2000s
Taylor Maddalene ’08 had baby Asher back in June, and he is officially big enough to rock his ASL Eaglet onesie! Taylor adds, “We have a WhatsApp group of eight of us who went to ASL together and are still really close, and I shared this with them yesterday—we always talk about how lucky we are to have each other and to have had the time together at ASL.”
December 2025
Rachel Walker Govenar ’08 welcomed her second child, a daughter named Gigi, this July and recently relocated to Dallas, Texas. She and her husband also have a 2½-year-old son, Hugo. Rachel works as an in-house attorney in the FinTech space and would love to connect with fellow alums in the area—Texas friends, please don’t hesitate to reach out!
December 2025
We recently heard from Indra Djojohadikusumo ’09, who shared some exciting news! In December 2024, Indra received an award from the UK Ambassador to Indonesia as part of the Ambassadors’ 75th Awards, recognizing her contributions to the UK and Indonesia's partnership. Indra's uncle, fellow alum Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo ’68, made history earlier that same year when he was inaugurated as Indonesia’s eighth president, after a long career in the military and politics. As president, he has emphasized economic reform, anti-corruption and more active international diplomacy, marking a significant moment for the world’s fourth most populous country.
November 2025
Kevin Short ’04 and his wife, designer Katie Heller, recently rebuilt and designed a stunning, modern home in San Francisco, through Kevin's architecture studio—and the beautiful results were featured in Dwell magazine! Kevin and Katie began DIYing in their garden during the pandemic, and ended up fully overhauling their 1908 Victorian house not long after. Kevin reports that his love of architecture and design began during his childhood in London!
October 2025
Emma (Phillips) DelGrosso ’09 writes, “I was traveling in NYC for work, and while visiting an airport lounge, I asked a fellow traveler at my table for the WiFi password. As I thanked him and turned away, I had a weird feeling that I knew this person. I spent the next 20 minutes frantically texting my ASL group chat—including my Grade 4 classmates Margaret Boykin ’09, Olivia (Kinet) Clark ’09 and Victoria Bata ’09—to see if anyone had an old yearbook photo that I could use to prove or disprove my suspicion. While we were unsuccessful in finding a photo, I finally worked up the courage, on my way out of the lounge, to ask, ‘I'm sorry, but are you Sam Birnbaum?’ to which he responded, ‘...Yes?’ I immediately shouted, ‘I’m Emma Phillips—American School in London circa 2000–01!’ and as soon as I said it, he recognized me and stood up to give me a hug. We both lamented that I hadn’t said something sooner, because we were forced to squeeze 25 years of catching up into just a few minutes so I could catch my flight. But I’m so grateful I said something, because it warmed my heart and reminded me that only ASL fosters the type of connection and community that can make 25 years evaporate in an instant.”
October 2025