I have missed every reunion so far, but I look forward to seeing people after so long.

My story: When I finished Yale I embarked on an artist’s life on the outskirts of New York City.  This meant working part-time to support my art, living in lofts in Hoboken, Long Island City, and later Peekskill, NY; and then going on to grad school to become a teacher.  I also evolved into a sculptor, and have exhibited many indoor and outdoor sculptures and installations around the East Coast and beyond. I am always open to commissions, presentations, and collaborative projects and hope you will look up my website at: www.sarahhaviland.com.

My parents moved to Summit when I was about 2 years old, so I grew up here and went to school at Lincoln, Summit Jr. High and Summit High.  I went to Cornell, majored in government and graduated in 1979.  I traveled a bit, then returned to Ithaca, and had some great experiences working with solar energy, food co-ops, organic farming and the start-up of a local credit union. Jobs were scarce, so I returned to Summit (thanks, Mom) and temped at Manhattan law firms.  I wanted a creative, problem-solving career, and returned to Cornell for a master’s degree in landscape architecture (1983-1986). Since then, I’ve worked on planning and design guidelines for waterfront public spaces in Hoboken, Jersey City and New York City.  I joined the NYC Department of City Planning in 1990 and met my husband Jim there. We married in 1993.  I missed our 1995 reunion because baby Rachel was due at the same time.  We now live in “Victorian Flatbush” Brooklyn with our two children, Rachel (almost 15) and Ethan (almost 13).