CLASS NOTES
Executives. She and husband Ken have two children, Patrick, 4, and Lauren, 2. The family lives in Denver.
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Kevin Barnes and wife Sarah welcomed son Easton Kai on 9/19/13. Kevin is project manager for Bank of America Merchant Services. The family lives in Louisville, Ky. Josh Cotter was recently named Merrill Lynch’s sales manager for the Wellesley, Mass., market. Melissa Quinn and Christopher McVey were married on 7/5/13. Alumni in attendance included Mandy Warren Stenger, Dana Shorter, Karen Davis Weeks, Kimberly Burton Wimbush, Jeff Sanders ’00 and Lisa McChristian Sanders ’01. Melissa is a senior writer and producer for Investigation Discovery. The couple live in Kensington, Md.
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Kevin Barnes ’99, Sarah Barnes & children
Melissa Quinn ’99 & Christopher McVey
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David Ford was honored
in November as one of the Bucks County 40 Under 40 Class of 2013, which is sponsored by the Bucks County Courier and The Intelligencer. The program recognizes 40 up-and-coming business and community leaders who are making a difference in Bucks County, Pa. David is director of development for Family Service Association of Bucks County. He lives in Doylestown. Alecia Pynn has been hired as marketing manager for the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami. Her responsibilities include coordinating marketing efforts for concerts, events and basketball games at the arena. Alison Sanborn and Patrick Wirth were married 8/24/13. Alumni in attendance included Amy Naudascher Beard ’99, Catherine Huston ’99,
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Alison Sanborn Wirth ’00, Patrick Wirth & friends
Cathy LiCalsi Crawford, Carianne Fisher, Lesley Siler Masisak and Shannon Russell, who served as
a bridesmaid. Alison is a senior business analyst with Home Depot. The couple live in Atlanta.
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Cory J. Wilkinson has been
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Joy Blackwell Hampson and Thomas Hampson welcomed
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Emily Goodman was
appointed director of global marketing, cleaning solutions for Rubbermaid Commercial Products. He joined Newell Rubbermaid in 2001 and has been responsible for product, channel and sales domestically and abroad. He, wife Madalyn and daughter Katherine live in Huntersville, N.C.
daughter Samantha Marie on 8/5/13. She joins older sister Sophia. The family lives in Newberry, Fla. honored with the 2013 Professional Achievement Award by the Institute of Real Estate Management. The award recognizes individuals who have earned an institute credential, continued professional development activities and achieved outstanding professional accomplishments. Emily has been published in numerous national and international trade publications and included among the Top 30 Leaders Under 30 internationally by the Journal of Property Management. She and husband John Shortall ’01 MBA’07 live in Greensboro, N.C. Jacquelyn Alesczyk Higgins and Bill Higgins welcomed daughter Emma Quynn in January 2013. The family lives in Richboro, Pa. Heather Trant and Patrick Mullane were married 8/24/13 in Old Town Alexandria, Va. Alumni in attendance included John Keegan ’96, MaryRuth Iman Williams Brady, Erica Choutka Elbery, Stacey Schultz Groebner, Lisa Purtz Keegan, Lindsay VanCleave Severn, Mandy McCanna Wheat and Brett Jochim Schmidt ’04. Heather is conference assistant to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, while Patrick is vice president, brewer and co-founder of Hellbender Brewing Company in Washington, D.C. The couple live in Alexandria. Brian Baute MBA’04 was recently promoted to assistant vice president and chief information officer at Queens University of Charlotte, where he has been working since 2012.
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Joy Blackwell Hampson ’02, Thomas Hampson ’02 & daughters Samantha Marie & Sophia
Jacquelyn Alesczyk Higgins ’03, Bill Higgins & daughter Emma Quynn
Heather Trant Mullane ’03, Patrick Mullane & friends
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Sarah Gray Haskell Hojnacki ’04, Ryan David Hojnacki & friends
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Colleen Jones Myers ’04 & Jay Myers ’07
Ben Brundred IV ’05, Maia Matthews Brundred & son Benjamin Ford