Fawzia Z Husain fawziahusain@yahoo.com.sg
I have just been browsing our AES ALumni site and would like to send in a note to all my classmates. I am AES Class of 1990 graduate. Almost everyone I am still in touch with from our Class of '90 is married, with or without babies! Am bit behind, what with only just engaged to a grand Irish man! Living permanently in Singapore. I finished my M.B.A in Leeds in 1998 and have been moving alot - Singapore, Sydney, KL, Milan, Ho Chi Mihn and back to Singapore. Having worked with several different companies, in Marketing, over the last 10 years, am thinking of going my own way now. Read more from Fawzia

John Labrecque john_labrecque@hotmail.com
I'm a geologist.  I've been banging on rocks for 10 years now and enjoying the different places it has taken me.  I was living in Cape Town for the past few years doing graduate work and while I was there got involved in a diamond project on the west coast of South Africa.  One thing led to another and the project expanded into Namibia. Since then I have also taken on another project involving in-situe leach mining back here in Canada so things are busy at the moment.  Would love to see everyone again, but I guess that will have to wait...

1991

Richard Snyder richard.snyder@freshfields.com
I graduated AES in 1991. I live with my wife Jody and daughters Elisabeth (3) and Kate (1) in Northern Virginia. I have been in the DC-area since graduating college except for three years in Chicago for law school. Fond memories of AES and India include minicourses, SAISA conventions, school itself (too many wonderful teachers to name without leaving someone out), Musicals and orchestra with Dr. E, trying to visit all of India in four short years, getting to know each of my classmates and having as much fun as possible without getting into too much trouble. Read more from Rich.

Sif Sørensen siffer99@hongnet.dk
As promised, a little summary of my life since I left AES. I left AES in 1988 to move back to Denmark. There, I went to boarding school and took 10th grade again. It was hard to leave all my friends and family behind, yet it was nice to come home after so many years overseas.

After that I moved to my mother's house in Hellerup, where I lived with 3 roommates until 1992, when my mother moved home. During that time, I worked as a au pair, where I took care of 2 baby boys. After that I started schooling to become a professional caretaker and nurse's aid and moved into my first apartment in Copenhagen. During this time I had my son, Patrick (1994), who is now 11 years old. We have been just the two of os for the most part. During the years I worked as a nurse's aid, primarily taking care of the elderly and handicapped people in their own home. Read more from Sif

Stacy Fisher Arth and Terry Arth sarth1972@yahoo.com
July 12, 2005 - This is going to be brief because I am so tired but here are the stats: Alexander Joseph Arth, born July 8th at 2:19pm. 7 lbs. at 21 inches. I am sending a pic with it. It was great meeting you at the reunion as well. I love getting to know other Aes/Aisers! When I recover I will write more! Stacy

more from Stacy and Terry Arth

(May 2005) Terry and I moved from Burtonsville, MD to Annandale, Va in June of 2004.  We bought our first condo there and are very pleased to be just five minutes away from my parents now.  I finished my Masters in Library Science in Aug. 2004 and I am now an assistant librarian at the Washington Theological Union in Tacoma Park.  Terry is still with STG, Inc. and has been for a number of years now doing help desk work for all the VIPS at the Dept. of Commerce.  He still really loves his job.  Back in November of 2004 we found out that we are going to be parents.  I am due mid July and we are both thrilled, as are our parents as this is there first grandchild.  We are busy thinking of names now and are already receiving baby things from friends and family!  

Justine Broome Shay justineshay@usadatanet.net is living in Syracuse, NY with her husband and son and is doing occupational therapy work for a non-profit organization. 

Tiffany English Slipka tslipka@hotmail.com, writes, "I am currently married to Andrew Slipka and we have 2 children - a 2-1/2 yr. old boy (DREW) and a 4 month old girl (ALEXA). My family and I are moving to Elk Grove because my company has opened an office in Sacramento and I was transferred to assist in setting up the office. I am a Project Manager at a national architecture firm based out of Irvine, CA."

1992

Angiras and daughter

Angiras Sharma Arya angirasarya@yahoo.com
Over the years I've worked: in a juice bar; as a translator (German to English); taught college level German at Princeton; various projects in real estate and mortgage industry. My goals are to complete graphic novels; complete Ph.D; continue investing in real estate in USA and India. My daughter is great, and I'm really enjoying fatherhood. Read more from Angiras.

Joo-hyun Ahn and her children, with monster Sulley at the L.A. Adven- ture, Los Angeles, January 2007.

Joo-hyun Ahn joo_ahn@yahoo.com
It was a nice surprise to see such an active interaction among the AIS-AES alumni. I was so glad to see some of old friends and acquaintances on the homepage and to read how they are doing.

