Bear Pause Archives

Tyneeta Canonge is a New Orleans native and a social justice advocate who loves gumbo, second lining, roller skating, karaoke and giggling.
 

Libby Franchot ʼ17 works as a financial advisor and is always looking for new adventures. Her favorite superhero is Batman, but her true hero doesn’t live in a cave. 

After many years living on the East Coast, Valerie Golden ʼ72 returned to Minneapolis to establish a private practice in clinical psychology and psychoanalysis.

Joe Kyle ʼ14 is an artist and designer from St. Paul, currently pursuing a Master in Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Madeline Burton ʼ07 found her love for computer science at the intersection of logic and creativity.

Paul Sebastien ʼ87 finds himself oscillating somewhere between Silicon Valley crypto-blockchain libertarian and forest-bathing Marin naturalist.

Amanda McGovern ʼ83 is an international lawyer living in Miami, Florida. She’s thrilled one of her three children is headed to UW-Madison so she can head north again.

Erik Aamoth ʼ90 lives in Plymouth with his wife and two sons. He finds the characters in “Parks and Recreation” relatable and would particularly like to meet Ron Swanson.

When she’s not dancing or finding ways to incorporate dance into all aspects of her life, you'll find Yolanda Pauly '21 with her cuddly cat Buttercup. 

Natalie Owens-Pike ʼ07 is a canoe enthusiast, connector of people and second-career grad student. She recently moved to New Haven with her husband, Alex, and would love to connect with Blake Bears in the area. 

As a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, James' dream of becoming a race car driver has taken a back seat to other interests. 

Allison Bye ‘12 can be found hiking throughout our national park system and working on her natural landscape portfolio while simultaneously trying to ascend into Mrs. Frizzle.

George Karos '93 is grateful to be back in Minnesota with his wife, two girls and two shichons, even though he's faced with his childhood at every turn. 
 

Dayna WongPoe ‘76 has worked in the learning and development field for Alaska Airlines for more than 35 years. She asks everyone to have courage and to be kind every day. 

Jan and Lee Woolman retired from Blake in June 2008 and have enjoyed traveling, volunteering, film festivals and various other cultural events—but they especially love interacting with their four grandchildren

Katie Grudnowski Goldstein ’04 is a social worker who loves playing outside and having dessert.

T.J. Gordon lives with his family in Illinois but remains a die-hard, and suffering, Minnesota Vikings fan.

Sarah Carthen Watson '11 is a fair housing attorney who spends her free time reading, baking and chasing her escape artist puppy.