Mount Holyoke Class of 2019

Hello class. We have some sad news to share. Isaac Donovan, an MHC Spring admit in 2016, passed away on November 2, 2025, from complications of Type 1 Diabetes. For those who knew Isaac, he had a great sense of humor, was kind to everyone, and accepted people just as they were. On campus, Isaac was especially known for his art, love of film, and his radio segment, Grace’s Grooves, where his knowledge and love of music stood out. He will be dearly missed by his friends and family—but will not be forgotten.

Please feel free to share any memories you have of Isaac in the comments. We are working on getting him a MHC memorial page and will let you know when that is done.

This December 2nd, I hope you will consider a GivingTuesday gift to Mount Holyoke and share what you value about your MHC experience.

Class of 2019 Challenge: The Class Board of 2019 challenges everyone to donate at least $5 to the Mount Holyoke fund (at the links below) and $5 to our Class Board for reunion (at: https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1660/aamhc/index.aspx?sid=1660&gid=2&pgid=2397&cid=4229&_ga=2.53733928.1025219288.1759765914-806313775.1744371541. If you participate in this challenge, we will send you a special MoHo related gift at the beginning of 2026!

Your radical generosity will support MHC and help change the world for the better through the purposeful leadership of future Mount Holyoke alums.

• GiveCampus (includes options for Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay).

• Venmo | (be sure to include your name, class year and email address)

• PayPal

Meet Hanna Danziger (she/her), who is a member of the class board nominating committee!

Her favorite part of our 5 year reunion was walking in the alum parade, and seeing all the amazing MHC grads who came before us 💛

She lives in Boston, MA.

She sings in an amazing community choir! Check out the Cambridge Community Chorus if you’re local!

Image Description: The first photo is of Hanna in college and standing in the greenhouse. The second and third photos are of Hanna since graduation: the second is Hanna sitting and holding her cat, and the third is of her smiling and standing outside.

To continue our class board intros: Meet Salwa Raza (they/she), who is one of our Reunion Chairs!!

Their favorite part of our 5 year reunion was reuniting with their posse!

Salwa currently lives in Astoria, NY.

Their favorite neighborhood routine is walking with their dog to the local dog cafe and hanging out with the community they’ve built around here!

Image description: The first two photos are of Salwa during college: the first is of them smiling and hugging Relyn (a member of the class board nominating committee) while wearing graduation robes, and the second is of them sitting on a bench in the greenhouse. The last two photos are of Salwa since graduation: the third is of Salwa smiling with friends, and the fourth is of them smiling and holding a fork with some aam on it.

Classmates in NY, don’t forget to join Momo () (she/her) for a walk/run in Central Park at 6:30 p.m.!

Classmates from San Francisco/the Bay Area: Please join our class president (she/her) at Petaluma Pumpkin Patch & Amazing Corn Maze on October 18 at 1pm! She will be wearing a MoHo t-shirt. The corn maze costs $9/person and $1 for a map (which Zoë will have so you don’t need to purchase one yourself unless you want a copy). Please see the following link for more info on the maze and pumpkin patch: https://petalumapumpkinpatch.com. You can comment here on message her directly if you have any questions!

Image description: Photo of the welcome sign for the Petaluma Pumpkin Patch. Second photo is of the corn maze.

Classmates in Seattle: just a reminder that Phoebe will be at Bread & Bone Coffee Shop at 2pm today! Please come by and join them for some coffee snd good company!!

Classmates joining Rachel for her October 12th walk around campus, please meet her by the MHC sign in front of Dwight Hall at 10am EST!

Lily, Zoe, and Cindy had fun on their hike this morning! Nothing but blue skies ☀️

MoHo Meet-Up has officially started!! Please post photos of you and your fellow MoHos at one of our scheduled or an independent get together! We look forward to seeing your photos!

We are also collecting class dues at the above QR code and/or following link (https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1660/aamhc/index.aspx?sid=1660&gid=2&pgid=2397&cid=4229&_ga=2.53733928.1025219288.1759765914-806313775.1744371541) so we can plan other events like this for our class in the years leading up to our 10 year reunion! And of course be able to plan amazing events for our 10 year Reunion! Any amount helps.

If you can donate $25, we will send you a special MoHo related gift at the end of the year 👀!

Classmates in LA: just a reminder that Lily () is hosting a walk at Griffith Park at 10am tomorrow (10/11)! Please meet her at Lake Hollywood Park. It’s a little playground and y’all can walk to your trailhead from there!