I am Joo-hyun Ahn, the class of 92. Although I've only attended AES for two years, I've spent five years in India and I remember the AES days as the "golden days" of my life. I would love to meet my old buddies someday. If I keep in touch with the homepage, I guess that wish may come true. Read more from Joo-hyun Ahn.

Saminaz Akhter AES Class of 1992 saminaz_akhter@hotmail.com
I just wanted to say hi to everyone--I'm married and living in Washington, D.C. now and working as a lawyer in a law firm here.

I'm still in touch with Tia Ganguly (also class of '92) who just had her second child and is living with her husband in Vermont. A couple of months ago I was walking down a street of Bethesda, Maryland, where I live--and this has to be the most random of coincidences -- happened to run into Dr. and Mrs. Beck who were teachers at AES while I was a student! They are currently living in Hong Kong but just happened to be in town and having lunch in Bethesda! Very random. I would love to hear from classmates -- send me an at emailsaminaz_akhter@hotmail.com.

Christopher Stefan stefanc@enterprise.navy.mil writes, "Hey, Everyone. Here's the quick and dirty on what I've been up to the past 12 years. I was in Alaska for a year following graduation in 1992. Moved up to northern VA a year later where I married a lovely Persian girl in 1997. We're separated now and have gone our separate ways. I finally graduated from George Mason University in August 1996 with a degree in management information systems. I entered the US Navy in February '03 and in August '03 reported to my first duty station - the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise based out of Norfolk, Virginia. Hope to hear from you soon!

1993

Sharan Singh sharooo@hotmail.com
Since leaving delhi I went on to complete my BA and a couple Masters degrees in International Relations and Business. I worked for some time in Miami as a management consultant and moved back home to Trinidad (where I am from) in 2002. Read more from Sharan.

Alex Memisevic in 2007.

Aleksandar Memisevic alexmyu@sezampro.yu
Hello everyone, especially class of 1993. My name is Aleksandar Memisevic, to most of you known just as Alex, a quiet kid from Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia).

It is nice to discover this site and travel down memory lane. I am really glad to rediscover some people and to see that they are doing well.

I was a student at AES, New Delhi, from 1987 to 1991. I left India just as Yugoslavia began to collapse. Read more from Alex.

Jenny Jensen-Jamison 3 jenny_jamison@ncsu.edu
I was surfing on the Internet when I found the AIS/AES web site. Shortly afterwards, I was contacted by the coordinator of the class secretary program, Mary Williamson, that she was looking for a secretary for my Class of 1993 so I volunteered for the job. Read more from Jenny.

Marco Leinweber AES class of 1993 marco_leinweber@hotmail.com
Well, I live in Holland, work in Germany. But Holland has always been my homebase. I got married last year and we are expecting our first child in the end of October, 2006.

So lot's of changes going on.

Have fun travelling around, the world still has a lot of nice spots. On our honeymoon we visited Borneo and went trekking in the jungles. Very cool. Marco

Anine Eilertsen anine@tech-trade.no
It has been really busy, both with work and I’ve been traveling a lot as well. My boyfriend (Helge) and I recently went to Whistler in Canada (spring break) to go skiing and visit my sister.

Now we’re back home, with maxed out credit cards, broke, but nevertheless very happy that we did this trip. Doing this trip also means that I unfortunately will not be able to join the rest of you at the reunion in June. And after taking a look at your website I really really want to go! But you will be in my thoughts and I will wear my Indian anklet in honor of you. I hope it won’t pass too many years until I see you all again, and I have promised Helge that I will take him with me to the next reunion. He would love to meet you all.

The top photo is of me and Helge. It was taken on top of Blackcomb Mtn. in Whistler. In the background you can see some of the wonderful trails at Whistler Mtn! The second picture is of me and my little sister, Ingvild or Inga for the easy way. She also went to AES, and belongs to class of ’99 I think. She is 24 now and she’s been snowboarding in Whistler for the past 5 (!) seasons. Enjoy! Annie

1994

Tim Morgan timmorgan@novotelottawa.com
Since AES in 94’/95’ I have returned to Canada. I went to school for a few years before I landed back in my hometown of Ottawa in a Hotel / Restaurant Management course. Turns out I liked the field, I just don’t like school. I started working for an international chain, the Novotel. I have been here since. I now handle all of the Government Travel for the Novotel; being in Ottawa, it’s a huge market.

