home you lived in while you attended Derryfield?
None.
- What’s one way that you are just like your high school self?
I am remarkably similar, to be honest! I am still very social and treasure my friendships of all different varieties; I’m still a big hugger; I still love hanging out and chatting for hours about any and everything; and I still date prolifically! I also have the same basic optimism about the power of human connection. One of my HS yearbook quotes was: “In the end, the peace of the world will depend upon our capacity for friendship and our willingness to use it.” This still resonates:)
What’s one way that you’ve changed significantly since high school?
With age comes perspective and wisdom, right? But as of this moment, I can’t think of anything big enough to be worthy of mention!
- How do you feel about your high school experience, looking back at it now?
Truly blessed. I was incredibly fortunate that the universe aligned to make my Dad wealthy for the exact decade where it benefitted me most so that I could be sent to DS, which changed the entire trajectory of my life. My eyes were opened to a much broader swath of possibility than I would have ever experienced at the Catholic girls HS in Nashua! I thrived in my teens, a time when so many struggled, despite some regrettable drinking incidents. I truly treasure my time there, the teachers and courses, the social connections, the sports and plays and Polyphony, every bit of it. I’m sure my lenses are rose-colored, as usual, but I feel truly lucky. If you are reading this- Thank you for the part you played!!!
- What are your current passions?
I am most passionate about being a Nana, but I also enjoy time in nature, hiking, dancing, live music, cuddling, travel, singing, playing cards, basically any activity shared with friends and family. I have also recently found a passion for intentional communities, and have discovered an amazing group in Seattle, choosing to live and create community based on shared values. I live here in the summers, and will move here permanently when I retire in two years.
- Favorite memories that have stayed with you?
So so many…
Mary Boyd
Boyd
- My updates are:
– Married to Bill since ‘95; we met in med school.
– Three children: Liam (28), Madeline (25) and Sophia (22).
– Practicing OB GYN for 31 yrs; in Beverly MA since ‘99
I hope all of you are well and send my very best wishes.
John Robinson
John Robinson
C.E.O. | Our Ability
Our Ability’s CEO, John Robinson is a global thought leader on empowering individuals with disabilities. As the founder of Our Ability, Robinson built a generative AI technology company that creates employment, entrepreneurship, and accessibility opportunities for people with disabilities worldwide.
Over the past 15 years, John has collaborated with organizations such as Microsoft and Syracuse University to develop artificial intelligence pathways that expand employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Our Ability’s proprietary large language models help businesses and job seekers find common ground. In addition, Robinson works with the State University of New York to advance career pathways and digital accessibility initiatives across campuses statewide.
In 2024, John Robinson was named a Professor of Practice at Syracuse University for his leadership in digital accessibility. The Zero Project recognized Our Ability in 2023 as an Innovative Solution. In 2018, Robinson received the Chamber Champion Award for advancing the mission of the Capital Region (NY) Chamber. Earlier, in 2014, he was honored as one of ten national White House Champions of Change for Disability Employment.
Robinson’s story has been featured in the public television documentary Get Off Your Knees: The John Robinson Story, which aired across the United States and internationally. His autobiography of the same title was published by Syracuse University Press in 2009.
Eileen Cavallaro
Cavallaro
- What does “family” look like for you now?
My daughter is in Cambridge finishing her Masters in Nuclear Physics.
- Do you still have a connection to the NH home you lived in while you attended Derryfield?
No
- What’s one way that you are just like your high school self?
I love music
- What’s one way that you’ve changed significantly since high school?
Everything has changed!
- How do you feel about your high school experience, looking back at it now?
Fondly. We were fortunate to have such a small and close knit group
- What are your current passions?
Flowers, plants and wine and relearning Spanish
- Favorite memories that have stayed with you?
Graduation day! Game days. Running cross country. Teachers and lifetime friendships
Jenn Harrises
Harrises
- What direction did you choose for your career? What does work look like for you now?*
AP of student services. Being an administrator for special education students has always been a rewarding challenge. At this time, the perception of public education and the inclination that inclusivity is not important or a priority has made the job really tough. But I refuse to let it get to me.
- What’s your favorite part of your job/work life?*
Working with dedicated teachers, active parents and all the kids.
- What does “family” look like for you now?
I could write a book on this one. My oldest, Emily, is about to burst my first grand child into the world. She is a nurse, her fiancé is a firefighter and they are amazing. My son and his fiancé live in Boston, have great jobs and are also amazing.
- Do you still have a connection to the NH home you lived in while you attended Derryfield?
No. I mean, I drive by it on my way to Shorty’s.
- What’s one way that you are just like your high school self?
I still love a lively debate. I love being in a room with a bunch of people learning, listening, arguing and trying to come to a consensus.
