CLASS NOTES
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Kevin Wilson is chief
executive officer of Sylvester Enterprises, a contributing writer for Evolution Magazine and a publicist for the world’s youngest professional baseball player, Joe Louis Reliford, who will be the subject of a film in the near future. Kevin lives in Maryland.
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Scott Stevenson was
appointed vice president of talent acquisition for Bank of America Merchant Services in February. Scott will be responsible for managing vendor relationships and executing recruiting strategies. He lives in Charlotte, N.C.
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Bill Bride is a senior
accountant at Cigital and has been a sideline photographer for university sports websites for the past three years. He recently photographed the Elon vs. Georgetown men’s basketball game in Washington, D.C. He hopes to
return to campus one day to shoot the Phoenix basketball or football teams.
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Sarah Elaine James Penny
and husband Edward Penny adopted their son, Jackson McDuffie Penny, earlier this year. Jackson joins sister Sarah Ellie, 6. The family lives in Efland, N.C.
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Stephanie Dawkins and Bob Palmer were married on 10/20/13. Stephanie works as assistant city administrator for the City of Geneva, Ill., where the couple live. Mike Novak has been appointed vice chancellor of enrollment at Florida-based Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide. He has worked at the university for 10 years. He and his family live in Port Orange.
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Frank Pugh has accepted
the position of concert band director for the Wytheville
Community College concert band, which former Elon faculty member Jack White founded. Frank will continue to direct the band program at Fort Chiswell middle and high schools. He and wife Stephanie live in Wytheville, Va.
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Joseph Brown and wife Valerie welcomed daughter Adelynn Elise on 5/20/13. The family lives in Rocky Mount, Va. Douglas Kooluris founded G. Griffin Wine & Spirits in 2013 in Westchester County, N.Y. After 20 years of working in restaurants and hotels, Douglas found a passion for both wine and people. The shop serves as a place to unite wine lovers and is also an educational and tasting venue.
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In February Christopher Landino was promoted to associate director in the Office of Career Services for the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University. He lives in Arlington, Va. Lori Zannino was promoted to director of research and programming at Fox26 Carolinas/My12 in Charlotte, N.C., where she lives.
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Calvin Stanley is now working as an applied behavior analysis direct therapist at the May Institute, which provides services for autistic children. Calvin lives in Braintree, Mass. Leslie Roessler Kernodle and husband E. Clark Kernodle welcomed daughter Lana Brooke on 9/17/13. She joins older brother Aiden and older sisters Kiya and Emmy. The family lives in Graham, N.C.
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J. Matthew Camp ‘06, Amber King Camp ‘06 & children
Ashley Sumwalt Chastain ‘07, Matt Chastain ’07 & son Cole
Katey Dowd Gonzalez ‘07, Rene Gonzalez & children
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welcomed son Ryan Nicholas on 1/20/13. He joins older sister Kaitlin. The family lives in Lady’s Island, S.C. Brad Pfennig and wife Amanda Smith Pfennig ’01 welcomed daughter Lillian Brook on 1/21/14. Amanda is a provider support manager for Bridgvine, Inc., and Brad is owner of Avid Associates. The family lives in Vero Beach, Fla.
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Joel Munns and wife Nicole DeMaio Munns ’02
Jamie Goebel and Dale Ketola were married 5/11/13. Jamie is vice president of Nick’s Cigar World Inc., and owner of bridalshopevents.com. The website partners with bridal boutiques and serves as a directory