While I don’t sit around and play hacky sack anymore, I have found some fun things to pass my time. In the summer I hit the lake on a wakeboard as often as possible. A few years ago I became addicted to rock climbing. As of the last year and a bit, I have helped my best friend start up and maintain a small 9 horse ranch, simply for fun. Other than that, I try to also get out camping, hiking and canoeing when there is a good weekend to do so. Read more from Tim.

Sarah Paynter scpworld@yahoo.ca writes, "Hi Tim, here's a bit on me for Class News and some photos.

I graduated from AES in 1994. Over ten years later I find myself in graduate school working on my master's thesis. My areas of study?? INDIA of course! I'm heading back to New Delhi for 4-5 months this June 2005 to conduct in-depth interviews with marginalized women.

I'm investigating women's perceptions of their own bodies with respect to their reproductive health. Do some women see themselves as requiring medical attention? Do other women see their conditions as 'natural', as their lot in life, and not medicalized? How do these perceptions effect their access to and use of reproductive health care services and what implications does this have for the implementation of said services?

Whew, that's a mouthful. On the lighter side of things, I enjoy hula hooping, cooking, generally being silly and riding my bike. In fact, I like to cycle so much, I brought my bike with me Down Under in 2004 and spent 5 months cycling around Tasmania and zigzagging up the east coast of Australia. Just me, a tent, stove and a limited knowledge of bike maintenance!

I've been living in Vancouver, Canada, on and off since 1997. I'm looking forward to heading back to New Delhi. I was last there for 6 months (2000/20001) working as an intern at the International Development Research Centre. It was crazy to visit the brand new AES and take in all the changes in the city itself. I can only imagine what New Delhi is like now!

1995

Tracy Bicksler tbicksle@vt.edu
The Bicksler family was in India from 1987-1995. My father, Roger Bicksler, was the middle school principal of AES from 1987-1995 and my mom, Betty Bicksler, was the elementary coordinator. Both are now living the good life on Lake Gaston in Virginia. Read more from Tracy Bicksler, AES class of 1995.

1996

Jan Sielecki jansahib@hotmail.com
I am looking for a friend of mine, her name is Rumi Nikaido, and the last time I saw her, in 1998, she still lived in Tokyo.

I graduated from Fairfield University in Connecticut in May 2000, with a B.A. degree in International Studies with a double-minor in French and Asian Studies. During my studies I also did a study-abroad for a semester each in Tokyo and in Paris, and have been doing internships at Greenpeace, Amnesty International, Dresdner Bank, and the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, Germany. I´ve been studying at the Freie Universitaet Berlin since April 2001. I´m going to finish my diploma degree in Political Science by December 2005.

My brother Ken L. Sielecki went to England after graduation and studied at the Royal Holloway College close to London. He succesfully finished his B.A. and now works at a bank in the City of London.

My other younger brother Michael S. Sielecki is studying at Catholic University in Washington D.C. and will graduate in May 2006.

1997 Class Roster

Saloni Rikhy salonirikhy@gmail.com
I graduated from McGill University in 2001 with a BSc in Occupational Therapy. I then moved to New York to be closer to my parents. Shortly after, I met my husband 'Sandip Singh' and we were married in Delhi in 2002. We all continue to live in New York City and I love it! We are proud to be celebrating our son, Rohan's first birthday at the end of the month. [October 22, 2007]

Tonia Piazza, toniapt@hotmail.com writes, "I graduated from college (graduate school) with a BS/MS in Physical Therapy in May 2002. I am now a licensed Physical Therapist and I moved to Kigali, Rwanda (East Africa) to do volunteer work. I will be here until next summer. Who knows where I will go next. Nansi (my twin), got married June 23, 2002 and also graduated from graduate school with a BS/MS in Occupational Therapy. She now lives in Upstate NY with her husband. Would love to hear from the Class of 1997.

1998

Mhari MacDonald mharimacdonald@hotmail.com
I attended AES from 1987 to 1990 (2nd, 3rd and 4th grade). After leaving Delhi I moved to Jakarta for 5 and a half years and then on to Montreal for 7 and a half years. I graduated from McGill University in Montreal with a degree in English Literature and then moved back "home" to Glasgow, Scotland. Read more from Mahri.

2002

Akash Shah in Gibraltar.

Akash Shah akash.shah@aya.yale.edu
My name is Akash Shah and I am a 2002 graduate of AES. I recently learned about this website and organization, and wanted drop a quick note of introduction in the hopes of learning more about AIS/AES alumni group.

Originally from the northeast U.S. (New york) - I lived in both Germany and India during my middle school and high school years. I graduate in 2002 from AES after spending grades 10-12 there. I had the honor of being student council president that last year as well as a school board member. Read more from Akash.

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