Class Notes
1999
aboard the TS STATE OF MAINE
Robin Merril '99 received the St.
after her arrival at New York for
Botolph Club Foundation "Emerging
bunkers. Perry who lives happily in
Artists Award" in June 2013 for her
New Jersey with his wife Leigh, and
work as an artist. The St. Botolph
two children, Mitchel and June. He
Club Foundation, established in
works as a New Jersey Sandy Hook
1963, recognizes and supports artists
pilot. In his words, "It was great to
working in or associated with New
see some old friends. Come back
England. Robin Merril was nomi-
soon!"
nated for the award by Maine poetry
icon, George van Deventer of Bristol.
Merril is a full-time freelance writer
who has published her poems in
2002
The Café Review, Ledge Magazine,
Christopher Marzolf '02 married
Margie, Spoon River Poetry Review,
Carrie Wenaas in Castine on June 15,
Seth Danner '99 in blue shirt on the left and Wes Pooler '99 in the green shirt on the right.
and Stolen Island Review. Her poetry
2013. Marzolf continues to work for
Note the license plate.
collection, A House of Bottles, is
Transocean and his wife is a Physi-
available from Moon Pie Press. In
four months, during which she wil
1999
cian Assistant (PA) in Derry, NH.
addition to poetry, she has written
not have a day off...Leaving friends
Wal ace "Wes" Pooler '99 and
5 children's books and competed in
and family for months at a time can
Seth Danner '99 completed the
poetry slams. Merril lives and works
be difficult, and does play havoc with
"Tough Mudder Competition ­ New
in Maine.
trying to maintain a romantic rela-
England" at Mount Snow in West
2004
tionship. She has to deal with crew-
Dover, VT on the weekend of August
Zander Parker `04 was featured in
members who may have brought
10, 2013. Wes said, "We climbed and
the AAA magazine, Northern New
1999
personal baggage aboard along with
descended the mountain 5 times
England Journey - May/June 2013.
Jennifer Brokaw '99, captain of the
their duffel bags, and there are peri-
and endured 10 miles of rugged
Captain Parker and Captain Kate
USNS IMPECCABLE, was featured
ods of time when e-mail contact is
terrain with 14 obstacles." Danner is
Kana take tourists for two-hour sails
in an August 5, 2013, story in the
cut off. And, because the IMPECCA-
currently an 8th grade math teacher
aboard their 56-foot yacht, Guldive
NEWTOWN BEE (the newspaper
BLE is a surveil ance ship, it can be
in Mystic, CT and Pooler is Director
out of Castine, ME. On Saturdays
for the Newtown, CT area where she
dangerous." (N. Crevier) NEW-
of Facilities Management at Fletcher
and Mondays, the Guldive sails out
went to high school). She commands
TOWN BEE Online, 08/05/13). The
Allen Health Care in Burlington, VT.
of Searsport, ME in conjunction with
a 281-foot ocean surveil ance ship
surveil ance ship is a box-like shape
This event brought the two alumni
the Penobscot Marine Museum.
owned by Maersk Line, Ltd. and, in
and is designed to detect underwater
together for the first time since their
2011, "became the first woman in the
threats. It is not supposed to deal
graduation in 1999.
past ten years to reach the level of
with the threats directly because it
2011
captain in the special mission divi-
is a support ship for the US Navy,
sion" (N. Crevier, NEWTOWN BEE
but because the "IMPECCABLE's
Ryan Mitchel '11 was one of three
Online, 08/05/13). Her job entails
crew could be construed as spies" (N.
2001
people accepted into the Maritime
commanding a crew of approxi-
Crevier), those aboard ship are in
Ronald Perry '01, captain, is
Graduate Program with the United
mately 50 and, although she is often
some danger.
pictured with the 2013 bridge team
States Coast Guard. This is a highly
the only female aboard her ship, she
Captain Brokaw often attends the
competitive, direct commission pro-
told the NEWTOWN BEE reporter
Annual Women on the Water Con-
she "has not encountered sexism in
ference held at a different maritime
the years she has served on board
academy each year (on a rotating
or commanded a ship." Part of her
basis). She has proven herself an ex-
management style involves visiting
cellent source of advice and support
various parts of the ship during the
for other women who intend to go to
working day in order to familiarize
sea for their careers.
herself with everyone's job and to
The entire article can be read
build trust among her crew.
at: http://ww.newtownbee.com/
The author of the newspaper arti-
news/0001/11/30/captain-s-life-
cle explained, "Much of command-
woman-s-work/153624.
ing a ship and crew is mental...A
mission wil take her out to sea for
Sandy Hook Pilot , Captain Ronald Perry `01, with the 2013 Cadet Bridge Resource Team
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