- What’s one way that you’ve changed significantly since high school?
I’m sure most of us would agree that being a teenager is a time of anxiety, self-doubt and constantly fearing how others see you. With age comes the blessing of not giving a damn.
- How do you feel about your high school experience, looking back at it now?
I wish I could re-live it, but with the self confidence I have now and the knowledge of how privileged I was to attend a small private high school. But I also realize how sheltered we were. Working in a Manchester public middle school, I wouldn’t want my children to have missed out on the experiences that come with attending a public school.
- What are your current passions?
My impending grandbaby!!! And knitting fun things for her.
- Favorite memories that have stayed with you?
Utah and Colorado ski trips, teenage shenanigans, classes with Mr Berk, Ms Dickson, Mr. Statt, Mr. Anthony, Mr. Lemire, Mr.Haight…the list goes on and on.
Rush Marburg
Marburg
- What direction did you choose for your career? What does work look like for you now?*
Diplomat
- What’s your favorite part of your job/work life?*
Seeing the world and meeting new people.
- What does “family” look like for you now?
My wife, my son, my six siblings.
- Do you still have a connection to the NH home you lived in while you attended Derryfield?
No. We moved in 1992 but I drive by when in NH.
- What’s one way that you are just like your high school self?
I still love the Boston Celtics and following live sports when I am in the right time zone.
- What’s one way that you’ve changed significantly since high school?
I am older and wiser and value the small things I often took for granted.
- How do you feel about your high school experience, looking back at it now?
I have fond memories but wish I took it more seriously.
- What are your current passions?
Building coalitions to move consensus that support our foreign policy goals; spending time with family; keeping up with friends and traveling. Planning for retirement!
- Favorite memories that have stayed with you?
DS team sports, debate team, Friday night parties, meeting new friends and mentoring lower school students. And, spending time with brilliant classmates who welcomed me in as a junior to the DS family.
Elizabeth Monson
Monson
- What direction did you choose for your career? What does work look like for you now?*
I am an ordained Buddhist teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. I am the spiritual co-director of an organization called Natural Dharma Fellowship and the managing teacher at Wonderwell Mountain Refuge in Springfield, NH.
- What’s your favorite part of your job/work life?*
I get to do what I love – share teachings for how to awaken to who we really are, and how to remember our interconnectedness with the natural world with people who are seeking to go deeper into their innate nature, and who are dissatisfied with the status quo.
- What does “family” look like for you now?
My immediate family consists of my husband, Chris, my parents (who live in Nashua in a retirement community) and my brother and his family.
- Do you still have a connection to the NH home you lived in while you attended Derryfield?
We sold the family home three years ago – a very sad event for all of us.
- What’s one way that you are just like your high school self?
I still love to spend as much time as possible in the mountains and the forests.
- What’s one way that you’ve changed significantly since high school?
I have a capacity to relax and be present I never had then.
- How do you feel about your high school experience, looking back at it now?
I loved Derryfield and our class. I feel so lucky to have had that experience. I appreciate it far more than my college experiences. I feel such appreciation for forty+ years of friendship – that’s a powerful and amazing thing.
- What are your current passions?
Hiking, swimming, meditating, teaching, hugging trees, and exploring the intersections between meditation and plant medicines and psychedelics.
- Favorite memories that have stayed with you?
The England Trip! Our graduation party!
Jonathan Baron
Baron
- What direction did you choose for your career? What does work look like for you now?*
I’ve been an architect for about 30 years. I started working on K-12 schools and then on higher education projects. About 7 years ago I switched to managing design and construction projects for an owner, working for Princeton University and now the University of California.
- What’s your favorite part of your job/work life?*
Seeing retirement on the not too distant horizon.
- What does “family” look like for you now?
My wife Alison and I live alone in Oakland, California. Our oldest son is a Lieutenant in the Air Force. Our middle child/son just graduated from American University the first week in May, and our youngest/daughter will be attending Sarah Lawrence College in her senior year. Almost all out of college.
- Do you still have a connection to the NH home you lived in while you attended Derryfield?
Nope.
- What’s one way that you are just like your high school self?
Curious, always looking to learn and experience new things.
- What’s one way that you’ve changed significantly since high school?
I’ve done a lot of growing up.
- How do you feel about your high school experience, looking back at it now?
Great experience for the time and the place.
- What are your current passions?
Travel, cooking, painting, computer games.
- Favorite memories that have stayed with you?
Having such a wide range of friends. I worry that if I had gone to a bigger school, I might have gotten pigeonholed into a clique. I won’t be able to attend the reunion. I just got back to the West Coast from DC and can’t return the next weekend. I wish you all the best and am sorry I won’t be able to be there.