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Karen Sell Sheley and her husband,
Joel Sheley, welcomed their daughter Malina Elizabeth Sheley on July 6, 2009. BSBA Class of 2002
Radhika Murari, founder of Sup-
ply Our Schools, celebrated the company’s one-year anniversary in August 2009. In its first year, the company helped 4,000 students across the United States. Supply Our Schools works as a gift registry for teachers in U.S. public schools: Teachers specify what classroom supplies they need, and donors purchase supplies, which are sent straight to the teacher. Based in Reston, Va., Supply Our Schools matches all donations made to teachers.
Lindsay Bello and Tim Martin (C ’02, L ’07) were married at Rockywold Deephaven Camps in Holderness, N.H., on June 14, 2008. They were married by their friend, Tom Melvin (C ’02) and celebrated with lots of Hoyas. They live in New York, where Martin practices law at Torys LLP and Bello works in global brand management/marketing for Hawaiian Tropic.
Michael Nadali recently was promoted to vice president of sales at Empire Today LLC.
William Jarvis co-authored an
John Polevoy is executive vice
online and print article series for Harvard Business Review called “Consumer Credit: The Next Crisis,” in which the authors warn of the implications of record levels of consumer debt. Jarvis’ work on consumer credit is featured in HBR’s October issue. MBA Class of 2002 Jamie Baker lives in Annapolis,
Md., with his wife, Tricia, and their two children, Lilly, 4, and Alexander, 1. Baker works for Deloitte Consulting in the firm’s Strategy & Operations practice. Ginny Hallum resides in Louisville,
Ky., and is a senior associate with Mercer, a human resources consulting firm. Patricia Koopersmith has recently
co-launched a strategy consulting business, The Clearing Inc., serving both private- and publicsector customers. She continues to work for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, but has recently branched out to support commercial and civilian government customers as well. Koopersmith resides in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Ted, and two sons, Will, 4, and Stephen, 2.
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the Year” in May 2009. She raised more than $35,000 to help fight blood cancers and improve the lives of patients and their families. Cinocco is pictured with Hayden De Puy, an 11-year-old acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivor. Jason Yauney and Nardos Abebe Gebremariam were married in Washington, D.C., on June 27, 2009.
president at Iconik Enterprises in New York, a full-service real estate capital markets firm that assists clients in the acquisition and disposition of investment property in New York and throughout the United States. Polevoy heads the commercial, medical, and retail leasing division in Manhattan. Previously, he was at Cushman & Wakefield in its New York Capital Markets Group.
in their international expansion, and to inform young people about international trade careers.
John Whyte married Stacy Holz-
bauer in Marty, S.D., on Sept. 5, 2009. They met in Atlanta in 2005 and have since relocated to the Twin Cities. After graduating, Whyte spent six years at UPS. He now is a product manager with GE Capital Fleet Services. Holzbauer is a veterinary epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. IEMBA Class of 2003 Stephanie Cinocco
was named the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society New Mexico/El Paso chapters “2009 Woman of
Mark Damato and his wife, Kristin
Julason Damato, welcomed Sophia Kathelene, who was born on July 16, 2009, at Georgetown University Hospital. Their son, Collin, will be 2 in November and is a wonderful big brother to his “baby Sia.” Sophia had her first six minutes of beach time, just long enough to get a picture, when she was three weeks old. Philippe de Dreuzy has been appointed French Foreign Trade Advisor (CCE) by the French government. He is part of the Washington, D.C., committee and represents the insurance sector through Rutherfoord. This network of private business people shares the experience of its members to provide the French government with recommendations, to sponsor small companies
Tony Davis and his wife, Shannon,
are the proud parents of Colvin Francis Davis, born on March 18, 2009. They are learning that having a baby is like having another full-time job with no pay, but think the experience is priceless and a blessing. Bob Pertierra and his wife, Ericka,
welcomed Eva Sophia Pertierra on Sept. 1, 2009. Mother and baby are doing well. MBA Class of 2003 Peter Gasca’s company, Wild
Creations, recently inked a deal with Brookstone to feature its ecosystem habitats, “Frog-O-
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