CLASS NOTES
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Kathy Bentley ’97 and Rajeev Kumar-Rathor were married in London, England on March 5, 2012. Since entering the U.S. Foreign Service in 1998, Kate has served in Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil. In Washington, DC, Kate has served on the staff of former Secretary of State Colin Powell, in the State Department’s Bureau of Oceans International Environment and Scientific Affairs, and as a Desk Officer for Brazil and the Southern Cone. Previously posted to the U.S. Embassy in London, she moved to San Antonio, TX, in August. There she serves as the Foreign Policy Advisor to the Commanding General of U.S. Army South, the Army component of U.S. Southern Command. In her new role, Kate advises the Commanding General on policy issues affecting Latin America and the Caribbean, the Command's area of responsibility, and provides broad policy guidance to staff directors and subordinate command components. She serves as U.S. Army South's principal interagency interface with the U.S. Department of State, all U.S. diplomatic missions in the Western Hemisphere, and the National Security Council.
99 Rep. Patrick McHenry ’99 10th District Congressman, was named one of the “Top 10 Most Influential People in Business Crowdfunding" in August by Forbes Magazine. An excerpt from the article says of McHenry, “As a small business owner, he knows firsthand the funding challenges faced by small business owners. His passion and bipartisan approach were the major factors in winning overwhelming support for business crowdfunding on the House floor.” McHenry authored the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act (H.R. 2930) to permit crowdfunding and was a key part of the JOBS Act which was signed into law in April 2012.
Winter 2013
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Tony Citro ’00, working with Alumni Relations at the Abbey, helped to arrange an alumni event at the Charlotte Knights game on August 26. 2012.
Several Abbey alumni attended including from left to right, Kenny Sparr ’99, Tony Citro ’00, Melissa Sparr ’99, Adrian Ethridge ’99, David Beaumont’s fiance, Tara Goodfellow ’98, David Beaumont ’02, Scott Goodfellow ’99.
02 Catherine (Rumore) Hahn ’02 and her husband Jeff celebrated the birth of their daughter Veronica Grace Hahn on December 12, 2011. She was 7 lbs. 12 oz., 19 ¼ in. long. She joins her loving siblings, John Paul (8), Joseph (6), Ann Marie (4), Blaise (2). Congratulations, Catherine and Jeff.
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John Plecnik Jr. ’03 has been named “Professor of the Year” in the Law School at Cleveland State University in Ohio.
04 Jessica ’04 and Matt ’03 Ferrante welcomed the birth of their son, Dominic Anthony Ferrante. Dominic was born May 9, 2012 and weighed a healthy 8 lbs. 7 oz. His three sisters were overjoyed to have a little brother.
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